2003–04 National Division Three North

2003-04 National Division Three North
Countries  England
Champions Waterloo
Runners-up Halifax
Relegated Longton, Liverpool St Helens, Preston Grasshoppers
Attendance N/A[a 1]
Top point scorer England Anthony Birley
New Brighton 316 points
Top try scorer England Neil Kerfoot
Waterloo 23 tries
← 2002-03
2004-05 →

The 2003–04 National Division Three North was the fourth season (sixteenth 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 Fylde and Kendal who were relegated from the 2002–03 National Division Two while promoted teams included Longton who came up as champions of Midlands Division 1 while Darlington (champions) and Macclesfield (playoffs) came up from North Division 1.[1][2][3] 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.

After two seasons spent in the division Waterloo would pip Halifax to the title by the narrowest of margins finishing dead level on points but going up to the 2004–05 National Division Two by virtue of a massively better for and against record.[4] Halifax would suffer a double disappointment by missing out on their second stab at promotion as they lost narrowly at home to 2003–04 National Division Three South runners up Launceston in the promotion playoff.[5][6] Relegated teams included newly promoted Longton (who gained only 4 points all season), Liverpool St Helens and Preston Grasshoppers.[4] Longton would drop back down to Midlands Division 1 while Liverpool St Helens and Preston Grasshoppers would fall to North Division 1.[7][8]

Participating teams and locations

Team Stadium Capacity City/Area
Blaydon Crow Trees Swalwell, Tyne and Wear
Darlington Blackwell Meadows Darlington, County Durham
Darlington Mowden Park Yiewsley Drive Darlington, County Durham
Dudley Kingswinford Heathbrook Kingswinford, Dudley, West Midlands
Fylde Woodlands Memorial Ground 9,000 Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire
Halifax Ovenden Park Halifax, West Yorkshire
Kendal Mint Bridge Kendal, Cumbria
Liverpool St Helens Moss Lane St Helens, Merseyside
Longton Trentham Fields Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Macclesfield Priory Park Macclesfield, Cheshire
New Brighton Hartsfield 2,000 Wirral, Merseyside
Preston Grasshoppers Lightfoot Green 5,000 Preston, Lancashire
Tynedale Tynedale Park 400 seats Corbridge, Northumberland
Waterloo St Anthony's Road 9,000 (200 seats) Blundellsands, Merseyside

Final league table

2003–04 National Division Three North Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Points
1 Waterloo (C) 26 25 0 1 979 343 636 50
2 Halifax 26 25 0 1 755 405 350 50
3 Darlington Mowden Park 26 16 0 10 602 439 163 32
4 Blaydon 26 14 1 11 587 434 153 29
5 New Brighton 26 14 1 11 583 499 84 29
6 Fylde 26 14 0 12 529 531 -2 28
7 Tynedale 25[b 1] 12 0 13 462 407 55 24
8 Darlington 26 11 1 14 511 569 -58 23
9 Kendal 26 11 1 14 417 681 -264 23
10 Macclesfield 26 10 2 14 507 642 -135 22
11 Dudley Kingswinford 26 10 1 15 482 655 -173 21
12 Preston Grasshoppers (R) 26 7 0 19 443 754 -311 14
13 Liverpool St Helens (R) 26 5 3 18 461 612 -151 13
14 Longton (R) 25[b 2] 1 2 22 300 647 -347 4
Reference Rugby Statbunker: Updated 08-05-2004
  1. ↑ Tynedale's game away to Longton would be cancelled due to fixture congestion.
  2. ↑ Longton's home game against Tynedale would be cancelled due to fixture congestion.

