1996 Super League season

The year 1996's Stones Bitter Super League I was the official name for the 102nd season of top-level rugby league football, and the first year of Europe's new championship: Super League. It is also the first season of rugby league to be played in summer. The competition featured all eleven teams from the 1995-96 RFL First Division plus one expansion club, Paris Saint-Germain.

Super League I
LeagueSuper League
Duration22 Rounds
Teams12
Highest attendance20,429
Wigan vs St. Helens (21 June)
Lowest attendance1,400
Workington Town vs London Broncos (23 June)
Attendance867,372
(average 6,571)
Broadcast partnersSky Sports
1996 Season
ChampionsSt. Helens
1st Super League title
8th British title
Premiership winnersWigan
Man of Steel Andrew Farrell
Top point-scorer(s) Bobbie Goulding (257)
Top try-scorer(s) Paul Newlove (28)
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Division OneSalford Reds
Relegated to Division OneWorkington Town
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