London 1 North

London 1 North
Current season or competition:
2018–19 London 1 North
Sport Rugby union
Number of teams 14
Country  England
Holders Brentwood (1st title) (2017–18)
(promoted to London & South East Premier)
Most titles Cheshunt, Thurrock, Tring, Westcliff (2 titles)
Website englandrugby.com

London 1 North is an English level 6, rugby union league for clubs in London and the south-east of England including sides from Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, north Greater London, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk.[1]

The fourteen teams play home and away matches from September through to April. The first placed team in the league wins promotion to London & South East Premier while the league runner-up plays the second placed team from London 1 South in a play-off for promotion. Relegated teams drop to either London 2 North East or London 2 North West depending on the location of the club.

Teams 2018–19

Teams 2017–18

Teams 2016-17

Teams 2015–16

Amersham & Chiltern, the champions, are promoted to National League 3 London & SE for next season. There are only two relegated clubs (Harrow and Luton) as East Grinstead took voluntary relegation from the National League 3 London & SE to the Sussex Leagues.[2]

Teams 2014–15

Teams 2013–14

Teams 2012–13

Teams 2011–12

Teams 2009–10

London 1 North honours

In the first season of the English rugby union league pyramid, sponsored by Courage, there was six, tier six leagues. The initial name was London 2 North and was for teams based in London and the counties of Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk. There was eleven teams in the league and each team played one match against each of the other teams, giving each team five home matches and five away matches. The winning team was awarded two points, and there was one point for each team in a drawn match.[3]

London 2 North

London 2 North
Season No of teams No of matches Champions Runners-up Relegated teams Reference
1987–88109North WalshamGrasshoppersSt Mary's Hospital (West London Institute withdrew)[4]
1988–891110CheshuntBishop's StortfordUpper Clapton and Hertford[4]
1989–901110ThurrockEton ManorGrasshoppers[4]
1990–911110Eton Manor Bishop's StortfordOld Albanian[5]
1991–921110TabardBarkingLetchworth Garden City, Old Merchant Taylor's[6]
1992–931312HarlowCheshuntIpswich in last place (no relegation)[7]

London 1

The top six teams from London Division One and the top six from South West Division One were combined to create National 5 South. A new level six league was created by combining the top six from London 1 North and London 1 South which became one of two feeder leagues for National 5 South; the other being South West 1.

London 1
Season No of teams No of matches Champions Runners-up Relegated teams Reference
1993–941312BarkingEalingThurrock, Dorking, Old Alleynian[8]
1994–951312CamberleyEsherStreatham-Croydon, Eton Manor, Maidstone[9]
1995–961312Charlton ParkSouthendEaling

London 2 North

London Division 2 North
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
1998–9917CambridgeIpswichChingford, Colchester[10]
1999–0017London NigerianBishop's StortfordMultiple teams[a 1][11]
2000–0112CheshuntLondon NigerianChelmsford, Romford & Gidea Park, Ruislip[12]
2001–0212HertfordSouthendMetropolitan Police, Verulamians[13]
2002–0312Bishop's StortfordOld AlbanianSudbury, Ipswich, Shelford[14]
2003–0412London ScottishCambridgeCheshunt, Romford & Gidea Park, Bank of England[15]
2004–0512Ealing TrailfindersStainesHarlow, Diss, Woodford[16]
2005–0612ShelfordCS Rugby 1863Bank of England, Hadleigh[17]
2006–0712CS Rugby 1863TringTwickenham, St Albans, Norwich[18]
2007–0812TringStainesTabard, Thurrock, London Nigerian[19]
2008–0912DissStainesNo relegation due to league restructure[a 2][20]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

London 1 North

London Division 1 North
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
2009–1014StainesCS Rugby 1863Welwyn, Harpenden, Rochford Hundred[21]
2010–1114WestcliffSidcupWoodford, Tabard, Stevenage Town[22]
2011–1214ThurrockColchesterBraintree, Hammersmith & Fulham, North Walsham[23]
2012–1314Bury St EdmundsEton ManorBasildon, Rochford Hundred, Beaconsfield[24]
2013–1414WestcliffEton ManorOld Haberdashers, Diss, Tabard[25]
2014–1514ColchesterEton ManorWoodford, Romford & Gidea Park, Ipswich[26]
2015–1614Amersham & ChilternTringLuton, Harrow[a 3][28]
2016–1714TringChingfordBarking, Chelmsford, Sudbury[29]
2017–1814BrentwoodChingfordSouth Woodham Ferrers, Letchworth Garden City, Saffron Walden[30]
2018–1914
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Promotion play-offs

Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of London 1 North and London 1 South for the third and final promotion place to London & South East Premier. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2017–18 season the London 1 South teams have been the most successful with ten wins to the London 1 North teams eight; and the home team has won promotion on thirteen occasions compared to the away teams five.

