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. Due to league restructuring for the 2000–01 season, the league would be renamed to National Division Two for the following season, with the old Allied Dunbar Premiership 2 being renamed as National Division One.
Otley would finish the season as league champions, and along with runners up Birmingham & Solihull would be promoted to the new look National Division One (formerly Premiership Two). Relegated sides included Reading and Blackheath who both dropped to National League 3 South.
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 3 South or National League 3 South, depending on geographical location.
Participating clubs
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious seasonBirmingham & Solihull Sharmans Cross 4,000 Solihull, West Midlands 11thBlackheath Rectory Field 3,500 (500 seats)Greenwich, London Relegated from Premiership 2 (13th)Bracknell Lily Hill Park 1,000 Bracknell, Berkshire Promoted from National 2 South (1st)Camberley Watchetts 2,000 Camberley, Surrey 9thFylde Woodlands 7,500 (500 seats)Lytham St Annes, Lancashire Relegated from Premiership 2 (14th)Harrogate Claro Road 4,500 (500 seats)Harrogate, North Yorkshire 12thLydney Regentsholm 3,000 (340 seats) Lydney, Gloucestershire 8thNewbury Monks Lane 8,000 Newbury, Berkshire 6thNottingham Ireland Avenue 4,990 (590 seats)Nottingham, Nottinghamshire 4thOtleyCross Green 7,000 (852 seats) Otley, West Yorkshire 5thPreston Grasshoppers Lightfoot Green 2,250 (250 seats)Preston, Lancashire Promoted from National 2 North (1st)Reading Holme Park Sonning, Berkshire 10thRosslyn Park The Rock 4,630 (630 seats) Roehampton, London 3rdWharfedale The Avenue 2,000 Threshfield, North Yorkshire 7th
League table
See also 1999–2000 Premiership 1 1999–2000 Premiership 2 1999–00 National League 2 North 1999–00 National League 2 South
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