Midlands 5 East (North)

Midlands 5 East (North)

Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	2006;19 years ago (2006)(as Midlands 6 East (North-East & North-West)
Country	England
Holders	Cleethorpes (2nd title) (2017–18) (promoted to Midlands 4 East (North))
Most titles	Cleethorpes (2 titles)
Website	England RFU

Counties 4 Midlands East (North West) / (North East) (formerly Midlands 5 East (North)) are level 10 English Rugby Union leagues and level 5 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the East Midlands region including Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and the occasional team from Leicestershire, with home and away matches played throughout the season.

Formed in 2006, the league was originally split into 2 regional divisions – Midlands 6 East (North-East) and Midlands 6 East (North-West) - but, by the 2009-10 season, the league merged into a single division. Promoted teams typically moved up to Midlands 4 East (North) and there is no relegation due to it being one of the basement divisions for Midlands rugby. At the end of the 2017-18 season the division was abolished with the majority of teams moving up into Midlands 4 East (North). The league was reinstated in two divisions - West and East - ahead of the 2025-26 season.

2025-26

After a seven year hiatus the league was reinstated in two divisions.

North West

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Amber Valley Lower Somercotes Alfreton, Derbyshire Relegated from Counties 3 Midlands East (North West) Chesterfield Panthers Dunston Road 2,000 Chesterfield, Derbyshire Relegated from Counties 3 Midlands East (North West) East Retford Ordsall Road Retford, Nottinghamshire Relegated from Counties 3 Midlands East (North East) Ilkeston II The Stute Ilkeston, Derbyshire Relegated from Counties 3 Midlands East (Central) Mansfield II Eakring Road 1,000 Mansfield, Nottinghamshire Relegated from Counties 3 Midlands East (North West) Matlock II Cromford Meadows Cromford, Matlock, Derbyshire Relegated from Counties 3 Midlands East (North West) Meden Vale Elkesley Road Meden Vale, Nottinghamshire Relegated from Counties 3 Midlands East (North East) Worksop Stubbing Lane Worksop, Nottinghamshire Relegated from Counties 3 Midlands East (North East)

Amber Valley Chesterfield East Retford Ilkeston II Mansfield II Matlock II Meden Vale Worksop class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2025-26 Counties 4 Midlands East (North West) teams in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire

North East

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season East Leake Costock Road Playing Fields East Leake, Nottinghamshire New entry Horncastle The Wong Horncastle, Lincolnshire Re-entry Kesteven II Woodnook Grantham, Lincolnshire New entry Lincoln II Longdales Park Lincoln, Lincolnshire Relegated from Counties 3 Midlands East (North East) Mellish II War Memorial Ground Arnold, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Relegated from Counties 3 Midlands East (Central) Nottingham Casuals II Weir Field Recreation Ground Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire New entry Nottingham Moderns II Ferryfields Wilford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Relegated from Counties 3 Midlands East (Central) Paviors II The Ron Rossin Ground Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Relegated from Counties 3 Midlands East (North West)

East Leake Horncastle Kesteven II Lincoln II Mellish II Casuals II Notts Moderns II Paviors II class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2025-26 Counties 4 Midlands East (North East) teams

2018-25

Not contested

2017–18

Participating teams & locations

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Amber Valley Lower Somercotes Alfreton, Derbyshire Relegated from Midlands 4 East (North) (9th) Bingham The Pavilion Bingham, Nottinghamshire 7th Cleethorpes KGV Playing Fields Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire 3rd Gainsborough Roses Sports Fields Gainsborough, Lincolnshire 5th Keyworth Willoughby Road Widmerpool, Nottinghamshire 2nd Mansfield Woodhouse Slate Lane Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire 8th Meden Vale Elkesley Road Meden Vale, Nottinghamshire Relegated from Midlands 4 East (North) (10th) North Hykeham One NK North Hykeham, Lincolnshire 4th Nottinghamians Adbolton Lane Holme Pierrepont, Nottinghamshire 6th

Amber Valley Bingham Cleethorpes Gainsborough Keyworth Mansfield Woodhouse Meden Vale North Hykeham Nottinghamians class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2017–18 Midlands 5 East (North) teams

