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2001–02 National Division Three North
Countries England
ChampionsDoncaster
Runners-upDudley Kingswinford
RelegatedWest Hartlepool, Sandal, Whitchurch, Morley
Attendance20,025 (average 323 per match)[a 1]
Highest attendance2,000
Doncaster v Dudley Kingswinford
26 January 2002
Lowest attendance100
Sandal v Dudley Kingswinford
24 November 2001
Sandal v Whitchurch
16 February 2002
Top point scorerEngland John Liley (Doncaster)
359 points
Top try scorerEngland Shaun Perry (Dudley Kingswinford)
25 tries

The 2001–02 National Division Three North was the second season (fifteenth overall) of the fourth division (north) of the English domestic rugby union competition using the name National Division Three North. New teams to the division included West Hartlepool who were relegated from the 2000–01 National Division Two while promoted teams included Scunthorpe who were champions of Midlands Division 1 while Darlington Mowden Park (champions) and Blaydon (playoffs) came up from North Division 1.[1][2][3] The league system was 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw with the promotion system changing for this season with a playoff system being introduced. The champions of both National Division Three North and National Division Three South would automatically go up but the runners up of these two divisions would meet each other in a one off match (at the home ground of the side with the superior league record) to see who would claim the third and final promotion place to National Division Two for the following season.

After the havoc caused by the previous seasons foot-and-mouth crisis, this year's competition was much more straightforward with all fixtures being fulfilled. Doncaster were easily the top side in the competition, strolling to the league title with almost a perfect record (they lost just the one game) and gaining promotion to the 2002–03 National Division Two.[4] As league runners up, Dudley Kingswinford had a tough playoff game away against 2001–02 National Division Three South runners up Launceston who were ultimately too strong for the Midlands side who lost 26 - 0 and had to spend another season in National Division Three North.[5] Unlike 2000-01 the relegation process was much more straightforward expect that four teams would go down instead of the usual two. West Hartlepool were the first team to be relegated, suffering their fourth relegation in a row (the north-west club were actually a Premiership team at the start of this slide), followed swiftly by Sandal as easily the two worst sides in the league. Morley and Whitchurch were the other teams to be relegated, being much more competitive but not having quite enough to stay safe.[4] West Hartlepool, Sandal and Morley dropped to North Division 1 while Whitchurch went into Midlands Division 1.[6][7]

Participating teams and locations

Team Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bedford Athletic Putnoe Woods 500 Bedford, Bedfordshire
Blaydon Crow Trees 2,000 (400 seats) Swalwell, Tyne and Wear
Darlington Mowden Park Yiewsley Drive Darlington, County Durham
Doncaster Castle Park 3,075 Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Dudley Kingswinford Heathbrook Kingswinford, Dudley, West Midlands
Liverpool St Helens Moss Lane St Helens, Merseyside
Morley Scatcherd Lane Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire
New Brighton Hartsfield 2,000 Wirral, Merseyside
Nuneaton Liberty Way 4,314 (514 seats) Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Sandal Milnthorpe Green Sandal Magna, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Scunthorpe Heslam Park Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
Tynedale Tynedale Park 2,000 (400 seats) Corbridge, Northumberland
West Hartlepool Brinkburn 1,000 (76 seats) Hartlepool, County Durham
Whitchurch Edgeley Park Whitchurch, Shropshire

Final league table

2001–02 National Division Three North Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Points
1 Doncaster (C) 26 25 0 1 1074 357 717 50
2 Dudley Kingswinford 26 20 3 3 840 417 423 43
3 Liverpool St Helens 26 18 0 8 742 587 155 36
4 New Brighton 26 16 2 8 748 526 222 34
5 Tynedale 26 14 0 12 530 528 2 28
6 Darlington Mowden Park 26 14 1 11 583 587 -4 27
7 Blaydon 26 13 0 13 625 494 131 26
8 Nuneaton 26 12 0 14 599 585 14 24
9 Scunthorpe 26 11 0 15 638 738 -100 22
10 Bedford Athletic 26 10 1 15 599 624 -25 21
11 Whitchurch (R) 26 10 1 15 524 701 -177 19
12 Morley (R) 26 8 1 17 541 600 -59 17
13 Sandal (R) 26 3 1 22 316 1009 -693 7
14 West Hartlepool (R) 26 3 0 23 412 1018 -606 6
Reference englandrugby.com: Updated 27-04-2002

