County Championship (rugby league)

County Championship
SportRugby league
Instituted1895; 130 years ago (1895)
Ceased1983; 42 years ago (1983)
Number of teams7
Region England
 Wales (RFL)
Most titlesLancashire Lancashire (34 titles)

The County Championship was a representative competition of British counties in rugby league between 1895 and 1983.

Throughout the competition history the championship was contested by Lancashire, Yorkshire (both present in every season), Cheshire, Cumbria, Durham and Northumberland, Glamorgan and Monmouthshire, and Other Nationalities. The games between Lancashire and Yorkshire became known as the War of the Roses.

History

When the northern clubs broke away from the Rugby Football Union (RFU) to form the Northern Rugby Football Union (NRFU) there was already a county championship competition within the RFU and the NRFU organised a similar competition as one of its first actions with the first fixtures being announced on 17 September 1895, only three weeks after the split from the RFU.[1][2]

All the constituent clubs of the NRFU at this point came from just three counties; Cheshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire so the championship was organised to involve sides from these three locations. Players were eligible to play for their county of birth or the county in which they first played.[3]

In the first season the all three teams won one game each so the NRFU arranged a further round of fixtures so that each county had played the others both home and away. With Lancashire winning both of their second set fixture, they became the first winners of the County Championship.[4] This was the only season the teams played each other twice. In all subsequent seasons each team only played the others once.

The first change to the structure came in 1898 with the addition of Cumberland to the championship.[5] Four years (the 1902–1903 season) later a fifth team entered the competition with a team jointly representing Durham and Northumberland playing.[6] Durham and Northumberland's participation only lasted until the end of the 1903–1904 season when the county union withdrew from the Championship.[7]

The competition continued as a four-team competition for a further two seasons but prior to the start of the 1905–1906 season Cheshire withdrew and effectively merging with Lancashire, the Runcorn club was admitted to the Lancashire League and its players became eligible for selection by Lancashire.[8][9]

Until the competition was suspended at the outbreak of the First World War, it continued as a triangular competition with the only change being to allow players born in Westmorland to play for Cumberland.[10][11]

Resuming in the 1919–1920 season there were no changes to the format until the Rugby Football League (RFL) (the NRFU became the RFL in 1922) admitted a team jointly representing the Welsh counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire.[3] The Welsh side's involvement lasted just four seasons and they dropped out of the Championship after the 1930–1931 season.[12]

From 1931 until 1974 the competition remained a three team affair. Suspended again during the Second World War the competition resumed in 1945 and remained unchanged the 1974–1975 season when an Other Nationalities team competed for two seasons. Back to three teams from 1976–1977 the competition was last held in the 1982–1983 season when due to declining attendances the competition was abandoned.[13][14] The final competition, 1982–1983, was held immediately after the end of the 1981–1982 league season as the fixture calendar for the autumn was congested with fixtures for the visiting Australian team.[15]

During the 1977–1978 season the competition was not held and instead two games (Yorkshire v Cumbria and Lancashire v Yorkshire) were held to raise money for the Queen's Silver Jubilee Fund.[16]

Titles

The title was awarded to the team with the most competition points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw). After the 1905–1906 competition ended with Lancashire and Cumberland both on 3-points a play-off game was organised between the two but ended in a 3-all draw so the championship was awarded to both teams. From then on until the 1950s if two teams finished on the same number of competition points then the title was awarded jointly to both counties and if three teams finished on the same number of competition points, the title was classed as "undecided".

The 1952–1953 season ended with all three teams having won one game each, Lancashire were awarded the title on points average (points scored divided by points conceded).[17] The following season an additional play-off match was arranged between the two teams in the tie with the best points average.[18] Five titles between 1953–1954 and 1972–1973 were decided in this way. In 1978-1979 and 1979–1980 both competitions ended in three-way ties but no play-off game was arranged and the title was awarded to the team with the best points difference.

Championships won:[19]

  • Lancashire 34: 1895–1896, 1896–1897, 1899–1900, 1900–1901, 1902–1903, 1903–1904, 1905–1906, 1906–1907, 1908–1909, 1910–1911, 1922–1923, 1923–1924, 1924–1925, 1925–1926, 1926–1927, 1928–1929, 1929–1930, 1931–1932, 1935–1936, 1936–1937, 1937–1938, 1938–1939, 1945–1946, 1947–1948, 1952–1953, 1955–1956, 1956–1957, 1960–1961, 1967–1968, 1969–1970, 1973–1974, 1974–1975, 1978–1979, 1979–1980.
  • Yorkshire 24: 1897–1898, 1898–1899, 1904–1905, 1909–1910, 1912–1913, 1920–1921, 1921–1922, 1922–1923, 1930–1931, 1946–1947, 1951–1952, 1953–1954, 1954–1955, 1957–1958, 1958–1959, 1962–1963, 1964–1965, 1968–1969, 1970–1971, 1971–1972, 1972–1973, 1975–1976, 1976–1977, 1982–1983.
  • Cumberland/Cumbria 16: 1905–1906, 1907–1908, 1909–1910, 1911–1912, 1927–1928, 1932–1933, 1933–1934, 1934–1935, 1948–1949, 1959–1960, 1961–1962, 1963–1964, 1965–1966, 1966–1967, 1980–1981, 1981–1982.
  • Cheshire 1: 1901–1902.

