2004–05 National Division Three North

2004-05 National Division Three North
Countries  England
Champions Halifax
Runners-up Macclesfield
Relegated Bedford Athletic, Dudley Kingswinford, Rugby Lions
Attendance 39,276 (average 269 per match)[a 1]
Highest attendance 700 (x2) Cleckheaton at home to Halifax on 22 January 2005 & Bradford & Bingley at home to Halifax on 16 April 2005
Lowest attendance 70 Blaydon at home to Kendal on 4 December 2004
Top point scorer England Tom Rhodes
Bradford & Bingley 275 points
Top try scorer New Zealand Anzac Luteru
Halifax 21 tries
← 2003-04
2005-06 →

The 2004–05 National Division Three North was the fifth season (seventeenth 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 Rugby Lions who were relegated from the 2003–04 National Division Two while Bedford Athletic were promoted as champions of Midlands Division 1 along with Bradford & Bingley (champions) and Cleckheaton (playoffs) who both came up from North Division 1.[1][2][3] The season would also see the introduction of a new points system with 4 points being awarded for a win, 2 points being awarded for a draw (replacing the old system of 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw) with the addition of a bonus point being given for scoring 4 or more tries as well as a bonus point given if you manage to lose a game within 7 points of the victorious team. In terms of promotion the league champions would go straight up into National Division Two while the runners up would have a one-game playoff against the runners up from National Division Three South (at the home ground of the club with the superior league record) for the final promotion place.

Halifax would finish as runaway champions of the league, ending up 14 points clear of nearest rivals Macclesfield (even with a cancelled game against Blaydon) and gaining promotion to the 2005–06 National Division Two.[4] Runners up Macclesfield would fail to join Halifax as they lost their playoff game away to 2004–05 National Division Three South runners up Redruth in the north-south playoff in front of a huge crowd of 4,000 at the Recreation Ground.[5] Although Halifax won the league with plenty to spare the rest of the division was fairly closely contested with only 3 wins separating 4th placed Fylde from 12th placed Rugby Lions. In terms of relegation newly promoted Bedford Athletic went down first followed by Dudley Kingswinford. The final spot was taken by Rugby Lions suffering their third successive relegation. Rugby Lions would actually have stayed up had in not been for a five-point penalty given for them fielding too many foreign players in a home game against Bedford Athletic.[4][6][7] All three relegated teams would drop down to Midlands Division 1 for the following season.[8] Although Rugby Lions were punished from fielding too many overseas players, other teams benefited immensely from their foreign contingent (particularly Halifax and Bradford & Bingley) with six of the top ten try scorers hailing from outside England.

Participating teams and locations

Team Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bedford Athletic Putnoe Woods 500 Bedford, Bedfordshire
Blaydon Crow Trees Swalwell, Tyne and Wear
Bradford & Bingley Wagon Lane 4,000 Bingley, West Yorkshire
Cleckheaton Cleckheaton Sports Club Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire
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
Macclesfield Priory Park Macclesfield, Cheshire
New Brighton Hartsfield 2,000 Wirral, Merseyside
Rugby Lions Webb Ellis Road 1,000 Rugby, Warwickshire
Tynedale Tynedale Park 400 seats Corbridge, Northumberland

Final league table

2004-05 National Division Three North Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Halifax (C) 25[b 1] 23 1 1 878 399 479 17 1 112
2 Macclesfield 26 19 1 6 607 402 205 8 2 88
3 Bradford & Bingley 26 17 1 8 680 451 229 10 4 84
4 Fylde 26 13 2 11 599 506 93 7 2 65
5 Tynedale 26 13 1 12 512 598 -86 5 4 63
6 New Brighton 26 11 3 12 530 523 7 6 6 62
7 Darlington Mowden Park 26 12 1 13 505 531 -26 7 4 61
8 Darlington 26 10 2 14 532 642 -110 5 6 55
9 Kendal 26 10 1 15 506 584 -78 6 6 54
10 Blaydon 25[b 2] 11 0 14 439 508 -69 5 4 53
11 Cleckheaton 26 10 0 16 458 646 -188 6 5 51
12 Rugby Lions (R) 26 9 2 15 532 523 9 6 8 49[b 3]
13 Dudley Kingswinford (R) 26 8 3 15 444 690 -246 1 5 44
14 Bedford Athletic (R) 26 6 0 20 468 687 -219 3 3 30
Reference Rugby Statbunker: Updated 30-04-2005
  1. ↑ Halifax's game away to Blaydon would be cancelled due to fixture congestion.
  2. ↑ Blaydon's game at home to Halifax would be cancelled due to fixture congestion.
  3. ↑ Rugby Lions deducted 5 points for fielding too many overseas players against Bedford Athletic on 11 December 2004.[6]

