London 1 North


London 1 North is an English level 6, rugby union league for clubs in London and the south-east of England including sides from Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, north Greater London, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk.
The fourteen teams play home and away matches from September through to April. The first placed team in the league wins promotion to London & South East Premier while the league runner-up plays the second placed team from London 1 South in a play-off for promotion. Relegated teams drop to either London 2 North East or London 2 North West depending on the location of the club.

Teams 2019–20

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
Amersham & ChilternWeedon LaneAmersham, Buckinghamshire7th
BrentwoodKing George's Playing Fields3,000Brentwood, EssexRelegated from LSE Premier
ChingfordLea Valley Playing FieldsChingford, LondonRelegated from LSE Premier
ColchesterMill Road Playing FieldsColchester, EssexRunners up
Eton ManorThe New WildernessWanstead, London9th
HarpendenRedbourn LaneHarpenden, HertfordshirePromoted from London 2 NW
North WalshamNorwich Road1,200Scottow, Norfolk3rd
Old HaberdashersCroxdale RoadBorehamwood, Hertfordshire4th
Old PrioriansPerivaleGreenford, London8th
RuislipWest End RoadRuislip, London11th
ShelfordThe Davey Field2,000 Great Shelford, CambridgeshireRelegated from LSE Premier
Southend SaxonsWarners Bridge ParkSouthend-on-Sea, Essex6th
SudburyWhittome FieldGreat Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk10th
WoodfordHighamsWoodford, LondonPromoted from London 2 NE

Teams 2018–19

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
Amersham & ChilternWeedon LaneAmersham, Buckinghamshire4th
ColchesterMill Road Playing FieldsColchester, Essex3rd
DissMackendersRoydon, Norfolk11th
Eton ManorThe New WildernessWanstead, London5th
FulleriansConingsby DriveWatford, Hertfordshire9th
H.A.C.Artillery GroundFinsbury, LondonPromoted from London 2 NW
LutonNewlands RoadLuton, BedfordshirePromoted from Midlands 2 East
North WalshamNorwich Road1,200Scottow, Norfolk6th
Old HaberdashersCroxdale RoadBorehamwood, Hertfordshire7th
Old PrioriansPerivaleGreenford, London8th
Rochford HundredThe Rugby Park1,000Hawkwell, Rochford, EssexPromoted from London 2 NE
RuislipWest End RoadRuislip, London10th
Southend SaxonsWarners Bridge ParkSouthend-on-Sea, EssexRelegated from LSE Premier
SudburyWhittome FieldGreat Cornard, Sudbury, SuffolkPromoted from London 2 NE

Teams 2017–18

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
Amersham & ChilternWeedon LaneAmersham, BuckinghamshireRelegated from National 3 London & SE
BrentwoodKing George's Playing Fields3,000Brentwood, Essex3rd
ChingfordLea Valley Playing FieldsChingford, London2nd
ColchesterMill Road Playing FieldsColchester, EssexRelegated from National 3 London & SE
DissMackendersRoydon, NorfolkPromoted from London 2 North East
Eton ManorThe New WildernessWanstead, London5th
FulleriansConingsby DriveWatford, Hertfordshire11th
Letchworth Garden CityBaldock RoadLetchworth, Hertfordshire9th
North WalshamNorwich Road1,200Scottow, Norfolk4th
Old HaberdashersCroxdale RoadBorehamwood, HertfordshirePromoted from London 2 North West
Old PrioriansPerivaleGreenford, London10th
RuislipWest End RoadRuislip, London7th
Saffron WaldenChickney RoadHenham, Hertfordshire8th
South Woodham FerrersSaltcoats Playing FieldSouth Woodham Ferrers, EssexPromoted from London 2 North East

Teams 2016-17

, the champions, are promoted to National League 3 London & SE for next season. There are only two relegated clubs as East Grinstead took voluntary relegation from the National League 3 London & SE to the Sussex Leagues.
In the first season of the English rugby union league pyramid, sponsored by Courage, there was six, tier six leagues. The initial name was London 2 North and was for teams based in London and the counties of Hertfordshire, Middlesex, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk. There was eleven teams in the league and each team played one match against each of the other teams, giving each team five home matches and five away matches. The winning team was awarded two points, and there was one point for each team in a drawn match.

London 2 North (1987–1993)

London 2 North (1993–1994)

At the end of the 1992–93 season the top six teams from London Division 1 and the top six from South West Division 1 were combined to create National 5 South. This meant that London 2 North dropped from a tier 6 league to a tier 7 league for the years that National 5 South was active.

London 2 North (1998–2009)

London 1 North

Promotion play-offs

Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of London 1 North and London 1 South for the third and final promotion place to London & South East Premier. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season the London 1 South teams have been the most successful with eleven wins to the London 1 North teams eight; and the home team has won promotion on thirteen occasions compared to the away teams six.

Number of league titles