1995–96 Rugby Football League season


The 1995–96 Rugby Football League season was the 101st ever 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 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

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.

First Division

TeamPldWDLPFPAPts
1Salford Reds20171266127835
2Keighley Cougars20132549125528
3Widnes20131647533427
4Hull20110957142022
5Featherstone Rovers20110942043122
6Whitehaven20102834543522
7Wakefield Trinity201001034642220
8Rochdale Hornets20811136548317
9Huddersfield20601439548514
10Batley20511430249211
11Dewsbury2020182615974

Second Division

TeamPldWDLPFPAPts
1Hull Kingston Rovers20180274423136
2Leigh Centurions20160459233532
3Hunslet Hawks20140651431528
4Swinton20130752133126
5Carlisle20120860030924
6Ryedale-York20101944241521
7Bramley20911040043419
8Barrow Braves20601434248812
9Chorley Chieftains20511432460811
10Doncaster Dragons20501534864610
11Highfield2001192499641

League Cup

The League Cup was held for the final time.

Statistics

The following are the top points scorers in the 1995–96 season.
Most tries
PlayerTeamTries
Martin OffiahWigan28
David PlangeHull Kingston Rovers28
Anthony SullivanSt. Helens24
Va'aiga TuigamalaWigan22
Jason RobinsonWigan21
Simon AshcroftSwinton20
Joey HayesSt. Helens18
Jason VillerHunslet Hawks18
Gary AtkinsHull Kingston Rovers18
Jason RoachSwinton17
Nathan McAvoySalford Reds17

Most goals
PlayerTeamGoals
Bobbie GouldingSt. Helens135
Mike FletcherHull Kingston Rovers117
Steve McNamaraHull F.C.101
Paul CookBradford Bulls99
Willie RichardsonCarlisle96
Steve BlakeleySalford Reds93
Andy FarrellWigan92
Martin PearsonFeatherstone Rovers86
Simon IrvingKeighley Cougars81
Chris WilkinsonLeigh Centurions81