Results

Round 1

1 September 2001
Bedford Athletic16 - 63Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Putnoe Woods
1 September 2001
Liverpool St Helens23 - 12Whitchurch
Report
Moss Lane
1 September 2001
Morley24 - 23Blaydon
Report
Scatcherd Lane
Attendance: 400
Referee: Chris Sharp
1 September 2001
Nuneaton36 - 17West Hartlepool
Report
Liberty Way
1 September 2001
Sandal28 - 71Doncaster
Report
Milnthorpe Green
1 September 2001
Scunthorpe32 - 36New Brighton
Report
Heslam Park
Referee: Mike Hamlin
1 September 2001
Tynedale3 - 15Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Tynedale Park
Referee: David Helme

[8]


Round 2

8 September 2001
Blaydon22 - 42Liverpool St Helens
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 280
Referee: S Makinson
8 September 2001
Darlington Mowden Park41 - 0Sandal
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 300
8 September 2001
Doncaster49 - 13Nuneaton
Report
Castle Park
Referee: Rob Sawyer
8 September 2001
Dudley Kingswinford21 - 21New Bright
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 450
Referee: Chris Sharp
8 September 2001
Tynedale43 - 16Scunthorpe
Report
Tynedale Park
8 September 2001
West Hartlepool15 - 50Morley
Report
Brinkburn
8 September 2001
Whitchurch31 - 15Bedford Athletic
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 350

[9]


Round 3

22 September 2001
Bedford Athletic19 - 30Blaydon
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 150
Referee: Rowan Kitt
22 September 2001
Liverpool St Helens45 - 17West Hartlepool
Report
Moss Lane
Attendance: 150
Referee: Alan Hughes
22 September 2001
Morley15 - 41Doncaster
Report
Scatcherd Lane
Referee: S Makinson
22 September 2001
New Brighton28 - 35Whitchurch
Report
Hartsfield
22 September 2001
Nuneaton12 - 32Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Liberty Way
22 September 2001
Sandal17 - 10Tynedale
Report
Milnthorpe Green
22 September 2001
Scunthorpe23 - 43Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Heslam Park
Attendance: 250

[10]


Round 4

6 October 2001
Blaydon18 - 11New Brighton
Report
Crow Trees
6 October 2001
Darlington Mowden Park19 - 12Morley
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 400
6 October 2001
Doncaster49 - 22Liverpool St Helens
Report
Castle Park
6 October 2001
Sandal8 - 27Scunthorpe
Report
Milnthorpe Green
Attendance: 150
Referee: Alan Hughes
6 October 2001
Tynedale26 - 20Nuneaton
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: S Makinson
6 October 2001
West Hartlepool18 - 16Bedford Athletic
Report
Brinkburn
Referee: Chris Sharp
6 October 2001
Whitchurch24 - 53Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Rob Sawyer

[11]


Round 5

20 October 2001
Bedford Athletic12 - 20Doncaster
Report
Putnoe Woods
Referee: Paul Dickens
20 October 2001
Dudley Kingswinford27 - 13Blaydon
Report
Heathbrook
20 October 2001
Liverpool St Helens30 - 10Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Moss Lane
20 October 2001
Morley25 - 23Tynedale
Report
Scatcherd Lane
Referee: Rob Sawyer
20 October 2001
New Brighton69 - 5West Hartlepool
Report
Hartsfield
20 October 2001
Nuneaton51 - 27Sandal
Report
Liberty Way
20 October 2001
Scunthorpe19 - 35Whitchurch
Report
Heslam Park
Attendance: 250
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

[12]


