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
LeagueChampionship 1
Duration18 games each
Teams10
Broadcast partnersSKY 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 201415720479+241347
2 Keighley Cougars 201307663412+251443
3 Workington Town 201118659443+216641
4 Rochdale Hornets 201208652498+154440
5 Doncaster 201208531433+98440
6 Whitehaven 201325566425+141236[lower-alpha 1]
7 Oldham 201109641533+108336
8 South Wales Scorpions 206014536674−138422
9 London Skolars 205114433678−245421
10 Gateshead Thunder 2001192681094−82602
  Teams qualifying for promotion
  Teams qualifying for the Play-offs
updated 7 October 2011

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

Round 1
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Player Team Tries
Andy SaywellRochdale Hornets22
Ian MortSwinton Lions21
Scott KaighanWorkington Town21
Dale BloomfieldRochdale Hornets19
Gavin DoddSwinton Lions17
Andrew GaySouth Wales Scorpions16
Craig CalvertWhitehaven15
Chris SpurrDoncaster13
Mark BrocklehurstOldham R.L.F.C.13
Ben HeatonOldham R.L.F.C.13
Steve ParrySouth Wales Scorpions13
Neil FrazerWorkington Town13
Most goals
Player Team Goals
Ian MortSwinton Lions104
Paul CrookRochdale Hornets100
Darren HoltWorkington Town73
Scott SpavenDoncaster70
Carl ForberOldham R.L.F.C.63
Danny LawtonKeighley Cougars58
Lewis PalfreyWhitehaven56
Lewis ReeceSouth Wales Scorpions54
Dylan SkeeLondon Skolars36
Chris BainesKeighley Cougars33
Most points
Player Team Tries Goals DGs Points
Ian MortSwinton Lions211040292
Paul CrookRochdale Hornets101005245
Scott SpavenDoncaster7701169
Darren HoltWorkington Town1735155
Danny LawtonKeighley Cougars9580152
Carl ForberOldham R.L.F.C.5630146
Lewis PalfreyWhitehaven5560132
Lewis ReeceSouth Wales Scorpions5540128
Scott KaighanWorkington Town21161117
Dylan SkeeLondon Skolars636197

See also

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

References
  1. " Archived 19 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Rugby League Project; retrieved 18 March 2011
  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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