| 2007–08 National Division Three North | |
| Champions: | Tynedale |
| Runnersup: | Darlington Mowden Park |
| Relegated: | Beverley, West Park St Helens, Morley |
| Highest Attendance: | 973 Preston Grasshoppers v Fylde 22 December 2007 |
| Attendance: | 38,301 (average 239 per match) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 39 West Park St Helens at home to Leicester Lions on 15 December 2007 |
| Top Point Scorer: | Jon Boden (Leicester Lions) 282 points |
| Top Try Scorer: | Oliver Brennand (Fylde) 22 tries |
| Prevseason: | 2006–07 |
| Nextseason: | 2008–09 |
The 2007–08 National Division Three North was the eighth season (nineteenth 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 Bradford & Bingley and Harrogate who were relegated from the 2006–07 National Division Two, while promoted teams included Caldy (champions) and Beverley (playoffs), both coming up from North Division 1, with no team from Midlands Division 1 as the winners of that league, Luton, went into National Division Three South instead.[1] [2] The league system was 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw and additional bonus points being awarded for scoring 4 or more tries and/or losing within 7 points of the victorious team. In terms of promotion the league champions would go straight up into National Division Two while the runners up would have a one-game playoff against the runners up from National Division Three South (at the home ground of the club with the superior league record) for the final promotion place.
At the end of the season the league champions were Tynedale, who made up for the disappointment of missing out on promotion from last season's playoffs by winning the title at a canter, finishing ahead of 2nd placed Darlington Mowden Park by a massive 29 points and qualifying directly for the 2008–09 National Division Two.[3] [4] As runners up Darlington Mowden Park had to go down to the 2007–08 National Division Three South runners up Cinderford for their playoff game, losing a tight encounter that finished 15 - 14 to the Gloucestershire side.[5] [6] The rest of the league was extremely tight, although the relegated sides all probably deserved to go down in terms of results with newly promoted Beverley, West Park St Helens and Morley being the three sides to go down. All three sides would drop to North Division 1 for the following season.[7]
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beverley | Beaver Park | Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| Bradford & Bingley | Wagon Lane | 4,000 | Bingley, West Yorkshire |
| Caldy | Paton Field | 4,000 | Thurstaston, Wirral, Merseyside |
| Darlington Mowden Park | Yiewsley Drive | Darlington, County Durham | |
| Fylde | Woodlands Memorial Ground | 9,000 | Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire |
| Harrogate | Claro Road | Harrogate, North Yorkshire | |
| Hull Ionians | Brantingham Park | 1,500 (240 seats) | Brantingham, East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Leicester Lions | Westleigh Park | 2,000 | Blaby, Leicestershire |
| Macclesfield | Priory Park | 1,250 (250 seats) | Macclesfield, Cheshire |
| Morley | Scatcherd Lane | Morley, Leeds, West Yorkshire | |
| Preston Grasshoppers | Lightfoot Green | 5,000 | Preston, Lancashire |
| Rugby Lions | Webb Ellis Road | 1,000 | Rugby, Warwickshire |
| Tynedale | Tynedale Park | 2,000 (400 seats) | Corbridge, Northumberland |
| West Park St Helens | Red Rocks | St Helens, Merseyside | |
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The league runners up of National Division Three South and North would meet in a playoff game for promotion to National Division Two. Cinderford were the southern division runners up and as they had a superior league record than northern runners-up, Darlington Mowden Park, they hosted the play-off match.
| Club | Home Games | Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverley | 12 | 1,710 | 143 | 379 | 86 | |
| Bradford & Bingley | 12 | 2,301 | 192 | 280 | 120 | 5% |
| Caldy | 8 | 3,279 | 410 | 900 | 232 | 10% |
| Darlington Mowden Park | 11 | 1,964 | 179 | 240 | 100 | |
| Fylde | 12 | 5,073 | 423 | 683 | 160 | 5% |
| Harrogate | 11 | 2,852 | 259 | 400 | 150 | |
| Hull Ionians | 12 | 2,694 | 225 | 310 | 110 | 15% |
| Leicester Lions | 13 | 1,795 | 138 | 280 | 50 | 7% |
| Macclesfield | 10 | 2,174 | 217 | 243 | 175 | 17% |
| Morley | 12 | 3,105 | 259 | 317 | 150 | |
| Preston Grasshoppers | 12 | 4,233 | 353 | 973 | 205 | 7% |
| Rugby Lions | 13 | 3,300 | 254 | 322 | 144 | 25% |
| Tynedale | 12 | 2,932 | 244 | 325 | 150 | 12% |
| West Park St Helens | 10 | 889 | 89 | 146 | 39 | |
| Rank | Player | Team | Appearances | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 282 | ||
| 2 | 26 | 215 | ||
| 3 | 24 | 189 | ||
| 4 | 25 | 188 | ||
| 5 | 23 | 176 | ||
| 26 | 176 | |||
| 6 | 22 | 172 | ||
| 7 | 21 | 164 | ||
| 8 | 19 | 157 | ||
| 9 | 26 | 144 | ||
| Rank | Player | Team | Appearances | Tries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | 22 | ||
| 2 | 24 | 18 | ||
| 3 | 24 | 16 | ||
| 4 | 21 | 15 | ||
| 5 | 23 | 14 | ||
| 6 | 24 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 16 | 11 | ||
| 16 | 11 | |||
| 19 | 11 | |||
| 19 | 11 | |||
Lisiate Tafa for Bradford & Bingley away to Fylde on 6 October 2007