North Midlands 3
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Current season or competition: 2003–04 North Midlands 3 | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1987 |
| Ceased | 2004 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Chaddesley Corbett (1st title) (2003–04) (promoted to North Midlands (South) 2) |
| Most titles | Multiple teams (1 title) |
| Website | North Midlands RFU |
North Midlands 3 was a tier 11 English Rugby Union league with teams from Birmingham, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to North Midlands (South) 2 and since the cancellation of North Midlands 4 at the end of the 1991–92 campaign there was no relegation. North Midlands 3 was cancelled at the end of the 2003–04 season with teams transferred into either North Midlands (South) 2 or North Midlands (North).
When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
North Midlands 3 honours
North Midlands 3 (1987–1992)
The original North Midlands 3 was a tier 9 league involving clubs from Birmingham and the West Midlands[f]. Promotion was to North Midlands 2 and relegation to North Midlands 4.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1987–88 | 11 | Selly Oak | Five Ways Old Edwardians | Old Moseleians, Yardley & District | [4] | |||||||||
| 1988–89 | 11 | West Midlands Police | Veseyans | Ledbury, Kynoch | [5] | |||||||||
| 1989–90 | 11 | Old Griffinians | Redditch | Old Saltleians, Bournville | [6] | |||||||||
| 1990–91 | 11 | Warley | Ross-on-Wye | Bromyard, Birmingham Welsh, Birchfield | [7] | |||||||||
| 1991–92 | 11 | Five Ways Old Edwardians[g] | Old Centrals[h] | No relegation[i] | [8] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
North Midlands 3 (1992–1993)
Restructuring of the Midlands leagues saw North Midlands 3 drop two levels to become a tier 11 league. Promotion continued to North Midlands 2 and since the cancellation of North Midlands 4 at the end of the 1991–92 season there would be no relegation.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1992–93 | 12 | Birmingham Welsh | Old Saltleians | No relegation | [9] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
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 3 dropped another level to become a tier 12 league. Promotion continued to North Midlands 2 and there was no relegation. At the end of the 1995–96 season North Midlands 3 was cancelled and all clubs transferred into North Midlands 2.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1993–94 | 11 | Upton-upon-Severn | Birmingham Civil Service | No relegation | [10] | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | 11 | Wulfrun | Stourport | No relegation | [11] | |||||||||
| 1995–96 | 11 | Ledbury | Cleobury Mortimer[j] | No relegation | [12] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
North Midlands 3 (1999–2004)
North Midlands 3 was reintroduced after an absence of three seasons - this time as a level 11 league. Promotion was to North Midlands 2 and there was no relegation. At the end of the 2003–04 season the division was cancelled for good and all teams transferred into either North Midlands (South) 2 or North Midlands (North).
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1999–00 | 7 | Clee Hill | Essington | No relegation | [13] | |||||||||
| 2000–01 | 7 | Solihull | Worcester Wanderers | No relegation | [14] | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | 8 | Bredon Star | Birchfield | No relegation | [15] | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | 7 | Stourbridge Lions | Dudley Wasps | No relegation | [16] | |||||||||
| 2003–04 | 7 | Chaddesley Corbett | Harborne[k] | No relegation | [17] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
- Birmingham Welsh (1)
- Bredon Star (1)
- Clee Hill (1)
- Five Ways Old Edwardians (1)
- Old Griffinians (1)
- Selly Oak (1)
- Solihull (1)
- Stourbridge Lions (1)
- Upton-upon-Severn (1)
- Warley (1)
- West Midlands Police (1)
- Wulfrun (1)