Midlands 4 East (North) | |
Sport: | Rugby union |
Founded: | (as Midlands 5 East (North)) |
Teams: | 14 |
Champion: | Boston (2nd title) |
Season: | 2019–20) (promoted to Midlands 3 East (North) |
Most Champs: | Belper, Boston |
Count: | 2 |
Website: | England RFU |
Midlands 4 East (North) is a level 9 English Rugby Union league and level 4 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the East Midlands region including clubs from Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and the occasional team from Leicestershire, with home and away matches played throughout the season. Each year some of the clubs in this division also take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a level 9-12 national competition.
Formed for the 2006–07 season, the division was originally known as Midlands 5 East (North) but changed to its present name for the 2008–09 season due to league restructuring. Promoted teams tend to move up to Midlands 3 East (North). Up until the 2017–18 season, relegated teams dropped down to Midlands 5 East (North), but since that division has been abolished there is currently no relegation.
The division was split across two geographic areas (East & West) for the 2021–22 season as part of an RFU reorganisation of the Midlands regional league.
Skegness, who finished 12th in 2019–20, were placed in the East division for the current season but were unable to fulfil their fixtures and subsequently withdrew from the league.
The teams competing in 2021–22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019–20, the positions in brackets refer to that season not 2020–21.
Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
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KGV Playing Fields | 3rd | |||
Gainsborough | Roses Sports Fields | 6th | ||
North Hykeham | Ruston Sports and Bar | 10th | ||
Ollerton | Boughton Sports Field | 9th | ||
Sleaford | David Williams Pavilion | 4th | ||
Worksop | Stubbing Lane | 14th | ||
Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
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Amber Valley | Lower Somercotes | 13th | ||
Dunston Road | 2,000 | 7th | ||
Meden Vale | Elkesley Road | 5th | ||
Adbolton Lane | 11th | |||
Ferryfields | Relegated from Midlands 3 EN (11th) | |||
Moor Lane | Relegated from Midlands 3 EN (12th) | |||
Tupton | North Side | 8th | ||
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.
Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
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Amber Valley | Lower Somercotes | 14th | ||
Princess Royal Sports Arena | 2,000 | 5th | ||
Dunston Road | 2,000 | 8th | ||
KGV Playing Fields | 3rd | |||
East Retford | Ordsall Road | 4th | ||
Gainsborough | Roses Sports Fields | 13th | ||
Meden Vale | Elkesley Road | 11th | ||
North Hykeham | Ruston Sports and Bar | 6th | ||
Adbolton Lane | 12th | |||
Ollerton | Boughton Sports Field | 7th | ||
Skegness | Wainfleet Road | 10th | ||
Sleaford | David Williams Pavilion | Relegated from Midlands 3 EN (11th) | ||
Tupton | North Side | Relegated from Midlands 3 EN (12th) | ||
Worksop | Stubbing Lane | 9th | ||
Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season | |
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Amber Valley | Lower Somercotes | Promoted from Midlands 5 East (North) (3rd) | |||
Princess Royal Sports Arena | 2,000 | 9th | |||
Dunston Road | 2,000 | 4th | |||
KGV Playing Fields | Promoted from Midlands 5 East (North) (champions) | ||||
East Retford | Ordsall Road | 3rd | |||
Gainsborough | Roses Sports Fields | Promoted from Midlands 5 East (North) (5th) | |||
Springfield | Relegated from Midlands 3 East (North) (12th) | ||||
Meden Vale | Elkesley Road | Promoted from Midlands 5 East (North) (4th) | |||
Mellish | War Memorial Ground | 6th | |||
North Hykeham | One NK | Promoted from Midlands 5 East (North) (runners up) | |||
Adbolton Lane | Promoted from Midlands 5 East (North) (6th) | ||||
Ollerton | Boughton Sports Field | 7th | |||
Skegness | Wainfleet Road | 8th | |||
Worksop | Stubbing Lane | 5th |
Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season | |
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Ashfield | Polly Bowls Sports Ground | Relegated from Midlands 3 East (North) (11th) | |||
Princess Royal Sports Arena | 2,000 | 8th | |||
Dunston Road | 2,000 | Relegated from Midlands 3 East (North) (12th) | |||
East Retford | Ordsall Road | 4th | |||
Mellish | War Memorial Ground | 3rd | |||
Ollerton | Boughton Sports Field | 6th | |||
Skegness | Wainfleet Road | Promoted from Midlands 5 East (North) (champions) | |||
Tupton | North Side | 5th | |||
Worksop | Stubbing Lane | 7th |
When this division was introduced in 2006 as Midlands 5 East (North), it contained the following teams:
League restructuring ahead of the 2006–07 season saw the introduction of Midlands 5 East (North) and its counterpart Midlands 5 East (South) at tier 9 to replace the discontinued East Midlands/South Leicestershire 1 and Notts, Lincs, Derbyshire/North Leicestershire leagues. Promotion was to Midlands 4 East (North) and relegation to either Midlands 6 East (North-East) or Midlands 6 East (North-West).
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated teams | Reference | ||||||||||
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2006–07 | 10 | Bakewell Mannerians | [1] | ||||||||||||
2007–08 | 10 | Barton & District | [2] | ||||||||||||
2008–09 | 10 | Worksop | No relegation | [3] | |||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Further league restructuring by the RFU meant that Midlands 5 East (North) and Midlands 5 East (South) were renamed as Midlands 4 East (North) and Midlands 4 East (South), with both leagues remaining at tier 9. Promotion was now to Midlands 3 East (North) (formerly Midlands 4 East (North)) and relegation to Midlands 5 East (North) (formerly Midlands 6 East (North)) until that league was discontinued at the end of the 2017–18 season.
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Season | No. of teams | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated teams | Reference | ||||||||||
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2009–10 | 12 | Uttoxeter | [4] | ||||||||||||
2010–11 | 11 | Belper | [5] | ||||||||||||
2011–12 | 12 | Southwell | [6] | ||||||||||||
2012–13 | 12 | Boston | [7] | ||||||||||||
2013–14 | 12 | Chesterfield Panthers | [8] | ||||||||||||
2014–15 | 12 | Belper | [9] | ||||||||||||
2015–16 | 10 | Buxton | [10] | ||||||||||||
2016–17 | 10 | Long Eaton | [11] | ||||||||||||
2017–18 | 9 | Ashfield | No relegation | [12] | |||||||||||
2018–19 | 14 | Grimsby | No relegation | [13] | |||||||||||
2019–20 | 14 | Boston | No relegation | [14] | |||||||||||
2020–21 | 14 | No relegation | |||||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |