2008 National League 1

National League 1 2008
League National League 1
Duration 18 rounds
Teams 10
Broadcast partners Sky Sports
2008 season

This article contains information on rugby league played in the UK at semi-professional level in 2008. For general information on the National Leagues, see Rugby League National Leagues. For other leagues in 2008, see Rugby league in 2008.

National League One

Table

Position Club Played Won Drawn Lost Pts For Pts Agst Pts Diff B.P. Points
1 Salford City Reds 18 12 3 3 614 302 312 3 45
2 Celtic Crusaders 18 12 0 6 511 391 120 4 40
3 Halifax 18 11 1 6 634 514 120 3 38
4 Leigh Centurions 18 10 0 8 448 448 0 4 34
5 Whitehaven 18 10 0 8 420 399 21 2 32
6 Widnes Vikings 18 10 2 6 453 410 43 5 30
7 Sheffield Eagles 18 8 1 9 425 530 -105 3 29
8 Featherstone Rovers 18 6 1 11 452 515 -63 6 26
9 Batley Bulldogs 18 5 0 13 387 538 -151 8 23
10 Dewsbury Rams 18 2 0 16 315 612 -297 7 13

Playoffs

  Elimination play-offs   Qualifying / Elimination semi-finals   Elimination final   Grand Final
                                 
  QSF: September 2008  
1  [[Image:|12pxpx|]] Salford City Reds 18  
2   Celtic Crusaders 44         GF: 6 October 2008
       [[Image:|12pxpx|]] Salford City Reds 18
  EPO1: September 2008     EF: September 2008       Celtic Crusaders 36
  3   Halifax 32        [[Image:|12pxpx|]] Salford City Reds 62  
  6   Widnes Vikings 16   ESF: September 2008       Whitehaven 18
      Halifax 22  
EPO2: September 2008       Whitehaven 24
  4   Leigh Centurions 24  
  5   Whitehaven 30
   
Key:         Losing team progressing     Winning team progressing

Week One.

  • Halifax (H) beat Widnes (A) (Halifax through to week two, Widnes are eliminated).
  • Whitehaven (A) beat Leigh (A) (Whitehaven through to week two, Leigh are eliminated).

Week Two.

  • Crusaders (A) beat Salford (H) (Crusaders through to the Grand Final in week four, Salford play in week three).
  • Whitehaven (A) beat Halifax (H) (Whitehaven will play Salford in week three's semi final, Halifax are eliminated).

Week Three.

  • Salford (H) beat Whitehaven (A) (Salford are through to the Grand Final in week four, Whitehaven are eliminated).

Week 4.

  • Salford City Reds 36 - 18 Celtic Crusaders. Match played at neutral venue Halliwell Jones Stadium.

Salford City Reds win promotion to the Super League 2009.

See also

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