Results

Round 1

13 September 2003
Darlington 26 - 43 Waterloo
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Referee: Steve Harland
13 September 2003
Darlington Mowden Park 8 - 34 Blaydon
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Andrew Gardner
13 September 2003
Fylde 16 - 17 Tynedale
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
13 September 2003
Halifax 36 - 17 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Ovenden Park
Referee: S Makinson
13 September 2003
Liverpool St Helens 35 - 15 Kendal
Report
Moss Lane
Referee: Rob Sawyer
13 September 2003
Longton 6 - 28 Macclesfield
Report
Trentham Fields
Referee: Alan Hughes
13 September 2003
New Brighton 33 - 31 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Andrew Vertigan

Round 2

27 September 2003
Blaydon 41 - 6 Fylde
Report
Crow Trees
Referee: Ged Stone
27 September 2003
Darlington Mowden Park 28 - 17 Darlington
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Alan Hughes
27 September 2003
Dudley Kingswinford 22 - 38 Waterloo
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: Dale Newitt
27 September 2003
Kendal 30 - 26 New Brighton
Report
Mint Bridge
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
27 September 2003
Macclesfield 21 - 32 Halifax
Report
Priory Park
Referee: Richard Draper
27 September 2003
Preston Grasshoppers 26 - 8 Longton
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
27 September 2003
Tynedale 47 - 12 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Tynedale Park
Referee: Andrew Vertigan

Round 3

11 October 2003
Darlington 24 - 45 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Referee: Mike Hamlin
11 October 2003
Fylde 24 - 20 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Referee: S Makinson
11 October 2003
Halifax 29 - 25 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Ovenden Park
Referee: Andrew Vertigan
11 October 2003
Liverpool St Helens 18 - 18 Blaydon
Report
Moss Lane
Referee: Rob Sawyer
11 October 2003
Longton 11 - 12 Kendal
Report
Trentham Fields
Referee: David Drury
11 October 2003
New Brighton 28 - 20 Tynedale
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Mick Reid
11 October 2003
Waterloo 68 - 13 Macclesfield
Report
St Anthony's Road
Referee: Andrew Vertigan

Round 4

18 October 2003
Blaydon 17 - 16 New Brighton
Report
Crow Trees
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
18 October 2003
Darlington Mowden Park 18 - 13 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
18 October 2003
Kendal 18 - 20 Halifax
Report
Mint Bridge
Referee: Dale Newitt
18 October 2003
Macclesfield 37 - 20 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Priory Park
Referee: Rhys Davies
18 October 2003
Tynedale 34 - 20 Longton
Report
Tynedale Park
Referee: Ged Stone
18 October 2003
Fylde P - P Darlington

18 October 2003
Preston Grasshoppers P - P Waterloo

Round 5

25 October 2003
Darlington 22 - 6 Macclesfield
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Referee: Mike Hamlin
25 October 2003
Dudley Kingswinford 22 - 20 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
25 October 2003
Halifax 32 - 22 Tynedale
Report
Ovenden Park
Referee: Richard Draper
25 October 2003
Liverpool St Helens 19 - 24 Fylde
Report
Moss Lane
25 October 2003
Longton 20 - 27 Blaydon
Report
Trentham Fields
Referee: Mick Reid
25 October 2003
New Brighton 17 - 12 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: G O'Hara
25 October 2003
Waterloo 43 - 15 Kendal
Report
St Anthony's Road
Referee: Alan Hughes

Round 6

1 November 2003
Blaydon 20 - 25 Halifax
Report
Crow Trees
Referee: S Makinson
1 November 2003
Darlington Mowden Park 28 - 10 Longton
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
1 November 2003
Fylde 16 - 23 New Brighton
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Referee: Mike Hamlin
1 November 2003
Kendal 32 - 7 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Mint Bridge
Referee: Andrew Gardner
1 November 2003
Liverpool St Helens 34 - 10 Darlington
Report
Moss Lane
Referee: Paul Dickens
1 November 2003
Preston Grasshoppers 24 - 22 Macclesfield
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
1 November 2003
Tynedale P - P Waterloo

Round 7

8 November 2003
Darlington 23 - 17 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Referee: Andrew Vertigan
8 November 2003
Dudley Kingswinford 19 - 32 Tynedale
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: Paul Dickens
8 November 2003
Halifax 25 - 14 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Ovenden Park
Referee: Ged Stone
8 November 2003
Longton 15 - 9 Fylde
Report
Trentham Fields
Referee: Richard Phillips
8 November 2003
Macclesfield 15 - 13 Kendal
Report
Priory Park
Referee: Eric Darriere
8 November 2003
New Brighton 14 - 12 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: D Edmunds
8 November 2003
Waterloo 35 - 22 Blaydon
Report
St Anthony's Road
Referee: Dale Newitt

