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The 2001–02 National Division Two was the second version (fifteenth overall) of the third division of the English domestic rugby union competition using the name National Division Two. New teams to the division included Orrell and Waterloo who were relegated from the 2000–01 National Division One while Stourbridge (champions) and Sedgley Park (playoffs) came up from the 2000–01 National Division Three North and Plymouth Albion as champions of the 2000-01 National Division Three South .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
The title race was extremely tight and went to the last game with Orrell winning their rescheduled game away to Nottingham to draw dead level with Plymouth Albion at the top of the table and take the title by virtue of a better points difference – the fact Orrell had won both of their games against Plymouth was largely responsible for their victory.[ 5] 2002–03 National Division One with Orrell making an instant return following their relegation at the start of the season while Plymouth would make it a second promotion in a row. As well as gaining promotion the Devon-based side would also be easily the most popular side in the division with over 19,000 fans in total attending throughout the season. At the opposite end of the table Preston Grasshoppers and Waterloo would be the first sides to be relegated, followed by Rosslyn Park who battled to the end but never had quite enough to overtake relegation rivals Stourbridge and Kendal .[ 6] 2002–03 National Division Three North while Rosslyn Park went down to the 2002–03 National Division Three South , with Waterloo suffering their second consecutive relegation.[ 7] [ 8]
Participating teams and locations [ edit ] Locations of the 2001-02 National Division Two teams
Team
Stadium
Capacity
City/Area
Esher
Molesey Road
3,000
Hersham , Surrey
Fylde
Woodlands Memorial Ground
9,000
Lytham St. Annes , Lancashire
Harrogate
Claro Road
3,000
Harrogate , North Yorkshire
Kendal
Mint Bridge
3,000 (300 stand)
Kendal , Cumbria
Newbury Blues
Monk's Lane
8,000
Newbury , Berkshire
Nottingham
Ireland Avenue
4,950
Beeston , Nottinghamshire
Orrell
Edge Hall Road
5,500
Orrell , Greater Manchester
Plymouth Albion
Beacon Park
3,500
Plymouth , Devon
Preston Grasshoppers
Lightfoot Green
5,000
Preston , Lancashire
Rosslyn Park
The Rock
2,000
Roehampton , London
Sedgley Park
Park Lane
3,000
Whitefield , Greater Manchester
Stourbridge
Stourton Park
3,500 (499 seats)
Stourbridge , West Midlands
Waterloo
St Anthony's Road
9,000
Blundellsands , Merseyside
Wharfedale
The Avenue
2,000
Threshfield , Craven , North Yorkshire
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2002. Source:
Rugby Statbunker (C) Champions;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated
Woodlands Memorial Ground [ 9]
Newbury Blues 20 - 38 Harrogate Report
Monk's Lane [ 9] Nigel Higginson
Plymouth Albion 34 - 13 Sedgley Park Report
Beacon Park Paul Dix
Preston Grasshoppers 22 - 21 Esher Report
Lightfoot Green Tim Wigglesworth
Stourbridge 21 - 18 Orrell Report
Stourton Park Andrew Pearce
Waterloo 25 - 14 Nottingham Report
St Anthony's Road [ 9]
Wharfedale 15 - 18 Rosslyn Park Report
The Avenue [ 9] Wayne Barnes
Molesey Road [ 10] Richard Parker-Sedgmore
Harrogate 48 - 32 Waterloo Report
Claro Road Mike Hamlin
Mint Bridge [ 10] Wayne Barnes
Ireland Avenue D Edmunds
Orrell 28 - 16 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Edge Hall Road
Rosslyn Park 13 - 39 Sedgley Park Report
The Rock [ 10]
Stourbridge 10 - 34 Plymouth Albion Report
