2003–04 National Division Three North

Countries|  England
Champions| Waterloo
Runners-up| Halifax
Relegated| Longton, Liverpool St Helens, Preston Grasshoppers
Attendance| N/A[a 1]
Top point scorer|  Anthony Birley (New Brighton)
316 points
Top try scorer|  Neil Kerfoot (Waterloo)
23 tries

<- 2002–03

2004–05 ->

The 2003–04 National Division Three North was the fourth season (sixteenth overall) of the fourth division (north) of the English domestic rugby union competition using the name National Division Three North. New teams to the division included Fylde and Kendal who were relegated from the 2002–03 National Division Two while promoted teams included Longton who came up as champions of Midlands Division 1 while Darlington (champions) and Macclesfield (playoffs) came up from North Division 1.[1][2][3] The league system was 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw with the promotion system changing for this season with a playoff system being introduced. The champions of both National Division Three North and National Division Three South would automatically go up but the runners up of these two divisions would meet each other in a one off match (at the home ground of the side with the superior league record) to see who would claim the third and final promotion place to National Division Two for the following season.

After two seasons spent in the division Waterloo would pip Halifax to the title by the narrowest of margins finishing dead level on points but going up to the 2004–05 National Division Two by virtue of a massively better for and against record.[4] Halifax would suffer a double disappointment by missing out on their second stab at promotion as they lost narrowly at home to 2003–04 National Division Three South runners up Launceston in the promotion playoff.[5][6] Relegated teams included newly promoted Longton (who gained only 4 points all season), Liverpool St Helens and Preston Grasshoppers.[4] Longton would drop back down to Midlands Division 1 while Liverpool St Helens and Preston Grasshoppers would fall to North Division 1.[7][8]

## Participating teams and locations[edit]

Blaydon

Darlington

Darlington MP

D Kingswinford

Fylde

Halifax

Kendal

Liverpool SH

Longton

Macclesfield

New Brighton

Preston

Tynedale

Waterloo

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Locations of the 2003-04 National Division Three North teams

Team  | Stadium  | Capacity  | City/Area

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Blaydon | Crow Trees | 2,000 (400 seats)  | Swalwell, Tyne and Wear
Darlington | Blackwell Meadows  | 3,000  | Darlington, County Durham
Darlington Mowden Park | Yiewsley Drive |  | Darlington, County Durham
Dudley Kingswinford | Heathbrook |  | Kingswinford, Dudley, West Midlands
Fylde | Woodlands Memorial Ground | 9,000  | Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire
Halifax | Ovenden Park |  | Halifax, West Yorkshire
Kendal | Mint Bridge | 3,000 (300 stand)  | Kendal, Cumbria
Liverpool St Helens | Moss Lane |  | St Helens, Merseyside
Longton | Trentham Fields |  | Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Macclesfield | Priory Park | 1,250 (250 seats)  | Macclesfield, Cheshire
New Brighton | Hartsfield | 2,000  | Wirral, Merseyside
Preston Grasshoppers | Lightfoot Green | 5,000  | Preston, Lancashire
Tynedale | Tynedale Park | 2,000 (400 seats)  | Corbridge, Northumberland
Waterloo | St Anthony's Road | 9,000 (200 seats)  | Blundellsands, Merseyside

## Final league table[edit]

|  | 2003–04 National Division Three North Table |

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| Club  | Played  | Won  | Drawn  | Lost  | Points For  | Points Against  | Points Difference  | Points
1 | Waterloo (C) | 26 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 979 | 343 | 636 | 50
2 | Halifax | 26 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 755 | 405 | 350 | 50
3 | Darlington Mowden Park | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 602 | 439 | 163 | 32
4 | Blaydon | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 587 | 434 | 153 | 29
5 | New Brighton | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 583 | 499 | 84 | 29
6 | Fylde | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 529 | 531 | -2 | 28
7 | Tynedale | 25[b 1] | 12 | 0 | 13 | 462 | 407 | 55 | 24
8 | Darlington | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 511 | 569 | -58 | 23
9 | Kendal | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 417 | 681 | -264 | 23
10 | Macclesfield | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 507 | 642 | -135 | 22
11 | Dudley Kingswinford | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 482 | 655 | -173 | 21
12 | Preston Grasshoppers (R) | 26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 443 | 754 | -311 | 14
13 | Liverpool St Helens (R) | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 461 | 612 | -151 | 13
14 | Longton (R) | 25[b 2] | 1 | 2 | 22 | 300 | 647 | -347 | 4
Reference Rugby Statbunker: Updated 08-05-2004

1. ^ Tynedale's game away to Longton would be cancelled due to fixture congestion.
2. ^ Longton's home game against Tynedale would be cancelled due to fixture congestion.

