1996 Super League season
| Super League I | |
|---|---|
| League | Super League |
| Duration | 22 Rounds |
| Teams | 12 |
| Highest attendance | 20,429 Wigan vs St Helens (21 June) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,400 Workington Town vs London Broncos (23 June) |
| Total attendance | 867,372 (average 6,571) |
| Broadcast partners | Sky Sports |
| 1996 Season | |
| Champions | St Helens 1st Super League title 8th British title |
| Runners-up | Wigan |
| Premiership winners | Wigan |
| Man of Steel | Andy Farrell |
| Top point-scorer | Bobbie Goulding (257) |
| Top try-scorer | Paul Newlove (28) |
| Promotion and relegation | |
| Promoted from Division One | Salford Reds |
| Relegated to Division One | Workington Town |
The Stones Bitter Super League I was the official name for 1996's 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.