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| National League One 2008 | |
|---|---|
| League | National League One |
| Duration | 18 rounds |
| Teams | 10 |
| Broadcast partners | Sky Sports |
| 2008 season | |
This article contains information on rugby league played in the UK at semi-professional level in 2008. For general information on the National Leagues, see British rugby league system. For other leagues in 2008, see Rugby league in 2008.
| Position | Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Pts For | Pts Agst | Pts Diff | B.P. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salford City Reds | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 614 | 302 | 312 | 3 | 45 |
| 2 | Celtic Crusaders | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 511 | 391 | 120 | 4 | 40 |
| 3 | Halifax | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 634 | 514 | 120 | 3 | 38 |
| 4 | Leigh Centurions | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 448 | 448 | 0 | 4 | 34 |
| 5 | Whitehaven | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 420 | 399 | 21 | 2 | 32 |
| 6 | Widnes Vikings | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 453 | 410 | 43 | 5 | 30 |
| 7 | Sheffield Eagles | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 425 | 530 | -105 | 3 | 29 |
| 8 | Featherstone Rovers | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 452 | 515 | -63 | 6 | 26 |
| 9 | Batley Bulldogs | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 387 | 538 | -151 | 8 | 23 |
| 10 | Dewsbury Rams | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 315 | 612 | -297 | 7 | 13 |
| Elimination play-offs | Qualifying/Elimination semifinal | Preliminary final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| September 2008 | 6 October 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Salford City Reds | 18 | Salford City Reds | 36 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Celtic Crusaders | 44 | September 2008 | Celtic Crusaders | 18 | |||||||||||||
| September 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salford City Reds | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Halifax | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| September 2008 |  Whitehaven | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Widnes Vikings | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Halifax | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
| September 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Whitehaven | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Leigh Centurions | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Whitehaven | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
Week One.
Week Two.
Week Three.
Week 4.
Salford City Reds win promotion to the Super League 2009.
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