2000–01 National Division Three North

The 2000–01 National Division Three North was the first season (fourteenth 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 Dudley Kingswinford who were promoted as the champions of Midlands Division 1 and Tynedale who were champions of North Division 1 with no northern based teams being relegated from the 1999-00 Jewson National League One.[1][2] 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.

2000–01 National Division Three North
Countries England
ChampionsStourbridge
Runners-upSedgley Park (also promoted)
RelegatedAspatria, Walsall
Attendance40,865 (average 389 per match)[a 1]
Highest attendance1,500
Dudley Kingswinford v Stourbridge
16 December 2000
Stourbridge v Dudley Kingswinford
31 March 2001
Lowest attendance100
Aspatria v Sedgley Park
18 November 2000
Aspatria v Tynedale
2 December 2000
Top point scorer Paul Brett (New Brighton)
298 points
Top try scorer Gary Marshall (Nuneaton)
20 tries

The season was a very fractured one due to the 2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak which primarily affected the two northernmost clubs in the division - Aspatria and Tynedale - leading to a large number of fixtures being cancelled in the latter half of the season.[3] The league champions were Stourbridge who pipped Sedgley Park to the league title by just one point to gain promotion to the 2001–02 National Division Two.[4] Sedgley Park would join them soon after when they won their promotion playoff game at home against the 2000-01 National Division Three South runners up Launceston in front of over 1,000 fans.[5] The foot-and-mouth outbreak made relegation far from straightforward as initially the bottom two were Aspatria and Tynedale, who had played 18 games each - less than any of the other teams in the division. In Tynedale's case this was particularly hard as they were only 1 point behind 12th placed Sandal but had played six games less. In the end the RFU had to re-think relegation and used a complicated process based on early season form which meant that 14th placed Aspatria and 11th placed Walsall went down.[3][6] Aspatria dropped to North Division 1 while Walsall went into Midlands Division 1.[7][8]

Participating teams and locations
Locations of the 2000-01 National Division Three North teams
Team Stadium Capacity City/Area
Aspatria Bower Park Aspatria, Cumbria
Bedford Athletic Putnoe Woods 500 Bedford, Bedfordshire
Doncaster Castle Park 3,075 Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Dudley Kingswinford Heathbrook Kingswinford, Dudley, West Midlands
Liverpool St Helens Moss Lane St Helens, Merseyside
Morley Scatcherd Lane Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire
New Brighton Hartsfield 2,000 Wirral, Merseyside
Nuneaton Liberty Way 4,314 (514 seats) Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Sandal Milnthorpe Green Sandal Magna, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Sedgley Park Park Lane 3,000 Whitefield, Greater Manchester
Stourbridge Stourton Park 3,500 (499 seats) Stourbridge, West Midlands
Tynedale Tynedale Park 2,000 (400 seats) Corbridge, Northumberland
Walsall Broadway Ground 1,150 (150 stand) Walsall, West Midlands
Whitchurch Edgeley Park Whitchurch, Shropshire

Final league table
2000–01 National Division Three North Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Points
1Stourbridge (C)25211386136849343
2Sedgley Park (P)25210488732756042
3New Brighton24190566833633238
4Doncaster23160757935222732
5Nuneaton2615110597605-831
6Dudley Kingswinford2411112485519-3423
7Liverpool St Helens2510015511666-15520
8Bedford Athletic248016386613-22716
9Morley258017468720-25216
10Whitchurch218013357636-27916
11Walsall (R)[b 1]247017533601-6814
12Sandal247017542868-32614
13Tynedale186111282311-2913
14Aspatria (R)184014307541-2346
Reference englandrugby.com: Updated 26-05-2001
  1. Walsall relegated after RFU re-think over relegation due to impact over foot-and-mouth which lead to early season form being put into account.[6]

Results

Be aware that some of the early season scores from Rugby Statbunker may be incorrect (possibly due to an automatic scoring system used on that website) as they are different from those reported in the Telegraph. I have used references from the Telegraph wherever possible which should tie in with the results from the England rugby website.

