2001–02 National Division Three North

2001-02 National Division Three North
Countries  England
Champions Doncaster
Runners-up Dudley Kingswinford
Relegated West Hartlepool, Sandal, Whitchurch, Morley
Attendance 20,025 (average 323 per match)[a 1]
Highest attendance 2,000 Doncaster at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 26 January 2002
Lowest attendance 100 (x2) Sandal at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 24 November 2001 & Whitchurch on 16 February 2002
Top point scorer England John Liley
Doncaster 359 points
Top try scorer England Shaun Perry
Dudley Kingswinford 25 tries
← 2000-01
2002-03 →

The 2001–02 National Division Three North was the third season (fifteenth overall) of the fourth division (north) of the English domestic rugby union competition using the name National Division Three North. New teams to the division included West Hartlepool who were relegated from the 2000–01 National Division Two while promoted teams included Scunthorpe who were champions of Midlands Division 1 while Darlington Mowden Park (champions) and Blaydon (playoffs) came up from North Division 1.[1][2][3] The league system was 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw with the promotion system changing for this season with a playoff system being introduced. The champions of both National Division Three North and National Division Three South would automatically go up but the runners up of these two divisions would meet each other in a one off match (at the home ground of the side with the superior league record) to see who would claim the third and final promotion place to National Division Two for the following season.

After the havoc caused by the previous seasons foot-and-mouth crisis, this year's competition was much more straightforward with all fixtures being fulfilled. Doncaster were easily the top side in the competition, strolling to the league title with almost a perfect record (they lost just the one game) and gaining promotion to the 2002–03 National Division Two.[4] As league runners up, Dudley Kingswinford had a tough playoff game away against 2001–02 National Division Three South runners up Launceston who were ultimately too strong for the Midlands side who lost 26 - 0 and had to spend another season in National Division Three North.[5] Unlike 2000-01 the relegation process was much more straightforward expect that four teams would go down instead of the usual two. West Hartlepool were the first team to be relegated, suffering their fourth relegation in a row (the north-west club were actually a Premiership team at the start of this slide), followed swiftly by Sandal as easily the two worst sides in the league. Morley and Whitchurch were the other teams to be relegated, being much more competitive but not having quite enough to stay safe.[4] West Hartlepool, Sandal and Morley dropped to North Division 1 while Whitchurch went into Midlands Division 1.[6][7]

Participating teams and locations

Team Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bedford Athletic Putnoe Woods 500 Bedford, Bedfordshire
Blaydon Crow Trees 2,000 (400 seats) Swalwell, Tyne and Wear
Darlington Mowden Park Yiewsley Drive Darlington, County Durham
Doncaster Castle Park 3,075 Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Dudley Kingswinford Heathbrook Kingswinford, Dudley, West Midlands
Liverpool St Helens Moss Lane St Helens, Merseyside
Morley Scatcherd Lane Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire
New Brighton Hartsfield 2,000 Wirral, Merseyside
Nuneaton Liberty Way 4,314 (514 seats) Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Sandal Milnthorpe Green Sandal Magna, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Scunthorpe Heslam Park Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
Tynedale Tynedale Park 2,000 (400 seats) Corbridge, Northumberland
West Hartlepool Brinkburn 1,000 (76 seats) Hartlepool, County Durham
Whitchurch Edgeley Park Whitchurch, Shropshire

Final league table

2001–02 National Division Three North Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Points
1 Doncaster (C) 26 25 0 1 1074 357 717 50
2 Dudley Kingswinford 26 20 3 3 840 417 423 43
3 Liverpool St Helens 26 18 0 8 742 587 155 36
4 New Brighton 26 16 2 8 748 526 222 34
5 Tynedale 26 14 0 12 530 528 2 28
6 Darlington Mowden Park 26 14 1 11 583 587 -4 27
7 Blaydon 26 13 0 13 625 494 131 26
8 Nuneaton 26 12 0 14 599 585 14 24
9 Scunthorpe 26 11 0 15 638 738 -100 22
10 Bedford Athletic 26 10 1 15 599 624 -25 21
11 Whitchurch (R) 26 10 1 15 524 701 -177 19
12 Morley (R) 26 8 1 17 541 600 -59 17
13 Sandal (R) 26 3 1 22 316 1009 -693 7
14 West Hartlepool (R) 26 3 0 23 412 1018 -606 6
Reference englandrugby.com: Updated 27-04-2002

