1988–89 Courage Area League South

1988–89 Courage Area League South
Countries	England
Champions	Lydney (1st title)
Runners-up	Havant
Relegated	Sidcup, Stroud, Ealing
Matches played	110

The 1988–89 Courage Area League South was the second full season of rugby union within the fourth tier of the English league system, currently known as National League 2 South, and counterpart to Courage Area League North (now known as National League 2 North). Lydney won the championship despite having an identical win/draw/lose record to Havant in second place, and finished top due to a superior points difference, gaining promotion to the 1989–90 National Division Three. Three teams were relegated; Ealing (to London Division 1), Stroud (to South West Division 1) and Sidcup (to London Division 1). Last season Sidcup finished second, and this season lost all ten matches.

Structure

Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of ten matches each. This was the first season of fixed Saturdays for league matches. The champions are promoted to National Division 3 and the last three teams are relegated to either London 1 or South West 1 depending on their locality.^[1]

Participating teams and locations

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Camborne	Recreation Ground	9,000	Camborne, Cornwall	4th
Cheltenham	Prince of Wales	2,000	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire	10th
Ealing	Horsenden Hill		Horsenden Hill, Ealing, London	Promoted from London 1 (champions)
Havant	Hook's Lane	1,500	Havant, Hampshire	5th
Lydney	Regentsholme	1,500	Lydney, Gloucestershire	3rd
Redruth	Recreation Ground	12,000	Redruth, Cornwall	Promoted from South West 1 (champions)
Salisbury	Castle Road	1,500	Salisbury, Wiltshire	9th
Sidcup	Crescent Farm		Sidcup, Kent	2nd
Southend	Warners Park		Southend, Essex	7th
Stroud	Fromehall Park		Stroud, Gloucestershire	6th
Sudbury	Moorsfield		Sudbury, Suffolk	8th

^[2]

Cheltenham

Stroud

Sudbury

Locations of the 1988–89 Courage Area League South teams

League table

1988–89 Courage Area League South Table^[2]

Club

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points for

Points against

Points diff

Points

1

Lydney (C)

10

8

1

240

98

142

17

2

Havant

10

8

1

177

92

85

17

3

Camborne

10

6

1

3

198

126

72

13

4

Redruth

10

6

1

3

136

81

55

13

5

Sudbury

10

5

1

4

141

89

52

11

6

Cheltenham

10

4

2

4

122

151

−29

10

7

Salisbury

10

4

1

5

113

139

−26

7

8

Southend

10

4

0

6

116

168

−52

8

9

Ealing (R)

10

3

0

7

144

188

−44

6

10

Stroud (R)

10

3

0

7

119

180

−61

6

11

Sidcup (R)

10

0

10

74

168

−94

0

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

Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 18 January 2016

Sponsorship

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

References

↑ "Leagues 1988/99". Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
1 2 Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91. Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co Ltd.

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[1] "Leagues 1988/99". Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club. Retrieved 18 January 2017.

[Williams-2] 1 2 Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91. Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co Ltd.