Yorkshire 5

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Yorkshire 5
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Rugby football current event.svg 2016–17 Yorkshire 5
Sport Rugby union
Instituted1987;37 years ago (1987)
Ceased2017;7 years ago (2017)
Number of teams8
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Holders Wibsey (1st title) (2016–17)
(promoted to Yorkshire 4)
Most titlesHalifax Vandals, Knaresborough (3 titles)
Website England RFU

Yorkshire 5 was an English Rugby Union league at the eleventh tier of the domestic competition and was the basement league of club rugby in Yorkshire. This league was not always the bottom division as for a while there was a Yorkshire 6 but this league merged with Yorkshire 5. Also, for a short period, Yorkshire 5 was split into two parallel leagues based on geographical location. Promoted teams moved up to Yorkshire 4.

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At the end of the 2016-17 season Yorkshire 5 was abolished due to RFU changes to the Yorkshire league structure. This restructuring would see Yorkshire 4 broken up into two regional leagues - Yorkshire 4 (North West) and Yorkshire 4 (South East) - with teams from both Yorkshire 4 and 5 transferred into these new leagues. [1]

Participating Clubs 2016-17

Participating Clubs 2015-16

Participating Clubs 2014-15

Participating Clubs 2013–14

Participating Clubs 2012–13

Clubs joining the League

As this is currently the basement league of club rugby in Yorkshire, any club wishing to join the rugby union club hierarchy must begin at the bottom so all Yorkshire-based teams start in Yorkshire 5 and these are the clubs who have been accepted into the league structure for the first time.

Original teams

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

Yorkshire 5 Honours

Yorkshire 5 (1987–1993)

The original Yorkshire 5 was a tier 13 league with promotion up to Yorkshire 4 and relegation down to Yorkshire 6 until that division was cancelled at the end of the 1991–92 season.

Yorkshire 5 Honours
SeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated Teams
1987–8811 Halifax Vandals Old Rishworthians Knaresborough, Withernsea
1988–8911 Sheffield Oaks Phoenix Park Hornsea, Leeds Corinthians
1989–9011Wetherby Ossett Rowntrees
1990–9111 Burley Leeds Corinthians Knaresborough [lower-alpha 1]
1991–9211 Skipton Danum Phoenix [lower-alpha 2] No relegation [lower-alpha 3]
1992–9313 Knaresborough Rowntrees No relegation
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Yorkshire 5 (1993–2000)

The creation of National 5 North for the 1993–94 season meant that Yorkshire 5 dropped to become a tier 14 league. A further restructure at the end of the 1995–96 season, which included the cancellation of National 5 North and the addition of North East 3 at tier 9, saw Yorkshire 5 remain at tier 14. During this period Yorkshire 6 (and relegation) was re-introduced in 1996-97, cancelled, and then re-introduced for the third time for the 1999–00 season.

Yorkshire 5 Honours
SeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated Teams
1993–9410 Garforth Stocksbridge No relegation
1994–956 Rawmarsh North Earswick No relegation
1995–969 Knaresborough Padsey Menwith Hill
1996–979 Marist Eddington & Wick [lower-alpha 4] No relegation
1997–989 Ossett Ossett No relegation
1998–99 [3] 8 Rotherham Clifton Edlington Granby Withernsea, Rawmarsh, Wickersley Exel, Adwick Le Street [lower-alpha 5]
1999–00 [4] 5 Wakefield Cougars [lower-alpha 6] Ossett Nestle Rowntree, Garforth, Knaresborough
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Yorkshire 5 (2000–2004)

Northern league restructuring by the RFU at the end of the 1999-2000 season saw the cancellation of North East 1, North East 2 and North East 3 (tiers 7-9). This meant that Yorkshire 5 became a tier 11 league. Relegation continued to Yorkshire 6 until that division was abolished ahead of the 2003–04 season.

Yorkshire 5 Honours
SeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated Teams
2000–01 [5] 10 Wakefield Cougars Doncaster Phoenix Wickersley Exel
2001–02 [6] 10 Sheffield Medicals Thornensians Rotherham Clifton, Rawmarsh, Marist
2002–03 [7] 10 Stanley Rodillians Hornsea Ossett, Wibsey
2003–04 [8] 10 Sheffield Oaks Burley No relegation [lower-alpha 7]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Yorkshire 5 North-East / South East (2004–2007)

For the 2004–05 season Yorkshire 5 was divided into two regional divisions - Yorkshire 5 North-West and Yorkshire 5 South East.

Yorkshire 5 Honours
SeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated TeamsLeague Name
2004–05
[9] [10] 		8 Halifax Vandals Aireborough No relegationYorkshire 5 North-West
8 Hornsea Ossett No relegationYorkshire 5 South-East
2005–06
[11] [12] 		8 Knaresborough WetherbyNo relegationYorkshire 5 North-West
8 Mosborough Pontefract Pythons No relegationYorkshire 5 South-East
2006–07
[13] [14] 		9 Burley Garforth No relegationYorkshire 5 North-West
7 Hemsworth Sheffield Medicals No relegationYorkshire 5 South-East
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Yorkshire 5A / 5B (2007–2009)

For the 2007-08 season Yorkshire 5 switched from regional divisions into conferences - Yorkshire 5A and Yorkshire 5B. Relegation returned with the reintroduction of Yorkshire 6 (for the fourth time) ahead of the 2009–10 season.

