National League 3 North
| National League 3 North | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Sport | Rugby Union |
| Instituted | 1987 |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Country |
 England |
| Holders |
Sale (2014–15 promoted to National League 2 North) |
| Website | clubs.rfu.com |
National League 3 North is one of the four level 5 leagues of English rugby. The 14 teams in this league are drawn from across northern England with the league champions being promoted to National League 2 North and the runner-up going into a play off with the second placed team from National League 3 Midlands. The league's bottom three teams are relegated to North 1 East and North 1 West.
Prior to the 2009 reorganisation, the league was known as North 1.
Participating Clubs 2014-15
- Beverley
- Billingham
- Burnage
- Cleckheaton (promoted from North 1 East)
- Firwood Waterloo
- Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. (promoted from North 1 East)
- Lymm (transferred from National League 3 Midlands)
- Morley
- Rossendale
- Sale
- Sandal
- Sheffield Tigers (relegated from National League 2 North)
- Westoe
- Wirral (promoted from North 1 West)
Participating Clubs 2013-14
- Beverley (promoted from North 1 East)
- Billingham
- Bradford & Bingley
- Burnage
- Firwood Waterloo
- Huddersfield (relegated from National League 2 North)
- Morley (promoted from North 1 East)
- Penrith
- Percy Park
- Rossendale
- Sale (promoted from North 1 West)
- Sandal
- Stockport (relegated from National League 2 North)
- Westoe (relegated from National League 2 North)
Participating clubs 2012–13
- Billingham (promoted from North 1 East)
- Birkenhead Park
- Bradford & Bingley
- Burnage
- Chester
- Harrogate (relegated from National League 2 North)
- Kendal (relegated from National League 2 North)
- Lymm
- Penrith
- Percy Park (promoted from North 1 East)
- Rossendale
- Sandal
- Waterloo
- West Hartlepool
Inaugural clubs
First season as National 3 North in 2009–10
- Beverley (still playing in National 3 North)
- Birkenhead Park (now playing in North 1 West)
- Chester (now playing in National 2 North)
- Cleckheaton (still playing in National 3 North)
- Darlington Mowden Park (now playing in National 2 North)
- Middlesbrough (now playing in North 1 East)
- Morley (still playing in National 3 North)
- Penrith (still playing in National 3 North)
- Rochdale (now playing in North 1 East)
- Rossendale (still playing in National 3 North)
- Sheffield Tigers (still playing in National 3 North)
- Stockport (now playing in National 2 North)
- West Hartlepool (now playing in North 1 East)
- West Park St Helens (now playing in South Lancs/Cheshire 1)
National League 3 North Honours
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99[1] | 12 | Doncaster | Northern | Bridlington, Broughton Park | North Division 1 | |||||||||
| 1999-00[2] | 12 | Tynedale | Hull Ionians | Widnes, Winnington Park | North Division 1 | |||||||||
| 2000-01[3] | 12 | Darlington Mowden Park | Blaydon | Northern, Stockton | North Division 1 | |||||||||
| 2001-02[4] | 12 | Halifax | Hull Ionians | Wigton, Middlesbrough, Bradford & Bingley | North Division 1 | |||||||||
| 2002-03[5] | 12 | Darlington | Macclesfield | Sandal, West Hartlepool | North Division 1 | |||||||||
| 2003-04[6] | 12 | Bradford & Bingley | Cleckheaton | Huddersfield, Aspatria, Driffield | North Division 1 | |||||||||
| 2004-05[7] | 12 | Preston Grasshoppers | Hull Ionians | Sheffield, Liverpool St Helens, Vale of Lune | North Division 1 | |||||||||
| 2005-06[8] | 12 | Morley | West Park St Helens | Whitchurch, Middlesbrough, Longton | North Division 1 | |||||||||
| 2006-07[9] | 12 | Caldy | Beverley | New Brighton, Chester, Stockport | North Division 1 | |||||||||
| 2007-08[10] | 12 | Kendal | Huddersfield | Penrith, Altrincham Kersal | North Division 1 | |||||||||
| 2008-09[11] | 12 | Westoe | Hull | No relegation due to league restructure[n 1] | North Division 1 | |||||||||
| 2009-10 | 14 | Morley | Stockport | West Hartlepool, Cleckheaton, West Park St Helens | National League 3 North | |||||||||
| 2010-11 | 14 | Stockport | Chester | Rochdale, Billingham, Middlesbrough | National League 3 North | |||||||||
| 2011-12 | 14 | Darlington Mowden Park | Rossendale | Morley, Altrincham Kersal, Beverley | National League 3 North | |||||||||
| 2012-13 | 14 | Chester | Harrogate | West Hartlepool, Kendal, Birkenhead Park | National League 3 North | |||||||||
| 2013-14 | 14 | Huddersfield | Stockport | Penrith, Percy Park, Bradford & Bingley | National League 3 North | |||||||||
| 2014-15 | 14 | Sale | Sandal | Beverley, Westoe, Morley | National League 3 North | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
- ↑ The division would be renamed National League 3 North for the next season and along with the whole national restructure of the league system by the RFU lead to mass changes at all levels.
See Also
- English Rugby Union Leagues
- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
References
- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/1998-1999/
- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/1999-2000/
- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2000-2001/
- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2001-2002/
- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2002-2003/
- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2003-2004/
- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2004-2005/
- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2005-2006/
- ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2006-2007/
- ↑ http://www.cleckheatonrugbyclub.com/s/table-228.html?table=division-100
- ↑ http://www.cleckheatonrugbyclub.com/s/table-228.html?table=division-723