2019 National Conference League | |
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League | National Conference League |
Teams | 50 |
2019 Season | |
Champions | West Hull |
League Leaders | Wath Brow Hornets |
The 2019 National Conference League was the 34th season of the National Conference League, the top league for British amateur rugby league clubs.
The Premier Division champions were West Hull, who defeated Thatto Heath Crusaders 18–14 in the Grand Final after golden point extra time.[1]
Premier Division
[edit]POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS |
1 | Wath Brow Hornets | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 597 | 275 | 322 | 34 |
2 | West Hull (C) | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 511 | 287 | 224 | 33 |
3 | Hunslet Club Parkside | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 412 | 262 | 150 | 32 |
4 | Thatto Heath Crusaders | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 585 | 329 | 256 | 31 |
5 | Underbank Rangers | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 545 | 430 | 115 | 26 |
6 | Siddal | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 525 | 445 | 80 | 26 |
7 | Egremont Rangers | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 462 | 401 | 61 | 22 |
8 | Lock Lane | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 414 | 567 | -153 | 18 |
9 | Rochdale Mayfield | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 440 | 563 | -123 | 15 |
10 | Leigh Miners Rangers | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 351 | 660 | -309 | 13 |
11 | Thornhill Trojans | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 355 | 616 | -261 | 8 |
12 | Kells | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 240 | 602 | -362 | 6 |
Playoffs
[edit]- Eliminatiors
- Hunslet Club Parkside 10-11 Siddal
- Thatto Heath Crusaders 32-6 Underbank Rangers
- Semi-finals
- West Brow Hornets 10-24 West Hull
- Thatto Heath Crusaders 34-4 Siddal
- Preliminary Final
- West Brow Hornets 12-18 Thatto Heath Crusaders
- Grand Final
- Thatto Heath Crusaders 14-18 West Hull[3]
Division One
[edit]POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS |
1 | Pilkington Recs (P) | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 621 | 320 | 301 | 36 |
2 | York Acorn (P) | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 706 | 371 | 335 | 33 |
3 | Featherstone Lions (P) | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 682 | 355 | 327 | 33 |
4 | Milford | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 467 | 89 | 78 | 27 |
5 | Stanningley | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 499 | 427 | 72 | 23 |
6 | Wigan St Patricks | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 501 | 490 | 11 | 23 |
7 | Myton Warriors | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 517 | 496 | 21 | 20 |
8 | Oulton Raiders | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 447 | 560 | -113 | 18 |
9 | Skirlaugh | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 391 | 667 | -276 | 18 |
10 | Saddleworth Rangers | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 534 | 595 | -61 | 17 |
11 | Normanton Knights | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 390 | 705 | -315 | 10 |
12 | Dewsbury Moor Maroons | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 380 | 760 | -380 | 6 |
Playoffs
[edit]Semi-finals
- Featherstone Lions 30–2 Wigan St Patricks
- Milford 14–17 Stanningley[4]
Final
- Featherstone Lions 23–10 Stanningley[5]
Division Two
[edit]POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS |
1 | West Bowling (P) | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 891 | 411 | 480 | 36 |
2 | Ince Rose Bridge (P) | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 637 | 449 | 188 | 32 |
3 | Wigan St Judes | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 717 | 534 | 183 | 31 |
4 | Hull Dockers (P) | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 670 | 507 | 163 | 25 |
5 | Barrow Island | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 579 | 483 | 96 | 25 |
6 | Crosfields | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 602 | 485 | 117 | 24 |
7 | Bradford Dudley Hill | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 534 | 449 | 85 | 23 |
8 | Clock Face Miners | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 558 | 533 | 2 | 17 |
9 | Beverley | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 500 | 570 | -70 | 17 |
10 | East Leeds | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 479 | 733 | -254 | 13 |
11 | Shaw Cross Sharks | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 372 | 805 | -433 | 7 |
12 | Askam | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 291 | 871 | -580 | 6 |
- Table Deductions
- Shaw Cross Sharks: 2 points for playing An Unregistered Player
- Shaw Cross Sharks: 2 points for playing An Unregistered Player
- Bradford Dudley Hill: 4 points for playing A Banned Player[6]
Playoffs
[edit]Semi-finals
Final
- Crosfields 16–44 Hull Dockers[9]
Division Three
[edit]Three new teams were elected into the National Conference League this season (Heworth, Batley Boys and Hensingham), with Division Three expanding to 14 teams.[10]
Salford City Roosters withdrew from the league during the middle of the season.[11]
POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS |
1 | Woolston Rovers (P) | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 799 | 382 | 417 | 42 |
2 | Hunslet Warriors (P) | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 744 | 426 | 318 | 41 |
3 | Heworth | 26 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 803 | 474 | 329 | 36 |
4 | Dewsbury Celtic (P) | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 651 | 435 | 216 | 36 |
5 | Batley Boys | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 636 | 478 | 158 | 34 |
6 | Drighlington | 26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 607 | 432 | 175 | 31 |
7 | Leigh East | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 613 | 551 | 62 | 29 |
8 | Waterhead Warriors | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 647 | 605 | 42 | 28 |
9 | Oldham St Annes | 26 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 558 | 615 | -57 | 24 |
10 | Hensingham | 26 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 598 | 767 | -169 | 17 |
11 | Millom | 26 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 484 | 699 | -215 | 16 |
12 | Gateshead Storm | 26 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 513 | 887 | -374 | 13 |
13 | Eastmoor Dragons | 26 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 450 | 822 | -372 | 10 |
14 | Salford City Roosters | 26 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 398 | 928 | -530 | 7 |
Playoffs
[edit]Semi-finals
Final
- Heworth 16–30 Dewsbury Celtic[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "'We had one of the biggest parties the clubhouse has ever seen'". Love Rugby League. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Thatto Heath look to add to trophy cabinet". 4 October 2019.
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/national-conference-premier/scores-fixtures/2019-10
- ^ "NCL season climaxes tomorrow". Total Rugby League. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Featherstone Lions 23 Stanningley 10: Defeated finalists aim to follow victors into National Conference top flight". Yorkshire Evening Post. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Bradford Dudley Hill out of NCL play-offs with points penalty". Telegraph & Argus. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Crosfields win remarkable play-off clash with Wigan St Judes". Warrington Guardian. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Late try from teenager Jack Butler seals win for Ulverston against Hindley". The Mail. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Crosfields beaten by Hull Dockers in play-off final". Warrington Guardian. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Three new members elected to the NCL for 2019". Rugby Football League. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Salford pull out". Total Rugby League. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Heworth storm into play-off final with big Drighlington win". York Press. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Rugby League". Rugby Football League. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "ARL REPORT: Heworth suffer 30-16 play-off final defeat to Dewsbury Celtic". York Press. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2023.