National League 2 North

National League 2 North
Sport	Rugby Union
Number of teams	16
Country	England
Website	clubs.rfu.com

National League 2 North, (which before September 2009 was known as National Division Three North) is the 4th tier of the English rugby union system and provides mostly amateur competition for teams in the Northern half of England.

From 2009–10 the RFU have restructured the league system in England, and this league was expanded from 14 to 16 teams. Participating clubs are from the English Midlands and Northern England. Each team plays 30 league games on a home and away basis. The champion club is promoted to National League 1 and the runner-up participates in a one-off play-off with the runner-up of National League 2 South for promotion. Relegation is to either the National Division 3 (Midlands) or National Division 3 (North) leagues depending on where the teams are based.

Participating clubs 2012–13

• Birmingham & Solihull (relegated from National League 1)
• Bromsgrove
• Caldy
• Darlington Mowden Park (promoted from National League 3 North)

• Dudley Kingswinford (promoted from National League 3 Midlands)
• Huddersfield
• Hull
• Hull Ionians
• Leicester Lions
• Luctonians
• Otley
• Preston Grasshoppers
• Sheffield Tigers
• Stockport
• Stourbridge (relegated from National League 1)
• Westoe

League Results

Results by Year

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated	Teams
2012–13	Hull Ionians	Stourbridge	Westoe Stockport Huddersfield	16
2011–12	Loughborough Students	Caldy	Harrogate Nuneaton Kendal	16
2010–11	Fylde	Loughborough Students	Morley Rugby Lions Manchester	16
2009–10	Macclesfield	Loughborough Students	Waterloo Bradford & Bingley	16
2008–09	Nuneaton	Caldy	Darlington Mowden Park Halifax	14
2007–08	Tynedale	Darlington Mowden Park		14
2006–07	Blaydon	Tynedale	Darlington Cleckheaton Orrell	14
2005–06	Bradford & Bingley			14
2004–05	Halifax	Macclesfield	Rugby Lions Dudley Kingswinford Bedford Athletic	14
2003–04	Waterloo	Halifax	Preston Grasshoppers Liverpool St Helens Longton	14
2002–03	Nuneaton	New Brighton	Bedford Athletic Broadstreet Hull Ionians Scunthorpe	14
2001–02	Doncaster	Dudley Kingswinford	Whitchurch Morley Sandal West Hartlepool	14
2000–01	Stourbridge	Sedgley Park	Walsall Aspatria	14
1999–2000	Kendal	Stourbridge	Sheffield	14
1998–99	Preston Grasshoppers	Stourbridge	Hinckley Lichfield Winnington Park	14
1997–98	Birmingham & Solihull	Manchester		14
1996–97	Worcester	Birmingham & Solihull	Hereford Stoke-on-Trent	14
1995–96	Wharfedale	Worcester	Broughton Park	13
1994–95	Walsall	Kendal	Hereford Barkers Butts	13
1993–94	Rotherham	Preston	Bradford & Bingley Durham City	13
1992–93	Harrogate	Rotherham	Towcestrians	13
1991–92	Aspatria	Hereford	Vale of Lune Northern	13
1990–91	Otley	Lichfield	Stoke-on-Trent Birmingham & Solihull	13
1989–90	Broughton Park	Morley		11
1988–89	Roundhay	Broughton Park	Birmingham	11
1987–88	Rugby	Durham	Derby Solihull Birkenhead Park	11
1987–88	Broughton	Morley		11

Original teams

When club rugby began in 1987 this division was called Area 4 North and contained the following teams:

• Birkenhead Park (now playing in National 3 North)
• Broughton Park (now playing in South Lancs/Cheshire 1)
• Derby (now playing in National 3 Midlands)
• Durham City (now playing in North 1 East)
• Lichfield (now playing in Midlands 1 West)
• Northern (now playing in North 1 East)
• Preston Grasshoppers (still playing in National League 2 North)
• Roundhay (now Leeds Carnegie and playing in the RFU Championship)
• Rugby (no longer participating in league rugby)
• Solihull (now Birmingham & Solihull, and playing in National League 2 North)
• Stourbridge (still playing in National League 2 North)