Seasons
Click on a season to view this team's summary of that season. Note that win/loss/draw records are based on regular season matches only. Asterisk (*) next to crowd figure denotes not all home crowd figures were available for corresponding season.
Competition |
Name |
Position |
Extra Info |
W |
L |
D |
Pts For |
Pts Ag. |
Coach |
Top Tryscorer(s) |
Top Pointscorer(s) |
Home Venue(s) |
Crowd Avg |
Northern Rugby Football Union 1895/96 |
Halifax |
2nd |
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- |
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- | - |
|
- | - |
Hanson Lane |
* 0 |
Yorkshire Senior Competition 1896/97 |
Halifax |
3rd |
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|
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- |
|
- | - |
|
- | - |
Hanson Lane |
* 0 |
Northern Rugby Football Union 1906/07 |
Halifax |
|
Premiers |
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|
|
|
|
- |
|
- | - |
|
- | - |
Thrum |
* 0 |
Northern Rugby Football Union 1908/09 |
Halifax |
|
Semi Final Replay |
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|
|
|
|
- |
|
- | - |
|
- | - |
Thrum |
* 6,000 |
Northern Rugby Football Union 1920/21 |
Halifax |
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Semi Final |
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|
|
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- |
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- | - |
|
- | - |
Thrum |
* 0 |
Northern Rugby League 1933/34 |
Halifax |
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Semi Final |
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|
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|
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- |
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- | - |
|
- | - |
Thrum |
* 10,358 |
Northern Rugby League 1938/39 |
Halifax |
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Semi Final |
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|
|
|
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- |
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- | - |
|
- | - |
Thrum |
* 0 |
War Emergency League 1941/42 |
Halifax |
|
Semi Final |
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|
|
|
|
- |
|
- | - |
|
- | - |
Thrum |
* 0 |
War Emergency League 1942/43 |
Halifax |
|
Runners Up |
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|
|
|
|
- |
|
- | - |
|
- | - |
Thrum |
* 0 |
War Emergency League 1944/45 |
Halifax |
|
Runners Up |
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|
|
|
|
- |
|
- | - |
|
- | - |
Thrum |
* 9,800 |
Northern Rugby League 1949/50 |
Halifax |
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Semi Final |
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|
|
|
|
- |
|
- | - |
|
- | - |
Thrum |
* 0 |
Northern Rugby League 1952/53 |
Halifax |
|
Runners Up |
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
- | - |
|
- | - |
Thrum |
* 18,773 |
Northern Rugby League 1953/54 |
Halifax |
|
Runners Up |
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
- | - |
|
- | - |
Thrum |
* 0 |
Northern Rugby League 1954/55 |
Halifax |
|
Semi Final |
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|
|
|
|
- |
|
- | - |
|
- | - |
Thrum |
* 0 |
Northern Rugby League 1955/56 |
Halifax |
|
Runners Up |
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|
|
|
|
- |
|
- | - |
|
- | - |
Thrum |
* 12,492 |
Northern Rugby League 1964/65 |
Halifax |
|
Premiers |
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
- | - |
|
- | - |
Thrum |
* 0 |
Northern Rugby League 1965/66 |
Halifax |
1st |
Runners Up |
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|
|
|
|
- |
|
- | - |
|
- | - |
Thrum |
6,730 |
Northern Rugby League 1966/67 |
Halifax |
12th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
- | - |
|
- | - |
|
0 |
Northern Rugby League 1967/68 |
Halifax |
14th |