Round 1
2 September 2000
Aspatria 30 - 20 Bedford Athletic
Report
Bower Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: Alan Hughes
2 September 2000
Doncaster 64 - 21 Whitchurch
Report
Castle Park
Attendance: 265
Referee: Tony Rossall
2 September 2000
Liverpool St Helens 6 - 34 Tynedale
Report
Moss Lane
Attendance: 200
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
2 September 2000
New Brighton 12 - 9 Sedgley Park
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mark Wilson
2 September 2000
Sandal 18 - 22 Nuneaton
Report
Milnthorpe Green
Attendance: 200
Referee: Rob Sheard
2 September 2000
Stourbridge 73 - 17 Morley
Report
Stourton Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore
2 September 2000
Walsall 16 - 9 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Broadway Ground
Attendance: 470
Referee: Rob Debney

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Round 2
10 September 2000
Aspatria 13 - 20 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Bower Park
Attendance: 175
Referee: Rob Sheard
10 September 2000
Liverpool St Helens 14 - 33 Doncaster
Report
Moss Lane
Attendance: 200
Referee: Alan Hughes
10 September 2000
New Brighton 53 - 0 Whitchurch
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 200
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
10 September 2000
Sandal 10 - 23 Tynedale
Report
Milnthorpe Green
10 September 2000
Bedford Athletic P - P Morley

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 September 2000.
10 September 2000
Stourbridge P - P Sedgley Park

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 September 2000.
10 September 2000
Walsall P - P Nuneaton

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 23 September 2000.

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Round 3
16 September 2000
Dudley Kingswinford 21 - 7 Bedford Athletic
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 500
Referee: Alan Biggs
16 September 2000
Morley 12 - 10 Walsall
Report
Scatchherd Lane
Attendance: 400
Referee: Paul Dickens
16 September 2000
Nuneaton 5 - 46 Stourbridge
Report
Liberty Way
Referee: David Helme
16 September 2000
Tynedale 10 - 16 New Brighton
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 250
Referee: Chris Sharp
16 September 2000
Whitchurch 30 - 17 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 450
Referee: Adam Canning
16 September 2000
Doncaster P - P Aspatria

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 21 October 2001.
16 September 2000
Sedgley Park P - P Sandal

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 February 2001.

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Round 2 & 3 (rescheduled games)
23 September 2000
Bedford Athletic 25 - 17 Morley
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 250
Referee: Anthony Ellison
  • Game rescheduled from 10 September 2000.
23 September 2000
Doncaster 55 - 33 Sandal
Report
Castle Park
  • Game brought forward from 10 February 2001.
23 September 2000
Stourbridge 49 - 12 Sedgley Park
Report
Stourton Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: David Matthews
  • Game rescheduled from 10 September 2000.
23 September 2000
Walsall 8 - 28 Nuneaton
Report
Broadway Ground
Attendance: 350
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
  • Game rescheduled from 10 September 2000.

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Round 4
30 September 2000
Doncaster 11 - 3 New Brighton
Report
Castle Park
30 September 2000
Liverpool St Helens 19 - 10 Aspatria
Report
Moss Lane
30 September 2000
Morley 17 - 16 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Scatcherd Lane
Attendance: 450
Referee: Tony Rossall
30 September 2000
Nuneaton 22 - 13 Bedford Athletic
Report
Liberty Way
Referee: Andrew Tong
30 September 2000
Sedgley Park 25 - 7 Walsall
Report
Park Lane
Attendance: 300
Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore
30 September 2000
Tynedale 16 - 35 Stourbridge
Report
Tynedale Park
30 September 2000
Whitchurch 22 - 52 Sandal
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

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Round 5
14 October 2000
Aspatria 26 - 40 Morley
Report
Bower Park
Attendance: 150
Referee: Chris Sharp
14 October 2000
Bedford Athletic 23 - 18 Sedgley Park
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 300
Referee: Andrew Canning
14 October 2000
Dudley Kingswinford 48 - 13 Nuneaton
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 500
Referee: R Glynne Jones
14 October 2000
New Brighton 24 - 9 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 600
14 October 2000
Sandal 11 - 53 Doncaster
Report
Milnthorpe Green
Attendance: 250
Referee: David Helme
14 October 2000
Stourbridge 65 - 7 Whitchurch
Report
Stourton Park
Attendance: 450
Referee: Chris Seeley
14 October 2000
Walsall 24 - 23 Tynedale
Report
Broadway Ground
Attendance: 200
Referee: Nick Williams

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Round 3 (rescheduled game)
21 October 2000
Doncaster 43 - 20 Aspatria
Report
Castle Park
Attendance: 650
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
  • Game rescheduled from 16 September 2000.

