Counties 1 Midlands East (South)
English Rugby Union league
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Counties 1 Midlands East (South) (formerly Midlands 2 East (South)) is a level 7 English Rugby Union league and level 3 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the East Midlands region including sides from Bedfordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and occasionally Cambridgeshire and Oxfordshire. When this division began in 1992 it was known as Midlands East 1, until it was split into two regional divisions called Midlands 3 East (North) and Midlands 3 East (South) ahead of the 2000–01 season. Further restructuring of the Midlands leagues ahead of the 2009–10 season, saw it changed to Midlands 2 East (South) and post the RFU's Adult Competition Review, from season 2022–23 it adopted its current name.
Current season or competition: 2025–26 Counties 1 Midlands East (South) | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1992 (as Midlands East 1) |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Stamford (2024–25) |
| Most titles | Northampton Old Scouts Wellingborough (3 titles) |
| Website | England RFU |
The current champions are Stamford.
Format
The champions and occasionally the runner-up is promoted to Regional 2 Midlands East. Teams are relegated to Counties 2 Midlands East (South); with the number of teams relegated depending on feedback following promotion and relegation in the leagues above.
The season runs from September to April and comprises twenty-two rounds of matches, with each club playing each of its rivals, home and away. The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows:
- 4 points are awarded for a win
- 2 points are awarded for a draw
- 0 points are awarded for a loss, however
- 1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
- 1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match.
2026–27
Departing were Hinckley 2XV promoted to Regional 2 Midlands East, whilst Stewarts & Lloyds (10th) and Dunstablians (12th) were relegated to Counties 2 Midlands East (South). Also departing were Biggleswade (11th) on a level transfer to Counties 1 Hertfordshire.
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  Bugbrooke Daventry Leicester Forest Long Buckby Nuneaton OE Vipers Wellingborough Locations of the 2026–27 Counties 1 Midlands East (South) teams
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2025–26
Participating teams & locations
Departing were Stamford promoted to Regional 2 Midlands East, whilst Stockwood Park (10th), Peterborough Lions (11th) and Old Laurentians (12th) were relegated to Counties 2 Midlands East (South).
Also leaving were Bourne (8th) and Spalding (7th) who moved on a level transfer to Counties 1 Midlands East (North).
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Bugbrooke Leicester Forest Long Buckby Nuneaton OE S & L Vipers Locations of the 2025–26 Counties 1 Midlands East (South) teams
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2024–25
Departing were Daventry and Market Bosworth, both promoted to Regional 2 Midlands East, whilst Oakham and Long Buckby were relegated to Counties 2 Midlands East (South). Joining were Newbold-on-Avon and Towcestrians, both relegated from Regional 2 Midlands East together with Stewarts & Lloyds and Biggleswade, both promoted from Counties 2 Midlands East (South).
Participating teams & locations
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Bourne Bugbrooke Laurentians Spalding Stamford S & L Stockwood Park Vipers Locations of the 2024–25 Counties 1 Midlands East (South) teams
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League table
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points | Pts adj | |||||
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| 1 | Stamford (P) | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 752 | 300 | 452 | 16 | 6 | 95 | ||||
| 2 | Vipers | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 515 | 395 | 120 | 8 | 1 | 71 | ||||
| 3 | Towcestrians | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 565 | 424 | 141 | 11 | 8 | 63 | ||||
| 4 | Bugbrooke | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 617 | 560 | 57 | 11 | 3 | 62 | ||||
| 5 | Newbold-on-Avon | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 508 | 561 | −53 | 11 | 2 | 62 | ||||
| 6 | Biggleswade | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 452 | 534 | −82 | 6 | 2 | 52 | ||||
| 7 | Spalding | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 451 | 417 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 49 | −15 | |||
| 8 | Bourne | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 464 | 480 | −16 | 8 | 4 | 44 | −10 | |||
| 9 | Stewarts & Lloyds | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 485 | 550 | −65 | 8 | 4 | 43 | −5 | |||
| 10 | Stockwood Park (R) | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 467 | 537 | −70 | 6 | 7 | 39 | ||||
| 11 | Peterborough Lions (R) | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 378 | 762 | −384 | 5 | 2 | 35 | ||||
| 12 | Old Laurentians (R) | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 390 | 524 | −134 | 5 | 7 | 30 | ||||
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| Green background is the promotion place Pink background are the relegation places Updated: 8 December 2025 | |||||||||||||||
2023–24
Departing were Wellingborough, promoted to Regional 2 Midlands East, whilst Dunstablians, St. Ives and Northampton Casuals were relegated to Counties 2 Midlands East (South). Joining were Peterborough Lions and Old Laurentians, both relegated from Regional 2 Midlands East together with Daventry and Spalding, both promoted from Counties 2 Midlands East (South).