Round 6

27 October 2001
Blaydon42 - 12Whitchurch
Report
Crow Trees
27 October 2001
Darlington Mowden Park29 - 20Bedford Athletic
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Chris Sharp
27 October 2001
Doncaster51 - 10New Brighton
Report
Castle Park
27 October 2001
Nuneaton26 - 23Scunthorpe
Report
Liberty Way
27 October 2001
Sandal12 - 20Morley
Report
Milnthorpe Green
Attendance: 200
27 October 2001
Tynedale18 - 22Liverpool St Helens
Report
Tynedale Park
27 October 2001
West Hartlepool10 - 42Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Brinkburn
Referee: S Makinson

[13]


Round 7

3 November 2001
Bedford Athletic26 - 10Tynedale
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 200
Referee: Paul Dix
3 November 2001
Dudley Kingswinford16 - 0Doncaster
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 750
Referee: Andrew Canning
3 November 2001
Liverpool St Helens55 - 0Sandal
Report
Moss Lane
Referee: Rob Sawyer
3 November 2001
Scunthorpe21 - 16Blaydon
Report
Heslam Park
Attendance: 250
Referee: D Edmunds
3 November 2001
Whitchurch22 - 5West Hartlepool
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 350
Referee: David Helme
3 November 2001
MorleyP - PNuneaton
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 29 December 2001.
3 November 2001
New BrightonP - PDarlington Mowden Park
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 29 December 2001.

[14]


Round 8

10 November 2001
Blaydon44 - 27West Hartlepool
Report
Crow Trees
10 November 2001
Darlington Mowden Park31 - 43Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Yiewsley Drive
10 November 2001
Doncaster74 - 7Whitchurch
Report
Castle Park
10 November 2001
Morley11 - 16Scunthorpe
Report
Scatcherd Lane
10 November 2001
Nuneaton34 - 37Liverpool St Helens
Report
Liberty Way
10 November 2001
Sandal13 - 13Bedford Athletic
Report
Milnthorpe Green
Referee: Chris Sharp
10 November 2001
Tynedale18 - 6New Brighton
Report
Tynedale Park

[15]


Round 9

17 November 2001
Bedford Athletic25 - 14Nuneaton
Report
Putnoe Woods
17 November 2001
Blaydon10 - 29Doncaster
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 300
Referee: David Helme
17 November 2001
Dudley Kingswinford38 - 15Tynedale
Report
Heathbrook
17 November 2001
Liverpool St Helens26 - 23Morley
Report
Moss Lane
17 November 2001
New Brighton55 - 10Sandal
Report
Hartsfield
17 November 2001
Scunthorpe45 - 28West Hartlepool
Report
Heslam Park
17 November 2001
Whitchurch6 - 33Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Edgeley Park
Referee: Rob Sawyer

[16]


Round 10

24 November 2001
Darlington Mowden Park18 - 12Blaydon
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Chris Seeley
24 November 2001
Doncaster95 - 13West Hartlepool
Report
Castle Park
Referee: Chris Sharp
24 November 2001
Liverpool St Helens28 - 34Scunthorpe
Report
Moss Lane
Attendance: 200
Referee: S Makinson
24 November 2001
Morley31 - 15Bedford Athletic
Report
Scatcherd Lane
Referee: Andrew Vertigan
24 November 2001
Nuneaton3 - 23New Brighton
Report
Liberty Way
Attendance: 150
Referee: Paul Dickens
24 November 2001
Sandal0 - 71Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Milnthorpe Green
Attendance: 100
Referee: Stuart Piercy
24 November 2001
Tynedale18 - 6Whitchurch
Report
Tynedale Park

[17]


Round 11

1 December 2001
Blaydon26 - 15Morley
Report
Crow Trees
1 December 2001
Darlington Mowden Park26 - 25Tynedale
Report
Yiewsley Drive
1 December 2001
Doncaster70 - 7Sandal
Report
Castle Park
1 December 2001
Dudley Kingswinford39 - 17Bedford Athletic
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 600
Referee: Nick Williams
1 December 2001
New Brighton21 - 49Scunthorpe
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Rob Sawyer
1 December 2001
West Hartlepool12 - 37Nuneaton
Report
Brinkburn
1 December 2001
Whitchurch29 - 43Liverpool St Helens
Report
Edgeley Park
Referee: Guy Steel Bodger

[18]


