Regional 1 Midlands
Introduction '''Regional 1 Midlands''' (until 2021–22 known as '''Midlands Premier''' and up until 2016–17 known as National League 3 Midlands) is a level five semi-professional league in the English rugby union system. It is one of six leagues at this level. When this division began in 1987 it was known as Midlands Division 1.The format of the league was changed at the beginning of the 2009–10 season following a reorganisation by the Rugby Football Union (RFU), and the name change from National League 3 to Premier was introduced for the 2017–18 season by the RFU in order to lessen confusion for what is a series of regional leagues. Regional 1 Midlands is the highest regional rugby union league in the English Midlands.Dudley Kingswinford  are the current champions and are promoted to National League 2 West. Lichfield (11th) and Nuneaton (12th) are relegated to Regional 2 North Midlands and Regional 2 East Midlands.
Format The club that finishes as champions is automatically promoted to National League 2 West. Relegated teams drop down to either, Regional 2 East Midlands, Regional 2 North Midlands or Regional 2 West Midlands, depending on their location, and other factors such as the location of relegated and promoted teams in other divisions.The season runs from September to April and comprises twenty-two rounds of matches, with each club playing each of its rivals home and away. The results of the matches contribute points to the league table as follows:*    4 points are awarded for a win*    2 points are awarded for a draw*    0 points are awarded for a loss, however*    1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer*    1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match
Current season ===Participating teams and locations===TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Banbury  Bodicote Park  2500 (250 seats) Banbury, Oxfordshire  Transferred from Regional 1 South Central (10th) Bridgnorth  Edgar Davies Ground   Bridgnorth, Shropshire  2nd Broadstreet  Ivor Preece Field  1,500 (250 seats)  Binley Woods, Coventry, West Midlands  10th Bromsgrove  Finstall Park   Bromsgrove, Worcestershire  4th Burton  Battlestead Croft, Tatenhill  5,500 (600 seats  Burton, Staffordshire  6th Derby  Haslams Lane   Derby, Derbyshire  8th Kenilworth  Glasshouse Lane   Kenilworth, Warwickshire  5th Old Halesonians  Wassell Grove   Hagley, Stourbridge, Worcestershire  Promoted from Regional 2 West Midlands (1st) Oxford Harlequins  Marston Ferry Road   Oxford, Oxfordshire  Transferred from Regional 1 South Central (4th) Stoke-on-Trent  Hartwell Lane   Barlaston, Staffordshire  9th Stourbridge  Stourton Park  3,500 (499 seats)  Stourbridge, West Midlands  Relegated from National 2 West (14th) Syston  Barkby Road   Queniborough, Leicestershire  3rd===League table==='''2023–24 Regional 1 Midlands'''TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPoints 1  '''Oxford Harlequins'''  18  16  0  2  733  295  +438  15  1  '''80''' 2  Stourbridge  17  13  1  3  624  349  +275  13  3  '''70''' 3  Bridgnorth  18  10  0  8  540  466  +74  11  5  '''56''' 4  Bromsgrove  16  10  0  6  470  336  +134  8  3  '''51''' 5  Banbury  16  9  1  6  470  414  +56  11  1  '''50''' 6  Syston  18  10  0  8  486  397  +89  6  2  '''48''' 7  Burton  17  9  0  8  403  454  −51  8  4  '''48''' 8  Stoke-on-Trent  18  8  0  8  440  419  +21  10  4  '''46''' 9  Derby  17  8  0  9  499  490  +9  9  2  '''43''' 10  Kenilworth  16  6  0  10  457  528  −71  9  4  '''37''' 11  Old Halesonians  15  1  0  14  262  551  −289  2  1  '''7''' 12  Broadstreet  18  0  0  18  201  886  −685  1  2  '''3'''*If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:# Number of matches won# Difference between points for and against# Total number of points for# Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams# Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are the relegation places '''Updated: 17 February 2024'''Source: ===Results===
