Warwickshire 1
Current season or competition:
2005–06 Warwickshire 1
SportRugby union
Instituted1987 (1987)
Ceased2006 (2006)
Country England
HoldersSpartans (Midlands) (1st title) (2005–06)
(promoted to Midlands 4 West (South))
Most titlesHarbury (2 titles)

Warwickshire 1 was a tier 9 English Rugby Union league with teams from Warwickshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Midlands 4 West (South) and relegated sides dropped to Warwickshire 2. Warwickshire 1 was cancelled at the end of the 2005–06 season with the majority of teams transferred into the newly introduced Midlands 5 West (South).

Original teams

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

Warwickshire 1 honours

Warwickshire 1 (1987–1992)

The original Warwickshire 1 was a tier 8 league with promotion up to Staffordshire/Warwickshire and relegation to Warwickshire 2. At the end of the 1991–92 season the merging of all Staffordshire and Warwickshire leagues meant that Warwickshire 1 was discontinued for the years that these leagues were active[lower-alpha 2].

Warwickshire 1
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
1987–8811KeresleyCoventry WelshOld Laurentians, Atherstone[2]
1988–8911Coventry WelshTrinity GuildRugby St Andrews, GEC Coventry[3]
1989–9011BroadstreetTrinity GuildManor Park[4]
1990–9111KenilworthOld LaurentiansSoutham[5]
1991–9211Old Laurentians[lower-alpha 3]Trinity GuildNo relegation[6]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Warwickshire (1996–2000)

Restructuring of the Staffordshire/Warwickshire leagues[lower-alpha 4] ahead of the 1996–97 season saw the reintroduction of a single Warwickshire league, which along with its counterpart Staffordshire was a tier 9 league. Promotion was to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 and there was no relegation until the reintroduction of Warwickshire 2 at the end of the 1999–00 season.

Warwickshire
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
1996–979ClaverdonFordNo relegation[7]
1997–9810HarburyAtherstoneNo relegation[8]
1998–9910AtherstoneRugby St AndrewsNo relegation[9][lower-alpha 5]
1999–009Rugby St Andrews[lower-alpha 6]Old WheatleyansMultiple teams[lower-alpha 7][10][lower-alpha 8]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Warwickshire 1 (2000–2006)

The cancellation of Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 would see Warwickshire become Warwickshire 1, remaining as a tier 9 league. Promotion was to Midlands 4 West (South) and relegation to Warwickshire 2 until that division was cancelled at the end of the 2003–04 season. At the end of the 2005–06 season Warwickshire 1 was cancelled and all teams transferred to the newly introduced Midlands 5 West (South) and Midlands 6 West (South-East) divisions.

Warwickshire 1
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
2000–0110EarlsdonCoventry WelshPinley, Claverdon[11]
2001–0210MarconiShipston-on-StourStandard[12]
2002–0310Trinity GuildDunlopClaverdon, Old Wheatleyans[13]
2003–048Manor ParkCoventry WelshStoke Old Boys, Pinley, Alcester[14]
2004–059HarburyCoventry WelshOld Wheatleyans, Coventry Technical[15]
2005–0610Spartans (Midlands)[lower-alpha 9]Dunlop[lower-alpha 10]No relegation[lower-alpha 11][16]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ GEC Coventry were the one of two rugby union sides that represented the General Electric Company - the other being GEC St Leonards. The clubs name has changed a number of times since 1987 - first to GPT (1996), then Marconi (1999) and finally Copsewood (2005).[1]
  2. ↑ The new format included four divisions; Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1, Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2, Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 and Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4.
  3. ↑ The restructuring of the Staffordshire & Warwickshire leagues meant that champions Old Laurentians were promoted two levels up to Midlands West 2. All other clubs in the division were transferred into the newly introduced Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2.
  4. ↑ This restructuring saw the cancellation of Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2, Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 and Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4 and the transfer of teams into the reintroduced regional Staffordshire and Warwickshire leagues.
  5. ↑ Mistakenly listed as Warwickshire 2 on the RFU website.
  6. ↑ Due to the cancellation of Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 at the end of the season, there was no promotion.
  7. ↑ Due to the restructuring of the Staffordshire/Warwickshire leagues all teams in the division other than champions Rugby St Andrews were relegated into the reintroduced Warwickshire 2.
  8. ↑ Mistakenly listed as Warwickshire 2 on the RFU website.
  9. ↑ Champions Spartans (Midlands) were promoted into Midlands 4 West (South).
  10. ↑ Runners up Dunlop were also promoted into Midlands 4 West (South). Clubs ranked 3rd to 7th - Southam, Coventry Welsh, Rugby St Andrews, Stoke Old Boys and Alcester were transferred into Midlands 5 West (South).
  11. ↑ The cancellation of the Warwickshire regional leagues meant that there was no relegation, although the bottom 3 sides - Pinley, Manor Park and Trinity Guild - were transferred into Midlands 6 West (South-East).
  12. ↑ One of Harbury's title was won when league was single division known as Warwickshire.
  13. ↑ Atherstone's title was won when league was single division known as Warwickshire.
  14. ↑ Claverdon's title was won when league was single division known as Warwickshire.
  15. ↑ Marconi are currently known as Copsewood RFC.[1]
  16. ↑ Rugby St Andrews title was won when league was single division known as Warwickshire.

References

  1. 1 2 "HISTORY". Copsewood RFC. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1988). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988-89. Queen Anne Press. pp. 130–134. ISBN 0-356-15884-5.
  3. ↑ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1989). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989-90. Queen Anne Press. pp. 136–139. ISBN 0-356-17862-5.
  4. ↑ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1990). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990-91. Queen Anne Press. pp. 140–143. ISBN 0-356-19162-1.
  5. ↑ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1991). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991-92. Queen Anne Press. pp. 161–164. ISBN 0-356-20249-6.
  6. ↑ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1992). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992-93. Headline. pp. 183–185. ISBN 0-7472-7907-1.
  7. ↑ Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1997). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997-98. Headline. pp. 156–159. ISBN 0-7472-7771-0.
  8. ↑ Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1998). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1998-99. Headline. pp. 90–93. ISBN 0-7472-7653-6.
  9. ↑ "1998-1999 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "1999-2000 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "2000-2001 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  12. ↑ "2001-2002 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  13. ↑ "2002-2003 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  14. ↑ "2003-2004 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  15. ↑ "2004-2005 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  16. ↑ "2005-2006 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
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