Leicestershire 1
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Current season or competition: 1997–98 Leicestershire 1 | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1987 |
| Ceased | 1998 |
| Number of teams | 5 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Wigston (1997–98) (N/A[a]) |
| Most titles | Multiple teams (1 title) |
| Website | Leicestershire RU |
Leicestershire 1 was a tier 10 English Rugby Union league with teams from Leicestershire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 and relegated teams dropped to Leicestershire 2. The league ran for two spells between 1987–1992 and 1996–1998 before it was permanently cancelled and the majority of teams transferred into either East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 or East Midlands/Leicestershire 2.
When league rugby began in 1987, this division contained the following teams:
Leicestershire 1 honours
Leicestershire 1 (1987–1992)
The original Leicestershire 1 was a tier 8 league. Promotion was to East Midlands/Leicestershire and relegation to Leicestershire 2. At the end of the 1991–92 season all of the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues were merged and most sides in Leicestershire 1 transferred to the new East Midlands/Leicestershire 1.[f]
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1987–88 | 9 | Belgrave | Coalville | Old Newtonians, Old Ashbeians | [5] | |||||||||
| 1988–89 | 10 | Lutterworth | Market Bosworth | New Parks Old Boys, Aylestonians | [6] | |||||||||
| 1989–90 | 11 | Coalville | Old Bosworthians | West Leicester, Old Newtonians, Melton Mowbray | [7] | |||||||||
| 1990–91 | 11 | Hinckley | Old Bosworthians | Birstall | [8] | |||||||||
| 1991–92 | 11 | South Leicester[g] | Kibworth[h] | No relegation[i] | [9] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Leicestershire 1 (1996-1998)
After an absence of four seasons Leicestershire 1 was reintroduced, this time sitting at tier 10 of the league system. Promotion was to East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 and there was no relegation. Remerging of all the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues meant that Leicestershire 1 was cancelled at the end of the 1997–98 season and the majority of teams transferred into East Midlands/Leicestershire 2.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1996–97 | 6 | Loughborough Students | Wigston | No relegation[j] | [10] | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | 5 | Wigston[k] | Old Newtonians[l] | No relegation[m] | [11] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
- Belgrave (1)
- Coalville (1)
- Hinckley (1)
- Loughborough Students (1)
- Lutterworth (1)
- South Leicester (1)
- Wigston (1)