Durham/Northumberland 4

Durham/Northumberland 4 was a regional English rugby union league for teams from North East England which was at the tenth tier of national domestic competition when it folded in 2006. On its inception in 1987 it was the twelfth tire of national domestic competition. Promoted teams moved up to Durham/Northumberland 3 and there was no relegation as this was the basement division for the region. Ever decreasing numbers of teams caused the division to be cancelled at the end of the 2005-06 season with the majority of teams being promoted automatically to Durham/Northumberland 3.

Durham/Northumberland 4
SportRugby Union
Instituted1987 (1987)
Ceased2006 (2006)
Country England
Most titlesNewton Aycliffe (3 titles)
Websiteclubs.rfu.com

Original teams

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

The league's numbers grew and declined throughout the years until the league was cancelled in 2006.

Durham/Northumberland 4 Honours

Durham/Northumberland 4 (1987–1993)

The original Durham/Northumberland 4 was a tier 12 league with promotion up to Durham/Northumberland 3. It ran until the end of the 1991–92 season when it was cancelled.

Durham/Northumberland 4 Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
1987–888WensleydalePrudhoe HospitalNo relegation
1988–8910Barnard CastleSouth Tyneside CollegeNo relegation
1989–907Newton AycliffeCivil Service DurhamNo relegation
1990–918RichmondshireWearsideNo relegation
1991–928JarroviansSedgefield[lower-alpha 1]No relegation
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Durham/Northumberland 4 (1996–2006)

Durham/Northumberland 4 was reintroduced for the 1996–97 season as a tier 13 league. 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 Durham/Northumberland 4 became a tier 10 league until the division was cancelled for the second time at the end of the 2005–06 season.

Durham/Northumberland 4 Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
1996–977GosforthHartlepool AthleticNo relegation
1997–987West Hartlepool AmateursWearsideNo relegation
1998–99[1]5JarroviansDurham ConstabularyNo relegation
1999–00[2]5Newton Aycliffe[lower-alpha 2]YarmNo relegation
2000–01[3]7YarmNewton AycliffeNo relegation
2001–02[4]7South Tyneside CollegeRichmondshireNo relegation
2002–03[5]7SeahamWensleydaleNo relegation
2003–04[6]7Newton AycliffeWearside SamuraiNo relegation
2004–05[7]5Hartlepool AthleticHartlepool B.B.O.B.No relegation
2005–06[8]5South Tyneside CollegeJarrovians[lower-alpha 3]No relegation
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

Notes
  1. Due to restructuring all eight teams in this league were promoted to Durham/Northumberland 3 as Durham/Northumberland 4 was abolished. The league was reinstated at a later date.
  2. No promotions this season as division set to increase from 5 to 7 teams for 2000-01.
  3. All teams apart from Shildon Town (who dropped out of the league) promoted to Durham/Northumberland 3 as this is the last season for Durham/Northumberland 4.

See also

References
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