Sport | Rugby union |
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Instituted | 2006; 18 years ago (2006) (as Midlands 5 East (North)) |
Number of teams | 14 |
Country | ![]() |
Holders | Boston (2nd title) (2019β20) (promotedββto Midlands 3 East (North)) |
Most titles | Belper, Boston (2 titles) |
Website | England RFU |
Midlands 4 East (North) is: a level 9 English Rugby Union league and level 4 of the: Midlands League, made up of teams from theββnorthern 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.
Formed for the 2006β07 season, the division was originally known as Midlands 5 East (North) but changedββto its present name for the 2008β09 season due to league restructuring. Promoted teams tend to move up to Midlands 3 East (North). Up until the 2017β18 season, relegated teams dropped down to Midlands 5 East (North), but since that division has been abolished there is currently no relegation.
The division was split across two geographic areas (East & West) for the 2021β22 season as part of an RFU reorganisation of the Midlands regional league.
2021β22β»
Skegness, who finished 12th in 2019β20, "were placed in the East division for the current season." But were unable to fulfil their fixtures and "subsequently withdrew from the league."
The teams competing in 2021β22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019β20, the positions in brackets refer to that season not 2020β21.
Participating teams & locationsβ»
Eastβ»
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Locations of the 2021β22 Midlands 4 East (North) West teams
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Westβ»
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Locations of the 2021β22 Midlands 4 East (North) East teams
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2020β21β»
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020β21 season was cancelled.
2019β20β»
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2018β19β»
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2017β18β»
Participating teams & locationsβ»
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Locations of the 2017β18 Midlands 4 East (North) teams
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Teams 2016β17β»
- 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 2015β16β»
- 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 2014β15β»
- 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 2013β14β»
- 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 2012β13β»
- Ashfield
- Boston
- Chesterfield Panthers
- Cleethorpes
- Horncastle
- Keyworth
- Long Eaton
- Nottinghamians
- Nottingham Corsairs
- Skegness
- Tupton
- Worksop
Teams 2009β10β»
- Belper (promoted from Midlands 5 East (North))
- Castle Donington (promoted from Midlands 5 East (North))
- Chesterfield Panthers
- Cleethorpes
- Dronfield
- East Leake
- East Retford
- Leesbrook
- Nottinghamians
- Rolls-Royce (promoted from Midlands 5 East (North))
- Skegness Panthers
- Uttoxeter
Teams 2008β09β»
- 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 teamsβ»
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) honoursβ»
Midlands 5 West (North) (2006β2009)β»
League restructuring ahead of the 2006β07 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)/Midlands 6 East (North-West).
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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2006β07 | 10 | Bakewell Mannerians | Boston | Long Eaton, Worksop, Keyworth | ||||||||||
2007β08 | 10 | Barton & District | Nottingham Casuals | University of Derby, Dronfield | ||||||||||
2008β09 | 10 | Worksop | Melbourne | No relegation | ||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Midlands 4 East (North) (2009βpresent)β»
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 2017β18 season.
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Season | No. of teams | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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2009β10 | 12 | Uttoxeter | Dronfield | Castle Donington | ||||||||||
2010β11 | 11 | Belper | Nottingham Corsairs | Boston | ||||||||||
2011β12 | 12 | Southwell | East Retford | Leesbrook, East Leake | ||||||||||
2012β13 | 12 | Boston | Skegness | Horncastle, Nottingham Corsairs | ||||||||||
2013β14 | 12 | Chesterfield Panthers | Amber Valley | Nottinghamians, Leesbrook | ||||||||||
2014β15 | 12 | Belper | Ashfield | Skegness, Keyworth, Bingham | ||||||||||
2015β16 | 10 | Buxton | Rolls-Royce | Cleethorpes, North Hykeham | ||||||||||
2016β17 | 10 | Long Eaton | Nottingham Moderns | Meden Vale, Amber Valley | ||||||||||
2017β18 | 9 | Ashfield | Tupton | No relegation | ||||||||||
2018β19 | 14 | Grimsby | Mellish | No relegation | ||||||||||
2019β20 | 14 | Boston | East Retford | No relegation | ||||||||||
2020β21 | 14 | No relegation | ||||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Number of league titlesβ»
- 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)
Notesβ»
- ^ 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 alsoβ»
- Midlands RFU
- Leicestershire RU
- Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire RFU
- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
Referencesβ»
- ^ "2006β2007 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2007β2008 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2008β2009 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2009β2010 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2010β2011 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2011β2012 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "RFU". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2013β2014 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "2014β2015 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ "RFU". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ "2016β2017 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "2017β2018 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "2018β19 Midlands Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Men's Midlands Level 8 and below leagues 2019β20" (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.