2009 RFL Championship

none 2009 RFL Championship Championship 190px The Co-operative Championship competition logo 20 Rounds 11 217,362 (average 1,874) 2009 Season Barrow Raiders Champions Barrow Raiders League Leaders Halifax Man of Steel Award SCO James Nixon (26) DoncasterGateshead Thunder Championship 1 Rugby League National Leagues in 2008 2008 2010 RFL Championship 2010 The 2009 RFL Championship (known as the Co-operative Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 1st season of the RFL Championship under its current name and the 42nd season under its current league status. There was no automatic promotion to Super League due to licensing being used. Qualifying for the Grand Final is a prerequisite for Championship clubs to be able to apply for license in the next round of applications for the 2012–14 period. The Grand Final was won by Barrow Raiders, who also won the League leaders Shield, beating Halifax 26-18. Toulouse Olympique were exempt from relegation meaning Leigh Centurions were relegated along with bottom placed Doncaster. Following the completion of the season, Gateshead Thunder were eliminated following salary cap breaches and subsequently relegated, meaning Leigh Centurions retained their place in the Championship. Table main WDL Q 2009 Co-operative Championship points y BAR Barrow 16 Barrow Raiders HAL Halifax 16 Halifax SHE Sheffield 16 Sheffield Eagles WID Widnes 16 Widnes Vikings WHI Whitehaven 16 Whitehaven FEA Featherstone 16 Featherstone Rovers GAT Gateshead 16 Gateshead Thunder BAT Batley 16 Batley Bulldogs LEI Leigh 16 Leigh Centurions TOU Toulouse 16 Toulouse Olympique XIII DON Doncaster 16 Doncaster 13 0 7 632 361 5 13 0 7 714 476 4 11 0 9 635 447 9 11 0 9 649 438 6 12 0 8 565 567 3 12 0 8 619 524 1 9 2 9 610 657 3 8 2 10 536 620 6 9 0 11 426 572 5 9 0 11 556 582 3 1 0 19 257 955 -4 Toulouse were exempt from relegation. Doncaster had 5 bonus points, but lost 9 competition points for entering administration. #CCFFCC Qualified for the play-offs Q Q Q Q Q Q #FFCCCC Relegated R R complete www.cooperativechampionship.co.ukhttp://www.cooperativechampionship.co.uk/table_nl1.php?s=2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20120305085223/http://www.cooperativechampionship.co.uk/table_nl1.php?s=2009 5 March 2012 Co-Operative Championship Table www.cooperativechampionship.co.uk and Rugby-League.comLeague Tables Rugby-League.com http://www.rugby-league.com/kingstone_press_leagues/league_tables Rugby-League.com RFL 25 August 2017 en https://web.archive.org/web/20170825080942/http://www.rugby-league.com/kingstone_press_leagues/league_tables 25 August 2017 dead 1st on league points; 2nd on match points difference. Play-offs Eliminators HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Widnes 12 Widnes Vikings26 – 21 Whitehaven 12 Whitehaven10 September, 19:30 GMTStobart Stadium 2,375 Sheffield 12 Sheffield Eagles8 – 32 Featherstone 12 Featherstone Rovers11 September, 20:00 GMTDon Valley Stadium 808 Semi finals HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Barrow 12 Barrow Raiders 35 – 12 Halifax 12 Halifax17 September, 19:30 GMTCraven Park Thierry Alibert 2823 Widnes 12 Widnes Vikings 24 – 32 Featherstone 12 Featherstone Rovers18 September, 20:00 GMTStobart Stadium Ben Thaler 3,296 Elimination final HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Halifax 12 Halifax 36 – 30 Featherstone 12 Featherstone Rovers24 September, 19:30 GMTShay Stadium Ian Smith 2,556 Grand Final HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeAttendance Barrow 12 Barrow Raiders 26 – 18 Halifax 12 Halifax4 October, 17:30Halliwell Jones Stadium P Bentham 11,398 Team bracket 2009 y Eliminators Semi-finals Eliminator Final Grand Final 175 100 4 Widnes 12 Widnes Vikings 26 5 Whitehaven 12 Whitehaven 21 3 Sheffield 12 Sheffield Eagles 8 6 Featherstone 12 Featherstone Rovers 32 1 Barrow 12 Barrow Raiders 35 2 Halifax 12 Halifax 12 4 Widnes 12 Widnes Vikings 24 6 Featherstone 12 Featherstone Rovers 32 2 Halifax 12 Halifax 36 6 Featherstone 12 Featherstone Rovers 30 1 Barrow 12 Barrow Raiders 26 2 Halifax 12 Halifax 18 Source:Rugby League Project Statistics The following are the top points scorers in the 2009 Championship season. Statistics include points scored in both league and play-off appearances.Butcher Tim Spencer Daniel Gillette Rugby League Yearbook 2009-2010 2009 League Publications 978-1-901347-21-0 318 https://archive.org/details/gilletterugbylea0000unse/page/318/mode/2up?view=theater Most tries Player Team Tries James Nixon Barrow Raiders 26 Jermaine McGillvary Batley Bulldogs 20 Shad Royston Halifax 20 Gregg McNally Whitehaven 19 Paddy Flynn Widnes Vikings 18 Ian Hardman Featherstone Rovers 16 Ben McAlpine Gateshead Thunder 15 Nick Youngquest Gateshead Thunder 15 Craig Calvert Batley Bulldogs 15 Luke Branighan Barrow Raiders 13 Rob Worrincy Widnes Vikings 13 Most goals (excluding drop goals) Player Team Goals Lee Patterson Halifax 106 Jonny Woodcock Sheffield Eagles 85 Michael Knowles Gateshead Thunder 84 Nathan Wynn Toulouse Olympique 76 Stuart Dickens Featherstone Rovers 65 Gregg McNally Whitehaven 65 Ian Mort Leigh Centurions 52 Paul Mennell Batley Bulldogs 50 Jamie Rooney Barrow Raiders 44 Tim Hartley Widnes Vikings 42 Attendances TeamPlayedHighestLowestTotalAverage120px| Widnes Vikings125,2362,37543,7523,646220px| Halifax113,2742,00225,8122,347320px| Barrow Raiders113,0501,69325,3262,302420px| Toulouse Olympique103,2061,20021,7882,179520px| Leigh Centurions102,7211,39419,8431,984620px| Featherstone Rovers102,6731,34618,0841,808720px| Whitehaven102,7081,17516,6981,670820px| Sheffield Eagles111,45780912,5461,141920px| Batley Bulldogs101,4305808,9528951020px | Doncaster101,0962756,6936691120px| Gateshead Thunder101,0334056,470647 Total11511,398275217,3621,874 Rugby League Crowds - 2009 Co-operative Champs See also Co-operative Championship 2009 Championship 1 British rugby league system Super League Rugby League Conference Northern Ford Premiership National League Cup Team season articles 2009 Widnes Vikings season 2009 Toulouse Olympique season 2009 Whitehaven RLFC season 2009 Featherstone Rovers season 2009 Barrow Raiders season References External links Official Championship website RFL Championship coverage Scores from Sky Sports RugbyLeague.org Championship Fans Forums Co-operative Championship Co-operative Championship Category:Rugby Football League Championship fr:Championship (rugby) it:Co-operative Championship