2022–23 ===Participating teams and locations===TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Bridgnorth  Edgar Davies Ground   Bridgnorth, Shropshire  4th Broadstreet  Ivor Preece Field  1,500 (250 seats)  Binley Woods, Coventry, West Midlands  9th Bromsgrove  Finstall Park   Bromsgrove, Worcestershire  6th Burton  Battlestead Croft, Tatenhill  5,500 (600 seats  Burton, Staffordshire  7th Derby  Haslams Lane   Derby, Derbyshire  Promoted from Midlands 1 East (3rd) Dudley Kingswinford   Heathbrook  2,260 (260 seats)  Kingswinford, Dudley, West Midlands  10th Kenilworth  Glasshouse Lane   Kenilworth, Warwickshire  Promoted from Midlands 1 West (2nd) Lichfield  Cooke Fields   Lichfield, Staffordshire  Promoted from Midlands 1 West (champions) Nuneaton  Liberty Way  4,314 (514 seats)  Nuneaton, Warwickshire  11h Oundale  Occupation Road   Oundle, Northamptonshire  14th Stoke-on-Trent  Hartwell Lane   Barlaston, Staffordshire  Promoted from Midlands 1 East 3rd Syston  Barkby Road   Queniborough, Leicestershire  3rd===Final league table==='''Regional 1 Midlands 2022–23'''TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPoints '''P'''  '''Dudley Kingswinford'''  22  17  0  5  671  372  299  13  4  '''85''' 2  Bridgnorth  22  16  0  6  631  499  132  13  5  '''82'''  3  Syston  22  16  0  6  761  414  347  13  2  '''79''' 4  Bromsgrove  22  13  1  8  666  480  186  14  7  '''75''' 5  Kenilworth  22  14  0  8  621  507  114  11  4  '''71''' 6  Burton  22  9  0  13  560  595  −35  12  7  '''55''' 7  Oundle  22  9  0  13  481  617  −136  12  6  '''54''' 8  Derby  22  10  1  11  562  691  129  9  2  '''53''' 9  Stoke-on-Trent  22  8  0  14  607  699  −92  13  6  '''51''' 10  Broadstreet  22  8  0  14  504  698  −194  9  5  '''46''' '''R'''  Lichfield  22  6  0  16  544  836  −292  10  3  '''37''' '''R'''  Nuneaton  22  5  0  17  485  685  −200  8  7  '''35'''*If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:# Number of matches won# Difference between points for and against# Total number of points for# Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams# Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are the relegation places '''Updated: 12 April 2023'''Source: ===Results===
2021–22 ===Participating teams and locations===Ten of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. They are joined by one relegated side, Scunthorpe (from National League 2 North), while the three teams promoted into the division are Dudley Kingswinford (from Midlands 1 West, Oundle and Syston (both from Midlands 1 East. Last seasons champions, Bournville were promoted into National League 2 North. Teams relegated from the division were Kettering and Peterborough (who drop to Midlands 1 East). Also not returning are South Leicester who withdrew from the league during the 2019–20 season and drop to Midlands 4 East (South) for the coming season.The teams competing in 2021–22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019–20, the 'previous season' column in the table below refers to that season not 2020–21.TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Bridgnorth  Edgar Davies Ground   Bridgnorth, Shropshire  4th Broadstreet  Ivor Preece Field  1,500 (250 seats)  Binley Woods, Coventry, West Midlands  11th Bromsgrove  Finstall Park   Bromsgrove, Worcestershire  6th Burton  Peel Croft  5,500 (600 seats)  Burton, Staffordshire  9th Doncaster Phoenix  Castle Park  5,000  Doncaster, South Yorkshire  7th Dudley Kingswinford  Heathbrook  2,260 (260 seats)  Kingswinford, Dudley, West Midlands  Promoted from Midlands 1 West (champions) Newport (Salop)  The Old Showground   Newport, Shropshire  2nd Nuneaton  Liberty Way  4,314 (514 seats)  Nuneaton, Warwickshire  8th Oundale  Occupation Road   Oundle, Northamptonshire  Promoted from Midlands 1 East (runners-up) Paviors  The Ron Rossin Ground   Nottingham, Nottinghamshire  10th Sandbach  Bradwall Road   Sandbach, Cheshire  5th Scunthorpe  Heslam Park   Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire  Relegated from National League 2 South (14th) Sheffield  Abbeydale Park  3,200 (100 seats)  Sheffield, South Yorkshire  3rd Syston  Barkby Road   Queniborough, Leicestershire  Promoted from Midlands 1 East (champions)===Final league table==='''Midlands Premier 2021–22'''TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPoints 1  '''Newport (Salop)'''  26  23  0  3  1008  464  544  21  1  '''114''' 2  Sheffield  26  21  0  5  742  340  402  14  3  '''101''' 3  Syston  26  17  0  9  741  423  318  14  7  '''89'''  4  Bridgnorth  26  16  2  8  742  655  87  16  3  '''87''' 5  Sandbach  26  16  1  9  733  537  196  12  4  '''82''' 6  Bromsgrove  26  15  0  11  774  582  192  15  4  '''79''' 7  Burton  26  12  1  13  721  695  26  18  5  '''73''' 8  Scunthorpe  26  14  1  11  627   786  −159  11  2  '''71''' 9  Broadstreet  26  10  0  16  565  698  −133  8  3  '''51''' 10  Dudley Kingswinford  26  10  0  16  509  674  −165  5  4  '''49''' 11  Nuneaton  26  9  0  17  559  754  −195  10  2  '''48''' 12  Doncaster Phoenix  26  7  0  19  465  763  −298  7  4  '''39''' 13  Paviors   26  5  2  19  438  860  −422  5  3  '''32''' 14  Oundale  26  3  1  22  470  863  −393  6  9  '''29'''*If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:# Number of matches won# Difference between points for and against# Total number of points for# Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams# Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled Green background is the promotion places. Pink background No relegation due to league reorganisation'''Updated: 5 June 2022'''Source:
2020–21 On 30 October 2020 the RFU announced that due to the coronavirus pandemic a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning Midlands Premier was not contested.
2019–20 ===Participating teams and locations===Nine of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. They are joined by two relegated sides; Peterborough Lions and South Leicester (relegated from National League 2 North), while the three teams promoted into the division are Bromsgrove, Kettering and Paviors. In order to address an imbalance of teams at level 5, Bedford Athletic have been level transferred into the division from London & South East Premier. Birmingham & Solihull were initially relegated into the division from National League 2 South but decided to drop out of the league system altogether (joining the Greater Birmingham Merit Leagues) as they became an amateur club.Last seasons champions, Scunthorpe were promoted into National League 2 North, along with Luctonians who won their play-off game against North Premier runners up Blaydon. Teams relegated from the division included Derby and Syston (who drop to Midlands 1 East) and Lichfield (who fall to Midlands 1 West).TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Bournville   Avery Fields   Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands  10th Bridgnorth  Edgar Davies Ground   Bridgnorth, Shropshire  5th Broadstreet  Ivor Preece Field  1,500 (250 seats)  Binley Woods, Coventry, West Midlands  4th Bromsgrove  Finstall Park   Bromsgrove, Worcestershire  Promoted from Midlands 1 West (champions) Burton  Peel Croft  5,500 (600 seats)  Burton, Staffordshire  8th Doncaster Phoenix  Castle Park  5,000  Doncaster, South Yorkshire  11th Kettering  Waverley Road  2,000  Kettering, Northamptonshire  Promoted from Midlands 1 East (champions) Newport (Salop)  The Old Showground   Newport, Shropshire  3rd Nuneaton  Liberty Way  4,314 (514 seats)  Nuneaton, Warwickshire  7th Paviors  The Ron Rossin Ground   Nottingham, Nottinghamshire  Promoted from Midlands 1 East (play-off) Peterborough Lions  Bretton Woods   Bretton, Cambridgeshire  Relegated from National 2 North (14th) Sandbach  Bradwall Road   Sandbach, Cheshire  9th Sheffield  Abbeydale Park  3,200 (100 seats)  Sheffield, South Yorkshire  6th South Leicester  Welford Road Ground    Leicester, Leicestershire  Relegated from National 2 North (15th)
