1989–90 National Division 3

1989–90 National Division 3
Countries England
Date2 September 1989 – 30 April 1990
ChampionsLondon Scottish (1st title)
Runners-upWakefield (also promoted)
RelegatedLondon Welsh
Matches played66
Top point scorer102 – Andy Higgin (Vale of Lune)[1]
Top try scorer7 – Brendan Hanavan (Fylde)
Mike Harrison (Wakefield)[1]

The 1989–90 National Division 3 (sponsored by Courage Brewery) was the third season of the third tier of the English rugby union league system, the Courage Clubs Championship, currently known as National League 1. New teams to the division included London Scottish and London Welsh (relegated from tier 2) and Lydney and Roundhay who were promoted up from tier 4.

London Scottish won all their eleven matches and won promotion with three matches remaining, to return to the 1990–91 National Division 2 after one season away. Wakefield finished second and were also promoted. London Welsh finished in last place and was relegated to the 1990–91 Courage National 4 South in what was the club's second demotion in a row.[2]

Structure

Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of eleven matches each. The top two clubs were promoted to National Division 2 and only the bottom club was relegated to either National Division 4 North (formerly Area League North) or National Division 4 South (formerly Area League South) depending on locality, due to the expansion of the division from twelve to thirteen teams for the following season.

Participating teams and locations

1989–90 National Division 3 teams in England
Team Stadium Capacity City/Area Previous season
Askeans Broad Walk 1,500 (300 seats)[3] Kidbrooke, London 8th
Exeter County Ground 5,750 (750 seats)[4] Exeter, Devon 9th
Fylde Woodlands 7,500 (500 seats)[5] Lytham St Annes, Lancashire 10th
London Scottish Athletic Ground 7,000[6] Richmond, London Relegated from National 2 (11th)
London Welsh Old Deer Park 4,500 (1,500 seats)[7] Richmond, London Relegated from National 2 (12th)
Lydney Regentsholm 3,000 (340 seats)[8] Lydney, Gloucestershire Promoted from Area South (1st)
Nuneaton Harry Cleaver Ground 5,000 (650 seats)[9] Nuneaton, Warwickshire 5th
Roundhay Chandos Park 3,000[10] Roundhay, Leeds West Yorkshire Promoted from Area North (1st)
Sheffield Abbeydale Park 3,300 (100 seats)[a] Dore, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 6th
Vale of Lune Powderhouse Lane 9,860 (360 seats)[12] Lancaster, Lancashire 7th
Wakefield College Grove 4,000 (500 seats)[13] Wakefield, West Yorkshire 3rd
West Hartlepool Brierton Lane 4,950 (450 seats)[14] Hartlepool, Cleveland 4th

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League table

1989–90 National Division 3 table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 London Scottish (C) 11 11 0 0 258 92 +166 22 Promoted
2 Wakefield 11 7 1 3 210 126 +84 15
3 West Hartlepool 11 5 2 4 175 110 +65 12
4 Sheffield 11 6 0 5 176 174 +2 12
5 Askeans 11 6 0 5 170 235 −65 12
6 Exeter 11 5 1 5 149 153 −4 11
7 Roundhay 11 5 0 6 156 166 −10 10
8 Fylde 11 5 0 6 169 222 −53 10
9 Vale of Lune 11 4 0 7 154 219 −65 8
10 Nuneaton 11 4 0 7 127 196 −69 8
11 Lydney 11 3 0 8 153 166 −13 6
12 London Welsh 11 3 0 8 141 179 −38 6 Relegated
Source: [15]
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, the following tiebreaker is applied:

  1. Difference between points for and against
    (C) Champions

Notes

  1. ^ Although a 1990 club estimate was 1,100 (100 seated and 1,000 standing) this is very conservative as Abbeydale Park would experience 3,000+ crowds several times in later history in what was a relatively unchanged ground.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Ross Young, ed. (1993). "Season by Season Leading Scorers". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1993–94. Taunton: Tony Williams Publications. p. 52.
  2. ^ a b Williams, Tony; Mitchell, Bill, eds. (1990). Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91. Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co Ltd. pp. 127–166.
  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). "Exeter R.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 138.
  5. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Fylde R.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 142.
  6. ^ "Division Two 1996/97". Falcons Rugby. 9 August 2012.
  7. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "London Welsh R.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 194.
  8. ^ Bill Mitchell, ed. (1994). "Lydney R.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1994–95. Taunton: Tony Williams Publications. p. 308.
  9. ^ Bill Mitchell, ed. (1994). "Nuneaton RFC (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1994–95. Taunton: Tony Williams Publications. p. 277.
  10. ^ "Chandos Park, Roundhay R.U.F.C., 1932-2007". The Rugby Journal. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  11. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Sheffield R.U.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 162.
  12. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Vale of Lune R.U.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 164.
  13. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Wakefield R.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 123.
  14. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "West Hartlepool R.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 165.
  15. ^ "Courage Clubs Championship–1989/1990". Moseley Rugby Club. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
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