2000–01 National Division Three North |
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Countries | England |
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Champions | Stourbridge |
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Runners-up | Sedgley Park (also promoted) |
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Relegated | Aspatria, Walsall |
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Attendance | 40,865 (average 389 per match)[a 1] |
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Highest attendance | 1,500 Dudley Kingswinford v Stourbridge 16 December 2000 Stourbridge v Dudley Kingswinford 31 March 2001 |
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Lowest attendance | 100 Aspatria v Sedgley Park 18 November 2000 Aspatria v Tynedale 2 December 2000 |
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Top point scorer | Paul Brett (New Brighton) 298 points |
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Top try scorer | Gary Marshall (Nuneaton) 20 tries |
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The 2000–01 National Division Three North was the first season (fourteenth 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 Dudley Kingswinford who were promoted as the champions of Midlands Division 1 and Tynedale who were champions of North Division 1 with no northern based teams being relegated from the 1999-00 Jewson National League One.[1][2] 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.
The season was a very fractured one due to the 2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak which primarily affected the two northernmost clubs in the division - Aspatria and Tynedale - leading to a large number of fixtures being cancelled in the latter half of the season.[3] The league champions were Stourbridge who pipped Sedgley Park to the league title by just one point to gain promotion to the 2001–02 National Division Two.[4] Sedgley Park would join them soon after when they won their promotion playoff game at home against the 2000-01 National Division Three South runners up Launceston in front of over 1,000 fans.[5] The foot-and-mouth outbreak made relegation far from straightforward as initially the bottom two were Aspatria and Tynedale, who had played 18 games each - less than any of the other teams in the division. In Tynedale's case this was particularly hard as they were only 1 point behind 12th placed Sandal but had played six games less. In the end the RFU had to re-think relegation and used a complicated process based on early season form which meant that 14th placed Aspatria and 11th placed Walsall went down.[3][6] Aspatria dropped to North Division 1 while Walsall went into Midlands Division 1.[7][8]
Participating teams and locations
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Locations of the 2000-01 National Division Three North teams
Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
Aspatria | Bower Park | | Aspatria, Cumbria |
Bedford Athletic | Putnoe Woods | 500 | Bedford, Bedfordshire |
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 |
Sedgley Park | Park Lane | 3,000 | Whitefield, Greater Manchester |
Stourbridge | Stourton Park | 3,500 (499 seats) | Stourbridge, West Midlands |
Tynedale | Tynedale Park | 2,000 (400 seats) | Corbridge, Northumberland |
Walsall | Broadway Ground | 1,150 (150 stand) | Walsall, West Midlands |
Whitchurch | Edgeley Park | | Whitchurch, Shropshire |
Final league table
2000–01 National Division Three North table Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
1 | Stourbridge (C) | 25 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 861 | 368 | +493 | 43 | Promoted |
2 | Sedgley Park (P) | 25 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 887 | 327 | +560 | 42 | Promotion play-off |
3 | New Brighton | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 668 | 336 | +332 | 38 | |
4 | Doncaster | 23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 579 | 352 | +227 | 32 |
5 | Nuneaton | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 597 | 605 | −8 | 31 |
6 | Dudley Kingswinford | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 485 | 519 | −34 | 23 |
7 | Liverpool St Helens | 25 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 511 | 666 | −155 | 20 |
8 | Bedford Athletic | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 386 | 613 | −227 | 16 |
9 | Morley | 25 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 468 | 720 | −252 | 16 |
10 | Whitchurch | 21 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 357 | 636 | −279 | 16 |
11 | Walsall[a] (R) | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 533 | 601 | −68 | 14 | Relegated |
12 | Sandal | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 542 | 868 | −326 | 14 | |
13 | Tynedale | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 282 | 311 | −29 | 13 |
14 | Aspatria (R) | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 307 | 541 | −234 | 8 | Relegated |
Updated to match(es) played on 26-05-2001. Source: englandrugby.com
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Walsall relegated after RFU re-think over relegation due to impact over foot-and-mouth which lead to early season form being put into account.[6]
Results
Be aware that some of the early season scores from Rugby Statbunker may be incorrect (possibly due to an automatic scoring system used on that website) as they are different from those reported in the Telegraph. I have used references from the Telegraph wherever possible which should tie in with the results from the England rugby website.