Results

Round 1

1 September 2001
Bedford Athletic 16 - 63 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Putnoe Woods
1 September 2001
Liverpool St Helens 23 - 12 Whitchurch
Report
Moss Lane
1 September 2001
Morley 24 - 23 Blaydon
Report
Scatcherd Lane
Attendance: 400
Referee: Chris Sharp
1 September 2001
Nuneaton 36 - 17 West Hartlepool
Report
Liberty Way
1 September 2001
Sandal 28 - 71 Doncaster
Report
Milnthorpe Green
1 September 2001
Scunthorpe 32 - 36 New Brighton
Report
Heslam Park
Referee: Mike Hamlin
1 September 2001
Tynedale 3 - 15 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Tynedale Park
Referee: David Helme

[8]

Round 2

8 September 2001
Blaydon 22 - 42 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 280
Referee: S Makinson
8 September 2001
Darlington Mowden Park 41 - 0 Sandal
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 300
8 September 2001
Doncaster 49 - 13 Nuneaton
Report
Castle Park
Referee: Rob Sawyer
8 September 2001
Dudley Kingswinford 21 - 21 New Bright
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 450
Referee: Chris Sharp
8 September 2001
Tynedale 43 - 16 Scunthorpe
Report
Tynedale Park
8 September 2001
West Hartlepool 15 - 50 Morley
Report
Brinkburn
8 September 2001
Whitchurch 31 - 15 Bedford Athletic
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 350

[9]

Round 3

22 September 2001
Bedford Athletic 19 - 30 Blaydon
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 150
Referee: Rowan Kitt
22 September 2001
Liverpool St Helens 45 - 17 West Hartlepool
Report
Moss Lane
Attendance: 150
Referee: Alan Hughes
22 September 2001
Morley 15 - 41 Doncaster
Report
Scatcherd Lane
Referee: S Makinson
22 September 2001
New Brighton 28 - 35 Whitchurch
Report
Hartsfield
22 September 2001
Nuneaton 12 - 32 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Liberty Way
22 September 2001
Sandal 17 - 10 Tynedale
Report
Milnthorpe Green
22 September 2001
Scunthorpe 23 - 43 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Heslam Park
Attendance: 250

[10]

Round 4

6 October 2001
Blaydon 18 - 11 New Brighton
Report
Crow Trees
6 October 2001
Darlington Mowden Park 19 - 12 Morley
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 400
6 October 2001
Doncaster 49 - 22 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Castle Park
6 October 2001
Sandal 8 - 27 Scunthorpe
Report
Milnthorpe Green
Attendance: 150
Referee: Alan Hughes
6 October 2001
Tynedale 26 - 20 Nuneaton
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: S Makinson
6 October 2001
West Hartlepool 18 - 16 Bedford Athletic
Report
Brinkburn
Referee: Chris Sharp
6 October 2001
Whitchurch 24 - 53 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Rob Sawyer

[11]

Round 5

20 October 2001
Bedford Athletic 12 - 20 Doncaster
Report
Putnoe Woods
Referee: Paul Dickens
20 October 2001
Dudley Kingswinford 27 - 13 Blaydon
Report
Heathbrook
20 October 2001
Liverpool St Helens 30 - 10 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Moss Lane
20 October 2001
Morley 25 - 23 Tynedale
Report
Scatcherd Lane
Referee: Rob Sawyer
20 October 2001
New Brighton 69 - 5 West Hartlepool
Report
Hartsfield
20 October 2001
Nuneaton 51 - 27 Sandal
Report
Liberty Way
20 October 2001
Scunthorpe 19 - 35 Whitchurch
Report
Heslam Park
Attendance: 250
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

[12]

Round 6

27 October 2001
Blaydon 42 - 12 Whitchurch
Report
Crow Trees
27 October 2001
Darlington Mowden Park 29 - 20 Bedford Athletic
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Chris Sharp
27 October 2001
Doncaster 51 - 10 New Brighton
Report
Castle Park
27 October 2001
Nuneaton 26 - 23 Scunthorpe
Report
Liberty Way
27 October 2001
Sandal 12 - 20 Morley
Report
Milnthorpe Green
Attendance: 200
27 October 2001
Tynedale 18 - 22 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Tynedale Park
27 October 2001
West Hartlepool 10 - 42 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Brinkburn
Referee: S Makinson

[13]

