Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 West
Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 West was a tier 10 English Rugby Union league with teams from Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and the western region of Leicestershire taking part[lower-alpha 1]. Promoted teams moved up to Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West and there was no relegation.
Current season or competition: 2003–04 Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 West | |
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 2000 |
| Ceased | 2004 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Chesterfield Panthers (1st title) (2003–04) (promoted to Notts, Lincs, Derbyshire/North Leicestershire) |
| Most titles | Multiple teams (1 title) |
The division was created in 2000, along with its counterpart Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 East, following the splitting of the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues and the subsequent merging of the Leicestershire and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire leagues. After four seasons the league was discontinued following further restructuring and teams moved into the newly created Notts, Lincs, Derbyshire/North Leicestershire, Derbyshire/North Leicestershire and East Midlands/South Leicestershire 2 divisions.
Original teams
When this division was introduced in 2000 it contained the following teams:
- Ashby – transferred from East Midlands 2 (8th)
- Aylestonians – transferred from East Midlands 2 (5th)
- Chesterfield Panthers (2nd XV)[lower-alpha 2] – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (15th)
- Hope Valley – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (13th)
- Meden Vale – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (14th)
- Ollerton – promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 3 (runners up)
- University of Derby – promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 3 (champions)
Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 West honours
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 2000–01 | 7 | Aylestonians | Ashby | No relegation | [1] | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | 10 | Castle Donington | East Leake | No relegation | [2] | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | 10 | Leesbrook | Boots Athletic | No relegation | [3] | |||||||||
| 2003–04 | 10 | Chesterfield Panthers[lower-alpha 3] | Dronfield[lower-alpha 4] | No relegation | [4] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
- Aylestonians (1)
- Castle Donington (1)
- Chesterfield Panthers (1)
- Leesbrook (1)
Notes
- Despite the name Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire, most Lincolnshire based teams would play in Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 East.
- 2nd team of Chesterfield Panthers RUFC.
- League restructuring saw champions Chesterfield Panthers promoted into the newly introduced Notts, Lincs, Derbyshire/North Leicestershire.
- As part of league restructuring runners up Dronfield who also be promoted into Notts, Lincs, Derbyshire/North Leicestershire. The rest of the clubs in the division were transferred into respective new level 10 leagues. Melbourne (3rd), University of Derby (4th), Belper (5th), Rolls-Royce (8th) and Tupton (10th) would go into Derbyshire/North Leicestershire, while Aylestone Athletic (6th) and Aylestone St James (7th) went into East Midlands/South Leicestershire 2.
See also
References
- "2000-2001 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- "2001-2002 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- "2002-2003 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- "2003-2004 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 17 January 2021.