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1988–89 National Division 1

Rugby union competition in England

Field	Value
name	1988–89 National Division 1
countries	England
champions	Bath (1st title)
runnersup	Gloucester
relegated	Liverpool St.Helens
Waterloo
matches	66
date	10 September 1988 – 22 April 1989
top point scorer	103 – Rob Andrew (Wasps)
top try scorer	10 – Jeremy Guscott (Bath)
prevseason	1987–88
nextseason	1989–90

Waterloo

The 1988–89 National Division 1 (sponsored by Courage Brewery) was the second season of the top tier of the English rugby union league system, the Courage Clubs Championship, currently known as Premiership Rugby. Leicester were the defending champions, and Liverpool St Helens and Rosslyn Park the promoted sides.

Bath became champions for the first time winning the league by a convincing margin from runners–up Gloucester. Waterloo and Liverpool St.Helens finished in the bottom two and were relegated to the 1989–90 National Division 2.

Structure

Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of eleven matches each. This was the first season of fixed Saturdays for league matches, where before clubs had organised fixture dates and the number of home games were fairer (although some teams played six and others five). The bottom two sides were relegated to National Division 2.

The points system was changed so that a win counted for 2 points, a draw 1 point and a loss no points (previously this had been 4 points for a win, 2 for a draw and 1 for a loss).

Participating teams

	Team		Stadium		Capacity		City/Area		Previous season
Bath	Recreation Ground	title=Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1990–91	year=1990	publisher=Burlington Publishing Co. Ltd	location=Windsor	edition=3rd	editor=Tony Williams and Bill Mitchell	page=40	chapter=Bath F.C. (Ground Details)}}	Bath, Somerset	4th
Bristol	Memorial Stadium	8,500 (1,200 seats)	Bristol, Avon	9th
Gloucester	Kingsholm	11,100 (1,100 seats)	Gloucester, Gloucestershire	5th
Harlequins	The Stoop	9,000 (2,000 seats)	Twickenham, London	3rd
Leicester	Welford Road	14,700 (9,200 seats)	Leicester, Leicestershire	Champions
Liverpool St Helens	Moss Lane	4,370 (370 seats)	St Helens, Merseyside	Promoted from National 2 (2nd)
Moseley	The Reddings	9,999 (1,800 seats)	Birmingham, West Midlands	7th
Nottingham	Ireland Avenue	4,990 (590 seats)	Beeston, Nottinghamshire	8th
Orrell	Edge Hall Road	5,300 (300 seats)	Orrell, Greater Manchester	6th
Rosslyn Park	The Rock	4,630 (630 seats)	Roehampton, London	Promoted from National 2 (1st)
Wasps	Repton Avenue	3,200 (1,200 seats)	Sudbury, London	2nd
Waterloo	St Anthony's Road	9,950 (950 seats)	Blundellsands, Merseyside	10th

Table

2 pts for a win
1 pt for a draw
0 pt for a loss

Results table

The home team is listed on the left column.

Fixtures & Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Bath are champions.

Round 10

Waterloo are relegated.
Liverpool St Helens are relegated.

Round 11

Notes

References

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"Courage Club Championship 1988/89". Moseley Rugby Club.
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