## Results[edit]

### Round 1[edit]

13 September 2003

Darlington| 26 - 43| Waterloo

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Blackwell Meadows
Referee: Steve Harland

13 September 2003

Darlington Mowden Park| 8 - 34| Blaydon

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Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Andrew Gardner

13 September 2003

Fylde| 16 - 17| Tynedale

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Woodlands Memorial Ground
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice

13 September 2003

Halifax| 36 - 17| Dudley Kingswinford

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Ovenden Park
Referee: S Makinson

13 September 2003

Liverpool St Helens| 35 - 15| Kendal

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Moss Lane
Referee: Rob Sawyer

13 September 2003

Longton| 6 - 28| Macclesfield

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Trentham Fields
Referee: Alan Hughes

13 September 2003

New Brighton| 33 - 31| Preston Grasshoppers

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Hartsfield
Referee: Andrew Vertigan

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### Round 2[edit]

27 September 2003

Blaydon| 41 - 6| Fylde

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Crow Trees
Referee: Ged Stone

27 September 2003

Darlington Mowden Park| 28 - 17| Darlington

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Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Alan Hughes

27 September 2003

Dudley Kingswinford| 22 - 38| Waterloo

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Heathbrook
Referee: Dale Newitt

27 September 2003

Kendal| 30 - 26| New Brighton

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Mint Bridge
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts

27 September 2003

Macclesfield| 21 - 32| Halifax

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Priory Park
Referee: Richard Draper

27 September 2003

Preston Grasshoppers| 26 - 8| Longton

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Lightfoot Green
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice

27 September 2003

Tynedale| 47 - 12| Liverpool St Helens

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Tynedale Park
Referee: Andrew Vertigan

* * *

### Round 3[edit]

11 October 2003

Darlington| 24 - 45| Dudley Kingswinford

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Blackwell Meadows
Referee: Mike Hamlin

11 October 2003

Fylde| 24 - 20| Darlington Mowden Park

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Woodlands Memorial Ground
Referee: S Makinson

11 October 2003

Halifax| 29 - 25| Preston Grasshoppers

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Ovenden Park
Referee: Andrew Vertigan

11 October 2003

Liverpool St Helens| 18 - 18| Blaydon

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Moss Lane
Referee: Rob Sawyer

11 October 2003

Longton| 11 - 12| Kendal

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Trentham Fields
Referee: David Drury

11 October 2003

New Brighton| 28 - 20| Tynedale

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Hartsfield
Referee: Mick Reid

11 October 2003

Waterloo| 68 - 13| Macclesfield

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St Anthony's Road
Referee: Andrew Vertigan

* * *

### Round 4[edit]

18 October 2003

Blaydon| 17 - 16| New Brighton

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Crow Trees
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice

18 October 2003

Darlington Mowden Park| 18 - 13| Liverpool St Helens

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Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Guy Steel Bodger

18 October 2003

Kendal| 18 - 20| Halifax

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Mint Bridge
Referee: Dale Newitt

18 October 2003

Macclesfield| 37 - 20| Dudley Kingswinford

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Priory Park
Referee: Rhys Davies

18 October 2003

Tynedale| 34 - 20| Longton

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Tynedale Park
Referee: Ged Stone

18 October 2003

Fylde| P - P| Darlington

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* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 21 February 2004.

18 October 2003

Preston Grasshoppers| P - P| Waterloo

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* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 21 February 2004.

* * *

### Round 5[edit]

25 October 2003

Darlington| 22 - 6| Macclesfield

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Blackwell Meadows
Referee: Mike Hamlin

25 October 2003

Dudley Kingswinford| 22 - 20| Preston Grasshoppers

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Heathbrook
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice

25 October 2003

Halifax| 32 - 22| Tynedale

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Ovenden Park
Referee: Richard Draper

25 October 2003

Liverpool St Helens| 19 - 24| Fylde

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Moss Lane

25 October 2003

Longton| 20 - 27| Blaydon

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Trentham Fields
Referee: Mick Reid

25 October 2003

New Brighton| 17 - 12| Darlington Mowden Park

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Hartsfield
Referee: G O'Hara

25 October 2003

Waterloo| 43 - 15| Kendal

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St Anthony's Road
Referee: Alan Hughes