Teams 2016-17

• Bingham
• Cleethorpes (relegated from Midlands 4 East (North))
• Gainsborough
• Keyworth
• North Hykeham (relegated from Midlands 4 East (North))
• Nottinghamians
• Skegness (relegated from Midlands 4 East (North))
• Woodhouse Giants

Teams 2015-16

• Barton & District
• Bingham (relegated from Midlands 4 East (North))
• Creswell Crusaders
• Gainsborough
• Keyworth (relegated from Midlands 4 East (North))
• Meden Vale
• Nottinghamians
• Ollerton
• Skegness (relegated from Midlands 4 East (North))
• Woodhouse Giants

Teams 2014-15

• Barton & District
• Birstall
• Creswell Crusaders
• Gainsborough
• Leesbrook (relegated from Midlands 4 East (North))
• Meden Vale
• North Hykeham
• Nottinghamians (relegated from Midlands 4 East (North))
• Ollerton
• Woodhouse Giants

Teams 2013-14

• Birstall
• Creswell Crusaders
• Gainsborough
• Horncastle (relegated from Midlands 4 East (North))
• Meden Vale
• North Hykeham
• Nottingham Corsairs
• Ollerton
• Rolls-Royce
• Sileby Town
• Woodhouse Giants

Teams 2012–13

• Bingham
• Castle Donington
• Creswell Crusaders
• East Leake
• Leesbrook
• Meden Vale
• North Hykehan
• Ollerton
• Rolls-Royce

Teams 2008–09

• Belper
• Castle Donington
• Chesterfield Panthers
• East Leake
• East Retford
• Leesbrook
• Melbourne
• Nottinghamians
• Rolls-Royce
• Worksop

Teams 2007–08

• Barton & District
• Chesterfield Pythons
• Dronfield
• East Leake
• East Retford
• Melbourne
• Nottingham Casuals
• Nottinghamians
• Rolls-Royce
• University Of Derby

Original teams

When this division was introduced in 2006 it was split into two separate divisions - Midlands 6 East (North-East) and Midlands 6 East (North-West) - containing the following teams:

Midlands 6 East (North-East)

• Barton & District – N/A (new to league)
• Bourne - transferred from Nottinghamshire/Lincolnshire (7th)
• Cleethorpes - transferred from Nottinghamshire/Lincolnshire (2nd)
• Gainsborough - transferred from Nottinghamshire/Lincolnshire (9th)
• Horncastle – N/A (new to league)
• North Hykeham – N/A (new to league)
• Nottingham Corsairs - transferred from Nottinghamshire/Lincolnshire (3rd)
• Ollerton - transferred from Nottinghamshire/Lincolnshire (5th)
• Skegness - transferred from Nottinghamshire/Lincolnshire (4th)

Midlands 6 East (North-West)

• All Spartans Old Boys
• Belper - transferred from Derbyshire/North Leicestershire (4th)
• Buxton – relegated from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/North Leicestershire (10th)
• Chesterfield Panthers (2nd XV) ^[a] – N/A (new to league)
• Leesbrook - transferred from Derbyshire/North Leicestershire (7th)
• Meden Vale - transferred from Nottinghamshire/Lincolnshire (6th)
• Melbourne - transferred from Derbyshire/North Leicestershire (6th)
• Rolls-Royce - transferred from Derbyshire/North Leicestershire (5th)
• Tupton - transferred from Derbyshire/North Leicestershire (8th)
• Uttoxeter - transferred from Derbyshire/North Leicestershire (3rd)

Midlands 5 East (North) honours

Midlands 6 East (North-East) / (North-West) / South (2006–2009)

The league was originally divided into two sub-divisions known as Midlands 6 East (North-East) and Midlands 6 East (North-West). These divisions were introduced along with their counterpart Midlands 6 East (South) at tier 10 to replace the discontinued East Midlands/South Leicestershire 2, Derbyshire/North Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire/Lincolnshire leagues. Promotion was to Midlands 5 East (North) and there was no relegation.

