1991–92 Rugby Football League season

The 1991–92 Rugby Football League season was the 97th season of professional rugby league football in Britain. Fourteen teams competed from August, 1991 until May, 1992 for the Stones Bitter Championship, Premiership Trophy and Silk Cut Challenge Cup.

1991–92 Rugby Football League season
LeagueStones Bitter Championship
Duration26 Rounds
Teams14
Broadcast partners Sky Sports
1991–92 Season
Champions Wigan
Premiership winners Wigan
Man of Steel Award Dean Bell
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Second Division Sheffield Eagles
Leigh
Relegated to Second Division Featherstone Rovers
Swinton
Second Division
Champions Sheffield Eagles
Third Division
Champions Huddersfield

At the end of the season, players from several clubs were selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand.

Season summary

The 1992 Man of Steel Award for player of the season went to Wigan's Dean Bell.

St. Helens beat Rochdale Hornets 24–14 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Castleford beat Bradford Northern 28–6 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.

League Tables

For the third consecutive season Wigan finished top of the pile, relegated were Swinton and Featherstone Rovers. To date this is Swinton's last appearance in the top flight and more trouble would follow after this relegation their ground Station Road was sold following mis-management and to this date the club are still without a permanent home within the town's boundaries.[2]

Challenge Cup
Main article: 1991–92 Challenge Cup

Wigan defeated Castleford 28-12 in Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium before a crowd of 77,286. Their winger Martin Offiah was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for his man-of-the-match performance.

League Cup
Main article: 1991–92 League Cup (rugby league)

Premiership
Main article: 1991–92 Rugby League Premiership

References
  1. "CLUB HONOURS" at castigers.com
  2. "Salford v Swinton has it all". Oldham Advertiser. 16 January 2003.
  3. Raymond Fletcher; David Howes (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 302. ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.
  4. Raymond Fletcher & David Howes (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-1996. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 299. ISBN 0-7472-7817-2.

Sources
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.