Round 8

15 November 2003
Blaydon 53 - 7 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Crow Trees
Referee: David Drury
15 November 2003
Darlington Mowden Park 14 - 19 Waterloo
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Paul Dickens
15 November 2003
Fylde 20 - 33 Halifax
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Referee: Terry Hall
15 November 2003
Kendal 34 - 31 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Mint Bridge
Referee: Mick Reid
15 November 2003
Liverpool St Helens 20 - 16 Longton
Report
Moss Lane
15 November 2003
New Brighton 46 - 33 Darlington
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Andrew Gardner
15 November 2003
Tynedale 21 - 25 Macclesfield
Report
Tynedale Park
Referee: Ged Stone

Round 9

22 November 2003
Darlington 27 - 10 Kendal
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Referee: S Makinson
22 November 2003
Dudley Kingswinford 16 - 25 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: Mick Reid
22 November 2003
Halifax 40 - 30 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Ovenden Park
Referee: Richard Phillips
22 November 2003
Longton 8 - 19 New Brighton
Report
Trentham Fields
Referee: Rhys Davies
22 November 2003
Macclesfield 25 - 11 Blaydon
Report
Priory Park
Referee: Terry Hall
22 November 2003
Preston Grasshoppers 14 - 16 Tynedale
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: Andrew Gardner
22 November 2003
Waterloo 45 - 19 Fylde
Report
St Anthony's Road
Referee: Guy Steel Bodger

Round 10

29 November 2003
Blaydon 48 - 7 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Crow Trees
Referee: David Pearson
29 November 2003
Darlington Mowden Park 30 - 0 Macclesfield
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Rhys Davies
29 November 2003
Fylde 36 - 10 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Referee: Andrew Vertigan
29 November 2003
Liverpool St Helens 23 - 31 Waterloo
Report
Moss Lane
29 November 2003
Longton 10 - 10 Darlington
Report
Trentham Fields
Referee: JP Doyle
29 November 2003
New Brighton 7 - 15 Halifax
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 450
Referee: Alan Hughes
29 November 2003
Tynedale 5 - 10 Kendal
Report
Tynedale Park
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice

Round 11

6 December 2003
Darlington 19 - 12 Tynedale
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Referee: Andrew Vertigan
6 December 2003
Dudley Kingswinford 18 - 17 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: Mark Varnon
6 December 2003
Halifax 58 - 23 Longton
Report
Ovenden Park
Referee: S Makinson
6 December 2003
Kendal 20 - 18 Blaydon
Report
Mint Bridge
6 December 2003
Macclesfield 26 - 23 Fylde
Report
Priory Park
Referee: S Makinson
6 December 2003
Preston Grasshoppers 28 - 35 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: Ged Stone
6 December 2003
Waterloo 39 - 17 New Brighton
Report
St Anthony's Road
Referee: Dean Richards

Round 12

13 December 2003
Blaydon 15 - 23 Tynedale
Report
Crow Trees
Referee: Alan Hughes
13 December 2003
Darlington Mowden Park 60 - 8 Kendal
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Mick Reid
13 December 2003
Fylde 24 - 15 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
13 December 2003
Halifax 47 - 14 Darlington
Report
Ovenden Park
Referee: Ged Stone
13 December 2003
Liverpool St Helens 34 - 23 Macclesfield
Report
Moss Lane
13 December 2003
New Brighton 39 - 18 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: S Makinson
13 December 2003
Longton P - P Waterloo

Round 13

20 December 2003
Darlington 23 - 7 Blaydon
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Referee: Rob Sawyer
20 December 2003
Dudley Kingswinford 33 - 15 Longton
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: Mike Hamlin
20 December 2003
Kendal 6 - 10 Fylde
Report
Mint Bridge
Referee: Alan Hughes
20 December 2003
Macclesfield 16 - 16 New Brighton
Report
Priory Park
Referee: Ged Stone
20 December 2003
Preston Grasshoppers 14 - 5 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: Mick Reid
20 December 2003
Tynedale 13 - 14 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Tynedale Park
Referee: David Drury
20 December 2003
Waterloo 18 - 6 Halifax
Report
St Anthony's Road
Referee: Andrew Vertigan

