2001–02 National Division Three North

Rugby union competition in England 2001–02 National Division Three North England Doncaster Dudley Kingswinford West Hartlepool, Sandal, Whitchurch, Morley 2,000Doncaster v Dudley Kingswinford26 January 2002 20,025 (average 323 per match)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. a 100Sandal v Dudley Kingswinford24 November 2001Sandal v Whitchurch16 February 2002 ENG John Liley (Doncaster)359 points ENG Shaun Perry (Dudley Kingswinford)25 tries 2000–01 2002–03 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.http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/national-leagues/2000-2001/ National Division Two 2000-01 englandrugby.com 5 May 2001 http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2000-2001/ Midlands 1 2000-01 englandrugby.com 12 May 2001 12 September 2015 30 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160530031203/http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2000-2001/ dead http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2000-2001/ North 1 2000-01 englandrugby.com 12 May 2001 12 September 2015 27 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160127091326/http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2000-2001/ dead 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.http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/national-leagues/2001-2002/group/10266 National League Three North 2001-02 englandrugby.com 27 April 2002 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.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Rugby+Union%3A+National+Three+Play-off+-+DK's+dream+shattered+by...-a085160346 Rugby Union: National Three Play-off - DK's dream shattered by Launceston power show; Launceston 26 Dudley Kingswinf'rd 0 Birmingham Post & Mail 29 April 2002 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. West Hartlepool, Sandal and Morley dropped to North Division 1 while Whitchurch went into Midlands Division 1.http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2002-2003/group/10392 North 1 2002-03 englandrugby.com 7 September 2002 http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2002-2003/ Midlands 1 2002-03 englandrugby.com/ 7 September 2002 12 September 2015 24 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924044316/http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2002-2003/ dead yes Participating teams and locations England 500 Locations of the 2001-02 National Division Three North teams England 52.1359729 -.4666546 70 Bedford Athletic right England 54.954853 -1.691454 70 Blaydon right England 54.52361 -1.559458 70 Darlington MP right England 53.5157 -1.1327 70 Doncaster left England 52.4981719 -2.169995 70 D Kingswinford left England 53.456307 -2.737094 70 Liverpool St Helens top England 53.744513 -1.598044 70 Morley right England 53.3333333 -3.0833333 70 New Brighton right England 52.520489 -1.465381 70 Nuneaton right England 53.652981 -1.479936 70 Sandal right England 53.588646 -.654413 70 Scunthorpe right England 54.967392 -2.01826 70 Tynedale left England 54.691745 -1.212926 70 W Hartlepool left England 52.968716 -2.682045 70 Whitchurch right TeamStadiumCapacityCity/AreaBedford AthleticPutnoe Woods500Bedford, BedfordshireBlaydonCrow Trees2,000 (400 seats)Swalwell, Tyne and WearDarlington Mowden ParkYiewsley Drive Darlington, County DurhamDoncasterCastle Park3,075Doncaster, South YorkshireDudley KingswinfordHeathbrook2,260Kingswinford, Dudley, West MidlandsLiverpool St HelensMoss Lane4,370 (370 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 58 Liverpool St Helens F.C. (Ground Details)https://www.therugbyjournal.com/rugby-blog/liverpool-st-helens Liverpool St Helens Rugby Journal 22 October 2024 St Helens, MerseysideMorleyScatcherd Lane6,000 (1,000 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 152 Morley R.F.C. (Ground Details)Morley, Leeds, West YorkshireNew BrightonHartsfield2,000Wirral, MerseysideNuneatonLiberty Way3,800 (500 seats)Nuneaton, WarwickshireSandalMilnthorpe GreenSandal Magna, Wakefield, West YorkshireScunthorpeHeslam Park1,212 (212 seats)Scunthorpe, LincolnshireTynedaleTynedale Park2,000 (400 