1995–96 Rugby Football League season

1995–96 Rugby Football League season
League	Stones Bitter Centenary Championship
Duration	20 Rounds
Teams	11
Highest attendance	19,526 Wigan vs St. Helens (26 Dec 95)
Lowest attendance	761 London Broncos vs Sheffield Eagles (17 Dec 95)
Broadcast partners	Sky Sports
1995–96 Season
Champions	Wigan
Top point-scorer(s)	Bobbie Goulding (285)
Top try-scorer(s)	Martin Offiah (28) David Plange (28)
New franchise
Awarded to	Paris Saint-Germain
First Division
Champions	Salford
Second Division
Champions	Hull Kingston Rovers
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The 1995–96 Rugby Football League season was the 101st season of rugby league football. Eleven English teams competed from August 1995 until January 1996 for the Stones Bitter Centenary Championship. The season was kept brief to accommodate the first season of the forthcoming new Super League competition, which would see top-level rugby league in the UK changed to a summer sport. It was also punctuated by the 1995 World Cup which took place in Britain throughout October. The 1996 Challenge Cup rounds started immediately after the Centenary Championship and the final was played in summer, during Super League I.

Season summary[]

• Stones Bitter Centenary League Champions: Wigan (17th title)
• Silk Cut Challenge Cup Winners: Final played in 1996 summer season.
• Regal Trophy Winners: Wigan (8 - 25-16 v St Helens)
• 1st Division Champions: Salford
• 2nd Division Champions: Hull Kingston Rovers

Championship[]

League	RFL Championship
Duration	20 Matches
Teams	11
Champions	Wigan Warriors
Title	17th

The top ten teams from the previous season plus the London Broncos competed for the Stones Bitter Centenary League Championship. For the seventh consecutive season, Wigan were crowned League Champions after finishing the season on top of the ladder. No teams were promoted or relegated.

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Wigan	20	18	0	2	810	316	+494	36
2	Leeds	20	14	0	6	552	405	+147	28
3	Halifax	20	12	1	7	456	463	-7	25
4	St. Helens	20	12	0	8	732	508	+224	24
5	Sheffield Eagles	20	10	0	10	482	528	-46	20
6	Castleford	20	9	1	10	448	566	-118	19
7	Bradford Northern	20	8	0	12	418	476	-58	16
8	Oldham	20	8	0	12	382	535	-153	16
9	Warrington	20	7	0	13	443	514	-71	14
10	London Broncos	20	7	0	13	466	585	-119	14
11	Workington Town	20	4	0	16	317	610	-293	8

First Division[]

League
Duration	20 matches
Teams	11
Champions	Salford Reds

Second Division[]

League	Second Division
Duration	20 matches
Teams	11
Champions	Hull Kingston Rovers

League Cup[]

The League Cup was held for the final time.

Statistics[]

The following are the top points scorers in the 1995–96 season.^[1]

References[]

Sources[]

• 1995–96 Rugby Football League season at rlhalloffame.org.uk
• 1995–96 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com
• Great Britain Competitions 1995-1996 at hunterlink.net.au
• Championship 1995/96 at rugbyleagueproject.org