Midlands 3 East (North)
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Midlands 3 East (North) is a level 8 English
Promoted teams tend to move up to Midlands 2 East (North) while demoted teams typically drop to Midlands 4 East (North). Each year all clubs in the division also take part in the RFU Senior Vase - a level 8 national competition.
2021–22
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2020–21
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.
2019–20
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Locations of the 2019–20 Midlands 3 East (North) teams
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2018–19
Participating teams & locations
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Locations of the 2018–19 Midlands 3 East (North) teams
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2017–18
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Rolls-Royce
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Teams 2016-17
- Ashby
- Ashfield
- Bakewell Mannerians (relegated from Midlands 2 East)
- Belper
- Birstall (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
- Buxton (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
- Chesterfield Panthers
- Grimsby
- Lincoln
- Midlands 2 East)
- Rolls-Royce (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
- Sleaford
Teams 2015-16
- Ashby (relegated from Midlands 2 East (North))
- Ashfield (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
- Aylestone St James
- Belper (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
- Boston
- Chesterfield Panthers
- Grimsby
- Kesteven
- Lincoln
- Loughborough (relegated from Midlands 2 East (North))
- Nottingham Moderns
- Sleaford
Teams 2014-15
- Amber Valley (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
- Aylestone St James
- Boston
- Chesterfield Panthers (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
- Grimsby
- Kesteven (relegated from Midlands 2 East (North))
- Lincoln
- Mellish
- Melton Mowbray
- Nottingham Moderns RFC
- Sleaford
- Southwell
Teams 2013-14
- Ashby
- Aylestone St James (relegated from Midlands 2 East (North))
- Boston (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
- East Retford
- Grimsby
- Lincoln
- Mellish
- Nottingham Moderns
- Skegness (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
- Sleaford (relegated from Midlands 2 East (North))
- Southwell
- West Bridgford
Teams 2012–13
- Amber Valley
- Ashby
- Belper
- East Retford (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
- Grimsby
- Kesteven
- Lincoln
- Melbourne
- Mellish
- Nottingham Moderns (relegated from Midlands 2 East (North))
- Southwell (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
- West Bridgford RFC (relegated from Midlands 2 East (North))
Teams 2011–12
- Amber Valley
- Ashby
- Belper
- Dronfield
- Grimsby
- Kesteven
- Lincoln
- Melbourne
- Mellish
- Nottingham Boots Corsairs
- Sleaford
- Worksop
Teams 2010–11
- Amber Valley
- Ashbourne
- Ashfield
- Dronfield (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
- Grimsby
- Kesteven
- Melbourne
- Mellish
- Nottingham Casuals
- Sleaford
- Southwell
- Worksop
Teams 2008–09
- Ashbourne
- Bakewell Mannerians
- Coalville
- Grimsby
- Ilkeston
- Lincoln
- Loughborough
- Melton Mowbray
- Nottingham Moderns
- Sleaford
- Spalding
- West Bridgford
Original teams
Teams in Midlands 3 East (North) and Midlands 3 East (South) were originally part of a single division called Midlands 2 East, which contained the following sides when it was introduced in 1992:
- Coalville - promoted from East Midlands/Leicestershire (6th)
- Glossop - promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (6th)
- Kesteven - promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (9th)
- Kettering - promoted from East Midlands/Leicestershire(7th)
- Lincoln - promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (10th)
- Long Buckby - promoted from East Midlands 1 (champions)
- Lutterworth - promoted from East Midlands/Leicestershire (10th)
- Market Rasen & Louth - promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (runners up)
- Northampton BBOB - promoted from East Midlands/Leicestershire (9th)
- South Leicester - promoted from Leicestershire 1 (champions)
- Southwell - promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (7th)
- Stamford - promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (8th)
- Wellingborough - promoted from East Midlands/Leicestershire (8th)
- Worksop - promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (champions)
Midlands 3 East (North) honours
Midlands East 2 (1992–1993)
Midlands 3 East (North) and Midlands 3 East (South) were originally part of a single tier 8 division called Midlands East 2. Promotion was to Midlands East 1 and relegation was to either East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 or Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1.
