2004–05 National Division Three North
2004–05 National Division Three North | |
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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 Cleckheaton v Halifax 22 January 2005 Bradford & Bingley v Halifax 16 April 2005 |
Lowest attendance | 70 Blaydon v Kendal 4 December 2004 |
Top point scorer | (Bradford & Bingley) 275 points |
Top try scorer | (Halifax) 21 tries |
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 |
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Bedford Athletic | 500 | Bedford, Bedfordshire | |
Blaydon | 2,000 (400 seats) | Swalwell, Tyne and Wear | |
Bradford & Bingley | 4,000 | Bingley, West Yorkshire | |
Cleckheaton | Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire | ||
Darlington | Blackwell Meadows | 3,000 | Darlington, County Durham |
Darlington Mowden Park | Darlington, County Durham | ||
Dudley Kingswinford | Kingswinford, Dudley, West Midlands | ||
Fylde | Woodlands Memorial Ground | 9,000 | Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire |
Halifax | Halifax, West Yorkshire | ||
Kendal | 3,000 (300 stand) | Kendal, Cumbria | |
Macclesfield | 1,250 (250 seats) | Macclesfield, Cheshire | |
New Brighton | 2,000 | Wirral, Merseyside | |
Rugby Lions | 1,000 | Rugby, Warwickshire | |
Tynedale | 2,000 (400 seats) | Corbridge, Northumberland |
Final league table[]
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Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | |||||||
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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 |
Results[]
Round 1[]
4 September 2004
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(BP) Darlington Mowden Park | 13 - 16 | Cleckheaton |
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Report |
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Alan Hughes |
4 September 2004
|
(BP) Kendal | 10 - 17 | Halifax |
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Mint Bridge
Referee: Trevor Fisher |
Round 2[]
11 September 2004
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Bradford & Bingley | 30 - 17 | Bedford Athletic |
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Report |
Wagon Lane
Referee: Ian Robinson |
11 September 2004
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Cleckheaton | 19 - 17 | Fylde (BP) |
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Report |
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice |
11 September 2004
|
Dudley Kingswinford | 3 - 36 | Rugby Lions (BP) |
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Report |
Heathbrook
Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore |
11 September 2004
|
(BP) Tynedale | 30 - 18 | Darlington Mowden Park |
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Report |
Tynedale Park
Referee: Andrew Vertigan |
Round 3[]
25 September 2004
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Darlington Mowden Park | 31 - 27 | Bradford & Bingley (BP) |
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Report |
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Andrew Gardner |
25 September 2004
|
Kendal | 30 - 27 | Cleckheaton (BP) |
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Report |
Mint Bridge
Attendance: 240 Referee: Mick Reid |
25 September 2004
|
Fylde | P - P | Tynedale |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 12 February 2005.
Round 4[]
9 October 2004
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(BP) Cleckheaton | 24 - 42 | New Brighton (BP) |
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Report |
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 200 Referee: Mark Wilson |
9 October 2004
|
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park | 35 - 20 | Bedford Athletic |
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Report |
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 191 Referee: Mick Reid |
9 October 2004
|
Dudley Kingswinford | 25 - 25 | Darlington |
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Report |
Heathbrook
Attendance: 200 Referee: Eric Woodmason |
9 October 2004
|
(BP) Macclesfield | 30 - 22 | Rugby Lions |
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Report |
Priory Park
Attendance: 294 Referee: Paul Dickens |
9 October 2004
|
(BP) Tynedale | 45 - 27 | Kendal (BP) |
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Report |
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 294 Referee: Alan Hughes |
Round 5[]
23 October 2004
|
Bedford Athletic | 10 - 23 | Dudley Kingswinford |
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Report |
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 200 Referee: Rhys Davies |
23 October 2004
|
(BP) Blaydon | 13 - 18 | Macclesfield |
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Report |
Crow Trees
Attendance: 120 Referee: Des Headington |
23 October 2004
|
(BP) Darlington | 23 - 30 | Halifax (BP) |
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Report |
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 200 Referee: Alan Hughes |
23 October 2004
|
Fylde | 15 - 3 | Darlington Mowden Park |
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Report |
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 400 Referee: Ian Robinson |
23 October 2004
|
New Brighton | 28 - 7 | Tynedale |
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Report |
Hartsfield
Attendance: 250 Referee: Matthew Daubney |
23 October 2004
|
(BP) Rugby Lions | 37 - 6 | Cleckheaton |
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Report |
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 340 Referee: Mark Varnon |
Round 6[]
30 October 2004
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Cleckheaton | 23 - 3 | Blaydon |
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Report |
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 350 Referee: Ian Robinson |
30 October 2004
|
Darlington Mowden Park | 29 - 20 | Kendal |
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Report |
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 202 Referee: Andrew Vertigan |
30 October 2004
|
Fylde | 18 - 8 | Bedford Athletic |
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Report |
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 255 Referee: Andrew Gardner |
30 October 2004
|
Macclesfield | 18 - 13 | Darlington (BP) |
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Report |
Priory Park
Attendance: 307 Referee: D Edmunds |
30 October 2004
|
Tynedale | 23 - 23 | Rugby Lions |
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Report |
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 200 Referee: David Drury |
Round 7[]
6 November 2004
|
(BP) Blaydon | 17 - 21 | Tynedale |
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Report |
Crow Trees
Attendance: 350 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice |
6 November 2004
|
(BP) Darlington | 40 - 12 | Cleckheaton |
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Report |
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 200 Referee: Trevor Fisher |
6 November 2004
|
(BP) Dudley Kingswinford | 13 - 18 | Macclesfield |
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Report |
Heathbrook
Referee: David Grashoff |
6 November 2004
|
(BP) New Brighton | 10 - 13 | Darlington Mowden Park |
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Report |
Hartsfield
Attendance: 200 Referee: Ged Stone |
6 November 2004
|
(BP) Rugby Lions | 8 - 9 | Bradford & Bingley |
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Report |
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 320 Referee: Greg Garner |
6 November 2004
|
Bedford Athletic | P - P | Halifax |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 12 February 2005.
6 November 2004
|
Kendal | P - P | Fylde |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 26 March 2005.
Round 8[]
13 November 2004
|
(BP) Bradford & Bingley | 42 - 5 | Blaydon |
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Report |
Wagon Lane
Attendance: 240 Referee: Guy Steel Bodger |
13 November 2004
|
Cleckheaton | 18 - 24 | Dudley Kingswinford |
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Report |
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 200 Referee: David Drury |
13 November 2004
|
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park | 28 - 21 | Rugby Lions (BP) |
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Report |
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 143 Referee: Alan Hughes |
13 November 2004
|
Fylde | 20 - 19 | New Brighton (BP) |
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Report |
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 390 Referee: Andrew Vertigan |
13 November 2004
|
Macclesfield | 11 - 20 | Halifax |
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Report |
Priory Park
Attendance: 397 Referee: Andrew Gardner |
13 November 2004
|
Tynedale | 30 - 27 | Darlington (BP) |
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Report |
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 200 Referee: Ged Stone |
Round 9[]
20 November 2004
|
Bedford Athletic | 15 - 33 | Macclesfield (BP) |
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Report |
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 100 Referee: Rhys Davies |
20 November 2004
|
Darlington | 15 - 33 | Bradford & Bingley (BP) |
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Report |
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 200 Referee: Chris Seeley |
20 November 2004
|
(BP) Dudley Kingswinford | 15 - 18 | Tynedale |
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Report |
Heathbrook
Attendance: 200 Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore |
20 November 2004
|
(BP) Rugby Lions | 17 - 24 | Fylde |
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Report |
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 180 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice |
20 November 2004
|
Blaydon | P - P | Darlington Mowden Park |
---|---|---|
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 12 February 2005.
