National_League_2_North
National League 2 North
Level four rugby union league in England
National League 2 North is one of three level four leagues in the English rugby union system and provides semi-professional competition for teams in Northern England. The remainder of England is covered by the two counterpart leagues National League 2 East and National League 2 West. The champion club is promoted to National One. Relegation is to either the Regional 1 Midlands, Regional 1 North East or Regional 1 North West, depending on their location. Sedgley Park are the current champions.
Quick Facts Founded, Country ...
| Founded | 1987; 37 years ago (1987) |
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| Country |  England |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Level on pyramid | Level 4 |
| Promotion to | National League 1 |
| Relegation to |
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| Current champions | Sedgley Park (1st title) (2022–23 (promoted to National One) |
| Most championships | Hull Ionians, Macclesfield (3 titles) |
| Website | |
| Current: 2023–24 National League 2 North | |
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Before September 2009, it was known as National Division Three North. From 2009 to 2010 the Rugby Football Union (RFU) expanded the league from fourteen to sixteen teams. Each team played thirty league games on a home and away basis. The 2019–20 season ended before all the matches were completed because of the coronavirus pandemic and the RFU used a best playing record formula to decide the final table.[1]
The RFU approved a new structure for the National Leagues from the 2022–23 season. The league is reduced to fourteen teams, there will be a two-week break over Christmas and protected weekend breaks through the season. The competition structure will be reviewed every three years.[2]
The league consists of fourteen teams and each play the others on a home and away basis, to make a total of 26 matches each. The champions are promoted to National League 1. The RFU will release details of relegation in the summer.
The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows:
- 4 points are awarded for a win
- 2 points are awarded for a draw
- 0 points are awarded for a loss, however
- 1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
- 1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match.
Main article: 2023–24 National League 2 North
Participating teams and locations
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League table
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Losing bonus | Points | ||||||||
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| 1 | Rotherham Titans | 25 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 930 | 446 | 484 | 21 | 1 | 118 | ||||||
| 2 | Leeds Tykes | 25 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1064 | 441 | 623 | 22 | 2 | 116 | ||||||
| 3 | Sheffield | 25 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 759 | 591 | 168 | 17 | 3 | 90 | ||||||
| 4 | Wharfedale | 25 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 614 | 473 | 141 | 12 | 3 | 79 | ||||||
| 5 | Fylde | 25 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 760 | 664 | 96 | 18 | 6 | 78 | ||||||
| 6 | Tynedale | 25 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 669 | 645 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 72 | ||||||
| 7 | Sheffield Tigers | 25 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 668 | 722 | -54 | 12 | 2 | 64 | ||||||
| 8 | Hull | 25 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 646 | 763 | -117 | 10 | 2 | 62 | ||||||
| 9 | Otley | 25 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 686 | 736 | -50 | 13 | 8 | 59 | ||||||
| 10 | Lymm | 25 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 693 | 843 | -150 | 11 | 5 | 54 | ||||||
| 11 | Preston Grasshoppers | 25 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 712 | 884 | -172 | 13 | 5 | 52 | ||||||
| 12 | Billingham | 25 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 550 | 747 | -197 | 8 | 3 | 43 | ||||||
| 13 | Hull Ionians | 25 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 636 | 890 | -254 | 10 | 7 | 39 | ||||||
| 14 | Huddersfield (R) | 25 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 548 | 1090 | -542 | 10 | 2 | 22 | ||||||
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| Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 20 April 2024 Source: National League 2 North RFU [13] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runner–up | Relegated teams | League name | |||||||||
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| 1987–88 | 11 | Rugby | Durham City | Solihull, Derby, Birkenhead Park | Area League North | |||||||||
| 1988–89 | 11 | Roundhay | Broughton Park | Birmingham | Area League North | |||||||||
| 1989–90 | 11 | Broughton Park | Morley | No relegation[a 1] | Area League North | |||||||||
