2005–06 National Division Three North

The 2005–06 National Division Three North was the sixth season (eighteenth overall) of the fourth division (north) of the English domestic rugby union competition using the name National Division Three North. New teams to the division included Nuneaton who were relegated from the 2004–05 National Division Two while Leicester Lions came up as champions of Midlands Division 1 along with Preston Grasshoppers (champions) and Hull Ionians (playoffs) who were promoted from North Division 1.[1][2][3] 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.

2005–06 National Division Three North
Countries England
ChampionsBradford & Bingley
Runners-upNuneaton (also promoted)
RelegatedKendal, New Brighton
Attendance38,787 (average 266 per match)[a 1]
Highest attendance1,575
Fylde v Preston Grasshoppers
7 January 2006
Lowest attendance50
Leicester Lions v Cleckheaton
7 January 2006
Top point scorer Tom Rhodes (Bradford & Bingley)
270 points
Top try scorer Alan Brown (Darlington)
25 tries

After just missing out on the playoffs last season, Bradford & Bingley went two places better by winning the championship, finishing 13 points clear of runners up Nuneaton to gain promotion to the 2006–07 National Division Two.[4] Nuneaton would, however, make an instance return to National Division Two after their relegation a season ago, by defeating 2005–06 National Division Three South runners up North Walsham away in the north-south playoff.[5][6] There were only two relegation spots this year with the two teams to go down being Kendal and New Brighton.[4] They were easily the weakest in the division with 13th placed New Brighton finishing 41 points behind 12th placed Leicester Lions. Both sides would drop down to North Division 1.[7]

Participating teams and locations
Locations of the 2005-06 National Division Three North teams
Team Stadium Capacity City/Area
Blaydon Crow Trees 2,000 (400 seats) Swalwell, Tyne and Wear
Bradford & Bingley Wagon Lane 4,000 Bingley, West Yorkshire
Cleckheaton Cleckheaton Sports Club Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire
Darlington Blackwell Meadows 3,000 Darlington, County Durham
Darlington Mowden Park Yiewsley Drive Darlington, County Durham
Fylde Woodlands Memorial Ground 9,000 Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire
Hull Ionians Brantingham Park 1,500 (240 seats) Brantingham, East Riding of Yorkshire
Kendal Mint Bridge 3,000 (300 stand) Kendal, Cumbria
Leicester Lions Westleigh Park 2,000 Blaby, Leicestershire
Macclesfield Priory Park 1,250 (250 seats) Macclesfield, Cheshire
New Brighton Hartsfield 2,000 Wirral, Merseyside
Nuneaton Liberty Way 4,314 (514 seats) Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Preston Grasshoppers Lightfoot Green 5,000 Preston, Lancashire
Tynedale Tynedale Park 2,000 (400 seats) Corbridge, Northumberland

Final league table
2005–06 National Division Three North Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1Bradford & Bingley (C)262312934465469160110
2Nuneaton (P)25[b 1]201470538232312397
3Blaydon26200679238640614195
4Tynedale2616196504302209580
5Darlington261311266656210417677
6Preston Grasshoppers261331076360515813374
7Hull Ionians2612113565581-165762
8Fylde25[b 2]12211569542277160
9Macclesfield2610214560520408557
10Cleckheaton25[b 3]11014476550-747753
11Darlington Mowden Park2610115472578-1067352
12Leicester Lions269215484732-2488452
13New Brighton (R)25[b 4]20233581035-6772111
14Kendal (R)261124297923-626118
Reference Rugby Statbunker: Updated 06-05-2006
  1. Nuneaton's game away to Cleckheaton would be cancelled due to fixture congestion.
  2. Fylde's game at home to New Brighton would be cancelled due to fixture congestion.
  3. Cleckheaton's game at home to Nuneaton would be cancelled due to fixture congestion.
  4. New Brighton's game away to Fylde would be cancelled due to fixture congestion.

