2005–06 National Division Three North

Rugby union competition in England 2005–06 National Division Three North England Bradford & Bingley Nuneaton (also promoted) Kendal, New Brighton 1,575Fylde v Preston Grasshoppers7 January 2006 38,787 (average 266 per match)Note that 36 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 50Leicester Lions v Cleckheaton7 January 2006 ENG Tom Rhodes (Bradford & Bingley)270 points ENG Alan Brown (Darlington)25 tries 2004–05 2006–07 The 2005–06 National Division Three North was the sixth season (eighteenth 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 Nuneaton who were relegated from the 2004–05 National Division Two while Leicester Lions came up as champions of Midlands Division 1 along with Preston Grasshoppers (champions) and Hull Ionians (playoffs) who were promoted from North Division 1.http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/national-leagues/2004-2005/ National Division Two 2004-05 englandrugby.com 30 April 2005 http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2004-2005/ Midlands 1 2004-05 englandrugby.com 23 April 2005 6 October 2015 24 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924044406/http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2004-2005/ dead http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2004-2005/ North 1 2004-05 englandrugby.com 23 April 2005 6 October 2015 24 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924052441/http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2004-2005/ dead 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 Division Two while the runners up would have a one-game playoff against the runners up from National Division Three South (at the home ground of the club with the superior league record) for the final promotion place. After just missing out on the playoffs last season, Bradford & Bingley went two places better by winning the championship, finishing 13 points clear of runners up Nuneaton to gain promotion to the 2006–07 National Division Two.http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/national-leagues/2005-2006/group/11709 National League Three North 2005-06 englandrugby.com 6 May 2006 Nuneaton would, however, make an instance return to National Division Two after their relegation a season ago, by defeating 2005–06 National Division Three South runners up North Walsham away in the north–south playoff.https://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/content/articles/2006/05/13/rugby_north_walsham_report_20060513_feature.shtml North Walsham 6-15 Nuneaton BBC 17 May 2006 http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/national-leagues/2005-2006/group/11711 National League Playoffs 2005-06 englandrugby.com 13 May 2006 6 October 2015 24 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924050317/http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/national-leagues/2005-2006/group/11711 dead There were only two relegation spots this year with the two teams to go down being Kendal and New Brighton. They were easily the weakest in the division with 13th placed New Brighton finishing 41 points behind 12th placed Leicester Lions. Both sides would drop down to North Division 1.http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2006-2007/ North 1 2006-07 englandrugby.com 9 September 2006 6 October 2015 5 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305170419/http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2006-2007/ dead yes Participating teams and locations UK Northern England 500 Locations of the 2005-06 National Division Three North teams UK Northern England 54.954853 -1.691454 70 Blaydon right UK Northern England 53.847389 -1.833781 70 Bradford & Bingley top UK Northern England 53.723048 -1.707525 70 Cleckheaton right UK Northern England 54.52361 -1.559458 70 Darlington right UK Northern England 54.52361 -1.559458 70 Darlington MP bottom UK Northern England 53.745 -2.988056 70 Fylde left UK Northern England 53.74290 -0.56819 70 Hull Ionians right UK Northern England 54.328005 -2.746290 70 Kendal right UK Northern England 52.574344 -1.163394 70 Leicester Lions right UK Northern England 53.2581 -2.1274 70 Macclesfield right UK Northern England 53.3333333 -3.0833333 70 New Brighton left UK Northern England 52.520489 -1.465381 70 Nuneaton left UK Northern England 53.763201 -2.703089 70 Preston right UK Northern England 54.967392 -2.01826 70 Tynedale left TeamStadiumCapacityCity/AreaBlaydonCrow Trees2,000 (400 seats)Swalwell, Tyne and WearBradford & BingleyWagon Lane4,000Bingley, West YorkshireCleckheatonCleckheaton Sports ClubCleckheaton, West YorkshireDarlingtonBlackwell Meadows3,000Darlington, County DurhamDarlington Mowden ParkYiewsley Drive Darlington, County DurhamFyldeWoodlands Memorial Ground7,500 (500 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 142 Fylde R.F.C. (Ground Details)Lytham St. Annes, LancashireHull IoniansBrantingham Park1,500 (240 seats)Brantingham, East Riding of YorkshireKendalMint Bridge4,600 (600 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 174 Kendal R.F.C. (Ground Details) Kendal, CumbriaLeicester LionsWestleigh Park2,000Blaby, LeicestershireMacclesfieldPriory Park1,250 (250 seats)Macclesfield, CheshireNew BrightonHartsfield2,000Wirral, MerseysideNuneatonLiberty Way3,800 (500 seats)Nuneaton, WarwickshirePreston GrasshoppersLightfoot Green2,250 (250 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 179 Preston Grasshoppers R.F.C. (Ground Details)Preston, LancashireTynedaleTynedale Park2,000 (400 seats)Corbridge, Northumberland Final league table main Rugby n n Q 2005–06 National Division Three North table BRA Bradford & Bingley C NUN Nuneaton P BLA Blaydon TYN Tynedale DAR Darlington PRE Preston Grasshoppers HUL Hull Ionians FYL Fylde MAC Macclesfield CLE Cleckheaton DMP Darlington Mowden Park LEI Leicester Lions NEW New Brighton R KEN Kendal R 23 1 2 934 465 16 0 20 1 4 705 382 12 3 20 0 6 792 386 14 1 16 1 9 650 430 9 5 13 1 12 666 562 17 6 13 3 10 763 605 13 3 12 1 13 565 581 5 7 12 2 11 569 542 7 1 10 2 14 560 520 8 5 11 0 14 476 550 7 7 10 1 15 472 578 7 3 9 2 15 484 732 8 4 2 0 23 358 1035 2 1 1 1 24 297 923 1 1 Nuneaton's game away to Cleckheaton would be cancelled due to fixture congestion. Fylde's game at home to New Brighton would be cancelled due to fixture congestion. Cleckheaton's game at home to Nuneaton would be cancelled due to fixture congestion. New Brighton's game away to Fylde would be cancelled due to fixture congestion. -5 5 points deducted #d8ffeb Promoted P #ccccff Promotion play-off Q #ffcccc Relegated R R 06-05-2006 Rugby Statbunker Results Round 1 3 September 2005 (BP) Blaydon 30 - 22 Report Tynedale Crow Trees Andrew Gardner 3 September 2005 Cleckheaton 19 - 34 Report Bradford & Bingley (BP) Cleckheaton Sports Club 800 Ian Robinson 3 September 2005 (BP) Darlington Mowden Park 28 - 28 Report Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Yiewsley Drive 210 Mick Reid 3 September 2005 (BP) Fylde 34 - 15 Report Darlington Woodlands Memorial Ground Rob Sheard 3 September 2005 Kendal 5 - 43 Report Nuneaton (BP) Mint Bridge 200 Matthew Daubney 3 September 2005 (BP) Leicester Lions 37 - 19 Report New Brighton Westleigh Park 3 September 2005 (BP) Macclesfield 33 - 13 Report Hull Ionians Priory Park 302 Adrian Hartwell Round 2 10 September 2005 Bradford & Bingley 24 - 11 Report Blaydon Wagon Lane 230 Matthew Daubney 10 September 2005 (BP) Cleckheaton 10 - 17 Report Leicester Lions Cleckheaton Sports Club 650 Rob Sheard 10 September 2005 (BP) Darlington 53 - 18 Report Macclesfield Blackwell Meadows 150 Des Headington 10 September 2005 (BP) Hull Ionians 42 - 21 Report Kendal Brantingham Park 500 Rhys Davies 10 September 2005 (BP) Nuneaton 28 - 20 Report New Brighton Liberty Way 150 Chris Seeley 10 September 2005 (BP) Preston Grasshoppers 47 - 13 Report Fylde Lightfoot Green Adrian Hartwell 10 September 2005 (BP) Tynedale 14 - 16 Report Darlington Mowden Park Tynedale Park 220 Ian Robinson Round 10 (rescheduled game) 17 September 2005 (BP) Macclesfield 11 - 17 Report Leicester Lions Priory Park Trevor Fisher Game brought forward from 26 November 2005. Round 3 24 September 2005 (BP) Blaydon 74 - 10 Report Cleckheaton Crow Trees 200 Des Headington 24 September 2005 (BP) Darlington Mowden Park 18 - 25 Report Bradford & Bingley Yiewsley Drive 210 Andrew Gardner 24 September 2005 Fylde 10 - 46 Report Tynedale (BP) Woodlands Memorial Ground 320 Guy Steel