# Rugby Football League Championship Final

The Championship Final was a playoff series at the end of the RFL Championship season to determine the winners of the Championship. It was first contested in 1908 between Hunslet and Oldham but folded in 1972. The Super League Grand Final replaced it in 1998.

## Champions

| Season | Final Information | Final Information | Final Information | Final Information | Final Information |
| Season | Champions | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Attendance |
| 1906–07 | Halifax | 18–3 | Oldham | Fartown, Huddersfield | 13,200 |
| 1907–08 | Hunslet | 12–7 | Oldham | The Willows, Salford | 14,000 |
| 1908–09 | Wigan | 7–3 | Oldham | The Willows, Salford | 12,000 |
| 1909–10 | Oldham | 13–7 | Wigan | Wheater's Field, Salford | 10,850 |
| 1910–11 | Oldham | 20–7 | Wigan | Wheater's Field, Salford | 15,543 |
| 1911–12 | Huddersfield | 13–5 | Wigan | Thrum Hall, Halifax | 15,000 |
| 1912–13 | Huddersfield | 29–2 | Wigan | Belle Vue, Wakefield | 17,000 |
| 1913–14 | Salford | 5–3 | Huddersfield | Headingley, Leeds | 8,091 |
| 1914–15 | Huddersfield | 35–2 | Leeds | Belle Vue, Wakefield | 14,000 |
| 1916-1918: No Final ||||||
| 1919–20 | Hull F.C. | 3–2 | Huddersfield | Headingley, Leeds | 12,900 |
| 1920–21 | Hull F.C. | 16–14 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Headingley, Leeds | 10,000 |
| 1921–22 | Wigan | 13–2 | Oldham | The Cliff, Salford | 26,000 |
| 1922–23 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 15–5 | Huddersfield | Headingley, Leeds | 14,000 |
| 1923–24 | Batley | 13–7 | Wigan | The Cliff, Salford | 13,729 |
| 1924–25 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 9–5 | Swinton | Athletic Grounds, Rochdale | 21,580 |
| 1925–26 | Wigan | 22–10 | Warrington | Knowsley Road, St Helens | 20,000 |
| 1926–27 | Swinton | 13–8 | St Helens Recs | Wilderspool, Warrington | 24,432 |
| 1927–28 | Swinton | 11–0 | Featherstone Rovers | Watersheddings, Oldham | 15,451 |
| 1928–29 | Huddersfield | 2–0 | Leeds | Thrum Hall, Halifax | 25,604 |
| 1929–30 | Huddersfield | 10–2 | Leeds | Belle Vue, Wakefield | 32,095 |
| 1930–31 | Swinton | 14–7 | Leeds | Central Park, Wigan | 31,000 |
| 1931–32 | St. Helens | 9–5 | Huddersfield | Belle Vue | 19,386 |
| 1932–33 | Salford | 15–5 | Swinton | Central Park, Wigan | 18,000 |
| 1933–34 | Wigan | 15–3 | Salford | Wilderspool, Warrington | 31,564 |
| 1934–35 | Swinton | 14–3 | Warrington | Central Park, Wigan | 27,700 |
| 1935–36 | Hull F.C. | 21–2 | Widnes | Fartown, Huddersfield | 17,276 |
| 1936–37 | Salford | 13–11 | Warrington | Central Park, Wigan | 31,500 |
| 1937–38 | Hunslet | 8–2 | Leeds | Elland Road, Leeds | 54,112 |
| 1938–39 | Salford | 8–6 | Castleford | Maine Road, Manchester | 69,504 |
| 1940-1944: No Final ||||||
| 1945–46 | Wigan | 13–4 | Huddersfield | Maine Road, Manchester | 67,136 |
| 1946–47 | Wigan | 13–4 | Dewsbury | Maine Road, Manchester | 40,599 |
| 1947–48 | Warrington | 15–5 | Bradford Northern | Maine Road, Manchester | 69,143 |
| 1948–49 | Huddersfield | 13–12 | Warrington | Maine Road, Manchester | 75,194 |
| 1949–50 | Wigan | 20–2 | Huddersfield | Maine Road, Manchester | 65,065 |
| 1950–51 | Workington Town | 26–11 | Warrington | Maine Road, Manchester | 61,618 |
| 1951–52 | Wigan | 13–6 | Bradford Northern | Leeds Road, Huddersfield | 48,684 |
| 1952–53 | St. Helens | 24–14 | Halifax | Maine Road, Manchester | 51,083 |
| 1953–54 | Warrington | 8–7 | Halifax | Maine Road, Manchester | 36,519 |
| 1954–55 | Warrington | 7–3 | Oldham | Maine Road, Manchester | 49,434 |
| 1955–56 | Hull F.C. | 10–9 | Halifax | Maine Road, Manchester | 36,675 |
| 1956–57 | Oldham | 15–14 | Hull | Odsal, Bradford | 62,233 |
| 1957–58 | Hull F.C. | 20–3 | Workington Town | Odsal, Bradford | 57,699 |
| 1958–59 | St. Helens | 44–22 | Hunslet | Odsal, Bradford | 52,560 |
| 1959–60 | Wigan | 27–3 | Wakefield Trinity | Odsal, Bradford | 83,190 |
| 1960–61 | Leeds | 25–10 | Warrington | Odsal, Bradford | 52,177 |
| 1961–62 | Huddersfield | 14–5 | Wakefield Trinity | Odsal, Bradford | 37,451 |
| 1964–65 | Halifax | 15–7 | St. Helens | Station Road, Swinton | 20,776 |
| 1965–66 | St. Helens | 35–12 | Halifax | Station Road, Swinton | 30,634 |
| 1966–67 | Wakefield Trinity | 7-7 | St. Helens | Headingley, Leeds | 20,161 |
| (Replay) | Wakefield Trinity | 21–9 | St. Helens | Station Road, Swinton | 33,547 |
| 1967–68 | Wakefield Trinity | 17–10 | Hull Kingston Rovers | Headingley, Leeds | 22,586 |
| 1968–69 | Leeds | 16–14 | Castleford | Odsal, Bradford | 28,442 |
| 1969–70 | St. Helens | 24–12 | Leeds | Odsal, Bradford | 26,358 |
| 1970–71 | St. Helens | 16–12 | Wigan | Station Road, Swinton | 21,745 |
| 1971–72 | Leeds | 9–5 | St. Helens | Station Road, Swinton | 24,055 |
| 1972–73 | Dewsbury | 22–13 | Leeds | Odsal, Bradford | 18,889 |

