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<span>2012–13</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2012–13-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2011–12" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2011–12"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">15</span> <span>2011–12</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2011–12-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2010–11" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2010–11"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">16</span> <span>2010–11</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2010–11-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2009–10" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2009–10"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">17</span> <span>2009–10</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2009–10-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2007–08" class="vector-toc-list-item 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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent" style="width:26em"><caption class="infobox-title">Regional 1 Midlands</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><b>Current season or competition:</b><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Rugby_football_current_event.svg/30px-Rugby_football_current_event.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Rugby_football_current_event.svg/45px-Rugby_football_current_event.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Rugby_football_current_event.svg/60px-Rugby_football_current_event.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="322" data-file-height="250" /></span></span> <i><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023%E2%80%9324_Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2023–24 Regional 1 Midlands (page does not exist)">2023–24 Regional 1 Midlands</a></b></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sport</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">Rugby union</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instituted</th><td class="infobox-data">1987<span class="noprint">; 37 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1987</span>)</span> <small>(as Midlands 1)</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">12</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Holders</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Oxford_Harlequins_RFC" title="Oxford Harlequins RFC">Oxford Harlequins</a> (1st title) <span class="nowrap"> (2023–24 (promoted to <a href="/wiki/National_League_2_West" title="National League 2 West">National League 2 West</a>))</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Most titles</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadstreet Rugby Club">Broadstreet</a> <span class="nowrap">(4 titles)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://clubs.rfu.com/Fixtures/MatchByDivision.aspx?DivID=222800472">clubs.rfu.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Regional 1 Midlands</b> (until 2021–22 known as <b>Midlands Premier</b> and up until 2016–17 known as National League 3 Midlands) is a level five semi-professional league in the <a href="/wiki/English_rugby_union_system" title="English rugby union system">English rugby union system</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-National_3_Renamed_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-National_3_Renamed-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is one of six leagues at this level. When this division began in 1987 it was known as Midlands Division 1. The format of the league was changed at the beginning of the 2009–10 season following a reorganisation by the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">Rugby Football Union</a> (RFU), and the name change from National League 3 to Premier was introduced for the 2017–18 season by the RFU in order to lessen confusion for what is a series of regional leagues.<sup id="cite_ref-National_3_Renamed_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-National_3_Renamed-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Regional 1 Midlands is the highest regional rugby union league in the <a href="/wiki/English_Midlands" class="mw-redirect" title="English Midlands">English Midlands</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Oxford_Harlequins_RFC" title="Oxford Harlequins RFC">Oxford Harlequins</a> are the current champions and are promoted to <a href="/wiki/National_League_2_West" title="National League 2 West">National League 2 West</a>. <a href="/wiki/Old_Halesonians_RFC" title="Old Halesonians RFC">Old Halesonians</a> (11th) and <a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadstreet Rugby Club">Broadstreet</a> (12th) are relegated. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1119456059">.mw-parser-output .tocnumber{display:none}.mw-parser-output #toc ul,.mw-parser-output .toc ul{line-height:1.5em;list-style:none;margin:.3em 0 0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist #toc ul ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist .toc ul ul{margin:0}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1097603156">.mw-parser-output .horizontal-toc-align-right{float:right}.mw-parser-output .horizontal-toc-align-left{float:left}.mw-parser-output .horizontal-toc-align-center{clear:none}.mw-parser-output .horizontal-toc-align-center .toc{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .horizontal-toc-clear-right{clear:right}.mw-parser-output .horizontal-toc-clear-left{clear:left}.mw-parser-output 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Relegated teams drop down to either, <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Regional 2 East Midlands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Regional_2_North_Midlands" title="Regional 2 North Midlands">Regional 2 North Midlands</a> or <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Regional 2 West Midlands</a>, depending on their location, and other factors such as the location of relegated and promoted teams in other divisions. </p><p>The season runs from September to April and comprises twenty-two rounds of matches, with each club playing each of its rivals home and away. The results of the matches contribute points to the league table as follows: </p> <ul><li>4 points are awarded for a win</li> <li>2 points are awarded for a draw</li> <li>0 points are awarded for a loss, however</li> <li>1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer</li> <li>1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2024–25"><span id="2024.E2.80.9325"></span>2024–25</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 2024–25"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Departing were <a href="/wiki/Stoke_on_Trent_RUFC" class="mw-redirect" title="Stoke on Trent RUFC">Stoke-on-Trent</a> who finished fifth in 2023-24 and were level transferred to <a href="/wiki/Regional_1_North_West" title="Regional 1 North West">Regional 1 North West</a> for the new season, <a href="/wiki/Oxford_Harlequins_RFC" title="Oxford Harlequins RFC">Oxford Harlequins</a> who were promoted to <a href="/wiki/National_League_2_East" title="National League 2 East">National League 2 East</a>, while <a href="/wiki/Old_Halesonians_RFC" title="Old Halesonians RFC">Old Halesonians</a> and <a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_RFC" title="Broadstreet RFC">Broadstreet</a> were relegated. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Participating_teams_and_locations">Participating teams and locations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Participating teams and locations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output 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RUFC">Banbury</a></td> <td>Bodicote Park</td> <td>2,500 (250 seats)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Banbury" title="Banbury">Banbury</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oxfordshire" title="Oxfordshire">Oxfordshire</a></td> <td>8th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth_RFC" title="Bridgnorth RFC">Bridgnorth</a></td> <td>Edgar Davies Ground</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth" title="Bridgnorth">Bridgnorth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shropshire" title="Shropshire">Shropshire</a></td> <td>6th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_RFC" title="Bromsgrove RFC">Bromsgrove</a></td> <td>Finstall Park</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove" title="Bromsgrove">Bromsgrove</a>, <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire" title="Worcestershire">Worcestershire</a></td> <td>3rd </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">Burton</a></td> <td>Battlestead Croft, <a href="/wiki/Tatenhill" title="Tatenhill">Tatenhill</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>5,500 (600 seats</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Burton_upon_Trent" title="Burton upon Trent">Burton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a></td> <td>4th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Derby_RFC" title="Derby RFC">Derby</a></td> <td>Haslams Lane</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Derby" title="Derby">Derby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Derbyshire" title="Derbyshire">Derbyshire</a></td> <td>7th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Kingswinford_RFC" title="Dudley Kingswinford RFC">Dudley Kingswinford</a></td> <td>Heathbrook</td> <td>2,260 (260 seats)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kingswinford" title="Kingswinford">Kingswinford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dudley" title="Dudley">Dudley</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(county)" title="West Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a></td> <td>Relegated from <a href="/wiki/National_League_2_West" title="National League 2 West">Nat 2 West</a> (14th) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenilworth_RFC" title="Kenilworth RFC">Kenilworth</a></td> <td>Glasshouse Lane</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenilworth" title="Kenilworth">Kenilworth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warwickshire" title="Warwickshire">Warwickshire</a></td> <td>10th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Long_Eaton_RFC" title="Long Eaton RFC">Long Eaton</a></td> <td>West Park</td> <td>1,000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Long_Eaton" title="Long Eaton">Long Eaton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Derbyshire" title="Derbyshire">Derbyshire</a></td> <td>Promoted from <a href="/wiki/Regional_2_North_Midlands" title="Regional 2 North Midlands">Regional 2 Midlands North</a> (champions) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton_R.F.C." title="Nuneaton R.F.C.">Nuneaton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberty_Way" title="Liberty Way">Liberty Way</a></td> <td>4,314 (514 seats)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton" title="Nuneaton">Nuneaton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warwickshire" title="Warwickshire">Warwickshire</a></td> <td>Promoted from <a href="/wiki/Regional_2_East_Midlands" title="Regional 2 East Midlands">Regional 2 Midlands East</a> (champions) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Silhillians_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Silhillians Rugby Union Football Club">Silhillians</a></td> <td>The Memorial Ground</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Solihull" title="Solihull">Solihull</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(County)" class="mw-redirect" title="West Midlands (County)">West Midlands</a></td> <td>Promoted from <a href="/wiki/Regional_2_West_Midlands" title="Regional 2 West Midlands">Regional 2 Midlands West</a> (champions) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stourbridge_R.F.C." title="Stourbridge R.F.C.">Stourbridge</a></td> <td>Stourton Park</td> <td>3,500 (499 seats)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stourbridge" title="Stourbridge">Stourbridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(county)" title="West Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a></td> <td>2nd </td></tr> <tr> <td><a 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typeof="mw:File"><span title="Nuneaton"><img alt="Nuneaton" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton_R.F.C." title="Nuneaton R.F.C.">Nuneaton</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:62.268%;left:44.797%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Silhillians"><img alt="Silhillians" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" 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Central">Regional 1 South Central</a> (10th) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth_RFC" title="Bridgnorth RFC">Bridgnorth</a></td> <td>Edgar Davies Ground</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth" title="Bridgnorth">Bridgnorth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shropshire" title="Shropshire">Shropshire</a></td> <td>2nd </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_RFC" title="Broadstreet RFC">Broadstreet</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ivor_Preece_Field" title="Ivor Preece Field">Ivor Preece Field</a></td> <td>1,500 (250 seats)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Binley_Woods" title="Binley Woods">Binley Woods</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coventry" title="Coventry">Coventry</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(county)" title="West Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a></td> <td>10th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_RFC" title="Bromsgrove RFC">Bromsgrove</a></td> <td>Finstall Park</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove" title="Bromsgrove">Bromsgrove</a>, <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire" title="Worcestershire">Worcestershire</a></td> <td>4th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">Burton</a></td> <td>Battlestead Croft, <a href="/wiki/Tatenhill" title="Tatenhill">Tatenhill</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>5,500 (600 seats</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Burton_upon_Trent" title="Burton upon Trent">Burton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a></td> <td>6th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Derby_RFC" title="Derby RFC">Derby</a></td> <td>Haslams Lane</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Derby" title="Derby">Derby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Derbyshire" title="Derbyshire">Derbyshire</a></td> <td>8th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenilworth_RFC" title="Kenilworth RFC">Kenilworth</a></td> <td>Glasshouse Lane</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenilworth" title="Kenilworth">Kenilworth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warwickshire" title="Warwickshire">Warwickshire</a></td> <td>5th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Old_Halesonians_RFC" title="Old Halesonians RFC">Old Halesonians</a></td> <td>Wassell Grove</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hagley" title="Hagley">Hagley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stourbridge" title="Stourbridge">Stourbridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire" title="Worcestershire">Worcestershire</a></td> <td>Promoted from <a href="/wiki/Regional_2_West_Midlands" title="Regional 2 West Midlands">Regional 2 West Midlands</a> (1st) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oxford_Harlequins_RFC" title="Oxford Harlequins RFC">Oxford Harlequins</a></td> <td>Horspath Sports Ground</td> <td>1,000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oxford" title="Oxford">Oxford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oxfordshire" title="Oxfordshire">Oxfordshire</a></td> <td>Transferred from <a href="/wiki/Regional_1_South_Central" title="Regional 1 South Central">Regional 1 South Central</a> (4th) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stoke_on_Trent_RUFC" class="mw-redirect" title="Stoke on Trent RUFC">Stoke-on-Trent</a></td> <td>Hartwell Lane</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barlaston" title="Barlaston">Barlaston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a></td> <td>9th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stourbridge_R.F.C." title="Stourbridge R.F.C.">Stourbridge</a></td> <td>Stourton Park</td> <td>3,500 (499 seats)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stourbridge" title="Stourbridge">Stourbridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(county)" title="West Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a></td> <td>Relegated from <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_National_League_2_West" title="2022–23 National League 2 West">National 2 West</a> (14th) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a></td> <td>Barkby Road</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Queniborough" title="Queniborough">Queniborough</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leicestershire" title="Leicestershire">Leicestershire</a></td> <td>3rd </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 20%;"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="locmap noviewer noresize thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:402px"><div style="position:relative;width:400px;border:1px solid lightgray"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:England_Midlands_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Regional 1 Midlands is located in England Midlands"><img alt="Regional 1 Midlands is located in England Midlands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/England_Midlands_location_map.svg/400px-England_Midlands_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="400" height="381" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/England_Midlands_location_map.svg/600px-England_Midlands_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, 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notheme" style="top:56.176%;left:27.284%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bridgnorth"><img alt="Bridgnorth" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span style="position:relative; bottom:0.6em;"><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth_RFC" title="Bridgnorth RFC">Bridgnorth</a></span></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:62.158%;left:50.791%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Broadstreet"><img alt="Broadstreet" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_RFC" title="Broadstreet RFC">Broadstreet</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:65.504%;left:36.555%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bromsgrove"><img alt="Bromsgrove" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_RFC" title="Bromsgrove RFC">Bromsgrove</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:43.734%;left:47.687%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Burton"><img alt="Burton" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">Burton</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:36.987%;left:52.021%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Derby"><img alt="Derby" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Derby_RFC" title="Derby RFC">Derby</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:65.407%;left:49.719%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Kenilworth"><img alt="Kenilworth" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="position: relative; top: 0.6em;"><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Kenilworth_RFC" title="Kenilworth RFC">Kenilworth</a></span></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:60.98%;left:35.266%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Halesonians"><img alt="Halesonians" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span style="position: relative; top: 0.6em;"><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Old_Halesonians_RFC" title="Old Halesonians RFC">Halesonians</a></span></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:93.602%;left:59.497%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Oxford Harlequins"><img alt="Oxford Harlequins" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="position:relative; bottom:0.6em;"><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Oxford_Harlequins_RFC" title="Oxford Harlequins RFC">Oxford Harlequins</a></span></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:36.788%;left:34.68%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Stoke"><img alt="Stoke" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent_RUFC" title="Stoke-on-Trent RUFC">Stoke</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:59.805%;left:34.276%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Stourbridge"><img alt="Stourbridge" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="position:relative; bottom:0.6em;"><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Stourbridge_R.F.C." title="Stourbridge R.F.C.">Stourbridge</a></span></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:48.19%;left:63.104%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Syston"><img alt="Syston" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a></span></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:England_Midlands_location_map.svg" title="File:England Midlands location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Locations of the 2023–24 Regional 1 Midlands teams</div></div></div> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="League_table">League table</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: League table"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="15"> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td width="20%" style="border:0px"> </td> <td style="border:0px"><b>2023–24 Regional 1 Midlands</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr> <tr> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"> </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="195">Team </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Played </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Won </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Drawn </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Lost </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="25">Points for </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Points against </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Points diff </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Try bonus </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Loss bonus </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Points </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Adj </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d8ffeb" align="center"> <td><b>P</b></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/Oxford_Harlequins_RFC" title="Oxford Harlequins RFC">Oxford Harlequins</a></b></td> <td>22</td> <td>19</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>905</td> <td>372</td> <td>+533</td> <td>19</td> <td>1</td> <td><b>96</b></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Stourbridge_R.F.C." title="Stourbridge R.F.C.">Stourbridge</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>17</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>831</td> <td>467</td> <td>+364</td> <td>16</td> <td>3</td> <td><b>89</b></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_RFC" title="Bromsgrove RFC">Bromsgrove</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>15</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>671</td> <td>449</td> <td>+222</td> <td>11</td> <td>4</td> <td><b>75</b></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">Burton</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>13</td> <td>0</td> <td>9</td> <td>553</td> <td>528</td> <td>+25</td> <td>11</td> <td>5</td> <td><b>69</b></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent_RUFC" title="Stoke-on-Trent RUFC">Stoke-on-Trent</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>12</td> <td>0</td> <td>10</td> <td>623</td> <td>596</td> <td>+27</td> <td>15</td> <td>4</td> <td><b>67</b></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth_RFC" title="Bridgnorth RFC">Bridgnorth</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>12</td> <td>0</td> <td>10</td> <td>628</td> <td>574</td> <td>+54</td> <td>13</td> <td>5</td> <td><b>66</b></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Derby_RFC" title="Derby RFC">Derby</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>11</td> <td>0</td> <td>11</td> <td>670</td> <td>638</td> <td>+32</td> <td>14</td> <td>4</td> <td><b>62</b></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Banbury_RUFC" title="Banbury RUFC">Banbury</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>10</td> <td>1</td> <td>11</td> <td>623</td> <td>676</td> <td>–53</td> <td>14</td> <td>2</td> <td><b>58</b></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>11</td> <td>0</td> <td>11</td> <td>589</td> <td>524</td> <td>+65</td> <td>8</td> <td>4</td> <td><b>56</b></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Kenilworth_RFC" title="Kenilworth RFC">Kenilworth</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>14</td> <td>595</td> <td>704</td> <td>−109</td> <td>11</td> <td>6</td> <td><b>42</b></td> <td>–5 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#ffcccc;"> <td><b>R</b></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Old_Halesonians_RFC" title="Old Halesonians RFC">Old Halesonians</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>19</td> <td>416</td> <td>728</td> <td>−312</td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td><b>19</b></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#ffcccc;"> <td><b>R</b></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_RFC" title="Broadstreet RFC">Broadstreet</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>21</td> <td>260</td> <td>1108</td> <td>−848</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td><b>7</b></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="15"> <ul><li>If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:</li></ul> <ol><li>Number of matches won</li> <li>Team with most draws</li> <li>Difference between points for and against</li> <li>Total number of points for</li> <li>Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled</li></ol> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left;"> <td colspan="15" style="border:0px"><small><span style="background:#d8ffeb">Green background</span> is the promotion place. <span style="background:#ffcccc">Pink background</span> are the relegation places <br /><b>Updated: 12 May 2024</b><br />Source: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output 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(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?division=47023&season=2023-2024&competition=1597#table">"Regional 1 Midlands"</a>. <i>England Rugby</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=England+Rugby&rft.atitle=Regional+1+Midlands&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.englandrugby.com%2Ffixtures-and-results%2Fsearch-results%3Fdivision%3D47023%26season%3D2023-2024%26competition%3D1597%23table&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARegional+1+Midlands" class="Z3988"></span></small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow:hidden"><div class="noresize overflowbugx" style="overflow:auto"> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Home \ Away </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/Banbury_RUFC" title="Banbury RUFC">BAN</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth_RFC" title="Bridgnorth RFC">BRI</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_RFC" title="Broadstreet RFC">BRD</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_RFC" title="Bromsgrove RFC">BRM</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">BUR</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/Derby_RFC" title="Derby RFC">DER</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/Kenilworth_RFC" title="Kenilworth RFC">KEN</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/Old_Halesonians_RFC" title="Old Halesonians RFC">OLH</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/Oxford_Harlequins_RFC" title="Oxford Harlequins RFC">OXF</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent_RUFC" title="Stoke-on-Trent RUFC">STK</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/Stourbridge_R.F.C." title="Stourbridge R.F.C.">STB</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">SYS</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Banbury_RUFC" title="Banbury RUFC">Banbury</a> </th> <td style="font-weight:normal;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">43–26 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">38–12 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">25–23 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">12–18 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">24–32 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">39–17 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">54–29 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">7–54 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">36–32 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">13–13 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">45–15 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth_RFC" title="Bridgnorth RFC">Bridgnorth</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">41–33 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">57–12 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">22–23 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">16–25 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">50–33 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">31–24 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">25–5 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">34–25 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">27–29 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">26–21 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">40–23 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_RFC" title="Broadstreet RFC">Broadstreet</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">27–30 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">19–36 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">10–62 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">11–36 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">17–58 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">10–59 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">30–25 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">12–66 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">12–55 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">19–64 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">7–49 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_RFC" title="Bromsgrove RFC">Bromsgrove</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">35–26 