seats)Corbridge, NorthumberlandWest HartlepoolBrinkburn1,000 (76 seats)Hartlepool, County DurhamWhitchurchEdgeley ParkWhitchurch, Shropshire Final league table main WDL 2001–02 National Division Three North table Q 2 points DON Doncaster DUD Dudley Kingswinford LIV Liverpool St Helens NEW New Brighton TYN Tynedale DMP Darlington Mowden Park BLA Blaydon NUN Nuneaton SCU Scunthorpe BED Bedford Athletic WHI Whitchurch MOR Morley SAN Sandal WES West Hartlepool 25 0 1 1074 357 C 20 3 3 840 417 18 0 8 742 587 16 2 8 748 526 14 0 12 530 528 14 1 11 583 587 13 0 13 625 494 12 0 14 599 585 11 0 15 638 738 10 1 15 599 624 10 1 15 524 701 R 8 1 17 541 600 R 3 1 22 316 1009 R 3 0 23 412 1018 R -2 2 points deducted -2 DMP #d8ffeb Promoted P #ccccff Promotion play-off Q #ffcccc Relegated R R R R englandrugby.com 27-04-2002 Results Round 1 1 September 2001 Bedford Athletic 16 - 63 Report Dudley Kingswinford Putnoe Woods 1 September 2001 Liverpool St Helens 23 - 12 Report Whitchurch Moss Lane 1 September 2001 Morley 24 - 23 Report Blaydon Scatcherd Lane 400 Chris Sharp 1 September 2001 Nuneaton 36 - 17 Report West Hartlepool Liberty Way 1 September 2001 Sandal 28 - 71 Report Doncaster Milnthorpe Green 1 September 2001 Scunthorpe 32 - 36 Report New Brighton Heslam Park Mike Hamlin 1 September 2001 Tynedale 3 - 15 Report Darlington Mowden Park Tynedale Park David Helme https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3011923/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 1 September 2001 Round 2 8 September 2001 Blaydon 22 - 42 Report Liverpool St Helens Crow Trees 280 S Makinson 8 September 2001 Darlington Mowden Park 41 - 0 Report Sandal Yiewsley Drive 300 8 September 2001 Doncaster 49 - 13 Report Nuneaton Castle Park Rob Sawyer 8 September 2001 Dudley Kingswinford 21 - 21 Report New Bright Heathbrook 450 Chris Sharp 8 September 2001 Tynedale 43 - 16 Report Scunthorpe Tynedale Park 8 September 2001 West Hartlepool 15 - 50 Report Morley Brinkburn 8 September 2001 Whitchurch 31 - 15 Report Bedford Athletic Edgeley Park 350 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3012637/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 8 September 2001 Round 3 22 September 2001 Bedford Athletic 19 - 30 Report Blaydon Putnoe Woods 150 Rowan Kitt 22 September 2001 Liverpool St Helens 45 - 17 Report West Hartlepool Moss Lane 150 Alan Hughes 22 September 2001 Morley 15 - 41 Report Doncaster Scatcherd Lane S Makinson 22 September 2001 New Brighton 28 - 35 Report Whitchurch Hartsfield 22 September 2001 Nuneaton 12 - 32 Report Darlington Mowden Park Liberty Way 22 September 2001 Sandal 17 - 10 Report Tynedale Milnthorpe Green 22 September 2001 Scunthorpe 23 - 43 Report Dudley Kingswinford Heslam Park 250 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3013417/Rugby-Results-and-Team-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 22 September 2001 Round 4 6 October 2001 Blaydon 18 - 11 Report New Brighton Crow Trees 6 October 2001 Darlington Mowden Park 19 - 12 Report Morley Yiewsley Drive 400 6 October 2001 Doncaster 49 - 22 Report Liverpool St Helens Castle Park 6 October 2001 Sandal 8 - 27 Report Scunthorpe Milnthorpe Green 150 Alan Hughes 6 October 2001 Tynedale 26 - 20 Report Nuneaton Tynedale Park 200 S Makinson 6 October 2001 West Hartlepool 18 - 16 Report Bedford Athletic Brinkburn Chris Sharp 6 October 2001 Whitchurch 24 - 53 Report Dudley Kingswinford Edgeley Park 300 Rob Sawyer https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3014307/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 6 October 2001 Round 5 20 October 2001 Bedford Athletic 12 - 20 Report Doncaster Putnoe Woods Paul Dickens 20 October 2001 Dudley Kingswinford 27 - 13 Report Blaydon Heathbrook 20 October 2001 Liverpool St Helens 30 - 10 Report Darlington Mowden Park Moss Lane 20 October 2001 Morley 25 - 23 Report Tynedale Scatcherd Lane Rob Sawyer 20 October 2001 New Brighton 69 - 5 Report West Hartlepool Hartsfield 20 October 2001 Nuneaton 51 - 27 Report Sandal Liberty Way 20 October 2001 Scunthorpe 19 - 35 Report Whitchurch Heslam Park 250 Tim Wigglesworth https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3015271/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 