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Season | No. of teams | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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1992–93 | 14 | Kettering |
Northampton BBOB | Glossop, Southwell, Market Rasen & Louth, Stamford | [1] | |||||||||
Green backgrounds are the promotion places. |
Midlands East 2 (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 Midlands 2 East dropped to become a tier 9 league. Promotion continued to Midlands East 1 while relegation was to either East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 or Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1.
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Season | No. of teams | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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1993–94 | 13 | Long Buckby | Wellingborough | Dronfield, Kesteven | [2] | |||||||||
1994–95 | 13 | Ilkeston | Huntingdon & District | Luton |
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1995–96 | 13 | Lutterworth | Old Northamptonians[a] | No relegation[b] | [4] | |||||||||
Green backgrounds are the promotion places. |
Midlands East 2 (1996–2000)
At the end of the 1995–96 season National 5 North was discontinued and Midlands East 2 returned to being a tier 8 league. Promotion continued to Midlands East 1 while relegation was to either East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 or Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1.
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Season | No. of teams | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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1996–97 | 17 | Northampton Men's Own | Northampton Old Scouts | Chesterfield Panthers, East Retford, Mellish | [5] | |||||||||
1997–98 | 17 | Dunstablians | Oadby Wyggestonian | Bedford Queens, Northampton BBOB | [6] | |||||||||
1998–99 | 17 | Luton |
South Leicester | Biggleswade |
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1999–2000 | 17 | Market Bosworth[c] | Long Eaton[d] | No relegation[e] | ||||||||||
Green backgrounds are the promotion places. |
Midlands 4 East (North) (2000–2006)
Restructuring ahead of the 2000–01 season saw Midlands East 2 split into two tier 8 regional leagues - Midlands 4 East (North) and Midlands 4 East (South). Promotion was now to Midlands 3 East (North)[f] and relegation to either Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East or Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West[g].
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Season | No. of teams | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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2000–01 | 10 | Matlock | Market Rasen & Louth | Worksop, Ashfield, Belper | [7] | |||||||||
2001–02 | 10 | Loughborough Students | Paviors | Melbourne, East Retford, Amber Valley |
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2002–03 | 10 | Mellish | West Bridgford | Ashfield, Long Eaton | [9] | |||||||||
2003–04 | 10 | Grimsby | Lincoln | Buxton | [10] | |||||||||
2004–05 | 10 | Oakham |
Ashfield | Nottingham Casuals, East Leake | [11] | |||||||||
2005–06 | 10 | Ashbourne | Sleaford | No relegation[h] | [12] | |||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Midlands 4 East (North) (2006–2009)
Midlands 4 East (North) continued to be a tier 8 league with promotion up into Midlands 3 East (North). However, the cancellation of Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West at the end of the 2005–06 season meant that relegation was now to the newly introduced Midlands 5 East (North).
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Season | No. of teams | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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2006–07 | 12 | Grimsby | West Bridgford | Chesterfield Panthers, East Retford |
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2007–08 | 12 | Bakewell Mannerians | Ashbourne | Castle Donington | [14] | |||||||||
2008–09 | 12 | Market Rasen & Louth | Belgrave | No relegation[i] | [15] | |||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Midlands 3 East (North) (2009–present)
League restructuring by the RFU meant that Midlands 4 East (North) and Midlands 4 East (South) were renamed as Midlands 3 East (North) and Midlands 3 East (South), with both leagues remaining at tier 8. Promotion was now to Midlands 2 East (North) (formerly Midlands 3 East (North)) and relegation to Midlands 4 East (North) (formerly Midlands 5 East (North)).
