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North Midlands 4

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North Midlands 4
Current season or competition:
1991–92 North Midlands 4
SportRugby union
Instituted1987; 37 years ago (1987)
Ceased1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Number of teams14
Country England
HoldersBournville (1st title) (1991–92)
(promoted to North Midlands 2[a])
Most titlesMultiple teams (1 title)
WebsiteNorth Midlands RFU

North Midlands 4 was a tier 10 English Rugby Union league with teams from Birmingham, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to North Midlands 3 and there was no relegation. After five seasons North Midlands 4 was cancelled at the end of the 1991–92 campaign with teams transferred into either North Midlands 2 or North Midlands 3 depending on final league ranking.

Original teams

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When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:

North Midlands 4 honours

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North Midlands 4
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
1987–88 10 West Midlands Police Veseyans No relegation [4]
1988–89 13 Tenbury Birchfield No relegation [5]
1989–90 13 Ross-on-Wye Bromyard No relegation [6]
1990–91 13 Old Moseleians Kynoch No relegation [7]
1991–92 14 Bournville[e] Birchfield[f] No relegation [8]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

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Notes

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  1. ^ Midlands league restructuring meant that Bournville were promoted two levels up into North Midlands 2 instead of North Midlands 3.
  2. ^ Bewdley would later merge with Stourport RFC in 2004 to form part of that clubs 3rd XV.[1]
  3. ^ Birchfield RUFC would later merge with Kynoch RFC in 2003 to form Birmingham Barbarians RFC.[2]
  4. ^ Old Centrals RFC would later merge with Witton RFC in 1998 to form Aldridge RFC.[3]
  5. ^ Restructuring of the Midlands leagues meant that champions Bournville were promoted two levels up into North Midlands 2.
  6. ^ Restructuring meant that the top four clubs were promoted two levels up into North Midlands 2 including Market Drayton and Bromyard. The rest of the teams in the division were promoted into North Midlands 3.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Merger seen as best option for strapped sides". Worcester News. 16 September 2004.
  2. ^ "Yards too strong for league leaders". Old Yardleians RFC. 22 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Aldridge RFC, History". Aldridge RFC. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1988). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988-89. Queen Anne Press. pp. 130–134. ISBN 0-356-15884-5.
  5. ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1989). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989-90. Queen Anne Press. pp. 136–139. ISBN 0-356-17862-5.
  6. ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1990). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990-91. Queen Anne Press. pp. 140–143. ISBN 0-356-19162-1.
  7. ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1991). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991-92. Queen Anne Press. pp. 161–164. ISBN 0-356-20249-6.
  8. ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1992). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992-93. Headline. pp. 183–185. ISBN 0-7472-7907-1.
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