1992–93 Courage National 4 North

The 1992–93 Courage National 4 North was the sixth 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). Impending changes to the league structure by the RFU meant that several new leagues were to be introduced at the end of the season. This meant that champions Harrogate were promoted into the 1993–94 Division 4 while everyone else fell to Courage League Division 5 North. Relegation was particularly tough on newly promoted Rotherham as they finished level with Harrogate only to lose out to their Yorkshire rivals by virtue of a worse for/against record.[1]

1992–93 Courage National 4 North
Countries	England
Champions	Harrogate (1st title)
Runners-up	Rotherham (not promoted)
Relegated	12 teams[a 1]
Matches played	110

Structure

Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of twelve matches each. Changes to the league structure by the RFU for the 1993-94 season meant that the champions are promoted to Courage League Division 4 while the other twelve sides went into Courage League Division 5 South.

Participating teams and locations

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous Season Durham City Hollow Drift Durham, County Durham 10th Kendal Mint Bridge 3,000 Kendal, Cumbria 3rd Harrogate Claro Road Harrogate, North Yorkshire 7th Hereford Wyeside Hereford, Herefordshire Runners up (not promoted) Lichfield Cooke Fields Lichfield, Staffordshire 5th Nuneaton Harry Cleaver Ground Nuneaton, Warwickshire Relegated from National Division 3 (12th) Preston Grasshoppers Lightfoot Green 5,000 Preston, Lancashire 4th Rotherham Clifton Lane 2,500 Rotherham, South Yorkshire Promoted from North 1 (champions) Stoke-on-Trent Hartwell Lane Barlaston, Staffordshire Promoted from Midlands 1 (champions) Stourbridge Stourton Park 3,000 Stourbridge, West Midlands 6th Towcestrians Greens Norton Road Towchester, Northamptonshire 9th Walsall Broadway 1,150 Walsall, West Midlands 11th Winnington Park Burrows Hill Norwich, Cheshire 8th [2]

Durham Harrogate Hereford Kendal Lichfield Nuneaton Preston Rotherham Stoke Stourbridge Towcestrians Walsall Winnington P Locations of the 1992–93 Courage Division 4 North teams

League table

1992–93 Courage Division 4 North Table
	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Diff	Points
1	Harrogate (C)	12	10	1	1	363	115	248	21
2	Rotherham (R)	12	10	1	1	259	123	136	21
3	Preston Grasshoppers (R)	12	8	0	4	157	135	22	16
4	Stoke-on-Trent (R)	12	7	0	5	193	168	25	14
5	Lichfield (R)	12	6	1	5	221	224	-3	13
6	Kendal (R)	12	6	0	6	182	189	-7	12
7	Walsall (R)	12	6	0	6	160	192	-32	12
8	Durham City (R)	12	6	0	6	179	219	-40	12
9	Stourbridge (R)	12	5	1	6	161	144	17	11
10	Winnington Park (R)	12	5	1	6	167	165	2	11
11	Hereford (R)	12	2	2	8	147	216	-69	6
12	Nuneaton (R)	12	2	0	10	138	269	-131	4
13	Towcestrians (R)	12	1	1	10	118	286	-168	3
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: 20 January 2018

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Sponsorship

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

Notes

1. The re-organization of the English league system by the RFU meant that all teams other than the champions would be relegated to the new look Courage League Division 5 North for the 1993-94 season.

See also

• National League 2 North

References

1. "Courage League - Division 4 1992/93". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
2. Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1993). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993–94. London: Headline Book Publishing. pp. 151–167. ISBN 0 7472 7891 1.
3. "Courage Clubs Championship-1992/1993". Moseley Rugby Club. Retrieved 21 July 2016.