Trans-Pennine Cup Explained

Trans-Pennine Cup
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Founded:	1998
Folded:	2001
Replaced:	Championship Cup
Teams:	2
Gov Body:	RFL
Champion:	Leigh Centurions (1st title)

The Trans-Pennine Cup was a short-lived competition for professional British rugby league clubs in the RFL Second Division.

The competition had no qualification rounds; only a final was played. The finalists were the highest placed team in the Northern Ford Premiership from either side of the Pennines (Yorkshire versus Lancashire/Cumbria), at an early stage of the season.

In 2001 the competition was replaced by the Championship Cup, a longer and more structured competition.

Winners

Season	Winners	Score	Runners-up
1998^[1]	Batley Bulldogs	28–12	Oldham
2000^[2]		10–8	Leigh Centurions
2001^[3]		36–0	Keighley Cougars

See also

• National League Cup

Notes and References

1. Book: Fletcher . Raymond . Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1999 . 1999 . Headline Publishing Group . London . 978-0-7472-7572-5. 211–213.
2. Web site: Dewsbury game plan rewarded in the rain . The Independent . 25 May 2024 . 13 April 2000.
3. Web site: Cougars: Pride shines in cup defeat. Bradford Telegraph & Argus. 6 May 2017. 1 June 2001.