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.
Current season or competition: | |
Sport | Rugby union |
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Instituted | 2006 |
Number of teams | 11 |
Country | |
Holders | Birstall (1st title) (2019–20) (promoted to Midlands 3 East (South)) |
Most titles | St Neots (2 titles) |
Website | England 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
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Aylestone Bedford Swifts Brackley Deepings Kempston N'hampton MO Stamford COB Wellingborough
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2018–19
Participating teams & locations
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Aylestone Bedford Swifts Brackley Deepings Kempston N'hampton BBOB N'hampton MO Sileby Stamford COB Wellingborough
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2017–18
Participating teams & locations
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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
- Bedford Queens (relegated from Midlands 3 East (South))
- Bedford Swifts
- Birstall
- Bourne
- Brackley
- Deepings
- Northampton Men's Own (relegated from Midlands 3 East (South))
- Sileby Town
- Stamford College Old Boys
- Thorney
- Wellingborough O.G.
Teams 2014-15
- Bedford Swifts
- Bourne
- Brackley (relegated from Midlands 3 East (South))
- Corby
- Deepings (relegated from Midlands 3 East (South))
- Kempston
- Old Newtonians
- Sileby Town
- St Neots
- Stamford College Old Boys
- Thorney
- Westwood
Teams 2013-14
- Aylestone Athletic
- Bedford Swifts
- Bourne
- Corby
- Kempston
- Long Buckby (relegated from Midlands 3 East (South))
- Old Newtonians (relegated from Midlands 3 East (South))
- Oundle
- St Neots
- Stamford College Old Boys
- Thorney
- Westwood
Teams 2012–13
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
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Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name | |||||||||
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2006–07[1] | 10 | Bedford Swifts | Aylestone St James | Wellingborough O.G., Kempston | Midlands 5 East (South) | |||||||||
2007–08[2] | 10 | Market Harborough | Deepings | St Ives (Midlands), Stamford | Midlands 5 East (South) | |||||||||
2008–09[3] | 10 | Stockwood Park | Bedford Queens | Kempston, Wellingborough O.G., Aylestone Athletic | Midlands 5 East (South)[a 1] | |||||||||
2009–10[4] | 8 | Oadby Wyggestonians | Rushden & Higham | No relegation[a 2] | Midlands 4 East (South) | |||||||||
2010–11[5] | 11 | Stamford | Biggleswade | No relegation | Midlands 4 East (South) | |||||||||
2011–12[6] | 12 | Old Newtonians | Northampton Men's Own | No relegation | Midlands 4 East (South) | |||||||||
2012–13[7] | 12 | Brackley | St Ives (Midlands) | No relegation | Midlands 4 East (South) | |||||||||
2013–14[8] | 11 | Long Buckby | Oundle | No relegation | Midlands 4 East (South) | |||||||||
2014–15[9] | 10 | St Neots | Old Newtonians | No relegation | Midlands 4 East (South) | |||||||||
2015–16[10] | 10 | Northampton Men's Own | Birstall | No relegation | Midlands 4 East (South) | |||||||||
2016–17[11] | 9 | Sileby Town | Bedford Queens | No relegation | Midlands 4 East (South) | |||||||||
2017–18[12] | 9 | St Neots | Bourne | No relegation | Midlands 4 East (South) | |||||||||
2018–19[13] | 11 | N'hampton BBOB | Sileby | No relegation | Midlands 4 East (South) | |||||||||
2019–20[14] | 11 | Birstall | Northampton Men's Own | No relegation | Midlands 4 East (South) | |||||||||
2020–21 | 11 | No relegation | Midlands 4 East (South) | |||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Number of league titles
Notes
- Last season as Midlands 5 East (South). Would be renamed Midlands 4 East (South) for the following season.
- 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
- "2006-2007 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "2007-2008 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "2008-2009 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "2009-2010 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "2010-2011 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "2011-2012 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "2012-2013 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "2013-2014 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "2014-2015 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- "2015-2016 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- "2016-2017 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. 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.
- 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.