1999 Northern Ford Premiership
# 1999 Northern Ford Premiership

The 1999 Northern Ford Premiership season was the second tier of British rugby league during the 1999 season. The competition featured eighteen teams, with Dewsbury Rams finishing as league leaders and Hunslet Hawks winning the Grand Final.

## Championship

The league was won by Dewsbury Rams. Dewsbury also reached the Grand Final, but lost to Hunslet Hawks, with Hunslet's Latham Tawhai winning the Tom Bergin Trophy. Hunslet 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 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 710 | 449 | 44 |
| 2 | Hunslet Hawks | 28 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 845 | 401 | 42 |
| 3 | Widnes Vikings | 28 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 792 | 415 | 42 |
| 4 | Leigh Centurions | 28 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 802 | 524 | 42 |
| 5 | Featherstone Rovers | 28 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 714 | 466 | 39 |
| 6 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 28 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 573 | 425 | 39 |
| 7 | York Wasps | 28 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 569 | 425 | 35 |
| 8 | Whitehaven Warriors | 28 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 651 | 620 | 32 |
| 9 | Keighley Cougars | 28 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 584 | 612 | 29 |
| 10 | Barrow Raiders | 28 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 660 | 718 | 24 |
| 11 | Bramley | 28 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 489 | 596 | 23 |
| 12 | Batley Bulldogs | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 546 | 553 | 21 |
| 13 | Swinton Lions | 28 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 645 | 641 | 20 |
| 14 | Workington Town | 28 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 468 | 813 | 19 |
| 15 | Rochdale Hornets | 28 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 539 | 724 | 18 |
| 16 | Lancashire Lynx | 28 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 544 | 889 | 14 |
| 17 | Oldham R.L.F.C. | 28 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 449 | 999 | 12 |
| 18 | Doncaster Dragons | 28 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 473 | 911 | 9 |

* Play-offs

## Play-offs

### Week 1

Leigh Centurions 4–17 Featherstone Rovers

Hunslet Hawks 21–24 Widnes Vikings

### Week 2

Dewsbury Rams 28–6 Widnes Vikings

Hunslet Hawks 17–9 Featherstone Rovers

### Week 3

Hunslet Hawks 10–8 Widnes Vikings

### Grand Final

* 25 September 1999

| Hunslet Hawks | 12 – 11 | Dewsbury Rams |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Cook, Higgins Goal: Ross Drop goal: Tawhai, Leighton | Report | Try: Flynn, Ball Goal: Eaton Drop goal: Agar |

* Headingley, Leeds Referee: Steve Ganson (St. Helens) Player of the Match: Latham Tawhai
