Yorkshire 3

Yorkshire 3 is an English rugby union league at the ninth tier of the domestic competition. Club rugby in Yorkshire operates without promotion play-offs meaning that the top two teams are automatically promoted to Yorkshire 2 and the bottom two teams are relegated to either Yorkshire 4 (North West) or Yorkshire 4 (South East) depending on location. Each season a team from Yorkshire 3 or Yorkshire 4 may be picked to take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a national competition for clubs at levels 9-12.

Yorkshire 3

Current season or competition: 2019–20 Yorkshire 3
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	1987 (1987)
Number of teams	14
Country	England
Holders	Leeds Corinthians (2nd title) (2019–20) (promoted to Yorkshire 2)
Most titles	Aireborough, Heath, Leeds Corinthians, Roundhegians, Wetherby, Wath upon Dearne, Yarnbury (2 titles)
Website	England RFU

Participating Clubs 2019–20

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Aireborough Nunroyd Park Yeadon, West Yorkshire 13th (not relegated) Baildon Jenny Lane Baildon, West Yorkshire 11th Castleford Methley Pitch Castleford, West Yorkshire 5th Halifax Vandals Warley Town Lane Halifax, West Yorkshire 9th Harrogate Pythons Station View Harrogate, North Yorkshire 3rd Hemsworth Moxon Fields Hemsworth, West Yorkshire 8th Knottingley Howard's Field Knottingley, West Yorkshire 6th Leeds Corinthians Nutty Slack Middleton, Leeds, West Yorkshire 4th Old Otliensians Chaffers Field Otley, West Yorkshire Relegated from Yorkshire 2 (14th) Ossett Ossett Cricket and Athletic Club Ossett, West Yorkshire Promoted from Yorkshire 4 (runners up) Rotherham Phoenix Herringthorpe Playing Fields Clifton, Rotherham, South Yorkshire 7th Sheffield Medicals Norton Playing Fields Norton, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 12th Skipton Sandylands Skipton, North Yorkshire 10th Wibsey Northfield Road Wibsey, Bradford, West Yorkshire Promoted from Yorkshire 4 (champions)

Aireborough Baildon Castleford Halifax Vandals Harrogate Pythons Hemsworth Knottingley Leeds Cor Otliensians Ossett Rotherham Phoenix Sheffield Medicals Skipton Wibsey Locations of the 2019–20 Yorkshire 3 teams

Participating Clubs 2018-19

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Aireborough Nunroyd Park Yeadon, West Yorkshire 6th Baildon Jenny Lane Baildon, West Yorkshire 12th Castleford Methley Pitch Castleford, West Yorkshire 5th Halifax Vandals Warley Town Lane Halifax, West Yorkshire Relegated from Yorkshire 2 (14th) Harrogate Pythons Station View Harrogate, North Yorkshire 10th Hemsworth Moxon Fields Hemsworth, West Yorkshire 7th Knottingley Howard's Field Knottingley, West Yorkshire 8th Leeds Corinthians Nutty Slack Middleton, Leeds, West Yorkshire Promoted from Yorkshire 4 (runners up) Leeds Modernians Cookridge Lane Cookridge, Leeds, West Yorkshire 4th Rotherham Phoenix Herringthorpe Playing Fields Clifton, Rotherham, South Yorkshire Promoted from Yorkshire 4 (champions) Sheffield Medicals Norton Playing Fields Norton, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 9th Skipton Sandylands Skipton, North Yorkshire 11th Thornensians Coulman Road Thorne, South Yorkshire Relegated from Yorkshire 2 (13th) Wensleydale Cawkill Park Leyburn, North Yorkshire 3rd

Aireborough Baildon Castleford Halifax Vandals Harrogate Pythons Hemsworth Knottingley Leeds Rotherham Phoenix Sheffield Medicals Skipton Thornensians Wensleydale Locations of the 2018–19 Yorkshire 3 teams

Leeds Corinthians Leeds Modernians Locations of the 2018–19 Yorkshire 3 teams in & around Leeds