Bodger 24 September 2005 Kendal 16 - 46 Report Darlington (BP) Mint Bridge 250 Mick Reid 24 September 2005 Leicester Lions 9 - 29 Report Nuneaton Westleigh Park 250 Ed Turnill 24 September 2005 (BP) Macclesfield 36 - 36 Report Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Priory Park 347 Chris Seeley 24 September 2005 New Brighton 18 - 15 Report Hull Ionians (BP) Hartsfield 350 Ian Robinson Round 4 8 October 2005 (BP) Blaydon 34 - 12 Report Leicester Lions Crow Trees Brendan Fitzmaurice 8 October 2005 Bradford & Bingley 36 - 22 Report Fylde Wagon Lane 230 Des Headington 8 October 2005 (BP) Cleckheaton 29 - 5 Report Darlington Mowden Park Cleckheaton Sports Club D Edmunds 8 October 2005 (BP) Darlington 20 - 15 Report New Brighton (BP) Blackwell Meadows 125 Matthew Daubney 8 October 2005 Hull Ionians 10 - 19 Report Nuneaton Brantingham Park 200 Rhys Davies 8 October 2005 (BP) Preston Grasshoppers 43 - 10 Report Kendal Lightfoot Green 495 Ian Robinson 8 October 2005 Tynedale 22 - 7 Report Macclesfield Tynedale Park 210 Mick Reid Round 5 22 October 2005 Darlington Mowden Park 6 - 15 Report Blaydon Yiewsley Drive Matthew Daubney 22 October 2005 Fylde 26 - 3 Report Cleckheaton Woodlands Memorial Ground 370 Mick Reid 22 October 2005 Kendal 15 - 23 Report Tynedale Mint Bridge 350 Rob Sheard 22 October 2005 Leicester Lions 24 - 17 Report Hull Ionians (BP) Westleigh Park 75 Des Headington 22 October 2005 Macclesfield 25 - 3 Report Bradford & Bingley Priory Park 273 Guy Steel Bodger 22 October 2005 New Brighton 7 - 68 Report Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Hartsfield 400 Adrian Hartwell 22 October 2005 (BP) Nuneaton 41 - 10 Report Darlington Liberty Way 150 Paul Kimber Round 6 29 October 2005 Blaydon 27 - 13 Report Fylde Crow Trees 180 Andrew Gardner 29 October 2005 (BP) Bradford & Bingley 59 - 12 Report Kendal Wagon Lane 250 Adrian Hartwell 29 October 2005 Cleckheaton 10 - 0 Report Macclesfield Cleckheaton Sports Club 350 Guy Steel Bodger 29 October 2005 (BP) Darlington 29 - 23 Report Hull Ionians (BP) Blackwell Meadows 125 Mick Reid 29 October 2005 (BP) Darlington Mowden Park 36 - 10 Report Leicester Lions Yiewsley Drive 98 Rob Sheard 29 October 2005 Preston Grasshoppers 13 - 13 Report Nuneaton Lightfoot Green Ian Robinson 29 October 2005 (BP) Tynedale 61 - 5 Report New Brighton Tynedale Park 310 Matthew Daubney Round 7 5 November 2005 Hull Ionians 27 - 21 Report Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Brantingham Park Brendan Fitzmaurice 5 November 2005 (BP) Leicester Lions 27 - 27 Report Darlington (BP) Westleigh Park 80 Andrew Gardner 5 November 2005 Nuneaton 26 - 21 Report Tynedale (BP) Liberty Way Ed Turnill 5 November 2005 Fylde P - P Darlington Mowden Park Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 February 2006. 5 November 2005 Kendal P - P Cleckheaton Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 February 2006. 5 November 2005 Macclesfield P - P Blaydon Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 February 2006. 5 November 2005 New Brighton P - P Bradford & Bingley Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 February 2006. Round 8 12 November 2005 (BP) Blaydon 45 - 7 Report Kendal Crow Trees Mick Reid 12 November 2005 (BP) Cleckheaton 37 - 18 Report New Brighton Cleckheaton Sports Club 300 Ian Robinson 12 November 2005 Darlington Mowden Park 28 - 12 Report Macclesfield Yiewsley Drive 175 Philip Davis 12 November 2005 Fylde 30 - 10 Report Leicester Lions Woodlands Memorial Ground 375 Adrian Hartwell 12 November 2005 Preston Grasshoppers 23 - 22 Report Darlington (2BP) Lightfoot Green Eric Woodmason 12 November 2005 (BP) Tynedale 27 - 14 Report Hull Ionians Tynedale Park 210 Rob Sheard 12 November 2005 Bradford & Bingley P - P Nuneaton Postponed. Game rescheduled to 29 April 2006. Round 9 19 November 2005 (BP) Darlington 30 - 16 Report Tynedale Blackwell Meadows 125 Des Headington 19 November 2005 (BP) Hull Ionians 17 - 24 Report Bradford & Bingley Brantingham Park Matthew Daubney 19 November 2005 (2BP) Leicester Lions 34 - 35 Report Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Westleigh Park 75 Mark Liddell 19 November 2005 New Brighton 9 - 41 Report Blaydon (BP) Hartsfield 150 Jason Brian 19 November 2005 Nuneaton 6 - 0 Report Cleckheaton (BP) Liberty Way 19 November 2005 Kendal P - P Darlington Mowden Park Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 March 2006. 