2001 Northern Ford Premiership

Premiership
LeagueNorthern Ford Premiership
Duration28 Rounds
Teams19
2001 Season
Grand Final winners Widnes Vikings
League leaders Leigh Centurions

The 2001 Northern Ford Premiership season was the second tier of British rugby league during the 2001 season. The competition featured nineteen teams, with Widnes Vikings winning the Grand Final.

Championship

The league was won by Widnes Vikings, who beat Oldham in the Grand Final. The League Leaders Leigh Centurions lost in the play-off semi-finals. Widnes Vikings were promoted to the Super League.

League table

Team Pld W D L PF PA Pts
1 Leigh Centurions 28 26 0 2 1139 321 52
2 Widnes Vikings 28 21 1 6 961 377 43
3 Rochdale Hornets 28 21 0 7 865 433 42
4 Oldham 28 21 0 7 780 416 42
5 Featherstone Rovers 28 18 0 10 825 401 36
6 Dewsbury Rams 28 18 0 10 801 438 36
7 Hull Kingston Rovers 28 16 2 10 555 450 34
8 Keighley Cougars 28 16 1 11 810 498 33
9 Workington Town 28 16 0 12 681 568 32
10 Whitehaven Warriors 28 15 1 12 608 419 31
11 Sheffield Eagles 28 14 0 14 637 543 28
12 Doncaster Dragons 28 14 0 14 622 532 28
13 Batley Bulldogs 28 13 0 15 452 618 26
14 Barrow Raiders 28 12 1 15 631 685 25
15 Swinton Lions 28 10 0 18 538 711 20
16 Hunslet Hawks 28 6 1 21 380 959 13
17 Gateshead Thunder 28 2 0 26 346 990 4
18 Chorley Lynx 28 2 0 26 395 1361 4
19 York Wasps 28 1 1 26 193 1499 3
Play-offs

Play-offs

Week 1

Dewsbury Rams 6–19 Hull Kingston Rovers

Featherstone Rovers 28–24 Keighley Cougars

Leigh Centurions 14–15 Oldham

Widnes Vikings 34–24 Rochdale Hornets

Week 2

Leigh Centurions 26–10 Featherstone Rovers

Rochdale Hornets 26–14 Hull Kingston Rovers

Week 3

Leigh Centurions 18–26 Widnes Vikings

Oldham 39–32 Rochdale Hornets

Grand Final

28 July 2001
Widnes Vikings 24 – 14 Oldham
Try: Gee, Demetriou (2), Cantillon, Munro
Goal: Weston (2) 		[1]
 Try: Brennan, Ford, Mannion
Goal: Rich
Spotland, Rochdale
Attendance: 8,974
Referee: Steve Ganson (St Helens)
Player of the Match: Phil Cantillon

See also

References

  1. ^ Wilson, Andy (29 July 2001). "Widnes show they are ready to assume rightful place". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 February 2024.