North Midlands 4

North Midlands 4
Current season or competition:
1991–92 North Midlands 4
SportRugby union
Instituted1987; 39 years ago (1987)
Ceased1992; 34 years ago (1992)
Number of teams14
Country England
HoldersBournville (1st title) (1991–92)
(promoted to North Midlands 2)
Most titlesMultiple teams (1 title)
WebsiteNorth Midlands RFU

North Midlands 4 was a tier 10 English Rugby Union league with teams from Birmingham, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to North Midlands 3 and there was no relegation. After five seasons North Midlands 4 was cancelled at the end of the 1991–92 campaign with teams transferred into either North Midlands 2 or North Midlands 3 depending on final league ranking.

Original teams

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

North Midlands 4 honours

North Midlands 4
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
1987–8810West Midlands PoliceVeseyansNo relegation
1988–8913TenburyBirchfieldNo relegation
1989–9013Ross-on-WyeBromyardNo relegation
1990–9113Old MoseleiansKynochNo relegation
1991–9214BournvilleBirchfieldNo relegation
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

Notes

  1. ↑ Midlands league restructuring meant that Bournville were promoted two levels up into North Midlands 2 instead of North Midlands 3.
  2. ↑ Bewdley would later merge with Stourport RFC in 2004 to form part of that clubs 3rd XV.
  3. ↑ Birchfield RUFC would later merge with Kynoch RFC in 2003 to form Birmingham Barbarians RFC.
  4. ↑ Old Centrals RFC would later merge with Witton RFC in 1998 to form Aldridge RFC.
  5. ↑ Restructuring of the Midlands leagues meant that champions Bournville were promoted two levels up into North Midlands 2.
  6. ↑ Restructuring meant that the top four clubs were promoted two levels up into North Midlands 2 including Market Drayton and Bromyard. The rest of the teams in the division were promoted into North Midlands 3.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Merger seen as best option for strapped sides". Worcester News. 16 September 2004.
  2. ↑ "Yards too strong for league leaders". Old Yardleians RFC. 22 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "Aldridge RFC, History". Aldridge RFC. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. ↑ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1988). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988-89. Queen Anne Press. pp. 130–134. ISBN 0-356-15884-5.
  5. ↑ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1989). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989-90. Queen Anne Press. pp. 136–139. ISBN 0-356-17862-5.
  6. ↑ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1990). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990-91. Queen Anne Press. pp. 140–143. ISBN 0-356-19162-1.
  7. ↑ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1991). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991-92. Queen Anne Press. pp. 161–164. ISBN 0-356-20249-6.
  8. ↑ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1992). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992-93. Headline. pp. 183–185. ISBN 0-7472-7907-1.