2000–01 National Division Three North

2000-01 National Division Three North
Countries  England
Champions Stourbridge
Runners-up Sedgley Park (also promoted)
Relegated Aspatria, Walsall
Attendance 40,865 (average 352 per match)[a 1]
Highest attendance 1,500 (x2) Dudley Kingswinford at home to Stourbridge on 16 December 2000 & Stourbridge at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 31 March 2001
Lowest attendance 100 (x2) Aspatria at home to Sedgley Park on 18 November 2000 & Aspatria at home to Tynedale on 2 December 2000
Top point scorer England Paul Brett
New Brighton 298 points
Top try scorer England Gary Marshall
Nuneaton 20 tries
← 1999-00
2001-02 →

The 2000–01 National Division Three North was the second 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.

The season was a very fractured one due to the 2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak which primarily affected the two northern-most 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

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 400 seats Corbridge, Northumberland
Walsall Broadway Ground 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
1 Stourbridge (C) 25 21 1 3 861 368 493 43
2 Sedgley Park (P) 25 21 0 4 887 327 560 42
3 New Brighton 24 19 0 5 668 336 332 38
4 Doncaster 23 16 0 7 579 352 227 32
5 Nuneaton 26 15 1 10 597 605 -8 31
6 Dudley Kingswinford 24 11 1 12 485 519 -34 23
7 Liverpool St Helens 25 10 0 15 511 666 -155 20
8 Bedford Athletic 24 8 0 16 386 613 -227 16
9 Morley 25 8 0 17 468 720 -252 16
10 Whitchurch 21 8 0 13 357 636 -279 16
11 Walsall (R)[b 1] 24 7 0 17 533 601 -68 14
12 Sandal 24 7 0 17 542 868 -326 14
13 Tynedale 18 6 1 11 282 311 -29 13
14 Aspatria (R) 18 4 0 14 307 541 -234 6
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 a 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

[9]

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

10 September 2000
Stourbridge P - P Sedgley Park

10 September 2000
Walsall P - P Nuneaton

[10]

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

16 September 2000
Sedgley Park P - P Sandal

[11]

Round 2 & 3 (rescheduled games)

23 September 2000
Bedford Athletic 25 - 17 Morley
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 250
Referee: Anthony Ellison
23 September 2000
Doncaster 55 - 33 Sandal
Report
Castle Park
23 September 2000
Stourbridge 49 - 12 Sedgley Park
Report
Stourton Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: David Matthews
23 September 2000
Walsall 8 - 28 Nuneaton
Report
Broadway Ground
Attendance: 350
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

[12]

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

[13]

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

[14]

Round 3 (rescheduled game)

21 October 2000
Doncaster 43 - 20 Aspatria
Report
Castle Park
Attendance: 650
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

[15]

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

[16]

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

4 November 2000
Tynedale P - P Bedford Athletic

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

[17]

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

[18]

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

[19]

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

[20]

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

9 December 2000
Stourbridge P - P Bedford Athletic

9 December 2000
Walsall P - P Aspatria

[21]

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

16 December 2000
Tynedale P - P Doncaster

[22]

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

[23]

Round 15

30 December 2000
Aspatria P - P Stourbridge

30 December 2000
Bedford Athletic P - P New Brighton

30 December 2000
Dudley Kingswinford P - P Liverpool St Helens

30 December 2000
Morley P - P Doncaster

30 December 2000
Nuneaton P - P Whitchurch

30 December 2000
Sedgley Park P - P Tynedale

30 December 2000
Walsall P - P Sandal

[24]

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

[25]

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

[26]

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

20 January 2001
Liverpool St Helens P - P Stourbridge

20 January 2001
Sedgley Park P - P Morley

20 January 2001
Tynedale C - C Dudley Kingswinford

20 January 2001
Whitchurch P - P Bedford Athletic

[27]

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

[28]

Rounds 3, 7, 11 & 15 (rescheduled games)