* * *

### Round 6[edit]

1 November 2003

Blaydon| 20 - 25| Halifax

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Crow Trees
Referee: S Makinson

1 November 2003

Darlington Mowden Park| 28 - 10| Longton

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Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice

1 November 2003

Fylde| 16 - 23| New Brighton

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Woodlands Memorial Ground
Referee: Mike Hamlin

1 November 2003

Kendal| 32 - 7| Dudley Kingswinford

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Mint Bridge
Referee: Andrew Gardner

1 November 2003

Liverpool St Helens| 34 - 10| Darlington

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Moss Lane
Referee: Paul Dickens

1 November 2003

Preston Grasshoppers| 24 - 22| Macclesfield

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Lightfoot Green
Referee: Guy Steel Bodger

1 November 2003

Tynedale| P - P| Waterloo

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* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 6 March 2004.

* * *

### Round 7[edit]

8 November 2003

Darlington| 23 - 17| Preston Grasshoppers

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Blackwell Meadows
Referee: Andrew Vertigan

8 November 2003

Dudley Kingswinford| 19 - 32| Tynedale

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Heathbrook
Referee: Paul Dickens

8 November 2003

Halifax| 25 - 14| Darlington Mowden Park

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Ovenden Park
Referee: Ged Stone

8 November 2003

Longton| 15 - 9| Fylde

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Trentham Fields
Referee: Richard Phillips

8 November 2003

Macclesfield| 15 - 13| Kendal

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Priory Park
Referee: Eric Darriere

8 November 2003

New Brighton| 14 - 12| Liverpool St Helens

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Hartsfield
Referee: D Edmunds

8 November 2003

Waterloo| 35 - 22| Blaydon

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St Anthony's Road
Referee: Dale Newitt

* * *

### Round 8[edit]

15 November 2003

Blaydon| 53 - 7| Dudley Kingswinford

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Crow Trees
Referee: David Drury

15 November 2003

Darlington Mowden Park| 14 - 19| Waterloo

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Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Paul Dickens

15 November 2003

Fylde| 20 - 33| Halifax

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Woodlands Memorial Ground
Referee: Terry Hall

15 November 2003

Kendal| 34 - 31| Preston Grasshoppers

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Mint Bridge
Referee: Mick Reid

15 November 2003

Liverpool St Helens| 20 - 16| Longton

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Moss Lane

15 November 2003

New Brighton| 46 - 33| Darlington

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Hartsfield
Referee: Andrew Gardner

15 November 2003

Tynedale| 21 - 25| Macclesfield

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Tynedale Park
Referee: Ged Stone

* * *

### Round 9[edit]

22 November 2003

Darlington| 27 - 10| Kendal

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Blackwell Meadows
Referee: S Makinson

22 November 2003

Dudley Kingswinford| 16 - 25| Darlington Mowden Park

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Heathbrook
Referee: Mick Reid

22 November 2003

Halifax| 40 - 30| Liverpool St Helens

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Ovenden Park
Referee: Richard Phillips

22 November 2003

Longton| 8 - 19| New Brighton

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Trentham Fields
Referee: Rhys Davies

22 November 2003

Macclesfield| 25 - 11| Blaydon

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Priory Park
Referee: Terry Hall

22 November 2003

Preston Grasshoppers| 14 - 16| Tynedale

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Lightfoot Green
Referee: Andrew Gardner

22 November 2003

Waterloo| 45 - 19| Fylde

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St Anthony's Road
Referee: Guy Steel Bodger

* * *

### Round 10[edit]

29 November 2003

Blaydon| 48 - 7| Preston Grasshoppers

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Crow Trees
Referee: David Pearson

29 November 2003

Darlington Mowden Park| 30 - 0| Macclesfield

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Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Rhys Davies

29 November 2003

Fylde| 36 - 10| Dudley Kingswinford

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Woodlands Memorial Ground
Referee: Andrew Vertigan

29 November 2003

Liverpool St Helens| 23 - 31| Waterloo

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Moss Lane

29 November 2003

Longton| 10 - 10| Darlington

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Trentham Fields
Referee: JP Doyle

29 November 2003

New Brighton| 7 - 15| Halifax

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Hartsfield
Attendance: 450
Referee: Alan Hughes

29 November 2003

Tynedale| 5 - 10| Kendal

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Tynedale Park
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice

* * *

### Round 11[edit]

6 December 2003

Darlington| 19 - 12| Tynedale

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Blackwell Meadows
Referee: Andrew Vertigan