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Season | No. of teams | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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2009–10 | 11 | Oakham |
Ashby | Boston | [16] | |||||||||
2010–11 | 12 | Ashbourne | Nottingham Casuals | Ashfield, Southwell | [17] | |||||||||
2011–12 | 12 | Dronfield | Sleaford | Nottingham Corsairs, Worksop | [18] | |||||||||
2012–13 | 12 | Melbourne |
Kesteven | Amber Valley, Belper | [19] | |||||||||
2013–14 | 12 | Ashby | West Bridgford | Skegness, East Retford | [20] | |||||||||
2014–15 | 12 | Melton Mowbray | Southwell | Mellish, Amber Valley | M[21] | |||||||||
2015–16 | 12 | Kesteven | Loughborough | Nottingham Moderns, Boston |
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2016–17 | 12 | Lincoln | Bakewell Mannerians | Chesterfield Panthers, Ashfield |
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2017–18 | 13 | Long Eaton | Ashby | Grimsby, Sileby Town | [24] | |||||||||
2018–19 | 12 | Nottingham Casuals | Ashfield | Tupton, Sleaford | [25] | |||||||||
2019–20 | 12 | Ashby | Southwell | Rolls-Royce, Nottingham Moderns |
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2020–21 | 12 | |||||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Number of league titles
- Ashbourne (2)
- Ashby (2)
- Grimsby (2)
- Oakham(2)
- Bakewell Mannerians (1)
- Dronfield (1)
- Dunstablians (1)[j]
- Ilkeston (1)[k]
- Kesteven (1)
- Kettering (1)[l]
- Lincoln (1)
- Long Buckby (1)[m]
- Long Eaton (1)
- Loughborough Students (1)
- Lutterworth (1)[n]
- Luton (1)[o]
- Market Bosworth (1)[p]
- Market Rasen & Louth (1)
- Matlock (1)
- Melbourne(1)
- Mellish (1)
- Melton Mowbray (1)
- Northampton Men's Own (1)[q]
- Nottingham Casuals (1)
Notes
- ^ Due to the cancellation of National 5 North at the end of the season, eight clubs were promoted including Lincoln, Wellingborough, Nottingham Moderns, Ashbourne, Northampton BBOB and Coalville.
- ^ Due to widespread restructuring caused by the cancellation of National 5 North there was no relegation.
- ^ Champions Market Bosworth would be promoted into the new Midlands 3 East (North).
- ^ Due to Midlands league restructuring five clubs would be promoted including Glossop (3rd) and Loughborough who would go up into Midlands 3 East (North), while Vipers (4th) would go up into Midlands 3 East (South).
- ^ As Midlands East 2 was due to split up into two regional leagues there was no relegation. Clubs that were not promoted were transferred into either Midlands 4 East (North) or Midlands 4 East (South).
- ^ Prior to the 2000–01 season Midlands 3 East (North) and Midlands 3 East (South) were part of a Midlands East 1.
- ^ Prior to the 2000–01 season, teams from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West were part of either East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 or Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1.
- ^ No relegation as the division would be increased from 10 to 12 teams for the following season.
- ^ No relegation as the division would be increased from 11 to 12 teams for the following season.
- ^ Dunstablians title was when league was single division known as Midlands East 2.
- ^ Ilkeston's title was when league was single division known as Midlands East 2.
- Kettering'stitle was when league was single division known as Midlands East 2.
- ^ Long Buckby's title was when league was single division known as Midlands East 2.
- ^ Lutterworth's title was when league was single division known as Midlands East 2.
- Luton'stitle was when league was single division known as Midlands East 2.
- ^ Market Bosworth's title was when league was single division known as Midlands East 2.
- ^ Northampton Men's Own title was when league was single division known as Midlands East 2.
See also
- Midlands RFU
- Leicestershire RU
- Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire RFU
- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
References
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- ^ "2002-2003 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2003-2004 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2004-2005 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2005-2006 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
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- ^ "2009-2010 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2010-2011 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
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- ^ "2015-2016 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
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