Stourton Park David Matthews
Woodlands Memorial Ground [ 11]
Newbury Blues 26 - 24 Orrell Report
Monk's Lane [ 11] Wayne Barnes
Plymouth Albion 19 - 15 Rosslyn Park Report
Beacon Park [ 11]
Preston Grasshoppers 13 - 16 Stourbridge Report
Lightfoot Green Mark Wilson
Sedgley Park 31 - 12 Kendal Report
Park Lane Rob Debney
St Anthony's Road [ 11] Nigel Higginson
Wharfedale 46 - 13 Nottingham Report
The Avenue [ 11] Stuart Piercy
Molesey Road [ 12] Paul Dix
Harrogate 51 - 36 Wharfedale Report
Claro Road [ 12] David Matthews
Kendal 39 - 9 Rosslyn Park Report
Mint Bridge [ 12]
Nottingham 8 - 48 Sedgley Park Report
Ireland Avenue [ 12]
Edge Hall Road [ 12] Chris Seeley
Preston Grasshoppers 22 - 36 Plymouth Albion Report
Lightfoot Green Mike Hamlin
Stourbridge 37 - 14 Newbury Blues Report
Stourton Park [ 12] D Edmunds
Woodlands Memorial Ground [ 13] David Matthews
Newbury Blues 20 - 30 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Monk's Lane [ 13] Steve Savage
Plymouth Albion 57 - 12 Kendal Report
Rosslyn Park 11 - 18 Nottingham Report
The Rock [ 13]
Sedgley Park 33 - 27 Harrogate Report
Park Lane Nick Williams
Waterloo 12 - 31 Stourbridge Report
St Anthony's Road [ 13] Tim Miller
The Avenue [ 13] David Rose
Esher 16 - 14 Segdley Park Report
Molesey Road [ 14] Roy Maybank
Harrogate 29 - 36 Rosslyn Park Report
Claro Road [ 14]
Newbury Blues 12 - 40 Plymouth Albion Report
Monk's Lane [ 14] David Grashoff
Ireland Avenue [ 14] Mike Hamlin
Edge Hall Road [ 14] Rob Debney
Preston Grasshoppers 18 - 21 Waterloo Report
Lightfoot Green [ 14]
Stourton Park [ 14]
Fylde 10 - 21 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground D Edmunds
Mint Bridge [ 15] David Helme
Plymouth Albion 46 - 12 Nottingham Report
Beacon Park [ 15] Wayne Barnes
Rosslyn Park 10 - 17 Esher Report
The Rock [ 15] Steve Savage
Sedgley Park 25 - 12 Orrell Report
Park Lane [ 15]
Waterloo 20 - 26 Newbury Blues Report
St Anthony's Road [ 15] Chris Seeley
Wharfedale 29 - 29 Stourbridge Report
The Avenue [ 15] Andrew Pearce
Molesey Road [ 16]
Harrogate 25 - 16 Nottingham Report
Claro Road [ 16]
Newbury Blues 16 - 29 Fylde Report
Monk's Lane [ 16]
Orrell 25 - 8 Rosslyn Park Report
Edge Hall Road [ 16]
Preston Grasshoppers 23 - 25 Wharfedale Report
Lightfoot Green Chris Seeley
Stourbridge 17 - 29 Sedgley Park Report
Stourton Park Mike Hamlin
Waterloo 0 - 37 Plymouth Albion Report
St Anthony's Road [ 16]
Woodlands Memorial Ground [ 17] Chris Seeley
Mint Bridge [ 17] Mark Wilson
Ireland Avenue
Plymouth Albion 57 - 3 Harrogate Report
Beacon Park Steve Savage
Rosslyn Park 10 - 42 Stourbridge Report
The Rock [ 17]
Sedgley Park 17 - 12 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Park Lane David Matthews
Wharfedale 23 - 24 Newbury Blues Report
The Avenue [ 17]
Molesey Road [ 18] David Sainsbury
Fylde 0 - 20 Plymouth Albion Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground [ 18] Tim Wigglesworth
Preston Grasshoppers 16 - 14 Rosslyn Park Report
Lightfoot Green Mike Hamlin
Stourbridge 23 - 26 Kendal Report
Stourton Park Graham Hughes
Waterloo 14 - 38 Wharfedale Report
St Anthony's Road [ 18]
Newbury Blues P - P Sedgley Park
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 29 December 2001. Postponed. Game rescheduled to 29 December 2001. Esher 43 - 0 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Molesey Road [ 19] S Terheege
Harrogate 29 - 19 Newbury Blues Report
Claro Road [ 19] David Matthews
Mint Bridge [ 19]
Nottingham 35 - 5 Waterloo Report
Ireland Avenue Steve Savage
Orrell 43 - 16 Stourbridge Report
Edge Hall Road
Rosslyn Park 8 - 23 Wharfedale Report
