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The 2016 National Conference League was the 31st season of the National Conference League, the top league for British amateur rugby league clubs.
| 2016 National Conference League | |
|---|---|
| League | National Conference League |
| Teams | 48 |
| 2016 Season | |
| Champions | Siddal |
| League Leaders | Siddal |
The following are the results for each season:[1]
Premier Division
edit| POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS |
| 1 | Siddal (C) | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 669 | 336 | 333 | 36 |
| 2 | West Hull | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 540 | 358 | 182 | 30 |
| 3 | Leigh Miners Rangers | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 558 | 434 | 124 | 30 |
| 4 | Rochdale Mayfield | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 638 | 432 | 206 | 29 |
| 5 | Wath Brow Hornets | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 467 | 430 | 37 | 27 |
| 6 | Wigan St Patricks | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 474 | 511 | -37 | 23 |
| 7 | Kells | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 394 | 440 | -46 | 23 |
| 8 | Pilkington Recs | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 554 | 459 | 95 | 22 |
| 9 | Egremont Rangers | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 374 | 553 | -179 | 15 |
| 10 | Lock Lane | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 450 | 566 | -116 | 12 |
| 11 | Hull Dockers | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 372 | 651 | -279 | 11 |
| 12 | York Acorn | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 425 | 745 | -320 | 6 |
Playoffs
edit- Eliminatiors
- Rochdale Mayfield 50-16 Wath Brow Hornets
- Leigh Miners Rangers 36-16 Wigan St Patricks
- Semi-finals
- Siddal 22-6 West Hull
- Leigh Miners Rangers 34-24 Rochdale Mayfield
- Preliminary Final
- West Hull 20-22 Leigh Miners Rangers
- Grand Final
- Siddal 42-4 Leigh Miners Rangers[2]
Division One
editElland were relegated to Division Three after failing to fulfil a fixture.[3]
| POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS |
| 1 | Thatto Heath Crusaders | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 946 | 399 | 547 | 46 |
| 2 | Myton Warriors | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 803 | 400 | 403 | 42 |
| 3 | Skirlaugh | 26 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 872 | 546 | 326 | 36 |
| 4 | Featherstone Lions | 26 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 914 | 590 | 324 | 34 |
| 5 | Milford Marlins | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 650 | 479 | 171 | 32 |
| 6 | Normanton Knights | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 712 | 539 | 173 | 29 |
| 7 | Underbank Rangers | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 750 | 549 | 201 | 28 |
| 8 | Ince Rose Bridge | 26 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 655 | 683 | -28 | 22 |
| 9 | Oulton Raiders | 26 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 552 | 708 | -156 | 22 |
| 10 | Shaw Cross Sharks | 26 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 565 | 633 | -68 | 21 |
| 11 | Hunslet Warriors | 26 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 586 | 676 | -90 | 21 |
| 12 | East Leeds | 26 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 636 | 754 | -118 | 21 |
| 13 | Millom | 26 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 446 | 962 | -516 | 8 |
| 14 | 26 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 296 | 1465 | -1169 | 2 |
- Skirlaugh were deducted 2 points for fielding an ineligible player.[4]
Division Two
edit| POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS |
| 1 | Hunslet Club Parkside | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 897 | 284 | 613 | 40 |
| 2 | Askam | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 632 | 396 | 236 | 31 |
| 3 | Blackbrook | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 621 | 490 | 131 | 30 |
| 4 | Thornhill Trojans | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 625 | 416 | 209 | 28 |
| 5 | Leigh East | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 788 | 451 | 337 | 26 |
| 6 | Bradford Dudley Hill | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 604 | 484 | 120 | 26 |
| 7 | Saddleworth Rangers | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 571 | 510 | 61 | 26 |
| 8 | Wigan St Judes | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 679 | 496 | 183 | 24 |
| 9 | Dewsbury Celtic | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 292 | 774 | -482 | 11 |
| 10 | Salford City Roosters | 22 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 331 | 593 | -262 | 10 |
| 11 | Stanningley | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 338 | 780 | -442 | 8 |
| 12 | Stanley Rangers | 22 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 256 | 960 | -704 | 4 |
Division Three
editRylands Sharks were elected into the league for the first time in the club's history.[5]
Castleford Panthers withdrew from the league during the middle of the season.[6]
| POS | CLUB | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | PTS |
| 1 | Crosfields | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 541 | 281 | 260 | 29 |
| 2 | Drighlington | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 499 | 264 | 235 | 24 |
| 3 | Woolston Rovers | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 492 | 353 | 139 | 24 |
| 4 | Eastmoor Dragons | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 366 | 372 | -6 | 17 |
| 5 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 537 | 424 | 113 | 15 | |
| 6 | Oldham St Annes | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 352 | 499 | -147 | 11 |
| 7 | Waterhead Warriors | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 328 | 502 | -174 | 10 |
| 8 | Dewsbury Moor Maroons | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 289 | 442 | -153 | 8 |
| 9 | Gateshead Storm | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 300 | 567 | -267 | 4 |
| 10 | Castleford Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "Match Centre".
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/national-conference-premier/scores-fixtures/2016-10
- ^ "A season's action in 2017 in the NCL". Total Rugby League. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Skirlaugh and Stanley docked points". Total Rugby League. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Rylands elected into National Conference League". Warrington Guardian. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Panthers pull out". Total Rugby League. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2023.