Results

Round 1
3 September 2005
(BP) Blaydon 30 - 22 Tynedale
Report
Crow Trees
Referee: Andrew Gardner
3 September 2005
Cleckheaton 19 - 34 Bradford & Bingley (BP)
Report
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ian Robinson
3 September 2005
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 28 - 28 Preston Grasshoppers (BP)
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 210
Referee: Mick Reid
3 September 2005
(BP) Fylde 34 - 15 Darlington
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Referee: Rob Sheard
3 September 2005
Kendal 5 - 43 Nuneaton (BP)
Report
Mint Bridge
Attendance: 200
Referee: Matthew Daubney
3 September 2005
(BP) Leicester Lions 37 - 19 New Brighton
Report
Westleigh Park
3 September 2005
(BP) Macclesfield 33 - 13 Hull Ionians
Report
Priory Park
Attendance: 302
Referee: Adrian Hartwell

Round 2
10 September 2005
Bradford & Bingley 24 - 11 Blaydon
Report
Wagon Lane
Attendance: 230
Referee: Matthew Daubney
10 September 2005
(BP) Cleckheaton 10 - 17 Leicester Lions
Report
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 650
Referee: Rob Sheard
10 September 2005
(BP) Darlington 53 - 18 Macclesfield
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 150
Referee: Des Headington
10 September 2005
(BP) Hull Ionians 42 - 21 Kendal
Report
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: Rhys Davies
10 September 2005
(BP) Nuneaton 28 - 20 New Brighton
Report
Liberty Way
Attendance: 150
Referee: Chris Seeley
10 September 2005
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 47 - 13 Fylde
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: Adrian Hartwell
10 September 2005
(BP) Tynedale 14 - 16 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 220
Referee: Ian Robinson

Round 10 (rescheduled game)
17 September 2005
(BP) Macclesfield 11 - 17 Leicester Lions
Report
Priory Park
Referee: Trevor Fisher
  • Game brought forward from 26 November 2005.

Round 3
24 September 2005
(BP) Blaydon 74 - 10 Cleckheaton
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 200
Referee: Des Headington
24 September 2005
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 18 - 25 Bradford & Bingley
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 210
Referee: Andrew Gardner
24 September 2005
Fylde 10 - 46 Tynedale (BP)
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 320
Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
24 September 2005
Kendal 16 - 46 Darlington (BP)
Report
Mint Bridge
Attendance: 250
Referee: Mick Reid
24 September 2005
Leicester Lions 9 - 29 Nuneaton
Report
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 250
Referee: Ed Turnill
24 September 2005
(BP) Macclesfield 36 - 36 Preston Grasshoppers (BP)
Report
Priory Park
Attendance: 347
Referee: Chris Seeley
24 September 2005
New Brighton 18 - 15 Hull Ionians (BP)
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 350
Referee: Ian Robinson

Round 4
8 October 2005
(BP) Blaydon 34 - 12 Leicester Lions
Report
Crow Trees
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
8 October 2005
Bradford & Bingley 36 - 22 Fylde
Report
Wagon Lane
Attendance: 230
Referee: Des Headington
8 October 2005
(BP) Cleckheaton 29 - 5 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Referee: D Edmunds
8 October 2005
(BP) Darlington 20 - 15 New Brighton (BP)
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 125
Referee: Matthew Daubney
8 October 2005
Hull Ionians 10 - 19 Nuneaton
Report
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: Rhys Davies
8 October 2005
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 43 - 10 Kendal
Report
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 495
Referee: Ian Robinson
8 October 2005
Tynedale 22 - 7 Macclesfield
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 210
Referee: Mick Reid

Round 5
22 October 2005
Darlington Mowden Park 6 - 15 Blaydon
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Matthew Daubney
22 October 2005
Fylde 26 - 3 Cleckheaton
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 370
Referee: Mick Reid
22 October 2005
Kendal 15 - 23 Tynedale
Report
Mint Bridge
Attendance: 350
Referee: Rob Sheard
22 October 2005
Leicester Lions 24 - 17 Hull Ionians (BP)
Report
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 75
Referee: Des Headington
22 October 2005
Macclesfield 25 - 3 Bradford & Bingley
Report
Priory Park
Attendance: 273
Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
22 October 2005
New Brighton 7 - 68 Preston Grasshoppers (BP)
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 400
Referee: Adrian Hartwell
22 October 2005
(BP) Nuneaton 41 - 10 Darlington
Report
Liberty Way
Attendance: 150
Referee: Paul Kimber

