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The '''Yorkshire League''' and the '''Lancashire League''' formed two sections of the [[Rugby Football League Championship]] for much of its history. Initially, the 22 clubs that [[History of rugby league#The Schism in Great Britain|broke away in 1895]] played in one combined league, however the following season saw the addition of many clubs, and the League was split into two separate county competitions.
The '''Yorkshire League''' and the '''Lancashire League''' formed two sections of the [[Rugby Football League Championship]] for much of its history. Initially, the 22 clubs that [[History of rugby league#The Schism in Great Britain|broke away in 1895]] played in one combined league; however, the following season saw the addition of many clubs, and the League was split into two separate county competitions.
 
==History==
This situation endured until 1901-02, when the top teams in each league resigned and formed a new combined first division. The following season, the remaining clubs formed a [[Rugby Football League Championship Second Division|second division]]. From then until 1907, when there was another re-organisation, the county leagues were not played.
This situation endured until 1901–02, when the top teams in each league resigned and formed a new combined first division. The following season, the remaining clubs formed a [[Rugby Football League Championship Second Division|second division]]. From then until 1907, when there was another re-organisation, the county leagues were not played.
 
The new structure initiated for the 1907-81907–08 season saw the clubs playing every other team in their own county home and away, and playing once each against the clubs from the other county. Results from all games counted towards the Rugby Football League Championship, whilst results within the county counted towards the respective county leagues.
 
The championship often included teams from outside the Yorkshire and Lancashire heartlands; these were allocated to a county league on a practical basis. Briefly, in the 1908-091908–09 season, there were enough clubs from [[Wales]] to add a third Welsh League to the structure. The sole winner of this title was Merthyr Tydfil.
 
The Yorkshire and Lancashire Leagues were abandoned in 1970.
 
==Lancashire League==
== Championship winners ==
{{Infobox rugby league football competition
| name = Lancashire League
| logo =
| pixels =
| alt =
| formerly =
| founded =1895
| inaugural =
| folded = 1970
| replaced =
| replaced2 =
| teams = 16
| country = {{ENG}}
| championtag = Last winners
| champion = {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]
| season = 18th title
| most_champs = {{leagueicon|wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]
| most_champs2 =
| count = 18
| website =
| qualification =
}}
{{See also|Rugby league in Lancashire}}
 
The '''RFL Lancashire League''' was an annual competition from 1895 to 1970 for professional rugby league teams in Lancashire. Other teams from Cheshire and Cumbria also competed in the league. During the period 1896–1901 the county leagues were played as there was no national league championship during this period. After they were played alongside the [[RFL Championship]] until 1970. Teams also competed in the [[RFL Lancashire Cup|Lancashire Cup]].
 
To keep the number of teams equal in both county leagues, clubs from Yorkshire were often invited to play in the Lancashire League. [[Halifax Panthers|Halifax]] joined the Lancashire League in 1930,<ref>{{cite news |title=Halifax a Lancashire Club in New Fixture Scheme |work=The Manchester Guardian |date=15 May 1930 |page=5 |id={{ProQuest|478035335}}}}</ref> remaining there until the start of the Second World War. Following the demise of [[Belle Vue Rangers]] in 1955, it was initially decided that the Yorkshire League champions would compete in the Lancashire League during the following season,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mather |first1=Harold |title=League To Remain As One Division |work=The Manchester Guardian |date=24 April 1956 |page=18 |id={{ProQuest|479897046}}}}</ref> but clubs were later elected into the league on a voluntary basis instead.<ref>{{cite news |title=Two Divisions Plan Again Rejected |work=The Manchester Guardian |date=15 April 1958 |page=3 |id={{ProQuest|480268916}}}}</ref>
 
