East Midlands/Leicestershire 4

East Midlands/Leicestershire 4 was a tier 13 English Rugby Union league with teams from Bedfordshire, parts of Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to East Midlands/Leicestershire 3 and there was no relegation. At the end of the 1995–96 season the division was cancelled following the splitting of the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues.

East Midlands/Leicestershire 4
Current season or competition:
1995–96 East Midlands/Leicestershire 4
SportRugby union
Instituted1992 (1992)
Ceased1996 (1996)
Number of teams7
Country England
HoldersLoughborough Students (1st title) (1995–96)
(transferred to Leicestershire 1[lower-alpha 1])
Most titlesMultiple teams (1 title)

Original teams

When this division was introduced in 1992 as part of a merger of the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues it contained the following teams:

East Midlands/Leicestershire 4 honours

East Midlands/Leicestershire 4 (1992–1993)

The original East Midlands/Leicestershire 4 was a tier 12 league. Promotion was to East Midlands/Leicestershire 3 and there was no relegation.

East Midlands/Leicestershire 4
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
1992–939KempstonCorbyNo relegation[1]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

East Midlands/Leicestershire 4 (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 East Midlands/Leicestershire 4 dropped another level to become a tier 13 league. Promotion continued to East Midlands/Leicestershire 3 and there was no relegation. The division was cancelled at the end of the 1995–96 season due to the splitting of the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues.[lower-alpha 2]

East Midlands/Leicestershire 4
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
1993–9413Vauxhall MotorsNorthampton HeathensNo relegation[2]
1994–957BurbageThorneyNo relegation[3]
1995–967Loughborough Students[lower-alpha 3]Cosby[lower-alpha 4]No relegation[4]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

Number of league titles

Notes
  1. Restructuring meant that champions Loughborough Students were transferred into East Midlands 2 instead of East Midlands/Leicestershire 3.
  2. Restructuring meant that East Midlands/Leicestershire 2, East Midlands/Leicestershire 3 and East Midlands/Leicestershire 4 were cancelled. Only East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 remained intact.
  3. League restructuring caused by the cancellation of the East Midlands/Leicestershire leagues saw champions Loughborough Students transferred to Leicestershire 1.
  4. The splitting of the East Midlands/Leicestershire leagues meant that Cosby, Braunstone Town and Shepstead were transferred into Leicestershire 1 while Biddenham went into East Midlands. Old Wellingburians and Clapham dropped out of the leagues.

See also

References
  1. Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1993). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993-94. Headline. pp. 164–167. ISBN 0-7472-7891-1.
  2. Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1994). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994-95. Headline. pp. 164–167. ISBN 0-7472-7891-1.
  3. Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1995). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1995-96. Headline. pp. 176–179. ISBN 0-7472-7850-4.
  4. Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1996). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1996-97. Headline. pp. 192–195. ISBN 0-7472-7816-4.
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