2010–11 National Conference League

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.

2010–11 National Conference League
League	National Conference League
Teams	38
2010–11 Season
Champions	Thatto Heath Crusaders
League Leaders	Siddal
← 2009–10 2012 →

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured three new clubs:

• Thatto Heath Crusaders, promoted as champions from RLC Division One
• Bradford Dudley Hill and Saddleworth Rangers, promoted from RLC Division One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Siddal	26	19	0	7	708	481	+227	38	Qualification for National Conference League play-offs
2	Thatto Heath Crusaders (C)	26	19	0	7	746	527	+219	38
3	Leigh East	26	16	0	10	766	487	+279	32
4	Wath Brow Hornets	26	15	2	9	671	554	+117	32
5	Hull Dockers	26	16	0	10	610	562	+48	32
6	West Hull	26	15	1	10	660	548	+112	31
7	Leigh Miners Rangers	26	15	0	11	719	584	+135	30
8	Skirlaugh	26	12	2	12	572	536	+36	26
9	Saddleworth Rangers	26	11	1	14	570	710	−140	23
10	East Hull	26	9	2	15	533	602	−69	20
11	Wigan St Patricks	26	9	1	16	505	620	−115	19
12	Bradford Dudley Hill (R)	26	9	0	17	592	702	−110	18	Relegated to National Conference League Division One
13	Wigan St Judes (R)	26	7	0	19	470	875	−405	14
14	York Acorn (R)	26	5	1	20	471	805	−334	11

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

	Elimination finals					Major/Minor semifinal					Preliminary final					Grand Final
						14 May 2011										29 May 2011
						1	Siddal	40								Siddal		18
						2	Thatto Heath Crusaders	8			21 May 2011					Thatto Heath Crusaders		30
	7 May 2011
											Thatto Heath Crusaders		24
	3	Leigh East	40
						14 May 2011					Leigh East		19
	6	West Hull	28
						Leigh East		16
	7 May 2011
						Wath Brow Hornets		0
	4	Wath Brow Hornets	30
	5	Hull Dockers	6

Division One

Division One featured six new clubs:

• Eccles & Salford, promoted as champions from RLC Division Two
• Oldham St Annes and Stanley Rangers, promoted from RLC Division Two
• Ince Rose Bridge, Oulton Raiders and Widnes St Maries, relegated from RLC Premier Division

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

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Oulton Raiders (C, P)	22	19	2	1	805	334	+471	40	Promoted to National Conference League Premier Division
2	Myton Warriors (P)	22	16	1	5	651	442	+209	33
3	Ince Rose Bridge (P)	22	14	1	7	624	367	+257	29
4	Rochdale Mayfield	22	14	0	8	589	480	+109	28
5	Stanley Rangers	22	12	0	10	480	460	+20	24
6	Milford Marlins	22	10	0	12	458	496	−38	20
7	Oldham St Annes	22	9	0	13	547	611	−64	18
8	Millom	22	9	0	13	390	713	−323	18
9	Stanningley	22	8	0	14	383	489	−106	16
10	Castleford Panthers	22	8	0	14	426	532	−106	16
11	Eccles & Salford	22	8	0	14	497	605	−108	16
12	Normanton Knights (R)	22	3	0	19	384	705	−321	6	Relegated to National Conference League Division Two

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Division Two

Division Two featured four new clubs:

• Heworth and West Bowling, relegated from RLC Division One
• Hunslet Warriors and Elland, elected into league

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Hunslet Warriors (C, P)	22	20	1	1	856	256	+600	41	Promoted to National Conference League Division One
2	Egremont Rangers (P)	22	18	0	4	810	406	+404	36
3	Castleford Lock Lane (P)	22	15	0	7	580	336	+244	30
4	Eastmoor Dragons	22	14	1	7	524	396	+128	29
5	Ovenden	22	10	2	10	510	432	+78	22
6	Elland	22	9	1	12	406	449	−43	19
7	East Leeds	22	9	1	12	446	548	−102	19
8	West Bowling	22	9	0	13	425	473	−48	18
9	Shaw Cross Sharks	22	7	1	14	362	547	−185	15
10	Crosfields[a]	22	7	0	15	408	711	−303	14
11	Waterhead Warriors	22	7	0	15	377	702	−325	14
12	Heworth[a]	22	3	1	18	270	718	−448	7