===Championship===
{{col begin}}
{{col 2}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season || Lancashire League || Yorkshire LeagueWinners
|-
| [[1895–96 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1895–96]] || {{leagueicon|Ipswich|16}} '''[[List of defunct rugby league clubs#England|Runcorn]]''' || [[Manningham F.C.|Manningham]]
|-
| [[1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1896–97]]<sup>1</supref name="season9601">During ||the [[Broughtonperiod Rangers]]1896–1901 ||the [[Listcounty ofleagues defunctwere rugbytitled ''senior competitions''. There was no national league clubs#Englandchampionship during this period.</ref> |Brighouse| {{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} '''[[Broughton Rangers]]'''
|-
| [[1897–98 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1897–98]]<sup>1<ref name="season9601" /sup> || [[Oldham Roughyeds{{leagueicon|Oldham]] ||16}} [[HunsletOldham HawksR.L.F.C.|HunsletOldham]]
|-
| [[1898–99 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1898–99]]<sup>1<ref name="season9601" /sup> || {{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} '''[[Broughton Rangers]]''' || [[Batley Bulldogs|Batley]]
|-
| [[1899–1900 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1899–1900]]<sup>1<ref name="season9601" /sup> || {{leagueicon|Ipswich|16}} '''[[List of defunct rugby league clubs#England|Runcorn]] || [[Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.|Bradford FC]]'''
|-
| [[1900–01 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1900–01]]<sup>1<ref name="season9601" /sup> || [[Oldham Roughyeds{{leagueicon|Oldham]] ||16}} '''[[Bradford Park AvenueOldham AR.L.F.C.|Bradford FCOldham]]'''
|-
| [[1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1901–02]]<supref name="season0102">2For the 1901–02 season the top teams from each senior competition resigned to form a single league championship. The lower clubs continued to contest separate county leagues for that year only.</supref> || [[Wigan Warriors{{leagueicon|Wigan]] ||16}} '''[[LeedsWigan RhinosWarriors|LeedsWigan]]'''
|-
| 1902–07 || colspan=2 | ''1902–07: No competition''
|-
| [[1907–08 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1907–08]] || [[Oldham Roughyeds{{leagueicon|Oldham]] ||16}} '''[[HunsletOldham HawksR.L.F.C.|HunsletOldham]]'''
|-
| [[1908–09 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1908–09]] || {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] || [[Halifax RLFC|Halifax]]
|-
| [[1909–10 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1909–10]] || [[Oldham Roughyeds{{leagueicon|Oldham]] ||16}} [[WakefieldOldham Trinity WildcatsR.L.F.C.|Wakefield Trinity Oldham]]
|-
| [[1910–11 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1910–11]] || {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] || [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats|Wakefield Trinity ]]
|-
| [[1911–12 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1911–12]] || {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] || [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]
|-
| [[1912–13 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1912–13]] || {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] || [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]
|-
| [[1913–14 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1913–14]] || {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] || [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]
|-
| [[1914–15 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1914–15]] || [[Wigan Warriors{{leagueicon|Wigan]] ||16}} [[HuddersfieldWigan GiantsWarriors|HuddersfieldWigan]]
|-
| 1915–18 || colspan=2 | ''No competition due to [[World War I]]''
|-
| [[1918–19 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1918–19]] || {{leagueicon|Rochdale|16}} [[Rochdale Hornets]] || [[Hull F.C.|Hull]]
|-
| [[1919–20 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1919–20]] || [[Widnes Vikings{{leagueicon|Widnes]] ||16}} [[HuddersfieldWidnes GiantsVikings|HuddersfieldWidnes]]
|-
| [[1920–21 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1920–21]] || {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] || [[Halifax RLFC|Halifax]]
|-
| [[1921–22 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1921–22]] || [[Oldham Roughyeds{{leagueicon|Oldham]] ||16}} [[HuddersfieldOldham GiantsR.L.F.C.|HuddersfieldOldham]]
|-
| [[1922–23 Northern Rugby Football League season|1922–23]] || {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] || [[Hull F.C.|Hull]]
|-
| [[1923–24 Northern Rugby Football League season|1923–24]] || {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] || [[Batley Bulldogs|Batley]]
|-
| [[1924–25 Northern Rugby Football League season|1924–25]] || {{leagueicon|Swinton|16}} [[Swinton Lions|Swinton]] || [[Hull Kingston Rovers]]
|-
| [[1925–26 Northern Rugby Football League season|1925–26]] || {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] || [[Hull Kingston Rovers]]
|-
| [[1926–27 Northern Rugby Football League season|1926–27]] || {{leagueicon|Port Moresby Vipers|16}} [[Pilkington Recs|St Helens Recs]] || [[Hull F.C.|Hull]]
|-
| [[1927–28 Northern Rugby Football League season|1927–28]] || {{leagueicon|Swinton|16}} [[Swinton Lions|Swinton]] || [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
|-
| [[1928–29 Northern Rugby Football League season|1928–29]] || {{leagueicon|Swinton|16}} [[Swinton Lions|Swinton]] || [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]
|-
| [[1929–30 Northern Rugby Football League season|1929–30]] || {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} [[St Helens RLFCR.F.C.|St. Helens]] || [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]
|-
| [[1930–31 Northern Rugby Football League season|1930–31]] || {{leagueicon|Swinton|16}} [[Swinton Lions|Swinton]] || [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
|-
| [[1931–32 Northern Rugby Football League season|1931–32]] || {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} [[St Helens RLFCR.F.C.|St. Helens]] || [[Hunslet Hawks|Hunslet]]
|-
