# National Conference League Premier Division

The National Conference League Premier Division is the top level of amateur rugby league in Britain and sits in the fourth tier of the British rugby league system.
There is no promotion into the professional pyramid but any club can apply to enter League One, not just NCL Premier Division sides.

## Background

The NCL Premier Division was founded in 1986 as BARLA National League, with 10 clubs competing with one representative for each town. The found clubs were;
* Dudley Hill (Bradford)
* Egremont Rangers (Egremont)
* Heworth (York)
* Leigh Miners Welfare (Leigh)
* Milford (Leeds)
* Millom (Millom)
* Pilkington Recs (St Helens)
* West Hull (Hull)
* Wigan St Patricks (Wigan)
* Woolston Rovers (Warrington)
Relegation was introduced in 1989 when the NCL First Division was added and by 2001 the NCL Grand Final was first contested to decide the league champions rather than first past the post.

## Clubs in 2025

| Club | Founded | Location |
| Dewsbury Moor | 1968 | Dewsbury, West Yorkshire |
| Heworth | 1922 | York, North Yorkshire |
| Hunslet ARLFC | 2022 | Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Leigh Miners Rangers | 1966 | Leigh, Greater Manchester |
| Lock Lane | 1938 | Castleford, West Yorkshire |
| Rochdale Mayfield | 1958 | Castleton, Greater Manchester |
| Siddal | 1908 | Halifax, West Yorkshire |
| Thatto Heath Crusaders | 1981 | Thatto Heath, St Helens, Merseyside |
| Waterhead Warriors | 1920 | Oldham, Greater Manchester |
| Wath Brow Hornets | 1898 | Cleator Moor, Cumbria |
| West Bowling | 1950 | Bradford, West Yorkshire |
| West Hull | 1961 | Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire |
| York Acorn | 1973 | Acomb, York, [[North Yorkshire |

