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) | 
| 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 | Andrew Farrell | 
| Top point-scorer(s) | Bobbie Goulding (257) | 
| Top try-scorer(s) | Paul Newlove (28) | 
| Promotion and relegation | |
| Promoted from Division One | Salford Reds | 
| Relegated to Division One | Workington Town | 
The year 1996's Stones Bitter Super League I was the official name for the 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.