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Round 6
28 October 2000
Aspatria 15 - 18 Nuneaton
Report
Bower Park
28 October 2000
Bedford Athletic 10 - 26 Whitchurch
Report
Putnoe Woods
28 October 2000
Dudley Kingswinford 13 - 13 Tynedale
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 250
Referee: Alan Biggs
28 October 2000
Morley 15 - 23 Sedgley Park
Report
Scatcherd Lane
Attendance: 250
Referee: Rob Sheard
28 October 2000
Sandal 5 - 48 New Brighton
Report
Milnthorpe Green
28 October 2000
Stourbridge 26 - 19 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Stourton Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: Nick Williams
28 October 2000
Walsall 5 - 19 Doncaster
Report
Broadway Ground
Attendance: 250
Referee: Tony Rossall

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Round 7
4 November 2000
Doncaster 17 - 16 Stourbridge
Report
Castle Park
Attendance: 900
Referee: David Pearson
4 November 2000
Liverpool St Helens 21 - 13 Sandal
Report
Moss Lane
Attendance: 250
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
4 November 2000
Nuneaton 50 - 27 Morley
Report
Liberty Way
Attendance: 250
Referee: D Edmunds
4 November 2000
Sedgley Park 37 - 5 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Park Lane
Attendance: 200
Referee: Doug Chapman
4 November 2000
Whitchurch 20 - 13 Walsall
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 350
Referee: David Helme
4 November 2000
New Brighton P - P Aspatria

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 February 2001.
4 November 2000
Tynedale P - P Bedford Athletic

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 February 2001.

Round 8
11 November 2000
Doncaster 32 - 17 Bedford Athletic
Report
Castle Park
Attendance: 450
Referee: Charles Palmer
11 November 2000
Liverpool St Helens 33 - 20 Walsall
Report
Moss Lane
Attendance: 250
Referee: Paul Dix
11 November 2000
New Brighton 27 - 18 Stourbridge
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 400
Referee: Rob Sheard
11 November 2000
Sandal 15 - 29 Aspatria
Report
Milnthorpe Green
11 November 2000
Sedgley Park 57 - 3 Nuneaton
Report
Park Lane
Attendance: 250
Referee: Chris Sharp
11 November 2000
Tynedale 9 - 5 Morley
Report
Tynedale Park
11 November 2000
Whitchurch 13 - 11 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Andrew Canning

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Round 9
18 November 2000
Aspatria 10 - 21 Sedgley Park
Report
Bower Park
Attendance: 100
Referee: Tony Rossall
18 November 2000
Bedford Athletic 19 - 20 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 400
Referee: R Francis
18 November 2000
Dudley Kingswinford 33 - 3 Doncaster
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 350
Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore
18 November 2000
Morley 8 - 26 Whitchurch
Report
Scatcherd Lane
Attendance: 400
Referee: Chris Sharp
18 November 2000
Nuneaton 29 - 9 Tynedale
Report
Liberty Way
Attendance: 150
Referee: Paul Dix
18 November 2000
Stourbridge 65 - 10 Sandal
Report
Stourton Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Alan Biggs
18 November 2000
Walsall 10 - 16 New Brighton
Report
Broadway Ground
Attendance: 325
Referee: Anthony Ellison

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Round 10
25 November 2000
Doncaster 25 - 15 Morley
Report
Castle Park
Attendance: 850
Referee: David Matthews
25 November 2000
Liverpool St Helens 14 - 36 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Moss Lane
Attendance: 150
Referee: Rob Sheard
25 November 2000
New Brighton 31 - 7 Bedford Athletic
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 250
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
25 November 2000
Sandal 39 - 30 Walsall
Report
Milnthorpe Green
25 November 2000
Stourbridge 33 - 10 Aspatria
Report
Stourton Park
Attendance: 350
Referee: Doug Chapman
25 November 2000
Tynedale 8 - 18 Sedgley Park
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: David Helme
25 November 2000
Whitchurch 23 - 10 Nuneaton
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 530
Referee: S Makinson

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Round 11
2 December 2000
Aspatria 8 - 26 Tynedale
Report
Bower Park
Attendance: 100
Referee: Chris Sharp
2 December 2000
Bedford Athletic 24 - 19 Sandal
Report
Putnoe Woods
Referee: Ian Langley
2 December 2000
Dudley Kingswinford 11 - 24 New Brighton
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 450
Referee: Paul Dix
2 December 2000
Morley 31 - 24 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Scatcherd Lane
Attendance: 400
Referee: Alan Hughes
2 December 2000
Nuneaton 22 - 5 Doncaster
Report
Liberty Way
Attendance: 200
Referee: S Terheege
2 December 2000
Sedgley Park 59 - 3 Whitchurch
Report
Park Lane
Attendance: 200
Referee: Alan Biggs
2 December 2000
Walsall P - P Stourbridge

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 February 2001.

