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Counties 3 Midlands West (North)
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Sport Rugby union
Instituted2005;19 years ago (2005)(as Midlands 5 West (North))
Number of teams12
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Most titles Eccleshall, Harborne (2 titles)
Website England RFU

Counties 3 Midlands West (North) (formerly Midlands 4 West (North)) is a level 9 English Rugby Union league and level 4 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the West Midlands region including Shropshire, parts of Birmingham and the West Midlands and occasionally Cheshire, with home and away matches played throughout the season. Each year some of the clubs in this division also take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a level 9-12 national competition.

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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. Further restructuring followed in the wake of the RFU's Adult Competition Review and from season 2022-23 it has been known by its current name.

Promoted teams move up to Counties 2 Midlands West (North) while relegated teams drop to Counties 4 Midlands West (North).

2024-25

Departing were Aston Old Edwardians and Trentham, promoted to Counties 2 Midlands West (East) and Counties 2 Midlands West (West) respectively. Cleobury Mortimer (6th) went on a level transfer to Counties 3 Midlands West (South). Shrewsbury II (11th) and Ludlow II (12th) were relegated into the Shropshire merit leagues.

Joining were Burton III, Handsworth, Rugeley, Stoke-on-Trent II and Uttoxeter.

2023-24

Departing were Willenhall and Rugeley, both promoted to Counties 2 Midlands West (West). Wednesbury (9th) and Warley (10th) were relegated to Counties 4 Midlands West (North) and Counties 4 Midlands West (South) respectively.

Joining were Aldridge, Cleobury Mortimer, Stone, Leek II, Shrewsbury II and Newcastle (Staffs) II.

2022-23

Departing were Oswestry and Market Drayton, both promoted to Counties 2 Midlands West (North). Birmingham Exiles (10th) departed on a level transfer to Counties 3 Midlands West (South). Essington (12th) were relegated to Counties 4 Midlands West (North). Yardley & District (8th) did not return for the new season.

Joining were Cannock, Eccleshall, Ludlow II

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.

2020–21

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

2019–20

Participating teams & locations

2018–19

Participating teams & locations

2017–18

Participating teams & locations

Teams 2016-17

Teams 2015-16

Teams 2014-15

Teams 2013-14

Teams 2012–13

Teams 2008–09

Teams 2007–08

Original teams

When this division was introduced in 2005 as Midlands 5 West (North), it contained the following teams:

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).

Midlands 5 West (North)
SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated teamsReference
2005–069 Old Griffinians Selly Oak Essington, Warley [1]
2006–0710 Bournville Kings Norton Yardley & District, Rugeley [2]
2007–0810 Handsworth Cleobury Mortimer Aldridge [3]
2008–0911 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.

Midlands 4 West (North) Honours
SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated teamsReference
2009–109 Eccleshall Yardley & District No relegation [a] [5]
2010–1111 Harborne Cleobury Mortimer Warley, Essington [6]
2011–1211 Edwardians Bloxwich Rugeley, St Leonards [7]
2012–1311 Market Drayton Uttoxeter Telford Hornets, Barton-Under-Needwood [8]
2013–1411 Harborne Clee Hill St Leonards, Warley [9]
2014–1511 Cleobury Mortimer Cannock Tenbury, Greyhound [10]
2015–1611 Uttoxeter Telford Hornets Market Drayton, Aldridge [11]
2016–1712 Trentham Barton-under-Needwood St Leonards, Bishops Castle & Onny Valley [12]
2017–1810 Eccleshall Wednesbury Church Stretton [b] [13]
2018–1911 Linley Willenhall Bloxwich [14]
2019–2012 Clee Hill Aldridge Cannock [15]
2020–2112
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

Notes

  1. ↑ No relegation as the division would be increased from 9 to 11 teams for the following season.
  2. ↑ Church Stretton dropped out of the league before the season and were automatically relegated. No other teams were relegated this season.

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