2009 Championship 1


2009 Championship 1 was a semi-professional rugby league football competition played in the United Kingdom, the third tier of the sport in the country. The winner of this league will be promoted to the Co-operative Championship. There is no relegation from this league as it is the lowest tier of professional rugby league in the UK.

2009 Structure

The Dewsbury Rams were easily the best team throughout the regular season. They won all their games and finished on top of the table, 12 points ahead of the second placed Keighley Cougars. The Rochdale Hornets were stripped of six competition points for going into administration and had to be reformed by local fans .
The first round of playoffs saw both the Hunslet Hawks and the Oldham R.L.F.C. advance to play each other in a knockout game the very next week.

Table

PositionClubPlayedWonDrawnLostPts forPts agstPts diffB.P.Points
1 Dewsbury Rams181800760233537054
2 Keighley Cougars181305539415124342
3 York City Knights181206589360229440
4 Oldham R.L.F.C.181017618449169435
5 Blackpool Panthers1891856545676533
6 Hunslet Hawks18100847241161333
7 Swinton Lions188010513516−3327
8 Rochdale Hornets186012500557−57615
9 Workington Town182016281700−419511
10 London Skolars181017210927−71725

a: Rochdale were docked 6 points.

Play-offs

Championship 1 uses a top 6 play-off system.

Grand Final

2009 Attendances

TeamPlayedHighestLowestTotalAverage
1 Dewsbury Rams92,10391211,3811,265
2 York City Knights103,10662911,4691,147
3 Keighley Cougars101,7265349,898989
4 Oldham R.L.F.C.111,41974510,710974
5 Rochdale Hornets91,2494806,139682
6 Hunslet Hawks910194125,747639
7 Blackpool Panthers89752804,139517
8 Swinton Lions97053694,610512
9 Workington Town66933533070512
10 London Skolars91,1562154003445
Total9011,39821582,564907

– Crowd figures could not be found for all games.
– The final will be played at a neutral venue and thus will not be included in the averages of any team.