2002–03 National Division Three North |
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Countries | England |
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Champions | Nuneaton |
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Runners-up | New Brighton |
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Relegated | Scunthorpe, Hull Ionians, Broadstreet, Bedford Athletic |
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Attendance | N/A[a 1] |
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Top point scorer | Tony Handley (Waterloo) 293 points |
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Top try scorer | Jody Peacock (Nuneaton)
Gary Marshall (Nuneaton) 21 tries |
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The 2002–03 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 Preston Grasshoppers and Waterloo who were relegated from the 2001–02 National Division Two while promoted teams included Broadstreet who came up as champions of Midlands Division 1 while Halifax (champions) and Hull Ionians (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.
By the end of the season Nuneaton would finish as champions, just edging out runners up New Brighton by virtue of an extra win and gaining promotion to the 2003–04 National Division Two.[4] New Brighton would go into a promotion playoff away at the 2002–03 National Division Three South runners up Lydney but were unable to join Nuneaton as Lydney won 21 - 7 to claim the final promotion slot.[5] At the other end of the table, Scunthorpe were the first team to be relegated with just one win all season while Hull Ionians, Broadstreet and Bedford Athletic were the other teams to go down at a later date with Bedford Athletic just one point off safety.[4] Hull Ionians would drop to North Division 1 while Scunthorpe, Broadstreet and Bedford Athletic would drop to Midlands Division 1.[6][7]
Participating teams and locations
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Locations of the 2002-03 National Division Three North teams
Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
Bedford Athletic | Putnoe Woods | 500 | Bedford, Bedfordshire |
Blaydon | Crow Trees | 2,000 (400 seats) | Swalwell, Tyne and Wear |
Broadstreet | Ivor Preece Field | 1,500 (250 seats) | Coventry, West Midlands |
Darlington Mowden Park | Yiewsley Drive | | Darlington, County Durham |
Dudley Kingswinford | Heathbrook | | Kingswinford, Dudley, West Midlands |
Halifax | Ovenden Park | | Halifax, West Yorkshire |
Hull Ionians | Brantingham Park | 1,500 (240 seats) | Brantingham, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Liverpool St Helens | Moss Lane | | St Helens, Merseyside |
New Brighton | Hartsfield | 2,000 | Wirral, Merseyside |
Nuneaton | Liberty Way | 4,314 (514 seats) | Nuneaton, Warwickshire |
Preston Grasshoppers | Lightfoot Green | 5,000 | Preston, Lancashire |
Scunthorpe | Heslam Park | | Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Tynedale | Tynedale Park | 2,000 (400 seats) | Corbridge, Northumberland |
Waterloo | St Anthony's Road | 9,000 (200 seats) | Blundellsands, Merseyside |
Final league table
Updated to match(es) played on 19-04-2003. Source: Rugby Statbunker
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Round 1
Blaydon | 20 - 22 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| Report | |
Crow Trees Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice |
Broadstreet | 21 - 42 | Halifax |
| Report | |
Ivor Preece Field Referee: Andrew Canning |
Darlington Mowden Park | 31 - 18 | Tynedale |
| Report | |
Yiewsley Drive Referee: S Makinson |
Liverpool St Helens | 28 - 19 | Bedford Athletic |
| Report | |
Moss Lane Referee: Andrew Gardner |
Nuneaton | 24 - 18 | New Brighton |
| Report | |
Liberty Way Referee: David Drury |
Waterloo | 35 - 10 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Report | |
St Anthony's Road Referee: Mark Rose |
Scunthorpe | 14 - 52 | Hull Ionians |
| Report | |
Heslam Park Referee: Mick Reid |
[8]
Round 2
Dudley Kingswinford | 23 - 18 | Darlington Mowden Park |
| Report | |
Heathbrook Referee: Andrew Vertigan |
Halifax | 33 - 30 | Bedford Athletic |
| Report | |
Ovenden Park Referee: Guy Steel Bodger |
Hull Ionians | 19 - 21 | Broadstreet |
| Report | |
Brantingham Park Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice |
New Brighton | 42 - 21 | Blaydon |
| Report | |
Hartsfield Referee: Don Helme |
Preston Grasshoppers | 22 - 34 | Nuneaton |
| Report | |
Lightfoot Green Referee: Mick Reid |
Tynedale | 46 - 5 | Scunthorpe |
| Report | |
Waterloo | 17 - 33 | Liverpool St Helens |
| Report | |
St Anthony's Road Referee: Alan Hughes |
[9]
Round 3
Bedford Athletic | 22 - 9 | Hull Ionians |
| Report | |
