League Leaders' Shield

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox sports award The League Leaders' Shield<ref name="wilson2009-07-16">Template:Cite news</ref> is a trophy awarded to the team finishing the season top of Super League in the sport of rugby league football. This regular portion of the season precedes the playoffs for the eventual Super League Grand Final. The trophy was first awarded in Super League VII in 2002.<ref name="SuperLeague">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

St Helens won the first shield in 2002, and have since won the shield on a total of 9 occasions.

Wigan Warriors become only the 2nd team (along with St Helens), to retain the shield.

HistoryEdit

From 1907 until 1973 the Championship was awarded to the team winning a top-four play-off (excluding the 2 seasons 1962–63 and 1963–64, when the championship was awarded to the top-placed team). From 1907 to 1962 no prize was awarded to the team finishing top. From 1965 to 1973 a 'League Leaders' Trophy' was introduced to reward the team finishing top. In 1996, Super League was formed but continued to use the league to decide the champions until 1998, when they adopted a play-off structure for the championship. Between 1998 and 2001 no trophy was awarded for coming top of the league in the regular season, and it would not be until the 2002 season when the League Leaders' Shield was first awarded.

From 2015 to 2017, League Leaders' Shield winners would participate in the short lived World Club Series. 2015 also saw the prize money increase from £50,000 to £100,000.

In 2016, the League Leaders were awarded medals for the first time.

Shield winnersEdit

Year League leaders Pts Runners up Pts
2002 Template:Leagueicon St. Helens(C) 46 Template:Leagueicon Bradford Bulls 46
2003 Template:Leagueicon Bradford Bulls(C) 44 Template:Leagueicon Leeds Rhinos 41
2004 Template:Leagueicon Leeds Rhinos(C) 50 Template:Leagueicon Bradford Bulls 41
2005 Template:Leagueicon St. Helens 47 Template:Leagueicon Leeds Rhinos 44
2006 Template:Leagueicon St. Helens(C) 48 Template:Leagueicon Hull F.C. 40
2007 Template:Leagueicon St. Helens 38 Template:Leagueicon Leeds Rhinos 37
2008 Template:Leagueicon St. Helens 43 Template:Leagueicon Leeds Rhinos 42
2009 Template:Leagueicon Leeds Rhinos(C) 42 Template:Leagueicon St Helens 38
2010 Template:Leagueicon Wigan Warriors(C) 44 Template:Leagueicon St Helens 40
2011 Template:Leagueicon Warrington Wolves 44 Template:Leagueicon Wigan Warriors 43
2012 Template:Leagueicon Wigan Warriors 42 Template:Leagueicon Warrington Wolves 41
2013 Template:Leagueicon Huddersfield Giants 42 Template:Leagueicon Warrington Wolves 41
2014 Template:Leagueicon St. Helens(C) 38 Template:Leagueicon Wigan Warriors 37
2015 Template:Leagueicon Leeds Rhinos(C) 41 Template:Leagueicon Wigan Warriors 41
2016 Template:Leagueicon Warrington Wolves 43 Template:Leagueicon Wigan Warriors 42
2017 Template:Leagueicon Castleford Tigers 50 Template:Leagueicon Leeds Rhinos 40
2018 Template:Leagueicon St. Helens 42 Template:Leagueicon Wigan Warriors 32
2019 Template:Leagueicon St. Helens(C) 52 Template:Leagueicon Wigan Warriors 36
2020 Template:Leagueicon Wigan Warriors 76.47a Template:Leagueicon St. Helens 70.59a
2021 Template:Leagueicon Catalans Dragons 82.61a Template:Leagueicon St. Helens 76.19a
2022 Template:Leagueicon St. Helens(C) 42 Template:Leagueicon Wigan Warriors 38
2023 Template:Leagueicon Wigan Warriors(C) 40 Template:Leagueicon Catalans Dragons 40
2024 Template:Leagueicon Wigan Warriors(C) 44 Template:Leagueicon Hull KR 42
  • a: Shield winners decided by win percentage rather than points

(C) - Team also won the Grand Final to be crowned champions.

WinnersEdit

Club Wins Winning years
Template:Leagueicon St. Helens 9 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2022
Template:Leagueicon Wigan Warriors 5 2010, 2012, 2020, 2023, 2024
Template:Leagueicon Leeds Rhinos 3 2004, 2009, 2015
Template:Leagueicon Warrington Wolves 2 2011, 2016
Template:Leagueicon Bradford Bulls 1 2003
Template:Leagueicon Huddersfield Giants 1 2013
Template:Leagueicon Castleford Tigers 1 2017
Template:Leagueicon Catalans Dragons 1 2021

The TrebleEdit

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The QuadrupleEdit

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See alsoEdit

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NotesEdit

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ReferencesEdit

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