2011 Championship 1

2011 Championship 1
League Championship 1
Duration 18 games each
Teams 10
Broadcast partners SKY Sports
2011 Season
Play-off Winners Keighley Cougars
Champions Swinton Lions
Top point-scorer(s) Ian Mort (292)
Top try-scorer(s) Ian Mort (21)

The 2011 Championship 1 is a semi-professional rugby league football competition played in England and Wales, the third tier of the sport in the country. The winner of this league, along with the play-off winners will be promoted to the 2012 Rugby Football League Championship. There is no relegation from this league as it is the lowest tier of professional rugby league.

All of the teams competed in the 2011 Challenge Cup but the South Wales Scorpions did not compete in the 2011 National League Cup.

2011 structure

The competition features mainly the same teams as it did in 2010. The exceptions being that the Hunslet Hawks and the York City Knights were both promoted to compete in the 2011 RFL Championship.The Keighley Cougars and Whitehaven were relegated from the 2010 RFL Championship. The competition was to contain 11 teams, however, the Blackpool Panthers went into administration and were thus omitted from the competition for 2011

Championship 1
Team 2010 Season Stadium Capacity City/Area
Doncaster 9th Keepmoat Stadium 15,231 Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Gateshead Thunder 11th Thunderdome 11,800 Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
Keighley Cougars 10th (Championship) Cougar Park 6,800 Keighley, West Yorkshire
London Skolars 10th New River Stadium 5,000 Haringey, London
Oldham Roughyeds 2nd Whitebank Stadium 1500 Limeside, Oldham Greater Manchester
Rochdale Hornets 5th Spotland Stadium 10,249 Rochdale, Greater Manchester
South Wales Scorpions 6th The Gnoll 6,000 Neath, West Glamorgan, Wales
Swinton Lions 8th The Willows
(Shared with Salford for this season)		 N/A Swinton, Greater Manchester
Whitehaven 11th (Championship) Recreation Ground 7,500 Whitehaven, Cumbria
Workington Town 7th Derwent Park 10,000 Workington, Cumbria

Season table

2011 Championship 1
    		 Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Bns Pts
    1 Swinton Lions (P) 20 14 1 5 720 479 +241 3 47
    2 Keighley Cougars 20 13 0 7 663 412 +251 4 43
    3 Workington Town 20 11 1 8 659 443 +216 6 41
    4 Rochdale Hornets 20 12 0 8 652 498 +154 4 40
    5 Doncaster 20 12 0 8 531 433 +98 4 40
    6 Whitehaven 20 13 2 5 566 425 +141 2 36[lower-alpha 1]
    7 Oldham Roughyeds 20 11 0 9 641 533 +108 3 36
    8 South Wales Scorpions 20 6 0 14 536 674 −138 4 22
    9 London Skolars 20 5 1 14 433 678 −245 4 21
    10 Gateshead Thunder 20 0 1 19 268 1094 −826 0 2
      Teams qualifying for promotion
      Teams qualifying for the Play-offs

    This table is correct as of 7 October 2010 12:29pm . Source: http://www.cooperativechampionship.co.uk/table_nl2.php

    Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
    Competition points: For win = 3; For draw = 2; For loss by 12 points or fewer = 1.

    Season Results

    Round 1

    Home Score Away Match Information
    Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
    Whitehaven 30–22 Rochdale Hornets 13 March, 15:00 GMT Recreation GroundA 704
    Swinton Lions 22–10 Workington Town 13 March, 15:00 GMT The Willows 681
    Oldham Roughyeds 66–12 Gateshead Thunder 13 March, 15:00 GMT Whitebank Stadium 562
    Keighley Cougars 66–6 London Skolars 13 March, 15:00 GMT Cougar Park 640
    Doncaster 40–10 South Wales Scorpions 13 March, 15:00 GMT Keepmoat Stadium 895
    Source:[1]

    Round 2

    Home Score Away Match Information
    Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
    Workington Town 31–12 Oldham Roughyeds 20 March, 15:00 GMT Derwent ParkA 473
    South Wales Scorpions 18–22 Whitehaven 20 March, 13:00 GMT The Gnoll 271
    Rochdale Hornets 26–46 Swinton Lions 20 March, 15:00 GMT Spotland Stadium 743
    London Skolars 22–42 Doncaster 20 March, 15:00 GMT New River Stadium 326
    Gateshead Thunder 10–44 Keighley Cougars 20 March, 15:00 GMT Gateshead International Stadium 305
    Source:[2]

    Round 3

    Home Score Away Match Information
    Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
    Whitehaven 24–10 Keighley Cougars 27 March, 15:00 GMT Recreation GroundA 754
    South Wales Scorpions 60–20 Gateshead Thunder 27 March, 13:00 GMT The Gnoll 302
    Rochdale Hornets 40–20 London Skolars 27 March, 15:00 GMT Spotland Stadium 434
    Oldham Roughyeds 24–68 Swinton Lions 27 March, 15:00 GMT Whitebank Stadium 744
    Doncaster 26–16 Workington Town 27 March, 15:00 GMT Keepmoat Stadium 493
    Source:[1]