Participating teams & locations
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Bourne Bugbrooke Daventry Long Buckby Laurentians Spalding Stamford Stockwood Park Vipers Locations of the 2023–24 Counties 1 Midlands East (South) teams
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League table
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points | Pts adj | |||||
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| 1 | Daventry (P) | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 740 | 275 | 465 | 13 | 0 | 97 | ||||
| 2 | Market Bosworth (P) | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 827 | 351 | 476 | 18 | 2 | 96 | ||||
| 3 | Stamford | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 601 | 369 | 232 | 11 | 2 | 85 | ||||
| 4 | Bourne | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 545 | 368 | 177 | 10 | 4 | 73 | +1 | |||
| 5 | Vipers | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 533 | 389 | 144 | 11 | 5 | 71 | +1 | |||
| 6 | Old Laurentians | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 485 | 556 | −71 | 5 | 5 | 54 | ||||
| 7 | Spalding | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 440 | 424 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 47 | +2 | |||
| 8 | Stockwood Park | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 431 | 667 | −236 | 4 | 5 | 37 | ||||
| 9 | Bugbrooke | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 412 | 603 | −191 | 6 | 5 | 35 | ||||
| 10 | Peterborough Lions | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 279 | 703 | −424 | 4 | 2 | 22 | −2 | |||
| 11 | Long Buckby (R) | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 336 | 545 | −209 | 5 | 3 | 21 | −5 | |||
| 12 | Oakham (R) | 22 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 369 | 748 | −379 | 2 | 2 | 20 | −4 | |||
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| Green background is the promotion place Pink background are the relegation places Updated: 7 December 2025 | |||||||||||||||
2022–23
This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review[4] with the league adopting its new name of Counties 1 Midlands East (South)).
Participating teams & locations
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Bourne Bugbrooke Long Buckby N Casuals Stamford St Ives Stockwood Park Vipers Wellingborough Locations of the 2022–23 Counties 2 Midlands East (South) teams
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League table
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Try bonus | Loss bonus | Points | Pts adj | |||||
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| 1 | Wellingborough (P) | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 834 | 257 | 577 | 18 | 2 | 100 | ||||
| 2 | Vipers | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 578 | 324 | 254 | 12 | 2 | 88 | +2 | |||
| 3 | Market Bosworth | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 599 | 322 | 277 | 13 | 4 | 83 | +2 | |||
| 4 | Bourne | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 536 | 366 | 170 | 9 | 3 | 76 | −4 | |||
| 5 | Stamford | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 561 | 435 | 126 | 10 | 5 | 67 | ||||
| 6 | Stockwood Park | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 535 | 509 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 62 | ||||
| 7 | Bugbrooke | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 449 | 505 | −56 | 10 | 4 | 47 | −3 | |||
| 8 | Long Buckby | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 433 | 541 | −108 | 9 | 3 | 41 | −5 | |||
| 9 | Oakham | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 415 | 589 | −174 | 5 | 4 | 39 | ||||
| 10 | St Ives (R) | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 321 | 641 | −320 | 4 | 3 | 30 | +1 | |||
| 11 | Northampton Casuals (R) | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 286 | 644 | −358 | 2 | 5 | 27 | ||||
| 12 | Dunstablians (R) | 22 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 231 | 645 | −414 | 1 | 2 | −8 | −15 | |||
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| Green background is the promotion place Pink background are the relegation places Updated: 6 December 2025 | |||||||||||||||
2021–22
Participating teams & locations
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 Bugbrooke Leicester Forest Long Buckby N Casuals N Old Scouts Stamford St Ives Vipers Wellingborough Locations of the 2021–22 Midlands 2 East (South) teams
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2020–21
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.