Results

Round 1

4 September 2004
(BP) Bedford Athletic 34 - 10 Blaydon
Report
Putnoe Woods
Referee: Matthew Daubney
4 September 2004
(BP) Bradford & Bingley 28 - 45 Tynedale (BP)
Report
Wagon Lane
Referee: Mick Reid
4 September 2004
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 13 - 16 Cleckheaton
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Alan Hughes
4 September 2004
Fylde 20 - 5 Macclesfield
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Referee: Ged Stone
4 September 2004
(BP) Kendal 10 - 17 Halifax
Mint Bridge
Referee: Trevor Fisher
4 September 2004
(BP) New Brighton 29 - 12 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: D Edmunds
4 September 2004
(BP) Rugby Lions 28 - 16 Darlington
Report
Webb Ellis Road
Referee: Ian Robinson

Round 2

11 September 2004
Bradford & Bingley 30 - 17 Bedford Athletic
Report
Wagon Lane
Referee: Ian Robinson
11 September 2004
Cleckheaton 19 - 17 Fylde (BP)
Report
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
11 September 2004
Darlington 7 - 33 Blaydon (BP)
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Referee: Andrew Gardner
11 September 2004
Dudley Kingswinford 3 - 36 Rugby Lions (BP)
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore
11 September 2004
Halifax 32 - 24 New Brighton
Report
Ovenden Park
Referee: Tim Miller
11 September 2004
(BP) Macclesfield 37 - 6 Kendal
Report
Priory Park
Referee: David Drury
11 September 2004
(BP) Tynedale 30 - 18 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Tynedale Park
Referee: Andrew Vertigan

Round 3

25 September 2004
(BP) Bedford Athletic 16 - 17 Darlington
Report
Putnoe Woods
Referee: G O'Hara
25 September 2004
Blaydon 27 - 10 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Crow Trees
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
25 September 2004
Darlington Mowden Park 31 - 27 Bradford & Bingley (BP)
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Andrew Gardner
25 September 2004
Kendal 30 - 27 Cleckheaton (BP)
Report
Mint Bridge
Attendance: 240
Referee: Mick Reid
25 September 2004
(BP) New Brighton 13 - 18 Macclesfield
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Alistair Van Wyk
25 September 2004
Rugby Lions 13 - 21 Halifax
Report
Webb Ellis Road
Referee: Alan Hughes
25 September 2004
Fylde P - P Tynedale

Round 4

9 October 2004
Bradford & Bingley 10 - 31 Fylde
Report
Wagon Lane
Referee: Ged Stone
9 October 2004
(BP) Cleckheaton 24 - 42 New Brighton (BP)
Report
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mark Wilson
9 October 2004
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 35 - 20 Bedford Athletic
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 191
Referee: Mick Reid
9 October 2004
Dudley Kingswinford 25 - 25 Darlington
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 200
Referee: Eric Woodmason
9 October 2004
(BP) Halifax 40 - 12 Blaydon
Report
Ovenden Park
Referee: David Drury
9 October 2004
(BP) Macclesfield 30 - 22 Rugby Lions
Report
Priory Park
Attendance: 294
Referee: Paul Dickens
9 October 2004
(BP) Tynedale 45 - 27 Kendal (BP)
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 294
Referee: Alan Hughes

Round 5

23 October 2004
Bedford Athletic 10 - 23 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 200
Referee: Rhys Davies
23 October 2004
(BP) Blaydon 13 - 18 Macclesfield
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 120
Referee: Des Headington
23 October 2004
(BP) Darlington 23 - 30 Halifax (BP)
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 200
Referee: Alan Hughes
23 October 2004
Fylde 15 - 3 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 400
Referee: Ian Robinson
23 October 2004
Kendal 22 - 14 Bradford & Bingley
Report
Mint Bridge
Referee: David Drury
23 October 2004
New Brighton 28 - 7 Tynedale
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 250
Referee: Matthew Daubney
23 October 2004
(BP) Rugby Lions 37 - 6 Cleckheaton
Report
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 340
Referee: Mark Varnon