Putnoe Woods Referee: Rowan Kitt |
Blaydon | 33 - 32 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Report | |
Crow Trees Referee: Chris Sharp |
Broadstreet | 8 - 14 | Tynedale |
| Report | |
Ivor Preece Field Referee: Paul Dickens |
Darlington Mowden Park | 11 - 28 | New Brighton |
| Report | |
Yiewsley Drive Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice |
Liverpool St Helens | 28 - 10 | Halifax |
| Report | |
Moss Lane Referee: Mick Reid |
Nuneaton | 57 - 21 | Waterloo |
| Report | |
Liberty Way Referee: Andrew Gardner |
Scunthorpe | 12 - 13 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| Report | |
Heslam Park Attendance: 250 Referee: David Drury |
[10]
Round 4
Dudley Kingswinford | 41 - 17 | Broadstreet |
| Report | |
Heathbrook Referee: L Coltue |
Hull Ionians | 30 - 15 | Halifax |
| Report | |
New Brighton | 33 - 3 | Scunthorpe |
| Report | |
Hartsfield Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice |
Nuneaton | 35 - 14 | Liverpool St Helens |
| Report | |
Liberty Way Referee: Rob Sawyer |
Preston Grasshoppers | 18 - 34 | Darlington Mowden Park |
| Report | |
Lightfoot Green Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts |
Tynedale | 18 - 16 | Bedford Athletic |
| Report | |
Tynedale Park Referee: Andrew Gardner |
Waterloo | 35 - 13 | Blaydon |
| Report | |
St Anthony's Road Referee: David Drury |
[11]
Round 5
Bedford Athletic | 19 - 5 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| Report | |
Putnoe Woods Referee: Paul Dickens |
Blaydon | 8 - 13 | Nuneaton |
| Report | |
Crow Trees Attendance: 150 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts |
Broadstreet | 23 - 46 | New Brighton |
| Report | |
Ivor Preece Field Referee: S Makinson |
Darlington Mowden Park | 27 - 29 | Waterloo |
| Report | |
Yiewsley Drive Referee: Andrew Vertigan |
Halifax | 29 - 14 | Tynedale |
| Report | |
Ovenden Park Referee: Andrew Gardner |
Liverpool St Helens | 17 - 10 | Hull Ionians |
| Report | |
Moss Lane Referee: David Drury |
Scunthorpe | 15 - 29 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Report | |
Heslam Park Attendance: 350 Referee: Greg Garner |
[12]
Round 6
Blaydon | 28 - 20 | Liverpool St Helens |
| Report | |
Crow Trees Referee: Matthew Daubney |
Preston Grasshoppers | 34 - 20 | Broadstreet |
| Report | |
Lightfoot Green Referee: Dale Newitt |
Tynedale | 57 - 22 | Hull Ionians |
| Report | |
Tynedale Park Referee: Ged Stone |
Dudley Kingswinford | P - P | Halifax |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.
New Brighton | P - P | Bedford Athletic |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.
Nuneaton | P - P | Darlington Mowden Park |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.
[13]
Round 7
Bedford Athletic | 36 - 15 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Report | |
Putnoe Woods Referee: Dean Richards |
Broadstreet | 13 - 24 | Waterloo |
| Report | |
Ivor Preece Field Referee: Wayne Poulter |
Darlington Mowden Park | 10 - 25 | Blaydon |
| Report | |
Yiewsley Drive Referee: Marcus Anderson |
Halifax | 32 - 27 | New Brighton |
| Report | |
Ovenden Park Referee: Chris Seeley |
Hull Ionians | 19 - 20 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| Report | |
Brantingham Park Referee: Mick Reid |
Scunthorpe | 22 - 31 | Nuneaton |
| Report | |
Heslam Park Referee: Andrew Vertigan |
Tynedale | 35 - 28 | Liverpool St Helens |
| Report | |
Tynedale Park Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice |
[14]
Round 8
Nuneaton | 36 - 13 | Broadstreet |
| Report | |
Liberty Way Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Nick Williams |
Blaydon | 35 - 25 | Scunthorpe |
| Report | |
Crow Trees Referee: Ged Stone |
Dudley Kingswinford | 16 - 16 | Tynedale |
| Report | |
Heathbrook Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts |
Liverpool St Helens | 21 - 20 | Darlington Mowden Park |
| Report | |
Moss Lane Referee: Don Helme |
New Brighton | 23 - 6 | Hull Ionians |
| Report | |
Hartsfield Referee: Andrew Vertigan |
Preston Grasshoppers | 20 - 16 | Halifax |
| Report | |
Lightfoot Green Referee: Mick Reid |
Waterloo | 53 - 3 | Bedford Athletic |
| Report | |
St Anthony's Road Referee: Mike Hamlin |
[15]
Round 9
Bedford Athletic | 8 - 52 | New Brighton |
| Report | |
Putnoe Woods Referee: Paul Dickens |
Broadstreet | 26 - 20 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Report | |
Ivor Preece Field Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts |
Darlington Mowden Park | 20 - 27 | Nuneaton |
| Report | |
Yiewsley Drive Referee: Chris Seeley |
Hull Ionians | 30 - 15 | Tynedale |
| Report | |
Brantingham Park Referee: David Drury |
Halifax | P - P | Dudley Kingswinford |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.
