Counties 1 Midlands West (South)

Counties 1 Midlands West (South)

Current season or competition: 2025–25 Counties 1 Midlands West (South)
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	1992;33 years ago (1992)(as Midlands West 1)
Number of teams	12
Country	England
Holders	Luctonians II (2024–25)
Most titles	Luctonians (3 titles)
Website	England RFU

Counties 1 Midlands West (South) (formerly Midlands 2 West (South)) is a level seven English rugby union league and level three of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the West Midlands region including Herefordshire, parts of Birmingham and the West Midlands, Warwickshire and Worcestershire, 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 (South) and post the Rugby Football Union (RFU)'s Adult Competition Review, from season 2022–23 it adopted its current name.

Luctonians II are the current champions and are promoted to Regional 2 Midlands West.

Format

The champions are promoted to Regional Midlands 2 West or occasionally to Regional 2 Midlands North . The number of teams relegated depends on feedback following promotion and relegation in the leagues above, but is usually to Counties 2 Midlands West (South).

The season runs from September to April and comprises twenty-two rounds of matches, with each club playing each of its rivals, home and away. The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows:

• 4 points are awarded for a win
• 2 points are awarded for a draw
• 0 points are awarded for a loss, however
• 1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
• 1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match.

2025–26

Participating teams and location

Departing were Luctonians 2XV (champions) and Old Coventrians (runner-up) promoted to Regional 2 Midlands West and Regional 2 Midlands East respectively while Berkswell & Balsall (10th), Barkers Butts (11th) and Bromsgrove 2XV (12th) were all relegated to Counties 2 Midlands West (East). Manor Park were level transferred from Counties 1 Midlands East (North).

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Alcester Birmingham Road Alcester, Warwickshire 5th Bromyard Clive Richards Sports Ground Bromyard, Herefordshire Promoted from Counties 2 Midlands West (West) Camp Hill The Shrine Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands 3rd Droitwich Glyn Mitchell Memorial Ground 3,000 Droitwich, Worcestershire 9th Earlsdon Mitchell Avenue Canley, Coventry, West Midlands Promoted from Counties 2 Midlands West (East) Evesham Lower Albert Road Evesham, Worcestershire 4th Kidderminster Carolians Marlpool Lane Kidderminster, Worcestershire Level transfer from Counties 1 Midlands West (North) (8th) Leamington Moorefields Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire 8th Ledbury Ross Road Ledbury, Herefordshire Relegated from Regional 2 Midlands West (11th) Manor Park Griff & Coton Nuneaton, Warwickshire Level transfer from Counties 1 Midlands East (North) (8th) Old Leamingtonians The Crofts Blackdown, Warwickshire 7th Worcester Offerton Lane Worcester, Worcestershire 6th

Alcester Bromyard Camp Hill Coventry Droitwich Evesham Kidderminster Ledbury Manor Park Worcester class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2025–26 Counties 1 Midlands West (South) teams Earlsdon Leamington Leamingtonians class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2025–26 Counties 1 Midlands West (South) teams in Coventry & Royal Leamington Spa

2024–25

Participating teams and location

Departing were Ledbury, promoted to Regional 2 Midlands West as runners-up (Luctonians 2XV finished top but were not permitted to be promoted on Level 6 owing to league rules on reserve teams in the RFU leagues). Broadstreet 2XV and Earlsdon were relegated to Counties 2 Midlands West (East). Manor Park moved on a level transfer to Counties 1 Midlands East (North).

Joining were Barkers Butts, Camp Hill, Worcester and Berkswell & Balsall.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Alcester Birmingham Road Alcester, Warwickshire 6th Barkers Butts Bob Coward Memorial Ground Allesley, Coventry, West Midlands Promoted from Counties 2 Midlands West (East) (champions) Berkswell & Balsall Honiley Road Balsall Common, Warwickshire Relegated from Regional 2 Midlands West Bromsgrove 2XV Finstall Park Bromsgrove, Worcestershire 8th Camp Hill The Shrine Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands Level transfer from Counties 1 Midlands West (North) (10th) Droitwich Glyn Mitchell Memorial Ground 3,000 Droitwich, Worcestershire 9th Evesham Lower Albert Road Evesham, Worcestershire 3rd Leamington Moorefields Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire 4th Luctonians 2XV Mortimer Park [1] 2,500 (300 seats) Kingsland, Herefordshire Champions (not promoted) Old Coventrians Tile Hill Lane Tile Hill, Coventry, West Midlands 10th Old Leamingtonians The Crofts Blackdown, Warwickshire 7th Worcester Offerton Lane Worcester, Worcestershire Relegated from Regional 2 Midlands West

