Middlesex 1 Explained

Middlesex 1
Sport:Rugby union
Teams:13
Champion:Hackney (1st title)
Season:1995–96)
(promoted to Herts/Middlesex 1

Middlesex 1 was an English level 10 Rugby Union league with teams from north-west London taking part. Promoted teams used to move up to Herts/Middlesex 1 and relegation was to Middlesex 2. The division was cancelled in at the end of the 1995–96 campaign after nine seasons due to the merger of the Hertfordshire and Middlesex regional leagues.

Original teams

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

Middlesex 1 honours

Middlesex 1 (1987–1992)

The original Middlesex 1 was a tier 8 league with promotion up to London 3 North West and relegation down to Middlesex 2.

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Middlesex 1
SeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated Teams
1987–88[1] 11 Finchley Old Millhillians, Orleans FP, Old Meadonians
1988–89[2] 11 Twickenham Old Abbots, Old Paulines, Old Haberdashers
1989–90[3] 11 Uxbridge Old Millhillians, Hampstead
1990–91[4] 11 Lensbury Old Abbots, Old Meadonians, Sudbury Court
1991–92[5] 11 Staines No relegation
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Middlesex 1 (1992–1996)

The creation of Herts/Middlesex at the beginning of the 1992–93 season meant that Middlesex 1 dropped to become a tier 9 league. The introduction of National 5 South for the 1993–94 season meant that Middlesex 1 dropped another level to become a tier 10 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion was into the new Herts/Middlesex league while relegation continued into Middlesex 2. The merging of the Hertfordshire and Middlesex regional divisions at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Middlesex 1 was cancelled.

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Middlesex 1
SeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated Teams
1992–93[6] 13 Hampstead Orleans FP, Old Grammarians
1993–94[7] 13 Mill Hill Hammersmith & Fulham, Old Isleworthians
1994–95[8] 13 Old Hamptonians Antlers
1995–96[9] 13 Hackney No relegation
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988-89. 1989.
  2. Book: Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989-90. 1990.
  3. Book: Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990-91. 1991.
  4. Book: Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991-92. 1992.
  5. Book: Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992-93. 1993.
  6. Book: Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993-94. 1994.
  7. Book: Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994-95. 1995.
  8. Book: Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1995-96. 1996.
  9. Book: Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1996-97. 1997.