Midlands 3 West (North)

Departing were Stourbridge Lions (champions) promoted to Counties 1 Midlands West (North) and Bromyard (runner-up) promoted to Counties 1 Midlands West (South). Also leaving were Walsall II (9th) relegated to Counties 3 Midlands West (South) while Oswestry (10th) and Market Drayton (11th) were relegated to Counties 3 Midlands West (North). Harborne (8th) left on a level transfer to Counties 2 Midlands West (East).

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Ashbourne Recreation Ground Ashbourne, Derbyshire Level transfer from Counties 2 Midlands East (North) (3rd) Bridgnorth Bulls Edgar Davies Ground Bridgnorth, Shropshire 5th Burton 2XV Battlestead Croft, Tatenhill Burton, Staffordshire Relegated from Counties 1 Midlands East (North) (12th) Clee Hill Tenbury Road Cleehill, Shropshire 4th Leek II Altrad Park Cheddleton, Staffordshire Promoted from Counties 3 Midlands West (North) (champions) Longton Trentham Fields Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire 7th Luctonians III Mortimer Park 2,500 (300 seats) Kingsland, Herefordshire 6th Newcastle (Staffs) II Lilleshall Road Clayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire Promoted from Counties 3 Midlands West (North) (runners-up) Stafford The County Ground Stafford, Staffordshire Relegated from Counties 1 Midlands West (North) (11th) Trentham New Inn Lane Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire 3rd Willenhall Bognop Road Essington, Staffordshire Relegated from Counties 1 Midlands West (North) (10th) Wolverhampton Castlecroft Road Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Relegated from Counties 1 Midlands West (North) (12th)

Ashbourne Burton II Bridgnorth II Clee Hill Leek II Longton Luctonians III Newcastle II Stafford Trentham Willenhall Wolverhampton class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2025-26 Counties 2 Midlands West (North) teams in Staffordshire and the West Midlands

Departing were Newport (Salop) 2XV and Willenhall, both promoted to Counties 1 Midlands West (North). Handsworth (11th) and Rugeley (12th) were relegated.

Joining were Harborne, Longton, Trentham and Walsall II.

Tenbury (7th in 2023-24) started but subsequently withdrew from the league leaving eleven teams to contest the remaining fixtures.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Bridgnorth Bulls Edgar Davies Ground Bridgnorth, Shropshire 10th Bromyard Clive Richards Sports Ground Bromyard, Herefordshire 4th Clee Hill Tenbury Road Cleehill, Shropshire 3rd Harborne Metchley Park Birmingham, West Midlands Relegated from Counties 2 Midlands West (North) Longton Trentham Fields Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Relegated from Counties 2 Midlands West (North) Luctonians III Mortimer Park 2,500 (300 seats) Kingsland, Herefordshire 5th Market Drayton Greenfields Lane Market Drayton, Shropshire 9th Oswestry Granville Park Oswestry, Shropshire 8th Stourbridge Lions Stourton Park Stourbridge, West Midlands 6th Trentham New Inn Lane Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Promoted from Counties 3 Midlands West (North) (Champions) Walsall II Broadway Ground 1,150 (150 stand) Walsall, West Midlands Level transfer from Counties 2 Midlands West (East)

Birmingham & West Mids Bridgnorth II Bromyard Clee Hill Longton Luctonians III Market Drayton Oswestry Trentham class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2024-25 Counties 2 Midlands West (North) teams in Staffordshire and the West Midlands Harborne Stourbridge Lions Walsall II class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2024-25 Counties 2 Midlands West (West) teams in Birmingham and the West Midlands

The league name changed from Counties 2 Midlands West (North) to Counties 2 Midlands West (West) with a corresponding adjustment in the make up of the competing sides.

Departing were Burntwood and Harborne, promoted to Counties 2 Midlands West (North). Aldridge (12th) and Cleobury Mortimer (11th) were relegated. Veseyans left on a level transfer to Counties 2 Midlands West (East).

