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During certain periods, a Third Division has also existed.

After 1996, 11 clubs resigned from the championship to form Super League ; the remaining clubs initially continued to play in what was now known as the ''First Division''. Despite this title, this competition formed the second tier of rugby league in Britain, and the results are collated here.

Between 1999 and 2002 the competition was known as the Northern Ford Premiership, as a result of sponsorship from ''Northern Ford Dealers''.

In 2003 rugby league beneath Super League were completely re-organised into the Rugby League National Leagues .


SECOND DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS


''For completeness, this table includes champions from National League One (2003-onwards)''














































Season'''Winners''''''Also promoted
''(to First Division/Super League)'''''
1902-03 Keighley Leeds
1903-04 Wakefield Trinity St Helens
1904-05 Dewsbury Barrow
1905-61 ''No second division''
1962-63 Hunslet Keighley
1963-64 Oldham Leigh
1964-72 ''No second division''
1973-74 Bradford Northern York , Keighley , Salford
1974-75 Huddersfield Hull Kingston Rovers , Oldham , Swinton
1975-76 Barrow Rochdale Hornets , Workington Town , Leigh Centurions
1976-77 Hull Dewsbury , Bramley , New Hunslet
1977-78 Leigh Barrow , Rochdale Hornets , Huddersfield
1978-79 Hull New Hunslet , York , Blackpool Borough
1979-80 Featherstone Rovers Halifax , Oldham , Barrow
1980-81 York Wigan , Fulham , Whitehaven
1981-82 Oldham Carlisle , Workington Town , Halifax
1982-83 Fulham Wakefield Trinity , Salford , Whitehaven
1983-84 York , Workington Town , Hunslet , Halifax
1984-85 Swinton Salford , York , Dewsbury
1985-86 Leigh Barrow , Wakefield Trinity
1986-87 Hunslet Swinton
1987-88 Oldham Featherstone Rovers , Wakefield Trinity
1988-89 Leigh Barrow , Sheffield Eagles
1989-90 Hull Kingston Rovers Rochdale Hornets , Oldham
1990-91 Salford Halifax , Swinton
1991-92 Sheffield Eagles Leigh Centurions
1992-93 Featherstone Rovers Oldham
1993-94 Workington Town Doncaster
1994-95 Keighley Cougars 1 ''none''
1995-96 Salford Reds 1 ''none''
1996 Salford Reds ''none''
1997 Hull Sharks Huddersfield Giants
1998 Wakefield Trinity 2 ''none''
1999 Hunslet Hawks 1, 2 ''none''
2000 Dewsbury Rams 1, 2 ''none''
2001 Widnes Vikings 2 ''none''
2002 Huddersfield Giants 2 ''none''
2003 Salford City Reds 2 ''none''
2004 Leigh Centurions 2 ''none''
2005 Castleford Tigers 2 ''none''
2006 Hull Kingston Rovers 2 ''none''



Footnotes


# Denotes that champions were not promoted.
# Denotes a play-off system was used to determine the championship.


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