Leicestershire 1 Explained

Leicestershire 1
Current Season:	1997–98 Leicestershire 1
Sport:	Rugby union
Teams:	5
Champion:	Wigston
Season:	1997–98) (N/A
Most Champs:	Multiple teams
Count:	1
Website:	Leicestershire RU

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.

Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987, this division contained the following teams:

• Belgrave
• Coalville
• Kibworth
• Lutterworth
• Market Bosworth
• Old Ashbeians
• Old Bosworthians
• Old Newtonians
• West Leicester

Leicestershire 1 honours

Leicestershire 1 (1987–1992)

The 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.

<											----> Leicestershire 1
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Reference
1987–88	9	Belgrave			^[1]
1988–89	10	Lutterworth			^[2]
1989–90	11	Coalville			^[3]
1990–91	11	Hinckley			^[4]
1991–92	11	South Leicester		No relegation	^[5]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Leicestershire 1 (1996-1998)

After 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.

<											----> Leicestershire 1
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Reference
1996–97	6	Loughborough Students		No relegation	^[6]
1997–98	5	Wigston		No relegation	^[7]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

Number of league titles

• Belgrave (1)
• Coalville (1)
• Hinckley (1)
• Loughborough Students (1)
• Lutterworth (1)
• South Leicester (1)
• Wigston (1)

See also

• Leicestershire 2
• Midlands RFU
• Leicestershire RU
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

External links

• Leicestershire Rugby Union website

Notes and References

1. Book: Jones. Stephen. Griffiths. John. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988-89. 1988. Queen Anne Press. 0-356-15884-5. 130–134.
2. Book: Jones. Stephen. Griffiths. John. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989-90. 1989. Queen Anne Press. 0-356-17862-5. 136–139.
3. Book: Jones. Stephen. Griffiths. John. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990-91. 1990. Queen Anne Press. 0-356-19162-1. 140–143.
4. Book: Jones. Stephen. Griffiths. John. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991-92. 1991. Queen Anne Press. 0-356-20249-6. 161–164.
5. Book: Jones. Stephen. Griffiths. John. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992-93. 1992. Headline. 0-7472-7907-1. 183–185.
6. Book: Cleary. Mick. Griffiths. John. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997-98. 1997. Headline. 0-7472-7771-0. 156–159.
7. Book: Cleary. Mick. Griffiths. John. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1998-99. 1998. Headline. 0-7472-7653-6. 90–93.