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2006–07 National Division Three North

Field	Value
name	2006–07 National Division Three North
countries	England
champions	Blaydon
runnersup	Tynedale
relegated	Orrell, Cleckheaton, Darlington
highest attendance	1,987
Fylde v Preston Grasshoppers
23 December 2006
attendance	44,916 (average 263 per match)
lowest attendance	60
Leicester Lions v Tynedale
25 November 2006
top point scorer	ENG James Hawken (Rugby Lions)
266 points
top try scorer	ENG Nick Royle (Fylde)
31 tries
prevseason	[2005–06](2005-06-national-division-three-north)
nextseason	[2007–08](2007-08-national-division-three-north)

Fylde v Preston Grasshoppers 23 December 2006 Leicester Lions v Tynedale 25 November 2006 266 points 31 tries

The 2006–07 National Division Three North was the seventh season (nineteenth 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 Orrell who were relegated from the 2005–06 National Division Two while promoted teams included Rugby Lions who came up as champions of Midlands Division 1 as well as Morley (champions) and West Park St Helens who came up from North Division 1. 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 Blaydon would pip Tynedale to the title by just one point with Tynedale actually having a better league record in terms of wins and draws but having fewer bonus points. After missing out on the league title by the finest of margins, Tynedale would fail to gain promotion to the 2007–08 National Division Two at the second attempt losing away to the 2006–07 National Division Three South runners up Westcombe Park in the promotion playoff. In terms of relegation Orrell would suffer their third relegation in a row, with just two draws all season, with the much more competitive Cleckheaton and Darlington going down at a later date. In the case of Orrell the impact of relegation was much more drastic as the club folded due to its financial backers pulling out. However, an amateur version of the club would carry on playing in the South Lancs/Cheshire 2 league for 2007-08.

Participating teams and locations

Team	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
Blaydon	Crow Trees	2,000 (400 seats)	Swalwell, Tyne and Wear
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	7,500 (500 seats)	Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire
Hull Ionians	Brantingham Park	1,500 (240 seats)	Brantingham, East Riding of Yorkshire
Leicester Lions	Westleigh Park	2,000	Blaby, Leicestershire
Macclesfield	Priory Park	1,250 (250 seats)	Macclesfield, Cheshire
Morley	Scatcherd Lane	6,000 (1,000 seats)	Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Orrell	Edge Hall Road	5,300 (300 seats)	Orrell, Greater Manchester
Preston Grasshoppers	Lightfoot Green	2,250 (250 seats)	Preston, Lancashire
Rugby Lions	Webb Ellis Road	4,000 (200 seats)	Rugby, Warwickshire
Tynedale	Tynedale Park	2,000 (400 seats)	Corbridge, Northumberland
West Park St Helens	Red Rocks		St Helens, Merseyside

Final league table

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Postponed. Game rescheduled to 30 December 2006.

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 11 (rescheduled game)

Game rescheduled from 25 November 2006.

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Round 23

Round 24

Round 25

Postponed. Game rescheduled to 28 April 2007.

Round 26

Round 25 (rescheduled game)

Game rescheduled from 14 April 2007.

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. Westcombe Park were the southern division runners up and as they had a superior league record than northern runners-up, Tynedale, they hosted the play-off match.

Total season attendances

Club	Home
Games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Blaydon	12	3,765	314	810	120	16%
Cleckheaton	12	2,941	245	850	130
Darlington	13	2,150	165	500	100	6%
Darlington Mowden Park	13	2,452	189	300	120
Fylde	13	7,176	552	1,987	240	7%
Hull Ionians	13	3,250	250	500	150	17%
Leicester Lions	13	1,515	117	200	60	6%
Macclesfield	9	2,282	254	337	154	20%
Morley	12	3,500	292	500	220	5%
Orrell	12	1,512	126	505	68	2%
Preston Grasshoppers	13	5,711	439	805	242	20%
Rugby Lions	11	3,352	305	380	235	8%
Tynedale	13	3,155	243	410	160	12%
West Park St Helens	12	2,155	180	260	100

Individual statistics

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

Top points scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Appearances	Points
1	ENG James Hawken	Rugby Lions	26	266
2	ENG John Armstrong	Fylde	26	247
3	WAL Anthony Mellalieu	Darlington Mowden Park / Blaydon	22	217
4	ENG Andrew Soutar	West Park St Helens	22	206
5	ENG Paul Bailey	Preston Grasshoppers	22	202
6	ENG Ross Winney	Macclesfield	23	200
7	ENG Phillip Belgian	Tynedale	18	183
8	ENG Glenn Boyd	Morley	26	177
9	ENG Nick Royle	Fylde	22	155
10	ENG Karl Birch	Hull Ionians	21	141

Top try scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Appearances	Tries
1	ENG Nick Royle	Fylde	22	31
2	WAL Andrew Fenby	Blaydon	24	25
3	ENG Peter Altona	Blaydon	22	20
4	ENG Ade Hales	Rugby Lions	24	18
5	ENG Oliver Viney	Preston Grasshoppers	24	16
6	ENG Craig Field	Morley	24	14
7	ENG Ralph Smith	Blaydon	18	13
ENG Will Massey	Tynedale	25	13
8	TON Feofaaku Lea	Leicester Lions	10	12
ENG Benjamin Duncan	Tynedale	19	12
ENG Dominic Wareing	Rugby Lions	25	12

Season records

Team

;Largest home win — 124 pts 124 - 0 Blaydon at home to Orrell on 24 March 2007 ;Largest away win — 106 pts 106 - 0 Fylde away to Orrell on 31 March 2007 ;Most points scored — 124 pts 124 - 0 Blaydon at home to Orrell on 24 March 2007 ;Most tries in a match — 18 Blaydon at home to Orrell on 24 March 2007 ;Most conversions in a match — 17 Blaydon at home to Orrell on 24 March 2007 ;Most penalties in a match — 5 (x2) Tynedale away to West Park St Helens on 2 September 2006

Rugby Lions at home to Fylde on 27 January 2007 ;Most drop goals in a match — 2 Fylde at home to Blaydon on 14 October 2006

Player

;Most points in a match — 35 ENG Nick Royle for Fylde away to Orrell on 31 March 2007 ;Most tries in a match — 7 ENG Nick Royle for Fylde away to Orrell on 31 March 2007 ;Most conversions in a match — 17 WAL Anthony Mellalieu for Blaydon at home to Orrell on 24 March 2007 ;Most penalties in a match — 5 (x2) ENG Phillip Belgian for Tynedale away to West Park St Helens on 2 September 2006

ENG James Hawken for Rugby Lions at home to Fylde on 27 January 2007 ;Most drop goals in a match — 2 (x2) ENG John Armstrong for Fylde at home to Blaydon on 14 October 2006

Attendances

;Highest — 1,987 Fylde at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 23 December 2006 ;Lowest — 60 Leicester Lions at home to Tynedale on 25 November 2006 ;Highest Average Attendance — 552 Fylde ;Lowest Average Attendance — 117 Leicester Lions

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