Participating Clubs 2017-18

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Aireborough Nunroyd Park Yeadon, West Yorkshire 8th Baildon Jenny Lane Baildon, West Yorkshire 7th Castleford Methley Pitch Castleford, West Yorkshire 12th Harrogate Pythons Station View Harrogate, North Yorkshire 11th Hemsworth Moxon Fields Hemsworth, West Yorkshire Promoted from Yorkshire 4 (champions) Knottingley Howard's Field Knottingley, West Yorkshire 3rd Leeds Medics & Dentists Weetwood Playing Fields Weetwood, Leeds, West Yorkshire 5th Leeds Modernians Cookridge Lane Cookridge, Leeds, West Yorkshire 6th Northallerton Brompton Lodge Northallerton, North Yorkshire 4th Old Otliensians Chaffers Field Otley, West Yorkshire 9th Sheffield Medicals Norton Playing Fields Norton, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Relegated from Yorkshire 2 (14th) Skipton Sandylands Skipton, North Yorkshire Promoted from Yorkshire 4 (runners up) Stocksbridge Coal Pit Lane Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire 13th Wensleydale Cawkill Park Leyburn, North Yorkshire 10th

Aireborough Baildon Castleford Harrogate Pythons Hemsworth Knottingley Leeds Northallerton Sheffield Medicals Skipton Stocksbridge Wensleydale Locations of the 2017–18 Yorkshire 3 teams

Leeds M&D Leeds Mod Otliensians Locations of the 2017–18 Yorkshire 3 teams in & around Leeds

Participating Clubs 2016-17

• Aireborough
• Baildon
• Castleford (relegated from Yorkshire 2)
• Goole
• Halifax
• Halifax Vandals (promoted from Yorkshire 4)
• Harrogate Pythons
• Knottingley (relegated from Yorkshire 2)
• Leeds Medics and Dentists
• Leeds Modernians
• Northallerton
• Old Otliensians
• Stocksbridge
• Wensleydale (promoted from Yorkshire 4)

Participating Clubs 2015-16

• Aireborough
• Baildon
• Bramley Phoenix
• Goole (relegated from Yorkshire 2)
• Halifax (promoted from Yorkshire 4)
• Harrogate Pythons
• Leeds Medics and Dentists (relegated from Yorkshire 2)
• Leeds Modernians
• Northallerton
• Old Otliensians
• Rotherham Phoenix
• Stocksbridge
• Thornensians
• Wetherby (promoted from Yorkshire 4)

Participating Clubs 2014-15

• Aireborough
• Baildon (relegated from Yorkshire 2)
• Bramley Phoenix
• Burley
• Castleford
• Harrogate Pythons
• Hemsworth
• Northallerton
• Old Grovians
• Old Modernians
• Old Otliensians (promoted from Yorkshire 4)
• Rotherham Phoenix
• Stocksbridge (promoted from Yorkshire 4)
• Thornensians

Participating Clubs 2013-14

• Aireborough
• Bramley Phoenix
• Burley
• Castleford
• Goole
• Harrogate Pythons (promoted from Yorkshire 4)
• Hemsworth
• Leeds Medics and Dentists
• Northallerton
• Old Grovians (promoted from Yorkshire 4)
• Old Modernians
• Rotherham Phoenix
• Skipton (relegated from Yorkshire 2)
• Thornensians

Participating Clubs 2012–13

• Aireborough
• Baildon
• Bramley Phoenix
• Burley
• Goole
• Hemsworth
• Hessle
• Leeds Medics and Dentists
• Northallerton
• Old Modernians
• Old Rishworthians
• Rotherham Phoenix
• Thornensians
• York Railway Institute

Original teams

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

• Airebronians
• Baildon
• Bradford Salem
• Bridlington
• Heath
• Knottingley
• Leeds CSSA
• Marist
• Northallerton
• Rodillians
• Yarnbury

Yorkshire 3 Honours

Yorkshire 3 (1987–1993)

The original Yorkshire 3 was a tier 11 league with promotion up to Yorkshire 2 and relegation down to Yorkshire 4.

Yorkshire 3 Honours
Season	No of Teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated Teams
1987–88	11	Bridlington	Marist	Northallerton, Bradford Salem
1988–89	11	Yarnbury	Old Otliensians	Heath, Leeds CSSA
1989–90	11	Leodiensian	Knottingley	Baildon
1990–91	11	Bradford Salem	Sheffield Oaks	Aireborians
1991–92	11	Wath upon Dearne	Old Modernians[lower-alpha 1]	No relegation[lower-alpha 2]
1992–93	13	Hessle	Halifax Vandals	Baildon
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Yorkshire 3 (1993–2000)

The creation of National 5 North for the 1993–94 season meant that Yorkshire 3 dropped to become a tier 12 league. A further restructure at the end of the 1995–96 season, which included the cancellation of National 5 North and the addition of North East 3 at tier 9, saw Yorkshire 3 remain at tier 12.

