1999β2000 National League 1 | |
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Countries | England |
Champions | Otley (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Birmingham & Solihull (also promoted) |
Relegated | Reading, Blackheath |
Matches played | 182 |
The 1999β2000 National League 1, sponsored by Jewson, was the thirteenth full season of rugby union within the third tier of the English league system.
The league consisted of fourteen teams, playing each other on a home and away basis to make a total of twenty-six matches for each team. There were two promotion places with the top two teams promoted to the newly named 2000β01 National Division One (previously known as the Allied Dunbar Premiership Two). Two teams were relegated to either National League 2 North or South, depending on geographical location. [1] [2]
Ten of the clubs participating in last seasons competition. To make up the numbers two of the teams (Birmingham & Solihull and Manchester) were promoted from National 2 North, and two from National 2 South (Camberley and Henley) were also promoted.
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1999β2000 Jewson National Division One Table [3] | ||||||||||||||
Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Points | |||||||
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1 | Otley | 26 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 817 | 399 | 418 | 45 | |||||
2 | Birmingham & Solihull | 26 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 659 | 346 | 313 | 43 | |||||
3 | Wharfedale | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 646 | 317 | 329 | 39 | |||||
4 | Rosslyn Park | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 694 | 371 | 323 | 36 | |||||
5 | Newbury | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 550 | 483 | 67 | 31 | |||||
6 | Harrogate | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 508 | 449 | 59 | 29 | |||||
7 | Bracknell | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 608 | 408 | 200 | 28 | |||||
8 | Preston Grasshoppers | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 608 | 580 | 28 | 24 | |||||
9 | Fylde | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 387 | 485 | β98 | 21 | |||||
10 | Lydney | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 496 | 632 | β136 | 20 | |||||
11 | Nottingham | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 460 | 574 | β114 | 17 | |||||
12 | Camberley | 26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 398 | 882 | β484 | 14 | |||||
13 | Reading | 26 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 442 | 626 | β184 | 12 | |||||
14 | Blackheath | 26 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 316 | 1037 | β721 | 5 | |||||
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Green background are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places. |
National League 1 is sponsored by the building suppliers, Jewson.