## Results

| Season | Winner | Score | Runners-up | Relegated |
| 1986–87 | Heworth | N/A | West Hull | N/A |
| 1987–88 | Milford | West Hull |
| 1988–89 | West Hull | Wigan St Patricks |
| 1989–90 | Bradford Dudley Hill | Egremont Rangers | Milford Lock Lane |
| 1990–91 | Leigh East | Leigh Miners Rangers | West Hull |
| 1991–92 | Wigan St Patricks | Saddleworth Rangers | Barrow Island Rochdale Mayfield |
| 1992–93 | Saddleworth Rangers | Egremont Rangers | N/A |
| 1993–94 | Woolston Rovers | Chorley | Blackpool Gladiators Nottingham City |
| 1994–95 | Woolston Rovers (2) | Heworth | Askam |
| 1995–96 | Woolston Rovers (3) | Wigan St Patricks | Millom |
| 1996–97 | West Hull (2) | Woolston Rovers | N/A |
| 1997–98 | Egremont Rangers | Woolston Rovers | Rochdale Mayfield Lock Lane |
| 1998–99 | West Hull (3) | Skirlaugh | Heworth |
| 1999–00 | West Hull (4) | Skirlaugh | Askam |
| 2000–01 | West Hull (5) | Woolston Rovers | Bradford Dudley Hill Redhill |
| 2001–02 | West Hull (6) | 24-20 | Oulton Raiders | Walney Central Saddleworth Rangers |
| 2002–03 | Siddal | 19-14 | West Hull | East Leeds |
| 2003–04 | Siddal (2) | 18-16 | Skirlaugh | Lock Lane Ideal Isburg Featherstone Lions |
| 2004–05 | Leigh Miners Rangers | 30-22 | Wath Brow Hornets | West Hull West Bowling Thatto Heath Crusaders |
| 2005–06 | Oulton Raiders | 20-11 | Wigan St Patricks | Eccles & Salford Leigh East Wigan St Judes |
| 2006–07 | Skirlaugh | 8-6 | Leigh Miners Rangers | Oldham St Annes Wath Brow Hornets Shaw Cross Sharks |
| 2007–08 | East Hull | 26-10 | Leigh Miners Rangers | Castleford Panthers West Bowling Eastmoor Dragons |
| 2008–09 | Siddal (3) | 15-8 | East Hull | Thatto Heath Crusaders Rochdale Mayfield Thornhill Trojans |
| 2009–10 | Leigh East (2) | 37-10 | Siddal | Oulton Raiders Ince Rose Bridge Widnes St Maries |
| 2010–11 | Thatto Heath Crusaders | 30-18 | Siddal | Bradford Dudley Hill Wigan St Judes York Acorn |
| 2012 | Wath Brow Hornets | 22-6 | Myton Warriors | Leigh East Oulton Raiders Saddleworth Rangers |
| 2013 | West Hull (7) | 16-12 | Wath Brow Hornets | York Acorn Myton Warriors Ince Rose Bridge |
| 2014 | West Hull (8) | 20-8 | Wath Brow Hornets (3) | Skirlaugh Hunslet Warriors Wigan St Judes |
| 2015 | Leigh Miners Rangers (2) | 22-20 | Siddal | East Leeds Thatto Heath Crusaders Oulton Raiders |
| 2016 | Siddal (4) | 42-4 | Leigh Miners Rangers | Lock Lane Hull Dockers York Acorn |
| 2017 | Thatto Heath Crusaders (2) | 18-12 | Siddal | Pilkington Recs Leigh Miners Rangers |
| 2018 | Hunslet Club Parkside | 26-18 | West Hull | Normanton Knights Wigan St Patricks Myton Warriors |
| 2019 | West Hull (9) | 18-14 (GP) | Thatto Heath Crusaders | Leigh Miners Rangers Thornhill Trojans Kells |
| 2020 | Tournament curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Tournament curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Tournament curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Tournament curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Tournament restructured due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Tournament restructured due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Tournament restructured due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Tournament restructured due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2022 | Hunslet Club Parkside (2) | 18-14 | West Hull | Pilkington Recs Thornhill Trojans Egremont Rangers |
| 2023 | Hunslet ARLFC | 20-6 | West Hull | Leigh Miners Rangers Wigan St Patricks Hull Dockers |
| 2024 | Hunslet ARLFC (2) | 24-12 | Siddal | Heworth Kells Egremont Rangers |

### Winners

| | Club | Wins | Runners up | Winning years |
| 1 | West Hull | 9 | 6 | 1988–89, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2013, 2014, 2019 |
| 2 | Siddal | 5 | 5 | 2002–03, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2016, 2017 |
| 3 | Woolston Rovers | 3 | 3 | 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96 |
| 4 | Leigh Miners Rangers | 2 | 4 | 2004–05, 2015 |
| 4 | Leigh East | 2 | 0 | 1990–91, 2009–10 |
| 4 | Hunslet Club Parkside | 2 | 0 | 2018, 2022 |
| 4 | Hunslet ARLFC | 2 | 0 | 2023, 2024 |
| 5 | Skirlaugh | 1 | 3 | 2006–07 |
| 5 | Wath Brow Hornets | 1 | 3 | 2012 |
| 5 | Wigan St Patricks | 1 | 2 | 1991–92 |
| 5 | Egremont Rangers | 1 | 2 | 1997–98 |
| 5 | Heworth | 1 | 1 | 1986–87 |
| 5 | Saddleworth Rangers | 1 | 1 | 1992–93 |
| 5 | Oulton Raiders | 1 | 1 | 2005–06 |
| 5 | East Hull | 1 | 1 | 2007–08 |
| 5 | Thatto Heath Crusaders | 1 | 1 | 2010–11 |
| 5 | Milford | 1 | 0 | 1987–88 |
| 5 | Bradford Dudley Hill | 1 | 0 | 1989–90 |