2000 Northern Ford Premiership

The 2000 Northern Ford Premiership season was the second tier of British rugby league during the 2000 season. The competition featured eighteen teams, with Dewsbury Rams finishing as league leaders and winning the Grand Final.

Premiership
LeagueNorthern Ford Premiership
Duration28 Rounds
Teams18
2000 Season
Grand Final winners Dewsbury Rams
League leaders Dewsbury Rams
Tom Bergin Trophy Mick Higham

Championship

The league was won by the Dewsbury Rams. The Dewsbury Rams also reached the Grand Final and defeated Leigh Centurions, with Leigh Centurions' Mick Higham winning the Tom Bergin Trophy. The Dewsbury Rams were not promoted to the Super League however, as their stadium did not meet the minimum requirements to be accepted into the league.

League table

TeamPldWDLPFPAPts
1Dewsbury Rams28221584840045
2Keighley Cougars282206100240144
3Doncaster Dragons28210788039742
4Leigh Centurions28210785447642
5Featherstone Rovers28201779552341
6Oldham28191873451339
7Hull Kingston Rovers281711058348135
8Widnes Vikings281701169848334
9Swinton Lions281321372673328
10Barrow Raiders281401464771128
11Whitehaven Warriors281111653367423
12Workington Town281111650277623
13Rochdale Hornets281001856369620
14Sheffield Eagles28911847958519
15Hunslet Hawks28802048767816
16Batley Bulldogs28602248275912
17York Wasps28512239285911
18Lancashire Lynx28102730113612
Play-offs

Play-offs

Grand Final

29 July 2000
Dewsbury Rams13 – 12Leigh Centurions
Try: Eaton, Long
Goal: Eaton (2)
Drop goal: Agar
Report
Try: Higham (2)
Goal: Bretherton (2)
Gigg Lane, Bury
Attendance: 8,487[1]
Referee: R. Connolly (Wigan)
Player of the Match: Mick Higham

See also

References