| 1990–91 | 13 | Otley | Lichfield | Birmingham & Solihull, Stoke-on-Trent | National 4 North | |||||||||
| 1991–92 | 13 | Aspatria | Hereford | Vale of Lune, Northern | National 4 North | |||||||||
| 1992–93 | 13 | Harrogate | Rotherham | Towcestrians | National 4 North | |||||||||
| 1993–94 | 10 | Clifton | Harrogate | Sheffield (to 5 North), Sudbury (to 5 South) | Courage National League 4[a 2] | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | 10 | Rotherham | Reading | Askeans (to 5 South), Broughton Park (to 5 North) | Courage National League 4 | |||||||||
| 1995–96 | 10 | Exeter | London Welsh[a 3] | Aspatria (to 4 North), Plymouth Albion (to 4 South) | Courage National League 4 | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | 14 | Worcester | Birmingham & Solihull | Stoke-on-Trent, Hereford | National 4 North | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | 14 | Birmingham & Solihull | Manchester | No relegation | National 2 North | |||||||||
| 1998–99 | 14 | Preston Grasshoppers | Stourbridge | Winnington Park, Lichfield, Hinckley | National 2 North | |||||||||
| 1999–00 | 14 | Kendal | Stourbridge | Sheffield | National 2 North | |||||||||
| 2000–01 | 14 | Stourbridge | Sedgley Park | Walsall, Aspatria | National 3 North | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | 14 | Doncaster | Dudley Kingswinford | Whitchurch, Morley, Sandal, West Hartlepool | National 3 North | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | 14 | Nuneaton | New Brighton | Bedford Athletic, Broadstreet, Hull Ionians, Scunthorpe | National 3 North | |||||||||
| 2003–04 | 14 | Waterloo | Halifax | Preston Grasshoppers, Liverpool St Helens, Longton | National 3 North | |||||||||
| 2004–05 | 14 | Halifax | Macclesfield | Rugby Lions, Dudley Kingswinford, Bedford Athletic | National 3 North | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | 14 | Bradford & Bingley | Nuneaton | New Brighton, Kendal | National 3 North | |||||||||
| 2006–07 | 14 | Blaydon | Tynedale | Darlington, Cleckheaton, Orrell | National 3 North | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | 14 | Tynedale | Darlington Mowden Park | Morley, West Park St Helens, Beverley | National 3 North | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | 14 | Nuneaton | Caldy | Darlington Mowden Park, Halifax | National 3 North | |||||||||
| 2009–10 | 16 | Macclesfield | Loughborough Students | Waterloo, Bradford & Bingley | National League 2 North | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | 16 | Fylde | Loughborough Students | Morley, Rugby Lions, Manchester | National League 2 North | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | 16 | Loughborough Students | Caldy | Harrogate, Nuneaton, Kendal | National League 2 North | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | 16 | Hull Ionians | Stourbridge | Westoe, Stockport, Huddersfield | National League 2 North | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | 16 | Macclesfield | Darlington Mowden Park | Sheffield Tigers, Bromsgrove, Dudley Kingswinford | National League 2 North | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | 16 | Hull Ionians | Ampthill | Birmingham & Solihull, Hull, Stockport | National League 2 North | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | 16 | Macclesfield | Sedgley Park | Huddersfield, Broadstreet, Sandal | National League 2 North | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | 16 | Caldy | Sale | Preston Grasshoppers, Scunthorpe, Harrogate | National League 2 North | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | 16 | Sale FC | Sedgley Park | Sheffield, Blaydon, Luctonians | National League 2 North | |||||||||
| 2018–19 | 16 | Hull Ionians | Chester | Peterborough Lions, South Leicester, Macclesfield | National League 2 North | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | 16 | Caldy | Fylde | Scunthorpe, Preston Grasshoppers, Otley | National League 2 North | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | 16 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | National League 2 North | |||||||||||
| 2021–22 | 16 | Hull | Sedgley Park | No relegation owing to league reorganisation | National League 2 North | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | 14 | Sedgley Park | Fylde | Blaydon and Harrogate | National League 2 North [14] | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | 14 | Huddersfield | ||||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
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Until the 2018–19 season, there was a play-off between the league runners-up of National League 2 North and National League 2 South, for the third and final promotion place to National League 1. The team with the superior league record having home advantage in the tie. Southern teams have been more successful with fourteen wins to the northern teams four, while the home side has won thirteen teams to the away sides five.