Tables

Rugby League County Championship table 1895–1896
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 4 3 0 1 17 11 6 1.55 6 Lancashire
Yorkshire 4 2 0 2 32 23 9 1.39 4
Cheshire 4 1 0 3 15 30 -15 0.5 2
Source:[20]
Rugby League County Championship table 1896–1897
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 2 2 0 0 15 3 12 5 4 Lancashire
Yorkshire 2 1 0 1 20 17 3 1.18 2
Cheshire 2 0 0 2 10 25 -15 0.4 0
Source:[21]
Rugby League County Championship table 1897–1898
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Yorkshire 2 2 0 0 29 9 20 3.22 4 Yorkshire
Lancashire 2 1 0 1 17 17 0 1 2
Cheshire 2 0 0 2 13 33 -20 0.39 0
Source:[22]
Rugby League County Championship table 1898–1899
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Yorkshire 3 3 0 0 42 16 26 2.63 6 Yorkshire
Cheshire 3 2 0 1 11 21 -10 0.52 4
Cumberland 3 1 0 2 21 15 6 1.4 2
Lancashire 3 0 0 3 16 38 -22 0.42 0
Source:[23]
Rugby League County Championship table 1899–1900
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 3 3 0 0 39 20 19 1.95 6 Lancashire
Yorkshire 3 1 0 2 28 30 -2 0.93 2
Cumberland 3 1 0 2 15 24 -9 0.63 2
Cheshire 3 1 0 2 9 17 -8 0.53 2
Source:[24]
Rugby League County Championship table 1900–1901
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 3 3 0 0 75 7 68 10.71 6 Lancashire
Yorkshire 3 2 0 1 55 29 26 1.9 4
Cheshire 3 1 0 2 11 73 -62 0.15 2
Cumberland 3 0 0 3 10 42 -32 0.24 0
Source:[25]
Rugby League County Championship table 1901–1902
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Cheshire 3 2 1 0 35 11 24 3.18 5 Cheshire
Yorkshire 3 2 0 1 32 26 6 1.23 4
Lancashire 3 1 1 1 35 24 11 1.46 3
Cumberland 3 0 0 3 8 49 -41 0.16 0
Source:[26]
Rugby League County Championship table 1902–1903
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 4 4 0 0 55 11 44 5 8 Lancashire
Yorkshire 4 2 0 2 44 25 19 1.76 4
Cheshire 4 2 0 2 27 24 3 1.13 4
Durham and Northumberland 4 1 0 3 9 23 -14 0.39 2
Cumberland 4 1 0 3 12 64 -52 0.19 2
Source:[27]
Rugby League County Championship table 1903–1904
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 4 4 0 0 91 5 86 18.2 8 Lancashire
Yorkshire 4 3 0 1 60 29 31 2.07 6
Cheshire 4 2 0 2 30 62 -32 0.48 4
Durham and Northumberland 4 1 0 3 29 84 -55 0.35 2
Cumberland 4 0 0 4 17 47 -30 0.36 0
Source:[28]
Rugby League County Championship table 1904–1905
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Yorkshire 3 3 0 0 44 6 38 7.33 6 Yorkshire
Cheshire 3 2 0 1 6 14 -8 0.43 4
Cumberland 3 1 0 2 16 23 -7 0.7 2
Lancashire 3 0 0 3 5 28 -23 0.18 0
Source:[29]
Rugby League County Championship table 1905–1906
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 2 1 1 0 11 3 8 3.67 3 Jointly awarded
Cumberland 2 1 1 0 8 3 5 2.67 3
Yorkshire 2 0 0 2 0 13 -13 0 0
Source:[30]
Rugby League County Championship table 1906–1907
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 2 2 0 0 34 4 30 8.5 4 Lancashire
Yorkshire 2 1 0 1 15 31 -16 0.48 2
Cumberland 2 0 0 2 16 30 -14 0.53 0
Source:[31]
Rugby League County Championship table 1907–1908
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Cumberland 2 2 0 0 14 6 8 2.33 4 Cumberland
Yorkshire 2 1 0 1 18 18 0 1 2
Lancashire 2 0 0 2 14 22 -8 0.64 0
Source:[32]
Rugby League County Championship table 1908–1909
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 2 2 0 0 28 8 20 3.5 4 Lancashire
Yorkshire 2 1 0 1 30 13 17 2.31 2
Cumberland 2 0 0 2 8 45 -37 0.18 0
Source:[33]
Rugby League County Championship table 1909–1910
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Yorkshire 1 1 0 0 27 14 13 1.93 2 Jointly awarded
Cumberland 1 1 0 0 8 3 5 2.67 2
Lancashire 2 0 0 2 17 35 -18 0.49 0
Source:[34]
Rugby League County Championship table 1910–1911
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 2 2 0 0 30 11 19 2.73 4 Lancashire
Yorkshire 2 1 0 1 31 28 3 1.11 2
Cumberland 2 0 0 2 19 41 -22 0.46 0
Source:[35]
Rugby League County Championship table 1911–1912
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Cumberland 2 2 0 0 44 20 24 2.2 4 Cumberland
Lancashire 2 1 0 1 20 40 -20 0.5 2
Yorkshire 2 0 0 2 25 29 -4 0.86 0
Source:[36]
Rugby League County Championship table 1912–1913
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Yorkshire 2 2 0 0 39 13 26 3 4 Yorkshire
Cumberland 2 1 0 1 16 19 -3 0.84 2
Lancashire 2 0 0 2 8 31 -23 0.26 0
Source:[37]
Rugby League County Championship table 1913–1914
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 2 1 0 1 35 22 13 1.59 2 Undecided
Yorkshire 2 1 0 1 22 19 3 1.16 2
Cumberland 2 1 0 1 11 27 -16 0.41 2
Source:[38]
Rugby League County Championship table 1919–1920
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 2 1 0 1 18 10 8 1.8 2 Undecided
Yorkshire 2 1 0 1 30 24 6 1.25 2
Cumberland 2 1 0 1 14 28 -14 0.5 2
Source:[39]
Rugby League County Championship table 1920–1921
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Yorkshire 2 2 0 0 45 9 36 5 4 Yorkshire
Lancashire 2 1 0 1 19 30 -11 0.63 2
Cumberland 2 0 0 2 18 43 -25 0.42 0
Source:[40]
Rugby League County Championship table 1921–1922
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Yorkshire 2 2 0 0 35 14 21 2.5 4 Yorkshire
Lancashire 2 1 0 1 20 12 8 1.67 2
Cumberland 2 0 0 2 19 48 -29 0.4 0
Source:[41]
Rugby League County Championship table 1922–1923
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 2 1 1 0 57 20 37 2.85 3 Jointly awarded
Yorkshire 2 1 1 0 20 15 5 1.33 3
Cumberland 2 0 0 2 13 55 -42 0.24 0
Source:[42]
Rugby League County Championship table 1923–1924
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 2 2 0 0 30 10 20 3 4 Lancashire
Yorkshire 2 1 0 1 56 18 38 3.11 2
Cumberland 2 0 0 2 17 75 -58 0.23 0
Source:[43]
Rugby League County Championship table 1924–1925
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 2 2 0 0 36 9 27 4 4 Lancashire
Cumberland 2 1 0 1 20 8 12 2.5 2
Yorkshire 2 0 0 2 9 48 -39 0.19 0
Source:[44]
Rugby League County Championship table 1925–1926