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Although there was no official relegation to Division Three, Crosfields, Featherstone Lions and Heworth were all demoted due to non-fulfillment of a fixture during the season.^[3]

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.^[4]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Leigh East (Q)	12	8	0	4	302	266	+36	16	Qualification for National Conference League play-offs
2	Wath Brow Hornets	12	7	0	5	288	177	+111	14
3	Egremont Rangers	12	6	1	5	261	226	+35	13
4	Leigh Miners Rangers	12	6	1	5	260	236	+24	13
5	Thatto Heath Crusaders	12	6	0	6	328	286	+42	12

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Wigan St Patricks (Q)	12	11	0	1	404	152	+252	22	Qualification for National Conference League play-offs
2	Ince Rose Bridge	12	6	0	6	300	326	−26	12
3	Millom	12	4	0	8	182	260	−78	8
4	Wigan St Judes	12	3	0	9	232	320	−88	6
5	Askam	12	2	0	10	116	404	−288	4

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Siddal (Q)	12	11	0	1	541	136	+405	22	Qualification for National Conference League play-offs
2	Ovenden	12	4	0	8	242	266	−24	8
3	Rochdale Mayfield	12	4	0	8	259	318	−59	8
4	Saddleworth Rangers	12	4	0	8	228	388	−160	8
5	Elland	12	4	0	8	186	393	−207	8

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Hunslet Warriors (C, Q)	12	8	1	3	363	192	+171	17	Qualification for National Conference League play-offs
2	East Leeds	12	8	1	3	261	185	+76	17
3	Milford Marlins	12	8	1	3	257	190	+67	17
4	Oulton Raiders	12	4	0	8	230	303	−73	8
5	Stanningley	12	3	1	8	194	398	−204	7

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Widnes West Bank (Q)	12	12	0	0	381	191	+190	24	Qualification for National Conference League play-offs
2	Waterhead Warriors	12	9	0	3	396	202	+194	18
3	Oldham St Annes	12	7	1	4	380	252	+128	15
4	Eccles & Salford	12	4	0	8	298	372	−74	8
5	Crosfields	12	2	0	10	198	457	−259	4

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Castleford Lock Lane (Q)	12	9	1	2	386	202	+184	19	Qualification for National Conference League play-offs
2	Eastmoor Dragons	12	7	0	5	312	342	−30	14
3	Stanley Rangers	12	3	1	8	341	334	+7	7
4	Normanton Knights	12	3	1	8	228	446	−218	7
5	Castleford Panthers	12	1	2	9	253	375	−122	4

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Bradford Dudley Hill (Q)	10	7	0	3	372	232	+140	14	Qualification for National Conference League play-offs
2	York Acorn	10	6	0	4	290	187	+103	12
3	Shaw Cross Sharks	10	3	0	7	176	385	−209	6
4	Heworth	10	0	0	10	131	452	−321	0

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Skirlaugh (Q)	12	11	0	1	428	159	+269	22	Qualification for National Conference League play-offs
2	Myton Warriors	10	7	0	3	279	190	+89	14
3	East Hull	12	6	0	6	298	272	+26	12
4	West Hull	10	4	0	6	236	283	−47	8
5	Hull Dockers	12	4	0	8	312	362	−50	8

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Play-offs

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	Castleford Lock Lane		4
	Hunslet Warriors		22
						Hunslet Warriors		24
						Bradford Dudley Hill		18
	Bradford Dudley Hill		26
	Skirlaugh		14
											Hunslet Warriors		18
											Wigan St Patricks		14
	Siddal		30
	Widnes West Bank		12
						Siddal		22
						Wigan St Patricks		23
	Leigh East		22
	Wigan St Patricks		44