Liverpool St Helens | P - P | Blaydon |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.
[16]
Round 10
Dudley Kingswinford | 23 - 11 | Bedford Athletic |
| Report | |
Heathbrook Referee: Calum Fraser |
Hull Ionians | 30 - 8 | Liverpool St Helens |
| Report | |
New Brighton | 34 - 14 | Broadstreet |
| Report | |
Hartsfield Referee: Mike Hamlin |
Nuneaton | 32 - 10 | Blaydon |
| Report | |
Liberty Way Referee: S Makinson |
Preston Grasshoppers | 41 - 6 | Scunthorpe |
| Report | |
Lightfoot Green Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice |
Tynedale | 18 - 29 | Halifax |
| Report | |
Tynedale Park Referee: Matthew Daubney |
Waterloo | 20 - 16 | Darlington Mowden Park |
| Report | |
St Anthony's Road Referee: Mick Reid |
[17]
Round 11
Bedford Athletic | 18 - 25 | Tynedale |
| Report | |
Putnoe Woods Referee: Rob Sawyer |
Blaydon | 35 - 19 | Waterloo |
| Report | |
Crow Trees Referee: Marcus Anderson |
Broadstreet | 33 - 10 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| Report | |
Ivor Preece Field Referee: Chris Deeley |
Darlington Mowden Park | 38 - 14 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Report | |
Yiewsley Drive Referee: David Drury |
Halifax | 35 - 13 | Hull Ionians |
| Report | |
Ovenden Park Referee: Mike Hamlin |
Liverpool St Helens | 23 - 31 | Nuneaton |
| Report | |
Moss Lane Referee: Andrew Gardner |
Scunthorpe | P - P | New Brighton |
| | |
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.
[18]
Round 12
Dudley Kingswinford | 27 - 5 | Scunthorpe |
| Report | |
Heathbrook Referee: Guy Steel Bodger |
Hull Ionians | 15 - 7 | Bedford Athletic |
| Report | |
Brantingham Park Referee: Don Helme |
New Brighton | 34 - 0 | Darlington Mowden Park |
| Report | |
Hartsfield Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice |
Preston Grasshoppers | 15 - 11 | Blaydon |
| Report | |
Lightfoot Green Referee: Andrew Gardner |
Tynedale | 34 - 21 | Broadstreet |
| Report | |
Tynedale Park Referee: Andrew Vertigan |
Waterloo | 12 - 15 | Nuneaton |
| Report | |
St Anthony's Road Referee: Steve Lander |
Halifax | P - P | Liverpool St Helens |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.