Round 1
Aspatria | 30 - 20 | Bedford Athletic |
| Report | |
Bower Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Alan Hughes |
Doncaster | 64 - 21 | Whitchurch |
| Report | |
Castle Park Attendance: 265 Referee: Tony Rossall |
Liverpool St Helens | 6 - 34 | Tynedale |
| Report | |
Moss Lane Attendance: 200 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
New Brighton | 12 - 9 | Sedgley Park |
| Report | |
Hartsfield Attendance: 200 Referee: Mark Wilson |
Sandal | 18 - 22 | Nuneaton |
| Report | |
Milnthorpe Green Attendance: 200 Referee: Rob Sheard |
Stourbridge | 73 - 17 | Morley |
| Report | |
Stourton Park Attendance: 400 Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore |
Walsall | 16 - 9 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| Report | |
Broadway Ground Attendance: 470 Referee: Rob Debney |
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Round 2
Aspatria | 13 - 20 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| Report | |
Bower Park Attendance: 175 Referee: Rob Sheard |
Liverpool St Helens | 14 - 33 | Doncaster |
| Report | |
Moss Lane Attendance: 200 Referee: Alan Hughes |
New Brighton | 53 - 0 | Whitchurch |
| Report | |
Hartsfield Attendance: 200 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
Sandal | 10 - 23 | Tynedale |
| Report | |
Bedford Athletic | P - P | Morley |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 September 2000.
Stourbridge | P - P | Sedgley Park |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 September 2000.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 September 2000.
[10]
Round 3
Dudley Kingswinford | 21 - 7 | Bedford Athletic |
| Report | |
Heathbrook Attendance: 500 Referee: Alan Biggs |
Morley | 12 - 10 | Walsall |
| Report | |
Scatchherd Lane Attendance: 400 Referee: Paul Dickens |
Nuneaton | 5 - 46 | Stourbridge |
| Report | |
Liberty Way Referee: David Helme |
Tynedale | 10 - 16 | New Brighton |
| Report | |
Tynedale Park Attendance: 250 Referee: Chris Sharp |
Whitchurch | 30 - 17 | Liverpool St Helens |
| Report | |
Edgeley Park Attendance: 450 Referee: Adam Canning |
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 21 October 2001.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 February 2001.
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Round 2 & 3 (rescheduled games)
Bedford Athletic | 25 - 17 | Morley |
| Report | |
Putnoe Woods Attendance: 250 Referee: Anthony Ellison |
- Game rescheduled from 10 September 2000.
Doncaster | 55 - 33 | Sandal |
| Report | |
- Game brought forward from 10 February 2001.
Stourbridge | 49 - 12 | Sedgley Park |
| Report | |
Stourton Park Attendance: 400 Referee: David Matthews |
- Game rescheduled from 10 September 2000.
Walsall | 8 - 28 | Nuneaton |
| Report | |
Broadway Ground Attendance: 350 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
- Game rescheduled from 10 September 2000.
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Round 4
Doncaster | 11 - 3 | New Brighton |
| Report | |
Liverpool St Helens | 19 - 10 | Aspatria |
| Report | |
Morley | 17 - 16 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| Report | |
Scatcherd Lane Attendance: 450 Referee: Tony Rossall |
Nuneaton | 22 - 13 | Bedford Athletic |
| Report | |
Liberty Way Referee: Andrew Tong |
Sedgley Park | 25 - 7 | Walsall |
| Report | |
Park Lane Attendance: 300 Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore |
Tynedale | 16 - 35 | Stourbridge |
| Report | |
Whitchurch | 22 - 52 | Sandal |
| Report | |
Edgeley Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
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Round 5
Aspatria | 26 - 40 | Morley |
| Report | |
Bower Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Chris Sharp |
Bedford Athletic | 23 - 18 | Sedgley Park |
| Report | |
Putnoe Woods Attendance: 300 Referee: Andrew Canning |
Dudley Kingswinford | 48 - 13 | Nuneaton |
| Report | |
Heathbrook Attendance: 500 Referee: R Glynne Jones |
New Brighton | 24 - 9 | Liverpool St Helens |
| Report | |
Hartsfield Attendance: 600 |
Sandal | 11 - 53 | Doncaster |
| Report | |
Milnthorpe Green Attendance: 250 Referee: David Helme |
Stourbridge | 65 - 7 | Whitchurch |
| Report | |
Stourton Park Attendance: 450 Referee: Chris Seeley |
Walsall | 24 - 23 | Tynedale |
| Report | |
Broadway Ground Attendance: 200 Referee: Nick Williams |
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Round 3 (rescheduled game)
Doncaster | 43 - 20 | Aspatria |
| Report | |
Castle Park Attendance: 650 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
- Game rescheduled from 16 September 2000.