2018–19 ===Participating teams and locations===Nine of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. They are joined by Luctonians and Sheffield (relegated from National League 2 North), Broadstreet (relegated from National League 2 South), while the two teams promoted into the division are Burton and Syston. Last seasons champions Birmingham & Solihull were promoted into National League 2 South following a level transfer, while runners up Peterborough Lions RFC were promoted into National League 2 North after winning their play-off game against Hull. Teams relegated from the division included Old Halesonians, Longton and Newbold-on-Avon who all drop to Midlands 1 West.TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Bournville  Avery Fields   Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands  10th Bridgnorth  Edgar Davies Ground   Bridgnorth, Shropshire  5th Broadstreet  Ivor Preece Field  1,500 (250 seats)  Binley Woods, Coventry, West Midlands  Relegated from National 2 South (16th) Burton  Peel Croft  5,500 (600 seats)  Burton, Staffordshire  Promoted from Midlands 1 West (champions) Derby  Haslams Lane   Derby, Derbyshire  8th Doncaster Phoenix  Castle Park  5,000  Doncaster, South Yorkshire  6th Lichfield  Cooke Fields   Lichfield, Staffordshire  11th Luctonians  Mortimer Park  2,500 (300 seats)  Kingsland, Herefordshire  Relegated from National 2 North (14th) Newport (Salop)  The Old Showground   Newport, Shropshire  3rd Nuneaton  Liberty Way  4,314 (514 seats)  Nuneaton, Warwickshire  9th Sandbach  Bradwall Road   Sandbach, Cheshire  7th Scunthorpe  Heslam Park   Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire  4th Sheffield  Abbeydale Park  3,200 (100 seats)  Sheffield, South Yorkshire  Relegated from National 2 North (16th) Syston  Barkby Road   Queniborough, Leicestershire  Promoted from Midlands 1 East (playoff)
2017–18 ===Participating teams and locations===Nine of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. Scunthorpe were relegated from National League 2 North while the three teams promoted into the division included Newbold-on-Avon,Newport (Salop) and Bournville. Last seasons champions, Broadstreet, were promoted into National League 2 South following a level transfer, while runners-up Sheffield went into National League 2 North, having won their playoff game. Teams relegated from the league included Bedford Athletic and Syston, with Sandbach given a reprieve by the RFU in light of the London Welsh liquidation, by virtue of being the best ranked third bottom side in tier 5 for 2016–17.Finally Towcestrians were level transferred from Midlands Premier into London & South East Premier, while Doncaster Phoenix were level transferred into Midlands Premier from North Premier to address an imbalance of teams in the three divisions. Birmingham & Solihull won the title on 7 April.TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Birmingham & Solihull  Portway   Portway, Birmingham, West Midlands  5th Bournville  Bournbrook / Metchley Park   Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands  Promoted from Midlands 1 West (playoffs) Bridgnorth  Edgar Davies Ground   Bridgnorth, Shropshire  6th Derby  Haslams Lane   Derby, Derbyshire  9th Doncaster Phoenix  Castle Park  5,000  Doncaster, South Yorkshire  Level transfer from North Premier (11th) Lichfield  Cooke Fields   Lichfield, Staffordshire  7th Longton  Trentham Fields   Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire  11th Newbold-on-Avon  Parkfield Road   Newbold-on-Avon, Rugby, Warwickshire  Promoted from Midlands 1 East (champions) Newport (Salop)  The Old Showground   Newport, Shropshire  Promoted from Midlands 1 West (champions) Nuneaton  Liberty Way  4,314 (514 seats)  Nuneaton, Warwickshire  3rd Old Halesonians  Wassell Grove   Hagley, Stourbridge, Worcestershire  8th Peterborough Lions  Bretton Woods   Bretton, Cambridgeshire  4th Sandbach  Bradwall Road   Sandbach, Cheshire  12th (reprieve from RFU) Scunthorpe  Heslam Park   Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire  Relegated from National 2 North (15th)