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|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
- | - |
|
- | - |
Thrum |
* 5,285 |
Northern Rugby League 1970/71 |
Halifax |
16th |
Wooden Spoon |
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|
|
|
|
- |
|
- | - |
|
- | - |
Thrum |
* 0 |
Championship 1980/81 |
Halifax |
13th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mick BLACKER |
10 |
- | Mick SCOTT |
165 |
- | Jimmy BIRTS |
Thrum |
4,273 |
Second Division 1981/82 |
Halifax |
4th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mick BLACKER |
16 |
- | Graham GARROD |
236 |
- | Malcolm AGAR |
Thrum |
3,352 |
Championship 1982/83 |
Halifax |
15th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ken ROBERTS, Colin DIXON |
7 |
- | Malcolm AGAR |
131 |
- | Malcolm AGAR |
Thrum |
2,263 |
Second Division 1983/84 |
Halifax |
4th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Colin DIXON |
17 |
- | Keith WAITES |
224 |
- | Malcolm AGAR |
Thrum |
1,496 |
Championship 1984/85 |
Halifax |
10th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Colin DIXON, Chris ANDERSON |
10 |
- | Ron RYAN |
164 |
- | Malcolm AGAR |
Thrum |
3,918 |
Championship 1985/86 |
Halifax |
1st |
Premiers |
|
|
|
|
|
Chris ANDERSON |
11 |
- | Paul DIXON |
78 |
- | Steve SMITH |
Thrum |
4,858 |
Championship 1986/87 |
Halifax |
5th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chris ANDERSON |
14 |
- | Colin WHITFIELD |
204 |
- | Colin WHITFIELD |
Thrum |
4,939 |
Championship 1987/88 |
Halifax |
8th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chris ANDERSON |
11 |
- | Wilf GEORGE |
129 |
- | Colin WHITFIELD |
Thrum |
6,403 |
Championship 1988/89 |
Halifax |
13th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ross STRUDWICK |
9 |
- | Tony ANDERSON |
72 |
- | Colin WHITFIELD |
Thrum |
7,711 |
Second Division 1989/90 |
Halifax |
5th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
16 |
- | Wilf GEORGE |
120 |
- | Colin WHITFIELD |
Thrum |
6,251 |
Second Division 1990/91 |
Halifax |
2nd |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Peter ROE |
33 |
- | Greg AUSTIN |
144 |
- | Alan PLATT |
Thrum |
5,032 |
Championship 1991/92 |
Halifax |
7th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Roger MILLWARD |
27 |
- | Greg AUSTIN |
130 |
- | Greg PEARCE |
Thrum |
6,996 |
Championship 1992/93 |
Halifax |
7th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Roger MILLWARD, Malcolm REILLY |
19 |
- | Mark PRESTON |
201 |
- | Paul BISHOP |
Thrum |
6,285 |
Championship 1993/94 |
Halifax |
5th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Malcolm REILLY |
21 |
- | John BENTLEY |
190 |
- | John SCHUSTER |
Thrum |
6,542 |
Championship 1994/95 |
Halifax |
5th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Malcolm REILLY, Steve SIMMS |
26 |
- | John BENTLEY |
326 |
- | John SCHUSTER |
Thrum |
5,772 |
Championship 1995/96 |
Halifax |
3rd |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Steve SIMMS |
8 |
- | John BENTLEY, Simon BALDWIN, Mike UMAGA |
90 |
- | John SCHUSTER |
Thrum |
4,506 |
Super League 1996 |
Halifax Blue Sox |
6th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Steve SIMMS |
21 |
- | John BENTLEY |
236 |
- | John SCHUSTER |
Thrum |
5,298 |
Super League II 1997 |
Halifax Blue Sox |
7th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
John PENDLEBURY |
11 |
- | Fereti TUILAGI, Martin MOANA |
138 |
- | Martin PEARSON |
Thrum |
4,966 |
Super League III 1998 |
Halifax Blue Sox |
3rd |
Elimination Semi |
|
|
|
|
|
John PENDLEBURY |
14 |
- | Gavin CLINCH |
154 |
- | Martin PEARSON |
The Shay (12), Thrum (1) |
5,668 |
Super League IV 1999 |
Halifax Blue Sox |
9th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gary MERCER |
13 |
- | Nick PINKNEY |
165 |
- | Graham HOLROYD |
The Shay |
4,483 |
Super League V 2000 |
Halifax Blue Sox |
8th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gary MERCER |
16 |
