1992–93 Courage National 4 North

1992–93 Courage National 4 North
1992–93 Courage National 4 North
Countries	England
Champions	Harrogate (1st title)
Runners-up	Rotherham (not promoted)
Relegated	12 teams
Matches played	110
	← 1991–92 1993–94 →

The 1992–93 Courage National 4 North was the sixth full season of rugby union within the fourth tier of the English league system, currently known as National League 2 North, and counterpart to the Courage National 4 South (now National League 2 South). Impending changes to the league structure by the RFU meant that several new leagues were to be introduced at the end of the season. This meant that champions Harrogate were promoted into the 1993–94 Division 4 while everyone else fell to Courage League Division 5 North. Relegation was particularly tough on newly promoted Rotherham as they finished level with Harrogate only to lose out to their Yorkshire rivals by virtue of a worse for/against record.^[1]

Structure

Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of twelve matches each. Changes to the league structure by the RFU for the 1993–94 season meant that the champions are promoted to Courage League Division 4 while the other twelve sides went into Courage League Division 5 South.

Participating teams and locations

Locations of the 1992–93 Courage Division 4 North teams

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous Season
Durham City	Hollow Drift		Durham, County Durham	10th
Kendal	Mint Bridge	3,000	Kendal, Cumbria	3rd
Harrogate	Claro Road	3,000	Harrogate, North Yorkshire	7th
Hereford	Wyeside		Hereford, Herefordshire	Runners up (not promoted)
Lichfield	Cooke Fields		Lichfield, Staffordshire	5th
Nuneaton	Harry Cleaver Ground		Nuneaton, Warwickshire	Relegated from National Division 3 (12th)
Preston Grasshoppers	Lightfoot Green	5,000	Preston, Lancashire	4th
Rotherham	Clifton Lane	2,500	Rotherham, South Yorkshire	Promoted from North 1 (champions)
Stoke-on-Trent	Hartwell Lane		Barlaston, Staffordshire	Promoted from Midlands 1 (champions)
Stourbridge	Stourton Park	3,000	Stourbridge, West Midlands	6th
Towcestrians	Greens Norton Road		Towchester, Northamptonshire	9th
Walsall	Broadway	1,150	Walsall, West Midlands	11th
Winnington Park	Burrows Hill		Norwich, Cheshire	8th

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League table

1992–93 Courage Division 4 North table
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Harrogate (C)	12	10	1	1	363	115	+248	21	Promoted
2	Rotherham (R)	12	10	1	1	259	123	+136	21	Relegated
3	Preston Grasshoppers (R)	12	8	0	4	157	135	+22	16
4	Stoke-on-Trent (R)	12	7	0	5	193	168	+25	14
5	Lichfield (R)	12	6	1	5	221	224	−3	13
6	Kendal (R)	12	6	0	6	182	189	−7	12
7	Walsall (R)	12	6	0	6	160	192	−32	12
8	Durham City (R)	12	6	0	6	179	219	−40	12
9	Stourbridge (R)	12	5	1	6	161	144	+17	11
10	Winnington Park (R)	12	5	1	6	167	165	+2	11
11	Hereford (R)	12	2	2	8	147	216	−69	6
12	Nuneaton (R)	12	2	0	10	138	269	−131	4
13	Towcestrians (R)	12	1	1	10	118	286	−168	3

Source: ^[1]^[3]
Rules for classification: Points are awarded as follows: 2 pts for a win, 1 pt for a draw, 0 pts for a loss. If teams are level at any stage, difference between points for and against applies.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Sponsorship

Division 4 North is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and was sponsored by Courage Brewery.

Notes

^ The re-organization of the English league system by the RFU meant that all teams other than the champions would be relegated to the new look Courage League Division 5 North for the 1993-94 season.

References

^ ^a ^b "Courage League - Division 4 1992/93". The Rugby Archive. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1993). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993–94. London: Headline Book Publishing. pp. 151–167. ISBN 0 7472 7891 1.
^ "Courage Clubs Championship-1992/1993". Moseley Rugby Club. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

[1] The re-organization of the English league system by the RFU meant that all teams other than the champions would be relegated to the new look Courage League Division 5 North for the 1993-94 season.

[Final_Table-2] "Courage League - Division 4 1992/93". The Rugby Archive. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

[3] Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1993). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993–94. London: Headline Book Publishing. pp. 151–167. ISBN 0 7472 7891 1.

[4] "Courage Clubs Championship-1992/1993". Moseley Rugby Club. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

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