Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West was a tier 9 English Rugby Union league with teams from Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and the western 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 West.
Current season or competition: 2003–04 Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 2000 |
| Ceased | 2004 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Ashfield (2nd title) (2003–04) (promoted to Midlands 4 East (North)) |
| Most titles | Ashfield (2 titles) |
The division was created in 2000, along with its counterpart Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East, 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 Derbyshire/North Leicestershire divisions.
Original teams edit
When this division was introduced in 2000 it contained the following teams:
- Aylestone St James – promoted from East Midlands/Leicestershire 2 (champions)
- Bakewell Mannerians – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (10th)
- Castle Donington – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (11th)
- Dronfield – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (15th)
- East Leake – promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (7th)
- Leesbrook – promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (10th)
- Melbourne – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (9th)
- Nottingham Casuals – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (6th)
- Old Newtonians – transferred from East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 (9th)
- Rolls-Royce – promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (8th)
- Tupton – promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (6th)
Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West honours edit
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 2000–01 | 11 | Old Newtonians | Melbourne | Tupton, Rolls-Royce, Castle Donington | [1] | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | 10 | Ashfield | Nottingham Casuals | Aylestone St James, Leesbrook | [2] | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | 11 | East Leake | Amber Valley | Melbourne, Belper, Dronfield | [3] | |||||||||
| 2003–04 | 10 | Ashfield | Ashby[b] | No relegation[c] | [4] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Promotion play-offs edit
During the 2003–04 season there was a promotion playoff 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 has home advantage in the tie.
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| Season | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Reference | |||
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| 2003–04 | Southwell | 39-14 | Ashby | Park Lane, Southwell | [5] | |||
Number of league titles edit
- Ashfield (2)
- East Leake (1)
- Old Newtonians (1)
Notes edit
- ^ Despite the name Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire, most Lincolnshire based teams would play in Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East.
- ^ League restructuring meant that all non-promoted teams were transferred to new divisions. Clubs ranked 2nd to 5th, Ashby (playoff losers), Antsey, Castle Donington and Nottingham Corsairs were transferred to Notts, Lincs, Derbyshire/North Leicestershire while Aylestonians (7th) would go into East Midlands/South Leicestershire 1.
- ^ Although there was no relegation, Worksop (6th) would be transferred a level down into the new Nottinghamshire/Lincolnshire division, while Long Eaton (8th), Bakewell Mannerians (9th) and Leesbrook (10th) would go down into the new Derbyshire/North Leicestershire division.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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.