East Midlands/Leicestershire 4
East Midlands/Leicestershire 4 was a tier 13 English Rugby Union league with teams from Bedfordshire, parts of Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to East Midlands/Leicestershire 3 and there was no relegation. At the end of the 1995–96 season the division was cancelled following the splitting of the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues.
Current season or competition: 1995–96 East Midlands/Leicestershire 4 | |
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1992 |
| Ceased | 1996 |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Loughborough Students (1st title) (1995–96) (transferred to Leicestershire 1[lower-alpha 1]) |
| Most titles | Multiple teams (1 title) |
Original teams
When this division was introduced in 1992 as part of a merger of the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues it contained the following teams:
- Braunstone Town - N/A (new to league system)
- Clapham Town - N/A (new to league system)
- Corby - transferred from East Midlands 2 (11th)
- Kempston - transferred from East Midlands 3 (2nd)
- Littlehey - transferred from East Midlands 3 (7th)
- Northampton Heathens - transferred from East Midlands 3 (4th)
- Potton - transferred from East Midlands 3 (8th)
- Thorney - transferred from East Midlands 3 (6th)
- Vauxhall Motors - transferred from East Midlands 3 (3rd)
East Midlands/Leicestershire 4 honours
East Midlands/Leicestershire 4 (1992–1993)
The original East Midlands/Leicestershire 4 was a tier 12 league. Promotion was to East Midlands/Leicestershire 3 and there was no relegation.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1992–93 | 9 | Kempston | Corby | No relegation | [1] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
East Midlands/Leicestershire 4 (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 4 dropped another level to become a tier 13 league. Promotion continued to East Midlands/Leicestershire 3 and there was no relegation. The division was cancelled at the end of the 1995–96 season due to the splitting of the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues.[lower-alpha 2]
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1993–94 | 13 | Vauxhall Motors | Northampton Heathens | No relegation | [2] | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | 7 | Burbage | Thorney | No relegation | [3] | |||||||||
| 1995–96 | 7 | Loughborough Students[lower-alpha 3] | Cosby[lower-alpha 4] | No relegation | [4] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
- Burbage (1)
- Kempston (1)
- Loughborough Students (1)
- Vauxhall Motors (1)
Notes
- Restructuring meant that champions Loughborough Students were transferred into East Midlands 2 instead of East Midlands/Leicestershire 3.
- Restructuring meant that East Midlands/Leicestershire 2, East Midlands/Leicestershire 3 and East Midlands/Leicestershire 4 were cancelled. Only East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 remained intact.
- League restructuring caused by the cancellation of the East Midlands/Leicestershire leagues saw champions Loughborough Students transferred to Leicestershire 1.
- The splitting of the East Midlands/Leicestershire leagues meant that Cosby, Braunstone Town and Shepstead were transferred into Leicestershire 1 while Biddenham went into East Midlands. Old Wellingburians and Clapham dropped out of the leagues.
See also
References
- 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.