List of Super League seasons

The Super League is the top tier rugby league competition for teams in Great Britain. It was formed in 1996 replacing the Rugby Football League First Division which was the top tier in Britain from 1895 to 1996.

Since 1998, the winner of the Super League has been determined by a play-off series at the end of each season, culminating in a Grand Final at the Old Trafford. Five teams have won the Grand Final during the history of the Super League, with Hull Kingston Rovers being the current holders. St Helens are the most successful team in the Super League era, with ten titles. In the first two seasons of Super League, the champion was determined by league position at the end of the season.

The participants of the play-off series are determined by the league position of teams at the end of the regular season. The team at the top the Super League table at the end of the regular season are awarded with the League Leaders' Shield. Hull Kingston Rovers are the current holders of the League Leaders' Shield, while St Helens hold the record for most Shields with nine. The League Leaders have been recognised with their own trophy since 2003.

Seasons

Team performances

Season overview YearChampionsLeague LeadersRelegatedPromoted1996 St Helens (1) Workington Salford1997 Bradford (1) Oldham Paris St Germain Hull F.C. Huddersfield1998 Wigan (1) Wigan (1)None Gateshead Wakefield1999 St Helens (2) Bradford (1)NoneNone2000 St Helens (3) Wigan (2)NoneNone2001 Bradford (2) Bradford (2) Huddersfield Widnes 2002 St Helens (4) St Helens (1) Salford Huddersfield2003 Bradford (3) Bradford (3) Halifax Salford2004 Leeds (1) Leeds (1) Castleford Leigh2005 Bradford (4) St Helens (2) Leigh Widnes Castleford Catalans2006 St Helens (5) St Helens (3) Castleford Hull KR2007 Leeds (2) St Helens (4) Salford Castleford2008 Leeds (3) St Helens (5)None Crusaders Salford2009 Leeds (4) Leeds (2)NoneNone2010 Wigan (2) Wigan (3)NoneNone2011 Leeds (5) Warrington (1) Crusaders Widnes2012 Leeds (6) Wigan (4)NoneNone2013 Wigan (3) Huddersfield (1)NoneNone2014 St Helens (6) St Helens (6) Bradford LondonNone2015 Leeds (7) Leeds (3)NoneNone2016 Wigan (4) Warrington (2) Hull KR Leigh2017 Leeds (8) Castleford (1) Leigh Hull KR2018 Wigan (5) St Helens (7) Widnes London2019 St Helens (7) St Helens (8) London Toronto2020 St Helens (8) Wigan (5) Toronto Leigh2021 St Helens (9) Catalans (1) Leigh Toulouse2022 St Helens (10) St Helens (9) Toulouse Leigh2023 Wigan (6) Wigan (6) Wakefield London2024 Wigan (7) Wigan (7) London Wakefield2025 Hull KR (1) Hull KR (1) Salford Bradford Toulouse York

Grand Finals

YearChampionsScoreRunner upVenueAttendance1998 Wigan10–4 LeedsOld Trafford43,5331999 St Helens8–6 Bradford 50,7172000 St Helens29–16 Wigan 58,1322001 Bradford37–6 Wigan 60,1642002 St Helens19–18 Bradford 61,1382003 Bradford25–12 Wigan 65,5372004 Leeds16–8 Bradford 65,5472005 Bradford15–6 Leeds 65,7282006 St Helens26–4 Hull F.C. 72,5752007 Leeds33–6 St Helens 71,3522008 Leeds24–16 St Helens 68,8102009 Leeds18–10 St Helens 63,2592010 Wigan22–10 St Helens 71,5262011 Leeds32–16 St Helens 69,1072012 Leeds26–18 Warrington 70,6762013 Wigan30–16 Warrington 66,2812014 St Helens14–6 Wigan 70,1022015 Leeds22–20 Wigan 73,5122016 Wigan12–6 Warrington 70,2022017 Leeds24–6 Castleford 72,8272018 Wigan12–4 Warrington 64,8922019 St Helens23–6 Salford 64,1022020 St Helens8–4 WiganKCOM Stadium 02021 St Helens12–10 CatalansOld Trafford 45,1772022 St Helens24–12 Leeds 60,7832023 Wigan10–2 Catalans 58,1372024 Wigan9–2 Hull KR 68,1732025 Hull KR24–6 Wigan 68,853

