Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East
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Sport | Rugby union |
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Instituted | 2000 |
Ceased | 2004 |
Number of teams | 9 |
Country | England |
Holders | Oakham (2nd title) (2003–04) (promoted to Midlands 4 East (North)) |
Most titles | Oakham (2 titles) |
Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East was a tier 9 English Rugby Union league with teams from Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and the eastern region of Leicestershire taking part[a]. Promoted teams moved up to Midlands 4 East (North) and relegated teams dropped to Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 East.
The division was created in 2000, along with its counterpart Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West, following the splitting of the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues and the subsequent merging of the Leicestershire and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire leagues. After four seasons the league was discontinued following further restructuring and the majority of teams moved into the newly created and divisions.
Original teams[]
When this division was introduced in 2000 it contained the following teams:
- – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (14th)
- [b] – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (12th)
- Boston – promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (runners up)
- Cleethorpes – promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (5th)
- – promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (3rd)
- – promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (champions)
- – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (7th)
- Nottinghamians – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (8th)
- Oakham – transferred from East Midlands 1 (4th)
- – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (13th)
Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East honours[]
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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2000–01 | 10 | Oakham | Cleethorpes, , [c] | [2] | ||||||||||
2001–02 | 10 | West Bridgford | , , | [3] | ||||||||||
2002–03 | 9 | No relegation | [4] | |||||||||||
2003–04 | 9 | Oakham | [d] | No relegation[e] | [5] | |||||||||
Green backgrounds are the promotion places. |
Promotion play-offs[]
During the 2003–04 season there was a promotion playoff between the runners up of Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West for the third place to Midlands 4 East (North). The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie.
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Season | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Reference | |||
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2003–04 | 39-14 | Park Lane, Southwell | [6] |
Number of league titles[]
- Oakham (2)
- (1)
- (1)
Notes[]
- ^ Despite the name Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire, most Derbyshire based teams would play in Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West.
- ^ Boots Athletic RFC would later merge with Nottingham Community Rugby in 2008 to form .[1]
- ^ were relegated to Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 West.
- ^ Playoff winners joined the champions Oakham in Midlands 4 East (North). All other teams were transferred out of the league due to restructuring with 3rd to 5th ranked Keyworth, and joining , and 6th to 9th ranked Boston, , and Nottinghamians joining .
- ^ League restructuring meant there was no relegation.
See also[]
- Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West
- Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 East
- Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 West
- Midlands RFU
- Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire RFU
- Leicestershire RU
- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
References[]
- ^ "HISTORY 2". Nottingham Corsairs RFC. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "2000-2001 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "2001-2002 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "2002-2003 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "2003-2004 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Midlands Division Play-Offs 2003-04". England Rugby. 24 April 2004.
External links[]
- Rugby union leagues in England
- Rugby union in Nottinghamshire
- Rugby union in Lincolnshire
- Rugby union in Leicestershire
- Sports leagues established in 2000
- Sports leagues disestablished in 2004