Middlesex 4 Explained

Middlesex 4
Sport:	Rugby union
Teams:	6
Champion:	Royal Hospitals (1st title)
Season:	1995–96) (promoted to Herts/Middlesex 4

Middlesex 4 was an English level 13 Rugby Union league with teams from north-west London taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Middlesex 3 and since the cancellation of Middlesex 5 at the end of the 1991–92 season there was no relegation. 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 the division was created in 1988 it contained the following teams:

• Actonians - relegated from Middlesex 3 South (6th)
• Bank of England - relegated from Middlesex 3 South (5th)
• Enfield Ignatians - N/A
• Feltham - relegated from Middlesex 3 South (8th)
• Hayes - relegated from Middlesex 3 South (10th)
• London French - relegated from Middlesex 3 South (7th)
• Meadhurst - relegated from Middlesex 3 South (9th)
• Roxeth Manor Old Boys - relegated from Middlesex 3 North (6th)
• S.T. and C. - relegated from Middlesex 3 North (9th)
• UCS Old Boys - relegated from Middlesex 3 North (7th)

Middlesex 4 honours

The original Middlesex 4 was a tier 11 league. Promotion was up to Middlesex 3 and relegation was down to Middlesex 5.

Middlesex 4 (1988–1992)

<											----> Middlesex 4
Season	No of Teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated Teams
1988–89^[1]	10	Bank of England		S.T. and C., Hayes
1989–90^[2]	11	Enfield Ignatians		Actonians, Royal Free Hospital
1990–91^[3]	11	HAC		Hayes
1991–92^[4]	11	Actonians		No relegation
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Middlesex 4 (1992–1996)

The creation of Herts/Middlesex at the beginning of the 1992–93 season meant that Middlesex 4 dropped to become a tier 12 league. The introduction of National 5 South for the 1993–94 season meant that Middlesex 4 dropped another level to become a tier 13 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion continued to Middlesex 3 but the cancellation of Middlesex 5 at the end of the 1991–92 season meant there was no longer relegation. The merging of the Hertfordshire and Middlesex regional divisions at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Middlesex 4 was cancelled.

<											----> Middlesex 3
Season	No of Teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated Teams
1992–93^[5]	9	London Nigerian		No relegation
1993–94^[6]	9	London French		No relegation
1994–95^[7]	8	Quintin		No relegation
1995–96^[8]	6	Royal Hospitals		No relegation
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

• Actonians (1)
• Bank of England (1)
• Enfield Ignatians (1)
• HAC (1)
• London French (1)
• London Nigerian (1)
• Quintin (1)
• Royal Hospitals (1)

See also

• London & SE Division RFU
• Middlesex RFU
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

Notes and References

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