Midlands 3 West (South)
Current season or competition: 2019–20 Midlands 3 West (South) | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1992 (as Midlands West 2) |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Old Coventrians (2nd title) (2019–20) (promoted to Midlands 2 West (South))) |
| Most titles | Droitwich, Dunlop, Old Coventrians, Old Yardleians (2 titles) |
| Website | England RFU |
Midlands 3 West (South) is a level 8 English
Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the West Midlands region including clubs from parts of Birmingham and the West Midlands, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and sometimes Oxfordshire, with home and away matches played throughout the season. When this division began in 1992 it was known as Midlands West 2, until it was split into two regional divisions called Midlands 4 West (North)
and Midlands 4 West (South) ahead of the 2000–01 season. Further restructuring of the Midlands leagues ahead of the 2009–10 season, led to the current name of Midlands 3 West (South).
Promoted teams tend to move up to Midlands 2 West (South) while demoted teams typically drop to Midlands 4 West (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 West (South) teams in Herefordshire & Worcestershire Locations of the 2021-22 Midlands 3 West (South) teams in Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire & Leicestershire
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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 West (South) teams in Herefordshire Locations of the 2019–20 Midlands 3 West (South) teams in Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire & Leicestershire
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2018–19
Participating teams & locations
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Locations of the 2018–19 Midlands 3 West (South) teams in Herefordshire
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2017–18
Participating teams & locations
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Locations of the 2017-18 Midlands 3 West (South) teams in Herefordshire & Worcestershire
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Teams 2016-17
- Bedworth (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
- Droitwich (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
- Evesham
- Ledbury
- Manor Park (promoted from Midlands 4 West (South))
- Old Coventrians
- Old Leamingtonians
- Old Wheatleyans
- Rugby St Andrews
- Shipston on Stour
- Upton-on-Severn (promoted from Midlands 4 West (South))
- Woodrush
Teams 2015-16
- Cheltenham North
- Evesham (promoted from Midlands 4 West (South))
- Harbury
- Ledbury
- Old Coventrians (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
- Old Leamingtonians (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
- Old Wheatleyans
- Pershore
- Rugby Lions (promoted from Midlands 4 West (South))
- Shipston on Stour
- Southam
- Woodrush
Teams 2014-15
- Bedworth (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
- Cheltenham North
- Dunlop (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
- Harbury (promoted from Midlands 4 West (South))
- Ledbury
- Manor Park
- Old Wheatleyans
- Pershore
- Shipston on Stour
- Southam
- Upton-on-Severn
- Woodrush (promoted from Midlands 4 West (South))
Teams 2013–14
- Cheltenham North
- Evesham
- Kings Norton
- Ledbury
- Manor Park
- Old Wheatleyans
- Old Yardleians (promoted from Midlands 4 West (South))
- Pershore
- Pinley
- Shipston on Stour (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
- Southam
- Upton-on-Severn (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
Teams 2012–13
- Cheltenham North
- Evesham
- Kings Norton
- Ledbury
- Old Coventrians
- Old Leamingtonians
- Old Wheatleyans
- Pershore
- Pinley
- Redditch
- Southam
- Woodrush
Teams 2009–10
- Dunlop
- Edwardians
- Harbury
- Kings Norton
- Ledbury
- Old Leamingtonians
- Pershore
- Redditch
- Shipston on Stour
- Southam
- Upton upon Severn
- Woodrush
Teams 2008–09
- Bedworth
- Dunlop
- Edwardians
- Kings Norton
- Ledbury
- Old Leamingtonians
- Pershore
- Shipston on Stour
- Southam
- Upton On Severn
- Woodrush
- Worcester Wanderers
Original teams
Teams in Midlands 3 West (North) and Midlands 3 West (South) were originally part of a single division called Midlands 2 West, which contained the following sides when it was introduced in 1992:
- Aston Old Edwardians - promoted from North Midlands 1 (10th)
- Coventry Welsh - promoted from Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 (10th)
- Dixonians - promoted from North Midlands 1 (6th)
- Handsworth - promoted from Staffordshire 1(champions)
- Kenilworth - promoted from Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 (7th)
- Nuneaton Old Edwardians - promoted from Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 (6th)
