1988–89 Courage League National Division One

The 1988–89 Courage League National Division One was the second season of the first tier of the English league system currently known as the Gallagher Premiership. Leicester Tigers were the defending champions while new sides Rosslyn Park and Liverpool St Helens were promoted from the 1987–88 Courage League National Division Two.

1988–89 Courage League
Countries England
ChampionsBath (1st title)
Runners-upGloucester
RelegatedLiverpool St.Helens
Waterloo
Matches played66

The fixture list was much more organised than with the previous season, where clubs had organised their own fixtures. Games were now played in rounds and home and away games were fairer, although as sides only played each other once, half the league had six home matches while the others had five. The points system was changed so that a win counted for 2 points, a draw 1 point and a loss no points (previously this had been 4 points for a win, 2 for a draw and 1 for a loss).

Bath became champions for the first time winning the league by a convincing margin from runners–up Gloucester. Waterloo and Liverpool St.Helens finished in the bottom two and were relegated to the 1989–90 Courage League National Division Two.[1]

Participating teams
Locations of the 1988–89 Courage League National Division One teams
Team Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bath Bath 8,200 Bath, Somerset
Bristol Memorial Stadium 12,100 Bristol, Avon
Gloucester Kingsholm 11,000 Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Harlequins The Stoop 14,800 Twickenham, London
Leicester Tigers Welford Road 16,000 Leicester, Leicestershire
Liverpool St Helens Moss Lane St Helens, Merseyside
Moseley The Reddings 10,000 Birmingham, West Midlands
Nottingham Ireland Avenue 4,950 Beeston, Nottinghamshire
Orrell Edge Hall Road 5,500 Orrell, Greater Manchester
Rosslyn Park The Rock 2,000 Roehampton, London
Wasps Repton Avenue 3,000 Sudbury, London
Waterloo St Anthony's Road 9,000 Blundellsands, Merseyside

Table
1988–89 Courage League National Division One Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Points
1Bath (C)11100126398+16520
2Gloucester11713215112+10315
3Wasps11713206138+6815
4Nottingham11614142122+2013
5Orrell11614148157–913
6Leicester11614189199–1013
7Bristol11605188117+7112
8Harlequins11506194184+1010
9Rosslyn Park11506172208–3610
10Moseley11308113242–1296
11Waterloo (R)11119120235–1153
12Liverpool St Helens (R)111010116254–1382
  • Points are awarded as follows:
  1. 2 pts for a win
  2. 1 pt for a draw
  3. 0 pt for a loss
Pink background are the relegation places.

[2]

Results

The home team is listed on the left column.[3]

Clubs BAT BRI GLO HAR LEI LIV MOS NOT ORR ROS WAS WAT
Bath Rugby 16–9 19–9 22–16 36–12 16–6 38–9
Bristol 18–6 50–14 18–0 15–6 14–3
Gloucester RFC 10–11 28–0 37–9 13–6 19–3
Harlequins 9–26 26–11 15–6 38–15 23–24
Leicester Tigers 15–12 13–12 21–31 15–27 28–15 15–6
Liverpool St Helens 7–21 9–31 12–23 15–22 12–32
Moseley 0–38 22–13 18–15 10–12 7–13 13–6
Nottingham 10–6 12–0 12–12 13–9 9–15
Orrell 6–16 16–15 20–4 12–6 9–9 15–12
Rosslyn Park 6–19 18–16 8–26 12–16 9–18 19–13
Wasps 21–19 23–15 16–10 39–10 39–16
Waterloo 15–15 22–34 6–12 9–18 14–24 0–29
Home Win Draw Away Win

Sponsorship

National Division One is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and is sponsored by Courage Brewery

See also
  • 1988–89 Courage League National Division Two
  • 1988–89 Courage League National Division Three
  • 1988–89 Courage Area League North
  • 1988–89 Courage Area League South

References
  1. "Courage Club Championship 1988/89". Moseley Rugby Club. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  2. "guinness 1988–1989". Ipernews.com. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
  3. Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell, ed. (1990). Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91 (3rd ed.). Windsor: Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd.
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