Durham/Northumberland 4
Durham/Northumberland 4 was a regional English rugby union league for teams from North East England which was at the tenth tier of national domestic competition when it folded in 2006. On its inception in 1987 it was the twelfth tire of national domestic competition. Promoted teams moved up to Durham/Northumberland 3 and there was no relegation as this was the basement division for the region. Ever decreasing numbers of teams caused the division to be cancelled at the end of the 2005-06 season with the majority of teams being promoted automatically to Durham/Northumberland 3.
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Sport | Rugby Union |
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Instituted | 1987 |
Ceased | 2006 |
Country | ![]() |
Most titles | Newton Aycliffe (3 titles) |
Website | clubs.rfu.com |
Original teams
When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
- Barnard Castle
- Civil Service Durham
- Jarrovians
- Newton Aycliffe
- Prudhoe Hospital
- Richmondshire
- South Tyneside College
- Wensleydale
The league's numbers grew and declined throughout the years until the league was cancelled in 2006.
Durham/Northumberland 4 Honours
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Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name | |||||||||
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1987-88 | 8 | Wensleydale | Prudhoe Hospital | No relegation | Durham/Northumberland 4 | |||||||||
1988-89 | 10 | Barnard Castle | South Tyneside College | No relegation | Durham/Northumberland 4 | |||||||||
1989-90 | 7 | Newton Aycliffe | Civil Service Durham | No relegation | Durham/Northumberland 4 | |||||||||
1990-91 | 8 | Richmondshire | Wearside | No relegation | Durham/Northumberland 4 | |||||||||
1991-92 | 8 | Jarrovians | Sedgefield [a 1] | No relegation | Durham/Northumberland 4 | |||||||||
1992-96 | League abolished due to restructuring. | |||||||||||||
1996-97 | 7 | Gosforth | Hartlepool Athletic | No relegation | Durham/Northumberland 4 | |||||||||
1997-98 | 7 | West Hartlepool Amateurs | Wearside | No relegation | Durham/Northumberland 4 | |||||||||
1998-99[1] | 5 | Jarrovians | Durham Constabulary | No relegation | Durham/Northumberland 4 | |||||||||
1999-00[2] | 5 | Newton Aycliffe[a 2] | Yarm | No relegation | Durham/Northumberland 4 | |||||||||
2000-01[3] | 7 | Yarm | Newton Aycliffe | No relegation | Durham/Northumberland 4 | |||||||||
2001-02[4] | 7 | South Tyneside College | Richmondshire | No relegation | Durham/Northumberland 4 | |||||||||
2002-03[5] | 7 | Seaham | Wensleydale | No relegation | Durham/Northumberland 4 | |||||||||
2003-04[6] | 7 | Newton Aycliffe | Wearside Samurai | No relegation | Durham/Northumberland 4 | |||||||||
2004-05[7] | 5 | Hartlepool Athletic | Hartlepool B.B.O.B. | No relegation | Durham/Northumberland 4 | |||||||||
2005-06[8] | 5 | South Tyneside College | Jarrovians (and 2 others also promoted)[a 3] | No relegation | Durham/Northumberland 4 | |||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Number of league titles
- Newton Aycliffe (3)
- Jarrovians (2)
- South Tyneside College (2)
- Barnard Castle (1)
- Gosforth (1)
- Hartlepool Athletic (1)
- Richmondshire (1)
- Seaham (1)
- Wensleydale (1)
- West Hartlepool Amateurs (1)
- Yarm (1)
Notes
- Due to restructuring all eight teams in this league were promoted to Durham/Northumberland 3 as Durham/Northumberland 4 was abolished. The league was reinstated at a later date.
- No promotions this season as division set to increase from 5 to 7 teams for 2000-01.
- All teams apart from Shildon Town (who dropped out of the league) promoted to Durham/Northumberland 3 as this is the last season for Durham/Northumberland 4.
References
- "Northern Division". englandrugby.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- "Northern Division". englandrugby.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- "Northern Division". englandrugby.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- "Northern Division". englandrugby.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- "Northern Division". englandrugby.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- "Northern Division". englandrugby.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- "Northern Division". englandrugby.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- "Northern Division". englandrugby.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.