List of Huddersfield Giants seasons
Appearance
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
[edit]Season | League | Play-offs[1] | Challenge Cup |
Other Competitions | |||||||||
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Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | |||||
1895–96 | NRFU | 42 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 194 | 274 | 24 | 20th | ||||
1896–97 | YSC | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 142 | 179 | 27 | 10th | R1 | |||
1897–98 | YSC | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 208 | 170 | 27 | 10th | R3 | |||
1898–99 | YSC | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 169 | 147 | 33 | 6th | QF | |||
1899–1900 | YSC | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 181 | 110 | 38 | 5th | R3 | |||
1900–01 | YSC | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 241 | 130 | 35 | 6th | R2 | |||
1901–02 | NRFU | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 122 | 262 | 18 | 13th | QF | |||
1902–03 | Div 1 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 116 | 196 | 28 | 15th | R1 | |||
1903–04 | Div 1 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 160 | 353 | 20 | 18th | R1 | |||
1904–05 | Div 2 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 231 | 143 | 30 | 5th | R2 | |||
1905–06 | Div 1 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 224 | 174 | 36 | 11th | PR | Yorkshire Cup | R1 | |
1906–07 | Div 1 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 469 | 477 | 26 | 19th | QF | Yorkshire Cup | R2 | |
1907–08 | Div 1 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 439 | 330 | 29 | 15th | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | R2 | |
1908–09 | Div 1 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 504 | 292 | 45 | 5th | QF | Yorkshire Cup | R2 | |
1909–10 | Div 1 | 34 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 477 | 301 | 42 | 8th | R2 | Yorkshire Cup | W | |
1910–11 | Div 1 | 36 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 702 | 293 | 44 | 7th | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | RU | |
1911–12 | Div 1 | 36 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 996 | 238 | 63 | 1st[2] | W | QF | Yorkshire Cup | W |
1912–13 | Div 1 | 32 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 732 | 217 | 56 | 1st[2] | W | W | Yorkshire Cup | R1 |
1913–14 | Div 1 | 34 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 830 | 258 | 58 | 1st[2] | RU | SF | Yorkshire Cup | W |
1914–15 | Div 1 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 888 | 235 | 60 | 1st[2] | W | W | Yorkshire Cup | W |
1915–16[3] | WEL | 30 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 342 | 231 | 38 | 6th | ||||
1916–17[3] | WEL | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 129 | 368 | 12 | 23rd | ||||
1917–18[3] | Huddersfield did not take part in any competition during these seasons | ||||||||||||
1918–19[3] | |||||||||||||
1919[4] | Huddersfield did not take part in any league competition during this season | Yorkshire Cup | W | ||||||||||
1919–20 | Div 1 | 34 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 759 | 215 | 58 | 1st[2] | RU | W | Yorkshire Cup | W |
1920–21 | Div 1 | 36 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 376 | 283 | 38 | 14th | SF | Yorkshire Cup | R1 | |
1921–22 | Div 1 | 36 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 608 | 271 | 47 | 4th[2] | SF | R2 | Yorkshire Cup | R1 |
1922–23 | Div 1 | 34 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 644 | 279 | 52 | 2nd | RU | R2 | Yorkshire Cup | R2 |
1923–24 | Div 1 | 36 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 481 | 352 | 43 | 5th | SF | Yorkshire Cup | RU | |
1924–25 | Div 1 | 36 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 458 | 351 | 43 | 7th | R2 | Yorkshire Cup | R1 | |
1925–26 | Div 1 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 365 | 474 | 30 | 18th | R2 | Yorkshire Cup | RU | |
1926–27 | Div 1 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 414 | 562 | 32 | 23rd | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | W | |
1927–28 | Div 1 | 40 | 21 | 1 | 18 | 475 | 341 | 43 | 12th | QF | Yorkshire Cup | R1 | |
1928–29 | Div 1 | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 476 | 291 | 56 | 1st[2] | W | R2 | Yorkshire Cup | R2 |
1929–30 | Div 1 | 38 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 510 | 317 | 52 | 2nd[2] | W | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | R1 |
1930–31 | Div 1 | 38 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 545 | 272 | 56 | 5th | R2 | Yorkshire Cup | RU | |
1931–32 | Div 1 | 38 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 636 | 368 | 61 | 1st | RU | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | W |
1932–33 | Div 1 | 38 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 504 | 333 | 42 | 9th | W | Yorkshire Cup | R2 | |