6 December 2003

Dudley Kingswinford| 18 - 17| Liverpool St Helens

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Heathbrook
Referee: Mark Varnon

6 December 2003

Halifax| 58 - 23| Longton

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Ovenden Park
Referee: S Makinson

6 December 2003

Kendal| 20 - 18| Blaydon

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Mint Bridge

6 December 2003

Macclesfield| 26 - 23| Fylde

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Priory Park
Referee: S Makinson

6 December 2003

Preston Grasshoppers| 28 - 35| Darlington Mowden Park

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Lightfoot Green
Referee: Ged Stone

6 December 2003

Waterloo| 39 - 17| New Brighton

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St Anthony's Road
Referee: Dean Richards

* * *

### Round 12[edit]

13 December 2003

Blaydon| 15 - 23| Tynedale

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Crow Trees
Referee: Alan Hughes

13 December 2003

Darlington Mowden Park| 60 - 8| Kendal

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Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Mick Reid

13 December 2003

Fylde| 24 - 15| Preston Grasshoppers

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Woodlands Memorial Ground
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice

13 December 2003

Halifax| 47 - 14| Darlington

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Ovenden Park
Referee: Ged Stone

13 December 2003

Liverpool St Helens| 34 - 23| Macclesfield

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Moss Lane

13 December 2003

New Brighton| 39 - 18| Dudley Kingswinford

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Hartsfield
Referee: S Makinson

13 December 2003

Longton| P - P| Waterloo

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* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 24 April 2004.

* * *

### Round 13[edit]

20 December 2003

Darlington| 23 - 7| Blaydon

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Blackwell Meadows
Referee: Rob Sawyer

20 December 2003

Dudley Kingswinford| 33 - 15| Longton

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Heathbrook
Referee: Mike Hamlin

20 December 2003

Kendal| 6 - 10| Fylde

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Mint Bridge
Referee: Alan Hughes

20 December 2003

Macclesfield| 16 - 16| New Brighton

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Priory Park
Referee: Ged Stone

20 December 2003

Preston Grasshoppers| 14 - 5| Liverpool St Helens

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Lightfoot Green
Referee: Mick Reid

20 December 2003

Tynedale| 13 - 14| Darlington Mowden Park

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Tynedale Park
Referee: David Drury

20 December 2003

Waterloo| 18 - 6| Halifax

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St Anthony's Road
Referee: Andrew Vertigan

* * *

### Round 14[edit]

3 January 2004

Blaydon| 37 - 3| Kendal

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Crow Trees
Referee: Andrew Gardner

3 January 2004

Darlington Mowden Park| 44 - 0| Preston Grasshoppers

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Yiewsley Drive
Referee: D Edmunds

3 January 2004

Fylde| 38 - 20| Macclesfield

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Woodlands Memorial Ground
Referee: Andrew Vertigan

3 January 2004

Liverpool St Helens| 6 - 6| Dudley Kingswinford

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Moss Lane

3 January 2004

Longton| 12 - 20| Halifax

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Trentham Fields
Referee: David Drury

3 January 2004

New Brighton| 23 - 34| Waterloo

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Hartsfield
Referee: Gareth Copsey

3 January 2004

Tynedale| 19 - 3| Darlington

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Tynedale Park
Attendance: 150
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice

* * *

### Round 15[edit]

10 January 2004

Darlington| 27 - 3| Longton

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Blackwell Meadows
Referee: Mick Reid

10 January 2004

Dudley Kingswinford| 17 - 15| Fylde

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Heathbrook
Referee: Andrew Gardner

10 January 2004

Halifax| 29 - 15| New Brighton

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Ovenden Park
Referee: Paul Dix

10 January 2004

Kendal| 15 - 3| Tynedale

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Mint Bridge
Referee: S Makinson

10 January 2004

Macclesfield| 5 - 11| Darlington Mowden Park

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Priory Park
Referee: Richard Draper

10 January 2004

Preston Grasshoppers| 13 - 41| Blaydon

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Lightfoot Green
Referee: Alan Hughes

10 January 2004

Waterloo| 24 - 0| Liverpool St Helens

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St Anthony's Road
Referee: Dale Newitt

* * *

### Round 16[edit]

17 January 2004

Blaydon| 25 - 12| Macclesfield

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Crow Trees
Attendance: 150
Referee: Andrew Gardner

17 January 2004

Darlington Mowden Park| 23 - 3| Dudley Kingswinford

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Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Mick Reid