20 October 2001 Round 6 27 October 2001 Blaydon 42 - 12 Report Whitchurch Crow Trees 27 October 2001 Darlington Mowden Park 29 - 20 Report Bedford Athletic Yiewsley Drive Chris Sharp 27 October 2001 Doncaster 51 - 10 Report New Brighton Castle Park 27 October 2001 Nuneaton 26 - 23 Report Scunthorpe Liberty Way 27 October 2001 Sandal 12 - 20 Report Morley Milnthorpe Green 200 27 October 2001 Tynedale 18 - 22 Report Liverpool St Helens Tynedale Park 27 October 2001 West Hartlepool 10 - 42 Report Dudley Kingswinford Brinkburn S Makinson https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3015655/Rugby-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 27 October 2001 Round 7 3 November 2001 Bedford Athletic 26 - 10 Report Tynedale Putnoe Woods 200 Paul Dix 3 November 2001 Dudley Kingswinford 16 - 0 Report Doncaster Heathbrook 750 Andrew Canning 3 November 2001 Liverpool St Helens 55 - 0 Report Sandal Moss Lane Rob Sawyer 3 November 2001 Scunthorpe 21 - 16 Report Blaydon Heslam Park 250 D Edmunds 3 November 2001 Whitchurch 22 - 5 Report West Hartlepool Edgeley Park 350 David Helme 3 November 2001 Morley P - P Nuneaton Postponed. Game rescheduled to 29 December 2001. 3 November 2001 New Brighton P - P Darlington Mowden Park Postponed. Game rescheduled to 29 December 2001. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3016109/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 3 November 2001 Round 8 10 November 2001 Blaydon 44 - 27 Report West Hartlepool Crow Trees 10 November 2001 Darlington Mowden Park 31 - 43 Report Dudley Kingswinford Yiewsley Drive 10 November 2001 Doncaster 74 - 7 Report Whitchurch Castle Park 10 November 2001 Morley 11 - 16 Report Scunthorpe Scatcherd Lane 10 November 2001 Nuneaton 34 - 37 Report Liverpool St Helens Liberty Way 10 November 2001 Sandal 13 - 13 Report Bedford Athletic Milnthorpe Green Chris Sharp 10 November 2001 Tynedale 18 - 6 Report New Brighton Tynedale Park https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3016967/Rugby-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 10 November 2001 Round 9 17 November 2001 Bedford Athletic 25 - 14 Report Nuneaton Putnoe Woods 17 November 2001 Blaydon 10 - 29 Report Doncaster Crow Trees 300 David Helme 17 November 2001 Dudley Kingswinford 38 - 15 Report Tynedale Heathbrook 17 November 2001 Liverpool St Helens 26 - 23 Report Morley Moss Lane 17 November 2001 New Brighton 55 - 10 Report Sandal Hartsfield 17 November 2001 Scunthorpe 45 - 28 Report West Hartlepool Heslam Park 17 November 2001 Whitchurch 6 - 33 Report Darlington Mowden Park Edgeley Park Rob Sawyer https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3017111/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 17 November 2001 Round 10 24 November 2001 Darlington Mowden Park 18 - 12 Report Blaydon Yiewsley Drive Chris Seeley 24 November 2001 Doncaster 95 - 13 Report West Hartlepool Castle Park Chris Sharp 24 November 2001 Liverpool St Helens 28 - 34 Report Scunthorpe Moss Lane 200 S Makinson 24 November 2001 Morley 31 - 15 Report Bedford Athletic Scatcherd Lane Andrew Vertigan 24 November 2001 Nuneaton 3 - 23 Report New Brighton Liberty Way 150 Paul Dickens 24 November 2001 Sandal 0 - 71 Report Dudley Kingswinford Milnthorpe Green 100 Stuart Piercy 24 November 2001 Tynedale 18 - 6 Report Whitchurch Tynedale Park https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3017493/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 24 November 2001 Round 11 1 December 2001 Blaydon 26 - 15 Report Morley Crow Trees 1 December 2001 Darlington Mowden Park 26 - 25 Report Tynedale Yiewsley Drive 1 December 2001 Doncaster 70 - 7 Report Sandal Castle Park 1 December 2001 Dudley Kingswinford 39 - 17 Report Bedford Athletic Heathbrook 600 Nick Williams 1 December 2001 New Brighton 21 - 49 Report Scunthorpe Hartsfield Rob Sawyer 1 December 2001 West Hartlepool 12 - 37 Report Nuneaton Brinkburn 1 December 2001 Whitchurch 29 - 43 Report Liverpool St Helens Edgeley Park Guy Steel Bodger https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3018027/Rugby-Union-results-and-team-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 