Counties 1 Midlands West (North)

Counties 1 Midlands West (North)

Current season or competition: 2024-25 Counties 1 Midlands West (North)
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	1992;33 years ago (1992)(as Midlands West 1)
Number of teams	12
Country	England
Most titles	Camp Hill, Lichfield, Ludlow, Moseley Oak (2 titles)
Website	England RFU

Counties 1 Midlands West (North) (formerly Midands 2 West (North)) is a level 7 English rugby union league and level 3 of the Midlands League, made up of clubs from the northern part of the West Midlands region including Shropshire, Staffordshire, parts of Birmingham and the West Midlands and occasionally Cheshire, with home and away matches played throughout the season. When this division began in 1992 it was known as Midlands West 1, until it was split into two regional divisions called Midlands 3 West (North) and Midlands 3 West (South) ahead of the 2000–01 season. Further restructuring of the Midlands leagues ahead of the 2009–10 season, saw it changed to Midlands 2 West (North) and post the Rugby Football Union (RFU)'s Adult Competition Review, from season 2022–23 it adopted its current name.

Promoted teams tend to move up to Regional Midlands 2 West or to Regional 2 Midlands North. Relegated teams drop to Counties 2 Midlands West (North).

2024–25

Departing were Edwardians promoted to Regional 2 Midlands North whilst Old Saltleians were promoted to Regional 2 Midlands West. Harborne and Longton were relegated to Counties 2 Midlands West (West). Camp Hill left on a Level transfer to Counties 1 Midlands West (South).

Joining were Sutton Coldfield and Wolverhampton, both relegated, together with Veseyans, Newport (Salop) 2XV and Willenhall - all promoted.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Burntwood The Sportsway Burntwood, Staffordshire 4th Kidderminster Carolians Marlpool Lane Kidderminster, Worcestershire 6th Newport (Salop) 2XV The Old Showground Newport, Shropshire Promoted from Counties 2 Midlands West (West) (champions) Newcastle (Staffs) Lilleshall Road Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire 3rd Shrewsbury Sundorne Castle Uffington, Shrewsbury, Shropshire 5th Spartans Coppice Lane Middleton, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands 8th Stafford The County Ground Stafford, Staffordshire 9th Sutton Coldfield Roger Smoldon Ground Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands Relegated from Regional 2 Midlands North (12th) Telford Hornets Hinkshay Road Telford, Shropshire 7th Veseyans Memorial Ground Walsall, West Midlands Promoted from Counties 2 Midlands West (East) (runners-up) Willenhall Bognop Road Essington, Staffordshire Promoted from Counties 2 Midlands West (West) (runners-up) Wolverhampton Castlecroft Road Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Relegated from Regional 2 Midlands North (11th)

Burntwood Birmingham & West Mids Kidderminster Newcastle Newport (Salop) II Shrewsbury Stafford Telford class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2024-25 Counties 1 Midlands West (North) teams Spartans Sutton Coldfield Veseyans Willenhall Wolverhampton class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2024-25 Counties 1 Midlands West (North) teams in Greater Birmingham area & the West Midlands

2023–24

Departing were Tamworth promoted to Regional 2 Midlands North. Luctonians 2XV (1st) moved on a level transfer to Counties 1 Midlands West (South) - promotion to level 6 was not permitted due to league rules on reserve teams in the RFU leagues. Stourbridge Lions and Uttoxeter were relegated to Counties 2 Midlands West (West) and Counties 2 Midlands West (East) respectively.

Joining were Harborne and Burntwood, both promoted, together with Kidderminster Carolians and Spartans both on a level transfer

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Burntwood The Sportsway Burntwood, Staffordshire Promoted from Counties 2 Midlands West (North) (champions) Camp Hill The Shrine Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands 5th Edwardians Memorial Ground Solihull, West Midlands 3rd Harborne Metchley Park Birmingham, West Midlands Promoted from Counties 2 Midlands West (North) (runners-up) Kidderminster Carolians Marlpool Lane Kidderminster, Worcestershire Level transfer from Counties 1 Midlands West (South) (runners-up) Longton Trentham Fields Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire 10th Newcastle (Staffs) Lilleshall Road Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire 7th Old Saltleians Watton Lane Water Orton, Warwickshire 8th Shrewsbury Sundorne Castle Uffington, Shrewsbury, Shropshire 6th Spartans Coppice Lane Middleton, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands Level transfer from Counties 1 Midlands West (South) (9th) Stafford The County Ground Stafford, Staffordshire 4th Telford Hornets Hinkshay Road Telford, Shropshire 9th

Burntwood Camp Hill Edwardians Harborne Kidderminster Longton Newcastle Saltleians Shrewsbury Spartans Stafford Telford class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2023-24 Counties 1 Midlands West (North) teams

2022–23

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review ^[1] with the league adopting its new name of Counties 1 Midlands West (South).

