2000 Northern Ford Premiership

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Premiership
League Northern Ford Premiership
Duration28 Rounds
Teams18
2000 Season
Grand Final winners Ramscolours.svg Dewsbury Rams
League leaders Ramscolours.svg Dewsbury Rams
Tom Bergin Trophy Leigh colours.svg Mick Higham

The 2000 Northern Ford Premiership season was the second tier of British rugby league during the 2000 season. The competition featured eighteen teams, with Dewsbury Rams finishing as league leaders and winning the Grand Final.

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Championship

The league was won by the Dewsbury Rams. The Dewsbury Rams also reached the Grand Final and defeated Leigh Centurions, with Leigh Centurions' Mick Higham winning the Tom Bergin Trophy. The Dewsbury Rams 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 28221584840045
2 Keighley Cougars 282206100240144
3 Doncaster Dragons 28210788039742
4 Leigh Centurions 28210785447642
5 Featherstone Rovers 28201779552341
6 Oldham 28191873451339
7 Hull Kingston Rovers 281711058348135
8 Widnes Vikings 281701169848334
9 Swinton Lions 281321372673328
10 Barrow Raiders 281401464771128
11 Whitehaven Warriors 281111653367423
12 Workington Town 281111650277623
13 Rochdale Hornets 281001856369620
14 Sheffield Eagles 28911847958519
15 Hunslet Hawks 28802048767816
16 Batley Bulldogs 28602248275912
17 York Wasps 28512239285911
18 Lancashire Lynx 28102730113612
Play-offs

Play-offs

Grand Final

29 July 2000
Dewsbury Rams 13 – 12 Leigh Centurions
Try: Eaton, Long
Goal: Eaton (2)
Drop goal: Agar
Report Try: Higham (2)
Goal: Bretherton (2)
Gigg Lane, Bury
Attendance: 8,487 [1]
Referee: R. Connolly (Wigan)
Player of the Match: Mick Higham

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References

  1. Wilson, Andy (31 July 2000). "Dewsbury wait and hope". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 May 2015.