Round 6
29 October 2005
Blaydon 27 - 13 Fylde
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 180
Referee: Andrew Gardner
29 October 2005
(BP) Bradford & Bingley 59 - 12 Kendal
Report
Wagon Lane
Attendance: 250
Referee: Adrian Hartwell
29 October 2005
Cleckheaton 10 - 0 Macclesfield
Report
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 350
Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
29 October 2005
(BP) Darlington 29 - 23 Hull Ionians (BP)
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 125
Referee: Mick Reid
29 October 2005
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 36 - 10 Leicester Lions
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 98
Referee: Rob Sheard
29 October 2005
Preston Grasshoppers 13 - 13 Nuneaton
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: Ian Robinson
29 October 2005
(BP) Tynedale 61 - 5 New Brighton
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 310
Referee: Matthew Daubney

Round 7
5 November 2005
Hull Ionians 27 - 21 Preston Grasshoppers (BP)
Report
Brantingham Park
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
5 November 2005
(BP) Leicester Lions 27 - 27 Darlington (BP)
Report
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 80
Referee: Andrew Gardner
5 November 2005
Nuneaton 26 - 21 Tynedale (BP)
Report
Liberty Way
Referee: Ed Turnill
5 November 2005
Fylde P - P Darlington Mowden Park

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 February 2006.
5 November 2005
Kendal P - P Cleckheaton

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 February 2006.
5 November 2005
Macclesfield P - P Blaydon

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 February 2006.
5 November 2005
New Brighton P - P Bradford & Bingley

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 4 February 2006.

Round 8
12 November 2005
(BP) Blaydon 45 - 7 Kendal
Report
Crow Trees
Referee: Mick Reid
12 November 2005
(BP) Cleckheaton 37 - 18 New Brighton
Report
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ian Robinson
12 November 2005
Darlington Mowden Park 28 - 12 Macclesfield
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 175
Referee: Philip Davis
12 November 2005
Fylde 30 - 10 Leicester Lions
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 375
Referee: Adrian Hartwell
12 November 2005
Preston Grasshoppers 23 - 22 Darlington (2BP)
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: Eric Woodmason
12 November 2005
(BP) Tynedale 27 - 14 Hull Ionians
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 210
Referee: Rob Sheard
12 November 2005
Bradford & Bingley P - P Nuneaton

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 29 April 2006.

Round 9
19 November 2005
(BP) Darlington 30 - 16 Tynedale
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 125
Referee: Des Headington
19 November 2005
(BP) Hull Ionians 17 - 24 Bradford & Bingley
Report
Brantingham Park
Referee: Matthew Daubney
19 November 2005
(2BP) Leicester Lions 34 - 35 Preston Grasshoppers (BP)
Report
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 75
Referee: Mark Liddell
19 November 2005
New Brighton 9 - 41 Blaydon (BP)
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 150
Referee: Jason Brian
19 November 2005
Nuneaton 6 - 0 Cleckheaton (BP)
Report
Liberty Way
19 November 2005
Kendal P - P Darlington Mowden Park

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 March 2006.
19 November 2005
Macclesfield P - P Fylde

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 March 2006.

Round 10
26 November 2005
(BP) Bradford & Bingley 52 - 22 Darlington (BP)
Report
Wagon Lane
Referee: Rob Sheard
26 November 2005
(BP) Cleckheaton 20 - 26 Hull Ionians
Report
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 300
Referee: Chris Seeley
26 November 2005
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 39 - 13 New Brighton
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 87
Referee: Andrew Gardner
26 November 2005
(BP) Fylde 26 - 3 Kendal
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 250
Referee: Matthew Daubney
26 November 2005
Tynedale 20 - 17 Preston Grasshoppers (BP)
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 210
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
26 November 2005
Blaydon P - P Nuneaton

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 April 2006.
26 November 2005
Macclesfield P - P Leicester Lions

  • Game brought forward to 17 September 2005.

