# 2009 Whitehaven R.L.F.C. season

Whitehaven, the English professional rugby league team from Whitehaven, Cumbria, competed in the second-tier competition of British rugby league, the 2009 Co-operative Championship.

## Table

2009 Co-operative Championship :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Barrow Raiders | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 632 | 361 | +271 | 5 | 44 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 2 | Halifax | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 714 | 476 | +238 | 4 | 43 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 3 | Sheffield Eagles | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 635 | 447 | +188 | 9 | 42 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 4 | Widnes Vikings | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 649 | 438 | +211 | 6 | 39 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 5 | Whitehaven | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 565 | 567 | −2 | 3 | 39 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 6 | Featherstone Rovers | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 619 | 524 | +95 | 1 | 37 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 7 | Gateshead Thunder | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 610 | 657 | −47 | 3 | 32 | |
| 8 | Batley Bulldogs | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 536 | 620 | −84 | 6 | 32 | |
| 9 | Leigh Centurions | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 426 | 572 | −146 | 5 | 32 | Relegated |
| 10 | Toulouse Olympique XIII | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 556 | 582 | −26 | 3 | 30 | |
| 11 | Doncaster | 20 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 257 | 955 | −698 | −4 | −1 | Relegated |
* ↑ Toulouse were exempt from relegation.
* ↑ Doncaster had 5 bonus points, but lost 9 competition points for entering administration.

## 2009 Fixtures and results

| Competition | Round | Opponent | Result | Score | Home/Away | Venue | Attendance | Date |
| Northern Rail Cup | - | Batley Bulldogs | Win | 52-30 | Home | Recreation Ground | 1,146 | 15/02/2009 |
| Northern Rail Cup | - | York City Knights | Loss | 36-6 | Away | Huntington Stadium | 685 | 18/02/2009 |
| Northern Rail Cup | - | Workington Town | Win | 26-12 | Home | Recreation Ground | 1,349 | 22/02/2009 |
| Northern Rail Cup | - | Leigh Centurions | Loss | 24-22 | Away | LSV | 1,789 | 01/03/2009 |
| Challenge Cup | 3 | Gateshead Thunder | Loss | 42-38 | Away | Gateshead International Stadium | 501 | 08/03/2009 |
| Co-operative Championship | 1 | Gateshead Thunder | Win | 40-18 | Home | Recreation Ground | 1,175 | 15/03/2009 |
| Co-operative Championship | 2 | Featherstone Rovers | Win | 26-52 | Away | Chris Moyles Stadium | 1,555 | 22/03/2009 |
| Co-operative Championship | 3 | Toulouse Olympique | Win | 40-26 | Home | Recreation Ground | 1,224 | 28/03/2009 |
| Co-operative Championship | 4 | Barrow Raiders | Loss | 18-12 | Away | Craven Park | 2,910 | 10/04/2009 |
| Co-operative Championship | 5 | Halifax | Loss | 18-24 | Home | Recreation Ground | 2,005 | 13/04/2009 |
| Co-operative Championship | 6 | Featherstone Rovers | Loss | 16-44 | Home | Recreation Ground | 1,411 | 19/04/2009 |
| Co-operative Championship | 8 | Toulouse Olympique | Loss | 38-12 | Away | Stade des Minimes | 2,300 | 02/05/2009 |
| Co-operative Championship | 9 | Widnes Vikings | Win | 26-22 | Home | Recreation Ground | 2,102 | 07/05/2009 |
| Co-operative Championship | 10 | Gateshead Thunder | Win | 34-38 | Away | Gateshead International Stadium | 575 | 17/05/2009 |
| Co-operative Championship | 11 | Batley Bulldogs | | | Away | Mount Pleasant | | 24/05/2009 |
| Co-operative Championship | 12 | Doncaster | | | Home | Recreation Ground | | 31/05/2009 |
| Co-operative Championship | 13 | Sheffield Eagles | | | Away | Don Valley Stadium | | 14/06/2009 |
| Co-operative Championship | 14 | Leigh Centurions | | | Home | Recreation Ground | | 28/06/2009 |
| Co-operative Championship | 16 | Barrow Raiders | | | Home | Recreation Ground | | 16/07/2009 |
| Co-operative Championship | 17 | Doncaster | | | Away | Keepmoat Stadium | | 26/07/2009 |
| Co-operative Championship | 18 | Sheffield Eagles | | | Home | Recreation Ground | | 02/08/2009 |
| Co-operative Championship | 19 | Halifax | | | Away | Shay Stadium | | 09/08/2009 |
| Co-operative Championship | 20 | Batley Bulldogs | | | Home | Recreation Ground | | 16/08/2009 |
| Co-operative Championship | 21 | Widnes Vikings | | | Away | Stobart Stadium Halton | | 22/08/2009 |
| Co-operative Championship | 22 | Leigh Centurions | | | Away | Leigh Sports Village | | 06/09/2009 |
* ↑ "Co-Operative Championship Table". www.cooperativechampionship.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012.
* ↑ "League Tables | Rugby-League.com". Rugby-League.com. RFL. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.