2019–20
Participating teams & locations
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Belgrave Bugbrooke L Forest Long Buckby Melton Mowbray N Casuals N Old Scouts Stewarts & Lloyds St Ives Vipers Locations of the 2019–20 Midlands 2 East (South) teams
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2018–19
Participating teams & locations
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Belgrave Bugbrooke Coalville Huntingdon Long Buckby M Harborough St Ives Stewarts & Lloyds Vipers Locations of the 2018–19 Midlands 2 East (South) teams
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2017–18
Participating teams & locations
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Belgrave Long Buckby M Harborough Oadby Laurentians Pinley Stamford Stewarts & Lloyds Locations of the 2017–18 Midlands 2 East (South) teams
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Teams 2016–17
- Belgrave
- Luton
- Lutterworth
- Market Harborough
- Melton Mowbray
- Oadby Wanderers
- Oakham
- Old Laurentians (relegated from Midlands 1 East)
- Olney
- Oundale (promoted from Midlands 3 East (South))
- Peterborough
- Rushden & Higham
- Stamford (transferred from Midlands 2 East (North))
- Vipers
Teams 2015–16
- Belgrave (relegated from Midlands 1 East)
- Biggleswade
- Leicester Forest
- Lutterworth
- Market Harborough
- Melton Mowbray (promoted from Midlands 3 East (North))
- Oadby Wanderers
- Oakham
- Olney
- Peterborough
- Rushden & Higham (promoted from Midlands 3 East (South))
- Vipers (promoted from Midlands 3 East (South))
Teams 2014–15
- Biggleswade (promoted from Midlands 3 East (South))
- Dunstablians
- Leicester Forest
- Lutterworth
- Market Harborough
- Northampton Old Scouts
- Oadby Wyggestonians
- Oakham
- Olney
- Peterborough (relegated from Midlands 1 East)
- Stewarts & Lloyds (promoted from Midlands 3 East (South))
- Wellingborough
Teams 2013–14
- Dunstablians
- Leicester Forest
- Leighton Buzzard
- Lutterworth
- Market Harborough
- Newbold-on-Avon (transferred from Midlands 2 West (South))
- Northampton BBOB
- Northampton Old Scouts
- Oadby Wyggestonians
- Olney
- Rushden & Higham (promoted from Midlands 3 East (South))
- Wellingborough
Teams 2012–13
- Biggleswade (promoted from Midlands 3 East (South))
- Bugbrooke
- Dunstablians
- Huntingdon & District
- Leighton Buzzard (relegated from Midlands 1 East)
- Lutterworth
- Market Harborough
- Northampton BBOB (promoted from Midlands 3 East (South))
- Northampton Old Scouts
- Oadby Wyggestonians
- Vipers
- Wellingborough
After leading the division from matchday 1, Huntingdon & District were pipped to the title by Bugbrooke by way of bonus points on the season's final day. Huntingdon were promoted alongside Bugbrooke to Midlands 1 East following a playoff victory over the second placed team from Midlands 2 East (North), Oakham. Biggleswade joined Vipers in the relegation places following a final day defeat to Oadby Wyggestonians.
