1987–88 Courage Area League South

1987–88 Courage Area League South
1987–88 Courage Area League South
Countries	England
Champions	(1st title)
Runners-up	Sidcup
Relegated	Streatham-Croydon
Matches played	110
	1988–89 →

The 1987–88 Courage Area League South was the first full season of rugby union within the fourth tier of the English league system, currently known as the National League 2 South, and was the counterpart to Courage Area League South (now National League 2 North). Each team played one match against the other teams, playing a total of ten matches each. There was no set date for matches, clubs having to arrange the fixtures amongst themselves.^[1]^[2] were the first ever champions, gaining promotion to the 1988–89 National Division Three while Streatham-Croydon were the only relegated side, dropping to London 1.

Structure[]

Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of ten matches each. The champions are promoted to National Division 3 and the bottom team was relegated to either London 1 or South West 1 depending on their locality.

Participating teams and locations[]

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area
	Broad Walk	2,000	Kidbrooke, London
Camborne	Recreation Ground	9,000	Camborne, Cornwall
	Prince of Wales	2,000	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Havant	Hook's Lane	1,500	Havant, Hampshire
Lydney	Regentsholme	1,500	Lydney, Gloucestershire
Salisbury	Castle Road	1,500	Salisbury, Wiltshire
Sidcup	Crescent Farm		Sidcup, London
Southend	Warners Park		Southend, Essex
Streatham-Croydon	Frant Road	1,400	Thornton Heath, Croydon, London
	Fromehall Park		Stroud, Gloucestershire
Sudbury	Moorsfield		Sudbury, Suffolk

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Havant

Sidcup

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Locations of the 1987–88 Courage Area League South teams

League table[]

1987–88 Courage Area League South Table

Club

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points For

Points Against

Points Diff

Points

1

(C)

10

8

1

141

83

58

17

2

Sidcup

10

7

2

1

130

58

72

16

3

Lydney

10

7

0

3

173

99

74

14

4

Camborne

10

5

2

3

113

119

–6

12

5

Havant

10

5

0

5

116

102

4

10

6

10

5

0

5

112

114

–2

10

7

Southend

10

5

0

5

63

108

–45

10

8

10

3

2

5

125

106

19

8

9

Salisbury

10

3

1

6

84

94

–10

7

10

3

0

7

95

152

–57

6

11

Streatham-Croydon (R)

10

0

10

70

173

–103

0

Points are awarded as follows:

2 pts for a win
1 pt for a draw
0 pts for a loss
If teams are level at any stage, difference between points for and against applies

Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 25 December 2015

Sponsorship[]

Area League South is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and was sponsored by Courage Brewery.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Stephen Jones, ed. (1988). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988–89. London: Rothmans Publications Ltd.
^ ^a ^b Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91. Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co Ltd.

[Rothmans-1] Stephen Jones, ed. (1988). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988–89. London: Rothmans Publications Ltd.

[Williams-2] Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91. Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co Ltd.

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