Английская Википедия:Counties 1 Cumbria

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Counties 1 Cumbria (formerly Cumbria League and Cumbria 1) is a competitive rugby union league at level 7 of the English rugby union system run by the English Rugby Football Union (RFU) for club sides based in Cumbria. It was previously a tier 7 league but the creation of North 2 West demoted it to level 8. Promoted teams typically go up to North 2 West and since Cumbria 2 was cancelled at the end of the 2018–19 season there is no relegation. Each season a team from Cumbria 1 is picked to take part in the RFU Senior Vase - a national competition for clubs at level 8. The original Cumbria league was formed at the start of the 1992–93 season when the North-West North 1 division was cancelled.

Until the end of the 2017–18 season the Cumbria League was a single division involving 10 clubs and ranked at tier 8 of the English rugby union system. The champions were automatically promoted to the now discontinued North Lancashire/Cumbria league and until the 2016–17 season the second placed team faced the runner-up from Lancashire (North) for the final promotion place until Lancashire (North) was cancelled. There was no relegation due to it having been the lowest competitive league for Rugby Union in Cumbria. It ran alongside the Cumbria 2 North & West and Cumbria 2 South & East Merit Leagues.

This changed for the 2018–19 season due to RFU having to restructure the northern leagues after 19 Lancashire based clubs withdrew from the league system to form their own competition. The result was that the Cumbrian clubs based in North Lancashire/Cumbria joined the top 3 Cumbria League sides in Cumbria 1, while the rest of the Cumbrian League sides along with a handful of 2nd XV teams formed Cumbria 2.

Another change to the structure from the 2018–19 season was that the division would play two stages - the first involving all eight teams to decide who would be contesting promotion and relegation during the second stage when the division was divided into two mini leagues (one promotion/one relegation). In 2022 the RFU further restructured the adult community leagues and the Cumbria League was renamed Counties 1 Cumbria from the 2022–23 season.

Teams 2022–23

The 2022–23 Counties 1 Cumbria league consists of 12 teams. Eight of these competed in the 2021–22 Cumbria 1 competition; Creighton, Egremont, Hawcoat Park, Millon, Upper Eden, Whitehaven, Wigton and Workington. Cockermouth and St. Benedict's dropped down from North 2 West having finished 7th and 12th respectively. Penrith II joined the league as a new team and Silloth returned to league rugby after not taking part in any competition since the 2019–20 season. A ninth member of the 2021–22 Cumbria 1 league, Furness, had also been assigned to Counties 1 Cumbria but withdrew before the start of the season.

Teams 2021–22

The teams competing in 2021-22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019-20, the 'previous season' column in the table below refers to that season not 2020-21.

Outgoing teams St Benedicts and Cockermouth were promoted to North 2 West, and Windermere, who finished 12th but did not return, competed in the Cumbria 2 Shield (Group 1) instead. Silloth, who finished 11th, were initially due to compete but withdrew before the season began. Consequently the league was reduced from 13 sides to 9.

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Creighton	Sycamore Lane		Carlisle, Cumbria	13th
Egremont	Bleach Green		Egremont, Cumbria	7th
Furness	The Strawberry Grounds		Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria	10th
Hawcoat Park	Hawcoat Park		Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria	6th
Millom	Wilson Park		Haverigg, Millom, Cumbria	9th
Upper Eden	Pennine Park		Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria	5th
Whitehaven	Richmond Terrace		Whitehaven, Cumbria	4th
Wigton	Lowmoor Road		Wigton, Cumbria	3rd
Workington	The Ellis Sports Ground	12,000 (2,000 seats)	Workington, Cumbria	8th

Season 2020–21

On 30 October 2020 the RFU announced that due to the coronavirus pandemic a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning Cumbria 1 was not contested.

Teams 2019–20

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Cockermouth	Grassmoor Sports Centre		Cockermouth, Cumbria	3rd
Creighton	Sycamore Lane		Carlisle, Cumbria	Transferred from Cumbria 2 (8th)
Egremont	Bleach Green		Egremont, Cumbria	Transferred from Cumbria 2 (3rd)
Furness	The Strawberry Grounds		Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria	Transferred from Cumbria 2 (6th)
Hawcoat Park	Hawcoat Park		Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria	7th
Millom	Wilson Park		Haverigg, Millom, Cumbria	Transferred from Cumbria 2 (7th)
Silloth	The Jim Brough Rugby Park		Silloth, Cumbria	Promoted from Cumbria 2 (champions)
St. Benedict's	Newlands Avenue		Mirehouse, Whitehaven, Cumbria	8th
Upper Eden	Pennine Park		Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria	6th
Whitehaven	Richmond Terrace		Whitehaven, Cumbria	5th
Wigton	Lowmoor Road		Wigton, Cumbria	4th
Windermere	Dawes Meadow		Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria	Transferred from Cumbria 2 (4th)
Workington	The Ellis Sports Ground	12,000 (2,000 seats)	Workington, Cumbria	Transferred from Cumbria 2 (2nd)

