North-West North 1 was an English Rugby Union league which was at the tenth tier of the domestic competition and was available to teams in Cumbria and the northern part of Lancashire. Promoted teams moved up to North-West East/North 1 while relegated teams dropped to North-West North 2 until it was disbanded at the end of the 1989–90 season.

North-West North 1
SportRugby Union
Instituted1987; 37 years ago (1987)
Ceased1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Number of teams10
Country England
HoldersUpper Eden (1st title) (1991–92)
(promoted to Cumbria/Lancs North)

North-West North 1 ran for five seasons from 1987 to 1992 until it was cancelled by the RFU as part of their north-west league restructuring. All non-promoted sides from North-West North 1 were transferred into the new Cumbria division (also at tier 10) for the start of the 1992–93 campaign.

Original teams

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When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:

North-West North 1 honours

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North-West North 1
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
1987–88 10 Windermere Keswick Whitehaven
1988–89[1] 8 Kirkby Lonsdale Rossendale Creighton
1989–90[2] 10 Keswick Rossendale No relegation[a]
1990–91[3] 12 Rossendale Carnforth No relegation
1991–92[4] 10 Upper Eden St. Benedict's No relegation
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

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Notes

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  1. ^ The cancellation of North-West North 2 at the end of the 1989–90 season meant that there was no relegation.

References

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  1. ^ Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989-1990. p. 132.
  2. ^ Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990-1991. p. 137.
  3. ^ Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991-1992. p. 261.
  4. ^ Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992-1993. p. 175.

See also

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