Midlands 3 East (South)

Midlands 3 East (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 East Midlands region including clubs from Bedfordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and occasionally Cambridgeshire and Oxfordshire, all of whom play home and away matches throughout the season. Each year all clubs in the division also take part in the RFU Senior Vase - a level 8 national competition.

Midlands 3 East (South)

Current season or competition: 2019–20 Midlands 3 East (South)
Sport	Rugby union
Number of teams	12
Country	England
Holders	Stamford (2nd title) (2019–20) (promoted to Midlands 2 East (South))
Most titles	Leicester Forest, Market Harborough, Rushden & Higham, Stamford (2 titles)
Website	England RFU

The division was formed for the 2000-01 when the old Midlands 4 East was split into two regional divisions called Midlands 4 East (North) and Midlands 4 East (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 East (South) while demoted teams typically drop to Midlands 4 East (South).

2019–20

Participating teams & locations

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Bedford Queens Putnoe Woods 500 Bedford, Bedfordshire 8th Bourne Milking Nook Drove Bourne, Lincolnshire 7th Daventry Daventry & District Sports Club Daventry, Northamptonshire 4th Dunstablians Bidwell Park Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire 6th Huntingdon & District Huntingdon Racecourse Brampton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire Relegated from Midlands 2 ES (12th) Northampton BBOB Saint Andrew's Road Northampton, Northamptonshire Promoted from Midlands 4 ES (champions) Oakham Rutland Showground Oakham, Rutland Relegated from Midlands 2 ES (11th) Rushden & Higham Manor Park Rushden, Northamptonshire 10th Spalding Memorial Field Spalding, Lincolnshire Level transfer from Midlands 3 EN (3rd) St Neots The Common St Neots, Cambridgeshire 9th Stamford Hambleton Road Stamford, Lincolnshire 3rd Stockwood Park London Road Luton, Bedfordshire 5th

Queens Bourne Daventry Dunstablians Huntingdon N'hampton BBOB Oakham Rushden & Higham Spalding St Neots Stamford Stockwood Park Locations of the 2019–20 Midlands 3 East (South) teams

2018–19

Participating teams & locations

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Bedford Queens Putnoe Woods 500 Bedford, Bedfordshire 10th Biggleswade Langford Road Biggleswade, Bedfordshire 5th Birstall Co-Op Sports Ground Birstall, Leicestershire Level transfer from Midlands 3 East (North) (7th) Bourne Milking Nook Drove Bourne, Lincolnshire Promoted from Midlands 4 East (South) (runners up) Daventry Daventry & District Sports Club Daventry, Northamptonshire 6th Dunstablians Bidwell Park Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire 9th Leicester Forest Hinckley Road Leicester Forest East, Leicestershire 4th Northampton Casuals Rush Mills House Northampton, Northamptonshire 3rd Rushden & Higham Manor Park Rushden, Northamptonshire 8th St Neots The Common St Neots, Cambridgeshire Promoted from Midlands 4 East (South) (champions) Stamford Hambleton Road Stamford, Lincolnshire Relegated from Midlands 2 East (South) (11th) Stockwood Park London Road Luton, Bedfordshire 7th

Queens Biggleswade Birstall Bourne Daventry Dunstablians L Forest N Casuals Rushden & Higham St Neots Stamford Stockwood Park Locations of the 2018–19 Midlands 3 East (South) teams

2017–18

Participating teams & locations

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Bedford Queens Putnoe Woods 500 Bedford, Bedfordshire Promoted from Midlands 4 East (South) Biggleswade Langford Road Biggleswade, Bedfordshire 7th Daventry Daventry & District Sports Club Daventry, Northamptonshire 9th Dunstablians Bidwell Park Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire 5th Leicester Forest Hinckley Road Leicester Forest East, Leicestershire 8th Northampton BBOB Saint Andrew's Road Northampton, Northamptonshire 6th Northampton Casuals Rush Mills House Northampton, Northamptonshire 4th Northampton Mens Own Stoke Road Ashton, Northamptonshire 10th Rushden & Higham Manor Park Rushden, Northamptonshire Relegated from Midlands 2 East (North) (12th) St Ives (Midlands) Somersham Road St Ives, Cambridgeshire 3rd Stockwood Park London Road Luton, Bedfordshire Relegated from London 2 North West (12th) Vipers Vipers Ground Whetstone, Leicestershire Relegated from Midlands 2 East (North) (11th)