Alcester Bromsgrove II Camp Hill Coventry Droitwich Evesham Luctonians II Worcester class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2024–25 Counties 1 Midlands West (South) teams Barkers Butts B & B Leamington Coventrians Leamingtonians class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2024–25 Counties 1 Midlands West (South) teams in Coventry & Royal Leamington Spa

League table

2024–25 Counties 1 Midlands West (South) [2]
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points
1	Luctonians II	22	20	0	2	1033	263	770	21	2	103
2	Old Coventrians (P)	22	18	0	4	747	532	215	17	2	91
3	Camp Hill	22	16	0	6	773	581	192	19	3	86
4	Evesham	22	14	0	8	592	522	70	14	5	75
5	Alcester	22	13	0	9	668	423	245	13	3	68
6	Worcester	22	11	0	11	550	600	−50	10	5	59
7	Old Leamingtonians	22	10	0	12	589	733	−144	10	2	52
8	Leamington	22	8	0	14	539	556	−17	11	5	48
9	Droitwich	22	8	0	14	415	712	−297	7	3	42
10	Berkswell & Balsall	22	7	0	15	422	651	−229	9	4	41
11	Barkers Butt (R)	22	4	0	18	482	706	−224	8	6	30
12	Bromsgrove II (R)	22	3	0	19	358	889	−531	4	5	21
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place Pink background are the relegation places Updated: 4 November 2025

2023–24

Participating teams and location

Departing were Berkswell & Balsall, promoted to Regional 2 Midlands West. Barkers Butts and Coventry Welsh were relegated to Counties 2 Midlands West (East). Kidderminster Carolians (2nd) and Spartans (9th) moved on a level transfer to Counties 1 Midlands West (North).

Joining were Manor Park (champions) and Alcester (runner-up); promoted from Counties 2 Midlands West (South), while Evesham (11th) and Droitwich (12th) were relegated from Regional 2 West Midlands. Luctonians II, as champions, were level-transferred from Counties 1 Midlands West (North) – promotion to level 6 was not permitted due to league rules on reserve teams in the RFU leagues.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Alcester Birmingham Road Alcester, Warwickshire Promoted from Counties 2 Midlands West (South) (runners-up) Broadstreet 2XV Ivor Preece Field 1,500 (250 seats) Binley Woods, Coventry, West Midlands 10th Bromsgrove 2XV Finstall Park Bromsgrove, Worcestershire 8th Droitwich Glyn Mitchell Memorial Ground 3,000 Droitwich, Worcestershire Relegated from Regional 2 Midlands West (12th) Earlsdon Mitchell Avenue Canley, Coventry, West Midlands 7th Evesham Lower Albert Road Evesham, Worcestershire Relegated from Regional 2 Midlands West (11th) Ledbury Ross Road Ledbury, Herefordshire 4th Leamington Moorefields Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire 5th Luctonians 2XV Mortimer Park 2,500 (300 seats) Kingsland, Herefordshire Level transfer from Counties 1 Midlands West (North) (champions) Manor Park Griff & Coton Nuneaton, Warwickshire Promoted from Counties 2 Midlands West (South) (champions) Old Coventrians Tile Hill Lane Tile Hill, Coventry, West Midlands 6th Old Leamingtonians The Crofts Blackdown, Warwickshire 3rd

Alcester Bromsgrove II Coventry Droitwich Evesham Ledbury Luctonians II Manor Park class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2023–24 Counties 1 Midlands West (South) teams Broadstreet II Earlsdon Leamington Coventrians Leamingtonians class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2023–24 Counties 1 Midlands West (South) teams in Coventry & Royal Leamington Spa

