Midlands_3_East_(North)
Midlands 3 East (North)
Rugby union league
Midlands 3 East (North) is a level 8 English Rugby Union league and level 3 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. When this division began in 1992 it was known as Midlands East 2, until it was split into two regional divisions called Midlands 4 East (North) and Midlands 4 East (South) ahead of the 2000–01 season. Further restructuring of the Midlands leagues ahead of the 2009–10 season, led to the current name of Midlands 3 East (North).
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Current season or competition: 2019–20 Midlands 3 East (North) | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) (as Midlands East 2) |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Ashby (2nd title) (2019–20 (promoted to Midlands 2 East (North)) |
| Most titles | Ashbourne, Ashby, Grimsby, Oakham (2 titles) |
| Website | England RFU |
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Promoted teams tend to move up to Midlands 2 East (North) while demoted teams typically drop to Midlands 4 East (North). Each year all clubs in the division also take part in the RFU Senior Vase - a level 8 national competition.
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.
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- Ashby
- Ashfield
- Bakewell Mannerians (relegated from Midlands 2 East)
- Belper
- Birstall (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
- Buxton (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
- Chesterfield Panthers
- Grimsby
- Lincoln
- Mansfield (relegated from Midlands 2 East)
- Rolls-Royce (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
- Sleaford
- Ashby (relegated from Midlands 2 East (North))
- Ashfield (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
- Aylestone St James
- Belper (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
- Boston
- Chesterfield Panthers
- Grimsby
- Kesteven
- Lincoln
- Loughborough (relegated from Midlands 2 East (North))
- Nottingham Moderns
- Sleaford
- Amber Valley (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
- Aylestone St James
- Boston
- Chesterfield Panthers (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
- Grimsby
- Kesteven (relegated from Midlands 2 East (North))
- Lincoln
- Mellish
- Melton Mowbray
- Nottingham Moderns RFC
- Sleaford
- Southwell
- Ashby
- Aylestone St James (relegated from Midlands 2 East (North))
- Boston (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
- East Retford
- Grimsby
- Lincoln
- Mellish
- Nottingham Moderns
- Skegness (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
- Sleaford (relegated from Midlands 2 East (North))
- Southwell
- West Bridgford
- Amber Valley
- Ashby
- Belper
- East Retford (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
- Grimsby
- Kesteven
- Lincoln
- Melbourne
- Mellish
- Nottingham Moderns (relegated from Midlands 2 East (North))
- Southwell (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
- West Bridgford RFC (relegated from Midlands 2 East (North))
- Amber Valley
- Ashby
- Belper
- Dronfield
- Grimsby
- Kesteven
- Lincoln
- Melbourne
- Mellish
- Nottingham Boots Corsairs
- Sleaford
- Worksop
- Amber Valley
- Ashbourne
- Ashfield
- Dronfield (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
- Grimsby
- Kesteven
- Melbourne
- Mellish
- Nottingham Casuals
- Sleaford
- Southwell
- Worksop
- Ashbourne
- Bakewell Mannerians
- Coalville
- Grimsby
- Ilkeston
- Lincoln
- Loughborough
- Melton Mowbray
- Nottingham Moderns
- Sleaford
- Spalding
- West Bridgford
Teams in Midlands 3 East (North) and Midlands 3 East (South) were originally part of a single division called Midlands 2 East, which contained the following sides when it was introduced in 1992:
- Coalville - promoted from East Midlands/Leicestershire (6th)
- Glossop - promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (6th)
- Kesteven - promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (9th)
- Kettering - promoted from East Midlands/Leicestershire (7th)
- Lincoln - promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (10th)
- Long Buckby - promoted from East Midlands 1 (champions)
- Lutterworth - promoted from East Midlands/Leicestershire (10th)
- Market Rasen & Louth - promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (runners up)
- Northampton BBOB - promoted from East Midlands/Leicestershire (9th)
- South Leicester - promoted from Leicestershire 1 (champions)
- Southwell - promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (7th)
- Stamford - promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (8th)
- Wellingborough - promoted from East Midlands/Leicestershire (8th)
- Worksop - promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (champions)
Midlands East 2 (1992–1993)
Midlands 3 East (North) and Midlands 3 East (South) were originally part of a single tier 8 division called Midlands East 2. Promotion was to Midlands East 1 and relegation was to either East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 or Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1.
Midlands East 2 (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 Midlands 2 East dropped to become a tier 9 league. Promotion continued to Midlands East 1 while relegation was to either East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 or Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1.
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| 1993–94 | 13 | Long Buckby | Wellingborough | Dronfield, Kesteven | [2] | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | 13 | Ilkeston | Huntingdon & District | Worksop, Grimsby, Luton | [3] | |||||||||
| 1995–96 | 13 | Lutterworth | Old Northamptonians[lower-alpha 1] | No relegation[lower-alpha 2] | [4] | |||||||||
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Midlands East 2 (1996–2000)
At the end of the 1995–96 season National 5 North was discontinued and Midlands East 2 returned to being a tier 8 league. Promotion continued to Midlands East 1 while relegation was to either East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 or Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1.