B Queens Biggleswade Daventry Dunstablians L Forest N BBOB N Casuals N Mens Own R&H St Ives Stockwood P Vipers Locations of the 2017–18 Midlands 3 East (South) teams

Teams 2016-17

• Aylestone St James (transferred from Midlands 3 East (North))
• Biggleswade (relegated from Midlands 2 East (South))
• Daventry
• Dunstablians
• Leicester Forest (relegated from Midlands 2 East (South))
• Long Buckby
• Northampton BBOB
• Northampton Casuals
• Northampton Men's Own (promoted from Midlands 4 East (South))
• St Ives (Midlands)
• St Neots
• Stewarts & Lloyds

Teams 2015-16

• Daventry
• Dunstablians (relegated from Midlands 2 East (South))
• Long Buckby
• Northampton BBOB
• Northampton Casuals
• Old Newtonians (promoted from Midlands 4 East (South))
• Oundle
• Rugby St Andrews
• Stockwood Park
• St Ives (Midlands)
• St Neots (promoted from Midlands 4 East (South))
• Stewarts & Lloyds (relegated from Midlands 2 East (South))

Teams 2014-15

• Bedford Queens
• Daventry
• Long Buckby (promoted from Midlands 4 East (South))
• Northampton BBOB (relegated from Midlands 2 East (South))
• Northampton Casuals
• Northampton Mens Own
• Oundle (promoted from Midlands 4 East (South))
• Rugby St Andrews
• Rushden & Higham (relegated from Midlands 2 East (South))
• St Ives (Midlands)
• Stockwood Park
• Vipers

Teams 2013-14

• Bedford Queens
• Biggleswade (relegated from Midlands 2 East (South))
• Brackley (promoted from Midlands 4 East (South))
• Daventry
• Deepings
• Northampton Casuals
• Northampton Mens Own
• Rugby St Andrews
• St Ives (Midlands) (promoted from Midlands 4 East (South))
• Stewarts & Lloyds
• Stockwood Park
• Vipers (relegated from Midlands 2 East (South))

Teams 2012–13

• Bedford Queens
• Daventry
• Deepings
• Long Buckby
• Northampton Casuals
• Northampton Mens Own
• Old Newtonians
• Rugby St Andrews
• Rushden & Higham
• Stamford
• Stewarts & Lloyds
• Stockwood Park

Teams 2011–12

• Bedford Queens
• Bedford Swifts
• Biggleswade
• Brackley
• Daventry
• Deepings
• Northampton BBOB
• Northampton Casuals
• Rugby St Andrews
• Rushden & Higham
• Stamford
• Stewarts & Lloyds

Teams 2010–11

• Bedford Queens
• Bedford Swifts
• Brackley
• Daventry
• Deepings
• Long Buckby
• Northampton Casuals
• Northampton Mens Own
• Oadby Wyggestonians
• Old Newtonians
• Rugby St Andrews
• Rushden & Higham

Teams 2008–09

• Aylestone St James
• Banbury
• Huntingdon & District
• Leicester Forest
• Lutterworth
• Northampton BBOB
• Northampton Old Scouts
• Old Newtonians
• Old Northamptonians
• Stewarts & Lloyds
• Towcestrians
• Vipers