1933–34 | Div 1 | 38 | 20 | 1 | 17 | 500 | 330 | 41 | 12th | SF | Yorkshire Cup | SF | |
1934–35 | Div 1 | 38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 552 | 379 | 47 | 7th | RU | Yorkshire Cup | R2 | |
1935–36 | Div 1 | 38 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 580 | 356 | 46 | 9th | SF | Yorkshire Cup | R2 | |
1936–37 | Div 1 | 38 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 671 | 405 | 43 | 11th | QF | Yorkshire Cup | R1 | |
1937–38 | Div 1 | 36 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 499 | 502 | 29 | 23rd | R2 | Yorkshire Cup | RU | |
1938–39 | Div 1 | 40 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 647 | 345 | 58 | 4th | SF | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | W |
1939–40 | Season abandoned following the outbreak of the Second World War | ||||||||||||
1939–40[5] | WEL | 28 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 545 | 340 | 39 | 2nd | Yorkshire Cup | R2 | ||
1940–41[5] | WEL | 25 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 422 | 297 | 30 | 3rd | QF | Yorkshire Cup | SF | |
1941–42[5] | WEL | 23 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 355 | 276 | 24 | 9th | R2 | Yorkshire Cup | SF | |
1942–43[5] | WEL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 215 | 189 | 24 | 6th | R1 | R2 | Yorkshire Cup | RU |
1943–44[5] | WEL | 21 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 223 | 230 | 15 | 11th | R2 | Yorkshire Cup | SF | |
1944–45[5] | WEL | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 281 | 252 | 22 | 9th | W | Yorkshire Cup | R1 | |
1945–46 | Div 1 | 36 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 688 | 286 | 55 | 2nd | RU | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | R1 |
1946–47 | Div 1 | 36 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 572 | 332 | 50 | 7th | R2 | Yorkshire Cup | R2 | |
1947–48 | Div 1 | 36 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 669 | 240 | 54 | 3rd | SF | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | SF |
1948–49 | Div 1 | 36 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 626 | 290 | 54 | 3rd[2] | W | SF | Yorkshire Cup | R2 |
1949–50 | Div 1 | 36 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 694 | 362 | 57 | 2nd[2] | RU | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | RU |
1950–51 | Div 1 | 36 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 575 | 410 | 42 | 9th | QF | Yorkshire Cup | W | |
1951–52 | Div 1 | 36 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 785 | 446 | 52 | 4th[2] | SF | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | R2 |
1952–53 | Div 1 | 36 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 747 | 366 | 56 | 4th | SF | W | Yorkshire Cup | W |
1953–54 | Div 1 | 36 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 689 | 417 | 48 | 6th | QF | Yorkshire Cup | SF | |
1954–55 | Div 1 | 36 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 790 | 483 | 44 | 11th | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | R2 | |
1955–56 | Div 1 | 36 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 606 | 544 | 37 | 14th | QF | Yorkshire Cup | R1 | |
ITV Floodlit Trophy | R1 | ||||||||||||
1956–57 | Div 1 | 38 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 667 | 533 | 46 | 9th | QF | Yorkshire Cup | R2 | |
1957–58 | Div 1 | 38 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 531 | 675 | 35 | 18th | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | W | |
1958–59 | Div 1 | 38 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 573 | 677 | 36 | 19th | R2 | Yorkshire Cup | R1 | |
1959–60 | Div 1 | 38 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 603 | 510 | 43 | 12th | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | R2 | |
1960–61 | Div 1 | 36 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 449 | 429 | 38 | 14th | R2 | Yorkshire Cup | RU | |
1961–62 | Div 1 | 36 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 494 | 351 | 52 | 4th | W | RU | Yorkshire Cup | R1 |
1962–63 | Div 1 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 298 | 278 | 28 | 9th | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | R1 | |
Eastern Divisional Championship | RU | ||||||||||||
1963–64 | Div 1 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 264 | 413 | 20 | 14th | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | SF | |
1964–65 | Div 1 | 34 | 15 | 0 | 19 | 368 | 419 | 30 | 18th | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | SF | |
Bottom 14 Championship | W | ||||||||||||
1965–66 | Div 1 | 34 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 420 | 267 | 40 | 11th | R1 | QF | Yorkshire Cup | SF |
1966–67 | Div 1 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 369 | 379 | 26 | 21st | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | SF | |
1967–68 | Div 1 | 34 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 343 | 336 | 36 | 15th | R1 | SF | Yorkshire Cup | R2 |
