Eastern Counties 4
Eastern Counties 4 was an English level 12 Rugby Union league that was divided into two regional divisions - north and south - with teams from Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex taking part. Promoted teams used to move up to the relevant division in Eastern Counties 3 and relegation was to Eastern Counties 5 until that division was cancelled at the end of the 1996–97 season. The league was originally abolished in 1999–00 due to East Counties restructuring and teams moved up to higher divisions, only to be reinstated in 2014-15 due to further league restructuring that allowed more 2nd and 3rd teams to take part. It was abolished again at the end of the 2016–17 season.
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1987 |
| Ceased | 2017 |
| Number of teams | 18 (across 2 regional divisions) |
| Country |  |
| Holders | Thetford II (North - 1st title) Hadleigh II (South - 1st title) (2016–17) (promoted to East Counties 3) |
| Most titles | Haverhill & District (2 titles) |
| Website | ecrurugby.com |
Original teams
When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
- Campion
- Clacton
- Fakenham
- Felixstowe
- Gothic
- Mayfield Old Boys
- NELPOB
- Old Bealonians
- Old Palmerians
- Rayleigh
- Stowmarket
East Counties 4 Honours
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name | |||||||||
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| 1987–88 | 11 | Campion | Old Bealonians | Rayleigh | Eastern Counties 4 | |||||||||
| 1988–89 | 11 | Bancroft | Old Brentwoods | Chigwell | Eastern Counties 4 | |||||||||
| 1989–90 | 11 | London Hospital | Old Palmerians | Wisbech | Eastern Counties 4 | |||||||||
| 1990–91 | 11 | Thames Sports | Thetford | Felixstowe | Eastern Counties 4 | |||||||||
| 1991–92 | 11 | Haverhill & District | Loughton[lower-alpha 1] | No relegation[lower-alpha 2] | Eastern Counties 4 | |||||||||
| 1992–93 | 13 | Felixstowe | Thurston | Stanford Le Hope, Norwich Union | Eastern Counties 4 | |||||||||
| 1993–94 | 13 | Hadleigh | Broadland | Swaffham, Essex Police | Eastern Counties 4 | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | 13 | Billericay | Burnham-on-Crouch | Mayfield Old Boys | Eastern Counties 4 | |||||||||
| 1995–96 | 13 | Beccles | Mersea Island | May & Baker, Rayleigh | Eastern Counties 4 | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | 12 | March | Burnham-on-Crouch | No relegation[lower-alpha 3] | Eastern Counties 4 | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | 9 | Wisbech | Swaffham | No relegation | East Counties 4 North | |||||||||
| 8 | Old Brentwoods | Witham | No relegation | East Counties 4 South | ||||||||||
| 1998–99 [1][2] | 5 | Brightlingsea | Norwich Union | No relegation | East Counties 4 North | |||||||||
| 7 | Millwall | May & Baker | No relegation | East Counties 4 South | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 [3][4] | 6 | Haverhill & District | Clacton | No relegation | East Counties 4 North[lower-alpha 4] | |||||||||
| 6 | Witham[lower-alpha 5] | Old Bealonians Vets | No relegation | East Counties 4 South[lower-alpha 6] | ||||||||||
| 2001–13 | No competition | |||||||||||||
| 2014–15 [5][6] | 11 | Swaffham II | Thetford 2 | No relegation | Eastern Counties Greene King Division 4 North | |||||||||
| 8 | Colchester IV | University of Essex | No relegation | Eastern Counties Greene King Division 4 South | ||||||||||
| 2015–16 [7][8] | 8 | Fakenham II | Broadland - Great Yarmouth II | No relegation | Eastern Counties Greene King Division 4 North | |||||||||
| 8 | Southwold II | Bury St Edmunds IV | No relegation | Eastern Counties Greene King Division 4 South | ||||||||||
| 2016–17 [9][10] | 9 | Thetford II | Norwich III | No relegation | Eastern Counties Greene King Division 4 North | |||||||||
| 9 | Hadleigh II | Maldon III | No relegation | Eastern Counties Greene King Division 4 South | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
- Haverhill & District (2)
- Bancroft (1)
- Beccles (1)
- Billericay (1)
- Brightlingsea (1)
- Campion (1)
- Colchester IV (1)
- Fakenham II (1)
- Felixstowe (1)
- Hadleigh (1)[lower-alpha 7]
- Hadleigh II (1)
- London Hospital (1)
- March (1)
- Millwall (1)
- Old Brentwoods (1)
- Southwold II (1)
- Swaffham II (1)
- Thames Sports (1)
- Thetford II (1)
- Wisbech (1)
- Witham (1)
Notes
- Due to Eastern Counties league restructuring ten teams were promoted from the division including Stowmarket, Old Cooperians, Ilford Wanderers, Fakenham. Southwold, Dereham, Clacton and Wisbech.
- No relegation as league was to increase from 11 to 13 teams for the following season.
- No relegation due to the cancellation of Eastern Counties 5 at the end of the season.
- This would be the last season for East Counties 4 North and South. The majority of teams from this division would move up into East Counties 3 North for the following season.
- Promoted to East Counties 3 North.
- This would be the last season for East Counties 4 North and South. The majority of teams from this division (asides from champions Witham) would move up into East Counties 3 South for the following season.
- As a club Hadleigh has won 2 titles - 1 by the 1st XV, 1 by the 2nd XV.
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See also
References
- "1998-1999 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- "1998-1999 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- "1999-2000 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- "1999-2000 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- "London & SE Division - 2014-15 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Four North". Pitchero. Eastern Counties Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- "London & SE Division - 2014-15 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Four North". Pitchero. Eastern Counties Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- "London & SE Division - 2015-16 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Four North". Pitchero. Eastern Counties Rugby Union. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- "London & SE Division - 2015-16 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Four South". Pitchero. Eastern Counties Rugby Union. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- "London & SE Division - 2016-17 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Four North". Pitchero. Eastern Counties Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- "London & SE Division - 2016-17 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Four South". Pitchero. Eastern Counties Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
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