19 November 2005 Macclesfield P - P Fylde Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 March 2006. Round 10 26 November 2005 (BP) Bradford & Bingley 52 - 22 Report Darlington (BP) Wagon Lane Rob Sheard 26 November 2005 (BP) Cleckheaton 20 - 26 Report Hull Ionians Cleckheaton Sports Club 300 Chris Seeley 26 November 2005 (BP) Darlington Mowden Park 39 - 13 Report New Brighton Yiewsley Drive 87 Andrew Gardner 26 November 2005 (BP) Fylde 26 - 3 Report Kendal Woodlands Memorial Ground 250 Matthew Daubney 26 November 2005 Tynedale 20 - 17 Report Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Tynedale Park 210 Brendan Fitzmaurice 26 November 2005 Blaydon P - P Nuneaton Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 April 2006. 26 November 2005 Macclesfield P - P Leicester Lions Game brought forward to 17 September 2005. Round 11 3 December 2005 (BP) Darlington 33 - 3 Report Cleckheaton Blackwell Meadows 150 Matthew Daubney 3 December 2005 Hull Ionians 28 - 16 Report Blaydon Brantingham Park Andrew Gardner 3 December 2005 Kendal 3 - 40 Report Macclesfield (BP) Mint Bridge 200 Darren Gamage 3 December 2005 (BP) Leicester Lions 19 - 23 Report Tynedale Westleigh Park 60 3 December 2005 New Brighton 8 - 27 Report Fylde Hartsfield 250 Revis Phillips 3 December 2005 (BP) Nuneaton 32 - 5 Report Darlington Mowden Park Liberty Way 100 Ian Robinson 3 December 2005 (BP) Preston Grasshoppers 34 - 55 Report Bradford & Bingley (BP) Lightfoot Green 574 Eric Woodmason Round 12 10 December 2005 (BP) Blaydon 50 - 8 Report Darlington Crow Trees 210 Rob Sheard 10 December 2005 (BP) Bradford & Bingley 38 - 29 Report Tynedale (BP) Wagon Lane 280 Matthew Daubney 10 December 2005 (BP) Cleckheaton 13 - 19 Report Preston Grasshoppers Cleckheaton Sports Club 350 David Sainsbury 10 December 2005 Darlington Mowden Park 5 - 35 Report Hull Ionians (BP) Yiewsley Drive 95 Mick Reid 10 December 2005 Fylde 19 - 29 Report Nuneaton Woodlands Memorial Ground 425 Guy Steel Bodger 10 December 2005 Kendal 16 - 38 Report Leicester Lions (BP) Mint Bridge 150 Andrew Gardner 10 December 2005 Macclesfield 21 - 13 Report New Brighton Priory Park 287 Ed Turnill Round 13 17 December 2005 (BP) Darlington 9 - 16 Report Darlington Mowden Park Blackwell Meadows 550 Brendan Fitzmaurice 17 December 2005 Hull Ionians 25 - 24 Report Fylde (BP) Brantingham Park Andrew Taylorson 17 December 2005 Leicester Lions 0 - 57 Report Bradford & Bingley (BP) Westleigh Park 80 Mark Varnon 17 December 2005 New Brighton 17 - 7 Report Kendal Hartsfield Philip Davis 17 December 2005 (BP) Nuneaton 43 - 33 Report Macclesfield (BP) Liberty Way 250 G O'Hara 17 December 2005 Preston Grasshoppers 20 - 12 Report Blaydon Lightfoot Green 402 Guy Steel Bodger 17 December 2005 Tynedale P - P Cleckheaton Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 March 2006. Round 14 7 January 2006 (BP) Blaydon 20 - 21 Report Bradford & Bingley Crow Trees 200 Brendan Fitzmaurice 7 January 2006 (BP) Darlington Mowden Park 7 - 11 Report Tynedale Yiewsley Drive 100 Chris Seeley 7 January 2006 Fylde 12 - 3 Report Preston Grasshoppers Woodlands Memorial Ground 1,575 Andrew Gardner 7 January 2006 Kendal 5 - 23 Report Hull Ionians Mint Bridge 260 Ian Robinson 7 January 2006 (2BP) Leicester Lions 25 - 26 Report Cleckheaton Westleigh Park 50 Matthew Daubney 7 January 2006 Macclesfield 16 - 14 Report Darlington (BP) Priory Park 247 Des Headington 7 January 2006 New Brighton 10 - 34 Report Nuneaton (BP) Hartsfield 237 Trevor Fisher Round 15 14 January 2006 (BP) Bradford & Bingley 38 - 10 Report Darlington Mowden Park Wagon Lane 250 Ian Robinson 14 January 2006 (BP) Cleckheaton 19 - 21 Report Blaydon Cleckheaton Sports Club 350 Rob Sheard 14 January 2006 (BP) Darlington 36 - 5 Report Kendal Blackwell Meadows 150 Matthew Daubney 14 January 2006 (BP) Hull Ionians 36 - 13 Report New Brighton Brantingham Park 400 Rhys Davies 14 January 2006 Nuneaton 33 - 22 Report Leicester Lions Liberty Way 125 Eric Woodmason 14 January 2006 Preston Grasshoppers 24 - 10 Report Macclesfield Lightfoot