1 December 2001 Round 12 8 December 2001 Bedford Athletic 41 - 38 Report Scunthorpe Putnoe Woods 8 December 2001 Darlington Mowden Park 7 - 21 Report Doncaster Yiewsley Drive David Matthews 8 December 2001 Liverpool St Helens 18 - 16 Report New Brighton Moss Lane 8 December 2001 Morley 8 - 24 Report Dudley Kingswinford Scatcherd Lane 8 December 2001 Nuneaton 37 - 12 Report Whitchurch Liberty Way 8 December 2001 Sandal 10 - 27 Report Blaydon Milnthorpe Green 180 Andrew Canning 8 December 2001 Tynedale 42 - 27 Report West Hartlepool Tynedale Park Round 13 15 December 2001 Blaydon 3 - 10 Report Nuneaton Crow Trees 150 David Helme 15 December 2001 Doncaster 40 - 13 Report Tynedale Castle Park Rob Sawyer 15 December 2001 Dudley Kingswinford 46 - 7 Report Liverpool St Helens Heathbrook 600 Chris Seeley 15 December 2001 New Brighton 37 - 17 Report Bedford Athletic Hartsfield Chris Sharp 15 December 2001 Scunthorpe 48 - 19 Report Darlington Mowden Park Heslam Park 250 Mike Hamlin 15 December 2001 West Hartlepool 21 - 28 Report Sandal Brinkburn 15 December 2001 Whitchurch 13 - 7 Report Morley Edgeley Park 375 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3018803/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 15 December 2001 Round 14 22 December 2001 Doncaster 20 - 13 Report Scunthorpe Castle Park 1,000 Stuart Piercy 22 December 2001 Darlington Mowden Park P - P West Hartlepool Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002. 22 December 2001 Liverpool St Helens P - P Bedford Athletic Postponed. Game rescheduled to 29 December 2001. 22 December 2001 Morley P - P New Brighton Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002. 22 December 2001 Nuneaton P - P Dudley Kingswinford Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002. 22 December 2001 Sandal P - P Whitchurch Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002. 22 December 2001 Tynedale P - P Blaydon Postponed. Game rescheduled to 29 December 2001. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3019400/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 22 December 2001 Rounds 7 & 14 (rescheduled games) 29 December 2001 New Brighton 21 - 20 Report Darlington Mowden Park Hartsfield Game rescheduled from 3 November 2001. 29 December 2001 Liverpool St Helens P - P Bedford Athletic Game initially rescheduled from 29 December 2001 but postponed again until 16 February 2002. 22 December 2001 Morley P - P Nuneaton Game initially rescheduled from 3 November 2001 but postponed again until 2 March 2002. 29 December 2001 Tynedale P - P Blaydon Game initially rescheduled from 29 December 2001 but postponed again until 16 February 2002. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3019616/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 29 December 2001 Round 15 5 January 2002 Bedford Athletic P - P Morley Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 March 2002. 5 January 2002 Blaydon P - P Darlington Mowden Park Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002. 5 January 2002 Dudley Kingswinford P - P Sandal Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002. 5 January 2002 New Brighton P - P Nuneaton Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 March 2002. 5 January 2002 Scunthorpe P - P Liverpool St Helens Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 March 2002. 5 January 2002 West Hartlepool P - P Doncaster Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 March 2002. 5 January 2002 Whitchurch P - P Tynedale Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2428239/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 8 January 2002 Round 16 12 January 2002 Darlington Mowden Park 58 - 5 Report Whitchurch Yiewsley Drive 12 January 2002 Doncaster 23 - 15 Report Blaydon Castle Park 12 January 2002 Morley 15 - 55 Report Liverpool St Helens Scatcherd Lane 12 January 2002 Nuneaton 23 - 17 Report Bedford Athletic Liberty Way 12 January 2002 Sandal 11 - 40 Report New Brighton Milnthorpe Green 150 12 January 2002 West Hartlepool 22 - 35 Report Scunthorpe Brinkburn 12 January 2002 Tynedale P - P Dudley Kingswinford Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 March 2002. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2428467/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 12 January 2002 Round 17 19 January 2002 Bedford Athletic 53 - 0 Report Sandal Putnoe Woods 150 19 January 2002 Dudley Kingswinford 17 - 17 Report Darlington Mowden Park Heathbrook 550 David Matthews 19 January 2002 Liverpool St Helens 29 - 26 Report Nuneaton Moss Lane Nick Williams 19 January 2002 New Brighton 35 - 5 Report Tynedale Hartsfield 19 January 2002 Scunthorpe 26 - 36 Report Morley Heslam Park 450 Chris Sharp 19 January 2002 West Hartlepool 9 - 29 Report Blaydon Brinkburn 150 David Helme 19 January 2002 Whitchurch 0 - 13 Report Doncaster Edgeley Park https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2429145/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 19 January 2002 Round 18 26 January 2002 Blaydon 25 - 15 Report Scunthorpe Crow Trees 26 January 2002 Darlington Mowden Park 19 - 39 Report New Brighton Yiewsley Drive 26 January 2002 Doncaster 20 - 8 Report Dudley Kingswinford Castle Park 2,000 Mike Hamlin 26 January 2002 Tynedale 20 - 18 Report Bedford Athletic Tynedale Park 150 David Helme 26 January 2002 West Hartlepool 14 - 12 Report Whitchurch Brinkburn 26 January 2002 Nuneaton P - P Morley Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 April 2002. 26 January 2002 Sandal P - P Liverpool St Helens Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 April 2002. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2429598/Rugby-Union-results-and-team-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 26 January 2002 Round 19 2 February 2002 Bedford Athletic 27 - 5 Report Darlington Mowden Park Putnoe Woods 150 Andrew Canning 2 February 2002 Dudley Kingswinford 46 - 5 Report West Hartlepool Heathbrook 350 Paul Dickens 2 February 2002 Liverpool St Helens 35 - 7 Report Tynedale Moss Lane 2 February 2002 Morley 32 - 6 Report Sandal Scatcherd Lane David Helme 2 February 2002 New Brighton 19 - 20 Report Doncaster Hartsfield Chris Seeley 2 February 2002 Scunthorpe 5 - 35 Report Nuneaton Heslam Park 250 D Edmunds 2 February 2002 Whitchurch 18 - 16 Report Blaydon Edgeley Park https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2429865/Rugby-Union-results-and-team-details.html Rugby Union results and team details - Telegraph Telegraph 2 February 2002 Round 20 9 February 2002 Blaydon 50 - 21 Report Dudley Kingswinford Crow Trees 9 February 2002 Darlington Mowden Park 24 - 31 Report Liverpool St Helens Yiewsley Drive 9 February 2002 Doncaster 23 - 10 Report Bedford Athletic Castle Park 9 February 2002 Sandal 18 - 25 Report Nuneaton Milnthorpe Green 150 9 February 2002 Tynedale 16 - 11 Report Morley Tynedale Park 9 February 2002 West Hartlepool 19 - 41 Report New Brighton Brinkburn 9 February 2002 Whitchurch 34 - 12 Report Scunthorpe Edgeley Park Rounds 7 & 14 (rescheduled games) 16 February 2002 Darlington Mowden Park 25 - 24 Report West Hartlepool Yiewsley Drive Game rescheduled from 22 December 2001. 16 February 2002 Liverpool St Helens 34 - 10 Report Bedford Athletic Moss Lane 200 Rob Sawyer Game rescheduled firstly from 22 December 2001 and then from 29 December 2001. 16 February 2002 Morley 16 - 27 Report New Brighton Scatcherd Lane Game rescheduled from 22 December 2001. 16 February 2002 Nuneaton 13 - 24 Report Dudley Kingswinford Liberty Way Chris Sharp Game rescheduled from 22 December 2001. 16 February 2002 Sandal 23 - 29 Report Whitchurch Milnthorpe Green 100 Game rescheduled from 22 December 2001. 16 February 2002 Tynedale 19 - 10 Report Blaydon Tynedale Park 400 Game initially rescheduled from 3 November 2001 & then 29 December 2001. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2430326/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 16 February 2002 Round 21 23 February 2002 Bedford Athletic 62 - 20 Report West Hartlepool Putnoe Woods 150 Guy Steel Bodger 23 February 2002 Dudley Kingswinford 22 - 19 Report Whitchurch Heathbrook 475 23 February 2002 Morley 16 - 17 Report Darlington Mowden Park Scatcherd Lane 23 February 2002 New Brighton 23 - 21 Report Blaydon Hartsfield 23 February 2002 Scunthorpe 20 - 22 Report Sandal Heslam Park 23 February 2002 Liverpool St Helens P - P Doncaster Postponed. Game rescheduled to 27 April 2002. 