The 2002–03 National Division Three North was the third season (fifteenth 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 Preston Grasshoppers and Waterloo who were relegated from the 2001–02 National Division Two while promoted teams included Broadstreet who came up as champions of Midlands Division 1 while Halifax (champions) and Hull Ionians (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.
By the end of the season Nuneaton would finish as champions, just edging out runners up New Brighton by virtue of an extra win and gaining promotion to the 2003–04 National Division Two .[4] New Brighton would go into a promotion playoff away at the 2002–03 National Division Three South runners up Lydney but were unable to join Nuneaton as Lydney won 21 - 7 to claim the final promotion slot.[5] At the other end of the table, Scunthorpe were the first team to be relegated with just one win all season while Hull Ionians, Broadstreet and Bedford Athletic were the other teams to go down at a later date with Bedford Athletic just one point off safety.[4] Hull Ionians would drop to North Division 1 while Scunthorpe, Broadstreet and Bedford Athletic would drop to Midlands Division 1.[6] [7]
Participating teams and locations [ ]
Locations of the 2002-03 National Division Three North teams
Team
Stadium
Capacity
City/Area
Bedford Athletic
500
Bedford , Bedfordshire
Blaydon
2,000 (400 seats)
Swalwell , Tyne and Wear
Broadstreet
Ivor Preece Field
1,500 (250 seats)
Coventry , West Midlands
Darlington Mowden Park
Darlington , County Durham
Dudley Kingswinford
Kingswinford , Dudley , West Midlands
Halifax
Halifax , West Yorkshire
Hull Ionians
1,500 (240 seats)
Brantingham , East Riding of Yorkshire
Liverpool St Helens
St Helens , Merseyside
New Brighton
2,000
Wirral , Merseyside
Nuneaton
Liberty Way
4,314 (514 seats)
Nuneaton , Warwickshire
Preston Grasshoppers
5,000
Preston , Lancashire
Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe , Lincolnshire
Tynedale
2,000 (400 seats)
Corbridge , Northumberland
Waterloo
9,000 (200 seats)
Blundellsands , Merseyside
Final league table [ ]
2002–03 National Division Three North Table
Club
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
Points For
Points Against
Points Difference
Points
1
Nuneaton (C)
26
23
0
3
802
406
396
46
2
New Brighton
26
22
0
4
812
441
371
44
3
Waterloo
26
21
0
5
888
458
430
42
4
Halifax
26
17
0
9
666
588
78
34
5
Darlington Mowden Park
26
14
0
12
688
491
197
28
6
Liverpool St Helens
26
12
1
13
612
574
38
25
7
Tynedale
26
12
1
13
561
582
-21
25
8
Blaydon
26
12
0
14
568
645
-77
24
9
Preston Grasshoppers
26
11
1
14
617
625
-8
23
10
Dudley Kingswinford
26
10
1
15
502
596
-94
21
11
Bedford Athletic (R)
26
10
0
16
497
625
-128
20
12
Broadstreet (R)
26
8
1
17
477
795
-318
17
13
Hull Ionians (R)
26
6
1
19
515
747
-232
13
14
Scunthorpe (R)
26
1
0
25
343
975
-632
2
Reference Rugby Statbunker : Updated 19-04-2003
Results [ ]
Round 1 [ ]
Blaydon
20 - 22
Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Crow Trees Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
Broadstreet
21 - 42
Halifax
Report
Ivor Preece Field Referee: Andrew Canning
Darlington Mowden Park
31 - 18
Tynedale
Report
Yiewsley Drive Referee: S Makinson
Liverpool St Helens
28 - 19
Bedford Athletic
Report
Moss Lane Referee: Andrew Gardner
Nuneaton
24 - 18
New Brighton
