Midlands 4 East (South)

Midlands 4 East (South) is a level 9 English Rugby Union league and level 4 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the East Midlands region including clubs from Bedfordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire and occasionally Cambridgeshire, all of whom play home and away matches 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.

Midlands 4 East (South)
Current season or competition:
2019–20 Midlands 4 East (South)
SportRugby union
Instituted2006 (2006) (as Midlands 5 East (South))
Number of teams11
Country England
HoldersBirstall (1st title) (2019–20)
(promoted to Midlands 3 East (South))
Most titlesSt Neots (2 titles)
WebsiteEngland RFU

Formed for the 2006-07 season, the division was originally known as Midlands 5 East (South) 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 (South) and since Midlands 5 East (South) was abolished there has been no relegation.

2019–20

Participating teams & locations

2018–19

Participating teams & locations

2017–18

Participating teams & locations

Teams 2016-17
  • Bedford Queens
  • Bedford Swifts
  • Bourne
  • Brackley
  • Deepings
  • Old Newtonians
  • Sileby Town
  • Stamford College Old Boys
  • Thorney
  • Wellingborough O.G.

Teams 2015-16

Teams 2014-15

Teams 2013-14

Teams 2012–13
  • Aylestone Athletic
  • Bedford Swifts
  • Bourne
  • Brackley
  • Corby
  • Oundle
  • St Ives (Midlands)
  • St Neots
  • Stamford College Old Boys
  • Thorney
  • Wellingborough O.G.
  • Westwood

Teams 2008–09
  • Ashfield
  • Bedford Swifts
  • Brackley
  • Bugbrooke
  • Daventry
  • Deepings
  • Long Buckby
  • Market Harborough
  • Northampton Casuals
  • Northampton Men's Own
  • Peterborough Lions
  • Rugby St Andrews
  • Vauxhall Motors

Original teams

When this division was introduced in 2006 as Midlands 5 East (South), it contained the following teams:

  • Aylestone St James - promoted from East Midlands/South Leicestershire 2 (champions)
  • Bedford Queens - transferred from East Midlands/South Leicestershire 1 (4th)
  • Bedford Swifts - transferred from East Midlands/South Leicestershire 1 (3rd)
  • Kempston - promoted from East Midlands/South Leicestershire 2 (runners up)
  • Market Harborough[lower-alpha 1] - transferred from East Midlands/South Leicestershire 1 (5th)
  • Oundle - transferred from East Midlands/South Leicestershire 1 (7th)
  • St Ives (Midlands) - transferred from East Midlands/South Leicestershire 1 (8th)
  • Stamford - transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/North Leicestershire (11th)
  • Stoneygate - relegated from Midlands 4 East (South) (10th)
  • Wellingborough Old Grammarians - transferred from East Midlands/South Leicestershire 1 (6th)

Midlands 4 East (South) honours

Midlands 5 West (North) (2006–2009)

League restructuring ahead of the 2006–07 season saw the introduction of Midlands 5 East (South) and its counterpart Midlands 5 East (North) 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 (South) and relegation to Midlands 6 East (South).

Midlands 5 East (South)
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
2006–0710Bedford SwiftsAylestone St JamesWellingborough O.G., Kempston[2]
2007–0810Market HarboroughDeepingsSt Ives (Midlands), Stamford[3]
2008–0910Stockwood ParkBedford QueensKempston, Wellingborough O.G., Aylestone Athletic[4]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Midlands 4 East (South) (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 (South) (formerly Midlands 4 East (South)) and relegation to Midlands 5 East (South) (formerly Midlands 6 East (South)) until that league was discontinued at the end of the 2009–10 season.

Midlands 4 East (South)
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
2009–108Oadby WyggestoniansRushden & HighamNo relegation[lower-alpha 2][5]
2010–1111StamfordBiggleswadeNo relegation[6]
2011–1212Old NewtoniansNorthampton Men's OwnNo relegation[7]
2012–1312BrackleySt Ives (Midlands)No relegation[8]
2013–1411Long BuckbyOundleNo relegation[9]
2014–1510St NeotsOld NewtoniansNo relegation[10]
2015–1610Northampton Men's OwnBirstallNo relegation[11]
2016–179Sileby Town Bedford QueensNo relegation[12]
2017–189St NeotsBourneNo relegation[13]
2018–1911N'hampton BBOBSilebyNo relegation[14]
2019–2011BirstallNorthampton Men's OwnNo relegation[15]
2020–2111No relegation
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles
  • St Neots (2)
  • Bedford Swifts (1)
  • Birstall (1)
  • Brackley (1)
  • Long Buckby (1)
  • Market Harborough (1)
  • N'hampton BBOB (1)
  • Northampton Men's Own (1)
  • Oadby Wyggestonians (1)
  • Old Newtonians (1)
  • Sileby Town (1)
  • Stamford (1)
  • Stockwood Park (1)

Notes
  1. Market Harborough RUFC were known as Kibworth RFC prior to this season.[1]
  2. No relegation as division due to increase from 8 to 11 teams and Midlands 5 East (South) abolished for the following season.

See also

References
  1. "Club History". Market Harborough RUFC. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. "2006-2007 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  3. "2007-2008 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  4. "2008-2009 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  5. "2009-2010 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  6. "2010-2011 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  7. "2011-2012 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  8. "2012-2013 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  9. "2013-2014 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  10. "2014-2015 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  11. "2015-2016 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  12. "2016-2017 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  13. "2017-2018 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  14. "2018-19 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  15. "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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