The 2011 Championship 1 was a semi-professional rugby league football competition played in England and Wales, the third tier of the sport in the country. The winner of this league, along with the play-off winners will be promoted to the 2012 Rugby Football League Championship. There is no relegation from this league as it is the lowest tier of professional rugby league.

All of the teams competed in the 2011 Challenge Cup but the South Wales Scorpions did not compete in the 2011 National League Cup.

2011 structure

The competition features mainly the same teams as it did in 2010. The exceptions being that the Hunslet Hawks and the York City Knights were both promoted to compete in the 2011 RFL Championship. The Keighley Cougars and Whitehaven were relegated from the 2010 RFL Championship. The competition was to contain 11 teams, however, the Blackpool Panthers went into administration and were thus omitted from the competition for 2011

Championship 1
Team2010 SeasonStadiumCapacityCity/Area
Doncaster9thKeepmoat Stadium15,231Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Gateshead Thunder11thThunderdome11,800Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
Keighley Cougars10th (Championship)Cougar Park6,800Keighley, West Yorkshire
London Skolars10thNew River Stadium5,000Haringey, London
Oldham2ndWhitebank Stadium1500Limeside, Oldham Greater Manchester
Rochdale Hornets5thSpotland Stadium10,249Rochdale, Greater Manchester
South Wales Scorpions6thThe Gnoll6,000Neath, West Glamorgan, Wales
Swinton Lions8thThe Willows (Shared with Salford for this season)N/ASwinton, Greater Manchester
Whitehaven11th (Championship)Recreation Ground7,500Whitehaven, Cumbria
Workington Town7thDerwent Park10,000Workington, Cumbria

Season table

2011 Championship 1
#TeamPldWDLPFPAPDBnsPts
1Swinton Lions201415720479+241347
2Keighley Cougars201307663412+251443
3Workington Town201118659443+216641
4Rochdale Hornets201208652498+154440
5Doncaster201208531433+98440
6Whitehaven201325566425+141236
7Oldham201109641533+108336
8South Wales Scorpions206014536674−138422
9London Skolars205114433678−245421
10Gateshead Thunder2001192681094−82602
Teams qualifying for promotion
Teams qualifying for the Play-offs

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Season Results

Round 1

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and timeVenueReferee
Whitehaven30–22Rochdale Hornets13 March, 15:00 GMTRecreation GroundA704
Swinton Lions22–10Workington Town13 March, 15:00 GMTThe Willows681
Oldham R.L.F.C.66–12Gateshead Thunder13 March, 15:00 GMTWhitebank Stadium562
Keighley Cougars66–6London Skolars13 March, 15:00 GMTCougar Park640
Doncaster40–10South Wales Scorpions13 March, 15:00 GMTKeepmoat Stadium895
Source:

Round 2

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and timeVenueReferee
Workington Town31–12Oldham R.L.F.C.20 March, 15:00 GMTDerwent ParkA473
South Wales Scorpions18–22Whitehaven20 March, 13:00 GMTThe Gnoll271
Rochdale Hornets26–46Swinton Lions20 March, 15:00 GMTSpotland Stadium743
London Skolars22–42Doncaster20 March, 15:00 GMTNew River Stadium326
Gateshead Thunder10–44Keighley Cougars20 March, 15:00 GMTGateshead International Stadium305
Source:

Round 3

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and timeVenueReferee
Whitehaven24–10Keighley Cougars27 March, 15:00 GMTRecreation GroundA754
South Wales Scorpions60–20Gateshead Thunder27 March, 13:00 GMTThe Gnoll302
Rochdale Hornets40–20London Skolars27 March, 15:00 GMTSpotland Stadium434
Oldham R.L.F.C.24–68Swinton Lions27 March, 15:00 GMTWhitebank Stadium744
Doncaster26–16Workington Town27 March, 15:00 GMTKeepmoat Stadium493
Source:

Round 4

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and timeVenueReferee
Workington Town38–24South Wales Scorpions3 April, 13:00 GMTDerwent ParkA376
Swinton Lions48–24Gateshead Thunder3 April, 15:00 GMTThe Willows493
London Skolars16–48Whitehaven3 April, 15:00 GMTNew River Stadium542
Keighley Cougars40–14Oldham R.L.F.C.3 April, 15:00 GMTCougar Park995
Doncaster8–24Rochdale Hornets3 April, 15:00 GMTKeepmoat Stadium589
Source:

Round 5

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and timeVenueReferee
Swinton Lions38–30London Skolars9 April, 17:00 GMTThe WillowsA395
Rochdale Hornets49–18Whitehaven10 April, 15:00 GMTSpotland StadiumA457
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Round 6

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and timeVenueReferee
Whitehaven26–16Doncaster17 April, 15:00 GMTRecreation GroundA727
South Wales Scorpions22–74Swinton Lions17 April, 15:00 GMTThe Gnoll370
Rochdale Hornets32–40Keighley Cougars17 April, 15:00 GMTSpotland Stadium515
Oldham R.L.F.C.52–26London Skolars17 April, 15:00 GMTWhitebank Stadium566
Gateshead Thunder0–64Workington Town17 April, 15:00 GMTGateshead International Stadium273
Source:

Round 7

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and timeVenueReferee
Doncaster32–36Swinton Lions25 April, 15:00 GMTKeepmoat StadiumA649
Keighley Cougars38–18Workington Town25 April, 15:00 GMTCougar Park892
London Skolars32–32Gateshead Thunder25 April, 14:00 GMTNew River Stadium263
Rochdale Hornets40–18South Wales Scorpions25 April, 15:00 GMTSpotland Stadium402
Whitehaven40–24Oldham R.L.F.C.25 April, 15:00 GMTRecreation Ground946
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Statistics

The following are the top points scorers in Championship 1 during the 2011 season. Statistics also include tries and goals scored in the play-offs.

Most tries
PlayerTeamTries
Andy SaywellRochdale Hornets22
Ian MortSwinton Lions21
Scott KaighanWorkington Town21
Dale BloomfieldRochdale Hornets19
Gavin DoddSwinton Lions17
Andrew GaySouth Wales Scorpions16
Craig CalvertWhitehaven15
Chris SpurrDoncaster13
Mark BrocklehurstOldham R.L.F.C.13
Ben HeatonOldham R.L.F.C.13
Steve ParrySouth Wales Scorpions13
Neil FrazerWorkington Town13
Most goals
PlayerTeamGoals
Ian MortSwinton Lions104
Paul CrookRochdale Hornets100
Darren HoltWorkington Town73
Scott SpavenDoncaster70
Carl ForberOldham R.L.F.C.63
Danny LawtonKeighley Cougars58
Lewis PalfreyWhitehaven56
Lewis ReeceSouth Wales Scorpions54
Dylan SkeeLondon Skolars36
Chris BainesKeighley Cougars33
Most points
PlayerTeamTriesGoalsDGsPoints
Ian MortSwinton Lions211040292
Paul CrookRochdale Hornets101005245
Scott SpavenDoncaster7701169
Darren HoltWorkington Town1735155
Danny LawtonKeighley Cougars9580152
Carl ForberOldham R.L.F.C.5630146
Lewis PalfreyWhitehaven5560132
Lewis ReeceSouth Wales Scorpions5540128
Scott KaighanWorkington Town21161117
Dylan SkeeLondon Skolars636197

See also

Notes

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