Staffordshire 1
Current season or competition:
2003–04 Staffordshire 2
SportRugby union
Instituted1987 (1987)
Ceased2004 (2004)
Country England
HoldersEccleshall (2nd title) (2003–04)
(promoted to Staffordshire 1)
Most titlesRugeley (3 titles)

Staffordshire 2 was a tier 10 English Rugby Union league with teams from Staffordshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Staffordshire 1 and there was no relegation. Staffordshire 2 was cancelled at the end of the 2003–04 season and all teams transferred into Staffordshire 1.

Original teams

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

Staffordshire 2 honours

Staffordshire 1 (1987–1992)

The original Staffordshire 2 was a tier 10 league with promotion up to Staffordshire 1 and no relegation. At the end of the 1991–92 season the merging of all Staffordshire and Warwickshire leagues meant that Staffordshire 2 was discontinued for the years that these leagues were active[lower-alpha 7].

Staffordshire 2
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
1987–889UttoxeterGEC St LeonardsNo relegation[2]
1988–8910EccleshallWednesburyNo relegation[3]
1989–909Rubery OwenLinley & KidsgroveNo relegation[4]
1990–918WednesburyCannockNo relegation[5]
1991–928RugeleyOld OaksNo relegation[6]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Staffordshire 2 (1999–2000)

At the end of the 1998–99 season Staffordshire 2 was reintroduced as a level 11 league following the splitting of Staffordshire into two divisions. Promotion was to Staffordshire 1 and there was no relegation.

Staffordshire 2
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
1999–007RugeleyStoneNo relegation[7]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Staffordshire 1 (2000–2005)

The cancellation of Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 would see Staffordshire 2 become a tier 10 league. Promotion was to Staffordshire 1 and there was no relegation. At the end of the 2003–04 season Staffordshire 2 was cancelled and all teams transferred Staffordshire 1.

Staffordshire 2
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
2000–017CannockGnosallNo relegation[8]
2001–027RugeleyStoneNo relegation[9]
2002–037WhittingtonCannockNo relegation[10]
2003–045EccleshallMarket Drayton[lower-alpha 8]No relegation[11]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

Notes

  1. ↑ Cheadle RUFC have since disbanded.
  2. ↑ GEC St Leonards are now known as St Leonards RFC.
  3. ↑ Michelin RUFC have since disbanded.
  4. ↑ Old Oaks would later merge with Rubery Owen and Wulfrun in 1998 to form Essington RUFC.[1]
  5. ↑ Rubery Owen would later merge with Old Oaks and Wulfrun in 1998 to form Essington RUFC.[1]
  6. ↑ St Matthews Rugby Club have since disbanded.
  7. ↑ The new format included four divisions; Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1, Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2, Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 and Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4.
  8. ↑ Due to the cancellation of Staffordshire 2 all five clubs were promoted into Staffordshire 1 at the end of the season.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Club History". Essington RUFC. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. ↑ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1988). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988-89. Queen Anne Press. pp. 130–134. ISBN 0-356-15884-5.
  3. ↑ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1989). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989-90. Queen Anne Press. pp. 136–139. ISBN 0-356-17862-5.
  4. ↑ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1990). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990-91. Queen Anne Press. pp. 140–143. ISBN 0-356-19162-1.
  5. ↑ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1991). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991-92. Queen Anne Press. pp. 161–164. ISBN 0-356-20249-6.
  6. ↑ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1992). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992-93. Headline. pp. 183–185. ISBN 0-7472-7907-1.
  7. ↑ "1999-2000 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "2000-2001 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "2001-2002 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "2002-2003 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "2003-2004 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
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