North 1 East

North 1 East
Current season or competition:
2018–19 North 1 East
Sport Rugby union
Instituted 1987 (1987)
Number of teams 14
Country  England
Most titles Bradford and Bingley (3 titles)
Website England RFU

North 1 East is the sixth tier of the English rugby union domestic competition, formed in 1987 using the name North Division 2, involving clubs from the north of the country. There was also division known as North East 1 that began in 1987 for clubs based in the north-east but this was a seventh (later eighth) tier league. Currently, the division is made up of teams from around the North Eastern area of England, principally County Durham, Cumbria, East Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, Northumberland, South Yorkshire, Tyne and Wear, and West Yorkshire, who play home and away matches throughout a winter season.

The league champions are automatically promoted to the North Premier, whilst the second placed team enters into a play-off match with the second placed team in the equivalent division North 1 West. The bottom three teams are relegated to either the Yorkshire Division One or the Durham/Northumberland 1 leagues, the seventh tier of the English domestic rugby union competition. Following the play-off game, depending on the result, a team from the division with fifteen teams are transferred to the division with thirteen teams to level up the number of teams in each division.

2018–19

2017–18

2016–17

2015–16

2014–15

Club
 Finishing position 2013–14
Alnwick11th
Bradford and Bingley13th in National League 3 North (relegated)
Dinnington2nd in Yorkshire 1 (promoted via play-off)
Driffield4th
Horden1st in Durham/Northumberland 1 (promoted as champions)
Ilkley1st in Yorkshire 1 (promoted as champions)
Northern9th
Old Crossleyans7th
Percy Park12th in National League 3 North (relegated)
Pocklington6th
Rochdale5th
Sheffield10th
West Hartlepool3rd
Wheatley Hills8th

2013–14

Club
 Finishing position 2012–13
Alnwick1st in Durham/Northumberland 1 (promoted as champions)
Cleckheaton3rd
Driffield1st in Yorkshire 1 (promoted as champions)
Huddersfield Y.M.C.A.2nd in Yorkshire 1 (promoted via play-off)
Malton & Norton9th
Middlesbrough11th
Morpeth10th
Northern8th
Old Crossleyans7th
Pocklington6th
Rochdale10th in North 1 West (transferred)
Sheffield5th
West Hartlepool14th in National League 3 North (relegated)
Wheatley Hills4th
North One East 2013 - 14
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Bonus Points Adjust Points
1Cleckheaton (P)26231287731556223-5112
2Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. (P)26201567633733914096
3West Hartlepool26161956640416212078
4Driffield26120146906147619067
5Rochdale261511059440416212-866
6Pocklington26130135234933011063
7Old Crossleyans2611213521581-6013061
8Wheatley Hills2611015494512–1814058
9Northern2611015457603–1468052
10Sheffield2610016435574-13912052
11Alnwick269116459572–11313051
12Middlesbrough (R)2610115408611–2038050
13Morpeth (R)269017346598–2526042
14Malton and Norton (R)268018479795–3169041
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 12 April 2014
Source: RFU

2012–13

Pos Club P W D L F A Diff Pts
1Beverley (P) [1]2624021229336893119
2Morley (P) [2]26210581436944597
3Cleckheaton26190763238324990
4Wheatley Hills26170968951817181
5Sheffield26162872245227080
6Pocklington26140125104753567
7Old Crossleyans2612113555602-4764
8Northern26130136555668963
9Malton & Norton26111146375508763
10Morpeth2613013424575-15159
11Middlesbrough268018518586-6845
12Keighley (R) [3]266020440680-24035
13Durham City (R) [4]2630232921026-73412
14Darlington (R) [4]2630233091308-9997

Division honours

North Division 2

North Division 2 honours
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams
1987-8811
1988-89[5]11Bradford & BingleyMiddlesbroughDavenport
1989-90[5]11RotherhamWidnesCarlisle[a 1]
1990-91[5]11StocktonSandalNew Brighton
1991-92[5]11WharfedaleLymmCarlisle, Wigan
1992-9311[a 2]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

North Division 1

The top six teams from North Division One and the top six from Midland Division One were combined to create National 5 North. This meant that tier 6 was renamed North Division 1 for the years that National 5 North was active. This would lead to a new North Division 2 was formed at tier 7 between 1994-95.