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">11–16 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">53–0 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">33–26 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">42–20 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">49–7 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">17–10 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">34–25 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">23–33 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">27–11 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">31–7 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">Burton</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">20–7 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">43–19 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">71–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">30–22 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">43–34 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">28–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">33–14 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">3–43 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">28–22 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">31–32 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">19–13 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Derby_RFC" title="Derby RFC">Derby</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">34–22 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">26–24 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">31–8 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">13–17 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">27–26 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">22–17 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">51–14 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">27–32 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">41–26 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">21–41 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">23–17 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Kenilworth_RFC" title="Kenilworth RFC">Kenilworth</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">28–34 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">29–51 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">24–19 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">36–41 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">29–22 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">37–31 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">36–36 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">16–38 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">24–25 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">35–52 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">32–23 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Old_Halesonians_RFC" title="Old Halesonians RFC">Old Halesonians</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">21–41 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">5–14 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">36–7 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">17–26 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">28–34 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">22–45 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">25–42 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">14–47 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">31–15 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">7–41 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">10–14 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Oxford_Harlequins_RFC" title="Oxford Harlequins RFC">Oxford Harlequins</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">47–25 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">50–5 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">97–7 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">38–26 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">34–10 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">37–25 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">53–17 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">36–17 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">41–21 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">18–13 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">40–19 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent_RUFC" title="Stoke-on-Trent RUFC">Stoke-on-Trent</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">50–45 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">36–17 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">48–10 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">36–34 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">24–20 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">41–10 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">33–38 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">31–19 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">10–7 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">24–32 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">5–21 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Stourbridge_R.F.C." title="Stourbridge R.F.C.">Stourbridge</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">66–12 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">32–29 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">60–8 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">31–28 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">57–10 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">42–33 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">36–16 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">36–16 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">22–27 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">60–10 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">34–25 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">36–12 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">27–22 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">53–3 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">10–14 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">51–5 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">39–33 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">34–32 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">53–15 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">8–50 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">20–17 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">32–35 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;">— </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1011076571">.mw-parser-output .sports-results-notes{font-size:90%;margin-bottom:0.5em}</style><div class="sports-results-notes">Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2024. Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?division=47023&season=2023-2024&competition=1597#results">Regional 1 Midlands</a><br />Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.<br />For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.</div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2022–23"><span id="2022.E2.80.9323"></span>2022–23</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2022–23"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Kingswinford_RFC" title="Dudley Kingswinford RFC">Dudley Kingswinford</a> won the league and were promoted to <a href="/wiki/National_League_2_West" title="National League 2 West">National League 2 West</a>. Lichfield (11th) and Nuneaton (12th) were relegated to <a href="/wiki/Regional_2_North_Midlands" title="Regional 2 North Midlands">Regional 2 North Midlands</a> and <a href="/wiki/Regional_2_East_Midlands" title="Regional 2 East Midlands">Regional 2 East Midlands</a> respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Participating_teams_and_locations_3">Participating teams and locations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Participating teams and locations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 60%;"> <table class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Ground </th> <th>Capacity </th> <th>City/Area </th> <th>Previous season </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth_RFC" title="Bridgnorth RFC">Bridgnorth</a></td> <td>Edgar Davies Ground</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth" title="Bridgnorth">Bridgnorth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shropshire" title="Shropshire">Shropshire</a></td> <td>4th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_RFC" title="Broadstreet RFC">Broadstreet</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ivor_Preece_Field" title="Ivor Preece Field">Ivor Preece Field</a></td> <td>1,500 (250 seats)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Binley_Woods" title="Binley Woods">Binley Woods</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coventry" title="Coventry">Coventry</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(county)" title="West Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a></td> <td>9th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_RFC" title="Bromsgrove RFC">Bromsgrove</a></td> <td>Finstall Park</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove" title="Bromsgrove">Bromsgrove</a>, <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire" title="Worcestershire">Worcestershire</a></td> <td>6th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">Burton</a></td> <td>Battlestead Croft, <a href="/wiki/Tatenhill" title="Tatenhill">Tatenhill</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>5,500 (600 seats</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Burton_upon_Trent" title="Burton upon Trent">Burton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a></td> <td>7th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Derby_RFC" title="Derby RFC">Derby</a></td> <td>Haslams Lane</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Derby" title="Derby">Derby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Derbyshire" title="Derbyshire">Derbyshire</a></td> <td>Promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 1 East</a> (3rd) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Kingswinford_RFC" title="Dudley Kingswinford RFC">Dudley Kingswinford</a></td> <td>Heathbrook</td> <td>2,260 (260 seats)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kingswinford" title="Kingswinford">Kingswinford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dudley" title="Dudley">Dudley</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(county)" title="West Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a></td> <td>10th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenilworth_RFC" title="Kenilworth RFC">Kenilworth</a></td> <td>Glasshouse Lane</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenilworth" title="Kenilworth">Kenilworth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warwickshire" title="Warwickshire">Warwickshire</a></td> <td>Promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Midlands 1 West</a> (2nd) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lichfield_RUFC" title="Lichfield RUFC">Lichfield</a></td> <td>Cooke Fields</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lichfield" title="Lichfield">Lichfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a></td> <td>Promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Midlands 1 West</a> (champions) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton_R.F.C." title="Nuneaton R.F.C.">Nuneaton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberty_Way" title="Liberty Way">Liberty Way</a></td> <td>4,314 (514 seats)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton" title="Nuneaton">Nuneaton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warwickshire" title="Warwickshire">Warwickshire</a></td> <td>11h </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oundle_RFC" title="Oundle RFC">Oundale</a></td> <td>Occupation Road</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oundle" title="Oundle">Oundle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire" title="Northamptonshire">Northamptonshire</a></td> <td>14th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stoke_on_Trent_RUFC" class="mw-redirect" title="Stoke on Trent RUFC">Stoke-on-Trent</a></td> <td>Hartwell Lane</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barlaston" title="Barlaston">Barlaston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a></td> <td>Promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 1 East</a> 3rd </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a></td> <td>Barkby Road</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Queniborough" title="Queniborough">Queniborough</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leicestershire" title="Leicestershire">Leicestershire</a></td> <td>3rd </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 20%;"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="locmap noviewer noresize thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:402px"><div style="position:relative;width:400px;border:1px solid lightgray"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:England_Midlands_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Regional 1 Midlands is located in England Midlands"><img alt="Regional 1 Midlands is located in England Midlands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/England_Midlands_location_map.svg/400px-England_Midlands_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="400" height="381" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/England_Midlands_location_map.svg/600px-England_Midlands_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/England_Midlands_location_map.svg/800px-England_Midlands_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="356" data-file-height="339" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:56.176%;left:27.284%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bridgnorth"><img alt="Bridgnorth" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span style="position:relative; bottom:0.6em;"><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth_RFC" title="Bridgnorth RFC">Bridgnorth</a></span></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:62.158%;left:50.791%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Broadstreet"><img alt="Broadstreet" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_RFC" title="Broadstreet RFC">Broadstreet</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:65.504%;left:36.555%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bromsgrove"><img alt="Bromsgrove" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_RFC" title="Bromsgrove RFC">Bromsgrove</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:43.734%;left:47.687%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Burton"><img alt="Burton" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">Burton</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:36.987%;left:52.021%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Derby"><img alt="Derby" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Derby_RFC" title="Derby RFC">Derby</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:57.866%;left:33.717%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="D Kingswinford"><img alt="D Kingswinford" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span style="position: relative; top: 0.6em;"><span class="nowrap"><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Kingswinford_RFC" title="Dudley Kingswinford RFC">D Kingswinford</a></span></span></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:65.407%;left:49.719%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Kenilworth"><img alt="Kenilworth" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="position: relative; top: 0.6em;"><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Kenilworth_RFC" title="Kenilworth RFC">Kenilworth</a></span></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:49.718%;left:43.441%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Lichfield"><img alt="Lichfield" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Lichfield_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Lichfield Rugby Union Football Club">Lichfield</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:56.818%;left:52.217%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Nuneaton"><img alt="Nuneaton" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton_R.F.C." title="Nuneaton R.F.C.">Nuneaton</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:58.224%;left:78.375%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Oundle"><img alt="Oundle" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Oundle_RFC" title="Oundle RFC">Oundle</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:36.788%;left:34.68%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Stoke"><img alt="Stoke" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent_RUFC" title="Stoke-on-Trent RUFC">Stoke</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:48.19%;left:63.104%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Syston"><img alt="Syston" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a></span></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:England_Midlands_location_map.svg" title="File:England Midlands location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Locations of the 2022–23 Regional 1 Midlands teams</div></div></div> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final_league_table">Final league table</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Final league table"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="15"> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td width="20%" style="border:0px"> </td> <td style="border:0px"><b>Regional 1 Midlands 2022–23</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr> <tr> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"> </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="195">Team </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Played </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Won </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Drawn </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Lost </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="25">Points for </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Points against </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Points diff </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Try bonus </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Loss bonus </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Points </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d8ffeb" align="center"> <td><b>P</b></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Kingswinford_RFC" title="Dudley Kingswinford RFC">Dudley Kingswinford</a></b></td> <td>22</td> <td>17</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>671</td> <td>372</td> <td>299</td> <td>13</td> <td>4</td> <td><b>85</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth_RFC" title="Bridgnorth RFC">Bridgnorth</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>16</td> <td>0</td> <td>6</td> <td>631</td> <td>499</td> <td>132</td> <td>13</td> <td>5</td> <td><b>82</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>16</td> <td>0</td> <td>6</td> <td>761</td> <td>414</td> <td>347</td> <td>13</td> <td>2</td> <td><b>79</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_RFC" title="Bromsgrove RFC">Bromsgrove</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>13</td> <td>1</td> <td>8</td> <td>666</td> <td>480</td> <td>186</td> <td>14</td> <td>7</td> <td><b>75</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Kenilworth_RFC" title="Kenilworth RFC">Kenilworth</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>14</td> <td>0</td> <td>8</td> <td>621</td> <td>507</td> <td>114</td> <td>11</td> <td>4</td> <td><b>71</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">Burton</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td> <td>13</td> <td>560</td> <td>595</td> <td>−35</td> <td>12</td> <td>7</td> <td><b>55</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Oundle_RFC" title="Oundle RFC">Oundle</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td> <td>13</td> <td>481</td> <td>617</td> <td>−136</td> <td>12</td> <td>6</td> <td><b>54</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Derby_RFC" title="Derby RFC">Derby</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>10</td> <td>1</td> <td>11</td> <td>562</td> <td>691</td> <td>129</td> <td>9</td> <td>2</td> <td><b>53</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent_RUFC" title="Stoke-on-Trent RUFC">Stoke-on-Trent</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> <td>14</td> <td>607</td> <td>699</td> <td>−92</td> <td>13</td> <td>6</td> <td><b>51</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_RFC" title="Broadstreet RFC">Broadstreet</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> <td>14</td> <td>504</td> <td>698</td> <td>−194</td> <td>9</td> <td>5</td> <td><b>46</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#ffcccc;"> <td><b>R</b></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Lichfield_RUFC" title="Lichfield RUFC">Lichfield</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>16</td> <td>544</td> <td>836</td> <td>−292</td> <td>10</td> <td>3</td> <td><b>37</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#ffcccc;"> <td><b>R</b></td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton_R.F.C." title="Nuneaton R.F.C.">Nuneaton</a></td> <td>22</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>17</td> <td>485</td> <td>685</td> <td>−200</td> <td>8</td> <td>7</td> <td><b>35</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="15"> <ul><li>If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:</li></ul> <ol><li>Number of matches won</li> <li>Difference between points for and against</li> <li>Total number of points for</li> <li>Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams</li> <li>Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled</li></ol> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left;"> <td colspan="15" style="border:0px"><small><span style="background:#d8ffeb">Green background</span> is the promotion place. <span style="background:#ffcccc">Pink background</span> are the relegation places <br /><b>Updated: 12 April 2023</b><br />Source: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1597&division=39124&season=2022-2023#table">"Regional 1 Midlands"</a>. <i>England Rugby</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=England+Rugby&rft.atitle=Regional+1+Midlands&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.englandrugby.com%2Ffixtures-and-results%2Fsearch-results%3Fcompetition%3D1597%26division%3D39124%26season%3D2022-2023%23table&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARegional+1+Midlands" class="Z3988"></span></small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_2">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow:hidden"><div class="noresize overflowbugx" style="overflow:auto"> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Home \ Away </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth_RFC" title="Bridgnorth RFC">BRI</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_RFC" title="Broadstreet RFC">BRD</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_RFC" title="Bromsgrove RFC">BRM</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">BUR</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/Derby_RFC" title="Derby RFC">DER</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Kingswinford_RFC" title="Dudley Kingswinford RFC">DUD</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/Kenilworth_RFC" title="Kenilworth RFC">KEN</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/Lichfield_RUFC" title="Lichfield RUFC">LCH</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton_R.F.C." title="Nuneaton R.F.C.">NUN</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/Oundle_RFC" title="Oundle RFC">OUN</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent_RUFC" title="Stoke-on-Trent RUFC">STO</a> </th> <th scope="col" width="28"><a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">SYS</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth_RFC" title="Bridgnorth RFC">Bridgnorth</a> </th> <td style="font-weight:normal;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">26–19 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">43–37 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">20–14 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">27–23 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">29–17 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">31–28 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">41–12 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">47–40 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">40–17 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">29–23 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">14–12 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_RFC" title="Broadstreet RFC">Broadstreet</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">14–25 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">14–22 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">49–36 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">29–15 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">26–29 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">22–37 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">17–22 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">25–22 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">32–27 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">38–25 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">17–90 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_RFC" title="Bromsgrove RFC">Bromsgrove</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">25–19 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">43–21 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">38–7 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">40–15 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">25–27 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">31–19 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">22–27 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">37–13 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">67–7 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">45–26 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">8–10 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">Burton</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">12–18 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">26–24 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">27–21 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">31–33 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">3–27 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">20–29 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">47–19 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">20–21 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">27–10 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">36–29 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">19–45 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Derby_RFC" title="Derby RFC">Derby</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">10–36 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">28–24 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FFB;">26–26 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">31–30 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">28–41 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">24–47 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">23–27 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">20–17 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">38–35 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">66–29 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">36–48 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Kingswinford_RFC" title="Dudley Kingswinford RFC">Dudley Kingswinford</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">44–10 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">41–5 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">11–16 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">20–14 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">46–14 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">19–14 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">38–14 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">53–7 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">45–0 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">26–13 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">19–20 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Kenilworth_RFC" title="Kenilworth RFC">Kenilworth</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">35–45 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">25–27 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">50–28 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">20–19 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">38–8 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">27–21 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">57–21 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">24–19 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">22–17 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">27–17 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">15–16 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Lichfield_RUFC" title="Lichfield RUFC">Lichfield</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">14–50 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">30–32 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">28–36 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">50–38 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">26–32 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">22–42 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">39–22 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">21–34 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">33–36 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">22–34 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">14–51 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton_R.F.C." title="Nuneaton R.F.C.">Nuneaton</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">20–13 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">26–31 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">24–37 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">27–32 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">15–27 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">17–36 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">37–15 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">39–50 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">6–12 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">31–52 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">14–35 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Oundle_RFC" title="Oundle RFC">Oundale</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">18–14 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">38–24 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">24–22 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">12–31 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">21–23 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">22–25 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">12–20 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">24–10 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">29–32 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">63–12 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">28–19 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent_RUFC" title="Stoke-on-Trent RUFC">Stoke-on-Trent</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">45–40 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">21–7 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">28–31 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">26–37 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">31–14 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">22–27 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">23–25 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">45–15 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">27–19 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">21–24 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;">— </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">37–27 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">20–14 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">44–7 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">14–9 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">26–34 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">27–28 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">24–17 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #FBB;">11–25 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">76–28 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">42–5 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">54–5 </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap;font-weight:normal;background: #BBF3FF;">50–21 </td> <td style="font-weight:normal;">— </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1011076571"><div class="sports-results-notes">Updated to match(es) played on 25 March 2023. Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1597&division=39124&season=2022-2023#results">Regional 1 Midlands</a><br />Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.<br />For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.</div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2021–22"><span id="2021.E2.80.9322"></span>2021–22</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 2021–22"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Participating_teams_and_locations_4">Participating teams and locations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Participating teams and locations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ten of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. They are joined by one relegated side, <a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Scunthorpe Rugby Club">Scunthorpe</a> (from <a href="/wiki/National_League_2_North" title="National League 2 North">National League 2 North</a>), while the three teams promoted into the division are <a href="/wiki/Dudley_Kingswinford" class="mw-redirect" title="Dudley Kingswinford">Dudley Kingswinford</a> (from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Midlands 1 West</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oundle_RFC" title="Oundle RFC">Oundle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a> (both from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 1 East</a>. Last seasons champions, <a href="/wiki/Bournville_RFC" title="Bournville RFC">Bournville</a> were promoted into <a href="/wiki/National_League_2_North" title="National League 2 North">National League 2 North</a>. Teams relegated from the division were <a href="/wiki/Kettering_Rugby_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Kettering Rugby Football Club">Kettering</a> and <a href="/wiki/Peterborough_Lions_RFC" title="Peterborough Lions RFC">Peterborough</a> (who drop to <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 1 East</a>). Also not returning are <a href="/wiki/South_Leicester_RFC" title="South Leicester RFC">South Leicester</a> who withdrew from the league during the 2019–20 season<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and drop to <a href="/wiki/Midlands_4_East_(South)" title="Midlands 4 East (South)">Midlands 4 East (South)</a> for the coming season. </p><p>The teams competing in 2021–22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019–20, the 'previous season' column in the table below refers to that season not 2020–21. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 60%;"> <table class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Ground </th> <th>Capacity </th> <th>City/Area </th> <th>Previous season </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth_RFC" title="Bridgnorth RFC">Bridgnorth</a></td> <td>Edgar Davies Ground</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth" title="Bridgnorth">Bridgnorth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shropshire" title="Shropshire">Shropshire</a></td> <td>4th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadstreet Rugby Club">Broadstreet</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ivor_Preece_Field" title="Ivor Preece Field">Ivor Preece Field</a></td> <td>1,500 (250 seats)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Binley_Woods" title="Binley Woods">Binley Woods</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coventry" title="Coventry">Coventry</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(county)" title="West Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a></td> <td>11th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_RFC" title="Bromsgrove RFC">Bromsgrove</a></td> <td>Finstall Park</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove" title="Bromsgrove">Bromsgrove</a>, <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire" title="Worcestershire">Worcestershire</a></td> <td>6th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">Burton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peel_Croft" title="Peel Croft">Peel Croft</a></td> <td>5,500 (600 seats)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Burton_upon_Trent" title="Burton upon Trent">Burton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a></td> <td>9th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Doncaster_Knights" title="Doncaster Knights">Doncaster Phoenix</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Castle_Park_rugby_stadium" title="Castle Park rugby stadium">Castle Park</a></td> <td>5,000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Doncaster" title="Doncaster">Doncaster</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Yorkshire" title="South Yorkshire">South Yorkshire</a></td> <td>7th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Kingswinford_RFC" title="Dudley Kingswinford RFC">Dudley Kingswinford</a></td> <td>Heathbrook</td> <td>2,260 (260 seats)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kingswinford" title="Kingswinford">Kingswinford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dudley" title="Dudley">Dudley</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(county)" title="West Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a></td> <td>Promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Midlands 1 West</a> (champions) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Newport_(Salop)_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club">Newport (Salop)</a></td> <td>The Old Showground</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newport,_Shropshire" title="Newport, Shropshire">Newport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shropshire" title="Shropshire">Shropshire</a></td> <td>2nd </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton_R.F.C." title="Nuneaton R.F.C.">Nuneaton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberty_Way" title="Liberty Way">Liberty Way</a></td> <td>4,314 (514 seats)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton" title="Nuneaton">Nuneaton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warwickshire" title="Warwickshire">Warwickshire</a></td> <td>8th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oundle_RFC" title="Oundle RFC">Oundale</a></td> <td>Occupation Road</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oundle" title="Oundle">Oundle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire" title="Northamptonshire">Northamptonshire</a></td> <td>Promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 1 East</a> (runners-up) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Paviors_RFC" title="Paviors RFC">Paviors</a></td> <td>The Ron Rossin Ground</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arnold,_Nottingham" class="mw-redirect" title="Arnold, Nottingham">Nottingham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire" title="Nottinghamshire">Nottinghamshire</a></td> <td>10th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sandbach_RUFC" title="Sandbach RUFC">Sandbach</a></td> <td>Bradwall Road</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sandbach" title="Sandbach">Sandbach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cheshire" title="Cheshire">Cheshire</a></td> <td>5th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Scunthorpe Rugby Club">Scunthorpe</a></td> <td>Heslam Park</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe" title="Scunthorpe">Scunthorpe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lincolnshire" title="Lincolnshire">Lincolnshire</a></td> <td>Relegated from <a href="/wiki/National_League_2_South" title="National League 2 South">National League 2 South</a> (14th) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_RUFC" title="Sheffield RUFC">Sheffield</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Abbeydale_Park" title="Abbeydale Park">Abbeydale Park</a></td> <td>3,200 (100 seats)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sheffield" title="Sheffield">Sheffield</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Yorkshire" title="South Yorkshire">South Yorkshire</a></td> <td>3rd </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a></td> <td>Barkby Road</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Queniborough" title="Queniborough">Queniborough</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leicestershire" title="Leicestershire">Leicestershire</a></td> <td>Promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 1 East</a> (champions) </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 20%;"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="locmap noviewer noresize thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:402px"><div style="position:relative;width:400px;border:1px solid lightgray"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:England_Midlands_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Regional 1 Midlands is located in England Midlands"><img alt="Regional 1 Midlands is located in England Midlands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/England_Midlands_location_map.svg/400px-England_Midlands_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="400" height="381" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/England_Midlands_location_map.svg/600px-England_Midlands_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/England_Midlands_location_map.svg/800px-England_Midlands_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="356" data-file-height="339" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:56.176%;left:27.284%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bridgnorth"><img alt="Bridgnorth" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span style="position:relative; bottom:0.6em;"><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth_RFC" title="Bridgnorth RFC">Bridgnorth</a></span></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:62.158%;left:50.791%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Broadstreet"><img alt="Broadstreet" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadstreet Rugby Club">Broadstreet</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:65.504%;left:36.555%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bromsgrove"><img alt="Bromsgrove" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_RFC" title="Bromsgrove RFC">Bromsgrove</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:43.734%;left:47.687%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Burton"><img alt="Burton" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">Burton</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:9.188%;left:62.392%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Doncaster Phoenix"><img alt="Doncaster Phoenix" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Doncaster_Knights" title="Doncaster Knights">Doncaster Phoenix</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:57.866%;left:33.717%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="D Kingswinford"><img alt="D Kingswinford" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span style="position: relative; top: 0.6em;"><span class="nowrap"><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Kingswinford_RFC" title="Dudley Kingswinford RFC">D Kingswinford</a></span></span></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:44.686%;left:28.319%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Newport"><img alt="Newport" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Newport_(Salop)_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club">Newport</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:56.818%;left:52.217%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Nuneaton"><img alt="Nuneaton" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span 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class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Paviors"><img alt="Paviors" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Paviors_RFC" title="Paviors RFC">Paviors</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:26.993%;left:28.541%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Sandbach"><img alt="Sandbach" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Sandbach_RUFC" title="Sandbach RUFC">Sandbach</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:7.165%;left:73.51%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Scunthorpe"><img alt="Scunthorpe" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Scunthorpe Rugby Club">Scunthorpe</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:16.388%;left:52.094%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Sheffield"><img alt="Sheffield" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_RUFC" title="Sheffield RUFC">Sheffield</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:48.19%;left:63.104%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Syston"><img alt="Syston" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a></span></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:England_Midlands_location_map.svg" title="File:England Midlands location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Locations of the 2021–22 Midlands Premier teams</div></div></div> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final_league_table_2">Final league table</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Final league table"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="15"> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td width="20%" style="border:0px"> </td> <td style="border:0px"><b>Midlands Premier 2021–22</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr> <tr> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"> </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="195">Team </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Played </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Won </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Drawn </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Lost </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="25">Points for </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Points against </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Points diff </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Try bonus </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Loss bonus </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Points </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d8ffeb" align="center"> <td>1</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/Newport_(Salop)_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club">Newport (Salop)</a></b></td> <td>26</td> <td>23</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>1008</td> <td>464</td> <td>544</td> <td>21</td> <td>1</td> <td><b>114</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d8ffeb" align="center"> <td>2</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_RUFC" title="Sheffield RUFC">Sheffield</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>21</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>742</td> <td>340</td> <td>402</td> <td>14</td> <td>3</td> <td><b>101</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>17</td> <td>0</td> <td>9</td> <td>741</td> <td>423</td> <td>318</td> <td>14</td> <td>7</td> <td><b>89</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth_RFC" title="Bridgnorth RFC">Bridgnorth</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>16</td> <td>2</td> <td>8</td> <td>742</td> <td>655</td> <td>87</td> <td>16</td> <td>3</td> <td><b>87</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Sandbach_RUFC" title="Sandbach RUFC">Sandbach</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>16</td> <td>1</td> <td>9</td> <td>733</td> <td>537</td> <td>196</td> <td>12</td> <td>4</td> <td><b>82</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_RFC" title="Bromsgrove RFC">Bromsgrove</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>15</td> <td>0</td> <td>11</td> <td>774</td> <td>582</td> <td>192</td> <td>15</td> <td>4</td> <td><b>79</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">Burton</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>12</td> <td>1</td> <td>13</td> <td>721</td> <td>695</td> <td>26</td> <td>18</td> <td>5</td> <td><b>73</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Scunthorpe Rugby Club">Scunthorpe</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>14</td> <td>1</td> <td>11</td> <td>627</td> <td>786</td> <td>−159</td> <td>11</td> <td>2</td> <td><b>71</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadstreet Rugby Club">Broadstreet</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td> <td>16</td> <td>565</td> <td>698</td> <td>−133</td> <td>8</td> <td>3</td> <td><b>51</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Kingswinford_RFC" title="Dudley Kingswinford RFC">Dudley Kingswinford</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td> <td>16</td> <td>509</td> <td>674</td> <td>−165</td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td><b>49</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton_R.F.C." title="Nuneaton R.F.C.">Nuneaton</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td> <td>17</td> <td>559</td> <td>754</td> <td>−195</td> <td>10</td> <td>2</td> <td><b>48</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Doncaster_Knights" title="Doncaster Knights">Doncaster Phoenix</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>19</td> <td>465</td> <td>763</td> <td>−298</td> <td>7</td> <td>4</td> <td><b>39</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Paviors_RFC" title="Paviors RFC">Paviors</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>19</td> <td>438</td> <td>860</td> <td>−422</td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td><b>32</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Oundle_RFC" title="Oundle RFC">Oundale</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>22</td> <td>470</td> <td>863</td> <td>−393</td> <td>6</td> <td>9</td> <td><b>29</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="15"> <ul><li>If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:</li></ul> <ol><li>Number of matches won</li> <li>Difference between points for and against</li> <li>Total number of points for</li> <li>Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams</li> <li>Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled</li></ol> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left;"> <td colspan="15" style="border:0px"><small><span style="background:#d8ffeb">Green background</span> is the promotion places. <span style="background:#ffcccc">Pink background</span> No relegation due to league reorganisation<br /><b>Updated: 5 June 2022</b><br />Source: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1597&division=31793&season=2021-2022#table">"Midlands Premier"</a>. <i>England Rugby</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=England+Rugby&rft.atitle=Midlands+Premier&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.englandrugby.com%2Ffixtures-and-results%2Fsearch-results%3Fcompetition%3D1597%26division%3D31793%26season%3D2021-2022%23table&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARegional+1+Midlands" class="Z3988"></span></small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2020–21"><span id="2020.E2.80.9321"></span>2020–21</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: 2020–21"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 30 October 2020 the RFU announced that due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom">coronavirus pandemic</a> a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (<a href="/wiki/National_League_1" title="National League 1">National League 1</a> and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning Midlands Premier was not contested.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2019–20"><span id="2019.E2.80.9320"></span>2019–20</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: 2019–20"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Participating_teams_and_locations_5">Participating teams and locations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Participating teams and locations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nine of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. They are joined by two relegated sides; <a href="/wiki/Peterborough_Lions_RFC" title="Peterborough Lions RFC">Peterborough Lions</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_Leicester_RFC" title="South Leicester RFC">South Leicester</a> (relegated from <a href="/wiki/National_League_2_North" title="National League 2 North">National League 2 North</a>), while the three teams promoted into the division are <a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_RFC" title="Bromsgrove RFC">Bromsgrove</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kettering_Rugby_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Kettering Rugby Football Club">Kettering</a> and <a href="/wiki/Paviors_RFC" title="Paviors RFC">Paviors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In order to address an imbalance of teams at level 5, <a href="/wiki/Bedford_Athletic" title="Bedford Athletic">Bedford Athletic</a> have been level transferred into the division from <a href="/wiki/London_%26_South_East_Premier" class="mw-redirect" title="London & South East Premier">London & South East Premier</a>. <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_%26_Solihull_R.F.C." title="Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C.">Birmingham & Solihull</a> were initially relegated into the division from <a href="/wiki/National_League_2_South" title="National League 2 South">National League 2 South</a> but decided to drop out of the league system altogether (joining the Greater Birmingham Merit Leagues) as they became an amateur club.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Last seasons champions, <a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Scunthorpe Rugby Club">Scunthorpe</a> were promoted into National League 2 North, along with <a href="/wiki/Luctonians" title="Luctonians">Luctonians</a> who won their play-off game against <a href="/wiki/North_Premier" title="North Premier">North Premier</a> runners up <a href="/wiki/Blaydon_RFC" title="Blaydon RFC">Blaydon</a>. Teams relegated from the division included <a href="/wiki/Derby_RFC" title="Derby RFC">Derby</a> and <a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a> (who drop to <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 1 East</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Lichfield_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Lichfield Rugby Union Football Club">Lichfield</a> (who fall to <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Midlands 1 West</a>). </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 60%;"> <table class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Ground </th> <th>Capacity </th> <th>City/Area </th> <th>Previous season </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bournville_RFC" title="Bournville RFC">Bournville</a></td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.averyfields.co.uk/">Avery Fields</a></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edgbaston" title="Edgbaston">Edgbaston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Birmingham" title="Birmingham">Birmingham</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(county)" title="West Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a></td> <td>10th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth_RFC" title="Bridgnorth RFC">Bridgnorth</a></td> <td>Edgar Davies Ground</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth" title="Bridgnorth">Bridgnorth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shropshire" title="Shropshire">Shropshire</a></td> <td>5th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadstreet Rugby Club">Broadstreet</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ivor_Preece_Field" title="Ivor Preece Field">Ivor Preece Field</a></td> <td>1,500 (250 seats)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Binley_Woods" title="Binley Woods">Binley Woods</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coventry" title="Coventry">Coventry</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(county)" title="West Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a></td> <td>4th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_RFC" title="Bromsgrove RFC">Bromsgrove</a></td> <td>Finstall Park</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove" title="Bromsgrove">Bromsgrove</a>, <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire" title="Worcestershire">Worcestershire</a></td> <td>Promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Midlands 1 West</a> (champions) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">Burton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peel_Croft" title="Peel Croft">Peel Croft</a></td> <td>5,500 (600 seats)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Burton_upon_Trent" title="Burton upon Trent">Burton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a></td> <td>8th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Doncaster_Knights" title="Doncaster Knights">Doncaster Phoenix</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Castle_Park_rugby_stadium" title="Castle Park rugby stadium">Castle Park</a></td> <td>5,000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Doncaster" title="Doncaster">Doncaster</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Yorkshire" title="South Yorkshire">South Yorkshire</a></td> <td>11th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kettering_Rugby_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Kettering Rugby Football Club">Kettering</a></td> <td>Waverley Road</td> <td>2,000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kettering" title="Kettering">Kettering</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire" title="Northamptonshire">Northamptonshire</a></td> <td>Promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 1 East</a> (champions) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Newport_(Salop)_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club">Newport (Salop)</a></td> <td>The Old Showground</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newport,_Shropshire" title="Newport, Shropshire">Newport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shropshire" title="Shropshire">Shropshire</a></td> <td>3rd </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton_R.F.C." title="Nuneaton R.F.C.">Nuneaton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberty_Way" title="Liberty Way">Liberty Way</a></td> <td>4,314 (514 seats)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton" title="Nuneaton">Nuneaton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warwickshire" title="Warwickshire">Warwickshire</a></td> <td>7th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Paviors_RFC" title="Paviors RFC">Paviors</a></td> <td>The Ron Rossin Ground</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arnold,_Nottingham" class="mw-redirect" title="Arnold, Nottingham">Nottingham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire" title="Nottinghamshire">Nottinghamshire</a></td> <td>Promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 1 East</a> (play-off) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_Lions_RFC" title="Peterborough Lions RFC">Peterborough Lions</a></td> <td>Bretton Woods</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bretton,_Peterborough" title="Bretton, Peterborough">Bretton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cambridgeshire" title="Cambridgeshire">Cambridgeshire</a></td> <td>Relegated from <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_National_League_2_North" title="2018–19 National League 2 North">National 2 North</a> (14th) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sandbach_RUFC" title="Sandbach RUFC">Sandbach</a></td> <td>Bradwall Road</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sandbach" title="Sandbach">Sandbach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cheshire" title="Cheshire">Cheshire</a></td> <td>9th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_RUFC" title="Sheffield RUFC">Sheffield</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Abbeydale_Park" title="Abbeydale Park">Abbeydale Park</a></td> <td>3,200 (100 seats)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sheffield" title="Sheffield">Sheffield</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Yorkshire" title="South Yorkshire">South Yorkshire</a></td> <td>6th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Leicester_RFC" title="South Leicester RFC">South Leicester</a></td> <td>Welford