Current season or competition: 2019–20 Midlands 2 West (North) | |
Sport | Rugby union |
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Instituted | 1992 | (as Midlands West 1)
Number of teams | 12 |
Country | England |
Holders |
Wolverhampton (1st title) (2019–20) (promoted to Midlands 1 West) |
Most titles | Camp Hill, Lichfield, Ludlow, Moseley Oak (2 titles) |
Website | England RFU |
Midlands 2 West (North) is a level 7 English Rugby Union league and level 2 of the Midlands League, made up of clubs from the northern part of the West Midlands region including Shropshire, Staffordshire, parts of Birmingham and the West Midlands and occasionally Cheshire, with home and away matches played throughout the season. When this division began in 1992 it was known as Midlands West 1, until it was split into two regional divisions called Midlands 3 West (North) and Midlands 3 West (South) ahead of the 2000–01 season. Further restructuring of the Midlands leagues ahead of the 2009–10 season, lead to the current name of Midlands 2 West (North).
Promoted teams tend to move up to Midlands 1 West with the league champions going up automatically and the runners up having to play a playoff against the runners up from Midlands 2 West (South) for their place. Demoted teams typically drop to Midlands 3 West (North). Each year all clubs in the division also take part in the RFU Intermediate Cup - a level 7 national competition.
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.
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Teams in Midlands 2 West (North) and Midlands 2 West (South) were originally part of a single division called Midlands 1 West, which contained the following sides when in was introduced in 1992:
Midlands 2 West (North) and Midlands 2 West (South) were originally part of a single tier 7 division called Midlands West 1. Promotion was to Midlands 2 and relegation to Midlands West 2 [e].
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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1992–93 | 13 | Willenhall | Newbold-on-Avon | Old Yardleians | [3] | |||||||||
Green backgrounds are the promotion places. |
The top six teams from Midlands 1 and the top six from North 1 were combined to create National 5 North, meaning that Midlands 1 West dropped to become a tier 8 league. Promotion and relegation continued to Midlands 2 and Midlands West 2.
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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1993–94 | 13 | Sutton Coldfield | Bromsgrove | Nuneaton Old Edwardians | [4] | |||||||||
1994–95 | 13 | Newport (Salop) | Longton | Ludlow, Newcastle (Staffs) | [5] | |||||||||
1995–96 | 13 | Luctonians | Dudley Kingswinford [f] | No relegation [g] | [6] | |||||||||
Green backgrounds are the promotion places. |
At the end of the 1995–96 season National 5 North was discontinued and Midlands West 1 returned to being a tier 7 league. Promotion and relegation continued to Midlands 2 and Midlands West 2.
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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1996–97 | 17 | Longton | Malvern | Dixonians, Stoke Old Boys, Tamworth | [7] | |||||||||
1997–98 | 17 | Newbold-on-Avon | Keresley | Nuneaton Old Edwardians | [8] | |||||||||
1998–99 | 17 | Malvern | Selly Oak | Ludlow, Willenhall, Leek | ||||||||||
1999–00 | 17 | Selly Oak | Shrewsbury | No relegation [h] | ||||||||||
Green backgrounds are the promotion places. |
Restructuring ahead of the 2000–01 season saw Midlands West 1 split into two tier 7 regional leagues - Midlands 3 West (North) and Midlands 3 West (South). Promotion was now to Midlands 2 West (formerly Midlands 2) and relegation to Midlands 4 West (North) (formerly Midlands West 2) [i].