North Division 1 honours
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams
1993-94[5]13WharfedaleSandalNorthern, Vale of Lune
1994-9513SandalStocktonDurham City
1995-9613Manchester MacclesfieldNo relegation[a 3]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

North Division 2

National 5 North was split and renamed Midland Division One and North Division One, and the top four divisions increased in size. This would see tier 6 in the north being renamed North Division 2.

North Division 2 honours
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams
1996-9712Doncaster
1997-9812NorthernBlaydonHalifax
1998-99[6]12Bradford & BingleyDriffieldYork, Percy Park
1999-00[7]12Darlington Mowden ParkChesterLymm, Broughton Park
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

North 2 East

For the 2000-01 season, North Division 2 was split into two regional divisions - North 2 East and North 2 West.

North 2 East Honours
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
2000-01[8]12HalifaxDarlingtonYork, West Park Leeds
2001-02[9]12CleckheatonHuddersfieldBridlington, Old Crossleyans, Northern
2002-03[10]12Bradford & BingleySheffieldGoole, Scarborough, Alnwick
2003-04[11]12HullMiddlesbroughNorthern, York, Bridlington
2004-05[12]12WestoeHuddersfieldHorden, Redcar, Malton & Norton
2005-06[13]12PenrithBeverleySandal, Stockton, Alnwick
2006-07[14]12MiddlesbroughSheffield TigersHorden, Percy Park, Sheffield
2007-08[15]12West HartlepoolDurham CityAldwinians, York, Hartlepool Rovers
2008-09[16]12PenrithOld CrossleyansAspatria
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

North 1 East

For the 2009-10 season the division would be renamed North 1 East as part of wholesale national restructure of the league system by the RFU leading to mass changes at all levels including in the north.

North 1 East Honours
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
2009-10[17]14BillinghamSandalIlkley, Gateshead, Darlington
2010-11[18]14West HartlepoolPercy ParkHartlepool Rovers, Driffield, Pontefract
2011-12[19]14BillinghamPercy ParkTeam Northumbria, Gateshead, Old Brodleians
2012-13[20]14BeverleyMorleyDarlington, Durham City, Keighley
2013-14[21]14CleckheatonHuddersfield Y.M.C.A.Malton & Norton, Middlesbrough, Morpeth
2014-15[22]14IlkleySheffieldHorden, Old Crossleyans, Bradford and Bingley
2015-16[23]14Doncaster PhoenixMorleyBeverley, South Shields Westoe, Northern
2016-17[24]14PocklingtonPenrithWheatley Hills, Guisborough, Durham City
2017-18[25]14AlnwickDriffieldNorthern, West Hartlepool, Dinnington
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 North 1 East and North 1 West for the third and final promotion place to National League 3 North. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2017–18 season the North 1 East have been the most successful with thirteen wins to the North 1 West teams five; and the home team has won promotion on fourteen occasions compared to the away teams five.

North 1 East v North 1 West promotion play-off results
Season Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance
2000–01[26]Darlington (E)49-0Aldwinians (W)Blackwell Meadows, Darlington, County Durham
2001–02[27]Huddersfield (E)26-10Vale of Lune (W)Lockwood Park, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
2002–03[28]Sheffield (E)32-15Rochdale (W)Abbeydale Park, Dore, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
2003–04[29]Middlesbrough (E)21-13Caldy (W)Acklam Park, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
2004–05[30]Huddersfield (E)22-13Stockport (W)Lockwood Park, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
2005–06[31]Beverley (E)21-16Winnington Park (W)Beaver Park, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire
2006–07[32]Sheffield Tigers (E)50-10Lymm (W)Dore Moor, Dore, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
2007–08[33]Durham City (E)13-18Stockport (W)Hollow Drift, Durham, County Durham
2008–09[34]Old Crossleyans (E)25-31Rossendale (W)Broomfield Avenue, Halifax, West Yorkshire
2009–10[35]Sandal (E)30-22Northwich (W)Milnthorpe Green, Sandal Magna, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
2010–11[36]Percy Park (E)26-27Burnage (W)Preston Avenue, North Shields, Tyne and Wear
2011–12[37]Percy Park (E)18-12Liverpool St Helens (W)Preston Avenue, North Shields, Tyne and Wear500
2012–13[38]Liverpool St Helens (W)17-28Morley (E)Moss Lane, St Helens, Merseyside
2013–14[39]Birkenhead Park (W)19-29Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. (E)Upper Park, Birkenhead, Merseyside
2014–15[40]Kirkby Lonsdale (W)29-35Sheffield (E)Underley Park, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria1,000
2015–16[41]Kirkby Lonsdale (W)33-38 (aet)Morley (E)Underley Park, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria
2016–17[42]Birkenhead Park (W)29-21Penrith (E)Upper Park, Birkenhead, Merseyside
2017–18[43]Driffield (E)21-24Wilmslow (W)Show Ground, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire
2018–19
Green background is the promoted team. E = North 1 East (formerly North 2 East) and W = North 1 West (formerly North 2 West)