[19]
Round 13
Bedford Athletic | 16 - 20 | Halifax |
| Report | |
Putnoe Woods Referee: Mark Varnon |
Blaydon | 22 - 35 | New Brighton |
| Report | |
Crow Trees Referee: David Drury |
Broadstreet | 28 - 28 | Hull Ionians |
| Report | |
Ivor Preece Field Referee: S Makinson |
Darlington Mowden Park | 20 - 11 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| Report | |
Yiewsley Drive Referee: Chris Seeley |
Liverpool St Helens | 19 - 20 | Waterloo |
| Report | |
Moss Lane Referee: D Edmunds |
Nuneaton | 20 - 13 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Report | |
Liberty Way Referee: Mick Reid |
Scunthorpe | 19 - 20 | Tynedale |
| Report | |
Heslam Park Referee: Mike Hamlin |
[20]
Round 14
Bedford Athletic | 17 - 10 | Liverpool St Helens |
| Report | |
Putnoe Woods Referee: Rob Sawyer |
Dudley Kingswinford | 18 - 20 | Blaydon |
| Report | |
Heathbrook Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts |
Halifax | 20 - 10 | Broadstreet |
| Report | |
Ovenden Park Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice |
Hull Ionians | 14 - 15 | Scunthorpe |
| Report | |
Brantingham Park Referee: Mick Reid |
New Brighton | 11 - 8 | Nuneaton |
| Report | |
Hartsfield Referee: Mike Hamlin |
Preston Grasshoppers | 22 - 34 | Waterloo |
| Report | |
Lightfoot Green Referee: Don Helme |
Tynedale | 23 - 17 | Darlington Mowden Park |
| Report | |
Tynedale Park Referee: Andrew Gardner |
[21]
Round 15
Broadstreet | 21 - 12 | Bedford Athletic |
| Report | |
Ivor Preece Field Referee: Paul Dickens |
Darlington Mowden Park | 43 - 15 | Hull Ionians |
| Report | |
Yiewsley Drive Referee: Rob Sawyer |
Liverpool St Helens | 21 - 20 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Report | |
Moss Lane Referee: Mike Hamlin |
Nuneaton | 33 - 24 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| Report | |
Liberty Way Referee: Gareth Consey |
Scunthorpe | 15 - 17 | Halifax |
| Report | |
Heslam Park Referee: S Makinson |
Waterloo | 29 - 25 | New Brighton |
| Report | |
St Anthony's Road Referee: Mick Reid |
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003.
[22]
Rounds 6 & 9 (rescheduled games)
Dudley Kingswinford | 24 - 38 | Halifax |
| Report | |
Heathbrook Referee: Graham Hughes |
- Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002.
Liverpool St Helens | 17 - 22 | Blaydon |
| Report | |
Moss Lane Referee: Chris Seeley |
- Game rescheduled from 9 November 2002.
New Brighton | 40 - 15 | Bedford Athletic |
| Report | |
Hartsfield Referee: David Drury |
- Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002.
Nuneaton | 37 - 15 | Darlington Mowden Park |
| Report | |
Liberty Way Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts |
- Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002.
Waterloo | 60 - 5 | Scunthorpe |
| Report | |
St Anthony's Road Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice |
- Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002.
[23]
Round 16
Dudley Kingswinford | 13 - 38 | Waterloo |
| Report | |
Heathbrook Referee: Mark Rose |
Hull Ionians | 15 - 26 | Blaydon |
| Report | |
Brantingham Park Referee: Andrew Gardner |
New Brighton | 17 - 29 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Report | |
Hartsfield Referee: Mick Reid |
Tynedale | 24 - 3 | Nuneaton |
| Report | |
Tynedale Park Referee: Andrew Vertigan |
Bedford Athletic | P - P | Scunthorpe |
| | |
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003.
Broadstreet | P - P | Liverpool St Helens |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.
Halifax | P - P | Darlington Mowden Park |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003.
[24]
Round 17
Scunthorpe | 13 - 17 | Broadstreet |
| Report | |
Heslam Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Andrew Gardner |
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 April 2003.
Darlington Mowden Park | P - P | Bedford Athletic |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.
Liverpool St Helens | P - P | New Brighton |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003.
Nuneaton | P - P | Hull Ionians |
| | |
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.
Preston Grasshoppers | P - P | Dudley Kingswinford |
| | |
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.