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 2 2 0 0 32 15 17 2.13 4 Lancashire
Cumberland 2 1 0 1 36 19 17 1.89 2
Yorkshire 2 0 0 2 23 57 -34 0.4 0
Source:[45]
Rugby League County Championship table 1926–1927
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 2 2 0 0 30 18 12 1.67 4 Lancashire
Cumberland 2 1 0 1 22 17 5 1.29 2
Yorkshire 2 0 0 2 18 35 -17 0.51 0
Source:[46]
Rugby League County Championship table 1927–1928
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Cumberland 3 3 0 0 56 19 37 2.95 6 Cumberland
Glamorgan and Monmouthshire 3 1 0 2 36 45 -9 0.8 2
Lancashire 3 1 0 2 44 58 -14 0.76 2
Yorkshire 3 1 0 2 44 58 -14 0.76 2
Source:[47]
Rugby League County Championship table 1928–1929
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 3 3 0 0 68 25 43 2.72 6 Lancashire
Cumberland 2 1 0 1 20 15 5 1.33 2
Yorkshire 2 1 0 1 32 50 -18 0.64 2
Glamorgan and Monmouthshire 3 0 0 3 32 62 -30 0.52 0
Source:[48]
Rugby League County Championship table 1929–1930
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 3 3 0 0 62 13 49 4.77 6 Lancashire
Cumberland 3 1 0 2 24 30 -6 0.8 2
Yorkshire 3 1 0 2 18 34 -16 0.53 2
Glamorgan and Monmouthshire 3 1 0 2 22 49 -27 0.45 2
Source:[49]
Rugby League County Championship table 1930–1931
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Yorkshire 3 3 0 0 63 31 32 2.03 6 Yorkshire
Glamorgan and Monmouthshire 3 2 0 1 45 55 -10 0.82 4
Lancashire 3 1 0 2 49 56 -7 0.88 2
Cumberland 3 0 0 3 33 48 -15 0.69 0
Source:[50]
Rugby League County Championship table 1931–1932
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 2 2 0 0 28 19 9 1.47 4 Lancashire
Cumberland 2 1 0 1 46 37 9 1.24 2
Yorkshire 2 0 0 2 28 46 -18 0.61 0
Source:[51]
Rugby League County Championship table 1932–1933
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Cumberland 2 2 0 0 48 13 35 3.69 4 Cumberland
Yorkshire 2 1 0 1 40 42 -2 0.95 2
Lancashire 2 0 0 2 6 39 -33 0.15 0
Source:[52]
Rugby League County Championship table 1933–1934
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Cumberland 2 2 0 0 25 11 14 2.27 4 Cumberland
Yorkshire 2 1 0 1 26 27 -1 0.96 2
Lancashire 2 0 0 2 12 25 -13 0.48 0
Source:[53]
Rugby League County Championship table 1934–1935
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Cumberland 2 2 0 0 25 5 20 5 4 Cumberland
Lancashire 2 0 1 1 10 20 -10 0.5 1
Yorkshire 2 0 1 1 5 15 -10 0.33 1
Source:[54]
Rugby League County Championship table 1935–1936
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 2 2 0 0 23 9 14 2.56 4 Lancashire
Cumberland 2 1 0 1 23 22 1 1.05 2
Yorkshire 2 0 0 2 20 35 -15 0.57 0
Source:[55]
Rugby League County Championship table 1936–1937
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 2 2 0 0 46 16 30 2.88 4 Lancashire
Cumberland 2 1 0 1 26 28 -2 0.93 2
Yorkshire 2 0 0 2 16 44 -28 0.36 0
Source:[56]
Rugby League County Championship table 1937–1938
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 2 2 0 0 33 26 7 1.27 4 Lancashire
Yorkshire 2 0 1 1 16 17 -1 0.94 1
Cumberland 2 0 1 1 24 30 -6 0.8 1
Source:[57]
Rugby League County Championship table 1938–1939
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 2 1 1 0 18 17 1 1.06 3 Lancashire
Cumberland 2 1 0 1 23 14 9 1.64 2
Yorkshire 2 0 1 1 16 26 -10 0.62 1
Source:[58]
Rugby League County Championship table 1945–1946
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 2 2 0 0 35 19 16 1.84 4 Lancashire
Yorkshire 2 1 0 1 61 20 41 3.05 2
Cumberland 2 0 0 2 6 63 -57 0.1 0
Source:[59]
Rugby League County Championship table 1946–1947
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Yorkshire 2 2 0 0 24 19 5 1.26 4 Yorkshire
Cumberland 2 0 1 1 9 11 -2 0.82 1
Lancashire 2 0 1 1 10 13 -3 0.77 1
Source:[60]
Rugby League County Championship table 1947–1948
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 2 2 0 0 42 23 19 1.83 4 Lancashire
Cumberland 2 1 0 1 28 27 1 1.04 2
Yorkshire 2 0 0 2 17 37 -20 0.46 0
Source:[61]
Rugby League County Championship table 1948–1949
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Cumberland 2 2 0 0 29 9 20 3.22 4 Cumberland
Lancashire 2 1 0 1 21 18 3 1.17 2
Yorkshire 2 0 0 2 3 26 -23 0.12 0
Source:[62]
Rugby League County Championship table 1949–1950
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Yorkshire 2 1 0 1 34 30 4 1.13 2 Undecided
Lancashire 2 1 0 1 33 35 -2 0.94 2
Cumberland 2 1 0 1 30 32 -2 0.94 2
Source:[63]
Rugby League County Championship table 1950–1951
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Cumberland 2 1 0 1 22 18 4 1.22 2 Undecided
Yorkshire 2 1 0 1 28 25 3 1.12 2
Lancashire 2 1 0 1 28 35 -7 0.8 2
Source:[64]
Rugby League County Championship table 1951–1952
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Yorkshire 2 2 0 0 40 8 32 5 4 Yorkshire
Lancashire 2 1 0 1 24 26 -2 0.92 2
Cumberland 2 0 0 2 14 44 -30 0.32 0
Source:[65]
Rugby League County Championship table 1952–1953
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 2 1 0 1 49 30 19 1.63 2 Lancashire
Yorkshire 2 1 0 1 23 16 7 1.44 2
Cumberland 2 1 0 1 22 48 -26 0.46 2
Source:[66]
Rugby League County Championship table 1953–1954
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Yorkshire 2 1 0 1 26 25 1 1.04 2 Yorkshire beat Cumberland in play-off match
Cumberland 2 1 0 1 22 21 1 1.05 2
Lancashire 2 1 0 1 23 25 -2 0.92 2
Source:[67]
Rugby League County Championship table 1954–1955
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Yorkshire 2 2 0 0 47 10 37 4.7 4 Yorkshire
Lancashire 2 1 0 1 34 27 7 1.26 2
Cumberland 2 0 0 2 7 51 -44 0.14 0
Source:[68]
Rugby League County Championship table 1955–1956
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 2 2 0 0 46 28 18 1.64 4 Lancashire
Yorkshire 2 1 0 1 24 28 -4 0.86 2
Cumberland 2 0 0 2 20 34 -14 0.59 0
Source:[69]
Rugby League County Championship table 1956–1957
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 2 2 0 0 77 42 35 1.83 4 Lancashire