Round 6

30 October 2004
Bradford & Bingley 12 - 10 New Brighton (BP)
Report
Wagon Lane
Referee: Mick Reid
30 October 2004
Cleckheaton 23 - 3 Blaydon
Report
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 350
Referee: Ian Robinson
30 October 2004
Darlington Mowden Park 29 - 20 Kendal
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 202
Referee: Andrew Vertigan
30 October 2004
Fylde 18 - 8 Bedford Athletic
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 255
Referee: Andrew Gardner
30 October 2004
(BP) Halifax 44 - 17 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Ovenden Park
Referee: Ged Stone
30 October 2004
Macclesfield 18 - 13 Darlington (BP)
Report
Priory Park
Attendance: 307
Referee: D Edmunds
30 October 2004
Tynedale 23 - 23 Rugby Lions
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: David Drury

Round 7

6 November 2004
(BP) Blaydon 17 - 21 Tynedale
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 350
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
6 November 2004
(BP) Darlington 40 - 12 Cleckheaton
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 200
Referee: Trevor Fisher
6 November 2004
(BP) Dudley Kingswinford 13 - 18 Macclesfield
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: David Grashoff
6 November 2004
(BP) New Brighton 10 - 13 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ged Stone
6 November 2004
(BP) Rugby Lions 8 - 9 Bradford & Bingley
Report
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 320
Referee: Greg Garner
6 November 2004
Bedford Athletic P - P Halifax

6 November 2004
Kendal P - P Fylde

Round 8

13 November 2004
(BP) Bradford & Bingley 42 - 5 Blaydon
Report
Wagon Lane
Attendance: 240
Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
13 November 2004
Cleckheaton 18 - 24 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 200
Referee: David Drury
13 November 2004
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 28 - 21 Rugby Lions (BP)
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 143
Referee: Alan Hughes
13 November 2004
Fylde 20 - 19 New Brighton (BP)
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 390
Referee: Andrew Vertigan
13 November 2004
Kendal 29 - 20 Bedford Athletic
Report
Mint Bridge
Referee: D Edmunds
13 November 2004
Macclesfield 11 - 20 Halifax
Report
Priory Park
Attendance: 397
Referee: Andrew Gardner
13 November 2004
Tynedale 30 - 27 Darlington (BP)
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ged Stone

Round 9

20 November 2004
Bedford Athletic 15 - 33 Macclesfield (BP)
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 100
Referee: Rhys Davies
20 November 2004
Darlington 15 - 33 Bradford & Bingley (BP)
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 200
Referee: Chris Seeley
20 November 2004
(BP) Dudley Kingswinford 15 - 18 Tynedale
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 200
Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore
20 November 2004
New Brighton 21 - 18 Kendal (BP)
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 150
20 November 2004
(BP) Rugby Lions 17 - 24 Fylde
Report
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 180
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
20 November 2004
Blaydon P - P Darlington Mowden Park

20 November 2004
Halifax P - P Cleckheaton

Round 10

27 November 2004
(BP) Bradford & Bingley 77 - 7 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Wagon Lane
Attendance: 215
Referee: Andrew Gardner
27 November 2004
Cleckheaton 6 - 31 Macclesfield (BP)
Report
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 250
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
27 November 2004
Darlington Mowden Park 30 - 23 Darlington (BP)
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 512
Referee: Andrew Vertigan
27 November 2004
(BP) Fylde 32 - 3 Blaydon
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ged Stone
27 November 2004
Kendal 7 - 17 Rugby Lions
Report
Mint Bridge
Attendance: 250
Referee: Matthew Daubney
27 November 2004
(BP) New Brighton 33 - 8 Bedford Athletic
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 350
Referee: David Drury
27 November 2004
Tynedale 20 - 34 Halifax (BP)
Report
Tynedale Park
Referee: Ian Robinson

Round 11

4 December 2004
Bedford Athletic 31 - 18 Cleckheaton
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 250
Referee: Terry Hall
4 December 2004
(BP) Blaydon 28 - 25 Kendal (2BP)
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 70
Referee: Alan Hughes
4 December 2004
(BP) Darlington 30 - 22 Fylde
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 200
Referee: D Edmunds
4 December 2004
Dudley Kingswinford 17 - 17 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 250
Referee: Des Headington
4 December 2004
(BP) Halifax 32 - 26 Bradford & Bingley (BP)
Report
Ovenden Park
Attendance: 600
Referee: Mick Reid
4 December 2004
Macclesfield 22 - 20 Tynedale (BP)
Report
Priory Park
Attendance: 283
Referee: Matthew Daubney
4 December 2004
(BP) Rugby Lions 21 - 27 New Brighton
Report
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 150
Referee: Ed Turnill