Teams 2011–12
- Bugbrooke
- Dunstablians
- Huntingdon
- Long Buckby
- Lutterworth
- Market Harborough
- Northampton Old Scouts
- Oadby Wygstonians
- Peterborough Lions
- Stockwood Park
- Vipers
- Wellingborough
Teams 2010–11
- Bugbrooke
- Huntingdon and District
- Leicester Forest
- Lutterworth
- Market Harborough
- Northampton BBOB
- Northampton Old Scouts
- Peterborough Lions
- Stewarts and Lloyds
- Stockwood Park
- Towcestrians
- Vipers
Original teams
Teams in Midlands 2 East (North) and Midlands 2 East (South) were originally part of a single division called Midlands 1 East, which contained the following sides when it was introduced in 1992:
- Amber Valley - relegated from Midlands 2 East (9th)
- Ampthill - promoted from East Midlands/Leicestershire (5th)
- Belgrave - promoted from East Midlands/Leicestershire (3rd)
- Chesterfield Panthers - promoted from Nott, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (champions)
- Dronfield - promoted from Nott, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (5th)
- Hinckley - promoted from East Midlands/Leicestershire (champions)
- Luton - promoted from East Midlands/Leicestershire (4th)
- Mellish - promoted from Nott, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (4th)
- Scunthorpe - relegated from Midlands 2 East (10th)
- Spalding - promoted from Nott, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (runners up)
- Stewarts & Lloyds - relegated from Midlands 2 East (11th)
- Stoneygate - promoted from East Midlands/Leicestershire (runners up)
- West Bridgford - promoted from Nott, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (3rd)
Midlands 2 East (South) honours
Midlands East 1 (1992–1993)
Midlands 2 East (North) and Midlands 2 East (South) were originally part of a single tier 7 division called Midlands East 1. Promotion was to Midlands 2 and relegation to Midlands East 2[a].
Midlands East 1 (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 Midlands 1 East became a tier 8 league. Promotion and relegation continued to Midlands 2 and Midlands East 2.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1993–94 | 13 | Hinckley | Scunthorpe | Nottingham Moderns, Luton | [8] | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | 13 | Scunthorpe | Long Buckby | Chesterfield, Northampton BBOB, Wellingborough | [9] | |||||||||
| 1995–96 | 13 | Kettering | Huntingdon & District[b] | No relegation[c] | [10] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Midlands East 1 (1996–2000)
At the end of the 1995–96 season National 5 North was discontinued and Midlands East 1 returned to being a tier 7 league. Promotion and relegation continued to Midlands 2 and Midlands East 2.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1996–97 | 17 | Nottingham Moderns | Old Northamptonians | Northampton BBOB, Biggleswade, Amber Valley | [11] | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | 17 | Lincoln | Northampton Old Scouts | Ashbourne | [12] | |||||||||
| 1998–99 | 17 | Wellingborough | Dunstablians | Coalville, Vipers | ||||||||||
| 1999–00 | 17 | Dunstablians | Luton | No relegation[d] | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Midlands 3 East (South) (2000–2009)
Restructuring ahead of the 2000–01 season saw Midlands East 1 split into two tier 7 regional leagues – Midlands 3 East (North) and Midlands 3 East (South). Promotion is to Midlands 2 East (formerly Midlands 2) and relegation to Midlands 4 East (South) (formerly Midlands East 2)[e].
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 2000–01 | 10 | South Leicester | Stewarts & Lloyds | Lutterworth, Old Northamptonians | [13] | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | 10 | Northampton Old Scouts | Stewarts & Lloyds | Vipers, Stockwood Park | [14] | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | 10 | Huntingdon & District | Peterborough | Long Buckby, Market Harborough | [15] | |||||||||
| 2003–04 | 10 | Old Northamptonians | Peterborough | No relegation[f] | [16] | |||||||||
| 2004–05 | 12 | Towcestrians | Stewarts & Lloyds | Stoneygate, Rushden & Higham | [17] | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | 12 | Northampton Old Scouts | Banbury | Stockwood Park | [18] | |||||||||
| 2006–07 | 12 | Ampthill | Banbury | Bugbrooke, Northampton Mens Own | [19] | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | 12 | Wellingborough | Leighton Buzzard | Daventry, Northampton Casuals | [20] | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | 12 | Old Northamptonians | Stewarts & Lloyds[g] | No relegation | [21] | |||||||||
| 2009–10 | 12 | Banbury | Market Harborough | Old Newtonians | [22] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Midlands 2 East (South) (2009–present)
League restructuring by the RFU lead to Midlands 3 East (North) and Midlands 3 East (South) renamed as Midlands 2 East (North) and Midlands 2 East (South), with both leagues remaining at tier 7. Promotion is to Midlands 1 East (formerly Midlands 2 East) and relegation to Midlands 3 East (South) (formerly Midlands 4 East (South)).
