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.
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

Season table

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

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

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.
Most tries
PlayerTeamTries
Ian MortSwinton Lions21
Scott KaighanWorkington Town21
Dale BloomfieldRochdale Hornets19
Andy SaywellRochdale Hornets18
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
PlayerTeamGoals
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
PlayerTeamTriesGoalsDGsPoints
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