Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3
Current season or competition: 1995–96 Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1992 |
| Ceased | 1996 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Burntwood (1st title) (1995–96) (transferred to Staffordshire[a]) |
| Most titles | Multiple teams (1 title) |
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.
Original teams
[edit]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[b] - transferred from Warwickshire 2 (7th)
- Shipston-on-Stour - transferred from Warwickshire 2 (9th)
- Standard - transferred from Warwickshire 3 (3rd)
- Warwick[c] - transferred from Warwickshire 3 (runners up)
- Wheaton Aston & Penkridge - transferred from Staffordshire 2 (4th)
- Wulfrun[d] - transferred from Staffordshire 2 (5th)
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 honours
[edit]Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 (1992–1993)
[edit]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)
[edit]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[e] | [4] | |||||||||
| 1994–95 | 12 | Old Warwickians | Alcester | Warwick, Old Oaks, Standard | [5] | |||||||||
| 1995–96 | 12 | Burntwood[f] | Linley & Kidsgrove[g] | No relegation[h] | [6] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are the promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
[edit]- Atherstone (1)
- Burntwood (1)
- Old Warwickians (1)
- Shipston-on-Stour (1)
See also
[edit]- Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1
- Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2
- Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4
- Midlands RFU
- Staffordshire RU
- Warwickshire RFU
- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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.