Round 14

3 January 2004
Blaydon 37 - 3 Kendal
Report
Crow Trees
Referee: Andrew Gardner
3 January 2004
Darlington Mowden Park 44 - 0 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: D Edmunds
3 January 2004
Fylde 38 - 20 Macclesfield
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Referee: Andrew Vertigan
3 January 2004
Liverpool St Helens 6 - 6 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Moss Lane
3 January 2004
Longton 12 - 20 Halifax
Report
Trentham Fields
Referee: David Drury
3 January 2004
New Brighton 23 - 34 Waterloo
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Gareth Copsey
3 January 2004
Tynedale 19 - 3 Darlington
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 150
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice

Round 15

10 January 2004
Darlington 27 - 3 Longton
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Referee: Mick Reid
10 January 2004
Dudley Kingswinford 17 - 15 Fylde
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: Andrew Gardner
10 January 2004
Halifax 29 - 15 New Brighton
Report
Ovenden Park
Referee: Paul Dix
10 January 2004
Kendal 15 - 3 Tynedale
Report
Mint Bridge
Referee: S Makinson
10 January 2004
Macclesfield 5 - 11 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Priory Park
Referee: Richard Draper
10 January 2004
Preston Grasshoppers 13 - 41 Blaydon
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: Alan Hughes
10 January 2004
Waterloo 24 - 0 Liverpool St Helens
Report
St Anthony's Road
Referee: Dale Newitt

Round 16

17 January 2004
Blaydon 25 - 12 Macclesfield
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 150
Referee: Andrew Gardner
17 January 2004
Darlington Mowden Park 23 - 3 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Mick Reid
17 January 2004
Fylde 3 - 53 Waterloo
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore
17 January 2004
Kendal 28 - 3 Darlington
Report
Mint Bridge
Attendance: 280
Referee: David Drury
17 January 2004
Liverpool St Helens 29 - 33 Halifax
Report
Moss Lane
17 January 2004
New Brighton 10 - 8 Longton
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Ged Stone
17 January 2004
Tynedale 24 - 0 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Tynedale Park
Referee: Paul Dickens

Round 17

24 January 2004
Darlington 23 - 17 New Brighton
Report
Blackwell Meadows
24 January 2004
Dudley Kingswinford 18 - 3 Blaydon
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: S Makinson
24 January 2004
Halifax 32 - 12 Fylde
Report
Ovenden Park
Referee: Mick Reid
24 January 2004
Macclesfield 26 - 17 Tynedale
Report
Priory Park
Referee: Rhys Davies
24 January 2004
Preston Grasshoppers 15 - 22 Kendal
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: Ged Stone
24 January 2004
Waterloo 35 - 12 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
St Anthony's Road
Referee: Alan Hughes
24 January 2004
Longton P - P Liverpool St Helens

Round 18

31 January 2004
Fylde 29 - 8 Longton
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Referee: Rhys Davies
31 January 2004
Liverpool St Helens 3 - 20 New Brighton
Report
Moss Lane
31 January 2004
Preston Grasshoppers 22 - 20 Darlington
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: Andrew Vertigan
31 January 2004
Tynedale 22 - 10 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Tynedale Park
Referee: David Drury
31 January 2004
Blaydon P - P Waterloo

31 January 2004
Darlington Mowden Park P - P Halifax

31 January 2004
Kendal P - P Macclesfield

Round 19

7 February 2004
Darlington 30 - 10 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Referee: S Makinson
7 February 2004
Dudley Kingswinford 35 - 14 Kendal
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: Dale Newitt
7 February 2004
Halifax 15 - 3 Blaydon
Report
Ovenden Park
Referee: Bruce Robertson
7 February 2004
Longton 10 - 32 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Trentham Fields
Referee: Ged Stone
7 February 2004
Macclesfield 40 - 24 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Priory Park
Referee: Andrew Gardner
7 February 2004
New Brighton 15 - 18 Fylde
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
7 February 2004
Waterloo 11 - 3 Tynedale
Report
St Anthony's Road
Referee: Chris Sharp

