2001 Wigan Warriors season

This article outlines the 2001 season for the British rugby league club Wigan Warriors. This season saw them compete in the Super League and Challenge Cup.

Wigan Warriors 2001 season
Super League VI Rank2nd
Play-off resultRunners-up
Challenge CupRound 4
2002 recordWins: 22; draws: 1; losses: 6
Points scoredFor: 989; against: 404
Team information
StadiumJJB Stadium
Top scorers
TriesKris Radlinski (30)
PointsAndy Farrell (427)
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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Bradford Bulls (L, C) 28 22 1 5 1120 474 +646 45 Semi Final
2   Wigan Warriors 28 22 1 5 989 494 +495 45 Qualifying play-off
3   Hull F.C. 28 20 2 6 772 630 +142 42
4   St Helens 28 17 2 9 924 732 +192 36 Elimination play-off
5   Leeds Rhinos 28 16 1 11 774 721 +53 33
6   London Broncos 28 13 1 14 644 603 +41 27
7   Warrington Wolves 28 11 2 15 646 860 −214 24
8   Castleford Tigers 28 10 1 17 581 777 −196 21
9   Halifax Blue Sox 28 9 0 19 630 819 −189 18
10   Salford City Reds 28 8 0 20 587 956 −369 16
11   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 28 8 0 20 529 817 −288 14[a]
12   Huddersfield Giants (R) 28 6 1 21 613 926 −313 13 Relegation to Northern Ford Premiership
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Wakefield deducted 2 points for salary cap breaches.[1]

Play-offs

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Wigan vs St Helens in the preliminary final
Date Round Opponent H/A Result Scorers Att.
Qualifying play-off   Hull F.C. H 27–24
Qualifying Semi Final   Bradford Bulls A 18–24
5 October 2001 Elimination Final   St Helens H 44–10
13 October 2001 Grand Final   Bradford Bulls N 37–6 60,164

Grand Final match Report:[2]

Cup Run

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Date Round Opponent H/A Result Scorers Att.
10 February 2001 Fourth Round   St Helens A 8–22 13,593

Source:[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Champions lose points". BBC Sport. 29 May 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Tetley's Rugby Super League". www1.superleague.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 September 2002. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Challenge Cup (Sky Sports)".