Midlands 4 East (North)
Midlands 4 East (North) is a level 9 English Rugby Union league and level 4 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the East Midlands region including clubs from Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and the occasional team from Leicestershire, with home and away matches played throughout the season. Each year some of the clubs in this division also take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a level 9-12 national competition.
Current season or competition: 2019–20 Midlands 4 East (North) | |
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 2006 (as Midlands 5 East (North)) |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Boston (2nd title) (2019–20) (promoted to Midlands 3 East (North)) |
| Most titles | Belper, Boston (2 titles) |
| Website | England RFU |
Formed for the 2006-07 season, the division was originally known as Midlands 5 East (North) but changed to its present name for the 2008-09 season due to league restructuring. Promoted teams tend to move up to Midlands 3 East (North). Up until the 2017-18 relegated teams dropped down to Midlands 5 East (North) but since that division has been abolished there is currently no relegation.
2019-20
Participating teams & locations
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  Amber Valley East Retford Gainsborough Meden Vale North Hykeham Ollerton Skegness Sleaford Tupton Worksop Locations of the 2019–20 Midlands 4 East (North) teams
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2018-19
Participating teams & locations
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Amber Valley East Retford Gainsborough Meden Vale Mellish North Hykeham Ollerton Skegness Worksop Locations of the 2018–19 Midlands 4 East (North) teams
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2017-18
Participating teams & locations
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Locations of the 2017–18 Midlands 4 East (North) teams
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Teams 2016-17
- Amber Valley
- Boston (relegated from Midlands 3 East (North))
- East Retford
- Long Eaton
- Mellish
- Meden Vale (promoted from Midlands 5 East (North))
- Nottingham Moderns (relegated from Midlands 3 East (North))
- Ollerton (promoted from Midlands 5 East (North))
- Tupton
- Worksop
Teams 2015-16
- Amber Valley (relegated from Midlands 3 East (North))
- Bingham
- Birstall (promoted from Midlands 5 East (North))
- Buxton
- Cleethorpes
- East Retford
- Long Eaton
- Mellish (relegated from Midlands 3 East (North))
- North Hykeham (promoted from Midlands 5 East (North))
- Rolls Royce
- Tupton
- Worksop
Teams 2014-15
- Ashfield
- Belper
- Bingham
- Buxton
- Cleethorpes
- East Retford (relegated from Midlands 3 East (North))
- Keyworth
- Long Eaton
- Rolls Royce (promoted from Midlands 5 East (North))
- Skegness (relegated from Midlands 3 East (North))
- Tupton
- Worksop
Teams 2013-14
- Amber Valley (relegated from Midlands 3 East (North))
- Ashfield
- Belper (relegated from Midlands 3 East (North))
- Bingham (promoted from Midlands 5 East (North))
- Chesterfield Panthers
- Cleethorpes
- Keyworth
- Leesbrook (promoted from Midlands 5 East (North))
- Long Eaton
- Nottinghamians
- Tupton
- Worksop
Teams 2012–13
- Ashfield
- Boston
- Chesterfield Panthers
- Cleethorpes
- Horncastle
- Keyworth
- Long Eaton
- Nottinghamians
- Nottingham Corsairs
- Skegness
- Tupton
- Worksop
Teams 2009–10
- Belper (promoted from Midlands 5 East (North))
- Castle Donington (promoted from Midlands 5 East (North))
- Chesterfield Pythons
- Cleethorpes
- Dronfield
- East Leake
- East Retford
- Leesbrook
- Nottinghamians
- Rolls Royce (promoted from Midlands 5 East (North))
- Skegness Panthers
- Uttoxeter
Teams 2008–09
- Amber Valley
- Ashby
- Ashfield
- Barton & District (promoted from Midlands 5 East (North))
- Belgrave
- Boston
- Kesteven
- Market Rasen & Louth
- Mellish
- Nottingham Casuals (promoted from Midlands 5 East (North))
- Oakham
- Southwell
Original teams
When this division was introduced in 2006 as Midlands 5 East (North), it contained the following teams:
- Bakewell Mannerians - promoted from Derbyshire/North Leicestershire (champions)
- Boston - transferred from Notts, Lincs, Derbyshire/North Leicestershire (3rd)
- Dronfield - transferred from Notts, Lincs, Derbyshire/North Leicestershire (9th)
- East Leake - transferred from Notts, Lincs, Derbyshire/North Leicestershire (6th)
- Keyworth - transferred from Notts, Lincs, Derbyshire/North Leicestershire (7th)
- Long Eaton - transferred from Notts, Lincs, Derbyshire/North Leicestershire (8th)
- Nottingham Casuals - transferred from Notts, Lincs, Derbyshire/North Leicestershire (4th)
- Nottinghamians - promoted from Nottinghamshire/Lincolnshire (champions)
- University of Derby - promoted from Derbyshire/North Leicestershire (runners up)
- Worksop - transferred from Notts, Lincs, Derbyshire/North Leicestershire (5th)
Midlands 4 East (North) honours
Midlands 5 West (North) (2006–2009)
League restructuring ahead of the 2006–07 season saw the introduction of Midlands 5 East (North) and its counterpart Midlands 5 East (South) at tier 9 to replace the discontinued East Midlands/South Leicestershire 1 and Notts, Lincs, Derbyshire/North Leicestershire leagues. Promotion was to Midlands 4 East (North) and relegation to either Midlands 6 East (North-East) or Midlands 6 East (North-West).