- | Martin MOANA |
166 |
- | Martin PEARSON |
New Shay |
5,882 |
Super League VI 2001 |
Halifax Blue Sox |
9th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Steve LINNANE |
16 |
- | Darryl CARDISS |
130 |
- | Danny TICKLE |
New Shay |
4,911 |
Super League VII 2002 |
Halifax Blue Sox |
9th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tony ANDERSON |
15 |
- | Robbie BECKETT |
76 |
- | Danny TICKLE |
New Shay |
4,152 |
Super League VIII 2003 |
Halifax RLFC |
12th |
Wooden Spoon |
|
|
|
|
|
- |
9 |
- | Lee GREENWOOD |
118 |
- | Dane DORAHY |
The Shay |
2,977 |
Third Division 2004 |
Halifax RLFC |
|
Runners Up |
|
|
|
|
|
- |
4 |
- | Alan HADCROFT |
18 |
- | Jamie BLOEM |
The Shay |
2,219 |
Second Division 2004 |
Halifax RLFC |
9th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
11 |
- | Rikki SHERIFFE |
132 |
- | Jamie BLOEM |
The Shay |
1,917 |
Second Division 2005 |
Halifax RLFC |
4th |
Prelim Final |
|
|
|
|
|
- |
17 |
- | Rikki SHERIFFE |
135 |
- | Pat WEISNER |
The Shay |
1,975 |
Second Division 2006 |
Halifax RLFC |
7th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anthony FARRELL |
13 |
- | Joel PENNY |
120 |
- | James HALEY |
The Shay |
1,692 |
Second Division 2007 |
Halifax RLFC |
3rd |
Prelim Final |
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
- | - |
|
- | - |
The Shay |
* 825 |
Second Division 2008 |
Halifax RLFC |
3rd |
Semi Final |
|
|
|
|
|
Matt CALLAND |
|
- | - |
|
- | - |
The Shay |
* 3,794 |
Second Division 2009 |
Halifax RLFC |
2nd |
Runners Up |
|
|
|
|
|
Matt CALLAND |
|
- | - |
|
- | - |
The Shay |
* 2,171 |
Second Division 2010 |
Halifax RLFC |
2nd |
Runners Up |
|
|
|
|
|
Matt CALLAND |
|
- | - |
|
- | - |
The Shay |
* 0 |
Second Division 2011 |
Halifax RLFC |
6th |
Semi Final |
|
|
|
|
|
Matt CALLAND |
|
- | - |
|
- | - |
The Shay (14), Bloomfield Road (1) |
* 3,365 |
Second Division 2012 |
Halifax RLFC |
3rd |
Semi Final |
|
|
|
|
|
Karl HARRISON |
2 |
- | Ryan FIELDHOUSE, Callum CASEY |
12 |
- | Steve TYRER |
The Shay |
* 2,052 |
Second Division 2013 |
Halifax RLFC |
3rd |
Semi Final |
|
|
|
|
|
Karl HARRISON |
|
- | - |
|
- | - |
The Shay |
* 1,012 |
Second Division 2014 |
Halifax RLFC |
4th |
Semi Final |
|
|
|
|
|
Karl HARRISON |
|
- | - |
|
- | - |
The Shay |
* 2,271 |
Second Division 2015 |
Halifax RLFC |
4th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Richard MARSHALL |
|
- | - |
|
- | - |
The Shay |
* 2,739 |
Second Division 2016 |
Halifax RLFC |
6th |
Semi Final |
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
- | - |
|
- | - |
The Shay |
* 1,570 |
Second Division 2017 |
Halifax RLFC |
3rd |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Richard MARSHALL |
|
- | - |
|
- | - |
The Shay |
* 1,749 |
Second Division 2018 |
Halifax RLFC |
4th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Richard MARSHALL |
|
- | - |
|
- | - |
The Shay |
1,920 |
Second Division 2019 |
Halifax RLFC |
9th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Richard MARSHALL, Simon GRIX |
16 |
- | Steve TYRER |
242 |
- | Steve TYRER |
MBI Shay |
1,673 |
Second Division 2020 |
Halifax RLFC |
8th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Simon GRIX |
4 |
- | Jodie BROUGHTON |
22 |
- | Steve TYRER |
The Shay |
1,369 |
Second Division 2021 |
Halifax Panthers |
3rd |
Semi Final |
|
|
|
|
|
Simon GRIX |
11 |
- | James SALTONSTALL |
93 |
- | Connor ROBINSON |
The Shay |
* 1,408 |
Second Division 2022 |
Halifax Panthers |
3rd |
Eliminator |
|
|
|
|
|
Simon GRIX |
28 |
- | Lachlan WALMSLEY |
269 |
- | Joe KEYES |
The Shay |
* 1,782 |
Second Division 2023 |
Halifax Panthers |
8th |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Simon GRIX |
36 |
- | Lachlan WALMSLEY |
149 |
- | Louis JOUFFRET |
The Shay |
2,047 |
Second Division 2024 |
Halifax Panthers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liam FINN |
4 |
- | Louis JOUFFRET |
40 |
- | Louis JOUFFRET |
The Shay |
* 1,452 |