Midlands 1 East

Midlands 1 East
Current season or competition:
2018–19 Midlands 1 East
Sport Rugby union
Number of teams 14
Country  England
Holders Bedford Athletic (3rd title) (2017–18
(promoted to Midlands Premier))
Most titles Bedford Athletic (3 titles)
Website England RFU

Midlands 1 East is an English semi-professional level 6 rugby union regional league for rugby clubs in the eastern region of the Midlands, including sides from Bedfordshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and occasionally Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire.

The champions are promoted to Midlands Premier (formerly National League 3 Midlands) and the runner-up plays against the second-placed team from Midlands 1 West for the second promotion place. The last three teams are relegated teams to either Midlands 2 East (North) or Midlands 2 East (South), depending on geographic location.[1]

Teams 2018–19

Teams 2017–18

2016-17

2015–16

2014–15

2013–14

2012–13

2011–12

2010–11

2009–10

2008–09

Ampthill promoted as champions to newly formed National Division 3 Midlands.

Midland 1 East honours

Midlands 1 East honours
Season No of teams Champions Runners-up Relegated teams League name
1998–99[2]17LongtonNewbold-on-AvonLeamington, Towcestrians, StaffordMidlands 2 East
1999–00[3]17MalvernBromsgroveWolverhampton, DerbyMidlands 2 East
2000–01[4]12DunstabliansWellingboroughStockwood Park, Leighton Buzzard, Nottingham ModernsMidlands 2 East
2001–02[5]12HinckleySpaldingLincoln, Huntingdon & DistrictMidlands 2 East
2002–03[6]12KetteringLutonIlkeston, WellingboroughMidlands 2 East
2003–04[7]12MansfieldHinckleyNottingham Moderns, Banbury, Northampton Old ScoutsMidlands 2 East
2004–05[8]12LutonMarket BosworthHuntingdon & District, Syston, Melton MowbrayMidlands 2 East
2005–06[9]12South LeicesterPeterboroughAmpthill, Spalding, TowcestriansMidlands 2 East
2006–07[10]12Loughborough StudentsMatlockMansfield, Northampton Old Scouts, IlkestonMidlands 2 East
2007–08[11]12KetteringHinckleyMelton Mowbray, Banbury, Old NorthamptoniansMidlands 2 East
2008–09[12]12AmpthillScunthorpeNo relegation due to league restructure[a 1]Midlands 2 East
2009–10[13]14ScunthorpeOld NorthamptoniansMarket Bosworth, Stewarts & LloydsMidlands 1 East
2010–11[14]14SystonMansfieldDunstablians, WellingboroughMidlands 1 East
2011–12[15]14DerbyPaviorsCoalville, Nuneaton Old Edwardians, Leighton BuzzardMidlands 1 East
2012–13[16]14Bedford AthleticIlkestonLoughborough, Spalding, Market BosworthMidlands 1 East
2013–14[17]14Peterborough LionsDerbyCoalville, Peterborough, MatlockMidlands 1 East
2014–15[18]14SystonOld NorthamptoniansSpalding, Belgrave, MansfieldMidlands 1 East
2015–16[19]14Bedford AthleticDerbyMatlock, Old Laurentians, NewarkMidlands 1 East
2016-17[20]14Newbold-on-AvonKetteringIlkeston, Dronfield[a 2]Midlands 1 East
2017-18[22]14Bedford AthleticSystonMarket Rasen & Louth, Huntingdon & District, BugbrookeMidlands 1 East
2018-1914
Green background are the promotion places.

Promotion play-offs

Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of Midlands 1 East and Midlands 1 West for the third and final promotion place to National League 3 Midlands. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2017–18 season the Midlands 1 East teams have been the most successful with ten wins to the Midlands 1 West teams eight; and the home team has won promotion on twelve occasions compared to the away teams six.