Road Ground</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leicester" title="Leicester">Leicester</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leicestershire" title="Leicestershire">Leicestershire</a></td> <td>Relegated from <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_National_League_2_North" title="2018–19 National League 2 North">National 2 North</a> (15th) </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 20%;"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="locmap noviewer noresize thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:402px"><div style="position:relative;width:400px;border:1px solid lightgray"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:England_Midlands_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Regional 1 Midlands is located in England Midlands"><img alt="Regional 1 Midlands is located in England Midlands" 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style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth_RFC" title="Bridgnorth RFC">Bridgnorth</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:62.158%;left:50.791%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Broadstreet"><img alt="Broadstreet" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadstreet Rugby Club">Broadstreet</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:65.504%;left:36.555%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bromsgrove"><img alt="Bromsgrove" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_RFC" title="Bromsgrove RFC">Bromsgrove</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:43.734%;left:47.687%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Burton"><img alt="Burton" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">Burton</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:9.188%;left:62.392%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Doncaster Phoenix"><img alt="Doncaster Phoenix" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" 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href="/wiki/Nuneaton_R.F.C." title="Nuneaton R.F.C.">Nuneaton</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:32.057%;left:60.819%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Paviors"><img alt="Paviors" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paviors_Rugby_Club&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Paviors Rugby Club (page does not exist)">Paviors</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:53.549%;left:83.247%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Peterborough Lions"><img alt="Peterborough Lions" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><span class="nowrap"><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_Lions_RFC" title="Peterborough Lions RFC">Peterborough<br />Lions</a></span></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:26.993%;left:28.541%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Sandbach"><img alt="Sandbach" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Sandbach_RUFC" title="Sandbach RUFC">Sandbach</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:16.388%;left:52.094%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Sheffield"><img alt="Sheffield" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_RUFC" title="Sheffield RUFC">Sheffield</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:51.35%;left:60.767%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="South Leicester"><img alt="South Leicester" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/South_Leicester_RFC" title="South Leicester RFC">South Leicester</a></span></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:England_Midlands_location_map.svg" title="File:England Midlands location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Locations of the 2019–20 Midlands Premier teams</div></div></div> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2018–19"><span id="2018.E2.80.9319"></span>2018–19</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: 2018–19"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Participating_teams_and_locations_6">Participating teams and locations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Participating teams and locations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nine of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. They are joined by <a href="/wiki/Luctonians" title="Luctonians">Luctonians</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sheffield_RUFC" title="Sheffield RUFC">Sheffield</a> (relegated from <a href="/wiki/National_League_2_North" title="National League 2 North">National League 2 North</a>), <a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadstreet Rugby Club">Broadstreet</a> (relegated from <a href="/wiki/National_League_2_South" title="National League 2 South">National League 2 South</a>), while the two teams promoted into the division are <a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">Burton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Last seasons champions <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_%26_Solihull_R.F.C." title="Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C.">Birmingham & Solihull</a> were promoted into <a href="/wiki/National_League_2_South" title="National League 2 South">National League 2 South</a> following a level transfer, while runners up <a href="/wiki/Peterborough_Lions_RFC" title="Peterborough Lions RFC">Peterborough Lions RFC</a> were promoted into <a href="/wiki/National_League_2_North" title="National League 2 North">National League 2 North</a> after winning their play-off game against <a href="/wiki/Hull_RUFC" title="Hull RUFC">Hull</a>. Teams relegated from the division included <a href="/wiki/Old_Halesonians_RFC" title="Old Halesonians RFC">Old Halesonians</a>, <a href="/wiki/Longton_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Longton Rugby Club">Longton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Newbold-on-Avon_RFC" title="Newbold-on-Avon RFC">Newbold-on-Avon</a> who all drop to <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Midlands 1 West</a>. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 60%;"> <table class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Ground </th> <th>Capacity </th> <th>City/Area </th> <th>Previous season </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bournville_RFC" title="Bournville RFC">Bournville</a></td> <td>Avery Fields</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edgbaston" title="Edgbaston">Edgbaston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Birmingham" title="Birmingham">Birmingham</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(county)" title="West Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a></td> <td>10th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth_RFC" title="Bridgnorth RFC">Bridgnorth</a></td> <td>Edgar Davies Ground</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth" title="Bridgnorth">Bridgnorth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shropshire" title="Shropshire">Shropshire</a></td> <td>5th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadstreet Rugby Club">Broadstreet</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ivor_Preece_Field" title="Ivor Preece Field">Ivor Preece Field</a></td> <td>1,500 (250 seats)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Binley_Woods" title="Binley Woods">Binley Woods</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coventry" title="Coventry">Coventry</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(county)" title="West Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a></td> <td>Relegated from <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_National_League_2_South" title="2017–18 National League 2 South">National 2 South</a> (16th) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">Burton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peel_Croft" title="Peel Croft">Peel Croft</a></td> <td>5,500 (600 seats)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Burton_upon_Trent" title="Burton upon Trent">Burton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a></td> <td>Promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Midlands 1 West</a> (champions) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Derby_RFC" title="Derby RFC">Derby</a></td> <td>Haslams Lane</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Derby" title="Derby">Derby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Derbyshire" title="Derbyshire">Derbyshire</a></td> <td>8th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Doncaster_Knights" title="Doncaster Knights">Doncaster Phoenix</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Castle_Park_rugby_stadium" title="Castle Park rugby stadium">Castle Park</a></td> <td>5,000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Doncaster" title="Doncaster">Doncaster</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Yorkshire" title="South Yorkshire">South Yorkshire</a></td> <td>6th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lichfield_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Lichfield Rugby Union Football Club">Lichfield</a></td> <td>Cooke Fields</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lichfield" title="Lichfield">Lichfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a></td> <td>11th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Luctonians" title="Luctonians">Luctonians</a></td> <td>Mortimer Park</td> <td>2,500 (300 seats)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kingsland,_Herefordshire" title="Kingsland, Herefordshire">Kingsland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Herefordshire" title="Herefordshire">Herefordshire</a></td> <td>Relegated from <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_National_League_2_North" title="2017–18 National League 2 North">National 2 North</a> (14th) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Newport_(Salop)_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club">Newport (Salop)</a></td> <td>The Old Showground</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newport,_Shropshire" title="Newport, Shropshire">Newport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shropshire" title="Shropshire">Shropshire</a></td> <td>3rd </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton_R.F.C." title="Nuneaton R.F.C.">Nuneaton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberty_Way" title="Liberty Way">Liberty Way</a></td> <td>4,314 (514 seats)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton" title="Nuneaton">Nuneaton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warwickshire" title="Warwickshire">Warwickshire</a></td> <td>9th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sandbach_RUFC" title="Sandbach RUFC">Sandbach</a></td> <td>Bradwall Road</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sandbach" title="Sandbach">Sandbach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cheshire" title="Cheshire">Cheshire</a></td> <td>7th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Scunthorpe Rugby Club">Scunthorpe</a></td> <td>Heslam Park</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe" title="Scunthorpe">Scunthorpe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lincolnshire" title="Lincolnshire">Lincolnshire</a></td> <td>4th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_RUFC" title="Sheffield RUFC">Sheffield</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Abbeydale_Park" title="Abbeydale Park">Abbeydale Park</a></td> <td>3,200 (100 seats)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sheffield" title="Sheffield">Sheffield</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Yorkshire" title="South Yorkshire">South Yorkshire</a></td> <td>Relegated from <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_National_League_2_North" title="2017–18 National League 2 North">National 2 North</a> (16th) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a></td> <td>Barkby Road</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Queniborough" title="Queniborough">Queniborough</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leicestershire" title="Leicestershire">Leicestershire</a></td> <td>Promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 1 East</a> (playoff) </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 20%;"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="locmap noviewer noresize thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:402px"><div style="position:relative;width:400px;border:1px solid lightgray"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:England_Midlands_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Regional 1 Midlands is located in England Midlands"><img alt="Regional 1 Midlands is located in England Midlands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/England_Midlands_location_map.svg/400px-England_Midlands_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="400" height="381" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/England_Midlands_location_map.svg/600px-England_Midlands_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/England_Midlands_location_map.svg/800px-England_Midlands_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="356" data-file-height="339" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:60.218%;left:39.95%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bournville"><img alt="Bournville" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Bournville_RFC" title="Bournville RFC">Bournville</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:56.176%;left:27.284%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bridgnorth"><img alt="Bridgnorth" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth_RFC" title="Bridgnorth RFC">Bridgnorth</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:62.158%;left:50.791%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Broadstreet"><img alt="Broadstreet" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadstreet Rugby Club">Broadstreet</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:43.734%;left:47.687%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Burton"><img alt="Burton" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">Burton</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:36.987%;left:52.021%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Derby"><img alt="Derby" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Derby_RFC" title="Derby RFC">Derby</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:9.188%;left:62.392%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Doncaster Phoenix"><img alt="Doncaster Phoenix" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Doncaster_Knights" title="Doncaster Knights">Doncaster Phoenix</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:49.718%;left:43.441%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Lichfield"><img alt="Lichfield" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Lichfield_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Lichfield Rugby Union Football Club">Lichfield</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:69.559%;left:16.806%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Luctonians"><img alt="Luctonians" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Luctonians" title="Luctonians">Luctonians</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:44.686%;left:28.319%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Newport"><img alt="Newport" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Newport_(Salop)_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club">Newport</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:56.818%;left:52.217%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Nuneaton"><img alt="Nuneaton" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton_R.F.C." title="Nuneaton R.F.C.">Nuneaton</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:26.993%;left:28.541%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Sandbach"><img alt="Sandbach" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Sandbach_RUFC" title="Sandbach RUFC">Sandbach</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:7.165%;left:73.51%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Scunthorpe"><img alt="Scunthorpe" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scunthorpe_Rugby&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scunthorpe Rugby (page does not exist)">Scunthorpe</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:16.388%;left:52.094%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Sheffield"><img alt="Sheffield" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_RUFC" title="Sheffield RUFC">Sheffield</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:48.19%;left:63.104%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Syston"><img alt="Syston" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a></span></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:England_Midlands_location_map.svg" title="File:England Midlands location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Locations of the 2018–19 Midlands Premier teams</div></div></div> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2017–18"><span id="2017.E2.80.9318"></span>2017–18</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: 2017–18"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Participating_teams_and_locations_7">Participating teams and locations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Participating teams and locations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nine of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. <a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Scunthorpe Rugby Club">Scunthorpe</a> were relegated from <a href="/wiki/National_League_2_North" title="National League 2 North">National League 2 North</a> while the three teams promoted into the division included <a href="/wiki/Newbold-on-Avon_RFC" title="Newbold-on-Avon RFC">Newbold-on-Avon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Newport_(Salop)_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club">Newport (Salop)</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bournville_RFC" title="Bournville RFC">Bournville</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Last seasons champions, <a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadstreet Rugby Club">Broadstreet</a>, were promoted into <a href="/wiki/National_League_2_South" title="National League 2 South">National League 2 South</a> following a level transfer, while runners-up <a href="/wiki/Sheffield_RUFC" title="Sheffield RUFC">Sheffield</a> went into <a href="/wiki/National_League_2_North" title="National League 2 North">National League 2 North</a>, having won their playoff game.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-National_3_round_up_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-National_3_round_up-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Teams relegated from the league included <a href="/wiki/Bedford_Athletic" title="Bedford Athletic">Bedford Athletic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Sandbach_RUFC" title="Sandbach RUFC">Sandbach</a> given a reprieve by the <a href="/wiki/RFU" class="mw-redirect" title="RFU">RFU</a> in light of the <a href="/wiki/London_Welsh_RFC" title="London Welsh RFC">London Welsh</a> liquidation, by virtue of being the best ranked third bottom side in tier 5 for 2016–17.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Finally <a href="/wiki/Towcestrians" class="mw-redirect" title="Towcestrians">Towcestrians</a> were level transferred from Midlands Premier into <a href="/wiki/London_%26_South_East_Premier" class="mw-redirect" title="London & South East Premier">London & South East Premier</a>, while <a href="/wiki/Doncaster_Knights" title="Doncaster Knights">Doncaster Phoenix</a> were level transferred into Midlands Premier from <a href="/wiki/North_Premier" title="North Premier">North Premier</a> to address an imbalance of teams in the three divisions.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_%26_Solihull_R.F.C." title="Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C.">Birmingham & Solihull</a> won the title on 7 April. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 60%;"> <table class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Ground </th> <th>Capacity </th> <th>City/Area </th> <th>Previous season </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_%26_Solihull_R.F.C." title="Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C.">Birmingham & Solihull</a></td> <td>Portway</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Portway,_West_Midlands&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Portway, West Midlands (page does not exist)">Portway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Birmingham" title="Birmingham">Birmingham</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(county)" title="West Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a></td> <td>5th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bournville_RFC" title="Bournville RFC">Bournville</a></td> <td>Bournbrook / Metchley Park</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edgbaston" title="Edgbaston">Edgbaston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Birmingham" title="Birmingham">Birmingham</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(county)" title="West Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a></td> <td>Promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Midlands 1 West</a> (playoffs) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth_RFC" title="Bridgnorth RFC">Bridgnorth</a></td> <td>Edgar Davies Ground</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth" title="Bridgnorth">Bridgnorth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shropshire" title="Shropshire">Shropshire</a></td> <td>6th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Derby_RFC" title="Derby RFC">Derby</a></td> <td>Haslams Lane</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Derby" title="Derby">Derby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Derbyshire" title="Derbyshire">Derbyshire</a></td> <td>9th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Doncaster_Knights" title="Doncaster Knights">Doncaster Phoenix</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Castle_Park_rugby_stadium" title="Castle Park rugby stadium">Castle Park</a></td> <td>5,000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Doncaster" title="Doncaster">Doncaster</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Yorkshire" title="South Yorkshire">South Yorkshire</a></td> <td>Level transfer from <a href="/wiki/North_Premier" title="North Premier">North Premier</a> (11th) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lichfield_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Lichfield Rugby Union Football Club">Lichfield</a></td> <td>Cooke Fields</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lichfield" title="Lichfield">Lichfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a></td> <td>7th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Longton_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Longton Rugby Club">Longton</a></td> <td>Trentham Fields</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Longton,_Staffordshire" title="Longton, Staffordshire">Longton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent" title="Stoke-on-Trent">Stoke-on-Trent</a>, <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a></td> <td>11th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Newbold-on-Avon_RFC" title="Newbold-on-Avon RFC">Newbold-on-Avon</a></td> <td>Parkfield Road</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newbold-on-Avon" title="Newbold-on-Avon">Newbold-on-Avon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rugby,_Warwickshire" title="Rugby, Warwickshire">Rugby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warwickshire" title="Warwickshire">Warwickshire</a></td> <td>Promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 1 East</a> (champions) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Newport_(Salop)_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club">Newport (Salop)</a></td> <td>The Old Showground</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newport,_Shropshire" title="Newport, Shropshire">Newport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shropshire" title="Shropshire">Shropshire</a></td> <td>Promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Midlands 1 West</a> (champions) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton_R.F.C." title="Nuneaton R.F.C.">Nuneaton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberty_Way" title="Liberty Way">Liberty Way</a></td> <td>4,314 (514 seats)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton" title="Nuneaton">Nuneaton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warwickshire" title="Warwickshire">Warwickshire</a></td> <td>3rd </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Old_Halesonians_RFC" title="Old Halesonians RFC">Old Halesonians</a></td> <td>Wassell Grove</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hagley" title="Hagley">Hagley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stourbridge" title="Stourbridge">Stourbridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire" title="Worcestershire">Worcestershire</a></td> <td>8th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_Lions_RFC" title="Peterborough Lions RFC">Peterborough Lions</a></td> <td>Bretton Woods</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bretton,_Peterborough" title="Bretton, Peterborough">Bretton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cambridgeshire" title="Cambridgeshire">Cambridgeshire</a></td> <td>4th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sandbach_RUFC" title="Sandbach RUFC">Sandbach</a></td> <td>Bradwall Road</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sandbach" title="Sandbach">Sandbach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cheshire" title="Cheshire">Cheshire</a></td> <td>12th (reprieve from RFU) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Scunthorpe Rugby Club">Scunthorpe</a></td> <td>Heslam Park</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe" title="Scunthorpe">Scunthorpe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lincolnshire" title="Lincolnshire">Lincolnshire</a></td> <td>Relegated from <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_National_League_2_North" title="2016–17 National League 2 North">National 2 North</a> (15th) </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 20%;"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="locmap noviewer noresize thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:402px"><div style="position:relative;width:400px;border:1px solid lightgray"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a 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style="top:7.165%;left:73.51%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Scunthorpe"><img alt="Scunthorpe" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scunthorpe_Rugby&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scunthorpe Rugby (page does not exist)">Scunthorpe</a></span></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:England_Midlands_location_map.svg" title="File:England Midlands location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Locations of the 2017–18 Midlands Premier teams</div></div></div> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2016–17"><span id="2016.E2.80.9317"></span>2016–17</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: 2016–17"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Participating_teams_and_locations_8">Participating teams and locations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Participating teams and locations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Eight of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. They are joined by Broadstreet who were relegated from National 2 North while four teams were promoted into the league – <a href="/wiki/Bedford_Athletic" title="Bedford Athletic">Bedford Athletic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth_RFC" title="Bridgnorth RFC">Bridgnorth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Derby_RFC" title="Derby RFC">Derby</a> and <a href="/wiki/Towcestrians" class="mw-redirect" title="Towcestrians">Towcestrians</a> (who were level transferred from the south-west league on promotion) – as well as <a href="/wiki/Sheffield_RUFC" title="Sheffield RUFC">Sheffield</a> who were level transferred from National League 3 North having finished 7th the previous season. <a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Scunthorpe Rugby Club">Scunthorpe</a> (champions) and <a href="/wiki/Hinckley_RFC" title="Hinckley RFC">Hinckley</a> (play-off) were promoted into National League 2 North while <a href="/wiki/Old_Northamptonians_RFC" title="Old Northamptonians RFC">Old Northamptonians</a> were relegated to <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 1 East</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sutton_Coldfield_RFC" title="Sutton Coldfield RFC">Sutton Coldfield</a> and <a href="/wiki/Newport_(Salop)_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club">Newport (Salop)</a> both dropped to <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Midlands 1 West</a>. In order to address a league imbalance due to only one team coming down from National League 2 South, <a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_RFC" title="Bromsgrove RFC">Bromsgrove</a> (who had finished 11th), were level transferred to <a href="/wiki/National_League_3_South_West" class="mw-redirect" title="National League 3 South West">National League 3 South West</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 60%;"> <table class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Ground </th> <th>Capacity </th> <th>City/Area </th> <th>Previous season </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bedford_Athletic" title="Bedford Athletic">Bedford Athletic</a></td> <td>Putnoe Woods</td> <td>500</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bedford" title="Bedford">Bedford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bedfordshire" title="Bedfordshire">Bedfordshire</a></td> <td>promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 1 East</a> (champions) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_%26_Solihull_R.F.C." title="Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C.">Birmingham & Solihull</a></td> <td>Portway</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Portway,_West_Midlands&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Portway, West Midlands (page does not exist)">Portway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Birmingham" title="Birmingham">Birmingham</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(county)" title="West Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a></td> <td>7th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth_RFC" title="Bridgnorth RFC">Bridgnorth</a></td> <td>Edgar Davies