[25]
Round 18
Bedford Athletic | 15 - 12 | Blaydon |
| Report | |
Putnoe Woods Referee: Andrew Canning |
Broadstreet | 15 - 28 | Darlington Mowden Park |
| Report | |
Ivor Preece Field Referee: Mick Reid |
Dudley Kingswinford | 22 - 30 | New Brighton |
| Report | |
Heathbrook Referee: Trevor Fisher |
Halifax | 26 - 25 | Nuneaton |
| Report | |
Ovenden Park Referee: Graham Hughes |
Hull Ionians | 7 - 45 | Waterloo |
| Report | |
Brantingham Park Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice |
Scunthorpe | 20 - 39 | Liverpool St Helens |
| Report | |
Heslam Park Attendance: 250 Referee: Greg Garner |
Tynedale | 8 - 26 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Report | |
Tynedale Park Referee: S Makinson |
[26]
Round 19
Blaydon | 34 - 6 | Broadstreet |
| Report | |
Crow Trees Referee: Chris Seeley |
Darlington Mowden Park | 42 - 20 | Scunthorpe |
| Report | |
Yiewsley Drive Referee: Don Helme |
Liverpool St Helens | 25 - 12 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| Report | |
New Brighton | 34 - 10 | Tynedale |
| Report | |
Hartsfield Referee: Chris Sharp |
Nuneaton | 38 - 6 | Bedford Athletic |
| Report | |
Liberty Way Referee: Nick Williams |
Preston Grasshoppers | 43 - 22 | Hull Ionians |
| Report | |
Lightfoot Green Referee: Mike Hamlin |
Waterloo | 16 - 13 | Halifax |
| Report | |
St Anthony's Road Referee: Alan Biggs |
[27]
Round 20
Broadstreet | 24 - 34 | Nuneaton |
| Report | |
Ivor Preece Field Referee: S Makinson |
Tynedale | 10 - 15 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| Report | |
Tynedale Park Referee: Mick Reid |
Bedford Athletic | P - P | Waterloo |
| | |
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 April 2003.
Darlington Mowden Park | P - P | Liverpool St Helens |
| | |
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 April 2003.
Halifax | P - P | Preston Grasshoppers |
| | |
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 19 April 2003.
Hull Ionians | P - P | New Brighton |
| | |
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 April 2003.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 19 April 2003.
[28]
Round 21
Blaydon | 10 - 17 | Darlington Mowden Park |
| Report | |
Crow Trees Referee: Don Helme |
Dudley Kingswinford | 21 - 23 | Hull Ionians |
| Report | |
Heathbrook Referee: David Drury |
New Brighton | 31 - 29 | Halifax |
| Report | |
Hartsfield Referee: Chris Seeley |
Liverpool St Helens | 19 - 10 | Tynedale |
| Report | |
Moss Lane Referee: Mike Hamlin |
Nuneaton | 51 - 5 | Scunthorpe |
| Report | |
Liberty Way Referee: Rob Sawyer |
Preston Grasshoppers | 38 - 27 | Bedford Athletic |
| Report | |
Lightfoot Green Referee: Mick Reid |
Waterloo | 71 - 19 | Broadstreet |
| Report | |
St Anthony's Road Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice |
[29]
Rounds 9, 16 & 17 (rescheduled games)
Broadstreet | 24 - 18 | Liverpool St Helens |
| Report | |
Ivor Preece Field Referee: Rob Sawyer |
- Game rescheduled from 4 January 2003.
Darlington Mowden Park | 22 - 12 | Bedford Athletic |
| Report | |
Yiewsley Drive Referee: Alan Hughes |
- Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.
Halifax | 25 - 22 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| Report | |
Ovenden Park Referee: S Makinson |
- Game rescheduled from 9 November 2002.
Nuneaton | 46 - 21 | Hull Ionians |
| Report | |
Liberty Way Referee: Mike Hamlin |
- Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.
Scunthorpe | 0 - 57 | Waterloo |
| Report | |
Heslam Park Referee: Richard Draper |
- Game rescheduled from 9 November 2002.
[30]
Round 22
Bedford Athletic | 12 - 36 | Nuneaton |
| Report | |
Putnoe Woods Referee: Andrew Canning |
Broadstreet | 16 - 14 | Blaydon |
| Report | |
Ivor Preece Field Referee: Mike Hamlin |
Dudley Kingswinford | 36 - 16 | Liverpool St Helens |
| Report | |
Heathbrook Referee: Dale Newitt |
Halifax | 17 - 23 | Waterloo |
| Report | |
Ovenden Park Referee: Andrew Gardner |
Hull Ionians | 19 - 21 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Report | |
Brantingham Park Referee: Don Helme |
Scunthorpe | 0 - 60 | Darlington Mowden Park |
| Report | |
Heslam Park Attendance: 275 Referee: David Drury |
Tynedale | 13 - 16 | New Brighton |
| Report | |
Tynedale Park Referee: Andrew Vertigan |
[31]
Round 23
Blaydon | 26 - 32 | Bedford Athletic |
| Report | |
Crow Trees Referee: Ged Stone |
Liverpool St Helens | 56 - 5 | Scunthorpe |
| Report | |
New Brighton | 33 - 20 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| Report | |
Hartsfield Attendance: 500 Referee: Don Helme |
Nuneaton | 41 - 8 | Halifax |
| Report | |
Liberty Way Referee: David Sainsbury |
Preston Grasshoppers | 19 - 29 | Tynedale |
| Report | |
Waterloo | 41 - 17 | Hull Ionians |
| Report | |
Darlington Mowden Park | P - P | Broadstreet |
| | |
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.
