1999 Northern Ford Premiership

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Premiership
League Northern Ford Premiership
Duration28 Rounds
Teams18
1999 Season
Grand Final winners Hunsletcolours.svg Hunslet Hawks
League leaders Ramscolours.svg Dewsbury Rams
Tom Bergin Trophy Hunsletcolours.svg Latham Tawhai

The 1999 Northern Ford Premiership season was the second tier of British rugby league during the 1999 season. The competition featured eighteen teams, with Dewsbury Rams finishing as league leaders and Hunslet Hawks winning the Grand Final.

Contents

Championship

The league was won by Dewsbury Rams. Dewsbury also reached the Grand Final, but lost to Hunslet Hawks, with Hunslet's Latham Tawhai winning the Tom Bergin Trophy. Hunslet were not promoted to the Super League however, as their stadium did not meet the minimum requirements to be accepted into the league.

League table

TeamPldWDLPFPAPts
1 Dewsbury Rams 28212571044944
2 Hunslet Hawks 28210784540142
3 Widnes Vikings 28210779241542
4 Leigh Centurions 28210780252442
5 Featherstone Rovers 28191871446639
6 Hull Kingston Rovers 28191857342539
7 York Wasps 281711056942535
8 Whitehaven Warriors 281601265162032
9 Keighley Cougars 281411358461229
10 Barrow Raiders 281201666071824
11 Bramley 281111648959623
12 Batley Bulldogs 28931654655321
13 Swinton Lions 281001864564120
14 Workington Town 28911846881319
15 Rochdale Hornets 28901953972418
16 Lancashire Lynx 28702154488914
17 Oldham R.L.F.C. 28522144999912
18 Doncaster Dragons 2841234739119
Play-offs

Play-offs

Week 1

Leigh Centurions 4–17 Featherstone Rovers

Hunslet Hawks 21–24 Widnes Vikings

Week 2

Dewsbury Rams 28–6 Widnes Vikings

Hunslet Hawks 17–9 Featherstone Rovers

Week 3

Hunslet Hawks 10–8 Widnes Vikings

Grand Final

25 September 1999
Hunslet Hawks 12 – 11 Dewsbury Rams
Try: Cook, Higgins
Goal: Ross
Drop goal: Tawhai, Leighton
[1]
Try: Flynn, Ball
Goal: Eaton
Drop goal: Agar
Headingley, Leeds
Referee: Steve Ganson (St. Helens)
Player of the Match: Latham Tawhai

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References

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