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 2006–07 | 10 | Bakewell Mannerians | Boston | Long Eaton, Worksop, Keyworth | [1] | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | 10 | Barton & District | Nottingham Casuals | University Of Derby, Dronfield | [2] | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | 10 | Worksop | Melbourne | No relegation[lower-alpha 1] | [3] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Midlands 4 East (North) (2009–present)
Further league restructuring by the RFU meant that Midlands 5 East (North) and Midlands 5 East (South) were renamed as Midlands 4 East (North) and Midlands 4 East (South), with both leagues remaining at tier 9. Promotion was now to Midlands 3 East (North) (formerly Midlands 4 East (North)) and relegation to Midlands 5 East (North) (formerly Midlands 6 East (North)) until that league was discontinued at the end of the 2017–18 season.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 2009–10 | 12 | Uttoxeter | Dronfield | Castle Donington | [4] | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | 11 | Belper | Nottingham Corsairs | Boston | [5] | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | 12 | Southwell | East Retford | Leesbrook, East Leake | [6] | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | 12 | Boston | Skegness | Horncastle, Nottingham Corsairs | [7] | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | 12 | Chesterfield Panthers | Amber Valley | Nottinghamians, Leesbrook | [8] | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | 12 | Belper | Ashfield | Skegness, Keyworth, Bingham | [9] | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | 10 | Buxton | Rolls Royce | Cleethorpes, North Hykeham | [10] | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | 10 | Long Eaton | Nottingham Moderns | Meden Vale, Amber Valley | [11] | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | 9 | Ashfield | Tupton | No relegation[lower-alpha 2] | [12] | |||||||||
| 2018–19 | 14 | Grimsby | Mellish | No relegation | [13] | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | 14 | Boston | East Retford | No relegation | [14] | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | 14 | No relegation | ||||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
- Belper (2)
- Boston (2)
- Ashfield (1)
- Bakewell Mannerians (1)
- Barton & District (1)
- Buxton (1)
- Chesterfield Panthers (1)
- Grimsby (1)
- Long Eaton (1)
- Southwell (1)
- Uttoxeter (1)
- Worksop (1)
Notes
- No relegation as division would increase from 10 to 12 teams for the following season.
- Due to Midlands 5 East (North) being abolished there was no relegation and Midlands 4 East (North) would increase from 9 to 14 teams for the following season.
See also
References
- "2006-2007 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "2007-2008 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "2008-2009 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "2009-2010 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "2010-2011 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "2011-2012 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- England Rugby. RFU https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1597&division=6516&season=2012-2013#table. Retrieved 7 March 2015. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - "2013-2014 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "2014-2015 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- England Rugby. RFU https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1597&division=9018&season=2015-2016#table. Retrieved 2 May 2016. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - "2016-2017 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- "2017-2018 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- "2018-19 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- "Men's Midlands Level 8 and below leagues 2019–20" (PDF). England Rugby. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- English RFU (2008). "Rugby First". RFU. Archived from the original on 28 April 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
- Rugby First: To view previous seasons in the league, search for any club within that league then click on to club details followed by fixtures and then select the appropriate season.
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