Green Mick Reid 14 January 2006 Tynedale 16 - 8 Report Fylde Tynedale Park 290 Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts Round 16 21 January 2006 Darlington Mowden Park 5 - 31 Report Cleckheaton (BP) Yiewsley Drive 100 Rhys Davies 21 January 2006 (BP) Fylde 29 - 10 Report Bradford & Bingley Woodlands Memorial Ground 425 D Edmunds 21 January 2006 Kendal 9 - 29 Report Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Mint Bridge 320 Brendan Fitzmaurice 21 January 2006 Leicester Lions 10 - 48 Report Blaydon (BP) Westleigh Park 125 Andrew Taylorson 21 January 2006 (BP) Macclesfield 21 - 22 Report Tynedale Priory Park 247 Mark Liddell 21 January 2006 New Brighton 15 - 34 Report Darlington (BP) Hartsfield Mick Reid 21 January 2006 (BP) Nuneaton 32 - 27 Report Hull Ionians (BP) Liberty Way 135 Ian Robinson Round 17 28 January 2006 (BP) Blaydon 27 - 10 Report Darlington Mowden Park Crow Trees 210 Chris Seeley 28 January 2006 Bradford & Bingley 27 - 10 Report Macclesfield Wagon Lane 210 Ian Robinson 28 January 2006 (BP) Cleckheaton 18 - 25 Report Fylde Cleckheaton Sports Club 320 Des Headington 28 January 2006 (BP) Darlington 10 - 16 Report Nuneaton Blackwell Meadows 150 Rob Sheard 28 January 2006 Hull Ionians 15 - 13 Report Leicester Lions (BP) Brantingham Park 300 Mark Wilson 28 January 2006 (BP) Preston Grasshoppers 74 - 17 Report New Brighton Lightfoot Green 351 Matthew Daubney 28 January 2006 (BP) Tynedale 25 - 3 Report Kendal Tynedale Park 190 Mick Reid Round 7 (rescheduled games) 4 February 2006 (BP) Fylde 39 - 3 Report Darlington Mowden Park Woodlands Memorial Ground 250 Darren Gamage Game rescheduled from 5 November 2005. 4 February 2006 Kendal 12 - 43 Report Cleckheaton (BP) Mint Bridge 200 D Edmunds Game rescheduled from 5 November 2005. 4 February 2006 (BP) Macclesfield 13 - 19 Report Blaydon Priory Park 147 Andrew Taylorson Game rescheduled from 5 November 2005. 4 February 2006 New Brighton 21 - 52 Report Bradford & Bingley (BP) Hartsfield Chris Sharp Game rescheduled from 5 November 2005. Round 18 11 February 2006 Fylde 13 - 51 Report Blaydon (BP) Woodlands Memorial Ground 325 Andrew Gardner 11 February 2006 (BP) Hull Ionians 23 - 28 Report Darlington Brantingham Park 300 Des Headington 11 February 2006 Kendal 7 - 45 Report Bradford & Bingley (BP) Mint Bridge Chris Seeley 11 February 2006 Leicester Lions 25 - 15 Report Darlington Mowden Park Westleigh Park 125 Trevor Fisher 11 February 2006 New Brighton 16 - 48 Report Tynedale (BP) Hartsfield Steve Lander 11 February 2006 (BP) Nuneaton 55 - 24 Report Preston Grasshoppers (BP) Liberty Way 300 D Edmunds 11 February 2006 Macclesfield P - P Cleckheaton Postponed. Game rescheduled to 29 April 2006. Round 19 18 February 2006 (BP) Blaydon 33 - 11 Report Macclesfield Crow Trees 180 P.W Davies 18 February 2006 (BP) Bradford & Bingley 90 - 21 Report New Brighton Wagon Lane 220 Andrew Gardner 18 February 2006 (BP) Cleckheaton 31 - 12 Report Kendal Cleckheaton Sports Club 380 Rhys Davies 18 February 2006 (BP) Darlington 48 - 0 Report Leicester Lions Blackwell Meadows 170 Revis Phillips 18 February 2006 Darlington Mowden Park 29 - 18 Report Fylde Yiewsley Drive 120 Matthew Daubney 18 February 2006 (BP) Preston Grasshoppers 40 - 24 Report Hull Ionians (BP) Lightfoot Green 327 Dino Maddern 18 February 2006 Tynedale 19 - 10 Report Nuneaton Tynedale Park 300 Brendan Fitzmaurice Round 20 25 February 2006 (BP) Darlington 28 - 17 Report Preston Grasshoppers Blackwell Meadows 150 Rob Sheard 25 February 2006 Hull Ionians 10 - 8 Report Tynedale (BP) Brantingham Park 300 Trevor Fisher 25 February 2006 Kendal 12 - 48 Report Blaydon (BP) Mint Bridge 200 Ian Robinson 25 February 2006 Leicester Lions 10 - 32 Report Fylde Westleigh Park 120 25 February 2006 Macclesfield 27 - 18 Report Darlington Mowden Park Priory Park 213 R Steggall 25 February 2006 New Brighton 16 - 29 Report Cleckheaton (BP) Hartsfield 200 Matthew Daubney 25 February 2006 (BP) Nuneaton 14 - 17 Report Bradford & Bingley Liberty Way 500 Steve Lander Round 21 4 March 2006 (BP) Darlington Mowden Park 37 - 7 Report Kendal Yiewsley Drive 150 Andrew Gardner 4 March 2006 Fylde 17 - 32 Report Macclesfield (BP) Woodlands Memorial Ground D Edmunds 4 March 2006 Blaydon P - P New Brighton Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 March 2006. 