Round 12

11 December 2004
Bradford & Bingley 19 - 14 Macclesfield (BP)
Report
Wagon Lane
Attendance: 265
Referee: Ian Robinson
11 December 2004
Darlington Mowden Park 15 - 30 Halifax (BP)
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 267
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
11 December 2004
(BP) Fylde 52 - 22 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Referee: Alan Hughes
11 December 2004
(BP) Kendal 39 - 7 Darlington
Report
Mint Bridge
Attendance: 250
Referee: David Sainsbury
11 December 2004
New Brighton 8 - 20 Blaydon
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 300
11 December 2004
(BP) Rugby Lions 37 - 13 Bedford Athletic
Report
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ged Stone
11 December 2004
Tynedale 18 - 17 Cleckheaton (BP)
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 180
Referee: Andrew Gardner

Round 13

18 December 2004
(BP) Bedford Athletic 23 - 24 Tynedale (BP)
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 100
Referee: Paul Dickens
18 December 2004
Blaydon 29 - 22 Rugby Lions (BP)
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 180
Referee: Mick Reid
18 December 2004
Cleckheaton 10 - 23 Bradford & Bingley
Report
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 600
Referee: Matthew Daubney
18 December 2004
(BP) Darlington 16 - 23 New Brighton
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 150
Referee: Ged Stone
18 December 2004
(BP) Dudley Kingswinford 20 - 27 Kendal (BP)
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 250
Referee: Chris Seeley
18 December 2004
(BP) Halifax 39 - 12 Fylde
Report
Ovenden Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: David Drury
18 December 2004
(BP) Macclesfield 32 - 0 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Priory Park
Attendance: 387
Referee: Des Headington

Round 14

8 January 2005
Cleckheaton 21 - 6 Bedford Athletic
Report
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 250
Referee: Andrew Gardner
8 January 2005
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 0 - 5 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Chris Seeley
8 January 2005
(BP) New Brighton 15 - 22 Rugby Lions
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 220
Referee: David Drury
8 January 2005
Bradford & Bingley P - P Halifax

8 January 2005
Fylde P - P Darlington

8 January 2005
Kendal P - P Blaydon

8 January 2005
Tynedale P - P Macclesfield

Round 15

15 January 2005
(BP) Bedford Athletic 39 - 14 New Brighton
Report
Putnoe Woods
15 January 2005
Blaydon 25 - 15 Fylde
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 170
Referee: Alan Hughes
15 January 2005
(BP) Darlington 28 - 22 Darlington Mowden Park (BP)
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 500
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
15 January 2005
Dudley Kingswinford 23 - 20 Bradford & Bingley (BP)
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 410
Referee: Ged Stone
15 January 2005
Halifax 20 - 7 Tynedale
Report
Ovenden Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: Ian Robinson
15 January 2005
Macclesfield 13 - 9 Cleckheaton (BP)
Report
Priory Park
Attendance: 249
Referee: Matthew Daubney
15 January 2005
Rugby Lions 8 - 23 Kendal
Report
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 250
Referee: Steve Harland

Round 16

22 January 2005
(BP) Bradford & Bingley 42 - 12 Darlington
Report
Wagon Lane
Attendance: 235
Referee: David Drury
22 January 2005
Cleckheaton 7 - 35 Halifax (BP)
Report
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 700
Referee: Ed Turnill
22 January 2005
Darlington Mowden Park 5 - 21 Blaydon
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 142
Referee: Trevor Fisher
22 January 2005
(BP) Fylde 31 - 17 Rugby Lions
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 290
Referee: Matthew Daubney
22 January 2005
Kendal 20 - 8 New Brighton
Report
Mint Bridge
Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
22 January 2005
(BP) Macclesfield 33 - 19 Bedford Athletic
Report
Priory Park
Attendance: 183
Referee: Mick Reid
22 January 2005
Tynedale 24 - 22 Dudley Kingswinford (BP)
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 175
Referee: Alan Hughes