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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2000–01 | 10 | Shrewsbury | Stafford | Newcastle (Staffs) | [9] | |||||||||
2001–02 | 10 | Lordswood Dixonians | Aston Old Edwardians | Leek, Old Halesonians, Selly Oak | [10] | |||||||||
2002–03 | 10 | Aston Old Edwardians | Stoke-on-Trent | Newport (Salop) | [11] | |||||||||
2003–04 | 12 | Burton | Sutton Coldfield | Lordswood Dixonians, Burntwood | [12] | |||||||||
2004–05 | 12 | Camp Hill | Newport (Salop) | Willenhall, Old Saltleians | [13] | |||||||||
2005–06 | 12 | Lichfield | Bridgnorth | Telford Hornets, Newcastle (Staffs) | [14] | |||||||||
2006–07 | 12 | Sandbach | Sutton Coldfield | Burntwood, Old Yardleians | [15] | |||||||||
2007–08 | 12 | Camp Hill | Stoke-on-Trent | Shrewsbury, Leek | [16] | |||||||||
2008–09 | 12 | Old Halesonians | Bournville [j] | Wednesbury, Stourbridge Lions | [17] | |||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
League restructuring by the RFU meant that Midlands 3 West (North) and Midlands 3 West (South) were renamed as Midlands 2 West (North) and Midlands 2 West (South), with both leagues remaining at tier 7. Promotion was now to Midlands 1 West (formerly Midlands 2 West) and relegation to Midlands 3 West (North) (formerly Midlands 4 West (North)).
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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2009–10 | 12 | Lichfield | Old Saltleians | Wolverhampton, Ashbourne | [18] | |||||||||
2010–11 | 12 | Ludlow | Old Saltleians | Willenhall, Stourbridge Lions | [19] | |||||||||
2011–12 | 12 | Stoke-on-Trent | Old Saltleians | Shrewsbury, Burntwood, Lordswood Dixonians | [20] | |||||||||
2012–13 | 11 | Silhillians | Selly Oak | Veseyans | [21] | |||||||||
2013–14 | 12 | Leek | Crewe & Nantwich | Aston Old Edwardians, Willenhall | [22] | |||||||||
2014–15 | 12 | Bridgnorth | Old Saltleians | Tamworth, Ludlow | [23] | |||||||||
2015–16 | 12 | Moseley Oak | Wolverhampton | Harborne, Handsworth | [24] | |||||||||
2016–17 | 11 | Stourbridge Lions | Camp Hill | Shrewsbury, Stafford | [25] | |||||||||
2017–18 | 12 | Whitchurch | Crewe & Nantwich | Cleobury Mortimer, Old Saltleians | [26] | |||||||||
2018–19 | 12 | Ludlow | Tamworth | Telford Hornets, Veseyans | [27] | |||||||||
2019–20 | 12 | Wolverhampton | Camp Hill | Shrewsbury, Burntwood | [28] | |||||||||
2020–21 | 12 | |||||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of Midlands 2 West (North) and Midlands 2 West (South) for the third and final promotion place to Midlands 1 West (asides from 2008-09 which was played between the runners up of Midlands 2 West (South) and Midlands 2 East (North) due to RFU restructuring). The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season the Midlands 2 West (South) teams had ten wins to Midlands 2 West (North) teams eight; and the home team has won promotion on eleven occasions compared to the away teams seven.
