2002 Northern Ford Premiership

none Premiership Northern Ford Premiership 27 Rounds 18 2002 Season Huddersfield 16 Huddersfield Giants Grand Final winners Huddersfield 16 Huddersfield Giants League leaders 2001 Northern Ford Premiership 2001 2003 Rugby League National Leagues 2003 The 2002 Premiership season was the second tier British rugby league during the 2002 season. The competition began with nineteen teams, but York Wasps folded early in the season. Huddersfield Giants winning the Grand Final. This was the last season of the Premiership as for 2003 the teams were split into two divisions of the National League. Championship The league was won by the Huddersfield Giants, who beat the Leigh Centurions in the Grand Final. Huddersfield Giants were promoted to the Super League. League table TeamPldWDLPFPAPts1Huddersfield Giants2726101156356532Leigh Centurions2721151021426433Rochdale Hornets271917809582394Hull Kingston Rovers271818715468375Featherstone Rovers271818836604376Doncaster Dragons2716110741603337Batley Bulldogs2716110658666338Whitehaven Warriors2715111647600319Oldham27133117485532910Dewsbury Rams27141127236162911Workington Town27130146776772612Sheffield Eagles27130145976482613Barrow Raiders27121147076702514Keighley Cougars2770204889061415Swinton Lions2761204739181316Chorley Lynx2750224779941017Hunslet Hawks273123438954718Gateshead Thunder27012633811081 Play-offs York Wasps started this season but ceased to exist after 11 games. Their results were expunged from the records. Play-offs Week 1: Hull Kingston Rovers 11 Oldham 19. Featherstone Rovers 42 Whitehaven Warriors 14. Doncaster Dragons 14 Batley Bulldogs 27. Week 2: Huddersfield Giants 36 Leigh Centurions 10. Rochdale Hornets 6 Oldham 20. Featherstone Rovers 30 Batley Bulldogs 32. Week 3: Batley Bulldogs 26 Oldham 16. Week 4: Leigh Centurions 35 Batley Bulldogs 28. Grand Final 12 October 2002 Huddersfield Giants 38 – 16 Wilson Andy Giants in the ascendant https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2002/oct/14/rugbyleague.huddersfieldgiants The Guardian 19 February 2024 14 October 2002 Leigh Centurions Try: O'Hare (2), St Hilaire (2), Thorman, Gene Goal: McNamara (7) Try: Cardoza, Marns, Hamilton Goal: Turley (2) Halton Stadium, Widnes 9,051 Karl Kirkpatrick (Warrington) Chris Thorman See also 2002 Challenge Cup References External links 2002 season at wigan.rlfans.com https://web.archive.org/web/20150925152143/http://wigan.rlfans.com/fusion_pages/index.php?page_id=153 2015-09-25 Category:Rugby Football League Championship Northern Ford Premiership