Durham/Northumberland 4

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Durham/Northumberland 4
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SportRugby Union
Instituted1987; 35 years ago (1987)
Ceased2006; 16 years ago (2006)
Country England
Most titlesNewton Aycliffe (3 titles)
Websiteclubs.rfu.com

Durham/Northumberland 4 was a regional English rugby union league for teams from North East England which was at the tenth tier of national domestic competition when it folded in 2006. On its inception in 1987 it was the twelfth tire of national domestic competition. Promoted teams moved up to Durham/Northumberland 3 and there was no relegation as this was the basement division for the region. Ever decreasing numbers of teams caused the division to be cancelled at the end of the 2005-06 season with the majority of teams being promoted automatically to Durham/Northumberland 3.

Original teams[]

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:

  • Civil Service Durham
  • Newton Aycliffe
  • Prudhoe Hospital
  • South Tyneside College

The league's numbers grew and declined throughout the years until the league was cancelled in 2006.

Durham/Northumberland 4 Honours[]

Durham/Northumberland 4 (1987–1993)[]

The original Durham/Northumberland 4 was a tier 12 league with promotion up to Durham/Northumberland 3. It ran until the end of the 1991–92 season when it was cancelled.

Durham/Northumberland 4 Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
1987–88 8 Prudhoe Hospital No relegation
1988–89 10 South Tyneside College No relegation
1989–90 7 Newton Aycliffe No relegation
1990–91 8 No relegation
1991–92 8 [a] No relegation
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Durham/Northumberland 4 (1996–2006)[]

Durham/Northumberland 4 was reintroduced for the 1996–97 season as a tier 13 league. Northern league restructuring by the RFU at the end of the 1999-2000 season saw the cancellation of North East 1, North East 2 and North East 3 (tiers 7-9). This meant that Durham/Northumberland 4 became a tier 10 league until the division was cancelled for the second time at the end of the 2005–06 season.

Durham/Northumberland 4 Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
1996–97 7 Gosforth No relegation
1997–98 7 No relegation
1998–99[1] 5 No relegation
1999–00[2] 5 Newton Aycliffe[b] No relegation
2000–01[3] 7 Newton Aycliffe No relegation
2001–02[4] 7 South Tyneside College No relegation
2002–03[5] 7 No relegation
2003–04[6] 7 Newton Aycliffe No relegation
2004–05[7] 5 No relegation
2005–06[8] 5 South Tyneside College [c] No relegation
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Due to restructuring all eight teams in this league were promoted to Durham/Northumberland 3 as Durham/Northumberland 4 was abolished. The league was reinstated at a later date.
  2. ^ No promotions this season as division set to increase from 5 to 7 teams for 2000-01.
  3. ^ All teams apart from (who dropped out of the league) promoted to Durham/Northumberland 3 as this is the last season for Durham/Northumberland 4.

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ "Northern Division". englandrugby.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Northern Division". englandrugby.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Northern Division". englandrugby.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Northern Division". englandrugby.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
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  8. ^ "Northern Division". englandrugby.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
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