## Winning records by club

| | Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning seasons |
| 1 | Wigan | 22 | 16 | 1908–09, 1921–22, 1925–26, 1933–34, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1959–60, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2018 |
| 2 | St. Helens | 15 | 16 | 1931–32, 1952–53, 1958–59, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1974–75, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2019, 2020 |
| 3 | Leeds | 10 | 11 | 1960–61, 1968–69, 1971–72, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015 |
| 4 | Huddersfield | 7 | 6 | 1911–12, 1912–13, 1914–15, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1948–49, 1961–62 |
| 5 | Bradford | 6 | 7 | 1979–80, 1980–81, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005 |
| 6 | Salford | 6 | 4 | 1913–14, 1932–33, 1936–37, 1938–39, 1973–74, 1975–76 |
| 7 | Hull F.C. | 6 | 4 | 1919–20, 1920–21, 1935–36, 1955–56, 1957–58, 1982–83 |
| 8 | Swinton | 6 | 2 | 1926–27, 1927–28, 1930–31, 1934–35, 1962–63, 1963–64 |
| 9 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 5 | 3 | 1922–23, 1924–25, 1978–79, 1983–84, 1984–85 |
| 10 | Oldham | 4 | 5 | 1904–05, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1956–57 |
| 11 | Halifax | 4 | 5 | 1902–03, 1906–07, 1964–65, 1985–86 |
| 12 | Warrington | 3 | 11 | 1947–48, 1953–54, 1954–55 |
| 13 | Widnes | 3 | 4 | 1977–78, 1987–88, 1988–89 |
| 14 | Hunslet § | 2 | 2 | 1907–08, 1937–38 |
| 15 | Wakefield Trinity | 2 | 2 | 1966–67, 1967–68 |
| 16 | Leigh | 2 | 0 | 1905–06, 1981–82 |
| 17 | Featherstone Rovers | 1 | 2 | 1976–77 |
| 18 | Bradford F.C. § | 1 | 1 | 1903–04 |
| 19 | Workington Town | 1 | 1 | 1950–51 |
| 20 | Dewsbury | 1 | 1 | 1972–73 |
| 21 | Manningham § | 1 | 0 | 1895–96 |
| 22 | Broughton Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1901–02 |
| 23 | Batley | 1 | 0 | 1923–24 |
| 24 | Castleford | 0 | 2 | |
| 25 | St Helens Recs § | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 | London | 0 | 1 | |
* § Denotes club now defunct