Ground</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth" title="Bridgnorth">Bridgnorth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shropshire" title="Shropshire">Shropshire</a></td> <td>promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Midlands 1 West</a> (champions) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadstreet Rugby Club">Broadstreet</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ivor_Preece_Field" title="Ivor Preece Field">Ivor Preece Field</a></td> <td>250 (seats)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Coventry" title="Coventry">Coventry</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(county)" title="West Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a></td> <td>relegated from <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_National_League_2_North" title="2015–16 National League 2 North">2015–16 National League 2 North</a> (15th) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Derby_RFC" title="Derby RFC">Derby</a></td> <td>Haslams Lane</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Derby" title="Derby">Derby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Derbyshire" title="Derbyshire">Derbyshire</a></td> <td>promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 1 East</a> (play-off) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lichfield_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Lichfield Rugby Union Football Club">Lichfield</a></td> <td>Cooke Fields</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lichfield" title="Lichfield">Lichfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a></td> <td>11th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Longton_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Longton Rugby Club">Longton</a></td> <td>Trentham Fields</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Longton,_Staffordshire" title="Longton, Staffordshire">Longton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent" title="Stoke-on-Trent">Stoke-on-Trent</a>, <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a></td> <td>8th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton_R.F.C." title="Nuneaton R.F.C.">Nuneaton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberty_Way" title="Liberty Way">Liberty Way</a></td> <td>4,314 (514 seats)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton" title="Nuneaton">Nuneaton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warwickshire" title="Warwickshire">Warwickshire</a></td> <td>5th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Old_Halesonians_RFC" title="Old Halesonians RFC">Old Halesonians</a></td> <td>Wassell Grove</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hagley" title="Hagley">Hagley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stourbridge" title="Stourbridge">Stourbridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire" title="Worcestershire">Worcestershire</a></td> <td>3rd </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_Lions_RFC" title="Peterborough Lions RFC">Peterborough Lions</a></td> <td>Bretton Woods</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bretton,_Peterborough" title="Bretton, Peterborough">Bretton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cambridgeshire" title="Cambridgeshire">Cambridgeshire</a></td> <td>4th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sandbach_RUFC" title="Sandbach RUFC">Sandbach</a></td> <td>Bradwell Road</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sandbach" title="Sandbach">Sandbach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cheshire" title="Cheshire">Cheshire</a></td> <td>10th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_RUFC" title="Sheffield RUFC">Sheffield</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Abbeydale_Park" title="Abbeydale Park">Abbeydale Park</a></td> <td>3,200 (100 seats)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sheffield" title="Sheffield">Sheffield</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Yorkshire" title="South Yorkshire">South Yorkshire</a></td> <td>level transfer from <a href="/wiki/National_League_3_North" class="mw-redirect" title="National League 3 North">National League 3 North</a> (7th) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a></td> <td>Barkby Road</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Queniborough" title="Queniborough">Queniborough</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leicestershire" title="Leicestershire">Leicestershire</a></td> <td>6th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Towcestrians" class="mw-redirect" title="Towcestrians">Towcestrians</a></td> <td>Greens Norton Road</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Towcester" title="Towcester">Towcester</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire" title="Northamptonshire">Northamptonshire</a></td> <td>promoted from <a href="/wiki/South_West_1_East" title="South West 1 East">South West 1 East</a> (champions) </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 20%;"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="locmap noviewer noresize thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:402px"><div style="position:relative;width:400px;border:1px solid lightgray"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:England_Midlands_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Regional 1 Midlands is located in England Midlands"><img alt="Regional 1 Midlands is located in England Midlands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/England_Midlands_location_map.svg/400px-England_Midlands_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" 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style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Towcestrians_Sports_Club" title="Towcestrians Sports Club">Towcestrians </a></span></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:England_Midlands_location_map.svg" title="File:England Midlands location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Locations of the 2016–17 Midlands Premier teams</div></div></div> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final_league_table_3">Final league table</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Final league table"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="15"> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td width="20%" style="border:0px"> </td> <td style="border:0px"><b>National League 3 Midlands 2016–17</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr> <tr> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"> </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="195">Team </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Played </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Won </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Drawn </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Lost </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="25">Points for </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Points against </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Points diff </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Try bonus </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Loss bonus </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Points </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d8ffeb" align="center"> <td>1</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadstreet Rugby Club">Broadstreet</a></b> (P)</td> <td>26</td> <td>20</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>759</td> <td>412</td> <td>347</td> <td>13</td> <td>3</td> <td><b>98</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccccff" align="center"> <td>2</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_RUFC" title="Sheffield RUFC">Sheffield</a> (P)</td> <td>26</td> <td>19</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>717</td> <td>434</td> <td>283</td> <td>16</td> <td>4</td> <td><b>96</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton_R.F.C." title="Nuneaton R.F.C.">Nuneaton</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>19</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td>737</td> <td>441</td> <td>296</td> <td>12</td> <td>4</td> <td><b>94</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_Lions_RFC" title="Peterborough Lions RFC">Peterborough Lions</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>16</td> <td>2</td> <td>8</td> <td>627</td> <td>515</td> <td>112</td> <td>11</td> <td>4</td> <td><b>83</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_%26_Solihull_R.F.C." title="Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C.">Birmingham & Solihull</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>17</td> <td>1</td> <td>8</td> <td>545</td> <td>445</td> <td>100</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td><b>77</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth_RFC" title="Bridgnorth RFC">Bridgnorth</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>13</td> <td>0</td> <td>13</td> <td>511</td> <td>485</td> <td>26</td> <td>5</td> <td>6</td> <td><b>63</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Lichfield_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Lichfield Rugby Union Football Club">Lichfield</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>11</td> <td>1</td> <td>14</td> <td>593</td> <td>775</td> <td>−182</td> <td>11</td> <td>6</td> <td><b>63</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Old_Halesonians_RFC" title="Old Halesonians RFC">Old Halesonians</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>12</td> <td>0</td> <td>14</td> <td>590</td> <td>638</td> <td>−48</td> <td>11</td> <td>3</td> <td><b>62</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Derby_RFC" title="Derby RFC">Derby</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td> <td>16</td> <td>646</td> <td>715</td> <td>−69</td> <td>12</td> <td>7</td> <td><b>59</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Towcestrians" class="mw-redirect" title="Towcestrians">Towcestrians</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>10</td> <td>1</td> <td>15</td> <td>526</td> <td>625</td> <td>−99</td> <td>11</td> <td>5</td> <td><b>58</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Longton_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Longton Rugby Club">Longton</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td> <td>16</td> <td>632</td> <td>789</td> <td>−157</td> <td>11</td> <td>3</td> <td><b>54</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Sandbach_RUFC" title="Sandbach RUFC">Sandbach</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>9</td> <td>2</td> <td>15</td> <td>564</td> <td>678</td> <td>−114</td> <td>5</td> <td>7</td> <td><b>52</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center"> <td>13</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Bedford_Athletic" title="Bedford Athletic">Bedford Athletic</a> (R)</td> <td>26</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>20</td> <td>606</td> <td>704</td> <td>−98</td> <td>12</td> <td>12</td> <td><b>46</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center"> <td>14</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a> (R)</td> <td>26</td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>19</td> <td>381</td> <td>778</td> <td>−397</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td><b>29</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="15"> <ul><li>If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:</li></ul> <ol><li>Number of matches won</li> <li>Difference between points for and against</li> <li>Total number of points for</li> <li>Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams</li> <li>Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled</li></ol> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left;"> <td colspan="15" style="border:0px"><small><span style="background:#d8ffeb">Green background</span> is the promotion place. <span style="background:#ccccff">Blue background</span> is the play-off place. <span style="background:#ffcccc">Pink background</span> are relegation places.<br /><b>Updated: 29 April 2017</b><br />Source: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/">"National League 3 Midlands"</a>. <i>England Rugby</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=England+Rugby&rft.atitle=National+League+3+Midlands&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.englandrugby.com%2Ffixtures-and-results%2Fcompetitions%2Fmidlands-division%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARegional+1+Midlands" class="Z3988"></span></small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Promotion_play-off">Promotion play-off</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Promotion play-off"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Each season, the runners-up in the National League 3 Midlands, and <a href="/wiki/National_League_3_North" class="mw-redirect" title="National League 3 North">National League 3 North</a> participate in a play-off for promotion to National League 2 North. The team with the best playing record, in this case Rossendale, hosted the match and lost to their opponents Sheffield, 31 – 32. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="195">Team </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Played </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Won </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Drawn </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Lost </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Points for </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Points against </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Points diff </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Try bonus </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Loss bonus </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Points </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Rossendale_RUFC" title="Rossendale RUFC">Rossendale</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>21</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>852</td> <td>443</td> <td>409</td> <td>14</td> <td>1</td> <td><b>99</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d8ffeb" align="center"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_RUFC" title="Sheffield RUFC">Sheffield</a> <b>(P)</b></td> <td>26</td> <td>19</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>717</td> <td>434</td> <td>283</td> <td>16</td> <td>4</td> <td><b>96</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsEvent" class="vevent summary" style="width:100%"><table style="float:left;width:15%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:right">29 April 2017<br />15:00</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:61%;table-layout:fixed;text-align:center"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top;font-weight:bold"><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:right"><span class="fn org">Rossendale</span></td><td style="width:22%">31 – 32</td><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:left"><span class="fn org">Sheffield</span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td></td><td style="text-align:left"></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:24%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size:85%"><span class="location">Marl Pits</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <hr /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2015–16"><span id="2015.E2.80.9316"></span>2015–16</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: 2015–16"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Participating_teams_and_locations_9">Participating teams and locations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Participating teams and locations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Despite leading the table for most of the season <a href="/wiki/Hinckley_RFC" title="Hinckley RFC">Hinckley</a> lost 13 – 23 on the final week-end of the season to <a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Scunthorpe Rugby Club">Scunthorpe</a>, to finish in second place for the second season in a row. Scunthorpe started the day four points behind and finished top due to winning one more match over the season.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two of last seasons promoted teams were relegated; <a href="/wiki/Newport_(Salop)_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club">Newport (Salop)</a> to Midland 1 West and <a href="/wiki/Old_Northamptonians_RFC" title="Old Northamptonians RFC">Old Northamptonians</a> to Midland 1 East. The third relegated team is <a href="/wiki/Sutton_Coldfield_RFC" title="Sutton Coldfield RFC">Sutton Coldfield</a>. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 60%;"> <table class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Ground </th> <th>Capacity </th> <th>City/Area </th> <th>Previous season </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_%26_Solihull_R.F.C." title="Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C.">Birmingham & Solihull</a></td> <td>Portway</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Portway,_West_Midlands&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Portway, West Midlands (page does not exist)">Portway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Birmingham" title="Birmingham">Birmingham</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(county)" title="West Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a></td> <td>Relegated from <a href="/wiki/2014-15_National_League_2_North" class="mw-redirect" title="2014-15 National League 2 North">National 2 North</a> (15th) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_RFC" title="Bromsgrove RFC">Bromsgrove</a></td> <td>Finstall Park</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove" title="Bromsgrove">Bromsgrove</a>, <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire" title="Worcestershire">Worcestershire</a></td> <td>6th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hinckley_RFC" title="Hinckley RFC">Hinckley</a></td> <td>Leicester Road</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hinckley" title="Hinckley">Hinckley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leicestershire" title="Leicestershire">Leicestershire</a></td> <td>2nd (lost play-off) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lichfield_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Lichfield Rugby Union Football Club">Lichfield</a></td> <td>Cooke Fields</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lichfield" title="Lichfield">Lichfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a></td> <td>9th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Longton_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Longton Rugby Club">Longton</a></td> <td>Trentham Fields</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Longton,_Staffordshire" title="Longton, Staffordshire">Longton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent" title="Stoke-on-Trent">Stoke-on-Trent</a>, <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a></td> <td>10th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Newport_(Salop)_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club">Newport (Salop)</a></td> <td>The Old Showground</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newport,_Shropshire" title="Newport, Shropshire">Newport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shropshire" title="Shropshire">Shropshire</a></td> <td>promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Midlands 1 West</a> (champions) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton_R.F.C." title="Nuneaton R.F.C.">Nuneaton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberty_Way" title="Liberty Way">Liberty Way</a></td> <td>4,314 (514 seats)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton" title="Nuneaton">Nuneaton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warwickshire" title="Warwickshire">Warwickshire</a></td> <td>4th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Old_Halesonians_RFC" title="Old Halesonians RFC">Old Halesonians</a></td> <td>Wassell Grove</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hagley" title="Hagley">Hagley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stourbridge" title="Stourbridge">Stourbridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire" title="Worcestershire">Worcestershire</a></td> <td>5th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Old_Northamptonians_RFC" title="Old Northamptonians RFC">Old Northamptonians</a></td> <td>Sir Humphrey Cripps Pavilion</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northampton" title="Northampton">Northampton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire" title="Northamptonshire">Northamptonshire</a></td> <td>promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 1 East</a> (play-off) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_Lions_RFC" title="Peterborough Lions RFC">Peterborough Lions</a></td> <td>Bretton Woods</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bretton,_Peterborough" title="Bretton, Peterborough">Bretton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cambridgeshire" title="Cambridgeshire">Cambridgeshire</a></td> <td>3rd </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sandbach_RUFC" title="Sandbach RUFC">Sandbach</a></td> <td>Bradwell Road</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sandbach" title="Sandbach">Sandbach</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cheshire" title="Cheshire">Cheshire</a></td> <td>8th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Scunthorpe Rugby Club">Scunthorpe</a></td> <td>Heslam Park</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe" title="Scunthorpe">Scunthorpe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lincolnshire" title="Lincolnshire">Lincolnshire</a></td> <td>7th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sutton_Coldfield_RFC" title="Sutton Coldfield RFC">Sutton Coldfield</a></td> <td>Roger Smoldon Ground</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sutton_Coldfield" title="Sutton Coldfield">Sutton Coldfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(county)" title="West Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a></td> <td>11th </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a></td> <td>Barkby Road</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Queniborough" title="Queniborough">Queniborough</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leicestershire" title="Leicestershire">Leicestershire</a></td> <td>promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 1 East</a> (champions) </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 20%;"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="locmap noviewer noresize thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:402px"><div 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Hinckley_RFC" title="Hinckley RFC">Hinckley</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:49.718%;left:43.441%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Lichfield"><img alt="Lichfield" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Lichfield_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Lichfield Rugby Union Football Club">Lichfield</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:35.274%;left:33.721%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Longton"><img alt="Longton" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Longton_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Longton Rugby Club">Longton</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:44.686%;left:28.319%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Newport"><img alt="Newport" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Newport_(Salop)_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club">Newport</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:56.818%;left:52.217%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Nuneaton"><img alt="Nuneaton" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton_R.F.C." title="Nuneaton R.F.C.">Nuneaton</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:60.98%;left:35.266%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Old Halesonians"><img alt="Old Halesonians" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span class="nowrap"><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Old_Halesonians_RFC" title="Old Halesonians RFC">Old Halesonians</a></span></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:70.016%;left:67.981%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Old Northamptonians"><img alt="Old Northamptonians" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Old_Northamptonians_RFC" title="Old Northamptonians RFC">Old Northamptonians</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:53.549%;left:83.247%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Peterborough Lions"><img alt="Peterborough Lions" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_Lions_RFC" title="Peterborough Lions RFC">Peterborough Lions</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:26.993%;left:28.541%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Sandbach"><img alt="Sandbach" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Sandbach_RUFC" title="Sandbach RUFC">Sandbach</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:7.165%;left:73.51%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Scunthorpe"><img alt="Scunthorpe" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Scunthorpe Rugby Club">Scunthorpe</a></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:55.618%;left:43.479%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Sutton Coldfield"><img alt="Sutton Coldfield" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><span style="position:relative; bottom:0.6em;"><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Sutton_Coldfield_RFC" title="Sutton Coldfield RFC">Sutton Coldfield</a></span></span></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:48.19%;left:63.104%;font-size:80%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Syston"><img alt="Syston" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><span style="background-color: white;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a></span></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:England_Midlands_location_map.svg" title="File:England Midlands location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Locations of the 2015–16 Midlands Premier teams</div></div></div> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final_league_table_4">Final league table</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Final league table"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_National_League_3_Midlands" title="2015–16 National League 3 Midlands">2015–16 National League 3 Midlands</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="15"> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td width="20%" style="border:0px"> </td> <td style="border:0px"><b>National League 3 Midlands 2015–16</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr> <tr> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"> </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="195">Team </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Played </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Won </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Drawn </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Lost </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="25">Points for </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Points against </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Points diff </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Try bonus </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Loss bonus </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Points </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d8ffeb" align="center"> <td>1</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Scunthorpe Rugby Club">Scunthorpe</a></b> (C)</td> <td>26</td> <td>23</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>766</td> <td>343</td> <td>423</td> <td>14</td> <td>2</td> <td><b>108</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ccccff" align="center"> <td>2</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><b><a href="/wiki/Hinckley_RFC" title="Hinckley RFC">Hinckley</a></b> (P)</td> <td>26</td> <td>22</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>790</td> <td>343</td> <td>447</td> <td>16</td> <td>2</td> <td><b>108</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Old_Halesonians_RFC" title="Old Halesonians RFC">Old Halesonians</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>18</td> <td>0</td> <td>8</td> <td>630</td> <td>408</td> <td>222</td> <td>13</td> <td>6</td> <td><b>91</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_Lions_RFC" title="Peterborough Lions RFC">Peterborough Lions</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>15</td> <td>0</td> <td>11</td> <td>593</td> <td>464</td> <td>129</td> <td>10</td> <td>4</td> <td><b>69</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton_R.F.C." title="Nuneaton R.F.C.">Nuneaton</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>14</td> <td>0</td> <td>12</td> <td>573</td> <td>463</td> <td>110</td> <td>8</td> <td>5</td> <td><b>69</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>13</td> <td>0</td> <td>13</td> <td>538</td> <td>562</td> <td>−24</td> <td>11</td> <td>4</td> <td><b>67</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_%26_Solihull_R.F.C." title="Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C.">Birmingham & Solihull</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>13</td> <td>0</td> <td>13</td> <td>500</td> <td>475</td> <td>25</td> <td>8</td> <td>6</td> <td><b>66</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Longton_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Longton Rugby Club">Longton</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>11</td> <td>1</td> <td>14</td> <td>530</td> <td>577</td> <td>−47</td> <td>12</td> <td>3</td> <td>61 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_RFC" title="Bromsgrove RFC">Bromsgrove</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>12</td> <td>0</td> <td>14</td> <td>559</td> <td>670</td> <td>–111</td> <td>8</td> <td>3</td> <td><b>59</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Sandbach_RUFC" title="Sandbach RUFC">Sandbach</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>11</td> <td>0</td> <td>15</td> <td>546</td> <td>591</td> <td>−45</td> <td>9</td> <td>4</td> <td><b>57</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Lichfield_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Lichfield Rugby Union Football Club">Lichfield</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td> <td>17</td> <td>600</td> <td>683</td> <td>−83</td> <td>12</td> <td>7</td> <td><b>55</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center"> <td>12</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Old_Northamptonians_RFC" title="Old Northamptonians RFC">Old Northamptonians</a> (R)</td> <td>26</td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td> <td>17</td> <td>498</td> <td>702</td> <td>−204</td> <td>6</td> <td>7</td> <td><b>49</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center"> <td>13</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Newport_(Salop)_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club">Newport (Salop)</a> (R)</td> <td>26</td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> <td>18</td> <td>451</td> <td>738</td> <td>–287</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td><b>38</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffcccc" align="center"> <td>14</td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Sutton_Coldfield_RFC" title="Sutton Coldfield RFC">Sutton Coldfield</a> (R)</td> <td>26</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>23</td> <td>412</td> <td>967</td> <td>–555</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td><b>18</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="15"> <ul><li>If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:</li></ul> <ol><li>Number of matches won</li> <li>Difference between points for and against</li> <li>Total number of points for</li> <li>Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams</li> <li>Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled</li></ol> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:left;"> <td colspan="15" style="border:0px"><small><span style="background:#d8ffeb">Green background</span> is the promotion place. <span style="background:#ccccff">Blue background</span> is the play-off place. <span style="background:#ffcccc">Pink background</span> are relegation places.