Southern Counties North

Southern Counties North
Current season or competition:
2015–16 Southern Counties North
Sport Rugby union
Number of teams 12
Country  England
Holders Reading Abbey (1st title) (2015–16)
(promoted to South West 1 East)
Most titles High Wycombe (3 titles)
Website englandrugby.com

Southern Counties North is a division in the English rugby union system[1] sitting at the seventh tier of club rugby union in England and primarily featuring teams based in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. The league champions at the end of each season are automatically promoted to South West 1 East while the runners up play a playoff against the runners up from Southern Counties South for their place. Relegated teams tend to drop to Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier.

2016-17

2015–16

The 2015–16 Southern Counties North consists of twelve teams; six from Buckinghamshire, two each from Berkshire and Oxfordshire, and one each from Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. The season starts on 12 September 2015 and is due to end on 23 April 2016.

Participating teams and location

Seven of the twelve teams participated in last season's competition. The 2014–15 champions High Wycombe were promoted to the South West 1 East while Milton Keynes and Alchester were relegated to the Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier. Royal Wootton Bassett, who finished 4th, were level transferred to Southern Counties South.

Aylesbury
Buckingham
Stow on the Wold
Swindon College
Thatcham
Wallingford
Locations of the 2015-16 Southern Counties North teams
Drifters
Locations of the 2015-16 Southern Counties North teams in South Buckinghamshire
Team Ground Capacity Town/Village Previous season
Aylesbury Ostler's Field Weston Turville, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire 2nd (lost promotion playoff)
Beaconsfield Oak Lodge Meadow Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire 8th
Bicester Bicester Rugby Club Ground Bicester, Oxfordshire 5th
Bletchley Manor Fields Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Relegated from South West 1 East (14th)
Buckingham Floyd Field Maids Moreton, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire Relegated from South West 1 East (13th)
Drifters Farnham Common Sports Club Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire 9th
Marlow Riverwoods Drive Marlow, Buckinghamshire 7th
Reading Abbey Rosehill Reading, Berkshire Promoted from Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier (champions)
Stow-on-the-Wold Oddington Road Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire 4th
Swindon College Old Boys Nationwide Sports Pavilion Swindon, Wiltshire Promoted from Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier (runners up)
Thatcham Henwicky Worthy Sports Field Thatcham, Berkshire 6th
Wallingford Wallingford Sports Park Wallingford, Oxfordshire 10th

Participating Clubs 2014-15

Participating Clubs 2013-14

Participating Clubs 2012–13

Southern Counties North Honours

Southern Counties North Honours
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
1998-99[2] 10 Olney Bicester Farnham Royal Southern Counties North
1999-00[3] 10 Witney Beaconsfield Oxford, Wallingford Southern Counties North
2000-01[4] 11 Windsor Grove Drifters, Bletchley, Phoenix Southern Counties North
2001-02[5] 10 Oxford Harlequins Grove Oxford, Milton Keynes, Chipping Norton Southern Counties North
2002-03[6] 10 High Wycombe Aylesbury Wallingford, Beaconsfield, Swindon Southern Counties North
2003-04[7] 10 Aylesbury Amersham & Chiltern No relegation due to league expansion from 10 to 12 teams Southern Counties North
2004-05[8] 12 High Wycombe Henley Wanderers Phoenix, Bicester Southern Counties North
2005-06[9] 12 Redingensians Swindon Slough, Stow-on-the-Wold, Olney Southern Counties North
2006-07[10] 12 Bletchley Tadley Supermarine, Chipping Norton Southern Counties North
2007-08[11] 12 Olney Wallingford Newbury Stags, Amersham & Chiltern Southern Counties North
2008-09[12] 12 Buckingham Marlow Beaconsfield Southern Counties North
2009-10[13] 12 Witney Amersham & Chiltern Bicester, Slough Southern Counties North
2010-11[14] 12 Swindon Aylesbury Chipping Norton, Oxford, Crowthorne Southern Counties North
2011-12[15] 12 Beaconsfield Milton Keynes Marlborough Southern Counties North
2012-13[16] 12 Buckingham Grove Slough, Tadley Southern Counties North
2013-14[17] 12 Bletchley Aylesbury Swindon College Old Boys, Reading Abbey Southern Counties North
2014-15[18] 12 High Wycombe Aylesbury Milton Keynes, Alchester Southern Counties North
2015-16[19] 12 Reading Abbey Aylesbury Drifters, Swindon College Old Boys Southern Counties North
2016-17 12
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rugby First
  2. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/1998-1999/group/9136
  3. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/1999-2000/group/9433
  4. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2000-2001/group/9758
  5. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2001-2002/group/10092
  6. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2002-2003/group/10427
  7. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2003-2004/group/10812
  8. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2004-2005/group/11212
  9. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2005-2006/group/11568
  10. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2006-2007/group/11874
  11. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2007-2008/group/12265
  12. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2008-2009/group/12640
  13. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2009-2010/group/13543
  14. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2010-2011/group/14476
  15. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2011-2012/group/15322
  16. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2012-2013/group/16258
  17. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2013-2014/group/17164
  18. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2014-2015/group/18285
  19. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2015-2016/group/19716
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