20 November 2004
|
Halifax | P - P | Cleckheaton |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 26 March 2005.
Round 10[]
27 November 2004
|
(BP) Bradford & Bingley | 77 - 7 | Dudley Kingswinford |
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Report |
Wagon Lane
Attendance: 215 Referee: Andrew Gardner |
27 November 2004
|
Cleckheaton | 6 - 31 | Macclesfield (BP) |
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Report |
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 250 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice |
27 November 2004
|
Darlington Mowden Park | 30 - 23 | Darlington (BP) |
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Report |
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 512 Referee: Andrew Vertigan |
27 November 2004
|
(BP) Fylde | 32 - 3 | Blaydon |
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Report |
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 200 Referee: Ged Stone |
27 November 2004
|
Kendal | 7 - 17 | Rugby Lions |
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Report |
Mint Bridge
Attendance: 250 Referee: Matthew Daubney |
27 November 2004
|
(BP) New Brighton | 33 - 8 | Bedford Athletic |
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Report |
Hartsfield
Attendance: 350 Referee: David Drury |
Round 11[]
4 December 2004
|
Bedford Athletic | 31 - 18 | Cleckheaton |
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Report |
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 250 Referee: Terry Hall |
4 December 2004
|
(BP) Blaydon | 28 - 25 | Kendal (2BP) |
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Report |
Crow Trees
Attendance: 70 Referee: Alan Hughes |
4 December 2004
|
(BP) Darlington | 30 - 22 | Fylde |
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Report |
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 200 Referee: D Edmunds |
4 December 2004
|
Dudley Kingswinford | 17 - 17 | Darlington Mowden Park |
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Report |
Heathbrook
Attendance: 250 Referee: Des Headington |
4 December 2004
|
(BP) Halifax | 32 - 26 | Bradford & Bingley (BP) |
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Report |
Ovenden Park
Attendance: 600 Referee: Mick Reid |
4 December 2004
|
Macclesfield | 22 - 20 | Tynedale (BP) |
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Report |
Priory Park
Attendance: 283 Referee: Matthew Daubney |
4 December 2004
|
(BP) Rugby Lions | 21 - 27 | New Brighton |
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Report |
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 150 Referee: Ed Turnill |
Round 12[]
11 December 2004
|
Bradford & Bingley | 19 - 14 | Macclesfield (BP) |
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Report |
Wagon Lane
Attendance: 265 Referee: Ian Robinson |
11 December 2004
|
Darlington Mowden Park | 15 - 30 | Halifax (BP) |
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Report |
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 267 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice |
11 December 2004
|
(BP) Fylde | 52 - 22 | Dudley Kingswinford |
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Report |
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Referee: Alan Hughes |
11 December 2004
|
(BP) Kendal | 39 - 7 | Darlington |
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Report |
Mint Bridge
Attendance: 250 Referee: David Sainsbury |
11 December 2004
|
(BP) Rugby Lions | 37 - 13 | Bedford Athletic |
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Report |
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 300 Referee: Ged Stone |
11 December 2004
|
Tynedale | 18 - 17 | Cleckheaton (BP) |
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Report |
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 180 Referee: Andrew Gardner |
Round 13[]
18 December 2004
|
(BP) Bedford Athletic | 23 - 24 | Tynedale (BP) |
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Report |
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 100 Referee: Paul Dickens |
18 December 2004
|
Blaydon | 29 - 22 | Rugby Lions (BP) |
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Report |
Crow Trees
Attendance: 180 Referee: Mick Reid |
18 December 2004
|
Cleckheaton | 10 - 23 | Bradford & Bingley |
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Report |
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 600 Referee: Matthew Daubney |
18 December 2004
|
(BP) Darlington | 16 - 23 | New Brighton |
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Report |
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 150 Referee: Ged Stone |
18 December 2004
|
(BP) Dudley Kingswinford | 20 - 27 | Kendal (BP) |
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Report |
Heathbrook
Attendance: 250 Referee: Chris Seeley |
18 December 2004
|
(BP) Macclesfield | 32 - 0 | Darlington Mowden Park |
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Report |
Priory Park
Attendance: 387 Referee: Des Headington |
Round 14[]
8 January 2005
|
Cleckheaton | 21 - 6 | Bedford Athletic |
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Report |
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 250 Referee: Andrew Gardner |
8 January 2005
|
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park | 0 - 5 | Dudley Kingswinford |
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Report |
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Chris Seeley |
8 January 2005
|
(BP) New Brighton | 15 - 22 | Rugby Lions |
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Report |
Hartsfield
Attendance: 220 Referee: David Drury |
8 January 2005
|
Bradford & Bingley | P - P | Halifax |
---|---|---|
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 April 2005.