Original teams

When this division was introduced in 1992 it contained the following teams:

• Ambleside - transferred from North-West North 1 (8th)
• British Steel - transferred from North-West North 1 (5th)
• Carnforth - transferred from North-West North 1 (4th)
• Creighton - transferred from North-West North 1 (7th)
• Greengarth - joined league system
• Millom - transferred from North-West North 1 (6th)
• Silloth - transferred from North-West North 1 (8th)
• Smith Brothers - transferred from North-West North 1 (3rd)
• Whitehaven - transferred from North-West North 1 (9th)

Cumbria honours

Cumbria (1993–1996)

The Cumbria league was formed from teams from the old North-West North 1 division when it was disbanded at the end of the 1991–92 season. Promotion was to Cumbria/Lancs North and as the basement division for clubs in the region there was no relegation. Initially a tier 10 league, the creation of National 5 North for the 1993–94 season meant that Cumbria/Lancs North dropped to become a tier 11 league.

Cumbria
Season	No of Teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated Teams
1992–93	9	Smith Brothers	British Steel	No relegation
1993–94	9	KeswickШаблон:Efn	Creighton	No relegation
1994–95	9	Carnforth	Creighton	No relegation
1995–96	9	Ambleside	Whitehaven	No relegation
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Cumbria (1996–2000)

The league system was restructured from top to bottom by the Rugby Football Union for the start of the 1996–97 season. The cancellation of National 5 North and creation of North West 3 meant that Cumbria remained a tier 11 league, with promotion into North Lancs/Cumbria (formerly Cumbria/Lancs North).

Cumbria
Season	No of Teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated Teams
1996–97	8	Furness	Whitehaven	No relegation
1997–98	8	Ambleside	Moresby	No relegation
1998–99	8	Millom	Moresby	No relegation
1999–00	8	MoresbyШаблон:Efn	Silloth	No relegation
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Cumbria (2000–2018)

Northern league restructuring by the RFU at the end of the 1999–00 season saw the cancellation of North West 1, North West 2 and North West 3 (tiers 7-9). This meant that Cumbria became a tier 8 league, with promotion continuing to North Lancs/Cumbria. As the lowest ranked league for clubs in the region there was no relegation until the introduction of Cumbria 2 at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Cumbria 1
Season	No of Teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated Teams
2000–01	13	Hawcoat Park	St. Benedict's	No relegation
2001–02	13	Hawcoat Park	Windermere	No relegation
2002–03	15	Netherhall	Windermere	No relegation
2003–04	13	EgremontШаблон:Efn	Netherhall	No relegation
2004–05	12	Netherhall	Moresby	No relegation
2005–06	14	Whitehaven	Kirkby LonsdaleШаблон:Efn	No relegation
2006–07	14	Workington	Keswick	No relegation
2007–08	14	Keswick	Netherhall	No relegation
2008–09	12	Netherhall	St. Benedict's	No relegation
2009–10	10	Whitehaven	Egremont	No relegation
2010–11	9	Millom	Egremont	No relegation
2011–12	10	Keswick	Whitehaven	No relegation
2012–13	10	Hawcoat Park	Silloth	No relegation
2013–14	12	Furness	Egremont	No relegation
2014–15	13	Silloth	Workington	No relegation
2015–16	10	Workington	Egremont	No relegation
2016–17	10	Keswick	Whitehaven	No relegation
2017–18	10	Upper EdenШаблон:Efn	Whitehaven	Multiple teamsШаблон:Efn
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Cumbria 1 (2018–2019)

Restructuring of the north-west leagues at the end of the 2017–18 season, including the cancellation of North Lancs/Cumbria and the introduction of Cumbria 2, meant that Cumbria was renamed to Cumbria and became a tier 7 league. Promotion was now up to North West 1 while relegation was to the new Cumbria 2.