23 February 2002 Nuneaton P - P Tynedale Postponed. Game rescheduled to 27 April 2002. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2431269/Rugby-Union-results-and-team-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 24 February 2002 Rounds 14, 15 & 22 (rescheduled games) 2 March 2002 Blaydon 29 - 23 Report Darlington Mowden Park Crow Trees Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002. 2 March 2002 Dudley Kingswinford 17 - 3 Report Sandal Heathbrook 300 Rob Sawyer Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002. 2 March 2002 Morley 9 - 19 Report Nuneaton Scatcherd Lane Andrew Canning Game rescheduled from 29 December 2002. 2 March 2002 West Hartlepool 11 - 32 Report Liverpool St Helens Brinkburn Game brought forward from 9 March 2002. 2 March 2002 Whitchurch 13 - 36 Report Tynedale Edgeley Park Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2431843/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 2 March 2002 Round 22 9 March 2002 Blaydon 35 - 9 Report Bedford Athletic Crow Trees 250 9 March 2002 Darlington Mowden Park 17 - 9 Report Nuneaton Yiewsley Drive 9 March 2002 Doncaster 27 - 13 Report Morley Castle Park 9 March 2002 Dudley Kingswinford 43 - 5 Report Scunthorpe Heathbrook 420 9 March 2002 Tynedale 37 - 14 Report Sandal Tynedale Park 9 March 2002 Whitchurch 22 - 27 Report New Brighton Edgeley Park 9 March 2002 West Hartlepool P - P Liverpool St Helens Game brought forward to 2 March 2002. Round 23 16 March 2002 Bedford Athletic 18 - 30 Report Whitchurch Putnoe Woods 125 Wayne Poulter 16 March 2002 Liverpool St Helens 23 - 3 Report Blaydon Moss Lane 250 A Malpass 16 March 2002 Morley 48 - 12 Report West Hartlepool Scatcherd Lane S Makinson 16 March 2002 New Brighton 22 - 22 Report Dudley Kingswinford Hartsfield 450 Alan Biggs 16 March 2002 Nuneaton 32 - 51 Report Doncaster Liberty Way Chris Sharp 16 March 2002 Sandal 19 - 36 Report Darlington Mowden Park Milnthorpe Green 16 March 2002 Scunthorpe 19 - 16 Report Tynedale Heslam Park 300 Andrew Canning https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3020271/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 16 March 2002 Rounds 15 & 16 (rescheduled games) 23 March 2002 Bedford Athletic 23 - 17 Report Morley Putnoe Woods 150 Nick Cousins Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002. 23 March 2002 New Brighton 20 - 19 Report Nuneaton Hartsfield Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002. 23 March 2002 Scunthorpe 30 - 16 Report Liverpool St Helens Heslam Park Greg Garner Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002. 23 March 2002 Tynedale 19 - 13 Report Dudley Kingswinford Tynedale Park 200 David Helme Game rescheduled from 12 January 2002. 23 March 2002 West Hartlepool 6 - 43 Report Doncaster Brinkburn Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/4777806/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 23 March 2002 Round 24 30 March 2002 Bedford Athletic 42 - 20 Report Liverpool St Helens Putnoe Woods Craig Pocock 30 March 2002 Blaydon 21 - 31 Report Tynedale Crow Trees 30 March 2002 Dudley Kingswinford 34 - 19 Report Nuneaton Heathbrook 550 Nick Williams 30 March 2002 New Brighton 40 - 19 Report Morley Hartsfield 30 March 2002 Scunthorpe 33 - 72 Report Doncaster Heslam Park Graham Hughes 30 March 2002 West Hartlepool 15 - 27 Report Darlington Mowden Park Brinkburn 30 March 2002 Whitchurch 56 - 16 Report Sandal Edgeley Park 275 Greg Garner https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3021105/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 30 March 2002 Round 25 6 April 2002 Bedford Athletic 28 - 7 Report New Brighton Putnoe Woods 150 Steve Harland 6 April 2002 Darlington Mowden Park 12 - 17 Report Scunthorpe Yiewsley Drive 6 April 2002 Liverpool St Helens 10 - 12 Report Dudley Kingswinford Moss Lane Tim Wigglesworth 6 April 2002 Morley 19 - 19 Report Whitchurch Scatcherd Lane Brendan Fitzmaurice 6 April 2002 Nuneaton 15 - 18 Report Blaydon Liberty Way Andrew Vertigan 6 April 2002 Sandal 17 - 31 Report West Hartlepool Milnthorpe Green Rob Sawyer 6 April 2002 Tynedale 