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Season | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance | |||
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2000–01 [29] | Stafford (N) | 32-10 | Leamington (S) | The County Ground, Stafford, Staffordshire | ||||
2001–02 [30] | Bedworth (S) | 10-6 | Aston Old Edwardians (N) | Smarts Road, Bedworth, Warwickshire | ||||
2002-03 [31] | Old Coventrians (S) | 15-17 | Stoke-on-Trent (N) | Till Hill Lane, Coventry, Warwickshire | ||||
2003-04 [32] | Sutton Coldfield (N) | 3-37 | Leamington (S) | Roger Smoldon Ground, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands | ||||
2004-05 [33] | Newport (Salop) (N) | 25-12 | Pershore (S) | The Old Showground, Newport, Shropshire | ||||
2005–06 [34] | Bridgnorth (N) | 17-14 | Hereford (S) | Edgar Davis Ground, Bridgnorth, Shropshire | ||||
2006–07 [35] | Sutton Coldfield (N) | 11-18 | Stratford-upon-Avon (S) | Roger Smoldon Ground, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands | ||||
2007–08 [36] | Droitwich (S) | 3-18 | Stoke-on-Trent (N) | The Glyn Mitchell Memorial Ground, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire | ||||
2008–09 | Promotion playoffs different for this season only. [k] | |||||||
2009–10 [37] | Old Saltleians (N) | 12-14 | Old Laurentians (S) | Watton Lane, Water Orton, Warwickshire | ||||
2010–11 [38] | Bedworth (S) | 15-6 | Old Saltleians (N) | Smarts Road, Bedworth, Warwickshire | ||||
2011–12 [39] | Old Saltleians (N) | 3-27 | Berkswell & Balsall (S) | Watton Lane, Water Orton, Warwickshire | ||||
2012–13 [40] | Old Laurentians (S) | 16-6 | Selly Oak (S) | Fenley Field, Rugby, Warwickshire | ||||
2013–14 [41] | Crewe & Nantwich (N) | 18-13 | Banbury (S) | Newcastle Road, Nantwich, Cheshire | 500 | |||
2014–15 [42] | Old Laurentians (S) | 32-23 | Old Saltleians (N) | Fenley Field, Rugby, Warwickshire | 500 | |||
2015–16 [43] | Earlsdon (S) | 5-20 | Wolverhampton (N) | Mitchell Avenue, Canley, Coventry, West Midlands | ||||
2016–17 [44] | Camp Hill (N) | 53-0 | Silhillians | Haslucks Green Road, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands | ||||
2017–18 [45] | Malvern (S) | 53-12 | Crewe & Nantwich (N) | Spring Lane, Malvern, Worcestershire | ||||
2018–19 [46] | Kidderminster Carolians (S) | 33-17 | Tamworth (N) | Marlpool Lane, Kidderminster, Worcestershire | 500 | |||
2019–20 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner up - Malvern (S) - promoted instead. | |||||||
2020–21 | ||||||||
Green background is the promoted team. N = Midlands 2 West (North) (formerly Midlands 3 West (North)) and S = Midlands 2 West (South) (formerly Midlands 3 West (South)) |
Current season or competition: 2019–20 Midlands 2 West (North) | |
Sport | Rugby union |
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Instituted | 1992 | (as Midlands West 1)
Number of teams | 12 |
Country | England |
Holders |
Wolverhampton (1st title) (2019–20) (promoted to Midlands 1 West) |
Most titles | Camp Hill, Lichfield, Ludlow, Moseley Oak (2 titles) |
Website | England RFU |
Midlands 2 West (North) is a level 7 English Rugby Union league and level 2 of the Midlands League, made up of clubs from the northern part of the West Midlands region including Shropshire, Staffordshire, parts of Birmingham and the West Midlands and occasionally Cheshire, with home and away matches played throughout the season. When this division began in 1992 it was known as Midlands West 1, until it was split into two regional divisions called Midlands 3 West (North) and Midlands 3 West (South) ahead of the 2000–01 season. Further restructuring of the Midlands leagues ahead of the 2009–10 season, lead to the current name of Midlands 2 West (North).
Promoted teams tend to move up to Midlands 1 West with the league champions going up automatically and the runners up having to play a playoff against the runners up from Midlands 2 West (South) for their place. Demoted teams typically drop to Midlands 3 West (North). Each year all clubs in the division also take part in the RFU Intermediate Cup - a level 7 national competition.
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.
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Teams in Midlands 2 West (North) and Midlands 2 West (South) were originally part of a single division called Midlands 1 West, which contained the following sides when in was introduced in 1992:
Midlands 2 West (North) and Midlands 2 West (South) were originally part of a single tier 7 division called Midlands West 1. Promotion was to Midlands 2 and relegation to Midlands West 2 [e].
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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1992–93 | 13 | Willenhall | Newbold-on-Avon | Old Yardleians | [3] | |||||||||
Green backgrounds are the promotion places. |
The top six teams from Midlands 1 and the top six from North 1 were combined to create National 5 North, meaning that Midlands 1 West dropped to become a tier 8 league. Promotion and relegation continued to Midlands 2 and Midlands West 2.
