2004 Rugby League National Leagues

2004 Nationeal League
National League
National League One
Champions Leigh Centurions
League leaders Leigh Centurions
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from NL1 Leigh Centurions
Relegated to NL2 Keighley Cougars
National League Two
League leaders Barrow Raiders
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from NL2 Barrow Raiders
National League Three
Champions Coventry Bears
League leaders Coventry Bears
< 2003 Seasons 2005 >

This article contains information on rugby league played in the UK at semi-professional level in 2004. For general information on the National Leagues, see Rugby League National Leagues.

In January 2004, LHF Healthplan agreed to sponsor the National Leagues,[1] and the competition was subsequently renamed as the LHF Healthplan National League. Leagues One and Two were made up of the 18 clubs that competed in the Northern Ford Premiership during the previous season, plus London Skolars and York City Knights. National League Three expanded to a 14-team league, but there was still no automatic promotion and relegation with National League Two.

National League One was won by Leigh Centurions, and won promotion to the Super League after defeating runners-up Whitehaven in the play-off final. Keighley Cougars were relegated to National League Two.

National League Two was won by Barrow Raiders, and were automatically promoted to National League One. York City Knights reached the play-off final, but lost to Halifax, who retained their National League One status.

National League Three was won by Coventry Bears, who also went on to win the play-offs.

National League One

Table

Position Club Played Won Drawn Lost Pts for Pts agst Points
1 Leigh Centurions 18 14 0 4 686 407 28
2 Whitehaven 18 14 0 4 552 312 28
3 Hull KR 18 10 0 8 466 428 20
4 Oldham Roughyeds 18 10 0 8 482 503 20
5 Featherstone Rovers 18 9 1 8 500 491 19
6 Doncaster Dragons 18 9 1 8 468 502 19
7 Batley Bulldogs 18 8 0 10 503 534 16
8 Rochdale Hornets 18 7 1 10 472 587 15
9 Halifax 18 7 0 11 426 492 14
10 Keighley Cougars 18 1 0 17 366 708 2

Play-offs

Elimination matches

Hull KR 63–22 Doncaster

Oldham 28–33 Featherstone

Semi-finals

Leigh 30–16 Whitehaven

Hull KR 18–19 Featherstone

Elimination match

Whitehaven 30–2 Featherstone

Grand Final

Leigh 32–16 Whitehaven (A.E.T - 16-16 FT)

National League Two

Table

Position Club Played Won Drawn Lost Pts for Pts agst Points
1 Barrow Raiders 18 14 1 3 521 346 29
2 York City Knights 18 13 0 5 630 308 26
3 Sheffield Eagles 18 12 0 6 569 340 24
4 Swinton Lions 18 12 0 6 547 460 24
5 Workington Town 18 10 0 8 597 479 20
6 Hunslet Hawks 18 10 0 8 475 394 20
7 Chorley Lynx 18 7 2 9 460 522 16
8 London Skolars 18 6 0 12 361 583 12
9 Dewsbury Rams 18 3 1 14 284 595 7
10 Gateshead Thunder 18 1 0 17 298 715 2

Play-offs

Elimination matches

Sheffield 16–39 Hunslet

Swinton 38–44 Workington Town

Semi-finals

Halifax 37–20 York

Workington Town 27–13 Hunslet

Elimination match

York 70–10 Workington Town

Grand Final

Halifax 34–30 York

National League Three

Table

Position Club Played Won Drawn Lost Pts for Pts agst Points
1 Coventry Bears 20 17 0 3 831 385 34
2 Bradford Dudley Hill 20 16 0 4 942 317 32
3 Warrington Woolston Rovers 20 15 1 4 764 232 31
4 Sheffield Hillsborough Hawks 20 13 1 6 631 334 27
5 Bramley Buffaloes 20 13 1 6 592 368 27
6 Hemel Stags 20 13 0 7 721 424 26
7 St Albans Centurions 20 13 0 7 724 406 26
8 Birmingham Bulldogs 20 10 0 10 620 624 20
9 Underbank Rangers 20 9 1 10 671 519 19
10 South London Storm 20 8 2 10 496 510 18
11 Manchester Knights 20 5 0 15 467 625 10
12 Carlisle Centurions 20 3 0 17 290 498 6
13 Gateshead Storm 20 2 0 18 290 1041 4
14 Essex Eels 20 1 0 19 186 1492 2

Play-offs

Week 1

Bradford Dudley Hill 13–30 St Albans Centurions

Coventry Bears 32–26 Birmingham Bulldogs

Sheffield Hillsborough Hawks 38–6 Bramley Buffaloes

Warrington Woolston Rovers 36–32 Hemel Stags

Week 2

Sheffield Hillsborough Hawks 26–40 Bradford Dudley Hill

St Albans Centurions 18–26 Bramley Buffaloes

Week 3

Coventry Bears 32–18 Bramley Buffaloes

Warrington Woolston Rovers 32–18 Bradford Dudley Hill

Grand Final

Coventry Bears 48–24 Warrington Woolston Rovers

References

  1. ↑ http://rleague.com/news/New-sponsor-for-National-League_101602/National

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See also

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