Round 12

8 December 2001
Bedford Athletic41 - 38Scunthorpe
Report
Putnoe Woods
8 December 2001
Darlington Mowden Park7 - 21Doncaster
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: David Matthews
8 December 2001
Liverpool St Helens18 - 16New Brighton
Report
Moss Lane
8 December 2001
Morley8 - 24Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Scatcherd Lane
8 December 2001
Nuneaton37 - 12Whitchurch
Report
Liberty Way
8 December 2001
Sandal10 - 27Blaydon
Report
Milnthorpe Green
Attendance: 180
Referee: Andrew Canning
8 December 2001
Tynedale42 - 27West Hartlepool
Report
Tynedale Park

Round 13

15 December 2001
Blaydon3 - 10Nuneaton
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 150
Referee: David Helme
15 December 2001
Doncaster40 - 13Tynedale
Report
Castle Park
Referee: Rob Sawyer
15 December 2001
Dudley Kingswinford46 - 7Liverpool St Helens
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 600
Referee: Chris Seeley
15 December 2001
New Brighton37 - 17Bedford Athletic
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Chris Sharp
15 December 2001
Scunthorpe48 - 19Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Heslam Park
Attendance: 250
Referee: Mike Hamlin
15 December 2001
West Hartlepool21 - 28Sandal
Report
Brinkburn
15 December 2001
Whitchurch13 - 7Morley
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 375

[19]


Round 14

22 December 2001
Doncaster20 - 13Scunthorpe
Report
Castle Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Stuart Piercy
22 December 2001
Darlington Mowden ParkP - PWest Hartlepool
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002.
22 December 2001
Liverpool St HelensP - PBedford Athletic
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 29 December 2001.
22 December 2001
MorleyP - PNew Brighton
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002.
22 December 2001
NuneatonP - PDudley Kingswinford
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002.
22 December 2001
SandalP - PWhitchurch
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002.
22 December 2001
TynedaleP - PBlaydon
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 29 December 2001.

[20]


Rounds 7 & 14 (rescheduled games)

29 December 2001
New Brighton21 - 20Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Hartsfield
  • Game rescheduled from 3 November 2001.
29 December 2001
Liverpool St HelensP - PBedford Athletic
  • Game initially rescheduled from 29 December 2001 but postponed again until 16 February 2002.
22 December 2001
MorleyP - PNuneaton
  • Game initially rescheduled from 3 November 2001 but postponed again until 2 March 2002.
29 December 2001
TynedaleP - PBlaydon
  • Game initially rescheduled from 29 December 2001 but postponed again until 16 February 2002.

[21]


Round 15

5 January 2002
Bedford AthleticP - PMorley
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 March 2002.
5 January 2002
BlaydonP - PDarlington Mowden Park
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002.
5 January 2002
Dudley KingswinfordP - PSandal
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002.
5 January 2002
New BrightonP - PNuneaton
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 March 2002.
5 January 2002
ScunthorpeP - PLiverpool St Helens
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 March 2002.
5 January 2002
West HartlepoolP - PDoncaster
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 March 2002.
5 January 2002
WhitchurchP - PTynedale
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002.

[22]


Round 16

12 January 2002
Darlington Mowden Park58 - 5Whitchurch
Report
Yiewsley Drive
12 January 2002
Doncaster23 - 15Blaydon
Report
Castle Park
12 January 2002
Morley15 - 55Liverpool St Helens
Report
Scatcherd Lane
12 January 2002
Nuneaton23 - 17Bedford Athletic
Report
Liberty Way
12 January 2002
Sandal11 - 40New Brighton
Report
Milnthorpe Green
Attendance: 150
12 January 2002
West Hartlepool22 - 35Scunthorpe
Report
Brinkburn
12 January 2002
TynedaleP - PDudley Kingswinford
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 March 2002.

