East Midlands/Leicestershire 1

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Sport Rugby union
Instituted1987;37 years ago (1987)(as East Midlands/Leicestershire)
Ceased2000;24 years ago (2000)
Number of teams12
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Holders Melton Mowbray (1st title) (1999–00)
(promoted to Midlands 4 East (North))
Most titlesMultiple teams (1 title)

East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 (formerly East Midlands/Leicestershire) was a tier 9 English Rugby Union league with teams from Bedfordshire, parts of Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Midlands 4 East (North) (formerly Midlands East 2) and relegated teams dropped to East Midlands/Leicestershire 2.

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At the end of the 1999–00 season the East Midlands/Leicestershire leagues split. Most teams in East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 were transferred into either Midlands 4 East (South) or Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East.

Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division (then known as East Midlands/Leicestershire) contained the following teams:

East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 honours

East Midlands/Leicestershire (1987–1992)

Originally known as East Midlands/Leicestershire, it was a tier 7 league with promotion to Midlands 2 East and relegation to either East Midlands 1 or Leicestershire 1.

East Midlands/Leicestershire
SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated teamsReference
1987–8811 Stewart & Lloyds Towcestrians Melton Mowbray, South Leicester [1]
1988–8911 Towcestrians Wellingborough Wigston, Loughborough [2]
1989–9011 Biggleswade Wellingborough Hinckley, Oadby Wyggestonian [3]
1990–9111 Bedford Athletic Belgrave Northampton Trinity Old Boys, Long Buckby [4]
1991–9211 Hinckley [lower-alpha 3] Stoneygate [lower-alpha 4] Aylestone St James [lower-alpha 5] [5]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 (1992–1993)

Restructuring saw the division renamed as East Midlands/Leicestershire 1, dropping two levels to become a tier 9 league. Promotion and relegation was now to the newly introduced Midlands East 2 and East Midlands/Leicestershire 2.

East Midlands/Leicestershire 1
SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated teamsReference
1992–9313 Kibworth Loughborough St Ives [6]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

East Midlands/Leicestershire 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 East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 dropped another level to become a tier 10 league. Promotion continued to Midlands East 2 and relegation to East Midlands/Leicestershire 2.

East Midlands/Leicestershire 1
SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated teamsReference
1993–9413 Huntingdon & District Oadby Wyggestonian Brackley [7]
1994–9513 Old Northamptonians Bedford Queens Daventry, Old Bosworthians [8]
1995–9613 Northampton Men's Own Bedford Queens [lower-alpha 6] No relegation [lower-alpha 7] [9]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 (1996–1998)

At the end of the 1995–96 season National 5 North was discontinued and East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 returned to being a tier 9 league. Promotion continued to Midlands East 2 while relegation was now to East Midlands or Leicestershire 1.

East Midlands/Leicestershire 1
SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated teamsReference
1996–9716 Luton Oakham No relegation [lower-alpha 8] [10]
1997–9817 Leicester Forest Loughborough Students Multiple teams [lower-alpha 9] [11]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 (1998–2000)

East Midlands/Leicestershire remained a tier 9 league for the 1998–99 season. Promotion continued to Midlands East 2 but relegation was to the reintroduced East Midlands/Leicestershire 2. At the end of the 1999–00 campaign the league was cancelled and teams either transferred into the new Midlands 4 East (South) and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East divisions or dropping out of the league system altogether.

East Midlands/Leicestershire 1
SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated teamsReference
1998–9912 Market Bosworth Loughborough Students Bedford Queens [12] [lower-alpha 10]
1999–0012 Melton Mowbray [lower-alpha 11] Loughborough Students [lower-alpha 12] No relegation [lower-alpha 13] [13] [lower-alpha 14]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

Number of league titles

Notes

  1. ↑ Old Boys side of Trinity High School.
  2. ↑ Old Boys side of Northampton Grammar School.
  3. ↑ League restructuring saw champions Hinckley promoted into the newly introduced Midlands East 1.
  4. ↑ League restructuring meant that the top five clubs were promoted into Midlands East 1, including Belgrave, Luton and Ampthill.
  5. ↑ Aylestone St James were demoted two levels to the new East Midlands/Leicestershire 3.
  6. ↑ The cancellation of National 5 North and subsequent restructuring meant that the top six clubs were promoted into Midlands East 2 including Northampton Old Scouts, Oadby Wyggestonian, Dunstablians and Loughborough.
  7. ↑ Due to widespread league restructuring there was no relegation.
  8. ↑ No relegation as league due to increase from 16 to 17 teams.
  9. ↑ Restructuring meant that eight teams were relegation into the reintroduced East Midlands/Leicestershire 2, including Aylestone St James, Colworth House, Deepings, Old Ashbeians, Brackley, Wellingborough Old Grammarians, St Neots and Bugbrooke.
  10. ↑ 1998–99 East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 mistakenly referred to as East Midlands 1 on RFU website.
  11. ↑ Champions Melton Mowbray were promoted to the newly introduced Midlands 4 East (South).
  12. ↑ Restructuring meant that the top three sides including Northampton Casuals went into Midlands 4 East (South). Oakham (4th) and Old Newtonians (9th) went into the new Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East. The rest of the clubs dropped out of the league.
  13. ↑ The merger of cancellation of the East Midlands/Leicestershire leagues meant there was no relegation.
  14. ↑ 1999–00 East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 mistakenly referred to as East Midlands 1 on RFU website.

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  13. ↑ "1999-2000 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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