Leicestershire 1 was a tier 10 English Rugby Union league with teams from Leicestershire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 and relegated teams dropped to Leicestershire 2. The league ran for two spells between 1987–1992 and 1996–1998 before it was permanently cancelled and the majority of teams transferred into either East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 or East Midlands/Leicestershire 2.
Current season or competition: 1997–98 Leicestershire 1 | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1987 |
| Ceased | 1998 |
| Number of teams | 5 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Wigston (1997–98) (N/A[a]) |
| Most titles | Multiple teams (1 title) |
| Website | Leicestershire RU |
Original teams
editWhen league rugby began in 1987, this division contained the following teams:
Leicestershire 1 honours
editLeicestershire 1 (1987–1992)
editThe original Leicestershire 1 was a tier 8 league. Promotion was to East Midlands/Leicestershire and relegation to Leicestershire 2. At the end of the 1991–92 season all of the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues were merged and most sides in Leicestershire 1 transferred to the new East Midlands/Leicestershire 1.[f]
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1987–88 | 9 | Belgrave | Coalville | Old Newtonians, Old Ashbeians | [5] | |||||||||
| 1988–89 | 10 | Lutterworth | Market Bosworth | New Parks Old Boys, Aylestonians | [6] | |||||||||
| 1989–90 | 11 | Coalville | Old Bosworthians | West Leicester, Old Newtonians, Melton Mowbray | [7] | |||||||||
| 1990–91 | 11 | Hinckley | Old Bosworthians | Birstall | [8] | |||||||||
| 1991–92 | 11 | South Leicester[g] | Kibworth[h] | No relegation[i] | [9] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Leicestershire 1 (1996-1998)
editAfter an absence of four seasons Leicestershire 1 was reintroduced, this time sitting at tier 10 of the league system. Promotion was to East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 and there was no relegation. Remerging of all the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues meant that Leicestershire 1 was cancelled at the end of the 1997–98 season and the majority of teams transferred into East Midlands/Leicestershire 2.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1996–97 | 6 | Loughborough Students | Wigston | No relegation[j] | [10] | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | 5 | Wigston[k] | Old Newtonians[l] | No relegation[m] | [11] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
edit- Belgrave (1)
- Coalville (1)
- Hinckley (1)
- Loughborough Students (1)
- Lutterworth (1)
- South Leicester (1)
- Wigston (1)
Notes
edit- ^ Champions Wigston RFC would merge with Westleigh RFC to form Leicester Lions RFC - playing five levels higher in Midlands 1.[1]
- ^ Kibworth RFC would later be renamed as Market Harborough RUFC in 2006.[2]
- ^ Old Boys side of Ashby School. Now known as Ashby RFC.[3]
- ^ Old Bosworthians RFC would later merge with West Leicester in 1997 to form Leicester Forest RFC.[4]
- ^ West Leicester RFC would later merge with Old Bosworthians in 1997 to form Leicester Forest RFC.[4]
- ^ East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 was mostly formed of teams from East Midlands 1 and Leicestershire 1
- ^ Restructuring of the Midlands leagues saw champions South Leicester promoted two levels up into the newly introduced Midlands East 2.
- ^ Restructuring saw clubs ranked 2nd to 7th, including Kibworth, Market Bosworth, Old Bosworthians, Oadby Wyggestonian, Loughborough and Melton Mowbray promoted up into the newlook East Midlands/Leicestershire 1. All other clubs would be transferred into the newly introduced East Midlands/Leicestershire 2.
- ^ The merging of the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues meant there was no relegation.
- ^ There was no relegation as West Leicester would merge with Old Bosworthians the following season to form Leicester Forest RFC, playing in East Midlands/Leicestershire 1[4].
- ^ Champions Wigston would merge with West Leicester to form Leicester Lions RFC, playing in Midlands 1.[1]
- ^ Runners up Old Newtonians would be transferred to East Midlands/Leicestershire 2, while Aylestonians and Burbage would go into East Midlands/Leicestershire 3. New Parks Old Boys would drop out of the leagues.
- ^ The cancellation of Leicestershire 1 meant that there was no relegation.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "History". Leicester Lions RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Club History". Market Harborough RUFC. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "OLD ASHBEIANS' ASSOCIATION REUNION DINNER" (PDF). Ashby School. 1 January 2001.
- ^ a b c "HISTORY". Leicester Forest RFC. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1988). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988-89. Queen Anne Press. pp. 130–134. ISBN 0-356-15884-5.
- ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1989). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989-90. Queen Anne Press. pp. 136–139. ISBN 0-356-17862-5.
- ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1990). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990-91. Queen Anne Press. pp. 140–143. ISBN 0-356-19162-1.
- ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1991). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991-92. Queen Anne Press. pp. 161–164. ISBN 0-356-20249-6.
- ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1992). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992-93. Headline. pp. 183–185. ISBN 0-7472-7907-1.
- ^ Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1997). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997-98. Headline. pp. 156–159. ISBN 0-7472-7771-0.
- ^ Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1998). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1998-99. Headline. pp. 90–93. ISBN 0-7472-7653-6.