[23]


Round 17

19 January 2002
Bedford Athletic53 - 0Sandal
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 150
19 January 2002
Dudley Kingswinford17 - 17Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 550
Referee: David Matthews
19 January 2002
Liverpool St Helens29 - 26Nuneaton
Report
Moss Lane
Referee: Nick Williams
19 January 2002
New Brighton35 - 5Tynedale
Report
Hartsfield
19 January 2002
Scunthorpe26 - 36Morley
Report
Heslam Park
Attendance: 450
Referee: Chris Sharp
19 January 2002
West Hartlepool9 - 29Blaydon
Report
Brinkburn
Attendance: 150
Referee: David Helme
19 January 2002
Whitchurch0 - 13Doncaster
Report
Edgeley Park

[24]


Round 18

26 January 2002
Blaydon25 - 15Scunthorpe
Report
Crow Trees
26 January 2002
Darlington Mowden Park19 - 39New Brighton
Report
Yiewsley Drive
26 January 2002
Doncaster20 - 8Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Castle Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mike Hamlin
26 January 2002
Tynedale20 - 18Bedford Athletic
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 150
Referee: David Helme
26 January 2002
West Hartlepool14 - 12Whitchurch
Report
Brinkburn
26 January 2002
NuneatonP - PMorley
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 April 2002.
26 January 2002
SandalP - PLiverpool St Helens
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 April 2002.

[25]


Round 19

2 February 2002
Bedford Athletic27 - 5Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 150
Referee: Andrew Canning
2 February 2002
Dudley Kingswinford46 - 5West Hartlepool
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 350
Referee: Paul Dickens
2 February 2002
Liverpool St Helens35 - 7Tynedale
Report
Moss Lane
2 February 2002
Morley32 - 6Sandal
Report
Scatcherd Lane
Referee: David Helme
2 February 2002
New Brighton19 - 20Doncaster
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Chris Seeley
2 February 2002
Scunthorpe5 - 35Nuneaton
Report
Heslam Park
Attendance: 250
Referee: D Edmunds
2 February 2002
Whitchurch18 - 16Blaydon
Report
Edgeley Park

[26]


Round 20

9 February 2002
Blaydon50 - 21Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Crow Trees
9 February 2002
Darlington Mowden Park24 - 31Liverpool St Helens
Report
Yiewsley Drive
9 February 2002
Doncaster23 - 10Bedford Athletic
Report
Castle Park
9 February 2002
Sandal18 - 25Nuneaton
Report
Milnthorpe Green
Attendance: 150
9 February 2002
Tynedale16 - 11Morley
Report
Tynedale Park
9 February 2002
West Hartlepool19 - 41New Brighton
Report
Brinkburn
9 February 2002
Whitchurch34 - 12Scunthorpe
Report
Edgeley Park

Rounds 7 & 14 (rescheduled games)

16 February 2002
Darlington Mowden Park25 - 24West Hartlepool
Report
Yiewsley Drive
  • Game rescheduled from 22 December 2001.
16 February 2002
Liverpool St Helens34 - 10Bedford Athletic
Report
Moss Lane
Attendance: 200
Referee: Rob Sawyer
  • Game rescheduled firstly from 22 December 2001 and then from 29 December 2001.
16 February 2002
Morley16 - 27New Brighton
Report
Scatcherd Lane
  • Game rescheduled from 22 December 2001.
16 February 2002
Nuneaton13 - 24Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Liberty Way
Referee: Chris Sharp
  • Game rescheduled from 22 December 2001.
16 February 2002
Sandal23 - 29Whitchurch
Report
Milnthorpe Green
Attendance: 100
  • Game rescheduled from 22 December 2001.
16 February 2002
Tynedale19 - 10Blaydon
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 400
  • Game initially rescheduled from 3 November 2001 & then 29 December 2001.

[27]


Round 21

23 February 2002
Bedford Athletic62 - 20West Hartlepool
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 150
Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
23 February 2002
Dudley Kingswinford22 - 19Whitchurch
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 475
23 February 2002
Morley16 - 17Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Scatcherd Lane
23 February 2002
New Brighton23 - 21Blaydon
Report
Hartsfield
23 February 2002
Scunthorpe20 - 22Sandal
Report
Heslam Park
23 February 2002
Liverpool St HelensP - PDoncaster
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 27 April 2002.
23 February 2002
NuneatonP - PTynedale
  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 27 April 2002.

