2011 Championship 1
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.
| 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) |
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 |
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 |
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: https://web.archive.org/web/20111005000040/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 R.L.F.C. |
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 R.L.F.C. |
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 R.L.F.C. |
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 R.L.F.C. |
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 R.L.F.C. |
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 R.L.F.C. |
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
|
Most goals
|
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 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 |
Notes
- Whitehaven were deducted 9 points for entering administration.
References
- " Archived 19 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Rugby League Project; retrieved 18 March 2011
- "Super League XVI 2011 – Round 1" Rugby League Project; retrieved 13 February 2011
- Tim Butcher; Daniel Spencer. Gillette Rugby League Yearbook 2011–12. League Publications Limited. ISBN 978-1-901347-24-1.
External links
- Official Championship website
- RFL Championship coverage
- Scores from Sky Sports
- RugbyLeague.org Championship 1 Fans Forums
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