Round 20

14 February 2004
Blaydon 29 - 10 Longton
Report
Crow Trees
Referee: Ged Stone
14 February 2004
Darlington Mowden Park 23 - 25 New Brighton
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Mick Reid
14 February 2004
Fylde 21 - 10 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Referee: David Drury
14 February 2004
Kendal 3 - 45 Waterloo
Report
Mint Bridge
Referee: Alan Hughes
14 February 2004
Macclesfield 10 - 20 Darlington
Report
Priory Park
Referee: Chris Seeley
14 February 2004
Preston Grasshoppers 18 - 10 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: Rob Sawyer
14 February 2004
Tynedale 3 - 14 Halifax
Report
Tynedale Park
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice

Rounds 4, 17 & 18 (rescheduled games)

21 February 2004
Darlington Mowden Park 10 - 25 Halifax
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
21 February 2004
Fylde 26 - 23 Darlington
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 400
Referee: Chris Sharp
21 February 2004
Kendal 30 - 30 Macclesfield
Report
Mint Bridge
Attendance: 350
Referee: Mick Reid
21 February 2004
Longton 34 - 34 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Trentham Fields
Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore
21 February 2004
Preston Grasshoppers 7 - 49 Waterloo
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice

Round 21

28 February 2004
Darlington 23 - 28 Fylde
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Referee: Ged Stone
28 February 2004
Dudley Kingswinford 34 - 17 Macclesfield
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: Dean Richards
28 February 2004
New Brighton 13 - 17 Blaydon
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Dale Newitt
28 February 2004
Waterloo 91 - 5 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
St Anthony's Road
Referee: Greg Garner
28 February 2004
Halifax P - P Kendal

28 February 2004
Liverpool St Helens P - P Darlington Mowden Park

28 February 2004
Longton C - C Tynedale

Rounds 6 & 21 (rescheduled games)

6 March 2004
Halifax 54 - 13 Kendal
Report
Ovenden Park
Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore
6 March 2004
Tynedale 13 - 18 Waterloo
Report
Tynedale Park
Referee: Alan Hughes

Round 22

13 March 2004
Blaydon 18 - 19 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Crow Trees
Referee: Mike Hamlin
13 March 2004
Darlington Mowden Park 20 - 15 Fylde
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
13 March 2004
Dudley Kingswinford 20 - 35 Darlington
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: Marcus Anderson
13 March 2004
Kendal 20 -15 Longton
Report
Mint Bridge
Referee: Ian Robinson
13 March 2004
Macclesfield 20 - 27 Waterloo
Report
Priory Park
Referee: Matthew Daubney
13 March 2004
Preston Grasshoppers 10 - 29 Halifax
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: David Drury
13 March 2004
Tynedale 20 - 16 New Brighton
Report
Tynedale Park
Referee: Andrew Gardner

Round 23

20 March 2004
Darlington 17 - 10 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 450
Referee: Andrew Vertigan
20 March 2004
Fylde 6 - 15 Blaydon
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Referee: Marcus Anderson
20 March 2004
Halifax 28 - 0 Macclesfield
Report
Ovenden Park
Referee: Alan Hughes
20 March 2004
Liverpool St Helens 10 - 24 Tynedale
Report
Moss Lane
20 March 2004
Longton 10 - 27 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Trentham Fields
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
20 March 2004
New Brighton 35 - 5 Kendal
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: David Drury
20 March 2004
Waterloo 43 - 12 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
St Anthony's Road
Referee: Des Headington

Round 21 (rescheduled game)

27 March 2004
Liverpool St Helens 19 - 24 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Moss Lane
Referee: Matthew Daubney

