Leicestershire 2 was a tier 11 English Rugby Union league with teams from Leicestershire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Leicestershire 1 and there was no relegation. The league ran for two spells between 1987–1992 and 1996–1998 before it was permanently cancelled and all teams transferred into East Midlands/Leicestershire 3.
Current season or competition: 1997–98 Leicestershire 2 | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1987 |
| Ceased | 1998 |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Braunstone Town (1st title) (1997–98) (transferred to East Midlands/Leicestershire 3) |
| Most titles | Multiple teams (1 title) |
| Website | Leicestershire RU |
Original teams
editWhen league rugby began in 1987, this division contained the following teams:
Leicestershire 2 honours
editLeicestershire 2 (1987–1992)
editThe original Leicestershire 2 was a tier 9 league. Promotion was to Leicestershire 1 and there was no relegation. At the end of the 1991–92 season all of the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues were merged and the majority of sides in Leicestershire 2 transferred to the new East Midlands/Leicestershire 3.[c]
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1987–88 | 6 | New Parks Old Boys | Aylestonians | No relegation | [2] | |||||||||
| 1988–89 | 8 | Old Newtonians | Birstall Community College | No relegation | [3] | |||||||||
| 1989–90 | 10 | Old Ashbeians | New Parks Old Boys | No relegation | [4] | |||||||||
| 1990–91 | 9 | Aylestonians | Melton Mowbray | No relegation | [5] | |||||||||
| 1991–92 | 7 | Oakham[d] | Birstall[e] | No relegation | [6] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Leicestershire 2 (1996-1998)
editAfter an absence of four seasons Leicestershire 2 was reintroduced, this time sitting at tier 11 of the league system. Promotion was to Leicestershire 1 and there was no relegation. Remerging of all the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues meant that Leicestershire 2 was cancelled at the end of the 1997–98 season and all teams transferred into East Midlands/Leicestershire 3.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1996–97 | 5 | Burbage | Braunstone Town | No relegation | [7] | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | 4 | Braunstone Town[f] | Anstey[g] | No relegation | [8] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
edit- Aylestonians (1)
- Braunstone Town (1)
- Burbage (1)
- New Parks Old Boys (1)
- Oakham (1)
- Old Ashbeians (1)
- Old Newtonians (1)
Notes
edit- ^ Birstall Community College would be renamed as Birstall RFC.[1]
- ^ Old Boys side of New Parks Boys School.
- ^ East Midlands/Leicestershire 3 was mostly formed of teams from East Midlands 2, East Midlands 3 and Leicestershire 2
- ^ Restructuring meant that champions Oakham would be transferred into the new East Midlands/Leicestershire 2.
- ^ Runners up Birstall would also be transferred into East Midlands/Leicestershire 2. The remainining clubs in the division would go into East Midlands/Leicestershire 3.
- ^ Restructuring caused by the remerging of the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues meant that champions Braunstone Town were transferred into East Midlands/Leicestershire 3.
- ^ Restructuring meant that all clubs in the division, including runners up Anstey, Aylestone Athletic and Cosby would be transferred into East Midlands/Leicestershire 3.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "HISTORY". Birstall Rugby Football Club. Retrieved 23 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.