Cumberland 2 1 0 1 36 56 -20 0.64 2
Yorkshire 2 0 0 2 35 50 -15 0.7 0
Source:[70]
Rugby League County Championship table 1957–1958
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Yorkshire 2 2 0 0 52 29 23 1.79 4 Lancashire
Cumberland 2 1 0 1 40 39 1 1.03 2
Lancashire 2 0 0 2 23 47 -24 0.49 0
Source:[71]
Rugby League County Championship table 1958–1959
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 2 1 0 1 79 47 32 1.68 2
Yorkshire 2 1 0 1 42 48 -6 0.88 2 Yorkshire beat Lancashire in play-off match
Cumberland 2 1 0 1 41 67 -26 0.61 2
Source:[72]
Rugby League County Championship table 1959–1960
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Cumberland 2 2 0 0 40 21 19 1.9 4 Cumberland
Yorkshire 2 1 0 1 51 54 -3 0.94 2
Lancashire 2 0 0 2 36 52 -16 0.69 0
Source:[73]
Rugby League County Championship table 1960–1961
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 2 2 0 0 53 38 15 1.39 4 Lancashire
Cumberland 2 1 0 1 61 51 10 1.2 2
Yorkshire 2 0 0 2 39 64 -25 0.61 0
Source:[74]
Rugby League County Championship table 1961–1962
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Cumberland 2 2 0 0 44 26 18 1.69 4 Cumberland
Lancashire 2 1 0 1 32 33 -1 0.97 2
Yorkshire 2 0 0 2 20 37 -17 0.54 0
Source:[75]
Rugby League County Championship table 1962–1963
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Yorkshire 2 2 0 0 33 10 23 3.3 4 Yorkshire
Lancashire 2 1 0 1 36 30 6 1.2 2
Cumberland 2 0 0 2 10 39 -29 0.26 0
Source:[76]
Rugby League County Championship table 1963–1964
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Cumberland 2 2 0 0 28 21 7 1.33 4 Cumberland
Lancashire 2 1 0 1 53 33 20 1.61 2
Yorkshire 2 0 0 2 33 60 -27 0.55 0
Source:[77]
Rugby League County Championship table 1964–1965
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Yorkshire 2 2 0 0 47 16 31 2.94 4 Yorkshire
Cumberland 2 1 0 1 19 25 -6 0.76 2
Lancashire 2 0 0 2 21 46 -25 0.46 0
Source:[78]
Rugby League County Championship table 1965–1966
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Cumberland 2 2 0 0 33 14 19 2.36 4 Cumberland
Yorkshire 2 1 0 1 19 32 -13 0.59 2
Lancashire 2 0 0 2 24 30 -6 0.8 0
Source:[79]
Rugby League County Championship table 1966–1967
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Cumberland 2 1 1 0 35 31 4 1.13 3 Cumberland
Lancashire 2 1 0 1 36 35 1 1.03 2
Yorkshire 2 0 1 1 34 39 -5 0.87 1
Source:[80]
Rugby League County Championship table 1967–1968
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 2 2 0 0 42 23 19 1.83 4 Lancashire
Yorkshire 2 1 0 1 51 46 5 1.11 2
Cumberland 2 0 0 2 29 53 -24 0.55 0
Source:[81]
Rugby League County Championship table 1968–1969
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Yorkshire 2 2 0 0 33 15 18 2.2 4 Yorkshire
Lancashire 2 1 0 1 29 29 0 1 2
Cumberland 2 0 0 2 29 47 -18 0.62 0
Source:[82]
Rugby League County Championship table 1969–1970
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 2 2 0 0 44 22 22 2 4 Lancashire
Yorkshire 2 1 0 1 54 17 37 3.18 2
Cumberland 2 0 0 2 13 72 -59 0.18 0
Source:[83]
Rugby League County Championship table 1970–1971
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Yorkshire 2 1 0 1 47 33 14 1.42 2 Yorkshire beat Lancashire in play-off match
Lancashire 2 1 0 1 40 37 3 1.08 2
Cumberland 2 1 0 1 26 43 -17 0.6 2
Source:[84]
Rugby League County Championship table 1971–1972
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Yorkshire 2 2 0 0 59 34 25 1.74 4 Yorkshire
Cumberland 2 1 0 1 29 24 5 1.21 2
Lancashire 2 0 0 2 29 59 -30 0.49 0
Source:[85]
Rugby League County Championship table 1972–1973
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Yorkshire 2 1 0 1 46 41 5 1.12 2 Yorkshire beat Cumberland in play-off match
Cumberland 2 1 0 1 39 40 -1 0.98 2
Lancashire 2 1 0 1 44 48 -4 0.92 2
Source:[86]
Rugby League County Championship table 1973–1974
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 2 2 0 0 35 21 14 1.67 4 Lancashire
Yorkshire 2 1 0 1 52 29 23 1.79 2
Cumbria 2 0 0 2 18 55 -37 0.33 0
Source:[87]
Rugby League County Championship table 1974–1975
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 3 2 0 1 57 37 20 1.54 4 Lancashire
Yorkshire 3 2 0 1 49 39 10 1.26 4
Cumbria 3 2 0 1 33 48 -15 0.69 4
Other Nationalities 3 0 0 3 40 55 -15 0.73 0
Source:[88]
Rugby League County Championship table 1975–1976
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Yorkshire 3 2 1 0 43 30 13 1.43 5 Yorkshire
Lancashire 3 2 0 1 65 41 24 1.59 4
Cumbria 3 1 0 2 45 45 0 1 2
Other Nationalities 3 0 1 2 36 73 -37 0.49 1
Source:[89]
Rugby League County Championship table 1976–1977
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Yorkshire 2 1 1 0 30 25 5 1.2 3 Yorkshire
Lancashire 2 1 0 1 31 32 -1 0.97 2
Cumbria 2 0 1 1 26 30 -4 0.87 1
Source:[90]
Rugby League County Championship table 1978–1979
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 2 1 0 1 38 23 15 1.65 2 Lancashire
Yorkshire 2 1 0 1 44 32 12 1.38 2
Cumbria 2 1 0 1 25 52 -27 0.48 2
Source:[91]
Rugby League County Championship table 1979–1980
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Lancashire 2 1 0 1 39 34 5 1.15 2 Lancashire
Yorkshire 2 1 0 1 32 33 -1 0.97 2
Cumbria 2 1 0 1 32 36 -4 0.89 2
Source:[92]
Rugby League County Championship table 1980–1981
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Cumbria 2 2 0 0 36 32 4 1.13 4 Lancashire
Lancashire 2 1 0 1 33 28 5 1.18 2
Yorkshire 2 0 0 2 25 34 -9 0.74 0
Source:[93]
Rugby League County Championship table 1981–1982
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Cumbria 2 2 0 0 47 25 22 1.88 4 Lancashire
Yorkshire 2 1 0 1 31 35 -4 0.89 2
Lancashire 2 0 0 2 30 48 -18 0.63 0
Source:[94]
Rugby League County Championship table 1982–1983
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference Points average Points Champions
Yorkshire 2 2 0 0 44 28 16 1.57 4 Lancashire
Lancashire 2 1 0 1 67 30 37 2.23 2
Cumbria 2 0 0 2 15 68 -53 0.22 0
Source:[95]

