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
Pre-Super League era
Season | League | Play-offs[1] | Challenge Cup |
Yorkshire Cup |
League 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 | NRFU-1 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 116 | 196 | 28 | 15th | R1 | |||||
1903–04 | NRFU-1 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 160 | 353 | 20 | 18th | R1 | |||||
1904–05 | NRFU-2 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 231 | 143 | 30 | 5th | R2 | |||||
1905–06 | NRFU | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 224 | 174 | 36 | 11th | PR | R1 | ||||
1906–07 | NRFU | 32 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 469 | 477 | 26 | 19th | QF | R2 | ||||
1907–08 | NRFU | 32 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 439 | 330 | 29 | 15th | R1 | R2 | ||||
1908–09 | NRFU | 34 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 504 | 292 | 45 | 5th | QF | R2 | ||||
1909–10 | NRFU | 34 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 477 | 301 | 42 | 8th | R2 | W | ||||
1910–11 | NRFU | 36 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 702 | 293 | 44 | 7th | R1 | RU | ||||
1911–12 | NRFU | 36 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 996 | 238 | 63 | 1st[2] | W | QF | W | |||
1912–13 | NRFU | 32 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 732 | 217 | 56 | 1st[2] | W | W | R1 | |||
1913–14 | NRFU | 34 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 830 | 258 | 58 | 1st[2] | RU | SF | W | |||
1914–15 | NRFU | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 888 | 235 | 60 | 1st[2] | W | W | 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] | n/a[4] | ||||||||||||||
1918–19[3] | |||||||||||||||
1919[5] | W | ||||||||||||||
1919–20 | NRFU | 34 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 759 | 215 | 58 | 1st[2] | RU | W | W | |||
1920–21 | NRFU | 36 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 376 | 283 | 38 | 14th | SF | R1 | ||||
1921–22 | NRFU | 36 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 608 | 271 | 47 | 4th[2] | SF | R2 | R1 | |||
1922–23 | RFL | 34 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 644 | 279 | 52 | 2nd | RU | R2 | R2 | |||
1923–24 | RFL | 36 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 481 | 352 | 43 | 5th | SF | RU | ||||
1924–25 | RFL | 36 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 458 | 351 | 43 | 7th | R2 | R1 | ||||
1925–26 | RFL | 36 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 365 | 474 | 30 | 18th | R2 | RU | ||||
1926–27 | RFL | 40 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 414 | 562 | 32 | 23rd | R1 | W | ||||
1927–28 | RFL | 40 | 21 | 1 | 18 | 475 | 341 | 43 | 12th | QF | R1 | ||||
1928–29 | RFL | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 476 | 291 | 56 | 1st[2] | W | R2 | R2 | |||
1929–30 | RFL | 38 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 510 | 317 | 52 | 2nd[2] | W | R1 | R1 | |||
1930–31 | RFL | 38 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 545 | 272 | 56 | 5th | R2 | RU | ||||
1931–32 | RFL | 38 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 636 | 368 | 61 | 1st | RU | R1 | W | |||
1932–33 | RFL | 38 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 504 | 333 | 42 | 9th | W | R2 | ||||
1933–34 | RFL | 38 | 20 | 1 | 17 | 500 | 330 | 41 | 12th | SF | SF | ||||
1934–35 | RFL | 38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 552 | 379 | 47 | 7th | RU | R2 | ||||
1935–36 | RFL | 38 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 580 | 356 | 46 | 9th | SF | R2 | ||||
1936–37 | RFL | 38 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 671 | 405 | 43 | 11th | QF | R1 | ||||
1937–38 | RFL | 36 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 499 | 502 | 29 | 23rd | R2 | RU | ||||
1938–39 | RFL | 40 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 647 | 345 | 58 | 4th | SF | R1 | W | |||
1939–40 | n/a[6] | ||||||||||||||
1939–40[7] | WEL | 28 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 545 | 340 | 39 | 2nd | R2 | |||||
1940–41[7] | WEL | 25 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 422 | 297 | 30 | 3rd | QF | SF | ||||
1941–42[7] | WEL | 23 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 355 | 276 | 24 | 9th | R2 | SF | ||||
1942–43[7] | WEL | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 215 | 189 | 24 | 6th | R1 | R2 | RU | |||
1943–44[7] | WEL | 21 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 223 | 230 | 15 | 11th | R2 | SF | ||||
1944–45[7] | WEL | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 281 | 252 | 22 | 9th | W | R1 | ||||
1945–46 | RFL | 36 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 688 | 286 | 55 | 2nd | RU | R1 | R1 | |||
1946–47 | RFL | 36 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 572 | 332 | 50 | 7th | R2 | R2 | ||||
1947–48 | RFL | 36 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 669 | 240 | 54 | 3rd | SF | R1 | SF | |||
