2010–11_National_League_2_North

2010–11 National League 2 North
2010–11 National League 2 North
Countries	England
Champions	Fylde
Runners-up	Loughborough Students
Relegated	Manchester, Rugby Lions, Morley
Attendance	60,630 (average 268 per match)
Highest attendance	2,415; Fylde v Preston Grasshoppers; 11 September 2010
Lowest attendance	50; Huddersfield v Hull Ionians; 11 December 2010
Top point scorer	Chris Johnson (Huddersfield); 387 points
Top try scorer	Gareth Collins (Leicester Lions); 32 tries
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2010–11 National League 2 North

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The 2010–11 National League 2 North was the second season (twenty-fourth overall) of the fourth tier (north) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced. The league system was 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw and additional bonus points being awarded for scoring 4 or more tries and/or losing within 7 points of the victorious team. In terms of promotion the league champions would go straight up into National League 1 while the runners up would have a one-game playoff against the runners up from National League 2 South (at the home ground of the club with the superior league record) for the final promotion place.

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The league title ended up going to Fylde who finished 14 points clear of runners up Loughborough Students - quite a turnaround for a team that finished 9th the season before. Although there were 14 points between the two sides, Fylde actually only won one more game, but in the end it was the accumulating of bonus points that really pulled the Lancashire side clear, as they claimed 28 to Loughborough Students 23 (almost one a game).^[1]^[2] As well as being the best team in the division Fylde also pulled in the most fans with almost 14,000 supporters attending Woodlands over the course of the season (a great record for a division which had seen dwindling attendances over the years). Loughborough Students did have a second chance to go up against the 2010–11 National League 2 South runners up Jersey, but lost heavily away at St. Peter in front of a large crowd of over 3,000, to consign the Students to another year in National League 2 North, in what was their second playoff defeat in a row.^[3]

At the bottom of the table, Manchester had another shocking season, comfortably the worst team in the division with no points (not even bonus points) occurred with almost 2,000 points conceded, and suffering their fourth consecutive relegation since they dropped from the 2008–09 National Division One (now the Championship) in what was the worst overall league performance in the division since league rugby began.^[4] Rugby Lions were little better, with two of their three wins coming against the hapless Manchester, going down as the second relegated team with just 20 points, for what was their second relegation in a row.^[5] The final spot was far more competitive, with five teams separated by just 2 points but in a dramatic final game (which had been rescheduled from February), Hull Ionians managed to beat Morley away from home 27 - 25 and send the newly promoted Maroons back to their former league.^[2]^[6] Manchester and Rugby Lions would drop down to National League 3 North while Rugby Lions fell to National League 3 Midlands.^[7]^[8]

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Preston Grasshoppers game at home to Rugby Lions would be cancelled due to fixture congestion.

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Rugby Lions game at Preston Grasshoppers was cancelled due to fixture congestion.

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Note that 14 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.

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Missing home attendance v Hull on 7 May 2011.

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Missing home attendance v Kendal on 14 May 2011.

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Missing home attendances v Westoe on 16 October 2010 and Kendal on 16 April 2011.

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Missing home attendance v Kendal on 9 October 2010.

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Missing home attendances v Leicester Lions on 4 September 2010 and Manchester on 19 March 2011.

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Missing home attendance v Preston Grasshoppers on 22 January 2011.

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Missing home attendances v Nuneaton on 26 February 2011, Leicester Lions on 9 April 2011 and Hull Ionians on 21 May 2011.

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Missing home attendance v Harrogate 30 April 2011.

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Only played 14 home games due to fixture cancellation.

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Missing home attendance v Manchester on 11 December 2010.

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Team	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
Caldy	Paton Field	4,000	Thurstaston, Wirral, Merseyside
Fylde	Woodlands Memorial Ground	9,000	Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire
Harrogate	Claro Road		Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Huddersfield	Lockwood Park	1,500 (500 seats)	Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Hull	Ferens Ground	1,500 (288 seats)	Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Hull Ionians	Brantingham Park	1,500 (240 seats)	Brantingham, East Riding of Yorkshire
Kendal	Mint Bridge	3,000 (300 stand)	Kendal, Cumbria
Leicester Lions	Westleigh Park	2,000	Blaby, Leicestershire
Loughborough Students	Loughborough University Stadium	3,000	Loughborough, Leicestershire
Luctonians	Mortimer Park	2,500 (300 seats)	Kingsland, Herefordshire
Manchester	Grove Park	4,000	Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester
Morley	Scatcherd Lane		Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Nuneaton	Liberty Way	4,314 (514 seats)	Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Preston Grasshoppers	Lightfoot Green	5,000	Preston, Lancashire
Rugby Lions	Webb Ellis Road	1,000	Rugby, Warwickshire
Westoe	Wood Terrace		South Shields, Tyne and Wear

(BP) Harrogate	39 - 17	Nuneaton
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Hull Ionians	13 - 34	Fylde (BP)
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(BP) Kendal	22 - 29	Hull (BP)
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(BP) Luctonians	18 - 20	Leicester Lions
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Club	Home Games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Caldy	15	3,169	211	391	101	5%
Fylde	15	13,819	921	2,415	389	10%
Harrogate	14^{[a 2]}	3,093	221	320	150
Huddersfield	14^{[a 3]}	3,353	240	390	50	16%
Hull	15	2,820	188	500	120	13%
Hull Ionians	15	3,300	220	400	150	15%
Kendal	15	4,798	320	650	182	11%
Leicester Lions	13^{[a 4]}	1,635	126	230	100	6%
Loughborough Students	14^{[a 5]}	3,015	215	350	100	7%
Luctonians	13^{[a 6]}	5,034	387	647	200	15%
Manchester	14^{[a 7]}	1,949	139	246	80	3%
Morley	12^{[a 8]}	2,650	221	250	200
Nuneaton	14^{[a 9]}	2,772	198	475	127	5%
Preston Grasshoppers	14^{[a 10]}	3,583	256	670	126	5%
Rugby Lions	15	2,976	198	280	144	20%
Westoe	14^{[a 11]}	2,664	190	451	106

2010–11_National_League_2_North

Participating teams and locations

Final league table

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 13 (rescheduled games)

Round 21

Round 22

Round 14 (rescheduled games)

Round 23

Round 24

Rounds 15 & 16 (rescheduled games)

Round 25

Round 26

Round 27

Round 28

Round 29

Round 30

Rounds 16 & 20 (rescheduled games)

Rounds 17, 20 & 23 (rescheduled games)

Rounds 14, 19 & 22 (rescheduled games)

Promotion play-off

Total season attendances

Individual statistics

Top points scorers

Top try scorers

Season records

Team

Player

Attendances

See also

References

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