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2009–10 National League 2 North

Field	Value
name	2009–10 National League 2 North
countries	England
champions	Macclesfield
runnersup	Loughborough Students
relegated	Waterloo, Bradford & Bingley, Broadstreet
highest attendance	735
Fylde v Preston Grasshoppers
6 February 2010
attendance	55,958 (average 247 per match)
lowest attendance	100
(multiple teams)
top point scorer	ENG Ross Winney (Macclesfield)
422 points
top try scorer	ENG Paul Arnold (Caldy)
27 tries
prevseason	2008–09
nextseason	2010–11

Fylde v Preston Grasshoppers 6 February 2010 (multiple teams) 422 points 27 tries

The 2009–10 National League 2 North was the first season (twenty-third overall) of the fourth tier (north) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced. Previously known as National Division 3 North, it had been renamed due to widespread changes to the league system by the RFU with National One becoming the Championship, National 2 becoming National 1 and so on. 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 League 1 while the runners up would have a one-game playoff against the runners up from National League 2 South (at the home ground of the club with the superior league record) for the final promotion place. A further change to the league system would see the division increase from 14 to 16 teams.

After finishing 3rd the previous season, Macclesfield would go two places better by winning the league title in what was a very close contest with runners up Loughborough Students - Macclesfield clinching the championship by benefit of just 3 points (one more win). Loughborough Students would fail to join Macclesfield in the 2010–11 National League 1 as they lost their playoff at home to the 2009–10 National League 2 South runners up Rosslyn Park. At the other end of the table, Waterloo suffered their 3rd successive relegation as the worst side in the division, followed at later dates by the more competitive Bradford & Bingley and newly promoted Broadstreet.

Participating teams and locations

Eleven of the teams listed below participated in the 2008–09 National Division Three North season; Waterloo were relegated from the 2008–09 National Division Two, while Broadstreet would come up as champions of Midlands Division 1 along with Westoe (champions) and Hull (playoffs) from North Division 1. A further move saw that Rugby Lions were level transferred (again) across from the National League 2 South as the most northerly team in that division after promotion and relegation left the two leagues unbalanced (in the end there would still be an imbalance as Mounts Bay's liquidation meant there would only be 15 teams in the 2009–10 National League 2 South compared to 16 in National League 2 North).

Team	Stadium	Capacity	City/Area
Bradford & Bingley	Wagon Lane	4,000	Bingley, West Yorkshire
Broadstreet	Ivor Preece Field	1,500 (250 seats)	Coventry, West Midlands
Caldy	Paton Field	4,000	Thurstaston, Wirral, Merseyside
Fylde	Woodlands Memorial Ground	7,500 (500 seats)	Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire
Harrogate	Claro Road	4,500 (500 seats)	Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Huddersfield	Lockwood Park	1,500 (500 seats)	Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Hull	Ferens Ground	1,500 (288 seats)	Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Hull Ionians	Brantingham Park	1,500 (240 seats)	Brantingham, East Riding of Yorkshire
Kendal	Mint Bridge	4,600 (600 seats)	Kendal, Cumbria
Leicester Lions	Westleigh Park	2,000	Blaby, Leicestershire
Loughborough Students	Loughborough University Stadium	3,000	Loughborough, Leicestershire
Macclesfield	Priory Park	1,250 (250 seats)	Macclesfield, Cheshire
Preston Grasshoppers	Lightfoot Green	2,250 (250 seats)	Preston, Lancashire
Rugby Lions	Webb Ellis Road	4,000 (200 seats)	Rugby, Warwickshire
Waterloo	St Anthony's Road	9,950 (950 seats)	Blundellsands, Merseyside
Westoe	Wood Terrace		South Shields, Tyne and Wear

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

Round 14

Round 15

Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 February 2010.

Round 16

Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 March 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 March 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 March 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 March 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 29 April 2010.

Round 17

Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 5 May 2010.

Round 18

Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 May 2010.

Round 19

Round 20

Postponed. Game rescheduled to 15 May 2010.
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 8 May 2010.

Round 15 (rescheduled games)

Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.
Game rescheduled from 19 December 2009.

Round 21

Round 22

Postponed. Game rescheduled for 8 May 2010.

Round 23

Round 24

Round 25

Round 16 (rescheduled games)

Game rescheduled from 2 January 2010.
Game rescheduled from 2 January 2010.
Game rescheduled from 2 January 2010.
Game rescheduled from 2 January 2010.

Round 26

Round 27

Round 28

Round 29

Round 30

Round 20 (rescheduled game)

Game rescheduled from 2 January 2010.

Round 17 (rescheduled games)

Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.
Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.
Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.
Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.
Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.
Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.
Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.

Round 17 (rescheduled game)

Game rescheduled from 9 January 2010.

Rounds 18, 20 & 22 (rescheduled games)

Game rescheduled from 16 January 2010.
Game rescheduled from 20 February 2010.
Game rescheduled from 16 January 2010.
Game rescheduled from 16 January 2010.
Game rescheduled from 30 January 2010.
Game rescheduled from 16 January 2010.

