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1987/88. Mike Lewis' last season at Aberavon. He scored 1572 points for the club
over 7
seasons - the most points in a career at the club.
Club Awards
- Tim Fauvel (Player of the Year)
- Nigel Spender (Clubman of the Year)
1988/89.
Club Awards
- Gary Matthews (Player of the Year)
- Les Keen (Clubman of the Year)
1989/90.
Club Awards
- Kevin George (Player of the Year)
- Lyndon Lewis (Clubman of the Year)
1990/91. Welsh National Leagues started, sponsored by Heineken. The top division -
Premier Division - contained 10 teams, while Division One had 8. Aberavon finished 4th in
Division One.
| Position |
Team |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Tries |
Points |
| 1 |
Newport |
14 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
83 |
26 |
| 2 |
Maesteg |
14 |
10 |
0 |
4 |
56 |
20 |
| 3 |
S. W. Police |
14 |
10 |
0 |
4 |
37 |
20 |
| 4 |
Aberavon |
14 |
8 |
0 |
6 |
45 |
16 |
| 5 |
Cross Keys |
14 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
35 |
14 |
| 6 |
Ebbw Vale |
14 |
4 |
0 |
10 |
29 |
8 |
| 7 |
Tredegar |
14 |
4 |
0 |
10 |
19 |
8 |
| 8 |
Penarth |
14 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
9 |
0 |
Club Awards
- Mathew McCarthy (Player of the Year)
- Andrew Graham (Most Promising Player of the Year)
- Graham Evans (Clubman of the Year)
1991/92. WRU renames the Premier Division as Division One, Division One as Division
Two, and so on. Aberavon finished 2nd in Division Two (increased from 8 to 10 teams) and
were promoted to Division One. 1122 points were scored, a record Aberavon score for any
season at the time. The Wizards also scored 171 tries - the most number of tries the club has scored
in a season.
| Position |
Team |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Tries |
Points |
| 1 |
S. W. Police |
18 |
12 |
2 |
4 |
50 |
26 |
| 2 |
Aberavon |
18 |
11 |
3 |
4 |
52 |
25 |
| 3 |
Cross Keys |
18 |
10 |
3 |
5 |
38 |
23 |
| 4 |
Ebbw Vale |
18 |
11 |
1 |
6 |
38 |
23 |
| 5 |
Dunvant |
18 |
10 |
0 |
8 |
34 |
20 |
| 6 |
Llanharan |
18 |
9 |
1 |
8 |
26 |
19 |
| 7 |
Abertillery |
18 |
8 |
1 |
9 |
34 |
17 |
| 8 |
Glam. Wand. |
18 |
8 |
1 |
9 |
27 |
17 |
| 9 |
Tredegar |
18 |
4 |
0 |
14 |
29 |
6 * |
| 10 |
Penarth |
18 |
1 |
0 |
17 |
20 |
2 |
* deducted 2 points
Club Awards
- Anthony Dragone (Player of the Year)
- Dean Griffiths (Most Promising Player of the Year)
- John Jardine (Clubman of the Year)
1992/93. With both Division One and Two being increased from 10 to 12 teams each,
Aberavon finished 9th in Division One. David Love becomes the highest points scorer in a
season for the club with 349 points.
September 6th, 1992. Aberavon 76 - 0 Alltwen - record win for the club.
| Position |
Team |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Tries |
Points |
| 1 |
Llanelli |
22 |
19 |
1 |
2 |
136 |
39 |
| 2 |
Cardiff |
22 |
18 |
0 |
4 |
79 |
36 |
| 3 |
Swansea |
22 |
17 |
0 |
5 |
66 |
34 |
| 4 |
Neath |
22 |
13 |
0 |
9 |
57 |
26 |
| 5 |
Pontypridd |
22 |
11 |
2 |
9 |
42 |
24 |
| 6 |
Bridgend |
22 |
11 |
1 |
10 |
46 |
23 |
| 7 |
Newport |
22 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
67 |
22 |
| 8 |
Pontypool |
22 |
10 |
0 |
12 |
49 |
20 |
| 9 |
Aberavon |
22 |
7 |
0 |
15 |
25 |
14 |
| 10 |
Newbridge |
22 |
6 |
0 |
16 |
28 |
12 |
| 11 |
Maesteg |
22 |
3 |
1 |
18 |
27 |
7 |
| 12 |
S. W. Police |
22 |
3 |
1 |
18 |
27 |
7 |
Club Awards
- Mark Evans (Player of the Year)
- Chris Kinsey (Most Promising Player of the Year)
- Dylan Davies (Clubman of the Year)
1993/94. Finished 11th in Division One and were relegated to Division Two.
