The 2000 Northern Ford Premiership season was the second tier of British

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during the 2000 season. The competition featured eighteen teams, with

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finishing as league leaders and winning the Grand Final.

Championship

The league was won by the

. The Dewsbury Rams also reached the Grand Final and defeated

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, with Leigh Centurions' Mick Higham winning the Tom Bergin Trophy. The Dewsbury Rams were not promoted to the

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however, as their stadium did not meet the minimum requirements to be accepted into the league.

League table

Play-offs

Grand Final

References

External links

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2000 season at wigan.rlfans.com
{{2000 in rugby league Rugby Football League Championship