Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East was a tier 9 division in the English rugby union system with teams from Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and the eastern region of Leicestershire taking part.[a] Promoted teams moved up to Midlands 4 East (North) and relegated teams dropped to Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 East.
Current season or competition: 2003–04 Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 2000 |
| Ceased | 2004 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Oakham (2nd title) (2003–04) (promoted to Midlands 4 East (North)) |
| Most titles | Oakham (2 titles) |
The division was created in 2000, along with its counterpart Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West, following the splitting of the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues and the subsequent merging of the Leicestershire and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire leagues. After four seasons the league was discontinued following further restructuring and the majority of teams moved into the newly created Notts, Lincs, Derbyshire/North Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire/Lincolnshire divisions.
Original teams edit
When this division was introduced in 2000 it contained the following teams:
- Barton & District – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (14th)
- Boots Athletic[b] – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (12th)
- Boston – promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (runners-up)
- Cleethorpes – promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (5th)
- Cotgrave – promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (3rd)
- East Retford – promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (champions)
- Keyworth – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (7th)
- Nottinghamians – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (8th)
- Oakham – transferred from East Midlands 1 (4th)
- Southwell – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (13th)
Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East honours edit
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| Season | No. of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | 10 | Oakham | East Retford | Cleethorpes, Barton & District, Cotgrave[c] | [2] | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | 10 | Mellish | West Bridgford | North Kesteven, Skegness, Sleaford | [3] | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | 9 | East Retford | Stamford | No relegation | [4] | |||||||||
| 2003–04 | 9 | Oakham | Southwell[d] | No relegation[e] | [5] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Promotion play-offs edit
After the 2003–04 season, there was a promotion play-off between the runners-up of Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West for the third place to Midlands 4 East (North). The team with the superior league record had home advantage in the tie.
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| Season | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Reference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 | Southwell | 39–14 | Ashby | Park Lane, Southwell | [6] | |||
Number of league titles edit
- Oakham (2)
- East Retford (1)
- Mellish (1)
Notes edit
- ^ Despite the name Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire, most Derbyshire based teams would play in Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West.
- ^ Boots Athletic RFC would later merge with Nottingham Community Rugby in 2008 to form Nottingham Corsairs RFC.[1]
- ^ Cotgrave were relegated to Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 West.
- ^ Playoff winners Southwell joined the champions Oakham in Midlands 4 East (North). All other teams were transferred out of the league due to restructuring; the teams ranked 3rd to 5th (Keyworth, Sleaford and Stamford) joined Notts, Lincs, Derbyshire/North Leicestershire, while those ranked 6th to 9th (Boston, Stamford College Old Boys, Skegness and Nottinghamians) joining Nottinghamshire/Lincolnshire.
- ^ League restructuring meant there was no relegation.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "HISTORY 2". Nottingham Corsairs RFC. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "2000-2001 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "2001-2002 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "2002-2003 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "2003-2004 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Midlands Division Play-Offs 2003-04". England Rugby. 24 April 2004.