2001 Northern Ford Premiership

Premiership
League	Northern Ford Premiership
Duration	28 Rounds
Teams	19
2001 Season
Grand Final winners	Widnes Vikings
League leaders	Leigh Centurions
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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

• 2001 Challenge Cup

References

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

External links

• 2001 season at wigan.rlfans.com