2011 Super League — Final Ladder
Warrington Wolves won the League Leaders' Shield, finishing top after 27 rounds, but were eliminated in the Qualifying Semi-Finals after their week 3 "club call" gamble backfired. Leeds Rhinos won the Grand Final from 5th place — the first side to win the competition from that low a starting position, beating Hull FC, Huddersfield, Warrington and St Helens in successive playoff rounds.
Sourcing caveat: Bradford Bulls (10th) and Salford City Reds (11th) finished level on 20 competition points, split on points difference (-256 vs -267). Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and Crusaders (the Welsh-based club, later North Wales Crusaders) each had 4 competition points deducted after entering administration during the season — their raw records (7 wins and 6 wins respectively) would otherwise have earned 14 and 12 points; reduced here to 10 and 8. "Harlequins RL" is this club's name for the 2011 season, before its 2015 rebrand to London Broncos.
Ladder
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 1072 | 401 | +671 | 44 |
| 2 | Wigan Warriors | 27 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 852 | 432 | +420 | 43 |
| 3 | St Helens | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 782 | 515 | +267 | 37 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 707 | 524 | +183 | 32 |
| 5 | Leeds Rhinos | 27 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 757 | 603 | +154 | 31 |
| 6 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 689 | 626 | +63 | 31 |
| 7 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 713 | 692 | +21 | 28 |
| 8 | Hull FC | 27 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 718 | 569 | +149 | 27 |
| 9 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 664 | 808 | -144 | 26 |
| 10 | Bradford Bulls | 27 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 570 | 826 | -256 | 20 |
| 11 | Salford City Reds | 27 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 542 | 809 | -267 | 20 |
| 12 | Harlequins RL | 27 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 524 | 951 | -427 | 13 |
| 13 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 453 | 957 | -504 | 10 |
| 14 | Crusaders | 27 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 527 | 857 | -330 | 8 |
Qualified for the finals series — top 8 (Top-Eight play-off format) that season.
Finals series
Qualifying Play-off
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 2011 | Warrington Wolves 47–0 Huddersfield Giants | Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington | 10,006 |
| 18 Sep 2011 | Wigan Warriors 18–26 St Helens | DW Stadium, Wigan | 12,893 |
Elimination Play-off
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 2011 | Catalans Dragons 56–6 Hull Kingston Rovers | Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan | 8,413 |
| 18 Sep 2011 | Leeds Rhinos 42–10 Hull FC | Headingley, Leeds | 9,075 |
Preliminary Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2011 | Huddersfield Giants 28–34 Leeds Rhinos | Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield | 7,872 |
| 25 Sep 2011 | Wigan Warriors 44–0 Catalans Dragons | DW Stadium, Wigan | 6,790 |
Qualifying Semi-Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2011 | Warrington Wolves 24–26 Leeds Rhinos | Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington | 12,074 |
| 1 Oct 2011 | St Helens 26–18 Wigan Warriors | Stobart Stadium, Widnes | 9,421 |
Grand Final
| Date | Result | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2011 | St Helens 16–32 Leeds Rhinos | Old Trafford, Manchester | 69,107 |
Full Grand Final page (Harry Sunderland Trophy, match context, sources) →
Sources
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