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 2010–11 | 12 | Towcestrians | Peterborough Lions | Northampton BBOB, Stewarts & Lloyds | [23] | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | 12 | Peterborough Lions | Lutterworth | Long Buckby, Stockwood Park | [24] | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | 12 | Bugbrooke | Huntingdon & District | Vipers, Biggleswade | [25] | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | 12 | Leighton Buzzard | Newbold-on-Avon | Northampton BBOB, Rushden & Higham | [26] | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | 12 | Northampton Old Scouts | Wellingborough | Dunstablians, Stewarts & Lloyds | [27] | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | 12 | Melton Mowbray | Lutterworth | Biggleswade, Leicester Forest | [28] | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | 12 | Peterborough | Oundle | Rushden & Higham, Vipers | [29] | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | 12 | Oadby Wyggestonians | Luton | Pinley, Stamford | [30] | |||||||||
| 2018–19 | 12 | Olney | Market Harborough | Huntingdon & District, Oakham | [31] | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | 12 | Leighton Buzzard | Belgrave | Melton Mowbray, Stewarts & Lloyds | [32] | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | 12 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||||||||||
| 2021–22 | 12 | Leicester Forest | Olney | Northampton Old Scouts (also promoted); No relegation | [33] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Counties 1 Midlands East (South) (2022– )
Following league reorganisation, Midland 2 East (South) is renamed Counties 1 Midlands East (South) and continues to be a tier 7 league. Promotion is to Regional 2 Midlands East and relegation to Counties 2 Midlands East (South)
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| Season | No of teams | No of matches | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated team(s) | Ref | ||||||||
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| 2022–23 | 12 | 22 | Wellingborough | Vipers | St Ives (10th), Northampton Casuals (11th) and Dunstablians (12th) | [5] | ||||||||
| 2023–24 | 12 | 22 | Daventry | Market Bosworth | Long Buckby (11th) and Oakham (12th) | [3] | ||||||||
| 2024–25 | 12 | 22 | Stamford | Vipers | Peterborough Lions (11th) and Old Laurentians(12th) | [2] | ||||||||
| Green background is the promotion place. | ||||||||||||||
Promotion play-offs
Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of Midlands 2 East (North) and Midlands 2 East (South) for the third and final promotion place to Midlands 1 East (asides from 2008–09 which was played between the runners-up of Midlands 2 West (South) and Midlands 2 East (North) due to RFU restructuring). The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season the Midlands 2 East (South) teams have ten wins to the Midlands 2 East (North) teams eight; and the home team has won promotion on thirteen occasions compared to the away teams five.
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| Season | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance/Ref | |||||||||
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| 2000–01 | Stewarts & Lloyds (S) | 9–13 | Ilkeston (N) | Occupation Road, Corby, Northamptonshire | [34] | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | Nottingham Moderns (N) | 26–8 | Stewarts & Lloyds (S) | Ferryfields, Wilford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | [35] | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | Peterborough (S) | 3–59 | Loughborough Students (N) | Fortress Fengate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire | [36] | |||||||||
| 2003–04 | Peterborough (S) | 33–13 | Matlock (N) | Fortress Fengate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire | [37] | |||||||||
| 2004–05 | Matlock (N) | 25–10 | Stewarts & Lloyds (S) | Cromford Meadows, Cromford, Derbyshire | [38] | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | Ilkeston (N) | 24–21 | Banbury (S) | The Stute, Ilkeston, Derbyshire | [39] | |||||||||
| 2006–07 | Lutterworth (N) | 3–21 | Banbury (S) | Ashby Lane, Lutterworth, Leicestershire | [40] | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | Leighton Buzzard (S) | 16–15 | Spalding (N) | Wright's Meadow, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire | [41] | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | Promotion play-offs different for this season only. [h] | |||||||||||||