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Round 12
9 December 2000
Doncaster 18 - 13 Sedgley Park
Report
Castle Park
Attendance: 800
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
9 December 2000
Liverpool St Helens 27 - 15 Nuneaton
Report
Moss Lane
Attendance: 250
Referee: Rob Sawyer
9 December 2000
New Brighton 79 - 0 Morley
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 350
Referee: Mark Wilson
9 December 2000
Whitchurch 21 - 11 Tynedale
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 425
Referee: Rob Sheard
9 December 2000
Sandal P - P Dudley Kingswinford

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2001.
9 December 2000
Stourbridge P - P Bedford Athletic

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2001.
9 December 2000
Walsall P - P Aspatria

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2001.

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Round 13
16 December 2000
Aspatria 19 - 12 Whitchurch
Report
Bower Park
16 December 2000
Bedford Athletic 24 - 16 Walsall
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 200
16 December 2000
Dudley Kingswinford 14 - 29 Stourbridge
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Wayne Barnes
16 December 2000
Morley 29 - 25 Sandal
Report
Scatcherd Lane
Attendance: 400
Referee: Doug Chapman
16 December 2000
Sedgley Park 43 - 13 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Park Lane
Attendance: 350
Referee: Nick Williams
16 December 2000
Nuneaton P - P New Brighton

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 March 2001.
16 December 2000
Tynedale P - P Doncaster

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2001.

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Round 14
23 December 2000
Doncaster 38 - 11 Nuneaton
Report
Castle Park
Attendance: 800
Referee: S Makinson
23 December 2000
Liverpool St Helens 34 - 18 Morley
Report
Moss Lane
Attendance: 200
Referee: Chris Sharp
23 December 2000
New Brighton 32 - 13 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 350
Referee: Doug Chapman
23 December 2000
Sandal 26 - 18 Bedford Athletic
Report
Milnthorpe Green
23 December 2000
Stourbridge 46 - 6 Walsall
Report
Stourton Park
Attendance: 450
Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore
23 December 2000
Tynedale 33 - 20 Aspatria
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: Chris Seeley
23 December 2000
Whitchurch 14 - 39 Sedgley Park
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 415
Referee: Rob Sawyer

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Round 15
30 December 2000
Aspatria P - P Stourbridge

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 March 2001.
30 December 2000
Bedford Athletic P - P New Brighton

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to ?.
30 December 2000
Dudley Kingswinford P - P Liverpool St Helens

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 February 2001.
30 December 2000
Morley P - P Doncaster

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 February 2001.
30 December 2000
Nuneaton P - P Whitchurch

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 February 2001.
30 December 2000
Sedgley Park P - P Tynedale

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 March 2001.
30 December 2000
Walsall P - P Sandal

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 March 2001.

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Round 16
6 January 2001
Doncaster 46 - 7 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Castle Park
Attendance: 700
Referee: Tony Rossall
6 January 2001
Liverpool St Helens 26 - 20 Bedford Athletic
Report
Moss Lane
6 January 2001
New Brighton 35 - 26 Walsall
Report
Hartsfield
6 January 2001
Sandal 27 - 47 Stourbridge
Report
Milnthorpe Green
6 January 2001
Sedgley Park 57 - 3 Aspatria
Report
Park Lane
Attendance: 200
6 January 2001
Tynedale 10 - 20 Nuneaton
Report
Tynedale Park
6 January 2001
Whitchurch 34 - 16 Morley
Report
Edgeley Park

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Round 17
13 January 2001
Bedford Athletic 0 - 18 Doncaster
Report
Putnoe Woods
Referee: Paul Dickens
13 January 2001
Dudley Kingswinford 29 - 19 Whitchurch
Report
Heathbrook
13 January 2001
Morley 23 - 11 Tynedale
Report
Scatcherd Lane
13 January 2001
Nuneaton 56 - 17 Sedgley Park
Report
Liberty Way
Attendance: 250
Referee: David Helme
13 January 2001
Stourbridge 31 - 10 New Brighton
Report
Stourton Park
Attendance: 800
Referee: David Matthews
13 January 2001
Walsall 48 - 15 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Broadway Ground
Referee: Doug Chapman
13 January 2001
Aspatria P - P Sandal

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 7 April 2001.

