Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1
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Current season or competition: 1999–00 Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1987 |
| Ceased | 2000 |
| Number of teams | 15 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Mellish (1st title) (1999–00) (promoted to Midlands 4 East (North)) |
| Most titles | Chesterfield Panthers (2 titles) |
| Website | NLD RFU |
Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 was a tier 9 English Rugby Union league with teams from Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Derbyshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Midlands 4 East (North) (formerly Midlands East 2) and relegated teams dropped to Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2.
At the end of the 1999–00 season the Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire leagues were merged with the Leicestershire leagues. This meant that Notts, Lincs & Lincolnshire 1 was cancelled after 13 seasons and all non-promoted teams transferred into the newly introduced Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West divisions.
When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 honours
Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (1987–1992)
The original Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 was a tier 7 league. Promotion was to Midlands 2 East and relegation to Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1987–88 | 11 | Nottingham Moderns | Chesterfield Panthers | Grimsby, Boston | [1] | |||||||||
| 1988–89 | 11 | Scunthorpe | Southwell | Glossop | [2] | |||||||||
| 1989–90 | 11 | Chesterfield Panthers | Amber Valley | West Bridgford | [3] | |||||||||
| 1990–91 | 11 | Amber Valley | Spalding | East Retford, Worksop, Nottingham Casuals | [4] | |||||||||
| 1991–92 | 11 | Chesterfield Panthers[a] | Spalding[b] | No relegation[c] | [5] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (1992–1993)
Restructuring of the Midlands leagues saw Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 drop two levels to become a tier 9 league. Promotion was to the newly introduced Midlands East 2, while relegation continued to Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1992–93 | 12 | Grimsby | Ilkeston | Multiple teams[d] | [6] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 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 Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 dropped another level to become a tier 10 league. Promotion continued to Midlands East 2 and relegation to Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1993–94 | 13 | Ilkeston | Glossop | Meden Vale, Keyworth, Market Rasen & Louth | [7] | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | 13 | Ashbourne | Stamford | Dronfield, Bakewell Mannerians, Leesbrook | [8] | |||||||||
| 1995–96 | 13 | Long Eaton | Stamford[e] | No relegation[f] | [9] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (1996–2000)
At the end of the 1995–96 season National 5 North was discontinued and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 returned to being a tier 9 league. Promotion continued to Midlands East 2 and relegation to Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2. At the end of the 1999–00 season Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 was cancelled due to Midlands league restructuring and non-promoted sides transferred into the newly introduced Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1996–97 | 17 | Buxton | Dronfield | East Leake, North Kesteven, Boston | [10] | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | 16 | Glossop | Ashfield | Chesterfield Panthers, East Retford | [11] | |||||||||
| 1998–99 | 15 | Ashfield | Belper | Stamford College Old Boys, Leesbrook | [12][g] | |||||||||
| 1999–00 | 15 | Mellish[h] | Sleaford[i] | No relegation[j] | [13][k] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
- Chesterfield Panthers (2)
- Amber Valley (1)
- Ashbourne (1)
- Ashfield (1)
- Buxton (1)
- Glossop (1)
- Grimsby (1)
- Ilkeston (1)
- Long Eaton (1)
- Mellish (1)
- Nottingham Moderns (1)
- Scunthorpe (1)