1992–93 National Division 3

1992–93 National Division 3
Countries England
ChampionsOtley (1st title)
Runners-upHavant
RelegatedMultiple teams[a]
Top point scorer122 – Andy Green (Exeter)[1]
Top try scorer8 – M Kelly (Broughton Park)
Mark Sephton (Liverpool St Helens)[1]

The 1992–93 National Division 3 (sponsored by Courage Brewery) was the sixth season of the third tier of the English rugby union league system, the Courage Clubs Championship, currently known as National League 1. New sides to the division included Liverpool St Helens and Plymouth (relegated from tier 2) and Aspatria and Havant (promoted from tier 2), with number of teams was reduced from thirteen to twelve teams following the merger of Leeds based sides, Headingley and Roundhay, to form Leeds RUFC.

Otley finished the season as champions and were promoted to the 1993–94 National Division 2 while eight teams dropped into the new 1993–94 National Division 4.

Structure

Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of twelve matches each. RFU restructuring of the English rugby union league system ahead of the 1993–94 season, including the merger of National League 2 North and South into a single National Division 4 and the introduction of National Division 5, meant that just one team would be promoted into National Division 2 and eight teams relegated to the new National Division 5.

Participating teams and locations

1992–93 National Division 3 teams in England
Team Stadium Capacity City/Area Previous season
Askeans Broad Walk 1,500 (300 seats)[2] Kidbrooke, London 7th
Aspatria Bower Park 3,000 (300 seats)[3] Aspatria, Cumbria Promoted from National 4 North (1st)
Broughton Park Chelsfield Grove 2,000 (400 seats)[4] Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester 6th
Clifton Station Road 2,200 (200 seats)[5] Cribbs Causeway, Henbury, Bristol 3rd
Exeter County Ground 5,750 (750 seats)[6] Exeter, Devon 4th
Havant Hook's Lane 3,000 (200 seats)[7] Havant, Hampshire Promoted from National 4 South (1st)
Leeds[b] Clarence Fields[c] 7,850 (850 seats)[9] Leeds, West Yorkshire N/A[d]
Liverpool St Helens Moss Lane 4,370 (370 seats)[10][11] St Helens, Merseyside Relegated from National 2 (13th)
Otley Cross Green 7,000 (852 seats)[12] Otley, West Yorkshire 9th
Plymouth Albion Beacon Park 1,950 (450 seats)[13] Plymouth, Devon Relegated from National 2 (12th)
Redruth Recreation Ground 12,000 Redruth, Cornwall 5th
Sheffield Abbeydale Park 3,300 (100 seats)[e] Dore, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 8th

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League table

1992–93 National Division 3 table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Otley (C) 11 8 1 2 274 118 +156 17 Promoted
2 Havant 11 8 1 2 185 93 +92 17
3 Exeter 11 8 1 2 247 169 +78 17
4 Redruth 11 7 2 2 175 125 +50 16
5 Sheffield (R) 11 7 0 4 208 134 +74 14 Relegated
6 Leeds (R) 11 7 0 4 228 220 +8 14
7 Liverpool St Helens (R) 11 5 0 6 203 130 +73 10
8 Clifton (R) 11 4 2 5 206 175 +31 10
9 Aspatria (R) 11 3 1 7 170 308 −138 7
10 Askeans (R) 11 3 0 8 132 300 −168 6
11 Broughton Park (R) 11 2 0 9 136 217 −81 4
12 Plymouth Albion (R) 11 0 0 11 130 305 −175 0
Source: [16]
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, the following tiebreaker is applied: Difference between points for and against.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Notes

  1. ^ League restructuring meant that 8 teams from National Division 3 would be relegated into the new National Division 4.
  2. ^ Headingley and Roundhay merged to form Leeds RUFC at the start of the 1992-93 season.
  3. ^ The old ground of Headingley, Clarence Fields was chosen to host Leeds league fixtures for the 1992–93 season with Rounday's home ground Chandos Park used for friendly fixtures.[8]
  4. ^ Headingley had finished 11th and Roundhay 10th the prior season before merging to form Leeds RUFC.
  5. ^ 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.[14]

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. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Ross Young, ed. (1993). "Broughton Park FC (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1993–94. Taunton: Tony Williams Publications. p. 219.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Ross Young, ed. (1993). "Havant RFC (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1993–94. Taunton: Tony Williams Publications. p. 190.
  8. ^ "Chandos Park, Roundhay R.U.F.C., 1932-2007". The Rugby Journal. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  9. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Headingley F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 96.
  10. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Liverpool St Helens F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 58.
  11. ^ "Liverpool St Helens". Rugby Journal. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  12. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Otley R.U.F.C. (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 178.
  13. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). "Plymouth Albion RFC (Ground Details)". Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 109.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1993). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993–94. London: Headline Book Publishing. pp. 151–167. ISBN 0 7472 7891 1.
  16. ^ "Courage Clubs Championship-1992/1993". Moseley Rugby Club. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
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