Report
Liberty Way Referee: David Drury
Waterloo
35 - 10
Preston Grasshoppers
Report
St Anthony's Road Referee: Mark Rose
Scunthorpe
14 - 52
Hull Ionians
Report
Heslam Park Referee: Mick Reid
[8]
Round 2 [ ]
Dudley Kingswinford
23 - 18
Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Heathbrook Referee: Andrew Vertigan
Halifax
33 - 30
Bedford Athletic
Report
Ovenden Park Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
Hull Ionians
19 - 21
Broadstreet
Report
Brantingham Park Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
New Brighton
42 - 21
Blaydon
Report
Hartsfield Referee: Don Helme
Preston Grasshoppers
22 - 34
Nuneaton
Report
Lightfoot Green Referee: Mick Reid
Tynedale
46 - 5
Scunthorpe
Report
Waterloo
17 - 33
Liverpool St Helens
Report
St Anthony's Road Referee: Alan Hughes
[9]
Round 3 [ ]
Bedford Athletic
22 - 9
Hull Ionians
Report
Putnoe Woods Referee: Rowan Kitt
Blaydon
33 - 32
Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Crow Trees Referee: Chris Sharp
Broadstreet
8 - 14
Tynedale
Report
Ivor Preece Field Referee: Paul Dickens
Darlington Mowden Park
11 - 28
New Brighton
Report
Yiewsley Drive Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
Liverpool St Helens
28 - 10
Halifax
Report
Moss Lane Referee: Mick Reid
Nuneaton
57 - 21
Waterloo
Report
Liberty Way Referee: Andrew Gardner
Scunthorpe
12 - 13
Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Heslam Park Attendance: 250 Referee: David Drury
[10]
Round 4 [ ]
Dudley Kingswinford
41 - 17
Broadstreet
Report
Heathbrook Referee: L Coltue
Hull Ionians
30 - 15
Halifax
Report
New Brighton
33 - 3
Scunthorpe
Report
Hartsfield Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
Nuneaton
35 - 14
Liverpool St Helens
Report
Liberty Way Referee: Rob Sawyer
Preston Grasshoppers
18 - 34
Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Lightfoot Green Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
Tynedale
18 - 16
Bedford Athletic
Report
Tynedale Park Referee: Andrew Gardner
Waterloo
35 - 13
Blaydon
Report
St Anthony's Road Referee: David Drury
[11]
Round 5 [ ]
Bedford Athletic
19 - 5
Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Putnoe Woods Referee: Paul Dickens
Blaydon
8 - 13
Nuneaton
Report
Crow Trees Attendance: 150 Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
Broadstreet
23 - 46
New Brighton
Report
Ivor Preece Field Referee: S Makinson
Darlington Mowden Park
27 - 29
Waterloo
Report
Yiewsley Drive Referee: Andrew Vertigan
Halifax
29 - 14
Tynedale
Report
Ovenden Park Referee: Andrew Gardner
Liverpool St Helens
17 - 10
Hull Ionians
Report
Moss Lane Referee: David Drury
Scunthorpe
15 - 29
Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Heslam Park Attendance: 350 Referee: Greg Garner
[12]
Round 6 [ ]
Blaydon
28 - 20
Liverpool St Helens
Report
Crow Trees Referee: Matthew Daubney
Preston Grasshoppers
34 - 20
Broadstreet
Report
Lightfoot Green Referee: Dale Newitt
Tynedale
57 - 22
Hull Ionians
Report
Tynedale Park Referee: Ged Stone
Dudley Kingswinford
P - P
Halifax
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.
New Brighton
P - P
Bedford Athletic
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.
Nuneaton
P - P
Darlington Mowden Park
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.
Waterloo
P - P
Scunthorpe
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.
