Rugby League Charity Shield (Great Britain)

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.

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 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	25th August 1985	Wigan	34 - 6	Hull Kingston Rovers^1	Isle of Man	4,066
1986–87	24th August 1986	Halifax^1	9 - 8	Castleford	Isle of Man	3,276
1987–88	23rd August 1987	Wigan^1	44 - 12	Halifax	Isle of Man	4,757
1988–89	21st August 1988	Widnes^1	20 - 14	Wigan	Isle of Man	5,044
1989–90	27th August 1989	Widnes^1	27 - 22	Wigan	Anfield, Liverpool	17,263
1990–91	19th August 1990	Widnes^2	24 - 8	Wigan^1	Vetch Field, Swansea	11,178
1991–92	25th August 1991	Wigan^1	22 - 8	Hull^2	Gateshead	10,248
1992–93	23rd August 1992	St. Helens^3	17 - 0	Wigan^1	Gateshead	7,364
1993–94	Not played
1994–95	Not played
1995–96	13th August 1995	Wigan^1	45 - 20	Leeds^3	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