1996 Super League season

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)
Total attendance867,372
(average 6,571)
Broadcast partnersSky Sports
1996 Season
ChampionsSt Helens
1st Super League title
8th British title
Runners-upWigan
Premiership winnersWigan
Man of Steel Andy Farrell
Top point-scorer Bobbie Goulding (257)
Top try-scorer Paul Newlove (28)
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Division OneSalford Reds
Relegated to Division OneWorkington 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.