[28]


Rounds 14, 15 & 22 (rescheduled games)

2 March 2002
Blaydon29 - 23Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Crow Trees
  • Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.
2 March 2002
Dudley Kingswinford17 - 3Sandal
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 300
Referee: Rob Sawyer
  • Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.
2 March 2002
Morley9 - 19Nuneaton
Report
Scatcherd Lane
Referee: Andrew Canning
  • Game rescheduled from 29 December 2002.
2 March 2002
West Hartlepool11 - 32Liverpool St Helens
Report
Brinkburn
  • Game brought forward from 9 March 2002.
2 March 2002
Whitchurch13 - 36Tynedale
Report
Edgeley Park
  • Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.

[29]


Round 22

9 March 2002
Blaydon35 - 9Bedford Athletic
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 250
9 March 2002
Darlington Mowden Park17 - 9Nuneaton
Report
Yiewsley Drive
9 March 2002
Doncaster27 - 13Morley
Report
Castle Park
9 March 2002
Dudley Kingswinford43 - 5Scunthorpe
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 420
9 March 2002
Tynedale37 - 14Sandal
Report
Tynedale Park
9 March 2002
Whitchurch22 - 27New Brighton
Report
Edgeley Park
9 March 2002
West HartlepoolP - PLiverpool St Helens
  • Game brought forward to 2 March 2002.

Round 23

16 March 2002
Bedford Athletic18 - 30Whitchurch
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 125
Referee: Wayne Poulter
16 March 2002
Liverpool St Helens23 - 3Blaydon
Report
Moss Lane
Attendance: 250
Referee: A Malpass
16 March 2002
Morley48 - 12West Hartlepool
Report
Scatcherd Lane
Referee: S Makinson
16 March 2002
New Brighton22 - 22Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 450
Referee: Alan Biggs
16 March 2002
Nuneaton32 - 51Doncaster
Report
Liberty Way
Referee: Chris Sharp
16 March 2002
Sandal19 - 36Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Milnthorpe Green
16 March 2002
Scunthorpe19 - 16Tynedale
Report
Heslam Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Andrew Canning

[30]


Rounds 15 & 16 (rescheduled games)

23 March 2002
Bedford Athletic23 - 17Morley
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 150
Referee: Nick Cousins
  • Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.
23 March 2002
New Brighton20 - 19Nuneaton
Report
Hartsfield
  • Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.
23 March 2002
Scunthorpe30 - 16Liverpool St Helens
Report
Heslam Park
Referee: Greg Garner
  • Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.
23 March 2002
Tynedale19 - 13Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: David Helme
  • Game rescheduled from 12 January 2002.
23 March 2002
West Hartlepool6 - 43Doncaster
Report
Brinkburn
  • Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002.

[31]


Round 24

30 March 2002
Bedford Athletic42 - 20Liverpool St Helens
Report
Putnoe Woods
Referee: Craig Pocock
30 March 2002
Blaydon21 - 31Tynedale
Report
Crow Trees
30 March 2002
Dudley Kingswinford34 - 19Nuneaton
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 550
Referee: Nick Williams
30 March 2002
New Brighton40 - 19Morley
Report
Hartsfield
30 March 2002
Scunthorpe33 - 72Doncaster
Report
Heslam Park
Referee: Graham Hughes
30 March 2002
West Hartlepool15 - 27Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Brinkburn
30 March 2002
Whitchurch56 - 16Sandal
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 275
Referee: Greg Garner

[32]


Round 25

6 April 2002
Bedford Athletic28 - 7New Brighton
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 150
Referee: Steve Harland
6 April 2002
Darlington Mowden Park12 - 17Scunthorpe
Report
Yiewsley Drive
6 April 2002
Liverpool St Helens10 - 12Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Moss Lane
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
6 April 2002
Morley19 - 19Whitchurch
Report
Scatcherd Lane
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
6 April 2002
Nuneaton15 - 18Blaydon
Report
Liberty Way
Referee: Andrew Vertigan
6 April 2002
Sandal17 - 31West Hartlepool
Report
Milnthorpe Green
Referee: Rob Sawyer
6 April 2002
Tynedale15 - 33Doncaster
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 350
Referee: Alan Hughes