The Rock [ 19]
Sedgley Park 13 - 32 Plymouth Albion Report
Park Lane David Rose
Fylde 19 - 22 Sedgley Park Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground D Edmunds
Newbury Blues 23 - 22 Kendal Report
Monk's Lane David Rose
Edge Hall Road Mike Hamlin
Preston Grasshoppers 25 - 27 Nottingham Report
Stourbridge 21 - 39 Harrogate Report
Stourton Park Nigel Higginson
Waterloo 25 - 25 Rosslyn Park Report
St Anthony's Road Graham Hughes
Wharfedale 28 - 20 Plymouth Albion Report
The Avenue Graham Hughes
Molesey Road [ 20] Paul Dix
Harrogate 53 - 3 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Claro Road Rob Debney
Mint Bridge [ 20]
Nottingham 23 - 15 Newbury Blues Report
Ireland Avenue Tim Wigglesworth
Rosslyn Park 18 - 24 Fylde Report
The Rock [ 20]
Sedgley Park 50 - 24 Wharfedale Report
Park Lane Richard Parker-Sedgmore
Plymouth Albion P - P Orrell
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002. Esher 15 - 22 Plymouth Albion Report
Molesey Road [ 21] Wayne Barnes
Woodlands Memorial Ground [ 21] David Pearson
Newbury Blues 25 - 15 Rosslyn Park Report
Monk's Lane [ 21] Richard Parker-Sedgmore
Preston Grasshoppers 17 - 46 Kendal Report
Lightfoot Green Eric Woodmason
Stourbridge 32 - 22 Nottingham Report
Stourton Park [ 21] Martin Fox
Waterloo 13 - 27 Sedgley Park
St Anthony's Road [ 21]
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002. [ edit ] Newbury Blues 9 - 7 Sedgley Park Report
Monk's Lane [ 22]
Game rescheduled from 24 November 2001. Edge Hall Road [ 22]
Game rescheduled from 24 November 2001. Plymouth Albion 28 - 5 Fylde Report
Beacon Park Alan Biggs
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002. Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002. Postponed. Game rescheduled to 20 April 2002. Rosslyn Park P - P Preston Grasshoppers
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002. Sedgley Park P - P Newbury Blues
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002. Postponed. Game rescheduled to 16 February 2002. Molesey Road [ 23]
Harrogate 15 - 21 Plymouth Albion Report
Claro Road Stuart Piercy
Newbury Blues 30 - 21 Wharfedale Report
Monk's Lane [ 23] Mike Hamlin
Edge Hall Road [ 23]
Preston Grasshoppers 18 - 37 Sedgley Park Report
Lightfoot Green Alan Biggs
Stourbridge 20 - 25 Rosslyn Park Report
Stourton Park [ 23] Paul Dix
St Anthony's Road [ 23]
Fylde 39 - 3 Newbury Blues Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground Paul Dix
Mint Bridge [ 24] David Rose
Nottingham 5 - 24 Harrogate Report
Ireland Avenue [ 24]
Plymouth Albion 43 - 15 Waterloo Report
Beacon Park Tim Miller
Rosslyn Park 11 - 31 Orrell Report
The Rock [ 24]
Sedgley Park 34 - 24 Stourbridge Report
Park Lane Steve Savage
Wharfedale 59 - 8 Preston Grasshoppers Report
The Avenue [ 24] Trevor Fisher
Esher 17 - 16 Rosslyn Park Report
Molesey Road [ 25] Nigel Higginson
Claro Road D Edmunds
Newbury Blues 22 - 20 Waterloo Report
Monk's Lane [ 25] Andrew Pearce
Nottingham 13 - 26 Plymouth Albion Report
Ireland Avenue Steve Savage
Orrell 43 - 16 Sedgley Park Report
Edge Hall Road [ 25] Trevor Fisher
Preston Grasshoppers 5 - 17 Fylde Report
Lightfoot Green Chris Seeley
Stourbridge P - P Wharfedale
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002. Woodlands Memorial Ground [ 26]
Mint Bridge [ 26]
Plymouth Albion 57 - 10 Newbury Blues Report
Beacon Park S Terheege
Rosslyn Park 17 - 20 Harrogate Report
The Rock [ 26]
Sedgley Park 20 - 16 Esher Report
Park Lane [ 26] Wayne Barnes
Waterloo 34 - 22 Preston Grasshoppers Report
St Anthony's Road [ 26] Tim Wigglesworth
The Avenue [ 26] Rob Debney