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| Season | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance | |||||||||
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| 2000–01[15] | Sedgley Park (N) | 40–23 | Launceston (S) | Park Lane, Whitefield, Greater Manchester | 1,500 | |||||||||
| 2001–02[16] | Launceston (S) | 26–0 | Dudley Kingswinford (N) | Polson Bridge, Launceston, Cornwall | 2,500 | |||||||||
| 2002–03[17] | Lydney (S) | 21–7 | New Brighton (N) | Regentsholme, Lydney, Gloucestershire | ||||||||||
| 2003–04[18][19] | Halifax (N) | 16–18 | Launceston (S) | Ovenden Park, Halifax, West Yorkshire | ||||||||||
| 2004-05[20] | Redruth (S) | 33–14 | Macclesfield (N) | The Recreation Ground, Redruth, Cornwall | 4,000 | |||||||||
| 2005–06[21][22] | North Walsham (S) | 5–15 | Nuneaton (N) | Norwich Road, Scottow, Norfolk | 1,302 | |||||||||
| 2006–07[23][24] | Westcombe Park (S) | 36–20 | Tynedale (N) | Goddington Dene, Orpington, Greater London | 1,700[25] | |||||||||
| 2007–08[26][27] | Cinderford (S) | 15–14 | Darlington Mowden Park (N) | Dockham Road, Cinderford, Gloucestershire | 2,800 | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | No promotion play-offs this season due to the restructuring of the English rugby union league system, with only the champions of each division promoted.[28] | |||||||||||||
| 2009–10[29][30] | Loughborough Students (N) | 21–43 | Rosslyn Park (S) | Loughborough University Stadium, Loughborough, Leicestershire | 1,000 | |||||||||
| 2010–11[31][32] | Jersey (S) | 30–5 | Loughborough Students (N) | St. Peter, Saint Peter, Jersey | 3,100 | |||||||||
| 2011–12[33][34] | Richmond (S) | 20–13 (aet) | Caldy (N) | Athletic Ground, Richmond, Greater London | 1,600 | |||||||||
| 2012–13[35] | Stourbridge (N) | 26–28 | Worthing Raiders (S) | Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands | 925 | |||||||||
| 2013–14[36] | Darlington Mowden Park (N) | 30–28 (aet) | Ampthill (S) | The Northern Echo Arena, Darlington, County Durham | 975 | |||||||||
| 2014–15[37][38] | Ampthill (N) | 19–10 | Bishop's Stortford (S) | Dillingham Park, Ampthill, Bedfordshire | 1,253 | |||||||||
| 2015–16[39][40] | Old Albanian (S) | 24–0 | Sedgley Park (N) | Woollam Playing Fields, St Albans, Hertfordshire | 473 | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | Sale FC (N) | 14–19 | Old Elthamians (S) | Heywood Road, Sale, Greater Manchester | 1,297 | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | Chinnor (S) | 40–31 | Sedgley Park (N) | Kingsey Road, Thame, Oxfordshire | 1,378 | |||||||||
| 2018–19 | Canterbury (S) | 19–10 | Chester (N) | The Marine Travel Ground, Canterbury, Kent | 1,114 | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner-up – Tonbridge Juddians (S) promoted. | |||||||||||||
| 2020–21 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | |||||||||||||
| 2021–22 | Cancelled due the reorganisation of tier three and four national leagues. | |||||||||||||
| Green background represent the promoted teams. (N) stands for the northern teams and (S) stands for the southern teams. | ||||||||||||||
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- Hull Ionians (3)
- Macclesfield (3)
- Caldy (2)
- Nuneaton (2)
- Aspatria (1)
- Birmingham & Solihull (1)
- Blaydon (1)
- Bradford & Bingley (1)
- Broughton Park (1)
- Doncaster (1)
- Fylde (1)
- Halifax (1)
- Harrogate (1)
- Hull (1)
- Kendal (1)
- Loughborough Students (1)
- Otley (1)
- Preston Grasshoppers (1)
- Rotherham (1)[a 4]
- Roundhay (1)
- Rugby (1)
- Sale FC (1)
- Sedgley Park (1)
- Stourbridge (1)
- Tynedale (1)
- Waterloo (1)
- Worcester (1)
When club rugby began in 1987 this division was called Area 4 North and contained the following teams:
- Birkenhead Park (now playing in North 1 West)
- Broughton Park (now playing in North 1 West)
- Derby (now playing in Midlands 1 East)
- Durham City (now playing in North 1 East)
- Lichfield (now playing in Midlands 1 West)
- Northern (now playing in Durham/Northumberland 1)
- Preston Grasshoppers (now playing in North Premier)
- Roundhay (now Leeds Tykes and playing in National League 1)
- Rugby Lions (now playing in Midlands 1 East)
- Solihull (now Birmingham & Solihull and playing in Midlands 4 West (South))
- Stourbridge (still playing in National League 2 North)
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| Year | Name | No of teams | No of matches | ||||||||||
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| 1987–93 | Area League North Area League South | 11 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1993–96 | National Division Four | 10 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1996–97 | National Four North National Four South | 14 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 1997–00 | National Division 2 North National Division 2 South | 14 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 2000–09 | National Division Three North National Division Three South | 14 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 2009–22 | National League 2 North National League 2 South | 16 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 2022– | National Two East National Two North National Two West | 14 | 26 | ||||||||||
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Note that all records are from 1996–97 season onwards as this is widely held as the dawn of professionalism across the English club game. It also offers a better comparison between seasons as the division team numbers are roughly equal (for example when league rugby union first started in 1987–88 the northern league had only 11 teams playing 10 games each, compared to 14 teams in 1996–97 playing 26 games (home & away), going up to 16 teams in 2009–10 playing 30 games each). Attendance records are from 2000 onwards unless otherwise specified. All records are up to date up till the end of the 2019–20 season.