<br /><b>Updated: 27 April 2016</b><br />Source: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/">"National League 3 Midlands"</a>. <i>England Rugby</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=England+Rugby&rft.atitle=National+League+3+Midlands&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.englandrugby.com%2Ffixtures-and-results%2Fcompetitions%2Fmidlands-division%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARegional+1+Midlands" class="Z3988"></span></small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Promotion_play-off_2">Promotion play-off</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Promotion play-off"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Each season, the runners-up in the National League 3 Midland, and National League 3 North participate in a play-off for promotion to National League 2 North. The team with the best playing record, in this case Hinckley, host the match and they beat their opponents Wirral 33 – 20. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="195">Team </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Played </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Won </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Drawn </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Lost </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Points for </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Points against </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Points diff </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Try bonus </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Loss bonus </th> <th bgcolor="#efefef" width="20">Points </th></tr> <tr style="background:#d8ffeb;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Hinckley_RFC" title="Hinckley RFC">Hinckley</a> <b>(P)</b></td> <td>26</td> <td>22</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>790</td> <td>343</td> <td>447</td> <td>16</td> <td>2</td> <td><b>108</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Wirral_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Wirral Rugby Club">Wirral Rugby Club</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>19</td> <td>0</td> <td>7</td> <td>677</td> <td>486</td> <td>191</td> <td>13</td> <td>4</td> <td><b>93</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <hr /> <div itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/SportsEvent" class="vevent summary" style="width:100%"><table style="float:left;width:15%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align:right">30 April 2016<br />15:00</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:61%;table-layout:fixed;text-align:center"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top;font-weight:bold"><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:right"><span class="fn org">Hinckley</span></td><td style="width:22%">33 – 20</td><td class="vcard" style="width:39%;text-align:left"><span class="fn org">Wirral</span></td></tr><tr style="font-size:85%;vertical-align:top"><td style="text-align:right"></td><td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/hinckley/teams/37288/match-centre/0-3321284">Report</a></td><td style="text-align:left"></td></tr></tbody></table><table style="float:left;width:24%;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size:85%"><span class="location">Leicester Road</span><br />Attendance: 650</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <hr /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2014–15"><span id="2014.E2.80.9315"></span>2014–15</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: 2014–15"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bournville_RFC" title="Bournville RFC">Bournville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_RFC" title="Bromsgrove RFC">Bromsgrove</a> <b>(relegated from <a href="/wiki/National_League_2_North" title="National League 2 North">National 2 North</a>)</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">Burton</a> <b>(promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Midlands 1 West</a>)</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Kingswinford_RFC" title="Dudley Kingswinford RFC">Dudley Kingswinford</a> <b>(relegated from <a href="/wiki/National_League_2_North" title="National League 2 North">National 2 North</a>)</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hinckley_RFC" title="Hinckley RFC">Hinckley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lichfield_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Lichfield Rugby Union Football Club">Lichfield</a> <b>(promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Midlands 1 West</a>)</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longton_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Longton Rugby Club">Longton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton_R.F.C." title="Nuneaton R.F.C.">Nuneaton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Halesonians_RFC" title="Old Halesonians RFC">Old Halesonians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_Lions_RFC" title="Peterborough Lions RFC">Peterborough Lions</a> <b>(promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 1 East</a>)</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandbach_RUFC" title="Sandbach RUFC">Sandbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Scunthorpe Rugby Club">Scunthorpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Leicester_RFC" title="South Leicester RFC">South Leicester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sutton_Coldfield_RFC" title="Sutton Coldfield RFC">Sutton Coldfield</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2013–14"><span id="2013.E2.80.9314"></span>2013–14</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: 2013–14"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bedford_Athletic" title="Bedford Athletic">Bedford Athletic</a> <b>(promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 1 East</a>)</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bournville_RFC" title="Bournville RFC">Bournville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadstreet Rugby Club">Broadstreet RFC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hinckley_RFC" title="Hinckley RFC">Hinckley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longton_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Longton Rugby Club">Longton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lymm_RFC" title="Lymm RFC">Lymm</a> <b>(transferred from <a href="/wiki/National_League_3_North" class="mw-redirect" title="National League 3 North">National League 3 North</a>)</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport_(Salop)_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club">Newport (Salop) RFC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton_R.F.C." title="Nuneaton R.F.C.">Nuneaton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Halesonians_RFC" title="Old Halesonians RFC">Old Halesonians</a> <b>(promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Midlands 1 West</a>)</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandbach_RUFC" title="Sandbach RUFC">Sandbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Scunthorpe Rugby Club">Scunthorpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Leicester_RFC" title="South Leicester RFC">South Leicester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sutton_Coldfield_RFC" title="Sutton Coldfield RFC">Sutton Coldfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2012–13"><span id="2012.E2.80.9313"></span>2012–13</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: 2012–13"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ampthill_RUFC" title="Ampthill RUFC">Ampthill</a> <b>(transferred from <a href="/wiki/National_League_3_London_%26_SE" class="mw-redirect" title="National League 3 London & SE">National League 3 London/South East</a>)</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bournville_RFC" title="Bournville RFC">Bournville</a> <b>(promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Midlands 1 West</a>)</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadstreet Rugby Club">Broadstreet RFC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derby_RFC" title="Derby RFC">Derby</a> <b>(promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 1 East</a>)</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hinckley_RFC" title="Hinckley RFC">Hinckley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longton_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Longton Rugby Club">Longton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mansfield_Rugby_Club" title="Mansfield Rugby Club">Mansfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport_(Salop)_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club">Newport (Salop) RFC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton_R.F.C." title="Nuneaton R.F.C.">Nuneaton</a> <b>(relegated from <a href="/wiki/National_Division_2_North" class="mw-redirect" title="National Division 2 North">National Division 2 North</a>)</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandbach_RUFC" title="Sandbach RUFC">Sandbach</a> <b>(promoted from <a href="/wiki/North_1_West" title="North 1 West">North 1 West</a>)</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Scunthorpe Rugby Club">Scunthorpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Leicester_RFC" title="South Leicester RFC">South Leicester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sutton_Coldfield_RFC" title="Sutton Coldfield RFC">Sutton Coldfield</a> <b>(promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Midlands 1 West</a>)</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2011–12"><span id="2011.E2.80.9312"></span>2011–12</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: 2011–12"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadstreet Rugby Club">Broadstreet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Kingswinford_RFC" title="Dudley Kingswinford RFC">Dudley Kingswinford</a> <b>(promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Midlands 1 West</a>)</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hereford_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Hereford Rugby Club">Hereford</a> <b>(relegated)</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hinckley_RFC" title="Hinckley RFC">Hinckley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longton_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Longton Rugby Club">Longton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manchester_Rugby_Club" title="Manchester Rugby Club">Manchester</a> <b>(relegated from <a href="/wiki/National_League_2_North" title="National League 2 North">National League 2 North</a>)</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mansfield_Rugby_Club" title="Mansfield Rugby Club">Mansfield</a> <b>(promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 1 East</a>)</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport_(Salop)_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club">Newport (Salop)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Northamptonians_RFC" title="Old Northamptonians RFC">Old Northamptonians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Lions" title="Rugby Lions">Rugby Lions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Scunthorpe Rugby Club">Scunthorpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Leicester_RFC" title="South Leicester RFC">South Leicester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a> <b>(promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 1 East</a>)</b></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2010–11"><span id="2010.E2.80.9311"></span>2010–11</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: 2010–11"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadstreet Rugby Club">Broadstreet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_RFC" title="Bromsgrove RFC">Bromsgrove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">Burton</a> <b>(promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Midlands 1 West</a>)</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hereford_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Hereford Rugby Club">Hereford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenilworth_RFC" title="Kenilworth RFC">Kenilworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longton_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Longton Rugby Club">Longton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luton_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Luton Rugby Club">Luton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malvern_RFC" title="Malvern RFC">Malvern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport_(Salop)_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club">Newport (Salop)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Northamptonians_RFC" title="Old Northamptonians RFC">Old Northamptonians</a> <b>(promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Midlands 1 West</a>)</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_RUFC" title="Peterborough RUFC">Peterborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Scunthorpe Rugby Club">Scunthorpe</a> <b>(promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 1 East</a>)</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Tigers_RUFC" title="Sheffield Tigers RUFC">Sheffield Tigers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Leicester_RFC" title="South Leicester RFC">South Leicester</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2009–10"><span id="2009.E2.80.9310"></span>2009–10</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: 2009–10"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>First season as National 3 Midlands. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ampthill_RUFC" title="Ampthill RUFC">Ampthill</a> <b>(promoted from <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 1 East</a>)</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bedford_Athletic" title="Bedford Athletic">Bedford Athletic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_RFC" title="Bromsgrove RFC">Bromsgrove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hereford_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Hereford Rugby Club">Hereford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hinckley_RFC" title="Hinckley RFC">Hinckley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenilworth_RFC" title="Kenilworth RFC">Kenilworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kettering_Rugby_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Kettering Rugby Football Club">Kettering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longton_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Longton Rugby Club">Longton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luctonians" title="Luctonians">Luctonians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luton_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Luton Rugby Club">Luton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malvern_RFC" title="Malvern RFC">Malvern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport_(Salop)_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club">Newport RUFC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_RUFC" title="Peterborough RUFC">Peterborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Leicester_RFC" title="South Leicester RFC">South Leicester</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2007–08"><span id="2007.E2.80.9308"></span>2007–08</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: 2007–08"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bedford_Athletic" title="Bedford Athletic">Bedford Athletic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadstreet Rugby Club">Broadstreet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Kingswinford" class="mw-redirect" title="Dudley Kingswinford">Dudley Kingswinford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunstablians_R.F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Dunstablians R.F.C.">Dunstablians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenilworth_RFC" title="Kenilworth RFC">Kenilworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Kingswinford_RFC" title="Dudley Kingswinford RFC">Kingswinford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longton_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Longton Rugby Club">Longton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loughborough_Students_RUFC" title="Loughborough Students RUFC">Loughborough Students</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luctonians" title="Luctonians">Luctonians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport_(Salop)_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club">Newport (Salop)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_RUFC" title="Peterborough RUFC">Peterborough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Scunthorpe Rugby Club">Scunthorpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Leicester_RFC" title="South Leicester RFC">South Leicester</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Original_teams">Original teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Original teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When league rugby began in 1987 this division (known as Midlands 1) contained the following teams: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barkers_Butts_RFC" title="Barkers Butts RFC">Barkers Butts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hinckley_RFC" title="Hinckley RFC">Hinckley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mansfield_Rugby_Club" title="Mansfield Rugby Club">Mansfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paviors_RFC" title="Paviors RFC">Paviors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_RUFC" title="Peterborough RUFC">Peterborough</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stafford_RUFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stafford RUFC (page does not exist)">Stafford</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stockwood_Park_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stockwood Park RFC (page does not exist)">Stockwood Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent_RUFC" title="Stoke-on-Trent RUFC">Stoke-on-Trent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walsall_RFC" title="Walsall RFC">Walsall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leicester_Lions_RFC" title="Leicester Lions RFC">Westleigh</a><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wolverhampton_RUFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wolverhampton RUFC (page does not exist)">Wolverhampton</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Midlands_Premier_honours">Midlands Premier honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Midlands Premier honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Midlands_1_(1987–1992)"><span id="Midlands_1_.281987.E2.80.931992.29"></span>Midlands 1 (1987–1992)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Midlands 1 (1987–1992)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The original Midlands 1 was a tier 5 league with promotion to <a href="/wiki/National_League_2_North" title="National League 2 North">Area League North</a> and relegation to either <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 2 East</a> or <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Midlands 2 West</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Midlands Division 1 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#efefef; width:70px;">Season </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:50px;">No of teams </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:50px;">No of matches </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:200px;">Champions </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:200px;">Runner-up </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:300px;">Relegated teams </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:50px;">Reference </th></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>1987–88</td> <td style="text-align: center;">11</td> <td style="text-align: center;">10</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent_RUFC" title="Stoke-on-Trent RUFC">Stoke-on-Trent</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barkers_Butts_RFC" title="Barkers Butts RFC">Barkers Butts</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_RUFC" title="Peterborough RUFC">Peterborough</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hinckley_RFC" title="Hinckley RFC">Hinckley</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Stafford_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stafford RFC (page does not exist)">Stafford</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-williams91_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-williams91-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988–89</td> <td style="text-align: center;">11</td> <td style="text-align: center;">10</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Walsall_RFC" title="Walsall RFC">Walsall</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hereford_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Hereford Rugby Club">Hereford</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wolverhampton_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wolverhampton RFC (page does not exist)">Wolverhampton</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-williams91_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-williams91-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989–90</td> <td style="text-align: center;">11</td> <td style="text-align: center;">10</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Hereford_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Hereford Rugby Club">Hereford</a></b></td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_%26_Solihull_R.F.C." title="Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C.">Birmingham & Solihull</a></td> <td>No relegation</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-williams91_35-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-williams91-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990–91</td> <td style="text-align: center;">11</td> <td style="text-align: center;">10</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Towcestrians" class="mw-redirect" title="Towcestrians">Towcestrians</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barkers_Butts_RFC" title="Barkers Butts RFC">Barkers Butts</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sutton_Coldfield_RFC" title="Sutton Coldfield RFC">Sutton Coldfield</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Stockwood_Park_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stockwood Park RFC (page does not exist)">Stockwood Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paviors_RFC" title="Paviors RFC">Paviors</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991–92</td> <td style="text-align: center;">11</td> <td style="text-align: center;">10</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent_RUFC" title="Stoke-on-Trent RUFC">Stoke-on-Trent</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a></td> <td>No relegation<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"><small><span style="background:#d8ffeb">Green backgrounds</span> are the promotion places.</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Midlands_1_(1992–1993)"><span id="Midlands_1_.281992.E2.80.931993.29"></span>Midlands 1 (1992–1993)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Midlands 1 (1992–1993)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For the 1991–92 season Midlands 1 remained a tier 5 league with promotion to <a href="/wiki/National_League_2_North" title="National League 2 North">Area League North</a>. However, restructuring of the Midlands leagues meant that relegation was now to Midlands 2 (formerly <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 2 East</a> and <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Midlands 2 West</a>). </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Midlands 1 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#efefef; width:70px;">Season </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:50px;">No of teams </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:50px;">No of matches </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:200px;">Champions </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:200px;">Runner-up </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:300px;">Relegated teams </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:50px;">Reference </th></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>1992–93</td> <td style="text-align: center;">14</td> <td style="text-align: center;">13</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_%26_Solihull_R.F.C." title="Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C.">Birmingham & Solihull</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barkers_Butts_RFC" title="Barkers Butts RFC">Barkers Butts</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vipers_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vipers RFC (page does not exist)">Vipers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paviors_RFC" title="Paviors RFC">Paviors</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Newark_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Newark RFC (page does not exist)">Newark</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"><small><span style="background:#d8ffeb">Green backgrounds</span> are the promotion places.</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Midlands_1_(1993–1996)"><span id="Midlands_1_.281993.E2.80.931996.29"></span>Midlands 1 (1993–1996)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Midlands 1 (1993–1996)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The top six teams from Midlands 1 and the top six from <a href="/wiki/North_Premier" title="North Premier">North 1</a> were combined to create <a href="/wiki/Courage_League_Division_5" title="Courage League Division 5">National 5 North</a>. Midlands 1 dropped to become a tier 6 league and was one of two feeder leagues for National 5 North. Relegation continued to Midlands 2 (currently <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 1 East</a> and <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Midlands 1 West</a>) </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Midlands Division 1 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#efefef; width:70px;">Season </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:50px;">No of teams </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:50px;">No of matches </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:200px;">Champions </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:200px;">Runner-up </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:300px;">Relegated teams </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:50px;">Reference </th></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>1993–94</td> <td style="text-align: center;">13</td> <td style="text-align: center;">12</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Barkers_Butts_RFC" title="Barkers Butts RFC">Barkers Butts</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcester_Warriors" title="Worcester Warriors">Worcester</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leighton_Buzzard_RFC" class="mw-redirect" title="Leighton Buzzard RFC">Leighton Buzzard</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994–95</td> <td style="text-align: center;">13</td> <td style="text-align: center;">12</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Worcester_Warriors" title="Worcester Warriors">Worcester</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">Burton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Derby_RFC" title="Derby RFC">Derby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Towcestrians" class="mw-redirect" title="Towcestrians">Towcestrians</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Bedworth_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bedworth RFC (page does not exist)">Bedworth</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995–96</td> <td style="text-align: center;">13</td> <td style="text-align: center;">12</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Hereford_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Hereford Rugby Club">Hereford</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">Burton</a></td> <td>No relegation<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"><small><span style="background:#d8ffeb">Green backgrounds</span> are the promotion places.