Molesey Road D May
Harrogate 10 - 13 Sedgley Park Report
Claro Road Mike Hamlin
Kendal 0 - 7 Plymouth Albion Report
Mint Bridge David Matthews
Nottingham 11 - 30 Rosslyn Park Report
Edge Hall Road David Rose
Stourbridge 18 - 14 Waterloo Report
Stourton Park Sean Davey
Preston Grasshoppers P - P Newbury Blues
Postponed. Game rescheduled to 2 March 2002. [ edit ] Claro Road Martin Fox
Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002. Kendal 31 - 13 Stourbridge Report
Mint Bridge [ 27] Chris Seeley
Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002. Plymouth Albion 14 - 20 Orrell Report
Beacon Park David Pearson
Game rescheduled from 15 December 2001. Rosslyn Park 43 - 17 Preston Grasshoppers Report
The Rock Wayne Barnes
Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002. Sedgley Park 32 - 24 Newbury Blues Report
Park Lane Tim Wigglesworth
Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002. Wharfedale 37 - 27 Waterloo Report
The Avenue [ 27]
Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002. Woodlands Memorial Ground [ 28] Eric Woodmason
Newbury Blues 31 - 20 Stourbridge Report
Monk's Lane [ 28] Nick Cousins
Plymouth Albion 66 - 12 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Beacon Park Richard Parker-Sedgmore
Rosslyn Park 26 - 3 Kendal Report
The Rock [ 28] Nigel Higginson
Sedgley Park 25 - 16 Nottingham Report
Park Lane Paul Dix
St Anthony's Road [ 28] Alan Biggs
Wharfedale 6 - 6 Harrogate Report
The Avenue [ 28] Tim Wigglesworth
[ edit ] Edge Hall Road S Terheege
Game rescheduled from 22 December 2001. Preston Grasshoppers 24 - 54 Newbury Blues Report
Lightfoot Green [ 29]
Game rescheduled from 9 February 2002. Stourbridge 41 - 42 Wharfedale Report
Stourton Park Nick Williams
Game rescheduled from 26 January 2002. Molesey Road Tim Miller
Claro Road D Edmunds
Kendal 12 - 23 Sedgley Park Report
Mint Bridge David Rose
Nottingham 21 - 9 Wharfedale Report
Ireland Avenue Stuart Piercy
Orrell 57 - 7 Newbury Blues Report
Edge Hall Road David Grashoff
Rosslyn Park 13 - 41 Plymouth Albion Report
The Rock S Terheege
Stourbridge 32 - 7 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Stourton Park Paul Dix
Woodlands Memorial Ground Alan Hughes
Newbury Blues 22 - 24 Esher Report
Monk's Lane [ 30] Mike Hamlin
Plymouth Albion 23 - 16 Stourbridge Report
Beacon Park Eric Woodmason
Preston Grasshoppers 8 - 67 Orrell Report
Lightfoot Green [ 30] David Matthews
Sedgley Park 26 - 19 Rosslyn Park Report
Park Lane Graham Hughes
Waterloo 21 - 26 Harrogate Report
St Anthony's Road [ 30] Chris Seeley
The Avenue [ 30] Steve Savage
Claro Road David Sainsbury
Kendal 48 - 8 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Mint Bridge [ 31] Chris Seeley
Nottingham 29 - 12 Stourbridge Report
Ireland Avenue Richard Parker-Sedgmore
Plymouth Albion 57 - 0 Esher Report
Beacon Park [ 31]
Rosslyn Park 25 - 23 Newbury Blues Report
The Rock [ 31]
Sedgley Park 20 - 20 Waterloo Report
Park Lane [ 31]
The Avenue [ 31] S Makinson
Fylde 26 - 22 Rosslyn Park Report
Woodlands Memorial Ground Eric Woodmason
Newbury Blues 16 - 12 Nottingham Report
Monk's Lane [ 32] Daniel Jabase
Orrell 37 - 13 Plymouth Albion Report
Edge Hall Road Robin Goodliffe
Preston Grasshoppers 24 - 62 Harrogate Report
Lightfoot Green Graham Hughes
Stourton Park Chris Sharp
St Anthony's Road [ 32]
Wharfedale 3 - 33 Sedgley Park Report
The Avenue David Matthews
Molesey Road [ 33] D May
Harrogate 45 - 15 Stourbridge Report
Claro Road Graham Hughes
Kendal 22 - 35 Newbury Blues Report
Mint Bridge [ 33] Mike Hamlin
Nottingham 63 - 10 Preston Grasshoppers Report
