1988–89 Courage League

The 1988–89 Courage League National Division One was the second season of the first tier of the English league system currently known as the Aviva Premiership.

1988–89 Courage League
Countries England
ChampionsBath (1st title)
Runners-upGloucester
RelegatedLiverpool St.Helens
Waterloo
Matches played66

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 Courage League National Division Two.[1]

Participating teams

Team Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bath Bath 8,200 Bath, Somerset
Bristol Memorial Stadium 12,100 Bristol, Avon
Gloucester Kingsholm 11,000 Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Harlequins The Stoop 8,500 Twickenham, London
Leicester Tigers Welford Road 16,000 Leicester, Leicestershire
Liverpool St Helens Moss Lane St Helens, Merseyside
Moseley The Reddings 10,000 (est) Birmingham, West Midlands
Nottingham Ireland Avenue 4,950 Beeston, Nottinghamshire
Orrell Edge Hall Road 3,000 Orrell, Greater Manchester
Rosslyn Park The Rock 2,000 Roehampton, London
Wasps Repton Avenue Sudbury, London
Waterloo St Anthony's Road 9,000 Blundellsands, Merseyside
Locations of the 1988–89 Courage League National Division One teams
Greater London Courage League National Division One Clubs

Table

1988–89 Courage League National Division One Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Points
1Bath (C)11100126398+16520
2Gloucester11713215112+10315
3Wasps11713206138+6815
4Nottingham11614142122+2013
5Orrell11614148157–913
6Leicester11614189199–1013
7Bristol11605188117+7112
8Harlequins11506194184+1010
9Rosslyn Park11506172208–3610
10Moseley11308113242–1296
11Waterloo11119120235–1153
12Liverpool St Helens111010116254–1382
  • Points are awarded as follows:
  1. 2 pts for a win
  2. 1 pt for a draw
  3. 0 pt for a loss
Pink background are the relegation places.

[2]

Results

The home team is listed on the left column.[3]

Clubs BAT BRI GLO HAR LEI LIV MOS NOT ORR ROS WAS WAT
Bath Rugby 16–9 19–9 22–16 36–12 16–6 38–9
Bristol 18–6 50–14 18–0 15–6 14–3
Gloucester RFC 10–11 28–0 37–9 13–6 19–3
Harlequins 9–26 26–11 15–6 38–15 23–24
Leicester Tigers 15–12 13–12 21–31 15–27 28–15 15–6
Liverpool St Helens 7–21 9–31 12–23 15–22 12–32
Moseley 0–38 22–13 18–15 10–12 7–13 13–6
Nottingham 10–6 12–0 12–12 13–9 9–15
Orrell 6–16 16–15 20–4 12–6 9–9 15–12
Rosslyn Park 6–19 18–16 8–26 12–16 9–18 19–13
Wasps 21–19 23–15 16–10 39–10 39–16
Waterloo 15–15 22–34 6–12 9–18 14–24 0–29
Home Win Draw Away Win

Sponsorship

National Division One is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and is sponsored by Courage Brewery

See also

References

  1. "Courage Club Championship 1988/89". Moseley Rugby Club. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  2. "guinness 19881989". Ipernews.com. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
  3. Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd.
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