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Round 26

13 April 2002
Blaydon67 - 0Sandal
Report
Crow Trees
Referee: Andrew Gardner
13 April 2002
Doncaster86 - 3Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Castle Park
Referee: Chris Seeley
13 April 2002
Dudley Kingswinford32 - 30Morley
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 475
Referee: Alan Biggs
13 April 2002
New Brighton54 - 8Liverpool St Helens
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Chris Sharp
13 April 2002
Scunthorpe17 - 30Bedford Athletic
Report
Heslam Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: John Dunham
13 April 2002
Whitchurch23 - 30Nuneaton
Report
Edgeley Park
Referee: Mick Reid
13 April 2002
West Hartlepool9 - 30Tynedale
Report
Brinkburn
Referee: Marcelo Pilara

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Round 18 (rescheduled games)

20 April 2002
Nuneaton28 - 19Morley
Report
Liberty Way
  • Game rescheduled from 26 January 2002.
20 April 2002
Sandal7 - 34Liverpool St Helens
Report
Milnthorpe Green
Attendance: 150
Referee: S Makinson
  • Game rescheduled from 26 January 2002.

Round 21 (rescheduled games)

27 April 2002
Liverpool St Helens17 - 33Doncaster
Report
Moss Lane
  • Game rescheduled from 23 February 2002.
27 April 2002
Nuneaton13 - 15Tynedale
Report
Liberty Way
Attendance: 120
Referee: Mark Rose
  • Game rescheduled from 23 February 2002.

Promotion play-off

The league runners up of National Division Three South and North would meet in a playoff game for promotion to National Division Two. Launceston were runners-up in the south and because they had a better league record than north runners-up, Dudley Kingswinford, they hosted the play-off match.

27 April 2002
Launceston26 - 0Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Polson Bridge
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Alan Biggs

