List of Huddersfield Giants seasons

Huddersfield Giants are an English professional rugby league club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Formed in 1864, the club has competed in the sport since the foundation of the Northern Union in 1895. This list details the club's achievements in all major competitions.

Seasons

SeasonLeaguePlay-offsFrom 1906 until 1973 (except for two seasons between 1962 and 1964) a play-off format was used to determine the overall league champions. Between 1973 and 1997, the championship was awarded to the league winners, and the play-offs were replaced by the Rugby League Premiership. A play-off system for the championship was reinstated in 1998.ChallengeCupOtherCompetitionsDivisionPWDLFAPtsPos1895–96NRFU42104281942742420th1896–97YSC30107131421792710thR11897–98YSC30123152081702710thR31898–99YSC3015312169147336thQF1899–1900YSC301749181110385thR31900–01YSC3017112241130356thR21901–02NRFU2682161222621813thQF1902–03Div 13413291161962815thR11903–04Div 134100241603532018thR11904–05Div 22614210231143305thR21905–06Div 130172112241743611thPRYorkshire CupR11906–07Div 132130194694772619thQFYorkshire CupR21907–08Div 132141174393302915thR1Yorkshire CupR21908–09Div 13421310504292455thQFYorkshire CupR21909–10Div 13421013477301428thR2Yorkshire CupW1910–11Div 13622014702293447thR1Yorkshire CupRU1911–12Div 1363114996238631stHuddersfield won the Yorkshire League this season.WQFYorkshire CupW1912–13Div 1322804732217561stWWYorkshire CupR11913–14Div 1342824830258581stRUSFYorkshire CupW1914–15Div 1342842888235601stWWYorkshire CupW1915–16The Rugby League Championship and all cup competitions were suspended between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War, and was replaced with a Wartime Emergency League.WEL3018210342231386th1916–17WEL2644181293681223rd1917–18Huddersfield did not take part in any competition during these seasons1918–191919The Emergency League was abandoned following the conclusion of the First World War, and was replaced by a shortened competitive season.Huddersfield did not take part in any league competition during this seasonYorkshire CupW1919–20Div 1342905759215581stRUWYorkshire CupW1920–21Div 136182163762833814thSFYorkshire CupR11921–22Div 13623112608271474thSFR2Yorkshire CupR11922–23Div 1342608644279522ndRUR2Yorkshire CupR21923–24Div 13621114481352435thSFYorkshire CupRU1924–25Div 13621114458351437thR2Yorkshire CupR11925–26Div 136142203654743018thR2Yorkshire CupRU1926–27Div 140160244145623223rdR1Yorkshire CupW1927–28Div 140211184753414312thQFYorkshire CupR11928–29Div 1382648476291561stWR2Yorkshire CupR21929–30Div 13825211510317522ndWR1Yorkshire CupR11930–31Div 1382729545272565thR2Yorkshire CupRU1931–32Div 1383017636368611stRUR1Yorkshire CupW1932–33Div 13821017504333429thWYorkshire CupR21933–34Div 138201175003304112thSFYorkshire CupSF1934–35Div 13822313552379477thRUYorkshire CupR21935–36Div 13823015580356469thSFYorkshire CupR21936–37Div 138211166714054311thQFYorkshire CupR11937–38Div 136141214995022923rdR2Yorkshire CupRU1938–39Div 14028210647345584thSFR1Yorkshire CupW1939–40Season abandoned following the outbreak of the Second World War1939–40The Rugby League Championship was suspended between 1939 and 1945 due to the Second World War, and was replaced with a Wartime Emergency League.WEL281918545340392ndYorkshire CupR21940–41WEL251429422297303rdQFYorkshire CupSF1941–42WEL2312011355276249thR2Yorkshire CupSF1942–43WEL181206215189246thR1R2Yorkshire CupRU1943–44WEL2171132232301511thR2Yorkshire CupSF1944–45WEL248610281252229thWYorkshire CupR11945–46Div 136271868828655 2ndRUR1Yorkshire CupR11946–47Div 13624210572332507thR2Yorkshire CupR21947–48Div 1362628669240543rdSFR1Yorkshire CupSF1948–49Div 1362709626290543rdWSFYorkshire CupR21949–50Div 136281769436257 2ndRUR1Yorkshire CupRU1950–51Div 13620214575410429thQFYorkshire CupW1951–52Div 13626010785446524thSFR1Yorkshire CupR21952–53Div 1362727747366564thSFWYorkshire CupW1953–54Div 13624012689417486thQFYorkshire CupSF1954–55Div 136220147904834411thR1Yorkshire CupR21955–56Div 136181176065443714thQFYorkshire CupR1ITV Floodlit TrophyR11956–57Div 13823015667533469thQFYorkshire CupR21957–58Div 138171205316753518thR1Yorkshire CupW1958–59Div 138180205736773619thR2Yorkshire CupR11959–60Div 138211166035104312thR1Yorkshire