Round 24

3 April 2004
Blaydon 26 - 14 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 150
Referee: Andrew Gardner
3 April 2004
Dudley Kingswinford 17 - 25 Halifax
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: Darryl Chapman
3 April 2004
Kendal 23 - 22 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Mint Bridge
Referee: Rhys Davies
3 April 2004
Macclesfield 22 - 17 Longton
Report
Priory Park
Referee: David Drury
3 April 2004
Preston Grasshoppers 19 - 24 New Brighton
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: Fred Copstake
3 April 2004
Tynedale 10 - 23 Fylde
Report
Tynedale Park
Referee: Ged Stone
3 April 2004
Waterloo 26 - 15 Darlington
Report
St Anthony's Road
Referee: Mick Reid

Round 25

10 April 2004
Blaydon 16 - 12 Darlington
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 120
Referee: Alan Hughes
10 April 2004
Darlington Mowden Park 34 - 20 Tynedale
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: S Makinson
10 April 2004
Fylde 40 - 3 Kendal
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Referee: Rob Sawyer
10 April 2004
Halifax 24 - 20 Waterloo
Report
Ovenden Park
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
10 April 2004
Liverpool St Helens 13 - 9 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Moss Lane
10 April 2004
Longton 8 - 13 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Trentham Fields
Referee: Paul Dickens
10 April 2004
New Brighton 37 - 0 Macclesfield
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Ed Turnill

Round 26

17 April 2004
Darlington 12 - 29 Halifax
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
17 April 2004
Dudley Kingswinford 33 - 22 New Brighton
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: Stuart Parker
17 April 2004
Kendal 15 - 39 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Mint Bridge
Referee: D Edmunds
17 April 2004
Macclesfield 48 - 14 Liverpool St Helens
Report
Priory Park
Referee: Paul Dickens
17 April 2004
Preston Grasshoppers 12 - 28 Fylde
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: Rhys Davies
17 April 2004
Waterloo P - P Longton

18 April 2004
Tynedale 22 - 3 Blaydon
Report
Tynedale Park
Referee: Guy Steel Bodger

Round 12 (rescheduled game)

24 April 2004
Longton 0 - 58 Waterloo
Report
Trentham Fields
Referee: S Makinson

Round 18 (rescheduled game)

1 May 2004
Blaydon 23 - 44 Waterloo
Report
Crow Trees
Referee: Chris Sharp

Round 26 (rescheduled game)

1 May 2004
Waterloo 22 - 3 Longton
Report
St Anthony's Road
Referee: Paul Dickens

Promotion play-off

The league runners up of National Division Three South and North would meet in a playoff game for promotion to National Division Two. Halifax were the northern divisions runners up and as they had a superior league record than southern runners-up, Launceston, they hosted the play-off match.

15 May 2004
Halifax 16 - 18 Launceston
Report
Ovenden Park
Referee: Alan Biggs

[5]

Total season attendances

Club Home
Games		 Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Blaydon 3 420 140 150 120 N/A
Darlington 1 450 450 450 450 N/A
Darlington Mowden Park 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
Dudley Kingswinford 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
Fylde 1 400 400 400 400 4%
Halifax 1 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 N/A
Kendal 2 630 315 350 280 N/A
Liverpool St Helens 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
Longton 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
Macclesfield 0 0 0 0 0 N/A
New Brighton 1 450 450 450 450 23%
Preston Grasshoppers 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Tynedale 1 150 150 150 150 N/A
Waterloo 0 0 0 0 0 0%
  1. ↑ Due to extremely poor coverage and reporting by the media for this season there is not enough attendance data for the league to give an accurate figure.

Individual statistics

Top points scorers

Rank Player Team Appearances Points
1 England Anthony Birley New Brighton 26 316
2 England Mike Scott Fylde 26 289
3 England Tony Handley Waterloo 25 269
4 Samoa Douglas Sanft Halifax 25 266
5 England Gary Bell Macclesfield 25 229
6 England David Dalrymple Blaydon 17 166
7 England Phillip Belgian Tynedale 16 159
8 England Mark Butler Darlington 24 159
9 England Simon Worsley Liverpool St Helens 25 149
10 England Mark Bedworth Darlington Mowden Park 21 135

