Midlands 4 West (North)
Current season or competition: 2019–20 Midlands 4 West (North) | |
Sport | Rugby union |
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Instituted | 2005 | (as Midlands 5 West (North))
Number of teams | 12 |
Country | England |
Holders | Clee Hill (1st title) (2019–20) (promoted to Midlands 3 West (North)) |
Most titles | Eccleshall, Harborne (2 titles) |
Website | England RFU |
Midlands 4 West (North) is a level 9 English
Formed for the 2005-06 season, the division was originally known as Midlands 5 West (North) but changed to its present name for the 2008–09 season due to league restructuring. Promoted teams tend to move up to Midlands 3 West (North) while since the dissolution of Midlands 5 West (North) at the end of the 2018-19 season relegated teams drop to Midlands 5 West (South).
2021–22
Participating teams & locations
Cannock who finished 12th in 2019-20 were relegated to Midlands 5 West (South) with their place taken by Oswestry who were level transferred from Lancs/Cheshire 2 which was disbanded before the start of the 2021-22 season.
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Locations of the 2021–22 Midlands 4 West (North) teams in Staffordshire and the West Midlands
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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 West (North) teams in Staffordshire and the West Midlands
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2018–19
Participating teams & locations
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Locations of the 2018-19 Midlands 4 West (North) teams in Staffordshire and the West Midlands
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2017–18
Participating teams & locations
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Wednesbury
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Teams 2016-17
- Aston Old Edwardians
- Barton-Under-Needwood
- Bishops Castle & Onny Valley
- Bloxwich (relegated from Midlands 3 West (North))
- Church Stretton
- Essington (promoted from Midlands 5 West (North))
- Five Way Old Edwardians
- Rugeley
- St Leonards (promoted from Midlands 5 West (North))
- Trentham
- Wednesbury (relegated from Midlands 3 West (North))
- Yardley & District
Teams 2015-16
- Aldridge (promoted from Midlands 5 West (North))
- Aston Old Edwardians (relegated from Midlands 3 West (North))
- Barton-Under-Needwood
- Bishops Castle & Onny Valley
- Bromyard
- Church Stretton (promoted from Midlands 5 West (North))
- Market Drayton
- Rugeley
- Telford Hornets
- Uttoxeter (relegated from Midlands 3 West (North))
- Yardley & District
Teams 2014-15
- Barton-Under-Needwood (transferred from Midlands 4 West (South))
- Bishops Castle & Onny Valley
- Bromyard
- Cannock
- Cleobury Mortimer
- Greyhound
- Market Drayton (relegated from Midlands 3 West (North))
- Rugeley (promoted from Midlands 5 West (North))
- Telford Hornets (promoted from Midlands 5 West (North))
- Tenbury
- Yardley & District (relegated from Midlands 3 West (North))
Teams 2013-14
- Bishops Castle & Onny Valley
- Bromyard
- Cannock
- Clee Hill
- Cleobury Mortimer (relegated from Midlands 3 West (North))
- Five Ways Old Edwardians
- Greyhound
- Harborne
- St Leonards (promoted from Midlands 5 West (North))
- Tenbury
- Warley (promoted from Midlands 5 West (North))
Teams 2012–13
- Barton-Under-Needwood
- Bishops Castle & Onny Valley
- Bromyard
- Cannock
- Clee Hill
- Five Ways O.E.
