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Counties 1 Cumbria

Current season or competition: 2022–23 Counties 1 Cumbria
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Number of teams	13
Country	England
Holders	Upper Eden (2nd title) (2021–22)
Most titles	Keswick (5 titles)
Website	England RFU

Counties 1 Cumbria (formerly Cumbria League and Cumbria 1) is a competitive rugby union league at level 7 of the English rugby union system run by the English Rugby Football Union (RFU) for club sides based in Cumbria. It was previously a tier 7 league but the creation of North 2 West demoted it to level 8. Promoted teams typically go up to North 2 West and since Cumbria 2 was cancelled at the end of the 2018–19 season there is no relegation. Each season a team from Cumbria 1 is picked to take part in the RFU Senior Vase - a national competition for clubs at level 8. The original Cumbria league was formed at the start of the 1992–93 season when the North-West North 1 division was cancelled.

Until the end of the 2017–18 season the Cumbria League was a single division involving 10 clubs and ranked at tier 8 of the English rugby union system. The champions were automatically promoted to the now discontinued North Lancashire/Cumbria league and until the 2016–17 season the second placed team faced the runner-up from Lancashire (North) for the final promotion place until Lancashire (North) was cancelled. There was no relegation due to it having been the lowest competitive league for Rugby Union in Cumbria. It ran alongside the Cumbria 2 North & West and Cumbria 2 South & East Merit Leagues.

This changed for the 2018–19 season due to RFU having to restructure the northern leagues after 19 Lancashire based clubs withdrew from the league system to form their own competition. The result was that the Cumbrian clubs based in North Lancashire/Cumbria joined the top 3 Cumbria League sides in Cumbria 1, while the rest of the Cumbrian League sides along with a handful of 2nd XV teams formed Cumbria 2.

Another change to the structure from the 2018–19 season was that the division would play two stages - the first involving all eight teams to decide who would be contesting promotion and relegation during the second stage when the division was divided into two mini leagues (one promotion/one relegation). In 2022 the RFU further restructured the adult community leagues and the Cumbria League was renamed Counties 1 Cumbria from the 2022–23 season.

Teams 2024–25

Departing were Carlisle promoted to Regional 2 North, Cockermouth were relegated from Regional 2 North while Ambleside re-joined the Cumbria league after an absence of twenty years, last having competed in 2003-04.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Ambleside Galava Park Ambleside, Cumbria Re-entry Aspatria II Bower Park Aspatria, Cumbria 11th Cockermouth Grassmoor Sports Centre Cockermouth, Cumbria Relegated from Regional 2 North (12th) Creighton Sycamore Lane Carlisle, Cumbria 10th Egremont Bleach Green Egremont, Cumbria 3rd Hawcoat Park Hawcoat Park Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria 6th Keswick II Davidson Park Keswick, Cumbria 9th Millom Wilson Park Haverigg, Millom, Cumbria 8th Penrith II Winters Park Penrith, Cumbria 7th St. Benedict's Newlands Avenue Mirehouse, Whitehaven, Cumbria 4th Whitehaven Richmond Terrace Whitehaven, Cumbria 5th Wigton Lowmoor Road Wigton, Cumbria 2nd Windermere Dawes Meadow Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria 12th Workington The Ellis Sports Ground 12,000 (2,000 seats) Workington, Cumbria 13th

AmblesideAspatria IICockermouthCreightonEgremontHawcoat ParkKeswick IIMillomPenrith IISt. Benedict'sWhitehavenWigtonWindermereWorkingtonclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2024-25 Cumbria 1 teams

Teams 2023–24

Departing were Upper Eden and Cockermouth, promoted to Regional 2 North. Silloth finished 9th in 2022-23 but did not return for the new season.

Joining were Windermere re-joined the Cumbria league last having competed in 2019-20 together with Aspatria II and Keswick II.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Aspatria II Bower Park Aspatria, Cumbria New entry Carlisle Rugby Ground, Warwick Road 1,500 (250 seats) Carlisle, Cumbria Relegated from Regional 2 North (12th) Creighton Sycamore Lane Carlisle, Cumbria 11th Egremont Bleach Green Egremont, Cumbria 3rd Hawcoat Park Hawcoat Park Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria 8th Keswick II Davidson Park Keswick, Cumbria New entry Millom Wilson Park Haverigg, Millom, Cumbria 6th Penrith II Winters Park Penrith, Cumbria 10th St. Benedict's Newlands Avenue Mirehouse, Whitehaven, Cumbria 7th Whitehaven Richmond Terrace Whitehaven, Cumbria 5th Wigton Lowmoor Road Wigton, Cumbria 4th Windermere Dawes Meadow Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria Re-entry Workington The Ellis Sports Ground 12,000 (2,000 seats) Workington, Cumbria 12th

Aspatria IICarlisleCreightonEgremontHawcoat ParkKeswick IIMillomPenrith IISt. Benedict'sWhitehavenWigtonWindermereWorkingtonclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2023-24 Cumbria 1 teams

