Midlands 4 East (South)
Current season or competition: 2019–20 Midlands 4 East (South) | |
Sport | Rugby union |
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Instituted | 2006 | (as Midlands 5 East (South))
Number of teams | 11 |
Country | England |
Holders | Birstall (1st title) (2019–20) (promoted to Midlands 3 East (South)) |
Most titles | St Neots (2 titles) |
Website | England RFU |
Midlands 4 East (South) is a level 9 English
Formed for the 2006-07 season, the division was originally known as Midlands 5 East (South) but changed to its present name for the 2008-09 season due to league restructuring. Promoted teams tend to move up to Midlands 3 East (South) and since Midlands 5 East (South) was abolished there has been no relegation.
2021-22
Participating teams & locations
Kempston, who finished 11th in 2019-20, and Wellingborough Old Grammarians, who finished 12th in 2019-20, did not return for the current season.
Joining the league are
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Locations of the 2021–22 Midlands 4 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 4 East (South) teams
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2018–19
Participating teams & locations
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2017–18
Participating teams & locations
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Teams 2016-17
- Bedford Queens
- Bedford Swifts
- Bourne
- Brackley
- Deepings
- Old Newtonians
- Sileby Town
- Stamford College Old Boys
- Thorney
- Wellingborough Old Grammarians
Teams 2015-16
- Bedford Queens (relegated from Midlands 3 East (South))
- Bedford Swifts
- Birstall
- Bourne
- Brackley
- Deepings
- Northampton Men's Own (relegated from Midlands 3 East (South))
- Sileby Town
- Stamford College Old Boys
- Thorney
- Wellingborough Old Grammarians
Teams 2014-15
- Bedford Swifts
- Bourne
- Brackley (relegated from Midlands 3 East (South))
- Corby
- Deepings (relegated from Midlands 3 East (South))
- Kempston
- Old Newtonians
- Sileby Town
- St Neots
- Stamford College Old Boys
- Thorney
- Westwood
Teams 2013-14
- Aylestone Athletic
- Bedford Swifts
- Bourne
- Corby
- Kempston
- Long Buckby (relegated from Midlands 3 East (South))
- Old Newtonians (relegated from Midlands 3 East (South))
- Oundale
- St Neots
- Stamford College Old Boys
- Thorney
- Westwood
Teams 2012–13
- Aylestone Athletic
- Bedford Swifts
- Bourne
- Brackley
- Corby
- Oundale
- St Ives (Midlands)
- St Neots
- Stamford College Old Boys
- Thorney
- Wellingborough Old Grammarians
- Westwood
Teams 2008–09
- Ashfield
- Bedford Swifts
- Brackley
- Bugbrooke
- Daventry
- Deepings
- Long Buckby
- Market Harborough
- Northampton Casuals
- Northampton Men's Own
- Peterborough Lions
- Rugby St Andrews
- Vauxhall Motors
Original teams
When this division was introduced in 2006 as Midlands 5 East (South), it contained the following teams:
- Aylestone St James - promoted from East Midlands/South Leicestershire 2 (champions)
- Bedford Queens - transferred from East Midlands/South Leicestershire 1 (4th)
- Bedford Swifts - transferred from East Midlands/South Leicestershire 1 (3rd)
- Kempston - promoted from East Midlands/South Leicestershire 2 (runners up)
- Market Harborough[a] - transferred from East Midlands/South Leicestershire 1 (5th)
- Oundle - transferred from East Midlands/South Leicestershire 1 (7th)
- St Ives (Midlands) - transferred from East Midlands/South Leicestershire 1 (8th)
- Stamford - transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/North Leicestershire (11th)
- Stoneygate - relegated from Midlands 4 East (South) (10th)
- Wellingborough Old Grammarians - transferred from East Midlands/South Leicestershire 1 (6th)
Midlands 4 East (South) honours
Midlands 5 West (North) (2006–2009)
League restructuring ahead of the 2006–07 season saw the introduction of Midlands 5 East (South) and its counterpart Midlands 5 East (North) at tier 9 to replace the discontinued East Midlands/South Leicestershire 1 and Notts, Lincs, Derbyshire/North Leicestershire leagues. Promotion was to Midlands 4 East (South) and relegation to Midlands 6 East (South).
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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2006–07 | 10 | Bedford Swifts | Aylestone St James | Wellingborough O.G., Kempston | [2] | |||||||||
2007–08 | 10 | Market Harborough | Deepings | St Ives (Midlands), Stamford | [3] | |||||||||
2008–09 | 10 | Stockwood Park | Bedford Queens | Kempston, Wellingborough O.G., Aylestone Athletic | [4] | |||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Midlands 4 East (South) (2009–present)
Further league restructuring by the RFU meant that Midlands 5 East (North) and Midlands 5 East (South) were renamed as Midlands 4 East (North) and Midlands 4 East (South), with both leagues remaining at tier 9. Promotion was now to Midlands 3 East (South) (formerly Midlands 4 East (South)) and relegation to Midlands 5 East (South) (formerly Midlands 6 East (South)) until that league was discontinued at the end of the 2009–10 season.
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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2009–10 | 8 | Oadby Wyggestonians | Rushden & Higham | No relegation[b] | [5] | |||||||||
2010–11 | 11 | Stamford | Biggleswade |
No relegation | [6] | |||||||||
2011–12 | 12 | Old Newtonians | Northampton Men's Own | No relegation | [7] | |||||||||
2012–13 | 12 | Brackley | St Ives (Midlands) | No relegation | [8] | |||||||||
2013–14 | 11 | Long Buckby | Oundle | No relegation | [9] | |||||||||
2014–15 | 10 | St Neots | Old Newtonians | No relegation | [10] | |||||||||
2015–16 | 10 | Northampton Men's Own | Birstall | No relegation | [11] | |||||||||
2016–17 | 9 | Sileby Town | Bedford Queens | No relegation | [12] | |||||||||
2017–18 | 9 | St Neots | Bourne | No relegation | [13] | |||||||||
2018–19 | 11 | N'hampton BBOB | Sileby | No relegation | [14] | |||||||||
2019–20 | 11 | Birstall | Northampton Men's Own | No relegation | [15] | |||||||||
2020–21 | 11 | No relegation | ||||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Number of league titles
- St Neots (2)
- Bedford Swifts (1)
- Birstall (1)
- Brackley (1)
- Long Buckby (1)
- Market Harborough (1)
- N'hampton BBOB (1)
- Northampton Men's Own (1)
- Oadby Wyggestonians (1)
- Old Newtonians (1)
- Sileby Town (1)
- Stamford (1)
- Stockwood Park (1)
Notes
- ^ Market Harborough RUFC were known as Kibworth RFC prior to this season.[1]
- ^ No relegation as division due to increase from 8 to 11 teams and Midlands 5 East (South) abolished for the following season.
See also
References
- ^ "Club History". Market Harborough RUFC. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "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. 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.
- English RFU (2008). "Rugby First". RFU. Archived from the original on 28 April 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
- 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.