1988–89 National Division 1

Rugby union competition in England 1988–89 National Division 1 England Bath (1st title) Gloucester Liverpool St.HelensWaterloo 66 10 September 1988 – 22 April 1989 103 – Rob Andrew (Wasps)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1993–94 1993 Tony Williams Publications Taunton Ross Young 47 Season by Season Leading Scorers 10 – Jeremy Guscott (Bath) 1987–88 1989–90 The 1988–89 National Division 1 (sponsored by Courage Brewery) was the second season of the top tier of the English rugby union league system, the Courage Clubs Championship, currently known as Premiership Rugby. Leicester were the defending champions, and Liverpool St Helens and Rosslyn Park the promoted sides. Bath became champions for the first time winning the league by a convincing margin from runners–up Gloucester. Waterloo and Liverpool St.Helens finished in the bottom two and were relegated to the 1989–90 National Division 2.Courage Club Championship 1988/89 http://www.moseleyrugby.co.uk/report_display12.php?menitem=95 Moseley Rugby Club 29 August 2012 yes Structure Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of eleven matches each. This was the first season of fixed Saturdays for league matches, where before clubs had organised fixture dates and the number of home games were fairer (although some teams played six and others five). The bottom two sides were relegated to National Division 2. The points system was changed so that a win counted for 2 points, a draw 1 point and a loss no points (previously this had been 4 points for a win, 2 for a draw and 1 for a loss). Participating teams England 400 right Locations of the 1988–89 Courage League National Division One teams England 51.375801 -2.3599030 white Bath bottom 80 England 51.45 -2.583333 white Bristol left 80 England 51.864244 -2.238156 white Gloucester left 80 England 51.444581 -0.335245 white Harlequins left 80 England 52.636877 -1.139759 white Leicester right 80 England 53.456307 -2.737094 white Liverpool SH right 80 England 52.483056 -1.893611 white Moseley left 80 England 52.923920 -1.212394 white Nottingham left 80 England 53.540986 -2.708842 white Orrell top 80 England 51.463457 -0.249171 white Rosslyn Park right 80 England 51.560859 -0.328098 white Wasps left 80 England 53.490429 -3.053955 white Waterloo left 80 TeamStadiumCapacityCity/AreaPrevious seasonBathRecreation Ground8,300 (1,000 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 40 Bath F.C. (Ground Details)The Courage Official League book gave the Recreation Ground a total capacity of 8,300 in their 1990–91 directory, despite Bath achieving a crowd of around 9,000 versus Bristol on 22 October 1988. It may be that additional temporary seating was provided for this game or that the crowd figure was inflated.Bath, Somerset4thBristolMemorial Stadium8,500 (1,200 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 43 Bristol F.C. (Ground Details)Bristol, Avon9thGloucesterKingsholm11,100 (1,100 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 46 Gloucester R.F.C. (Ground Details)Gloucester, Gloucestershire5thHarlequinsThe Stoop9,000 (2,000 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 50 Harlequins F.C. (Ground Details)Twickenham, London3rdLeicesterWelford Road14,700 (9,200 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 54 Leicester F.C. (Ground Details)Leicester, LeicestershireChampionsLiverpool 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, MerseysidePromoted from National 2 (2nd)MoseleyThe Reddings9,999 (1,800 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 61 Moseley F.C. (Ground