2013 National Conference League

The 2013 National Conference League was the 28th season of the National Conference League, the top league for British amateur rugby league clubs.

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured three new clubs:

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Thatto Heath Crusaders	26	19	0	7	916	557	359	38	Qualification for National Conference League play-offs
2	Wath Brow Hornets	26	19	0	7	708	350	358	38
3	Castleford Lock Lane	26	19	0	7	661	476	185	38
4	West Hull (C)	26	17	0	9	654	408	246	34
5	Siddal	26	16	1	9	705	510	195	33
6	Egremont Rangers	26	14	0	12	690	590	100	28
7	Wigan St Patricks	26	13	1	12	563	534	29	27
8	Leigh Miners Rangers	26	12	1	13	549	704	−155	25
9	Hull Dockers	26	10	1	15	486	728	−242	21
10	Skirlaugh	26	10	0	16	557	534	23	20
11	East Hull	26	9	1	16	499	806	−307	19
12	York Acorn (R)	26	7	1	18	575	670	−95	15	Relegated to National Conference League Division One
13	Myton Warriors (R)	26	6	2	18	477	726	−249	14
14	Ince Rose Bridge (R)	26	7	0	19	523	970	−447	14

Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Division One featured five new clubs:

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	East Leeds (C, P)	24	20	1	3	839	300	539	41	Promoted to National Conference League Premier Division
2	Hunslet Warriors (P)	24	18	1	5	672	459	213	37
3	Wigan St Judes (P)	24	18	1	5	676	586	90	37
4	Rochdale Mayfield	24	18	0	6	955	498	457	36
5	Oulton Raiders	24	14	1	9	692	495	197	29
6	Milford Marlins	24	14	0	10	602	425	177	28
7	Bradford Dudley Hill	24	11	0	13	673	622	51	22
8	Dewsbury Celtic	24	8	0	16	566	708	−142	16
9	Eccles & Salford	24	7	1	16	541	768	−227	15
10	Millom	24	7	0	17	396	737	−341	14
11	Stanley Rangers (R)	24	6	1	17	480	721	−241	13	Relegated to National Conference League Division Two
12	Saddleworth Rangers (R)	24	6	0	18	387	742	−355	12
13	Waterhead Warriors (R)	24	6	0	18	463	881	−418	12

Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Division Two featured four new clubs:

Widnes West Bank resigned from the league mid-season; their results were expunged.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Normanton Knights (C, P)	18	15	1	2	667	292	375	31	Promoted to National Conference League Division One
2	Shaw Cross Sharks (P)	18	15	0	3	539	306	233	30	Promoted to National Conference League Division One
3	Askam	18	14	0	4	634	319	315	28
4	Elland	18	10	1	7	383	390	−7	21
5	Leigh East	18	9	1	8	468	536	−68	19
6	Oldham St Annes	18	8	0	10	486	434	52	16
7	Ovenden	18	6	0	12	467	378	89	12
8	Stanningley	18	4	1	13	368	654	−286	9
9	Castleford Panthers	18	4	1	13	278	630	−352	9
10	Eastmoor Dragons (R)	18	2	1	15	332	683	−351	5	Relegated to National Conference League Division Three

Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Division Three featured ten new clubs:

Crosfields, relegated from 2012 NCL Division Two
Featherstone Lions, relegated from 2012 NCL Division Two
Heworth, relegated from 2012 NCL Division Two
Seven new teams were also granted membership to the National Conference League: Blackbrook, Hindley, Kells, Peterlee Pumas, Pilkington Recs, Wigan St Cuthberts and Woolston Rovers.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Kells (C, P)	22	20	0	2	990	199	791	40	Promoted to National Conference League Division Two
2	Pilkington Recs (P)	22	20	0	2	867	338	529	40	Promoted to National Conference League Division Two
3	Underbank Rangers	22	18	0	4	824	266	558	36
4	Blackbrook	22	15	0	7	662	333	329	30
5	Woolston Rovers	22	13	0	9	764	434	330	26
6	Coventry Bears	22	10	1	11	602	527	75	21
7	Crosfields	22	9	1	12	556	643	−87	19
8	Hindley	22	9	0	13	597	638	−41	18
9	Featherstone Lions	22	8	0	14	421	933	−512	16
10	Heworth	22	5	0	17	418	740	−322	10
11	Wigan St Cuthberts	22	4	0	18	421	727	−306	8
12	Peterlee Pumas	22	0	0	22	130	1474	−1344	0

Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

^ Result did not stand as extra time was incorrectly played under the golden point rule. Siddal refused to play in the replay, resulting in a bye for West Hull.^[1]