The 1994–95 Rugby Football League season was the 100th ever season of professional rugby league football in Britain.
Sixteen teams competed from August 1994 until May 1995 for a number of titles, primarily the Stones Bitter Championship.
1994–95 Rugby Football League season | |
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League | Championship |
Duration | 30 Rounds |
Teams | First Division: 16 Second Division: 16 |
Broadcast partners | Sky Sports |
First Division | |
Champions | Wigan |
Premiership winners | Wigan |
Man of Steel | Denis Betts |
Top point-scorer(s) | Frano Botica (408) |
Top try-scorer(s) | Martin Offiah (53) |
Demoted to Third Division | Doncaster |
Promotion and relegation | |
Relegated to Second Division | Featherstone Rovers Salford Wakefield Trinity Widnes Hull |
Second Division | |
Champions | Keighley Cougars |
Promotion and relegation | |
Promoted from {{{promote_from2}}} | London Broncos |
Relegated to new Third Division | Hull Kingston Rovers Ryedale-York Hunslet Leigh Swinton Bramley Carlisle Barrow Highfield |
The summer Super League concept was agreed to commence in 1996.
The record for most points scored by one team in a match was broken by Huddersfield when they clocked up 142 against Blackpool Gladiators' 4 in a Regal Trophy match on 26 November 1994. This is also the record for widest margin.
The 1995 Man of Steel Award for the player of the season went to Wigan's Denis Betts. Wigan also set a new record for most points in all matches in one season with 1,735 from 45 matches as follows:
The following rule changes were introduced this season by the referees' coaching director, Greg McCallum:
Leeds' Gary Mercer (dangerous throw), Sheffield Eagles' Paul Broadbent and Doncaster's Gordon Lynch (tripping) became the first players cited under the reporting system to be found to have a case to answer.
In preparation for the switch to summer for the Super League, the position teams finished would determine what division they would play next season. The team finishing bottom would be relegated to the new Third Division and teams finishing 11th to 15th would be relegated to the existing Second Division.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Wigan (C) | 30 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1148 | 386 | +762 | 56 | Qualification for the Premiership first round |
2 | Leeds | 30 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 863 | 526 | +337 | 49 | |
3 | Castleford | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 872 | 564 | +308 | 42 | |
4 | St Helens | 30 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 893 | 640 | +253 | 41 | |
5 | Halifax | 30 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 782 | 566 | +216 | 38 | |
6 | Warrington | 30 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 753 | 570 | +183 | 38 | |
7 | Bradford Northern | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 811 | 650 | +161 | 35 | |
8 | Sheffield Eagles | 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 646 | 699 | −53 | 30 | |
9 | Workington Town | 30 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 538 | 743 | −205 | 25 | |
10 | Oldham | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 534 | 746 | −212 | 23 | |
11 | Featherstone Rovers (R) | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 582 | 687 | −105 | 21 | Relegation to Second Division |
12 | Salford (R) | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 613 | 775 | −162 | 21 | |
13 | Wakefield Trinity (R) | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 434 | 807 | −373 | 18 | |
14 | Widnes (R) | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 481 | 767 | −286 | 17 | |
15 | Hull F.C. (R) | 30 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 594 | 880 | −286 | 15 | |
16 | Doncaster (R) | 30 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 469 | 1007 | −538 | 11 | Relegation to Third Division |
The teams finishing in the top 7 would remain in the Second Division. London Broncos were promoted into the First Division as they were to be part of the new Super League in 1996. The remaining teams were relegated to form the new Third Division.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Keighley Cougars (C) | 30 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 974 | 337 | +637 | 48 | Qualified for Divisional Premiership first round |
2 | Batley | 30 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 754 | 423 | +331 | 46 | |
3 | Huddersfield | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 870 | 539 | +331 | 41 | |
4 | London Broncos (P) | 30 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 732 | 480 | +252 | 41 | |
5 | Whitehaven | 30 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 766 | 507 | +259 | 38 | |
6 | Rochdale Hornets | 30 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 805 | 544 | +261 | 36 | |
7 | Dewsbury | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 744 | 538 | +206 | 35 | |
8 | Hull Kingston Rovers (R) | 30 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 824 | 516 | +308 | 33 | Relegation to Third Division Qualified for Divisional Premiership first round |
9 | Ryedale-York (R) | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 720 | 602 | +118 | 32 | Relegation to Third Division |
10 | Hunslet (R) | 30 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 611 | 783 | −172 | 32 | |
11 | Leigh (R) | 30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 622 | 787 | −165 | 24 | |
12 | Swinton (R) | 30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 576 | 768 | −192 | 24 | |
13 | Bramley (R) | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 554 | 655 | −101 | 20 | |
14 | Carlisle (R) | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 546 | 877 | −331 | 16 | |
15 | Barrow (R) | 30 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 449 | 811 | −362 | 12 | |
16 | Highfield (R) | 30 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 224 | 1604 | −1380 | 2 |
Key |
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† Replayed - 1st match in brackets |
Second round | Third round | Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
Hull | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Barrow | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hull | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wigan | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wigan | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rochdale Hornets | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wigan | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
St Helens | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Batley | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ryedale-York | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Batley† | (22) 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
St Helens† | (22) 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Huddersfield | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
St Helens | 52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wigan | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Castleford | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Workington Town | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wakefield Trinity | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Workington Town | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leeds | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leeds | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Swinton | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leeds | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Castleford | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Carlisle | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewsbury | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewsbury | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Castleford | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Castleford | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Halifax | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wigan | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrington | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Highfield | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Widnes | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Widnes | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Oldham | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Oldham | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hull Kingston Rovers | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Widnes | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradford Northern | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Whitehaven | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Featherstone Rovers | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Whitehaven | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradford Northern | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradford Northern | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
St Esteve | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Widnes | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrington | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Keighley | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bramley | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Keighley | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sheffield Eagles | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sheffield Eagles | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leigh | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Keighley | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrington | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Salford | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
London Broncos | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Salford | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrington | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrington | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Doncaster | 14 |
Rounds One and Two were contested between amateur clubs only. Millom were the biggest winners in Round One when they defeated Northampton Knights by 62–4. The biggest win in Round Two was Wigan St Patricks who defeated Crown Malet 42–6.
Round Three saw teams from Division Two matched at home against an amateur opponent. There was one shock result, when Beverley beat Highfield by 27–4. Dewsbury recorded the most points in Round Three when they defeated Kells by 72–12, though the biggest margin of victory went to Keighley who beat Chorley 68–0.
In Round Four, the Division One sides entered the competition with no seeding. There were two shock results when Huddersfield defeated Halifax 36-30 and Whitehaven beat Wakefield Trinity by 24–12. Hunslet drew with Salford 32–32 to take them to a replay before going down by 52–10.
Results from Fifth round:
Fifth round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
Batley | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wigan | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Widnes | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wigan | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sheffield Eagles | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Widnes | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wigan | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oldham | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Warrington | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oldham | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oldham | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Huddersfield | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Keighley | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Huddersfield | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wigan | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Leeds | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hull Kingston Rovers | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Whitehaven | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Whitehaven | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Featherstone Rovers | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Salford | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Featherstone Rovers | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Leeds | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Featherstone Rovers | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Workington Town | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Leigh | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Leeds | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Workington Town | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Leeds | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ryedale-York | 14 |
The following are the top points scorers in all competitions in the 1994–95 season.
Most tries
| Most goals (including drop goals)
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