Round 7

3 November 2001
Bedford Athletic 26 - 10 Tynedale
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 200
Referee: Paul Dix
3 November 2001
Dudley Kingswinford 16 - 0 Doncaster
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 750
Referee: Andrew Canning
3 November 2001
Liverpool St Helens 55 - 0 Sandal
Report
Moss Lane
Referee: Rob Sawyer
3 November 2001
Scunthorpe 21 - 16 Blaydon
Report
Heslam Park
Attendance: 250
Referee: D Edmunds
3 November 2001
Whitchurch 22 - 5 West Hartlepool
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 350
Referee: David Helme
3 November 2001
Morley P - P Nuneaton

3 November 2001
New Brighton P - P Darlington Mowden Park

[14]

Round 8

10 November 2001
Blaydon 44 - 27 West Hartlepool
Report
Crow Trees
10 November 2001
Darlington Mowden Park 31 - 43 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Yiewsley Drive
10 November 2001
Doncaster 74 - 7 Whitchurch
Report
Castle Park
10 November 2001
Morley 11 - 16 Scunthorpe
Report
Scatcherd Lane
10 November 2001
Nuneaton 34 - 37 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Liberty Way
10 November 2001
Sandal 13 - 13 Bedford Athletic
Report
Milnthorpe Green
Referee: Chris Sharp
10 November 2001
Tynedale 18 - 6 New Brighton
Report
Tynedale Park

[15]

Round 9

17 November 2001
Bedford Athletic 25 - 14 Nuneaton
Report
Putnoe Woods
17 November 2001
Blaydon 10 - 29 Doncaster
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 300
Referee: David Helme
17 November 2001
Dudley Kingswinford 38 - 15 Tynedale
Report
Heathbrook
17 November 2001
Liverpool St Helens 26 - 23 Morley
Report
Moss Lane
17 November 2001
New Brighton 55 - 10 Sandal
Report
Hartsfield
17 November 2001
Scunthorpe 45 - 28 West Hartlepool
Report
Heslam Park
17 November 2001
Whitchurch 6 - 33 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Edgeley Park
Referee: Rob Sawyer

[16]

Round 10

24 November 2001
Darlington Mowden Park 18 - 12 Blaydon
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Chris Seeley
24 November 2001
Doncaster 95 - 13 West Hartlepool
Report
Castle Park
Referee: Chris Sharp
24 November 2001
Liverpool St Helens 28 - 34 Scunthorpe
Report
Moss Lane
Attendance: 200
Referee: S Makinson
24 November 2001
Morley 31 - 15 Bedford Athletic
Report
Scatcherd Lane
Referee: Andrew Vertigan
24 November 2001
Nuneaton 3 - 23 New Brighton
Report
Liberty Way
Attendance: 150
Referee: Paul Dickens
24 November 2001
Sandal 0 - 71 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Milnthorpe Green
Attendance: 100
Referee: Stuart Piercy
24 November 2001
Tynedale 18 - 6 Whitchurch
Report
Tynedale Park

[17]

Round 11

1 December 2001
Blaydon 26 - 15 Morley
Report
Crow Trees
1 December 2001
Darlington Mowden Park 26 - 25 Tynedale
Report
Yiewsley Drive
1 December 2001
Doncaster 70 - 7 Sandal
Report
Castle Park
1 December 2001
Dudley Kingswinford 39 - 17 Bedford Athletic
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 600
Referee: Nick Williams
1 December 2001
New Brighton 21 - 49 Scunthorpe
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Rob Sawyer
1 December 2001
West Hartlepool 12 - 37 Nuneaton
Report
Brinkburn
1 December 2001
Whitchurch 29 - 43 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Edgeley Park
Referee: Guy Steel Bodger

[18]

Round 12

8 December 2001
Bedford Athletic 41 - 38 Scunthorpe
Report
Putnoe Woods
8 December 2001
Darlington Mowden Park 7 - 21 Doncaster
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: David Matthews
8 December 2001
Liverpool St Helens 18 - 16 New Brighton
Report
Moss Lane
8 December 2001
Morley 8 - 24 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Scatcherd Lane
8 December 2001
Nuneaton 37 - 12 Whitchurch
Report
Liberty Way
8 December 2001
Sandal 10 - 27 Blaydon
Report
Milnthorpe Green
Attendance: 180
Referee: Andrew Canning
8 December 2001
Tynedale 42 - 27 West Hartlepool
Report
Tynedale Park