1948–49 | RFL | 36 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 626 | 290 | 54 | 3rd[2] | W | SF | R2 | |||
1949–50 | RFL | 36 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 694 | 362 | 57 | 2nd[2] | RU | R1 | RU | |||
1950–51 | RFL | 36 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 575 | 410 | 42 | 9th | QF | W | ||||
1951–52 | RFL | 36 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 785 | 446 | 52 | 4th[2] | SF | R1 | R2 | |||
1952–53 | RFL | 36 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 747 | 366 | 56 | 4th | SF | W | W | |||
1953–54 | RFL | 36 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 689 | 417 | 48 | 6th | QF | SF | ||||
1954–55 | RFL | 36 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 790 | 483 | 44 | 11th | R1 | R2 | ||||
1955–56 | RFL | 36 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 606 | 544 | 37 | 14th | QF | R1 | ITV Floodlit Trophy | R1 | ||
1956–57 | RFL | 38 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 667 | 533 | 46 | 9th | QF | R2 | ||||
1957–58 | RFL | 38 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 531 | 675 | 35 | 18th | R1 | W | ||||
1958–59 | RFL | 38 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 573 | 677 | 36 | 19th | R2 | R1 | ||||
1959–60 | RFL | 38 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 603 | 510 | 43 | 12th | R1 | R2 | ||||
1960–61 | RFL | 36 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 449 | 429 | 38 | 14th | R2 | RU | ||||
1961–62 | RFL | 36 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 494 | 351 | 52 | 4th | W | RU | R1 | |||
1962–63 | RFL-1 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 298 | 278 | 28 | 9th | R1 | R1 | Eastern Divisional Championship | RU | ||
1963–64 | RFL-1 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 264 | 413 | 20 | 14th | R1 | SF | ||||
1964–65 | RFL | 34 | 15 | 0 | 19 | 368 | 419 | 30 | 18th | R1 | SF | Bottom 14 Championship | W | ||
1965–66 | RFL | 34 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 420 | 267 | 40 | 11th | R1 | QF | SF | |||
1966–67 | RFL | 34 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 369 | 379 | 26 | 21st | R1 | SF | ||||
1967–68 | RFL | 34 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 343 | 336 | 36 | 15th | R1 | SF | R2 | BBC2 Floodlit Trophy | PR | |
1968–69 | RFL | 34 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 296 | 553 | 19 | 25th | R2 | R1 | BBC2 Floodlit Trophy | R2 | ||
1969–70 | RFL | 34 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 377 | 395 | 35 | 15th | R1 | R2 | R2 | BBC2 Floodlit Trophy | PR | |
1970–71 | RFL | 34 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 440 | 434 | 34 | 15th | R1 | SF | R2 | BBC2 Floodlit Trophy | R2 | |
1971–72 | RFL | 34 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 394 | 435 | 34 | 17th | R2 | R1 | R2 | BBC2 Floodlit Trophy | R2 | |
1972–73 | RFL | 34 | 10 | 2 | 22 | 465 | 598 | 22 | 24th | R1 | SF | R2 | BBC2 Floodlit Trophy | R1 | |
1973–74 | RFL-2 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 363 | 394 | 18 | 10th | R1 | R2 | R1 | BBC2 Floodlit Trophy | PR | |
Captain Morgan Trophy | R1 | ||||||||||||||
Club Championship | PR | ||||||||||||||
1974–75 | RFL-2 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 489 | 213 | 42 | 1st | R1 | R1 | R1 | BBC2 Floodlit Trophy | R1 | |
Premiership | R1 | ||||||||||||||
1975–76 | RFL-1 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 370 | 657 | 10 | 15th | R1 | R1 | QF | BBC2 Floodlit Trophy | R2 | |
1976–77 | RFL-2 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 397 | 329 | 26 | 7th | R1 | R1 | R1 | BBC2 Floodlit Trophy | SF | |
1977–78 | RFL-2 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 502 | 324 | 36 | 4th | QF | R1 | QF | BBC2 Floodlit Trophy | PR | |
1978–79 | RFL-1 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 314 | 725 | 15 | 16th | QF | R1 | R1 | BBC2 Floodlit Trophy | R2 | |
1979–80 | RFL-2 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 363 | 423 | 20 | 12th | R2 | R1 | R1 | BBC2 Floodlit Trophy | R1 | |
1980–81 | RFL-2 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 429 | 310 | 37 | 5th | R1 | SF | R2 | |||
1981–82 | RFL-2 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 370 | 523 | 27 | 11th | R1 | R1 | R2 | |||
1982–83 | RFL-2 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 397 | 524 | 27 | 12th | R1 | R1 | R2 | |||
1983–84 | RFL-2 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 600 | 545 | 33 | 10th | R1 | R1 | R1 | |||
1984–85 | RFL-2 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 476 | 476 | 25 | 13th | R1 | R2 | R1 | |||
1985–86 | RFL-2 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 542 | 841 | 20 | 15th | R1 | R1 | R1 | |||
1986–87 | RFL-2 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 456 | 673 | 16 | 15th | R1 | R1 | PR | |||
1987–88 | RFL-2 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 383 | 597 | 15 | 19th | PR | PR | R1 | |||