2016–17 ===Participating teams and locations===Eight of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. They are joined by Broadstreet who were relegated from National 2 North while four teams were promoted into the league – Bedford Athletic, Bridgnorth, Derby and Towcestrians (who were level transferred from the south-west league on promotion) – as well as Sheffield who were level transferred from National League 3 North having finished 7th the previous season. Scunthorpe (champions) and Hinckley (play-off) were promoted into National League 2 North while Old Northamptonians were relegated to Midlands 1 East and Sutton Coldfield and Newport (Salop) both dropped to Midlands 1 West. In order to address a league imbalance due to only one team coming down from National League 2 South, Bromsgrove (who had finished 11th), were level transferred to National League 3 South West.TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Bedford Athletic  Putnoe Woods  500  Bedford, Bedfordshire  promoted from Midlands 1 East (champions) Birmingham & Solihull  Portway   Portway, Birmingham, West Midlands  7th Bridgnorth  Edgar Davies Ground   Bridgnorth, Shropshire  promoted from Midlands 1 West (champions) Broadstreet  Ivor Preece Field  250 (seats)  Coventry, West Midlands  relegated from 2015–16 National League 2 North (15th) Derby  Haslams Lane   Derby, Derbyshire  promoted from Midlands 1 East (play-off) Lichfield  Cooke Fields   Lichfield, Staffordshire  11th Longton  Trentham Fields   Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire  8th Nuneaton  Liberty Way  4,314 (514 seats)  Nuneaton, Warwickshire  5th Old Halesonians  Wassell Grove   Hagley, Stourbridge, Worcestershire  3rd Peterborough Lions  Bretton Woods   Bretton, Cambridgeshire  4th Sandbach  Bradwell Road   Sandbach, Cheshire  10th Sheffield  Abbeydale Park  3,200 (100 seats)  Sheffield, South Yorkshire  level transfer from National League 3 North (7th) Syston  Barkby Road   Queniborough, Leicestershire  6th Towcestrians  Greens Norton Road   Towcester, Northamptonshire  promoted from South West 1 East (champions) ===Final league table==='''National League 3 Midlands 2016–17'''TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPoints 1  '''Broadstreet''' (P)  26  20  1  5  759  412  347  13  3  '''98''' 2  Sheffield (P)  26  19  0  7  717  434  283  16  4  '''96''' 3  Nuneaton  26  19  1  6  737  441  296  12  4  '''94'''  4  Peterborough Lions  26  16  2  8  627  515  112  11  4  '''83''' 5  Birmingham & Solihull  26  17  1  8  545  445  100  7  0  '''77''' 6  Bridgnorth  26  13  0  13  511  485  26  5  6  '''63''' 7  Lichfield  26  11  1  14  593  775  −182  11  6  '''63''' 8  Old Halesonians  26  12  0  14  590   638  −48  11  3  '''62''' 9  Derby  26  10  0  16  646  715  −69  12  7  '''59''' 10  Towcestrians  26  10  1  15  526  625  −99  11  5  '''58''' 11  Longton  26  10  0  16  632  789  −157  11  3  '''54''' 12  Sandbach  26  9  2  15  564  678  −114  5  7  '''52''' 13  Bedford Athletic (R)  26  5  1  20  606  704  −98  12  12  '''46''' 14  Syston (R)  26  5  2  19  381  778  −397  2  3  '''29'''*If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:# Number of matches won# Difference between points for and against# Total number of points for# Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams# Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places. '''Updated: 29 April 2017'''Source: ===Promotion play-off===Each season, the runners-up in the National League 3 Midlands, and National League 3 North participate in a play-off for promotion to National League 2 North. The team with the best playing record, in this case Rossendale, hosted the match and lost to their opponents Sheffield, 31 – 32.TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPoints Rossendale  26  21  0  5  852  443  409  14  1  '''99''' Sheffield '''(P)'''  26  19  0  7  717  434  283  16  4  '''96'''----
2015–16 ===Participating teams and locations===Despite leading the table for most of the season Hinckley lost 13 – 23 on the final week-end of the season to Scunthorpe, to finish in second place for the second season in a row. Scunthorpe started the day four points behind and finished top due to winning one more match over the season. Two of last seasons promoted teams were relegated; Newport (Salop) to Midland 1 West and Old Northamptonians to Midland 1 East. The third relegated team is Sutton Coldfield.TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Birmingham & Solihull  Portway   Portway, Birmingham, West Midlands  Relegated from National 2 North (15th) Bromsgrove  Finstall Park   Bromsgrove, Worcestershire  6th Hinckley  