Southern Counties North


Southern Counties North is a division at level 7 of the English rugby union system sitting at the seventh tier of club rugby union in England and primarily featuring teams based in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. The league champions at the end of each season are automatically promoted to South West 1 East while the runner-up play against the runner-up from Southern Counties South in a play-off for the third promotion place. Relegated teams usually drop to Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier.
Teams from Southern Counties North also participate in the RFU Intermediate Cup - a national competition for clubs at level 7.

2019-20

Participating teams and location

TeamGroundCapacityTown/AreaPrevious season
AylesburyOstler's FieldWeston Turville, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire5th
BicesterOxford RoadBicester, Oxfordshire4th
CheshamChiltern Hills AcademyChesham, BuckinghamshirePromoted from BBO Premier
DidcotBoundary ParkDidcot, OxfordshirePromoted from BBO Premier
High WycombeKingsmead RoadHigh Wycombe, Buckinghamshire9th
MarlowRiverwoods DriveMarlow, Buckinghamshire3rd
ReadingHolme ParkSonning, Reading, Berkshire8th
Reading AbbeyRosehillReading, Berkshire7th
Shipston-on-StourMayo Road600Shipston-on-Stour, WarwickshirePromoted from Midlands 3 WS
Stow-on-the-WoldOddington RoadStow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire10th
WallingfordWallingford Sports ParkWallingford, Oxfordshire6th
WitneyWitney RoadHailey, Witney, OxfordshireRelegated from South West 1 East

2018-19

Participating teams and location

TeamGroundCapacityTown/AreaPrevious season
AylesburyOstler's FieldWeston Turville, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire4th
BicesterOxford RoadBicester, OxfordshireRelegated from South West 1 East
BuckinghamFloyd FieldMaids Moreton, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire3rd
LittlemoreOxford AcademyLittlemore, Oxford, OxfordshirePromoted from Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier
High WycombeKingsmead RoadHigh Wycombe, Buckinghamshire9th
MarlowRiverwoods DriveMarlow, BuckinghamshireRelegated from South West 1 East
ReadingHolme ParkSonning, Reading, Berkshire7th
Reading AbbeyRosehillReading, Berkshire8th
SloughTamblyn FieldsSlough, BerkshirePromoted from Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier
Stow-on-the-WoldOddington RoadStow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire10th
WallingfordWallingford Sports ParkWallingford, Oxfordshire6th
WindsorHome ParkWindsor, BerkshireRunners up

2017-18

Participating teams and location

TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
AylesburyOstler's FieldWeston Turville, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire3rd
BeaconsfieldOak Lodge MeadowBeaconsfield, Buckinghamshire7th
BuckinghamFloyd FieldMaids Moreton, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire4th
DriftersFarnham Common Sports ClubFarnham Common, BuckinghamshirePromoted from Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier
Gosford All BlacksStratfield BrakeKidlington, Oxfordshire10th
High WycombeKingsmead RoadHigh Wycombe, Buckinghamshire8th
ReadingHolme ParkSonning, Reading, BerkshireRelegated from South West 1 East
Reading AbbeyRosehillReading, BerkshireRelegated from South West 1 East
Stow-on-the-WoldOddington RoadStow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire9th
ThatchamHenwicky Worthy Sports FieldThatcham, Berkshire5th
WallingfordWallingford Sports ParkWallingford, Oxfordshire6th
WindsorHome ParkWindsor, BerkshireRelegated from South West 1 East

2016-17

Participating teams and location

TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
AylesburyOstler's FieldWeston Turville, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire2nd
BeaconsfieldOak Lodge MeadowBeaconsfield, Buckinghamshire6th
BicesterOxford RoadBicester, Oxfordshire4th
BletchleyManor FieldsBletchley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire8th
BuckinghamFloyd FieldMaids Moreton, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire3rd
Gosford All BlacksStratfield BrakeKidlington, OxfordshirePromoted from Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier
High WycombeKingsmead RoadHigh Wycombe, BuckinghamshireRelegated from South West 1 East
MarlowRiverwoods DriveMarlow, Buckinghamshire7th
Milton KeynesEmerson ValleyMilton Keynes, BuckinghamshirePromoted from Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier
Stow-on-the-WoldOddington RoadStow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire9th
ThatchamHenwicky Worthy Sports FieldThatcham, Berkshire10th
WallingfordWallingford Sports ParkWallingford, Oxfordshire5th

2015–16

The 2015–16 Southern Counties North consisted of twelve teams; six from Buckinghamshire, two each from Berkshire and Oxfordshire, and one each from Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. The season started on 12 September 2015 and the last league matches were played on 23 April 2016.

Participating teams and location

Seven of the twelve teams participated in last season's competition. The 2014–15 champions High Wycombe were promoted to the South West 1 East while Milton Keynes and Alchester were relegated to the Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier. Royal Wootton Bassett, who finished 4th, were level transferred to Southern Counties South.
TeamGroundCapacityTown/VillagePrevious season
AylesburyOstler's FieldWeston Turville, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire2nd
BeaconsfieldOak Lodge MeadowBeaconsfield, Buckinghamshire8th
BicesterOxford RoadBicester, Oxfordshire5th
BletchleyManor FieldsBletchley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshirerelegated from South West 1 East
BuckinghamFloyd FieldMaids Moreton, Buckingham, Buckinghamshirerelegated from South West 1 East
DriftersFarnham Common Sports ClubFarnham Common, Buckinghamshire9th
MarlowRiverwoods DriveMarlow, Buckinghamshire7th
Reading AbbeyRosehillReading, Berkshirepromoted from Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier
Stow-on-the-WoldOddington RoadStow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire4th
Swindon College Old BoysNationwide Sports PavilionSwindon, Wiltshirepromoted from Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier
ThatchamHenwicky Worthy Sports FieldThatcham, Berkshire6th
WallingfordWallingford Sports ParkWallingford, Oxfordshire10th

2014–15

Participating teams

Participating teams

Participating teams

Promotion play-offs

Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of Southern Counties North and Southern Counties South for the third and final promotion place to South West 1 East. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season Southern Counties North teams have been the most successful with twelve wins to the Southern Counties South teams seven; and the home team has won promotion on thirteen occasions compared to the away teams six.

Number of league titles