Midlands 3 West (North)

Midlands 3 West (North)
Sport Rugby Union
Number of teams 12
Country  England
Website clubs.rfu.com

Midlands 3 West (North) is a level 8 English Rugby Union league and level 3 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the West Midlands region who play home and away matches throughout the season. The division was formed for the 2000-01 when the old Midlands 4 West was split into two regional divisions called Midlands 4 West (North) and Midlands 4 West (South) and gained its current title for the 2009-10 season due to further restructuring to the Midlands League. Promoted teams tend to move up to Midlands 2 West (North) while demoted teams typically drop to Midlands 4 West (North).

Teams 2014-15

Teams 2013-14

Teams 2012–13

Teams 2010–11

Midlands 3 West (North) Honours

Midlands 3 West (North) Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
1998-99[1] 17 Newcastle (Staffs) Birmingham Exiles Manor Park, Copsewood Midlands 4 West[n 1]
1999-00[2] 17 Kidderminster Old Yardleians, Nuneaton Old Edwardians, Leek[n 2] No relegation[n 3] Midlands 4 West
2000-01[3] 10 Bridgnorth Lordswood Dixonians Warley, Edwardians Midlands 4 West (North)
2001-02[4] 10 Burntwood Willenhall Wheaton Aston, Cleobury Mortimer, Handsworth Midlands 4 West (North)
2002-03[5] 10 Telford Hornets Old Saltleians No relegation Midlands 4 West (North)
2003-04[6] 10 Wednesbury Newport (Salop) Handsworth, Uttoxeter Midlands 4 West (North)
2004-05[7] 10 Newcastle (Staffs) Ludlow Yardley & District, Selly Oak Midlands 4 West (North)
2005-06[8] 10 Old Saltleians Burntwood No relegation[n 4] Midlands 4 West (North)
2006-07[9] 12 Leek Lordswood Dixonians Old Griffinians, Aldridge Midlands 4 West (North)
2007-08[10] 12 Old Halesonians Bournville Telford Hornets, Harborne Midlands 4 West (North)
2008-09[11] 12 Willenhall Shrewsbury Cleobury Mortimer Midlands 4 West (North)[n 5]
2009-10[12] 12 Leek Tamworth Bloxwich Midlands 3 West (North)
2010-11[13] 12 Burntwood Moseley Oak Bishop's Castle & Onny Valley, Telford Hornets Midlands 3 West (North)
2011-12[14] 12 Veseyans Wolverhampton Harborne, Uttoxeter Midlands 3 West (North)
2012-13[15] 12 Willenhall Stourbridge Lions Cleobury Mortimer, Yardley & District, Eccleshall Midlands 3 West (North)
2013-14[16] 12 Veseyans Shrewsbury Market Drayton, Yardley & District Midlands 3 West (North)
Green backgrounds are promotion places.
  1. ↑ Mistakenly referred to as Midlands 4 East (South) on RFU website.
  2. ↑ Lots of promotions due to Midlands league restructuring. Old Yardleians and Leek went up to Midlands 3 West (North) where they joined champions Kidderminster while Nuneaton Old Edwardians went up to Midlands 3 West (South)
  3. ↑ There was no relegation due to restructuring of the Midlands league with teams instead being transferred to the new look Midlands 4 West (North) or Midlands 4 West (South) for the following season.
  4. ↑ No relegation as the division would be increased from 10 to 12 teams for the following season.
  5. ↑ Last season as Midlands 4 West (North). Would be renamed Midlands 3 West (North) for the following season.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/1998-1999/group/9058
  2. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/1999-2000/group/9355
  3. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2000-2001/group/9699
  4. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2001-2002/group/10033
  5. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2002-2003/group/10368
  6. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2003-2004/group/10753
  7. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2004-2005/group/11153
  8. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2005-2006/group/11509
  9. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2006-2007/group/11836
  10. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2007-2008/group/12245
  11. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2008-2009/group/12731
  12. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2009-2010/group/13603
  13. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2010-2011/group/14546
  14. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2011-2012/group/15388
  15. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2012-2013/group/16343
  16. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2013-2014/group/17211

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