Rugby League Charity Shield (Great Britain)
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Sport | Rugby league |
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Inaugural season | 1985-86 |
Ceased | 1995-96 |
Number of teams | 2 |
Country | ![]() |
Holders | Wigan (1995-96) |
Most titles | Wigan (4 titles) |
Related competition | RFL Championship Challenge Cup Premiership |
The Rugby League Charity Shield was a trophy for British rugby league clubs that was held as a one-off match at the beginning of a new season. It was modelled on English football's Charity Shield, and was held between 1985 and 1995. Normally the team that had won last season's championship would play the team that currently held the Challenge Cup. In years where the same team won both trophies the following season's Charity Shield was between them and the Premiership winners. In years where one team won all three competitions then the match would be between them and the second placed team in the championship.
The Charity Shield was held at a variety of venues; the Okells Bowl in Douglas on the Isle of Man was used initially with some regularity.
Results[]
Year | Date | Winners | Score | Runner-up | Venue | Attendance |
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1985–86 | 25th August 1985 | Wigan | 34 - 6 | Hull Kingston Rovers1 | Isle of Man | 4,066 |
1986–87 | 24th August 1986 | Halifax1 | 9 - 8 | Castleford | Isle of Man | 3,276 |
1987–88 | 23rd August 1987 | Wigan1 | 44 - 12 | Halifax | Isle of Man | 4,757 |
1988–89 | 21st August 1988 | Widnes1 | 20 - 14 | Wigan | Isle of Man | 5,044 |
1989��90 | 27th August 1989 | Widnes1 | 27 - 22 | Wigan | Anfield, Liverpool | 17,263 |
1990–91 | 19th August 1990 | Widnes2 | 24 - 8 | Wigan1 | Vetch Field, Swansea | 11,178 |
1991–92 | 25th August 1991 | Wigan1 | 22 - 8 | Hull2 | Gateshead | 10,248 |
1992–93 | 23rd August 1992 | St. Helens3 | 17 - 0 | Wigan1 | Gateshead | 7,364 |
1993–94 | Not played | |||||
1994–95 | Not played | |||||
1995–96 | 13th August 1995 | Wigan1 | 45 - 20 | Leeds3 | Royal Showground, Dublin | 5,716 |
Footnotes[]
- Denotes that team were previous season's champions
- Denotes that team were previous season's Premiership winners
- Denotes that team were previous season's championship runners-up
- Rugby league competitions in the United Kingdom