Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4
Current season or competition: 1995–96 Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4 | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1992 |
| Ceased | 1996 |
| Number of teams | 5 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Ford (1st title) (1995–96) (transferred to Warwickshire[a]) |
| Most titles | Multiple teams (1 title) |
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4 was a tier 13 English Rugby Union league with teams from Staffordshire and Warwickshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 and there was no relegation. Restructuring of the Staffordshire/Warwickshire leagues at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that the league was cancelled and all teams either transferring to the Warwickshire regional division or dropping out of the leagues.
Original teams
[edit]When this division was introduced in 1992 as part of a merger of the Staffordshire and Warwickshire leagues, it contained the following teams:
- Bloxwich - N/A (new to league)
- Burntwood - transferred from Staffordshire 2 (7th)
- Cheadle - transferred from Staffordshire 2 (8th)
- Coventry Jaguar - transferred from Warwickshire 3 (7th)
- Coventry Post Office - transferred from Warwickshire 3 (6th)
- Ford - transferred from Warwickshire 3 (8th)
- Rugby Welsh - transferred from Warwickshire 3 (9th)
- Shottery - transferred from Warwickshire 3 (4th)
- Stone - N/A (new to league)
- Warwickshire Police - N/A (new to league)
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4 honours
[edit]Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4 (1992–1993)
[edit]The original Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4 was a tier 12 league. Promotion was to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 and there was no relegation.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1992–93 | 10 | Warwickshire Police | Burntwood | No relegation | [1] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4 (1993–1996)
[edit]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 4 dropped to become a tier 13 league. Promotion continued to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 and there was no relegation. The division was cancelled at the end of the 1995–96 season with teams transferred into Warwickshire league or dropping out of the league altogether.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1993–94 | 9 | Bloxwich | Coventry Technical | No relegation | [2] | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | 8 | Rugby Welsh | Shottery | No relegation | [3] | |||||||||
| 1995–96 | 5 | Ford[b] | Warwick[c] | No relegation | [4] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
[edit]- Bloxwich (1)
- Ford (1)
- Rugby Welsh (1)
- Warwickshire Police (1)
See also
[edit]- Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1
- Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2
- Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3
- Midlands RFU
- Staffordshire RU
- Warwickshire RFU
- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
Notes
[edit]- ^ Typically champions Ford would be promoted to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 but the splitting of the Staffordshire and Warwickshire leagues meant they were transferred to Warwickshire instead.
- ^ Restructuring of the Staffordshire/Warwickshire leagues would see champions Ford transferred into the Warwickshire regional division.
- ^ Restructuring meant that runners up Warwick were also transferred into the Warwickshire regional division. Michelen, Stone and Coventry Jaguar would drop out of the leagues.
References
[edit]- ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1993). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993-94. Headline. pp. 164–167. ISBN 0-7472-7891-1.
- ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1994). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993-94. Headline. pp. 164–167. ISBN 0-7472-7891-1.
- ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1995). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994-95. Headline. pp. 176–179. ISBN 0-7472-7850-4.
- ^ Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1996). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1995-96. Headline. pp. 192–195. ISBN 0-7472-7816-4.