Durham/Northumberland 2

Durham/Northumberland 1
Current season or competition:
2015–16 Durham/Northumberland 2
Sport Rugby union
Number of teams 14
Country  England
Holders Barnard Castle (1st title) (2015–16)
(promoted to Durham/Northumberland 1)
Most titles Gosforth, Ryton, Ponteland (2 titles)
Website clubs.rfu.com

Durham/Northumberland 2 is an English Rugby Union league at the eighth tier of the domestic competition for teams from North East England. The champions and runner-up and promoted to Durham/Northumberland 1 and the bottom two clubs are relegated to Durham/Northumberland 3.

Participating Clubs 2015-16

Barnard Castle
Bishop Auckland
Hartlepool
Seaton Carew
Locations of the 2015-16 Durham/Northumberland 2 teams in County Durham
Ashington JW
Blyth
Houghton
North Shields
Sunderland
Whitley Bay
Winlanton
Locations of the 2015-16 Durham/Northumberland 2 teams in Northumberland & Tyne and Wear
Whitby
Locations of the 2015-16 Durham/Northumberland 2 teams in North Yorkshire
Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season
Ashington JW The Recreation Ground Ashington, Northumberland 12th
Barnard Castle Birch Road Barnard Castle, County Durham 8th
Bishop Auckland West Mills Playing Fields Bishop Auckland, County Durham 5th
Blyth Plessey Road Blyth, Northumberland Relegated from Durham/Northumberland 1 (13th)
Hartlepool Mayfield Park Hartlepool, County Durham 6th
Houghton Dairy Lane Houghton Le Spring, Tyne and Wear Promoted from Durham/Northumberland 3 (champions)
North Shields Preston Playing Fields Preston, North Shields, Tyne and Wear 11th
Redcar Mackinlay Park Redcar, North Yorkshire 3rd
Seaton Carew Hornby Park Seaton Carew, County Durham 7th
Sunderland Ashbrooke Sports Club Ashbrooke, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear Relegated from Durham/Northumberland 1 (14th)
Wallsend Battle Hill Playing Field Wallsend, Tyne and Wear 10th
Whitby Recreation Ground Whitby, North Yorkshire Promoted from Durham/Northumberland 3 (runners up)
Whitley Bay Rockcliff Lovaine Avenue Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear 4th
Winlanton Vulcans Axwell View Winlaton, Blaydon-on-Tyne, Tyne and Wear 9th

Participating Clubs 2014-15

Participating Clubs 2013-14

Participating Clubs 2012–13

Durham/Northumberland 2 Honours

Durham/Northumberland 2 Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
1998-99[1] 9 Houghton Seghill Guisborough Durham/Northumberland 2
1999-00[2] 10 Gosforth[n 1] Hartlepool Richmondshire, Chester-Le-Street, Barnard Castle Durham/Northumberland 2
2000-01[3] 12 Gosforth Billingham Novocastrians Durham/Northumberland 2
2001-02[4] 12 Acklam Hartlepool Whitley Bay Rockcliff, Medicals Durham/Northumberland 2
2002-03[5] 12 Consett Houghton Blyth, Whitby Durham/Northumberland 2
2003-04[6] 12 Ryton Ponteland Sunderland, Barnard Castle Durham/Northumberland 2
2004-05[7] 12 Gateshead North Shields Richmondshire, Yarm Durham/Northumberland 2
2005-06[8] 12 Sunderland Gosforth Whitby, Hartlepool Durham/Northumberland 2
2006-07[9] 12 Wallsend West Hartlepool T.D.S.O.B. Seaton Carew, Blyth Durham/Northumberland 2
2007-08[10] 12 Ashington Consett Yarm, Guisborough Durham/Northumberland 2
2008-09[11] 12 Team Northumbria Hartlepool, Redcar, Novocastrians (both also promoted)[n 2] No relegation[n 3] Durham/Northumberland Division 2
2009-10[12] 12 Ponteland Medicals Houghton, North Shields Durham/Northumberland Division 2
2010-11[13] 12 Guisborough Acklam Prudhoe & Stocksfield Durham/Northumberland Division 2
2011-12[14] 13 Blyth Consett Yarm, Whitby Durham/Northumberland Division 2
2012-13[15] 13 Bishop Auckland Novocastrians Winlaton Vulcans, Seaham Durham/Northumberland Division 2
2013-14[16] 13 Ryton Sunderland Prudhoe & Stocksfield, Whitby Durham/Northumberland Division 2
2014-15[17] 14 Ponteland Acklam Hartlepool B.B.O.B., South Tyneside College Durham/Northumberland Division 2
2015-16[18] 14 Barnard Castle Hartlepool Houghton, Wallsend Durham/Northumberland Division 2
2016-17 14
Green backgrounds are promotion places.
  1. ↑ No promotion this season as division set to increase from 10 to 12 teams for 2000-01.
  2. ↑ Lots of promotions as Durham/Northumberland 1 due to increase from 12 to 14 teams for 2009-10.
  3. ↑ Due to the increased number of teams being promoted from the division to Durham/Northumberland 1 there would be no relegation this season.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/1998-1999/group/9118
  2. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/1999-2000/group/9415
  3. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2000-2001/group/9740
  4. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2001-2002/group/10074
  5. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2002-2003/group/10409
  6. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2003-2004/group/10794
  7. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2004-2005/group/11194
  8. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2005-2006/group/11550
  9. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2006-2007/group/11861
  10. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2007-2008/group/12314
  11. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2008-2009/group/12775
  12. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2009-2010/group/13584
  13. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2010-2011/group/14456
  14. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2011-2012/group/15365
  15. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2012-2013/group/16303
  16. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2013-2014/group/17233
  17. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2014-2015/group/18271
  18. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2015-2016/group/19764

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