title: 2001 Northern Ford Premiership
text: # 2001 Northern Ford Premiership
  
  The 2001 Northern Ford Premiership season was the second tier of British rugby league during the 2001 season. The competition featured nineteen teams, with Widnes Vikings winning the Grand Final.
  
  ## Championship
  
  The league was won by Widnes Vikings, who beat Oldham in the Grand Final. The League Leaders Leigh Centurions lost in the play-off semi-finals. Widnes Vikings were promoted to the Super League.
  
  ### League table
  
  | | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Leigh Centurions | 28 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1139 | 321 | 52 |
  | 2 | Widnes Vikings | 28 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 961 | 377 | 43 |
  | 3 | Rochdale Hornets | 28 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 865 | 433 | 42 |
  | 4 | Oldham | 28 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 780 | 416 | 42 |
  | 5 | Featherstone Rovers | 28 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 825 | 401 | 36 |
  | 6 | Dewsbury Rams | 28 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 801 | 438 | 36 |
  | 7 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 28 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 555 | 450 | 34 |
  | 8 | Keighley Cougars | 28 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 810 | 498 | 33 |
  | 9 | Workington Town | 28 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 681 | 568 | 32 |
  | 10 | Whitehaven Warriors | 28 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 608 | 419 | 31 |
  | 11 | Sheffield Eagles | 28 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 637 | 543 | 28 |
  | 12 | Doncaster Dragons | 28 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 622 | 532 | 28 |
  | 13 | Batley Bulldogs | 28 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 452 | 618 | 26 |
  | 14 | Barrow Raiders | 28 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 631 | 685 | 25 |
  | 15 | Swinton Lions | 28 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 538 | 711 | 20 |
  | 16 | Hunslet Hawks | 28 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 380 | 959 | 13 |
  | 17 | Gateshead Thunder | 28 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 346 | 990 | 4 |
  | 18 | Chorley Lynx | 28 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 395 | 1361 | 4 |
  | 19 | York Wasps | 28 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 193 | 1499 | 3 |
  
  * Play-offs
  
  ## Play-offs
  
  ### Week 1
  
  Dewsbury Rams 6–19 Hull Kingston Rovers
  
  Featherstone Rovers 28–24 Keighley Cougars
  
  Leigh Centurions 14–15 Oldham
  
  Widnes Vikings 34–24 Rochdale Hornets
  
  ### Week 2
  
  Leigh Centurions 26–10 Featherstone Rovers
  
  Rochdale Hornets 26–14 Hull Kingston Rovers
  
  ### Week 3
  
  Leigh Centurions 18–26 Widnes Vikings
  
  Oldham 39–32 Rochdale Hornets
  
  ### Grand Final
  
  * 28 July 2001
  
  | Widnes Vikings | 24 – 14 | Oldham |
  | - | - | - |
  | Try: Gee, Demetriou (2), Cantillon, Munro Goal: Weston (2) | Report | Try: Brennan, Ford, Mannion Goal: Rich |
  
  * Spotland, Rochdale Attendance: 8,974 Referee: Steve Ganson (St. Helens) Player of the Match: Phil Cantillon
  