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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1993–94 | 13 | Sutton Coldfield | Bromsgrove | Nuneaton Old Edwardians | [4] | |||||||||
1994–95 | 13 | Newport (Salop) | Longton | Ludlow, Newcastle (Staffs) | [5] | |||||||||
1995–96 | 13 | Luctonians | Dudley Kingswinford [f] | No relegation [g] | [6] | |||||||||
Green backgrounds are the promotion places. |
At the end of the 1995–96 season National 5 North was discontinued and Midlands West 1 returned to being a tier 7 league. Promotion and relegation continued to Midlands 2 and Midlands West 2.
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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1996–97 | 17 | Longton | Malvern | Dixonians, Stoke Old Boys, Tamworth | [7] | |||||||||
1997–98 | 17 | Newbold-on-Avon | Keresley | Nuneaton Old Edwardians | [8] | |||||||||
1998–99 | 17 | Malvern | Selly Oak | Ludlow, Willenhall, Leek | ||||||||||
1999–00 | 17 | Selly Oak | Shrewsbury | No relegation [h] | ||||||||||
Green backgrounds are the promotion places. |
Restructuring ahead of the 2000–01 season saw Midlands West 1 split into two tier 7 regional leagues - Midlands 3 West (North) and Midlands 3 West (South). Promotion was now to Midlands 2 West (formerly Midlands 2) and relegation to Midlands 4 West (North) (formerly Midlands West 2) [i].
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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2000–01 | 10 | Shrewsbury | Stafford | Newcastle (Staffs) | [9] | |||||||||
2001–02 | 10 | Lordswood Dixonians | Aston Old Edwardians | Leek, Old Halesonians, Selly Oak | [10] | |||||||||
2002–03 | 10 | Aston Old Edwardians | Stoke-on-Trent | Newport (Salop) | [11] | |||||||||
2003–04 | 12 | Burton | Sutton Coldfield | Lordswood Dixonians, Burntwood | [12] | |||||||||
2004–05 | 12 | Camp Hill | Newport (Salop) | Willenhall, Old Saltleians | [13] | |||||||||
2005–06 | 12 | Lichfield | Bridgnorth | Telford Hornets, Newcastle (Staffs) | [14] | |||||||||
2006–07 | 12 | Sandbach | Sutton Coldfield | Burntwood, Old Yardleians | [15] | |||||||||
2007–08 | 12 | Camp Hill | Stoke-on-Trent | Shrewsbury, Leek | [16] | |||||||||
2008–09 | 12 | Old Halesonians | Bournville [j] | Wednesbury, Stourbridge Lions | [17] | |||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
League restructuring by the RFU meant that Midlands 3 West (North) and Midlands 3 West (South) were renamed as Midlands 2 West (North) and Midlands 2 West (South), with both leagues remaining at tier 7. Promotion was now to Midlands 1 West (formerly Midlands 2 West) and relegation to Midlands 3 West (North) (formerly Midlands 4 West (North)).
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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2009–10 | 12 | Lichfield | Old Saltleians | Wolverhampton, Ashbourne | [18] | |||||||||
2010–11 | 12 | Ludlow | Old Saltleians | Willenhall, Stourbridge Lions | [19] | |||||||||
2011–12 | 12 | Stoke-on-Trent | Old Saltleians | Shrewsbury, Burntwood, Lordswood Dixonians | [20] | |||||||||
2012–13 | 11 | Silhillians | Selly Oak | Veseyans | [21] | |||||||||
2013–14 | 12 | Leek | Crewe & Nantwich | Aston Old Edwardians, Willenhall | [22] | |||||||||
2014–15 | 12 | Bridgnorth | Old Saltleians | Tamworth, Ludlow | [23] | |||||||||
2015–16 | 12 | Moseley Oak | Wolverhampton | Harborne, Handsworth | [24] | |||||||||
2016–17 | 11 | Stourbridge Lions | Camp Hill | Shrewsbury, Stafford | [25] | |||||||||
2017–18 | 12 | Whitchurch | Crewe & Nantwich | Cleobury Mortimer, Old Saltleians | [26] | |||||||||
2018–19 | 12 | Ludlow | Tamworth | Telford Hornets, Veseyans | [27] | |||||||||
2019–20 | 12 | Wolverhampton | Camp Hill | Shrewsbury, Burntwood | [28] | |||||||||
2020–21 | 12 | |||||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of Midlands 2 West (North) and Midlands 2 West (South) for the third and final promotion place to Midlands 1 West (asides from 2008-09 which was played between the runners up of Midlands 2 West (South) and Midlands 2 East (North) due to RFU restructuring). The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season the Midlands 2 West (South) teams had ten wins to Midlands 2 West (North) teams eight; and the home team has won promotion on eleven occasions compared to the away teams seven.
