1991–92 National Division 4 North

1991–92 National Division 4 North
Countries England
ChampionsAspatria (1st title)
Runners-upHereford (not promoted)
RelegatedNorthern, Vale of Lune
Matches played110

The 1991–92 National Division 4 North was the fifth full season of rugby union within the fourth tier of the English league system, currently known as National League 2 North, and counterpart to the National Division 4 South (now National League 2 South). At the end of the season, newly promoted Aspatria made it a second promotion in a row by qualifying for the 1992–93 National Division 3, 1 point clear of Hereford.

At the other end of the table, Northern and Vale of Lune were the two sides to go down. Vale of Lune were the more competitive, finishing dead level with Walsall on 7 points each, but in the end a worse for/against record condemned the Lancaster side to their second relegation in a row. Both Northern and Vale of Lune would drop to North 1.[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 North 1 or Midlands 1 depending on their locality.

Participating teams and locations

Locations of the 1991–92 National Division 4 North teams
Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous Season
Aspatria Bower Park 3,000 (300 seats)[2] Aspatria, Cumbria Promoted from North 1 (1st)
Durham City Hollow Drift 3,000 (500 seats)[3] Durham, County Durham 10th
Kendal Mint Bridge 4,600 (600 seats)[4] Kendal, Cumbria 5th
Harrogate Claro Road 4,500 (500 seats)[5] Harrogate, North Yorkshire 6th
Hereford Wyeside 3,200 (200 seats)[6] Hereford, Herefordshire 11th
Lichfield Cooke Fields 5,460 (460 seats)[7] Lichfield, Staffordshire 2nd (not promoted)
Northern McCracken Park 1,200 (200 seats)[8] Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 7th
Preston Grasshoppers Lightfoot Green 2,250 (250 seats)[9] Preston, Lancashire 3rd
Stourbridge Stourton Park 2,000[10] Stourbridge, West Midlands 8th
Towcestrians Greens Norton Road Towchester, Northamptonshire Promoted from Midlands 1 (1st)
Vale of Lune Powder House Lane 9,860 (360 seats)[11] Lancaster, Lancashire Relegated from National 3 (13th)
Walsall Broadway 2,500 (500 seats)[12] Walsall, West Midlands 9th
Winnington Park Burrows Hill 5,000[13] Norwich, Cheshire 4th

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League table

1991–92 National Division 4 North table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Aspatria (C) 12 11 0 1 253 100 +153 22 Promoted
2 Hereford 12 10 1 1 223 133 +90 21
3 Kendal 12 8 1 3 157 123 +34 17
4 Preston Grasshoppers 12 8 0 4 195 123 +72 16
5 Lichfield 12 6 1 5 174 177 −3 13
6 Stourbridge 12 6 0 6 163 137 +26 12
7 Harrogate 12 6 0 6 170 175 −5 12
8 Winnington Park 12 4 1 7 159 173 −14 9
9 Towcestrians 12 4 0 8 123 153 −30 8
10 Durham City 12 4 0 8 133 215 −82 8
11 Walsall 12 3 1 8 139 187 −48 7
12 Vale of Lune (R) 12 3 1 8 119 185 −66 7 Relegated
13 Northern (R) 12 2 0 10 105 232 −127 4
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: Points are awarded as follows: 2 pts for a win, 1 pt for a draw, 0 pts for a loss. If teams are level at any stage, difference between points for and against applies.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Sponsorship

Division 4 North is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and was sponsored by Courage Brewery.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Courage League - Division 4 1991/92". The Rugby Archive. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  2. ^ Stephen McCormack, ed. (1997). "Aspatria R.U.F.C. (Club & Ground Details)". Tetley's Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1997–98 (10th ed.). Taunton: Tony Williams Publications Ltd. p. 362.
  3. ^ Bill Mitchell, ed. (1988). "Durham City". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1988–89. Horsham: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 104.
  4. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Kendal R.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 174.
  5. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Harrogate R.U.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 172.
  6. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Hereford R.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 173.
  7. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Lichfield R.U.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 176.
  8. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Northern F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 177.
  9. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Preston Grasshoppers R.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 179.
  10. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Stourbridge R.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 183.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1989). "Walsall (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1989–90 (2nd ed.). Horsham: Harmsworth Publications Ltd. p. 169.
  13. ^ Ross Young, ed. (1993). "Winnington Park RFC (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1993–94. Taunton: Tony Williams Publications. p. 285.
  14. ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1992). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992–93. London: Headline Book Publishing. pp. 170–185. ISBN 0 7472 7907 1.
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