2012 Championship 1

2012 Championship 1
LeagueChampionship 1
Duration18 rounds
Teams10
Highest attendance1,954 Workington Town v Whitehaven (24 June 2012)[1]
Lowest attendance186 Gateshead Thunder v London Skolars (22 July 2012)[1]
Broadcast partnersPremier Sports
2012 Season
Champions Doncaster
League leaders Doncaster
Runners-up Barrow Raiders
Top point-scorer(s) Dylan Skee (194)[1]
Top try-scorer(s) Lee Waterman (25)[1]

The 2012 Championship 1 was a semi-professional rugby league football competition played in England and Wales, the third tier of the sport in the country. For one season only,[2] the top four teams (Barrow Raiders, Doncaster, Whitehaven and Workington Town) were promoted to the 2013 Rugby Football League Championship, while the champions of the division were decided by a six-team play-off, which was won by Doncaster, who beat Barrow 16–13 at the Halliwell Jones Stadium.[3]

There was no relegation from this league as it is the lowest tier of professional rugby league. All of the teams competed in the 2012 Challenge Cup and the 2012 National League Cup.

  1. ^ a b c d "Stats Centre". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Championship 1 agree promotion criteria for 2012". Gateshead Thunder. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Barrow Raiders 13–16 Doncaster". BBC Sport. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.