[32]
Rounds 11, 12, 17 & 23 (rescheduled games)
Darlington Mowden Park | 56 - 0 | Broadstreet |
| Report | |
Yiewsley Drive Referee: Andrew Vertigan |
- Game rescheduled from 1 March 2003.
Halifax | 0 - 23 | Liverpool St Helens |
| Report | |
Ovenden Park Referee: Chris Seeley |
- Game rescheduled from 30 November 2002.
Preston Grasshoppers | 19 - 5 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| Report | |
Lightfoot Green Referee: David Drury |
- Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.
Scunthorpe | 20 - 37 | New Brighton |
| Report | |
Heslam Park Attendance: 250 Referee: Andrew Gardner |
- Game rescheduled from 23 November 2002.
Waterloo | 21 - 13 | Tynedale |
| Report | |
St Anthony's Road Referee: Graham Hughes |
- Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.
[33]
Round 24
Bedford Athletic | 19 - 16 | Darlington Mowden Park |
| Report | |
Putnoe Woods Referee: Mark Rose |
Broadstreet | 41 - 27 | Scunthorpe |
| Report | |
Ivor Preece Field Referee: David Drury |
Dudley Kingswinford | 25 - 21 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Report | |
Heathbrook Referee: Rhys Davies |
Halifax | 49 - 10 | Blaydon |
| Report | |
Ovenden Park Referee: Andrew Small |
Hull Ionians | 18 - 41 | Nuneaton |
| Report | |
Brantingham Park Referee: Ged Stone |
New Brighton | 34 - 7 | Liverpool St Helens |
| Report | |
Hartsfield Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice |
Tynedale | 16 - 58 | Waterloo |
| Report | |
Tynedale Park Referee: S Makinson |
[34]
Rounds 15, 16 & 17 (rescheduled games)
Bedford Athletic | 67 - 7 | Scunthorpe |
| Report | |
Putnoe Woods Referee: Rob Sawyer |
- Game rescheduled from 4 January 2003.
Blaydon | 15 - 48 | Tynedale |
| Report | |
Crow Trees Attendance: 100 Referee: Chris Sharp |
- Game rescheduled from 21 December 2002.
Halifax | 21 - 8 | Darlington Mowden Park |
| Report | |
Ovenden Park Referee: Andrew Gardner |
- Game rescheduled from 4 January 2003.
Liverpool St Helens | 20 - 36 | New Brighton |
| Report | |
- Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.
[35]
Round 25
Blaydon | 29 - 27 | Hull Ionians |
| Report | |
Crow Trees Referee: Rhys Davies |
Darlington Mowden Park | 30 - 19 | Halifax |
| Report | |
Yiewsley Drive Referee: Mike Hamlin |
Liverpool St Helens | 55 - 17 | Broadstreet |
| Report | |
Nuneaton | 42 - 6 | Tynedale |
| Report | |
Liberty Way Referee: Andrew Gardner |
Preston Grasshoppers | 19 - 25 | New Brighton |
| Report | |
Lightfoot Green Referee: Andrew Canning |
Scunthorpe | 12 - 19 | Bedford Athletic |
| Report | |
Heslam Park Referee: Greg Garner |
Waterloo | 63 - 14 | Dudley Kingswinford |
| Report | |
St Anthony's Road Referee: Andrew Vertigan |
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Rounds 17 & 20 (rescheduled games)
Bedford Athletic | 8 - 32 | Waterloo |
| Report | |
Putnoe Woods Referee: D Edmunds |
- Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003.
Blaydon | 37 - 38 | Halifax |
| Report | |
Crow Trees Referee: S Makinson |
- Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.
Darlington Mowden Park | 38 - 19 | Liverpool St Helens |
| Report | |
Yiewsley Drive Referee: David Drury |
- Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003.
Hull Ionians | 21 - 43 | New Brighton |
| Report | |
Brantingham Park Referee: Guy Steel Bodger |
- Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003.