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy | PR | ||||||||||||
1968–69 | Div 1 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 296 | 553 | 19 | 25th | R2 | Yorkshire Cup | R1 | |
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy | R2 | ||||||||||||
1969–70 | Div 1 | 34 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 377 | 395 | 35 | 15th | R1 | R2 | Yorkshire Cup | R2 |
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy | PR | ||||||||||||
1970–71 | Div 1 | 34 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 440 | 434 | 34 | 15th | R1 | SF | Yorkshire Cup | R2 |
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy | R2 | ||||||||||||
1971–72 | Div 1 | 34 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 394 | 435 | 34 | 17th | R2 | Yorkshire Cup | R1 | |
League Cup | R2 | ||||||||||||
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy | R2 | ||||||||||||
1972–73 | Div 1 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 465 | 598 | 22 | 24th | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | SF | |
League Cup | R2 | ||||||||||||
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy | R1 | ||||||||||||
1973–74 | Div 2 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 363 | 394 | 18 | 10th | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | R2 | |
League Cup | R1 | ||||||||||||
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy | PR | ||||||||||||
Captain Morgan Trophy | R1 | ||||||||||||
Club Championship | PR | ||||||||||||
1974–75 | Div 2 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 489 | 213 | 42 | 1st | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | R1 | |
League Cup | R1 | ||||||||||||
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy | R1 | ||||||||||||
Premiership | R1 | ||||||||||||
1975–76 | Div 1 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 370 | 657 | 10 | 15th | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | R1 | |
League Cup | QF | ||||||||||||
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy | R2 | ||||||||||||
1976–77 | Div 2 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 397 | 329 | 26 | 7th | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | R1 | |
League Cup | R1 | ||||||||||||
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy | SF | ||||||||||||
1977–78 | Div 2 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 502 | 324 | 36 | 4th | QF | Yorkshire Cup | R1 | |
League Cup | QF | ||||||||||||
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy | PR | ||||||||||||
1978–79 | Div 1 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 314 | 725 | 15 | 16th | QF | Yorkshire Cup | R1 | |
League Cup | R1 | ||||||||||||
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy | R2 | ||||||||||||
1979–80 | Div 2 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 363 | 423 | 20 | 12th | R2 | RFL Yorkshire Cup | R1 | |
League Cup | R1 | ||||||||||||
BBC2 Floodlit Trophy | R1 | ||||||||||||
1980–81 | Div 2 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 429 | 310 | 37 | 5th | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | SF | |
League Cup | R2 | ||||||||||||
1981–82 | Div 2 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 370 | 523 | 27 | 11th | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | R1 | |
League Cup | R2 | ||||||||||||
1982–83 | Div 2 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 397 | 524 | 27 | 12th | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | R1 | |
League Cup | R2 | ||||||||||||
1983–84 | Div 2 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 600 | 545 | 33 | 10th | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | R1 | |
League Cup | R1 | ||||||||||||
1984–85 | Div 2 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 476 | 476 | 25 | 13th | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | R2 | |
League Cup | R1 | ||||||||||||
1985–86 | Div 2 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 542 | 841 | 20 | 15th | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | R1 | |
League Cup | R1 | ||||||||||||
1986–87 | Div 2 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 456 | 673 | 16 | 15th | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | R1 | |
League Cup | PR | ||||||||||||
1987–88 | Div 2 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 383 | 597 | 15 | 19th | PR | Yorkshire Cup | PR | |
League Cup | R1 | ||||||||||||
1988–89 | Div 2 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 400 | 615 | 19 | 18th | R1 | Yorkshire Cup | R1 | |
League Cup | R1 | ||||||||||||
1989–90 | Div 2 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 469 | 441 | 28 | 11th | PR | Yorkshire Cup | R1 | |
League Cup | R2 | ||||||||||||
1990–91 | Div 2 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 493 | 477 | 27 | 11th | PR | Yorkshire Cup | R1 | |
League Cup | R1 | ||||||||||||
