1991–92 Courage National 4 North

The 1991–92 Courage National 4 North was the fifth full season of rugby union within the fourth tier of the English league system, currently known as National League 2 North, and counterpart to the Courage National 4 South (now National League 2 South). At the end of the season, newly promoted Aspatria made it a second promotion in a row by qualifying for the 1992–93 National Division 3, 1 point clear of Hereford.

1991–92 Courage National 4 North
Countries	England
Champions	Aspatria (1st title)
Runners-up	Hereford (not promoted)
Relegated	Northern, Vale of Lune
Matches played	110
← 1990–91 1992–93 →

At the other end of the table, Northern and Vale of Lune were the two sides to go down. Vale of Lune were the more competitive, finishing dead level with Walsall on 7 points each, but in the end a worse for/against record condemned the Lancaster side to their second relegation in a row. Both Northern and Vale of Lune would drop to North 1.^[1]

Structure

Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of ten matches each. The champions are promoted to National Division 3 and the bottom team was relegated to either North 1 or Midlands 1 depending on their locality.

Participating teams and locations

Aspatria

Durham

Harrogate

Hereford

Kendal

Lichfield

Northern

Preston

Stourbridge

Towcestrians

Vale of Lune

Walsall

Winnington P

Locations of the 1991–92 Courage Division 4 North teams

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous Season
Aspatria	Bower Park		Aspatria, Cumbria	Promoted from North 1 (champions)
Durham City	Hollow Drift		Durham, County Durham	10th
Kendal	Mint Bridge	3,000	Kendal, Cumbria	5th
Harrogate	Claro Road	3,000	Harrogate, North Yorkshire	6th
Hereford	Wyeside		Hereford, Herefordshire	11th
Lichfield	Cooke Fields		Lichfield, Staffordshire	Runners up (not promoted)
Northern	McCracken Park	1,000	Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear	7th
Preston Grasshoppers	Lightfoot Green	5,000	Preston, Lancashire	3rd
Stourbridge	Stourton Park	3,000	Stourbridge, West Midlands	8th
Towcestrians	Greens Norton Road		Towchester, Northamptonshire	Promoted from Midlands 1 (champions)
Vale of Lune	Powder House Lane		Lancaster, Lancashire	Relegated from National 3 (13th)
Walsall	Broadway	1,150	Walsall, West Midlands	9th
Winnington Park	Burrows Hill		Norwich, Cheshire	4th

^[2]

League table

1991–92 Courage Division 4 North table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Aspatria (C)	12	11	0	1	253	100	+153	22	Promoted
2	Hereford	12	10	1	1	223	133	+90	21
3	Kendal	12	8	1	3	157	123	+34	17
4	Preston Grasshoppers	12	8	0	4	195	123	+72	16
5	Lichfield	12	6	1	5	174	177	−3	13
6	Stourbridge	12	6	0	6	163	137	+26	12
7	Harrogate	12	6	0	6	170	175	−5	12
8	Winnington Park	12	4	1	7	159	173	−14	9
9	Towcestrians	12	4	0	8	123	153	−30	8
10	Durham City	12	4	0	8	133	215	−82	8
11	Walsall	12	3	1	8	139	187	−48	7
12	Vale of Lune (R)	12	3	1	8	119	185	−66	7	Relegated
13	Northern (R)	12	2	0	10	105	232	−127	4

Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: Points are awarded as follows: 2 pts for a win, 1 pt for a draw, 0 pts for a loss. If teams are level at any stage, difference between points for and against applies.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Sponsorship

Division 4 North is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and was sponsored by Courage Brewery.

See also

• 1991–92 Courage League National Division One
• 1991–92 Courage League National Division Two
• 1991–92 Courage League National Division Three
• 1991–92 Courage National 4 South