North East 1
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| Sport | Rugby Union |
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| Instituted | 1987 |
| Ceased | 2000 |
| Country |
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| Website | clubs.rfu.com |
North East 1 (not to be confused with North 1 East) was an English Rugby Union league which was at the seventh tier of the domestic competition (originally tier 8 in 1987) and was available to teams in North East England. Promoted teams moved up to North 2 East while relegated teams dropped to North East 2. The division was abolished at the end of the 1999-00 season due to RFU restructuring with teams either being moved up to North 2 East or dropping down to regional leagues such as Yorkshire 1 or Durham/Northumberland 1.
As a result of the RFU introducing the Courage League Division 5, between 1994 and 1996, North East 1 was merged with North West 1, taking the name North Division 2. Rather confusingly during this spell North Division 2 became North Division 1 and North Division 1 became National Division 5 North. The cancellation of Courage League Division 5 in 1996 would see the league names revert once again.
North East 1 Honours
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name | |||||||||
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| 1987-88[1] | 11 | Wharfedale | Rotherham | Ripon RUFC | North East 1 | |||||||||
| 1988-89[2] | 11 | Rotherham | Stockton | Westoe | North East 1 | |||||||||
| 1989-90 | 11 | Stockton | Gateshead Fell | Selby | North East 1 | |||||||||
| 1990-91 | 11 | Old Crossleyans | Keighley | Thornesians | North East 1 | |||||||||
| 1991-92 | 11 | York | West Park Bramhope | Bramley | North East 1 | |||||||||
| 1992-93 | 11 | Bridlington | Blaydon | Thornesians | North East 1 | |||||||||
| 1993-94 | 11 | Doncaster | Driffield RUFC | Novocastrians | North East 1 | |||||||||
| 1994-95 | 11 | North Division 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 11 | North Division 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1998-99[3] | 10 | Darlington Mowden Park | Halifax | Durham City, Old Brodleians, Pontefract | North East 1 | |||||||||
| 1999-00[4] | 10 | Halifax | Darlington[n 1] | Keighley, Horden, Percy Park[n 2] | North East 1[n 3] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Notes
- ↑ As well as the champions and runners up, five other teams were also promoted. This was because the North East 1 division was to be abolished and the majority of teams would be promoted to North 2 East.
- ↑ As North East 2 was to be abolished along with North East 1, Keighley would be transferred to Yorkshire 1 while Horden and Percy Park would be transferred to Durham/Northumberland 1.
- ↑ Last season of North East 1.
See also
References
- ↑ "1987/88 (North East 1)". Rotherham Titans. Rotherham Titans. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ↑ "1988/89 (North East 1)". Rotherham Titans. Rotherham Titans. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ↑ "1998-99 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "1999-00 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 April 2017.