17 January 2004

Fylde| 3 - 53| Waterloo

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Woodlands Memorial Ground
Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore

17 January 2004

Kendal| 28 - 3| Darlington

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Mint Bridge
Attendance: 280
Referee: David Drury

17 January 2004

Liverpool St Helens| 29 - 33| Halifax

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Moss Lane

17 January 2004

New Brighton| 10 - 8| Longton

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Hartsfield
Referee: Ged Stone

17 January 2004

Tynedale| 24 - 0| Preston Grasshoppers

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Tynedale Park
Referee: Paul Dickens

* * *

### Round 17[edit]

24 January 2004

Darlington| 23 - 17| New Brighton

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Blackwell Meadows

24 January 2004

Dudley Kingswinford| 18 - 3| Blaydon

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Heathbrook
Referee: S Makinson

24 January 2004

Halifax| 32 - 12| Fylde

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Ovenden Park
Referee: Mick Reid

24 January 2004

Macclesfield| 26 - 17| Tynedale

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Priory Park
Referee: Rhys Davies

24 January 2004

Preston Grasshoppers| 15 - 22| Kendal

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Lightfoot Green
Referee: Ged Stone

24 January 2004

Waterloo| 35 - 12| Darlington Mowden Park

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St Anthony's Road
Referee: Alan Hughes

24 January 2004

Longton| P - P| Liverpool St Helens

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* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 21 February 2004.

* * *

### Round 18[edit]

31 January 2004

Fylde| 29 - 8| Longton

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Woodlands Memorial Ground
Referee: Rhys Davies

31 January 2004

Liverpool St Helens| 3 - 20| New Brighton

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Moss Lane

31 January 2004

Preston Grasshoppers| 22 - 20| Darlington

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Lightfoot Green
Referee: Andrew Vertigan

31 January 2004

Tynedale| 22 - 10| Dudley Kingswinford

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Tynedale Park
Referee: David Drury

31 January 2004

Blaydon| P - P| Waterloo

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* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 1 May 2004.

31 January 2004

Darlington Mowden Park| P - P| Halifax

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* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 21 February 2004.

31 January 2004

Kendal| P - P| Macclesfield

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* Postponed. Game rescheduled to 21 February 2004.

* * *

### Round 19[edit]

7 February 2004

Darlington| 30 - 10| Liverpool St Helens

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Blackwell Meadows
Referee: S Makinson

7 February 2004

Dudley Kingswinford| 35 - 14| Kendal

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Heathbrook
Referee: Dale Newitt

7 February 2004

Halifax| 15 - 3| Blaydon

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Ovenden Park
Referee: Bruce Robertson

7 February 2004

Longton| 10 - 32| Darlington Mowden Park

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Trentham Fields
Referee: Ged Stone

7 February 2004

Macclesfield| 40 - 24| Preston Grasshoppers

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Priory Park
Referee: Andrew Gardner

7 February 2004

New Brighton| 15 - 18| Fylde

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Hartsfield
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice

7 February 2004

Waterloo| 11 - 3| Tynedale

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St Anthony's Road
Referee: Chris Sharp

* * *

### Round 20[edit]

14 February 2004

Blaydon| 29 - 10| Longton

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Crow Trees
Referee: Ged Stone

14 February 2004

Darlington Mowden Park| 23 - 25| New Brighton

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Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Mick Reid

14 February 2004

Fylde| 21 - 10| Liverpool St Helens

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Woodlands Memorial Ground
Referee: David Drury

14 February 2004

Kendal| 3 - 45| Waterloo

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Mint Bridge
Referee: Alan Hughes

14 February 2004

Macclesfield| 10 - 20| Darlington

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Priory Park
Referee: Chris Seeley

14 February 2004

Preston Grasshoppers| 18 - 10| Dudley Kingswinford

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Lightfoot Green
Referee: Rob Sawyer

14 February 2004

Tynedale| 3 - 14| Halifax

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Tynedale Park
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice

* * *

### Rounds 4, 17 & 18 (rescheduled games)[edit]

21 February 2004

Darlington Mowden Park| 10 - 25| Halifax

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Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Guy Steel Bodger

* Game rescheduled from 31 January 2004.

21 February 2004

Fylde| 26 - 23| Darlington

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Woodlands Memorial Ground
Attendance: 400
Referee: Chris Sharp

* Game rescheduled from 18 October 2003.

