1999–2000 National League 2 North

1999–2000 National League 2 North
Countries England
ChampionsKendal (1st title)
Runners-upStourbridge (not promoted)
RelegatedSheffield
Matches played182

The 1999–00 National League 2 North was the thirteenth full season of rugby union within the fourth tier (north) of the English league system, and the last until 2009-10 to use the name National League 2 North. It is counterpart to National League 2 South, which covers the southern half of the country.

Kendal finished the season as champions, 5 points clear of second placed Stourbridge, to gain the only promotion spot to the 2000–01 National Division 2 (former National League 1). It was the second year in a row that Stourbridge had to be content with the runners up spot. At the other end of the table, Sheffield were the only side to be relegated, only winning 3 games and finishing 5 points adrift of safety.[1] Sheffield would drop to Midlands 1. The reason National League 2 North only had one relegation place compared to National League 2 South (who had two) was that both of the two teams relegated from the division above were based in the south of the country, requiring more places to accommodate for their arrival the following season.

Structure

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Each team played home and away matches against each of the other teams, playing a total of twenty-six matches each. The league champions were promoted to National Division 2 while the bottom side dropped to either North 1 or Midlands depending on locality.

Participating teams and locations

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1999–00 National League 2 North teams in England
Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season
Aspatria Bower Park Aspatria, Cumbria 10th
Bedford Athletic Putnoe Woods 500 Bedford, Bedfordshire Promoted from Midlands 1 (champions)
Doncaster Castle Park 3,075 Doncaster, South Yorkshire Promoted from North 1 (champions)
Kendal Mint Bridge 3,000 Kendal, Cumbria 4th
Liverpool St Helens Moss Lane 3,000[2] St Helens, Merseyside Relegated from National 1 (14th)
Morley Scatcherd Lane Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire Relegated from National 1 (13th)
New Brighton Hartsfield 2,000 Moreton, Merseyside 3rd
Nuneaton Harry Cleaver Ground Nuneaton, Warwickshire 5th
Sandal Milnthorpe Green Sandal Magna, Wakefield, West Yorkshire 7th
Sedgley Park Park Lane 3,000 Whitefield, Greater Manchester 8th
Sheffield Abbeydale Park 3,200 Dore, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 6th
Stourbridge Stourton Park 3,500 Stourbridge, West Midlands Runners up (not promoted)
Walsall Broadway 1,150 Walsall, West Midlands 9th
Whitchurch Edgeley Park Whitchurch, Shropshire 11th

League table

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1999–2000 National League 2 North table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Kendal (C) 26 24 0 2 817 305 +512 48 Promoted
2 Stourbridge 26 21 1 4 713 406 +307 43
3 New Brighton 26 20 0 6 752 315 +437 40
4 Walsall 26 16 0 10 585 416 +169 32
5 Sedgley Park 26 14 2 10 689 484 +205 30
6 Doncaster 26 12 2 12 657 542 +115 26
7 Morley 26 13 0 13 621 542 +79 26
8 Nuneaton 26 11 1 14 610 665 −55 23
9 Bedford Athletic 26 11 0 15 564 726 −162 22
10 Sandal 26 9 2 15 460 554 −94 20
11 Whitchurch 26 9 1 16 430 795 −365 19
12 Aspatria 26 8 0 18 476 679 −203 16
13 Liverpool St Helens 26 6 0 20 365 818 −453 12
14 Sheffield (R) 26 3 1 22 297 789 −492 7 Relegated
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 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.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Sponsorship

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National League 2 North is part of the Jewson National Leagues and is sponsored by Jewson.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jewson National League 2 North 1999/00". The Rugby Archive. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Liverpool St Helens". Rugby Journal. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
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