The 2006 National Leagues (known as the LHF Healthplan National Leagues) are the second, third and fourth divisions of rugby league in the UK.
The League One and League Three Grand Finals, and the League Two Play-off final were played at Warrington's Halliwell Jones Stadium on 8 October 2006.
National League One National League One was won by Hull Kingston Rovers, who as a result entered Super League for the first time. They had led the league for the majority of the season and defeated Widnes Vikings in the final. York City Knights and Oldham R.L.F.C. were relegated to National Two.
Table PosClubPldWDLPts forPts agstPtsQualification1 Hull Kingston Rovers 18160270533832Play-off Semi-final2 Widnes Vikings181404729449283 Leigh Centurions18130554933426Elimination Finals4 Whitehaven181215516408255 Rochdale Hornets188010462435166 Batley Bulldogs188010393467167 Halifax187011461508148 Doncaster186111458533139 York City Knights18501347655310Relegated to National League Two10 Oldham1800182209440
Results
Round 1 Whitehaven 26 Batley Bulldogs 8 Doncaster Lakers 0 Rochdale Hornets 44 Halifax 10 Leigh Centurions 32 Oldham R.L.F.C. 8 Hull Kingston Rovers 48 Widnes Vikings 25 York City Knights 18
Round 2 Doncaster Lakers 32 Whitehaven 32 Batley Bulldogs 6 Halifax 26 Rochdale Hornets 28 Oldham R.L.F.C. 10 Leigh Centurions 53 Widnes Vikings 4 York City Knights 18 Hull Kingston Rovers 51
Round 3 Whitehaven 38 Rochdale Hornets 24 Halifax 34 York City Knights 24 Oldham R.L.F.C. 10 Doncaster Lakers 56 Widnes Vikings 52 Batley Bulldogs 6 Hull Kingston Rovers 30 Leigh Centurions 6
Round 4 Whitehaven 16 Widnes Vikings 38 Rochdale Hornets 30 York City Knights 16 Hull Kingston Rovers 30 Halifax 22 Batley Bulldogs 24 Doncaster Lakers 32 Leigh Centurions 44 Oldham R.L.F.C. 12
Round 5 Widnes Vikings 28 Hull Kingston Rovers 42 York City Knights 10 Leigh Centurions 24 Halifax 18 Rochdale Hornets 12 Doncaster Lakers 22 Batley Bulldogs 24 Oldham R.L.F.C. 10 Whitehaven 48
Round 6 Leigh Centurions 25 Doncaster Lakers 18 Whitehaven 30 Halifax 20 Rochdale Hornets 38 Widnes Vikings 46 Hull Kingston Rovers 80 Oldham R.L.F.C. 6 Batley Bulldogs 41 York City Knights 34
Round 7 Doncaster Lakers 24 Hull Kingston Rovers 28 York City Knights 18 Widnes Vikings 40 Halifax 34 Oldham R.L.F.C. 28 Rochdale Hornets 32 Whitehaven 6 Batley Bulldogs 14 Leigh Centurions 8
Round 8 Hull Kingston Rovers 74 Whitehaven 12 Widnes Vikings 34 Doncaster Lakers 12 Oldham R.L.F.C. 0 York City Knights 62 Leigh Centurions 30 Rochdale Hornets 16 Halifax 8 Batley Bulldogs 24
Round 9 Whitehaven 32 Leigh Centurions 22 Doncaster Lakers 22 Halifax 18 York City Knights 56 Oldham R.L.F.C. 14 Rochdale Hornets 16 Hull Kingston Rovers 66 Batley Bulldogs 36 Widnes Vikings 38
