1993–94 Rugby Football League season
| 1993–94 Rugby Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Leigh |
| Second Division | |
| Champions | Workington Town |
| Promotion and relegation | |
| Promoted from Second Division | Workington Town Doncaster |
The 1993–94
Season summary
- Stones Bitter League Champions: Wigan (15th title)
- Silk Cut Challenge Cup Winners: Wigan (26-16 v Leeds)
- Stones Bitter Premiership Trophy Winners: Wigan (24-20 v Castleford)
- Regal TrophyWinners: Castleford (33-2 v Wigan)
- 2nd Division Champions: Workington Town
The 1994
This season saw the highest ever away victory in the league when Keighley Cougars beat Highfield 104-4 at the Rochdale Hornets ground on 23 April.
This was the first season since the 1905–06 inaugural season of the Lancashire County Cup and Yorkshire County Cup, except for the break for World War I and World War II (Lancashire Cup only), that the Lancashire Cup and Yorkshire Cup competitions had not taken place.
Tables
First Division
Wigan, Bradford Northern and Warrington all finished the season on top of the ladder with 46 points, but Wigan's superior points differential saw them crowned League Champions for the fifth consecutive time. This earned them the right to travel to Australia at the close of the season and contest the 1994 World Club Challenge. Wigan defeated the Brisbane Broncos and confirmed their position as the dominant rugby league club of the year.
After finishing in second last and last place respectively, Hull Kingston Rovers and Leigh were demoted to the Second Division.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wigan (C) | 30 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 780 | 403 | +377 | 46 | Qualification for the Premiership first round
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| 2 | Bradford Northern
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30 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 784 | 555 | +229 | 46 | |
| 3 | Warrington | 30 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 628 | 430 | +198 | 46 | |
| 4 | Castleford | 30 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 787 | 466 | +321 | 39 | |
| 5 | Halifax | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 682 | 581 | +101 | 36 | |
| 6 | Sheffield Eagles | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 704 | 671 | +33 | 34 | |
| 7 | Leeds | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 673 | 680 | −7 | 32 | |
| 8 | St Helens
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30 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 704 | 537 | +167 | 31 | |
| 9 | Hull F.C. | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 536 | 530 | +6 | 30 | |
| 10 | Widnes | 30 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 523 | 642 | −119 | 28 | |
| 11 | Featherstone Rovers | 30 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 651 | 681 | −30 | 27 | |
| 12 | Salford | 30 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 554 | 650 | −96 | 22 | |
| 13 | Oldham
|
30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 552 | 651 | −99 | 21 | |
| 14 | Wakefield Trinity | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 458 | 708 | −250 | 19 | |
| 15 | Hull Kingston Rovers (R) | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 493 | 782 | −289 | 18 | Relegation to Second Division
|
| 16 | Leigh (R)
|
30 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 370 | 912 | −542 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Second Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Workington Town (C, P) | 30 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 760 | 331 | +429 | 46 | Promoted to First Division first round
Qualified for Divisional Premiership |
| 2 | Doncaster (P) | 30 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 729 | 486 | +243 | 45 | |
| 3 | London Crusaders | 30 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 842 | 522 | +320 | 44 | Qualified for Divisional Premiership first round |
| 4 | Batley | 30 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 707 | 426 | +281 | 43 | |
| 5 | Huddersfield | 30 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 661 | 518 | +143 | 40 | |
| 6 | Keighley Cougars | 30 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 856 | 472 | +384 | 39 | |
| 7 | Dewsbury | 30 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 766 | 448 | +318 | 37 | |
| 8 | Rochdale Hornets | 30 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 704 | 532 | +172 | 36 | |
| 9 | Ryedale-York | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 662 | 516 | +146 | 35 | |
| 10 | Whitehaven | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 571 | 437 | +134 | 32 | |
| 11 | Barrow | 30 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 581 | 743 | −162 | 27 | |
| 12 | Swinton | 30 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 528 | 681 | −153 | 22 | |
| 13 | Carlisle | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 540 | 878 | −338 | 18 | |
| 14 | Hunslet | 30 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 445 | 814 | −369 | 7 | |
| 15 | Bramley | 30 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 376 | 957 | −581 | 6 | |
| 16 | Highfield | 30 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 267 | 1234 | −967 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Challenge Cup
The Silk Cut Challenge Cup Final was played between Wigan and Leeds on a Saturday afternoon, 30 April 1994 at Wembley Stadium, before a crowd of 78,348. Bonnie Tyler lead the community singing at the match.[2] Wigan's Martin Offiah opened the scoring with a ninety-plus metre try, and went on to win the game 26–16.
League Cup
Premiership
Statistics
The following are the top points scorers in the 1993–94 season.[3]
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Most tries
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Most goals (including drop goals)
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References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7472-7817-7.
- ^ Baker, Andrew (1995-08-20). "100 years of rugby league: From the great divide to the Super era". Independent, The. independent.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ISBN 978-0-7472-7764-4.
Sources
- 1993–94 Rugby Football League season at rlhalloffame.org.uk
- 1993–94 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com
- Wigan's record Cup run at news.bbc.co.uk
- Great Britain Competitions 1993-1994 at hunterlink.net.au
- Championship 1993/94 at rugbyleagueproject.org