Results

Rugby League County Championship scores by season
Bold text denotes winning team
Season Date Venue Home team Score Away team
1895–1896 21 October 1895 Edgeley Park, Stockport Cheshire 0–6 Lancashire
25 November 1895 Headingley, Leeds Yorkshire 5–9 Cheshire
7 December 1895 Watersheddings, Oldham Lancashire 0–8 Yorkshire
29 January 1896 Wheater's Field, Broughton Lancashire 3–0 Cheshire
12 February 1896 Irwell Lane, Runcorn Cheshire 6–16 Yorkshire
29 February 1896 Fartown, Huddersfield Yorkshire 3–8 Lancashire
1896–1897 17 October 1896 Edgeley Park, Stockport Cheshire 0–8 Lancashire
7 November 1896 The Boulevard, Hull Yorkshire 17–10 Cheshire
21 November 1896 Watersheddings, Oldham Lancashire 7–3 Yorkshire
1897–1898 16 October 1897 Watersheddings, Oldham Lancashire 11–10 Cheshire
6 November 1897 Edgeley Park, Stockport Cheshire 3–22 Yorkshire
20 November 1897 Park Avenue, Bradford Yorkshire 7–6 Lancashire
1898–1899 15 October 1898 Edgeley Park, Stockport Cheshire 5–4 Lancashire
29 October 1898 Valley Parade, Bradford Yorkshire 14–2 Cheshire
5 November 1898 New Barnes, Salford Lancashire 9–20 Yorkshire
19 November 1898 Irwell Lane, Runcorn Cheshire 4–3 Cumberland
3 December 1898 Lonsdale Park, Workington Cumberland 13–3 Lancashire
28 January 1899 Clarence Field, Leeds Yorkshire 8–5 Cumberland
1899–1900 30 September 1899 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 3–0 Cheshire
21 October 1899 Watersheddings, Oldham Lancashire 17–7 Cumberland
28 October 1899 Park Station, Birkenhead Cheshire 9–8 Yorkshire
4 November 1899 Thrum Hall, Halifax Yorkshire 13–16 Lancashire
20 November 1899 Chorley Road, Swinton Lancashire 6–0 Cheshire
25 November 1899 Salthouses, Millom Cumberland 5–7 Yorkshire
1900-1901 20 October 1900 Belle Vue, Wakefield Yorkshire 40–0 Cheshire
20 October 1900 Lonsdale Park, Workington Cumberland 2–21 Lancashire
3 November 1900 The Athletic Grounds, Rochdale Lancashire 24–5 Yorkshire
10 November 1900 Park Station, Birkenhead Cheshire 11–3 Cumberland
8 December 1900 Edgeley Park, Stockport Cheshire 0–30 Lancashire
15 December 1900 The Boulevard, Hull Yorkshire 10–5 Cumberland
1901–1902 26 October 1901 Wheater's Field, Broughton Lancashire 8–8 Cheshire
2 November 1901 The Athletic Ground, Maryport Cumberland 5–16 Yorkshire
30 November 1901 Edgeley Park, Stockport Cheshire 13–2 Yorkshire
14 December 1901 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 0–14 Cheshire
11 January 1902 Cavendish Park, Barrow Lancashire 19–3 Cumberland
15 February 1902 The Boulevard, Hull Yorkshire 13–8 Lancashire
1902–1903 18 October 1902 Lonsdale Park, Workington Cumberland 5–0 Durham and Northumberland
25 October 1902 Irwell Lane, Runcorn Cheshire 3–11 Lancashire
1 November 1902 Headingley, Leeds Yorkshire 29–2 Cumberland
15 November 1902 The Willows, Salford Lancashire 13–0 Yorkshire
29 November 1902 Park Avenue, Bradford Yorkshire 7–10 Cheshire
10 December 1902 Wheater's Field, Broughton Lancashire 10–5 Durham and Northumberland
20 December 1902 Park Station, Birkenhead Cheshire 14–2 Cumberland
1 January 1903 Horsley Stadium, South Shields Durham and Northumberland 4–0 Cheshire
10 January 1903 Salthouses, Millom Cumberland 3–21 Lancashire
14 April 1903 Horsley Stadium, South Shields Durham and Northumberland 0–8 Yorkshire
1903–1904 14 October 1903 The Athletic Ground, Maryport Cumberland 8–9 Cheshire
28 October 1903 Belle Vue, Wakefield Yorkshire 25–13 Durham and Northumberland
28 October 1903 Wheater's Field, Broughton Lancashire 16–5 Cheshire
5 November 1903 Lonsdale Park, Workington Cumberland 0–11 Yorkshire
14 November 1903 Headingley, Leeds Yorkshire 0–8 Lancashire
25 November 1903 Irwell Lane, Runcorn Cheshire 8–24 Yorkshire
25 November 1903 Horsley Stadium, South Shields Durham and Northumberland 12–9 Cumberland
9 December 1903 Horsley Stadium, South Shields Durham and Northumberland 0–42 Lancashire
13 January 1904 Central Park, Wigan Lancashire 15–0 Cumberland
25 February 1904 Prenton Park, Birkenhead Cheshire 8–4 Durham and Northumberland
1904–1905 13 October 1904 Prenton Park, Birkenhead Cheshire 5–2 Cumberland
26 October 1904 Irwell Lane, Runcorn Cheshire 3–0 Lancashire
1 November 1904 Mount Pleasant, Batley Yorkshire 18–3 Cumberland
12 November 1904 Watersheddings, Oldham Lancashire 5–14 Yorkshire
24 November 1904 The Boulevard, Hull Yorkshire 12–0 Cheshire
16 January 1905 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 11–0 Lancashire
1905–1906 7 October 1905 Central Park, Wigan Lancashire 3–3 Cumberland
4 November 1905 The Boulevard, Hull Yorkshire 0–8 Lancashire
13 January 1906 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 5–0 Yorkshire
21 February 1906[a] Central Park, Wigan Lancashire 3–3 Cumberland
1906–1907 6 October 1906 The Athletic Ground, Maryport Cumberland 4–15 Lancashire
3 November 1906 The Willows, Salford Lancashire 19–0 Yorkshire
12 January 1907 Fartown, Huddersfield Yorkshire 15–12 Cumberland
1907–1908 5 October 1907 Wheater's Field, Broughton Lancashire 3–7 Cumberland
19 October 1907 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 7–3 Yorkshire
2 November 1907 Thrum Hall, Halifax Yorkshire 15–11 Lancashire
1908–1909 3 October 1908 Lonsdale Park, Workington Cumberland 8–15 Lancashire
17 October 1908 Fartown, Huddersfield Yorkshire 30–0 Cumberland
31 October 1908 The Willows, Salford Lancashire 13–0 Yorkshire
1909–1910 4 October 1909 Cavendish Park, Barrow Lancashire 3–8 Cumberland
23 October 1909 The Athletic Ground, Maryport Cumberland A–A[b] Yorkshire
4 November 1909 The Boulevard, Hull Yorkshire 27–14 Lancashire
1910–1911 25 October 1910 Crown Flatt, Dewsbury Yorkshire 28–11 Cumberland
7 November 1910 Central Park, Wigan Lancashire 17–3 Yorkshire
24 November 1910 Lonsdale Park, Workington Cumberland 8–13 Lancashire
1911–1912 9 November 1911 Wilderspool, Warrington Lancashire 7–28 Cumberland
9 December 1911 Salthouses, Millom Cumberland 16–13 Yorkshire
25 January 1912 Thrum Hall, Halifax Yorkshire 12–13 Lancashire
1912–1913 28 October 1912 Lonsdale Park, Workington Cumberland 11–0 Lancashire
5 December 1912 Craven Street, Hull Yorkshire 19–5 Cumberland
16 December 1912 Watersheddings, Oldham Lancashire 8–20 Yorkshire
1913–1914 29 September 1913 The Cliff, Broughton Lancashire 24–3 Cumberland
11 October 1913 Lonsdale Park, Workington Cumberland 8–3 Yorkshire
10 December 1913 Fartown, Huddersfield Yorkshire 19–11 Lancashire
1919–1920 24 September 1919 The Cliff, Broughton Lancashire 15–5 Yorkshire
22 October 1919 Parkside, Hunslet Yorkshire 25–9 Cumberland
8 November 1919 Salthouse Road, Millom Cumberland 5–3 Lancashire
1920–1921 6 October 1920 Knowsley Road, St Helens Lancashire 16–12 Cumberland
21 October 1920 The Boulevard, Hull Yorkshire 18–3 Lancashire
6 November 1920 Netherton, Maryport Cumberland 6–27 Yorkshire
1921–1922 4 October 1921 The Athletic Grounds, Rochdale Lancashire 2–5 Yorkshire
