Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 Explained

Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3
Current Season:1995–96 Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3
Sport:Rugby union
Teams:12
Champion:Burntwood (1st title)
Season:1995–96)
(transferred to Staffordshire
Most Champs:Multiple teams
Count:1

Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 was a tier 12 English Rugby Union league with teams from Staffordshire and Warwickshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2 and relegated teams dropped to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4. Restructuring of the Staffordshire/Warwickshire leagues at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that the league was cancelled and all teams transferred into either the Staffordshire or Warwickshire regional divisions.

Original teams

When this division was introduced in 1992 as part of a merger of the Staffordshire and Warwickshire leagues, it contained the following teams:

Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 honours

Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 (1992–1993)

The original Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 was a tier 11 league. Promotion was to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2 and relegation to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4.

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Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3
SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated teamsReference
1992–93 12 Atherstone [1]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 (1993–1996)

The top six teams from Midlands 1 and the top six from North 1 were combined to create National 5 North, meaning that Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 dropped to become a tier 12 league. Promotion continued to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2 and relegation to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4. The division was cancelled at the end of the 1995–96 season and all teams transferred into either the Staffordshire or Warwickshire league.

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Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3
SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated teamsReference
1993–94 13 Shipston-on-Stour No relegation [2]
1994–95 12 Old Warwickians [3]
1995–96 12 Burntwood No relegation [4]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

Number of league titles

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Jones. Stephen. Griffiths. John. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993-94. 1993. Headline. 0-7472-7891-1. 164–167.
  2. Book: Jones. Stephen. Griffiths. John. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993-94. 1994. Headline. 0-7472-7891-1. 164–167.
  3. Book: Jones. Stephen. Griffiths. John. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994-95. 1995. Headline. 0-7472-7850-4. 176–179.
  4. Book: Cleary. Mick. Griffiths. John. Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1995-96. 1996. Headline. 0-7472-7816-4. 192–195.