League table

2023–24 Counties 1 Midlands West (South) [3]
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points	Pts adj
1	Luctonians II	22	22	0	0	981	229	752	20	0	109
2	Ledbury (P)	22	17	0	5	836	378	458	16	3	87
3	Evesham	22	14	2	6	650	489	161	14	2	76
4	Leamington	22	14	0	8	715	494	221	16	3	75
5	Manor Park	22	14	1	7	622	439	183	13	2	73
6	Alcester	22	12	1	9	545	505	40	11	5	63
7	Old Leamingtonians	22	10	1	11	505	493	12	10	2	54
8	Bromsgrove II	22	8	1	13	448	671	−223	7	2	45
9	Droitwich RFC	22	6	1	15	453	745	−292	9	4	40
10	Old Coventrians	22	6	0	16	472	769	−297	9	2	33	−2
11	Broadstreet II (R)	22	2	0	20	313	913	−600	2	1	6	−5
12	Earlsdon (R)	22	3	1	18	303	718	−415	2	2	3	−15
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place Pink background are the relegation places Updated: 4 November 2025

2022–23

Participating teams and location

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review ^[4] with the league adopting its new name of Counties 1 Midlands West (South).

Departing were Evesham, promoted to Regional 2 Midlands West and Old Laurentians promoted to Regional 2 Midlands East, whilst Nuneaton Old Edwardians and Silhillians were promoted to Regional 2 Midlands North. Pinley were relegated to Counties 2 Midlands West (South).

Joining were Ledbury, Old Leamingtonians and Coventry Welsh promoted from Midlands 3 West (South) together with new entries Broadstreet 2XV and Bromsgrove 2XV.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Barkers Butts Bob Coward Memorial Ground Allesley, Coventry, West Midlands 5th Berkswell & Balsall Honiley Road Balsall Common, Warwickshire 6th Broadstreet 2XV Ivor Preece Field 1,500 (250 seats) Binley Woods, Coventry, West Midlands New entry Bromsgrove 2XV Finstall Park Bromsgrove, Worcestershire New entry Coventry Welsh Burbages Lane Exhall, Coventry, West Midlands Promoted from Midlands 3 West (South) (3rd) Earlsdon Mitchell Avenue Canley, Coventry, West Midlands 11th Kidderminster Carolians Marlpool Lane Kidderminster, Worcestershire 7th Ledbury Ross Road Ledbury, Herefordshire Promoted from Midlands 3 West (South) (champions) Leamington Moorefields Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire 9th Old Coventrians Tile Hill Lane Tile Hill, Coventry, West Midlands 10th Old Leamingtonians The Crofts Blackdown, Warwickshire Promoted from Midlands 3 West (South) (2nd) Spartans Coppice Lane Middleton, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands 8th

Bromsgrove II Coventry Kidderminster Ledbury Spartans class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2022–23 Counties 1 Midlands West (South) teams Barkers Butts B & B Broadstreet II Coventry Welsh Earlsdon Leamington Coventrians Leamingtonians class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2022–23 Counties 1 Midlands West (South) teams in Coventry & Royal Leamington Spa

League table

2022–23 Counties 1 Midlands West (South) [5]
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points	Pts adj
1	Berkswell & Balsall(P)	22	17	1	4	688	435	253	16	2	88
2	Kidderminster Carolians	22	16	0	6	798	419	379	18	4	87
3	Old Leamingtonians	22	16	0	6	688	436	252	16	5	85
4	Ledbury	22	15	0	7	620	423	197	13	2	75
5	Leamington	21	13	0	8	588	401	187	11	3	66
6	Old Coventrians	21	10	1	10	621	595	26	13	1	56
7	Earlsdon	22	11	0	11	456	595	−139	6	2	47	−5
8	Bromsgrove II	22	8	1	13	504	661	−157	7	3	44
9	Spartans	22	7	1	14	458	581	−123	8	5	43
10	Broadstreet II	22	7	0	15	419	599	−180	7	6	41
11	Barkers Butts (R)	22	5	0	17	347	605	−258	6	4	30
12	Coventry Welsh (R)	22	4	0	18	375	812	−437	8	4	28
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place Pink background are the relegation places Updated: 3 November 2025

