1990–91 National Division 1


The 1990–91 National Division 1 was the fourth season of the top tier of the English rugby union league system, the Courage Clubs Championship, currently known as Premiership Rugby. Wasps were the defending champions and Northampton and Liverpool St Helens the promoted sides.
Bath finished the season the champions for the second time, beating the holders Wasps by just one point. The two bottom sides, Moseley and Liverpool St Helens, were relegated to the 1991–92 National Division 2.

Structure

The division increased from twelve teams to thirteen, each side playing the others once to make a total of twelve matches each. The bottom two teams would be relegated to National Division 2.

Participating teams

TeamStadiumCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
BathRecreation Ground8,300 Bath, Somerset3rd
BristolMemorial Stadium8,500 Bristol, Avon9th
GloucesterKingsholm11,100 Gloucester, Gloucestershire2nd
HarlequinsThe Stoop9,000 Twickenham, London7th
LeicesterWelford Road14,700 Leicester, Leicestershire5th
Liverpool St HelensMoss Lane4,370 St Helens, MerseysidePromoted from National 2
MoseleyThe Reddings9,999 Birmingham, West Midlands11th
NorthamptonFranklin's Gardens6,000 Northampton, NorthamptonshirePromoted from National 2
NottinghamIreland Avenue4,990 Beeston, Nottinghamshire6th
OrrellEdge Hall Road5,300 Orrell, Greater Manchester8th
Rosslyn ParkThe Rock4,630 Roehampton, London10th
SaracensBramley Road2,300 Enfield, London4th
WaspsRepton Avenue3,200 Sudbury, LondonChampions

Results

The home team is listed in the left column.

Fixtures & Results

Round 8

Round 13

  • Bath are champions.