North East 2
| Sport | Rugby Union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1987 |
| Ceased | 2000 |
| Country |  England |
| Website | clubs.rfu.com |
North East 2 (not to be confused with
Original teams
When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
- Barnsley
- Beverley
- Novocastrians
- Newcastle University
- Old Hymerians
- Pocklington
- Pontefract
- Ryton
- Selby
- Stockton
- York
North East 2 honours
North East 2 (1987–1993)
The original North East 2 was a tier 8 league with promotion up to
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 1987–88 | 11 | Novocastrians |
Stockton | Barnsley | ||||||||||
| 1988–89 | 11 | York | Selby | Pocklington | ||||||||||
| 1989–90 | 11 | Bramley | Roundhegians | Ryton | ||||||||||
| 1990–91 | 10 | West Park Bramhope | Pontefract | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 1991–92 | 11 | Bridlington | Selby[a] | No relegation[b] | ||||||||||
| 1992–93 | 13 | Doncaster | Driffield | Bishop Auckland | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
North East 2 (1993–1996)
The creation of National 5 North for the 1993–94 season meant that North East 2 dropped from being a tier 8 league to a tier 9 league for the years that National 5 North was active.
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 1993–94 | 13 | Horden |
Cleckheaton | Acklam | ||||||||||
| 1994–95 | 13 | Ashington | North Ribblesdale | Novocastrians
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| 1995–96 | 13 | Wheatley Hills | Percy Park | Bramley, Ripon, Thornensians, Rockcliff, Hull, Blyth, Whitby[c] | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
North East 2 (1996–2000)
The cancellation of National 5 North at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that North East 2 reverted to being a tier 8 league. Additionally, the creation of North East 3 at tier 9 for the 1996–97, meant that relegated teams dropped to this new league. At the end of the 1999–00 season a further restructure of the leagues saw North East 1, North East 2 and North East 3 cancelled, along with their counterparts North West 1, North West 2 and North West 3.
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 1996–97 | 10 | Beverley | Goole | Redcar, Selby | ||||||||||
| 1997–98 | 10 | Darlington Mowden Park | Keighley | South Shields Westoe, Ashington | ||||||||||
| 1998–99[1] | 10 | Darlington | Redcar |
Gateshead, Roundhegians, Hartlepool Rovers | ||||||||||
| 1999–00[2] | 10 | Pocklington[d] | Cleckheaton[e] | No relegation[f] | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
- Ashington (1)
- Beverley (1)
- Bramley (1)
- Bridlington (1)
- Darlington (1)
- Darlington Mowden Park (1)
- Doncaster (1)
- Horden(1)
- Novocastrians(1)
- Pocklington (1)
- West Park Bramhope (1)
- Wheatley Hills (1)
- York (1)
Notes
- ^ Runners up Selby along with Thornensians and Redcar were promoted to North East 1.
- Durham/Northumberland 1as three clubs were promoted into North East 2.
- ^ Due to restructuring of leagues, seven clubs were relegated into North East 3 in order to inaugurate the league for the following season.
- Yorkshire 1.
- Durham/Northumberland 1.
- ^ Due to the cancellation of North East 1, 2 and 3 there would be no relegation.
References
- ^ "1998-99 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "1999-00 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 April 2017.