Cumbria 1
Season	No of Teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated Teams
2018–19	8	Keswick	Aspatria	No relegation
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Cumbria (2019–present)

After just one season Cumbria 2 was cancelled and Cumbria 1 reverted to being a single division named Cumbria, while the introduction of North 2 West for the 2019–20 season meant that Cumbria dropped back to being a tier 8 league with promotion into this new division and no relegation. Adult community leagues were cancelled for the 2020–21 season. In 2021–22 the league was contested by nine teams and the league restructure meant that no teams were promoted at the end of the season.

Cumbria 1
Season	No of Teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated Teams
2019–20	13Шаблон:Efn	St. Benedict's	Cockermouth	No relegation
2020–21	13
2021-22	9	Upper Eden	Whitehaven	No relegation
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Promotion play-offs

From the 2018–19 season onwards there was a play-off between the runners-up of Cumbria 1 and North 2 West for the third and final promotion place to North 1 West. Previously Cumbria League sides had a play-off against Lancashire (North) for a place in the discontinued North Lancashire/Cumbria division (see following sub section). As of 2019–20 North 2 West sides have one win to Cumbria's zero; and the home side has one win to the away side's zero.

Cumbria 1 v North 2 West promotion play-off results
Season	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Attendance
2018–19	Bowdon (LC)	HWOШаблон:Efn	Aspatria (C)Шаблон:Efn	Clay Lane, Timperley, Altrincham, Greater Manchester	N/A
2019–20	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Both runners up - Cockermouth (C) and Glossop (NW) - promoted.

Discontinued promotion play-offs

Between the 2000–01 and 2016–17 seasons there was a play-off between the runners-up of the Cumbria League and Lancashire (North) for the third and final promotion place to North Lancashire/Cumbria. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2016–17 season the Lancashire (North) teams have been the most successful with eleven wins to the Cumbria League team's four; and the home team has won promotion on twelve occasions compared to the away team's three. Since the cancellation of Lancashire (North) the play-off has been discontinued.

Cumbria League v Lancashire (North) promotion play-off results
Season	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Attendance
2000–01	Tyldesley (L)	47-26	Hawcoat Park (C)Шаблон:Efn	St George's Park, Tyldesley, Manchester
2001–02	Bury (L)	20-3	Windermere (C)	Bury Sports Club, Bury, Greater Manchester
2002–03	Didsbury Toc H (L)	17-29	Upper Eden (C)Шаблон:Efn	Ford Lane, Didsbury, Manchester
2003–04	Egremont (C)Шаблон:Efn	27-19	Didsbury Toc H (L)	Bleach Green, Egremont, Cumbria
2004–05	Burnage (L)	60-0	Moresby (C)	Varley Park, Stockport, Greater Manchester
2005–06	Kirkby Lonsdale (C)	20-23	Didsbury Toc H (L)	Raygarth, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria
2006–07	Tarleton (L)	28-7	Keswick (C)	Carr Lane, Tarleton, Lancashire
2007–08	Netherhall (C)	0-20	Burnley (L)	Netherhall Road, Maryport, Cumbria
2008–09	No promotion playoffШаблон:Efn
2009–10	Didsbury Toc H (L)	42-10	Millom (C)Шаблон:Efn	Ford Lane, Didsbury, Manchester
2010–11	Egremont (C)	19-18	Trafford MV (L)	Bleach Green, Egremont, Cumbria
2011–12	Whitehaven (C)	33-22	Trafford MV (L)	The Playground, Whitehaven, Cumbria
2012–13	Bolton (L)	27-7	Silloth (C)	Avenue Street, Bolton, Greater Manchester
2013–14	No promotion playoffШаблон:Efn
2014–15	Ashton-under-Lyne (L)	17-5	Workington (C)	Gambrel Bank, Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
2015–16	Littleborough (L)	37-3	Egremont (C)	Rakewood Road, Littleborough, Rochdale, Greater Manchester
2016–17	Burnley (L)	94-0	Whitehaven (C)	Holden Road, Burnley, Lancashire
Green background is the promoted team. C = Cumbria League and L = Lancashire (North) (formerly North Lancashire 1)

Number of league titles

• Keswick (5)
• Hawcoat Park (3)
• Netherhall (3)
• Ambleside (2)
• Furness (2)
• Millom (2)
• Upper Eden (2)
• Whitehaven (2)
• Workington (2)
• Carnforth (1)
• Egremont (1)
• Moresby (1)
• Silloth (1)
• Smith Brothers (1)
• St. Benedict's (1)

See also

• Cumbria RU
• RFU Intermediate Cup
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England