| 2009–10 | Spalding (N) | 25–10 | Market Harborough (S) | Memorial Field, Spalding, Lincolnshire | 400 [42] | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | Peterborough Lions (S) | 17–20 | Loughborough (N) | Bretton Woods, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire | [43] | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | Market Bosworth (S) | 17–14 | Lutterworth (N) | Cadeby Lane, Market Bosworth, Warwickshire | [44] | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | Huntingdon (S) | 30–17 | Oakham (N) | The Racecourse, Brampton, Cambridgeshire | [45] | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | Spalding (N) | 24–14 | Newbold-on-Avon (S) | Memorial Field, Spalding, Lincolnshire | 400 [46] | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | Coalville (N) | 25–36 | Wellingborough (S) | Memorial Ground, Coalville, Leicestershire | [47] | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | Lutterworth (S) | 43–17 | West Bridgford (N) | Ashby Lane, Lutterworth, Leicestershire | [48] | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | Oundle (S) | 30–12 | Coalville (N) | Occupation Road, Oundle, Northamptonshire | 400 [49] | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | Luton (S) | 35-22 | Matlock (N) | Newlands Road, Luton, Bedfordshire | [50] | |||||||||
| 2018–19 | Market Harborough (S) | 25–21 [i] | Dronfield (N) | Cadeby Lane, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire | [51] | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner-up – Belgrave (S) – promoted instead. | |||||||||||||
| 2020–21 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | |||||||||||||
| 2021–22 | Cancelled due to league reorganisation. | |||||||||||||
| Green background is the promoted team. N = Midlands 2 East (North) (formerly Midlands 3 East (North)) and S = Midlands 2 East (South) (formerly Midlands 3 East (South)) | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
Updated to 2024–25 season
- Northampton Old Scouts (3)
- Wellingborough (3)[j]
- Leighton Buzzard (2)
- Old Northamptonians (2)
- Towcestrians (2)
- Ampthill (1)
- Banbury (1)
- Belgrave (1)[k]
- Bugbrooke (1)
- Daventry (1)
- Dunstablians (1)[l]
- Hinckley (1)[m]
- Huntingdon & District (1)
- Kettering (1)[n]
- Leicester Forest (1)
- Lincoln (1)[o]
- Melton Mowbray (1)
- Nottingham Moderns (1)[p]
- Oadby Wyggestonians (1)
- Olney (1)
- Peterborough (1)
- Peterborough Lions (1)
- Scunthorpe (1)[q]
- South Leicester (1)
- Stamford (1)
Note
- Midlands East 2 is currently split into two regional divisions – Midlands 4 East (North) and Midlands 4 East (South).
- Due to the cancellation of National 5 North at the end of the season, four clubs were promoted including Ampthill and Long Buckby.
- Due to widespread restructuring caused by the cancellation of National 5 North there was no relegation.
- Due to the restructuring of the Midlands leagues for the following season, there was no relegation.
- Ahead of the 2000–01 Midlands East 2 was also split into two regional leagues – Midlands 4 East (North) and Midlands 4 East (South).
- No relegation as the division would be increased from 10 to 12 teams for the following season.
- Due to the RFU restructuring the league system for the 2009-10 season, runners up Stewarts & Lloyds were automatically promoted as one of the two best runners up of the four Midlands 3 divisions, meaning they did not have to face a playoff.
- The 2008–09 promotion play-offs were different as the RFU was reorganizing the leagues across the country including the Midlands division. Usually the winners of each of the four regional divisions would go up automatically along with two of the runners-up who won their respective play-offs, meaning six teams were promoted. This year one extra was required to be promoted so the top two runners-up by league points – Bourneville (40) and Stewarts & Lloyds (40) went up – leaving the other two runners-up – Nuneaton Old Edwardians (34) and Spalding (38) – to compete for the final promotion spot.[21]
- after extra time.
- One of Wellingborough's titles was when the league was a single division known as Midlands East 1.
- Belgrave's title was when the league was a single division known as Midlands East 1.
- Dunstablians title was when the league was a single division known as Midlands East 1.
- Hinckley's title was when the league was a single division known as Midlands East 1.
- Kettering's title was when the league was a single division known as Midlands East 1.
- Lincoln's title was when the league was a single division known as Midlands East 1.
- Nottingham Moderns title was when the league was a single division known as Midlands East 1.
- Scunthorpe's title was when the league was a single division known as Midlands East 1.