Yorkshire 5 Honours
SeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated TeamsLeague Name
2007–08
[15] [16] 		8 Halifax Vandals Sheffield Medicals No relegationYorkshire 5A
8 Old Rishworthians Rotherham Phoenix No relegationYorkshire 5B
2008–09
[17] [18] 		9 Sheffield Medicals Hemsworth [lower-alpha 8] Sheffield Oaks Yorkshire 5A
9 Leeds Medics & Dentists Old Grovians [lower-alpha 9] Leeds Metropolitan University [lower-alpha 10] , Wetherby, Rossington Hornets Yorkshire 5B
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Yorkshire 5 (2009–2017)

Yorkshire 5 once more returned to being a single division from the 2009-10 season onward. The cancellation of Yorkshire 6 after just one season meant that there was no relegation. At the end of the 2016–17 season Yorkshire 5 was cancelled.

Yorkshire 5 Honours
SeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated Teams
2009–10 [19] 7 Mosborough Marist [lower-alpha 11] No relegation [lower-alpha 12]
2010–11 [20] 12Wetherby Knaresborough No relegation
2011–12 [21] 10 Hornsea Marist No relegation
2012–13 [22] 9 Doncaster Amateurs Stocksbridge [lower-alpha 13] No relegation
2013–14 [23] 9 Wensleydale Knaresborough No relegation
2014–15 [24] 8 Hessle Rotherham Clifton No relegation
2015–16 [25] 7 Stanley Rodillians Hornsea No relegation
2016–17 [26] 8 Wibsey Mosborough No relegation
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Promotion play-offs

Between 2005 and 2007 there was a play-off between the runners-up of Yorkshire 5 North-West and Yorkshire 5 South-West for the third and final promotion place to Yorkshire 4. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2016–17 season Yorkshire 5 North-West have been the most successful winning all three games; and the away team has won promotion on two occasions compared to the home teams one.

For the 2007-08 season Yorkshire 5 was re-organized into non-geographical groups named Yorkshire 5A and Yorkshire 5B, with Yorkshire 5B being the most successful by winning the only playoff game played. After the 2008-09 season Yorkshire 5 returned to a single division meaning that there have been no more play-offs since.

Yorkshire 5A v Yorkshire 5B promotion play-off results
SeasonHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttendance
2004–05 [27] Ossett 6-30 Aireborough (NW)Ossett Cricket and Athletic Club, Ossett, West Yorkshire
2005–06 [28] Wetherby (NW)64-3 Pontefract Pythons (SE) Grange Park, Wetherby, West Yorkshire
2006–07 [29] Sheffield Medicals (SE)10-13 Garforth (NW)Norton Playing Fields, Norton, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
2007–08 Rotherham Phoenix (B)15-10 Sheffield Medicals (A) Clifton Lane, Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Green background is the promoted team. NW = Yorkshire 5 North-West, SE = Yorkshire 5 South-East, A = Yorkshire 5A and B = Yorkshire 5B

Number of league titles

Notes

  1. ↑ Relegated side Knaresborough would transfer to Durham/Northumberland 4 for the following season instead of dropping to Yorkshire 6.
  2. ↑ League restructuring due to the cancellation of Yorkshire 6 ahead of the 1992–93 season, meant eight clubs were promoted into Yorkshire 4 including Hornsea, De La Salle (Sheffield), Withernsea, Phoenix Park, BP Chemicals and Yorkshire Main. Hull & East Riding were also meant to be promoted but they merged with Old Hymerians to form Hull RUFC who would play in North 2 East. [2]
  3. ↑ League restructuring due to the cancellation of Yorkshire 6 ahead of the 1992–93 season, meant no clubs were relegated.
  4. ↑ Runners up Eddington & Wick were supposed to be promoted to Yorkshire 4 but would instead drop out of the league system at the end of the season.
  5. ↑ The reintroduction of Yorkshire 6 would see multiple teams relegated to populate the new division.
  6. ↑ No promotion as division to increase from 5 to 10 teams for the following season.
  7. ↑ No relegation as Yorkshire 6 to be cancelled at the end of the season - it would re-emerge briefly in 2009-10 for one season only.
  8. ↑ Four clubs promoted including Ossett and Harrogate Pythons due to league restructure - Yorkshire 6 to be reinstated and Yorkshire 5 to merge back into a single division.
  9. ↑ 3rd place Adwick Le Street also promoted due to league restructure - Yorkshire 6 to be reinstated and Yorkshire 5 to merge back into a single division.
  10. ↑ Leeds Metropolitan University would drop out of the league for the following season.
  11. ↑ 3rd place Stanley Rodillians also promoted.
  12. ↑ No relegation as Yorkshire 6 cancelled after just one season.
  13. ↑ 3rd place Sheffield Oaks also promoted.

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