1987–88 Area League South

1987–88 Area League South
Countries England
ChampionsAskeans (1st title)
Runners-upSidcup
RelegatedStreatham-Croydon
Matches played110

The 1987–88 Area League South was the first full season of rugby union within the fourth tier of the English league system, later known as the National League 2 South, and was the counterpart to Area League North (now National League 2 North). Each team played one match against the other teams, playing a total of ten matches each. There was no set date for matches, clubs having to arrange the fixtures amongst themselves.[1][2]

Askeans were the first ever champions, gaining promotion to the 1988–89 National Division 3 while Streatham-Croydon were the only relegated side, dropping to London 1.

Structure

Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of ten matches each. The champions are promoted to National Division 3 and the bottom team was relegated to either London 1 or South West 1 depending on their locality.

Participating teams and locations

Locations of the 1987–88 Area League South teams
Team Ground Capacity City/Area
Askeans Broad Walk 1,500 (300 seats)[3] Kidbrooke, London
Camborne Recreation Ground 11,000[4] Camborne, Cornwall
Cheltenham Prince of Wales 3,500 (500 seats)[5] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Havant Hook's Lane 3,000 (200 seats)[6] Havant, Hampshire
Lydney Regentsholme 3,000 (340 seats)[7] Lydney, Gloucestershire
Salisbury Castle Road 1,500 Salisbury, Wiltshire

Sidcup

Crescent Farm Sidcup, London
Southend Warners Park 1,500 (150 seats)[8] Southend, Essex
Streatham-Croydon Frant Road 2,000 (200 seats)[9] Thornton Heath, Croydon, London
Stroud Fromehall Park 4,000 (200 seats)[10] Stroud, Gloucestershire
Sudbury Moorsfield 1,000[11] Sudbury, Suffolk

[1][2]

League table

1987–88 Area League South table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Askeans (C) 10 8 1 1 141 83 +58 17 Promoted
2 Sidcup 10 7 2 1 130 58 +72 16
3 Lydney 10 7 0 3 173 99 +74 14
4 Camborne 10 5 2 3 113 119 −6 12
5 Havant 10 5 0 5 116 102 +14 10
6 Stroud 10 5 0 5 112 114 −2 10
7 Southend 10 5 0 5 63 108 −45 10
8 Sudbury 10 3 2 5 125 106 +19 8
9 Salisbury 10 3 1 6 84 94 −10 7
10 Cheltenham 10 3 0 7 95 152 −57 6
11 Streatham-Croydon (R) 10 0 0 10 70 173 −103 0 Relegated
Source:
Rules for classification: Points are awarded as follows:
  1. 2 pts for a win
  2. 1 pt for a draw
  3. 0 pts for a loss
If teams are level at any stage, difference between points for and against applies
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Sponsorship

Area League South is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and was sponsored by Courage Brewery.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Stephen Jones, ed. (1988). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988–89. London: Rothmans Publications Ltd.
  2. ^ a b Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91. Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co Ltd.
  3. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Askeans R.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 130.
  4. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Camborne R.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 190.
  5. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Cheltenham R.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 191.
  6. ^ Ross Young, ed. (1993). "Havant RFC (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1993–94. Taunton: Tony Williams Publications. p. 190.
  7. ^ Bill Mitchell, ed. (1994). "Lydney R.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1994–95. Taunton: Tony Williams Publications. p. 308.
  8. ^ Ross Young, ed. (1993). "Southend RFC (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1993–94. Taunton: Tony Williams Publications. p. 307.
  9. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Streatham Croydon RFC". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 577.
  10. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Stroud RFC". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 457.
  11. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Sudbury R.U.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 203.
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