title: 2000 Northern Ford Premiership
text: # 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.
  
  ## 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
  
  | | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Dewsbury Rams | 28 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 848 | 400 | 45 |
  | 2 | Keighley Cougars | 28 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 1002 | 401 | 44 |
  | 3 | Doncaster Dragons | 28 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 880 | 397 | 42 |
  | 4 | Leigh Centurions | 28 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 854 | 476 | 42 |
  | 5 | Featherstone Rovers | 28 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 795 | 523 | 41 |
  | 6 | Oldham | 28 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 734 | 513 | 39 |
  | 7 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 28 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 583 | 481 | 35 |
  | 8 | Widnes Vikings | 28 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 698 | 483 | 34 |
  | 9 | Swinton Lions | 28 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 726 | 733 | 28 |
  | 10 | Barrow Raiders | 28 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 647 | 711 | 28 |
  | 11 | Whitehaven Warriors | 28 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 533 | 674 | 23 |
  | 12 | Workington Town | 28 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 502 | 776 | 23 |
  | 13 | Rochdale Hornets | 28 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 563 | 696 | 20 |
  | 14 | Sheffield Eagles | 28 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 479 | 585 | 19 |
  | 15 | Hunslet Hawks | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 487 | 678 | 16 |
  | 16 | Batley Bulldogs | 28 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 482 | 759 | 12 |
  | 17 | York Wasps | 28 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 392 | 859 | 11 |
  | 18 | Lancashire Lynx | 28 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 301 | 1361 | 2 |
  
  * Play-offs
  
  ## Play-offs
  
  ### Grand Final
  
  * 29 July 2000
  
  | Dewsbury Rams | 13 – 12 | Leigh Centurions |
  | - | - | - |
  | Try: Eaton, Long Goal: Eaton (2) Drop goal: Agar | Report | Try: Higham (2) Goal: Bretherton (2) |
  
  * Gigg Lane, Bury Attendance: 8,487 Referee: R. Connolly (Wigan) Player of the Match: Mick Higham
  