[13]
Round 7 [ ]
Bedford Athletic
36 - 15
Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Putnoe Woods Referee: Dean Richards
Broadstreet
13 - 24
Waterloo
Report
Ivor Preece Field Referee: Wayne Poulter
Darlington Mowden Park
10 - 25
Blaydon
Report
Yiewsley Drive Referee: Marcus Anderson
Halifax
32 - 27
New Brighton
Report
Ovenden Park Referee: Chris Seeley
Hull Ionians
19 - 20
Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Brantingham Park Referee: Mick Reid
Scunthorpe
22 - 31
Nuneaton
Report
Heslam Park Referee: Andrew Vertigan
Tynedale
35 - 28
Liverpool St Helens
Report
Tynedale Park Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
[14]
Round 8 [ ]
Nuneaton
36 - 13
Broadstreet
Report
Liberty Way Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Nick Williams
Blaydon
35 - 25
Scunthorpe
Report
Crow Trees Referee: Ged Stone
Dudley Kingswinford
16 - 16
Tynedale
Report
Heathbrook Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
Liverpool St Helens
21 - 20
Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Moss Lane Referee: Don Helme
New Brighton
23 - 6
Hull Ionians
Report
Hartsfield Referee: Andrew Vertigan
Preston Grasshoppers
20 - 16
Halifax
Report
Lightfoot Green Referee: Mick Reid
Waterloo
53 - 3
Bedford Athletic
Report
St Anthony's Road Referee: Mike Hamlin
[15]
Round 9 [ ]
Bedford Athletic
8 - 52
New Brighton
Report
Putnoe Woods Referee: Paul Dickens
Broadstreet
26 - 20
Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Ivor Preece Field Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
Darlington Mowden Park
20 - 27
Nuneaton
Report
Yiewsley Drive Referee: Chris Seeley
Hull Ionians
30 - 15
Tynedale
Report
Brantingham Park Referee: David Drury
Halifax
P - P
Dudley Kingswinford
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.
Liverpool St Helens
P - P
Blaydon
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 December 2002.
Scunthorpe
P - P
Waterloo
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.
[16]
Round 10 [ ]
Dudley Kingswinford
23 - 11
Bedford Athletic
Report
Heathbrook Referee: Calum Fraser
Hull Ionians
30 - 8
Liverpool St Helens
Report
New Brighton
34 - 14
Broadstreet
Report
Hartsfield Referee: Mike Hamlin
Nuneaton
32 - 10
Blaydon
Report
Liberty Way Referee: S Makinson
Preston Grasshoppers
41 - 6
Scunthorpe
Report
Lightfoot Green Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
Tynedale
18 - 29
Halifax
Report
Tynedale Park Referee: Matthew Daubney
Waterloo
20 - 16
Darlington Mowden Park
Report
St Anthony's Road Referee: Mick Reid
[17]
Round 11 [ ]
Bedford Athletic
18 - 25
Tynedale
Report
Putnoe Woods Referee: Rob Sawyer
Blaydon
35 - 19
Waterloo
Report
Crow Trees Referee: Marcus Anderson
Broadstreet
33 - 10
Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Ivor Preece Field Referee: Chris Deeley
Darlington Mowden Park
38 - 14
Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Yiewsley Drive Referee: David Drury
Halifax
35 - 13
Hull Ionians
Report
Ovenden Park Referee: Mike Hamlin
Liverpool St Helens
23 - 31
Nuneaton
Report
Moss Lane Referee: Andrew Gardner
Scunthorpe
P - P
New Brighton
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.
[18]
Round 12 [ ]
Dudley Kingswinford
27 - 5
Scunthorpe
Report
Heathbrook Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
Hull Ionians
15 - 7
Bedford Athletic
Report
Brantingham Park Referee: Don Helme
New Brighton
34 - 0
Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Hartsfield Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
Preston Grasshoppers
15 - 11
Blaydon
Report
Lightfoot Green Referee: Andrew Gardner
Tynedale
34 - 21
Broadstreet
Report
Tynedale Park Referee: Andrew Vertigan
Waterloo
12 - 15
Nuneaton
Report
St Anthony's Road Referee: Steve Lander
Halifax
P - P
Liverpool St Helens
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.