8 January 2005
|
Fylde | P - P | Darlington |
---|---|---|
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 April 2005.
8 January 2005
|
Kendal | P - P | Blaydon |
---|---|---|
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 April 2005.
8 January 2005
|
Tynedale | P - P | Macclesfield |
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- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 26 March 2005.
Round 15[]
15 January 2005
|
(BP) Darlington | 28 - 22 | Darlington Mowden Park (BP) |
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Report |
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 500 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice |
15 January 2005
|
Dudley Kingswinford | 23 - 20 | Bradford & Bingley (BP) |
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Report |
Heathbrook
Attendance: 410 Referee: Ged Stone |
15 January 2005
|
Macclesfield | 13 - 9 | Cleckheaton (BP) |
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Report |
Priory Park
Attendance: 249 Referee: Matthew Daubney |
15 January 2005
|
Rugby Lions | 8 - 23 | Kendal |
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Report |
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 250 Referee: Steve Harland |
Round 16[]
22 January 2005
|
(BP) Bradford & Bingley | 42 - 12 | Darlington |
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Report |
Wagon Lane
Attendance: 235 Referee: David Drury |
22 January 2005
|
Cleckheaton | 7 - 35 | Halifax (BP) |
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Report |
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 700 Referee: Ed Turnill |
22 January 2005
|
Darlington Mowden Park | 5 - 21 | Blaydon |
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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
|
(BP) Macclesfield | 33 - 19 | Bedford Athletic |
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Report |
Priory Park
Attendance: 183 Referee: Mick Reid |
22 January 2005
|
Tynedale | 24 - 22 | Dudley Kingswinford (BP) |
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Report |
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 175 Referee: Alan Hughes |
Round 17[]
29 January 2005
|
Bedford Athletic | 10 - 0 | Kendal |
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Report |
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 250 Referee: Matthew Daubney |
29 January 2005
|
Blaydon | 3 - 12 | Bradford & Bingley |
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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 |
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Report |
Heathbrook
Attendance: 450 Referee: Tim Miller |
29 January 2005
|
Halifax | 25 - 19 | Macclesfield (BP) |
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Report |
Ovenden Park
Attendance: 600 Referee: Dale Newitt |
29 January 2005
|
Rugby Lions | 18 - 3 | Darlington Mowden Park |
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Report |
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 290 Referee: Ed Turnill |
Round 18[]
5 February 2005
|
(BP) Bradford & Bingley | 32 - 15 | Rugby Lions |
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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 |
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Report |
Priory Park
Attendance: 238 Referee: Andrew Gardner |
Rounds 3, 7 & 9 (rescheduled games)[]
12 February 2005
|
Bedford Athletic | 23 - 45 | Halifax (BP) |
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Report |
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 200 Referee: Ged Stone |
- Game rescheduled from 6 November 2004.
12 February 2005
|
Blaydon | 13 - 34 | Darlington Mowden Park (BP) |
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Report |
Crow Trees
Attendance: 210 Referee: David Drury |
- Game rescheduled from 20 November 2004.