Joining on a level transfer, were Bromyard and Tenbury from Counties 2 Midlands West (East) together with Rugeley, Willenhall and Stourbridge Lions.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Bridgnorth Bulls Edgar Davies Ground Bridgnorth, Shropshire 9th Bromyard Clive Richards Sports Ground Bromyard, Herefordshire Level transfer from Counties 2 Midlands West (East) (6th) Clee Hill Tenbury Road Cleehill, Shropshire 5th Handsworth Charles Lewis Memorial Ground Walsall, West Midlands 10th Luctonians III Mortimer Park 2,500 (300 seats) Kingsland, Herefordshire 8th Market Drayton Greenfields Lane Market Drayton, Shropshire 7th Newport (Salop) 2XV The Old Showground Newport, Shropshire 4th Oswestry Granville Park Oswestry, Shropshire 6th Rugeley St Augustine's Field Rugeley, Staffordshire Promoted from Counties 3 Midlands West (North) (runners-up) Stourbridge Lions Stourton Park Stourbridge, West Midlands New entry Tenbury Penlu Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire Level transfer from Counties 2 Midlands West (East) (4th) Willenhall Bognop Road Essington, Staffordshire Promoted from Counties 3 Midlands West (North) (Champions)

Bridgnorth II Bromyard Clee Hill Luctonians III Market Drayton Newport (Salop) II Oswestry Rugeley Tenbury class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2023-24 Counties 2 Midlands West (North) teams in Staffordshire and the West Midlands Handsworth Stourbridge Lions Willenhall class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2023-24 Counties 2 Midlands West (West) teams in the West Midlands

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review^[1] with the league adopting its new name of Counties 2 Midlands West (North).

Departing were Edwardians, Telford Hornets and Shrewsbury, all promoted to Counties 1 Midlands West (North). Also leaving were Eccleshall (11th) and Linley & Kidsgrove (7th).

Joining were Bridgnorth II, Luctonians III, Market Drayton, Oswestry and Newport (Salop) 2XV.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Aldridge Bourne Vale Aldridge, West Midlands 10th Bridgnorth II Edgar Davies Ground Bridgnorth, Shropshire New entry Burntwood The Sportsway Burntwood, Staffordshire 4th Clee Hill Tenbury Road Cleehill, Shropshire 7th Cleobury Mortimer Love Lane Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire 9th Handsworth Charles Lewis Memorial Ground Walsall, West Midlands 6th Harborne Metchley Park Birmingham, West Midlands 5th Luctonians III Mortimer Park 2,500 (300 seats) Kingsland, Herefordshire New entry Market Drayton Greenfields Lane Market Drayton, Shropshire Promoted from Midlands 4 WN Newport (Salop) 2XV The Old Showground Newport, Shropshire New entry Oswestry Granville Park Oswestry, Shropshire Promoted from Midlands 4 WN Veseyans Memorial Ground Walsall, West Midlands 8th

Bridgnorth II Clee Hill Cleobury Luctonians III Market Drayton Newport (Salop) II Oswestry class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2022-23 Counties 2 Midlands West (North) teams in Staffordshire and the West Midlands Aldridge Burntwood Handsworth Harborne Veseyans class=notpageimage| Locations of the 2022-23 Counties 2 Midlands West (North) teams in Staffordshire and the West Midlands

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.

• Burntwood
• Cannock
• Clee Hill
• Cleobury Mortimer
• Eccleshall
• Edwardians
• Handsworth (relegated from Midlands 2 West (North))
• Harborne (relegated from Midlands 2 West (North))
• Ludlow
• Telford Hornets (promoted from Midlands 4 West (North))
• Uttoxeter (promoted from Midlands 4 West (North))
• Willenhall

• Bloxwich
• Burntwood
• Cannock (promoted from Midlands 4 West (North))
• Clee Hill
• Cleobury Mortimer (promoted from Midlands 4 West (North))
• Eccleshall
• Edwardians
• Ludlow (relegated from Midlands 2 West (North))
• Newcastle (Staffs)
• Tamworth (relegated from Midlands 2 West (North))
• Wednesbury
• Willenhall

