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Warwickshire 1

Warwickshire 1 was a tier 9 English Rugby Union league with teams from Warwickshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Midlands 4 West (South) and relegated sides dropped to Warwickshire 2. Warwickshire 1 was cancelled at the end of the 2005–06 season with the majority of teams transferred into the newly introduced Midlands 5 West (South).

Warwickshire 1
Current season or competition:
2005–06 Warwickshire 1
SportRugby union
Instituted1987; 37 years ago (1987)
Ceased2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Country England
HoldersSpartans (Midlands) (1st title) (2005–06)
(promoted to Midlands 4 West (South))
Most titlesHarbury (2 titles)

Original teams edit

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:

Warwickshire 1 honours edit

Warwickshire 1 (1987–1992) edit

The original Warwickshire 1 was a tier 8 league with promotion up to Staffordshire/Warwickshire and relegation to Warwickshire 2. At the end of the 1991–92 season the merging of all Staffordshire and Warwickshire leagues meant that Warwickshire 1 was discontinued for the years that these leagues were active[b].

Warwickshire 1
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
1987–88 11 Keresley Coventry Welsh Old Laurentians, Atherstone [2]
1988–89 11 Coventry Welsh Trinity Guild Rugby St Andrews, GEC Coventry [3]
1989–90 11 Broadstreet Trinity Guild Manor Park [4]
1990–91 11 Kenilworth Old Laurentians Southam [5]
1991–92 11 Old Laurentians[c] Trinity Guild No relegation [6]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Warwickshire (1996–2000) edit

Restructuring of the Staffordshire/Warwickshire leagues[d] ahead of the 1996–97 season saw the reintroduction of a single Warwickshire league, which along with its counterpart Staffordshire was a tier 9 league. Promotion was to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 and there was no relegation until the reintroduction of Warwickshire 2 at the end of the 1999–00 season.

Warwickshire
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
1996–97 9 Claverdon Ford No relegation [7]
1997–98 10 Harbury Atherstone No relegation [8]
1998–99 10 Atherstone Rugby St Andrews No relegation [9][e]
1999–00 9 Rugby St Andrews[f] Old Wheatleyans Multiple teams[g] [10][h]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Warwickshire 1 (2000–2006) edit

The cancellation of Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 would see Warwickshire become Warwickshire 1, remaining as a tier 9 league. Promotion was to Midlands 4 West (South) and relegation to Warwickshire 2 until that division was cancelled at the end of the 2003–04 season. At the end of the 2005–06 season Warwickshire 1 was cancelled and all teams transferred to the newly introduced Midlands 5 West (South) and Midlands 6 West (South-East) divisions.

Warwickshire 1
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
2000–01 10 Earlsdon Coventry Welsh Pinley, Claverdon [11]
2001–02 10 Marconi Shipston-on-Stour Standard [12]
2002–03 10 Trinity Guild Dunlop Claverdon, Old Wheatleyans [13]
2003–04 8 Manor Park Coventry Welsh Stoke Old Boys, Pinley, Alcester [14]
2004–05 9 Harbury Coventry Welsh Old Wheatleyans, Coventry Technical [15]
2005–06 10 Spartans (Midlands)[i] Dunlop[j] No relegation[k] [16]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles edit

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ GEC Coventry were the one of two rugby union sides that represented the General Electric Company - the other being GEC St Leonards. The clubs name has changed a number of times since 1987 - first to GPT (1996), then Marconi (1999) and finally Copsewood (2005).[1]
  2. ^ The new format included four divisions; Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1, Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2, Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 and Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4.
  3. ^ The restructuring of the Staffordshire & Warwickshire leagues meant that champions Old Laurentians were promoted two levels up to Midlands West 2. All other clubs in the division were transferred into the newly introduced Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2.
  4. ^ This restructuring saw the cancellation of Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2, Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 and Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4 and the transfer of teams into the reintroduced regional Staffordshire and Warwickshire leagues.
  5. ^ Mistakenly listed as Warwickshire 2 on the RFU website.
  6. ^ Due to the cancellation of Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 at the end of the season, there was no promotion.
  7. ^ Due to the restructuring of the Staffordshire/Warwickshire leagues all teams in the division other than champions Rugby St Andrews were relegated into the reintroduced Warwickshire 2.
  8. ^ Mistakenly listed as Warwickshire 2 on the RFU website.
  9. ^ Champions Spartans (Midlands) were promoted into Midlands 4 West (South).
  10. ^ Runners up Dunlop were also promoted into Midlands 4 West (South). Clubs ranked 3rd to 7th - Southam, Coventry Welsh, Rugby St Andrews, Stoke Old Boys and Alcester were transferred into Midlands 5 West (South).
  11. ^ The cancellation of the Warwickshire regional leagues meant that there was no relegation, although the bottom 3 sides - Pinley, Manor Park and Trinity Guild - were transferred into Midlands 6 West (South-East).
  12. ^ One of Harbury's title was won when league was single division known as Warwickshire.
  13. ^ Atherstone's title was won when league was single division known as Warwickshire.
  14. ^ Claverdon's title was won when league was single division known as Warwickshire.
  15. ^ Marconi are currently known as Copsewood RFC.[1]
  16. ^ Rugby St Andrews title was won when league was single division known as Warwickshire.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "HISTORY". Copsewood RFC. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1988). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988-89. Queen Anne Press. pp. 130–134. ISBN 0-356-15884-5.
  3. ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1989). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989-90. Queen Anne Press. pp. 136–139. ISBN 0-356-17862-5.
  4. ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1990). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990-91. Queen Anne Press. pp. 140–143. ISBN 0-356-19162-1.
  5. ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1991). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991-92. Queen Anne Press. pp. 161–164. ISBN 0-356-20249-6.
  6. ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1992). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992-93. Headline. pp. 183–185. ISBN 0-7472-7907-1.
  7. ^ Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1997). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997-98. Headline. pp. 156–159. ISBN 0-7472-7771-0.
  8. ^ Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1998). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1998-99. Headline. pp. 90–93. ISBN 0-7472-7653-6.
  9. ^ "1998-1999 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  10. ^ "1999-2000 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  11. ^ "2000-2001 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  12. ^ "2001-2002 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  13. ^ "2002-2003 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  14. ^ "2003-2004 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  15. ^ "2004-2005 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  16. ^ "2005-2006 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
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