Championship Winners
| Season | Champions | Titles | Decided by | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895–96 | Manningham | 1 | League | |
| 1896–01 | Separate county leagues | N/A | N/A | |
| 1901–02 | Broughton Rangers | 1 | League | |
| 1902–03 | Halifax | 1 | League | |
| 1903–04 | Bradford FC | 1 | League (play-off) | |
| 1904–05 | Oldham | 1 | League | |
| 1905–06 | Leigh | 1 | League | |
| 1906–07 | Halifax | 2 | Play-off | |
| 1907–08 | Hunslet | 1 | Play-off | |
| 1908–09 | Wigan | 1 | Play-off | |
| 1909–10 | Oldham | 2 | Play-off | |
| 1910–11 | Oldham | 3 | Play-off | |
| 1911–12 | Huddersfield | 1 | Play-off | |
| 1912–13 | Huddersfield | 2 | Play-off | |
| 1913–14 | Salford | 1 | Play-off | |
| 1914–15 | Huddersfield | 3 | Play-off | |
| 1915–19 | No competition due to World War I | N/A | N/A | |
| 1919–20 | Hull | 1 | Play-off | |
| 1920–21 | Hull | 2 | Play-off | |
| 1921–22 | Wigan | 2 | Play-off | |
| 1922–23 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 1 | Play-off | |
| 1923–24 | Batley | 1 | Play-off | |
| 1924–25 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2 | Play-off | |
| 1925–26 | Wigan | 3 | Play-off | |
| 1926–27 | Swinton | 1 | Play-off | |
| 1927–28 | Swinton | 2 | Play-off | |
| 1928–29 | Huddersfield | 4 | Play-off | |
| 1929–30 | Huddersfield | 5 | Play-off | |
| 1930–31 | Swinton | 3 | Play-off | |
| 1931–32 | St Helens | 1 | Play-off | |
| 1932–33 | Salford | 2 | Play-off | |
| 1933–34 | Wigan | 4 | Play-off | |
| 1934–35 | Swinton | 4 | Play-off | |
| 1935–36 | Hull | 3 | Play-off | |
| 1936–37 | Salford | 3 | Play-off | |
| 1937–38 | Hunslet | 2 | Play-off | |
| 1938–39 | Salford | 4 | Play-off | |
| 1939–45 | War Emergency League during World War II | N/A | N/A | |
| 1945–46 | Wigan | 5 | Play-off | |
| 1946–47 | Wigan | 6 | Play-off | |
| 1947–48 | Warrington | 1 | Play-off | |
| 1948–49 | Huddersfield | 6 | Play-off | |
| 1949–50 | Wigan | 7 | Play-off | |
| 1950–51 | Workington Town | 1 | Play-off | |
| 1951–52 | Wigan | 8 | Play-off | |
| 1952–53 | St Helens | 2 | Play-off | |
| 1953–54 | Warrington | 2 | Play-off | |
| 1954–55 | Warrington | 3 | Play-off | |
| 1955–56 | Hull | 4 | Play-off | |
| 1956–57 | Oldham | 4 | Play-off | |
| 1957–58 | Hull | 5 | Play-off | |
| 1958–59 | St Helens | 3 | Play-off | |
| 1959–60 | Wigan | 9 | Play-off | |
| 1960–61 | Leeds | 1 | Play-off | |
| 1961–62 | Huddersfield | 7 | Play-off | |
| 1962–63 | Swinton | 5 | League | |
| 1963–64 | Swinton | 6 | League | |
| 1964–65 | Halifax | 3 | Play-off | |
| 1965–66 | St Helens | 4 | Play-off | |
| 1966–67 | Wakefield Trinity | 1 | Play-off | |
| 1967–68 | Wakefield Trinity | 2 | Play-off | |
| 1968–69 | Leeds | 2 | Play-off | |
| 1969–70 | St Helens | 5 | Play-off | |
| 1970–71 | St Helens | 6 | Play-off | |
| 1971–72 | Leeds | 3 | Play-off | |
| 1972–73 | Dewsbury | 1 | Play-off | |
| 1973–74 | Salford | 5 | League | |
| 1974–75 | St Helens | 7 | League | |
| 1975–76 | Salford | 6 | League | |
| 1976–77 | Featherstone Rovers | 1 | League | |
| 1977–78 | Widnes | 1 | League | |
| 1978–79 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 3 | League | |
| 1979–80 | Bradford Northern | 1 | League | |
| 1980–81 | Bradford Northern | 2 | League | |
| 1981–82 | Leigh | 2 | League | |
| 1982–83 | Hull | 6 | League | |
| 1983–84 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 4 | League | |
| 1984–85 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 5 | League | |
| 1985–86 | Halifax | 4 | League | |
| 1986–87 | Wigan | 10 | League | |
| 1987–88 | Widnes | 2 | League | |
| 1988–89 | Widnes | 3 | League | |
| 1989–90 | Wigan | 11 | League | |
| 1990–91 | Wigan | 12 | League | |
| 1991–92 | Wigan | 13 | League | |
| 1992–93 | Wigan | 14 | League | |
| 1993–94 | Wigan | 15 | League | |
| 1994–95 | Wigan | 16 | League | |
| 1995–96 | Wigan | 17 | League | |
| 1996 | St Helens | 8 | League | |
| 1997 | Bradford Bulls | 3 | League | |
| 1998 | Wigan | 18 | Play-off | |
| 1999 | St. Helens | 9 | Play-off | |
| 2000 | St. Helens | 10 | Play-off | |
| 2001 | Bradford Bulls | 4 | Play-off | |
| 2002 | St Helens | 11 | Play-off | |
| 2003 | Bradford Bulls | 5 | Play-off | |
| 2004 | Leeds | 4 | Play-off | |
| 2005 | Bradford Bulls | 6 | Play-off | |
| 2006 | St Helens | 12 | Play-off | |
| 2007 | Leeds | 5 | Play-off | |
| 2008 | Leeds | 6 | Play-off | |
| 2009 | Leeds | 7 | Play-off | |
| 2010 | Wigan | 19 | Play-off | |
| 2011 | Leeds | 8 | Play-off | |
| 2012 | Leeds | 9 | Play-off |
- Note
- This table includes championships from the Super League era.
Note Bold donates club winning Challenge Cup in the same season; thus completing the Championship and Challenge Cup 'Double'.
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