Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2
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| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1992 |
| Ceased | 1996 |
| Number of teams | 13 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | (1st title) (1995–96) (promoted to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1) |
| Most titles | Multiple teams (1 title) |
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2 was a tier 11 English Rugby Union league with teams from Staffordshire and Warwickshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 and relegated teams dropped to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3. Restructuring of the Staffordshire/Warwickshire leagues at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that the division was cancelled and all teams transferred into Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1[a].
Original teams[]
When this division was introduced in 1992 as part of a merger of the Staffordshire and Warwickshire leagues, it contained the following teams:
- - transferred from Warwickshire 2 (3rd)
- - transferred from Staffordshire 1 (8th)
- - transferred from Warwickshire 2 (runners up)
- - transferred from Warwickshire 2 (5th)
- Old Oaks[b] - transferred from Staffordshire 2 (runners up)
- - transferred from Warwickshire 2 (4th)
- Rubery Owen[c] - transferred from Staffordshire 1 (7th)
- - transferred from Warwickshire 2 (6th)
- - transferred from Staffordshire 2 (champions)
- Silhillians - transferred from Warwickshire 1 (11th)
- - transferred from Warwickshire 2 (champions)
- - transferred from Warwickshire 1 (9th)
- [d] - transferred from Warwickshire 1 (10th)
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2 honours[]
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2 (1992–1993)[]
The original Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2 was a tier 10 league. Promotion was to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 and relegation to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1992–93 | 13 | , Rubery Owen | [2] | |||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2 (1993–1996)[]
The top six teams from Midlands 1 and the top six from North 1 were combined to create National 5 North, meaning that Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2 dropped to become a tier 11 league. Promotion continued to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 and relegation to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3. The division was cancelled at the end of the 1995–96 season and all teams transferred up into Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1993–94 | 13 | [3] | ||||||||||||
| 1994–95 | 13 | Silhillians | , , | [4] | ||||||||||
| 1995–96 | 13 | [e] | No relegation[f] | [5] | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles[]
- (1)
- (1)
- Silhillians (1)
- (1)
Notes[]
- ^ After the 1995–06 season all Staffordshire/Warwickshire leagues below Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 would be cancelled and split back into regional leagues; Staffordshire and Warwickshire.
- ^ Old Oaks would later merge with Rubery Owen and Wulfrun in 1998 to form Essington RUFC.[1]
- ^ Rubery Owen would later merge with Old Oaks and Wulfrun in 1998 to form Essington RUFC.[1]
- ^ Old Boys side of Stoke Park School in Coventry.
- ^ Restructuring meant that all teams would be promoted up into Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1.
- ^ Restructuring meant there was no relegation.
See also[]
- Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1
- Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3
- Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4
- Midlands RFU
- Staffordshire RU
- Warwickshire RFU
- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
References[]
- ^ a b "Club History". Essington RUFC. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1993). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993-94. Headline. pp. 164–167. ISBN 0-7472-7891-1.
- ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1994). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993-94. Headline. pp. 164–167. ISBN 0-7472-7891-1.
- ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1995). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994-95. Headline. pp. 176–179. ISBN 0-7472-7850-4.
- ^ Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1996). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1995-96. Headline. pp. 192–195. ISBN 0-7472-7816-4.
- Rugby union leagues in England
- Rugby union in Staffordshire
- Rugby union in Warwickshire
- Sports leagues established in 1992
- Sports leagues disestablished in 1996