2002 Northern Ford Premiership

Premiership
LeagueNorthern Ford Premiership
Duration27 Rounds
Teams18
2002 Season
Grand Final winners Huddersfield Giants
League leaders Huddersfield Giants

The 2002 Northern Ford Premiership season was the second tier British rugby league during the 2002 season. The competition began with nineteen teams, but York Wasps folded early in the season. Huddersfield Giants winning the Grand Final. This was the last season of the Premiership as for 2003 the teams were split into two divisions of the National League.

Championship

The league was won by the Huddersfield Giants, who beat the Leigh Centurions in the Grand Final. Huddersfield Giants were promoted to the Super League.

League table

Team Pld W D L PF PA Pts
1 Huddersfield Giants 27 26 1 0 1156 356 53
2 Leigh Centurions 27 21 1 5 1021 426 43
3 Rochdale Hornets 27 19 1 7 809 582 39
4 Hull Kingston Rovers 27 18 1 8 715 468 37
5 Featherstone Rovers 27 18 1 8 836 604 37
6 Doncaster Dragons 27 16 1 10 741 603 33
7 Batley Bulldogs 27 16 1 10 658 666 33
8 Whitehaven Warriors 27 15 1 11 647 600 31
9 Oldham 27 13 3 11 748 553 29
10 Dewsbury Rams 27 14 1 12 723 616 29
11 Workington Town 27 13 0 14 677 677 26
12 Sheffield Eagles 27 13 0 14 597 648 26
13 Barrow Raiders 27 12 1 14 707 670 25
14 Keighley Cougars 27 7 0 20 488 906 14
15 Swinton Lions 27 6 1 20 473 918 13
16 Chorley Lynx 27 5 0 22 477 994 10
17 Hunslet Hawks 27 3 1 23 438 954 7
18 Gateshead Thunder 27 0 1 26 338 1108 1
Play-offs


York Wasps started this season but ceased to exist after 11 games. Their results were expunged from the records.

Play-offs

Week 1:

  • Hull Kingston Rovers 11 Oldham 19.
  • Featherstone Rovers 42 Whitehaven Warriors 14.
  • Doncaster Dragons 14 Batley Bulldogs 27.

Week 2:

  • Huddersfield Giants 36 Leigh Centurions 10.
  • Rochdale Hornets 6 Oldham 20.
  • Featherstone Rovers 30 Batley Bulldogs 32.

Week 3:

  • Batley Bulldogs 26 Oldham 16.

Week 4:

  • Leigh Centurions 35 Batley Bulldogs 28.

Grand Final

12 October 2002
Huddersfield Giants 38 – 16 Leigh Centurions
Try: O'Hare (2), St Hilaire (2), Thorman, Gene
Goal: McNamara (7) 		[1]
 Try: Cardoza, Marns, Hamilton
Goal: Turley (2)
Halton Stadium, Widnes
Attendance: 9,051
Referee: Karl Kirkpatrick (Warrington)
Player of the Match: Chris Thorman

See also

References

  1. ^ Wilson, Andy (14 October 2002). "Giants in the ascendant". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 February 2024.