2011 Championship 1
| 2011 Championship 1 | |
|---|---|
| League | Championship 1 |
| Duration | 18 games each |
| Teams | 10 |
| Broadcast partners | SKY Sports |
| 2011 Season | |
| Play-off Winners | File:Cougscolours.svg Keighley Cougars |
| Champions | File:Swintoncolours.svg Swinton Lions |
| Top point-scorer | File:Swintoncolours.svg Ian Mort (292) |
| Top try-scorer | File:Swintoncolours.svg Ian Mort (21) |
The 2011 Championship 1 was 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
[edit | edit source]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 [1] and were thus omitted from the competition for 2011 [2]
| Team | 2010 Season | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Doncaster colours.svg Doncaster | 9th | Keepmoat Stadium | 15,231 | Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
| File:Gthundercolours.svg Gateshead Thunder | 11th | Thunderdome | 11,800 | Gateshead, Tyne and Wear |
| File:Cougscolours.svg Keighley Cougars | 10th (Championship) | Cougar Park | 6,800 | Keighley, West Yorkshire |
| File:Skolscolours.svg London Skolars | 10th | New River Stadium | 5,000 | Haringey, London |
| File:Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham | 2nd | Whitebank Stadium | 1500 | Limeside, Oldham Greater Manchester |
| 5th | Spotland Stadium | 10,249 | Rochdale, Greater Manchester | |
| 6th | The Gnoll | 6,000 | Neath, West Glamorgan, Wales | |
| File:Swintoncolours.svg Swinton Lions | 8th | The Willows (Shared with Salford for this season) |
N/A | Swinton, Greater Manchester |
| 11th (Championship) | Recreation Ground | 7,500 | Whitehaven, Cumbria | |
| 7th | Derwent Park | 10,000 | Workington, Cumbria |
Season table
[edit | edit source]| # | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Bns | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Swintoncolours.svg Swinton Lions | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 720 | 479 | +241 | 3 | 47 |
| 2 | File:Cougscolours.svg Keighley Cougars | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 663 | 412 | +251 | 4 | 43 |
| 3 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 659 | 443 | +216 | 6 | 41 | |
| 4 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 652 | 498 | +154 | 4 | 40 | |
| 5 | File:Doncaster colours.svg Doncaster | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 531 | 433 | +98 | 4 | 40 |
| 6 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 566 | 425 | +141 | 2 | 36[a] | |
| 7 | File:Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 641 | 533 | +108 | 3 | 36 |
| 8 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 536 | 674 | −138 | 4 | 22 | |
| 9 | File:Skolscolours.svg London Skolars | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 433 | 678 | −245 | 4 | 21 |
| 10 | File:Gthundercolours.svg Gateshead Thunder | 20 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 268 | 1094 | −826 | 0 | 2 |
| Teams qualifying for promotion | |
| Teams qualifying for the Play-offs |
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20111005000040/http://www.cooperativechampionship.co.uk/table_nl2.php
Competition points: For win = 3; For draw = 2; For loss by 12 points or fewer = 1.Season Results
[edit | edit source]Round 1
[edit | edit source]| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | |||
| Error creating thumbnail: Whitehaven | 30–22 | Error creating thumbnail: Rochdale Hornets | 13 March, 15:00 GMT | Recreation GroundA | 704 |
| File:Swintoncolours.svg Swinton Lions | 22–10 | Error creating thumbnail: Workington Town | 13 March, 15:00 GMT | The Willows | 681 |
| File:Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham R.L.F.C. | 66–12 | File:Gthundercolours.svg Gateshead Thunder | 13 March, 15:00 GMT | Whitebank Stadium | 562 |
| File:Cougscolours.svg Keighley Cougars | 66–6 | File:Skolscolours.svg London Skolars | 13 March, 15:00 GMT | Cougar Park | 640 |
| File:Doncaster colours.svg Doncaster | 40–10 | Error creating thumbnail: South Wales Scorpions | 13 March, 15:00 GMT | Keepmoat Stadium | 895 |
| Source:[1] | |||||
Round 2
[edit | edit source]| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | |||
| Error creating thumbnail: Workington Town | 31–12 | File:Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham R.L.F.C. | 20 March, 15:00 GMT | Derwent ParkA | 473 |
| Error creating thumbnail: South Wales Scorpions | 18–22 | Error creating thumbnail: Whitehaven | 20 March, 13:00 GMT | The Gnoll | 271 |
| Error creating thumbnail: Rochdale Hornets | 26–46 | File:Swintoncolours.svg Swinton Lions | 20 March, 15:00 GMT | Spotland Stadium | 743 |
| File:Skolscolours.svg London Skolars | 22–42 | File:Doncaster colours.svg Doncaster | 20 March, 15:00 GMT | New River Stadium | 326 |