League records
- Most titles: 3
- Most times promoted from division: 3
- Hull Ionians (2012–13, 2014–15, 2018–19)
- Nuneaton (2002–03, 2005–06, 2008–09)
- Macclesfield (2009–10, 2013–14, 2015–16)
- Most times relegated from division: 3
- Morley (2001–02, 2007–08, 2010–11)
- Sheffield (1993–94, 1999–00, 2017–18)
- Scunthorpe (2002–03, 2016–17, 2019–20)
- Most league points in a season: 134
- Fewest league points in a season: 0
- Most points scored in a season: 1,259
- Fewest points scored in a season: 205
- Most points conceded in a season: 1,985
- Fewest points conceded in a season: 305
- Best points difference (for/against): 736
- Worst points difference (for/against): -1,780
- Most games won in a season: 28
- Most games lost in a season: 30
- Most games drawn in a season: 4
- Most bonus points in a season: 30
Match records
- Largest home win: 124 – 0
- Largest away win: 106 – 0
- Most points scored in a match: 124
- Most tries scored in a match: 18
- Blaydon at home to Orrell on 24 March 2007 (2006–07)
- Fylde at home to Manchester on 16 April 2011 (2010–11)
- Most conversions scored in a match: 17
- Most penalties scored in a match: 9
- Luctonians at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 15 November 2014 (2014–15)
- Most drop kicks scored in a match: 3
- Fylde at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 7 January 2006 (2005–06)
- Nuneaton at home to Macclesfield on 11 October 2008 and away to Bradford & Bingley on 29 November 2008 (both 2008–09)
- Wharfedale at home to Scunthorpe on 19 November 2016 and Wharfedale at home to Luctonians on 28 January 2017 (both 2016–17)
Player records
- Most times top points scorer: 2
Tom Rhodes for Bradford & Bingley (2004–05, 2005–06)- Chris Johnson for Huddersfield (2010–11, 2011–12)
- Lewis Mininkin for Hull Ionians (2015–16, 2018–19)
Gavin Roberts for Caldy (2008–09, 2019–20)
- Most times top try scorer: 3
- Most points in a season: 422
- Ross Winney for Macclesfield (2009–10)
- Most tries in a season: 32
- Gareth Collins for Leicester Lions (2010–11)
- Ryan Parkinson for Macclesfield (2013–14)
- Nick Royle for Caldy (2016–17)
- Most points in a match: 49
- Ross Winney for Macclesfield away to Waterloo on 30 January 2010 (2009–10)
- Most conversions in a match: 17
- Most tries in a match: 7
- Matt Donkin for Doncaster at home to Whitchurch on 10 November 2001 (2001–02)
- Nick Royle for Fylde away to Orrell on 31 March 2007 (2006–07)
- Dominic Moon for Preston Grasshoppers at home to Otley on 14 April 2012 (2011–12)
- Most penalties in a match: 9
- Louis Silver for Luctonians at home to Birmingham & Solihull on 15 November 2015 (2014–15)
- Most drop kicks in a match: 3
- Mike Scott for Fylde at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 7 January 2006 (2005–06)
- Rickie Aley for Nuneaton at home to Macclesfield on 11 October 2008 and away to Bradford & Bingley on 29 November 2008 (both 2008–09)
- Tom Barrett for Wharfedale at home to Scunthorpe on 19 November 2016 and at home to Luctonians on 28 January 2017 (both 2016–17)
Attendance records
- Highest attendance (league game): 3,750
- Darlington Mowden Park at home to Macclesfield on 26 April 2014 (2013–14)
- Lowest attendance (league game): 37
- South Leicester at home to Sedgley Park on 30 March 2019 (2018–19)
- Highest attendance (promotion play-off): 1,500
- Sedgley Park at home to Launceston (2000–01)[a 5]
- Lowest attendance (promotion play-off): 925[a 6]
- Stourbridge at home to Worthing Raiders on 11 May 2013 (2012–13)[a 7]
- Highest average attendance (club): 921
- Lowest average attendance (club): 85
National League 2 North top 10 point scorers, all time
- As of the end of the games of 27 April 2019. Stats taken from 1998–99 season onwards and include regular league games only in National League 2 North (no promotion play-off games). Points scored includes tries, drop kicks, penalties and conversions.[44]
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| Rank | Nat | Name | Years | Club(s) | Points | Apps | Ratio |
