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2001 Wigan Warriors season

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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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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.

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)".