Rugby League Charity Shield (Great Britain)

Charity Shield
Sport	Rugby league football
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	Winners	Score	Runner-up	Venue
1985–86	Wigan	34 - 6	Hull Kingston Rovers^1	Isle of Man
1986–87	Halifax^1	9 - 8	Castleford	Isle of Man
1987–88	Wigan^1	44 - 12	Halifax	Isle of Man
1988–89	Widnes^1	20 - 14	Wigan	Isle of Man
1989–90	Widnes^1	27 - 22	Wigan	Anfield, Liverpool
1990–91	Widnes^2	24 - 8	Wigan^1	Vetch Field, Swansea
1991–92	Wigan^1	22 - 8	Hull^2	Gateshead
1992–93	St Helens^3	17 - 0	Wigan^1	Gateshead
1993–94	Not played
1994–95	Not played
1995–96	Wigan^1	45 - 20	Leeds^3	Royal Showground, Dublin

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