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|[[Nuneaton]], [[Warwickshire]]

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1991–92 Courage League National Division Three
Countries England
Date 16 November 1991 – 25 April 1992
Champions Richmond (1st title)
Runners-up Fylde (also promoted)
Relegated Nuneaton, Lydney
Matches played 78
Top point scorer 106 – Mike Jackson (Fylde)[1]
Top try scorer 8 – Matt Brain (Clifton)[1]

The 1991–92 Courage League National Division Three was the fifth full season of rugby union within the third tier of the English league system, currently known as National League 1. Each side played one match against the other teams, playing a total of twelve matches each.

Richmond finished as league champions, two points clear of runners up Fylde. Both sides would be promoted to National Division Two, with Richmond making an instant return after relegation the previous season. At the opposite end of the table, the relegated sides were Nuneaton (down to National 4 North) and Lydney (down to National 4 South).

Participating teams and locations

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1991–92 Courage League National Division Three teams in England
Team Stadium Capacity City/Area Previous season
Askeans Broad Walk 1,500 (300 seats)[2] Kidbrooke, London 6th
Broughton Park Chelsfield Grove Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester 8th
Clifton Station Road 2,500 Cribbs Causeway, Henbury, Bristol 5th
Exeter County Ground 5,750 (750 seats)[3] Exeter, Devon 4th
Fylde Woodlands Memorial Ground 7,500 (500 seats)[4] Lytham St Annes, Lancashire 3rd
Headingley Clarence Fields 7,850 (850 seats)[5] Leeds, West Yorkshire Relegated from Courage 2 (13th)
Lydney Regentsholm 1,500 Lydney, Gloucestershire 11th
Nuneaton Harry Cleaver Ground 5,000 (650 seats)[6] Nuneaton, Warwickshire 7th
Otley Cross Green 7,000 (852 seats)[7] Otley, West Yorkshire Promoted from National 4 North (1st)
Redruth Recreation Ground 12,000 Redruth, Cornwall Promoted from National 4 South (1st)
Richmond Athletic Ground 7,300 (1,300 seats)[8] Richmond, London Relegated from Courage 2 (12th)
Roundhay Chandos Park 3,000[9] Roundhay, Leeds West Yorkshire 9th
Sheffield Abbeydale Park 3,300 (100 seats)[a] Dore, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 10th

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1991–92 Courage League National Division Three table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Richmond (C) 12 10 1 1 296 124 +172 21 Promoted
2 Fylde 12 9 1 2 198 109 +89 19
3 Clifton 12 9 0 3 298 132 +166 18
4 Exeter 12 8 2 2 203 138 +65 18
5 Redruth 12 6 1 5 155 123 +32 13
6 Broughton Park 12 5 1 6 196 157 +39 11
7 Askeans 12 5 1 6 149 203 −54 11
8 Sheffield 12 5 1 6 146 228 −82 11
9 Otley 12 5 0 7 177 190 −13 10
10 Roundhay 12 3 2 7 161 240 −79 8
11 Headingley 12 4 0 8 139 220 −81 8
12 Nuneaton 12 1 2 9 153 237 −84 4 Relegated
13 Lydney 12 2 0 10 91 261 −170 4
Source: [12]
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, the following tiebreaker is applied: Difference between points for and against.
(C) Champions
  1. ^ Although a 1990 club estimate was 1,100 (100 seated and 1,000 standing) this is very conservative as Abbeydale Park would experience 3,000+ crowds several times in later history in what was a relatively unchanged ground.[10]
  1. ^ a b

    Ross Young, ed. (1993). “Season by Season Leading Scorers”. Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1993–94. Taunton: Tony Williams Publications. p. 52.

  2. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). “Askeans R.F.C. (Ground Details)”. Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 130.
  3. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). “Exeter R.F.C. (Ground Details)”. Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 138.
  4. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). “Fylde R.F.C. (Ground Details)”. Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 142.
  5. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). “Headingley F.C. (Ground Details)”. Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 96.
  6. ^ Bill Mitchell, ed. (1994). “Nuneaton RFC (Ground Details)”. Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1994–95. Taunton: Tony Williams Publications. p. 277.
  7. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). “Otley R.U.F.C. (Ground Details)”. Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 178.
  8. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). “Richmond F.C. (Ground Details)”. Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 112.
  9. ^ “Chandos Park, Roundhay R.U.F.C., 1932-2007”. The Rugby Journal. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  10. ^ Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). “Sheffield R.U.F.C. (Ground Details)”. Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd. p. 162.
  11. ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1992). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992–93. London: Headline Book Publishing. pp. 170–185. ISBN 0 7472 7907 1.
  12. ^ “LEAGUES 1991/92”. Moseley Rugby Club. Retrieved 15 July 2016.

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