Round 13

15 December 2001
Blaydon 3 - 10 Nuneaton
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 150
Referee: David Helme
15 December 2001
Doncaster 40 - 13 Tynedale
Report
Castle Park
Referee: Rob Sawyer
15 December 2001
Dudley Kingswinford 46 - 7 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 600
Referee: Chris Seeley
15 December 2001
New Brighton 37 - 17 Bedford Athletic
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Chris Sharp
15 December 2001
Scunthorpe 48 - 19 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Heslam Park
Attendance: 250
Referee: Mike Hamlin
15 December 2001
West Hartlepool 21 - 28 Sandal
Report
Brinkburn
15 December 2001
Whitchurch 13 - 7 Morley
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 375

[19]

Round 14

22 December 2001
Doncaster 20 - 13 Scunthorpe
Report
Castle Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Stuart Piercy
22 December 2001
Darlington Mowden Park P - P West Hartlepool

22 December 2001
Liverpool St Helens P - P Bedford Athletic

22 December 2001
Morley P - P New Brighton

22 December 2001
Nuneaton P - P Dudley Kingswinford

22 December 2001
Sandal P - P Whitchurch

22 December 2001
Tynedale P - P Blaydon

[20]

Rounds 7 & 14 (rescheduled games)

29 December 2001
New Brighton 21 - 20 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Hartsfield
29 December 2001
Liverpool St Helens P - P Bedford Athletic

22 December 2001
Morley P - P Nuneaton

29 December 2001
Tynedale P - P Blaydon

[21]

Round 15

5 January 2002
Bedford Athletic P - P Morley

5 January 2002
Blaydon P - P Darlington Mowden Park

5 January 2002
Dudley Kingswinford P - P Sandal

5 January 2002
New Brighton P - P Nuneaton

5 January 2002
Scunthorpe P - P Liverpool St Helens

5 January 2002
West Hartlepool P - P Doncaster

5 January 2002
Whitchurch P - P Tynedale

[22]

Round 16

12 January 2002
Darlington Mowden Park 58 - 5 Whitchurch
Report
Yiewsley Drive
12 January 2002
Doncaster 23 - 15 Blaydon
Report
Castle Park
12 January 2002
Morley 15 - 55 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Scatcherd Lane
12 January 2002
Nuneaton 23 - 17 Bedford Athletic
Report
Liberty Way
12 January 2002
Sandal 11 - 40 New Brighton
Report
Milnthorpe Green
Attendance: 150
12 January 2002
West Hartlepool 22 - 35 Scunthorpe
Report
Brinkburn
12 January 2002
Tynedale P - P Dudley Kingswinford

[23]

Round 17

19 January 2002
Bedford Athletic 53 - 0 Sandal
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 150
19 January 2002
Dudley Kingswinford 17 - 17 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 550
Referee: David Matthews
19 January 2002
Liverpool St Helens 29 - 26 Nuneaton
Report
Moss Lane
Referee: Nick Williams
19 January 2002
New Brighton 35 - 5 Tynedale
Report
Hartsfield
19 January 2002
Scunthorpe 26 - 36 Morley
Report
Heslam Park
Attendance: 450
Referee: Chris Sharp
19 January 2002
West Hartlepool 9 - 29 Blaydon
Report
Brinkburn
Attendance: 150
Referee: David Helme
19 January 2002
Whitchurch 0 - 13 Doncaster
Report
Edgeley Park

[24]

Round 18

26 January 2002
Blaydon 25 - 15 Scunthorpe
Report
Crow Trees
26 January 2002
Darlington Mowden Park 19 - 39 New Brighton
Report
Yiewsley Drive
26 January 2002
Doncaster 20 - 8 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Castle Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mike Hamlin
26 January 2002
Tynedale 20 - 18 Bedford Athletic
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 150
Referee: David Helme
26 January 2002
West Hartlepool 14 - 12 Whitchurch
Report
Brinkburn
26 January 2002
Nuneaton P - P Morley

26 January 2002
Sandal P - P Liverpool St Helens

[25]