Round 11
3 December 2005
(BP) Darlington 33 - 3 Cleckheaton
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 150
Referee: Matthew Daubney
3 December 2005
Hull Ionians 28 - 16 Blaydon
Report
Brantingham Park
Referee: Andrew Gardner
3 December 2005
Kendal 3 - 40 Macclesfield (BP)
Report
Mint Bridge
Attendance: 200
Referee: Darren Gamage
3 December 2005
(BP) Leicester Lions 19 - 23 Tynedale
Report
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 60
3 December 2005
New Brighton 8 - 27 Fylde
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 250
Referee: Revis Phillips
3 December 2005
(BP) Nuneaton 32 - 5 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Liberty Way
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ian Robinson
3 December 2005
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 34 - 55 Bradford & Bingley (BP)
Report
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 574
Referee: Eric Woodmason

Round 12
10 December 2005
(BP) Blaydon 50 - 8 Darlington
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 210
Referee: Rob Sheard
10 December 2005
(BP) Bradford & Bingley 38 - 29 Tynedale (BP)
Report
Wagon Lane
Attendance: 280
Referee: Matthew Daubney
10 December 2005
(BP) Cleckheaton 13 - 19 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 350
Referee: David Sainsbury
10 December 2005
Darlington Mowden Park 5 - 35 Hull Ionians (BP)
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 95
Referee: Mick Reid
10 December 2005
Fylde 19 - 29 Nuneaton
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 425
Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
10 December 2005
Kendal 16 - 38 Leicester Lions (BP)
Report
Mint Bridge
Attendance: 150
Referee: Andrew Gardner
10 December 2005
Macclesfield 21 - 13 New Brighton
Report
Priory Park
Attendance: 287
Referee: Ed Turnill

Round 13
17 December 2005
(BP) Darlington 9 - 16 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 550
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
17 December 2005
Hull Ionians 25 - 24 Fylde (BP)
Report
Brantingham Park
Referee: Andrew Taylorson
17 December 2005
Leicester Lions 0 - 57 Bradford & Bingley (BP)
Report
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 80
Referee: Mark Varnon
17 December 2005
New Brighton 17 - 7 Kendal
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Philip Davis
17 December 2005
(BP) Nuneaton 43 - 33 Macclesfield (BP)
Report
Liberty Way
Attendance: 250
Referee: G O'Hara
17 December 2005
Preston Grasshoppers 20 - 12 Blaydon
Report
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 402
Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
17 December 2005
Tynedale P - P Cleckheaton

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 March 2006.

Round 14
7 January 2006
(BP) Blaydon 20 - 21 Bradford & Bingley
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 200
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
7 January 2006
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 7 - 11 Tynedale
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 100
Referee: Chris Seeley
7 January 2006
Fylde 12 - 3 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 1,575
Referee: Andrew Gardner
7 January 2006
Kendal 5 - 23 Hull Ionians
Report
Mint Bridge
Attendance: 260
Referee: Ian Robinson
7 January 2006
(2BP) Leicester Lions 25 - 26 Cleckheaton
Report
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 50
Referee: Matthew Daubney
7 January 2006
Macclesfield 16 - 14 Darlington (BP)
Report
Priory Park
Attendance: 247
Referee: Des Headington
7 January 2006
New Brighton 10 - 34 Nuneaton (BP)
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 237
Referee: Trevor Fisher

Round 15
14 January 2006
(BP) Bradford & Bingley 38 - 10 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Wagon Lane
Attendance: 250
Referee: Ian Robinson
14 January 2006
(BP) Cleckheaton 19 - 21 Blaydon
Report
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 350
Referee: Rob Sheard
14 January 2006
(BP) Darlington 36 - 5 Kendal
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 150
Referee: Matthew Daubney
14 January 2006
(BP) Hull Ionians 36 - 13 New Brighton
Report
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: Rhys Davies
14 January 2006
Nuneaton 33 - 22 Leicester Lions
Report
Liberty Way
Attendance: 125
Referee: Eric Woodmason
14 January 2006
Preston Grasshoppers 24 - 10 Macclesfield
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: Mick Reid
14 January 2006
Tynedale 16 - 8 Fylde
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 290
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