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Round 18
20 January 2001
New Brighton 35 - 28 Sandal
Report
Hartsfield
20 January 2001
Nuneaton 33 - 22 Aspatria
Report
Liberty Way
Referee: R Francis
20 January 2001
Doncaster P - P Walsall

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 7 April 2001.
20 January 2001
Liverpool St Helens P - P Stourbridge

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 21 April 2001.
20 January 2001
Sedgley Park P - P Morley

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 17 February 2001.
20 January 2001
Tynedale C - C Dudley Kingswinford

  • Game initially postponed but would ultimately be cancelled due to foot & mouth crisis in northern England cutting short Tynedale's season and leading to them being relegated.
20 January 2001
Whitchurch P - P Bedford Athletic

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 3 March 2001.

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Round 19
27 January 2001
Aspatria 20 - 36 New Brighton
Report
Bower Park
27 January 2001
Bedford Athletic 29 - 22 Tynedale
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 150
Referee: Andrew Tong
27 January 2001
Dudley Kingswinford 11 - 23 Sedgley Park
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 350
Referee: Nigel Higginson
27 January 2001
Morley 26 - 16 Nuneaton
Report
Scatcherd Lane
Attendance: 400
Referee: Andrew Canning
27 January 2001
Sandal 22 - 34 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Milnthorpe Green
27 January 2001
Stourbridge 13 - 10 Doncaster
Report
Stourton Park
Attendance: 900
Referee: Tony Spreadbury
27 January 2001
Walsall 38 - 30 Whitchurch
Report
Broadway Ground

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Rounds 3, 7, 11 & 15 (rescheduled games)
3 February 2001
Dudley Kingswinford 44 - 31 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 350
Referee: Wayne Barnes
  • Game rescheduled from 30 December 2000.
3 February 2001
Morley 22 - 5 Doncaster
Report
Scatcherd Lane
Referee: David Helme
  • Game rescheduled from 30 December 2000.
3 February 2001
New Brighton 45 - 8 Aspatria
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 300
  • Game rescheduled from 4 November 2000.
3 February 2001
Nuneaton 41 - 13 Whitchurch
Report
Liberty Way
Referee: Rob Sawyer
  • Game rescheduled from 30 December 2000.
3 February 2001
Sedgley Park 47 - 16 Sandal
Report
Park Lane
Attendance: 250
Referee: S Makinson
  • Game rescheduled from 16 September 2000.
3 February 2001
Tynedale 24 - 10 Bedford Athletic
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: Alan Hughes
  • Game rescheduled from 4 November 2000.
3 February 2001
Walsall 22 - 25 Stourbridge
Report
Broadway Ground
Attendance: 500
Referee: S Terheege
  • Game rescheduled from 2 December 2000.

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Round 20
10 February 2001
Liverpool St Helens 17 - 21 New Brighton
Report
Moss Lane
Attendance: 250
10 February 2001
Nuneaton 29 - 0 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Liberty Way
Attendance: 200
Referee: Paul Dickens
10 February 2001
Sedgley Park 69 - 0 Bedford Athletic
Report
Park Lane
10 February 2001
Whitchurch 10 - 17 Stourbridge
Report
Edgeley Park
Attendance: 540
Referee: Doug Chapman
10 February 2001
Doncaster P - P Sandal

  • Game brought forward to 23 September 2000.
10 February 2001
Morley C - C Aspatria

  • Game initially postponed but would ultimately be cancelled due to foot & mouth crisis in northern England cutting short Aspatria's season and leading to them being relegated.
10 February 2001
Tynedale C - C Walsall

  • Game initially postponed but would ultimately be cancelled due to foot & mouth crisis in northern England cutting short Tynedale's season and leading to them being relegated.

