Leicestershire 2

Leicestershire 2 was a tier 11 English Rugby Union league with teams from Leicestershire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Leicestershire 1 and there was no relegation. The league ran for two spells between 1987–1992 and 1996–1998 before it was permanently cancelled and all teams transferred into East Midlands/Leicestershire 3.

Leicestershire 2
Current season or competition:
1997–98 Leicestershire 2
SportRugby union
Instituted1987 (1987)
Ceased1998 (1998)
Number of teams4
Country England
HoldersBraunstone Town (1st title) (1997–98)
(transferred to East Midlands/Leicestershire 3)
Most titlesMultiple teams (1 title)
WebsiteLeicestershire RU

Original teams

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

Leicestershire 2 honours

Leicestershire 2 (1987–1992)

The original Leicestershire 2 was a tier 9 league. Promotion was to Leicestershire 1 and there was no relegation. At the end of the 1991–92 season all of the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues were merged and the majority of sides in Leicestershire 2 transferred to the new East Midlands/Leicestershire 3.[lower-alpha 3]

Leicestershire 2
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
1987–886New Parks Old BoysAylestoniansNo relegation[2]
1988–898Old NewtoniansBirstall Community CollegeNo relegation[3]
1989–9010Old AshbeiansNew Parks Old BoysNo relegation[4]
1990–919AylestoniansMelton MowbrayNo relegation[5]
1991–927Oakham[lower-alpha 4]Birstall[lower-alpha 5]No relegation[6]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Leicestershire 2 (1996-1998)

After an absence of four seasons Leicestershire 2 was reintroduced, this time sitting at tier 11 of the league system. Promotion was to Leicestershire 1 and there was no relegation. Remerging of all the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues meant that Leicestershire 2 was cancelled at the end of the 1997–98 season and all teams transferred into East Midlands/Leicestershire 3.

Leicestershire 2
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
1996–975BurbageBraunstone TownNo relegation[7]
1997–984Braunstone Town[lower-alpha 6]Anstey[lower-alpha 7]No relegation[8]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

Number of league titles
  • Aylestonians (1)
  • Braunstone Town (1)
  • Burbage (1)
  • New Parks Old Boys (1)
  • Oakham (1)
  • Old Ashbeians (1)
  • Old Newtonians (1)

Notes
  1. Birstall Community College would be renamed as Birstall RFC.[1]
  2. Old Boys side of New Parks Boys School.
  3. East Midlands/Leicestershire 3 was mostly formed of teams from East Midlands 2, East Midlands 3 and Leicestershire 2
  4. Restructuring meant that champions Oakham would be transferred into the new East Midlands/Leicestershire 2.
  5. Runners up Birstall would also be transferred into East Midlands/Leicestershire 2. The remainining clubs in the division would go into East Midlands/Leicestershire 3.
  6. Restructuring caused by the remerging of the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues meant that champions Braunstone Town were transferred into East Midlands/Leicestershire 3.
  7. Restructuring meant that all clubs in the division, including runners up Anstey, Aylestone Athletic and Cosby would be transferred into East Midlands/Leicestershire 3.

See also

References
  1. "HISTORY". Birstall Rugby Football Club. Retrieved 23 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.
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