Yorkshire 4

Yorkshire 4
Current season or competition:
2018–19 Yorkshire 4
Sport Rugby union
Number of teams 15
7 (North-West Division)
8 (South-East Division)
Country  England
Holders Rotherham Phoenix (2nd title) (2017–18)
(promoted to Yorkshire 3)
Most titles Old Rishworthians, Rotherham Phoenix (2 titles)
Website England RFU

Yorkshire 4 is an English Rugby Union league at the tenth tier of the domestic competition for teams from Yorkshire. Club rugby in Yorkshire operates without promotion play-offs meaning that the top two teams are automatically promoted to Yorkshire 3 and the bottom two teams were relegated to Yorkshire 5 until the RFU made changes to the Yorkshire league structure.

For the 2017-18 season, Yorkshire 4 was broken up into two regional leagues - Yorkshire 4 (North West) and Yorkshire 4 (South East) - while Yorkshire 5 ceased to exist. Teams from both Yorkshire 4 and 5 were transferred into the regional divisions depending on location[1] with promotion to Yorkshire 3 ultimately decided after a final round of fixtures featuring the top four clubs from each division playing in a Premier division with the remaining clubs participating in a Shield division.

Participating Clubs 2018-19

North West division

South East division

Premier and Shield divisions

In February, after the teams have played each other home and away, the clubs in both Yorkshire 4 leagues are reallocated into a Premier league and a Shield league for one further round of fixtures. The top four teams from each league play in the Premier and the other teams play in the Shield.

Premier participants


Participating Clubs 2017-18

North West division

South East division

Premier and Shield divisions

In February, after the teams have played each other home and away, the clubs in both Yorkshire 4 leagues are reallocated into a Premier league and a Shield league for one further round of fixtures. The top four teams from each league play in the Premier and the other teams play in the Shield.

Premier participants

  • Burley
  • Knaresborough
  • Leeds Corinthians
  • Mosborough
  • Ossett
  • Rotherham Phoenix
  • Stanley Rodillians
  • Wibsey

Shield participants

Rossington Hornets did not participate in the Shield competition.

Participating Clubs 2016-17

Participating Clubs 2015-16

Participating Clubs 2014-15

Participating Clubs 2013-14

Participating Clubs 2012–13

Yorkshire 4 Honours

Yorkshire 4 Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
1993-9413Phoenix ParkSkiptonNo relegation[a 1]Yorkshire 4
1994-95Yorkshire 4
1995-96Yorkshire 4
1996-97Yorkshire 4
1997-98Yorkshire 4
1998-99[2]10Old RishworthiansKnottingleyNestle Rowntree, Ossett, GarforthYorkshire 4
1999-00[3]9Old Modernians[a 2]MosboroughMarist, Hornsea, Rotherham CliftonYorkshire 4
2000-01[4]11StocksbridgeOld RishworthiansEdlington Granby, ThornensiansYorkshire 4
2001-02[5]12KnottingleyMoortownMosborough, Stanley Rodillians, Old RishworthiansYorkshire 4
2002-03[6]12RoundhegiansThornensiansSheffield Medicals, Sheffield OaksYorkshire 4
2003-04[7]12BarnsleyBaildonHalifax Vandals, Hornsea, Wakefield CougarsYorkshire 4
2004-05[8]11Wath Upon DearneOld ModerniansWetherby, BurleyYorkshire 4
2005-06[9]12AireboroughDoncaster PhoenixHalifax Vandals, Stanley Rodillians, HemsworthYorkshire 4
2006-07[10]12HullensiansCastlefordSheffield Oaks, Mosborough, WetherbyYorkshire 4
2007-08[11]12HessleOld OtliensiansStocksbridge, Knaresborough, HemsworthYorkshire 4
2008-09[12]12Old RishworthiansBramley PhoenixBurleyYorkshire 4
2009-10[13]12Rotherham PhoenixYork Railway InstituteHornsea, Adwick Le StreetYorkshire Division 4
2010-11[14]12Sheffield MedicalsBurleyMaristYorkshire Division 4
2011-12[15]12Leeds Medics and DentistsHemsworthStanley RodilliansYorkshire Division 4
2012-13[16]12Old GroviansHarrogate PythonsKnaresborough, MaristYorkshire Division 4
2013-14[17]12Old OtliensiansStocksbridgeHessleYorkshire Division 4
2014-15[18]12WetherbyHalifaxKnaresborough, HornseaYorkshire Division 4
2015-16[19]12Halifax VandalsWensleydaleSheffield Oaks, MosboroughYorkshire Division 4
2016-17[20]11HemsworthSkiptonNo relegation[a 3]Yorkshire Division 4
2017-18[21]15Rotherham PhoenixLeeds CorinthiansNo relegationYorkshire Division 4
2018-1915
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Notes

  1. ↑ No relegation this season due to Castle College withdrawing from league.
  2. ↑ No promotion this season as division to increase from 9 to 11 teams for the following season.
  3. ↑ No relegation as Yorkshire 5 was abolished at the end of the 2016-17 season.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Changes to the Structure of Yorkshire Four and Five (June 14 2017)". RFU North. 14 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "1998-1999 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "1999-2000 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "2000-2001 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "2001-2002 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "2002-2003 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "2003-2004 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "2004-2005 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "2005-2006 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "2006-2007 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "2007-2008 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "2008-2009 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "2009-2010 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "2010-2011 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "2011-2012 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  16. ↑ "2012-2013 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  17. ↑ "2013-2014 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  18. ↑ "2014-2015 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  19. ↑ "2015-2016 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  20. ↑ "2016-2017 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  21. ↑ "2017-2018 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
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