Bradford Bulls 2001

Brian Noble was appointed Bradford head coach in 2001 and the club took up residence at Valley Parade, the home of Bradford City AFC, to allow for the redevelopment of Odsal Stadium. Reaching the Challenge Cup final, held at Twickenham, the team suffered a 13-6 defeat to St Helens. On 3rd May, in a home match against Warrington, Henry Paul set a new World Record for consecutive goal kicks (35). The Bulls finished the regular season as Minor Premiers and on 13th October at Old Trafford, a new Super League Grand Final record attendance of 60,164 turned up and the Bulls crushed Wigan Warriors 37-6 to claim the title. Michael Withers scored a hat-trick of tries and was awarded the Harry Sunderland Trophy as Man of the Match.

Fixtures

2001 Player Statistics

Table

Premiership Table - Final Standings

Team	PLD	W	L	D	F	A	PTS
Bradford	28	22	5	1	1120	474	45
Wigan	28	22	5	1	989	494	45
Hull	28	20	6	2	772	630	42
St Helens	28	17	9	2	924	732	36
Leeds	28	16	11	1	774	721	33
London	28	13	14	1	644	603	27
Warrington	28	11	15	2	646	860	24
Castleford	28	10	17	1	581	777	21
Halifax	28	9	19	0	630	819	18
Salford	28	8	20	0	587	956	16
Wakefield	28	8	20	0	529	817	* 14
Huddersfield	28	6	21	1	613	926	13

ee also

*2001 Super League Grand Final