3 February 2001
Dudley Kingswinford 44 - 31 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 350
Referee: Wayne Barnes
3 February 2001
Morley 22 - 5 Doncaster
Report
Scatcherd Lane
Referee: David Helme
3 February 2001
New Brighton 45 - 8 Aspatria
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 300
3 February 2001
Nuneaton 41 - 13 Whitchurch
Report
Liberty Way
Referee: Rob Sawyer
3 February 2001
Sedgley Park 47 - 16 Sandal
Report
Park Lane
Attendance: 250
Referee: S Makinson
3 February 2001
Tynedale 24 - 10 Bedford Athletic
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: Alan Hughes
3 February 2001
Walsall 22 - 25 Stourbridge
Report
Broadway Ground
Attendance: 500
Referee: S Terheege

[29]

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

10 February 2001
Morley C - C Aspatria

10 February 2001
Tynedale C - C Walsall

Rounds 12, 13 & 18 (rescheduled games)

17 February 2001
Sandal 39 - 21 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Milnthorpe Green
Referee: David Helme
17 February 2001
Sedgley Park 63 - 7 Morley
Report
Park Lane
Attendance: 270
Referee: Alan Hughes
17 February 2001
Stourbridge 37 - 20 Bedford Athletic
Report
Stourton Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: D May
17 February 2001
Tynedale 0 - 6 Doncaster
Report
Tynedale Park
17 February 2001
Walsall 51 - 14 Aspatria
Report
Broadway Ground

[30]

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

[31]

Rounds 13, 15 & 18 (rescheduled games)

3 March 2001
Nuneaton 20 - 8 New Brighton
Report
Liberty Way
3 March 2001
Aspatria P - P Stourbridge

3 March 2001
Sedgley Park P - P Tynedale

3 March 2001
Walsall P - P Sandal

3 March 2001
Whitchurch C - C Bedford Athletic

[32]

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

10 March 2001
Whitchurch P - P New Brighton

[33]

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

17 March 2001
Bedford Athletic P - P Dudley Kingswinford

17 March 2001
New Brighton C - C Tynedale

17 March 2001
Walsall P - P Morley

[34]

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

24 March 2001
Tynedale P - P Liverpool St Helens

24 March 2001
Whitchurch P - P Doncaster

[35]

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

31 March 2001
Whitchurch P - P Aspatria

[36]

Rounds 15, 17 & 18 (rescheduled games)

7 April 2001
Doncaster 39 - 22 Walsall
Report
Castle Park
Referee: Stuart Piercy
7 April 2001
Aspatria C - C Sandal

7 April 2001
Bedford Athletic P - P New Brighton

[37]

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
14 April 2001
Dudley Kingswinford P - P Aspatria

14 April 2001
Tynedale C - C Whitchurch

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Rounds 18 & 23 (rescheduled games)

21 April 2001
Liverpool St Helens 16 - 48 Stourbridge
Report
Moss Lane
21 April 2001
Walsall 27 - 13 Morley
Report
Broadway Ground
Referee: Doug Chapman

Rounds 15 & 23 (rescheduled games)

28 April 2001
Bedford Athletic 27 - 22 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 150
Referee: Tony Rossall
28 April 2001
Aspatria C - C Stourbridge

28 April 2001
Sedgley Park C - C Tynedale

Rounds 22 & 24 & ? (rescheduled games)

5 May 2001
Bedford Athletic 23 - 20 New Brighton
Report

5 May 2001
Dudley Kingswinford C - C Aspatria

5 May 2001
Tynedale C - C Sandal

5 May 2001
Whitchurch C - C Doncaster

Rounds 22 & 24 (rescheduled games)

19 May 2001
Bedford Athletic C - C Aspatria

19 May 2001
Tynedale C - C Liverpool St Helens

19 May 2001
Whitchurch C - C New Brighton

Round 25 (rescheduled games)

26 May 2001
Doncaster C - C Tynedale

26 May 2001
Whitchurch C - C Aspatria

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

Club Home
Games		 Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Aspatria 5[a 2] 725 145 200 100 N/A
Bedford Athletic 6[a 3] 1,450 242 400 150 48%
Doncaster 9[a 4] 6,215 691 900 265 22%
Dudley Kingswinford 10[a 5] 5,500 550 1,500 250 N/A
Liverpool St Helens 9[a 6] 1,900 211 250 150 N/A
Morley 6[a 7] 2,200 367 450 250 N/A
New Brighton 8[a 8] 2,650 331 600 200 17%
Nuneaton 5[a 9] 1,050 210 250 150 5%
Sandal 4[a 10] 700 233 250 200 N/A
Sedgley Park 11[a 11] 5,020 456 1,200 200 15%
Stourbridge 13 6,950 535 1,500 200 15%
Tynedale 4[a 12] 850 213 250 200 N/A
Walsall 7[a 13] 2,345 335 500 200 N/A
Whitchurch 8[a 14] 3,310 414 540 300 N/A
  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