| [[1932–33 Northern Rugby Football League season|1932–33]] || [[Salford City Reds{{leagueicon|Salford]] city||16}} [[CastlefordSalford TigersRed Devils|CastlefordSalford]]
|-
| [[1933–34 Northern Rugby Football League season|1933–34]] || [[Salford City Reds{{leagueicon|Salford]] city||16}} [[LeedsSalford RhinosRed Devils|LeedsSalford]]
|-
| [[1934–35 Northern Rugby Football League season|1934–35]] || [[Salford City Reds{{leagueicon|Salford]] city||16}} [[LeedsSalford RhinosRed Devils|LeedsSalford]]
|-
| [[1935–36 Northern Rugby Football League season|1935–36]] ||{{leagueicon|Wales|16}} [[Liverpool Stanley#Liverpool Stanley – 1934–1950 and the second Liverpool City – 1951–1968|Liverpool Stanley]] || [[Hull F.C.|Hull]]
|-
| [[1936–37 Northern Rugby Football League season|1936–37]] || [[Salford City Reds{{leagueicon|Salford]] city||16}} [[LeedsSalford RhinosRed Devils|LeedsSalford]]
|-
| [[1937–38 Northern Rugby Football League season|1937–38]] || {{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]] || [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
|-
| [[1938–39 Northern Rugby Football League season|1938–39]] || [[Salford City Reds{{leagueicon|Salford]] city||16}} [[CastlefordSalford TigersRed Devils|CastlefordSalford]]
|-
| 1939–45 || colspan=2 | ''No competition due to [[World War II]]''
|-
| [[1945–46 Northern Rugby Football League season|1945–46]] || [[Wigan Warriors{{leagueicon|Wigan]] ||16}} [[WakefieldWigan Trinity WildcatsWarriors|Wakefield Trinity Wigan]]
|-
| [[1946–47 Northern Rugby Football League season|1946–47]] || {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]
| [[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]]
|-
| [[1947–48 Northern Rugby Football League season|1947–48]] || {{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]] || [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]]
|-
| [[1948–49 Northern Rugby Football League season|1948–49]] || [[Warrington Wolves{{leagueicon|Warrington]] ||16}} [[HuddersfieldWarrington GiantsWolves|HuddersfieldWarrington]]
|-
| [[1949–50 Northern Rugby Football League season|1949–50]] || {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] || [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]
|-
| [[1950–51 Northern Rugby Football League season|1950–51]] || {{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]] || [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
|-
| [[1951–52 Northern Rugby Football League season|1951–52]] || {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] || [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]
|-
| [[1952–53 Northern Rugby Football League season|1952–53]] || {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} [[St Helens RLFCR.F.C.|St. Helens]] || [[Halifax RLFC|Halifax]]
|-
| [[1953–54 Northern Rugby Football League season|1953–54]] || {{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]] || [[Halifax RLFC|Halifax]]
|-
| [[1954–55 Northern Rugby Football League season|1954–55]] || {{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]] || [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
|-
| [[1955–56 Northern Rugby Football League season|1955–56]] || {{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]] || [[Halifax RLFC|Halifax]]
|-
| [[1956–57 Northern Rugby Football League season|1956–57]] || [[Oldham Roughyeds{{leagueicon|Oldham]] ||16}} [[LeedsOldham RhinosR.L.F.C.|LeedsOldham]]
|-
| [[1957–58 Northern Rugby Football League season|1957–58]] || [[Oldham Roughyeds{{leagueicon|Oldham]] ||16}} [[HalifaxOldham RLFCR.L.F.C.|HalifaxOldham]]
|-
| [[1958–59 Northern Rugby Football League season|1958–59]] || {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] || [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats|Wakefield Trinity ]]
|-
| [[1959–60 Northern Rugby Football League season|1959–60]] || {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} [[St Helens RLFCR.F.C.|St. Helens]] || [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats|Wakefield Trinity ]]
|-
| [[1960–61 Northern Rugby Football League season|1960–61]] || [[Swinton Lions{{leagueicon|Swinton]] ||16}} [[LeedsSwinton RhinosLions|LeedsSwinton]]
|-
| [[1961–62 Northern Rugby Football League season|1961–62]] || {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] || [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats|Wakefield Trinity ]]
|-
| [[1962–63 Northern Rugby Football League season|1962–63]]<sup>3</supref name="season6264">During ||the [[Workington1962–63 Town]]and ||1963–64 [[Wakefieldseasons, Trinitythe WildcatsRFL reverted to a two division structure. The county leagues were suspended and replaced with the Western and Eastern Divisional Championships.</ref> ||Wakefield Trinity''Not ]]awarded''
|-
| [[1963–64 Northern Rugby Football League season|1963–64]]<sup>3<ref name="season6264" /sup> || [[St''Not Helens RLFC|St. Helens]] || [[Halifax RLFC|Halifax]]awarded''
|-
| [[1964–65 Northern Rugby Football League season|1964–65]] || {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} [[St Helens RLFCR.F.C.|St. Helens]] || [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]]
|-
| [[1965–66 Northern Rugby Football League season|1965–66]] || {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} [[St Helens RLFCR.F.C.|St. Helens]] || [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
|-
| [[1966–67 Northern Rugby Football League season|1966–67]] || {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} [[St Helens RLFCR.F.C.|St. Helens]] || [[Hull Kingston Rovers]]
|-
| [[1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season|1967–68]] || {{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]] || [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
|-
| [[1968–69 Northern Rugby Football League season|1968–69]] || {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} [[St Helens RLFCR.F.C.|St. Helens]] || [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
|-
| [[1969–70 Northern Rugby Football League season|1969–70]] || {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] || [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
|}
 