• Aston Old Edwardians (relegated from Midlands 2 West (North))
• Bloxwich
• Burntwood
• Clee Hill (promoted from Midlands 4 West (North))
• Eccleshall
• Edwardians
• Handsworth
• Harborne (promoted from Midlands 4 West (North))
• Newcastle (Staffs)
• Uttoxeter
• Wednesbury
• Willenhall (relegated from Midlands 2 West (North))

• Bloxwich
• Burntwood
• Eccleshall
• Edwardians
• Handsworth
• Market Drayton (promoted from Midlands 4 West (North))
• Newcastle (Staffs)
• Shrewsbury
• Uttoxeter (promoted from Midlands 4 West (North))
• Veseyans (relegated from Midlands 2 West (North))
• Wednesbury
• Yardley & District

• Bloxwich
• Burntwood
• Cleobury Mortimer
• Eccleshall
• Edwardians
• Handsworth
• Newcastle (Staffs)
• Shrewsbury
• Stourbridge Lions
• Wednesbury
• Willenhall
• Yardley & District

• Bishops Castle & Onny Valley
• Burntwood
• Eccleshall
• Handsworth
• Moseley Oak
• Newcastle (Staffs)
• Telford
• Uttoxeter
• Veseyans
• Wednesbury
• Wolverhampton
• Yardley & District

Teams in Midlands 3 West (North) and Midlands 3 West (South) were originally part of a single division called Midlands 2 West, which contained the following sides when it was introduced in 1992:

• Aston Old Edwardians - promoted from North Midlands 1 (10th)
• Coventry Welsh - promoted from Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 (10th)
• Dixonians - promoted from North Midlands 1 (6th)
• Handsworth - promoted from Staffordshire 1 (champions)
• Kenilworth - promoted from Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 (7th)
• Nuneaton Old Edwardians - promoted from Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 (6th)
• Old Laurentians - promoted from Warwickshire 1 (champions)
• Selly Oak^[a] - promoted from North Midlands 2 (champions)
• Shrewsbury - promoted from North Midlands 1 (11th)
• Stratford-upon-Avon - promoted from Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 (9th)
• Tamworth - promoted from Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 (8th)
• West Midlands Police - promoted from North Midlands 1 (8th)
• Woodrush - promoted from North Midlands 1 (7th)

Midlands 3 West (North) and Midlands 3 West (South) were originally part of a single tier 8 division called Midlands West 2. Promotion was to Midlands West 1 and relegation was to either North Midlands 1 or Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1.

The top six teams from Midlands 1 and the top six from North 1 were combined to create National 5 North, meaning that Midlands 2 West dropped to become a tier 9 league. Promotion continued to Midlands West 1 while relegation was to either North Midlands 1 or Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1.

At the end of the 1995–96 season National 5 North was discontinued and Midlands West 2 returned to being a tier 8 league. Promotion continued to Midlands West 1 while relegation was to either North Midlands 1 or Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1.

Restructuring ahead of the 2000–01 season saw Midlands West 2 split into two tier 8 regional leagues - Midlands 4 West (North) and Midlands 4 West (South). Promotion was now to Midlands 3 West (North)^[i] and relegation to either North Midlands 1 or Staffordshire 1.^[j]

At the start of the 2004–05 season Midlands 4 West (North) remained at tier 8 of the league system, with promotion continuing to Midlands 3 West (North). However, the restructuring of the leagues below meant that relegation was now to either North Midlands (North)^[k] or Staffordshire^[l]

At the start of the 2006–07 season Midlands 4 West (North) remained at tier 8 of the league system, with promotion continuing to Midlands 3 West (North). The cancellation of the Staffordshire league meant that relegation was now to the newly introduced Midlands 5 West (North).

League restructuring by the RFU meant that Midlands 4 West (North) and Midlands 4 West (South) were renamed as Midlands 3 West (North) and Midlands 3 West (South), with both leagues remaining at tier 8. Promotion was now to Midlands 2 West (North) (formerly Midlands 3 West (North)) and relegation to Midlands 4 West (North) (formerly Midlands 5 West (North)).