2013 National Conference League

2013 National Conference League
League	National Conference League
Teams	50
2013 Season
Champions	West Hull
League Leaders	Thatto Heath Crusaders

The 2013 National Conference League was the 28th season of the National Conference League, the top league for British amateur rugby league clubs.

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured three new clubs:

• Egremont Rangers, promoted as champions from 2012 NCL Division One
• Castleford Lock Lane, promoted from 2012 NCL Division One
• York Acorn, promoted from 2012 NCL Division One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Thatto Heath Crusaders	26	19	0	7	916	557	+359	38	Qualification for National Conference League play-offs
2	Wath Brow Hornets	26	19	0	7	708	350	+358	38
3	Castleford Lock Lane	26	19	0	7	661	476	+185	38
4	West Hull (C)	26	17	0	9	654	408	+246	34
5	Siddal	26	16	1	9	705	510	+195	33
6	Egremont Rangers	26	14	0	12	690	590	+100	28
7	Wigan St Patricks	26	13	1	12	563	534	+29	27
8	Leigh Miners Rangers	26	12	1	13	549	704	−155	25
9	Hull Dockers	26	10	1	15	486	728	−242	21
10	Skirlaugh	26	10	0	16	557	534	+23	20
11	East Hull	26	9	1	16	499	806	−307	19
12	York Acorn (R)	26	7	1	18	575	670	−95	15	Relegated to National Conference League Division One
13	Myton Warriors (R)	26	6	2	18	477	726	−249	14
14	Ince Rose Bridge (R)	26	7	0	19	523	970	−447	14

Source: [1]
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
						2 November 2013										17 November 2013
						1	Thatto Heath Crusaders	0								Wath Brow Hornets		12
						2	Wath Brow Hornets	30			9 November 2013					West Hull		16
	26 October 2013
											Thatto Heath Crusaders		12
	3	Lock Lane	48
						2 November 2013					West Hull		14
	6	Egremont Rangers	16
						Lock Lane		6
	26 October 2013[a]
						West Hull		8
	4	West Hull	14
	5	Siddal	15

Division One

Division One featured five new clubs:

• East Leeds, promoted as champions from 2012 NCL Division Two
• Waterhead Warriors, promoted from 2012 NCL Division Two
• Dewsbury Celtic, promoted from 2012 NCL Division Two
• Oulton Raiders, relegated from 2012 NCL Premier Division
• Saddleworth Rangers, relegated from 2012 NCL Premier Division

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	East Leeds (C, P)	24	20	1	3	839	300	+539	41	Promoted to National Conference League Premier Division
2	Hunslet Warriors (P)	24	18	1	5	672	459	+213	37
3	Wigan St Judes (P)	24	18	1	5	676	586	+90	37
4	Rochdale Mayfield	24	18	0	6	955	498	+457	36
5	Oulton Raiders	24	14	1	9	692	495	+197	29
6	Milford Marlins	24	14	0	10	602	425	+177	28
7	Bradford Dudley Hill	24	11	0	13	673	622	+51	22
8	Dewsbury Celtic	24	8	0	16	566	708	−142	16
9	Eccles & Salford	24	7	1	16	541	768	−227	15
10	Millom	24	7	0	17	396	737	−341	14
11	Stanley Rangers (R)	24	6	1	17	480	721	−241	13	Relegated to National Conference League Division Two
12	Saddleworth Rangers (R)	24	6	0	18	387	742	−355	12
13	Waterhead Warriors (R)	24	6	0	18	463	881	−418	12

Source: [2]
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:

• Leigh East, relegated from 2012 NCL Premier Division
• Castleford Panthers, relegated from 2012 NCL Division One
• Oldham St Annes, relegated from 2012 NCL Division One
• Stanningley, relegated from 2012 NCL Division One

Widnes West Bank resigned from the league mid-season; their results were expunged.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Normanton Knights (C, P)	18	15	1	2	667	292	+375	31	Promoted to National Conference League Division One
2	Shaw Cross Sharks (P)	18	15	0	3	539	306	+233	30
3	Askam	18	14	0	4	634	319	+315	28
4	Elland	18	10	1	7	383	390	−7	21
5	Leigh East	18	9	1	8	468	536	−68	19
6	Oldham St Annes	18	8	0	10	486	434	+52	16
7	Ovenden	18	6	0	12	467	378	+89	12
8	Stanningley	18	4	1	13	368	654	−286	9
9	Castleford Panthers	18	4	1	13	278	630	−352	9
10	Eastmoor Dragons (R)	18	2	1	15	332	683	−351	5	Relegated to National Conference League Division Three

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

Division Three

Division Three featured ten new clubs:

• Crosfields, relegated from 2012 NCL Division Two
• Featherstone Lions, relegated from 2012 NCL Division Two
• Heworth, relegated from 2012 NCL Division Two
• Seven new teams were also granted membership to the National Conference League: Blackbrook, Hindley, Kells, Peterlee Pumas, Pilkington Recs, Wigan St Cuthberts and Woolston Rovers.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Kells (C, P)	22	20	0	2	990	199	+791	40	Promoted to National Conference League Division Two
2	Pilkington Recs (P)	22	20	0	2	867	338	+529	40
3	Underbank Rangers	22	18	0	4	824	266	+558	36
4	Blackbrook	22	15	0	7	662	333	+329	30
5	Woolston Rovers	22	13	0	9	764	434	+330	26
6	Coventry Bears	22	10	1	11	602	527	+75	21
7	Crosfields	22	9	1	12	556	643	−87	19
8	Hindley	22	9	0	13	597	638	−41	18
9	Featherstone Lions	22	8	0	14	421	933	−512	16
10	Heworth	22	5	0	17	418	740	−322	10
11	Wigan St Cuthberts	22	4	0	18	421	727	−306	8
12	Peterlee Pumas	22	0	0	22	130	1474	−1344	0

Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Notes

1. Result did not stand as extra time was incorrectly played under the golden point rule. Siddal refused to play in the replay, resulting in a bye for West Hull.[1]

References

1. "Club Statement". 31 October 2013. Siddal ARLFC. Retrieved 20 June 2019.