[19]
Round 13 [ ]
Bedford Athletic
16 - 20
Halifax
Report
Putnoe Woods Referee: Mark Varnon
Blaydon
22 - 35
New Brighton
Report
Crow Trees Referee: David Drury
Broadstreet
28 - 28
Hull Ionians
Report
Ivor Preece Field Referee: S Makinson
Darlington Mowden Park
20 - 11
Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Yiewsley Drive Referee: Chris Seeley
Liverpool St Helens
19 - 20
Waterloo
Report
Moss Lane Referee: D Edmunds
Nuneaton
20 - 13
Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Liberty Way Referee: Mick Reid
Scunthorpe
19 - 20
Tynedale
Report
Heslam Park Referee: Mike Hamlin
[20]
Round 14 [ ]
Bedford Athletic
17 - 10
Liverpool St Helens
Report
Putnoe Woods Referee: Rob Sawyer
Dudley Kingswinford
18 - 20
Blaydon
Report
Heathbrook Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
Halifax
20 - 10
Broadstreet
Report
Ovenden Park Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
Hull Ionians
14 - 15
Scunthorpe
Report
Brantingham Park Referee: Mick Reid
New Brighton
11 - 8
Nuneaton
Report
Hartsfield Referee: Mike Hamlin
Preston Grasshoppers
22 - 34
Waterloo
Report
Lightfoot Green Referee: Don Helme
Tynedale
23 - 17
Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Tynedale Park Referee: Andrew Gardner
[21]
Round 15 [ ]
Broadstreet
21 - 12
Bedford Athletic
Report
Ivor Preece Field Referee: Paul Dickens
Darlington Mowden Park
43 - 15
Hull Ionians
Report
Yiewsley Drive Referee: Rob Sawyer
Liverpool St Helens
21 - 20
Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Moss Lane Referee: Mike Hamlin
Nuneaton
33 - 24
Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Liberty Way Referee: Gareth Consey
Scunthorpe
15 - 17
Halifax
Report
Heslam Park Referee: S Makinson
Waterloo
29 - 25
New Brighton
Report
St Anthony's Road Referee: Mick Reid
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003.
[22]
Rounds 6 & 9 (rescheduled games) [ ]
Dudley Kingswinford
24 - 38
Halifax
Report
Heathbrook Referee: Graham Hughes
Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002.
Liverpool St Helens
17 - 22
Blaydon
Report
Moss Lane Referee: Chris Seeley
Game rescheduled from 9 November 2002.
New Brighton
40 - 15
Bedford Athletic
Report
Hartsfield Referee: David Drury
Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002.
Nuneaton
37 - 15
Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Liberty Way Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002.
Waterloo
60 - 5
Scunthorpe
Report
St Anthony's Road Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
Game rescheduled from 19 October 2002.
[23]
Round 16 [ ]
Dudley Kingswinford
13 - 38
Waterloo
Report
Heathbrook Referee: Mark Rose
Hull Ionians
15 - 26
Blaydon
Report
Brantingham Park Referee: Andrew Gardner
New Brighton
17 - 29
Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Hartsfield Referee: Mick Reid
Tynedale
24 - 3
Nuneaton
Report
Tynedale Park Referee: Andrew Vertigan
Bedford Athletic
P - P
Scunthorpe
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003.
Broadstreet
P - P
Liverpool St Helens
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.
Halifax
P - P
Darlington Mowden Park
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003.
[24]
Round 17 [ ]
Scunthorpe
13 - 17
Broadstreet
Report
Heslam Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Andrew Gardner
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 April 2003.
Darlington Mowden Park
P - P
Bedford Athletic
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.
Liverpool St Helens
P - P
New Brighton
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 22 March 2003.
Nuneaton
P - P
Hull Ionians
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 February 2003.
Preston Grasshoppers
P - P
Dudley Kingswinford
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.
