East Midlands/Leicestershire 1
Current season or competition:
1999–00 East Midlands/Leicestershire 1
SportRugby union
Instituted1987; 37 years ago (1987) (as East Midlands/Leicestershire)
Ceased2000; 24 years ago (2000)
Number of teams12
Country England
HoldersMelton Mowbray (1st title) (1999–00)
(promoted to Midlands 4 East (North))
Most titlesMultiple teams (1 title)

East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 (formerly East Midlands/Leicestershire) was a tier 9 English Rugby Union league with teams from Bedfordshire, parts of Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Midlands 4 East (North) (formerly Midlands East 2) and relegated teams dropped to East Midlands/Leicestershire 2.

At the end of the 1999–00 season the East Midlands/Leicestershire leagues split. Most teams in East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 were transferred into either Midlands 4 East (South) or Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East.

Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division (then known as East Midlands/Leicestershire) contained the following teams:

East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 honours

East Midlands/Leicestershire (1987–1992)

Originally known as East Midlands/Leicestershire, it was a tier 7 league with promotion to Midlands 2 East and relegation to either East Midlands 1 or Leicestershire 1.

East Midlands/Leicestershire
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
1987–88 11 Stewart & Lloyds Towcestrians Melton Mowbray, South Leicester [1]
1988–89 11 Towcestrians Wellingborough Wigston, Loughborough [2]
1989–90 11 Biggleswade Wellingborough Hinckley, Oadby Wyggestonian [3]
1990–91 11 Bedford Athletic Belgrave Northampton Trinity Old Boys, Long Buckby [4]
1991–92 11 Hinckley[c] Stoneygate[d] Aylestone St James[e] [5]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 (1992–1993)

Restructuring saw the division renamed as East Midlands/Leicestershire 1, dropping two levels to become a tier 9 league. Promotion and relegation was now to the newly introduced Midlands East 2 and East Midlands/Leicestershire 2.

East Midlands/Leicestershire 1
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
1992–93 13 Kibworth Loughborough St Ives [6]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 (1993–1996)

The top six teams from Midlands 1 and the top six from North 1 were combined to create National 5 North, meaning that East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 dropped another level to become a tier 10 league. Promotion continued to Midlands East 2 and relegation to East Midlands/Leicestershire 2.

East Midlands/Leicestershire 1
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
1993–94 13 Huntingdon & District Oadby Wyggestonian Brackley [7]
1994–95 13 Old Northamptonians Bedford Queens Daventry, Old Bosworthians [8]
1995–96 13 Northampton Men's Own Bedford Queens[f] No relegation[g] [9]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 (1996–1998)

At the end of the 1995–96 season National 5 North was discontinued and East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 returned to being a tier 9 league. Promotion continued to Midlands East 2 while relegation was now to East Midlands or Leicestershire 1.

East Midlands/Leicestershire 1
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
1996–97 16 Luton Oakham No relegation[h] [10]
1997–98 17 Leicester Forest Loughborough Students Multiple teams[i] [11]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 (1998–2000)

East Midlands/Leicestershire remained a tier 9 league for the 1998–99 season. Promotion continued to Midlands East 2 but relegation was to the reintroduced East Midlands/Leicestershire 2. At the end of the 1999–00 campaign the league was cancelled and teams either transferred into the new Midlands 4 East (South) and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East divisions or dropping out of the league system altogether.

East Midlands/Leicestershire 1
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
1998–99 12 Market Bosworth Loughborough Students Bedford Queens [12][j]
1999–00 12 Melton Mowbray[k] Loughborough Students[l] No relegation[m] [13][n]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

Number of league titles

Notes

  1. ^ Old Boys side of Trinity High School.
  2. ^ Old Boys side of Northampton Grammar School.
  3. ^ League restructuring saw champions Hinckley promoted into the newly introduced Midlands East 1.
  4. ^ League restructuring meant that the top five clubs were promoted into Midlands East 1, including Belgrave, Luton and Ampthill.
  5. ^ Aylestone St James were demoted two levels to the new East Midlands/Leicestershire 3.
  6. ^ The cancellation of National 5 North and subsequent restructuring meant that the top six clubs were promoted into Midlands East 2 including Northampton Old Scouts, Oadby Wyggestonian, Dunstablians and Loughborough.
  7. ^ Due to widespread league restructuring there was no relegation.
  8. ^ No relegation as league due to increase from 16 to 17 teams.
  9. ^ Restructuring meant that eight teams were relegation into the reintroduced East Midlands/Leicestershire 2, including Aylestone St James, Colworth House, Deepings, Old Ashbeians, Brackley, Wellingborough Old Grammarians, St Neots and Bugbrooke.
  10. ^ 1998–99 East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 mistakenly referred to as East Midlands 1 on RFU website.
  11. ^ Champions Melton Mowbray were promoted to the newly introduced Midlands 4 East (South).
  12. ^ Restructuring meant that the top three sides including Northampton Casuals went into Midlands 4 East (South). Oakham (4th) and Old Newtonians (9th) went into the new Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East. The rest of the clubs dropped out of the league.
  13. ^ The merger of cancellation of the East Midlands/Leicestershire leagues meant there was no relegation.
  14. ^ 1999–00 East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 mistakenly referred to as East Midlands 1 on RFU website.

See also

References

  1. ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1988). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988-89. Queen Anne Press. pp. 130–134. ISBN 0-356-15884-5.
  2. ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1989). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989-90. Queen Anne Press. pp. 136–139. ISBN 0-356-17862-5.
  3. ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1990). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990-91. Queen Anne Press. pp. 140–143. ISBN 0-356-19162-1.
  4. ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1991). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991-92. Queen Anne Press. pp. 161–164. ISBN 0-356-20249-6.
  5. ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1992). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992-93. Headline. pp. 183–185. ISBN 0-7472-7907-1.
  6. ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1993). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993-94. Headline. pp. 164–167. ISBN 0-7472-7891-1.
  7. ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1994). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994-95. Headline. pp. 164–167. ISBN 0-7472-7891-1.
  8. ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1995). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1995-96. Headline. pp. 176–179. ISBN 0-7472-7850-4.
  9. ^ Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1996). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1996-97. Headline. pp. 192–195. ISBN 0-7472-7816-4.
  10. ^ Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1997). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997-98. Headline. pp. 156–159. ISBN 0-7472-7771-0.
  11. ^ Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1998). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1998-99. Headline. pp. 90–93. ISBN 0-7472-7653-6.
  12. ^ "1998-1999 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  13. ^ "1999-2000 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

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