Round 17

29 January 2005
Bedford Athletic 10 - 0 Kendal
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 250
Referee: Matthew Daubney
29 January 2005
Blaydon 3 - 12 Bradford & Bingley
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 170
Referee: Ian Robinson
29 January 2005
(BP) Darlington 38 - 19 Tynedale
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 200
Referee: Rhys Davies
29 January 2005
(BP) Dudley Kingswinford 15 - 18 Cleckheaton
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 450
Referee: Tim Miller
29 January 2005
Halifax 25 - 19 Macclesfield (BP)
Report
Ovenden Park
Attendance: 600
Referee: Dale Newitt
29 January 2005
New Brighton 19 - 19 Fylde
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 350
Referee: David Grashoff
29 January 2005
Rugby Lions 18 - 3 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 290
Referee: Ed Turnill

Round 18

5 February 2005
(BP) Bradford & Bingley 32 - 15 Rugby Lions
Report
Wagon Lane
Attendance: 280
Referee: Andrew Vertigan
5 February 2005
Cleckheaton 17 - 15 Darlington (BP)
Report
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 350
Referee: Eric Woodmason
5 February 2005
Darlington Mowden Park 22 - 32 New Brighton (BP)
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 110
Referee: Alan Hughes
5 February 2005
Fylde 8 - 8 Kendal
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 250
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
5 February 2005
(BP) Halifax 34 - 14 Bedford Athletic
Report
Ovenden Park
Attendance: 375
Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore
5 February 2005
(BP) Macclesfield 45 - 17 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Priory Park
Attendance: 238
Referee: Andrew Gardner
5 February 2005
Tynedale 15 - 26 Blaydon
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 220
Referee: D Edmunds

Rounds 3, 7 & 9 (rescheduled games)

12 February 2005
Bedford Athletic 23 - 45 Halifax (BP)
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ged Stone
12 February 2005
Blaydon 13 - 34 Darlington Mowden Park (BP)
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 210
Referee: David Drury
12 February 2005
(BP) Fylde 26 - 0 Tynedale
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 150
Referee: Ian Robinson

Round 19

19 February 2005
(BP) Bedford Athletic 30 - 18 Fylde
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 250
Referee: Chris Seeley
19 February 2005
(BP) Blaydon 24 - 36 Cleckheaton (BP)
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 180
Referee: Andrew Gardner
19 February 2005
Darlington 18 - 18 Macclesfield
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 200
Referee: D Edmunds
19 February 2005
Dudley Kingswinford 7 - 39 Halifax (BP)
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 260
Referee: Matthew Daubney
19 February 2005
(BP) Kendal 32 - 7 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Mint Bridge
Referee: Paul Dickens
19 February 2005
New Brighton 20 - 20 Bradford & Bingley
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 250
Referee: Ian Robinson
19 February 2005
(BP) Rugby Lions 16 - 19 Tynedale
Report
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 250
Referee: Darryl Chapman

Round 20

26 February 2005
(BP) Bradford & Bingley 42 - 10 Kendal
Report
Wagon Lane
Attendance: 280
Referee: Matthew Daubney
26 February 2005
(BP) Cleckheaton 24 - 23 Rugby Lions (2BP)
Report
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 350
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth
26 February 2005
(BP) Dudley Kingswinford 36 - 19 Bedford Athletic
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 270
Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore
26 February 2005
Macclesfield 16 - 3 Blaydon
Report
Priory Park
Attendance: 187
Referee: Alan Hughes
26 February 2005
(BP) Tynedale 19 - 26 New Brighton (BP)
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 190
Referee: Mick Reid
26 February 2005
Darlington Mowden Park P - P Fylde

26 February 2005
Halifax P - P Darlington

Round 21

5 March 2005
Bedford Athletic 16 - 8 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 200
Referee: Paul Kimber
5 March 2005
Darlington 23 - 5 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 150
Referee: Mick Reid
5 March 2005
Fylde 12 - 23 Bradford & Bingley
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 180
Referee: Nigel Carrick
5 March 2005
Kendal 17 - 14 Tynedale (BP)
Report
Mint Bridge
Attendance: 250
Referee: David Drury
5 March 2005
New Brighton 15 - 12 Cleckheaton (BP)
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 300
Referee: Steve Walters
5 March 2005
(BP) Rugby Lions 13 - 17 Macclesfield
Report
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 250
Referee: Rob Sheard
5 March 2005
Blaydon C - C Halifax

