2000 Northern Ford Premiership
| Northern Ford Premiership | ||||
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| Duration | 28 Rounds | |||
| Number of teams | 18 | |||
| 2000 Season | ||||
| Grand Final winners |  Dewsbury Rams | |||
| League leaders | Dewsbury Rams | |||
| Player of the year |  Mick Higham | |||
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The 2000 Northern Ford Premiership season was the second tier of British rugby league during the 2000 season. The competition featured eighteen teams, with Dewsbury Rams finishing as league leaders and winning the Grand Final.
Championship
The league was won by Dewsbury Rams. Dewsbury also reached the Grand Final and defeated Leigh Centurions, with Leigh's Mick Higham winning the Tom Bergin Trophy. Dewsbury were not promoted to the Super League however, as their stadium did not meet the minimum requirements to be accepted into the league.
League table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dewsbury Rams | 28 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 848 | 400 | 45 |
| 2 | Keighley Cougars | 28 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 1002 | 401 | 44 |
| 3 | Doncaster Dragons | 28 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 880 | 397 | 42 |
| 4 | Leigh Centurions | 28 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 854 | 476 | 42 |
| 5 | Featherstone Rovers | 28 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 795 | 523 | 41 |
| 6 | Oldham Roughyeds | 28 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 734 | 513 | 39 |
| 7 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 28 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 583 | 481 | 35 |
| 8 | Widnes Vikings | 28 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 698 | 483 | 34 |
| 9 | Swinton Lions | 28 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 726 | 733 | 28 |
| 10 | Barrow Raiders | 28 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 647 | 711 | 28 |
| 11 | Whitehaven Warriors | 28 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 533 | 674 | 23 |
| 12 | Workington Town | 28 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 502 | 776 | 23 |
| 13 | Rochdale Hornets | 28 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 563 | 696 | 20 |
| 14 | Sheffield Eagles | 28 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 479 | 585 | 19 |
| 15 | Hunslet Hawks | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 487 | 678 | 16 |
| 16 | Batley Bulldogs | 28 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 482 | 759 | 12 |
| 17 | York Wasps | 28 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 392 | 859 | 11 |
| 18 | Lancashire Lynx | 28 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 301 | 1361 | 2 |
| Play-offs |
Play-offs
Grand Final
29 July 2000 |
| Dewsbury Rams | 13 – 12 | Leigh Centurions |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Eaton, Long Goal: Eaton (2) Drop goal: Agar |
Report | Try: Higham (2) Goal: Bretherton (2) |
See also
References
- ↑ Wilson, Andy (31 July 2000). "Dewsbury wait and hope". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
External links
- "Season 2000". Virtual Rugby League Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008.
- 2000 season at wigan.rlfans.com
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