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 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 When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
Blackpool Carnforth Creighton Keswick Kirkby Lonsdale Millom Rossendale St. Benedict's Whitehaven Windermere
North-West North 1 honours North-West North 1SeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated Teams 1987–88 10 Windermere Keswick Whitehaven 1988–89 8 Kirkby Lonsdale Rossendale Creighton 1989–90 10 Keswick Rossendale No relegation 1990–91 12 Rossendale Carnforth No relegation 1991–92 10 Upper Eden St. Benedict's No relegation Green backgrounds are promotion places.
Number of league titles
Keswick (1) Kirkby Lonsdale (1) Rossendale (1) Upper Eden (1) Windermere (1)
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References
See also Cumbria 1 Cumbria 2 English Rugby Union Leagues English rugby union system Rugby union in England