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Total season attendances

Club Home
Games
Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Bedford Athletic 8[a 2] 1,225 153 200 125 31%
Blaydon 4[a 3] 980 245 300 150 12%
Darlington Mowden Park 2[a 4] 700 350 400 300
Doncaster 2[a 5] 3,000 1,500 2,000 1,000 49%
Dudley Kingswinford 11[a 6] 5,520 502 750 300
Liverpool St Helens 4[a 7] 800 200 250 150
Morley 1[a 8] 400 400 400 400
New Brighton 1[a 9] 450 450 450 450 23%
Nuneaton 2[a 10] 270 135 150 120 3%
Sandal 8[a 11] 1,180 148 200 100
Scunthorpe 8[a 12] 2,400 300 450 250
Tynedale 5[a 13] 1,300 260 400 150 13%
West Hartlepool 1[a 14] 150 150 150 150 15%
Whitchurch 5[a 15] 1,650 330 375 275
  1. ^ Note that due to extremely poor record by media and other sources 120 home attendances are missing (see below) so the total attendance will not be 100% accurate. The average attendance has also been taken into account with the missing games not included.
  2. ^ Missing home attendances v Dudley Kingswinford on 1 September 2001, Doncaster on 20 October 2001, Nuneaton on 17 November 2001, Scunthorpe on 8 December 2001 and Liverpool St Helens on 30 March 2002.
  3. ^ Missing home attendances v New Brighton on 6 October 2001, Whitchurch on 27 October 2001, West Hartlepool on 10 November 2001, Morley on 1 December 2001, Scunthorpe on 26 January 2002, Dudley Kingswinford on 9 February 2002, Darlington Mowden Park on 2 March 2002, Tynedale on 30 March 2002 and Sandal on 13 April 2002.
  4. ^ Missing home attendances v Bedford Athletic on 27 October 2001, Dudley Kingswinford on 10 November 2001, Blaydon on 24 November 2001, Tynedale on 1 December 2001, Doncaster on 8 December 2001, Whitchurch on 12 January 2002, New Brighton on 26 January 2002, Liverpool St Helens on 9 February 2002, West Hartlepool on 16 February 2002, Nuneaton on 9 March 2002 and Scunthorpe on 6 April 2002.
  5. ^ Missing home attendances v Nuneaton on 8 September 2001, Liverpool St Helens on 6 October 2001, New Brighton on 27 October 2001, Whitchurch on 10 November 2001, West Hartlepool on 24 November 2001, Sandal on 1 December 2001, Tynedale on 15 December 2001, Blaydon on 12 January 2002, Bedford Athletic on 9 February 2002, Morley on 9 March 2002 and Darlington Mowden Park on 13 April 2002.
  6. ^ Missing home attendances v Blaydon on 20 October 2001 and Tynedale on 17 November 2001.
  7. ^ Missing home attendances v Whitchurch on 1 September 2001, Darlington Mowden Park on 20 October 2001, Sandal on 3 November 2001, Morley on 17 November 2001, New Brighton on 8 December 2001, Nuneaton on 19 January 2002, Tynedale on 2 February 2002, Dudley Kingswinford on 6 April 2002 and Doncaster on 27 April 2002.
  8. ^ Missing home attendances v Doncaster on 22 September 2001, Tynedale on 20 October 2001, Scunthorpe on 10 November 2001, Bedford Athletic on 24 November 2001, Dudley Kingswinford on 8 December 2001, Liverpool St Helens on 12 January 2002, Sandal on 2 February 2002, New Brighton on 16 February 2002, Darlington Mowden Park on 23 February 2002, Nuneaton on 2 March 2002, West Hartlepool on 16 March 2002 and Whitchurch on 6 April 2002.
  9. ^ Missing home attendances v Whitchurch on 22 September 2001, West Hartlepool on 20 October 2001, Sandal on 17 November 2001, Scunthorpe on 1 December 2001, Bedford Athletic on 15 December 2001, Darlington Mowden Park on 29 December 2001, Tynedale on 19 January 2002, Doncaster on 2 February 2002, Blaydon on 23 February 2002, Nuneaton on 23 March 2002, Morley on 30 March 2002 and Liverpool St Helens on 13 April 2002.
  10. ^ Missing home attendances v West Hartlepool on 1 September 2001, Darlington Mowden Park on 22 September 2001, Sandal on 20 October 2001, Scunthorpe on 27 October 2001, Liverpool St Helens on 10 November 2001, Whitchurch on 8 December 2001, Bedford Athletic on 12 January 2002, Dudley Kingswinford on 16 February 2002, Doncaster on 16 March 2002, Blaydon on 6 April 2002 and Morley on 20 April 2002.
  11. ^ Missing home attendances v Doncaster on 1 September 2001, Tynedale on 22 September 2001, Bedford Athletic on 10 November 2001, Darlington Mowden Park on 16 March 2002 and West Hartlepool on 6 April 2002.
  12. ^ Missing home attendances v New Brighton on 1 September 2001, West Hartlepool on 17 November 2001, Sandal on 23 February 2002, Liverpool St Helens on 23 March 2002 and Doncaster on 30 March 2002.
  13. ^ Missing home attendances v New Brighton on 1 September 2001, Scunthorpe on 8 September 2001, Liverpool St Helens on 27 October 2001, New Brighton on 10 November 2001, Whitchurch on 24 November 2001, West Hartlepool on 8 December 2001, Morley on 9 February 2002 and Sandal on 9 March 2002.
  14. ^ Missing home attendances v Morley on 8 September 2001, Bedford Athletic on 6 October 2001, Dudley Kingswinford on 27 October 2001, Nuneaton on 1 December 2001, Sandal on 15 December 2001, Scunthorpe on 12 January 2002, Whitchurch on 26 January 2002, New Brighton on 9 February 2002, Liverpool St Helens on 2 March 2002, Doncaster on 23 March 2002, Darlington Mowden Park on 30 March 2002 and Tynedale on 13 April 2002.
  15. ^ Missing home attendances v Darlington Mowden Park on 17 November 2001, Liverpool St Helens on 1 December 2001, Doncaster on 19 January 2002, Blaydon on 2 February 2002, Scunthorpe on 9 February 2002, Tynedale on 2 March 2002, New Brighton on 9 March 2002 and Nuneaton on 13 April 2002.

Individual statistics

  • Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.

Season records

See also

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