Round 22

12 March 2005
Bradford & Bingley 13 - 8 Darlington Mowden Park (BP)
Report
Wagon Lane
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ged Stone
12 March 2005
(BP) Cleckheaton 31 - 17 Kendal
Report
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 250
Referee: Darryl Chapman
12 March 2005
Darlington 25 - 18 Bedford Athletic (BP)
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 120
Referee: Alan Hughes
12 March 2005
Dudley Kingswinford 8 - 20 Blaydon
Report
Heathbrook
Referee: David Drury
12 March 2005
(BP) Halifax 39 - 16 Rugby Lions
Report
Ovenden Park
Attendance: 350
Referee: Ed Turnill
12 March 2005
(BP) Macclesfield 46 - 15 New Brighton
Report
Priory Park
Attendance: 217
Referee: Guy Steel Bodge
12 March 2005
(BP) Tynedale 24 - 18 Fylde (BP)
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 110
Referee: Trevor Fisher

Round 23

19 March 2005
Bedford Athletic 10 - 36 Bradford & Bingley (BP)
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 150
Referee: Des Headington
19 March 2005
Blaydon 7 - 26 Darlington
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 160
Referee: Matthew Daubney
19 March 2005
Darlington Mowden Park 18 - 11 Tynedale (BP)
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 127
Referee: Mick Reid
19 March 2005
(BP) Fylde 58 - 22 Cleckheaton (BP)
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 262
Referee: Andrew Gardner
19 March 2005
Kendal 10 - 19 Macclesfield
Report
Mint Bridge
Attendance: 200
Referee: Chris Seeley
19 March 2005
New Brighton 20 - 20 Halifax
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 300
Referee: Trevor Fisher
19 March 2005
Rugby Lions 20 - 20 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 230
Referee: Alan Hughes

Rounds 7, 9 & 14 (rescheduled games)

26 March 2005
(BP) Halifax 53 - 3 Cleckheaton
Report
Ovenden Park
Attendance: 600
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
26 March 2005
(BP) Kendal 25 - 27 Fylde (BP)
Report
Mint Bridge
Attendance: 300
Referee: David Drury
26 March 2005
Tynedale 8 - 20 Macclesfield
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 220
Referee: Guy Steel Bodger

Round 24

2 April 2005
(BP) Blaydon 44 - 16 Bedford Athletic
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 160
Referee: Ged Stone
2 April 2005
Cleckheaton 8 - 32 Darlington Mowden Park (BP)
Report
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 310
Referee: R Steggall
2 April 2005
(BP) Darlington 31 - 6 Rugby Lions
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Referee: Andrew Gardner
2 April 2005
Dudley Kingswinford 28 - 26 New Brighton (2BP)
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 520
Referee: Richard Draper
2 April 2005
(BP) Halifax 67 - 26 Kendal (BP)
Report
Ovenden Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: Adrian Hartwell
2 April 2005
Macclesfield 31 - 18 Fylde
Report
Priory Park
Attendance: 347
Referee: D Edmunds
2 April 2005
Tynedale 16 - 13 Bradford & Bingley (BP)
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 170
Referee: B Fitzgerald

Round 25

9 April 2005
(BP) Bradford & Bingley 25 - 13 Cleckheaton
Report
Wagon Lane
Attendance: 295
Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore
9 April 2005
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 41 - 25 Macclesfield
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 142
Referee: Des Headington
9 April 2005
(BP) Kendal 21 - 22 Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Mint Bridge
Attendance: 210
Referee: Mick Reid
9 April 2005
Fylde 10 - 26 Halifax
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 275
Referee: Chris Seeley
9 April 2005
New Brighton 21 - 8 Darlington
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Eric Woodmason
9 April 2005
Rugby Lions 19 - 18 Blaydon (BP)
Report
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 350
Referee: David Drury
9 April 2005
Tynedale 19 - 18 Bedford Athletic (BP)
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 110
Referee: Matthew Daubney

Round 14 (rescheduled games)

16 April 2005
(BP) Bradford & Bingley 26 - 44 Halifax (BP)
Report
Wagon Lane
Attendance: 700
Referee: Alan Hughes
16 April 2005
(BP) Fylde 47 - 18 Darlington
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 175
Referee: Matthew Daubney
16 April 2005
Kendal 12 - 8 Blaydon (BP)
Report
Mint Bridge
Attendance: 400
Referee: Andrew Gardner

Round 26

23 April 2005
Bedford Athletic 15 - 37 Rugby Lions (BP)
Report
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 350
Referee: Eric Woodmason
23 April 2005
(BP) Blaydon 27 - 12 New Brighton
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 180
Referee: David Drury
23 April 2005
(BP) Cleckheaton 41 - 6 Tynedale
Report
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 400
Referee: Ged Stone
23 April 2005
Darlington 31 - 25 Kendal (BP)
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ian Robinson
23 April 2005
Dudley Kingswinford 28 - 17 Fylde
Report
Heathbrook
Attendance: 450
Referee: Rhys Davies
23 April 2005
(2BP) Halifax 36 - 38 Darlington Mowden Park (BP)
Report
Ovenden Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
23 April 2005
Macclesfield 18 - 26 Bradford & Bingley
Report
Priory Park
Attendance: 437
Referee: B Fitzgerald

