Middlesex 1

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Middlesex 1
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SportRugby union
Instituted1987; 34 years ago (1987)
Ceased1996; 25 years ago (1996)
Number of teams13
Country England
HoldersHackney (1st title) (1995–96)
(promoted to Herts/Middlesex 1)

Middlesex 1 was an English level 10 Rugby Union league with teams from north-west London taking part. Promoted teams used to move up to Herts/Middlesex 1 and relegation was to Middlesex 2. The division was cancelled in at the end of the 1995–96 campaign after nine seasons due to the merger of the Hertfordshire and Middlesex regional leagues.

Original teams[]

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

Middlesex 1 honours[]

Middlesex 1 (1987–1992)[]

The original Middlesex 1 was a tier 8 league with promotion up to London 3 North West and relegation down to Middlesex 2.

Middlesex 1
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
1987–88[2] 11 Finchley Staines , ,
1988–89[3] 11 London New Zealand , ,
1989–90[4] 11 London New Zealand ,
1990–91[5] 11 Staines , ,
1991–92[6] 11 Staines [b] No relegation[c]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Middlesex 1 (1992–1996)[]

The creation of Herts/Middlesex at the beginning of the 1992–93 season meant that Middlesex 1 dropped to become a tier 9 league. The introduction of National 5 South for the 1993–94 season meant that Middlesex 1 dropped another level to become a tier 10 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion was into the new Herts/Middlesex league while relegation continued into Middlesex 2. The merging of the Hertfordshire and Middlesex regional divisions at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Middlesex 1 was cancelled.

Middlesex 1
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
1992–93[7] 13 ,
1993–94[8] 13 ,
1994–95[9] 13
1995–96[10] 13 Hackney[d] [e] No relegation[f]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Old Meadonians would be renamed as in 1996.[1]
  2. ^ League restructuring for the following season due to the creation of the new Herts/Middlesex division, meant that there were multiple promotions from the league. Runners up were promoted to London 3 North West along with champions Staines, while seven clubs ranked from 3rd to 9th were promoted into the new Herts/Middlesex division, including Haringey Rhinos, Harrow, , London New Zealand, , and . The bottom two sides - and Hackney - would remain in Middlesex 1.
  3. ^ The creation of Herts/Middlesex for the following season meant that there was no relegation.
  4. ^ Champions Hackney would be promoted into the newly named Herts/Middlesex 1.
  5. ^ The merging of the Herts/Middlesex regional divisions saw runners up were transferred into Herts/Middlesex 3.
  6. ^ Although there would be no relegation, all remaining teams would be transferred into the new Herts/Middlesex leagues - CS Stags 1863, Harrow, , , , , and would join Herts/Middlesex 2; and would join Herts/Middlesex 3. Bottom club would drop out of the leagues before the start of the new season.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "CLUB HISTORY". Chiswick RFC. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. ^ Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988-89. 1989.
  3. ^ Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989-90. 1990.
  4. ^ Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990-91. 1991.
  5. ^ Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991-92. 1992.
  6. ^ Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992-93. 1993.
  7. ^ Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993-94. 1994.
  8. ^ Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994-95. 1995.
  9. ^ Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1995-96. 1996.
  10. ^ Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1996-97. 1997.
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