Ireland Avenue Tim Wigglesworth
Plymouth Albion 45 - 3 Wharfedale Report
Beacon Park Sean Davey
Rosslyn Park 33 - 14 Waterloo Report
The Rock [ 33]
Sedgley Park 37 - 15 Fylde Report
Park Lane Trevor Fisher
[ edit ] Ireland Avenue J Barnard
Game rescheduled from 5 January 2002. Total season attendances [ edit ]
Club
Home
Total
Average
Highest
Lowest
% Capacity
Esher
11[ a 2]
3,600
327
500
150
11%
Fylde
11[ a 3]
4,850
441
500
300
5%
Harrogate
13
5,829
448
784
263
15%
Kendal
12[ a 4]
5,121
427
728
232
14%
Newbury Blues
12[ a 5]
4,765
397
720
220
5%
Nottingham
12[ a 6]
4,185
349
546
211
7%
Orrell
13
9,300
715
1,300
300
13%
Plymouth Albion
12[ a 7]
19,117
1,593
2,100
1,080
46%
Preston Grasshoppers
12[ a 8]
3,995
333
680
85
7%
Rosslyn Park
12[ a 9]
6,175
515
750
175
26%
Sedgley Park
13
5,415
417
800
240
14%
Stourbridge
13
4,520
348
700
100
10%
Waterloo
12[ a 10]
2,998
250
464
100
3%
Wharfedale
12[ a 11]
5,750
479
650
400
24%
^ Note that 12 home attendances are missing (see below) - so the total attendance will not be 100% accurate. The average attendance has also been taken into account with the missing games not included.
^ Missing home attendances v Wharfedale on 9 February 2002 & Waterloo on 9 March 2002.
^ Missing home attendances v Preston on 27 October 2001 & Newbury on 19 January 2002.
^ Missing home attendance v Plymouth on 27 October 2001.
^ Missing home attendance v Kendal on 8 December 2001.
^ Missing home attendance v Rosslyn Park on 9 February 2002.
^ Missing home attendance v Kendal on 6 October 2001.
^ Missing home attendance v Nottingham on 8 December 2001.
^ Missing home attendance v Plymouth on 9 March 2002.
^ Missing home attendance v Rosslyn Park on 8 December 2001.
^ Missing home attendance v Plymouth in December 2001.
Individual statistics [ edit ] Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.
Largest home win — 57 pts 92 - 0 Plymouth Albion at home to Esher on 30 March 2002
Largest away win — 59 pts 67 - 8 Orrell away to Preston Grasshoppers on 16 March 2002
Most points scored — 67 pts 67 - 8 Orrell away to Preston Grasshoppers on 16 March 2002
Most tries in a match — 11 Orrell away to Preston Grasshoppers on 16 March 2002
Most conversions in a match — 8 (x2) Plymouth Albion at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 23 February 2002
Most penalties in a match — 8 Esher at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 1 December 2001
Most drop goals in a match — 2 (x2) Kendal away to Esher on 10 November 2001
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Most points in a match — 30 (x2) Colin Stephens for Sedgley Park at home to Wharfedale on 15 December 2001Ben Harvey for Stourbridge at home to Esher on 6 April 2002
Most tries in a match — 4 Mark Farrar for Harrogate against Preston Grasshoppers on 6 April 2002
Most conversions in a match — 8 (x2) Chris Atkinson for Plymouth Albion at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 23 February 2002
Most penalties in a match — 8 Jonathon Gregory for Esher at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 1 December 2001
Most drop goals in a match — 2 (x2) Mike Scott for Kendal away to Esher on 10 November 2001Colin Stephens for Sedgley park away to Fylde on 1 December 2001
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Highest — 2,100 Plymouth Albion at home to Fylde on 5 January 2002
Lowest — 85 Preston Grasshoppers at home to Newbury Blues on 2 March 2002
Highest Average Attendance — 1,593 Plymouth Albion
Lowest Average Attendance — 250 Waterloo
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