[25]
Round 18 [ ]
Bedford Athletic
15 - 12
Blaydon
Report
Putnoe Woods Referee: Andrew Canning
Broadstreet
15 - 28
Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Ivor Preece Field Referee: Mick Reid
Dudley Kingswinford
22 - 30
New Brighton
Report
Heathbrook Referee: Trevor Fisher
Halifax
26 - 25
Nuneaton
Report
Ovenden Park Referee: Graham Hughes
Hull Ionians
7 - 45
Waterloo
Report
Brantingham Park Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
Scunthorpe
20 - 39
Liverpool St Helens
Report
Heslam Park Attendance: 250 Referee: Greg Garner
Tynedale
8 - 26
Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Tynedale Park Referee: S Makinson
[26]
Round 19 [ ]
Blaydon
34 - 6
Broadstreet
Report
Crow Trees Referee: Chris Seeley
Darlington Mowden Park
42 - 20
Scunthorpe
Report
Yiewsley Drive Referee: Don Helme
Liverpool St Helens
25 - 12
Dudley Kingswinford
Report
New Brighton
34 - 10
Tynedale
Report
Hartsfield Referee: Chris Sharp
Nuneaton
38 - 6
Bedford Athletic
Report
Liberty Way Referee: Nick Williams
Preston Grasshoppers
43 - 22
Hull Ionians
Report
Lightfoot Green Referee: Mike Hamlin
Waterloo
16 - 13
Halifax
Report
St Anthony's Road Referee: Alan Biggs
[27]
Round 20 [ ]
Broadstreet
24 - 34
Nuneaton
Report
Ivor Preece Field Referee: S Makinson
Tynedale
10 - 15
Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Tynedale Park Referee: Mick Reid
Bedford Athletic
P - P
Waterloo
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 April 2003.
Darlington Mowden Park
P - P
Liverpool St Helens
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 April 2003.
Halifax
P - P
Preston Grasshoppers
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 19 April 2003.
Hull Ionians
P - P
New Brighton
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 April 2003.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 19 April 2003.
[28]
Round 21 [ ]
Blaydon
10 - 17
Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Crow Trees Referee: Don Helme
Dudley Kingswinford
21 - 23
Hull Ionians
Report
Heathbrook Referee: David Drury
New Brighton
31 - 29
Halifax
Report
Hartsfield Referee: Chris Seeley
Liverpool St Helens
19 - 10
Tynedale
Report
Moss Lane Referee: Mike Hamlin
Nuneaton
51 - 5
Scunthorpe
Report
Liberty Way Referee: Rob Sawyer
Preston Grasshoppers
38 - 27
Bedford Athletic
Report
Lightfoot Green Referee: Mick Reid
Waterloo
71 - 19
Broadstreet
Report
St Anthony's Road Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
[29]
Rounds 9, 16 & 17 (rescheduled games) [ ]
Broadstreet
24 - 18
Liverpool St Helens
Report
Ivor Preece Field Referee: Rob Sawyer
Game rescheduled from 4 January 2003.
Darlington Mowden Park
22 - 12
Bedford Athletic
Report
Yiewsley Drive Referee: Alan Hughes
Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.
Halifax
25 - 22
Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Ovenden Park Referee: S Makinson
Game rescheduled from 9 November 2002.
Nuneaton
46 - 21
Hull Ionians
Report
Liberty Way Referee: Mike Hamlin
Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.
Scunthorpe
0 - 57
Waterloo
Report
Heslam Park Referee: Richard Draper
Game rescheduled from 9 November 2002.
[30]
Round 22 [ ]
Bedford Athletic
12 - 36
Nuneaton
Report
Putnoe Woods Referee: Andrew Canning
Broadstreet
16 - 14
Blaydon
Report
Ivor Preece Field Referee: Mike Hamlin
Dudley Kingswinford
36 - 16
Liverpool St Helens
Report
Heathbrook Referee: Dale Newitt
Halifax
17 - 23
Waterloo
Report
Ovenden Park Referee: Andrew Gardner
Hull Ionians
19 - 21
Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Brantingham Park Referee: Don Helme
Scunthorpe
0 - 60
Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Heslam Park Attendance: 275 Referee: David Drury
Tynedale
13 - 16
New Brighton
Report
Tynedale Park Referee: Andrew Vertigan
[31]
Round 23 [ ]
Blaydon
26 - 32
Bedford Athletic
Report
Crow Trees Referee: Ged Stone
Liverpool St Helens
56 - 5
Scunthorpe
Report
New Brighton
33 - 20
Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Hartsfield Attendance: 500 Referee: Don Helme
Nuneaton
41 - 8
Halifax
Report
Liberty Way Referee: David Sainsbury
Preston Grasshoppers
19 - 29
Tynedale
Report
Waterloo
41 - 17
Hull Ionians
Report
Darlington Mowden Park
P - P
Broadstreet
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 March 2003.
