The 2002 Northern Ford Premiership season was the second tier British rugby league during the 2002 season.
The competition began with nineteen teams, but York Wasps folded early in the season. Huddersfield Giants winning the Grand Final. This was the last season of the Premiership as for 2003 the teams were split into two divisions of the National League.
Premiership | |
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League | Northern Ford Premiership |
Duration | 27 Rounds |
Teams | 18 |
2002 Season | |
Grand Final winners | Huddersfield Giants |
League leaders | Huddersfield Giants |
The league was won by the Huddersfield Giants, who beat the Leigh Centurions in the Grand Final. Huddersfield Giants were promoted to the Super League.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
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1 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1156 | 356 | 53 |
2 | Leigh Centurions | 27 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1021 | 426 | 43 |
3 | Rochdale Hornets | 27 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 809 | 582 | 39 |
4 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 715 | 468 | 37 |
5 | Featherstone Rovers | 27 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 836 | 604 | 37 |
6 | Doncaster Dragons | 27 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 741 | 603 | 33 |
7 | Batley Bulldogs | 27 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 658 | 666 | 33 |
8 | Whitehaven Warriors | 27 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 647 | 600 | 31 |
9 | Oldham | 27 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 748 | 553 | 29 |
10 | Dewsbury Rams | 27 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 723 | 616 | 29 |
11 | Workington Town | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 677 | 677 | 26 |
12 | Sheffield Eagles | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 597 | 648 | 26 |
13 | Barrow Raiders | 27 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 707 | 670 | 25 |
14 | Keighley Cougars | 27 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 488 | 906 | 14 |
15 | Swinton Lions | 27 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 473 | 918 | 13 |
16 | Chorley Lynx | 27 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 477 | 994 | 10 |
17 | Hunslet Hawks | 27 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 438 | 954 | 7 |
18 | Gateshead Thunder | 27 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 338 | 1108 | 1 |
Play-offs |
York Wasps started this season but ceased to exist after 11 games. Their results were expunged from the records.
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Week 2:
Week 3:
Week 4:
12 October 2002 |
Huddersfield Giants | 38 – 16 | Leigh Centurions |
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Try: O'Hare (2), St Hilaire (2), Thorman, Gene Goal: McNamara (7) | Try: Cardoza, Marns, Hamilton Goal: Turley (2) |
Halton Stadium, Widnes Attendance: 9,051 Referee: Karl Kirkpatrick (Warrington) Player of the Match: Chris Thorman |
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