2010–11 National Conference League Explained

2010–11 National Conference League
League:National Conference League
No Of Teams:38
Season:2010–11 Season
Season Champs:Thatto Heath Crusaders
Season Champ Name:Champions
League Leaders:Siddal
League Leaders Name:League Leaders
Prevseason Link:2009–10 National Conference League
Prevseason Year:2009–10
Nextseason Link:2012 National Conference League
Nextseason Year:2012

The 2010–11 National Conference League was the 26th season of the National Conference League, the top league for British amateur rugby league clubs, and was the final season that the league was played in the winter.

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured three new clubs:

Play-offs

Division One

Division One featured six new clubs:

Widnes St Maries resigned from the league mid-season; their record was expunged.[1]

League table

Division Two

Division Two featured four new clubs:

West Bowling were forced to withdraw at the end of the season due to the league being switched to a summer competition and their pitch not being available during the cricket season.[2]

League table

2011 transitional season

Between August 2011 and November 2011, a short transitional season was played in preparation for the switch to a summer competition in 2012. Two new teams, Askam and Widnes West Bank, joined the competition, increasing the number of teams to 40. The league was split into eight groups of five teams based in geographical location (due to the subsequent withdrawal of West Bowling, Group G only consisted of four teams). The play-offs were contested by the eight group winners. The league champions were Hunslet Warriors, who defeated Wigan St Patricks 18–14 in the play-off final after extra time.[3]

Play-offs

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Widnes St Marie’s withdraw from NCL. Love Rugby League. 8 July 2017. 6 January 2011.
  2. Web site: Strother. Jack. West Bowling's Class of 1999 welcome them back to Kingstone Press National Conference League action. Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 8 July 2017. 2 March 2017.
  3. Web site: Sparks. Ryan. Warriors claim Grand Final glory. National Conference League. 5 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20120207042011/http://www.nationalconferenceleague.co.uk/article/warriors-claim-grand-final-glory.html. 7 February 2012.