14 November 1921 Thrum Hall, Halifax Yorkshire 30–12 Cumberland
21 January 1922 Ellenborough, Maryport Cumberland 7–18 Yorkshire
1922–1923 28 October 1922 Sandy Lonning, Maryport Cumberland 4–9 Yorkshire
15 November 1922 Chorley Road, Swinton Lancashire 46–9 Cumberland
7 December 1922 Craven Park, Hull Yorkshire 11–11 Lancashire
1923–1924 29 September 1923 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 5–24 Lancashire
17 October 1923 Parkside, Hunslet Yorkshire 51–12 Cumberland
8 December 1923 Watersheddings, Oldham Lancashire 6–5 Yorkshire
1924–1925 18 October 1924 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 20–0 Yorkshire
29 October 1924 Wilderspool, Warrington Lancashire 8–0 Cumberland
29 November 1924 Thrum Hall, Halifax Yorkshire 9–28 Lancashire
1925–1926 26 September 1925 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 5–6 Lancashire
28 October 1925 Fartown, Huddersfield Yorkshire 13–31 Cumberland
12 December 1925 City Road, St Helens Lancashire 26–10 Yorkshire
1926–1927 16 October 1926 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 17–5 Yorkshire
30 October 1926 Belle Vue, Wakefield Yorkshire 13–18 Lancashire
23 March 1927 The Willows, Salford Lancashire 12–5 Cumberland
1927–1928 24 September 1927 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 27–2 Lancashire
26 September 1927 Parkside, Hunslet Yorkshire 20–12 Glamorgan and Monmouthshire
15 October 1927 Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd Glamorgan and Monmouthshire 12–18 Cumberland
29 October 1927 Wilderspool, Warrington Lancashire 35–19 Yorkshire
12 November 1927 Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd Glamorgan and Monmouthshire 12–7 Lancashire
30 November 1927 Belle Vue, Wakefield Yorkshire 5–11 Cumberland
1928–1929 28 October 1928 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 15–5 Glamorgan and Monmouthshire
3 November 1928 Thrum Hall, Halifax Yorkshire 10–33 Lancashire
17 November 1928 Station Road, Swinton Lancashire 10–5 Cumberland
8 December 1928 Mather Lane, Leigh Lancashire 25–10 Glamorgan and Monmouthshire
26 January 1929 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland P–P[c] Yorkshire
15 April 1929 White City Stadium, Cardiff Glamorgan and Monmouthshire 17–22 Yorkshire
1929–1930 26 October 1929 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 7–15 Lancashire
21 December 1929 White City Stadium, Cardiff Glamorgan and Monmouthshire 6–14 Cumberland
22 January 1930 Fartown, Huddersfield Yorkshire 9–3 Cumberland
26 February 1930 Parkside, Hunslet Yorkshire 6–13 Glamorgan and Monmouthshire
22 March 1930 The Athletic Grounds, Rochdale Lancashire 18–3 Yorkshire
29 April 1930 Wilderspool, Warrington Lancashire 29–3 Glamorgan and Monmouthshire
1930–1931 20 September 1930 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 4–5 Yorkshire
4 October 1930 Wilderspool, Warrington Lancashire 24–17 Cumberland
18 October 1930 Belle Vue, Wakefield Yorkshire 25–15 Lancashire
22 November 1930 The Willows, Salford Lancashire 10–14 Glamorgan and Monmouthshire
21 March 1931 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 12–19 Glamorgan and Monmouthshire
15 April 1931 Thrum Hall, Halifax Yorkshire 33–12 Glamorgan and Monmouthshire
1931–1932 3 October 1931 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 11–17 Lancashire
17 October 1931 Wilderspool, Warrington Lancashire 11–8 Yorkshire
28 October 1931 Clarence Street, York Yorkshire 20–35 Cumberland
1932–1933 1 October 1932 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 39–10 Yorkshire
15 October 1932 Craven Park, Barrow Lancashire 3–9 Cumberland
29 October 1932 Belle Vue, Wakefield Yorkshire 30–3 Lancashire
1933–1934 25 September 1933 Watersheddings, Oldham Lancashire 12–15 Yorkshire
28 October 1933 Lonsdale Park, Workington Cumberland 10–0 Lancashire
6 December 1933 Crown Flatt, Dewsbury Yorkshire 11–15 Cumberland
1934–1935 22 September 1934 Craven Park, Barrow Lancashire 5–15 Cumberland
29 September 1934 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 10–0 Yorkshire
9 January 1935 Headingley, Leeds Yorkshire 5–5 Lancashire
1935–1936 21 September 1935 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 5–7 Lancashire
12 October 1935 Naughton Park, Widnes Lancashire 16–5 Yorkshire
23 October 1935 Odsal, Bradford Yorkshire 15–19 Cumberland
1936–1937 10 October 1936 Lonsdale Park, Workington Cumberland 16–10 Yorkshire
21 October 1936 Wheldon Road, Castleford Yorkshire 6–28 Lancashire
31 October 1936 Knowsley Road, St Helens Lancashire 18–10 Cumberland
1937–1938 18 September 1937 Borough Park, Workington Cumberland 17–23 Lancashire
10 November 1937 Parkside, Hunslet Yorkshire 7–7 Cumberland
12 February 1938 The Athletic Grounds, Rochdale Lancashire 10–9 Yorkshire
1938–1939 14 September 1938 Central Park, Wigan Lancashire 8–7 Cumberland
1 October 1938 Lonsdale Park, Workington Cumberland 16–6 Yorkshire
26 October 1938 Headingley, Leeds Yorkshire 10–10 Lancashire
1945–1946 31 October 1945 Headingley, Leeds Yorkshire 45–3 Cumberland
10 November 1945 Station Road, Swinton Lancashire 17–16 Yorkshire
26 January 1946 Borough Park, Workington Cumberland 3–18 Lancashire
1946–1947 26 September 1946 Borough Park, Workington Cumberland 9–11 Lancashire
9 November 1946 Parkside, Hunslet Yorkshire 13–10 Lancashire
4 January 1947 Craven Park, Barrow Lancashire 0–0 Cumberland
1947–1948 22 October 1947 Headingley, Leeds Yorkshire 7–15 Cumberland
12 November 1947 Central Park, Wigan Lancashire 22–10 Yorkshire
15 May 1948 Derwent Park, Workington Cumberland 13–20 Lancashire
1948–1949 6 April 1949 Borough Park, Workington Cumberland 14–0 Yorkshire
20 April 1949 The Willows, Salford Lancashire 9–15 Cumberland
3 May 1949 Thrum Hall, Halifax Yorkshire 3–12 Lancashire
1949–1950 26 September 1949 The Boulevard, Hull Yorkshire 21–8 Cumberland
5 October 1949 Wilderspool, Warrington Lancashire 22–13 Yorkshire
12 October 1949 Borough Park, Workington Cumberland 22–11 Lancashire
1950–1951 27 September 1950 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 10–5 Yorkshire
18 October 1950 Fartown, Huddersfield Yorkshire 23–15 Lancashire
14 May 1951 Craven Park, Barrow Lancashire 13–12 Cumberland
1951–1952 1 October 1951 Craven Park, Hull Yorkshire 25–3 Cumberland
10 October 1951 Kirkstall Lane, Leigh Lancashire 5–15 Yorkshire
12 May 1952 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 11–19 Lancashire
1952–1953 29 September 1952 Borough Park, Workington Cumberland 8–7 Yorkshire
8 October 1952 Knowsley Road, St Helens Lancashire 41–14 Cumberland
28 April 1953 The Boulevard, Hull Yorkshire 16–8 Lancashire
1953–1954 21 September 1953 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 15–5 Lancashire
5 October 1953 Boothferry Park, Hull Yorkshire 16–7 Cumberland
14 October 1953 Hilton Park, Leigh Lancashire 18–10 Yorkshire