====Wins by club====
== Number of Championship Titles==
 
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Rank
! Club
! Wins
! Years
! Lancashire League
! Yorkshire League
|-
| 1
| {{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]
| 18
| 1901–02, 1908–09, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1914–15, 1920–21, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1925–26, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1969–70
| [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]
|
|-
| 152
| {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]]
|
| 8
| [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
| 1929–30, 1931–32, 1952–53, 1959–60, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69
|-
| 11
|
| [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]
|-
| 9
| [[St Helens RLFC|St. Helens]]
|
|-
| 3
| {{leagueicon|Warrington|16}} [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]
| 8
| 1937–38, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1967–68
| [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]]
|
|-
| 4
| {{leagueicon|Oldham|16}} [[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]]
| 7
| 1897–98, 1900–01, 1907–08, 1909–10, 1921–22, 1956–57, 1957–58
| [[Oldham Roughyeds|Oldham]]
| [[Halifax RLFC|Halifax]]
|-
| 5
| {{leagueicon|Salford City|16}} [[Salford Red Devils|Salford]]
|
| 5
| [[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats|Wakefield Trinity]]
| 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1936–37, 1938–39
|-
| 6
| {{leagueicon|Swinton|16}} [[Swinton Lions|Swinton]]
| 5
| 1924–25, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1960–61
| [[Salford City Reds|Salford]]
|
|-
| 7
| {{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[Broughton Rangers]]
| [[Swinton Lions|Swinton]]
| 2
| 1896–97, 1898–99
|-
| 48
| {{leagueicon|Ipswich|16}} [[List of defunct rugby league clubs#England|Runcorn]]
|
| 2
| [[Hull F.C.|Hull]]
| 1895–96, 1899–1900
|-
| 39
| {{leagueicon|Rochdale|16}} [[Rochdale Hornets]]
|
| 1
| [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]]
| 1918–19
|-
| 10
| {{leagueicon|Widnes|16}} [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]
|
| 1
| [[Hull Kingston Rovers]]
| 1919–20
|-
| 11
| {{leagueicon|Port Moresby Vipers|16}} [[St Helens Recs]]
|
| 1
| [[Hunslet Hawks|Hunslet]]
| 1926–27
|-
| 12
| {{leagueicon|Wales|16}} [[Liverpool Stanley#Liverpool Stanley – 1934–1950 and the second Liverpool City – 1951–1968|Liverpool Stanley]]
| 1
| 1935–36
|}
 