Round 10 Leigh Centurions 38 Halifax 36 York City Knights 30 Doncaster Lakers 44 Oldham R.L.F.C. 18 Rochdale Hornets 22 Hull Kingston Rovers 42 Batley Bulldogs 8 Widnes Vikings 26 Whitehaven 12
Round 11 Doncaster Lakers 22 Leigh Centurions 34 Halifax 14 Hull Kingston Rovers 38 Whitehaven 42 York City Knights 24 Batley Bulldogs 26 Rochdale Hornets 12 Widnes Vikings 72 Oldham R.L.F.C. 18
Round 12 Rochdale Hornets 28 Doncaster Lakers 30 Leigh Centurions 12 Whitehaven 22 York City Knights 24 Halifax 37 Hull Kingston Rovers 49 Widnes Vikings 24 Oldham R.L.F.C. 8 Batley Bulldogs 40
Round 13 Rochdale Hornets 28 Leigh Centurions 29 Batley Bulldogs 12 Whitehaven 20 Halifax 22 Widnes Vikings 42 Hull Kingston Rovers 21 York City Knights 10 Doncaster Lakers 58 Oldham R.L.F.C. 10
Round 14 Oldham are relegated to National League 2 following their 14th defeat of the season. York look certain to join them. Leigh Centurions 36 Hull Kingston Rovers 10 Whitehaven 22 Doncaster Lakers 12 Oldham R.L.F.C. 8 Halifax 56 Widnes Vikings 18 Rochdale Hornets 31 York City Knights 20 Batley Bulldogs 26
Round 15 Hull KR are close to taking the league leadership into the play-offs. Widnes are now in second place and York cling to National One by their fingertips. Widnes Vikings 32 Leigh Centurions 16 Hull Kingston Rovers 26 Rochdale Hornets 12 Halifax 40 Doncaster Lakers 24 Batley Bulldogs 44 Oldham R.L.F.C. 16 York City Knights 28 Whitehaven 18
Round 16 York go down fighting with their second straight win. Oldham R.L.F.C. 28 Widnes Vikings 78 Leigh Centurions 28 Batley Bulldogs 10 Rochdale Hornets 24 Halifax 14 Doncaster Lakers 28 York City Knights 44 Whitehaven 48 Hull Kingston Rovers 12
Round 17 Hull KR are confirmed as Minor Premiers and will have home advantage in the semi-final of the play-offs. Oldham R.L.F.C. 12 Leigh Centurions 52 Batley Bulldogs 24 Hull Kingston Rovers 28 Halifax 18 Whitehaven 26 Doncaster Lakers 0 Widnes Vikings 56 York City Knights 24 Rochdale Hornets 18
Round 18 Leigh Centurions 60 York City Knights 16 Hull Kingston Rovers 30 Doncaster Lakers 22 Whitehaven 66 Oldham R.L.F.C. 4 Widnes Vikings 76 Halifax 34 Rochdale Hornets 47 Batley Bulldogs 20
Play-offs
Grand Final
National League Two National League Two was won by Dewsbury Rams, who only sealed the title on the last day of the season. Runners-up Sheffield Eagles won the play-off final against Swinton, who won through the play-offs by beating Barrow Raiders, Featherstone Rovers and Celtic Crusaders, who they beat in rugby league's first ever golden point extra time.