29 March 1954[d] Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 5–9 Yorkshire
1954–1955 30 August 1954 Derwent Park, Workington Cumberland 0–27 Yorkshire
15 September 1954 Central Park, Wigan Lancashire 24–7 Cumberland
6 October 1954 Odsal, Bradford Yorkshire 20–10 Lancashire
1955–1956 19 September 1955 Derwent Park, Workington Cumberland 18–20 Lancashire
26 September 1955 Watersheddings, Oldham Lancashire 26–10 Yorkshire
5 October 1955 Odsal, Bradford Yorkshire 14–2 Cumberland
1956–1957 6 September 1956 Central Park, Wigan Lancashire 42–21 Cumberland
19 September 1956 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 15–14 Yorkshire
26 September 1956 The Boulevard, Hull Yorkshire 21–35 Lancashire
1957–1958 11 September 1957 The Boulevard, Hull Yorkshire 27–18 Cumberland
16 September 1957 Derwent Park, Workington Cumberland 22–12 Lancashire
23 September 1957 Naughton Park, Widnes Lancashire 11–25 Yorkshire
1958–1959 10 September 1958 Central Park, Wigan Lancashire 60–12 Cumberland
15 September 1958 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 29–7 Yorkshire
24 September 1958 Craven Park, Hull Yorkshire 35–19 Lancashire
29 October 1958[e] Hilton Park, Leigh Lancashire 15–16 Yorkshire
1959–1960 31 August 1959 Derwent Park, Workington Cumberland 14–8 Lancashire
16 September 1959 The Boulevard, Hull Yorkshire 13–26 Cumberland
11 November 1959 Hilton Park, Leigh Lancashire 28–38 Yorkshire
1960–1961 31 August 1960 Belle Vue, Wakefield Yorkshire 20–21 Lancashire
14 September 1960 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 43–19 Yorkshire
27 May 1961 The Willows, Salford Lancashire 32–18 Cumberland
1961–1962 11 September 1961 Belle Vue, Wakefield Yorkshire 8–23 Cumberland
18 September 1961 Derwent Park, Workington Cumberland 21–18 Lancashire
9 October 1961 Hilton Park, Leigh Lancashire 14–12 Yorkshire
1962–1963 12 September 1962 Naughton Park, Widnes Lancashire 28–8 Cumberland
19 September 1962 Derwent Park, Workington Cumberland 2–11 Yorkshire
26 September 1962 Belle Vue, Wakefield Yorkshire 22–8 Lancashire
1963–1964 11 September 1963 Knowsley Road, St Helens Lancashire 45–20 Yorkshire
25 September 1963 Belle Vue, Wakefield Yorkshire 13–15 Cumberland
2 October 1963 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 13–8 Yorkshire
1964–1965 9 September 1964 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 6–14 Yorkshire
16 September 1964 Borough Park, Blackpool Lancashire 11–13 Cumberland
23 September 1964 The Boulevard, hull Yorkshire 33–10 Lancashire
1965–1966 8 September 1965 Craven Park, Hull Yorkshire 3–19 Cumberland
20 September 1965 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 14–11 Lancashire
10 November 1965 Station Road, Swinton Lancashire 13–16 Yorkshire
1966–1967 7 September 1966 Derwent Park, Workington Cumberland 17–17 Yorkshire
21 September 1966 Headingley, Leeds Yorkshire 17–22 Lancashire
12 October 1966 Wilderspool, Warrington Lancashire 14–18 Cumberland
1967–1968 12 September 1967 Derwent Park, Workington Cumberland 6–19 Lancashire
25 October 1967 Wheldon Road, Castleford Yorkshire 34–23 Cumberland
24 January 1968 Naughton Park, Widnes Lancashire 23–17 Yorkshire
1968–1969 11 September 1968 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 10–23 Yorkshire
25 September 1968 Craven Park, Hull Yorkshire 10–5 Lancashire
6 November 1968 Knowsley Road, St Helens Lancashire 24–19 Cumberland
1969–1970 3 September 1969 The Willows, Salford Lancashire 14–12 Yorkshire
24 September 1969 Derwent Park, Workington Cumberland 10–30 Lancashire
1 October 1969 Craven Park, Hull Yorkshire 42–3 Cumberland
1970–1971 14 September 1970 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 21–15 Yorkshire
11 November 1970 Craven Park, Barrow Lancashire 28–5 Cumberland
13 January 1971 Wheldon Road, Castleford Yorkshire 32–12 Lancashire
24 February 1971[f] Wheldon Road, Castleford Yorkshire 34–8 Lancashire
1971–1972 15 September 1971 Derwent Park, Workington Cumberland 17–7 Lancashire
29 September 1971 Hilton Park, Leigh Lancashire 22–42 Yorkshire
20 October 1971 Belle Vue, Wakefield Yorkshire 17–12 Cumberland
1972–1973 13 September 1972 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumberland 23–14 Yorkshire
27 September 1972 Wilderspool, Warrington Lancashire 26–16 Cumberland
11 October 1972 Wheldon Road, Castleford Yorkshire 32–18 Lancashire
17 January 1973[g] Headingley, Leeds Yorkshire 40–7 Cumberland
1973–1974 5 September 1973 Craven Park, Barrow[h] Cumbria 6–18 Lancashire
12 September 1973 McLaren Field, Bramley Yorkshire 37–12 Cumbria
19 September 1973 Naughton Park, Widnes Lancashire 17–15 Yorkshire
1974–1975 11 September 1974 The Willows, Salford Lancashire 14–13 Other Nationalities
11 September 1974 Derwent Park, Workington Cumbria 10–7 Yorkshire
18 September 1974 Wilderspool, Warrington Lancashire 29–4 Cumbria
18 September 1974 Craven Park, Hull Yorkshire 22–15 Other Nationalities
25 September 1974 Lawkholme Lane, Keighley Yorkshire 20–14 Lancashire
25 September 1974 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumbria 19–12 Other Nationalities
16 October 1974 Naughton Park, Widnes Lancashire 29–11 Yorkshire
1975–1976 19 November 1975 Crown Flatt, Dewsbury Yorkshire 10–7 Cumbria
25 November 1975 Knowsley Road, St Helens Lancashire 36–7 Other Nationalities
6 December 1975 Derwent Park, Workington Cumbria 17–22 Lancashire
6 December 1975 Odsal, Bradford Yorkshire 16–16 Other Nationalities
20 December 1975 Central Park, Wigan Lancashire 7–17 Yorkshire
20 December 1975 Craven Park, Barrow Cumbria 21–13 Other Nationalities
1976–1977 2 February 1977 Hilton Park, Leigh Lancashire 18–14 Cumbria
15 February 1977 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumbria 12–12 Yorkshire
1 March 1977 Wheldon Road, Castleford Yorkshire 18–13 Lancashire
1978–1979 20 September 1978 The Boulevard, Hull Yorkshire 37–9 Cumbria
27 September 1978 Naughton Park, Widnes Lancashire 23–7 Yorkshire
11 October 1978 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumbria 16–15 Lancashire
1979–1980 29 August 1979 Derwent Park, Workington Cumbria 17–13 Yorkshire
5 September 1979 Knowsley Road, St Helens Lancashire 23–15 Cumbria
12 September 1979 Wheldon Road, Castleford Yorkshire 19–16 Lancashire
1980–1981 3 September 1980 Craven Park, Barrow Cumbria 19–16 Lancashire
17 September 1980 Craven Park, Hull Yorkshire 16–17 Cumbria
24 September 1980 Naughton Park, Widnes Lancashire 17–9 Yorkshire
1981–1982 9 September 1981 Wheldon Road, Castleford Yorkshire 21–15 Lancashire
16 September 1981 Central Park, Wigan Lancashire 15–27 Cumbria
23 September 1981 Recreation Ground, Whitehaven Cumbria 20–10 Yorkshire
1982–1983 23 May 1982 Wheldon Road, Castleford Yorkshire 22–7 Cumbria
26 May 1982 Hilton Park, Leigh Lancashire 21–22 Yorkshire
30 May 1982 Derwent Park, Workington Cumbria 8–46 Lancashire