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Round 6
Aspatria | 15 - 18 | Nuneaton |
| Report | |
Bedford Athletic | 10 - 26 | Whitchurch |
| Report | |
Dudley Kingswinford | 13 - 13 | Tynedale |
| Report | |
Heathbrook Attendance: 250 Referee: Alan Biggs |
Morley | 15 - 23 | Sedgley Park |
| Report | |
Scatcherd Lane Attendance: 250 Referee: Rob Sheard |
Sandal | 5 - 48 | New Brighton |
| Report | |
Stourbridge | 26 - 19 | Liverpool St Helens |
| Report | |
Stourton Park Attendance: 400 Referee: Nick Williams |
Walsall | 5 - 19 | Doncaster |
| Report | |
Broadway Ground Attendance: 250 Referee: Tony Rossall |
[16]
Round 7
Doncaster | 17 - 16 | Stourbridge |
| Report | |
Castle Park Attendance: 900 Referee: David Pearson |
Liverpool St Helens | 21 - 13 | Sandal |
| Report | |
Moss Lane Attendance: 250 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
Nuneaton | 50 - 27 | Morley |
| Report | |
Liberty Way Attendance: 250 Referee: D Edmunds |
Sedgley Park | 37 - 5 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| Report | |
Park Lane Attendance: 200 Referee: Doug Chapman |
Whitchurch | 20 - 13 | Walsall |
| Report | |
Edgeley Park Attendance: 350 Referee: David Helme |
New Brighton | P - P | Aspatria |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 February 2001.
Tynedale | P - P | Bedford Athletic |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 February 2001.
Round 8
Doncaster | 32 - 17 | Bedford Athletic |
| Report | |
Castle Park Attendance: 450 Referee: Charles Palmer |
Liverpool St Helens | 33 - 20 | Walsall |
| Report | |
Moss Lane Attendance: 250 Referee: Paul Dix |
New Brighton | 27 - 18 | Stourbridge |
| Report | |
Hartsfield Attendance: 400 Referee: Rob Sheard |
Sandal | 15 - 29 | Aspatria |
| Report | |
Sedgley Park | 57 - 3 | Nuneaton |
| Report | |
Park Lane Attendance: 250 Referee: Chris Sharp |
Tynedale | 9 - 5 | Morley |
| Report | |
Whitchurch | 13 - 11 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| Report | |
Edgeley Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Andrew Canning |
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Round 9
Aspatria | 10 - 21 | Sedgley Park |
| Report | |
Bower Park Attendance: 100 Referee: Tony Rossall |
Bedford Athletic | 19 - 20 | Liverpool St Helens |
| Report | |
Putnoe Woods Attendance: 400 Referee: R Francis |
Dudley Kingswinford | 33 - 3 | Doncaster |
| Report | |
Heathbrook Attendance: 350 Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore |
Morley | 8 - 26 | Whitchurch |
| Report | |
Scatcherd Lane Attendance: 400 Referee: Chris Sharp |
Nuneaton | 29 - 9 | Tynedale |
| Report | |
Liberty Way Attendance: 150 Referee: Paul Dix |
Stourbridge | 65 - 10 | Sandal |
| Report | |
Stourton Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Alan Biggs |
Walsall | 10 - 16 | New Brighton |
| Report | |
Broadway Ground Attendance: 325 Referee: Anthony Ellison |
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Round 10
Doncaster | 25 - 15 | Morley |
| Report | |
Castle Park Attendance: 850 Referee: David Matthews |
Liverpool St Helens | 14 - 36 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| Report | |
Moss Lane Attendance: 150 Referee: Rob Sheard |
New Brighton | 31 - 7 | Bedford Athletic |
| Report | |
Hartsfield Attendance: 250 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
Sandal | 39 - 30 | Walsall |
| Report | |
Stourbridge | 33 - 10 | Aspatria |
| Report | |
Stourton Park Attendance: 350 Referee: Doug Chapman |
Tynedale | 8 - 18 | Sedgley Park |
| Report | |
Tynedale Park Attendance: 200 Referee: David Helme |
Whitchurch | 23 - 10 | Nuneaton |
| Report | |
Edgeley Park Attendance: 530 Referee: S Makinson |
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Round 11
Aspatria | 8 - 26 | Tynedale |
| Report | |
Bower Park Attendance: 100 Referee: Chris Sharp |
Bedford Athletic | 24 - 19 | Sandal |
| Report | |
Putnoe Woods Referee: Ian Langley |
Dudley Kingswinford | 11 - 24 | New Brighton |
| Report | |
Heathbrook Attendance: 450 Referee: Paul Dix |
Morley | 31 - 24 | Liverpool St Helens |
| Report | |
Scatcherd Lane Attendance: 400 Referee: Alan Hughes |
Nuneaton | 22 - 5 | Doncaster |
| Report | |
Liberty Way Attendance: 200 Referee: S Terheege |
Sedgley Park | 59 - 3 | Whitchurch |
| Report | |
Park Lane Attendance: 200 Referee: Alan Biggs |
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 February 2001.
