2007–08 National Division Three North
| 2007–08 National Division Three North | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Tynedale |
| Runners-up | Darlington Mowden Park |
| Relegated | Beverley, West Park St Helens, Morley |
| Attendance | 38,301 (average 239 per match)[a 1] |
| Highest attendance | 973 Preston Grasshoppers v Fylde 22 December 2007 |
| Lowest attendance | 39 West Park St Helens at home to Leicester Lions on 15 December 2007 |
| Top point scorer | Jon Boden (Leicester Lions) 282 points |
| Top try scorer | Oliver Brennand (Fylde) 22 tries |
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The 2007–08 National Division Three North was the eighth season (nineteenth overall) of the
Luton, went into National Division Three South instead.[1][2] The league system was 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw and additional bonus points being awarded for scoring 4 or more tries and/or losing within 7 points of the victorious team. In terms of promotion the league champions would go straight up into National Division Two
while the runners up would have a one-game playoff against the runners up from National Division Three South (at the home ground of the club with the superior league record) for the final promotion place.
At the end of the season the league champions were
Tynedale, who made up for the disappointment of missing out on promotion from last season's playoffs by winning the title at a canter, finishing ahead of 2nd placed Darlington Mowden Park by a massive 29 points and qualifying directly for the 2008–09 National Division Two.[3][4] As runners up Darlington Mowden Park had to go down to the 2007–08 National Division Three South runners up Cinderford for their playoff game, losing a tight encounter that finished 15 - 14 to the Gloucestershire side.[5][6] The rest of the league was extremely tight, although the relegated sides all probably deserved to go down in terms of results with newly promoted Beverley, West Park St Helens and Morley being the three sides to go down. All three sides would drop to North Division 1 for the following season.[7]
Participating teams and locations
Tynedale
