Duration 26 Rounds Premiership winners Wigan Start date 1991 | Broadcast partners Sky Sports Man of Steel Dean Bell Number of teams 14 | |
Promoted from Second Division Sheffield Eagles
Leigh Relegated to Second Division Featherstone Rovers
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The 1991–92 Rugby Football League season was the 97th season of professional rugby league football in Britain. Fourteen teams competed from August, 1991 until May, 1992 for the Stones Bitter Championship, Premiership Trophy and Silk Cut Challenge Cup.
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At the end of the season, players from several clubs were selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Season summary
The 1992 Man of Steel Award for player of the season went to Wigan's Dean Bell.
St. Helens beat Rochdale Hornets 24–14 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Castleford beat Bradford Northern 28–6 to win the Yorkshire Cup.
League Tables
For the third consecutive season Wigan finished top of the pile, relegated were Swinton and Featherstone Rovers. To date this is Swinton's last appearance in the top flight and more trouble would follow after this relegation their ground Station Road was sold following mis-management and to this date the club are still without a permanent home within the town's boundaries.
Challenge Cup
Wigan defeated Castleford 28-12 in Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium before a crowd of 77,286. Their winger Martin Offiah was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for his man-of-the-match performance.