Top points scorers

Rank Player Team Appearances Points
1 England Paul Brett New Brighton 24 298
2 England Colin Stephens Sedgley Park 21 264
3 England Simon Worsley Liverpool St Helens 24 259
4 England John Liley Doncaster 22 249
5 England Steve Smart Dudley Kingswinford 23 247
6 England Duncan Hughes Stourbridge 25 247
7 England Dave Evans Morley 25 182
8 England Mike Crisp Walsall 22 181
9 England Alan Moses Tynedale 17 179
10 England John Canney Whitchurch 21 153

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Top try scorers

Rank Player Team Appearances Tries
1 England Gary Marshall Nuneaton 24 20
2 England Mike Wilcock Sedgley Park 23 18
3 England Steve Bellis New Brighton 24 16
4 England Duncan Hughes Stourbridge 25 15
5 England Jamie Barker Sandal 24 15
6 England Rob Moon Sedgley Park 23 14
7 England Derek Eves Doncaster 23 13
8 England Paul Morris Sedgley Park 23 13
9 England Geoff Jones New Brighton 24 13
10 Wales Emrys Evans New Brighton 24 13

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Season records

Team

Largest home win — 79 pts

79 - 0 New Brighton at home to Morley on 9 December 2000

Largest away win — 42 pts

53 - 11 Doncaster away to Sandal on 14 October 2000

Most points scored — 79 pts

79 - 0 New Brighton at home to Morley on 9 December 2000

Most tries in a match — 13

New Brighton at home to Morley on 9 December 2000

Most conversions in a match — 13

New Brighton at home to Morley on 9 December 2000

Most penalties in a match — 7

Tynedale away to Liverpool St Helens on 2 September 2000

Most drop goals in a match — 2

Liverpool St Helens away to Bedford Athletic on 18 November 2000

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Player

Most points in a match — 34

England Paul Brett for New Brighton at home to Morley on 9 December 2000

Most tries in a match — 4 (x2)

England Mike Wilcox for Sedgley Park at home to Whitchurch on 2 December 2000
England Steve Belis for New Brighton at home to Morley on 9 December 2000

Most conversions in a match — 13

England Paul Brett for New Brighton at home to Morley on 9 December 2000

Most penalties in a match — 7

England Alan Moses for Tynedale away to Liverpool St Helens on 2 September 2000

Most drop goals in a match — 2

England Simon Worsley for Liverpool St Helens away to Bedford Athletic on 18 November 2000

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Attendances

Highest — 1,500 (x2)

Dudley Kingswinford at home to Stourbridge on 16 December 2000
Stourbridge at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 31 March 2001

Lowest — 100 (x2)

Aspatria at home to Sedgley Park on 18 November 2000
Aspatria at home to Tynedale on 2 December 2000

Highest Average Attendance — 691

Doncaster

Lowest Average Attendance — 145

Aspatria

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See also

References

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  40. ↑ "National Three North 00/01 Leading try scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 5 May 2001.
  41. ↑ "National 3 North 00/01 Most tries in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 26 May 2001.
  42. ↑ "National 3 North 00/01 Most conversions in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 26 May 2001.
  43. ↑ "National 3 North 00/01 Most penalties in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 26 May 2001.
  44. ↑ "National 3 North 00/01 Most drop goals in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 26 May 2001.
  45. ↑ "National 3 North 00/01 Most points in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 26 May 2001.
  46. ↑ "National 3 North 00/01 Most tries in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 26 May 2001.
  47. ↑ "National 3 North 00/01 Most conversions in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 26 May 2001.
  48. ↑ "National 3 North 00/01 Most penalties in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 26 May 2001.
  49. ↑ "National 3 North 00/01 Most drop goals in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 26 May 2001.
  50. ↑ "National 3 North 00/01 Home attendance". Rugby Statbunker. 26 May 2001.

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