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1988–89 Courage League National Division Three
Countries England
DateSeptember 1988 – April 1989
ChampionsPlymouth Albion (1st title)
Runners-upRugby
RelegatedMetropolitan Police
Maidstone
Matches played66

The 1988–89 Courage League National Division Three was the second full season of rugby union within the third tier of the English league system, currently known as National League 1. Each team played one match against the other teams, playing a total of eleven matches each. Plymouth Albion won all their eleven matches and won promotion to National Division Two. Rugby finished second, winning ten of their eleven matches, and were also promoted. Metropolitan Police and Maidstone finished in the bottom two places and both clubs were relegated to Area League South for the following season. Metropolitan Police was relegated on points difference and Maidstone lost of all their matches.[1]

Participating teams and locations

Team Ground City/Area Last season
Askeans Broad Walk Kidbrooke, London promoted from Area League South
Exeter County Ground Exeter, Devon 9th
Fylde Woodlands Memorial Ground Ansdell, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire 6th
Maidstone William Davey Memorial Ground Maidstone, Kent 8th
Metropolitan Police Imber Court Sports Ground East Molesey, Surrey 7th
Nuneaton The Harry Cleaver Ground Nuneaton, Warwickshire 10th
Plymouth Albion Beacon Park Plymouth, Devon 3rd
Rugby Webb Ellis Road Rugby, Warwickshire promoted from Area League North
Sheffield Abbeydale Park Dore, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 4th
Vale of Lune Powder House Lane Lancaster, Lancashire 5th
Wakefield College Grove Wakefield, West Yorkshire 1st
West Hartlepool Brierton Lane Hartlepool, Cleveland 2nd

[1]

League table

1988–89 Courage League National Division Three Table[2]
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Diff Points
1 Plymouth Albion 11 11 0 0 311 89 222 22
2 Rugby 11 10 0 1 268 99 169 20
3 Wakefield 11 9 0 2 282 114 168 18
4 West Hartlepool 11 5 1 5 164 133 31 11
5 Nuneaton 11 5 0 6 178 214 –36 10
6 Sheffield 11 4 1 6 170 182 –12 9
7 Vale of Lune 11 4 1 6 120 145 –25 9
8 Askeans 11 4 1 6 141 215 –74 9
9 Exeter 11 4 0 7 142 180 –38 8
10 Fylde 11 4 0 7 136 181 –45 8
11 Metropolitan Police 11 4 0 7 130 275 –145 8
12 Maidstone 11 0 0 11 74 289 –215 0
  • Points are awarded as follows:
  1. 2 pts for a win
  2. 1 pt for a draw
  3. 0 pts for a loss
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Difference between points for and against
Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated 7 July 2015

Sponsorship

National Division Three is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and is sponsored by Courage Brewery

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91. Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co Ltd.
  2. ^ "Courage Club Championship 1988–89". Moseley Rugby Club. Retrieved 27 August 2012.