4 March 2006 Bradford & Bingley P - P Hull Ionians Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 March 2006. 4 March 2006 Cleckheaton C - C Nuneaton Game initially postponed but due to fixture congestion and the fact that the result would not affect the final league table the game would ultimately be cancelled. 4 March 2006 Preston Grasshoppers P - P Leicester Lions Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 March 2006. 4 March 2006 Tynedale P - P Darlington Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 April 2006. Rounds 9, 13 & 21 (rescheduled games) 11 March 2006 (BP) Blaydon 61 - 24 Report New Brighton (BP) Crow Trees Andrew Gardner Game rescheduled from 4 March 2006. 11 March 2006 (BP) Bradford & Bingley 36 - 13 Report Hull Ionians Wagon Lane 256 Chris Seeley Game rescheduled from 4 March 2006. 11 March 2006 Kendal 5 - 27 Report Darlington Mowden Park (BP) Mint Bridge 150 Brendan Fitzmaurice Game rescheduled from 19 November 2005. 11 March 2006 Macclesfield 13 - 26 Report Fylde (BP) Priory Park 247 Rhys Davies Game rescheduled from 19 November 2005. 11 March 2006 Preston Grasshoppers 13 - 22 Report Leicester Lions (BP) Lightfoot Green 150 Mick Reid Game rescheduled from 4 March 2006. 11 March 2006 Tynedale 14 - 7 Report Cleckheaton (BP) Tynedale Park 100 Ian Robinson Game rescheduled from 17 December 2005. Round 22 18 March 2006 (BP) Hull Ionians 22 - 28 Report Cleckheaton Brantingham Park 400 D Edmunds 18 March 2006 Kendal 22 - 22 Report Fylde Mint Bridge 170 Mick Reid 18 March 2006 Leicester Lions 17 - 17 Report Macclesfield Westleigh Park Paul Kimber 18 March 2006 New Brighton 10 - 29 Report Darlington Mowden Park (BP) Hartsfield Chris Seeley 18 March 2006 Nuneaton 17 - 7 Report Blaydon Liberty Way Guy Steel Bodger 18 March 2006 (BP) Preston Grasshoppers 27 - 24 Report Tynedale (2BP) Lightfoot Green Rob Sheard 18 March 2006 Darlington P - P Bradford & Bingley Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 May 2006. Round 23 25 March 2006 (BP) Blaydon 37 - 5 Report Hull Ionians Crow Trees 225 Andrew Gardner 25 March 2006 (BP) Bradford & Bingley 32 - 21 Report Preston Grasshoppers Wagon Lane 400 Matthew Daubney 25 March 2006 (BP) Cleckheaton 24 - 48 Report Darlington (BP) Cleckheaton Sports Club 300 Jason Brian 25 March 2006 (BP) Darlington Mowden Park 17 - 19 Report Nuneaton Yiewsley Drive 160 Ian Robinson 25 March 2006 (BP) Macclesfield 37 - 10 Report Kendal Priory Park 25 March 2006 (BP) Tynedale 45 - 15 Report Leicester Lions Tynedale Park 300 Mick Reid 25 March 2006 Fylde C - C New Brighton Game initially postponed but due to fixture congestion and the fact that the result would not affect the final league table the game would ultimately be cancelled. Round 24 1 April 2006 (BP) Darlington 11 - 12 Report Blaydon Blackwell Meadows 250 Ian Robinson 1 April 2006 Hull Ionians 22 - 12 Report Darlington Mowden Park Brantingham Park 300 Mick Reid 1 April 2006 (BP) Leicester Lions 24 - 21 Report Kendal (BP) Westleigh Park 100 Steve Walters 1 April 2006 New Brighton 0 - 48 Report Macclesfield (BP) Hartsfield 270 Revis Phillips 1 April 2006 (BP) Nuneaton 25 - 10 Report Fylde Liberty Way 300 G O'Hara 1 April 2006 Tynedale 22 - 22 Report Bradford & Bingley Tynedale Park 210 Brendan Fitzmaurice 1 April 2006 Preston Grasshoppers P - P Cleckheaton Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 April 2006. Round 25 8 April 2006 (BP) Blaydon 22 - 5 Report Preston Grasshoppers Crow Trees 230 Andrew Vertigan 8 April 2006 (BP) Bradford & Bingley 42 - 0 Report Leicester Lions Wagon Lane Mick Reid 8 April 2006 Cleckheaton 19 - 10 Report Tynedale Cleckheaton Sports Club 400 Ian Robinson 8 April 2006 Darlington Mowden Park 13 - 12 Report Darlington (BP) Yiewsley Drive 280 D Edmunds 8 April 2006 (BP) Fylde 35 - 35 Report Hull Ionians (BP) Woodlands Memorial Ground 475 Matthew Daubney 8 April 2006 (BP) Kendal 52 - 0 Report New Brighton Mint Bridge 200 Andrew Gardner 8 April 2006 (BP) Macclesfield 20 - 26 Report Nuneaton (BP) Priory Park 237 Martin Fox Rounds 10, 21 & 24 (rescheduled games) 15 April 2006 Blaydon 18 - 12 Report Nuneaton (BP) Crow Trees 350 Mark Wilson Game rescheduled from 26 November 2005. 