21 February 2004

Kendal| 30 - 30| Macclesfield

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Mint Bridge
Attendance: 350
Referee: Mick Reid

* Game rescheduled from 31 January 2004.

21 February 2004

Longton| 34 - 34| Liverpool St Helens

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Trentham Fields
Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore

* Game rescheduled from 24 January 2004.

21 February 2004

Preston Grasshoppers| 7 - 49| Waterloo

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Lightfoot Green
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice

* Game rescheduled from 18 October 2003.

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### Round 21[edit]

28 February 2004

Darlington| 23 - 28| Fylde

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Blackwell Meadows
Referee: Ged Stone

28 February 2004

Dudley Kingswinford| 34 - 17| Macclesfield

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Heathbrook
Referee: Dean Richards

28 February 2004

New Brighton| 13 - 17| Blaydon

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Hartsfield
Referee: Dale Newitt

28 February 2004

Waterloo| 91 - 5| Preston Grasshoppers

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St Anthony's Road
Referee: Greg Garner

28 February 2004

Halifax| P - P| Kendal

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28 February 2004

Liverpool St Helens| P - P| Darlington Mowden Park

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28 February 2004

Longton| C - C| Tynedale

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### Rounds 6 & 21 (rescheduled games)[edit]

6 March 2004

Halifax| 54 - 13| Kendal

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Ovenden Park
Referee: Richard Parker-Sedgmore

* Game rescheduled from 28 February 2004.

6 March 2004

Tynedale| 13 - 18| Waterloo

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Tynedale Park
Referee: Alan Hughes

* Game rescheduled from 1 November 2003.

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### Round 22[edit]

13 March 2004

Blaydon| 18 - 19| Liverpool St Helens

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Crow Trees
Referee: Mike Hamlin

13 March 2004

Darlington Mowden Park| 20 - 15| Fylde

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Yiewsley Drive
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice

13 March 2004

Dudley Kingswinford| 20 - 35| Darlington

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Heathbrook
Referee: Marcus Anderson

13 March 2004

Kendal| 20 -15| Longton

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Mint Bridge
Referee: Ian Robinson

13 March 2004

Macclesfield| 20 - 27| Waterloo

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Priory Park
Referee: Matthew Daubney

13 March 2004

Preston Grasshoppers| 10 - 29| Halifax

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Lightfoot Green
Referee: David Drury

13 March 2004

Tynedale| 20 - 16| New Brighton

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Tynedale Park
Referee: Andrew Gardner

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### Round 23[edit]

20 March 2004

Darlington| 17 - 10| Darlington Mowden Park

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Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 450
Referee: Andrew Vertigan

20 March 2004

Fylde| 6 - 15| Blaydon

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Woodlands Memorial Ground
Referee: Marcus Anderson

20 March 2004

Halifax| 28 - 0| Macclesfield

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Ovenden Park
Referee: Alan Hughes

20 March 2004

Liverpool St Helens| 10 - 24| Tynedale

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Moss Lane

20 March 2004

Longton| 10 - 27| Preston Grasshoppers

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Trentham Fields
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice

20 March 2004

New Brighton| 35 - 5| Kendal

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Hartsfield
Referee: David Drury

20 March 2004

Waterloo| 43 - 12| Dudley Kingswinford

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St Anthony's Road
Referee: Des Headington

* * *

### Round 21 (rescheduled game)[edit]

27 March 2004

Liverpool St Helens| 19 - 24| Darlington Mowden Park

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Moss Lane
Referee: Matthew Daubney

* Game rescheduled from 28 February 2004.

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### Round 24[edit]

3 April 2004

Blaydon| 26 - 14| Darlington Mowden Park

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Crow Trees
Attendance: 150
Referee: Andrew Gardner

3 April 2004

Dudley Kingswinford| 17 - 25| Halifax

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Heathbrook
Referee: Darryl Chapman

3 April 2004

Kendal| 23 - 22| Liverpool St Helens

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Mint Bridge
Referee: Rhys Davies

3 April 2004

Macclesfield| 22 - 17| Longton

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Priory Park
Referee: David Drury

3 April 2004

Preston Grasshoppers| 19 - 24| New Brighton

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Lightfoot Green
Referee: Fred Copstake

3 April 2004

Tynedale| 10 - 23| Fylde

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Tynedale Park
Referee: Ged Stone

3 April 2004

Waterloo| 26 - 15| Darlington

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St Anthony's Road
Referee: Mick Reid