Details)Birmingham, West Midlands7thNottinghamIreland Avenue4,990 (590 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 66 Nottingham R.F.C. (Ground Details) Beeston, Nottinghamshire8thOrrellEdge Hall Road5,300 (300 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 70 Orrell R.U.F.C. (Ground Details) Orrell, Greater Manchester6thRosslyn ParkThe Rock4,630 (630 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 74 Rosslyn Park F.C. (Ground Details)Roehampton, LondonPromoted from National 2 (1st)WaspsRepton Avenue3,200 (1,200 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 82 Wasps F.C. (Ground Details)https://www.magzter.com/stories/news/The-Rugby-Paper/DALLAGLIOS-TURNED-INTO-NOSTRADAMUS Dallaglio's turned into Nostradamus The Rugby Paper 21 May 2023 Sudbury, London2ndWaterlooSt Anthony's Road9,950 (950 seats)Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell 126 Waterloo F.C. (Ground Details) Blundellsands, Merseyside10th Table main WDL Q points 2 BAT Bath GLO Gloucester WAS Wasps NOT Nottingham ORR Orrell LEI Leicester BRI Bristol HAR Harlequins ROS Rosslyn Park MOS Moseley WAT Waterloo LIV Liverpool St Helens 10 0 1 263 98 C 7 1 3 215 112 7 1 3 206 138 6 1 4 142 122 6 1 4 148 157 6 1 4 189 199 6 0 5 188 117 5 0 6 194 184 5 0 6 172 208 3 0 8 113 242 1 1 9 120 235 R 1 0 10 116 254 R #d8ffeb Champions C #fcc Relegated R R complete http://www.ipernews.com/RUGBY/guinness_19881989.htm guinness 1988–1989 Ipernews.com 2011-11-06 Points are awarded as follows: 2 pts for a win 1 pt for a draw 0 pt for a loss Results table The home team is listed on the left column. main FBR grey BAT BRI GLO HAR LEI LIV MOS NOT ORR ROS WAS WAT Bath Rugby 16–9 19–9 null null null null 22–16 36–12 null 16–6 38–9 Bristol null null 18–6 null 50–14 18–0 null 15–6 null null 14–3 Gloucester RFC null 10–11 null 28–0 null 37–9 13–6 null null 19–3 null Harlequins 9–26 null 26–11 null 15–6 38–15 null null null null 23–24 Leicester 15–12 13–12 null 21–31 null null null 15–27 28–15 15–6 null Liverpool St Helens 7–21 null 9–31 null 12–23 null 15–22 null 12–32 null null Moseley 0–38 null null null 22–13 18–15 null 10–12 7–13 null 13–6 Nottingham null 10–6 null 12–0 12–12 null 13–9 null null 9–15 null Orrell null null 6–16 16–15 null 20–4 null 12–6 null 9–9 15–12 Rosslyn Park 6–19 18–16 8–26 12–16 null null null 9–18 19–13 null null Wasps null 21–19 null 23–15 null 16–10 39–10 null null 39–16 null Waterloo null null 15–15 null 22–34 6–12 null 9–18 null 14–24 0–29 complete Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 1990 Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd Windsor 3rd Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell Fixtures & Results Round 1 10 September 1988 Bristol 15 – 6 Orrell Memorial Stadium 10 September 1988 Gloucester 37 – 9 Moseley Kingsholm Colin High 10 September 1988 Harlequins 9 – 26 Bath The Stoop 10 September 1988 Leicester 15 – 6 Wasps Welford Road 10 September 1988 Rosslyn Park 9 – 18 Nottingham The Rock 10 September 1988 Waterloo 6 – 12 Liverpool St Helens St Anthony's Road http://www.rugbyarchive.net/fixres Fixtures / Results (September 10, 1988 to April 22, 1989) Rugby Archives 2 June 2024 Round 2 24 September 1988 Bath 19 – 9 Gloucester Recreation Ground 8,000https://www.bathrugbyheritage.org/content/heritage-topics/match-reports/1988-1989 1988 to 1989 Bath Rugby Heritage Peter Hall and Colin Gale 2 June 2024 Steve Griffiths 24 September 1988 Liverpool St Helens 12 – 23 Leicester Moss Lane 24 September 1988 Moseley 7 – 13 Rosslyn Park The Reddings 24 September 1988 Nottingham 10 – 6 Bristol Ireland Avenue 24 