Round 16
21 January 2006
Darlington Mowden Park 5 - 31 Cleckheaton (BP)
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 100
Referee: Rhys Davies
21 January 2006
(BP) Fylde 29 - 10 Bradford & Bingley
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 425
Referee: D Edmunds
21 January 2006
Kendal 9 - 29 Preston Grasshoppers (BP)
Report
Mint Bridge
Attendance: 320
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
21 January 2006
Leicester Lions 10 - 48 Blaydon (BP)
Report
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 125
Referee: Andrew Taylorson
21 January 2006
(BP) Macclesfield 21 - 22 Tynedale
Report
Priory Park
Attendance: 247
Referee: Mark Liddell
21 January 2006
New Brighton 15 - 34 Darlington (BP)
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Mick Reid
21 January 2006
(BP) Nuneaton 32 - 27 Hull Ionians (BP)
Report
Liberty Way
Attendance: 135
Referee: Ian Robinson

Round 17
28 January 2006
(BP) Blaydon 27 - 10 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 210
Referee: Chris Seeley
28 January 2006
Bradford & Bingley 27 - 10 Macclesfield
Report
Wagon Lane
Attendance: 210
Referee: Ian Robinson
28 January 2006
(BP) Cleckheaton 18 - 25 Fylde
Report
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 320
Referee: Des Headington
28 January 2006
(BP) Darlington 10 - 16 Nuneaton
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 150
Referee: Rob Sheard
28 January 2006
Hull Ionians 15 - 13 Leicester Lions (BP)
Report
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mark Wilson
28 January 2006
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 74 - 17 New Brighton
Report
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 351
Referee: Matthew Daubney
28 January 2006
(BP) Tynedale 25 - 3 Kendal
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 190
Referee: Mick Reid

Round 7 (rescheduled games)
4 February 2006
(BP) Fylde 39 - 3 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 250
Referee: Darren Gamage
  • Game rescheduled from 5 November 2005.
4 February 2006
Kendal 12 - 43 Cleckheaton (BP)
Report
Mint Bridge
Attendance: 200
Referee: D Edmunds
  • Game rescheduled from 5 November 2005.
4 February 2006
(BP) Macclesfield 13 - 19 Blaydon
Report
Priory Park
Attendance: 147
Referee: Andrew Taylorson
  • Game rescheduled from 5 November 2005.
4 February 2006
New Brighton 21 - 52 Bradford & Bingley (BP)
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Chris Sharp
  • Game rescheduled from 5 November 2005.

Round 18
11 February 2006
Fylde 13 - 51 Blaydon (BP)
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 325
Referee: Andrew Gardner
11 February 2006
(BP) Hull Ionians 23 - 28 Darlington
Report
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Des Headington
11 February 2006
Kendal 7 - 45 Bradford & Bingley (BP)
Report
Mint Bridge
Referee: Chris Seeley
11 February 2006
Leicester Lions 25 - 15 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 125
Referee: Trevor Fisher
11 February 2006
New Brighton 16 - 48 Tynedale (BP)
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Steve Lander
11 February 2006
(BP) Nuneaton 55 - 24 Preston Grasshoppers (BP)
Report
Liberty Way
Attendance: 300
Referee: D Edmunds
11 February 2006
Macclesfield P - P Cleckheaton

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 29 April 2006.

Round 19
18 February 2006
(BP) Blaydon 33 - 11 Macclesfield
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 180
Referee: P.W Davies
18 February 2006
(BP) Bradford & Bingley 90 - 21 New Brighton
Report
Wagon Lane
Attendance: 220
Referee: Andrew Gardner
18 February 2006
(BP) Cleckheaton 31 - 12 Kendal
Report
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 380
Referee: Rhys Davies
18 February 2006
(BP) Darlington 48 - 0 Leicester Lions
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 170
Referee: Revis Phillips
18 February 2006
Darlington Mowden Park 29 - 18 Fylde
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 120
Referee: Matthew Daubney
18 February 2006
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 40 - 24 Hull Ionians (BP)
Report
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 327
Referee: Dino Maddern
18 February 2006
Tynedale 19 - 10 Nuneaton
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice

Round 20
25 February 2006
(BP) Darlington 28 - 17 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 150
Referee: Rob Sheard
25 February 2006
Hull Ionians 10 - 8 Tynedale (BP)
Report
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Trevor Fisher
25 February 2006
Kendal 12 - 48 Blaydon (BP)
Report
Mint Bridge
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ian Robinson
25 February 2006
Leicester Lions 10 - 32 Fylde
Report
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 120
25 February 2006
Macclesfield 27 - 18 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Priory Park
Attendance: 213
Referee: R Steggall
25 February 2006
New Brighton 16 - 29 Cleckheaton (BP)
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 200
Referee: Matthew Daubney
25 February 2006
(BP) Nuneaton 14 - 17 Bradford & Bingley
Report
Liberty Way
Attendance: 500
Referee: Steve Lander