[20]
Round 12
Doncaster | 18 - 13 | Sedgley Park |
| Report | |
Castle Park Attendance: 800 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
Liverpool St Helens | 27 - 15 | Nuneaton |
| Report | |
Moss Lane Attendance: 250 Referee: Rob Sawyer |
New Brighton | 79 - 0 | Morley |
| Report | |
Hartsfield Attendance: 350 Referee: Mark Wilson |
Whitchurch | 21 - 11 | Tynedale |
| Report | |
Edgeley Park Attendance: 425 Referee: Rob Sheard |
Sandal | P - P | Dudley Kingswinford |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2001.
Stourbridge | P - P | Bedford Athletic |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2001.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2001.
[21]
Round 13
Aspatria | 19 - 12 | Whitchurch |
| Report | |
Bedford Athletic | 24 - 16 | Walsall |
| Report | |
Putnoe Woods Attendance: 200 |
Dudley Kingswinford | 14 - 29 | Stourbridge |
| Report | |
Heathbrook Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Wayne Barnes |
Morley | 29 - 25 | Sandal |
| Report | |
Scatcherd Lane Attendance: 400 Referee: Doug Chapman |
Sedgley Park | 43 - 13 | Liverpool St Helens |
| Report | |
Park Lane Attendance: 350 Referee: Nick Williams |
Nuneaton | P - P | New Brighton |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 March 2001.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2001.
[22]
Round 14
Doncaster | 38 - 11 | Nuneaton |
| Report | |
Castle Park Attendance: 800 Referee: S Makinson |
Liverpool St Helens | 34 - 18 | Morley |
| Report | |
Moss Lane Attendance: 200 Referee: Chris Sharp |
New Brighton | 32 - 13 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| Report | |
Hartsfield Attendance: 350 Referee: Doug Chapman |
Sandal | 26 - 18 | Bedford Athletic |
| Report | |
Stourbridge | 46 - 6 | Walsall |
| Report | |
Stourton Park Attendance: 450 Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore |
Tynedale | 33 - 20 | Aspatria |
| Report | |
Tynedale Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Chris Seeley |
Whitchurch | 14 - 39 | Sedgley Park |
| Report | |
Edgeley Park Attendance: 415 Referee: Rob Sawyer |
[23]
Round 15
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 March 2001.
Bedford Athletic | P - P | New Brighton |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to ?.
Dudley Kingswinford | P - P | Liverpool St Helens |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 February 2001.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 February 2001.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 February 2001.
Sedgley Park | P - P | Tynedale |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 March 2001.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 March 2001.
[24]
Round 16
Doncaster | 46 - 7 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| Report | |
Castle Park Attendance: 700 Referee: Tony Rossall |
Liverpool St Helens | 26 - 20 | Bedford Athletic |
| Report | |
New Brighton | 35 - 26 | Walsall |
| Report | |
Sandal | 27 - 47 | Stourbridge |
| Report | |
Sedgley Park | 57 - 3 | Aspatria |
| Report | |
Tynedale | 10 - 20 | Nuneaton |
| Report | |
Whitchurch | 34 - 16 | Morley |
| Report | |
[25]
Round 17
Bedford Athletic | 0 - 18 | Doncaster |
| Report | |
Putnoe Woods Referee: Paul Dickens |
Dudley Kingswinford | 29 - 19 | Whitchurch |
| Report | |
Morley | 23 - 11 | Tynedale |
| Report | |
Nuneaton | 56 - 17 | Sedgley Park |
| Report | |
Liberty Way Attendance: 250 Referee: David Helme |
Stourbridge | 31 - 10 | New Brighton |
| Report | |
Stourton Park Attendance: 800 Referee: David Matthews |
Walsall | 48 - 15 | Liverpool St Helens |
| Report | |
Broadway Ground Referee: Doug Chapman |
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 7 April 2001.
[26]
Round 18
New Brighton | 35 - 28 | Sandal |
| Report | |
Nuneaton | 33 - 22 | Aspatria |
| Report | |
Liberty Way Referee: R Francis |
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 7 April 2001.