September 1988 Orrell 15 – 12 Waterloo Edge Hall Road 24 September 1988 Wasps 23 – 15 Harlequins Repton Avenue Round 3 8 October 1988 Bristol 18 – 0 Moseley Memorial Stadium 8 October 1988 Gloucester 19 – 3 Wasps Kingsholm Daniel Salles 8 October 1988 Harlequins 15 – 6 Liverpool St Helens The Stoop 8 October 1988 Leicester 15 – 27 Orrell Welford Road 8 October 1988 Rosslyn Park 6 – 19 Bath The Rock 8 October 1988 Waterloo 8 – 18 Nottingham St Anthony's Road Round 4 22 October 1988 Bath 16 – 9 Bristol Recreation Ground 9,000 22 October 1988 Liverpool St Helens 9 – 31 Gloucester Moss Lane Laurie Prideaux 22 October 1988 Moseley 13 – 6 Waterloo The Reddings 22 October 1988 Nottingham 12 – 12 Leicester Ireland Avenue 22 October 1988 Orrell 16 – 15 Harlequins Edge Hall Road 22 October 1988 Wasps 39 – 16 Rosslyn Park Repton Avenue Round 5 12 November 1988 Bristol 18 – 6 Harlequins Memorial Stadium 12 November 1988 Moseley 0 – 38 Bath The Reddings 12 November 1988 Nottingham 9 – 15 Wasps Ireland Avenue 12 November 1988 Orrell 20 – 4 Liverpool St Helens Edge Hall Road 12 November 1988 Rosslyn Park 8 – 26 Gloucester The Rock S V Trevithick 12 November 1988 Waterloo 22 – 34 Leicester St Anthony's Road Round 6 19 November 1988 Bath 36 – 12 Orrell Recreation Ground 19 November 1988 Gloucester 10 – 11 Bristol Kingsholm Steve Griffiths 19 November 1988 Harlequins 23 – 24 Waterloo The Stoop 19 November 1988 Leicester 28 – 15 Rosslyn Park Welford Road 19 November 1988 Liverpool St Helens 15 – 22 Nottingham Moss Lane 19 November 1988 Wasps 39 – 10 Moseley Repton Avenue Round 7 26 November 1988 Bath 16 – 6 Wasps Recreation Ground 26 November 1988 Leicester 21 – 31 Harlequins Welford Road 26 November 1988 Moseley 18 – 15 Liverpool St Helens The Reddings 26 November 1988 Orrell 12 – 6 Nottingham Edge Hall Road 26 November 1988 Rosslyn Park 18 – 16 Bristol The Rock 26 November 1988 Waterloo 15 – 15 Gloucester St Anthony's Road Round 8 14 January 1989 Bristol 14 – 3 Waterloo Memorial Stadium 14 January 1989 Gloucester 28 – 0 Leicester Kingsholm Roger Quittenton 14 January 1989 Liverpool St Helens 7 – 21 Bath Moss Lane D Hudson 14 January 1989 Nottingham 13 – 9 Moseley Ireland Avenue 14 January 1989 Orrell 9 – 9 Wasps Edge Hall Road 14 January 1989 Rosslyn Park 12 – 16 Harlequins The Rock Round 9 11 March 1989 Bath 22 – 16 Nottingham Recreation Ground D W Matthews Bath are champions. 11 March 1989 Harlequins 26 – 11 Gloucester The Stoop Fred Howard 11 March 1989 Leicester 13 – 12 Bristol Welford Road 11 March 1989 Moseley 10 – 12 Orrell The Reddings 11 March 1989 Wasps 16 – 10 Liverpool St Helens Repton Avenue 11 March 1989 Waterloo 14 – 24 Rosslyn Park St Anthony's Road Round 10 8 April 1989 Bath 38 – 9 Waterloo Recreation Ground Waterloo are relegated. 8 April 1989 Liverpool St Helens 12 – 32 Rosslyn Park Moss Lane Liverpool St Helens are relegated. 8 April 1989 Moseley 22 – 13 Leicester The Reddings 8 April 1989 Nottingham 12 – 0 Harlequins Ireland Avenue 8 April 1989 Orrell 6 – 16 Gloucester Edge Hall Road Tony Trigg 8 April 1989 Wasps 21 – 19 Bristol Repton Avenue Round 11 22 April 1989 Bristol 50 – 14 Liverpool St Helens Memorial Stadium 22 April 1989 Gloucester 13 – 6 Nottingham Kingsholm A L Mason 22 April 1989 Harlequins 38 – 15 Moseley The Stoop 22 April 1989 Leicester 15 – 12 Bath Welford Road 22 April 1989 Rosslyn Park 19 – 3 Orrell The Rock 22 April 1989 Waterloo 0 – 29 Wasps St Anthony's Road Notes See also 1988–89 National Division 2 1988–89 National Division 3 1988–89 Area League North 1988–89 Area League South References Category:Premiership Rugby seasons English