Rounds 12, 13 & 18 (rescheduled games)
17 February 2001
Sandal 39 - 21 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Milnthorpe Green
Referee: David Helme
  • Game rescheduled from 9 December 2000.
17 February 2001
Sedgley Park 63 - 7 Morley
Report
Park Lane
Attendance: 270
Referee: Alan Hughes
  • Game rescheduled from 20 January 2001.
17 February 2001
Stourbridge 37 - 20 Bedford Athletic
Report
Stourton Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: D May
  • Game rescheduled from 9 December 2000.
17 February 2001
Tynedale 0 - 6 Doncaster
Report
Tynedale Park
  • Game rescheduled from 16 December 2000.
17 February 2001
Walsall 51 - 14 Aspatria
Report
Broadway Ground
  • Game rescheduled from 9 December 2000.

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Round 21
24 February 2001
Aspatria 30 - 19 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Bower Park
24 February 2001
Bedford Athletic 8 - 25 Nuneaton
Report
Putnoe Woods
24 February 2001
Dudley Kingswinford 20 - 3 Morley
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: Chris Seeley
24 February 2001
New Brighton 18 - 16 Doncaster
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: David Pearson
24 February 2001
Sandal 22 - 17 Whitchurch
Report
Milnthorpe Green
Attendance: 250
24 February 2001
Stourbridge 18 - 0 Tynedale
Report
Stourton Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: D Edmunds
24 February 2001
Walsall 29 - 34 Sedgley Park
Report
Broadway Ground
Attendance: 250
Referee: Ian Langley

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Rounds 13, 15 & 18 (rescheduled games)
3 March 2001
Nuneaton 20 - 8 New Brighton
Report
Liberty Way
  • Game rescheduled from 16 December 2000.
3 March 2001
Aspatria P - P Stourbridge

  • Game initially rescheduled from 30 December 2000 but would be postponed again until 28 April 2001.
3 March 2001
Sedgley Park P - P Tynedale

  • Game initially rescheduled from 30 December 2000 but would be postponed again until 28 April 2001.
3 March 2001
Walsall P - P Sandal

  • Game initially rescheduled from 30 December 2000 but would be postponed again until 14 April 2001.
3 March 2001
Whitchurch C - C Bedford Athletic

  • Game initially rescheduled from 20 January 2001 but would be ultimately cancelled due to fixture congestion.

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Round 22
10 March 2001
Doncaster 8 - 23 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Castle Park
Attendance: 800
10 March 2001
Dudley Kingswinford 47 - 20 Aspatria
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 450
Referee: R Glynne Jones
10 March 2001
Morley 35 - 14 Bedford Athletic
Report
Scatcherd Lane
Referee: Tony Rossall
10 March 2001
Nuneaton 34 - 42 Walsall
Report
Liberty Way
Referee: S Makinson
10 March 2001
Sedgley Park 39 - 20 Stourbridge
Report
Park Lane
Attendance: 800
Referee: David Matthews
10 March 2001
Tynedale P - P Sandal

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 May 2001.
10 March 2001
Whitchurch P - P New Brighton

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 19 May 2001.

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Round 23
17 March 2001
Liverpool St Helens 35 - 7 Whitchurch
Report
Moss Lane
17 March 2001
Sandal 19 - 66 Sedgley Park
Report
Milnthorpe Green
Attendance: 300
Referee: Alan Hughes
17 March 2001
Stourbridge 13 - 13 Nuneaton
Report
Stourton Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: Nick Williams
17 March 2001
Aspatria P - P Doncaster

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to ?.
17 March 2001
Bedford Athletic P - P Dudley Kingswinford

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 April 2001.
17 March 2001
New Brighton C - C Tynedale

  • Game initially postponed but would ultimately be cancelled due to foot & mouth crisis in northern England cutting short Tynedale's season and leading to them being relegated.
17 March 2001
Walsall P - P Morley

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 21 April 2001.

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Round 24
24 March 2001
Dudley Kingswinford 21 - 18 Walsall
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 800
Referee: Steve Harland
24 March 2001
Morley 16 - 40 Stourbridge
Report
Scatcherd Lane
Attendance: 300
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
24 March 2001
Nuneaton 53 - 17 Sandal
Report
Liberty Way
24 March 2001
Sedgley Park 26 - 10 New Brighton
Report
Park Lane
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: R Glynne Jones
24 March 2001
Bedford Athletic P - P Aspatria

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 19 May 2001.
24 March 2001
Tynedale P - P Liverpool St Helens

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 19 May 2001.
24 March 2001
Whitchurch P - P Doncaster

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 May 2001.