Round 21
4 March 2006
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 37 - 7 Kendal
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 150
Referee: Andrew Gardner
4 March 2006
Fylde 17 - 32 Macclesfield (BP)
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Referee: D Edmunds
4 March 2006
Blaydon P - P New Brighton

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 March 2006.
4 March 2006
Bradford & Bingley P - P Hull Ionians

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 March 2006.
4 March 2006
Cleckheaton C - C Nuneaton

  • Game initially postponed but due to fixture congestion and the fact that the result would not affect the final league table the game would ultimately be cancelled.
4 March 2006
Preston Grasshoppers P - P Leicester Lions

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 11 March 2006.
4 March 2006
Tynedale P - P Darlington

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 April 2006.

Rounds 9, 13 & 21 (rescheduled games)
11 March 2006
(BP) Blaydon 61 - 24 New Brighton (BP)
Report
Crow Trees
Referee: Andrew Gardner
  • Game rescheduled from 4 March 2006.
11 March 2006
(BP) Bradford & Bingley 36 - 13 Hull Ionians
Report
Wagon Lane
Attendance: 256
Referee: Chris Seeley
  • Game rescheduled from 4 March 2006.
11 March 2006
Kendal 5 - 27 Darlington Mowden Park (BP)
Report
Mint Bridge
Attendance: 150
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
  • Game rescheduled from 19 November 2005.
11 March 2006
Macclesfield 13 - 26 Fylde (BP)
Report
Priory Park
Attendance: 247
Referee: Rhys Davies
  • Game rescheduled from 19 November 2005.
11 March 2006
Preston Grasshoppers 13 - 22 Leicester Lions (BP)
Report
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 150
Referee: Mick Reid
  • Game rescheduled from 4 March 2006.
11 March 2006
Tynedale 14 - 7 Cleckheaton (BP)
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ian Robinson
  • Game rescheduled from 17 December 2005.

Round 22
18 March 2006
(BP) Hull Ionians 22 - 28 Cleckheaton
Report
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: D Edmunds
18 March 2006
Kendal 22 - 22 Fylde
Report
Mint Bridge
Attendance: 170
Referee: Mick Reid
18 March 2006
Leicester Lions 17 - 17 Macclesfield
Report
Westleigh Park
Referee: Paul Kimber
18 March 2006
New Brighton 10 - 29 Darlington Mowden Park (BP)
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Chris Seeley
18 March 2006
Nuneaton 17 - 7 Blaydon
Report
Liberty Way
Referee: Guy Steel Bodger
18 March 2006
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 27 - 24 Tynedale (2BP)
Report
Lightfoot Green
Referee: Rob Sheard
18 March 2006
Darlington P - P Bradford & Bingley

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 May 2006.

Round 23
25 March 2006
(BP) Blaydon 37 - 5 Hull Ionians
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 225
Referee: Andrew Gardner
25 March 2006
(BP) Bradford & Bingley 32 - 21 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Wagon Lane
Attendance: 400
Referee: Matthew Daubney
25 March 2006
(BP) Cleckheaton 24 - 48 Darlington (BP)
Report
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 300
Referee: Jason Brian
25 March 2006
(BP) Darlington Mowden Park 17 - 19 Nuneaton
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 160
Referee: Ian Robinson
25 March 2006
(BP) Macclesfield 37 - 10 Kendal
Report
Priory Park
25 March 2006
(BP) Tynedale 45 - 15 Leicester Lions
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mick Reid
25 March 2006
Fylde C - C New Brighton

  • Game initially postponed but due to fixture congestion and the fact that the result would not affect the final league table the game would ultimately be cancelled.