CupR21960–61Div 136182164494293814thR2Yorkshire CupRU1961–62Div 1362529494351524thWRUYorkshire CupR11962–63Div 13014016298278289thR1Yorkshire CupR1Eastern Divisional ChampionshipRU1963–64Div 130100202644132014thR1Yorkshire CupSF1964–65Div 134150193684193018thR1Yorkshire CupSFBottom 14 ChampionshipW1965–66Div 134200144202674011thR1QFYorkshire CupSF1966–67Div 134130213693792621stR1Yorkshire CupSF1967–68Div 134172153433363615thR1SFYorkshire CupR2BBC2 Floodlit TrophyPR1968–69Div 13491242965531925thR2Yorkshire CupR1BBC2 Floodlit TrophyR21969–70Div 134171163773953515thR1R2Yorkshire CupR2BBC2 Floodlit TrophyPR1970–71Div 134162164404343415thR1SFYorkshire CupR2BBC2 Floodlit TrophyR21971–72Div 134170173944353417thR2Yorkshire Cup R1League CupR2BBC2 Floodlit TrophyR21972–73Div 134102224655982224thR1Yorkshire CupSFLeague CupR2BBC2 Floodlit TrophyR11973–74Div 22690173633941810thR1Yorkshire CupR2League CupR1BBC2 Floodlit TrophyPRCaptain Morgan TrophyR1Club ChampionshipPR1974–75Div 2262105489213421stR1Yorkshire CupR1League CupR1BBC2 Floodlit TrophyR1PremiershipR11975–76Div 13050253706571015thR1Yorkshire CupR1League CupQFBBC2 Floodlit TrophyR21976–77Div 22613013397329267thR1Yorkshire CupR1League CupR1BBC2 Floodlit TrophySF1977–78Div 2261808502324364thQFYorkshire CupR1League CupQFBBC2 Floodlit TrophyPR1978–79Div 13071223147251516thQFYorkshire CupR1League CupR1BBC2 Floodlit TrophyR21979–80Div 226100163634232012thR2RFL Yorkshire CupR1League CupR1BBC2 Floodlit TrophyR11980–81Div 2281819429310375thR1Yorkshire CupSFLeague CupR21981–82Div 232131183705232711thR1Yorkshire CupR1League CupR21982–83Div 232131183975242712thR1Yorkshire CupR1League CupR21983–84Div 234153166005453310thR1Yorkshire CupR1League CupR11984–85Div 228121154764762513thR1Yorkshire CupR2League CupR11985–86Div 23484225428412015thR1Yorkshire CupR1League CupR11986–87Div 22880204566731615thR1Yorkshire CupR1League CupPR1987–88Div 22871203835971519thPRYorkshire CupPRLeague CupR11988–89Div 22891184006151918thR1Yorkshire CupR1League CupR11989–90Div 228140144694412811thPRYorkshire CupR1League CupR21990–91Div 228131144934772711thPRYorkshire CupR1League CupR11991–92Div 3262303869257461stPRYorkshire CupR2League CupR1Divisional PremiershipR21992–93Div 22815013565548303rdR2Yorkshire CupR2League CupPRDivisional PremiershipR21993–94Div 23020010661518405thR4League CupR2Divisional PremiershipR11994–95Div 2301938870539413rdQFLeague CupR2Divisional PremiershipRU1995–96Div 2206014395485129thLeague CupR31996Div 2201208557308245thR41997Div 2201604630320322ndR4Divisional PremiershipW1998SL232021288825412thR41999SL30502546310111014thR52000SL2840245021026812thR42001SL2861216139261312thQF2002Div 22726101156356531stWR4Championship CupW2002SL28111166287152310thR42004SL2812016518757247thSF2005SL2812016742791248thR42006SL2811017609753229thRU2007SL2713113638543275thEPOQF2008SL27101166386812910thR52009SL271809690416363rdPSFRU2010SL2716110758439335thQSFR52011SL2716011707524324thPSFQF2012SL2714013699664287thEPOSF2013SL272106851507421stSFQF2014SL271737785626373rdPSFR42015SL3018210750534383rdSFR62016SL 2360175115691212thQFThe Qualifiers3rd2017SL3011316663680258thR52018SL2311111427629235thQF2019SL29110185717762210thR62020SL18701131836738.897thR52021SL24901546051637.509thQF2022SL271719613497353rdEPORU2023SL2711016473552229thR62024SL2710017468660209thSF2025SL2770203477381410thR42026SL2780195097651612thR4

Key

Key to league record: Pld = Matches played W = Matches won D = Matches drawn L = Matches lost F = Points for A = Points against Pts = Points Pos = Final position

Key to divisions: SL = Super League Div 1 = RFL First Division Div 2 = RFL Second Division YSC = Yorkshire Senior Competition n/a = Not applicable

Key to rounds: DNE = Did not enter PR = Preliminary round R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2 R3 = Round 3 R4 = Round 4 R5 = Round 5 R6 = Round 6

EPO = Elimination Play-off QF = Quarter-finals QSF = Qualifying Semi-final PSF = Preliminary Semi-final SF = Semi-finals RU = Runners-up W = Winners

WinnersRunners-upThird placePlay-offsPromotedRelegated Division shown in bold to indicate a change in division. Top scorers shown in bold are players who were also top scorers in their division that season.

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