Midlands 1 East v Midlands 1 West promotion play-off results
Season Home team Score Away team Venue Attendance
2000–01[23]Luctonians (W)20-13Wellingborough (E)Mortimer Park, Kingsland, Herefordshire
2001–02[24]Old Laurentians (W)10-32Spalding (E)Fenley Field, Rugby, Warwickshire
2002–03[25]Luton (E)16-11Derby (W)Newlands Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
2003–04[26]Derby (W)29-12Hinckley (E)Haslams Lane, Derby, Derbyshire
2004–05[27]Market Bosworth (E)40-7Malvern (W)Cadeby Lane, Market Bosworth, Warwickshire
2005–06[28]Peterborough (E)23-21Kenilworth (W)Fortress Fengate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire1,000
2006–07[29]Newport (Salop) (W)20-5Matlock (E)The Old Showground, Newport, Shropshire500
2007–08[30]Hereford (W)13-43Hinckley (E)Wyeside, Hereford, Herefordshire
2008–09[31]Scunthorpe (E)9-16Hereford (W)Heslam Park, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
2009–10[32]Bournville (W)AWO[a 3]Old Northamptonians (E) Rowheath, Bournville, Birmingham, West MidlandsN/A
2010–11[34]Sutton Coldfield (W)27-33Mansfield (E)Roger Smoldon Ground, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
2011–12[35]Bournville (W)42-11Paviors (E)Bournbrook, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands
2012–13[36]Worcester Wanderers (W)27-17 (aet)Ilkeston (E)Weston's Field, Worcester, Worcestershire
2013–14[37]Burton (W)24-20Derby (E)Peel Croft, Burton, Staffordshire1,000[38]
2014–15[39]Old Northamptonians (E)20-5Worcester Wanderers (W)Sir Humphrey Cripps Pavilion, Northampton, Northamptonshire
2015–16[40]Derby (E)28-23Bournville (W)Haslams Lane, Derby, Derbyshire200[41]
2016–17[42]Kettering (E)19-55Bournville (W)Waverley Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire
2017–18[43]Syston (E)37-33Dudley Kingswinford (W)Barkby Road, Queniborough, Leicestershire
2018–19
Green background is the promoted team. E = Midlands 1 East (formerly Midlands 2 East) and W = Midlands 1 West (formerly Midlands 2 West)

Number of league titles

Notes

  1. ↑ The division would be renamed Midlands Division 1 East for the next season and along with the whole national restructure of the league system by the RFU lead to mass changes at all levels.
  2. ↑ Due to London Welsh being expelled from the RFU Championship in January 2017 only 23 teams would be relegated from the 8 divisions that make up tier 6 of the English rugby union league system instead of the usual 24 - meaning that the 12th placed side in one of the leagues would be safe. In the end 12th placed Wellingborough from Midlands 1 East gained more points (56) than any other 12th placed team across tier 6 leaving them safe from relegation and ensuring only 2 teams went down from Midlands 1 East that season.[21]
  3. ↑ Old Northamptonians were promoted by default as Bournville were unable to field a front row for the 2009-10 play-off game.[33]

See also

References

  1. ↑ MatchByDivision
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  3. ↑ "1999-2000 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "2000-2001 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "2001-2002 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "2002-2003 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "2003-2004 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "2004-2005 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
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  10. ↑ "2006-2007 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
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  12. ↑ "2008-2009 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  13. ↑ "2009-2010 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "2010-2011 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  15. ↑ "2011-2012 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  16. ↑ "2012-2013 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  17. ↑ "2013-2014 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  18. ↑ "2014-2015 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  19. ↑ "2015-2016 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  20. ↑ "2016-2017 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  21. ↑ "London Welsh: RFU refuses permission for Exiles to stay in Championship". BBC Sport. 24 January 2017.
  22. ↑ "2017-2018 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  23. ↑ "Midlands Division Play-Offs 2000-01". England Rugby. 12 May 2001.
  24. ↑ "RUGBY: Spalding go up after storming comeback". Peterborough Telegraph. 30 April 2002.
  25. ↑ "Midlands Division Play-Offs 2002-03". England Rugby. 26 April 2003.
  26. ↑ "Midlands Division Play-Offs 2003-04". England Rugby. 24 April 2004.
  27. ↑ "Midlands Division Play-Offs 2004-05". England Rugby. 30 April 2005.
  28. ↑ "RUGBY: Borough up after promotion thriller". Peterborough Telegraph. 2 May 2006.
  29. ↑ "Newport are on the up". Shropshire Star. 1 May 2007.
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  31. ↑ "Midlands Division Play-Offs 2008-09". England Rugby. 25 April 2009.
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  33. ↑ "Level Transfers". Rolling Maul. 19 May 2010.
  34. ↑ "Midlands Division Play-Offs 2010-11". England Rugby. 30 April 2011.
  35. ↑ "Midlands Division Play-Offs 2011-12". England Rugby. 28 April 2012.
  36. ↑ "Elks Defeated In Extra Time". Worcester Wanderers (Pitchero). 27 April 2013.
  37. ↑ "1st XV Match Report Sat 26th Apr'14: Burton 24 v 20 Derby (National 3 Midlands Playoff)". Derby RFC. 26 April 2014.
  38. ↑ "Brewers 0 Chesterfield 2 (Burton 24 Derby 20) Sun 27 April 2014". Beer and Bovril Blogspot. 30 April 2014.
  39. ↑ "PLAY OFF WIN FOR THE ONS". Old Northamptonians RFC (Pitchero). 25 April 2015.
  40. ↑ "Rugby union: Derby RFC promoted to National League Three after play-off victory over Bournville". Derby Telegraph. 1 May 2017.
  41. ↑ "Derby rugby union". Derby County Fans. 30 April 2017.
  42. ↑ "PROMOTION ACHIEVED AFTER AN ASSURED PERFORMANCE AT KETTERING". Bourneville Rugby (Pitchero). 29 April 2017.
  43. ↑ "A GAME TOO FAR". Dudley Kingswinford RFC. 12 May 2018.
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