Midlands 3 West (South)
Midlands 3 West (South) is a level 8 English Rugby Union league and level 3 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the West Midlands region including clubs from parts of Birmingham and the West Midlands, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and sometimes Oxfordshire, with home and away matches played throughout the season. Each year all clubs in the division also take part in the RFU Senior Vase - a level 8 national competition.
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Number of teams | 12 |
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| Holders | Old Coventrians (2nd title) (2019–20) (promoted to Midlands 2 West (South)) |
| Most titles | Droitwich, Dunlop, Old Coventrians, Old Yardleians (2 titles) |
| Website | England RFU |
The division was formed for the 2000-01 season when the old Midlands 4 West was split into two regional divisions called Midlands 4 West (North) and Midlands 4 West (South) and gained its current title for the 2009-10 season due to further restructuring to the Midlands League. Promoted teams tend to move up to Midlands 2 West (South) while demoted teams typically drop to Midlands 4 West (South).
2019–20
Participating teams & locations
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  Ledbury Locations of the 2019–20 Midlands 3 West (South) teams in Herefordshire
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 Alcester Bedworth B & B Burbage C Welsh Manor Park Coventrians Leamingtonians Rugby SA Stoke OB Woodrush Locations of the 2019–20 Midlands 3 West (South) teams in Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire & Leicestershire
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2018–19
Participating teams & locations
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Ledbury Locations of the 2018–19 Midlands 3 West (South) teams in Herefordshire
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 Upton Woodrush Locations of the 2018–19 Midlands 3 West (South) teams in Worcestershire
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Locations of the 2018–19 Midlands 3 West (South) teams in Warwickshire & West Midlands
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2017–18
Participating teams & locations
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 Alcester Bromyard Dunlop Ledbury Manor Park Coventrians Leamingtonians Rugby SA Upton Woodrush Locations of the 2017–18 Midlands 3 West (South) teams
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Teams 2016-17
- Bedworth (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
- Droitwich (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
- Evesham
- Ledbury
- Manor Park (promoted from Midlands 4 West (South))
- Old Coventrians
- Old Leamingtonians
- Old Wheatleyans
- Rugby St Andrews
- Shipston on Stour
- Upton-on-Severn (promoted from Midlands 4 West (South))
- Woodrush
Teams 2015-16
- Cheltenham North
- Evesham (promoted from Midlands 4 West (South))
- Harbury
- Ledbury
- Old Coventrians (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
- Old Leamingtonians (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
- Old Wheatleyans
- Pershore
- Rugby Lions (promoted from Midlands 4 West (South))
- Shipston on Stour
- Southam
- Woodrush
Teams 2014-15
- Bedworth (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
- Cheltenham North
- Dunlop (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
- Harbury (promoted from Midlands 4 West (South))
- Ledbury
- Manor Park
- Old Wheatleyans
- Pershore
- Shipston on Stour
- Southam
- Upton-on-Severn
- Woodrush (promoted from Midlands 4 West (South))
Teams 2013–14
- Cheltenham North
- Evesham
- Kings Norton
- Ledbury
- Manor Park
- Old Wheatleyans
- Old Yardleians (promoted from Midlands 4 West (South))
- Pershore
- Pinley
- Shipston on Stour (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
- Southam
- Upton-on-Severn (relegated from Midlands 2 West (South))
Teams 2012–13
- Cheltenham North
- Evesham
- Kings Norton
- Ledbury
- Old Coventrians
- Old Leamingtonians
- Old Wheatleyans
- Pershore
- Pinley
- Redditch
- Southam
- Woodrush
Teams 2009–10
- Dunlop
- Edwardians
- Harbury
- Kings Norton
- Ledbury
- Old Leamingtonians
- Pershore
- Redditch
- Shipston on Stour
- Southam
- Upton upon Severn
- Woodrush
Teams 2008–09
- Bedworth
- Dunlop
- Edwardians
- Kings Norton
- Ledbury
- Old Leamingtonians
- Pershore
- Shipston on Stour
- Southam
- Upton On Severn
- Woodrush
- Worcester Wanderers
Midlands 3 West (South) Honours
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name | |||||||||
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| 1998–99[1] | 17 | Newcastle (Staffs) | Birmingham Exiles | Manor Park, Copsewood | Midlands 4 West[a 1] | |||||||||
| 1999–00[2] | 17 | Kidderminster | Old Yardleians [a 2] | No relegation[a 3] | Midlands 4 West | |||||||||
