Midlands 3 East (South)
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Midlands 3 East (South) is a level 8 English
Promoted teams tend to move up to Midlands 2 East (South) while demoted teams typically drop to Midlands 4 East (South). Each year all clubs in the division also take part in the RFU Senior Vase - a level 8 national competition.
2021–22
Participating teams & locations
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Locations of the 2021–22 Midlands 3 East (South) teams
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2020–21
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.
2019–20
Participating teams & locations
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Locations of the 2019–20 Midlands 3 East (South) teams
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2018–19
Participating teams & locations
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Locations of the 2018–19 Midlands 3 East (South) teams
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2017–18
Participating teams & locations
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Dunstablians
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Teams 2016-17
- Aylestone St James (transferred from Midlands 3 East (North))
- Biggleswade (relegated from Midlands 2 East (South))
- Daventry
- Dunstablians
- Leicester Forest (relegated from Midlands 2 East (South))
- Long Buckby
- Northampton BBOB
- Northampton Casuals
- Northampton Men's Own (promoted from Midlands 4 East (South))
- St Ives (Midlands)
- St Neots
- Stewarts & Lloyds
Teams 2015-16
- Daventry
- Dunstablians (relegated from Midlands 2 East (South))
- Long Buckby
- Northampton BBOB
- Northampton Casuals
- Old Newtonians (promoted from Midlands 4 East (South))
- Oundale
- Rugby St Andrews
- Stockwood Park
- St Ives (Midlands)
- St Neots (promoted from Midlands 4 East (South))
- Stewarts & Lloyds (relegated from Midlands 2 East (South))
Teams 2014-15
- Bedford Queens
- Daventry
- Long Buckby (promoted from Midlands 4 East (South))
- Northampton BBOB (relegated from Midlands 2 East (South))
- Northampton Casuals
- Northampton Mens Own
- Oundale (promoted from Midlands 4 East (South))
- Rugby St Andrews
- Rushden & Higham (relegated from Midlands 2 East (South))
- St Ives (Midlands)
- Stockwood Park
- Vipers
Teams 2013-14
- Bedford Queens
- Biggleswade (relegated from Midlands 2 East (South))
- Brackley (promoted from Midlands 4 East (South))
- Daventry
- Deepings
- Northampton Casuals
- Northampton Mens Own
- Rugby St Andrews
- St Ives (Midlands) (promoted from Midlands 4 East (South))
- Stewarts & Lloyds
- Stockwood Park
- Vipers (relegated from Midlands 2 East (South))
Teams 2012–13
- Bedford Queens
- Daventry
- Deepings
- Long Buckby
- Northampton Casuals
- Northampton Mens Own
- Old Newtonians
- Rugby St Andrews
- Rushden & Higham
- Stamford
- Stewarts & Lloyds
- Stockwood Park
Teams 2011–12
- Bedford Queens
- Bedford Swifts
- Biggleswade
- Brackley
- Daventry
- Deepings
- Northampton BBOB
- Northampton Casuals
- Rugby St Andrews
- Rushden & Higham
- Stamford
- Stewarts & Lloyds
Teams 2010–11
- Bedford Queens
- Bedford Swifts
- Brackley
- Daventry
- Deepings
- Long Buckby
- Northampton Casuals
- Northampton Mens Own
- Oadby Wyggestonians
- Old Newtonians
- Rugby St Andrews
- Rushden & Higham
Teams 2008–09
- Aylestone St James
- Banbury
- Huntingdon & District
- Leicester Forest
- Lutterworth
- Northampton BBOB
- Northampton Old Scouts
- Old Newtonians
- Old Northamptonians
- Stewarts & Lloyds
- Towcestrians
- Vipers
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 (South) 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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1999–00 | 17 | Market Bosworth[c] | Long Eaton[d] | No relegation[e] | ||||||||||
Green backgrounds are the promotion places. |
Midlands 4 East (South) (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 East Midlands 1.