* * *

### Round 25[edit]

10 April 2004

Blaydon| 16 - 12| Darlington

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Crow Trees
Attendance: 120
Referee: Alan Hughes

10 April 2004

Darlington Mowden Park| 34 - 20| Tynedale

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Yiewsley Drive
Referee: S Makinson

10 April 2004

Fylde| 40 - 3| Kendal

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Woodlands Memorial Ground
Referee: Rob Sawyer

10 April 2004

Halifax| 24 - 20| Waterloo

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Ovenden Park
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth

10 April 2004

Liverpool St Helens| 13 - 9| Preston Grasshoppers

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Moss Lane

10 April 2004

Longton| 8 - 13| Dudley Kingswinford

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Trentham Fields
Referee: Paul Dickens

10 April 2004

New Brighton| 37 - 0| Macclesfield

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Hartsfield
Referee: Ed Turnill

* * *

### Round 26[edit]

17 April 2004

Darlington| 12 - 29| Halifax

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Blackwell Meadows
Referee: Brendan Fitzmaurice

17 April 2004

Dudley Kingswinford| 33 - 22| New Brighton

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Heathbrook
Referee: Stuart Parker

17 April 2004

Kendal| 15 - 39| Darlington Mowden Park

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Mint Bridge
Referee: D Edmunds

17 April 2004

Macclesfield| 48 - 14| Liverpool St Helens

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Priory Park
Referee: Paul Dickens

17 April 2004

Preston Grasshoppers| 12 - 28| Fylde

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Lightfoot Green
Referee: Rhys Davies

17 April 2004

Waterloo| P - P| Longton

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18 April 2004

Tynedale| 22 - 3| Blaydon

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Tynedale Park
Referee: Guy Steel Bodger

* * *

### Round 12 (rescheduled game)[edit]

24 April 2004

Longton| 0 - 58| Waterloo

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Trentham Fields
Referee: S Makinson

* Game rescheduled from 13 December 2003.

* * *

### Round 18 (rescheduled game)[edit]

1 May 2004

Blaydon| 23 - 44| Waterloo

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Crow Trees
Referee: Chris Sharp

* Game rescheduled from 31 January 2004.

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### Round 26 (rescheduled game)[edit]

1 May 2004

Waterloo| 22 - 3| Longton

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St Anthony's Road
Referee: Paul Dickens

* Game rescheduled from 17 April 2004.

* * *

### Promotion play-off[edit]

The league runners up of National Division Three South and North would meet in a playoff game for promotion to National Division Two. Halifax were the northern divisions runners up and as they had a superior league record than southern runners-up, Launceston, they hosted the play-off match.

15 May 2004

Halifax| 16 - 18| Launceston

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Ovenden Park
Referee: Alan Biggs

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## Total season attendances[edit]

Club  | Home
Games  | Total  | Average  | Highest  | Lowest  | % Capacity

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Blaydon | 3 | 420 | 140 | 150 | 120 | 7%
Darlington | 1 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 15%
Darlington Mowden Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dudley Kingswinford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fylde | 1 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 4%
Halifax | 1 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 |
Kendal | 2 | 630 | 315 | 350 | 280 | 11%
Liverpool St Helens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Longton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Macclesfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Brighton | 1 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 23%
Preston Grasshoppers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0%
Tynedale | 1 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 8%
Waterloo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0%

1. ^ Due to extremely poor coverage and reporting by the media for this season there is not enough attendance data for the league to give an accurate figure.

## Individual statistics[edit]

* Note that points scorers includes tries as well as conversions, penalties and drop goals.

### Top points scorers[edit]

| Rank | Player | Team | Appearances | Points

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1 |  Anthony Birley | New Brighton | 26 | 316
2 |  Mike Scott | Fylde | 26 | 289
3 |  Tony Handley | Waterloo | 25 | 269
4 |  Douglas Sanft | Halifax | 25 | 266
5 |  Gary Bell | Macclesfield | 25 | 229
6 |  David Dalrymple | Blaydon | 17 | 166
7 |  Phillip Belgian | Tynedale | 16 | 159
Mark Butler | Darlington | 24 | 159
8 |  Simon Worsley | Liverpool St Helens | 25 | 149
9 |  Mark Bedworth | Darlington Mowden Park | 21 | 135