==Yorkshire League==
{{Infobox rugby league football competition
| name = Yorkshire League
| logo =
| pixels =
| alt =
| formerly =
| founded =1895
| inaugural =
| folded = 1970
| replaced =
| replaced2 =
| teams = 16
| country = {{ENG}}
| championtag = Last winners
| champion = {{leagueicon|leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
| season = 15th title
| most_champs = {{leagueicon|leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
| most_champs2 =
| count = 15
| website =
| qualification =
}}
{{See also|Rugby league in Yorkshire}}
 
The '''RFL Yorkshire League''' was an annual competition from 1895 to 1970 for professional rugby league teams in Yorkshire. During the period 1896–1901 the county leagues were played as there was no national league championship during this period. After they were played alongside the [[RFL Championship]] until 1970. Teams also competed in the [[RFL Yorkshire Cup|Yorkshire Cup]].
 
===Championship===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season || Winners
|-
| [[1895–96 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1895–96]] || [[Manningham F.C.|Manningham]]
|-
| [[1896–97 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1896–97]]<ref name="season9601" /> || [[List of defunct rugby league clubs#England|Brighouse Rangers]]
|-
| [[1897–98 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1897–98]]<ref name="season9601" /> || {{leagueicon|hunslet|16}} [[Hunslet F.C. (1883)|Hunslet]]
|-
| [[1898–99 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1898–99]]<ref name="season9601" /> ||{{leagueicon|batley|16}} [[Batley Bulldogs|Batley]]
|-
| [[1899–1900 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1899–1900]]<ref name="season9601" /> || [[Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.|Bradford FC]]
|-
| [[1900–01 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1900–01]]<ref name="season9601" /> || [[Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.|Bradford FC]]
|-
| [[1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1901–02]]<ref name="season0102" /> ||{{leagueicon|leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
|-
| 1902–07 || ''No competition''
|-
| [[1907–08 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1907–08]] ||{{leagueicon|hunslet|16}} [[Hunslet F.C. (1883)|Hunslet]]
|-
| [[1908–09 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1908–09]] || {{leagueicon|halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]
|-
| [[1909–10 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1909–10]] ||{{leagueicon|wakefield|16}} [[Wakefield Trinity]]
|-
| [[1910–11 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1910–11]] || {{leagueicon|wakefield|16}} [[Wakefield Trinity]]
|-
| [[1911–12 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1911–12]] || {{leagueicon|huddersfield|16}} [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]
|-
| [[1912–13 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1912–13]] || {{leagueicon|huddersfield|16}} [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]
|-
| [[1913–14 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1913–14]] ||{{leagueicon|huddersfield|16}} [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]
|-
| [[1914–15 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1914–15]] || {{leagueicon|huddersfield|16}} [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]
|-
| 1915–18 || ''No competition due to [[World War I]]''
|-
| [[1918–19 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1918–19]] ||{{leagueicon|hull|16}} [[Hull F.C.|Hull]]
|-
| [[1919–20 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1919–20]] || {{leagueicon|huddersfield|16}} [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]
|-
| [[1920–21 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1920–21]] || {{leagueicon|halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]
|-
| [[1921–22 Northern Rugby Football Union season|1921–22]] ||{{leagueicon|huddersfield|16}} [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]
|-
| [[1922–23 Northern Rugby Football League season|1922–23]] || {{leagueicon|hull|16}} [[Hull F.C.|Hull]]
|-
| [[1923–24 Northern Rugby Football League season|1923–24]] ||{{leagueicon|batley|16}} [[Batley Bulldogs|Batley]]
|-
| [[1924–25 Northern Rugby Football League season|1924–25]] || {{leagueicon|hull KR|16}} [[Hull Kingston Rovers]]
|-
| [[1925–26 Northern Rugby Football League season|1925–26]] || {{leagueicon|hull KR|16}} [[Hull Kingston Rovers]]
|-
| [[1926–27 Northern Rugby Football League season|1926–27]] || {{leagueicon|hull|16}} [[Hull F.C.|Hull]]
|-
| [[1927–28 Northern Rugby Football League season|1927–28]] || {{leagueicon|leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
|-
| [[1928–29 Northern Rugby Football League season|1928–29]] || {{leagueicon|huddersfield|16}} [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]
