Durham/Northumberland 3

Durham/Northumberland 3 is an English Rugby Union league at the ninth tier of the domestic competition and is currently the basement league of club rugby in North East England. Any club in the north east wishing to join the rugby union club hierarchy must begin at the bottom so all new teams from the north east start in this division - although until 2005-06 there was relegation to the now defunct Durham/Northumberland 4. The champions and runner-up and promoted to Durham/Northumberland 2.

Durham/Northumberland 3
Current season or competition:
2019–20 Durham/Northumberland 3
SportRugby union
Instituted1987 (1987)
Number of teams11
Country England
HoldersRedcar (1st title) (2019–20)
(promoted to Durham/Northumberland 2)
Most titlesGuisborough, South Shields (4 titles)
WebsiteEngland RFU

Each season two teams from Durham/Northumberland 3 are picked to take part in the RFU Junior Vase (a national competition for clubs at levels 9-12) - one affiliated with the Durham County RFU, the other with the Northumberland RFU. Redcar won the league in 2020 with Seaham also promoted.

Participating Clubs 2019-20

Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:

  • Billingham
  • Chester-le-Street
  • Darlington RA
  • Guisborough
  • Hartlepool TDSOB
  • North Shields
  • Seaton Carew
  • Washington
  • Wearside
  • Whitby

Durham/Northumberland 3 Honours
Durham/Northumberland 3 Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
1987–8810WhitbyBillinghamHartlepool TDSOB, WashingtonDurham/Northumberland 3
1988–8910Darlington Railway AthleticNorth ShieldsNo relegationDurham/Northumberland 3
1989–9011Barnard CastleSeaton CarewWearside, Prudhoe HospitalDurham/Northumberland 3
1990–9111GuisboroughHartlepool TDSOBHartlepool B.B.O.B., Civil Service DurhamDurham/Northumberland 3
1991–9211Chester-le-StreetWallsend [a 1]No relegation [a 2]Durham/Northumberland 3
1992–9311Newton AycliffeHartlepool B.B.O.B.No relegationDurham/Northumberland 3
1993–9410BillinghamRichmondshireNo relegationDurham/Northumberland 3
1994–9510Barnard CastleSedgefieldNo relegationDurham/Northumberland 3
1995–9612South Tyneside CollegeSeaton CarewJarrovians, Newton Aycliffe, Hartlepool Athletic, Washington, Alston Moor, Durham Constabulary, Prudhoe Hospital[a 3]Durham/Northumberland 3
1996–978BillinghamSeghillWearsideDurham/Northumberland 3
1997–989GosforthHoughtonNo relegationDurham/Northumberland 3
1998–99[1]10WallsendRichmondshireHartlepool B.B.O.B.Durham/Northumberland 3
1999–00[2]9Guisborough[a 4]Seaton CarewHartlepool Athletic, SeahamDurham/Northumberland 3
2000–01[3]12GuisboroughBarnard CastleDurham ConstabularyDurham/Northumberland 3
2001–02[4]12NovocastriansSeaton CarewNewton Aycliffe, WensleydaleDurham/Northumberland 3
2002–03[5]12PontelandYarmWearside Samurai, JarroviansDurham/Northumberland 3
2003–04[6]12RichmondshireWhitbyWest Hartlepool Amateurs, Hartlepool AthleticDurham/Northumberland 3
2004–05[7]10SunderlandWhitley Bay RockcliffSeaham, South Tyneside CollegeDurham/Northumberland 3
2005–06[8]10BlythYarmNo relegation[a 5]Durham/Northumberland 3
2006–07[9]13MedicalsBarnard CastleNo relegationDurham/Northumberland 3
2007–08[10]11HartlepoolTeam NorthumbriaNo relegationDurham/Northumberland 3
2008–09[11]11Seaton CarewBishop AucklandNo relegationDurham/Northumberland 3
2009–10[12]12GuisboroughPrudhoe & StocksfieldNo relegationDurham/Northumberland Division 3
2010–11[13]11North ShieldsWhitbyNo relegationDurham/Northumberland Division 3
2011–12[14]11Prudhoe & StocksfieldSeahamNo relegationDurham/Northumberland Division 3
2012–13[15]12Hartlepool B.B.O.B.WhitbyNo relegationDurham/Northumberland Division 3
2013–14[16]12South Tyneside CollegeWinlaton VulcansNo relegationDurham/Northumberland Division 3
2014–15[17]12WhitbyHoughtonNo relegationDurham/Northumberland Division 3
2015–16[18]13South ShieldsSedgefieldNo relegationDurham/Northumberland Division 3
2016–17[19]12Newton AycliffeRichmondshireNo relegationDurham/Northumberland Division 3
2017–18[20]12South ShieldsHoughtonNo relegationDurham/Northumberland Division 3
2018–19[21]10[a 6]Seaton CarewBlythNo relegationDurham/Northumberland Division 3
2019–20[22]11RedcarSeahamNo relegationDurham/Northumberland Division 3
2020–2111
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles
  • Guisborough (4)
  • South Shields[a 7] (4)
  • Barnard Castle (2)
  • Billingham (2)
  • Newton Aycliffe (2)
  • Seaton Carew (2)
  • Whitby (2)
  • Blyth (1)
  • Chester-le-Street (1)
  • Darlington Railway Athletic (1)
  • Hartlepool (1)
  • Hartlepool B.B.O.B. (1)
  • Medicals (1)
  • North Shields (1)
  • Novocastrians (1)
  • Ponteland (1)
  • Prudhoe & Stocksfield (1)
  • Redcar (1)
  • Richmondshire (1)
  • Sunderland (1)
  • Wallsend (1)


Notes
  1. Due to restructuring, Runners up Wallsend were promoted to Durham/Northumberland 2 along with North Shields, Houghton, Billingham, South Tyneside College and Wensleydale
  2. Due to restructuring, no clubs were relegated to Durham/Northumberland 4. The remaining eight clubs in Durham/Northumberland 4 were promoted into Durham/Northumberland 3 for the following season.
  3. Due to restructuring of the leagues, seven clubs (Alston Moor folded in the close season) were relegated to Durham/Northumberland 4. This was done to decrease league sizes and begin Home and Away fixtures in order to inaugurate North East 3 the following season.
  4. Guisborough were not promoted despite being champions as the division was to increase from 9 to 12 teams for the following season.
  5. No relegation as Durham/Northumberland 4 to be abolished for the following season.
  6. Division reduced from 12 to 10 teams after Jarrovians and Chester-le-Street pull out.
  7. South Tyneside College changed their name to South Shields in 2015.

See also

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