- Old Laurentians - promoted from Warwickshire 1 (champions)
- Selly Oak[a] - promoted from North Midlands 2(champions)
- Shrewsbury - promoted from North Midlands 1 (11th)
- Stratford-upon-Avon - promoted from Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 (9th)
- Tamworth - promoted from Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 (8th)
- West Midlands Police - promoted from North Midlands 1 (8th)
- Woodrush - promoted from North Midlands 1 (7th)
Midlands 3 West (South) honours
Midlands West 2 (1992–1993)
Midlands 3 West (North) and Midlands 3 West (South) were originally part of a single tier 8 division called Midlands West 2. Promotion was to Midlands West 1 and relegation was to either North Midlands 1 or Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1992–93 | 13 | Nuneaton Old Edwardians | Aston Old Edwardians | Handsworth | [1] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Midlands West 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 West dropped to become a tier 9 league. Promotion continued to Midlands West 1 while relegation was to either North Midlands 1 or Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1993–94 | 13 | Old Laurentians | Newport (Salop) |
No relegation | [2] | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | 13 | Luctonians | Kenilworth | Coventry Welsh, Dunlop | [3] | |||||||||
| 1995–96 | 13 | Selly Oak |
Malvern[b] | No relegation[c] | [4] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Midlands West 2 (1996–2000)
At the end of the 1995–96 season National 5 North was discontinued and Midlands West 2 returned to being a tier 8 league. Promotion continued to Midlands West 1 while relegation was to either North Midlands 1 or Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1996–97 | 17 | Telford Hornets | Woodrush | Trinity Guild, Newcastle (Staffs), Rugby St Andrews | [5] | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | 17 | Shrewsbury | Evesham | Coventry Saracens | [6] | |||||||||
| 1998–99 | 17 | Newcastle (Staffs) | Birmingham Exiles | Manor Park, GPT Coventry, Warley | [7][d] | |||||||||
| 1999–00 | 17 | Kidderminster Carolians[e] | Old Yardleians[f] | No relegation[g] | [8][h] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Midlands 4 West (South) (2000–2004)
Restructuring ahead of the 2000–01 season saw Midlands West 2 split into two tier 8 regional leagues - Midlands 4 West (North) and Midlands 4 West (South). Promotion was now to Midlands 3 West (South)[i] and relegation to either North Midlands 1 or Warwickshire 1.[j]
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 2000–01 | 10 | Silhillians |
Pershore | Stoke Old Boys, Redditch, Trinity Guild | [9] | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | 10 | Ledbury | Southam | Woodrush, Dunlop, Stourport | [10] | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | 10 | Shipston-on-Stour |
Droitwich | Coventry Welsh, Kings Norton | [11] | |||||||||
| 2003–04 | 12 | Old Yardleians | Earlsdon | Trinity Guild, Birmingham Exiles, Dunlop | [12] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Midlands 4 West (South) (2004–2006)
At the start of the 2004–05 season Midlands 4 West (South) remained at tier 8 of the league system, with promotion continuing to Midlands 3 West (South). However, the restructuring of the leagues below meant that relegation was now to either North Midlands (South) 1[k] or Warwickshire 1.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 2004–05 | 10 | Solihull | Keresley | Manor Park, Southam, Evesham | [13] | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | 10 | Stourbridge Lions | Edwardians | Harbury | [14] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Midlands 4 West (South) (2006–2009)
At the start of the 2006–07 season Midlands 4 West (South) remained at tier 8 of the league system, with promotion continuing to Midlands 3 West (South). The cancellation of Warwickshire 1 league meant that relegation was now to the newly introduced Midlands 5 West (South).
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 2006–07 | 12 | Droitwich | Berkswell & Balsall | Keresley, Cleobury Mortimer | [15] | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | 12 | Spartans (Midlands) | Old Coventrians | Copsewood, Evesham | [16] | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | 12 | Worcester Wanderers | Bedworth | No relegation | [17] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Midlands 3 West (South) (2009–present)
League restructuring by the RFU meant that Midlands 4 West (North) and Midlands 4 West (South) were renamed as Midlands 3 West (North) and Midlands 3 West (South), with both leagues remaining at tier 8. Promotion was now to Midlands 2 West (South) (formerly Midlands 3 West (North)) and relegation to Midlands 4 West (South).