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Round 25
31 March 2001
Liverpool St Helens 5 - 20 Sedgley Park
Report
Moss Lane
Attendance: 150
Referee: S Makinson
31 March 2001
New Brighton 37 - 0 Nuneaton
Report
Hartsfield
31 March 2001
Sandal 29 - 27 Morley
Report
Milnthorpe Green
Referee: Chris Sharp
31 March 2001
Stourbridge 27 - 12 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Stourton Park
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Rob Debney
31 March 2001
Walsall 10 - 15 Bedford Athletic
Report
Broadway Ground
31 March 2001
Doncaster P - P Tynedale

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 26 May 2001.
31 March 2001
Whitchurch P - P Aspatria

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 26 May 2001.

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Rounds 15, 17 & 18 (rescheduled games)
7 April 2001
Doncaster 39 - 22 Walsall
Report
Castle Park
Referee: Stuart Piercy
  • Game rescheduled from 20 January 2001.
7 April 2001
Aspatria C - C Sandal

  • Game initially postponed but would ultimately be cancelled due to foot & mouth crisis in northern England cutting short Aspatria's season and leading to them being relegated.
7 April 2001
Bedford Athletic P - P New Brighton

  • Game initially rescheduled from 30 December 2000 but postponed again till 5 May 2001.

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Round 26 (includes rescheduled game)
14 April 2001
Bedford Athletic 13 - 27 Stourbridge
Report
Putnoe Woods
14 April 2001
Morley 18 - 31 New Brighton
Report
Scatcherd Lane
14 April 2001
Nuneaton 46 - 22 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Liberty Way
14 April 2001
Sedgley Park 13 - 10 Doncaster
Report
Park Lane
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: David Matthews
14 April 2001
Walsall 35 - 37 Sandal
Report
Broadway Ground
  • Game initially rescheduled from 30 December 2000, then 3 March 2001.
14 April 2001
Dudley Kingswinford P - P Aspatria

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 May 2001.
14 April 2001
Tynedale C - C Whitchurch

  • Game initially postponed but would ultimately be cancelled due to foot & mouth crisis in northern England cutting short Tynedale's season and leading to them being relegated.

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Rounds 18 & 23 (rescheduled games)
21 April 2001
Liverpool St Helens 16 - 48 Stourbridge
Report
Moss Lane
  • Game rescheduled from 20 January 2001.
21 April 2001
Walsall 27 - 13 Morley
Report
Broadway Ground
Referee: Doug Chapman
  • Game rescheduled from 7 March 2001.

Rounds 15 & 23 (rescheduled games)
28 April 2001
Bedford Athletic 27 - 22 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 150
Referee: Tony Rossall
  • Game rescheduled from 17 March 2001.
28 April 2001
Aspatria C - C Stourbridge

  • Game initially rescheduled from 30 December 2000 and then 3 March 2001 before finally being cancelled due to foot & mouth crisis in northern England cutting short Aspatria's season and leading to them being relegated.
28 April 2001
Sedgley Park C - C Tynedale

  • Game initially rescheduled from 30 December 2000 and then 3 March 2001 before finally being cancelled due to foot & mouth crisis in northern England cutting short Tynedale's season and leading to them being relegated.

Rounds 22 & 24 & ? (rescheduled games)
5 May 2001
Bedford Athletic 23 - 20 New Brighton
Report

  • Game initially rescheduled from 30 December 2000 and then again from 7 April 2001.
5 May 2001
Dudley Kingswinford C - C Aspatria

  • Game rescheduled from 14 April 2001 but would ultimately be cancelled due to foot & mouth crisis in northern England cutting short Aspatria's season and leading to them being relegated.
5 May 2001
Tynedale C - C Sandal

  • Game rescheduled from 10 March 2001 but would ultimately be cancelled due to foot & mouth crisis in northern England cutting short Tynedale's season and leading to them being relegated.
5 May 2001
Whitchurch C - C Doncaster

  • Game rescheduled from 24 March 2001 but would ultimately be cancelled due to fixture congestion.

Rounds 22 & 24 (rescheduled games)
19 May 2001
Bedford Athletic C - C Aspatria

  • Game initially rescheduled from 24 March 2001 but would ultimately be cancelled due to foot & mouth crisis in northern England cutting short Aspatria's season and leading to them being relegated.
19 May 2001
Tynedale C - C Liverpool St Helens

  • Game initially rescheduled from 24 March 2001 but would ultimately be cancelled due to foot & mouth crisis in northern England cutting short Tynedale's season and leading to them being relegated.
19 May 2001
Whitchurch C - C New Brighton

  • Game initially rescheduled from 10 March 2001 but ultimately cancelled due to fixture congestion.

