2001 Northern Ford Premiership

none Premiership Northern Ford Premiership 28 Rounds 19 2001 Season Widnes 16 Widnes Vikings Grand Final winners Leigh 16 Leigh Centurions League leaders 2000 Northern Ford Premiership 2000 2002 Northern Ford Premiership 2002 The 2001 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 TeamPldWDLPFPAPts1Leigh Centurions2826021139321522Widnes Vikings282116961377433Rochdale Hornets282107865433424Oldham282107780416425Featherstone Rovers2818010825401366Dewsbury Rams2818010801438367Hull Kingston Rovers2816210555450348Keighley Cougars2816111810498339Workington Town28160126815683210Whitehaven Warriors28151126084193111Sheffield Eagles28140146375432812Doncaster Dragons28140146225322813Batley Bulldogs28130154526182614Barrow Raiders28121156316852515Swinton Lions28100185387112016Hunslet Hawks2861213809591317Gateshead Thunder282026346990418Chorley Lynx2820263951361419York Wasps28112619314993 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 Wilson Andy Widnes show they are ready to assume rightful place https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2001/jul/29/rugbyleague.theobserver The Guardian 19 February 2024 29 July 2001 Oldham Try: Gee, Demetriou (2), Cantillon, Munro Goal: Weston (2) Try: Brennan, Ford, Mannion Goal: Rich Spotland, Rochdale 8,974 Steve Ganson (St Helens) Phil Cantillon See also 2001 Challenge Cup References External links 2001 season at wigan.rlfans.com https://web.archive.org/web/20150925174421/http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=156 2015-09-25 Category:Rugby Football League Championship Northern Ford Premiership