Departing were Crewe & Nantwich, Moseley Oak and Walsall all promoted to Regional 2 Midlands West. Also leaving were Leek, promoted to Regional 2 Midlands North.

Joining were Edwardians, Shrewsbury, Telford Hornets and Luctonians 2XV.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Camp Hill The Shrine Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands 6th Edwardians Memorial Ground Solihull, West Midlands Promoted from Midlands 3 West (North) (Champions) Longton Trentham Fields Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire 5th Luctonians 2XV Mortimer Park [2] 2,500 (300 seats) Kingsland, Herefordshire New entry Newcastle (Staffs) Lilleshall Road Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire 9th Old Saltleians Watton Lane Water Orton, Warwickshire 11th Shrewsbury Sundorne Castle Uffington, Shrewsbury, Shropshire Promoted from Midlands 3 West (North) (3rd) Stafford The County Ground Stafford, Staffordshire 8th Stourbridge Lions Stourton Park 3,500 (499 seats) Stourbridge, West Midlands 12th Tamworth Wigginton Park Tamworth, Staffordshire 7th Telford Hornets Hinkshay Road Telford, Shropshire Promoted from Midlands 3 West (North) (runners-up) Uttoxeter Oldfields Sports & Social Club 2,000 Uttoxeter, Staffordshire 10th

Camp Hill Edwardians Longton Luctonians II Newcastle Saltleians Shrewsbury Stafford Stourbridge Lions Tamworth Telford Uttoxeter class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2022-23 Counties 1 Midlands West (North) teams

2021–22

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Camp Hill The Shrine Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands 2nd Crewe & Nantwich Newcastle Road Nantwich, Cheshire 9th Leek Esterchem Park Cheddleton, Staffordshire 4th Longton Trentham Fields Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire 6th Moseley Oak Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club 5,000 (1,300 seated) Birmingham, West Midlands 8th Newcastle (Staffs) Lilleshall Road Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire 10th Old Saltleians Watton Lane Water Orton, Warwickshire Promoted from Midlands 3 West (North) (runners-up) Stafford The County Ground Stafford, Staffordshire 3rd Stourbridge Lions Stourton Park 3,500 (499 seats) Stourbridge, West Midlands Relegated from Midlands 1 West (13th) Tamworth Wigginton Park Tamworth, Staffordshire 7th Uttoxeter Oldfields Sports & Social Club 2,000 Uttoxeter, Staffordshire Promoted from Midlands 3 West (North) (champions) Walsall Broadway Ground 1,150 (150 stand) Walsall, West Midlands 5th

Camp Hill Crewe & Nantwich Leek Longton Moseley Oak Newcastle Saltleians Stafford Stourbridge Lions Tamworth Uttoxeter Walsall class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2021–22 Midlands 2 West (North) teams in Cheshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and the West Midlands

2020–21

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.

2019–20

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Burntwood The Sportsway Burntwood, Staffordshire Promoted from Midlands 3 WN (runners up) Camp Hill The Shrine Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands 4th Crewe & Nantwich Newcastle Road Nantwich, Cheshire 6th Leek Esterchem Park Cheddleton, Staffordshire 5th Longton Trentham Fields Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Relegated from Midlands 1 West (12th) Moseley Oak Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club 5,000 (1,300 seated) Birmingham, West Midlands Relegated from Midlands 1 West Newcastle (Staffs) Lilleshall Road Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire 7th Shrewsbury Sundorne Castle Uffington, Shrewsbury, Shropshire Promoted from Midlands 3 WN (champions) Stafford The County Ground Stafford, Staffordshire 10th Tamworth Wigginton Park Tamworth, Staffordshire Runners up (lost playoff) Walsall Broadway Ground 1,150 (150 stand) Walsall, West Midlands 8th Wolverhampton Castlecroft Road Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, West Midlands 3rd