12 February 2005
|
(BP) Fylde | 26 - 0 | Tynedale |
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Report |
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 150 Referee: Ian Robinson |
- Game rescheduled from 25 September 2004.
Round 19[]
19 February 2005
|
(BP) Bedford Athletic | 30 - 18 | Fylde |
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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) |
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Report |
Heathbrook
Attendance: 260 Referee: Matthew Daubney |
19 February 2005
|
New Brighton | 20 - 20 | Bradford & Bingley |
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Report |
Hartsfield
Attendance: 250 Referee: Ian Robinson |
19 February 2005
|
(BP) Rugby Lions | 16 - 19 | Tynedale |
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Report |
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 250 Referee: Darryl Chapman |
Round 20[]
26 February 2005
|
(BP) Bradford & Bingley | 42 - 10 | Kendal |
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Report |
Wagon Lane
Attendance: 280 Referee: Matthew Daubney |
26 February 2005
|
(BP) Cleckheaton | 24 - 23 | Rugby Lions (2BP) |
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Report |
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 350 Referee: Tim Wigglesworth |
26 February 2005
|
(BP) Dudley Kingswinford | 36 - 19 | Bedford Athletic |
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Report |
Heathbrook
Attendance: 270 Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore |
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 |
---|---|---|
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 26 February 2005.
26 February 2005
|
Halifax | P - P | Darlington |
---|---|---|
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 26 February 2005.
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
|
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 |
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- Game would initially be postponed but due to fixture congestion was ultimately cancelled as the result would not have any impact on final league standings.
Round 22[]
12 March 2005
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Bradford & Bingley | 13 - 8 | Darlington Mowden Park (BP) |
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Report |
Wagon Lane
Attendance: 300 Referee: Ged Stone |
12 March 2005
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(BP) Cleckheaton | 31 - 17 | Kendal |
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Report |
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 250 Referee: Darryl Chapman |
12 March 2005
|
Darlington | 25 - 18 | Bedford Athletic (BP) |
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Report |
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 120 Referee: Alan Hughes |
12 March 2005
|
(BP) Halifax | 39 - 16 | Rugby Lions |
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Report |
Ovenden Park
Attendance: 350 Referee: Ed Turnill |
12 March 2005
|
(BP) Macclesfield | 46 - 15 | New Brighton |
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Report |
Priory Park
Attendance: 217 Referee: Guy Steel Bodge |
12 March 2005
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(BP) Tynedale | 24 - 18 | Fylde (BP) |
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Report |
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 110 Referee: Trevor Fisher |
Round 23[]
19 March 2005
|
Bedford Athletic | 10 - 36 | Bradford & Bingley (BP) |
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Report |
Putnoe Woods
Attendance: 150 Referee: Des Headington |
19 March 2005
|
Darlington Mowden Park | 18 - 11 | Tynedale (BP) |
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Report |
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 127 Referee: Mick Reid |
19 March 2005
|
(BP) Fylde | 58 - 22 | Cleckheaton (BP) |
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Report |
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 262 Referee: Andrew Gardner |
19 March 2005
|
Rugby Lions | 20 - 20 | Dudley Kingswinford |
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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 |
- Game rescheduled from 20 November 2004.
- Game rescheduled from 6 November 2004.
26 March 2005
|
Tynedale | 8 - 20 | Macclesfield |
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Report |
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 220 Referee: Guy Steel Bodger |
- Game rescheduled from 8 January 2005.
