Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1
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Current season or competition: 1999–00 Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1987 (as Staffordshire/Warwickshire) |
| Ceased | 2000 |
| Number of teams | 17 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Handsworth (1999–00) (promoted to Midlands 4 West (North)) |
| Most titles | Multiple teams (1 title) |
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 was a tier 9 English Rugby Union league, with teams from Staffordshire and Warwickshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Midlands West 2 and relegated teams dropped to either Staffordshire 1 or Warwickshire 1. The division was cancelled at the end of the 1999–00 campaign due to nationwide league restructuring by the RFU, with the majority of teams transferred into the newly introduced Midlands 4 West (North) or Midlands 4 West (South).
When league rugby began in 1987, this division (known as Staffordshire/Warwickshire) contained the following teams:
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 Honours
Staffordshire/Warwickshire (1987–1992)
The original Staffordshire/Warwickshire was a tier 7 league with promotion up to Midlands 2 West and relegation down to either Staffordshire 1 or Warwickshire 1.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1987–88 | 11 | Bedworth | Old Leamingtonians | Handsworth, Kenilworth | [3] | |||||||||
| 1988–89 | 11 | Keresley | Leamington | Trentham, Stoke Old Boys | [4] | |||||||||
| 1989–90 | 11 | Leamington | Willenhall | Handsworth | [5] | |||||||||
| 1990–91 | 11 | Broadstreet | Old Longtonians | Uttoxeter | [6] | |||||||||
| 1991–92 | 11 | Old Longtonians | Newcastle (Staffs)[d] | No relegation[e] | [7] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 (1992–1993)
The merger of the Staffordshire and Warwickshire leagues would lead to the division being renamed Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 and dropping to being a tier 9 league. Promotion was now to the newly introduced Midlands West 2 and relegation to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1992–93 | 13 | Old Coventrians | Manor Park | Uttoxeter, Wednesbury | [8] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 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 Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 dropped to become a tier 10 league. Promotion continued to Midlands West 2 and relegation to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1993–94 | 13 | Dunlop | Trinity Guild | Handsworth | [9] | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | 13 | Stoke Old Boys | Southam | Uttoxeter | [10] | |||||||||
| 1995–96 | 13 | Manor Park | Southam[f] | No relegation[g] | [11] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 (1996–2000)
At the end of the 1995–96 season, National 5 North was discontinued, and Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 returned to being a tier 9 league. Promotion continued to Midlands West 2 and relegation to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2. At the end of 1999–00, the league was discontinued due to RFU restructuring.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1996–97 | 15 | Berkswell & Balsall | Spartans (Midlands) | Atherstone, Coventrians | [12] | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | 17 | Newcastle (Staffs) | Spartans (Midlands) | Rugby St Andrews, Old Wheatleyans, Pinley | [13] | |||||||||
| 1998–99 | 17 | Silhillians | Wednesbury | Coventry Saracens, Harbury, GEC St Leonards | ||||||||||
| 1999–00 | 17 | Handsworth[h] | Burntwood[i] | No relegation[j] | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
- Bedworth (1)
- Berkswell & Balsall (1)
- Broadstreet (1)
- Dunlop (1)
- Handsworth (1)
- Keresley (1)
- Leamington (1)
- Manor Park (1)
- Newcastle (Staffs) (1)
- Old Coventrians (1)
- Old Longtonians (1)
- Silhillians (1)
- Stoke Old Boys (1)