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| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1998 |
| Ceased | 2001 |
| Replaced by | Championship Cup |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Country |  England(RFL) |
| Holders |  Leigh Centurions (1st title) |
TheTrans-Pennine Cup was a short-lived competition for professionalBritishrugby league clubs in theRFL Second Division.
The competition had no qualification rounds; only a final was played. The finalists were the highest placed team in the Northern Ford Premiership from either side of thePennines (Yorkshire versusLancashire/Cumbria), at an early stage of the season.
In 2001 the competition was replaced by theChampionship Cup, a longer and more structured competition.
| Season | Winners | Score | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998[1] | Batley Bulldogs | 28–12 | Oldham |
| 2000[2] | Dewsbury Rams | 10–8 | Leigh Centurions |
| 2001[3] | Leigh Centurions | 36–0 | Keighley Cougars |
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