15 April 2006 (BP) Preston Grasshoppers 17 - 22 Report Cleckheaton Lightfoot Green 340 D Edmunds Game rescheduled from 1 April 2006. 15 April 2006 (BP) Tynedale 18 - 25 Report Darlington (BP) Tynedale Park 150 Brendan Fitzmaurice Game rescheduled from 4 March 2006. Round 26 22 April 2006 (BP) Bradford & Bingley 29 - 17 Report Cleckheaton Wagon Lane 265 Matthew Daubney 22 April 2006 (BP) Darlington 26 - 39 Report Fylde (BP) Blackwell Meadows 380 Andrew Gardner 22 April 2006 Hull Ionians 18 - 13 Report Macclesfield (BP) Brantingham Park 400 Des Headington 22 April 2006 (BP) New Brighton 33 - 47 Report Leicester Lions (BP) Hartsfield Ian Robinson 22 April 2006 (BP) Nuneaton 74 - 0 Report Kendal Liberty Way 250 Eric Woodmason 22 April 2006 (BP) Preston Grasshoppers 65 - 38 Report Darlington Mowden Park Lightfoot Green 368 Mick Reid 22 April 2006 (BP) Tynedale 44 - 13 Report Blaydon Tynedale Park 500 D Edmunds Rounds 8 & 18 (rescheduled games) 29 April 2006 (BP) Bradford & Bingley 36 - 29 Report Nuneaton (2BP) Wagon Lane 750 Andrew Vertigan Game rescheduled from 12 November 2005. 29 April 2006 (BP) Macclesfield 36 - 8 Report Cleckheaton Priory Park JP Doyle Game rescheduled from 11 February 2006. Round 22 (rescheduled game) 6 May 2006 Darlington 22 - 30 Report Bradford & Bingley Blackwell Meadows 150 Mick Reid Game rescheduled from 18 March 2006. 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. North Walsham were the southern division runners up and as they had a superior league record than northern runners-up, Nuneaton, they hosted the play-off match. 13 May 2006 North Walsham 5 - 15 Report Nuneaton Norwich Road 1,302 Nick Williams Total season attendances ClubHomeGamesTotalAverageHighestLowest% Capacity Blaydon 9Missing home attendances v Tynedale on 3 September 2005, Leicester Lions on 8 October 2005, Kendal on 12 November 2005 and New Brighton on 11 March 2006. a 1,985 221 350 180 11% Bradford & Bingley 11Missing home attendances v Darlington on 26 November 2005 and Leicester Lions on 8 April 2006. a 3,341 304 750 210 8% Cleckheaton 11Only played 12 home games. Missing home attendance v Darlington Mowden Park on 8 October 2005. a 4,500 409 800 300 Darlington 13 2,625 202 550 125 7% Darlington Mowden Park 12Missing home attendance v Blaydon on 22 October 2005. a 1,785 149 280 87 Fylde 10Only played 12 home games. Missing home attendances v Darlington on 3 September 2005 and Macclesfield on 4 March 2006. a 4,790 479 1,575 250 6% Hull Ionians 9Missing home attendances v Preston Grasshoppers on 5 November 2005, Bradford & Bingley on 19 November 2005, Blaydon on 3 December 2005 and Fylde on 17 December 2005. a 3,100 344 500 200 23% Kendal 12Missing home attendance v Bradford & Bingley on 11 February 2006. a 2,650 221 350 150 5% Leicester Lions 11Missing home attendances v New Brighton on 3 September 2005 and Macclesfield on 18 March 2006. a 1,140 104 250 50 5% Macclesfield 10Missing home attendances v Leicester Lions on 17 September 2005, Kendal on 25 March 2006 and Cleckheaton on 29 April 2006. a 2,547 255 347 147 20% New Brighton 7Missing home attendances v Kendal on 17 December 2005, Darlington on 21 January 2006, Bradford & Bingley on 4 February 2006, Tynedale on 11 February 2006, Darlington Mowden Park on 18 March 2006 and Leicester Lions on 22 April 2006. a 1,857 265 400 150 13% Nuneaton 10Missing home attendances v Tynedale on 5 November 2005, Cleckheaton on 19 November 2005 and Blaydon on 18 March 2006. a 2,260 226 500 100 6% Preston Grasshoppers 8Missing home attendances v Fylde on 10 September 2005, Nuneaton on 29 October 2005, Darlington on 12 November 2005, Macclesfield on 14 January 2006 and Tynedale on 18 March 2006. a 3,007 376 574 150 17% Tynedale 13 3,200 246 500 100 12% 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 Tom Rhodes Bradford & Bingley 24 270 2 ENG Paul Bailey Preston Grasshoppers 24 269 3 ENG Mike Scott Fylde 24 264 4 WAL Gareth Cull Nuneaton 22 259 5 WAL Dan Yuill Leicester Lions 25 174 6 ENG Ross Winney Macclesfield 22 167 7 ENG Phillip Belgian Tynedale 19 165 8 ENG Chris Quinn Cleckheaton 23 162 9 ENG Dan Clappison Blaydon 19 158 ENG Stephen Dean New Brighton 25 158 