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1990–91 Rugby Football League season

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Premiership winners
  
Hull

Start date
  
1990

Man of Steel
  
Garry Schofield

Number of teams
  
14

Promoted from Second Division
  
Salford Halifax Swinton

Relegated to Second Division
  
Oldham Sheffield Eagles Rochdale Hornets

Champions
  
Wigan Warriors, Salford Red Devils

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1991–92 Rugby Football League season

The 1990–91 Rugby Football League season was the 96th ever season of professional rugby league football in Britain. Fourteen teams competed from August, 1990 until May, 1991 for the Stones Bitter Championship, Premiership Trophy and Silk Cut Challenge Cup.

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Season summary

Widnes beat Salford 24–18 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Castleford beat Wakefield Trinity 11–8 to win the Yorkshire Cup.

League Tables

Wigan retained their title this season, relegated were Oldham, Sheffield Eagles and Rochdale Hornets, to date this is Rochdale Hornets's last appearance in the top flight.

Challenge Cup

Wigan defeated St. Helens 13-8 in the Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium before a crowd of 75,532. Denis Betts, Wigan's second row forward, was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for his man-of-the-match performance.

Premiership

In Hull's 14-4 victory over Widnes in the 1990–91 Rugby League Premiership final at Old Trafford, Manchester on Sunday 12 May 1991, their captain and Stand-off half back, Greg Mackey, was named man of the match, winning the Harry Sunderland Trophy.

References

1990–91 Rugby Football League season Wikipedia