2009 Championship 1

May 2014 May 2014 2009 Championship 1 Championship 1 Co-operative championship1.png 255px Championship 1 logo 18 games each 10 71,166 (average 791) 2009 Season Dewsbury 16 Dewsbury Rams Champions Keighley 16 Keighley Cougars Playoff Winners Keighley 16 Keighley Cougars Man of Steel Award Dewsbury 16 Dewsbury Rams Keighley 16 Keighley Cougars National League 1 2008 National League 2 2008 2010 Championship 1 2010 2009 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 will be promoted to the Co-operative Championship. There is no relegation from this league as it is the lowest tier of professional rugby league in the UK. 2009 Structure Championship 1Team 2008 SeasonStadium CapacityCity/Area 16px Blackpool Panthers 9th Woodlands Memorial Ground 9,000 Lytham St Annes, Lancashire 16px Dewsbury Rams 11th(National League One) Crown Flatt 5,100 Dewsbury, West Yorkshire 16px Hunslet Hawks 12th South Leeds Stadium 4,000 Leeds, West Yorkshire 16px Keighley Cougars 5th Cougar Park 7,800 Keighley, West Yorkshire 16px London Skolars 11th New River Stadium 5,000 Haringey, London 16px Oldham 3rd Boundary Park 10,368 Oldham, Greater Manchester 16px Rochdale Hornets 7th Spotland Stadium 10,249 Rochdale, Greater Manchester 16px Swinton Lions 10th Park Lane 3,000 Swinton, Greater Manchester 16px Workington Town 8th Derwent Park 10,000 Workington, Cumbria 16px York City Knights 6th Huntington Stadium 3,428 York, North Yorkshire The Dewsbury Rams were easily the best team throughout the regular season. They won all their games and finished on top of the table, 12 points ahead of the second placed Keighley Cougars. The Rochdale Hornets were stripped of six competition points for going into administration and had to be reformed by local fans . Table Three points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw. Bonus points were awarded (one point per game) to losing teams where the margin of defeat was 13 points or less. PositionClubPlayedWonDrawnLostPts forPts agstPts diffB.P. Bonus pointsPoints116px Dewsbury Rams 181800760233537054216px Keighley Cougars181305539415124342316px York City Knights181206589360229440416px Oldham R.L.F.C.181017618449169435516px Blackpool Panthers1891856545676533616px Hunslet Hawks18100847241161333716px Swinton Lions188010513516 −3327816px Rochdale Hornets186012500557 −57615(a)916px Workington Town182016281700 −4195111016px London Skolars181017210927 −71725 a: Rochdale were docked 9 points for going into administration. Play-offs Championship 1 uses a top 6 play-off system. Elimination semi-finals HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeAttendance Blackpool 12 Blackpool Panthers18–21 Hunslet 12 Hunslet Hawks13 September, 15:00 GMTWoodlands Memorial GroundCraig Halloran 543 Oldham 12 Oldham R.L.F.C.31–26 Swinton 12 Swinton Lions13 September, 15:00 GMTBoundary ParkMatthew Thomasson 745 Qualification and elimination matches HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeAttendance Keighley 12 Keighley Cougars 32–18 12px York City Knights20 September, 15:00 GMTCougar Park Ronnie Laughton 1,501 Oldham 12 Oldham R.L.F.C. 54–30 Hunslet 12 Hunslet Hawks20 September, 15:00 GMTBoundary Park Jamie Leahy 801 Final qualifiers HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeAttendance 16px York City Knights 14–44 Oldham 12 Oldham R.L.F.C. 27 September, 15:00 GMT Huntington Stadium Phil Bentham 1,164 Grand Final HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeAttendance Keighley 12 Keighley Cougars 28–26 Oldham 12 Oldham R.L.F.C. 4 October, 15:05 GMT Halliwell Jones Stadium Ronnie Laughton 11,398 2009 Attendances Team Played Highest Lowest Total Average 120px Dewsbury Rams 92,10391211,3811,265220px York City Knights 103,10662911,4691,147320px Keighley Cougars 101,7265349,898989420px Oldham R.L.F.C. 111,41974510,710974520px Rochdale Hornets 91,2494806,139682620px Hunslet Hawks 910194125,747639 720px Blackpool Panthers 89752804,139517 820px Swinton Lions 97053694,610512 920px Workington Town 66933533070512 1020px London Skolars 91,1562154003445 Total9011,39821582,564907 – Crowd figures could not be found for all games. – The final will be played at a neutral venue and thus will not be included in the averages of any team. See also Co-operative Championship 2009 Co-operative Championship RFL League 1 References Category:RFL League One Category:Rugby Football League Championship Category:2009 in English rugby league