Burntwood Camp Hill Crewe & Nantwich Leek Longton Newcastle Shrewsbury Moseley Oak Stafford Tamworth Walsall Wolverhampton class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2019–20 Midlands 2 West (North) teams

2018–19

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Camp Hill The Shrine Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands Relegated from Midlands 1 West (13th) Crewe & Nantwich Newcastle Road Nantwich, Cheshire Runners up (lost playoff) Leek Esterchem Park Cheddleton, Staffordshire 3rd Ludlow The Linney Ludlow, Shropshire 5th Newcastle (Staffs) Lilleshall Road Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire 10th Spartans Coppice Lane Middleton, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands 4th Stafford The County Ground Stafford, Staffordshire Promoted from Midlands 3 West (North) (runners up) Tamworth Wigginton Park Tamworth, Staffordshire 8th Telford Hornets Hinkshay Road Telford, Shropshire Promoted from Midlands 3 West (North) (champions) Veseyans Memorial Ground Walsall, West Midlands 6th Walsall Broadway Ground 1,150 (150 stand) Walsall, West Midlands 7th Wolverhampton Castlecroft Road Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Relegated from Midlands 1 West (14th)

Camp Hill Crewe & Nantwich Leek Ludlow Newcastle Spartans Stafford Tamworth Veseyans Walsall Wolverhampton class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2018–19 Midlands 2 West (North) teams in Staffordshire & the West Midlands Telford Ludlow class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2018–19 Midlands 2 West (North) teams in Shropshire

2017–18

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Cleobury Mortimer Love Lane Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire Promoted from Midlands 3 West (North) (runners up) Crewe & Nantwich Newcastle Road Nantwich, Cheshire Relegated from Midlands 1 West (13th) Kidderminster Carolians Marlpool Lane Kidderminster, Worcestershire 6th Leek Esterchem Park Cheddleton, Staffordshire 3rd Ludlow The Linney Ludlow, Shropshire Promoted from Midlands 3 West (North) (champions) Newcastle (Staffs) Lilleshall Road Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire 9th Old Saltleians Watton Lane Water Orton, Warwickshire 8th Spartans Coppice Lane Middleton, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands Level transfer from Midlands 2 West (South) (3rd) Tamworth Wigginton Park Tamworth, Staffordshire 5th Veseyans Memorial Ground Walsall, West Midlands 7th Walsall Broadway Ground 1,150 (150 stand) Walsall, West Midlands 4th Whitchurch Edgeley Park Whitchurch, Shropshire Relegated from Midlands 1 West (12th)

Crewe & Nantwich Leek Newcastle Saltleians Spartans Tamworth Veseyans Walsall class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2017–18 Midlands 2 West (North) teams in Staffordshire & the West Midlands Cleobury Kidderminster Ludlow Whitchurch class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2017–18 Midlands 2 West (North) teams in Shropshire & Worcestershire

Teams 2016-17

• Camp Hill
• Kidderminster Carolians
• Leek (relegated from Midlands 1 West)
• Newcastle (Staffs) (promoted from Midlands 3 West (North))
• Old Saltleians
• Old Yardleians
• Shrewsbury
• Stafford
• Stourbridge Lions
• Tamworth (promoted from Midlands 3 West (North))
• Veseyans

Teams 2015-16

• Camp Hill
• Handsworth (promoted from Midlands 3 West (North))
• Harborne (promoted from Midlands 3 West (North))
• Kidderminster Carolians
• Moseley Oak
• Old Saltleians
• Old Yardleians (transferred from Midlands 2 West (South))
• Shrewsbury
• Stafford
• Stourbridge Lions
• Veseyans
• Wolverhampton

Teams 2014-15

• Bridgnorth
• Camp Hill
• Kidderminster Carolians (transferred from Midlands 2 West (South))
• Ludlow
• Moseley Oak
• Old Saltleians
• Shrewsbury (promoted from Midlands 3 West (North))
• Stafford
• Stourbridge Lions
• Tamworth RFC
• Veseyans (promoted from Midlands 3 West (North))
• Wolverhampton

Teams 2013-14

• Aston Old Edwardians
• Bridgnorth
• Camp Hill (relegated from Midlands 1 West)
• Crewe & Nantwich
• Leek
• Ludlow
• Moseley Oak
• Old Saltleians
• Stafford
• Tamworth RFC
• Willenhall (promoted from Midlands 3 West (North))
• Wolverhampton

