1992–93 Rugby Football League season


The 1992–93 Rugby Football League season was the 98th ever season of professional rugby league football in Britain. Sixteen teams competed from August, 1992 until May, 1993 for the Stones Bitter Championship, Premiership Trophy and Silk Cut Challenge Cup.

Season summary

The 1993 Man of Steel Award for player of the season went to Wigan's Andy Platt.
Wigan beat St. Helens 5–4 to win the 1992 Lancashire Cup, and Wakefield Trinity beat Sheffield Eagles 29–16 to win the Yorkshire County Cup, to date this was final season of the Lancashire Cup and Yorkshire Cup competitions that, except for the break for World War I and World War II, had taken place annually since their inaugural 1905–06 season.

League Tables

Championship Final Standings

Champions

Second Division Final Standings
Third Division Final Standings
TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Keighley Cougars24210391728862942
2Workington Town24190583523759838
3Dewsbury24180671829142736
4Ryedale-York24170774733541234
5Whitehaven24160869632836832
6Batley24160850826824032
7Doncaster24140105644699528
8Hunslet24140105544985628
9Highfield246018310915-60512
10Barrow245019476625-14910
11Chorley Borough245019317781-46410
12Blackpool Gladiators244020302958-6568
13Nottingham City2410231811132-9512

Reformed Second Division

Challenge Cup

The 1993 Silk Cut Challenge Cup Final was played by Wigan and Widnes on 2:30 on a warm and sunny Saturday afternoon, 1 May 1993 at Wembley Stadium, London in front of 77,684. By coming on as a substitute in this game at 17 years and 11 months of age, Andy Farrell become the youngest player to win a Challenge Cup final. The winner of the Lance Todd Trophy was Wigan's Dean Bell.

League Cup

Premiership

Rugby League World Cup Final

On 24 October, the Final of the 1989-92 Rugby League World Cup took place at Wembley Stadium between Great Britain and Australia. In front of a record international attendance of 73,631, The Kangaroos triumphed 10–6.
Prior to the Final, the Australian team embarked on a mini 3 game tour as a warm up and selection trial.
gameDateResultVenueAttendance
19 October Australia def. Huddersfield 66–2Leeds Road, Huddersfield4,716
214 October Australia def. Sheffield 52–22Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield5,500
318 October Australia def. Cumbria 44–0Derwent Park, Workington5,156