London 1 (north v south) promotion play-off results
Season Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance
2000-01[31]Canterbury (S)21-27London Nigerian (N)Merton Lane, Canterbury, Kent
2001-02[32]Southend (N)37-15Portsmouth (S)Warners Bridge Park, Southend-on-Sea, Essex
2002-03[33]Old Albanian (2nd XV) (N)28-12Portsmouth (S)Woollam Playing Fields, St Albans, Hertfordshire
2003-04[34]Cambridge (N)21-19Barnes (S)Grantchester Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
2004-05[35]Staines (N)55-12Portsmouth (S)The Reeves, Hanworth, Greater London
2005-06[36]Guildford (S)27-14CS Rugby 1863 (N)Broadwater Sports Club, Farncombe, Surrey
2006-07[37]Tring (N)7-20Thanet Wanderers (S)Cow Lane, Tring, Hertfordshire
2007-08[38]Jersey (S)15-0Staines (S)St. Peter, Saint Peter, Jersey
2008-09[39]Staines (N)7-11Dorking (S)The Reeves, Hanworth, Greater London
2009-10[40]CS Rugby 1863 (N)31-14Dover (S)King's House Sports Ground, Chiswick, Greater London
2010-11[41]London Irish Wild Geese (S)21-14Sidcup (N)Hazelwood, Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey1,000
2011-12[42]Old Elthamians (S)16-8Colchester (N)Foxbury Avenue, Chislehurst, Greater London600
2012-13[43]Basingstoke (S)27-3Eton Manor (N)Down Grange, Basingstoke, Hampshire
2013-14[44]Chichester (S)25-16Eton Manor (N)Oaklands Park, Chichester, West Sussex
2014-15[45]Eton Manor (N)17-14Chobham (S)The New Wilderness, Redbridge, London400
2015-16[46]Tring (N)21-26Guildford (S)Cow Lane, Tring, Hertfordshire700
2016–17[47]Chingford (N)33-35Tunbridge Wells (S)Lea Valley Playing Fields, Chingford, London500
2017-18[48]Chingford (N)21-17Medway (S)Lea Valley Playing Fields, Chingford, London500[49]
2018-19
Green background is the promoted team. N = London 1 North (formerly London 2 North) and S = London 1 South (formerly London 2 South).

    Number of league titles

    Notes

    1. ↑ Lowestoft & Yarmouth, Braintree, Finchley, Southend, Brentwood and Barnet Elizabethans were the relegated teams this year. The reason for so many relegated teams was due to the creation of a new division 4 for the next season in the London league which would lead to a restructure of the whole league including a downsizing of this division from 17 teams to 12 teams.
    2. ↑ The division would be renamed London Division 1 North for the next season and along with the whole national restructure of the league system by the RFU lead to mass changes at all levels.
    3. ↑ After finishing 12th, Barking were due to be relegated but due to East Grinstead's voluntary relegation from National League 3 London & SE (all the way to level 10), the club were granted a reprieve from relegation and would remain in London 1 North for the 2016-17 season.[27]
    4. ↑ Barking's league title was won when the league was known as London 1.
    5. ↑ Camberley's league title was won when the league was known as London 1.
    6. ↑ Charlton Park's league title was won when the league was known as London 1.

    See also

    References

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    2. ↑ Harvey, Neale (22 May 2016). "French exile Ollie relishing new role at Barking". RugbyPaper (401). p. 30.
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    32. ↑ "Rugby: Scratch Portsmouth pipped for promotion". The News (Portsmouth). 29 April 2002.
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    36. ↑ "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2005-06". England Rugby. 28 April 2006.
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    41. ↑ "London Irish Wild Geese Rugby I XV 21 – 14 Sidcup Rugby I XV: London Division 1 Promotion play off – 23rd April 2011". In Touch Rugby. 23 April 2011.
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    43. ↑ "Honour in defeat to Basingstoke". Eton Manor RFC (Pitchero). 27 April 2013.
    44. ↑ "Chichester 25 - Eton Manor 16 - Match Report by Roger Gould". Eton Manor RFC (Pitchero). 26 April 2014.
    45. ↑ "Manor promoted after titanic battle". Eton Manor RFC (Pitchero). 25 April 2015.
    46. ↑ "Guildford Promoted to National 3". Guildford Rugby (Pitchero). 30 April 2016.
    47. ↑ "Chingford 33 Tunbridge Wells 35". Tunbridge Wells (Pitchero). 29 April 2017.
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