Round 25 (rescheduled games)
26 May 2001
Doncaster C - C Tynedale

  • Game initially rescheduled from 31 March 2001 but would ultimately be cancelled due to foot & mouth crisis in northern England cutting short Tynedale's season and leading to them being relegated.
26 May 2001
Whitchurch C - C Aspatria

  • Game initially rescheduled from 31 March 2001 but would ultimately be cancelled due to foot & mouth crisis in northern England cutting short Aspatria's season and leading to them being relegated.

Promotion play-off

The league runners up of National Division Three North and South would meet in a playoff game for promotion to National Division Two. Sedgley Park were runners-up in the north and because they had a better league record than south runners-up, Launceston, they hosted the play-off match.

26 May 2001
Sedgley Park 40 - 23 Launceston
Report
Park Lane
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Paul Dix

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Total season attendances
  • Not including promotion playoff game.
Club Home
Games		 Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Aspatria5[a 2]725145200100
Bedford Athletic6[a 3]1,45024240015048%
Doncaster9[a 4]6,21569190026522%
Dudley Kingswinford10[a 5]5,5005501,500250
Liverpool St Helens9[a 6]1,900211250150
Morley6[a 7]2,200367450250
New Brighton8[a 8]2,65033160020017%
Nuneaton5[a 9]1,0502102501505%
Sandal4[a 10]700233250200
Sedgley Park11[a 11]5,0204561,20020015%
Stourbridge136,9505351,50020015%
Tynedale4[a 12]85021325020011%
Walsall7[a 13]2,34533550020029%
Whitchurch8[a 14]3,310414540300
  1. Note that 77 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.
  2. Missing home attendance v Nuneaton on 28 October 2000, Whitchurch on 16 December 2000, New Brighton on 27 January 2001 and Liverpool St Helens on 24 February 2001.
  3. Missing home attendance v Whitchurch on 28 October 2000, Sandal on 2 December 2000, Doncaster on 13 January 2001, Nuneaton on 24 February 2001, Stourbridge on 14 April 2001 and New Brighton on 5 May 2001.
  4. Missing home attendance v Sandal on 23 September 2000, New Brighton on 30 September 2000 and Walsall on 7 April 2000.
  5. Missing home attendance v Whitchurch on 13 January 2001 and Morley on 24 February 2001.
  6. Missing home attendances v Aspatria on 30 September 2000, Bedford Athletic on 6 January 2001, Whitchurch on 17 March 2001 and Stourbridge on 21 April 2001.
  7. Missing home attendances v Tynedale on 13 January 2001, Doncaster on 3 February 2001, Bedford Athletic on 10 March 2001 and New Brighton on 14 April 2001.
  8. Missing home attendances v Walsall on 6 January 2001, Sandal on 20 January 2001, Doncaster on 24 February 2001 and Nuneaton on 31 March 2001.
  9. Missing home attendances v Stourbridge on 16 September 2000, Bedford Athletic on 30 September 2000, Aspatria on 20 January 2001, Whitchurch on 3 February 2001, New Brighton 3 March 2001, Walsall on 10 March 2001, Sandal on 24 March 2001 and Liverpool St Helens on 14 April 2001.
  10. Missing home attendances v Tynedale on 10 September 2000, New Brighton on 28 October 2000, Aspatria on 11 November 2000, Walsall on 25 November 2000, Bedford Athletic on 23 December 2000, Stourbridge on 6 January 2001, Liverpool St Helens on 27 January 2001, Dudley Kingswinford on 17 February 2001 and Morley on 31 March 2001.
  11. Missing home attendance v Bedford Athletic on 10 February 2001.
  12. Missing home attendances v Stourbridge on 30 September 2000, Morley on 11 November 2000, Nuneaton on 6 January 2001 and Doncaster on 17 February 2001.
  13. Missing home attendances v Liverpool St Helens on 13 January 2001, Whitchurch on 27 January 2001, Aspatria on 17 February 2001, Bedford Athletic on 31 March 2001, Sandal on 14 April 2001 and Morley on 21 April 2001.
  14. Missing home attendance v Morley on 6 January 2001.

Individual statistics
  • Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.

Season records

See also

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