Liverpool St Helens | P - P | Stourbridge |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 21 April 2001.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2001.
Tynedale | C - C | Dudley Kingswinford |
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- Game initially postponed but would ultimately be cancelled due to foot & mouth crisis in northern England cutting short Tynedale's season and leading to them being relegated.
Whitchurch | P - P | Bedford Athletic |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 March 2001.
[27]
Round 19
Aspatria | 20 - 36 | New Brighton |
| Report | |
Bedford Athletic | 29 - 22 | Tynedale |
| Report | |
Putnoe Woods Attendance: 150 Referee: Andrew Tong |
Dudley Kingswinford | 11 - 23 | Sedgley Park |
| Report | |
Heathbrook Attendance: 350 Referee: Nigel Higginson |
Morley | 26 - 16 | Nuneaton |
| Report | |
Scatcherd Lane Attendance: 400 Referee: Andrew Canning |
Sandal | 22 - 34 | Liverpool St Helens |
| Report | |
Stourbridge | 13 - 10 | Doncaster |
| Report | |
Stourton Park Attendance: 900 Referee: Tony Spreadbury |
Walsall | 38 - 30 | Whitchurch |
| Report | |
[28]
Rounds 3, 7, 11 & 15 (rescheduled games)
Dudley Kingswinford | 44 - 31 | Liverpool St Helens |
| Report | |
Heathbrook Attendance: 350 Referee: Wayne Barnes |
- Game rescheduled from 30 December 2000.
Morley | 22 - 5 | Doncaster |
| Report | |
Scatcherd Lane Referee: David Helme |
- Game rescheduled from 30 December 2000.
New Brighton | 45 - 8 | Aspatria |
| Report | |
Hartsfield Attendance: 300 |
- Game rescheduled from 4 November 2000.
Nuneaton | 41 - 13 | Whitchurch |
| Report | |
Liberty Way Referee: Rob Sawyer |
- Game rescheduled from 30 December 2000.
Sedgley Park | 47 - 16 | Sandal |
| Report | |
Park Lane Attendance: 250 Referee: S Makinson |
- Game rescheduled from 16 September 2000.
Tynedale | 24 - 10 | Bedford Athletic |
| Report | |
Tynedale Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Alan Hughes |
- Game rescheduled from 4 November 2000.
Walsall | 22 - 25 | Stourbridge |
| Report | |
Broadway Ground Attendance: 500 Referee: S Terheege |
- Game rescheduled from 2 December 2000.
[29]
Round 20
Liverpool St Helens | 17 - 21 | New Brighton |
| Report | |
Nuneaton | 29 - 0 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| Report | |
Liberty Way Attendance: 200 Referee: Paul Dickens |
Sedgley Park | 69 - 0 | Bedford Athletic |
| Report | |
Whitchurch | 10 - 17 | Stourbridge |
| Report | |
Edgeley Park Attendance: 540 Referee: Doug Chapman |
- Game brought forward to 23 September 2000.
- Game initially postponed but would ultimately be cancelled due to foot & mouth crisis in northern England cutting short Aspatria's season and leading to them being relegated.
- Game initially postponed but would ultimately be cancelled due to foot & mouth crisis in northern England cutting short Tynedale's season and leading to them being relegated.
Rounds 12, 13 & 18 (rescheduled games)
Sandal | 39 - 21 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| Report | |
Milnthorpe Green Referee: David Helme |
- Game rescheduled from 9 December 2000.
Sedgley Park | 63 - 7 | Morley |
| Report | |
Park Lane Attendance: 270 Referee: Alan Hughes |
- Game rescheduled from 20 January 2001.
Stourbridge | 37 - 20 | Bedford Athletic |
| Report | |
Stourton Park Attendance: 200 Referee: D May |
- Game rescheduled from 9 December 2000.
Tynedale | 0 - 6 | Doncaster |
| Report | |
- Game rescheduled from 16 December 2000.
Walsall | 51 - 14 | Aspatria |
| Report | |
- Game rescheduled from 9 December 2000.
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Round 21
Aspatria | 30 - 19 | Liverpool St Helens |
| Report | |
Bedford Athletic | 8 - 25 | Nuneaton |
| Report | |
Dudley Kingswinford | 20 - 3 | Morley |
| Report | |
Heathbrook Referee: Chris Seeley |
New Brighton | 18 - 16 | Doncaster |
| Report | |
Hartsfield Referee: David Pearson |
Sandal | 22 - 17 | Whitchurch |
| Report | |
Milnthorpe Green Attendance: 250 |
Stourbridge | 18 - 0 | Tynedale |
| Report | |
Stourton Park Attendance: 400 Referee: D Edmunds |
Walsall | 29 - 34 | Sedgley Park |
| Report | |
Broadway Ground Attendance: 250 Referee: Ian Langley |
[31]
Rounds 13, 15 & 18 (rescheduled games)
Nuneaton | 20 - 8 | New Brighton |
| Report | |
- Game rescheduled from 16 December 2000.