Number of league titles

Notes

  1. ↑ Despite finishing bottom New Brighton avoided relegation with 10th placed Carlisle going down instead.
  2. ↑ It seems likely that Huddersfield and Manchester were the promoted sides this season according to league table records from the Wharfedale website as neither had been in North 1 the previous season and were not relegated from a higher division. However, as of yet it is unsure as to which club finished as champions.
  3. ↑ Due to RFU restructuring of the English league structure there would be no relegation this season.
  4. ↑ Two of Bradford & Bingley's titles was won when league was a single division known as North Division 2.
  5. ↑ Wharfedale's 1989–90 title was won when North 1 East was known as North 2 and was a tier 6 league. Having secured promotion into North 1 they won that division in 1993–94, but due to RFU restructuring of the leagues that year due to the introduction of Courage League Division 5, North 1 went from being a tier 5 to tier 6 league in this time frame, with North 2 becoming tier 7. This explains why Wharfedale has won 2 titles at tier 6.
  6. ↑ Darlington Mowden Park's title was won when league was a single division known as North Division 2.
  7. ↑ Doncaster's title was won when league was a single division known as North Division 2.
  8. ↑ Manchester's title was won when league was a single division known as North Division 1.
  9. ↑ Northern's title was won when league was a single division known as North Division 2.
  10. ↑ Stockton's title was won when league was a single division known as North Division 2.
  11. ↑ Sandal's title was won when league was a single division known as North Division 1.
  12. ↑ Stockton's title was won when league was a single division known as North Division 2.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Automatically Promoted to National League 3 North.
  2. ↑ Promoted to National League 3 North via play-off.
  3. ↑ Relegated to Yorkshire 1.
  4. 1 2 Relegated to Durham/Northumberland 1.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sheet1 - Wharfedale". Wharfedale RUFC. Wharfedale RUFC. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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  7. ↑ "1999-00 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
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  22. ↑ "2014-15 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
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  24. ↑ "2016-17 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  25. ↑ "2017-18 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
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  32. ↑ "2006-07 North Playoffs". England Rugby. 28 April 2007.
  33. ↑ "2007-08 North Playoffs". England Rugby. 26 April 2008.
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  35. ↑ "2009-10 North Playoffs". England Rugby. 1 May 2010.
  36. ↑ "2010-11 North Playoffs". England Ruby. 23 April 2011.
  37. ↑ "Percy Park 18 Liverpool St Helens 12". St Helens Star. 3 May 2012.
  38. ↑ "2012-13 North Playoffs". England Rugby. 27 April 2013.
  39. ↑ "2013-14 North Playoffs". England Rugby. 26 April 2014.
  40. ↑ "Kirkby defeated as Sheffield step it up at end of hard game". The Westmorland Gazette. 1 May 2015.
  41. ↑ "Rugby Union: Morley edge thriller to earn promotion". Morley Observer & Advertiser. 30 April 2016.
  42. ↑ "Birkenhead Park promoted back to National League Three after 'winner-take-all' clash with Penrith". Wirral Globe. 30 April 2017.
  43. ↑ "Escapologists Never Say Die". Wimslow RUFC (Pitchero). 12 May 2018.
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