Teams 2022–23

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. The 2022–23 Counties 1 Cumbria league consists of 12 teams. Eight of these competed in the 2021–22 Cumbria 1 competition; Creighton, Egremont, Hawcoat Park, Millon, Upper Eden, Whitehaven, Wigton and Workington. Cockermouth and St. Benedict's dropped down from North 2 West having finished 7th and 12th respectively. Penrith II joined the league as a new team and Silloth returned to league rugby after not taking part in any competition since the 2019–20 season. A ninth member of the 2021–22 Cumbria 1 league, Furness, had also been assigned to Counties 1 Cumbria but withdrew before the start of the season.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Cockermouth Grassmoor Sports Centre Cockermouth, Cumbria 7th North 2 West Creighton Sycamore Lane Carlisle, Cumbria 9th Cumbria 1 Egremont Bleach Green Egremont, Cumbria 4th Cumbria 1 Hawcoat Park Hawcoat Park Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria 5th Cumbria 1 Millom Wilson Park Haverigg, Millom, Cumbria 6th Cumbria 1 Penrith II Winters Park Penrith, Cumbria New entry Silloth The Jim Brough Rugby Park Silloth, Cumbria Re-entry St. Benedict's Newlands Avenue Mirehouse, Whitehaven, Cumbria 12th North 2 West Upper Eden Pennine Park Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria 1st Cumbria 1 Whitehaven Richmond Terrace Whitehaven, Cumbria 2nd Cumbria 1 Wigton Lowmoor Road Wigton, Cumbria 3rd Cumbria 1 Workington The Ellis Sports Ground 12,000 (2,000 seats) Workington, Cumbria 8th Cumbria 1

CockermouthCreightonEgremontHawcoat ParkMillomPenrith IISillothSt. Benedict'sUpper EdenWhitehavenWigtonWorkingtonclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2022-23 Cumbria 1 teams

Teams 2021–22

The teams competing in 2021-22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019-20, the 'previous season' column in the table below refers to that season not 2020-21.

Outgoing teams St Benedicts and Cockermouth were promoted to North 2 West, and Windermere, who finished 12th but did not return, competed in the Cumbria 2 Shield (Group 1) instead. Silloth, who finished 11th, were initially due to compete but withdrew before the season began. Consequently the league was reduced from 13 sides to 9.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Creighton Sycamore Lane Carlisle, Cumbria 13th Egremont Bleach Green Egremont, Cumbria 7th Furness The Strawberry Grounds Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria 10th Hawcoat Park Hawcoat Park Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria 6th Millom Wilson Park Haverigg, Millom, Cumbria 9th Upper Eden Pennine Park Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria 5th Whitehaven Richmond Terrace Whitehaven, Cumbria 4th Wigton Lowmoor Road Wigton, Cumbria 3rd Workington The Ellis Sports Ground 12,000 (2,000 seats) Workington, Cumbria 8th

CreightonEgremontFurnessHawcoat ParkMillomUpper EdenWhitehavenWigtonWorkingtonclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2021-22 Cumbria 1 teams

Season 2020–21

On 30 October 2020 the RFU announced that due to the coronavirus pandemic a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning Cumbria 1 was not contested.

Teams 2019–20

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Cockermouth Grassmoor Sports Centre Cockermouth, Cumbria 3rd Creighton Sycamore Lane Carlisle, Cumbria Transferred from Cumbria 2 (8th) Egremont Bleach Green Egremont, Cumbria Transferred from Cumbria 2 (3rd) Furness The Strawberry Grounds Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria Transferred from Cumbria 2 (6th) Hawcoat Park Hawcoat Park Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria 7th Millom Wilson Park Haverigg, Millom, Cumbria Transferred from Cumbria 2 (7th) Silloth The Jim Brough Rugby Park Silloth, Cumbria Promoted from Cumbria 2 (champions) St. Benedict's Newlands Avenue Mirehouse, Whitehaven, Cumbria 8th Upper Eden Pennine Park Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria 6th Whitehaven Richmond Terrace Whitehaven, Cumbria 5th Wigton Lowmoor Road Wigton, Cumbria 4th Windermere Dawes Meadow Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria Transferred from Cumbria 2 (4th) Workington The Ellis Sports Ground 12,000 (2,000 seats) Workington, Cumbria Transferred from Cumbria 2 (2nd)

CockermouthCreightonEgremontFurnessHawcoat ParkMillomSillothSt. Benedict'sUpper EdenWhitehavenWigtonWindermereWorkingtonclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2019–20 Cumbria 1 teams

Original teams

When this division was introduced in 1992 it contained the following teams:

• Ambleside - transferred from North-West North 1 (8th)
• British Steel - transferred from North-West North 1 (5th)
• Carnforth - transferred from North-West North 1 (4th)
• Creighton - transferred from North-West North 1 (7th)
• Greengarth - joined league system
• Millom - transferred from North-West North 1 (6th)
• Silloth - transferred from North-West North 1 (8th)
• Smith Brothers - transferred from North-West North 1 (3rd)
• Whitehaven - transferred from North-West North 1 (9th)

Cumbria honours

Cumbria (1993–1996)

The Cumbria league was formed from teams from the old North-West North 1 division when it was disbanded at the end of the 1991–92 season. Promotion was to Cumbria/Lancs North and as the basement division for clubs in the region there was no relegation. Initially a tier 10 league, the creation of National 5 North for the 1993–94 season meant that Cumbria/Lancs North dropped to become a tier 11 league.