Midlands 3 East (South) Honours

Midlands 3 East (South) Honours
Season	No of Teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated Teams	League Name
1998–99[1]	17	Luton	South Leicester	Nottingham Casuals, Biggleswade	Midlands 4 East[a 1]
1999–00[2]	17	Market Bosworth	Long Eaton [a 2]	No relegation[a 3]	Midlands 4 East
2000–01[3]	10	Market Harborough	Melton Mowbray	Sleaford, West Bridgford, Stamford	Midlands 4 East (South)
2001–02[4]	10	Lutterworth	Old Northamptonians	Oakham, Bugbrooke	Midlands 4 East (South)
2002–03[5]	10	Rushden & Higham	Stockwood Park	Biggleswade, Northampton BBOB	Midlands 4 East (South)
2003–04[6]	10	Coalville	Daventry	No relegation[a 4]	Midlands 4 East (South)
2004–05[7]	9	Leicester Forest	Northampton Casuals	Market Harborough	Midlands 4 East (South)
2005–06[8]	10	Vauxhall Motors	Bugbrooke	Stoneygate	Midlands 4 East (South)
2006–07[9]	10	Vipers	Northampton BBOB	Biggleswade, Rushden & Higham	Midlands 4 East (South)
2007–08[10]	10	Aylestone St James	Old Newtonians	Oadby Wyggestonians, Stockwood Park	Midlands 4 East (South)
2008–09[11]	12	Market Harborough	Peterborough Lions	No relegation[a 5]	Midlands 4 East (South)[a 6]
2009–10[12]	11	Bugbrooke	Stockwood Park	No relegation[a 7]	Midlands 3 East (South)
2010–11[13]	12	Oadby Wyggestonians	Long Buckby	Northampton Mens Own, Old Newtonians	Midlands 3 East (South)
2011–12[14]	12	Northampton BBOB	Biggleswade	Brackley, Bedford Swifts	Midlands 3 East (South)
2012–13[15]	12	Stamford	Rushden & Higham	Old Newtonians, Long Buckby	Midlands 3 East (South)
2013–14[16]	12	Biggleswade	Stewarts & Lloyds	Deepings, Brackley	Midlands 3 East (South)
2014–15[17]	12	Rushden & Higham	Vipers	Northampton Mens Own, Bedford Queens	Midlands 3 East (South)
2015–16[18]	11	Oundle	Stockwood Park	No relegation[a 8]	Midlands 3 East (South)
2016–17[19]	12	Stewarts & Lloyds	Long Buckby	Aylestone St James, St Neots	Midlands 3 East (South)
2017–18[20]	12	St Ives (Midlands)	Vipers	Northampton Mens Own, Northampton BBOB	Midlands 3 East (South)
2018–19[21]	12	Leicester Forest	Northampton Casuals	Biggleswade, Birstall	Midlands 3 East (South)
2019-20[22]	12	Stamford	Oakham	St Neots, Northampton BBOB, Bedford Queens	Midlands 3 East (South)
2020–21	12
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

• Leicester Forest (2)
• Market Harborough (2)
• Rushden & Higham (2)
• Stamford (2)
• Aylestone St James (1)
• Biggleswade (1)
• Bugbrooke (1)
• Coalville (1)
• Luton (1)[a 9]
• Lutterworth (1)
• Market Bosworth (1)[a 10]
• Northampton BBOB (1)
• Oadby Wyggestonians (1)
• Oundle (1)
• St Ives (Midlands) (1)
• Stewarts & Lloyds (1)
• Vauxhall Motors (1)
• Vipers (1)

Notes

1. Mistakenly referred to as Midlands 4 East (North) on RFU website.
2. Glossop, Vipers and Loughborough also promoted. The reason for so many promotions was due to Midlands league restructuring. Long Eaton, Glossop and Loughborough went up to Midlands 3 East (North) where they joined champions Market Bosworth while Vipers went up to Midlands 3 East (South)
3. There was no relegation due to restructuring of the Midlands league with teams instead being transferred to the new look Midlands 4 East (North) or Midlands 4 East (South) for the following season.
4. No relegation but Biddenham would drop out of the league for the following season.
5. No relegation but Vauxhall Motors would drop out of the league for the following season.
6. Last season as Midlands 4 East (South). Would be renamed Midlands 3 East (South) for the following season.
7. No relegation as the division would increase from 11 to 12 teams for the next season.
8. As the league was set to expand from 11 to 12 teams for the following season there was no relegation.
9. Luton's title was won when division was unified as Midlands 4 East.
10. Market Bosworth's title was won when division was unified as Midlands 4 East.

See also

• Midlands RFU
• East Midlands RFU
• Leicestershire RU
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

References

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18. "2015-2016 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
19. "2016-2017 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
20. "2017-2018 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
21. "2018-19 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
22. "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.