15 - 33 Report Doncaster Tynedale Park 350 Alan Hughes https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3025460/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 6 April 2002 Round 26 13 April 2002 Blaydon 67 - 0 Report Sandal Crow Trees Andrew Gardner 13 April 2002 Doncaster 86 - 3 Report Darlington Mowden Park Castle Park Chris Seeley 13 April 2002 Dudley Kingswinford 32 - 30 Report Morley Heathbrook 475 Alan Biggs 13 April 2002 New Brighton 54 - 8 Report Liverpool St Helens Hartsfield Chris Sharp 13 April 2002 Scunthorpe 17 - 30 Report Bedford Athletic Heslam Park 400 John Dunham 13 April 2002 Whitchurch 23 - 30 Report Nuneaton Edgeley Park Mick Reid 13 April 2002 West Hartlepool 9 - 30 Report Tynedale Brinkburn Marcelo Pilara https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3025984/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - Telegraph Telegraph 13 April 2002 Round 18 (rescheduled games) 20 April 2002 Nuneaton 28 - 19 Report Morley Liberty Way Game rescheduled from 26 January 2002. 20 April 2002 Sandal 7 - 34 Report Liverpool St Helens Milnthorpe Green 150 S Makinson Game rescheduled from 26 January 2002. Round 21 (rescheduled games) 27 April 2002 Liverpool St Helens 17 - 33 Report Doncaster Moss Lane Game rescheduled from 23 February 2002. 27 April 2002 Nuneaton 13 - 15 Report Tynedale Liberty Way 120 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 Launceston 26 - 0 Report Dudley Kingswinford Polson Bridge 2,500 Alan Biggs https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3026766/Rugby-Union-results-and-details.html Rugby Union results and details - The Telegraph Telegraph 27 April 2002 Total season attendances ClubHomeGamesTotalAverageHighestLowest% Capacity Bedford Athletic 8Missing 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. a 1,225 153 200 125 31% Blaydon 4Missing 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. a 980 245 300 150 12% Darlington Mowden Park 2Missing 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. a 700 350 400 300 Doncaster 2Missing 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. a 3,000 1,500 2,000 1,000 49% Dudley Kingswinford 11Missing home attendances v Blaydon on 20 October 2001 and Tynedale on 17 November 2001. a 5,520 502 750 300 22% Liverpool St Helens 4Missing 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. a 800 200 250 150 5% Morley 1Missing 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. a 400 400 400 400 7% New Brighton 1Missing 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. a 450 450 450 450 23% Nuneaton 2Missing 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. a 270 135 150 120 4% Sandal 8Missing 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. a 1,180 148 200 100 Scunthorpe 8Missing 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. a 2,400 300 450 250 25% Tynedale 5Missing 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. a 1,300 260 400 150 13% West Hartlepool 1Missing 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. a 150 150 150 150 15% Whitchurch 5Missing 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. a 1,650 330 375 275 a Individual statistics Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals. Top points scorers Rank Player Team Appearances Points 1 ENG John Liley Doncaster 26 359 2 ENG Steve Smart Dudley Kingswinford 22 320 3 ENG Paul Brett New Brighton 26 288 4 ENG Simon Worsley Liverpool St Helens 22 227 5 ENG Tim Robinson Scunthorpe 25 198 6 ENG James Lofthouse Blaydon 22 190 7 ENG Alistair Sherlock Morley 20 143 8 ENG Shaun Perry Dudley Kingswinford 24 138 9 ENG Jamie Elphick Bedford Athletic 22 136 10 ENG Phillip Belgian Tynedale 13 120 ENG Derek Eves Doncaster 26 120 ENG Chris Conway Doncaster 26 120 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/LeadingTopScorers?comp_id=25 National Three North 01/02 Leading top scorers Rugby Statbunker 27 April 2002 Top try scorers Rank Player Team Appearances Tries 1 ENG Shaun Perry Dudley Kingswinford 24 25 2 ENG Derek Eves Doncaster 26 24 ENG Chris Conway Doncaster 26 24 3 ENG Sean Casey Liverpool St Helens 25 22 4 ENG Olly Ryan Bedford Athletic 20 18 5 ENG Matt Donkin Doncaster 21 