| Staffordshire 1 | |
| Current Season: | 2004–05 Staffordshire 1 |
| Sport: | Rugby union |
| Teams: | 11 |
| Champion: | Cannock (2nd title) |
| Season: | 2004–05) (promoted to Midlands 5 West (North) |
| Most Champs: | Handsworth, Uttoxeter |
| Count: | 3 |
Staffordshire 1 was a tier 9 English Rugby Union league with teams from Staffordshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Midlands 5 West (North) and relegated teams dropped to Staffordshire 2 until that division was cancelled at the end of the 2003–04 season. Staffordshire 1 was itself cancelled one year later at the end of the 2004–05 campaign, with the majority of teams transferred into the newly introduced Midlands 6 West (North).
When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
The original Staffordshire 1 was a tier 8 league with promotion up to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 and relegation down to Staffordshire 2. At the end of the 1991–92 season the merging of all Staffordshire and Warwickshire leagues meant that Staffordshire 1 was discontinued for the years that these leagues were active.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | ||||||||||
| 1987–88 | 7 | Trentham | [1] | ||||||||||||
| 1988–89 | 7 | Handsworth | [2] | ||||||||||||
| 1989–90 | 7 | Uttoxeter | [3] | ||||||||||||
| 1990–91 | 7 | Eccleshall | [4] | ||||||||||||
| 1991–92 | 7 | Handsworth | No relegation | [5] | |||||||||||
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Restructuring of the Staffordshire/Warwickshire leagues ahead of the 1996–97 season saw the reintroduction of a single Staffordshire league, which along with its counterpart Warwickshire was a tier 10 league. Promotion was to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 and there was no relegation until the reintroduction of Staffordshire 2 at the end of the 1998–99 season.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | ||||||||||
| 1996–97 | 9 | Burntwood | No relegation | [6] | |||||||||||
| 1997–98 | 8 | Wednesbury | No relegation | [7] | |||||||||||
| 1998–99 | 11 | Uttoxeter | [8] | ||||||||||||
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At the end of the 1998–99 season Staffordshire was split into two divisions, with Staffordshire 1 sitting at level 10 of the league system. Promotion was to the newly introduced Midlands 4 West (North) while relegation was to the reintroduced Staffordshire 2.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | ||||||||||
| 1999–00 | 6 | Linley & Kidsgrove | [9] | ||||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | |||||||||||||||
The cancellation of Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 would see Staffordshire 1 become a tier 9 league. Promotion was to Midlands 4 West (North) and relegation to Staffordshire 2 until that division was cancelled at the end of the 2003–04 season. At the end of the 2004–05 season Staffordshire 1 was cancelled and all teams transferred to the newly introduced Midlands 5 West (North) and Midlands 6 West (North) divisions.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | ||||||||||
| 2000–01 | 7 | Wednesbury | [10] | ||||||||||||
| 2001–02 | 5 | Uttoxeter | [11] | ||||||||||||
| 2002–03 | 6 | Handsworth | [12] | ||||||||||||
| 2003–04 | 5 | Cannock | No relegation | [13] | |||||||||||
| 2004–05 | 11 | Cannock | No relegation | [14] | |||||||||||
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