1998–99 National League 1

1998–99 NationalLeague 1
Countries	England
Champions	Henley (1st title)
Runners-up	Manchester (also promoted)
Relegated	Morley, Liverpool St Helens
Matches played	182
← 1997–98 1999–00 →

The 1998–99 National League 1, sponsored by Jewson, was the twelfth 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 1999–2000 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two. Two teams were relegated to either National League 2 North or South, depending on geographical location.

Participating teams and locations

Newbury

Wharfedale class=notpageimage| 1998–99 National League 1 teams in England

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	Promoted from National League 2 North (champions)
Camberley	Watchetts Recreation Ground	2,000	Camberley, Surrey	Promoted from National League 2 South (champions)
Harrogate	Claro Road	3,000	Harrogate, North Yorkshire	14th
Henley	Dry Leas	4,000	Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire	Promoted from National League 2 South (runners up)
Liverpool St Helens	Moss Lane	3,000	St Helens, Merseyside	11th
Lydney	Regentsholm	1,500	Lydney, Gloucestershire	12th
Manchester	Grove Park	4,000	Cheadle Hulme, Stockport	Promoted from National League 2 North (runners up)
Morley	Scatcherd Lane		Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire	13th
Newbury	Monks Lane	8,000	Newbury, Berkshire	7th
Nottingham	Ireland Avenue	4,950	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire	6th
Otley	Cross Green	5,000	Otley, Leeds, West Yorkshire	9th
Reading	Holme Park		Sonning, Berkshire	8th
Rosslyn Park	The Rock	2,000	Roehampton, London	5th
Wharfedale	The Avenue	2,000	Threshfield, North Yorkshire	10th

League table

1998–99 Jewson National Division One table
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Henley	26	22	1	3	642	299	+343	45	Promoted
2	Manchester	26	20	1	5	758	372	+386	41	Promoted
3	Rosslyn Park	26	17	1	8	588	371	+217	35
4	Nottingham	26	16	0	10	590	467	+123	32
5	Otley	26	15	1	10	508	416	+92	31
6	Newbury	26	14	1	11	552	476	+76	29
7	Wharfedale	26	13	1	12	477	421	+56	27
8	Lydney	26	11	2	13	438	482	−44	24
9	Camberley	26	10	1	15	529	661	−132	21
10	Reading	26	10	0	16	468	635	−167	20
11	Birmingham & Solihull	26	9	0	17	422	521	−99	18
12	Harrogate	26	8	2	16	309	461	−152	18
13	Morley	26	7	1	18	468	643	−175	15	Relegated
14	Liverpool St Helens	26	4	0	22	335	859	−524	8	Relegated

Source:
Rules for classification: 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.

Sponsorship

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

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.
"Liverpool St Helens". Rugby Journal. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
"Leagues 1998/99". Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

National League 1

2024–25 teams

Former clubs

Seasons

National Division Three	1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97
National League One	1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
National Division Two	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09
National League One	2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 ~~2020–21~~ 2021–22
National League 1	2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

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

European competitions

National competitions

London and South East
competitions

Midland competitions

Northern competitions

South West competitions

County competitions

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