    Round 4

    Home Score Away Match Information
    Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
    Workington Town 38–24 South Wales Scorpions 3 April, 13:00 GMT Derwent ParkA 376
    Swinton Lions 48–24 Gateshead Thunder 3 April, 15:00 GMT The Willows 493
    London Skolars 16–48 Whitehaven 3 April, 15:00 GMT New River Stadium 542
    Keighley Cougars 40–14 Oldham Roughyeds 3 April, 15:00 GMT Cougar Park 995
    Doncaster 8–24 Rochdale Hornets 3 April, 15:00 GMT Keepmoat Stadium 589
    Source:[1]

    Round 5

    Home Score Away Match Information
    Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
    Swinton Lions 38–30 London Skolars 9 April, 17:00 GMT The WillowsA 395
    Rochdale Hornets 49–18 Whitehaven 10 April, 15:00 GMT Spotland StadiumA 457
    Source:[1]

    Round 6

    Home Score Away Match Information
    Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
    Whitehaven 26–16 Doncaster 17 April, 15:00 GMT Recreation GroundA 727
    South Wales Scorpions 22–74 Swinton Lions 17 April, 15:00 GMT The Gnoll 370
    Rochdale Hornets 32–40 Keighley Cougars 17 April, 15:00 GMT Spotland Stadium 515
    Oldham Roughyeds 52–26 London Skolars 17 April, 15:00 GMT Whitebank Stadium 566
    Gateshead Thunder 0–64 Workington Town 17 April, 15:00 GMT Gateshead International Stadium 273
    Source:[1]

    Round 7

    Home Score Away Match Information
    Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance
    Doncaster 32–36 Swinton Lions 25 April, 15:00 GMT Keepmoat StadiumA 649
    Keighley Cougars 38–18 Workington Town 25 April, 15:00 GMT Cougar Park 892
    London Skolars 32–32 Gateshead Thunder 25 April, 14:00 GMT New River Stadium 263
    Rochdale Hornets 40–18 South Wales Scorpions 25 April, 15:00 GMT Spotland Stadium 402
    Whitehaven 40–24 Oldham Roughyeds 25 April, 15:00 GMT Recreation Ground 946
    Source:[2]

    Statistics

    The following are the top points scorers in Championship 1 during the 2011 season. Statistics also include tries and goals scored in the play-offs.[3]

    Most tries

    Player Team Tries
    Ian Mort Swinton Lions 21
    Scott Kaighan Workington Town 21
    Dale Bloomfield Rochdale Hornets 19
    Andy Saywell Rochdale Hornets 18
    Gavin Dodd Swinton Lions 17
    Andrew Gay South Wales Scorpions 16
    Craig Calvert Whitehaven 15
    Chris Spurr Doncaster 13
    Mark Brocklehurst Oldham Roughyeds 13
    Ben Heaton Oldham Roughyeds 13
    Steve Parry South Wales Scorpions 13
    Neil Frazer Workington Town 13

    Most goals

    Player Team Goals
    Ian Mort Swinton Lions 104
    Paul Crook Rochdale Hornets 100
    Darren Holt Workington Town 73
    Scott Spaven Doncaster 70
    Carl Forber Oldham Roughyeds 63
    Danny Lawton Keighley Cougars 58
    Lewis Palfrey Whitehaven 56
    Lewis Reece South Wales Scorpions 54
    Dylan Skee London Skolars 36
    Chris Baines Keighley Cougars 33

    Most points

    Player Team Tries Goals DGs Points
    Ian Mort Swinton Lions 21 104 0 292
    Paul Crook Rochdale Hornets 10 100 5 245
    Scott Spaven Doncaster 7 70 1 169
    Darren Holt Workington Town 1 73 5 155
    Danny Lawton Keighley Cougars 9 58 0 152
    Carl Forber Oldham Roughyeds 5 63 0 146
    Lewis Palfrey Whitehaven 5 56 0 132
    Lewis Reece South Wales Scorpions 5 54 0 128
    Scott Kaighan Workington Town 21 16 1 117
    Dylan Skee London Skolars 6 36 1 97

    See also

    Notes

    1. ↑ Whitehaven were deducted 9 points for entering administration.

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 " Rugby League Project; retrieved 18 March 2011
    2. 1 2 "Super League XVI 2011 – Round 1" Rugby League Project; retrieved 13 February 2011
    3. ↑ Tim Butcher; Daniel Spencer. Gillette Rugby League Yearbook 2011–12. League Publications Limited. ISBN 978-1-901347-24-1.
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