Divisional Premiership
SportRugby league
Inaugural season1986–87
Ceased1997
Replaced byChampionship Grand Final
Country England
Last winnersHuddersfield Giants (1997)
Most titlesOldham (2 titles)
Sheffield Eagles (2 titles)
Salford (2 titles)

The Rugby League Divisional Premiership (sometimes called the Second Division Premiership) was a competition for British rugby league clubs in the Second Division of the Rugby Football League, which operated between 1986 and 1997.

History

The Second Division Premiership was introduced during the 1986–87 season. The format was the same as the Premiership competition used for First Division clubs, with the teams finishing in the top eight in the league competing in an end-of-season knockout tournament. The final was staged at Old Trafford as a curtain raiser for the First Division Premiership final, with the man of the match being awarded the Tom Bergin Trophy.

When a Third Division was introduced in the 1991–92 season, the competition was renamed the Divisional Premiership, and was expanded to include both Second and Third Division teams. The competition returned to the previous format when the league reverted to two divisions in the 1993–94 season.

Following the switch to summer rugby, a shortened four-team format was used for the 1996 competition. In 1998, the competition was replaced by a play-off system which would determine promotion to the Super League. The Tom Bergin Trophy continued to be used as the Grand Final's man of the match award.

Divisional Premiership winners

SeasonCompetitionWinnersScoreRunners-upVenue
Winter era
1986–871986–87 Divisional PremiershipSwinton27–10HunsletOld Trafford, Manchester
1987–881987–88 Divisional PremiershipOldham28–26Featherstone Rovers
1988–891988–89 Divisional PremiershipSheffield Eagles43–18Swinton
1989–901989–90 Divisional PremiershipOldham30–29Hull Kingston Rovers
1990–911990–91 Divisional PremiershipSalford27–20Halifax
1991–921991–92 Divisional PremiershipSheffield Eagles34–20Oldham
1992–931992–93 Divisional PremiershipFeatherstone Rovers20–16Workington Town
1993–941993–94 Divisional PremiershipWorkington Town30–22London Crusaders
1994–951994–95 Divisional PremiershipKeighley Cougars26–6Huddersfield Giants
Summer era
19961996 Divisional PremiershipSalford Reds19–6Keighley Cougars Old Trafford, Manchester
19971997 Divisional PremiershipHuddersfield Giants18–0Hull Sharks

See also

Notes

    References

    • Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1998). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1998. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 232–233. ISBN 978-0-7472-7683-8.
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