| Position |
Team |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Tries |
Points |
| 1 |
Swansea |
22 |
20 |
0 |
2 |
69 |
40 |
| 2 |
Neath |
22 |
17 |
2 |
3 |
76 |
36 |
| 3 |
Pontypridd |
22 |
17 |
1 |
4 |
60 |
35 |
| 4 |
Cardiff |
22 |
15 |
2 |
5 |
87 |
32 |
| 5 |
Llanelli |
22 |
13 |
1 |
8 |
63 |
27 |
| 6 |
Bridgend |
22 |
10 |
1 |
11 |
61 |
21 |
| 7 |
Newport |
22 |
8 |
2 |
12 |
38 |
18 |
| 8 |
Newbridge |
22 |
7 |
1 |
14 |
43 |
15 |
| 9 |
Pontypool |
22 |
7 |
0 |
15 |
23 |
14 |
| 10 |
Dunvant |
22 |
6 |
1 |
15 |
27 |
13 |
| 11 |
Aberavon |
22 |
6 |
1 |
15 |
24 |
13 |
| 12 |
Cross Keys |
22 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
24 |
0 |
Club Awards
- Brian Shenton (Player of the Year)
- Lee Williams (Most Promising Player of the Year)
- Phil Hamley (Clubman of the Year)
1994/95. Division Two Champions and were promoted to Division One. Aberavon became the
first team to win promotion back into the top flight at the first attempt.
| Position |
Team |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Tries |
Points |
| 1 |
Aberavon |
22 |
17 |
0 |
5 |
58 |
34 |
| 2 |
Ebbw Vale |
22 |
16 |
1 |
5 |
59 |
33 |
| 3 |
Abercynon |
22 |
16 |
1 |
5 |
38 |
33 |
| 4 |
S. W. Police |
22 |
12 |
2 |
8 |
51 |
26 |
| 5 |
Bonymaen |
22 |
11 |
1 |
10 |
44 |
23 |
| 6 |
Maesteg |
22 |
10 |
1 |
11 |
37 |
21 |
| 7 |
Tenby United |
22 |
10 |
0 |
12 |
27 |
20 |
| 8 |
Llandovery |
22 |
9 |
0 |
13 |
35 |
18 |
| 9 |
Llanharan |
22 |
9 |
0 |
13 |
31 |
18 |
| 10 |
Cross Keys |
22 |
8 |
0 |
14 |
25 |
16 |
| 11 |
Narberth |
22 |
6 |
2 |
14 |
34 |
14 |
| 12 |
Penarth |
22 |
4 |
0 |
18 |
29 |
8 |
Club Awards
- Stephen Ford (Player of the Year)
- Paul Williams (Most Promising Player of the Year)
- Chris Kinsey (Clubman of the Year)
1995/96. Rugby turns into a Professional Sport. Finished 11th in Division One and were
relegated to Division Two. Heineken pulls out of sponsoring the Welsh National Leagues.
Bonus points introduced.
April 3rd, 1996. Neath 95 - 17 Aberavon - heaviest league defeat for the club.
| Position |
Team |
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Tries |
Bonus Pts |
Points |
| 1 |
Neath |
22 |
17 |
1 |
4 |
121 |
37 |
72 |
| 2 |
Cardiff |
22 |
18 |
1 |
3 |
119 |
35 |
72 |
| 3 |
Pontypridd |
22 |
16 |
1 |
5 |
98 |
28 |
61 |
| 4 |
Llanelli |
22 |
15 |
0 |
7 |
88 |
29 |
59 |
| 5 |
Bridgend |
22 |
12 |
1 |
9 |
73 |
22 |
47 |
| 6 |
Swansea |
22 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
83 |
22 |
44 |
| 7 |
Ebbw Vale |
22 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
44 |
8 |
30 |
| 8 |
Newport |
22 |
10 |
1 |
11 |
43 |
9 |
30 |
| 9 |
Newbridge |
22 |
9 |
0 |
13 |
47 |
11 |
29 |
| 10 |
Treorchy |
22 |
5 |
1 |
16 |
45 |
10 |
21 |
| 11 |
Aberavon |
22 |
3 |
0 |
19 |
38 |
8 |
14 |
| 12 |
Abertillery |
22 |
2 |
0 |
20 |
43 |
8 |
12 |
Club Awards
- Colin Laity (Player of the Year)
- Steve Pearce (Most Promising Player of the Year)
- Chris Kinsey (Clubman of the Year)
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