1987–88 Courage League
Team Stadium Capacity City/Area
Bath Bath 8,200 Bath , Somerset
Bristol Memorial Stadium 12,100 Bristol , Avon
Coventry Coundon Road 9,000+ Coventry , West Midlands
Gloucester Kingsholm 11,000 Gloucester , Gloucestershire
Harlequins The Stoop 8,500 Twickenham , London
Leicester Tigers Welford Road 16,000 Leicester , Leicestershire
Moseley The Reddings 10,000 ( est ) Birmingham , West Midlands
Nottingham Ireland Avenue 4,950 Beeston , Nottinghamshire
Orrell Edge Hall Road 3,000 Orrell , Greater Manchester
Sale Heywood Road 5,400 Sale , Greater Manchester
Wasps Repton Avenue Sudbury , London
Waterloo St Anthony 's Road 9,000 Blundellsands , Merseyside
Participating teams
BathBristolCoventryGloucesterHarlequinsLeicesterMoseleyNottinghamOrrellSaleWaspsWaterloo Locations of the 1987–88 Courage League National Division One teams
The 1987-88 Courage League National Division One was the first season of a truly national league in the first tier of the English league system currently known as the Aviva Premiership. There was no fixture list, the teams arranged fixtures amongst themselves. One match would count between each of the twelve teams involved and the points scheme was such that a team received four points for a win, two for a draw and one point for a loss. Most teams played eleven games, although some played ten. Leicester Tigers finished first in the league table and were crowned champions. Coventry and Sale were relegated to the 1988-89 Courage League National Division Two for next season, the latter side having lost all of its eleven matches. Rosslyn Park and Liverpool St Helens were promoted from the 1987-88 Courage League National Division Two for the following season.