2025 National Conference League

2025 National Conference League
LeagueNational Conference League
Duration8 March − 4 October
Teams46
2025 Season
ChampionsWest Hull
League LeadersSiddal

The 2025 National Conference League was the 40th season of the National Conference League, the top league for British amateur rugby league clubs.

It was the final season before the restructure of amateur rugby league in the United Kingdom, which saw the National Conference League replaced by the National Community Rugby League.

Fixtures were released on 12 December 2024.[1][2] The following are the results for each season:[3]

Premier Division

POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS
1 Siddal 22 18 3 1 658 246 412 37
2 West Bowling 22 16 6 0 676 428 248 32
3 West Hull 22 16 6 0 542 334 208 32
4 Waterhead Warriors 22 14 8 0 638 398 240 28
5 Thatto Heath Crusaders 22 13 9 0 566 444 122 26
6 Rochdale Mayfield 22 12 10 0 583 496 87 24
7 Hunslet ARLFC 22 11 10 1 472 438 34 23
8 Wath Brow Hornets 22 9 12 1 382 522 -140 19
9 York Acorn 22 9 13 0 310 499 -189 18
10 Lock Lane 22 6 13 3 372 531 -159 15
11 Dewsbury Moor Maroons 22 3 18 1 337 606 -269 7
12 Leigh Miners Rangers 22 1 20 1 216 810 -594 3

Playoffs

The playoff final was streamed on YouTube.[4]

Eliminatiors Round 2
  • West Hull 36−12 Rochdale Mayfield
  • Waterhead Warriors 21−26 Thatto Heath Crusaders
Semi Finals
  • Siddal 26−0 West Bowling
  • West Hull 16−8 Thatto Heath Crusaders
Preliminary Final
  • West Bowling 16−20 West Hull
Final
  • Siddal 0−8 West Hull

Division One

POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS
1 Wigan St Judes 22 18 3 1 677 334 343 37
2 Heworth 22 18 4 0 646 289 357 36
3 Ince Rose Bridge 22 17 4 1 646 340 306 35
4 Stanningley 22 14 8 0 537 357 180 28
5 Oldham St Annes 22 11 10 1 567 520 47 23
6 Shaw Cross Sharks 22 11 11 0 484 405 79 22
7 Kells 22 10 12 0 443 393 50 20
8 Wigan St Patricks 22 9 12 1 482 436 46 19
9 Egremont Rangers 22 9 13 0 426 552 -126 18
10 Oulton Raiders 22 5 17 0 319 650 -331 10
11 Crosfields 22 4 18 0 336 754 -418 8
12 Woolston Rovers 22 4 18 0 312 845 -533 8

Division Two

POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS
1 East Leeds 22 22 0 0 1092 224 868 44
2 Dewsbury Celtic 22 18 4 0 670 174 496 36
3 Pilkington Recs 22 15 6 1 594 386 208 31
4 Clock Face Miners 22 13 7 2 544 473 71 28
5 Hensingham 22 13 9 0 577 422 155 26
6 Normanton Knights 22 10 11 1 536 551 -15 21
7 Drighlington 22 9 13 0 401 642 -241 18
8 Barrow Island 21 8 12 1 438 455 -17 17
9 Skirlaugh 22 8 14 0 412 616 -204 16
10 Thornhill Trojans 22 5 17 0 342 686 -344 10
11 Hull Dockers 22 4 18 0 356 904 -548 8
12 Ellenborough 21 3 17 1 264 693 -429 7

Division Three

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POS CLUB P W L D PF PA DIFF PTS
1 Keighley Albion 18 13 5 0 448 339 109 26
2 Saddleworth Rangers 18 12 6 0 463 264 199 24
3 Bentley 18 12 6 0 396 287 109 24
4 Myton Warriors 18 11 7 0 414 327 87 22
5 Leigh East 18 9 9 0 426 366 60 18
6 Featherstone Lions 18 9 9 0 362 361 1 18
7 Distington 18 9 9 0 265 456 -191 18
8 Millom 18 6 11 1 334 478 -144 13
9 Milford 18 5 13 0 336 458 -122 10
10 Beverley 18 3 14 1 368 476 -108 7

References

  1. ^ "National Conference League fixtures revealed for 2025". www.rugby-league.com.
  2. ^ "Crosfields and Woolston Rovers fixtures for 2025 season revealed". Warrington Guardian. December 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "Match Centre". www.rugby-league.com.
  4. ^ Olawumi, Ben (October 3, 2025). "Rugby League on TV: How to watch all 9 games live this weekend including BBC play-off coverage". Love Rugby League.
  5. ^ ""We just didn't want to be whipping boys": Albion proud of amazing title triumph". Keighley News. September 4, 2025.