North West 1

North West 1
SportRugby Union
Instituted1987 (1987)
Ceased2000 (2000)
Country England
Websiteclubs.rfu.com

North West 1 (not to be confused with North 1 West) was an EnglishRugby Union league at the seventh tier of the domestic competition and was available to teams in North West England. Promoted teams moved up to North 2 West, while relegated teams dropped to North West 2. The division was abolished at the end of the 1999–00 season due to RFU restructuring with teams being transferred to either North 2 West or their relevant regional leagues, such as South Lancs/Cheshire 1 or North Lancs/Cumbria.

Original teams

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

North West 1 Honours

North West 1 (1987–1993)

The original North West 1 was a tier 7 league with promotion up to North Division 2 and relegation down to North West 2.

North West 1 Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
1987–8811CarlisleWirralBlackburn, Netherall, Southport
1988–8911WiganEgremontWilmslow, Manchester
1989–9011SandbachEgremontChester
1990–9111NorthwichManchesterRochdale
1991–9211ManchesterMacclesfieldNo relegation[b]
1992–9313MacclesfieldNew BrightonEgremont, Wirral
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

North West 1 (1993–1996)

The creation of National 5 North for the 1993–94 season meant that North West 1 dropped from being a tier 7 league to a tier 8 league for the years that National 5 North was active.

North West 1 Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
1993–9413New BrightonOldershawKirkby Lions, Merseyside Police, St Edward's Old Boys
1994–9513Sedgley ParkLymmWigan, Stockport
1995–9613LymmPenrithMultiple teams[c]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

North West 1 (1996–2000)

The cancellation of National 5 North at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that North West 1 reverted to being a tier 7 league. At the end of the 1999–00 season a further restructure of the leagues saw North West 1, North West 2 and North West 3 cancelled, along with their counterparts North East 1, North East 2 and North East 3.

North West 1 Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
1996–9710BlackburnWest Park St HelensNetherall
1997–9810ChesterWest Park St HelensWilmslow
1998–99[2]10AldwiniansWest Park St HelensVagabonds
1999–00[3]10West Park St HelensStockport[d]Ashton-on-Mersey[e]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

Notes

  1. ^Mid-Cheshire College were renamed to Northwich RUFC from the 1990–91 season onward.[1]
  2. ^There was no relegation at the end of 1991–92 season due to the restructuring of the northern leagues by the RFU for the following season, which would see North West 1 expand from 11 to 13 teams.
  3. ^Due to restructuring caused by the creation of North West 3, five clubs were relegated into North West 2, including Sandbach, Northwich, Carlisle, Ashton-on-Mersey and Leigh. Bottom place Cockermouth were also relegated, but this time two levels down into the new North West 3.
  4. ^As this was the last season for North West 1 a larger than usual number of teams were promoted to North 2 West.
  5. ^Due to North West 2 being abolished Ashton-on-Mersey, Aspull, Oldershaw and Birkenhead Park were relegated/transferred to South Lancs/Cheshire 1 while Kirkby Lonsdale went into North Lancs/Cumbria.

References

  1. ^"Celebrating 50 Years of Northwich RUFC"(PDF). RFU. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. ^"1998-99 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  3. ^"1999-00 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 April 2017.

See also

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