2021–22

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Barkers Butts Bob Coward Memorial Ground Allesley, Coventry, West Midlands 4th Berkswell & Balsall Honiley Road Balsall Common, Warwickshire Promoted from Midlands 3 West South (runners-up) Earlsdon Mitchell Avenue Canley, Coventry, West Midlands 10th Evesham Lower Albert Road Evesham, Worcestershire 11th Kidderminster Carolians Marlpool Lane Kidderminster, Worcestershire Relegated from Midlands 1 West (14th) Leamington Moorefields Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire 5th Nuneaton Old Edwardians Weddington Road Nuneaton, Warwickshire 3rd Old Coventrians Tile Hill Lane Tile Hill, Coventry, West Midlands Promoted from Midlands 3 West South (champions) Old Laurentians Fenley Field Rugby, Warwickshire 6th Pinley Wyken Croft Wyken, Coventry, West Midlands 8th Silhillians The Memorial Ground Solihull, West Midlands 7th Spartans Coppice Lane Middleton, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands 9th

Evesham Kidderminster class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2021–22 Midlands 2 West (South) teams in Worcestershire Barkers Butts B & B Earlsdon Leamington Nuneaton OE Coventrians Laurentians Pinley Silhillians Spartans class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2021–22 Midlands 2 West (South) teams in Warwickshire & 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 Barkers Butts Bob Coward Memorial Ground Allesley, Coventry, West Midlands 6th Earlsdon Mitchell Avenue Canley, Coventry, West Midlands 5th Evesham Lower Albert Road Evesham, Worcestershire 8th Leamington Moorefields Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire 9th Malvern Spring Lane Malvern, Worcestershire Relegated from Midlands 1 West (13th) Nuneaton Old Edwardians Weddington Road Nuneaton, Warwickshire 4th Old Laurentians Fenley Field Rugby, Warwickshire 3rd Pinley Wyken Croft Wyken, Coventry, West Midlands Promoted from Midlands 3 WN (champions) Silhillians The Memorial Ground Solihull, West Midlands 7th Southam The Rugby Field Southam, Warwickshire 10th Spartans Coppice Lane Middleton, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands Level transfer from Midlands 2 West (North) (9th) Stratford-upon-Avon Loxley Road Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire Relegated from South West 1 East (14th)

Evesham Malvern class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2019–20 Midlands 2 West (South) teams in Worcestershire Barkers Butts Earlsdon Leamington Nuneaton OE Laurentians Pinley Silhillians Southam Spartans Stratford class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2019–20 Midlands 2 West (South) teams in Warwickshire & the West Midlands

2018–19

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Barkers Butts Bob Coward Memorial Ground Allesley, Coventry, West Midlands 5th Earlsdon Mitchell Avenue Canley, Coventry, West Midlands 4th Evesham Lower Albert Road Evesham, Worcestershire 6th Kenilworth Glasshouse Lane Kenilworth, Warwickshire 3rd Kidderminster Carolians Marlpool Lane Kidderminster, Worcestershire Level transfer from Midlands 2 West (North) (9th) Leamington Moorefields Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire 8th Nuneaton Old Edwardians Weddington Road Nuneaton, Warwickshire 9th Old Coventrians Tile Hill Lane Tile Hill, Coventry, West Midlands Promoted from Midlands 3 West (South) (runners up) Old Laurentians Fenley Field Rugby, Warwickshire Level transfer from Midlands 2 East (South) (5th) Rugby St Andrews Ashlawn Road Rugby, Warwickshire Promoted from Midlands 3 West (South) (champions) Silhillians The Memorial Ground Solihull, West Midlands 7th Southam The Rugby Field Southam, Warwickshire 10th

Evesham Kidderminster class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2018–19 Midlands 2 West (South) teams in Worcestershire Barkers Butts Earlsdon Kenilworth Leamington Nuneaton OE Coventrians Laurentians Rugby SA Silhillians Southam class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2018–19 Midlands 2 West (South) teams in Warwickshire & West Midlands