Round 19

2 February 2002
Bedford Athletic 27 - 5 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 150
Referee: Andrew Canning
2 February 2002
Dudley Kingswinford 46 - 5 West Hartlepool
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 350
Referee: Paul Dickens
2 February 2002
Liverpool St Helens 35 - 7 Tynedale
Report
Moss Lane
2 February 2002
Morley 32 - 6 Sandal
Report
Scatcherd Lane
Referee: David Helme
2 February 2002
New Brighton 19 - 20 Doncaster
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Chris Seeley
2 February 2002
Scunthorpe 5 - 35 Nuneaton
Report
Heslam Park
Attendance: 250
Referee: D Edmunds
2 February 2002
Whitchurch 18 - 16 Blaydon
Report
Edgeley Park

[26]

Round 20

9 February 2002
Blaydon 50 - 21 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Crow Trees
9 February 2002
Darlington Mowden Park 24 - 31 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Yiewsley Drive
9 February 2002
Doncaster 23 - 10 Bedford Athletic
Report
Castle Park
9 February 2002
Sandal 18 - 25 Nuneaton
Report
Milnthorpe Green
Attendance: 150
9 February 2002
Tynedale 16 - 11 Morley
Report
Tynedale Park
9 February 2002
West Hartlepool 19 - 41 New Brighton
Report
Brinkburn
9 February 2002
Whitchurch 34 - 12 Scunthorpe
Report
Edgeley Park

Rounds 7 & 14 (rescheduled games)

16 February 2002
Darlington Mowden Park 25 - 24 West Hartlepool
Report
Yiewsley Drive
16 February 2002
Liverpool St Helens 34 - 10 Bedford Athletic
Report
Moss Lane
Attendance: 200
Referee: Rob Sawyer
16 February 2002
Morley 16 - 27 New Brighton
Report
Scatcherd Lane
16 February 2002
Nuneaton 13 - 24 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Liberty Way
Referee: Chris Sharp
16 February 2002
Sandal 23 - 29 Whitchurch
Report
Milnthorpe Green
Attendance: 100
16 February 2002
Tynedale 19 - 10 Blaydon
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 400

[27]

Round 21

23 February 2002
Bedford Athletic 62 - 20 West Hartlepool
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 150
Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
23 February 2002
Dudley Kingswinford 22 - 19 Whitchurch
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 475
23 February 2002
Morley 16 - 17 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Scatcherd Lane
23 February 2002
New Brighton 23 - 21 Blaydon
Report
Hartsfield
23 February 2002
Scunthorpe 20 - 22 Sandal
Report
Heslam Park
23 February 2002
Liverpool St Helens P - P Doncaster

23 February 2002
Nuneaton P - P Tynedale

[28]

Rounds 14, 15 & 22 (rescheduled games)

2 March 2002
Blaydon 29 - 23 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Crow Trees
2 March 2002
Dudley Kingswinford 17 - 3 Sandal
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 300
Referee: Rob Sawyer
2 March 2002
Morley 9 - 19 Nuneaton
Report
Scatcherd Lane
Referee: Andrew Canning
2 March 2002
West Hartlepool 11 - 32 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Brinkburn
2 March 2002
Whitchurch 13 - 36 Tynedale
Report
Edgeley Park

[29]

Round 22

9 March 2002
Blaydon 35 - 9 Bedford Athletic
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 250
9 March 2002
Darlington Mowden Park 17 - 9 Nuneaton
Report
Yiewsley Drive
9 March 2002
Doncaster 27 - 13 Morley
Report
Castle Park
9 March 2002
Dudley Kingswinford 43 - 5 Scunthorpe
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 420
9 March 2002
Tynedale 37 - 14 Sandal
Report
Tynedale Park
9 March 2002
Whitchurch 22 - 27 New Brighton
Report
Edgeley Park
9 March 2002
West Hartlepool P - P Liverpool St Helens

Round 23

16 March 2002
Bedford Athletic 18 - 30 Whitchurch
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 125
Referee: Wayne Poulter
16 March 2002
Liverpool St Helens 23 - 3 Blaydon
Report
Moss Lane
Attendance: 250
Referee: A Malpass
16 March 2002
Morley 48 - 12 West Hartlepool
Report
Scatcherd Lane
Referee: S Makinson
16 March 2002
New Brighton 22 - 22 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 450
Referee: Alan Biggs
16 March 2002
Nuneaton 32 - 51 Doncaster
Report
Liberty Way
Referee: Chris Sharp
16 March 2002
Sandal 19 - 36 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Milnthorpe Green
16 March 2002
Scunthorpe 19 - 16 Tynedale
Report
Heslam Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Andrew Canning

[30]

