Midlands 4 East (South)

Midlands 4 East (South) is a level 9 English Rugby Union league and level 4 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the East Midlands region including clubs from Bedfordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire and occasionally Cambridgeshire, all of whom play home and away matches 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.

Midlands 4 East (South)
Current season or competition:
2019–20 Midlands 4 East (South)
SportRugby union
Instituted2006 (2006)
Number of teams11
Country England
HoldersBirstall (1st title) (2019–20)
(promoted to Midlands 3 East (South))
Most titlesSt Neots (2 titles)
WebsiteEngland RFU

Formed for the 2006-07 season, the division was originally known as Midlands 5 East (South) but changed to its present name for the 2008-09 season due to league restructuring. Promoted teams tend to move up to Midlands 3 East (South) and since Midlands 5 East (South) was abolished there has been no relegation.

2019–20

Participating teams & locations

2018–19

Participating teams & locations

2017–18

Participating teams & locations

Teams 2016-17
  • Bedford Queens
  • Bedford Swifts
  • Bourne
  • Brackley
  • Deepings
  • Old Newtonians
  • Sileby Town
  • Stamford College Old Boys
  • Thorney
  • Wellingborough O.G.

Teams 2015-16

Teams 2014-15

Teams 2013-14

Teams 2012–13
  • Aylestone Athletic
  • Bedford Swifts
  • Bourne
  • Brackley
  • Corby
  • Oundle
  • St Ives (Midlands)
  • St Neots
  • Stamford College Old Boys
  • Thorney
  • Wellingborough O.G.
  • Westwood

Teams 2008–09
  • Ashfield
  • Bedford Swifts
  • Brackley
  • Bugbrooke
  • Daventry
  • Deepings
  • Long Buckby
  • Market Harborough
  • Northampton Casuals
  • Northampton Men's Own
  • Peterborough Lions
  • Rugby St Andrews
  • Vauxhall Motors

Midlands 4 East (South) Honours
Midlands 4 East (South) Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
2006–07[1]10Bedford SwiftsAylestone St JamesWellingborough O.G., KempstonMidlands 5 East (South)
2007–08[2]10Market HarboroughDeepingsSt Ives (Midlands), StamfordMidlands 5 East (South)
2008–09[3]10Stockwood ParkBedford QueensKempston, Wellingborough O.G., Aylestone AthleticMidlands 5 East (South)[a 1]
2009–10[4]8Oadby WyggestoniansRushden & HighamNo relegation[a 2]Midlands 4 East (South)
2010–11[5]11StamfordBiggleswadeNo relegationMidlands 4 East (South)
2011–12[6]12Old NewtoniansNorthampton Men's OwnNo relegationMidlands 4 East (South)
2012–13[7]12BrackleySt Ives (Midlands)No relegationMidlands 4 East (South)
2013–14[8]11Long BuckbyOundleNo relegationMidlands 4 East (South)
2014–15[9]10St NeotsOld NewtoniansNo relegationMidlands 4 East (South)
2015–16[10]10Northampton Men's OwnBirstallNo relegationMidlands 4 East (South)
2016–17[11]9Sileby Town Bedford QueensNo relegationMidlands 4 East (South)
2017–18[12]9St NeotsBourneNo relegationMidlands 4 East (South)
2018–19[13]11N'hampton BBOBSilebyNo relegationMidlands 4 East (South)
2019–20[14]11BirstallNorthampton Men's OwnNo relegationMidlands 4 East (South)
2020–2111No relegationMidlands 4 East (South)
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles
  • St Neots (2)
  • Bedford Swifts (1)
  • Birstall (1)
  • Brackley (1)
  • Long Buckby (1)
  • Market Harborough (1)
  • N'hampton BBOB (1)
  • Northampton Men's Own (1)
  • Oadby Wyggestonians (1)
  • Old Newtonians (1)
  • Sileby Town (1)
  • Stamford (1)
  • Stockwood Park (1)

Notes
  1. Last season as Midlands 5 East (South). Would be renamed Midlands 4 East (South) for the following season.
  2. No relegation as division due to increase from 8 to 11 teams and Midlands 5 East (South) abolished for the following season.

See also

References
  1. "2006-2007 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. "2007-2008 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  3. "2008-2009 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  4. "2009-2010 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  5. "2010-2011 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  6. "2011-2012 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  7. "2012-2013 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  8. "2013-2014 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  9. "2014-2015 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  10. "2015-2016 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  11. "2016-2017 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  12. "2017-2018 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  13. "2018-19 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  14. "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.
  • Rugby First: To view previous seasons in the league, search for any club within that league then click on to club details followed by fixtures and then select the appropriate season.
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