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Top try scorers

Rank Player Team Appearances Tries
1 England Neil Kerfoot Waterloo 26 23
2 South Africa Jan Van Deventer Waterloo 26 21
3 England Ian Gowland Dudley Kingswinford 24 21
4 England Oliver Viney Preston Grasshoppers 25 16
5 England Dave Cunliffe Liverpool St Helens 25 14
6 England Iain Dixon Darlington Mowden Park 22 13
7 England Andrew Foreman Darlington Mowden Park 25 13
8 England Aaron Canning Halifax 26 13
9 England Rob Hitchmough Waterloo 18 12
10 Australia Jamie Bloem Halifax 25 12

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Season records

Team

Largest home win — 91 pts

91 - 5 Waterloo at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 28 February 2004

Largest away win — 50 pts

53 - 3 Waterloo away to Fylde on 17 January 2004

Most points scored — 91 pts

91 - 5 Waterloo at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 28 February 2004

Most tries in a match — 14

Waterloo at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 28 February 2004

Most conversions in a match — 9

Waterloo at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 28 February 2004

Most penalties in a match — 7

New Brighton at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 13 September 2003

Most drop goals in a match — 2 (x2)

Longton at home to Fylde on 8 November 2003
Fylde away to Halifax on 24 January 2004

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Player

Most points in a match — 29

England Alistair J Murray for Tynedale at home to Longton on 18 October 2003

Most tries in a match — 4

Australia Jamie Bloem for Halifax at home to Darlington on 13 December 2003

Most conversions in a match — 9

England John Broxson for Waterloo at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 28 February 2004

Most penalties in a match — 7

England Anthony Birley for New Brighton at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 13 September 2003

Most drop goals in a match — 2

England Mike Scott for Fylde away to Halifax on 24 January 2004

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Attendances

Highest — 1,500[b 1]

Halifax at home to Waterloo on 10 April 2004

Lowest — 120[b 2]

Blaydon at home to Darlington on 10 April 2004

Highest Average Attendance — N/A[b 3]
Lowest Average Attendance — N/A[b 4]
  1. ↑ Note that attendance tracking was very poor this season and there may have been higher attendances that were not recorded.
  2. ↑ Note that attendance tracking was very poor this season and it is likely that there were lower attendances that were not recorded.
  3. ↑ Note that attendance tracking was very poor this season and is impossible to give even a slightly accurate figure for the team with the highest average attendance.
  4. ↑ Note that attendance tracking was very poor this season and is impossible to give even a slightly accurate figure for the team with the lowest average attendance.

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Division Two 2002-03". englandrugby.com. 26 April 2003.
  2. ↑ "Midlands 1 2002-03". englandrugby.com. 12 April 2003.
  3. ↑ "North 1 2002-03". englandrugby.com. 12 April 2003.
  4. 1 2 "National League 3 North 2003-04". englandrugby.com. 8 May 2004.
  5. 1 2 "National League Playoffs 2003-04". englandrugby.com. 15 May 2004.
  6. ↑ "Play-off agony for Halifax". Yorkshire Post. 17 May 2004.
  7. ↑ "Midlands 1 2004-05". englandrugby.com/. 4 September 2004.
  8. ↑ "North 1 2004-05". englandrugby.com. 4 September 2004.
  9. ↑ "National Three North 03/04 Leading top scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 5 May 2004.
  10. ↑ "National Three North 03/04 Leading try scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 5 May 2004.
  11. ↑ "National 3 North 03/04 Most tries in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 1 May 2004.
  12. ↑ "National 3 North 03/04 Most conversions in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 1 May 2004.
  13. ↑ "National 3 North 03/04 Most penalties in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 1 May 2004.
  14. ↑ "National 3 North 03/04 Most drop goals in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 1 May 2004.
  15. ↑ "National 3 North 03/04 Most points in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 1 May 2004.
  16. ↑ "National 3 North 03/04 Most tries in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 1 May 2004.
  17. ↑ "National 3 North 03/04 Most conversions in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 1 May 2004.
  18. ↑ "National 3 North 03/04 Most penalties in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 1 May 2004.
  19. ↑ "National 3 North 03/04 Most drop goals in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 1 May 2004.
  20. ↑ "National 3 North 03/04 Home attendance". Rugby Statbunker. 1 May 2004.

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