Rounds 15 & 16 (rescheduled games)

23 March 2002
Bedford Athletic 23 - 17 Morley
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 150
Referee: Nick Cousins
23 March 2002
New Brighton 20 - 19 Nuneaton
Report
Hartsfield
23 March 2002
Scunthorpe 30 - 16 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Heslam Park
Referee: Greg Garner
23 March 2002
Tynedale 19 - 13 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: David Helme
23 March 2002
West Hartlepool 6 - 43 Doncaster
Report
Brinkburn

[31]

Round 24

30 March 2002
Bedford Athletic 42 - 20 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Putnoe Woods
Referee: Craig Pocock
30 March 2002
Blaydon 21 - 31 Tynedale
Report
Crow Trees
30 March 2002
Dudley Kingswinford 34 - 19 Nuneaton
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 550
Referee: Nick Williams
30 March 2002
New Brighton 40 - 19 Morley
Report
Hartsfield
30 March 2002
Scunthorpe 33 - 72 Doncaster
Report
Heslam Park
Referee: Graham Hughes
30 March 2002
West Hartlepool 15 - 27 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Brinkburn
30 March 2002
Whitchurch 56 - 16 Sandal
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 275
Referee: Greg Garner

[32]

Round 25

6 April 2002
Bedford Athletic 28 - 7 New Brighton
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 150
Referee: Steve Harland
6 April 2002
Darlington Mowden Park 12 - 17 Scunthorpe
Report
Yiewsley Drive
6 April 2002
Liverpool St Helens 10 - 12 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Moss Lane
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
6 April 2002
Morley 19 - 19 Whitchurch
Report
Scatcherd Lane
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
6 April 2002
Nuneaton 15 - 18 Blaydon
Report
Liberty Way
Referee: Andrew Vertigan
6 April 2002
Sandal 17 - 31 West Hartlepool
Report
Milnthorpe Green
Referee: Rob Sawyer
6 April 2002
Tynedale 15 - 33 Doncaster
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 350
Referee: Alan Hughes

[33]

Round 26

13 April 2002
Blaydon 67 - 0 Sandal
Report
Crow Trees
Referee: Andrew Gardner
13 April 2002
Doncaster 86 - 3 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Castle Park
Referee: Chris Seeley
13 April 2002
Dudley Kingswinford 32 - 30 Morley
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 475
Referee: Alan Biggs
13 April 2002
New Brighton 54 - 8 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Chris Sharp
13 April 2002
Scunthorpe 17 - 30 Bedford Athletic
Report
Heslam Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: John Dunham
13 April 2002
Whitchurch 23 - 30 Nuneaton
Report
Edgeley Park
Referee: Mick Reid
13 April 2002
West Hartlepool 9 - 30 Tynedale
Report
Brinkburn
Referee: Marcelo Pilara

[34]

Round 18 (rescheduled games)

20 April 2002
Nuneaton 28 - 19 Morley
Report
Liberty Way
20 April 2002
Sandal 7 - 34 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Milnthorpe Green
Attendance: 150
Referee: S Makinson

Round 21 (rescheduled games)

27 April 2002
Liverpool St Helens 17 - 33 Doncaster
Report
Moss Lane
27 April 2002
Nuneaton 13 - 15 Tynedale
Report
Liberty Way
Attendance: 120
Referee: Mark Rose

Promotion play-off

The league runners up of National Division Three South and North would meet in a playoff game for promotion to National Division Two. Launceston were runners-up in the south and because they had a better league record than north runners-up, Dudley Kingswinford, they hosted the play-off match.

27 April 2002
Launceston 26 - 0 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Polson Bridge
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Alan Biggs

[5][35]