Table PosClubPldWDLPts forPts agstPtsQualification1 Dewsbury Rams 22190369335438Promoted to National League One2 Sheffield Eagles22180480839036Play-off Semi-final3 Celtic Crusaders221417730387294 Featherstone Rovers22141759650429Elimination Finals5 Swinton Lions221318641475276 Barrow Raiders2212010599481247 Gateshead Thunder2211011547540228 Workington Town2210012558645209 London Skolars2251164067761110 Hunslet Hawks2242164116171011 Keighley Cougars224117419736912 Blackpool Panthers2241173508539
Results Round 1 Sheffield Eagles 44 Keighley Cougars 12 Featherstone Rovers 36 Gateshead Thunder 24 Workington Town 18 Celtic Crusaders 50 Swinton Lions 22 Barrow Raiders 20 London Skolars 30 Dewsbury Rams 34 Blackpool Panthers 14 Hunslet Hawks 12
Round 2 Dewsbury Rams 22 Keighley Cougars 16 Featherstone Rovers 30 Sheffield Eagles 56 Workington Town 30 Barrow Raiders 22 Celtic Crusaders 70 London Skolars 0 Swinton Lions 56 Blackpool Panthers 24 Hunslet Hawks 10 Gateshead Thunder 19
Round 3 Keighley Cougars 18 Hunslet Hawks 24 Sheffield Eagles 22 Celtic Crusaders 20 Barrow Raiders 26 Featherstone Rovers 24 London Skolars 24 Swinton Lions 38 Blackpool Panthers 16 Dewsbury Rams 36 Gateshead Thunder 54 Workington Town 6
Round 4 Keighley Cougars 34 Blackpool Panthers 24 Hunslet Hawks 20 London Skolars 16 Barrow Raiders 32 Celtic Crusaders 16 Swinton Lions 26 Gateshead Thunder 21 Dewsbury Rams 27 Featherstone Rovers 28 Sheffield Eagles 44 Workington Town 46
Round 5 Gateshead Thunder 38 Keighley Cougars 18 London Skolars 32 Barrow Raiders 34 Celtic Crusaders 36 Hunslet Hawks 16 Featherstone Rovers 16 Blackpool Panthers 6 Workington Town 23 Swinton Lions 18 Dewsbury Rams 27 Sheffield Eagles 12
Round 6 Sheffield Eagles 38 Gateshead Thunder 14 Keighley Cougars 30 Celtic Crusaders 30 Blackpool Panthers 12 London Skolars 30 Barrow Raiders 12 Swinton Lions 16 Hunslet Hawks 14 Featherstone Rovers 14 Workington Town 15 Dewsbury Rams 22
Round 7 Gateshead Thunder 16 Barrow Raiders 40 Celtic Crusaders 52 Blackpool Panthers 16 London Skolars 10 Sheffield Eagles 38 Swinton Lions 18 Dewsbury Rams 22 Hunslet Hawks 22 Keighley Cougars 4 Featherstone Rovers 19 Workington Town 12
Round 8 Barrow Raiders 46 London Skolars 16 Dewsbury Rams 42 Celtic Crusaders 4 Blackpool Panthers 8 Swinton Lions 44 Sheffield Eagles 34 Hunslet Hawks 20 Keighley Cougars 22 Featherstone Rovers 24 Workington Town 24 Gateshead Thunder 33
Round 9 Barrow Raiders 34 Workington Town 22 London Skolars 32 Blackpool Panthers 32 Celtic Crusaders 58 Keighley Cougars 18 Swinton Lions 54 Hunslet Hawks 22 Gateshead Thunder 27 Sheffield Eagles 26 Featherstone Rovers 34 Dewsbury Rams 14
Round 10 Sheffield Eagles 29 Barrow Raiders 8 Workington Town 28 Featherstone Rovers 26 Swinton Lions 18 Celtic Crusaders 50 Hunslet Hawks 45 Blackpool Panthers 22 Keighley Cougars 20 Gateshead Thunder 31 Dewsbury Rams 60 London Skolars 0
Round 11 Celtic Crusaders 28 Sheffield Eagles 12 Barrow Raiders 17 Hunslet Hawks 16 Featherstone Rovers 27 Swinton Lions 24 Blackpool Panthers 22 Keighley Cougars 18 Gateshead Thunder 16 Dewsbury Rams 20 London Skolars 16 Workington Town 30
Round 12 Sheffield Eagles 44 Featherstone Rovers 28 Keighley Cougars 26 Barrow Raiders 18 Hunslet Hawks 12 Dewsbury Rams 42 Swinton Lions 46 Workington Town 30 Blackpool Panthers 6 Gateshead Thunder 24 London Skolars 4 Celtic Crusaders 48
