2010 Championship 1

May 2014 April 2026 2010 Championship 1 Championship 1 Co-operative championship1.png 255px Championship 1 logo 20 games each 11 2,896 SKY Sports 2010 Season Hunslet 16 Hunslet Hawks League Leaders York|16px York City Knights Playoff Winners Oldham 16 Oldham Man of Steel Award 2009 Championship 1 2009 2011 Championship 1 2011 The 2010 Championship 1 was a semi-professional rugby league football competition played in the United Kingdom, the third tier of the sport in the country. The winner of this league, Hunslet Hawks, were promoted to the Co-operative Championship along with play-off winners, York City Knights.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/9022605.stm Oldham Roughyeds 4–25 York City Knights BBC Sport 26 September 2010 28 March 2025 There was no relegation from this league as it is the lowest tier of professional rugby league in the UK. All of the teams competed in the 2010 Challenge Cup but South Wales did not compete in the 2010 National League Cup.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/rugby-league/new-welsh-club-formed-as-crusaders-move-north-1836083.html New Welsh club formed as Crusaders move north The Independent 26 September 2010 London Dave Hadfield 8 December 2009 13 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091213192127/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/rugby-league/new-welsh-club-formed-as-crusaders-move-north-1836083.html dead 2010 structure The competition features mainly the same teams as it did in 2009. The exceptions being that the Dewsbury Rams and the Keighley Cougars were both promoted to compete in the 2010 RFL Championship. Originally, Doncaster and the Leigh Centurions were supposed to be relegated. However, Gateshead Thunder breached the insolvency laws which meant that it was they, instead of Leigh, who were relegated.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/8354939.stm RFL accepts Thunder business plan BBC Sport 26 September 2010 11 November 2009 The competition was going to contain 10 teams but one more was added when the Super League team the Crusaders left their home base at Bridgend and moved to Wrexham. This resulted in a new club being formed in Neath, South Wales, called the South Wales Scorpions who will play at the Gnoll. Championship 1Team 2009 SeasonStadium CapacityCity/Area 16px Blackpool Panthers 5th Woodlands Memorial Ground N/A Lytham St Annes, Lancashire 16px Doncaster 11th (Championship) Keepmoat Stadium 15,231 Doncaster, South Yorkshire 16px Gateshead Thunder 7th (Championship) Thunderdome 11,800 Gateshead, Tyne and Wear 16px Hunslet Hawks 6th South Leeds Stadium N/A Leeds, West Yorkshire 16px London Skolars 10th New River Stadium 5,000 Haringey, London16px Oldham 4th Park Lane (Season Start to May) Whitebank Stadium (May onwards) N/A 1050 Whitefield, Greater Manchester Oldham, Greater Manchester 16px Rochdale Hornets 8th Spotland Stadium 10,249 Rochdale, Greater Manchester 16px South Wales Scorpions N/A The Gnoll 6,000 Neath, West Glamorgan, Wales 16px Swinton Lions 7th Park Lane N/A Swinton, Greater Manchester 16px Workington Town 9th Derwent Park 10,000 Workington, Cumbria 16px York City Knights 3rd Huntington Stadium 3,428 York, North Yorkshire Table PositionClubPlayedWonDrawnLostPts forPts agstPts DiffB.P.Points1Hunslet 16 Hunslet Hawks 2018028283055231552Oldham 16 Oldham2017036944382561523York city 16 York City Knights201208617524833394Blackpool 16 Blackpool Panthers201505805370435338table Blackpool were docked 10 points for an operational rules breach5Rochdale 16 Rochdale Hornets20100106304981327376South Wales Scorpions 16 South Wales Scorpions2090115764681087347Workington 16 Workington Town208111494498 −47338Swinton 16 Swinton Lions209110570581 −114339Doncaster 16 Doncaster208012518588 −7042810London Skolars 16 London Skolars202018444900 −45641011Gateshead 16 Gateshead Thunder2010192361232 −9961-2table Gateshead were docked 6 points for entering administration table Source:https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/championship-1-2010/summary.html 2010 Co-operative Championship 1 Rugby League Project 10 May 2026 2010 Playoffs Elimination play-offs Qualifying/Elimination semifinal Elimination final 200 30 Grand Final 5 September 2010 Blackpool 12 Blackpool Panthers 36 Workington 12 Workington Town 26 5 September 2010 Rochdale 12 Rochdale Hornets 60 south wales scorpions 12 South Wales Scorpions 26 12 September 2010 Oldham 12 Oldham 41 12px York City Knights 32 12 September 2010 Blackpool 12 Blackpool Panthers 34 Rochdale 12 Rochdale Hornets 26 19 September 2010 12px York City Knights 38 Blackpool 12 Blackpool Panthers 18 26 September 2010, Halliwell Jones Stadium Oldham 12 Oldham 4 12px York City Knights 25 Source:http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/8958210.stm Championship play-offs round-up BBC Sport 5 September 2010 11 May 2026http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/8980358.stm Championship play-offs round-up BBC Sport 12 September 2010 11 May 2026http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/9005768.stm Championship play-offs round-up BBC Sport 19 September 2010 11 May 2026 See also Co-operative Championship 2010 RFL Championship Championship 1 References External links Official Championship website RFL Championship coverage Scores from Sky Sports RugbyLeague.org Championship 1 Fans Forums 2010 2010 Category:2010 in English rugby league Category:2010 in Welsh rugby league