Total season attendances

Club Home
Games		 Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Bedford Athletic 8[a 2] 1,225 153 200 125 31%
Blaydon 4[a 3] 980 245 300 150 12%
Darlington Mowden Park 2[a 4] 700 350 400 300
Doncaster 2[a 5] 3,000 1,500 2,000 1,000 49%
Dudley Kingswinford 11[a 6] 5,520 502 750 300
Liverpool St Helens 4[a 7] 800 200 250 150
Morley 1[a 8] 400 400 400 400
New Brighton 1[a 9] 450 450 450 450 23%
Nuneaton 2[a 10] 270 135 150 120 3%
Sandal 8[a 11] 1,180 148 200 100
Scunthorpe 8[a 12] 2,400 300 450 250
Tynedale 5[a 13] 1,300 260 400 150 13%
West Hartlepool 1[a 14] 150 150 150 150 15%
Whitchurch 5[a 15] 1,650 330 375 275
  1. ↑ Note that due to extremely poor record by media and other sources 120 home attendances are missing (see below) so the total attendance will not be 100% accurate. The average attendance has also been taken into account with the missing games not included.
  2. ↑ Missing home attendances v Dudley Kingswinford on 1 September 2001, Doncaster on 20 October 2001, Nuneaton on 17 November 2001, Scunthorpe on 8 December 2001 and Liverpool St Helens on 30 March 2002.
  3. ↑ Missing home attendances v New Brighton on 6 October 2001, Whitchurch on 27 October 2001, West Hartlepool on 10 November 2001, Morley on 1 December 2001, Scunthorpe on 26 January 2002, Dudley Kingswinford on 9 February 2002, Darlington Mowden Park on 2 March 2002, Tynedale on 30 March 2002 and Sandal on 13 April 2002.
  4. ↑ Missing home attendances v Bedford Athletic on 27 October 2001, Dudley Kingswinford on 10 November 2001, Blaydon on 24 November 2001, Tynedale on 1 December 2001, Doncaster on 8 December 2001, Whitchurch on 12 January 2002, New Brighton on 26 January 2002, Liverpool St Helens on 9 February 2002, West Hartlepool on 16 February 2002, Nuneaton on 9 March 2002 and Scunthorpe on 6 April 2002.
  5. ↑ Missing home attendances v Nuneaton on 8 September 2001, Liverpool St Helens on 6 October 2001, New Brighton on 27 October 2001, Whitchurch on 10 November 2001, West Hartlepool on 24 November 2001, Sandal on 1 December 2001, Tynedale on 15 December 2001, Blaydon on 12 January 2002, Bedford Athletic on 9 February 2002, Morley on 9 March 2002 and Darlington Mowden Park on 13 April 2002.
  6. ↑ Missing home attendances v Blaydon on 20 October 2001 and Tynedale on 17 November 2001.
  7. ↑ Missing home attendances v Whitchurch on 1 September 2001, Darlington Mowden Park on 20 October 2001, Sandal on 3 November 2001, Morley on 17 November 2001, New Brighton on 8 December 2001, Nuneaton on 19 January 2002, Tynedale on 2 February 2002, Dudley Kingswinford on 6 April 2002 and Doncaster on 27 April 2002.
  8. ↑ Missing home attendances v Doncaster on 22 September 2001, Tynedale on 20 October 2001, Scunthorpe on 10 November 2001, Bedford Athletic on 24 November 2001, Dudley Kingswinford on 8 December 2001, Liverpool St Helens on 12 January 2002, Sandal on 2 February 2002, New Brighton on 16 February 2002, Darlington Mowden Park on 23 February 2002, Nuneaton on 2 March 2002, West Hartlepool on 16 March 2002 and Whitchurch on 6 April 2002.
  9. ↑ Missing home attendances v Whitchurch on 22 September 2001, West Hartlepool on 20 October 2001, Sandal on 17 November 2001, Scunthorpe on 1 December 2001, Bedford Athletic on 15 December 2001, Darlington Mowden Park on 29 December 2001, Tynedale on 19 January 2002, Doncaster on 2 February 2002, Blaydon on 23 February 2002, Nuneaton on 23 March 2002, Morley on 30 March 2002 and Liverpool St Helens on 13 April 2002.
  10. ↑ Missing home attendances v West Hartlepool on 1 September 2001, Darlington Mowden Park on 22 September 2001, Sandal on 20 October 2001, Scunthorpe on 27 October 2001, Liverpool St Helens on 10 November 2001, Whitchurch on 8 December 2001, Bedford Athletic on 12 January 2002, Dudley Kingswinford on 16 February 2002, Doncaster on 16 March 2002, Blaydon on 6 April 2002 and Morley on 20 April 2002.
  11. ↑ Missing home attendances v Doncaster on 1 September 2001, Tynedale on 22 September 2001, Bedford Athletic on 10 November 2001, Darlington Mowden Park on 16 March 2002 and West Hartlepool on 6 April 2002.
  12. ↑ Missing home attendances v New Brighton on 1 September 2001, West Hartlepool on 17 November 2001, Sandal on 23 February 2002, Liverpool St Helens on 23 March 2002 and Doncaster on 30 March 2002.
  13. ↑ Missing home attendances v New Brighton on 1 September 2001, Scunthorpe on 8 September 2001, Liverpool St Helens on 27 October 2001, New Brighton on 10 November 2001, Whitchurch on 24 November 2001, West Hartlepool on 8 December 2001, Morley on 9 February 2002 and Sandal on 9 March 2002.
  14. ↑ Missing home attendances v Morley on 8 September 2001, Bedford Athletic on 6 October 2001, Dudley Kingswinford on 27 October 2001, Nuneaton on 1 December 2001, Sandal on 15 December 2001, Scunthorpe on 12 January 2002, Whitchurch on 26 January 2002, New Brighton on 9 February 2002, Liverpool St Helens on 2 March 2002, Doncaster on 23 March 2002, Darlington Mowden Park on 30 March 2002 and Tynedale on 13 April 2002.
  15. ↑ Missing home attendances v Darlington Mowden Park on 17 November 2001, Liverpool St Helens on 1 December 2001, Doncaster on 19 January 2002, Blaydon on 2 February 2002, Scunthorpe on 9 February 2002, Tynedale on 2 March 2002, New Brighton on 9 March 2002 and Nuneaton on 13 April 2002.