|-
| [[1929–30 Northern Rugby Football League season|1929–30]] ||{{leagueicon|huddersfield|16}} [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]
|-
| [[1930–31 Northern Rugby Football League season|1930–31]] || {{leagueicon|leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
|-
| [[1931–32 Northern Rugby Football League season|1931–32]] ||{{leagueicon|hunslet|16}} [[Hunslet F.C. (1883)|Hunslet]]
|-
| [[1932–33 Northern Rugby Football League season|1932–33]] ||{{leagueicon|castleford|16}} [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]]
|-
| [[1933–34 Northern Rugby Football League season|1933–34]] ||{{leagueicon|leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
|-
| [[1934–35 Northern Rugby Football League season|1934–35]] || {{leagueicon|leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
|-
| [[1935–36 Northern Rugby Football League season|1935–36]] ||{{leagueicon|hull|16}} [[Hull F.C.|Hull]]
|-
| [[1936–37 Northern Rugby Football League season|1936–37]] || {{leagueicon|leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
|-
| [[1937–38 Northern Rugby Football League season|1937–38]] ||{{leagueicon|leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
|-
| [[1938–39 Northern Rugby Football League season|1938–39]] || {{leagueicon|castleford|16}} [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]]
|-
| 1939–45 || ''No competition due to [[World War II]]''
|-
| [[1945–46 Northern Rugby Football League season|1945–46]] || {{leagueicon|wakefield|16}} [[Wakefield Trinity]]
|-
| [[1946–47 Northern Rugby Football League season|1946–47]] || {{leagueicon|dewsbury|16}} [[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]]
|-
| [[1947–48 Northern Rugby Football League season|1947–48]] || {{leagueicon|bradford|16}} [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]]
|-
| [[1948–49 Northern Rugby Football League season|1948–49]] || {{leagueicon|huddersfield|16}} [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]
|-
| [[1949–50 Northern Rugby Football League season|1949–50]] || {{leagueicon|huddersfield|16}} [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]
|-
| [[1950–51 Northern Rugby Football League season|1950–51]] || {{leagueicon|leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
|-
| [[1951–52 Northern Rugby Football League season|1951–52]] || {{leagueicon|huddersfield|16}} [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]
|-
| [[1952–53 Northern Rugby Football League season|1952–53]] ||{{leagueicon|halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]
|-
| [[1953–54 Northern Rugby Football League season|1953–54]] || {{leagueicon|halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]
|-
| [[1954–55 Northern Rugby Football League season|1954–55]] || {{leagueicon|leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
|-
| [[1955–56 Northern Rugby Football League season|1955–56]] || {{leagueicon|halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]
|-
| [[1956–57 Northern Rugby Football League season|1956–57]] || {{leagueicon|leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
|-
| [[1957–58 Northern Rugby Football League season|1957–58]] || {{leagueicon|halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]
|-
| [[1958–59 Northern Rugby Football League season|1958–59]] || {{leagueicon|wakefield|16}} [[Wakefield Trinity]]
|-
| [[1959–60 Northern Rugby Football League season|1959–60]] ||{{leagueicon|wakefield|16}} [[Wakefield Trinity]]
|-
| [[1960–61 Northern Rugby Football League season|1960–61]] || {{leagueicon|leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
|-
| [[1961–62 Northern Rugby Football League season|1961–62]] || {{leagueicon|wakefield|16}} [[Wakefield Trinity]]
|-
| [[1962–63 Northern Rugby Football League season|1962–63]]<ref name="season6264" /> || ''Not awarded''
|-
| [[1963–64 Northern Rugby Football League season|1963–64]]<ref name="season6264" /> || ''Not awarded''
|-
| [[1964–65 Northern Rugby Football League season|1964–65]] || {{leagueicon|castleford|16}} [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]]
|-
| [[1965–66 Northern Rugby Football League season|1965–66]] || {{leagueicon|wakefield|16}} [[Wakefield Trinity]]
|-
| [[1966–67 Northern Rugby Football League season|1966–67]] || {{leagueicon|leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
|-
| [[1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season|1967–68]] || {{leagueicon|leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
|-
| [[1968–69 Northern Rugby Football League season|1968–69]] || {{leagueicon|leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
|-
| [[1969–70 Northern Rugby Football League season|1969–70]] || {{leagueicon|leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
|}
{{col end}}
 
