This season saw no changes in the entrants, no new members and no withdrawals, the number remaining at eighteen.
However the format was changed slightly with the games in the preliminary round being on a two-legged home and away basis.
This preliminary round now involved four clubs, to reduce the numbers to sixteen, followed by a straightforward knock out competition.
[1] Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs Involved 2 matches with the same 4 Clubs with reverse fixtures Involved 8 matches and 16 clubs Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs Involved 2 matches and 4 clubs [4][5][11] Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures 1 * Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91[11] and 1991-1992[10] and "100 Years of Rugby.
The History of Wakefield Trinity 1873-1973"[2] give the score as 18–0 but as obvious error in the wonderfully detailed independent WEB "Wakefield 'till I die"[3] gives the score as 13-0 2 * This match was televised 3 * Hull F.C.