Individual statistics

Top points scorers

Rank Player Team Appearances Points
1 England John Liley Doncaster 26 359
2 England Steve Smart Dudley Kingswinford 22 320
3 England Paul Brett New Brighton 26 288
4 England Simon Worsley Liverpool St Helens 22 227
5 England Tim Robinson Scunthorpe 25 198
6 England James Lofthouse Blaydon 22 190
7 England Alistair Sherlock Morley 20 143
8 England Shaun Perry Dudley Kingswinford 24 138
9 England Jamie Elphick Bedford Athletic 22 136
10 England Phillip Belgian Tynedale 13 120

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Top try scorers

Rank Player Team Appearances Tries
1 England Shaun Perry Dudley Kingswinford 24 25
2 England Derek Eves Doncaster 26 24
3 England Chris Conway Doncaster 26 24
4 England Sean Casey Liverpool St Helens 25 22
5 England Olly Ryan Bedford Athletic 20 18
6 England Matt Donkin Doncaster 21 17
7 England Steve Smart Dudley Kingswinford 22 17
8 Wales Emrys Evans New Brighton 22 17
9 England Matt Brain Doncaster 23 17
10 England Andrew Foreman Blaydon 22 15

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Season records

Team

Largest home win — 83 pts

86 - 3 Doncaster at home to Darlington Mowden Park on 13 April 2002

Largest away win — 61 pts

71 - 0 Dudley Kingswinford away to Sandal on 24 November 2001

Most points scored — 95 pts

95 - 13 Doncaster at home to West Hartlepool on 24 November 2001

Most tries in a match — 15

Doncaster at home to West Hartlepool on 24 November 2001

Most conversions in a match — 10

Doncaster at home to West Hartlepool on 24 November 2001

Most penalties in a match — 6 (x2)

Blaydon at home to New Brighton on 6 October 2001
Scunthorpe at home to Blaydon on 3 November 2001

Most drop goals in a match — 1 (x8)

N/A (multiple teams)

[38][39][40][41]

Player

Most points in a match — 35

England Matt Donkin for Doncaster at home to Whitchurch on 10 November 2001

Most tries in a match — 7

England Matt Donkin for Doncaster at home to Whitchurch on 10 November 2001

Most conversions in a match — 10

England John Liley for Doncaster at home to West Hartlepool on 24 November 2001

Most penalties in a match — 6 (x2)

England James Lofthouse for Blaydon at home to New Brighton on 6 October 2001
England Tim Robinson for Scunthorpe at home to Blaydon on 3 November 2001

Most drop goals in a match — 1 (x22)

N/A (multiple players)

[42][43][44][45][46]

Attendances

Highest — 2,000

Doncaster at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 26 January 2002

Lowest — 100 (x2)

Sandal at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 24 November 2001 and Whitchurch on 16 February 2002

Highest Average Attendance — 1,500[b 1]

Doncaster

  1. ↑ Note that as this figure is from 2 home games only (due to poor attendance tracking) it is highly unlikely that Doncaster's final attendance average was this high.
Lowest Average Attendance — 150

Nuneaton

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See also

References

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