1991–92 Courage National 4 North

The 1991–92 Courage National 4 North was the fifth full season of rugby union within the fourth tier of the English league system, currently known as National League 2 North, and counterpart to the Courage National 4 South (now National League 2 South). At the end of the season, newly promoted Aspatria made it a second promotion in a row by qualifying for the 1992–93 National Division 3, 1 point clear of Hereford.

1991–92 Courage National 4 North
Countries	England
Champions	Aspatria (1st title)
Runners-up	Hereford (not promoted)
Relegated	Northern, Vale of Lune
Matches played	110

At the other end of the table, Northern and Vale of Lune were the two sides to go down. Vale of Lune were the more competitive, finishing dead level with Walsall on 7 points each, but in the end a worse for/against record condemned the Lancaster side to their second relegation in a row. Both Northern and Vale of Lune would drop to North 1.[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 North 1 or Midlands 1 depending on their locality.

Participating teams and locations

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous Season Aspatria Bower Park Aspatria, Cumbria Promoted from North 1 (champions) Durham City Hollow Drift Durham, County Durham 10th Kendal Mint Bridge 3,000 Kendal, Cumbria 5th Harrogate Claro Road Harrogate, North Yorkshire 6th Hereford Wyeside Hereford, Herefordshire 11th Lichfield Cooke Fields Lichfield, Staffordshire Runners up (not promoted) Northern McCracken Park 1,000 Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 7th Preston Grasshoppers Lightfoot Green 5,000 Preston, Lancashire 3rd Stourbridge Stourton Park 3,000 Stourbridge, West Midlands 8th Towcestrians Greens Norton Road Towchester, Northamptonshire Promoted from Midlands 1 (champions) Vale of Lune Powder House Lane Lancaster, Lancashire Relegated from National 3 (13th) Walsall Broadway 1,150 Walsall, West Midlands 9th Winnington Park Burrows Hill Norwich, Cheshire 4th [2]

Aspatria Durham Harrogate Hereford Kendal Lichfield Northern Preston Stourbridge Towcestrians Vale of Lune Walsall Winnington P Locations of the 1991–92 Courage Division 4 North teams

League table

1991–92 Courage Division 4 North Table
	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Diff	Points
1	Aspatria (C)	12	11	0	1	253	100	153	22
2	Hereford	12	10	1	1	223	133	90	21
3	Kendal	12	8	1	3	157	123	34	17
4	Preston Grasshoppers	12	8	0	4	195	123	72	16
5	Lichfield	12	6	1	5	174	177	-3	13
6	Stourbridge	12	6	0	6	163	137	26	12
7	Harrogate	12	6	0	6	170	175	-5	12
8	Winnington Park	12	4	1	7	159	173	-14	9
9	Towcestrians	12	4	0	8	123	153	-30	8
10	Durham City	12	4	0	8	133	215	-82	8
11	Walsall	12	3	1	8	139	187	-48	7
12	Vale of Lune (R)	12	3	1	8	119	185	-66	7
13	Northern (R)	12	2	0	10	105	232	-127	4
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: 19 January 2018

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Sponsorship

Division 4 North is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and was sponsored by Courage Brewery.

See also

• National League 2 North

References

1. "Courage League - Division 4 1991/92". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
2. Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1992). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992–93. London: Headline Book Publishing. pp. 170–185. ISBN 0 7472 7907 1.