Round 24
1 April 2006
(BP) Darlington 11 - 12 Blaydon
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 250
Referee: Ian Robinson
1 April 2006
Hull Ionians 22 - 12 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Mick Reid
1 April 2006
(BP) Leicester Lions 24 - 21 Kendal (BP)
Report
Westleigh Park
Attendance: 100
Referee: Steve Walters
1 April 2006
New Brighton 0 - 48 Macclesfield (BP)
Report
Hartsfield
Attendance: 270
Referee: Revis Phillips
1 April 2006
(BP) Nuneaton 25 - 10 Fylde
Report
Liberty Way
Attendance: 300
Referee: G O'Hara
1 April 2006
Tynedale 22 - 22 Bradford & Bingley
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 210
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
1 April 2006
Preston Grasshoppers P - P Cleckheaton

  • Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 April 2006.

Round 25
8 April 2006
(BP) Blaydon 22 - 5 Preston Grasshoppers
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 230
Referee: Andrew Vertigan
8 April 2006
(BP) Bradford & Bingley 42 - 0 Leicester Lions
Report
Wagon Lane
Referee: Mick Reid
8 April 2006
Cleckheaton 19 - 10 Tynedale
Report
Cleckheaton Sports Club
Attendance: 400
Referee: Ian Robinson
8 April 2006
Darlington Mowden Park 13 - 12 Darlington (BP)
Report
Yiewsley Drive
Attendance: 280
Referee: D Edmunds
8 April 2006
(BP) Fylde 35 - 35 Hull Ionians (BP)
Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 475
Referee: Matthew Daubney
8 April 2006
(BP) Kendal 52 - 0 New Brighton
Report
Mint Bridge
Attendance: 200
Referee: Andrew Gardner
8 April 2006
(BP) Macclesfield 20 - 26 Nuneaton (BP)
Report
Priory Park
Attendance: 237
Referee: Martin Fox

Rounds 10, 21 & 24 (rescheduled games)
15 April 2006
Blaydon 18 - 12 Nuneaton (BP)
Report
Crow Trees
Attendance: 350
Referee: Mark Wilson
  • Game rescheduled from 26 November 2005.
15 April 2006
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 17 - 22 Cleckheaton
Report
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 340
Referee: D Edmunds
  • Game rescheduled from 1 April 2006.
15 April 2006
(BP) Tynedale 18 - 25 Darlington (BP)
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 150
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice
  • Game rescheduled from 4 March 2006.

Round 26
22 April 2006
(BP) Bradford & Bingley 29 - 17 Cleckheaton
Report
Wagon Lane
Attendance: 265
Referee: Matthew Daubney
22 April 2006
(BP) Darlington 26 - 39 Fylde (BP)
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 380
Referee: Andrew Gardner
22 April 2006
Hull Ionians 18 - 13 Macclesfield (BP)
Report
Brantingham Park
Attendance: 400
Referee: Des Headington
22 April 2006
(BP) New Brighton 33 - 47 Leicester Lions (BP)
Report
Hartsfield
Referee: Ian Robinson
22 April 2006
(BP) Nuneaton 74 - 0 Kendal
Report
Liberty Way
Attendance: 250
Referee: Eric Woodmason
22 April 2006
(BP) Preston Grasshoppers 65 - 38 Darlington Mowden Park
Report
Lightfoot Green
Attendance: 368
Referee: Mick Reid
22 April 2006
(BP) Tynedale 44 - 13 Blaydon
Report
Tynedale Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: D Edmunds

Rounds 8 & 18 (rescheduled games)
29 April 2006
(BP) Bradford & Bingley 36 - 29 Nuneaton (2BP)
Report
Wagon Lane
Attendance: 750
Referee: Andrew Vertigan
  • Game rescheduled from 12 November 2005.
29 April 2006
(BP) Macclesfield 36 - 8 Cleckheaton
Report
Priory Park
Referee: JP Doyle
  • Game rescheduled from 11 February 2006.

Round 22 (rescheduled game)
6 May 2006
Darlington 22 - 30 Bradford & Bingley
Report
Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 150
Referee: Mick Reid
  • Game rescheduled from 18 March 2006.

Promotion play-off

The league runners up of National Division Three South and North would meet in a playoff game for promotion to National Division Two. North Walsham were the southern division runners up and as they had a superior league record than northern runners-up, Nuneaton, they hosted the play-off match.

