The 1998 Division One Championship season was the second tier of British rugby league during the 1998 season. The competition featured eleven teams, with Wakefield Trinity winning the league and the inaugural Grand Final.
Championship The league was won by Wakefield Trinity. Wakefield also won the inaugural First Division Grand Final against Featherstone Rovers, and were awarded a place in the Super League. Despite being on the losing side, Richard Chapman won the Tom Bergin Trophy.
No teams were relegated, as the First and Second Divisions were merged to form a single division which would later become known as the Northern Ford Premiership.
League table TeamPldWDLPFPAPts1Wakefield Trinity302217790506452Hull Kingston Rovers302019748480413Dewsbury Rams301929723481404Featherstone Rovers3017112779613355Swinton Lions3017112702544356Hunslet Hawks3017112719575357Keighley Cougars3014115587675298Whitehaven Warriors3013017636657269Widnes Vikings3091206018621910Rochdale Hornets3061235719121311Leigh Centurions306024505105612 ChampionsPlay-offs
Play-offs Week 1 Featherstone Rovers 22–12 Swinton Lions
Hull Kingston Rovers 18–2 Dewsbury Rams
Week 2 Wakefield Trinity 19–16 Hull Kingston Rovers
Dewsbury Rams 10–20 Featherstone Rovers
Week 3 Hull Kingston Rovers 6–54 Featherstone Rovers
Grand Final
See also 1998 Challenge Cup
References
External links
1998 season at wigan.rlfans.com