Warwickshire 3
Current season or competition:
1991–92 Warwickshire 3
SportRugby union
Instituted1987 (1987)
Ceased1992 (1992)
Country England
HoldersAlcester (1st title) (1991–92)
(transferred to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3)
Most titlesMultiple teams (1 title)

Warwickshire 3 was a tier 10 English Rugby Union league with teams from Warwickshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Warwickshire 2 and there was no relegation. Following restructuring of the Warwickshire leagues at the end of 1991–92 season, Warwickshire 3 was cancelled and the teams transferred into the newly introduced Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 or Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4.

Original teams

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

Warwickshire 3 honours

Warwickshire 3 was a tier 10 league with promotion up to Warwickshire 2 and there was no relegation. At the end of the 1991–92 season the merging of all Staffordshire and Warwickshire leagues meant that Warwickshire 3 was discontinued[lower-alpha 5].

Warwickshire 3
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
1987–8810CoventriansOld WarwickiansNo relegation[4]
1988–8910Lanchester PolytechnicBerkswell & BalsallNo relegation[5]
1989–9010Rugby WelshClaverdonNo relegation[6]
1990–9110PinleyShipston-on-StourNo relegation[7]
1991–929Alcester[lower-alpha 6]Warwick[lower-alpha 7]No relegation[lower-alpha 8][8]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ AP Lockheed would be incorporated within Old Warwickians in 1989.[1]
  2. ↑ Caludon Castle would be incorporated into Broadstreet Rugby Club in the late 1980s.[2].
  3. ↑ In 2004 Old Warwickians RFC would merge with Warwick RFC to form Warwickian RUFC.[3] Old Warwickians had previously incorporated AP Lockheed back in 1989.[1]
  4. ↑ In 2004 Warwick RFC would merge with Old Warwickians RFC to form Warwickian RUFC.[3].
  5. ↑ The new format included four divisions; Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1, Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2, Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 and Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4.
  6. ↑ The restructuring of the Staffordshire & Warwickshire leagues meant that champions Alcester were not promoted, instead being transferred into the new Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 division.
  7. ↑ Warwick, Standard and Coventry Technical would also be transferred into Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 at the end of the season.
  8. ↑ Although there was no relegation as such, the bottom six clubs - Rugby Welsh, Ford, Jaguar Coventry, Coventry Post Office and Shottery - would be transferred into Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4 at the end of the season.

References

  1. 1 2 "Do you have any stories or photos of Lockheed Rugby Club in Leamington? Former player makes appeal for help". The Courier (Leamington Spa). 4 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Golden date for rugger old boys". Coventry Telegraph. 21 February 2006.
  3. 1 2 "Warwickian Rugby Club to mark 80th birthday". Coventry Telegraph. 16 July 2009.
  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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