Teams 2012–13

• Aston Old Edwardians
• Bridgnorth
• Leek
• Lordswood Dixonians
• Moseley Oak
• Old Saltleians
• Silhillians RFC (transferred from Midlands 2 West (South))
• Spartans (Midlands)
• Stafford
• Tamworth RFC
• Veseyans
• Wolverhampton

Teams 2011–12

• Aston Old Edwardians
• Bridgnorth
• Burntwood (promoted from Midlands 3 West (North))
• Edgbaston Dixonians
• Leek
• Moseley Oak (promoted from Midlands 3 West (North))
• Old Saletians
• Shrewsbury
• Spartans
• Stafford
• Stoke-on-Trent (relegated from Midlands 1 West)
• Stourbridge Lions
• Tamworth

Teams 2010-11

• Aston Old Edwardians
• Bridgnorth
• Leek
• Lordswood Dixonians
• Ludlow
• Old Saltleians
• Shrewsbury
• Stafford
• Stoke-on-Trent
• Stourbridge Lions
• Tamworth
• Willenhall

Original teams

Teams in Midlands 2 West (North) and Midlands 2 West (South) were originally part of a single division called Midlands 1 West, which contained the following sides when in was introduced in 1992:

• Bromsgrove - relegated from Midlands 2 West (11th)
• Dudley Kingswinford - promoted from North Midlands 1 (runners up)
• Kings Norton - promoted from North Midlands 1 (4th)
• Leek - promoted from Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 (4th)
• Ludlow - promoted from North Midlands 1 (5th)
• Newbold-on-Avon - relegated from Midlands 2 West (9th)
• Newcastle (Staffs) - promoted from Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 (runners up)
• Old Halesonians ^[a] - promoted from North Midlands 1 (3rd)
• Old Leamingtonians ^[b] - promoted from Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 (5th)
• Old Longtonians ^[c] - promoted from Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 (champions)
• Old Yardleians ^[d] - promoted from North Midlands 1 (champions)
• Sutton Coldfield - relegated from Midlands 2 West (10th)
• Willenhall - promoted from Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 (3rd)

Midlands 2 West (North) honours

Midlands West 1 (1992–1993)

Midlands 2 West (North) and Midlands 2 West (South) were originally part of a single tier 7 division called Midlands West 1. Promotion was to Midlands 2 and relegation to Midlands West 2 ^[e] .

Midlands West 1
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Reference
1992–93	13	Willenhall	Newbold-on-Avon	Old Yardleians	[5]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

Midlands West 1 (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 1 West dropped to become a tier 8 league. Promotion and relegation continued to Midlands 2 and Midlands West 2.

Midlands West 1
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Reference
1993–94	13	Sutton Coldfield	Bromsgrove	Nuneaton Old Edwardians	[6]
1994–95	13	Newport (Salop)	Longton	Ludlow, Newcastle (Staffs)	[7]
1995–96	13	Luctonians	Dudley Kingswinford [f]	No relegation [g]	[8]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

Midlands West 1 (1996–2000)

At the end of the 1995–96 season National 5 North was discontinued and Midlands West 1 returned to being a tier 7 league. Promotion and relegation continued to Midlands 2 and Midlands West 2.

Midlands West 1
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Reference
1996–97	17	Longton	Malvern	Dixonians, Stoke Old Boys, Tamworth	[9]
1997–98	17	Newbold-on-Avon	Keresley	Nuneaton Old Edwardians	[10]
1998–99	17	Malvern	Selly Oak	Ludlow, Willenhall, Leek
1999–00	17	Selly Oak	Shrewsbury	No relegation [h]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

Midlands 3 West (North) (2000–2009)

Restructuring ahead of the 2000–01 season saw Midlands West 1 split into two tier 7 regional leagues - Midlands 3 West (North) and Midlands 3 West (South). Promotion was now to Midlands 2 West (formerly Midlands 2) and relegation to Midlands 4 West (North) (formerly Midlands West 2) ^[i] .

