• Source: East Midlands/Leicestershire 1

East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 (formerly East Midlands/Leicestershire) was a tier 9 English Rugby Union league with teams from Bedfordshire, parts of Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Midlands 4 East (North) (formerly Midlands East 2) and relegated teams dropped to East Midlands/Leicestershire 2.
At the end of the 1999–00 season the East Midlands/Leicestershire leagues split. Most teams in East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 were transferred into either Midlands 4 East (South) or Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East.




Original teams


When league rugby began in 1987 this division (then known as East Midlands/Leicestershire) contained the following teams:

Aylestone St James
Bedford Athletic
Long Buckby
Luton
Melton Mowbray
Northampton Trinity Old Boys
Oadby Wyggestonian
Old Northamptonians
South Leicester
Stewart & Lloyds
Towcestrians




East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 honours






= East Midlands/Leicestershire (1987–1992)

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Originally known as East Midlands/Leicestershire, it was a tier 7 league with promotion to Midlands 2 East and relegation to either East Midlands 1 or Leicestershire 1.




= East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 (1992–1993)

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Restructuring saw the division renamed as East Midlands/Leicestershire 1, dropping two levels to become a tier 9 league. Promotion and relegation was now to the newly introduced Midlands East 2 and East Midlands/Leicestershire 2.




= East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 (1993–1996)

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The top six teams from Midlands 1 and the top six from North 1 were combined to create National 5 North, meaning that East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 dropped another level to become a tier 10 league. Promotion continued to Midlands East 2 and relegation to East Midlands/Leicestershire 2.




= East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 (1996–1998)

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At the end of the 1995–96 season National 5 North was discontinued and East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 returned to being a tier 9 league. Promotion continued to Midlands East 2 while relegation was now to East Midlands or Leicestershire 1.




= East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 (1998–2000)

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East Midlands/Leicestershire remained a tier 9 league for the 1998–99 season. Promotion continued to Midlands East 2 but relegation was to the reintroduced East Midlands/Leicestershire 2. At the end of the 1999–00 campaign the league was cancelled and teams either transferred into the new Midlands 4 East (South) and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East divisions or dropping out of the league system altogether.




Number of league titles






Notes






See also


East Midlands/Leicestershire 2
East Midlands/Leicestershire 3
East Midlands/Leicestershire 4
Midlands RFU
East Midlands RFU
Leicestershire RU
English rugby union system
Rugby union in England




References






External links


East Midlands Rugby Union official website
Leicestershire Rugby Union website

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