13 May 2006
North Walsham 5 - 15 Nuneaton
Report
Norwich Road
Attendance: 1,302
Referee: Nick Williams

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Total season attendances
Club Home
Games		 Total Average Highest Lowest % Capacity
Blaydon9[a 2]1,98522135018011%
Bradford & Bingley11[a 3]3,3413047502108%
Cleckheaton11[a 4]4,500409800300
Darlington132,6252025501257%
Darlington Mowden Park12[a 5]1,78514928087
Fylde10[a 6]4,7904791,5752505%
Hull Ionians9[a 7]3,10034450020023%
Kendal12[a 8]2,6502213501507%
Leicester Lions11[a 9]1,140104250505%
Macclesfield10[a 10]2,54725534714720%
New Brighton7[a 11]1,85726540015013%
Nuneaton10[a 12]2,2602265001005%
Preston Grasshoppers8[a 13]3,0073765741508%
Tynedale133,20024650010012%
  1. Note that 36 home attendances are missing (see below) - so the total attendance will not be 100% accurate. The average attendance has also been taken into account with the missing games not included.
  2. Missing home attendances v Tynedale on 3 September 2005, Leicester Lions on 8 October 2005, Kendal on 12 November 2005 and New Brighton on 11 March 2006.
  3. Missing home attendances v Darlington on 26 November 2005 and Leicester Lions on 8 April 2006.
  4. Only played 12 home games. Missing home attendance v Darlington Mowden Park on 8 October 2005.
  5. Missing home attendance v Blaydon on 22 October 2005.
  6. Only played 12 home games. Missing home attendances v Darlington on 3 September 2005 and Macclesfield on 4 March 2006.
  7. Missing home attendances v Preston Grasshoppers on 5 November 2005, Bradford & Bingley on 19 November 2005, Blaydon on 3 December 2005 and Fylde on 17 December 2005.
  8. Missing home attendance v Bradford & Bingley on 11 February 2006.
  9. Missing home attendances v New Brighton on 3 September 2005 and Macclesfield on 18 March 2006.
  10. Missing home attendances v Leicester Lions on 17 September 2005, Kendal on 25 March 2006 and Cleckheaton on 29 April 2006.
  11. Missing home attendances v Kendal on 17 December 2005, Darlington on 21 January 2006, Bradford & Bingley on 4 February 2006, Tynedale on 11 February 2006, Darlington Mowden Park on 18 March 2006 and Leicester Lions on 22 April 2006.
  12. Missing home attendances v Tynedale on 5 November 2005, Cleckheaton on 19 November 2005 and Blaydon on 18 March 2006.
  13. Missing home attendances v Fylde on 10 September 2005, Nuneaton on 29 October 2005, Darlington on 12 November 2005, Macclesfield on 14 January 2006 and Tynedale on 18 March 2006.

Individual statistics
  • Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.

Season records

See also

References
  1. "National Division Two 2004-05". englandrugby.com. 30 April 2005.
  2. "Midlands 1 2004-05". englandrugby.com. 23 April 2005.
  3. "North 1 2004-05". englandrugby.com. 23 April 2005.
  4. "National League Three North 2005-06". englandrugby.com. 6 May 2006.
  5. "North Walsham 6-15 Nuneaton". BBC. 17 May 2006.
  6. "National League Playoffs 2005-06". englandrugby.com. 13 May 2006.
  7. "North 1 2006-07". englandrugby.com. 9 September 2006.
  8. "National Three North 05/06 Leading top scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2006.
  9. "National Three North 05/06 Leading try scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2006.
  10. "National 3 North 05/06 Most tries in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2006.
  11. "National 3 North 05/06 Most conversions in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2006.
  12. "National 3 North 05/06 Most penalties in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2006.
  13. "National 3 North 05/06 Most drop goals in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2006.
  14. "National 3 North 05/06 Most points in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2006.
  15. "National 3 North 05/06 Most tries in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2006.
  16. "National 3 North 05/06 Most conversions in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2006.
  17. "National 3 North 05/06 Most penalties in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2006.
  18. "National 3 North 05/06 Most drop goals in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2006.
  19. "National 3 North 05/06 Home attendance". Rugby Statbunker. 6 May 2006.
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