Individual performances

Top scorers YearTriesPointsPlayerClubTriesPlayerClubPoints1996Paul Newlove St. Helens28Bobbie Goulding St. Helens2571997Nigel Vagana Warrington17Andrew Farrell Wigan2431998Anthony Sullivan St. Helens20Iestyn Harris Leeds2551999Matt Daylight & Toa Kohe-Love Gateshead & Warrington25Iestyn Harris Leeds3252000Sean Long, Tommy Martyn & Darren Rogers St. Helens, St. Helens & Castleford20Sean Long St. Helens3522001Kris Radlinski Wigan27Andrew Farrell Wigan3882002Dennis Moran London22Paul Deacon Bradford3012003Dennis Moran London24Paul Deacon Bradford2862004Lesley Vainikolo Bradford36Kevin Sinfield Leeds2772005Mark Calderwood Leeds27Paul Deacon Bradford3262006Justin Murphy Catalans25Jamie Lyon St. Helens3182007Henry Fa'afili Warrington21Pat Richards Wigan2482008Ade Gardner St. Helens26Pat Richards Wigan2692009Ryan Hall Leeds28Michael Dobson Hull KR2382010Pat Richards Wigan29Pat Richards Wigan3882011Sam Tomkins Wigan26Brett Hodgson Warrington3102012Josh Charnley Wigan31Scott Dureau Catalans2772013Josh Charnley Wigan30Danny Brough Huddersfield2832014Joel Monaghan Warrington28Marc Sneyd Castleford2242015Jermaine McGillvary Huddersfield27Luke Gale Castleford2472016Denny Solomona Castleford40Luke Gale Castleford2622017Greg Eden Castleford38Luke Gale Castleford3172018Ben Barba St. Helens28Danny Richardson St. Helens2872019Tommy Makinson St. Helens23Lachlan Coote St. Helens2472020Ash Handley Leeds15Lachlan Coote St. Helens1522021Ken Sio Salford19James Maloney Catalans2272022Bevan French Wigan31Tommy Makinson St. Helens2302023Tom Johnstone & Abbas Miski Catalans & Wigan27Stefan Ratchford Warrington2002024Liam Marshall Wigan27Mikey Lewis Hull KR2162025Lewis Martin Hull F.C.25Max Jowitt & Arthur Mourgue Wakefield & Hull KR194

Man of Steel

The Man of Steel Award is given to the Super League Player of the Season. Various methods of determining the seasons best player have been employed throughout the awards history. The current method involves points being designated to players by a select panel following each fixture. The award is also known as the Steve Prescott Man of Steel, posthumously named after the former St Helens player who established the Steve Prescott Foundation to raise money for cancer research whilst fighting his own battle with cancer, which he tragically lost in 2013.

YearNatPlayerClub1996Andy Farrell Wigan1997James Lowes Bradford1998Iestyn Harris Leeds1999Adrian Vowles Castleford2000Sean Long St. Helens2001Paul Sculthorpe St. Helens2002Paul Sculthorpe St. Helens2003Jamie Peacock Bradford2004Andy Farrell Wigan2005Jamie Lyon St. Helens2006Paul Wellens St. Helens2007James Roby St. Helens2008James Graham St. Helens2009Brett Hodgson Huddersfield2010Pat Richards Wigan2011Rangi Chase Castleford2012Sam Tomkins Wigan2013Danny Brough Huddersfield2014Daryl Clark Castleford2015Zak Hardaker Leeds2016Danny Houghton Hull F.C.2017Luke Gale Castleford2018Ben Barba St. Helens2019Jackson Hastings Salford2020Paul McShane Castleford2021Sam Tomkins Catalans2022Brodie Croft Salford2023Bevan French Wigan2024Mikey Lewis Hull KR2025Jake Connor Leeds

Harry Sunderland Trophy / Rob Burrow Award winner

The Harry Sunderland Trophy was awarded to the Man of the Match of the Super League Grand Final. The award predated the Super League and was previously awarded to the Man of the Match of the Rugby League Premiership Final. From the 2024 season, the honour was renamed to the Rob Burrow Award in tribute to the former Leeds and Great Britain scrum-half who had raised awareness and funds for charity after being diagnosed with motor neuron disease. YearNatPlayerClub1996Andrew Farrell Wigan1997Andrew Farrell Wigan1998Jason Robinson Wigan1999Henry Paul Bradford2000Chris Joynt St. Helens2001Michael Withers Bradford2002Paul Deacon Bradford2003Stuart Reardon Bradford2004Matt Diskin Leeds2005Leon Pryce Bradford2006Paul Wellens St. Helens2007Rob Burrow Leeds2008Lee Smith Leeds2009Kevin Sinfield Leeds2010Thomas Leuluai Wigan2011Rob Burrow Leeds2012Kevin Sinfield Leeds2013Blake Green Wigan2014James Roby St. Helens2015Danny McGuire Leeds2016Liam Farrell Wigan2017Danny McGuire Leeds2018Stefan Ratchford Warrington2019Luke Thompson St. Helens2020James Roby St. Helens2021Kevin Naiqama St. Helens2022Jonny Lomax St. Helens2023Jake Wardle Wigan2024Bevan French Wigan2025Mikey Lewis Hull KR

League structure Throughout the history of Super League, the competition has been structured in various formats effecting awarding of championships, participation in play-off series, and inclusion in the league itself.

YearNo. teamsChampionsPlay-offsRelegation199612League positionNoneLeague position: Bottom place relegated to First Division19971998Grand FinalTop 5No relegation1999142000122001League position: Bottom place relegated to National League One2002Top 6200320042005League position: Bottom two relegated to National League One2006League position: Bottom place relegated to National League One20072008Licensing: Participating clubs decided by centrally awarded licenses200914Top 820102011201220132014League position: Bottom two relegated to Championship201512Super 8s: Top 4Super 8s Qualifiers: Bottom three and Million Pound Game losers relegated to Championship201620172018201912Top 5League position: Bottom place relegated to Championship202012Top 6No relegation202112Top 6League position: Bottom place relegated to Championship202220232024IMG Grading: Clubs graded and ranked annually with top 12 eligible for Super League2025

List of Super League seasons

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