North East 1

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 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 1999-2000 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.

North East 1
SportRugby Union
Instituted1987
Ceased2000
Country England
Websiteclubs.rfu.com

As a result of the RFU introducing the Courage League Division 5, between 1994 and 1996, some teams from North East 1 was merged with some teams from North West 1, taking the name North Division 2. However, North East 1 remained as a league, but one rung further down the ladder. 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.

Original teams

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

North East 1 Honours
North East 1 Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
1987-88[1]11WharfedaleRotherhamRipon RUFCNorth East 1
1988-89[2]11RotherhamStocktonWestoeNorth East 1
1989-9011StocktonGateshead FellSelbyNorth East 1
1990-9111Old CrossleyansKeighleyThornesiansNorth East 1
1991-9211YorkWest Park BramhopeNo relegationNorth East 1
1992-9311BridlingtonBlaydonBramleyNorth East 1
1993-9413DoncasterDriffield RUFCNovocastriansNorth East 1
1994-9513BlaydonHordenThornensiansNorth East 1
1995-9613DriffieldOld BrodleiansAshington,Cleckheaton, Selby, North Ribblesdale, Roundhegians, Redcar[n 1]North East 1
1996-9710MorpethOld CrossleyansHartlepool Rovers, KeighleyNorth East 1
1997-9810Percy ParkOld CrossleyansWheatley Hills,GatesheadNorth East 1
1998-99[3]10Darlington Mowden ParkHalifaxDurham City, Old Brodleians, PontefractNorth East 1
1999-00[4]10HalifaxDarlington[n 2]Keighley, Horden, Percy Park[n 3]North East 1[n 4]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

Notes
  1. Due to restructuring six clubs were relegated into North East 2 in order to inaugurate North East 3 the following season.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Last season of North East 1.

See also

References
  1. "1987/88 (North East 1)". Rotherham Titans. Rotherham Titans. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. "1988/89 (North East 1)". Rotherham Titans. Rotherham Titans. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. "1998-99 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  4. "1999-00 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
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