1988–89 | RFL-2 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 400 | 615 | 19 | 18th | R1 | R1 | R1 | |||
1989–90 | RFL-2 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 469 | 441 | 28 | 11th | PR | R1 | R2 | |||
1990–91 | RFL-2 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 493 | 477 | 27 | 11th | PR | R1 | R1 | |||
1991–92 | RFL-3 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 869 | 257 | 46 | 1st | PR | R2 | R1 | Divisional Premiership | R2 | |
1992–93 | RFL-2 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 565 | 548 | 30 | 3rd | R2 | R2 | PR | Divisional Premiership | R2 | |
1993–94 | RFL-2 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 661 | 518 | 40 | 5th | R4 | R2 | Divisional Premiership | R1 | ||
1994–95 | RFL-2 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 870 | 539 | 41 | 3rd | QF | R2 | Divisional Premiership | RU | ||
1995–96 | RFL-2 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 395 | 485 | 12 | 9th | R3 |
Super League era
Season | League | Play-offs[1] | Challenge Cup |
Other competitions | ||||||||||
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Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | ||||||
1996 | Division One | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 557 | 308 | 24 | 5th | R4 | ||||
1997 | Division One | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 630 | 320 | 32 | 2nd | R4 | Divisional Premiership | W | ||
1998 | Super League | 23 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 288 | 825 | 4 | 12th | R4 | ||||
1999 | Super League | 30 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 463 | 1011 | 10 | 14th | R5 | ||||
2000 | Super League | 28 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 502 | 1026 | 8 | 12th | R4 | ||||
2001 | Super League | 28 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 613 | 926 | 13 | 12th | QF | ||||
2002 | Northern Ford Premiership | 27 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1156 | 356 | 53 | 1st | Won NFP Grand Final | R4 | Championship Cup | W | |
2002 | Super League | 28 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 628 | 715 | 23 | 10th | R4 | ||||
2004 | Super League | 28 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 518 | 757 | 24 | 7th | SF | ||||
2005 | Super League | 28 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 742 | 791 | 24 | 8th | R4 | ||||
2006 | Super League | 28 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 609 | 753 | 22 | 9th | RU | ||||
2007 | Super League | 27 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 638 | 543 | 27 | 5th | Lost in Elimination play-off | QF | |||
2008 | Super League | 27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 638 | 681 | 29 | 10th | R5 | ||||
2009 | Super League | 27 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 690 | 416 | 36 | 3rd | Lost in Preliminary semi-final | RU | |||
2010 | Super League | 27 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 758 | 439 | 33 | 5th | Lost in Qualifying semi-final | R5 | |||
2011 | Super League | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 707 | 524 | 32 | 4th | Lost in Preliminary semi-final | QF | |||
2012 | Super League | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 699 | 664 | 28 | 7th | Lost in Elimination play-off | SF | |||
2013 | Super League | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 851 | 507 | 42 | 1st | Lost in Semi-final | QF | |||
2014 | Super League | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 785 | 626 | 37 | 3rd | Lost in Preliminary semi-final | R4 | |||
2015 | Super League | 30 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 750 | 534 | 38 | 3rd | Lost in Semi-final | R6 | |||
2016 | Super League | 23 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 511 | 569 | 12 | 12th | QF | ||||
The Qualifiers | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 257 | 166 | 10 | 3rd | ||||||
2017 | Super League | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 663 | 680 | 25 | 8th | R5 | ||||
2018 | Super League | 23 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 427 | 629 | 23 | 5th | QF | ||||
2019 | Super League | 29 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 571 | 776 | 22 | 10th | R6 | ||||
2020 | Super League | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 318 | 367 | 38.89 | 7th | R5 |
Notes
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Huddersfield did not take part in any league competition during this season.
- ^ The Emergency League was abandoned following the conclusion of the First World War, and was replaced by a shortened competitive season.
- ^ Season abandoned following the outbreak of the Second World War. All results from this season have been expunged from official records.
- ^ 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
- "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.