Midlands 3 West (North)
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Reference
2000–01	10	Shrewsbury	Stafford	Newcastle (Staffs)	[11]
2001–02	10	Lordswood Dixonians	Aston Old Edwardians	Leek, Old Halesonians, Selly Oak	[12]
2002–03	10	Aston Old Edwardians	Stoke-on-Trent	Newport (Salop)	[13]
2003–04	12	Burton	Sutton Coldfield	Lordswood Dixonians, Burntwood	[14]
2004–05	12	Camp Hill	Newport (Salop)	Willenhall, Old Saltleians	[15]
2005–06	12	Lichfield	Bridgnorth	Telford Hornets, Newcastle (Staffs)	[16]
2006–07	12	Sandbach	Sutton Coldfield	Burntwood, Old Yardleians	[17]
2007–08	12	Camp Hill	Stoke-on-Trent	Shrewsbury, Leek	[18]
2008–09	12	Old Halesonians	Bournville [j]	Wednesbury, Stourbridge Lions	[19]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Midlands 2 West (North) (2009–present)

League restructuring by the RFU meant that Midlands 3 West (North) and Midlands 3 West (South) were renamed as Midlands 2 West (North) and Midlands 2 West (South), with both leagues remaining at tier 7. Promotion was now to Midlands 1 West (formerly Midlands 2 West) and relegation to Midlands 3 West (North) (formerly Midlands 4 West (North)).

Midlands 2 West (North)
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Reference
2009–10	12	Lichfield	Old Saltleians	Wolverhampton, Ashbourne	[20]
2010–11	12	Ludlow	Old Saltleians	Willenhall, Stourbridge Lions	[21]
2011–12	12	Stoke-on-Trent	Old Saltleians	Shrewsbury, Burntwood, Lordswood Dixonians	[22]
2012–13	11	Silhillians	Selly Oak	Veseyans	[23]
2013–14	12	Leek	Crewe & Nantwich	Aston Old Edwardians, Willenhall	[24]
2014–15	12	Bridgnorth	Old Saltleians	Tamworth, Ludlow	[25]
2015–16	12	Moseley Oak	Wolverhampton	Harborne, Handsworth	[26]
2016–17	11	Stourbridge Lions	Camp Hill	Shrewsbury, Stafford	[27]
2017–18	12	Whitchurch	Crewe & Nantwich	Cleobury Mortimer, Old Saltleians	[28]
2018–19	12	Ludlow	Tamworth	Telford Hornets, Veseyans	[29]
2019–20	12	Wolverhampton	Camp Hill	Shrewsbury, Burntwood	[30]
2020–21	12
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Promotion play-offs

Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of Midlands 2 West (North) and Midlands 2 West (South) for the third and final promotion place to Midlands 1 West (asides from 2008-09 which was played between the runners up of Midlands 2 West (South) and Midlands 2 East (North) due to RFU restructuring). The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season the Midlands 2 West (South) teams had ten wins to Midlands 2 West (North) teams eight; and the home team has won promotion on eleven occasions compared to the away teams seven.

Midlands 2 West (North) v Midlands 2 West (South) promotion play-off results
Season	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Attendance
2000–01 [31]	Stafford (N)	32-10	Leamington (S)	The County Ground, Stafford, Staffordshire
2001–02 [32]	Bedworth (S)	10-6	Aston Old Edwardians (N)	Smarts Road, Bedworth, Warwickshire
2002-03 [33]	Old Coventrians (S)	15-17	Stoke-on-Trent (N)	Till Hill Lane, Coventry, Warwickshire
2003-04 [34]	Sutton Coldfield (N)	3-37	Leamington (S)	Roger Smoldon Ground, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
2004-05 [35]	Newport (Salop) (N)	25-12	Pershore (S)	The Old Showground, Newport, Shropshire
2005–06 [36]	Bridgnorth (N)	17-14	Hereford (S)	Edgar Davis Ground, Bridgnorth, Shropshire
2006–07 [37]	Sutton Coldfield (N)	11-18	Stratford-upon-Avon (S)	Roger Smoldon Ground, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
2007–08 [38]	Droitwich (S)	3-18	Stoke-on-Trent (N)	The Glyn Mitchell Memorial Ground, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire
2008–09	Promotion playoffs different for this season only. [k]
2009–10 [39]	Old Saltleians (N)	12-14	Old Laurentians (S)	Watton Lane, Water Orton, Warwickshire
2010–11 [40]	Bedworth (S)	15-6	Old Saltleians (N)	Smarts Road, Bedworth, Warwickshire
2011–12 [41]	Old Saltleians (N)	3-27	Berkswell & Balsall (S)	Watton Lane, Water Orton, Warwickshire
2012–13 [42]	Old Laurentians (S)	16-6	Selly Oak (S)	Fenley Field, Rugby, Warwickshire
2013–14 [43]	Crewe & Nantwich (N)	18-13	Banbury (S)	Newcastle Road, Nantwich, Cheshire	500
2014–15 [44]	Old Laurentians (S)	32-23	Old Saltleians (N)	Fenley Field, Rugby, Warwickshire	500
2015–16 [45]	Earlsdon (S)	5-20	Wolverhampton (N)	Mitchell Avenue, Canley, Coventry, West Midlands
2016–17 [46]	Camp Hill (N)	53-0	Silhillians	Haslucks Green Road, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands
2017–18 [47]	Malvern (S)	53-12	Crewe & Nantwich (N)	Spring Lane, Malvern, Worcestershire
2018–19 [48]	Kidderminster Carolians (S)	33-17	Tamworth (N)	Marlpool Lane, Kidderminster, Worcestershire	500
2019–20	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner up - Malvern (S) - promoted instead.
2020–21
Green background is the promoted team. N = Midlands 2 West (North) (formerly Midlands 3 West (North)) and S = Midlands 2 West (South) (formerly Midlands 3 West (South))