Midlands 6 East (North-East & North-West)
Season	No. of teams	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated teams	League name	Reference
2006–07	9	Barton & District	Cleethorpes [b]	No relegation	Midlands 6 East (North-East)	[1]
	10	Melbourne	Rolls-Royce	No relegation	Midlands 6 East (North-West)	[2]
2007–08	6	Worksop	Ollerton	No relegation	Midlands 6 East (North-East)	[3]
	10	Belper	Leesbrook	No relegation	Midlands 6 East (North-West)	[4]
2008–09	5	Cleethorpes	Skegness	No relegation	Midlands 6 East (North-East) [c]	[5]
	8	Uttoxeter	Dronfield	No relegation	Midlands 6 East (North-West) [d]	[6]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Midlands 5 East (North) (2009–present)

Midlands 6 East (North-East / North-West) were remerged into a single division ahead of the 2009–10 season known as Midlands 5 East (North), which remained a tier 10 league along with its counterpart Midlands 5 East (South) (formerly Midlands 6 East (South)). Promotion was now to Midlands 4 East (North) (formerly the old Midlands 5 East (North)) and there was no relegation. The league was discontinued at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Midlands 5 East (North)
Season	No. of teams	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated teams	Reference
2009–10	8	Tupton	Nottingham Corsairs	No relegation	[7]
2010–11	8	Long Eaton	Horncastle	No relegation	[8]
2011–12	8	Boston	Keyworth	No relegation	[9]
2012–13	8	Bingham	Leesbrook	No relegation	[10]
2013–14	9	Sileby Town	Rolls-Royce	No relegation	[11]
2014–15	10	Birstall	North Hykeham	No relegation	[12]
2015–16	10	Ollerton	Meden Vale	No relegation	[13]
2016–17	8	Skegness	Keyworth	No relegation	[14]
2017–18	9	Cleethorpes	North Hykeham [e]	No relegation	[15]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Promotion play-offs

Between 2008 and 2009 there was a promotion playoff between the runners-up of Midlands 5 East (North-East) and Midlands 5 East (North-West) for the third and final promotion place to Midlands 4 West (North), with the team with the superior league record having home advantage in the tie. The playoffs were dissolved at the end of the 2008-09 season when Midlands 5 East (North) became one division. By the end of the promotion play-offs the Midlands 5 East (North-West) teams won all both playoff games and the home team has also won promotion both times.

Midlands 5 East (North-East) v Midlands 5 East (North-West) promotion play-off results
Season	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Attendance
2007–08 [16]	Leesbrook (NW)	50–10	Ollerton (NE)	Asterdale Sports Centre, Spondon, Derby, Derbyshire
2008–09 [17]	Dronfield (NW)	37–0	Skegness (NE)	Gosforth Fields, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, Derbyshire
Green background is the promoted team. NE = Midlands 5 East (North-East) (formerly Midlands 6 East (North-East)) and NW = Midlands 5 East (North-West) (formerly Midlands 6 East (North-West))

Number of league titles

• Cleethorpes (2) ^[f]
• Barton & District (1) ^[g]
• Belper (1) ^[h]
• Bingham (1)
• Birstall (1)
• Boston (1)
• Long Eaton (1)
• Melbourne (1) ^[i]
• Ollerton (1)
• Sileby Town (1)
• Skegness (1)
• Tupton (1)
• Uttoxeter (1) ^[j]
• Worksop (1) ^[k]

See also

• Leicestershire RU
• Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire RFU
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

Notes

1. 2nd team of Chesterfield Panthers.
2. Nottingham Corsairs also promoted.
3. Last season as Midlands 6 East (North-East). All teams not promoted would transfer to the new look Midlands 5 East along with teams from Midlands 6 (North-West) for the following season.
4. Last season as Midlands 6 East (North-West). All teams not promoted would transfer to the new look Midlands 5 East along with teams from Midlands 6 (North-East) for the following season.
5. As the league was to be abolished the majority of teams in the division were promoted into Midlands 4 East (North).
6. One of Cleepthorpes titles was won when division was split into Midlands 6 East (North-East) and Midlands 6 East (North-West).
7. Barton & Districts title was won when division was split into Midlands 6 East (North-East) and Midlands 6 East (North-West).
8. Belper's title was won when division was split into Midlands 6 East (North-East) and Midlands 6 East (North-West).
9. Melbourne's title was won when division was split into Midlands 6 East (North-East) and Midlands 6 East (North-West).
10. Uttoxeter's title was won when division was split into Midlands 6 East (North-East) and Midlands 6 East (North-West).
11. Worksop's title was won when division was split into Midlands 6 East (North-East) and Midlands 6 East (North-West).

References

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