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2007–08 National Division Three North
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2007–08 National Division Three North |
| countries | England |
| champions | Tynedale |
| runnersup | Darlington Mowden Park |
| relegated | Beverley, West Park St Helens, Morley |
| highest attendance | 973 |
| Preston Grasshoppers v Fylde | |
| 22 December 2007 | |
| attendance | 38,301 (average 239 per match) |
| lowest attendance | 39 West Park St Helens at home to Leicester Lions on 15 December 2007 |
| top point scorer | ENG Jon Boden (Leicester Lions) |
| 282 points | |
| top try scorer | ENG Oliver Brennand (Fylde) |
| 22 tries | |
| prevseason | 2006–07 |
| nextseason | 2008–09 |
Preston Grasshoppers v Fylde 22 December 2007 282 points 22 tries
The 2007–08 National Division Three North was the eighth 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 Bradford & Bingley and Harrogate who were relegated from the 2006–07 National Division Two, while promoted teams included Caldy (champions) and Beverley (playoffs), both coming up from North Division 1, with no team from Midlands Division 1 as the winners of that league, Luton, went into National Division Three South instead. 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 the league champions were Tynedale, who made up for the disappointment of missing out on promotion from last season's playoffs by winning the title at a canter, finishing ahead of 2nd placed Darlington Mowden Park by a massive 29 points and qualifying directly for the 2008–09 National Division Two. As runners up Darlington Mowden Park had to go down to the 2007–08 National Division Three South runners up Cinderford for their playoff game, losing a tight encounter that finished 15 - 14 to the Gloucestershire side. The rest of the league was extremely tight, although the relegated sides all probably deserved to go down in terms of results with newly promoted Beverley, West Park St Helens and Morley being the three sides to go down. All three sides would drop to North Division 1 for the following season.
Participating teams and locations
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beverley | Beaver Park | Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| Bradford & Bingley | Wagon Lane | 4,000 | Bingley, West Yorkshire |
| Caldy | Paton Field | 4,000 | Thurstaston, Wirral, Merseyside |
| Darlington Mowden Park | Yiewsley Drive | Darlington, County Durham | |
| Fylde | Woodlands Memorial Ground | 7,500 (500 seats) | Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire |
| Harrogate | Claro Road | 4,500 (500 seats) | Harrogate, North Yorkshire |
| 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 |
| 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
Round 12
Round 13
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 12 January 2008.
Round 14
Round 15
Round 13 (rescheduled game)
- Game rescheduled from 15 December 2007.
Round 16
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 February 2008.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 February 2008.
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 February 2008.
Round 17
Round 16 (rescheduled games)
- Game rescheduled from 19 January 2008.
- Game rescheduled from 19 January 2008.
- Game rescheduled from 19 January 2008.
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
Round 21
Round 22
Round 23
Round 24
- Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 April 2008.
Round 24 (rescheduled game)
- Game rescheduled from 29 March 2008.
Round 25
Round 26
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. Cinderford were the southern division runners up and as they had a superior league record than northern runners-up, Darlington Mowden Park, they hosted the play-off match.