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### Top try scorers[edit]

| Rank | Player | Team | Appearances | Tries

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1 |  Neil Kerfoot | Waterloo | 26 | 23
2 |  Ian Gowland | Dudley Kingswinford | 24 | 21
Jan Van Deventer | Waterloo | 26 | 21
3 |  Oliver Viney | Preston Grasshoppers | 25 | 16
4 |  Dave Cunliffe | Liverpool St Helens | 25 | 14
5 |  Iain Dixon | Darlington Mowden Park | 22 | 13
Andrew Foreman | Darlington Mowden Park | 25 | 13
Aaron Canning | Halifax | 26 | 13
6 |  Rob Hitchmough | Waterloo | 18 | 12
Jamie Bloem | Halifax | 25 | 12
Robert Afoa-Peterson | Halifax | 26 | 12
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## Season records[edit]

### Team[edit]

Largest home win — 91 pts

91 - 5 Waterloo at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 28 February 2004

Largest away win — 50 pts

53 - 3 Waterloo away to Fylde on 17 January 2004

Most points scored — 91 pts

91 - 5 Waterloo at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 28 February 2004

Most tries in a match — 14

Waterloo at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 28 February 2004

Most conversions in a match — 9

Waterloo at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 28 February 2004

Most penalties in a match — 7

New Brighton at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 13 September 2003

Most drop goals in a match — 2 (x2)

Longton at home to Fylde on 8 November 2003
Fylde away to Halifax on 24 January 2004

[11][12][13][14]

### Player[edit]

Most points in a match — 29

Alistair J Murray for Tynedale at home to Longton on 18 October 2003

Most tries in a match — 4

Jamie Bloem for Halifax at home to Darlington on 13 December 2003

Most conversions in a match — 9

John Broxson for Waterloo at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 28 February 2004

Most penalties in a match — 7

Anthony Birley for New Brighton at home to Preston Grasshoppers on 13 September 2003

Most drop goals in a match — 2

Mike Scott for Fylde away to Halifax on 24 January 2004

[15][16][17][18][19]

### Attendances[edit]

Highest — 1,500[b 1]

Halifax at home to Waterloo on 10 April 2004

Lowest — 120[b 2]

Blaydon at home to Darlington on 10 April 2004

Highest Average Attendance — N/A[b 3]
Lowest Average Attendance — N/A[b 4]

1. ^ Note that attendance tracking was very poor this season and there may have been higher attendances that were not recorded.
2. ^ Note that attendance tracking was very poor this season and it is likely that there were lower attendances that were not recorded.
3. ^ Note that attendance tracking was very poor this season and is impossible to give even a slightly accurate figure for the team with the highest average attendance.
4. ^ Note that attendance tracking was very poor this season and is impossible to give even a slightly accurate figure for the team with the lowest average attendance.

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## See also[edit]

* English Rugby Union Leagues
* English rugby union system
* Rugby union in England

## References[edit]

1. ^ "National Division Two 2002-03". englandrugby.com. 26 April 2003.
2. ^ "Midlands 1 2002-03". englandrugby.com. 12 April 2003.
3. ^ "North 1 2002-03". englandrugby.com. 12 April 2003.
4. ^ a b "National League 3 North 2003-04". englandrugby.com. 8 May 2004.
5. ^ a b "National League Playoffs 2003-04". englandrugby.com. 15 May 2004.
6. ^ "Play-off agony for Halifax". Yorkshire Post. 17 May 2004.
7. ^ "Midlands 1 2004-05". englandrugby.com/. 4 September 2004.
8. ^ "North 1 2004-05". englandrugby.com. 4 September 2004.
9. ^ "National Three North 03/04 Leading top scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 5 May 2004.
10. ^ "National Three North 03/04 Leading try scorers". Rugby Statbunker. 5 May 2004.
11. ^ "National 3 North 03/04 Most tries in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 1 May 2004.
12. ^ "National 3 North 03/04 Most conversions in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 1 May 2004.
13. ^ "National 3 North 03/04 Most penalties in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 1 May 2004.
14. ^ "National 3 North 03/04 Most drop goals in a match (Team)". Rugby Statbunker. 1 May 2004.
15. ^ "National 3 North 03/04 Most points in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 1 May 2004.
16. ^ "National 3 North 03/04 Most tries in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 1 May 2004.
17. ^ "National 3 North 03/04 Most conversions in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 1 May 2004.
18. ^ "National 3 North 03/04 Most penalties in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 1 May 2004.
19. ^ "National 3 North 03/04 Most drop goals in a match (Player)". Rugby Statbunker. 1 May 2004.
20. ^ "National 3 North 03/04 Home attendance". Rugby Statbunker. 1 May 2004.

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