Statistics

Rugby League County Championship statistics by county
County Matches played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points difference
Cheshire Cheshire Championship 31 13 1 17 167 310 -143
Cumbria Cumberland / Cumbria Championship 159 64 5 85 1813 2441 -628
Play-off 3 0 1 2 15 52 -37
County total 162 64 6 87 1828 2493 -665
Durham, EnglandNorthumberland
Durham and Northumberland 		Championship 8 2 0 6 38 107 -69
GlamorganMonmouthshire (historic)
Glamorgan and Monmouthshire 		Championship 18 4 0 8 135 211 -76
Lancashire Lancashire Championship 169 97 6 64 2641 2011 +630
Play-off 4 1 1 2 55 64 -9
County total 173 98 7 66 2696 2075 +621
Other Nationalities Championship 6 0 1 5 76 128 -52
Yorkshire Yorkshire Championship 167 82 7 77 2635 2187 +338
Play-off 5 4 0 1 110 64 +46
County total 172 86 7 78 2635 2251 +384
Sources[99]

Notes

  1. ^ After the scheduled three games the Championship was tied between Lancashire and Cumberland, a play-off fixture was arranged to decide the winners but as this game also ended in a draw the title was awarded jointly to both counties.[96]
  2. ^ Match abandoned after 47 minutes due to bad weather with Yorkshire leading 5–3. Fixture was not replayed as the counties could not agree on a venue.[97]
  3. ^ Match postponed due to a frozen pitch and not re-arranged.[98]
  4. ^ Championship play-off game arranged after each team won one game, Yorkshire and Cumberland had the better points difference than Lancashire
  5. ^ Championship play-off game arranged after each team won one game. Yorkshire and Lancashire had the better points difference than Cumberland
  6. ^ Championship play-off game arranged after each team won one game. Yorkshire and Lancashire had the better points difference than Cumberland
  7. ^ Championship play-off game arranged after each team won one game. Yorkshire and Cumberland had the better points difference than Lancashire
  8. ^ Under the changes to the political geography of England introduced by the Local Government Act 1972, Cumberland became a part of the new county of Cumbria along with all of Westmorland and the part of Lancashire containing Barrow. Craven Park, Barrow therefore became a home venue for Cumbria, not Lancashire

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