====Wins by club====
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
! Winners
! Count
! Years
|-
|1
| {{leagueicon|leeds|16}} [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]]
|15
|1901–02, 1927–28, 1930–31, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1950–51, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1960–61, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70
|-
| 2
| {{leagueicon|huddersfield|16}} [[Huddersfield Giants|Huddersfield]]
| [[Broughton Rangers]]
|11
| [[Batley Bulldogs|Batley]]
|1911–12, 1912–13, 1914–15, 1915–16, 1919–29, 1921–22, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1951–52,
|-
| 3
| {{leagueicon|wakefield|16}} [[Wakefield Trinity]]
| [[List of defunct rugby league clubs#England|Runcorn]]
|7
| [[Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.|Bradford FC]]
|1909–10, 1910–11, 1945–46, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1965–66
|-
| 14
| {{leagueicon|halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]
| [[Liverpool City %28rugby league%29#Liverpool Stanley - 1934-1951 and the second Liverpool City - 1951-1968|Liverpool Stanley]]
|6
| [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]]
|1908–09, 1920–21, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1957–58
|-
| 5
| {{leagueicon|hull|16}} [[Hull F.C.|Hull]]
| [[Rochdale Hornets]]
|4
| [[List of defunct rugby league clubs#England|Brighouse Rovers]]
|1918–19, 1922–23, 1926–27, 1935–36
|-
| 6
| {{leagueicon|hunslet|16}} [[Hunslet F.C. (1883)|Hunslet]]
| [[Pilkington Recs|St Helens Recs]]
|3
| [[Manningham F.C.|Manningham]]
|1897–98, 1907–08, 1931–32
|-
| 7
| {{leagueicon|castleford|16}} [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]]
| [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]]
|3
|1932–33, 1938–39, 1964–65
|-
| 8
| {{leagueicon|batley|16}} [[Batley Bulldogs|Batley]]
|2
|1898–99, 1923–24
|-
| 9
| {{leagueicon|hull KR|16}} [[Hull Kingston Rovers]]
|2
|1924–25, 1925–26
|-
| 10
| [[Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.|Bradford FC]]
|2
|1899–1900, 1900–01
|-
|11
| [[Manningham F.C.|Manningham]]
|1
|1895–96
|-
| 12
| {{leagueicon|bradford|16}} [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]]
| [[Workington Town]]
|1
|1947–48
|}
 
===Footnotes=Notes==
{{reflist}}
# During the period 1896-1901 the county leagues were titled ''senior competitions''. There was no national league championship during this period.
# For the 1901-02 season the top teams from each senior competition resigned to form a single league championship. The lower clubs continued to contest separate county leagues for that year only.
# During the 1962-63 and 1963-64 two division campaigns the county leagues were officially retitled ''Eastern'' and ''Western divisions''.
 
==See alsoReferences==
* {{cite book |last1=Fletcher |first1=Raymond |title=Rothmans Rugby League yearbook 1999 |date=1999 |publisher=Headline |location=London |isbn=978-0-7472-7572-5}}
 
==External links==
* [[Rugby league county cups]]
* [[Rugby Football League Championship]]
* [[Super League]]
* [[All Four Cups]]
 
{{British and Irish Rugby League links}}
 
[[Category:Rugby league competitions in the United Kingdom]]
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