- Game initially rescheduled from 30 December 2000 but would be postponed again until 28 April 2001.
Sedgley Park | P - P | Tynedale |
| | |
- Game initially rescheduled from 30 December 2000 but would be postponed again until 28 April 2001.
- Game initially rescheduled from 30 December 2000 but would be postponed again until 14 April 2001.
Whitchurch | C - C | Bedford Athletic |
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- Game initially rescheduled from 20 January 2001 but would be ultimately cancelled due to fixture congestion.
[32]
Round 22
Doncaster | 8 - 23 | Liverpool St Helens |
| Report | |
Castle Park Attendance: 800 |
Dudley Kingswinford | 47 - 20 | Aspatria |
| Report | |
Heathbrook Attendance: 450 Referee: R Glynne Jones |
Morley | 35 - 14 | Bedford Athletic |
| Report | |
Scatcherd Lane Referee: Tony Rossall |
Nuneaton | 34 - 42 | Walsall |
| Report | |
Liberty Way Referee: S Makinson |
Sedgley Park | 39 - 20 | Stourbridge |
| Report | |
Park Lane Attendance: 800 Referee: David Matthews |
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 May 2001.
Whitchurch | P - P | New Brighton |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 19 May 2001.
[33]
Round 23
Liverpool St Helens | 35 - 7 | Whitchurch |
| Report | |
Sandal | 19 - 66 | Sedgley Park |
| Report | |
Milnthorpe Green Attendance: 300 Referee: Alan Hughes |
Stourbridge | 13 - 13 | Nuneaton |
| Report | |
Stourton Park Attendance: 400 Referee: Nick Williams |
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to ?.
Bedford Athletic | P - P | Dudley Kingswinford |
| | |
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 April 2001.
New Brighton | C - C | Tynedale |
| | |
- Game initially postponed but would ultimately be cancelled due to foot & mouth crisis in northern England cutting short Tynedale's season and leading to them being relegated.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 21 April 2001.
[34]
Round 24
Dudley Kingswinford | 21 - 18 | Walsall |
| Report | |
Heathbrook Attendance: 800 Referee: Steve Harland |
Morley | 16 - 40 | Stourbridge |
| Report | |
Scatcherd Lane Attendance: 300 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
Nuneaton | 53 - 17 | Sandal |
| Report | |
Sedgley Park | 26 - 10 | New Brighton |
| Report | |
Park Lane Attendance: 1,200 Referee: R Glynne Jones |
Bedford Athletic | P - P | Aspatria |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 19 May 2001.
Tynedale | P - P | Liverpool St Helens |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 19 May 2001.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 May 2001.
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Round 25
Liverpool St Helens | 5 - 20 | Sedgley Park |
| Report | |
Moss Lane Attendance: 150 Referee: S Makinson |
New Brighton | 37 - 0 | Nuneaton |
| Report | |
Sandal | 29 - 27 | Morley |
| Report | |
Milnthorpe Green Referee: Chris Sharp |
Stourbridge | 27 - 12 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| Report | |
Stourton Park Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Rob Debney |
Walsall | 10 - 15 | Bedford Athletic |
| Report | |
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 26 May 2001.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 26 May 2001.
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Rounds 15, 17 & 18 (rescheduled games)
Doncaster | 39 - 22 | Walsall |
| Report | |
Castle Park Referee: Stuart Piercy |
- Game rescheduled from 20 January 2001.
- Game initially postponed but would ultimately be cancelled due to foot & mouth crisis in northern England cutting short Aspatria's season and leading to them being relegated.
Bedford Athletic | P - P | New Brighton |
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- Game initially rescheduled from 30 December 2000 but postponed again till 5 May 2001.
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Round 26 (includes rescheduled game)
Bedford Athletic | 13 - 27 | Stourbridge |
| Report | |
Morley | 18 - 31 | New Brighton |
| Report | |
Nuneaton | 46 - 22 | Liverpool St Helens |
| Report | |
Sedgley Park | 13 - 10 | Doncaster |
| Report | |
Park Lane Attendance: 1,000 Referee: David Matthews |
Walsall | 35 - 37 | Sandal |
| Report | |
- Game initially rescheduled from 30 December 2000, then 3 March 2001.