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| Season | No. of teams | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 1996–97 | 17 | Northampton Men's Own | Northampton Old Scouts | Chesterfield Panthers, East Retford, Mellish | [5] | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | 17 | Dunstablians | Oadby Wyggestonian | Bedford Queens, Northampton BBOB | [6] | |||||||||
| 1998–99 | 17 | Luton | South Leicester | Nottingham Casuals, Biggleswade | ||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | 17 | Market Bosworth[lower-alpha 3] | Long Eaton[lower-alpha 4] | No relegation[lower-alpha 5] | ||||||||||
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Midlands 4 East (North) (2000–2006)
Restructuring ahead of the 2000–01 season saw Midlands East 2 split into two tier 8 regional leagues - Midlands 4 East (North) and Midlands 4 East (South). Promotion was now to Midlands 3 East (North)[lower-alpha 6] and relegation to either Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East or Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West[lower-alpha 7].
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| 2000–01 | 10 | Matlock | Market Rasen & Louth | Worksop, Ashfield, Belper | [7] | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | 10 | Loughborough Students | Paviors | Melbourne, East Retford, Amber Valley | [8] | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | 10 | Mellish | West Bridgford | Ashfield, Long Eaton | [9] | |||||||||
| 2003–04 | 10 | Grimsby | Lincoln | Buxton | [10] | |||||||||
| 2004–05 | 10 | Oakham | Ashfield | Nottingham Casuals, East Leake | [11] | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | 10 | Ashbourne | Sleaford | No relegation[lower-alpha 8] | [12] | |||||||||
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Midlands 4 East (North) (2006–2009)
Midlands 4 East (North) continued to be a tier 8 league with promotion up into Midlands 3 East (North). However, the cancellation of Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West at the end of the 2005–06 season meant that relegation was now to the newly introduced Midlands 5 East (North).
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| Season | No. of teams | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 2006–07 | 12 | Grimsby | West Bridgford | Chesterfield Panthers, East Retford | [13] | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | 12 | Bakewell Mannerians | Ashbourne | Castle Donington | [14] | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | 12 | Market Rasen & Louth | Belgrave | No relegation[lower-alpha 9] | [15] | |||||||||
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Midlands 3 East (North) (2009–present)
League restructuring by the RFU meant that Midlands 4 East (North) and Midlands 4 East (South) were renamed as Midlands 3 East (North) and Midlands 3 East (South), with both leagues remaining at tier 8. Promotion was now to Midlands 2 East (North) (formerly Midlands 3 East (North)) and relegation to Midlands 4 East (North) (formerly Midlands 5 East (North)).
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| Season | No. of teams | Champions | Runners-up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 2009–10 | 11 | Oakham | Ashby | Boston | [16] | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | 12 | Ashbourne | Nottingham Casuals | Ashfield, Southwell | [17] | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | 12 | Dronfield | Sleaford | Nottingham Corsairs, Worksop | [18] | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | 12 | Melbourne | Kesteven | Amber Valley, Belper | [19] | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | 12 | Ashby | West Bridgford | Skegness, East Retford | [20] | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | 12 | Melton Mowbray | Southwell | Mellish, Amber Valley | M[21] | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | 12 | Kesteven | Loughborough | Nottingham Moderns, Boston | [22] | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | 12 | Lincoln | Bakewell Mannerians | Chesterfield Panthers, Ashfield | [23] | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | 13 | Long Eaton | Ashby | Grimsby, Sileby Town | [24] | |||||||||
| 2018–19 | 12 | Nottingham Casuals | Ashfield | Tupton, Sleaford | [25] | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | 12 | Ashby | Southwell | Rolls-Royce, Nottingham Moderns | [26] | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | 12 | |||||||||||||
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- Ashbourne (2)
- Ashby (2)
- Grimsby (2)
- Oakham (2)
- Bakewell Mannerians (1)
- Dronfield (1)
- Dunstablians (1)[lower-alpha 10]
- Ilkeston (1)[lower-alpha 11]
- Kesteven (1)
- Kettering (1)[lower-alpha 12]
- Lincoln (1)
- Long Buckby (1)[lower-alpha 13]
- Long Eaton (1)
- Loughborough Students (1)
- Lutterworth (1)[lower-alpha 14]
- Luton (1)[lower-alpha 15]
- Market Bosworth (1)[lower-alpha 16]
- Market Rasen & Louth (1)
- Matlock (1)
- Melbourne (1)
- Mellish (1)
- Melton Mowbray (1)
- Northampton Men's Own (1)[lower-alpha 17]
- Nottingham Casuals (1)
- Due to the cancellation of National 5 North at the end of the season, eight clubs were promoted including Lincoln, Wellingborough, Nottingham Moderns, Ashbourne, Northampton BBOB and Coalville.
- Due to widespread restructuring caused by the cancellation of National 5 North there was no relegation.
- Champions Market Bosworth would be promoted into the new Midlands 3 East (North).
- Due to Midlands league restructuring five clubs would be promoted including Glossop (3rd) and Loughborough who would go up into Midlands 3 East (North), while Vipers (4th) would go up into Midlands 3 East (South).
- As Midlands East 2 was due to split up into two regional leagues there was no relegation. Clubs that were not promoted were transferred into either Midlands 4 East (North) or Midlands 4 East (South).
- Prior to the 2000–01 season Midlands 3 East (North) and Midlands 3 East (South) were part of a Midlands East 1.
- Prior to the 2000–01 season, teams from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West were part of either East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 or Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1.
- Dunstablians title was when league was single division known as Midlands East 2.
- Kettering's title was when league was single division known as Midlands East 2.
- Luton's title was when league was single division known as Midlands East 2.
- Market Bosworth's title was when league was single division known as Midlands East 2.
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