1991–92 | Div 3 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 869 | 257 | 46 | 1st | PR | Yorkshire Cup | R2 | |
League Cup | R1 | ||||||||||||
Divisional Premiership | R2 | ||||||||||||
1992–93 | Div 2 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 565 | 548 | 30 | 3rd | R2 | Yorkshire Cup | R2 | |
League Cup | PR | ||||||||||||
Divisional Premiership | R2 | ||||||||||||
1993–94 | Div 2 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 661 | 518 | 40 | 5th | R4 | League Cup | R2 | |
Divisional Premiership | R1 | ||||||||||||
1994–95 | Div 2 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 870 | 539 | 41 | 3rd | QF | League Cup | R2 | |
Divisional Premiership | RU | ||||||||||||
1995–96 | Div 2 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 395 | 485 | 12 | 9th | League Cup | R3 | ||
1996 | Div 2 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 557 | 308 | 24 | 5th | R4 | |||
1997 | Div 2 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 630 | 320 | 32 | 2nd | R4 | Divisional Premiership | W | |
1998 | SL | 23 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 288 | 825 | 4 | 12th | R4 | |||
1999 | SL | 30 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 463 | 1011 | 10 | 14th | R5 | |||
2000 | SL | 28 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 502 | 1026 | 8 | 12th | R4 | |||
2001 | SL | 28 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 613 | 926 | 13 | 12th | QF | |||
2002 | Div 2 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1156 | 356 | 53 | 1st | W | R4 | Championship Cup | W |
2002 | SL | 28 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 628 | 715 | 23 | 10th | R4 | |||
2004 | SL | 28 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 518 | 757 | 24 | 7th | SF | |||
2005 | SL | 28 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 742 | 791 | 24 | 8th | R4 | |||
2006 | SL | 28 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 609 | 753 | 22 | 9th | RU | |||
2007 | SL | 27 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 638 | 543 | 27 | 5th | EPO | QF | ||
2008 | SL | 27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 638 | 681 | 29 | 10th | R5 | |||
2009 | SL | 27 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 690 | 416 | 36 | 3rd | PSF | RU | ||
2010 | SL | 27 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 758 | 439 | 33 | 5th | QSF | R5 | ||
2011 | SL | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 707 | 524 | 32 | 4th | PSF | QF | ||
2012 | SL | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 699 | 664 | 28 | 7th | EPO | SF | ||
2013 | SL | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 851 | 507 | 42 | 1st | SF | QF | ||
2014 | SL | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 785 | 626 | 37 | 3rd | PSF | R4 | ||
2015 | SL | 30 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 750 | 534 | 38 | 3rd | SF | R6 | ||
2016 | SL | 23 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 511 | 569 | 12 | 12th | QF | The Qualifiers | 3rd | |
2017 | SL | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 663 | 680 | 25 | 8th | R5 | |||
2018 | SL | 23 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 427 | 629 | 23 | 5th | QF | |||
2019 | SL | 29 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 571 | 776 | 22 | 10th | R6 | |||
2020 | SL | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 318 | 367 | 38.89 | 7th | R5 | |||
2021 | SL | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 460 | 516 | 37.50 | 9th | QF | |||
2022 | SL | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 613 | 497 | 35 | 3rd | EPO | RU | ||
2023 | SL | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 473 | 552 | 22 | 9th | R6 | |||
2024 | SL | 27 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 468 | 660 | 20 | 9th | SF |
Key
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Key to league record:
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Key to divisions:
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Key to rounds:
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Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Play-offs | Promoted | Relegated |
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.
Notes
[edit]- ^ From 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Huddersfield won the Yorkshire League this season.
- ^ a b c d The 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.
- ^ The Emergency League was abandoned following the conclusion of the First World War, and was replaced by a shortened competitive season.
- ^ a b c d e f The Rugby League Championship was suspended between 1939 and 1945 due to the Second World War, and was replaced with a Wartime Emergency League.
Bibliography
[edit]- "Rugby League Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- "Huddersfield Giants - Seasons". Rugby League Project. Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates. Retrieved 7 January 2018.