Dudley Kingswinford | P - P | Aspatria |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 May 2001.
- Game initially postponed but would ultimately be cancelled due to foot & mouth crisis in northern England cutting short Tynedale's season and leading to them being relegated.
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Rounds 18 & 23 (rescheduled games)
Liverpool St Helens | 16 - 48 | Stourbridge |
| Report | |
- Game rescheduled from 20 January 2001.
Walsall | 27 - 13 | Morley |
| Report | |
Broadway Ground Referee: Doug Chapman |
- Game rescheduled from 7 March 2001.
Rounds 15 & 23 (rescheduled games)
Bedford Athletic | 27 - 22 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| Report | |
Putnoe Woods Attendance: 150 Referee: Tony Rossall |
- Game rescheduled from 17 March 2001.
- Game initially rescheduled from 30 December 2000 and then 3 March 2001 before finally being cancelled due to foot & mouth crisis in northern England cutting short Aspatria's season and leading to them being relegated.
Sedgley Park | C - C | Tynedale |
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- Game initially rescheduled from 30 December 2000 and then 3 March 2001 before finally being cancelled due to foot & mouth crisis in northern England cutting short Tynedale's season and leading to them being relegated.
Rounds 22 & 24 & ? (rescheduled games)
Bedford Athletic | 23 - 20 | New Brighton |
| Report | |
- Game initially rescheduled from 30 December 2000 and then again from 7 April 2001.
Dudley Kingswinford | C - C | Aspatria |
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- Game rescheduled from 14 April 2001 but would ultimately be cancelled due to foot & mouth crisis in northern England cutting short Aspatria's season and leading to them being relegated.
- Game rescheduled from 10 March 2001 but would ultimately be cancelled due to foot & mouth crisis in northern England cutting short Tynedale's season and leading to them being relegated.
- Game rescheduled from 24 March 2001 but would ultimately be cancelled due to fixture congestion.
Rounds 22 & 24 (rescheduled games)
Bedford Athletic | C - C | Aspatria |
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- Game initially rescheduled from 24 March 2001 but would ultimately be cancelled due to foot & mouth crisis in northern England cutting short Aspatria's season and leading to them being relegated.
Tynedale | C - C | Liverpool St Helens |
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- Game initially rescheduled from 24 March 2001 but would ultimately be cancelled due to foot & mouth crisis in northern England cutting short Tynedale's season and leading to them being relegated.
Whitchurch | C - C | New Brighton |
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- Game initially rescheduled from 10 March 2001 but ultimately cancelled due to fixture congestion.
Round 25 (rescheduled games)
- Game initially rescheduled from 31 March 2001 but would ultimately be cancelled due to foot & mouth crisis in northern England cutting short Tynedale's season and leading to them being relegated.
- Game initially rescheduled from 31 March 2001 but would ultimately be cancelled due to foot & mouth crisis in northern England cutting short Aspatria's season and leading to them being relegated.
The league runners up of National Division Three North and South would meet in a playoff game for promotion to National Division Two. Sedgley Park were runners-up in the north and because they had a better league record than south runners-up, Launceston, they hosted the play-off match.
Sedgley Park | 40 - 23 | Launceston |
| Report | |
Park Lane Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Paul Dix |
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Total season attendances
- Not including promotion playoff game.
Club | Home Games | Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
Aspatria | 5[a 2] | 725 | 145 | 200 | 100 | |
Bedford Athletic | 6[a 3] | 1,450 | 242 | 400 | 150 | 48% |
Doncaster | 9[a 4] | 6,215 | 691 | 900 | 265 | 22% |
Dudley Kingswinford | 10[a 5] | 5,500 | 550 | 1,500 | 250 | |
Liverpool St Helens | 9[a 6] | 1,900 | 211 | 250 | 150 | |
Morley | 6[a 7] | 2,200 | 367 | 450 | 250 | |
New Brighton | 8[a 8] | 2,650 | 331 | 600 | 200 | 17% |
Nuneaton | 5[a 9] | 1,050 | 210 | 250 | 150 | 5% |
Sandal | 4[a 10] | 700 | 233 | 250 | 200 | |
Sedgley Park | 11[a 11] | 5,020 | 456 | 1,200 | 200 | 15% |
Stourbridge | 13 | 6,950 | 535 | 1,500 | 200 | 15% |
Tynedale | 4[a 12] | 850 | 213 | 250 | 200 | 11% |
Walsall | 7[a 13] | 2,345 | 335 | 500 | 200 | 29% |
Whitchurch | 8[a 14] | 3,310 | 414 | 540 | 300 | |
- ^ Note that 77 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.