Yorkshire 3 Honours
Season	No of Teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated Teams
1993–94	13	Aireborough	Wibsey	Leeds YMCA
1994–95	13	Wetherby	Skipton	Burley
1995–96	13	Hullensians	Phoneix Park	Marist, Ossett, Stanley Rodillians, York Railway Institute, Knottingley, Old Rishworthians, Mosborough, Heath, Leeds Corinthians, Baildon[lower-alpha 3]
1996–97	10	Huddersfield Y.M.C.A.	West Leeds	No relegation[lower-alpha 4]
1997–98	10	Hemsworth	Stanley Rodillians	Hornsea
1998–99[1]	10	York Railway Institute	Heath	Wibsey, Old Modernians, Wetherby
1999–00[2]	10	Leeds Corinthians	Moortown	Stanley Rodillians, Baildon, Stocksbridge
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Yorkshire 3 (2000–present)

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 Yorkshire 3 became a tier 9 league.

Yorkshire 3 Honours
Season	No of Teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated Teams
2000–01[3]	12	Skipton	Malton and Norton	Hullensians, Sheffield Oaks, Moortown
2001–02[4]	12	Heath	Malton and Norton	Hessle, Roundhegians, Barnsley
2002–03[5]	12	Knottingley	Stocksbridge	Halifax Vandals
2003–04[6]	12	Pocklington	Castleford	Leeds Corinthians, Wath upon Dearne
2004–05[7]	12	Barnsley	West Leeds	Hemsworth, Bramley Phoenix
2005–06[8]	12	Heath	York Railway Institute	Old Modernians, Castleford
2006–07[9]	12	Yarnbury	Skipton	Stocksbridge, Northallerton
2007–08[10]	12	Moortown	Castleford	York Railway Institute, Thornensians
2008–09[11]	12	West Park Leeds	Hullensians[lower-alpha 5]	Wath upon Dearne
2009–10[12]	12	Roundhegians	Old Rishworthians	Garforth
2010–11[13]	12	Wath upon Dearne	Goole	Old Otliensians
2011–12[14]	12	Roundhegians	Sheffield Medicals	Halifax Vandals
2012–13[15]	14	Old Rishworthians	Baildon	York Railway Institute, Hessle
2013–14[16]	14	Goole	Leeds Medics and Dentists	Skipton
2014–15[17]	14	Old Grovians	Castleford	Hemsworth, Burley
2015–16[18]	14	Wetherby	Thornensians	Rotherham Phoenix, Bramley Phoenix
2016–17[19]	14	Halifax Vandals	Goole	Halifax[lower-alpha 6]
2017–18[20]	14	Northallerton	Otliensians	Leeds Medics & Dentists, Stocksbridge
2018–19[21]	14	Wensleydale	Thornensians	Leeds Modernians
2019–20[22]	14	Leeds Corinthians	Baildon	Aireborough, Rotherham Phoenix
2020–21	14
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

• Aireborough (2)
• Heath (2)
• Leeds Corinthians (2)
• Roundhegians (2)
• Wetherby (2)
• Wath upon Dearne (2)
• Yarnbury (2)
• Barnsley (1)
• Bradford Salem (1)
• Bridlington (1)
• Goole (1)
• Halifax Vandals (1)
• Hemsworth (1)
• Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. (1)
• Hullensians (1)
• Knottingley (1)
• Leodiensian (1)
• Moortown (1)
• Northallerton (1)
• Pocklington (1)
• Old Grovians (1)
• Old Rishworthians (1)
• Skipton (1)
• Wensleydale (1)
• West Park Leeds (1)
• York Railway Institute (1)

Notes

1. League restructuring due to the cancellation of Yorkshire 6 ahead of the 1992–93 season, meant seven clubs were promoted into Yorkshire 2 including Dinnington, West Leeds, Northallerton, Leeds CSSA and Sheffield Tigers.
2. League restructuring due to the cancellation of Yorkshire 6 ahead of the 1992–93 season, meant no clubs were relegated and nine clubs would be promoted from Yorkshire 4.
3. Yorkshire league restructuring due to reintroduction of Yorkshire 6 ahead of the 1996–97 season saw nine clubs relegated from Yorkshire 3; Marist and Ossett were relegated to Yorkshire 4, while the other seven relegated sides dropped into Yorkshire 5.
4. No relegation due to cancellation of Yorkshire 6 ahead of the 1997–98 season.
5. Barnsley, Hessle, Goole, West Leeds and Doncaster Phoenix were also promoted. This was due to the restructure of the Yorkshire League increasing the number of teams in the divisions above, meaning that there were a lot of promotions at the end of this season.
6. Only 1 team relegated at end of season meaning 13th placed Stocksbridge were safe.

See also

• Yorkshire RFU
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

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