Gloucester 4

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Rugby football current event.svg 1995–96 Gloucester 4
Sport Rugby union
Instituted1987;36 years ago (1987)(as Gloucestershire 4)
Ceased1996;27 years ago (1996)
CountryEngland
Holders Minchinhampton (1st title) (1995–96 promoted to Gloucester 3)
Most titles Smiths (2 titles)

Gloucester 4 was an English rugby union league which sat at the twelve level of league rugby union in England for teams based in Gloucestershire and parts of Bristol. Promoted clubs moved into Gloucester 3 and there was no relegation as this was the basement league for club rugby union in Gloucestershire. In 1996 after ten seasons Gloucester 4 was discontinued at the end of the 1995-96 campaign.

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Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division (then known as Gloucestershire 4) contained the following teams:

Gloucester 4 honours

Gloucestershire 4 (1987–1989)

Originally a single division known as Gloucestershire 4, it was a tier 12 league. Promotion was to Gloucestershire 3 and there was no relegation.

Gloucestershire 4
SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated TeamsRef
1987–8811 Smiths Old Elizabethans No relegation [1]
1988–8912 Bristol Telephone Area Hucclecote Old Boys No relegation [2]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Gloucestershire 4A / 4B (1989–1991)

For the 1989–90 season Gloucestershitre 4 split into two tier 12 divisions - Gloucestershire 4A and Gloucestershire 4B. Promotion continued to Gloucestershire 3 and there was no relegation.

Gloucestershire 4 North / South
SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated TeamsLeague NameRef
1989–907 Old Richians Chosen Hill Former Pupils No relegationGloucestershire 4A [3]
7 Bishopston Gloucester All Blues No relegationGloucestershire 4B [3]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Gloucestershire 4 (1990–1991)

After a single season Gloucester 4 reverted to being a single division at tier 12 of the league system. Promotion continued to Gloucestershire 3 and there was no relegation.

Gloucestershire 4
SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated TeamsRef
1990–9112 Stow-on-the-Wold Southmead No relegation [4]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Gloucester 4 (1991–1993)

Gloucestershire 4 was shorted to Gloucester 4 for the 1991–92 season onward. It remained a tier 12 league with promotion to Gloucester 3 and there was no relegation.

Gloucester 4
SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated TeamsRef
1991–9211 Tetbury Gloucester All Blues [lower-alpha 2] No relegation [5]
1992–937 Smiths Aretians No relegation [6]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Gloucester 4 (1993–1996)

The creation of National League 5 South for the 1993–94 season meant that Gloucester 4 dropped to become a tier 13 league. Promotion continued to Gloucester 3 and there was no relegation. At the end of the 1995–96 Gloucester 4 was disbanded with the majority of teams promoted up into Gloucester 3.

Gloucester 4
SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated TeamsRef
1993–947 Tewkesbury Minchinhampton No relegation [7]
1994–957 Gloucestershire Police Bristol Aeroplane Company No relegation [8]
1995–967 Minchinhampton Pilning [lower-alpha 3] No relegation [9]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Hucclecote Old Boys are currently known as Hucclecote RFC.
  2. ↑ The expansion of the majority of south-west leagues from 11 to 13 teams for the follow seasons, meant that six teams were promoted, including Bristol Aeroplane, Westbury-on-Severn, Broad Plain and Gloucester Civil Service.
  3. ↑ The cancellation of Gloucester 4 meant that the majority of teams were promoted into Gloucester 3 including Gloucester All Blues, Newent, Wotton-under-Edge and Dowty. Another club, Tudorville, would drop out of the league system before the next season.
  4. ↑ Bishopston's title was Gloucestershire 4B.
  5. ↑ Old Richians title was Gloucestershire 4A.

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References

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