Total season attendances
| Club | Home | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity | |
| Beverley | 12 | 1,710 | 143 | 379 | 86 | |
| Bradford & Bingley | 12 | 2,301 | 192 | 280 | 120 | 5% |
| Caldy | 8 | 3,279 | 410 | 900 | 232 | 10% |
| Darlington Mowden Park | 11 | 1,964 | 179 | 240 | 100 | |
| Fylde | 12 | 5,073 | 423 | 683 | 160 | 6% |
| Harrogate | 11 | 2,852 | 259 | 400 | 150 | 6% |
| Hull Ionians | 12 | 2,694 | 225 | 310 | 110 | 15% |
| Leicester Lions | 13 | 1,795 | 138 | 280 | 50 | 7% |
| Macclesfield | 10 | 2,174 | 217 | 243 | 175 | 17% |
| Morley | 12 | 3,105 | 259 | 317 | 150 | 4% |
| Preston Grasshoppers | 12 | 4,233 | 353 | 973 | 205 | 16% |
| Rugby Lions | 13 | 3,300 | 254 | 322 | 144 | 6% |
| Tynedale | 12 | 2,932 | 244 | 325 | 150 | 12% |
| West Park St Helens | 10 | 889 | 89 | 146 | 39 |
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 Jon Boden | Leicester Lions | 25 | 282 |
| 2 | ENG Ross Winney | Macclesfield | 26 | 215 |
| 3 | ENG James Hawken | Rugby Lions | 24 | 189 |
| 4 | ENG Jon Benson | Darlington Mowden Park | 25 | 188 |
| 5 | ENG Tom Rhodes | Bradford & Bingley | 23 | 176 |
| ENG Andrew Soutar | West Park St Helens | 26 | 176 | |
| 6 | ENG James Ferguson | Hull Ionians | 22 | 172 |
| 7 | IRE Simon Mason | Caldy | 21 | 164 |
| 8 | ENG Phillip Belgian | Tynedale | 19 | 157 |
| 9 | ENG Nick Wainwright | Harrogate | 26 | 144 |
Top try scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Appearances | Tries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG Oliver Brennand | Fylde | 26 | 22 |
| 2 | ENG Jonny Hampsey | Morley | 24 | 18 |
| 3 | ENG Gareth Collins | Leicester Lions | 24 | 16 |
| 4 | ENG Ade Hales | Rugby Lions | 21 | 15 |
| 5 | ENG Nick Royle | Fylde | 23 | 14 |
| 6 | TON Lisiate Tafa | Bradford & Bingley | 24 | 12 |
| 7 | ENG Robert Miller | Tynedale | 16 | 11 |
| ENG James Clark | Darlington Mowden Park | 16 | 11 | |
| ENG Craig Ross | Caldy | 19 | 11 | |
| ENG Mark Kirkby | Bradford & Bingley | 19 | 11 |
Season records
Team
;Largest home win — 74 pts 74 - 0 Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 22 December 2007 ;Largest away win — 49 pts 54 - 5 Leicester Lions away to Beverley on 26 January 2008 ;Most points scored — 74 pts 74 - 0 Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 22 December 2007 ;Most tries in a match — 10 (x2) Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 22 December 2007
Fylde at home to Beverley on 12 April 2008 ;Most conversions in a match — 9 (x2) Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 22 December 2007
Fylde at home to Beverley on 12 April 2008 ;Most penalties in a match — 6 (x2) Preston Grasshoppers at home to Morley on 20 October 2007
Macclesfield at home to Rugby Lions on 2 February 2008 ;Most drop goals in a match — 2 (x3) West Park St Helens away to Beverley on 6 October 2007
Fylde at home to Hull Ionians on 1 December 2007
Fylde away to Beverley on 15 December 2007
Player
;Most points in a match — 23 ENG Jon Boden for Leicester Lions at home to Hull Ionians on 19 January 2008 ;Most tries in a match — 4 (x2) TON Lisiate Tafa for Bradford & Bingley away to Fylde on 6 October 2007
ENG Gareth Roberts for Leicester Lions away to Beverley on 26 January 2008 ;Most conversions in a match — 8 ENG Stephen Nutt for Fylde at home to Beverley on 12 April 2008 ;Most penalties in a match — 6 (x2) RSA Gerhard Boshoff for Preston Grasshoppers at home to Morley on 20 October 2007
ENG Ross Winney for Macclesfield at home to Rugby Lions on 2 February 2008 ;Most drop goals in a match — 2 (x3) ENG Rob Hitchmough for West Park St Helens away to Beverley on 6 October 2007
ENG John Armstrong for Fylde at home to Hull Ionians on 1 December 2007
ENG John Armstrong for Fylde away to Beverley on 15 December 2007
Attendances
;Highest — 973 Preston Grasshoppers at home to Fylde on 22 December 2007 ;Lowest — 39 West Park St Helens at home to Leicester Lions on 15 December 2007 ;Highest Average Attendance — 423 Fylde ;Lowest Average Attendance — 89 West Park St Helens
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