</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Midlands_1_(1996–2000)"><span id="Midlands_1_.281996.E2.80.932000.29"></span>Midlands 1 (1996–2000)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Midlands 1 (1996–2000)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the end of the 1995–96 season <a href="/wiki/Courage_League_Division_5" title="Courage League Division 5">National 5 North</a> was discontinued and Midlands 1 returned to being a tier 5 league. Promotion was now to <a href="/wiki/National_League_2_North" title="National League 2 North">National 4 North</a> (currently National League 2 North), while relegation continued to Midlands 2 (currently split into <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 1 East</a> and <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Midlands 1 West</a>). </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Midlands 1 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#efefef; width:70px;">Season </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:50px;">No of teams </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:50px;">No of matches </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:200px;">Champions </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:200px;">Runner-up </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:300px;">Relegated teams </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:50px;">Reference </th></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>1996–97</td> <td style="text-align: center;">17</td> <td style="text-align: center;">16</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Hinckley_RFC" title="Hinckley RFC">Hinckley</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">Burton</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stockwood_Park_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stockwood Park RFC (page does not exist)">Stockwood Park</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Leamington_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leamington RFC (page does not exist)">Leamington</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Stafford_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stafford RFC (page does not exist)">Stafford</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997–98</td> <td style="text-align: center;">17</td> <td style="text-align: center;">16</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Whitchurch_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Whitchurch Rugby Club">Whitchurch</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Banbury_RUFC" title="Banbury RUFC">Banbury</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Derby_RFC" title="Derby RFC">Derby</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998–99</td> <td style="text-align: center;">17</td> <td style="text-align: center;">16</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Bedford_Athletic" title="Bedford Athletic">Bedford Athletic</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Scunthorpe Rugby Club">Scunthorpe</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leighton_Buzzard_R.F.C." title="Leighton Buzzard R.F.C.">Leighton Buzzard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mansfield_Rugby_Club" title="Mansfield Rugby Club">Mansfield</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Wolverhampton_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wolverhampton RFC (page does not exist)">Wolverhampton</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999–00</td> <td style="text-align: center;">17</td> <td style="text-align: center;">16</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Kingswinford_RFC" title="Dudley Kingswinford RFC">Dudley Kingswinford</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Scunthorpe Rugby Club">Scunthorpe</a></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Belgrave_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Belgrave RFC (page does not exist)">Belgrave</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lichfield_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Lichfield Rugby Union Football Club">Lichfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hinckley_RFC" title="Hinckley RFC">Hinckley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"><small><span style="background:#d8ffeb">Green backgrounds</span> are the promotion places.</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Midlands_1_(2000–2009)"><span id="Midlands_1_.282000.E2.80.932009.29"></span>Midlands 1 (2000–2009)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: Midlands 1 (2000–2009)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Restructuring ahead of the 2000–01 season saw Midlands 1 remain a tier 5 league but promotion was now to <a href="/wiki/National_League_2_North" title="National League 2 North">National 3 North</a> (formerly National 4 North) and relegation to either <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 2 East</a> or <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Midlands 2 West</a> (both formerly Midlands 2). </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Midlands 1 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#efefef; width:70px;">Season </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:50px;">No of teams </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:50px;">No of matches </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:200px;">Champions </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:200px;">Runner-up </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:300px;">Relegated teams </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:50px;">Reference </th></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>2000–01</td> <td style="text-align: center;">12</td> <td style="text-align: center;">22</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Scunthorpe Rugby Club">Scunthorpe</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leicester_Lions_RFC" title="Leicester Lions RFC">Leicester Lions</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent_RUFC" title="Stoke-on-Trent RUFC">Stoke-on-Trent</a>, <a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">Burton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Newbold-on-Avon_RFC" title="Newbold-on-Avon RFC">Newbold-on-Avon</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001–02</td> <td style="text-align: center;">12</td> <td style="text-align: center;">22</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadstreet Rugby Club">Broadstreet</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Walsall_RFC" title="Walsall RFC">Walsall</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Banbury_RUFC" title="Banbury RUFC">Banbury</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Camp_Hill_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Camp Hill RFC (page does not exist)">Camp Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hereford_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Hereford Rugby Club">Hereford</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002–03</td> <td style="text-align: center;">12</td> <td style="text-align: center;">22</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Longton_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Longton Rugby Club">Longton</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luctonians" title="Luctonians">Luctonians</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barkers_Butts_RFC" title="Barkers Butts RFC">Barkers Butts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kenilworth_RFC" title="Kenilworth RFC">Kenilworth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hinckley_RFC" title="Hinckley RFC">Hinckley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malvern_RFC" title="Malvern RFC">Malvern</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003–04</td> <td style="text-align: center;">12</td> <td style="text-align: center;">22</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Bedford_Athletic" title="Bedford Athletic">Bedford Athletic</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kettering_Rugby_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Kettering Rugby Football Club">Kettering</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luton_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Luton Rugby Club">Luton</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Old_Laurentians_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Old Laurentians RFC (page does not exist)">Old Laurentians</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Spalding_RFC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Spalding RFC (page does not exist)">Spalding</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004–05</td> <td style="text-align: center;">12</td> <td style="text-align: center;">22</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Leicester_Lions_RFC" title="Leicester Lions RFC">Leicester Lions</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kettering_Rugby_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Kettering Rugby Football Club">Kettering</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mansfield_Rugby_Club" title="Mansfield Rugby Club">Mansfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadstreet Rugby Club">Broadstreet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Derby_RFC" title="Derby RFC">Derby</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005–06</td> <td style="text-align: center;">12</td> <td style="text-align: center;">22</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Lions" title="Rugby Lions">Rugby Lions</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bedford_Athletic" title="Bedford Athletic">Bedford Athletic</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_RFC" title="Bromsgrove RFC">Bromsgrove</a>, <a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">Burton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kettering_Rugby_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Kettering Rugby Football Club">Kettering</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006–07</td> <td style="text-align: center;">12</td> <td style="text-align: center;">22</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Luton_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Luton Rugby Club">Luton</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Kingswinford" class="mw-redirect" title="Dudley Kingswinford">Dudley Kingswinford</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Market_Bosworth_RFC" title="Market Bosworth RFC">Market Bosworth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Walsall_RFC" title="Walsall RFC">Walsall</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007–08</td> <td style="text-align: center;">12</td> <td style="text-align: center;">22</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Loughborough_Students_RUFC" title="Loughborough Students RUFC">Loughborough Students</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luctonians" title="Luctonians">Luctonians</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Kingswinford" class="mw-redirect" title="Dudley Kingswinford">Dudley Kingswinford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Scunthorpe Rugby Club">Scunthorpe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dunstablians_R.F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Dunstablians R.F.C.">Dunstablians</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008–09</td> <td style="text-align: center;">12</td> <td style="text-align: center;">22</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadstreet Rugby Club">Broadstreet</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chester_RUFC" title="Chester RUFC">Chester</a></td> <td>No relegation<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"><small><span style="background:#d8ffeb">Green backgrounds</span> are the promotion places.</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_League_3_Midlands_(2009–2017)"><span id="National_League_3_Midlands_.282009.E2.80.932017.29"></span>National League 3 Midlands (2009–2017)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: National League 3 Midlands (2009–2017)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The division was renamed National League 3 Midlands following a restructuring of the national leagues which led to changes at all levels. It remained a tier 5 league with promotion to <a href="/wiki/National_League_2_North" title="National League 2 North">National League 2 North</a> (formerly National League 3 North) and relegation to either <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 1 East</a> or <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Midlands 1 West</a> (formerly Midlands 2 East / Midlands 2 West). </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>National League 3 Midlands </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#efefef; width:70px;">Season </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:50px;">No of teams </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:50px;">No of matches </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:200px;">Champions </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:200px;">Runner-up </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:350px;">Relegated teams </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:50px;">Reference </th></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>2009–10</td> <td style="text-align: center;">14</td> <td style="text-align: center;">26</td> <td><i>No champion</i> <sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><a href="/wiki/Luctonians" title="Luctonians">Luctonians</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hinckley_RFC" title="Hinckley RFC">Hinckley</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bedford_Athletic" title="Bedford Athletic">Bedford Athletic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malvern_RFC" title="Malvern RFC">Malvern</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010–11</td> <td style="text-align: center;">14</td> <td style="text-align: center;">26</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_RFC" title="Bromsgrove RFC">Bromsgrove</a></b></td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Tigers_RUFC" title="Sheffield Tigers RUFC">Sheffield Tigers</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">Burton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kenilworth_RFC" title="Kenilworth RFC">Kenilworth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peterborough_Lions_RFC" title="Peterborough Lions RFC">Peterborough Lions</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011–12</td> <td style="text-align: center;">14</td> <td style="text-align: center;">26</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Lions" title="Rugby Lions">Rugby Lions</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Kingswinford" class="mw-redirect" title="Dudley Kingswinford">Dudley Kingswinford</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manchester_Rugby_Club" title="Manchester Rugby Club">Manchester</a>, <a href="/wiki/Old_Northamptonians_RFC" title="Old Northamptonians RFC">Old Northamptonians</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hereford_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Hereford Rugby Club">Hereford</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012–13</td> <td style="text-align: center;">14</td> <td style="text-align: center;">26</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Ampthill_RUFC" title="Ampthill RUFC">Ampthill</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sutton_Coldfield_RFC" title="Sutton Coldfield RFC">Sutton Coldfield</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Derby_RFC" title="Derby RFC">Derby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mansfield_Rugby_Club" title="Mansfield Rugby Club">Mansfield</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013–14</td> <td style="text-align: center;">14</td> <td style="text-align: center;">26</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadstreet Rugby Club">Broadstreet</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sutton_Coldfield_RFC" title="Sutton Coldfield RFC">Sutton Coldfield</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bedford_Athletic" title="Bedford Athletic">Bedford Athletic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Newport_(Salop)_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club">Newport (Salop)</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014–15</td> <td style="text-align: center;">14</td> <td style="text-align: center;">26</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/South_Leicester_RFC" title="South Leicester RFC">South Leicester</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hinckley_RFC" title="Hinckley RFC">Hinckley</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Kingswinford" class="mw-redirect" title="Dudley Kingswinford">Dudley Kingswinford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Burton_RFC" title="Burton RFC">Burton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bournville_RFC" title="Bournville RFC">Bournville</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_National_League_3_Midlands" title="2015–16 National League 3 Midlands">2015–16</a></td> <td style="text-align: center;">14</td> <td style="text-align: center;">26</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Scunthorpe Rugby Club">Scunthorpe</a></b></td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><a href="/wiki/Hinckley_RFC" title="Hinckley RFC">Hinckley</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sutton_Coldfield_RFC" title="Sutton Coldfield RFC">Sutton Coldfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Newport_(Salop)_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club">Newport (Salop)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Old_Northamptonians_RFC" title="Old Northamptonians RFC">Old Northamptonians</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016–17</td> <td style="text-align: center;">14</td> <td style="text-align: center;">26</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadstreet Rugby Club">Broadstreet</a></b></td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_RUFC" title="Sheffield RUFC">Sheffield</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bedford_Athletic" title="Bedford Athletic">Bedford Athletic</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"><small><span style="background:#d8ffeb">Green backgrounds</span> are the promotion places.</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Midlands_Premier_(2017–2022)"><span id="Midlands_Premier_.282017.E2.80.932022.29"></span>Midlands Premier (2017–2022)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: Midlands Premier (2017–2022)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For the 2017–18 season, all the divisions at tier 5 were renamed from National League 3 to Premier resulting in National League 3 Midlands now named the Midlands Premier. Promotion continued to <a href="/wiki/National_League_2_North" title="National League 2 North">National League 2 North</a> and relegation to either <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 1 East</a> or <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Midlands 1 West</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Midlands Premier </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#efefef; width:70px;">Season </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:50px;">No of teams </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:50px;">No of matches </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:160px;">Champions </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:160px;">Runner-up </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:300px;">Relegated teams </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:50px;">Reference </th></tr> <tr> <td>2017–18</td> <td style="text-align: center;">14</td> <td style="text-align: center;">26</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_%26_Solihull_R.F.C." title="Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C.">Birmingham & Solihull</a></b></td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_Lions_RFC" title="Peterborough Lions RFC">Peterborough Lions</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Old_Halesonians_RFC" title="Old Halesonians RFC">Old Halesonians</a>, <a href="/wiki/Longton_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Longton Rugby Club">Longton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Newbold-on-Avon_RFC" title="Newbold-on-Avon RFC">Newbold-on-Avon</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018–19</td> <td style="text-align: center;">14</td> <td style="text-align: center;">26</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Scunthorpe Rugby Club">Scunthorpe</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luctonians" title="Luctonians">Luctonians</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Derby_RFC" title="Derby RFC">Derby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lichfield_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Lichfield Rugby Union Football Club">Lichfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Syston_RFC" title="Syston RFC">Syston</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019–20</td> <td style="text-align: center;">13<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td style="text-align: center;">20<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>h<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Bournville_RFC" title="Bournville RFC">Bournville</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newport_(Salop)_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club">Newport (Salop)</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_Lions_RFC" title="Peterborough Lions RFC">Peterborough Lions</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kettering_Rugby_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Kettering Rugby Football Club">Kettering</a></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020–21</td> <td style="text-align: center;">14</td> <td style="text-align: center;">26</td> <td colspan="6">Season cancelled due to <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom">COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021–22</td> <td style="text-align: center;">14</td> <td style="text-align: center;">26</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Newport_(Salop)_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club">Newport (Salop)</a></b></td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_RUFC" title="Sheffield RUFC">Sheffield</a></td> <td>No relegation due to league reorganisation. </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"><small><span style="background:#d8ffeb">Green backgrounds</span> are the promotion places.</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regional_1_Midlands_(2022–_)"><span id="Regional_1_Midlands_.282022.E2.80.93_.29"></span>Regional 1 Midlands (2022– )</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: Regional 1 Midlands (2022– )"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Regional 1 Midlands </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#efefef; width:80px;">Season </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:50px;">No of teams </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:50px;">No of matches </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:190px;">Champions </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:200px;">Runner–up </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:375px;">Relegated teams </th> <th style="background:#efefef; width:20px;">Ref </th></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>2022–23</td> <td style="text-align: center;">12</td> <td style="text-align: center;">22</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Kingswinford_RFC" title="Dudley Kingswinford RFC">Dudley Kingswinford</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridgnorth_RFC" title="Bridgnorth RFC">Bridgnorth</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lichfield_RUFC" title="Lichfield RUFC">Lichfield</a> (11th) and <a href="/wiki/Nuneaton_R.F.C." title="Nuneaton R.F.C.">Nuneaton</a> (12th)</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="left"> <td>2023–24</td> <td style="text-align: center;">12</td> <td style="text-align: center;">22</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Oxford_Harlequins_RFC" title="Oxford Harlequins RFC">Oxford Harlequins</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stourbridge_R.F.C." title="Stourbridge R.F.C.">Stourbridge</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Old_Halesonians_RFC" title="Old Halesonians RFC">Old Halesonians</a> (11th) and <a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_RFC" title="Broadstreet RFC">Broadstreet</a> (12th)</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"><span style="background:#d8ffeb"><b>Green background</b></span> is the promotion place. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Promotion_play-offs">Promotion play-offs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=47" title="Edit section: Promotion play-offs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Between 2000–01 and 2019–20 there was a play-off between the league runners-up of Midlands Premier and <a href="/wiki/North_Premier" title="North Premier">North Premier</a> for the third and final promotion place to <a href="/wiki/National_League_2_North" title="National League 2 North">National League 2 North</a>. The team with the superior league record had home advantage. At the end of the 2019–20 season, the northern teams have been stronger with twelve wins to the Midlands seven, while the home team has won thirteen times compared to the away teams six. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Midlands Premier v North Premier promotion play-off results </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#efefef;">Season </th> <th style="background:#efefef">Home team </th> <th style="background:#efefef">Score </th> <th style="background:#efefef">Away team </th> <th style="background:#efefef">Venue </th> <th style="background:#efefef">Attendance </th> <th style="background:#efefef">Reference </th></tr> <tr> <td>2000–01</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Blaydon_RFC" title="Blaydon RFC">Blaydon</a></b> (N)</td> <td>31–12</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leicester_Lions_RFC" title="Leicester Lions RFC">Leicester Lions</a> (M)</td> <td>Crow Trees, <a href="/wiki/Swalwell" title="Swalwell">Swalwell</a>, <a href="/wiki/County_Durham" title="County Durham">County Durham</a></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001–02</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Hull_Ionians" title="Hull Ionians">Hull Ionians</a></b> (N)</td> <td>35–22</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Walsall_RFC" title="Walsall RFC">Walsall</a> (M)</td> <td>Brantingham Park, <a href="/wiki/Brantingham" title="Brantingham">Brantingham</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Riding_of_Yorkshire" title="East Riding of Yorkshire">East Riding of Yorkshire</a></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002–03</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luctonians" title="Luctonians">Luctonians</a> (M)</td> <td>3–17</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Macclesfield_R.U.F.C." title="Macclesfield R.U.F.C.">Macclesfield</a></b> (N)</td> <td>Mortimer Park, <a href="/wiki/Kingsland,_Herefordshire" title="Kingsland, Herefordshire">Kingsland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Herefordshire" title="Herefordshire">Herefordshire</a></td> <td>1,000</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003–04</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Cleckheaton_RUFC" title="Cleckheaton RUFC">Cleckheaton</a></b> (N)</td> <td>23–10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kettering_Rugby_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Kettering Rugby Football Club">Kettering</a> (M)</td> <td>Cleckheaton Sports Club, <a href="/wiki/Cleckheaton" title="Cleckheaton">Cleckheaton</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Yorkshire" title="West Yorkshire">West Yorkshire</a></td> <td>900</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004–05</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Hull_Ionians" title="Hull Ionians">Hull Ionians</a></b> (N)</td> <td>19–18</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kettering_Rugby_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Kettering Rugby Football Club">Kettering</a> (M)</td> <td>Brantingham Park, <a href="/wiki/Brantingham" title="Brantingham">Brantingham</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Riding_of_Yorkshire" title="East Riding of Yorkshire">East Riding of Yorkshire</a></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005–06</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bedford_Athletic" title="Bedford Athletic">Bedford Athletic</a> (M)</td> <td>17–24</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/West_Park_St_Helens" title="West Park St Helens">West Park St Helens</a></b> (N)</td> <td>Putnoe Woods, <a href="/wiki/Bedford" title="Bedford">Bedford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bedfordshire" title="Bedfordshire">Bedfordshire</a></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006–07</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Beverley_RUFC" title="Beverley RUFC">Beverley</a></b> (N)</td> <td>7–3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Kingswinford" class="mw-redirect" title="Dudley Kingswinford">Dudley Kingswinford</a> (M)</td> <td>Beaver Park, <a href="/wiki/Beverley" title="Beverley">Beverley</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Riding_of_Yorkshire" title="East Riding of Yorkshire">East Riding of Yorkshire</a></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007–08</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Huddersfield_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Huddersfield Rugby Union Football Club">Huddersfield</a></b> (N)</td> <td>22–7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luctonians" title="Luctonians">Luctonians</a> (M)</td> <td>Lockwood Park, <a href="/wiki/Huddersfield" title="Huddersfield">Huddersfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Yorkshire" title="West Yorkshire">West Yorkshire</a></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008–09</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Hull_RUFC" title="Hull RUFC">Hull</a></b> (N)</td> <td>40–15</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chester_RUFC" title="Chester RUFC">Chester</a> (M)</td> <td>Ferens Ground, <a href="/wiki/Kingston_upon_Hull" title="Kingston upon Hull">Kingston upon Hull</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Riding_of_Yorkshire" title="East Riding of Yorkshire">East Riding of Yorkshire</a></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009–10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stockport_R.U.F.C" class="mw-redirect" title="Stockport R.U.F.C">Stockport</a> (N)</td> <td>10–18</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Luctonians" title="Luctonians">Luctonians</a></b> (M)</td> <td>The Memorial Ground, <a href="/wiki/Stockport" title="Stockport">Stockport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greater_Manchester" title="Greater Manchester">Greater Manchester</a></td> <td>350</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010–11</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Tigers_RUFC" title="Sheffield Tigers RUFC">Sheffield Tigers</a></b> (M)</td> <td>16–14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chester_RUFC" title="Chester RUFC">Chester</a> (N)</td> <td>Dore Moor, <a href="/wiki/Sheffield" title="Sheffield">Sheffield</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Yorkshire" title="South