Cumbria (1996–2000)

The league system was restructured from top to bottom by the Rugby Football Union for the start of the 1996–97 season. The cancellation of National 5 North and creation of North West 3 meant that Cumbria remained a tier 11 league, with promotion into North Lancs/Cumbria (formerly Cumbria/Lancs North).

Cumbria (2000–2018)

Northern league restructuring by the RFU at the end of the 1999–00 season saw the cancellation of North West 1, North West 2 and North West 3 (tiers 7-9). This meant that Cumbria became a tier 8 league, with promotion continuing to North Lancs/Cumbria. As the lowest ranked league for clubs in the region there was no relegation until the introduction of Cumbria 2 at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Cumbria 1 (2018–2019)

Restructuring of the north-west leagues at the end of the 2017–18 season, including the cancellation of North Lancs/Cumbria and the introduction of Cumbria 2, meant that Cumbria was renamed to Cumbria and became a tier 7 league. Promotion was now up to North West 1 while relegation was to the new Cumbria 2.

Cumbria (2019–present)

After just one season Cumbria 2 was cancelled and Cumbria 1 reverted to being a single division named Cumbria, while the introduction of North 2 West for the 2019–20 season meant that Cumbria dropped back to being a tier 8 league with promotion into this new division and no relegation. Adult community leagues were cancelled for the 2020–21 season. In 2021–22 the league was contested by nine teams and the league restructure meant that no teams were promoted at the end of the season.

Promotion play-offs

From the 2018–19 season onwards there was a play-off between the runners-up of Cumbria 1 and North 2 West for the third and final promotion place to North 1 West. Previously Cumbria League sides had a play-off against Lancashire (North) for a place in the discontinued North Lancashire/Cumbria division (see following sub section). As of 2019–20 North 2 West sides have one win to Cumbria's zero; and the home side has one win to the away side's zero.

Discontinued promotion play-offs

Between the 2000–01 and 2016–17 seasons there was a play-off between the runners-up of the Cumbria League and Lancashire (North) for the third and final promotion place to North Lancashire/Cumbria. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2016–17 season the Lancashire (North) teams have been the most successful with eleven wins to the Cumbria League team's four; and the home team has won promotion on twelve occasions compared to the away team's three. Since the cancellation of Lancashire (North) the play-off has been discontinued.

Number of league titles

• Keswick (5)
• Hawcoat Park (3)
• Netherhall (3)
• Ambleside (2)
• Furness (2)
• Millom (2)
• Upper Eden (2)
• Whitehaven (2)
• Workington (2)
• Carnforth (1)
• Egremont (1)
• Moresby (1)
• Silloth (1)
• Smith Brothers (1)
• St. Benedict's (1)

See also

• Cumbria RU
• RFU Intermediate Cup
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

Notes

1. Due to further restructuring of the league system at the end of the 1993–94 season there was no promotion from the Cumbria division.
2. Moresby not promoted due to Cumbria League restructure with division due to increase from 8 to 13 teams for the following season.
3. Despite winning the league Egremont had to take part in the promotion playoff against the runners up from North Lancashire 1 which they subsequently won.
4. Kirkby Lonsdale were transferred to North Lancs 1 the following season.
5. Due to RFU restructuring of the Cumbria and Lancashire leagues, Upper Eden were not promoted despite finishing as champions.
6. Due to RFU restructuring of the Cumbria and Lancashire leagues, 7 of the 10 Cumbria League teams were relegated to the new Cumbria 2 division.
7. The cancellation of Cumbria 2 saw the league expand from 8 to 13 teams.
8. Bowdon won the 2018–19 promotion playoff by default as Aspatria were unwilling to take part.
9. Despite losing the playoff, Aspatria would later also be promoted due to the restructuring of the northern leagues.
10. Despite finishing at the top of the 2000-01 Cumbrian League according to the RFU website, Hawcoat Park actually went into the playoff rather than runners up St. Benedict's. Reasons for this are not clear, although St. Benedict's did play one less game than Hawcoat Park and were level on points but with a weaker for/against record, so maybe an average points total was used to determine the champions.
11. Despite finished third in the 2002-03 Cumbrian League, Upper Eden went into the promotion playoff as champions Netherall were not promoted, with second placed Windermere going up instead.
12. Despite winning the 2003-04 Cumbrian League, Egremont had to take part in the promotion playoff usually reserved for league runners up.
13. Due to changes to English rugby union league system by the RFU there would be no promotion playoff at the end of 2008-09 season. Instead the champions and runners up from both leagues would be automatically promoted.
14. Despite finishing the 2009-10 Cumbrian League in third place, Millom went into the promotion playoff game instead of runners up Egremont. Millom had actually played two less games and were only two points off the runner up spot so this may explain why they qualified for the playoff.
15. Due to restructuring of the north-west leagues by the RFU there would be no promotion playoff at the end of 2013-14 season. Instead the champions and runners up from both leagues would be automatically promoted.

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