Rugby League Charity Shield (Great Britain)

Charity Shield

Sport	Rugby league
Inaugural season	1985-86
Ceased	1995-96
Number of teams	2
Country	United Kingdom
Holders	Wigan (1995-96)
Most titles	Wigan (4 titles)
Related competition	RFL Championship Challenge Cup Premiership

The Rugby League Charity Shield was a trophy for British rugby league clubs that was held as a one-off match at the beginning of a new season. It was modelled on English football's Charity Shield, and was held between 1985 and 1995. Normally the team that had won last season's championship would play the team that currently held the Challenge Cup. In years where the same team won both trophies the following season's Charity Shield was between them and the Premiership winners. In years where one team won all three competitions then the match would be between them and the second placed team in the championship.

The Charity Shield was held at a variety of venues; the Okells Bowl in Douglas on the Isle of Man was used initially with some regularity.

Results

Year	Date	Winners	Score	Runner-up	Venue	Attendance
1985–86	25 August 1985	Wigan	34 - 6	Hull Kingston Rovers1	Isle of Man	4,066
1986–87	24 August 1986	Halifax1	9 - 8	Castleford	Isle of Man	3,276
1987–88	23 August 1987	Wigan1	44 - 12	Halifax	Isle of Man	4,757
1988–89	21 August 1988	Widnes1	20 - 14	Wigan	Isle of Man	5,044
1989–90	27 August 1989	Widnes1	27 - 22	Wigan	Anfield, Liverpool	17,263
1990–91	19 August 1990	Widnes2	24 - 8	Wigan1	Vetch Field, Swansea	11,178
1991–92	25 August 1991	Wigan1	22 - 8	Hull2	Gateshead	10,248
1992–93	23 August 1992	St. Helens3	17 - 0	Wigan1	Gateshead	7,364
1993–94	Not played
1994–95	Not played
1995–96	13 August 1995	Wigan1	45 - 20	Leeds3	Royal Showground, Dublin	5,716

Footnotes

1. Denotes that team were previous season's champions
2. Denotes that team were previous season's Premiership winners
3. Denotes that team were previous season's championship runners-up