Round 13 Barrow Raiders 12 Sheffield Eagles 32 Featherstone Rovers 50 Keighley Cougars 32 Workington Town 30 Hunslet Hawks 12 Dewsbury Rams 66 Blackpool Panthers 6 Gateshead Thunder 36 London Skolars 6 Celtic Crusaders 10 Swinton Lions 21
Round 14 Barrow Raiders 48 Gateshead Thunder 10 Swinton Lions 14 Sheffield Eagles 24 Featherstone Rovers 54 London Skolars 6 Keighley Cougars 12 Dewsbury Rams 36 Hunslet Hawks 12 Celtic Crusaders 34 Blackpool Panthers 18 Workington Town 16
Round 15 Celtic Crusaders 42 Barrow Raiders 12 Dewsbury Rams 27 Hunslet Hawks 20 Gateshead Thunder 36 Blackpool Panthers 38 London Skolars 31 Keighley Cougars 6 Swinton Lions 26 Featherstone Rovers 22 Workington Town 10 Sheffield Eagles 70
Round 16 Blackpool Panthers 0 Celtic Crusaders 52 Hunslet Hawks 24 Swinton Lions 24 Dewsbury Rams 36 Gateshead Thunder 8 Sheffield Eagles 46 London Skolars 0 Keighley Cougars 19 Workington Town 12 Featherstone Rovers 32 Barrow Raiders 8
Round 17 Celtic Crusaders 18 Dewsbury Rams 38 Gateshead Thunder 22 Featherstone Rovers 36 Sheffield Eagles 18 Swinton Lions 14 London Skolars 24 Hunslet Hawks 16 Workington Town 58 Blackpool Panthers 20 Barrow Raiders 38 Keighley Cougars 14
Round 18 Celtic Crusaders 22 Gateshead Thunder 26 Keighley Cougars 28 Swinton Lions 6 London Skolars 31 Featherstone Rovers 12 Hunslet Hawks 18 Workington Town 44 Blackpool Panthers 20 Sheffield Eagles 40 Dewsbury Rams 24 Barrow Raiders 14
Round 19 Gateshead Thunder 26 Hunslet Hawks 18 Workington Town 50 Keighley Cougars 18 Swinton Lions 58 London Skolars 12 Featherstone Rovers 11 Celtic Crusaders 10 Barrow Raiders 36 Blackpool Panthers 14 Sheffield Eagles 21 Dewsbury Rams 20
Round 20 Dewsbury close in on automatic promotion but Sheffield keep chasing. Blackpool Panthers 28 Featherstone Rovers 38 Hunslet Hawks 16 Barrow Raiders 36 Keighley Cougars 14 Sheffield Eagles 58 Dewsbury Rams 20 Swinton Lions 12 London Skolars 16 Gateshead Thunder 26 Celtic Crusaders 38 Workington Town 10
Round 21 Sheffield Eagles 52 Blackpool Panthers 0 Featherstone Rovers 34 Hunslet Hawks 24 Swinton Lions 54 Keighley Cougars 10 Barrow Raiders 26 Dewsbury Rams 28 Gateshead Thunder 16 Celtic Crusaders 28 Workington Town 28 London Skolars 18
Round 22 Dewsbury sealed automatic promotion to National League One with a comeback victory over Workington. The Sheffield Eagles finish second after their eleventh straight win. Blackpool Panthers 4 Barrow Raiders 60 Celtic Crusaders 14 Featherstone Rovers 11 Dewsbury Rams 30 Workington Town 16 Gateshead Thunder 16 Swinton Lions 32 Hunslet Hawks 16 Sheffield Eagles 48 Keighley Cougars 32 London Skolars 44
Play-offs Elimination matches, 17 September Featherstone Rovers 46–18 Gateshead Thunder Swinton Lions 26–20 Barrow Raiders
Semi-final, 22 September Sheffield Eagles 26–16 Celtic Crusaders
Elimination match, 24 September Featherstone Rovers 14–27 Swinton Lions
Semi-final, 1 October
This game was the first rugby league match in the UK to be settled in golden point extra time. After 80 minutes the score was 26–26. After two periods of extra time (10 minutes each) there was no further score. Two minutes into the additional overtime Swinton's Chris Hough dropped a goal to seal it for Swinton.