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| National League One 2007 | |
|---|---|
| League | Championship |
| Duration | 18 rounds |
| Teams | 10 |
| Broadcast partners | Sky Sports |
| 2007 season | |
| National League One winners |  Castleford Tigers |
Castleford Tigers were relegated from the Super League in 2006, while Dewsbury Rams and Sheffield Eagles gained promotion from National League Two. York City Knights and Oldham R.L.F.C. are relegated to National League Two.
National League Three was abolished for the 2007 season and rebranded as the Rugby League Conference National division.
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Table
| Position | Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Pts For | Pts Agst | B.P. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Castleford Tigers | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 860 | 247 | 0 | 51 |
| 2 | Widnes Vikings | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 740 | 220 | 2 | 50 |
| 3 | Halifax | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 616 | 421 | 2 | 38 |
| 4 | Whitehaven | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 474 | 342 | 5 | 38 |
| 5 | Leigh Centurions | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 454 | 474 | 4 | 31 |
| 6 | Sheffield Eagles | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 414 | 527 | 4 | 24 |
| 7 | Dewsbury Rams | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 346 | 572 | 6 | 19 |
| 8 | Batley Bulldogs | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 372 | 645 | 2 | 19 |
| 9 | Rochdale Hornets | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 302 | 700 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | Doncaster Lakers* | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 348 | 778 | 1 | 10* |
| Team finishing top of the table, earning the League Leaders Shield | |
| Teams qualifying for the Play-offs | |
| Teams in relegation position |
- Rochdale and Doncaster relegated to National League Two for 2008.
- Doncaster deducted 6 points due to entering administration.
Playoffs
| Elimination play-offs | Qualifying / Elimination semifinal | Elimination final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| September 2007 | 6 October 2007 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Castleford Tigers | 26 | Castleford Tigers | 42 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Widnes Vikings | 8 | September 2007 | Widnes Vikings | 10 | |||||||||||||
| September 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Widnes Vikings | 36 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Halifax | W | ||||||||||||||||
| September 2007 | Halifax | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Sheffield Eagles | L | ||||||||||||||||
| Halifax | W | |||||||||||||||||
| September 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Whitehaven | L | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Whitehaven | W | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Leigh Centurions | L | ||||||||||||||||
Week One.
- Whitehaven (H) beat Leigh (A) (Whitehaven through to week two, Leigh are eliminated).
- Halifax (H) beat Sheffield (A) (Halifax through to week two, Sheffield are eliminated).
Week Two.
- Castleford (H) beat Widnes (A) (Castleford through to the Grand Final in week four, Widnes play in week three).
- Halifax (A) beat Whitehaven (H) (Halifax will play Widnes in week three's semi final, Whitehaven are eliminated).
Week Three.
- Widnes (H) beat Halifax (A) (Widnes are through to the Grand Final in week four, Halifax are eliminated).
Grand Final
| Castleford Tigers | 42 – 10 | Widnes Vikings |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Guttenbeil (2), Shenton, McGoldrick, Westerman, Clayton, Wainwright Goals: Brough (6) Drop goals: Brough (2) |
[1][2] |
Tries: Nanyn, Wilkes Goals: Nanyn |
7 October 2007 |
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