2017–18

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Barkers Butts Bob Coward Memorial Ground Allesley, Coventry, West Midlands 10th Berkswell & Balsall Honiley Road Balsall Common, Warwickshire 4th Droitwich Glyn Mitchell Memorial Ground 3,000 Droitwich, Worcestershire Promoted from Midlands 3 West (South) (champions) Earlsdon Mitchell Avenue Canley, Coventry, West Midlands 6th Evesham Lower Albert Road Evesham, Worcestershire Promoted from Midlands 3 West (South) (runners up) Kenilworth Glasshouse Lane Kenilworth, Warwickshire Relegated from Midlands 1 West (14th) Leamington Moorefields Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire 9th Malvern Spring Lane Malvern, Worcestershire 5th Nuneaton Old Edwardians Weddington Road Nuneaton, Warwickshire 11th Old Yardleians Tilehouse Lane Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands Level transfer from Midlands 2 West (North) (10th) Silhillians The Memorial Ground Solihull, West Midlands 2nd (lost promotion play-off) Southam The Rugby Field Southam, Warwickshire 8th

Droitwich Evesham Malvern class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2017–18 Midlands 2 West (South) teams in Worcestershire Barkers Butts Berkswell & Balsall Earlsdon Kenilworth Leamington Nuneaton OE Old Yardleians Southam Silhillians class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2017–18 Midlands 2 West (South) teams in Warwickshire & West Midlands

2016–17

• Barkers Butts
• Berkswell & Balsall
• Dunlop
• Earlsdon
• Leamington
• Malvern
• Nuneaton Old Edwardians
• Pinley
• Rugby Lions (promoted from Midlands 3 West (South))
• Silhillians (relegated from Midlands 1 West)
• Southam (promoted from Midlands 3 West (South))
• Spartans (Midlands)

2015–16

• Banbury
• Barkers Butts (relegated from Midlands 1 West)
• Bedworth (promoted from Midlands 3 West (South))
• Berkswell & Balsall (relegated from Midlands 1 West)
• Droitwich
• Dunlop (promoted from Midlands 3 West (South))
• Earlsdon (relegated from Midlands 1 West)
• Leamington
• Malvern
• Nuneaton Old Edwardians
• Pilney
• Spartans (Midlands)

2014–15

• Banbury
• Droitwich
• Leamington
• Malvern (relegated from Midlands 1 West)
• Newbold on Avon
• Nuneaton Old Edwardians
• Old Coventrians
• Old Laurentians (relegated from Midlands 1 West)
• Old Leamingtonians
• Old Yardleians (promoted from Midlands 3 West (South))
• Pilney(promoted from Midlands 3 West (South))
• Spartans (Midlands)

2013–14

• Banbury
• Bedworth
• Droitwich
• Dunlop
• Earlsdon
• Kidderminster
• Leamington
• Nuneaton Old Edwardians
• Old Coventrians (promoted from Midlands 3 West (South))
• Old Leamingtonians (promoted from Midlands 3 West (South))
• Spartans (Midlands)
• Stourbridge Lions

2012–13

• Banbury
• Bedworth
• Droitwich
• Dunlop
• Earlsdon
• Kenilworth (relegated from Midlands 1 West)
• Kidderminster
• Leamington
• Newbold-on-Avon
• Old Laurentians
• Shipton-on-Stour
• Upton-on-Severn

2011–12

• Banbury
• Barkers Butts
• Barkswell & Balsall
• Cheltenham North
• Droitwich
• Kidderminster Carolians
• Leamington
• Newbold-on-Avon
• Old Laurentians
• Pershore
• Silhillians
• Upton on Severn

2008–09

• Barkers Butts
• Berkswell & Balsall
• Droitwich
• Earlsdon
• Kidderminster Carolians
• Leamington
• Newbold-on-Avon
• Nuneaton Old Edwardians
• Old Coventrians
• Old Laurentians
• Silhillians
• Spartans

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 it 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 (South) 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	[8]
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 Midlands 1 West became 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	[9]
1994–95	13	Newport (Salop)	Longton	Ludlow, Newcastle (Staffs)	[10]
1995–96	13	Luctonians	Dudley Kingswinford [f]	No relegation [g]	[11]
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	[12]
1997–98	17	Newbold-on-Avon	Keresley	Nuneaton Old Edwardians	[13]
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 (South) (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 (South) (formerly Midlands West 2) ^[i] .

