North Midlands 2
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North Midlands (South) 2 (formerly North Midlands 2) was a tier 10 English Rugby Union league with teams from Birmingham, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to North Midlands 1 and since the cancellation of North Midlands 3 at the end of the 2003–04 season there was no relegation. North Midlands (South) 2 was itself cancelled at the end of the 2005–06 campaign and the majority of teams transferred to the newly introduced Midlands 6 West (South-West).
Current season or competition: 2005–06 North Midlands (South) 2 | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1987 |
| Ceased | 2006 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Stourport (2nd title) (2005–06) (promoted to Midlands 5 West (North)[a]) |
| Most titles | Stourport (2 titles) |
| Website | North Midlands RFU |
Original teams
When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
- Aston Old Edwardians
- Bournville
- Droitwich
- Ludlow
- Malvern
- Old Centrals[b]
- Old Saltleians
- Pershore
- Shrewsbury
- Telford Hornets
- Woodrush
North Midlands 2 honours
North Midlands 2 (1987–1992)
The original North Midlands 1 was a tier 8 league involving clubs from Birmingham and the West Midlands[c]. Promotion was to North Midlands 1 and relegation to North Midlands 3.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1987–88 | 11 | Shrewsbury | Malvern | Old Centrals, Old Saltleians | [2] | |||||||||
| 1988–89 | 11 | Aston Old Edwardians | Ludlow | Edwardians, Bournville | [3] | |||||||||
| 1989–90 | 11 | Veseyans | Woodrush | Five Ways Old Edwardians, Malvern | [4] | |||||||||
| 1990–91 | 11 | Old Halesonians | West Midlands Police | Droitwich, Erdington, Kidderminster Carolians | [5] | |||||||||
| 1991–92 | 11 | Selly Oak[d] | Old Griffinians[e] | No relegation[f] | [6] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
North Midlands 2 (1992–1993)
Restructuring of the Midlands leagues saw North Midlands 2 drop two levels to become a tier 10 league. Promotion continued to North Midlands 1 and relegation to North Midlands 3.
North Midlands 2 (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 North Midlands 2 dropped another level to become a tier 11 league. Promotion continued to North Midlands 1 and relegation to North Midlands 3.
North Midlands 2 (1996–2000)
At the end of the 1995–96 season National 5 North was discontinued and North Midlands 2 returned to being a tier 10 league. Promotion continued to North Midlands 1 and the cancellation of North Midlands 3 meant that there was no relegation until this division was re-introduced ahead of the 1999–00 campaign.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1996–97 | 12 | Ledbury | Bishop's Castle & Onny Valley | No relegation | [11] | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | 10 | Yardley & District | Birchfield | No relegation | [12] | |||||||||
| 1998–99 | 13 | Veseyans | Cleobury Mortimer | Multiple teams[i] | [13] | |||||||||
| 1999–00 | 10 | Stourport | Bishop's Castle & Onny Valley | No relegation | [14] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
North Midlands 2 (2000–2004)
Despite widespread Midlands league restructuring ahead of the 2000–01 season, North Midlands 2 remained at tier 10. Promotion continued to North Midlands 1 and relegation to North Midlands 3.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 2000–01 | 9 | Tenbury | Yardley & District | Birchfield | [15] | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | 9 | Solihull | Worcester Wanderers | Bournville, Harborne | [16] | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | 9 | Old Griffinians | Bishop's Castle & Onny Valley | Warley, Birchfield | [17] | |||||||||
| 2003–04 | 9 | Stourbridge Lions | Birmingham Civil Service | No relegation | [18] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
North Midlands (South) 2 (2004–2006)
Restructuring for the 2004–05 season saw North Midlands 2 renamed as North Midlands (South) 2, remaining as a tier 10 division. Promotion was to North Midlands (South) 1[j] and the cancellation of North Midlands 3 meant there was no longer relegation. At the end of the 2005–06 the division was cancelled and the majority of teams transferred into the new Midlands 6 West (South-West).
Number of league titles
- Stourport (2)
- Aston Old Edwardians (1)
- Birmingham City Officials (1)
- Bredon Star (1)
- Droitwich (1)
- Edwardians (1)
- Erdington (1)
- Ledbury (1)
- Old Griffinians (1)
- Old Halesonians (1)
- Selly Oak (1)
- Shrewsbury (1)
- Solihull (1)
- Tenbury (1)
- Veseyans (1)
- Yardley & District (1)
Notes
- The cancellation of the North Midlands league meant that champions Stourport were promoted into Midlands 5 West (North) instead of North Midlands (South) 1.
- The West Midlands included Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire along with the city of Birmingham. Clubs from Staffordshire and Warwickshire played in their own leagues.
- Restructuring of the Midlands leagues meant that champions Selly Oak were promoted two levels up into the new Midlands West 2.
- Restructuring of the Midlands leagues meant that 10 clubs were promoted into North Midlands 1 for the following season, including Old Old Griffinians, Warley, Telford Hornets, Evesham, Newport (Salop), Pershore, Ross-on-Wye, Veseyans, Redditch and Bridgnorth.
- As all teams were promoted from the division there was no relegation.
- Due to the cancellation of National 5 North at the end of the season, all eleven clubs were promoted into North Midlands 1, including Kynoch, Droitwich, Redditch, Upton-on-Severn, Ross-on-Wye, Birmingham Civil Service, Wulfrun, Tenbury and Birmingham Welsh.
- As all clubs were promoted into there was no relegation.
- The reintroduction of North Midlands 3 meant that five clubs were relegated including Oswestry, Wulfrun, Bredon Star, Clee Hill and Kynoch.
- fFor the 2004–05 North Midlands 1 was divided into two regional divisions - North Midlands (North) and North Midlands (South) 1.
- Champions Stourport were promoted into Midlands 5 West (North).
- All non promoted clubs aside for Greyhound, who dropped out of the league system, were transferred into the new Midlands 6 West (South-West) division at the end of the season.