Round 20 (rescheduled games)

30 April 2005
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 35 - 12 Fylde
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 163
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
30 April 2005
(BP) Halifax 56 - 0 Darlington
Report
Ovenden Park
Attendance: 350
Referee: Rhys Davies

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. Redruth were the southern division runners up and as they had a superior league record than northern runners-up, Macclesfield, they hosted the play-off match.

1 May 2005
Redruth 33 - 14 Macclesfield
Report
The Recreation Ground
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Nick Williams

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Total season attendances

Club Home
Games		 Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Bedford Athletic 10[a 2] 2,050 205 350 100 41%
Blaydon 11[a 3] 1,950 177 350 70 N/A
Bradford & Bingley 9[a 4] 2,810 312 700 215 8%
Cleckheaton 12[a 5] 4,210 351 700 200 N/A
Darlington 11[a 6] 2,320 211 500 120 N/A
Darlington Mowden Park 10[a 7] 1,999 200 512 110 N/A
Dudley Kingswinford 10[a 8] 3,260 326 520 200 N/A
Fylde 11[a 9] 2,827 257 400 150 3%
Halifax 10[a 10] 4,575 458 600 350 N/A
Kendal 8[a 11] 2,100 263 400 200 N/A
Macclesfield 12[a 12] 3,526 294 437 183 N/A
New Brighton 10[a 13] 2,670 267 350 150 13%
Rugby Lions 11[a 14] 2,910 265 350 150 26%
Tynedale 11[a 15] 2,069 188 294 110 N/A
  1. ↑ Note that 36 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 attendances v Blaydon on 4 September 2004, Darlington on 25 September 2004 and New Brighton on 15 January 2005.
  3. ↑ Note that Blaydon only played 12 home games due to a game cancellation - missing home attendance v Dudley Kingswinford on 25 September 2004.
  4. ↑ Missing home attendances v Tynedale on 4 September 2004, Bedford Athletic on 11 September 2004, Fylde on 9 October 2004 and New Brighton on 30 October 2004.
  5. ↑ Missing home attendance v Fylde on 11 September 2004.
  6. ↑ Missing home attendances v Blaydon on 11 September 2004 and Rugby Lions on 2 April 2005.
  7. ↑ Missing home attendances v Cleckheaton on 4 September 2004, Bradford & Bingley on 25 September 2004 and Dudley Kingswinford on 8 January 2005.
  8. ↑ Missing home attendances v Rugby Lions on 11 September 2004, Macclesfield on 6 November 2004 and Blaydon on 12 March 2005.
  9. ↑ Missing home attendances v Macclesfield on 4 September 2004 and Dudley Kingswinford on 11 December 2004.
  10. ↑ Missing home attendances v New Brighton on 11 September 2004, Blaydon on 9 October 2004 and Dudley Kingswinford on 30 October 2004.
  11. ↑ Missing home attendances v Halifax on 4 September 2004, Bradford & Bingley on 23 October 2004, Bedford Athletic on 13 November 2004, New Brighton on 22 January 2005 and Darlington Mowden Park on 19 February 2005.
  12. ↑ Missing home attendance v Kendal on 11 September 2004.
  13. ↑ Missing home attendances v Dudley Kingswinford on 4 September 2004, Macclesfield on 25 September 2004 and Darlington on 9 April 2005.
  14. ↑ Missing home attendances v Darlington on 4 September 2004 and Halifax on 25 September 2004.
  15. ↑ Missing home attendances v Darlington Mowden Park on 11 September 2004 and Halifax on 27 November 2004.