Midlands 3 West (South)
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Reference
2000–01	9	Stratford-upon-Avon	Leamington	Kings Norton	[14]
2001–02	10	Leamington	Bedworth	No relegation	[15]
2002–03	10	Nuneaton Old Edwardians	Old Coventrians	Evesham, Birmingham Exiles	[16]
2003–-04	12	Old Coventrians	Leamington	Southam, Keresley	[17]
2004–05	12	Barkers Butts	Pershore	Shipston on Stour, Droitwich	[18]
2005–06	12	Solihull	Hereford	Keresley, Old Leamingtonians	[19]
2006–07	12	Hereford	Stratford-upon-Avon	Old Coventrians, Ledbury	[20]
2007–08	12	Sutton Coldfield	Droitwich	Edwardians, Bedworth, Stourbridge Lions	[21]
2008–09	12	Leamington	Nuneaton Old Edwardians	No relegation	[22]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Midlands 2 West (South) (2009–2022)

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 to Midlands 1 West (formerly Midlands 2 West) and relegation to Midlands 3 West (South) (formerly Midlands 4 West (South)).

Midlands 2 West (South)
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Reference
2009–10	12	Worcester Wanderers	Old Laurentians	Newbold on Avon, Old Coventrians	[23]
2010–11	12	Dunlop	Bedworth	Earlsdon, Old Coventrians	[24]
2011–12	12	Barkers Butts	Berkswell & Balsall	Cheltenham North, Pershore	[25]
2012–13	12	Kenilworth	Old Laurentians	Upton-on-Severn, Shipston on Stour	[26]
2013–14	12	Earlsdon	Banbury	Bedworth, Dunlop	[27]
2014–15	12	Newbold-on-Avon	Old Laurentians	Old Leamingtonians, Old Coventrians	[28]
2015–16	12	Banbury	Earlsdon	Droitwich, Bedworth	[29]
2016–17	12	Rugby Lions	Silhillians	Dunlop [j]	[30]
2017–18	12	Droitwich	Malvern	Old Yardleians, Berkswell & Balsall	[31]
2018–19	12	Kenilworth	Kidderminster Carolians	Rugby St Andrews, Old Coventrians	[32]
2019–20	12	Stratford-upon-Avon	Malvern	Southam	[33]
2020–21	12
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Counties 1 Midlands West (South) (2022– )

Following league reorganisation, Midlands 2 West (South) is renamed Counties 1 Midlands West (South) and continues to be a tier 7 league. Promotion is usually to Regional 2 West Midlands, or occasionally to Regional 2 East Midlands and Regional 2 North Midlands. Relegation is usually to one of the Counties 2 Midlands West leagues.

Counties 1 Midlands West (South)
Season	No of teams	No of matches	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated team(s)	Ref
2022–23	12	22	Berkswell & Balsall	Kidderminster Carolians	Barkers Butts (11th) and Coventry Welsh (12th)	[5]
2023–24	12	22	Luctonians II	Ledbury	Broadstreet (11th) and Earlsdon (12th)	[3]
2024–25	12	22	Luctonians II	Old Coventrians	Barkers Butts (11th) and Bromsgrove (12th)	[2]
Green background is the promotion place.

