2001 Northern Ford Premiership
# 2001 Northern Ford Premiership

The 2001 Northern Ford Premiership season was the second tier of British rugby league during the 2001 season. The competition featured nineteen teams, with Widnes Vikings winning the Grand Final.

## Championship

The league was won by Widnes Vikings, who beat Oldham in the Grand Final. The League Leaders Leigh Centurions lost in the play-off semi-finals. Widnes Vikings were promoted to the Super League.

### League table

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Leigh Centurions | 28 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1139 | 321 | 52 |
| 2 | Widnes Vikings | 28 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 961 | 377 | 43 |
| 3 | Rochdale Hornets | 28 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 865 | 433 | 42 |
| 4 | Oldham | 28 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 780 | 416 | 42 |
| 5 | Featherstone Rovers | 28 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 825 | 401 | 36 |
| 6 | Dewsbury Rams | 28 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 801 | 438 | 36 |
| 7 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 28 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 555 | 450 | 34 |
| 8 | Keighley Cougars | 28 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 810 | 498 | 33 |
| 9 | Workington Town | 28 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 681 | 568 | 32 |
| 10 | Whitehaven Warriors | 28 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 608 | 419 | 31 |
| 11 | Sheffield Eagles | 28 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 637 | 543 | 28 |
| 12 | Doncaster Dragons | 28 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 622 | 532 | 28 |
| 13 | Batley Bulldogs | 28 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 452 | 618 | 26 |
| 14 | Barrow Raiders | 28 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 631 | 685 | 25 |
| 15 | Swinton Lions | 28 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 538 | 711 | 20 |
| 16 | Hunslet Hawks | 28 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 380 | 959 | 13 |
| 17 | Gateshead Thunder | 28 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 346 | 990 | 4 |
| 18 | Chorley Lynx | 28 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 395 | 1361 | 4 |
| 19 | York Wasps | 28 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 193 | 1499 | 3 |

* Play-offs

## Play-offs

### Week 1

Dewsbury Rams 6–19 Hull Kingston Rovers

Featherstone Rovers 28–24 Keighley Cougars

Leigh Centurions 14–15 Oldham

Widnes Vikings 34–24 Rochdale Hornets

### Week 2

Leigh Centurions 26–10 Featherstone Rovers

Rochdale Hornets 26–14 Hull Kingston Rovers

### Week 3

Leigh Centurions 18–26 Widnes Vikings

Oldham 39–32 Rochdale Hornets

### Grand Final

* 28 July 2001

| Widnes Vikings | 24 – 14 | Oldham |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Gee, Demetriou (2), Cantillon, Munro Goal: Weston (2) | Report | Try: Brennan, Ford, Mannion Goal: Rich |

* Spotland, Rochdale Attendance: 8,974 Referee: Steve Ganson (St. Helens) Player of the Match: Phil Cantillon