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Round 26
Bedford Athletic | 31 - 9 | Broadstreet |
| Report | |
Putnoe Woods Referee: Andrew Canning |
Dudley Kingswinford | 10 - 12 | Nuneaton |
| Report | |
Heathbrook Referee: Gareth Copsey |
Hull Ionians | 13 - 51 | Darlington Mowden Park |
| Report | |
Brantingham Park Referee: Dale Newitt |
Halifax | 41 - 29 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Report | |
New Brighton | 28 - 15 | Waterloo |
| Report | |
Hartsfield Referee: Chris Sharp |
Preston Grasshoppers | 28 - 28 | Liverpool St Helens |
| Report | |
Lightfoot Green Referee: Steve Brown |
Tynedale | 21 - 25 | Blaydon |
| Report | |
Tynedale Park Referee: S Makinson |
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Round 20 (rescheduled games)
Halifax | 41 - 29 | Preston Grasshoppers |
| Report | |
- Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003.
Scunthorpe | 26 - 27 | Blaydon |
| Report | |
Heslam Park Attendance: 450 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice |
- Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003.
The league runners up of National Division Three South and North would meet in a playoff game for promotion to National Division Two. Lydney were runners-up in the south and because they had a better league record than north runners-up, New Brighton, they hosted the play-off match.
Lydney | 21 - 7 | New Brighton |
| Report | |
Regentsholme Referee: Nigel Higginson |
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Total season attendances
Club | Home Games | Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
Bedford Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Blaydon | 2 | 250 | 125 | 150 | 100 | 6% |
Broadstreet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Darlington Mowden Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dudley Kingswinford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Halifax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Hull Ionians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Liverpool St Helens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
New Brighton | 1 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 25% |
Nuneaton | 1 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 28% |
Preston Grasshoppers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Scunthorpe | 7 | 2,025 | 289 | 450 | 200 | |
Tynedale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Waterloo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
- ^ Due to extremely poor coverage and reporting by the media for this season there is not enough attendance data for the league to give an accurate figure.
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 — 67 pts
67 - 0 Bedford Athletic at home to Scunthorpe on 22 March 2003 - Largest away win — 60 pts
60 - 0 Darlington Mowden Park away to Scunthorpe 22 February 2003 - Most points scored — 71 pts
71 - 19 Waterloo at home to Broadstreet on 8 February 2003 - Most tries in a match — 11
Bedford Athletic at home to Scunthorpe on 22 March 2003 - Most conversions in a match — 8
Waterloo at home to Broadstreet on 8 February 2003 - Most penalties in a match — 8
Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 21 December 2002 - Most drop goals in a match — 2
Liverpool St Helens at home to Nuneaton on 23 November 2002 [41][42][43][44] Player - Most points in a match — 35
Mark Bedworth for Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 21 December 2002 - Most tries in a match — 4 (x3)
Oliver Viney for Preston Grasshoppers at home to Scunthorpe on 16 November 2002 Fergus Griffies for Waterloo away to Scunthorpe on 15 February 2003 Rod Penney for Dudley Kingswinford at home to Liverpool St Helens on 22 February 2003 - Most conversions in a match — 8
Tony Handley for Waterloo at home to Broadstreet on 8 February 2003 - Most penalties in a match — 8
Mark Bedworth for Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 21 December 2002 - Most drop goals in a match — 2 (x2)
Simon Worsley for Liverpool St Helens at home to Darlington Mowden Park on 2 November 2002 Simon Worsley for Liverpool St Helens at home to Nuneaton on 23 November 2002
[45][46][47][48][49] | Attendances - Highest — 1,200[b 1]
Nuneaton at home to Broadstreet on 1 November 2002 - Lowest — 150[b 2]
Blaydon at home to Nuneaton on 12 October 2002 - Highest Average Attendance — N/A[b 3]
- Lowest Average Attendance — N/A[b 4]
- ^ Note that attendance tracking was very poor this season and there may have been higher attendances that were not recorded.
- ^ Note that attendance tracking was very poor this season and it is likely that there were lower attendances that were not recorded.
- ^ Note that attendance tracking was very poor this season and is impossible to give even a slightly accurate figure for the team with the highest average attendance.
- ^ Note that attendance tracking was very poor this season and is impossible to give even a slightly accurate figure for the team with the lowest average attendance.
[50] |
See also
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