Rounds 18 & 20 (rescheduled games)

Game rescheduled from 30 January 2010. Game would ultimately be cancelled as result would have no outcome on final league table.
Game rescheduled from 16 January 2010. Game would ultimately be cancelled as result would have no outcome on final league table.

Promotion play-off

Each season, the runners-up in the National League 2 North and National League 2 South participate in a play-off for promotion into National League 1. Loughborough Students were runners-up in the North and would host the game as they had a better record in the league in comparison to the South runners up Rosslyn Park.

Total season attendances

Figures not including north–south promotion playoff.

Club	Home
Games	Total	Average	Highest	Lowest	% Capacity
Bradford & Bingley	15	3,053	204	275	100	5%
Broadstreet	14	3,379	241	500	150	16%
Caldy	15	3,628	242	402	123	6%
Fylde	15	5,961	397	735	217	5%
Harrogate	13	2,561	197	300	125	4%
Huddersfield	13	3,035	233	303	123	16%
Hull	15	2,710	181	400	100	12%
Hull Ionians	15	3,600	240	500	150	16%
Kendal	15	6,446	430	523	334	9%
Leicester Lions	15	2,036	136	250	100	7%
Loughborough Students	15	2,470	165	250	100	5%
Macclesfield	14	3,549	254	506	144	20%
Preston Grasshoppers	13	3,370	259	473	123	12%
Rugby Lions	14	3,407	243	533	160	6%
Waterloo	15	4,946	330	595	200	3%
Westoe	11	1,807	164	250	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 Ross Winney	Macclesfield	30	422
2	ENG Richard Vasey	Caldy	30	352
3	ENG Chris Johnson	Huddersfield	28	327
4	ENG Jon Boden	Leicester Lions	24	246
5	ENG Lloyd Warner	Rugby Lions	26	240
6	ENG Mark Ireland	Kendal	25	215
7	ENG Dan Richards	Broadstreet	23	201
8	ENG Tom Barlow	Fylde	23	199
9	ENG Charlie Rayner	Westoe	24	197
10	ENG George Drake	Loughborough Students	24	189

Top try scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Appearances	Tries
1	ENG Paul Arnold	Caldy	28	27
2	ENG Greg Summers	Broadstreet	26	22
ENG Thomas Harris	Rugby Lions	28	22
ENG Robert 'Evan' Stewart	Macclesfield	28	22
3	ENG Scott Alfred	Leicester Lions	25	20
4	ENG Nathan Lambden	Loughborough Students	25	18
ENG Gareth Collins	Leicester Lions	29	18
5	ENG Phil Burgess	Loughborough Students	20	16
Malta James O'Brien	Waterloo	21	16
6	ENG Daniel Baines	Macclesfield	26	15
ENG Richard Hughes	Macclesfield	29	15

Season records

Team

;Largest home win — 86 pts 100 - 14 Leicester Lions at home to Kendal on 24 April 2010 ;Largest away win — 90 pts 104 - 14 Macclesfield away to Waterloo on 30 January 2010 ;Most points scored — 104 pts 104 - 14 Macclesfield away to Waterloo on 30 January 2010 ;Most tries in a match — 15 (x2) Macclesfield away to Waterloo on 30 January 2010

Leicester Lions at home to Kendal on 24 April 2010 ;Most conversions in a match — 13 Macclesfield away to Waterloo on 30 January 2010 ;Most penalties in a match — 6 Huddersfield away to Caldy on 12 September 2009 ;Most drop goals in a match — 2 Kendal away to Huddersfield on 10 April 2010

Player

;Most points in a match — 49 ENG Ross Winney for Macclesfield away to Waterloo on 30 January 2010 ;Most tries in a match — 4 (x4) ENG Greg Summers for Broadstreet away to Hull Ionians on 26 September 2009

ENG John Williamson for Leicester Lions at home to Westoe on 14 November 2009

ENG Ross Winney for Macclesfield away to Waterloo on 30 January 2010

ENG Matthew Clark for Huddersfield at home to Waterloo on 24 April 2010 ;Most conversions in a match — 13 ENG Ross Winney for Macclesfield away to Waterloo on 30 January 2010 ;Most penalties in a match — 6 ENG Chris Johnson for Huddersfield away to Caldy on 12 September 2009 ;Most drop goals in a match — 2 ENG Mike Scott for Kendal away to Huddersfield on 10 April 2010

Attendances

;Highest — 735 Fylde at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 6 February 2010 ;Lowest — 100 (x11) Bradford & Bingley at home to Leicester Lions on 3 October 2009

Hull at home to Kendal on 7 November 2009

Loughborough Students at home to Rugby Lions on 2 January 2010

Westoe at home to Hull on 23 January 2010

Leicester Lions at home to Hull on 6 February 2010

Leicester Lions at home to Hull Ionians on 20 February 2010

Loughborough Students at home to Broadstreet on 27 February 2010

Leicester Lions at home to Harrogate on 27 March 2010

Loughborough Students at home to Leicester Lions on 3 April 2010

Leicester Lions at home to Kendal on 24 April 2010

Westoe at home to Loughborough Students on 5 May 2010 ;Highest Average Attendance — 430 Kendal ;Lowest Average Attendance — 136 Leicester Lions

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