2000 Northern Ford Premiership

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Premiership
League
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.

Championship

The league was won by the

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

Team Pld W D L PF PA Pts
1 Dewsbury Rams 28 22 1 5 848 400 45
2 Keighley Cougars 28 22 0 6 1002 401 44
3 Doncaster Dragons 28 21 0 7 880 397 42
4
Leigh Centurions
28 21 0 7 854 476 42
5 Featherstone Rovers 28 20 1 7 795 523 41
6 Oldham 28 19 1 8 734 513 39
7 Hull Kingston Rovers 28 17 1 10 583 481 35
8 Widnes Vikings 28 17 0 11 698 483 34
9 Swinton Lions 28 13 2 13 726 733 28
10 Barrow Raiders 28 14 0 14 647 711 28
11 Whitehaven Warriors 28 11 1 16 533 674 23
12 Workington Town 28 11 1 16 502 776 23
13 Rochdale Hornets 28 10 0 18 563 696 20
14 Sheffield Eagles 28 9 1 18 479 585 19
15 Hunslet Hawks 28 8 0 20 487 678 16
16 Batley Bulldogs 28 6 0 22 482 759 12
17 York Wasps 28 5 1 22 392 859 11
18 Lancashire Lynx 28 1 0 27 301 1361 2
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)
Mick Higham

See also

References

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

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