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name | |||||||||
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| 2009–10[18] | 12 | Dunlop | Pershore | Ledbury, Edwardians | Midlands 3 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2010–11[19] | 12 | Upton-on-Severn | Newbold-on-Avon | Coventry Welsh, Harbury | Midlands 3 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2011–12[20] | 11 | Earlsdon | Shipston-on-Stour |
Old Yardleians | Midlands 3 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2012–13[21] | 12 | Old Coventrians | Old Leamingtonians | Redditch, Woodrush | Midlands 3 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2013–14[22] | 12 | Old Yardleians | Pinley | Evesham, Kings Norton | Midlands 3 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2014–15[23] | 12 | Dunlop | Bedworth | Upton-on-Severn, Manor Park | Midlands 3 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2015–16[24] | 12 | Rugby Lions | Southam | Pershore, Harbury | Midlands 3 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2016–17[25] | 12 | Droitwich | Evesham | Bedworth[l] | Midlands 3 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2017–18[26] | 12 | Rugby St Andrews | Old Coventrians | Bromyard, Old Wheatleyans | Midlands 3 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2018–19[27] | 12[m] | Pinley | Shipston-on-Stour |
Upton-on-Severn, Old Yardleians | Midlands 3 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2019–20[28] | 12 | Old Coventrians | Berkswell & Balsall | Bedworth | Midlands 3 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
- Droitwich (2)
- Dunlop (2)
- Old Coventrians (2)
- Old Yardleians (2)
- Earlsdon (1)
- Kidderminster Carolians (1)[n]
- Ledbury (1)
- Luctonians (1)[o]
- Newcastle (Staffs) (1)[p]
- Nuneaton Old Edwardians (1)[q]
- Old Laurentians (1)[r]
- Pinley (1)
- Rugby Lions (1)
- Rugby St Andrews (1)
- Selly Oak (1)[s]
- Shipston-on-Stour(1)
- Shrewsbury (1)[t]
- Silhillians(1)
- Solihull (1)
- Spartans (Midlands) (1)
- Stourbridge Lions (1)
- Telford Hornets (1)[u]
- Upton-on-Severn (1)
- Worcester Wanderers (1)
Notes
- Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club.
- ^ Due to the cancellation of National 5 North at the end of the season, nine clubs were promoted including Old Coventrians, Ludlow, Stratford-upon-Avon, Nuneaton Old Edwardians, Tamworth, Stoke Old Boys and Dixonians.
- ^ Due to widespread restructuring caused by the cancellation of National 5 North there was no relegation.
- ^ Midlands West 2 is mistakenly referred to as Midlands 4 East (South) on RFU website for 1998–99 season.
- ^ Champions Kidderminster Carolians would be promoted into the new Midlands 3 West (North).
- ^ Due to Midlands league restructuring four clubs would be promoted including Old Yardleians (2nd) and Leek (4th) who would go into Midlands 3 West (North), while Nuneaton Old Edwardians (3rd) would go into Midlands 3 West (South).
- ^ As Midlands West 2 was to split up into two regional leagues there was no relegation. Clubs that were not promoted were transferred into either Midlands 4 West (North) or Midlands 4 West (South).
- ^ Midlands West 2 is mistakenly referred to as Midlands 4 East (South) on RFU website for 1999–00 season.
- ^ Prior to the 2000–01 season Midlands 3 West (North) and Midlands 3 West (South) were part of a Midlands West 1.
- ^ Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 was split into Staffordshire 1 and Warwickshire 1 at the end of the 1999–00 season.
- ^ North Midlands 1 was divided into North Midlands (North) and North Midlands (South) 1 at the start of the 2004–05 season.
- ^ Only 1 team relegated this season meaning 11th place Woodrush were safe.
- ^ Despite Dunlop dropping out of the league, the division stayed at 12 teams due to 4 teams being promoted and relegated into it.
- ^ Kidderminster Carolians title was when league was single division known as Midlands West 2.
- ^ Luctonians title was when league was single division known as Midlands West 2.
- ^ Newcastle (Staffs) title was when division was league was single division known as Midlands West 2.
- ^ Nuneaton Old Edwardians title was when league was single division known as Midlands West 2.
- ^ Old Laurentians title was when league was single division known as Midlands West 2.
- Selly Oak'stitle was when league was single division known as Midlands West 2.
- ^ Shrewsbury's title was when league was single division known as Midlands West 2.
- ^ Telford Hornets title was when league was single division known as Midlands West 2.
See also
- Midlands RFU
- North Midlands RFU
- Warwickshire RFU
- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
- English Rugby Union Leagues
- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
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