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| 1 | |
Jon Boden | 2006–18 | Leicester Lions | 2,059 | 277 | 7.4 |
| 2 | |
Chris Johnson | 2008–12, 2018–19 2016–18 | Huddersfield Sale | 1,927 | 187 | 10.3 |
| 3 | |
Mark Ireland | 2009–12 2013–14 2017– | Kendal Otley Sheffield Tigers | 1,479 | 159 | 9.3 |
| 4 | |
Stephen Collins | 2010–11 2013– | Fylde Sedgley Park | 1,470 | 159 | 9.2 |
| 5 | |
Richard Vasey | 2009–17 | Caldy | 1,449 | 158 | 9.2 |
| 6 | |
Ross Winney | 2005–10 | Macclesfield | 1,290 | 126 | 10 |
| 7 |  |
Gavin Roberts | 2007–17, 2019– | Caldy | 1,284 | 232 | 5.5 |
| 8 | |
Rickie Aley | 2008–09 2015–18 2018– | Nuneaton South Leicester Stourbridge | 1,126 | 110 | 10.2 |
| 9 | |
Phillip Belgian | 2001–08 | Tynedale | 1,070 | 116 | 9 |
| 10 | |
Mark Bedworth | 2001–05 2010–12 | Darlington Mowden Park Westoe | 1,052 | 120 | 9 |
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(Bold denotes players still playing in National League 2 North.)
National League 2 North top 10 try scorers, all time
- As of the end of the games of 27 April 2019. Stats taken from 1998–99 season onwards and include regular league games only in National League 2 North (no promotion play-off games).[45]
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| Rank | Nat | Name | Years | Club(s) | Tries | Apps | Ratio |
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| 1 | |
Nick Royle | 2003–04 2005–11 2014–17, 2019– | Liverpool St Helens Fylde Caldy | 193 | 212 | 0.9 |
| 2 | |
Jamie Broadley | 2009–11 2011–12, 2016– 2014-15 | Harrogate Sheffield Tigers Hull | 157 | 190 | 0.8 |
| 3 | |
Gareth Collins | 2004–05 2005–14 | Rugby Lions Leicester Lions | 152 | 229 | 0.7 |
| 4 | |
Andrew Riley | 2013– | Sedgley Park | 122 | 171 | 0.7 |
| 5 | |
Gavin Roberts | 2007–17 | Caldy | 114 | 232 | 0.5 |
| 6 | |
Oliver Brennand | 2004–11 | Fylde | 96 | 102 | 0.9 |
| 7 | |
Devon Constant | 2014–19 | Leicester Lions | 88 | 135 | 0.7 |
| 8 | |
Andrew Soutar | 2006–-08 2008–17 | West Park St Helens Caldy | 83 | 281 | 0.3 |
| 9 | |
Peter Swatkins | 2011– | Sheffield Tigers | 82 | 148 | 0.6 |
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Craig Ross | 2007–08, 2009–11, 2013–14 2014– | Caldy Chester | 82 | 165 | 0.5 | |
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Nicholas Sharpe | 2006–07 2008–13, 2014–16, 2017– | Rugby Lions Huddersfield | 82 | 261 | 0.3 | |
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(Bold denotes players still playing in National League 2 North.)
- As no northern teams from National 3 were relegated into the division, there was no relegation.
- This year there was a league restructure with a new league (Courage National League 4) becoming the new tier 4. Courage National 4 contained the previous season's top teams from National 4 North and National 4 South with the remaining teams joining lower tier teams as part of Courage League Division 5 (which retained the North/South divisions). This structure continued for until the end of 1996 when the league reverted to the old system.
- The top eight teams were all promoted to the re-organised, sixteen team, Courage League Division 3 for season 1996–97
- Rotherham's league title was won during the period when tier 4 was a single national league (1993-96).
- Note that promotion play-off games include stats for northern clubs only. Southern club attendances will be covered on the National League 2 South page.
- Note that due to poor attendance keeping by press and online sources means that only seasons from 2004–-05 onwards are included (apart from play-off games).
- This attendance is the lowest recorded but may not actually be the lowest as a couple of play-off games involving northern clubs have no attendance figures due to poor coverage. It is also worth noting than many Stourbridge fans felt the crowd was twice this large but this is the figure given in The Rugby Paper.
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