1991–92 Courage National 4 North

1991–92 Courage National 4 North
Countries	England
Champions	Aspatria (1st title)
Runners-up	Hereford (not promoted)
Relegated	Northern, Vale of Lune
Matches played	110

The 1991–92 Courage National 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 Courage National 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

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous Season
Aspatria	Bower Park		Aspatria, Cumbria	Promoted from North 1 (champions)
Durham City	Hollow Drift		Durham, County Durham	10th
Kendal	Mint Bridge	3,000	Kendal, Cumbria	5th
Harrogate	Claro Road		Harrogate, North Yorkshire	6th
Hereford	Wyeside		Hereford, Herefordshire	11th
Lichfield	Cooke Fields		Lichfield, Staffordshire	Runners up (not promoted)
Northern	McCracken Park	1,000	Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear	7th
Preston Grasshoppers	Lightfoot Green	5,000	Preston, Lancashire	3rd
Stourbridge	Stourton Park	3,000	Stourbridge, West Midlands	8th
Towcestrians	Greens Norton Road		Towchester, Northamptonshire	Promoted from Midlands 1 (champions)
Vale of Lune	Powder House Lane		Lancaster, Lancashire	Relegated from National 3 (13th)
Walsall	Broadway	1,150	Walsall, West Midlands	9th
Winnington Park	Burrows Hill		Norwich, Cheshire	4th

^[2]

Durham

Locations of the 1991–92 Courage Division 4 North teams

League table

1991–92 Courage Division 4 North Table

Club

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points For

Points Against

Points Diff

Points

1

Aspatria (C)

12

11

0

1

253

100

153

22

2

Hereford

12

10

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

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

13

Northern (R)

12

2

0

10

105

232

-127

4

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: 19 January 2018

^[1]

Sponsorship

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

References

1 2 "Courage League - Division 4 1991/92". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
↑ 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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[Final_Table-1] 1 2 "Courage League - Division 4 1991/92". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 18 January 2018.

[2] Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1992). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992–93. London: Headline Book Publishing. pp. 170–185. ISBN 0 7472 7907 1.