Individual statistics

Top points scorers

Rank Player Team Appearances Points
1 England Tom Rhodes Bradford & Bingley 25 275
2 Samoa Douglas Sanft Halifax 23 270
3 England Michael Newell Macclesfield 25 219
4 England David Kell Darlington 23 198
5 England Will Massey Tynedale 26 187
6 England Mark Bedworth Darlington Mowden Park 13 168
7 England Dan Stephens Kendal 21 154
8 England Dan Clappison Blaydon 21 148
9 England Allan Mitchell Rugby Lions 24 142
10 England Anthony Birley New Brighton 22 141

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Top try scorers

Rank Player Team Appearances Tries
1 New Zealand Anzac Luteru Halifax 20 21
2 England John Ladell Kendal 23 19
3 New Zealand Quentin King Fylde 24 14
4 Russia Renier Volschenk Bradford & Bingley 19 12
5 England Mark Frost Macclesfield 22 12
6 Tonga Latu Makaafi Bradford & Bingley 25 12
7 Tonga Lisiate Tafa Bradford & Bingley 25 12
8 New Zealand Robert Afoa-Peterson Halifax 21 11
9 England Ian Gowland Dudley Kingswinford 25 11
10 England Will Massey Tynedale 26 11

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Season records

Team

Largest home win — 70 pts

77 - 7 Bradford & Bingley at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 27 November 2004

Largest away win — 33 pts

36 - 3 Rugby Lions away to Dudley Kingswinford on 11 September 2004

Most points scored — 77 pts

77 - 7 Bradford & Bingley at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 27 November 2004

Most tries in a match — 10

Bradford & Bingley at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 27 November 2004

Most conversions in a match — 9

Bradford & Bingley at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 27 November 2004

Most penalties in a match — 6

Halifax away to Bradford & Bingley on 16 April 2005

Most drop goals in a match — 2 (x5)

Bradford & Bingley at home to New Brighton on 30 October 2004
Macclesfield at home to Halifax on 13 November 2004
Bradford & Bingley at home to Macclesfield on 11 December 2004
Macclesfield away to Dudley Kingswinford on 6 November 2004
Tynedale at home to Bradford & Bingley on 2 April 2005

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Player

Most points in a match — 27

England Tom Rhodes for Bradford & Bingley at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 27 November 2004

Most tries in a match — 4

England Simon Mulholland for Kendal at home to Darlington on 11 December 2004

Most conversions in a match — 9

England Tom Rhodes for Bradford & Bingley at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 27 November 2004

Most penalties in a match — 6

Samoa Douglas Sanft for Halifax away to Bradford & Bingley on 16 April 2005

Most drop goals in a match — 2

England Tom Rhodes for Bradford & Bingley at home to New Brighton on 30 October 2004
England Michael Newell for Macclesfield at home to Halifax on 13 November 2004
England Tom Rhodes for Bradford & Bingley at home to Macclesfield on 11 December 2004
England Michael Newell for Macclesfield away to Dudley Kingswinford on 6 November 2004
England Gavin Beasley for Tynedale at home to Bradford & Bingley on 2 April 2005

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Attendances

Highest — 700 (x2)

Cleckheaton at home to Halifax on 22 January 2005
Bradford & Bingley at home to Halifax on 16 April 2005

Lowest — 70

Blaydon at home to Kendal on 4 December 2004

Highest Average Attendance — 458

Halifax

Lowest Average Attendance — 177

Blaydon

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Division Two 2003-04". englandrugby.com. 24 April 2004.
  2. ↑ "Midlands 1 2003-04". englandrugby.com. 17 April 2004.
  3. ↑ "North 1 2003-04". englandrugby.com. 17 April 2004.
  4. 1 2 "National League 3 North 2004-05". englandrugby.com. 30 April 2005.
  5. 1 2 "The 2004-2005 league season". trelawnysarmy.org. 1 May 2005.
  6. 1 2 "Rugby Lions Season 2004/05". Rugby Lions. 29 April 2005.
  7. ↑ "So many 'what ifs'". Rugby Advertiser. 29 April 2005.
  8. ↑ "Midlands 1 2005-06". englandrugby.com/. 3 September 2005.
  9. ↑ "National Three North 04/05 Leading top scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
  10. ↑ "National Three North 04/05 Leading try scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
  11. ↑ "National 3 North 04/05 Most tries in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
  12. ↑ "National 3 North 04/05 Most conversions in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
  13. ↑ "National 3 North 04/05 Most penalties in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
  14. ↑ "National 3 North 04/05 Most drop goals in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
  15. ↑ "National 3 North 04/05 Most points in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
  16. ↑ "National 3 North 04/05 Most tries in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
  17. ↑ "National 3 North 04/05 Most conversions in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
  18. ↑ "National 3 North 04/05 Most penalties in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
  19. ↑ "National 3 North 04/05 Most drop goals in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
  20. ↑ "National 3 North 04/05 Home attendance". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.

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