National Division One 2003-04
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The final league table for National Division One for the 2003-04 Season.
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! colspan=12 style="border-right:0px;"; | National Division One 2003-04
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Pos
! Team
! P
! W
! D
! L
! For
! Against
! Bonus Pts
! Pts
|-
|| 1 || Worcester || 26 || 26 || 0 || 0 || 1119 || 340 || 21 || 125
|-
|| 2 || Orrell || 26 || 22 || 0 || 4 || 946 || 455 || 20 || 108
|-
|| 3 || Plymouth Albion
|| 26 || 19 || 1 || 6 || 752 || 417 || 14 || 92
|-
|| 4 || Birmingham & Solihull || 26 || 16 || 1 || 9 || 691 || 526 || 17 || 83
|-
|| 5 || Otley
|| 26 || 17 || 0 || 9 || 609 || 484 || 7 || 75
|-
|| 6 || Exeter
|| 26 || 15 || 1 || 10 || 706 || 499 || 12 || 74
|-
|| 7 || Bedford
|| 26 || 12 || 1 || 13 || 623 || 627 || 11 || 61
|-
|| 8 || London Welsh || 26 || 12 || 0 || 14 || 526 || 605 || 10 || 58
|-
|| 9 || Bristol || 26 || 10 || 0 || 16 || 547 || 650 || 11 || 51
|-
|| 10 || Penzance and Newlyn
|| 26 || 8 || 1 || 17 || 474 || 892 || 9 || 43
|-
|| 11 || Henley || 26 || 6 || 2 || 18 || 488 || 780 || 11 || 39
|-
|| 12 || Coventry
|| 26 || 6 || 2 || 18 || 488 || 733 || 9 || 37
|-
|| 13 || Wakefield
|| 26 || 6 || 1 || 19 || 392 || 709 || 11 || 37
|-
|| 14 || Manchester || 26 || 1 || 0 || 23 || 363 || 1007 || 5 || 11
|}
Points were awarded as follows:
Worcester were promoted to the Zurich Premiership
for the 2004/05 season.
Manchester were relegated to National Division Two for the 2004/05 season whilst Wakefield
folded due to financial reasons.
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! colspan=12 style="border-right:0px;"; | National Division One 2003-04
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Pos
! Team
! P
! W
! D
! L
! For
! Against
! Bonus Pts
! Pts
|-
|| 1 || Worcester || 26 || 26 || 0 || 0 || 1119 || 340 || 21 || 125
|-
|| 2 || Orrell || 26 || 22 || 0 || 4 || 946 || 455 || 20 || 108
|-
|| 3 || Plymouth Albion
Plymouth Albion R.F.C.
Plymouth Albion Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club who play in Plymouth, England. The club was founded around 1915 from a merger between Plymouth RFC and Devonport Albion RFC...
|| 26 || 19 || 1 || 6 || 752 || 417 || 14 || 92
|-
|| 4 || Birmingham & Solihull || 26 || 16 || 1 || 9 || 691 || 526 || 17 || 83
|-
|| 5 || Otley
Otley R.U.F.C.
Otley Rugby Union Football Club is an English rugby union club representing Otley in the City of Leeds district of West Yorkshire. Founded in 1865 it broke away from the RU in 1895...
|| 26 || 17 || 0 || 9 || 609 || 484 || 7 || 75
|-
|| 6 || Exeter
Exeter Chiefs
Exeter Rugby Club are a rugby union club based in Exeter, Devon.The Exeter club was formed around 1871 and played its first match in 1873. The first team has been rebranded as the Exeter Chiefs and play in a strip of Black , White ....
|| 26 || 15 || 1 || 10 || 706 || 499 || 12 || 74
|-
|| 7 || Bedford
Bedford Blues
Bedford Blues is a rugby union club in the town of Bedford, England, currently playing in The RFU Championship. Bedford is one of the largest towns in England without a league football club, and one of the few towns in England where the rugby club is better supported than the football team. The...
|| 26 || 12 || 1 || 13 || 623 || 627 || 11 || 61
|-
|| 8 || London Welsh || 26 || 12 || 0 || 14 || 526 || 605 || 10 || 58
|-
|| 9 || Bristol || 26 || 10 || 0 || 16 || 547 || 650 || 11 || 51
|-
|| 10 || Penzance and Newlyn
Cornish Pirates
The Cornish Pirates are an English professional rugby union team who play in the Championship, the second level of the English rugby union pyramid, and are the premier Cornish rugby club. Formerly known as Penzance & Newlyn Pirates, the Cornish Pirates play their home games and train at their...
|| 26 || 8 || 1 || 17 || 474 || 892 || 9 || 43
|-
|| 11 || Henley || 26 || 6 || 2 || 18 || 488 || 780 || 11 || 39
|-
|| 12 || Coventry
Coventry R.F.C.
Coventry Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in the city of Coventry, England. The club enjoyed national success during the 1960s and the 1970s, with many of its players playing for their countries....
|| 26 || 6 || 2 || 18 || 488 || 733 || 9 || 37
|-
|| 13 || Wakefield
Wakefield RFC
Wakefield RFC was an English rugby union club, founded in 1901, and which dropped out of the English leagues in 2004 as a result of the effects of professionalism...
|| 26 || 6 || 1 || 19 || 392 || 709 || 11 || 37
|-
|| 14 || Manchester || 26 || 1 || 0 || 23 || 363 || 1007 || 5 || 11
|}
Points were awarded as follows:
- 4 points for a win
- 2 points for a draw
- 0 points for a loss
- 1 bonus point for losing by 7 points or less
- 1 bonus point for scoring 4 triesTryA try is the major way of scoring points in rugby league and rugby union football. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area...
or more in a match
Worcester were promoted to the Zurich Premiership
Guinness Premiership
The English Premiership, also currently known as the Aviva Premiership because of the league's sponsorship by Aviva, is a professional league competition for rugby union football clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. There are twelve clubs in the Premiership...
for the 2004/05 season.
Manchester were relegated to National Division Two for the 2004/05 season whilst Wakefield
Wakefield RFC
Wakefield RFC was an English rugby union club, founded in 1901, and which dropped out of the English leagues in 2004 as a result of the effects of professionalism...
folded due to financial reasons.