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 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 [34]	Stafford (N)	32–10	Leamington (S)	The County Ground, Stafford, Staffordshire
2001–02 [35]	Bedworth (S)	10–6	Aston Old Edwardians (N)	Smarts Road, Bedworth, Warwickshire
2002-03 [36]	Old Coventrians (S)	15–17	Stoke on Trent (N)	Till Hill Lane, Coventry, Warwickshire
2003-04 [37]	Sutton Coldfield (N)	3–37	Leamington (S)	Roger Smoldon Ground, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
2004-05 [38]	Newport (Salop) (N)	25–12	Pershore (S)	The Old Showground, Newport, Shropshire
2005–06 [39]	Bridgnorth (N)	17–14	Hereford (S)	Edgar Davis Ground, Bridgnorth, Shropshire
2006–07 [40]	Sutton Coldfield (N)	11–18	Stratford-upon-Avon (S)	Roger Smoldon Ground, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
2007–08 [41]	Droitwich (S)	3–18	Stoke on Trent (N)	The Glyn Mitchell Memorial Ground, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire
2008–09	Promotion play-offs different for this season only. See below. [k]
2009–10 [42]	Old Saltleians (N)	12–14	Old Laurentians (S)	Watton Lane, Water Orton, Warwickshire
2010–11 [43]	Bedworth (S)	15–6	Old Saltleians (N)	Smarts Road, Bedworth, Warwickshire
2011–12 [44]	Old Saltleians (N)	3–27	Berkswell & Balsall (S)	Watton Lane, Water Orton, Warwickshire
2012–13 [45]	Old Laurentians (S)	16–6	Selly Oak (S)	Fenley Field, Rugby, Warwickshire
2013–14 [46]	Crewe & Nantwich (N)	18–13	Banbury (S)	Newcastle Road, Nantwich, Cheshire	500
2014–15 [47]	Old Laurentians (S)	32–23	Old Saltleians (N)	Fenley Field, Rugby, Warwickshire	500
2015–16 [48]	Earlsdon (S)	5–20	Wolverhampton (N)	Mitchell Avenue, Canley, Coventry, West Midlands
2016–17 [49]	Camp Hill (N)	53–0	Silhillians	Haslucks Green Road, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands
2017–18 [50]	Malvern (S)	53–12	Crewe & Nantwich (N)	Spring Lane, Malvern, Worcestershire
2018–19 [51]	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.
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))

2008–09 promotion play-offs

As mentioned above the 2008–09 promotion play-offs in Midlands 3 were different due to RFU restructuring for the following season. The two runners-up with the worst league records in the four regional divisions at this level had to face each other for the final promotion spot, with the team with the superior league record having home advantage.

Midlands 2 West (South) v Midlands 2 East (North) promotion play-off results
Season	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Attendance
2008–09 [52]	Spalding (N)	12–14	Nuneaton Old Edwardians (S)	Memorial Field, Spalding, Lincolnshire
Green background is the promoted team. S = Midlands 2 West (South) (formerly Midlands 3 West (South)) and N = Midlands 2 East (North) (formerly Midlands 3 West (North))

Number of league titles

• Updated to 2025.

• Luctonians (3) ^[l]
• Barkers Butts (2)
• Kenilworth (2)
• Leamington (2)
• Newbold-on-Avon (2) ^[m]
• Stratford-upon-Avon (2)
• Sutton Coldfield (2) ^[n]
• Banbury (1)
• Berkswell & Balsall (1)
• Droitwich (1)
• Dunlop (1)
• Earlsdon (1)
• Hereford (1)
• Longton (1) ^[o]
• Malvern (1) ^[p]
• Newport (Salop) (1) ^[q]
• Nuneaton Old Edwardians (1)
• Old Coventrians (1)
• Rugby Lions (1)
• Selly Oak (1) ^[r]
• Solihull (1)
• Willenhall (1) ^[s]
• Worcester Wanderers (1)

Notes

1. Old Boys side of Halesowen Grammar School.
2. Old Boys side of Leamington College. ^[6]
3. Formed as Old Boys side of Longton High School, Old Longtonians would be renamed as Longton Rugby Club in 1994. ^[7]
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. Only 1 team relegated this season, meaning 11th place Nuneaton Old Edwardians survived the drop.
11. The 2008–09 promotion play-offs 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 play-offs, meaning six 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. ^[22]
12. Luctonians first title was when the league was known as Midlands West 1; the 2nd XV won the league twice in 2024 and 2025.
13. One of Newbold-on-Avon's titles was when league was single division known as Midlands West 1.
14. One of Sutton Coldfield's titles was when league was single division known as Midlands West 1.
15. Longton's title was when league was single division known as Midlands West 1.
16. Malvern'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. Selly Oak'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
• Warwickshire RFU
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

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