| 2000–01[3] | 10 | Silhillians | Pershore | Stoke Old Boys, Redditch, Trinity Guild | Midlands 4 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2001–02[4] | 10 | Ledbury | Southam | Woodrush, Dunlop, Stourport | Midlands 4 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2002–03[5] | 10 | Shipston-on-Stour | Droitwich | Coventry Welsh, Kings Norton | Midlands 4 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2003–04[6] | 12 | Old Yardleians | Earlsdon | Trinity Guild, Birmingham Exiles, Dunlop | Midlands 4 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2004–05[7] | 10 | Solihull | Keresley | Manor Park, Southam, Evesham | Midlands 4 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2005–06[8] | 10 | Stourbridge Lions | Edwardians | Harbury | Midlands 4 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2006–07[9] | 12 | Droitwich | Berkswell & Balsall | Keresley, Cleobury Mortimer | Midlands 4 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2007–08[10] | 12 | Spartans (Midlands) | Old Coventrians | Copsewood, Evesham | Midlands 4 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2008–09[11] | 12 | Worcester Wanderers | Bedworth | No relegation | Midlands 4 West (South)[a 4] | |||||||||
| 2009–10[12] | 12 | Dunlop | Pershore | Ledbury, Edwardians | Midlands 3 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2010–11[13] | 12 | Upton-on-Severn | Newbold-on-Avon | Coventry Welsh, Harbury | Midlands 3 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2011–12[14] | 11 | Earlsdon | Shipston-on-Stour | Old Yardleians | Midlands 3 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2012–13[15] | 12 | Old Coventrians | Old Leamingtonians | Redditch, Woodrush | Midlands 3 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2013–14[16] | 12 | Old Yardleians | Pinley | Evesham, Kings Norton | Midlands 3 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2014–15[17] | 12 | Dunlop | Bedworth | Upton-on-Severn, Manor Park | Midlands 3 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2015–16[18] | 12 | Rugby Lions | Southam | Pershore, Harbury | Midlands 3 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2016–17[19] | 12 | Droitwich | Evesham | Bedworth[a 5] | Midlands 3 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2017–18[20] | 12 | Rugby St Andrews | Old Coventrians | Bromyard, Old Wheatleyans | Midlands 3 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2018–19[21] | 12[a 6] | Pinley | Shipston-on-Stour | Upton-on-Severn, Old Yardleians | Midlands 3 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2019–20[22] | 12 | Old Coventrians | Berkswell & Balsall | Bedworth | Midlands 3 West (South) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
- Droitwich (2)
- Dunlop (2)
- Old Coventrians (2)
- Old Yardleians (2)
- Earlsdon (1)
- Kidderminster (1)[a 7]
- Ledbury (1)
- Newcastle (Staffs) (1)[a 8]
- Pinley (1)
- Rugby Lions (1)
- Rugby St Andrews (1)
- Shipston-on-Stour (1)
- Silhillians (1)
- Solihull (1)
- Spartans (Midlands) (1)
- Stourbridge Lions (1)
- Upton-on-Severn (1)
- Worcester Wanderers (1)
Notes
- Mistakenly referred to as Midlands 4 East (South) on RFU website.
- Nuneaton Old Edwardians and Leek where also promoted. The reason for more promotions than usual was due to Midlands league restructuring. Old Yardleians and Leek went up to Midlands 3 West (North) where they joined champions Kidderminster while Nuneaton Old Edwardians went up to Midlands 3 West (South)
- There was no relegation due to restructuring of the Midlands league with teams instead being transferred to the new look Midlands 4 West (North) or Midlands 4 West (South) for the following season.
- Last season as Midlands 4 West (South). Would be renamed Midlands 3 West (South) for the following season.
- Only 1 team relegated this season meaning 11th place Woodrush were safe.
- Despite Dunlop dropping out of the league, the division stayed at 12 teams due to 4 teams being promoted and relegated into it.
- Kidderminster's title was won when division was unified as Midlands 4 West.
- Newcastle (Staffs) title was won when division was unified as Midlands 4 West.
See also
References
- "1998-1999 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "1999-2000 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "2000-2001 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "2001-2002 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "2002-2003 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "2003-2004 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "2004-2005 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "2005-2006 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "2006-2007 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "2007-2008 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "2008-2009 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "2009-2010 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "2010-2011 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "2011-2012 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "2012-2013 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "2013-2014 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "2014-2015 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- "2015-2016 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- "2016-2017 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- "2017-2018 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- "2018-19 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- "Men's Midlands Level 8 and below leagues 2019–20" (PDF). England Rugby. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- English RFU (2008). "Rugby First". RFU. Archived from the original on 28 April 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
See also
- English Rugby Union Leagues
- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
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