North Midlands 4
Current season or competition:
1991–92 North Midlands 4
SportRugby union
Instituted1987 (1987)
Ceased1992 (1992)
Number of teams14
Country England
HoldersBournville (1st title) (1991–92)
(promoted to North Midlands 2[lower-alpha 1])
Most titlesMultiple teams (1 title)
WebsiteNorth 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

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

North Midlands 4 honours

North Midlands 4
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
1987–8810West Midlands PoliceVeseyansNo relegation[4]
1988–8913TenburyBirchfieldNo relegation[5]
1989–9013Ross-on-WyeBromyardNo relegation[6]
1990–9113Old MoseleiansKynochNo relegation[7]
1991–9214Bournville[lower-alpha 5]Birchfield[lower-alpha 6]No relegation[8]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

  • Bournville (1)
  • Old Moseleians (1)
  • Ross-on-Wye (1)
  • Tenbury (1)
  • West Midlands Police (1)

Notes

  1. Midlands league restructuring meant that Bournville were promoted two levels up into North Midlands 2 instead of North Midlands 3.
  2. Bewdley would later merge with Stourport RFC in 2004 to form part of that clubs 3rd XV.[1]
  3. Birchfield RUFC would later merge with Kynoch RFC in 2003 to form Birmingham Barbarians RFC.[2]
  4. Old Centrals RFC would later merge with Witton RFC in 1998 to form Aldridge RFC.[3]
  5. Restructuring of the Midlands leagues meant that champions Bournville were promoted two levels up into North Midlands 2.
  6. 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

References

  1. "Merger seen as best option for strapped sides". Worcester News. 16 September 2004.
  2. "Yards too strong for league leaders". Old Yardleians RFC. 22 September 2010.
  3. "Aldridge RFC, History". Aldridge RFC. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1988). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988-89. Queen Anne Press. pp. 130–134. ISBN 0-356-15884-5.
  5. Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1989). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989-90. Queen Anne Press. pp. 136–139. ISBN 0-356-17862-5.
  6. Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1990). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990-91. Queen Anne Press. pp. 140–143. ISBN 0-356-19162-1.
  7. Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1991). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991-92. Queen Anne Press. pp. 161–164. ISBN 0-356-20249-6.
  8. Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1992). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992-93. Headline. pp. 183–185. ISBN 0-7472-7907-1.
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