# 2010 Championship 1

The 2010 Championship 1 was a semi-professional rugby league football competition played in the United Kingdom, the third tier of the sport in the country. The winner of this league, Hunslet Hawks, were promoted to the Co-operative Championship along with play-off winners, York City Knights. There was no relegation from this league as it is the lowest tier of professional rugby league in the UK.
All of the teams competed in the 2010 Challenge Cup but South Wales did not compete in the 2010 National League Cup.

## 2010 structure

The competition features mainly the same teams as it did in 2009. The exceptions being that the Dewsbury Rams and the Keighley Cougars were both promoted to compete in the 2010 RFL Championship. Originally, Doncaster and the Leigh Centurions were supposed to be relegated. However, Gateshead Thunder breached the insolvency laws which meant that it was they, instead of Leigh, who were relegated.
The competition was going to contain 10 teams but one more was added when the Super League team the Crusaders left their home base at Bridgend and moved to Wrexham. This resulted in a new club being formed in Neath, South Wales, called the South Wales Scorpions who will play at the Gnoll.
Championship 1 :
| Team | 2009 Season | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
| Blackpool Panthers | 5th | Woodlands Memorial Ground | N/A | Lytham St Annes, Lancashire |
| Doncaster | 11th (Championship) | Keepmoat Stadium | 15,231 | Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
| Gateshead Thunder | 7th (Championship) | Thunderdome | 11,800 | Gateshead, Tyne and Wear |
| Hunslet Hawks | 6th | South Leeds Stadium | N/A | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| London Skolars | 10th | New River Stadium | 5,000 | Haringey, London |
| Oldham | 4th | Park Lane (Season Start to May) Whitebank Stadium (May onwards) | N/A 1050 | Whitefield, Greater Manchester Oldham, Greater Manchester |
| Rochdale Hornets | 8th | Spotland Stadium | 10,249 | Rochdale, Greater Manchester |
| South Wales Scorpions (2010 Season) | N/A | The Gnoll | 6,000 | Neath, West Glamorgan, Wales |
| Swinton Lions | 7th | Park Lane | N/A | Swinton, Greater Manchester |
| Workington Town | 9th | Derwent Park | 10,000 | Workington, Cumbria |
| York City Knights | 3rd | Huntington Stadium | 3,428 | York, North Yorkshire |

## Table

| Position | Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Pts for | Pts agst | Pts Diff | B.P. | Points |
| 1 | Hunslet Hawks | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 828 | 305 | 523 | 1 | 55 |
| 2 | Oldham | 20 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 694 | 438 | 256 | 1 | 52 |
| 3 | York City Knights | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 617 | 524 | 83 | 3 | 39 |
| 4 | Blackpool Panthers | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 805 | 370 | 435 | 3 | 38 |
| 5 | Rochdale Hornets | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 630 | 498 | 132 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | South Wales Scorpions | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 576 | 468 | 108 | 7 | 34 |
| 7 | Workington Town | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 494 | 498 | −4 | 7 | 33 |
| 8 | Swinton Lions | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 570 | 581 | −11 | 4 | 33 |
| 9 | Doncaster | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 518 | 588 | −70 | 4 | 28 |
| 10 | London Skolars | 20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 444 | 900 | −456 | 4 | 10 |
| 11 | Gateshead Thunder | 20 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 236 | 1232 | −996 | 1 | -2 |
* ↑ Blackpool were docked 10 points for an operational rules breach
* ↑ Gateshead were docked 6 points for entering administration

### 2010 Playoffs

| Elimination play-offs | Elimination play-offs | Elimination play-offs | Qualifying/Elimination semifinal | Qualifying/Elimination semifinal | Qualifying/Elimination semifinal | Elimination final | Elimination final | Elimination final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| | | | 12 September 2010 | 12 September 2010 | 12 September 2010 | | | | 26 September 2010, Halliwell Jones Stadium | 26 September 2010, Halliwell Jones Stadium | 26 September 2010, Halliwell Jones Stadium |
| | | | 1 | Oldham | 41 | | | | Oldham | 4 |
| | | | 2 | York City Knights | 32 | 19 September 2010 | 19 September 2010 | 19 September 2010 | York City Knights | York City Knights | 25 |
| 5 September 2010 | 5 September 2010 | 5 September 2010 | 2 | York City Knights | 32 | 19 September 2010 | 19 September 2010 | 19 September 2010 | York City Knights | York City Knights | 25 |
| 5 September 2010 | 5 September 2010 | 5 September 2010 | | | | York City Knights | 38 | | | |
| 3 | Blackpool Panthers | 36 | | | | York City Knights | 38 | | | |
| 3 | Blackpool Panthers | 36 | 12 September 2010 | 12 September 2010 | 12 September 2010 | Blackpool Panthers | Blackpool Panthers | | 18 | | |
| 6 | Workington Town | 26 | 12 September 2010 | 12 September 2010 | 12 September 2010 | Blackpool Panthers | Blackpool Panthers | | 18 | | |
| 6 | Workington Town | 26 | Blackpool Panthers | Blackpool Panthers | 34 | | | | | | |
| 5 September 2010 | 5 September 2010 | 5 September 2010 | Blackpool Panthers | Blackpool Panthers | 34 | | | | | | |
| 5 September 2010 | 5 September 2010 | 5 September 2010 | Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 26 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Rochdale Hornets | 60 | Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale Hornets | 26 | | | | | | |
| 5 | South Wales Scorpions | 26 | | | | | | | | | |