Yorkshire">South Yorkshire</a></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011–12</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Kingswinford" class="mw-redirect" title="Dudley Kingswinford">Dudley Kingswinford</a></b> (M)</td> <td>36–27</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rossendale_RUFC" title="Rossendale RUFC">Rossendale</a> (N)</td> <td>Heath Brook, <a href="/wiki/Kingswinford" title="Kingswinford">Kingswinford</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(county)" title="West Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a></td> <td>1,000</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012–13</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sutton_Coldfield_RFC" title="Sutton Coldfield RFC">Sutton Coldfield</a> (M)</td> <td>13–28</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Harrogate_RUFC" title="Harrogate RUFC">Harrogate</a></b> (N)</td> <td>Roger Smoldon Ground, <a href="/wiki/Sutton_Coldfield" title="Sutton Coldfield">Sutton Coldfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(county)" title="West Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a></td> <td>650</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013–14</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Stockport_R.U.F.C" class="mw-redirect" title="Stockport R.U.F.C">Stockport</a></b> (N)</td> <td>52–22</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sutton_Coldfield_RFC" title="Sutton Coldfield RFC">Sutton Coldfield</a> (M)</td> <td>The Memorial Ground, <a href="/wiki/Stockport" title="Stockport">Stockport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greater_Manchester" title="Greater Manchester">Greater Manchester</a></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014–15</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Sandal_RUFC" title="Sandal RUFC">Sandal</a></b> (N)</td> <td>20–10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hinckley_RFC" title="Hinckley RFC">Hinckley</a> (M)</td> <td>Milnthorpe Green, <a href="/wiki/Sandal_Magna" title="Sandal Magna">Sandal Magna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wakefield" title="Wakefield">Wakefield</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Yorkshire" title="West Yorkshire">West Yorkshire</a></td> <td>200</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015–16</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Hinckley_RFC" title="Hinckley RFC">Hinckley</a></b> (M)</td> <td>33–20</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wirral_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Wirral Rugby Club">Wirral</a> (N)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leicester_Road" title="Leicester Road">Leicester Road</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hinckley" title="Hinckley">Hinckley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leicestershire" title="Leicestershire">Leicestershire</a></td> <td>650</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016–17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rossendale_RUFC" title="Rossendale RUFC">Rossendale</a> (N)</td> <td>31–32</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_RUFC" title="Sheffield RUFC">Sheffield</a></b> (M)</td> <td>Marl Pits, <a href="/wiki/Rawtenstall" title="Rawtenstall">Rawtenstall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lancashire" title="Lancashire">Lancashire</a></td> <td>413</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-National_3_round_up_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-National_3_round_up-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017–18</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hull_RUFC" title="Hull RUFC">Hull</a> (N)</td> <td>22–31</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_Lions_RFC" title="Peterborough Lions RFC">Peterborough Lions</a></b> (M)</td> <td>Ferens Ground, <a href="/wiki/Kingston_upon_Hull" title="Kingston upon Hull">Kingston upon Hull</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Riding_of_Yorkshire" title="East Riding of Yorkshire">East Riding of Yorkshire</a></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018–19</td> <td style="background:#d8ffeb;"><b><a href="/wiki/Luctonians" title="Luctonians">Luctonians</a></b> (M)</td> <td>33–17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blaydon_RFC" title="Blaydon RFC">Blaydon</a> (N)</td> <td>Mortimer Park, <a href="/wiki/Kingsland,_Herefordshire" title="Kingsland, Herefordshire">Kingsland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Herefordshire" title="Herefordshire">Herefordshire</a></td> <td>1,757</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019–20</td> <td colspan="6">Cancelled due to <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom">COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom</a>. Best ranked runner up - <a href="/wiki/Harrogate_RUFC" title="Harrogate RUFC">Harrogate</a> (N) - promoted instead. </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020–21</td> <td colspan="6">Season cancelled due to <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom">COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021–22</td> <td colspan="6">No play-off due to league reorganisation </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"><small><span style="background:#d8ffeb"><b>Green background</b></span> represent the promoted teams. (M) stands for the Midlands teams while (N) stands for the Northern teams.</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Number_of_league_titles">Number of league titles</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=48" title="Edit section: Number of league titles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 18em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Broadstreet_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Broadstreet Rugby Club">Broadstreet</a> (4)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scunthorpe_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Scunthorpe Rugby Club">Scunthorpe</a> (3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bedford_Athletic" title="Bedford Athletic">Bedford Athletic</a> (2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_%26_Solihull_R.F.C." title="Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C.">Birmingham & Solihull</a> (2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Kingswinford_RFC" title="Dudley Kingswinford RFC">Dudley Kingswinford</a> (2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hereford_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Hereford Rugby Club">Hereford</a> (2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Lions" title="Rugby Lions">Rugby Lions</a> (2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent_RUFC" title="Stoke-on-Trent RUFC">Stoke-on-Trent</a> (2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ampthill_RUFC" title="Ampthill RUFC">Ampthill</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barkers_Butts_RFC" title="Barkers Butts RFC">Barkers Butts</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bournville_RFC" title="Bournville RFC">Bournville</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bromsgrove_RFC" title="Bromsgrove RFC">Bromsgrove</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hinckley_RFC" title="Hinckley RFC">Hinckley</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leicester_Lions_RFC" title="Leicester Lions RFC">Leicester Lions</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longton_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Longton Rugby Club">Longton</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loughborough_Students_RUFC" title="Loughborough Students RUFC">Loughborough Students</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luton_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Luton Rugby Club">Luton</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxford_Harlequins_RFC" title="Oxford Harlequins RFC">Oxford Harlequins</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport_(Salop)_Rugby_Union_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club">Newport (Salop)</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rotherham_R.U.F.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Rotherham R.U.F.C.">Rotherham</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Leicester_RFC" title="South Leicester RFC">South Leicester</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Towcestrians" class="mw-redirect" title="Towcestrians">Towcestrians</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walsall_RFC" title="Walsall RFC">Walsall</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitchurch_Rugby_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="Whitchurch Rugby Club">Whitchurch</a> (1)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=49" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union_Midland_Division" title="Rugby Football Union Midland Division">Midlands RFU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_rugby_union_system" title="English rugby union system">English rugby union system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_England" title="Rugby union in England">Rugby union in England</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=50" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Westleigh RFC would later merge with Wigston RFC in 1998 to form <a href="/wiki/Leicester_Lions_RFC" title="Leicester Lions RFC">Leicester Lions RFC</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Due to the merging of <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 East">Midlands 2 East</a> and <a href="/wiki/Midlands_1_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Midlands 1 West">Midlands 2 West</a> into Midlands 2 for the 1992–93 season, there was no relegation.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-42">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Widespread restructuring of the national leagues for the following season meant there was no relegation.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-56"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-56">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">No relegation due to nationwide league restructuring.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-60"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-60">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">A breach of regulations by Ampthill during the Luctonians game on 1 May 2010 led to Ampthill being denied promotion and transferred to <a href="/wiki/National_League_3_London_%26_SE" class="mw-redirect" title="National League 3 London & SE">National League 3 London & SE</a>. By the time of the ruling Luctonians had already won their play-off against the runner-up of National 3 North so Hinckley were also promoted, despite finishing third.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-64"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-64">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Rugby Lions went into liquidation during the summer due to unpaid debts. The club was thrown out of the league, rejoining the league system in 2013–14 in <a href="/wiki/Midlands_5_West_(South)" title="Midlands 5 West (South)">Midlands 5 West (South)</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-74"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-74">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">League reduced to 13 teams part way through the season after <a href="/wiki/South_Leicester_RFC" title="South Leicester RFC">South Leicester</a> decide to drop out of the league due to a lack of suitable playing strength and shortage of front row players.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-77"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-77">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom">COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom</a> the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_Union" title="Rugby Football Union">RFU</a> cancelled all rugby below the <a href="/wiki/Premiership_Rugby" title="Premiership Rugby">Premiership</a> with most clubs in Midlands Premier having played 20 games, and a best playing record formula was used to decide the final table.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regional_1_Midlands&action=edit&section=51" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-National_3_Renamed-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-National_3_Renamed_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-National_3_Renamed_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://oxfordshirerfu.pitchero.com/news/renaming-of-rfu-national-3-leagues-18926/">"Renaming of RFU National 3 Leagues"</a>. 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Headline. pp. 164–167. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7472-7891-1" title="Special:BookSources/0-7472-7891-1"><bdi>0-7472-7891-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Rothmans+Rugby+Union+Yearbook+1994-95&rft.pages=164-167&rft.pub=Headline&rft.date=1994&rft.isbn=0-7472-7891-1&rft.aulast=Jones&rft.aufirst=Stephen&rft.au=Griffiths%2C+John&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARegional+1+Midlands" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-41">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJonesGriffiths1995" class="citation book cs1">Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1995). <i>Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1995-96</i>. Headline. pp. 176–179. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7472-7850-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-7472-7850-4"><bdi>0-7472-7850-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Rothmans+Rugby+Union+Yearbook+1995-96&rft.pages=176-179&rft.pub=Headline&rft.date=1995&rft.isbn=0-7472-7850-4&rft.aulast=Jones&rft.aufirst=Stephen&rft.au=Griffiths%2C+John&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARegional+1+Midlands" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-43">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFClearyGriffiths1996" class="citation book cs1">Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1996). <i>Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1996-97</i>. Headline. pp. 192–195. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7472-7816-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-7472-7816-4"><bdi>0-7472-7816-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Rothmans+Rugby+Union+Yearbook+1996-97&rft.pages=192-195&rft.pub=Headline&rft.date=1996&rft.isbn=0-7472-7816-4&rft.aulast=Cleary&rft.aufirst=Mick&rft.au=Griffiths%2C+John&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARegional+1+Midlands" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-44">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFClearyGriffiths1997" class="citation book cs1">Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1997). <i>Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997–98</i>. London: Headline Book Publishing. pp. 87–100. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7472-7732-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-7472-7732-X"><bdi>0-7472-7732-X</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Rothmans+Rugby+Union+Yearbook+1997%E2%80%9398&rft.place=London&rft.pages=87-100&rft.pub=Headline+Book+Publishing&rft.date=1997&rft.isbn=0-7472-7732-X&rft.aulast=Cleary&rft.aufirst=Mick&rft.au=Griffiths%2C+John&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARegional+1+Midlands" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-45">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFClearyGriffiths1998" class="citation book cs1">Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1998). <i>Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1998–99</i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 July</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=England+Rugby&rft.atitle=North+Play+Offs+2002%E2%80%932003&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.englandrugby.com%2Ffixtures-and-results%2Fcompetitions%2Fnorthern-division%2F2002-2003%2Fgroup%2F10421&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARegional+1+Midlands" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-84"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-84">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/North/Mid-Play-off/Luctonians-VS-Macclesfield?comp_id=110&match_id=6518&date=26-Apr-2003">"North/Mid Play off Match overview Luctonians VS Macclesfield"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 July</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=England+Rugby&rft.atitle=North+Play+Offs+2003%E2%80%932004&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.englandrugby.com%2Ffixtures-and-results%2Fcompetitions%2Fnorthern-division%2F2003-2004%2Fgroup%2F10806&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARegional+1+Midlands" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-86"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-86">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/8002772.Cleckheaton_23_Kettering_10/?ref=arc">"Cleckheaton 23 Kettering 10"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 July</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=England+Rugby&rft.atitle=North+Play+Offs+2004%E2%80%932005&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.englandrugby.com%2Ffixtures-and-results%2Fcompetitions%2Fnorthern-division%2F2004-2005%2Fgroup%2F11206&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARegional+1+Midlands" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-88"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-88">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/North/Mid-Play-off/Hull-Ionians-VS-Kettering?comp_id=183&match_id=11611&date=30-Apr-2005">"North/Mid Play off Match overview Hull Ionians v Kettering"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 July</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=England+Rugby&rft.atitle=Midland+Play+Offs+2005%E2%80%932006&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.englandrugby.com%2Ffixtures-and-results%2Fcompetitions%2Fmidlands-division%2F2005-2006%2Fgroup%2F11512&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARegional+1+Midlands" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-90"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-90">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/other-sport/rugby-union/well-done-west-park-fine-3518288">"Well done to West Park on their fine achievement"</a>. Liverpool Echo. 3 May 2006.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Well+done+to+West+Park+on+their+fine+achievement&rft.pub=Liverpool+Echo&rft.date=2006-05-03&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liverpoolecho.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fother-sport%2Frugby-union%2Fwell-done-west-park-fine-3518288&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARegional+1+Midlands" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-91"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-91">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://rugby.statbunker.com/competitions/MatchDetails/Noth/Mid-Play-off/Bedford-Athletic-VS-West-Park-St-Helens?comp_id=212&match_id=13528&date=29-Apr-2006">"North/Mid Play off Match overview Bedford Athletic VS West Park St Helens"</a>. Rugby Statbunker. 29 April 2006.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=North%2FMid+Play+off+Match+overview+Bedford+Athletic+VS+West+Park+St+Helens&rft.pub=Rugby+Statbunker&rft.date=2006-04-29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Frugby.statbunker.com%2Fcompetitions%2FMatchDetails%2FNoth%2FMid-Play-off%2FBedford-Athletic-VS-West-Park-St-Helens%3Fcomp_id%3D212%26match_id%3D13528%26date%3D29-Apr-2006&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARegional+1+Midlands" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-92"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-92">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2006-2007/group/11868">"North Play Offs 2006–2007"</a>. <i>England Rugby</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 July</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=England+Rugby&rft.atitle=North+Play+Offs+2007%E2%80%932008&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.englandrugby.com%2Ffixtures-and-results%2Fcompetitions%2Fnorthern-division%2F2007-2008%2Fgroup%2F12321&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARegional+1+Midlands" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-95"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-95">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Rugby+Union%3A+WE'RE+GOING+UP!+Joy+as+Huddersfield+clinch+National+III...-a0178346650">"Rugby Union: WE'RE GOING UP! Joy as Huddersfield clinch National III berth RUGBY UNION PLAY-OFF"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 July</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=England+Rugby&rft.atitle=North+Play+Offs+2008%E2%80%932009&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.englandrugby.com%2Ffixtures-and-results%2Fcompetitions%2Fnorthern-division%2F2008-2009%2Fgroup%2F12782&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARegional+1+Midlands" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-97"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-97">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull-clinch-promotion/story-11943087-detail/story.html">"Hull clinch promotion"</a>. <i>Hull Daily Mail</i>. 27 April 2009.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Hull+Daily+Mail&rft.atitle=Hull+clinch+promotion&rft.date=2009-04-27&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulldailymail.co.uk%2FHull-clinch-promotion%2Fstory-11943087-detail%2Fstory.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARegional+1+Midlands" class="Z3988"></span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged April 2020">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-98"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-98">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2009-2010/group/13590">"North Play Offs 2009–2010"</a>. <i>England Rugby</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">Northern competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Regional_1_North_East" title="Regional 1 North East">Regional 1 North East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_1_North_West" title="Regional 1 North West">Regional 1 North West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_North" title="Regional 2 North">Regional 2 North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_North_East" title="Regional 2 North East">Regional 2 North East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_North_West" title="Regional 2 North West">Regional 2 North West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_1_East" title="North 1 East">North 1 East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_1_West" title="North 1 West">North 1 West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_2_West" title="North 2 West">North 2 West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_ADM_Lancashire_%26_Cheshire" title="Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire">Counties 1 ADM Lancashire & Cheshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancs/Cheshire_Division_One" title="Lancs/Cheshire Division One">Lancs/Cheshire 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancs/Cheshire_Division_Two" title="Lancs/Cheshire Division Two">Lancs/Cheshire 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheshire_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Cheshire Rugby Football Union">Cheshire Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Lancashire County Rugby Football Union">Lancashire Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Cumbria" title="Counties 1 Cumbria">Counties 1 Cumbria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumbria_Rugby_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Cumbria Rugby Union">Cumbria Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Durham_%26_Northumberland" title="Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland">Counties 1 Durham & Northumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Durham_%26_Northumberland" title="Counties 2 Durham & Northumberland">Counties 2 Durham & Northumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_3_Durham_%26_Northumberland" title="Counties 3 Durham & Northumberland">Counties 3 Durham & Northumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham_County_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Durham County Rugby Football Union">Durham Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northumberland_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Northumberland Rugby Football Union">Northumberland Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Yorkshire" title="Counties 1 Yorkshire">Counties 1 Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Yorkshire" title="Counties 2 Yorkshire">Counties 2 Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_3_Yorkshire" title="Counties 3 Yorkshire">Counties 3 Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_4_Yorkshire" title="Counties 4 Yorkshire">Counties 4 Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Yorkshire Rugby Football Union">Yorkshire Cups</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">South West competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Regional_1_South_West" title="Regional 1 South West">Regional 1 South West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_Severn" title="Regional 2 Severn">Regional 2 Severn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_2_South_West" title="Regional 2 South West">Regional 2 South West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Southern_North" title="Counties 1 Southern North">Counties 1 Southern North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Southern_South" title="Counties 1 Southern South">Counties 1 Southern South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Western_North" title="Counties 1 Western North">Counties 1 Western North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_1_Western_West" title="Counties 1 Western West">Counties 1 Western West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Cornwall" title="Counties 2 Cornwall">Counties 2 Cornwall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_3_Cornwall" title="Counties 3 Cornwall">Counties 3 Cornwall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_Cornwall#County_club_competitions" title="Rugby union in Cornwall">Cornwall Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counties_2_Devon" class="mw-redirect" title="Counties 2 Devon">Counties 2 Devon</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Counties_3_Devon_East&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Counties 3 Devon East (page does not exist)">Counties 3 Devon East</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Counties_3_Devon_West&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Counties 3 Devon West (page does not exist)">Counties 3 Devon West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devon_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Devon Rugby Football Union">Devon Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloucester_Premier" title="Gloucester Premier">Gloucester Premier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloucester_1" title="Gloucester 1">Gloucester 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloucester_2" title="Gloucester 2">Gloucester 2 North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloucester_2" title="Gloucester 2">Gloucester 2 South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union">Gloucestershire Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Premier" title="Somerset Premier">Somerset Premier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_1" title="Somerset 1">Somerset 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_2_North" title="Somerset 2 North">Somerset 2 North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_2_South" title="Somerset 2 South">Somerset 2 South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_3_North" title="Somerset 3 North">Somerset 3 North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_3_South" title="Somerset 3 South">Somerset 3 South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somerset_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Somerset Rugby Football Union">Somerset Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berks/Bucks_%26_Oxon_Premier" title="Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier">Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxfordshire_Rugby_Football_Union#County_club_competitions" title="Oxfordshire Rugby Football Union">Oxfordshire Cups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorset_%26_Wilts_1_North" title="Dorset & Wilts 1 North">Dorset & Wilts 1 North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorset_%26_Wilts_1_South" title="Dorset & Wilts 1 South">Dorset & Wilts 1 South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorset_%26_Wilts_2_North" title="Dorset & Wilts 2 North">Dorset & Wilts 2 North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorset_%26_Wilts_2_South" title="Dorset & Wilts 2 South">Dorset & Wilts 2 South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorset_%26_Wilts_3_North" title="Dorset & Wilts 3 North">Dorset & Wilts 3 North</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">County competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/County_Championship_(rugby_union)" title="County Championship (rugby union)">Division 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Beaumont_County_Championship_Division_2" title="Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2">Division 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Beaumont_County_Championship_Division_3" title="Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3">Division 3</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; color:darkblue; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 red, inset -1px -1px 0 red;;width:1%">Discontinued competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anglo-Welsh_Cup" title="Anglo-Welsh Cup">Anglo-Welsh Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornwall/Devon_League" title="Cornwall/Devon League">Cornwall/Devon League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Divisional_Championship_(rugby_union)" title="Divisional Championship (rugby union)">Divisional Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_League_2_South" title="National League 2 South">National League 2 South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Premier" title="North Premier">North Premier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RFU_Knockout_Cup" title="RFU Knockout Cup">RFU Knockout Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_West_1_East" title="South West 1 East">South West 1 East</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:white; 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