1990–91 National Division 3

1990–91 National Division 3
Countries England
Date22 September 1990 – 27 April 1991
ChampionsWest Hartlepool (1st title)
Runners-upMorley (also promoted)
RelegatedMetropolitan Police
Vale of Lune
Matches played78
Top point scorer108 – Mark Rodgers (Sheffield)[1]
Top try scorer9 – Jonathan Wrigley (West Hartlepool)[1]

The 1990–91 National Division 3 (sponsored by Courage Brewery) was the fourth 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 Broughton Park, Clifton, Metropolitan Police and Morley, all of whom were promoted from tier 4, and due to reorganisation of the league structure at the end of the previous season, there were no relegated sides coming down from tier 2.

West Hartlepool finished the season as champions, two points clear of runners up Morley. Both sides would be promoted to the 1991–92 National Division 2, with Morley having been promoted for the second year running. At the other end of the table, the relegated sides were Vale of Lune and Metropolitan Police, dropping to the new look 1991–92 National Division 4 North and 1991–92 National Division 4 South respectively.

Structure

The division increased from twelve teams to thirteen, each side playing the others once to make a total of twelve matches each. The top two sides would be promoted to National Division 2 while the bottom two would drop to either National Division 4 North or National Division 4 South (formerly Area League North and South) depending on locality.

Participating teams and locations

1990–91 National Division 3 teams in England
Team Stadium Capacity City/Area Previous season
Askeans Broad Walk 1,500 (300 seats)[2] Kidbrooke, London 5th
Broughton Park Chelsfield Grove 2,000 (400 seats)[3] Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester Promoted from Area North (1st)
Clifton Station Road 2,200 (200 seats)[4] Cribbs Causeway, Henbury, Bristol Promoted from Area South (2nd)
Exeter County Ground 5,750 (750 seats)[5] Exeter, Devon 6th
Fylde Woodlands 7,500 (500 seats)[6] Lytham St Annes, Lancashire 8th
Lydney Regentsholm 3,000 (340 seats)[7] Lydney, Gloucestershire 10th
Metropolitan Police Imber Court 3,500 (500 seats)[8] East Molesey, Surrey Promoted from Area South (1st)
Morley Scatcherd Lane 6,000 (1,000 seats)[9] Morley, Leeds Promoted from Area North (2nd)
Nuneaton Harry Cleaver Ground 5,000 (650 seats)[10] Nuneaton, Warwickshire 11th
Roundhay Chandos Park 3,000[11] Roundhay, Leeds West Yorkshire 7th
Sheffield Abbeydale Park 3,300 (100 seats)[a] Dore, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 4th
Vale of Lune Powderhouse Lane 9,860 (360 seats)[13] Lancaster, Lancashire 9th
West Hartlepool Brierton Lane 4,950 (450 seats)[14] Hartlepool, Cleveland 3rd

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League table

1990–91 National Division 3 table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 West Hartlepool (C) 12 10 1 1 282 90 +192 21 Promotion place
2 Morley 12 9 1 2 210 118 +92 19
3 Fylde 12 7 2 3 183 115 +68 16
4 Exeter 12 7 2 3 160 139 +21 16
5 Clifton 12 6 1 5 172 186 −14 13
6 Askeans 12 4 2 6 141 137 +4 10
7 Nuneaton 12 5 0 7 180 200 −20 10
8 Broughton Park 12 5 0 7 109 185 −76 10
9 Roundhay 12 4 1 7 147 166 −19 9
10 Sheffield 12 4 1 7 193 222 −29 9
11 Lydney 12 4 1 7 125 188 −63 9
12 Metropolitan Police 12 4 0 8 130 188 −58 8 Relegation place
13 Vale of Lune 12 3 0 9 123 221 −98 6
Source: [16]
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

Sponsorship

National Division Three is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and is sponsored by Courage Brewery

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.[12]

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. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Ross Young, ed. (1993). "Broughton Park FC (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1993–94. Taunton: Tony Williams Publications. p. 219.
  4. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Clifton R.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 135.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  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. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Metropolitan Police R.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 147.
  9. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Morley R.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 152.
  10. ^ Bill Mitchell, ed. (1994). "Nuneaton RFC (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1994–95. Taunton: Tony Williams Publications. p. 277.
  11. ^ "Chandos Park, Roundhay R.U.F.C., 1932-2007". The Rugby Journal. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  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. ^ Williams, Tony; Mitchell, Bill, eds. (1990). Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91. Burlington Publishing Co. pp. 127–166.
  16. ^ "Courage Clubs Championship–1990/91". Moseley Rugby Club. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
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