- ^ Missing home attendance v Nuneaton on 28 October 2000, Whitchurch on 16 December 2000, New Brighton on 27 January 2001 and Liverpool St Helens on 24 February 2001.
- ^ Missing home attendance v Whitchurch on 28 October 2000, Sandal on 2 December 2000, Doncaster on 13 January 2001, Nuneaton on 24 February 2001, Stourbridge on 14 April 2001 and New Brighton on 5 May 2001.
- ^ Missing home attendance v Sandal on 23 September 2000, New Brighton on 30 September 2000 and Walsall on 7 April 2000.
- ^ Missing home attendance v Whitchurch on 13 January 2001 and Morley on 24 February 2001.
- ^ Missing home attendances v Aspatria on 30 September 2000, Bedford Athletic on 6 January 2001, Whitchurch on 17 March 2001 and Stourbridge on 21 April 2001.
- ^ Missing home attendances v Tynedale on 13 January 2001, Doncaster on 3 February 2001, Bedford Athletic on 10 March 2001 and New Brighton on 14 April 2001.
- ^ Missing home attendances v Walsall on 6 January 2001, Sandal on 20 January 2001, Doncaster on 24 February 2001 and Nuneaton on 31 March 2001.
- ^ Missing home attendances v Stourbridge on 16 September 2000, Bedford Athletic on 30 September 2000, Aspatria on 20 January 2001, Whitchurch on 3 February 2001, New Brighton 3 March 2001, Walsall on 10 March 2001, Sandal on 24 March 2001 and Liverpool St Helens on 14 April 2001.
- ^ Missing home attendances v Tynedale on 10 September 2000, New Brighton on 28 October 2000, Aspatria on 11 November 2000, Walsall on 25 November 2000, Bedford Athletic on 23 December 2000, Stourbridge on 6 January 2001, Liverpool St Helens on 27 January 2001, Dudley Kingswinford on 17 February 2001 and Morley on 31 March 2001.
- ^ Missing home attendance v Bedford Athletic on 10 February 2001.
- ^ Missing home attendances v Stourbridge on 30 September 2000, Morley on 11 November 2000, Nuneaton on 6 January 2001 and Doncaster on 17 February 2001.
- ^ Missing home attendances v Liverpool St Helens on 13 January 2001, Whitchurch on 27 January 2001, Aspatria on 17 February 2001, Bedford Athletic on 31 March 2001, Sandal on 14 April 2001 and Morley on 21 April 2001.
- ^ Missing home attendance v Morley on 6 January 2001.
Individual statistics
- Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.
Top points scorers [39] | Top try scorers [40] |
Season records
Team - Largest home win — 79 pts
79 - 0 New Brighton at home to Morley on 9 December 2000 - Largest away win — 42 pts
53 - 11 Doncaster away to Sandal on 14 October 2000 - Most points scored — 79 pts
79 - 0 New Brighton at home to Morley on 9 December 2000 - Most tries in a match — 13
New Brighton at home to Morley on 9 December 2000 - Most conversions in a match — 13
New Brighton at home to Morley on 9 December 2000 - Most penalties in a match — 7
Tynedale away to Liverpool St Helens on 2 September 2000 - Most drop goals in a match — 2
Liverpool St Helens away to Bedford Athletic on 18 November 2000 [41][42][43][44] Player - Most points in a match — 34
Paul Brett for New Brighton at home to Morley on 9 December 2000 - Most tries in a match — 4 (x2)
Mike Wilcox for Sedgley Park at home to Whitchurch on 2 December 2000 Steve Belis for New Brighton at home to Morley on 9 December 2000 - Most conversions in a match — 13
Paul Brett for New Brighton at home to Morley on 9 December 2000 - Most penalties in a match — 7
Alan Moses for Tynedale away to Liverpool St Helens on 2 September 2000 - Most drop goals in a match — 2
Simon Worsley for Liverpool St Helens away to Bedford Athletic on 18 November 2000
[45][46][47][48][49] | Attendances - Highest — 1,500 (x2)
Dudley Kingswinford at home to Stourbridge on 16 December 2000 Stourbridge at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 31 March 2001 - Lowest — 100 (x2)
Aspatria at home to Sedgley Park on 18 November 2000 Aspatria at home to Tynedale on 2 December 2000 - Highest Average Attendance — 691
Doncaster - Lowest Average Attendance — 145
Aspatria [50] |
See also
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