| File:Gthundercolours.svg Gateshead Thunder | 10–44 | File:Cougscolours.svg Keighley Cougars | 20 March, 15:00 GMT | Gateshead International Stadium | 305 |
| Source:[2] | |||||
Round 3
[edit | edit source]| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | |||
| Error creating thumbnail: Whitehaven | 24–10 | File:Cougscolours.svg Keighley Cougars | 27 March, 15:00 GMT | Recreation GroundA | 754 |
| Error creating thumbnail: South Wales Scorpions | 60–20 | File:Gthundercolours.svg Gateshead Thunder | 27 March, 13:00 GMT | The Gnoll | 302 |
| Error creating thumbnail: Rochdale Hornets | 40–20 | File:Skolscolours.svg London Skolars | 27 March, 15:00 GMT | Spotland Stadium | 434 |
| File:Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham R.L.F.C. | 24–68 | File:Swintoncolours.svg Swinton Lions | 27 March, 15:00 GMT | Whitebank Stadium | 744 |
| File:Doncaster colours.svg Doncaster | 26–16 | Error creating thumbnail: Workington Town | 27 March, 15:00 GMT | Keepmoat Stadium | 493 |
| Source:[1] | |||||
Round 4
[edit | edit source]| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | |||
| Error creating thumbnail: Workington Town | 38–24 | Error creating thumbnail: South Wales Scorpions | 3 April, 13:00 GMT | Derwent ParkA | 376 |
| File:Swintoncolours.svg Swinton Lions | 48–24 | File:Gthundercolours.svg Gateshead Thunder | 3 April, 15:00 GMT | The Willows | 493 |
| File:Skolscolours.svg London Skolars | 16–48 | Error creating thumbnail: Whitehaven | 3 April, 15:00 GMT | New River Stadium | 542 |
| File:Cougscolours.svg Keighley Cougars | 40–14 | File:Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham R.L.F.C. | 3 April, 15:00 GMT | Cougar Park | 995 |
| File:Doncaster colours.svg Doncaster | 8–24 | Error creating thumbnail: Rochdale Hornets | 3 April, 15:00 GMT | Keepmoat Stadium | 589 |
| Source:[1] | |||||
Round 5
[edit | edit source]| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | |||
| File:Swintoncolours.svg Swinton Lions | 38–30 | File:Skolscolours.svg London Skolars | 9 April, 17:00 GMT | The WillowsA | 395 |
| Error creating thumbnail: Rochdale Hornets | 49–18 | Error creating thumbnail: Whitehaven | 10 April, 15:00 GMT | Spotland StadiumA | 457 |
| Source:[1] | |||||
Round 6
[edit | edit source]| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | |||
| Error creating thumbnail: Whitehaven | 26–16 | File:Doncaster colours.svg Doncaster | 17 April, 15:00 GMT | Recreation GroundA | 727 |
| Error creating thumbnail: South Wales Scorpions | 22–74 | File:Swintoncolours.svg Swinton Lions | 17 April, 15:00 GMT | The Gnoll | 370 |
| Error creating thumbnail: Rochdale Hornets | 32–40 | File:Cougscolours.svg Keighley Cougars | 17 April, 15:00 GMT | Spotland Stadium | 515 |
| File:Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham R.L.F.C. | 52–26 | File:Skolscolours.svg London Skolars | 17 April, 15:00 GMT | Whitebank Stadium | 566 |
| File:Gthundercolours.svg Gateshead Thunder | 0–64 | Error creating thumbnail: Workington Town | 17 April, 15:00 GMT | Gateshead International Stadium | 273 |
| Source:[1] | |||||
Round 7
[edit | edit source]| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | |||
| File:Doncaster colours.svg Doncaster | 32–36 | File:Swintoncolours.svg Swinton Lions | 25 April, 15:00 GMT | Keepmoat StadiumA | 649 |
| File:Cougscolours.svg Keighley Cougars | 38–18 | Error creating thumbnail: Workington Town | 25 April, 15:00 GMT | Cougar Park | 892 |
| File:Skolscolours.svg London Skolars | 32–32 | File:Gthundercolours.svg Gateshead Thunder | 25 April, 14:00 GMT | New River Stadium | 263 |
| Error creating thumbnail: Rochdale Hornets | 40–18 | Error creating thumbnail: South Wales Scorpions | 25 April, 15:00 GMT | Spotland Stadium | 402 |
| Error creating thumbnail: Whitehaven | 40–24 | File:Oldhamcolours.svg Oldham R.L.F.C. | 25 April, 15:00 GMT | Recreation Ground | 946 |
| Source:[2] | |||||
Statistics
[edit | edit source]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]
| Player | Team | Tries |
|---|---|---|
| Andy Saywell | Rochdale Hornets | 22 |
| Ian Mort | Swinton Lions | 21 |
| Scott Kaighan | Workington Town | 21 |
| Dale Bloomfield | Rochdale Hornets | 19 |
| Gavin Dodd | Swinton Lions | 17 |
| Andrew Gay | South Wales Scorpions | 16 |
| Craig Calvert | Whitehaven | 15 |
| Chris Spurr | Doncaster | 13 |
| Mark Brocklehurst | Oldham R.L.F.C. | 13 |
| Ben Heaton | Oldham R.L.F.C. | 13 |
| Steve Parry | South Wales Scorpions | 13 |
| Neil Frazer | Workington Town | 13 |
| 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 R.L.F.C. | 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 |
| 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 R.L.F.C. | 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
[edit | edit source]Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Whitehaven were deducted 9 points for entering administration.