Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3
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.
Current season or competition: 1995–96 Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 | |
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1992 |
| Ceased | 1996 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Burntwood (1st title) (1995–96) (transferred to Staffordshire[lower-alpha 1]) |
| Most titles | Multiple teams (1 title) |
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:
- Alcester - transferred from Warwickshire 3 (champions)
- Atherstone - transferred from Warwickshire 2 (8th)
- Claverdon - transferred from Warwickshire 2 (10th)
- Harbury - transferred from Warwickshire 2 (11th)
- Michelin - transferred from Staffordshire 2 (6th)
- Old Warwickians[lower-alpha 2] - transferred from Warwickshire 2 (7th)
- Shipston-on-Stour - transferred from Warwickshire 2 (9th)
- Standard - transferred from Warwickshire 3 (3rd)
- Warwick[lower-alpha 3] - transferred from Warwickshire 3 (runners up)
- Wheaton Aston & Penkridge - transferred from Staffordshire 2 (4th)
- Wulfrun[lower-alpha 4] - transferred from Staffordshire 2 (5th)
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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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1992–93 | 12 | Atherstone | Harbury | Coventry Technical | [3] | |||||||||
| 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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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1993–94 | 13 | Shipston-on-Stour | Warwickshire Police | No relegation[lower-alpha 5] | [4] | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | 12 | Old Warwickians | Alcester | Warwick, Old Oaks, Standard | [5] | |||||||||
| 1995–96 | 12 | Burntwood[lower-alpha 6] | Linley & Kidsgrove[lower-alpha 7] | No relegation[lower-alpha 8] | [6] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
- Atherstone (1)
- Burntwood (1)
- Old Warwickians (1)
- Shipston-on-Stour (1)
Notes
- Typically champions Burntwood would be promoted to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2 but the splitting of the Staffordshire and Warwickshire leagues meant they were transferred to Staffordshire instead.
- In 2004 Old Warwickians RFC would merge with Warwick RFC to form Warwickian RUFC.[1]
- In 2004 Warwick RFC would merge with Old Warwickians RFC to form Warwickian RUFC.[1]
- Wulfrun would later merge with Old Oaks and Rubery Owen in 1998 to form Essington RUFC.[2]
- Although there was no relegation, 5th place Wulfrun would be transferred to North Midlands 3 ahead of the 1994–95 season.
- Restructuring meant that champions Burntwood were transferred to Staffordshire 1.
- Restructuring meant that clubs would be transferred to different leagues. Linley & Kidsgrove (2nd), Rubery Owen (4th), Rugeley (5th), Bloxwich (6th) and Wheaton Aston & Penkridge (7th) would go into Staffordshire, while Claverdon (3rd), Shottery (8th), Standard (9th), Rugby Welsh (10th), Harbury (11th) and Coventry Technical (12th) would go into Warwickshire.
- Restructuring meant there was no relegation.
See also
References
- "Warwickian Rugby Club to mark 80th birthday". Coventry Telegraph. 16 July 2009.
- "Club History". Essington RUFC. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1993). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993-94. Headline. pp. 164–167. ISBN 0-7472-7891-1.
- Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1994). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993-94. Headline. pp. 164–167. ISBN 0-7472-7891-1.
- Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1995). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994-95. Headline. pp. 176–179. ISBN 0-7472-7850-4.
- Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1996). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1995-96. Headline. pp. 192–195. ISBN 0-7472-7816-4.