17 ENG Steve Smart Dudley Kingswinford 22 17 WAL Emrys Evans New Brighton 22 17 ENG Matt Brain Doncaster 23 17 6 ENG Andrew Foreman Blaydon 22 15http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/LeadingTryScorers?comp_id=25 National Three North 01/02 Leading try scorers Rugby Statbunker 27 April 2002 Season records 100% Team Largest home win — 83 pts 86 - 3 Doncaster at home to Darlington Mowden Park on 13 April 2002 Largest away win — 61 pts 71 - 0 Dudley Kingswinford away to Sandal on 24 November 2001 Most points scored — 95 pts 95 - 13 Doncaster at home to West Hartlepool on 24 November 2001 Most tries in a match — 15 Doncaster at home to West Hartlepool on 24 November 2001 Most conversions in a match — 10 Doncaster at home to West Hartlepool on 24 November 2001 Most penalties in a match — 6 (x2) Blaydon at home to New Brighton on 6 October 2001 Scunthorpe at home to Blaydon on 3 November 2001 Most drop goals in a match — 1 (x8) N/A (multiple teams) http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostTryInMatch?comp_id=25 National 3 North 01/02 Most tries in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 27 April 2002 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostConversionsInMatch?comp_id=25 National 3 North 01/02 Most conversions in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 27 April 2002 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostPenaltiesInMatch?comp_id=25 National 3 North 01/02 Most penalties in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 27 April 2002 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostDropGoalInMatch?comp_id=25 National 3 North 01/02 Most drop goals in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 27 April 2002 Player Most points in a match — 35 ENG Matt Donkin for Doncaster at home to Whitchurch on 10 November 2001 Most tries in a match — 7 ENG Matt Donkin for Doncaster at home to Whitchurch on 10 November 2001 Most conversions in a match — 10 ENG John Liley for Doncaster at home to West Hartlepool on 24 November 2001 Most penalties in a match — 6 (x2) ENG James Lofthouse for Blaydon at home to New Brighton on 6 October 2001 ENG Tim Robinson for Scunthorpe at home to Blaydon on 3 November 2001 Most drop goals in a match — 1 (x22) N/A (multiple players) http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostPointsScorerInMatch?comp_id=25 National 3 North 01/02 Most points in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 27 April 2002 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostTryScorerInMatch?comp_id=25 National 3 North 01/02 Most tries in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 27 April 2002 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostConversionsScorerInMatch?comp_id=25 National 3 North 01/02 Most conversions in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 27 April 2002 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostPenaltiesScorerInMatch?comp_id=25 National 3 North 01/02 Most penalties in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 27 April 2002 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostDropGoalScorerInMatch?comp_id=25 National 3 North 01/02 Most drop goals in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 27 April 2002 Attendances Highest — 2,000 Doncaster at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 26 January 2002 Lowest — 100 (x2) Sandal at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 24 November 2001 and Whitchurch on 16 February 2002 Highest Average Attendance — 1,500Note that as this figure is from 2 home games only (due to poor attendance tracking) it is highly unlikely that Doncaster's final attendance average was this high. b Doncaster b Lowest Average Attendance — 150 Nuneaton http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/HomeAttendance?comp_id=25 National 3 North 01/02 Home attendance Rugby Statbunker 27 April 2002 See also English Rugby Union Leagues English rugby union system Rugby union in England References External links NCA Rugby https://web.archive.org/web/20150701021407/http://www.ncarugby.org/index.php 2015-07-01 2001–02 Category:2001–02 in English rugby union leagues