1990–91 Courage National 4 North

The 1990–91 Courage National 4 North was the fourth 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). It was the first season for the division using the name National 4 North, having been known as Area League North the previous year. The league champions were newly promoted Otley who comfortably achieved their second successive promotion, this time to the 1991–92 National Division 3, five points clear of runners up Lichfield.

1990–91 Courage National 4 North
Countries	England
Champions	Otley (1st title)
Runners-up	Lichfield (not promoted)
Relegated	Birmingham & Solihull, Stoke-on-Trent
Matches played	110

At the other end of the table, Birmingham & Solihull and Stoke-on-Trent and were the two sides to be relegated.[1] For Birmingham & Solihull fans it was a familiar story, as previous incarnations of the club (Solihull and Birmingham) had already been relegated from the division. Both sides would drop to Midlands 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 Birmingham & Solihull Sharmans Cross 2,500 Solihull, West Midlands Promoted from Midlands 1 (runners up) Durham City Hollow Drift Durham, County Durham 4th Kendal Mint Bridge 3,000 Kendal, Cumbria 5th Harrogate Claro Road Harrogate, North Yorkshire Promoted from North 1 (runners up) Hereford Wyeside Hereford, Herefordshire Promoted from Midlands 1 (champions) Lichfield Cooke Fields Lichfield, Staffordshire 7th Northern McCracken Park 1,000 Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear 8th Otley Cross Green 5,000 Otley, West Yorkshire Promoted from North 1 (champions) Preston Grasshoppers Lightfoot Green 5,000 Preston, Lancashire 6th Stoke-on-Trent Hartwell Lane Barlaston, Staffordshire 11th (not relegated) Stourbridge Stourton Park 3,000 Stourbridge, West Midlands 3rd Walsall Broadway 1,150 Walsall, West Midlands 10th Winnington Park Burrows Hill Norwich, Cheshire 9th [2]

B'ham & Solihull Durham Harrogate Hereford Kendal Lichfield Northern Otley Preston Stoke Stourbridge Walsall Winnington P Locations of the 1990–91 Courage Division 4 North teams

League table

1990–91 Courage Division 4 North Table
	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Diff	Points
1	Otley (C)	12	11	0	1	424	89	335	22
2	Lichfield	12	8	1	3	177	152	25	17
3	Preston Grasshoppers	12	8	0	4	192	108	84	16
4	Winnington Park	12	7	1	4	167	148	19	15
5	Kendal	12	6	2	4	191	132	59	14
6	Harrogate	12	6	1	5	220	204	16	13
7	Northern	12	5	3	4	148	169	-21	13
8	Stourbridge	12	5	1	6	134	161	-27	11
9	Walsall	12	5	0	7	149	176	-27	10
10	Durham City	12	4	1	7	109	185	-76	9
11	Hereford	12	3	2	7	122	208	-86	8
12	Stoke-on-Trent (R)	12	2	1	9	126	278	-152	5
13	Birmingham & Solihull (R)	12	1	1	10	116	265	-149	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: 1 January 2018

[1]

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 1990/91". The Rugby Archive. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. Williams, Tony; Mitchell, Bill (eds.). Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1991–92 (4th ed.). Taunton: Football Directories. ISBN 1 869833 15 5.