2008 National League One Explained

National League One 2008
Pixels:	216px
Duration:	18 rounds
No Of Teams:	10
Tv:	Sky Sports
Season:	2008 season
Season Champ Name:	National League One winners
Promote From:	RFL Championship
Promoted To:	Super League
Relegate To:	National League 2
Prevseason Link:	2007 National League One
Prevseason Year:	2007
Nextseason Link:	2009 RFL Championship
Nextseason Year:	2009

This article contains information on rugby league played in the UK at semi-professional level in 2008. For general information on the National Leagues, see British rugby league system. For other leagues in 2008, see Rugby league in 2008.

National League One

Table

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Pts For	Pts Agst	Pts Diff	B.P.	Points
1	Salford City Reds	18	12	3	3	614	302	312	3	45
2	Celtic Crusaders	18	12	0	6	511	391	120	4	40
3	Halifax	18	11	1	6	634	514	120	3	38
4	Leigh Centurions	18	10	0	8	448	448	0	4	34
5	Whitehaven	18	10	0	8	420	399	21	2	32
6	Widnes Vikings	18	10	2	6	453	410	43	5	30
7	Sheffield Eagles	18	8	1	9	425	530	-105	3	29
8	Featherstone Rovers	18	6	1	11	452	515	-63	6	26
9	Batley Bulldogs	18	5	0	13	387	538	-151	8	23
10	Dewsbury Rams	18	2	0	16	315	612	-297	7	13

Playoffs

Week One.

• Halifax (H) beat Widnes (A) (Halifax through to week two, Widnes are eliminated).
• Whitehaven (A) beat Leigh (A) (Whitehaven through to week two, Leigh are eliminated).

Week Two.

• Crusaders (A) beat Salford (H) (Crusaders through to the Grand Final in week four, Salford play in week three).
• Whitehaven (A) beat Halifax (H) (Whitehaven will play Salford in week three's semi final, Halifax are eliminated).

Week Three.

• Salford (H) beat Whitehaven (A) (Salford are through to the Grand Final in week four, Whitehaven are eliminated).

Week 4.

• Salford City Reds 36 - 18 Celtic Crusaders. Match played at neutral venue Halliwell Jones Stadium.

Salford City Reds win promotion to the Super League 2009.

External links

• Rugby Football League