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East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 Sport
Rugby union Instituted 1987; 37 years ago (1987 ) (as East Midlands/Leicestershire) Ceased 2000; 24 years ago (2000 ) Number of teams 12 Country
England Holders
Melton Mowbray (1st title) (1999–00) (promoted to
Midlands 4 East (North) ) Most titles Multiple teams (1 title)
East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 (formerly East Midlands/Leicestershire ) was a tier 9 English
Rugby Union league with teams from
Bedfordshire , parts of
Cambridgeshire ,
Leicestershire and
Northamptonshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to
Midlands 4 East (North) (formerly Midlands East 2) and relegated teams dropped to
East Midlands/Leicestershire 2 .
At the end of the 1999–00 season the East Midlands/Leicestershire leagues split. Most teams in East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 were transferred into either
Midlands 4 East (South) or
Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East .
When league rugby began in 1987 this division (then known as East Midlands/Leicestershire) contained the following teams:
East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 honours
East Midlands/Leicestershire (1987–1992)
Originally known as East Midlands/Leicestershire, it was a tier 7 league with promotion to
Midlands 2 East and relegation to either
East Midlands 1 or
Leicestershire 1 .
East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 (1992–1993)
Restructuring saw the division renamed as East Midlands/Leicestershire 1, dropping two levels to become a tier 9 league. Promotion and relegation was now to the newly introduced
Midlands East 2 and
East Midlands/Leicestershire 2 .
East Midlands/Leicestershire 1
Season
No of teams
Champions
Runners–up
Relegated teams
Reference
1992–93
13
Kibworth
Loughborough
St Ives
[6]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.
East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 (1993–1996)
The top six teams from Midlands 1 and the top six from
North 1 were combined to create
National 5 North , meaning that East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 dropped another level to become a tier 10 league. Promotion continued to
Midlands East 2 and relegation to
East Midlands/Leicestershire 2 .
East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 (1996–1998)
At the end of the 1995–96 season
National 5 North was discontinued and East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 returned to being a tier 9 league. Promotion continued to
Midlands East 2 while relegation was now to
East Midlands or
Leicestershire 1 .
East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 (1998–2000)
East Midlands/Leicestershire remained a tier 9 league for the 1998–99 season. Promotion continued to
Midlands East 2 but relegation was to the reintroduced
East Midlands/Leicestershire 2 . At the end of the 1999–00 campaign the league was cancelled and teams either transferred into the new
Midlands 4 East (South) and
Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East divisions or dropping out of the league system altogether.
^
Old Boys side of
Trinity High School .
^
Old Boys side of
Northampton Grammar School .
^ League restructuring saw champions
Hinckley promoted into the newly introduced
Midlands East 1 .
^ League restructuring meant that the top five clubs were promoted into
Midlands East 1 , including
Belgrave ,
Luton and
Ampthill .
^
Aylestone St James were demoted two levels to the new
East Midlands/Leicestershire 3 .
^ The cancellation of
National 5 North and subsequent restructuring meant that the top six clubs were promoted into
Midlands East 2 including
Northampton Old Scouts ,
Oadby Wyggestonian ,
Dunstablians and
Loughborough .
^ Due to widespread league restructuring there was no relegation.
^ No relegation as league due to increase from 16 to 17 teams.
^ Restructuring meant that eight teams were relegation into the reintroduced
East Midlands/Leicestershire 2 , including
Aylestone St James ,
Colworth House ,
Deepings ,
Old Ashbeians ,
Brackley ,
Wellingborough Old Grammarians ,
St Neots and
Bugbrooke .
^ 1998–99 East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 mistakenly referred to as East Midlands 1 on RFU website.
^ Champions
Melton Mowbray were promoted to the newly introduced
Midlands 4 East (South) .
^ Restructuring meant that the top three sides including
Northampton Casuals went into
Midlands 4 East (South) .
Oakham (4th) and
Old Newtonians (9th) went into the new
Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East . The rest of the clubs dropped out of the league.
^ The merger of cancellation of the East Midlands/Leicestershire leagues meant there was no relegation.
^ 1999–00 East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 mistakenly referred to as East Midlands 1 on RFU website.
^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1988). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988-89 . Queen Anne Press. pp. 130–134.
ISBN
0-356-15884-5 .
^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1989). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989-90 . Queen Anne Press. pp. 136–139.
ISBN
0-356-17862-5 .
^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1990). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990-91 . Queen Anne Press. pp. 140–143.
ISBN
0-356-19162-1 .
^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1991). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991-92 . Queen Anne Press. pp. 161–164.
ISBN
0-356-20249-6 .
^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1992). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992-93 . Headline. pp. 183–185.
ISBN
0-7472-7907-1 .
^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1993). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993-94 . Headline. pp. 164–167.
ISBN
0-7472-7891-1 .
^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1994). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994-95 . Headline. pp. 164–167.
ISBN
0-7472-7891-1 .
^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1995). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1995-96 . Headline. pp. 176–179.
ISBN
0-7472-7850-4 .
^ Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1996). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1996-97 . Headline. pp. 192–195.
ISBN
0-7472-7816-4 .
^ Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1997). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997-98 . Headline. pp. 156–159.
ISBN
0-7472-7771-0 .
^ Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1998). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1998-99 . Headline. pp. 90–93.
ISBN
0-7472-7653-6 .
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"1998-1999 Midlands Division" . England Rugby. Retrieved 19 December 2020 .
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"1999-2000 Midlands Division" . England Rugby. Retrieved 19 December 2020 .
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