[32]
Rounds 11, 12, 17 & 23 (rescheduled games) [ ]
Darlington Mowden Park
56 - 0
Broadstreet
Report
Yiewsley Drive Referee: Andrew Vertigan
Game rescheduled from 1 March 2003.
Halifax
0 - 23
Liverpool St Helens
Report
Ovenden Park Referee: Chris Seeley
Game rescheduled from 30 November 2002.
Preston Grasshoppers
19 - 5
Dudley Kingswinford
Report
Lightfoot Green Referee: David Drury
Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.
Scunthorpe
20 - 37
New Brighton
Report
Heslam Park Attendance: 250 Referee: Andrew Gardner
Game rescheduled from 23 November 2002.
Waterloo
21 - 13
Tynedale
Report
St Anthony's Road Referee: Graham Hughes
Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.
[33]
Round 24 [ ]
Bedford Athletic
19 - 16
Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Putnoe Woods Referee: Mark Rose
Broadstreet
41 - 27
Scunthorpe
Report
Ivor Preece Field Referee: David Drury
Dudley Kingswinford
25 - 21
Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Heathbrook Referee: Rhys Davies
Halifax
49 - 10
Blaydon
Report
Ovenden Park Referee: Andrew Small
Hull Ionians
18 - 41
Nuneaton
Report
Brantingham Park Referee: Ged Stone
New Brighton
34 - 7
Liverpool St Helens
Report
Hartsfield Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
Tynedale
16 - 58
Waterloo
Report
Tynedale Park Referee: S Makinson
[34]
Rounds 15, 16 & 17 (rescheduled games) [ ]
Bedford Athletic
67 - 7
Scunthorpe
Report
Putnoe Woods Referee: Rob Sawyer
Game rescheduled from 4 January 2003.
Blaydon
15 - 48
Tynedale
Report
Crow Trees Attendance: 100 Referee: Chris Sharp
Game rescheduled from 21 December 2002.
Halifax
21 - 8
Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Ovenden Park Referee: Andrew Gardner
Game rescheduled from 4 January 2003.
Liverpool St Helens
20 - 36
New Brighton
Report
Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.
[35]
Round 25 [ ]
Blaydon
29 - 27
Hull Ionians
Report
Crow Trees Referee: Rhys Davies
Darlington Mowden Park
30 - 19
Halifax
Report
Yiewsley Drive Referee: Mike Hamlin
Liverpool St Helens
55 - 17
Broadstreet
Report
Nuneaton
42 - 6
Tynedale
Report
Liberty Way Referee: Andrew Gardner
Preston Grasshoppers
19 - 25
New Brighton
Report
Lightfoot Green Referee: Andrew Canning
Scunthorpe
12 - 19
Bedford Athletic
Report
Heslam Park Referee: Greg Garner
Waterloo
63 - 14
Dudley Kingswinford
Report
St Anthony's Road Referee: Andrew Vertigan
[36]
Rounds 17 & 20 (rescheduled games) [ ]
Bedford Athletic
8 - 32
Waterloo
Report
Putnoe Woods Referee: D Edmunds
Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003.
Blaydon
37 - 38
Halifax
Report
Crow Trees Referee: S Makinson
Game rescheduled from 11 January 2003.
Darlington Mowden Park
38 - 19
Liverpool St Helens
Report
Yiewsley Drive Referee: David Drury
Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003.
Hull Ionians
21 - 43
New Brighton
Report
Brantingham Park Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003.
