North West 2 was an English Rugby Union league which was at the eighth tier of the domestic competition and was available to teams in North West England. Promoted teams moved up to North West 1 while relegated teams dropped to North West 3. The division was abolished at the end of the 1999–00 season due to RFU restructuring with teams being transferred to their relevant regional leagues such as South Lancs/Cheshire 1 or North Lancs/Cumbria.
Original teams When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
Burnage Cockermouth Heaton Moor Leigh Macclesfield Newton-le-Willows Penrith Sandbach Sedgley Park Warrington Workington
North West 2 Honours
North West 2 (1987–1993)
The original North West 2 was a tier 8 league with promotion up to North West 1 and relegation down to either North-West East/North 1 or North-West West 1.
North West 2 HonoursSeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated Teams 1987–88 11 Sedgley Park Sandbach Warrington, Heaton Moor, Newton-le-Willows 1988–89 11 Cockermouth Macclesfield Burnage, Leigh 1989–90 11 Manchester Netherall Moresby 1990–91 11 St Edward's Old Boys Chester Southport, Penrith 1991–92 11 Ashton-on-Mersey Blackburn No relegation 1992–93 13 Oldershaw Kirkby Lonsdale South Liverpool, Workington Green backgrounds are promotion places.
North West 2 (1993–1996)
The creation of National 5 North for the 1993–94 season meant that North West 2 dropped from being a tier 8 league to a tier 9 league for the years that National 5 North was active.
North West 2 HonoursSeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated Teams 1993–94 13 Wilmslow Netherall Wirral, Rochdale, Warrington, Ormskirk 1994–95 13 Leigh Penrith Ruskin Park, St Edward's Old Boys 1995–96 13 Vagabonds Aspull Stockport, Wigan, Caldy, Rossendale, Merseyside Police, Windermere Green backgrounds are promotion places.
North West 2 (1996–2000)
The cancellation of National 5 North at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that North West 2 reverted to being a tier 8 league. Additionally, the creation of North West 3 at tier 9 for the 1996–97, meant that relegated teams dropped to this new league. At the end of the 1999–00 season a further restructure of the leagues saw North West 1, North West 2 and North West 3 cancelled, along with their counterparts North East 1, North East 2 and North East 3.
North West 2 HonoursSeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated Teams 1996–97 10 Old Aldwinians Ashton-on-Mersey Sandbach 1997–98 10 Caldy Kirkby Lonsdale Old Salians 1998–99 10 Stockport Altrincham Kersal Merseyside Police 1999–00 10 Workington Northwich No relegation Green backgrounds are promotion places.
Number of league titles
Ashton-on-Mersey (1) Caldy (1) Cockermouth (1) Leigh (1) Manchester (1) Old Aldwinians (1) Oldershaw (1) Sedgley Park (1) St Edward's Old Boys (1) Stockport (1) Vagabonds (1) Wilmslow (1) Workington (1)
See also English Rugby Union Leagues English rugby union system Rugby union in England
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