Herts/Middlesex 5
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1996 |
| Ceased | 1997 |
| Number of teams | 15 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | (north) (1st title) Northolt (south) (1st title) (1996–97) (both promoted to Middlesex 4) |
| Most titles | , Northolt (1 title) |
Herts/Middlesex 5 was a tier 13 English Rugby Union league that was organized by the London and South East Division Rugby Football Union. It was the fifth division competition for clubs in Hertfordshire and parts of north-west London that traditionally belonged to the historic county of Middlesex. The league was split into two regional divisions - Herts/Middlesex 5 North and Herts/Middlesex 5 - with promoted teams moving up to Herts/Middlesex 4 and there was no relegation as it was the lowest level in the region. Herts/Middlesex 5 only lasted one season before being discontinued, with all teams being transferred into Herts/Middlesex 4.
Original teams[]
When the division was created in 1996 it contained the following teams in two regional divisions:
Herts/Middlesex 5 North
- - transferred from Hertfordshire 1 (9th)
- [a] - transferred from Hertfordshire 1 (11th)
- - N/A
- Old Streetonians - N/A
- - transferred from Middlesex 3 (6th)
- [b] - transferred from Hertfordshire 1 (10th)
- - transferred from Middlesex 3 (5th)
Herts/Middlesex 5 South
- - transferred from Middlesex 3 (10th)
- - transferred from Middlesex 4 (5th)
- - transferred from Middlesex 4 (4th)
- Middlesex Hospital[c] - transferred from Middlesex 4 (runners up)
- Northolt - transferred from Middlesex 3 (8th)
- - transferred from Middlesex 3 (9th)
- - transferred from Middlesex 4 (6th)
- - transferred from Middlesex 3 (8th)
Herts/Middlesex 5 honours[]
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name | |||||||||
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| 1996–97[1] | 7 | [d] | [e] | No relegation | Herts/Middlesex 5 North | |||||||||
| 8 | Northolt[f] | [g] | No relegation | Herts/Middlesex 5 South | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles[]
See also[]
- London & SE Division RFU
- Hertfordshire RFU
- Middlesex RFU
- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
Notes[]
- ^ Hatfield would later merge with QEII Hospital to form .
- ^ QEII Hospital would later merge with Hatfield RFC to form .
- ^ Middlesex Hospital RFC would later become part of Royal Free, University College and Middlesex Medical Students RFC.
- ^ Restructuring caused by the cancellation of Herts/Middlesex 5 meant that champions were promoted up two levels to Herts/Middlesex 3.
- ^ The cancellation of Herts/Middlesex 5 would see runners up join by being promoted two levels up to Herts/Middlesex 3, while the rest of the clubs in the division would be promoted into Herts/Middlesex 4 North.
- ^ Restructuring caused by the cancellation of Herts/Middlesex 5 meant that champions Northolt were promoted up two levels to Herts/Middlesex 3.
- ^ Due to the cancellation of Herts/Middlesex 5, runners up and six other clubs would promoted to Herts/Middlesex 4 South. Bottom side Middlesex Hospital would drop out of the leagues.
- ^ title was for Herts/Middlesex 5 North.
- ^ Northolt's title was for Herts/Middlesex 5 South.
References[]
- ^ Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997-98. 1998.
- Rugby union leagues in England
- Rugby union in Hertfordshire
- Rugby union in Middlesex