1999–2000 National League 1

1999–2000 National League 1
Countries	England
Champions	Otley (2nd title)
Runners-up	Birmingham & Solihull (also promoted)
Relegated	Reading, Blackheath
Matches played	182
← 1998–99 2000–01 →

The 1999–2000 National League 1, sponsored by Jewson, was the thirteenth full season of rugby union within the third tier of the English league system.

Structure

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 2000–01 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]

Participating clubs

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.

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Last season
Birmingham & Solihull	Sharmans Cross	2,500	Solihull, West Midlands	11th
Blackheath	Rectory Field	6,000	Greenwich, London	Relegated from Premiership 2 (13th)
Bracknell	Lily Hill Park	1,000	Bracknell, Berkshire	Promoted from National 2 South (champions)
Camberley	Watchetts	2,000	Camberley, Surrey	9th
Fylde	Woodlands	9,000	Lytham St Annes, Lancashire	Relegated from Premiership 2 (14th)
Harrogate	County Ground		Harrogate, North Yorkshire	12th
Lydney	Regentsholm	1,500	Lydney, Gloucestershire	8th
Newbury	Monks Lane	8,000	Newbury, Berkshire	6th
Nottingham	Ireland Avenue	4,950	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire	4th
Otley	Cross Green	5,000	Otley, West Yorkshire	5th
Preston Grasshoppers	Lightfoot Green	5,000	Preston, Lancashire	Promoted from National 2 North (champions)
Reading	Holme Park		Sonning, Berkshire	10th
Rosslyn Park	The Rock	2,000	Roehampton, London	3rd
Wharfedale	The Avenue	2,000	Threshfield, North Yorkshire	7th

London teams

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1999–00 National League 1 teams in England

Blackheath

Rosslyn Park

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Greater London National League 1 clubs

League table

		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Points
1999–2000 Jewson National Division One Table^[3]
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	−98	21
10	Lydney	26	9	2	15	496	632	−136	20
11	Nottingham	26	8	1	17	460	574	−114	17
12	Camberley	26	7	0	19	398	882	−484	14
13	Reading	26	6	0	20	442	626	−184	12
14	Blackheath	26	2	1	23	316	1037	−721	5
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
Green background are promotion places. Pink background are relegation places.

Sponsorship

National League 1 is sponsored by the building suppliers, Jewson.

Notes

References

^ Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1998). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1998–99 (27th ed.). London: Headline Book Publishing. pp. 84–98. ISBN 0 7472 7653 6.
^ Cleary, Mike; Griffiths, John (1999). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1999–2000 (28th ed.). London: Headline Book Publishing. pp. 96–107. ISBN 0 7472 7531 9.
^ "Leagues 1999/2000". Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club. Retrieved 10 January 2017.

National League 1

2023–24 teams

Former clubs

Seasons

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National League One	1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
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Rugby union in England

Governing body

Rugby Football Union
Rugby Football Union for Women (merged into the RFU)

National teams

Men's	England England A 7's U-21 U-20 U-18 British & Irish Lions England Counties XV
Women's	Women's 7's

International competitions

Men's	World Cup Six Nations Rugby World Cup Sevens Sevens World Series Sevens Grand Prix Series Commonwealth Games
Women's	World Cup Six Nations World Series Sevens

Competition divisions

Men's	Premiership Championship National Leagues London and SE Division Northern Division Midland Division South West Division United Hospitals Cup
Women's	Premiership Women's Rugby