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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2000–01[7] | 10 | Market Harborough | Melton Mowbray | Sleaford, West Bridgford, Stamford | [8] | |||||||||
2001–02 | 10 | Lutterworth | Old Northamptonians | Oakham, Bugbrooke | [9] | |||||||||
2002–03 | 10 | Rushden & Higham |
Stockwood Park | Biggleswade, Northampton BBOB |
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2003–04 | 10 | Coalville | Daventry | No relegation[g] | [11] | |||||||||
2004–05 | 9 | Leicester Forest | Northampton Casuals | Market Harborough | [12] | |||||||||
2005–06 | 10 | Vauxhall Motors | Bugbrooke | Stoneygate | [13] | |||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Midlands 4 East (South) (2006–2009)
Midlands 4 East (South) continued to be a tier 8 league with promotion up into Midlands 3 East (South). However, the cancellation of East Midlands 1 at the end of the 2005–06 season meant that relegation was now to the newly introduced Midlands 5 East (South).
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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2006–07 | 10 | Vipers | Northampton BBOB | Rushden & Higham |
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2007–08 | 10 | Aylestone St James | Old Newtonians | Oadby Wyggestonians, Stockwood Park | [15] | |||||||||
2008–09 | 12 | Market Harborough | Peterborough Lions | No relegation[h] | [16] | |||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Midlands 3 East (South) (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 (South) (formerly Midlands 3 East (South)) and relegation to Midlands 4 East (South) (formerly Midlands 5 East (South)).
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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2009–10 | 11 | Bugbrooke | Stockwood Park | No relegation[i] | [17] | |||||||||
2010–11 | 12 | Oadby Wyggestonians | Long Buckby | Northampton Mens Own, Old Newtonians | [18] | |||||||||
2011–12 | 12 | Northampton BBOB | Biggleswade |
Brackley, Bedford Swifts | [19] | |||||||||
2012–13 | 12 | Stamford | Rushden & Higham |
Old Newtonians, Long Buckby | [20] | |||||||||
2013–14 | 12 | Biggleswade |
Stewarts & Lloyds | Deepings, Brackley | [21] | |||||||||
2014–15 | 12 | Rushden & Higham |
Vipers | Northampton Mens Own, Bedford Queens | [22] | |||||||||
2015–16 | 11 | Oundle | Stockwood Park | No relegation[j] | [23] | |||||||||
2016–17 | 12 | Stewarts & Lloyds | Long Buckby | Aylestone St James, St Neots | [24] | |||||||||
2017–18 | 12 | St Ives (Midlands) | Vipers | Northampton Mens Own, Northampton BBOB | [25] | |||||||||
2018–19 | 12 | Leicester Forest | Northampton Casuals | Biggleswade, Birstall |
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2019-20 | 12 | Stamford | Oakham |
St Neots, Northampton BBOB, Bedford Queens | [27] | |||||||||
2020–21 | 12 | |||||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Number of league titles
- Leicester Forest (2)
- Lutterworth (2)[k]
- Market Harborough (2)
- Rushden & Higham(2)
- Stamford (2)
- Aylestone St James (1)
- Biggleswade(1)
- Bugbrooke (1)
- Coalville (1)
- Dunstablians (1)[l]
- Ilkeston (1)[m]
- Kettering (1)[n]
- Long Buckby (1)[o]
- Luton (1)[p]
- Market Bosworth (1)[q]
- Northampton BBOB (1)
- Northampton Men's Own (1)[r]
- Oadby Wyggestonians (1)
- Oundle (1)
- St Ives (Midlands) (1)
- Stewarts & Lloyds (1)
- Vauxhall Motors (1)
- Vipers (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.
- ^ No relegation but Biddenham would drop out of the league for the following season.
- ^ No relegation but Vauxhall Motors would drop out of the league for the following season.
- ^ No relegation as the division would increase from 11 to 12 teams for the next season.
- ^ As the league was set to expand from 11 to 12 teams for the following season there was no relegation.
- ^ One of Lutterworth's titles was when league was single division known as Midlands East 2.
- ^ 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.
- 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
References
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- ^ "2000-2001 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2000-2001 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2001-2002 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2001-2002 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.
- ^ "2006-2007 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2007-2008 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2008-2009 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2009-2010 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2010-2011 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2011-2012 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2012-2013 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2013-2014 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2014-2015 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ "2015-2016 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "2016-2017 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "2017-2018 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "2018-19 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Men's Midlands Level 8 and below leagues 2019–20" (PDF). England Rugby. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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- Rugby First: To view previous seasons in the league, search for any club within that league then click on to club details followed by fixtures and then select the appropriate season.