Round 24[]
2 April 2005
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(BP) Blaydon | 44 - 16 | Bedford Athletic |
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Report |
Crow Trees
Attendance: 160 Referee: Ged Stone |
2 April 2005
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Cleckheaton | 8 - 32 | Darlington Mowden Park (BP) |
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Report |
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 310 Referee: R Steggall |
2 April 2005
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Dudley Kingswinford | 28 - 26 | New Brighton (2BP) |
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Report |
Heathbrook
Attendance: 520 Referee: Richard Draper |
2 April 2005
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(BP) Halifax | 67 - 26 | Kendal (BP) |
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Report |
Ovenden Park
Attendance: 400 Referee: Adrian Hartwell |
2 April 2005
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Tynedale | 16 - 13 | Bradford & Bingley (BP) |
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Report |
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 170 Referee: B Fitzgerald |
Round 25[]
9 April 2005
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(BP) Bradford & Bingley | 25 - 13 | Cleckheaton |
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Report |
Wagon Lane
Attendance: 295 Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore |
9 April 2005
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(BP) Darlington Mowden Park | 41 - 25 | Macclesfield |
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Report |
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 142 Referee: Des Headington |
9 April 2005
|
(BP) Kendal | 21 - 22 | Dudley Kingswinford |
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Report |
Mint Bridge
Attendance: 210 Referee: Mick Reid |
9 April 2005
|
Fylde | 10 - 26 | Halifax |
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Report |
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 275 Referee: Chris Seeley |
9 April 2005
|
Rugby Lions | 19 - 18 | Blaydon (BP) |
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Report |
Webb Ellis Road
Attendance: 350 Referee: David Drury |
9 April 2005
|
Tynedale | 19 - 18 | Bedford Athletic (BP) |
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Report |
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 110 Referee: Matthew Daubney |
Round 14 (rescheduled games)[]
16 April 2005
|
(BP) Bradford & Bingley | 26 - 44 | Halifax (BP) |
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Report |
Wagon Lane
Attendance: 700 Referee: Alan Hughes |
- Game rescheduled from 8 January 2005.
16 April 2005
|
(BP) Fylde | 47 - 18 | Darlington |
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Report |
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 175 Referee: Matthew Daubney |
- Game rescheduled from 8 January 2005.
- Game rescheduled from 8 January 2005.
Round 26[]
23 April 2005
|
Bedford Athletic | 15 - 37 | Rugby Lions (BP) |
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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 |
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Report |
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 400 Referee: Ged Stone |
23 April 2005
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Darlington | 31 - 25 | Kendal (BP) |
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Report |
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 200 Referee: Ian Robinson |
23 April 2005
|
Dudley Kingswinford | 28 - 17 | Fylde |
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Report |
Heathbrook
Attendance: 450 Referee: Rhys Davies |
23 April 2005
|
(2BP) Halifax | 36 - 38 | Darlington Mowden Park (BP) |
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Report |
Ovenden Park
Attendance: 400 Referee: Guy Steel Bodger |
23 April 2005
|
Macclesfield | 18 - 26 | Bradford & Bingley |
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Report |
Priory Park
Attendance: 437 Referee: B Fitzgerald |
Round 20 (rescheduled games)[]
30 April 2005
|
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park | 35 - 12 | Fylde |
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Report |
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 163 Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice |
- Game rescheduled from 26 February 2005.
- Game rescheduled from 26 February 2005.
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 |
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Report |
The Recreation Ground
Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Nick Williams |
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 | 9% |
Bradford & Bingley | 9[a 4] | 2,810 | 312 | 700 | 215 | 8% |
Cleckheaton | 12[a 5] | 4,210 | 351 | 700 | 200 | |
Darlington | 11[a 6] | 2,320 | 211 | 500 | 120 | 5% |
Darlington Mowden Park | 10[a 7] | 1,999 | 200 | 512 | 110 | |
Dudley Kingswinford | 10[a 8] | 3,260 | 326 | 520 | 200 | |
Fylde | 11[a 9] | 2,827 | 257 | 400 | 150 | 3% |
Halifax | 10[a 10] | 4,575 | 458 | 600 | 350 | |
Kendal | 8[a 11] | 2,100 | 263 | 400 | 200 | 9% |
Macclesfield | 12[a 12] | 3,526 | 294 | 437 | 183 | 24% |
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 | 9% |
- ^ 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.