Number of league titles

• Camp Hill (2)
• Lichfield (2)
• Ludlow (2)
• Moseley Oak (2) ^[l]
• Aston Old Edwardians (1)
• Bridgnorth (1)
• Burton (1)
• Leek (1)
• Longton (1) ^[m]
• Lordswood Dixonians (1)
• Luctonians (1) ^[n]
• Malvern (1) ^[o]
• Newbold-on-Avon (1) ^[p]
• Newport (Salop) (1) ^[q]
• Old Halesonians (1)
• Sandbach (1)
• Shrewsbury (1)
• Silhillians (1)
• Stoke-on-Trent (1)
• Stourbridge Lions (1)
• Sutton Coldfield (1) ^[r]
• Whitchurch (1)
• Willenhall (1) ^[s]
• Wolverhampton (1)

Notes

1. Old Boys side of Halesowen Grammar School.
2. Old Boys side of Leamington College. ^[3]
3. Formed as Old Boys side of Longton High School, Old Longtonians would be renamed as Longton Rugby Club in 1994. ^[4]
4. Old Boys side of Yardley Grammar School.
5. Midlands West 2 is currently split into two regional divisions - Midlands 4 West (North) and Midlands 4 West (South).
6. Due to the cancellation of National 5 North at the end of the season, five clubs were promoted including Kenilworth, Bromsgrove and Old Laurentians.
7. Due to widespread restructuring caused by the cancellation of National 5 North there was no relegation.
8. Due to the restructuring of the Midlands leagues for the following season, there was no relegation.
9. Ahead of the 2000–01 Midlands West 2 was also split into two regional leagues - Midlands 4 West (North) and Midlands 4 West (South).
10. Due to the RFU restructuring the league system for the 2009-10 season, runners up Bournville were automatically promoted as one of the two best runners up of the four Midlands 3 divisions, meaning they did not have to face a playoff.
11. The 2008-09 promotion playoffs were different as the RFU was reorganizing the leagues across the country including the Midlands division. Usually the winners of each of the four regional divisions would go up automatically along with two of the runners up who won their respective playoffs, meaning 6 teams were promoted. This year one extra was required to be promoted so the top two runners up by league points - Bourneville (40) and Stewarts & Lloyds (40) went up - leaving the other two runners up - Nuneaton Old Edwardians (34) and Spalding (38) - to compete for the final promotion spot. ^[19]
12. Moseley Oak's title was when league was single division known as Midlands West 1 and club was known as Selly Oak.
13. Longton's title was when league was single division known as Midlands West 1.
14. Luctonians title was when league was single division known as Midlands West 1.
15. Malvern's title was when league was single division known as Midlands West 1.
16. Newbold-on-Avon's title was when league was single division known as Midlands West 1.
17. Newport's (Salop) title was when league was single division known as Midlands West 1.
18. Sutton Coldfield's title was when league was single division known as Midlands West 1.
19. Willenhall's title was when league was single division known as Midlands West 1.

See also

• Midlands RFU
• North Midlands RFU
• Staffordshire RU
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

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