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Season | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance | |||
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2000–01 [29] | Stafford (N) | 32-10 | Leamington (S) | The County Ground, Stafford, Staffordshire | ||||
2001–02 [30] | Bedworth (S) | 10-6 | Aston Old Edwardians (N) | Smarts Road, Bedworth, Warwickshire | ||||
2002-03 [31] | Old Coventrians (S) | 15-17 | Stoke-on-Trent (N) | Till Hill Lane, Coventry, Warwickshire | ||||
2003-04 [32] | Sutton Coldfield (N) | 3-37 | Leamington (S) | Roger Smoldon Ground, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands | ||||
2004-05 [33] | Newport (Salop) (N) | 25-12 | Pershore (S) | The Old Showground, Newport, Shropshire | ||||
2005–06 [34] | Bridgnorth (N) | 17-14 | Hereford (S) | Edgar Davis Ground, Bridgnorth, Shropshire | ||||
2006–07 [35] | Sutton Coldfield (N) | 11-18 | Stratford-upon-Avon (S) | Roger Smoldon Ground, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands | ||||
2007–08 [36] | Droitwich (S) | 3-18 | Stoke-on-Trent (N) | The Glyn Mitchell Memorial Ground, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire | ||||
2008–09 | Promotion playoffs different for this season only. [k] | |||||||
2009–10 [37] | Old Saltleians (N) | 12-14 | Old Laurentians (S) | Watton Lane, Water Orton, Warwickshire | ||||
2010–11 [38] | Bedworth (S) | 15-6 | Old Saltleians (N) | Smarts Road, Bedworth, Warwickshire | ||||
2011–12 [39] | Old Saltleians (N) | 3-27 | Berkswell & Balsall (S) | Watton Lane, Water Orton, Warwickshire | ||||
2012–13 [40] | Old Laurentians (S) | 16-6 | Selly Oak (S) | Fenley Field, Rugby, Warwickshire | ||||
2013–14 [41] | Crewe & Nantwich (N) | 18-13 | Banbury (S) | Newcastle Road, Nantwich, Cheshire | 500 | |||
2014–15 [42] | Old Laurentians (S) | 32-23 | Old Saltleians (N) | Fenley Field, Rugby, Warwickshire | 500 | |||
2015–16 [43] | Earlsdon (S) | 5-20 | Wolverhampton (N) | Mitchell Avenue, Canley, Coventry, West Midlands | ||||
2016–17 [44] | Camp Hill (N) | 53-0 | Silhillians | Haslucks Green Road, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands | ||||
2017–18 [45] | Malvern (S) | 53-12 | Crewe & Nantwich (N) | Spring Lane, Malvern, Worcestershire | ||||
2018–19 [46] | Kidderminster Carolians (S) | 33-17 | Tamworth (N) | Marlpool Lane, Kidderminster, Worcestershire | 500 | |||
2019–20 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner up - Malvern (S) - promoted instead. | |||||||
2020–21 | ||||||||
Green background is the promoted team. N = Midlands 2 West (North) (formerly Midlands 3 West (North)) and S = Midlands 2 West (South) (formerly Midlands 3 West (South)) |