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/LeadingTopScorers?comp_id=190 National Three North 05/06 Leading top scorers Rugby Statbunker 6 May 2006 Top try scorers Rank Player Team Appearances Tries 1 ENG Alan Brown Darlington 24 25 2 ENG Phil Read Nuneaton 25 21 3 ENG Oliver Viney Preston Grasshoppers 24 20 4 ENG Mark Kirkby Bradford & Bingley 23 17 5 ENG Nick Royle Fylde 18 16 6 ENG Lee Parry Nuneaton 21 14 ENG Gareth Collins Leicester Lions 23 14 ENG Joe Simpson Bradford & Bingley 24 14 ENG Derek Eves Hull Ionians 26 14 7 RSA Barry Jacobsz Bradford & Bingley 17 13 TON Katilimoni Tuipulotu New Brighton 20 13 ENG Francis Coulson Darlington 25 13http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/LeadingTryScorers?comp_id=190 National Three North 05/06 Leading try scorers Rugby Statbunker 6 May 2006 Season records 100% Team Largest home win — 74 pts 74 - 0 Nuneaton at home to Kendal on 22 April 2006 Largest away win — 61 pts 68 - 7 Preston Grasshoppers away to New Brighton on 22 October 2005 Most points scored — 90 pts 90 - 21 Bradford & Bingley at home to New Brighton on 18 February 2006 Most tries in a match — 14 Bradford & Bingley at home to New Brighton on 18 February 2006 Most conversions in a match — 10 Bradford & Bingley at home to New Brighton on 18 February 2006 Most penalties in a match — 6 Fylde away to Leicester Lions on 25 February 2006 Most drop goals in a match — 3 Fylde at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 7 January 2006 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostTryInMatch?comp_id=190 National 3 North 05/06 Most tries in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 6 May 2006 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostConversionsInMatch?comp_id=190 National 3 North 05/06 Most conversions in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 6 May 2006 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostPenaltiesInMatch?comp_id=190 National 3 North 05/06 Most penalties in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 6 May 2006 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/TeamMostDropGoalInMatch?comp_id=190 National 3 North 05/06 Most drop goals in a match (Team) Rugby Statbunker 6 May 2006 Player Most points in a match — 32 ENG Paul Bailey for Preston Grasshoppers at home to Fylde on 10 September 2005 Most tries in a match — 6 ENG Mark Kirkby for Fylde away to Leicester Lions on 25 February 2006 Most conversions in a match — 10 ENG Tom Rhodes for Bradford & Bingley at home to New Brighton on 18 February 2006 Most penalties in a match — 6 ENG Mike Scott for Fylde away to Leicester Lions on 25 February 2006 Most drop goals in a match — 3 ENG Mike Scott for Fylde at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 7 January 2006 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostPointsScorerInMatch?comp_id=190 National 3 North 05/06 Most points in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 6 May 2006 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostTryScorerInMatch?comp_id=190 National 3 North 05/06 Most tries in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 6 May 2006 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostConversionsScorerInMatch?comp_id=190 National 3 North 05/06 Most conversions in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 6 May 2006 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostPenaltiesScorerInMatch?comp_id=190 National 3 North 05/06 Most penalties in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 6 May 2006 http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MostDropGoalScorerInMatch?comp_id=190 National 3 North 05/06 Most drop goals in a match (Player) Rugby Statbunker 6 May 2006 Attendances Highest — 1,575 Fylde at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 7 January 2006 Lowest — 50 Leicester Lions at home to Cleckheaton on 7 January 2006 Highest Average Attendance — 479 Fylde Lowest Average Attendance — 104 Leicester Lions http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/HomeAttendance?comp_id=190 National 3 North 05/06 Home attendance Rugby Statbunker 6 May 2006 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 2005–06 Category:2005–06 in English rugby union leagues