North Midlands 4
Current season or competition: 1991–92 North Midlands 4 | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1987 |
| Ceased | 1992 |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Bournville (1st title) (1991–92) (promoted to North Midlands 2[a]) |
| Most titles | Multiple teams (1 title) |
| Website | North 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
[edit]When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
- Bewdley[b]
- Birchfield[c]
- Birmingham Civil Service
- Bromyard
- Ross-on-Wye
- Tenbury
- Upton-upon-Severn
- Veseyans
- West Midlands Police
- Witton[d]
North Midlands 4 honours
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987–88 | 10 | West Midlands Police | Veseyans | No relegation | [4] | |||||||||
| 1988–89 | 13 | Tenbury | Birchfield | No relegation | [5] | |||||||||
| 1989–90 | 13 | Ross-on-Wye | Bromyard | No relegation | [6] | |||||||||
| 1990–91 | 13 | Old Moseleians | Kynoch | No relegation | [7] | |||||||||
| 1991–92 | 14 | Bournville[e] | Birchfield[f] | No relegation | [8] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
[edit]- Bournville (1)
- Old Moseleians (1)
- Ross-on-Wye (1)
- Tenbury (1)
- West Midlands Police (1)
Notes
[edit]- ^ Midlands league restructuring meant that Bournville were promoted two levels up into North Midlands 2 instead of North Midlands 3.
- ^ Bewdley would later merge with Stourport RFC in 2004 to form part of that clubs 3rd XV.[1]
- ^ Birchfield RUFC would later merge with Kynoch RFC in 2003 to form Birmingham Barbarians RFC.[2]
- ^ Old Centrals RFC would later merge with Witton RFC in 1998 to form Aldridge RFC.[3]
- ^ Restructuring of the Midlands leagues meant that champions Bournville were promoted two levels up into North Midlands 2.
- ^ 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
[edit]- North Midlands 1
- North Midlands 2
- North Midlands 3
- Midlands RFU
- North Midlands RFU
- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
References
[edit]- ^ "Merger seen as best option for strapped sides". Worcester News. 16 September 2004.
- ^ "Yards too strong for league leaders". Old Yardleians RFC. 22 September 2010.
- ^ "Aldridge RFC, History". Aldridge RFC. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1988). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988-89. Queen Anne Press. pp. 130–134. ISBN 0-356-15884-5.
- ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1989). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989-90. Queen Anne Press. pp. 136–139. ISBN 0-356-17862-5.
- ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1990). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990-91. Queen Anne Press. pp. 140–143. ISBN 0-356-19162-1.
- ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1991). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991-92. Queen Anne Press. pp. 161–164. ISBN 0-356-20249-6.
- ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1992). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992-93. Headline. pp. 183–185. ISBN 0-7472-7907-1.