- ^ Missing home attendances v Blaydon on 4 September 2004, Darlington on 25 September 2004 and New Brighton on 15 January 2005.
- ^ Note that Blaydon only played 12 home games due to a game cancellation - missing home attendance v Dudley Kingswinford on 25 September 2004.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Missing home attendance v Fylde on 11 September 2004.
- ^ Missing home attendances v Blaydon on 11 September 2004 and Rugby Lions on 2 April 2005.
- ^ Missing home attendances v Cleckheaton on 4 September 2004, Bradford & Bingley on 25 September 2004 and Dudley Kingswinford on 8 January 2005.
- ^ Missing home attendances v Rugby Lions on 11 September 2004, Macclesfield on 6 November 2004 and Blaydon on 12 March 2005.
- ^ Missing home attendances v Macclesfield on 4 September 2004 and Dudley Kingswinford on 11 December 2004.
- ^ Missing home attendances v New Brighton on 11 September 2004, Blaydon on 9 October 2004 and Dudley Kingswinford on 30 October 2004.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Missing home attendance v Kendal on 11 September 2004.
- ^ Missing home attendances v Dudley Kingswinford on 4 September 2004, Macclesfield on 25 September 2004 and Darlington on 9 April 2005.
- ^ Missing home attendances v Darlington on 4 September 2004 and Halifax on 25 September 2004.
- ^ Missing home attendances v Darlington Mowden Park on 11 September 2004 and Halifax on 27 November 2004.
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[]
77 - 7 Bradford & Bingley at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 27 November 2004
36 - 3 Rugby Lions away to Dudley Kingswinford on 11 September 2004
77 - 7 Bradford & Bingley at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 27 November 2004
Bradford & Bingley at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 27 November 2004
Bradford & Bingley at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 27 November 2004
Halifax away to Bradford & Bingley on 16 April 2005
Bradford & Bingley at home to New Brighton on 30 October 2004 Player[]
for Bradford & Bingley at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 27 November 2004
for Kendal at home to Darlington on 11 December 2004
for Bradford & Bingley at home to Dudley Kingswinford on 27 November 2004
for Halifax away to Bradford & Bingley on 16 April 2005
for Bradford & Bingley at home to New Brighton on 30 October 2004
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Attendances[]
Cleckheaton at home to Halifax on 22 January 2005
Blaydon at home to Kendal on 4 December 2004
Halifax
Blaydon |
See also[]
- English Rugby Union Leagues
- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
References[]
- ^ "National Division Two 2003-04". englandrugby.com. 24 April 2004.
- ^ "Midlands 1 2003-04". englandrugby.com. 17 April 2004.
- ^ "North 1 2003-04". englandrugby.com. 17 April 2004.
- ^ a b "National League 3 North 2004-05". englandrugby.com. 30 April 2005.
- ^ a b "The 2004-2005 league season". trelawnysarmy.org. 1 May 2005.
- ^ a b "Rugby Lions Season 2004/05". Rugby Lions. 29 April 2005.
- ^ "So many 'what ifs'". Rugby Advertiser. 29 April 2005.
- ^ "Midlands 1 2005-06". englandrugby.com/. 3 September 2005.
- ^ "National Three North 04/05 Leading top scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
- ^ "National Three North 04/05 Leading try scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
- ^ "National 3 North 04/05 Most tries in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
- ^ "National 3 North 04/05 Most conversions in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
- ^ "National 3 North 04/05 Most penalties in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
- ^ "National 3 North 04/05 Most drop goals in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
- ^ "National 3 North 04/05 Most points in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
- ^ "National 3 North 04/05 Most tries in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
- ^ "National 3 North 04/05 Most conversions in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
- ^ "National 3 North 04/05 Most penalties in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
- ^ "National 3 North 04/05 Most drop goals in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
- ^ "National 3 North 04/05 Home attendance". Rugby Statbunker. 30 April 2005.
External links[]
- National Division Three North seasons
- 2004–05 in English rugby union leagues