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Round 26 [ ]
Bedford Athletic
31 - 9
Broadstreet
Report
Putnoe Woods Referee: Andrew Canning
Dudley Kingswinford
10 - 12
Nuneaton
Report
Heathbrook Referee: Gareth Copsey
Hull Ionians
13 - 51
Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Brantingham Park Referee: Dale Newitt
Halifax
41 - 29
Preston Grasshoppers
Report
New Brighton
28 - 15
Waterloo
Report
Hartsfield Referee: Chris Sharp
Preston Grasshoppers
28 - 28
Liverpool St Helens
Report
Lightfoot Green Referee: Steve Brown
Tynedale
21 - 25
Blaydon
Report
Tynedale Park Referee: S Makinson
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Round 20 (rescheduled games) [ ]
Halifax
41 - 29
Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003.
Scunthorpe
26 - 27
Blaydon
Report
Heslam Park Attendance: 450 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
Game rescheduled from 1 February 2003.
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. Lydney were runners-up in the south and because they had a better league record than north runners-up, New Brighton , they hosted the play-off match.
Lydney
21 - 7
New Brighton
Report
Regentsholme Referee: Nigel Higginson
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Total season attendances [ ]
Club
Home Games
Total
Average
Highest
Lowest
% Capacity
Bedford Athletic
0
0
0
0
0
0%
Blaydon
2
250
125
150
100
6%
Broadstreet
0
0
0
0
0
Darlington Mowden Park
0
0
0
0
0
Dudley Kingswinford
0
0
0
0
0
Halifax
0
0
0
0
0
Hull Ionians
0
0
0
0
0
0%
Liverpool St Helens
0
0
0
0
0
New Brighton
1
500
500
500
500
25%
Nuneaton
1
1,200
1,200
1,200
1,200
28%
Preston Grasshoppers
0
0
0
0
0
0%
Scunthorpe
7
2,025
289
450
200
Tynedale
0
0
0
0
0
0%
Waterloo
0
0
0
0
0
0%
^ 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 [ ]
Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.
Top points scorers [ ]
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Top try scorers [ ]
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Season records [ ]
Team [ ]
Largest home win — 67 pts
67 - 0 Bedford Athletic at home to Scunthorpe on 22 March 2003
Largest away win — 60 pts
60 - 0 Darlington Mowden Park away to Scunthorpe 22 February 2003
Most points scored — 71 pts
71 - 19 Waterloo at home to Broadstreet on 8 February 2003
Most tries in a match — 11
Bedford Athletic at home to Scunthorpe on 22 March 2003
Most conversions in a match — 8
Waterloo at home to Broadstreet on 8 February 2003
Most penalties in a match — 8
Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 21 December 2002
Most drop goals in a match — 2
Liverpool St Helens at home to Nuneaton on 23 November 2002
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Player [ ]
Most points in a match — 35
Mark Bedworth for Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 21 December 2002
Most tries in a match — 4 (x3)
for Preston Grasshoppers at home to Scunthorpe on 16 November 2002
for Waterloo away to Scunthorpe on 15 February 2003
for Dudley Kingswinford at home to Liverpool St Helens on 22 February 2003
Most conversions in a match — 8
for Waterloo at home to Broadstreet on 8 February 2003
Most penalties in a match — 8
Mark Bedworth for Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 21 December 2002
Most drop goals in a match — 2 (x2)
for Liverpool St Helens at home to Darlington Mowden Park on 2 November 2002
for Liverpool St Helens at home to Nuneaton on 23 November 2002
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Attendances [ ]
Highest — 1,200[b 1]
Nuneaton at home to Broadstreet on 1 November 2002
Lowest — 150[b 2]
Blaydon at home to Nuneaton on 12 October 2002
Highest Average Attendance — N/A[b 3]
Lowest Average Attendance — N/A[b 4]
^ Note that attendance tracking was very poor this season and there may have been higher attendances that were not recorded.
^ Note that attendance tracking was very poor this season and it is likely that there were lower attendances that were not recorded.
^ 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.
^ 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 [ ]
External links [ ]
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