- Harborne
- Market Drayton
- Telford Hornets
- Tenbury
- Uttoxeter
Teams 2008–09
- Bishops Castle & Onny Valley
- Burntwood
- Cleobury Mortimer
- Handsworth
- Leek
- Moseley Oak
- Newcastle
- Old Yardleians
- Shrewsbury
- Tamworth
- Veseyans
- Willenhall
Teams 2007–08
- Bishops Castle & Onny Valley
- Bournville
- Burntwood
- Harborne
- Old Halesonians
- Old Yardleians
- Moseley Oak
- Tamworth
- Telford Hornets
- Veseyans
- Willenhall
Original teams
When this division was introduced in 2005 as Midlands 5 West (North), it contained the following teams:
- Bloxwich - transferred from North Midlands (North) (4th)
- Bournville - transferred from North Midlands (North) (9th)
- Cannock - transferred from Staffordshire 1 (champions)
- Essington - transferred from North Midlands (North) (7th)
- Five Ways Old Edwardians - transferred from North Midlands (North) (6th)
- Old Griffinians - transferred from North Midlands (North) (3rd)
- Selly Oak - relegated from Midlands 4 West (North)(9th)
- Warley -transferred from North Midlands (North) (5th)
- Yardley & District - relegated from Midlands 4 West (North) (10th)
Midlands 4 West (North) honours
Midlands 5 West (North) (2005–2009)
Midlands 5 West (North) was introduced ahead of the 2005–06 season as a tier 9 league to replace the discontinued North Midlands (North) and Staffordshire 1 leagues. Promotion was to Midlands 4 West (North) and relegation to Midlands 6 West (North).
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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2005–06 | 9 | Old Griffinians | Selly Oak |
Essington, Warley |
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2006–07 | 10 | Bournville | Kings Norton | Yardley & District, Rugeley | [2] | |||||||||
2007–08 | 10 | Handsworth |
Cleobury Mortimer | Aldridge | [3] | |||||||||
2008–09 | 11 | Bloxwich | Telford Hornets | Five Ways Old Edwardians, Stourport | [4] | |||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Midlands 4 West (North) (2009–present)
Further league restructuring by the RFU meant that Midlands 5 West (North) and Midlands 5 West (South) were renamed as Midlands 4 West (North) and Midlands 4 West (South), with both leagues remaining at tier 9. Promotion was now to Midlands 3 West (North) (formerly Midlands 4 West (North)) and relegation to Midlands 5 West (North) (formerly Midlands 6 West (North)) until that league was discontinued at the end of the 2018–19 season.
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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2009–10 | 9 | Eccleshall | Yardley & District | No relegation[a] | [5] | |||||||||
2010–11 | 11 | Harborne | Cleobury Mortimer | Essington |
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2011–12 | 11 | Edwardians | Bloxwich | Rugeley, St Leonards | [7] | |||||||||
2012–13 | 11 | Market Drayton | Uttoxeter |
Telford Hornets, Barton-Under-Needwood | [8] | |||||||||
2013–14 | 11 | Harborne | Clee Hill | St Leonards, Warley | [9] | |||||||||
2014–15 | 11 | Cleobury Mortimer | Cannock | Tenbury, Greyhound | [10] | |||||||||
2015–16 | 11 | Uttoxeter |
Telford Hornets | Market Drayton, Aldridge | [11] | |||||||||
2016–17 | 12 | Trentham | Barton-under-Needwood | St Leonards, Bishops Castle & Onny Valley | [12] | |||||||||
2017–18 | 10 | Eccleshall | Wednesbury |
Church Stretton [b] | [13] | |||||||||
2018–19 | 11 | Linley | Willenhall | Bloxwich | [14] | |||||||||
2019–20 | 12 | Clee Hill | Aldridge | Cannock | [15] | |||||||||
2020–21 | 12 | |||||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Number of league titles
- Eccleshall (2)
- Harborne (2)
- Bloxwich (1)
- Bournville (1)
- Clee Hill (1)
- Cleobury Mortimer (1)
- Edwardians (1)
- Handsworth(1)
- Linley (1)
- Market Drayton (1)
- Old Griffinians (1)
- Trentham (1)
- Uttoxeter(1)
Notes
- ^ No relegation as the division would be increased from 9 to 11 teams for the following season.
- ^ Church Stretton dropped out of the league before the season and were automatically relegated. No other teams were relegated this season.
See also
References
- ^ "2005-2006 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ^ "2006-2007 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2007-2008 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2008-2009 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2009-2010 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2010-2011 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2011-2012 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2012-2013 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2013-2014 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2014-2015 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ "2015-2016 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "2016-2017 Midlands Division". England Rugby. 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.