2010. Dewsbury’s promotion back to the Championship meant the club, from being invincible, now faced tougher opposition – but they acquitted themselves creditably throughout the season, being beaten only by narrow margins but only winning 6 of their league fixtures. Their haul of 7 bonus points (points being awarded to the losing side if the gap between the winning score was less than 10 points) indicated that the team were not too far adrift in the league under Warren Jowitt’s leadership.
2011. This was a difficult season when Dewsbury’s championship status was only preserved by an end of season reshuffle and, more specifically, the demise of Barrow Raiders. Their standing in the table was due to a terrible mid-season slump when Warren Jowitt’s side lost 14 consecutive matches. Austin Buchanan (top try scorer) and Rob Spicer were favourites of the supporters – their consistency and effort being recognised and applauded week in, week out.
2012. There was a promising start to the season, but Dewsbury’s form faltered, a run of 5 defeats towards the end of the season cost Warren Jowitt his job – Paul Broadbent coming in for the last three matches, but they missed out on a play off place.
2013. Australian Glenn Morrison was appointed coach. The Championship was expanded to include 14 clubs – in this season, under Morrison’s leadership, Dewsbury firmly re-established themselves as a team secure in the division and went onto finish 7th in the table. Glenn Morrison’s impact on the small squad at Dewsbury was positive from the off – despite battling injuries from key players, the team made it to the second week of the play-offs and the semi-final of the Northern Rail Cup. Sheffield Eagles were Dewsbury’s nemesis – they beat them in all competitions - but otherwise, Dewsbury were playing good rugby and competing with the best in the division. Karl Pyrce, made captain by Glenn Morrison, ended up as top scorer for Dewsbury – his attitude impressing both the coach and supporters.
2014. Dewsbury continued to strengthen under Glenn Morrison – reaching the semifinals of the play offs for the Grand Final in 2014, having pushed Leigh Centurions (the eventual winners) hard in a 32-22 defeat. Anthony Thackeray was nominated for Championship Player of the Year, following his 28 tries in 29 appearances for the Rams.
2015. There was another change to the league structure, but one in which Dewsbury finished in a solid mid-table position. They therefore qualified for the Championship Shield competition – a play off for the middle ranking teams in the division. Dewsbury stuttered in the semi-finals against London Broncos. The creditable finish by the first team was not the only success for Dewsbury - perhaps more impressively, the newly formed reserve side won their competition.
2016. Dewsbury maintained their mid-table position in the league for the 5th consecutive year– their relative lack of budget compared to the Championship’s leading clubs being compensated by young players coming through the ranks – Josh Guzdek and Jack Teanby impressing in particular.
2017. Dewsbury started the season as relegation favourites – a prediction that looked as if it would be correct after the first 8 matches of the season – 8 losses. The club parted company with Glenn Morrison and brought in Neil Kelly again, hoping he would bring some of his previous Dewsbury success with him. Kelly’s first match in charge saw Dewsbury beat fierce rivals Batley Bulldogs in a scrappy 13-12 win at the Summer Bash (the summer RL festival for Championship sides) – a match that brought confidence back to the dressing room and some belief back to the supporters. Kelly steered the club to safety – the team winning 5 of the last 6 league matches.
2018 and 2019. Since 2018, the opportunity to earn promotion into Super League has meant some teams in the Championship have introduced full time squads – for part-time professional teams like Dewsbury the challenge to remain competitive became ever harder. In both seasons, Dewsbury occupied mid table positions– good results considering the relative lack of financial resource available to the club.
16 March – 3 April 2020. All rugby league games were suspended as part of the United Kingdom's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
May 2020. At a meeting between the RFL and club officials a majority of the Championship clubs rejected a suggestion that the season could recommence with games being played behind closed doors.
20 July 2020. The RFL board met and, having consulted with the clubs, decided to abandon the 2020 season as most of the clubs did not support playing behind closed doors. The season was declared null and void.
The cancellation of the season placed Dewsbury, and most other Championship clubs in a precarious financial position – Dewsbury season ticket holders were offered refunds, but the vast majority didn’t claim them – supporting the club financially whilst they couldn’t do so on the terraces.
2021. The season was also affected by the continuing Covid pandemic – league positions were calculated using a percentage win score. Dewsbury after a stronger end to the season as compared to the start, finished with a 40.48%-win percentage.
2022. After a disappointing season the club were relegated to the lower division.
2023 Dewsbury began life in League One in 2023 optimistically. The league was beset by crisis –West Wales Raiders did not start the season, meaning only 10 teams started the league. London Scholars struggled during the season also, but after a successful campaign Dewsbury Rams bounced back into the Championship winning 15 of their 18 league matches.
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