Leicester Road   Hinckley, Leicestershire  2nd (lost play-off) Lichfield  Cooke Fields   Lichfield, Staffordshire  9th Longton  Trentham Fields   Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire  10th Newport (Salop)  The Old Showground   Newport, Shropshire  promoted from Midlands 1 West (champions) Nuneaton  Liberty Way  4,314 (514 seats)  Nuneaton, Warwickshire  4th Old Halesonians  Wassell Grove   Hagley, Stourbridge, Worcestershire  5th Old Northamptonians   Sir Humphrey Cripps Pavilion   Northampton, Northamptonshire  promoted from Midlands 1 East (play-off) Peterborough Lions  Bretton Woods   Bretton, Cambridgeshire  3rd Sandbach  Bradwell Road   Sandbach, Cheshire  8th Scunthorpe  Heslam Park   Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire  7th Sutton Coldfield  Roger Smoldon Ground   Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands  11th Syston  Barkby Road   Queniborough, Leicestershire  promoted from Midlands 1 East (champions)===Final league table==='''National League 3 Midlands 2015–16'''TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPoints 1  '''Scunthorpe''' (C)   26  23  0  3  766  343  423  14  2  '''108''' 2  '''Hinckley''' (P)  26  22  1  3  790  343  447  16  2  '''108''' 3  Old Halesonians   26  18  0  8  630  408  222  13  6  '''91'''  4  Peterborough Lions   26  15  0  11  593  464  129  10  4  '''69''' 5  Nuneaton   26  14  0  12  573  463  110  8  5  '''69''' 6  Syston   26  13  0  13  538  562  −24  11  4  '''67''' 7  Birmingham & Solihull   26  13  0  13  500  475  25  8  6  '''66''' 8  Longton  26  11  1  14  530   577  −47  12  3  61 9  Bromsgrove  26  12  0  14  559  670  –111  8  3  '''59''' 10  Sandbach  26  11  0  15  546  591  −45  9  4  '''57''' 11  Lichfield  26  9  0  17  600  683  −83  12  7  '''55''' 12  Old Northamptonians (R)  26  9  0  17  498  702  −204  6  7  '''49''' 13  Newport (Salop) (R)  26  8  0  18  451  738  –287  6  0  '''38''' 14  Sutton Coldfield (R)  26  3  0  23  412  967  –555  2  4  '''18'''*If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:# Number of matches won# Difference between points for and against# Total number of points for# Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams# Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places. '''Updated: 27 April 2016'''Source: ===Promotion play-off===Each season, the runners-up in the National League 3 Midland, and National League 3 North participate in a play-off for promotion to National League 2 North. The team with the best playing record, in this case Hinckley, host the match and they beat their opponents Wirral 33 – 20.TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints forPoints againstPoints diffTry bonusLoss bonusPoints Hinckley '''(P)'''  26  22  1  3  790  343  447  16  2  '''108''' Wirral Rugby Club  26  19  0  7  677  486  191  13  4  '''93'''--------
2014–15 *Bournville*Bromsgrove '''(relegated from National 2 North)'''*Burton '''(promoted from Midlands 1 West)'''*Dudley Kingswinford '''(relegated from National 2 North)'''*Hinckley*Lichfield '''(promoted from Midlands 1 West)'''*Longton*Nuneaton*Old Halesonians*Peterborough Lions '''(promoted from Midlands 1 East)'''*Sandbach*Scunthorpe*South Leicester*Sutton Coldfield
2013–14 *Bedford Athletic '''(promoted from Midlands 1 East)'''*Bournville*Broadstreet RFC*Hinckley*Longton*Lymm '''(transferred from National League 3 North)'''*Newport (Salop) RFC*Nuneaton*Old Halesonians '''(promoted from Midlands 1 West)'''*Sandbach*Scunthorpe*South Leicester*Sutton Coldfield*Syston
2012–13 *Ampthill '''(transferred from National League 3 London/South East)'''*Bournville '''(promoted from Midlands 1 West)'''*Broadstreet RFC*Derby '''(promoted from Midlands 1 East)'''*Hinckley*Longton*Mansfield*Newport (Salop) RFC*Nuneaton '''(relegated from National Division 2 North)'''*Sandbach '''(promoted from North 1 West)'''*Scunthorpe*South Leicester*Sutton Coldfield '''(promoted from Midlands 1 West)'''*Syston
2011–12 *Broadstreet*Dudley Kingswinford '''(promoted from Midlands 1 West)'''*Hereford '''(relegated)'''*Hinckley*Longton*Manchester '''(relegated from National League 2 North)'''*Mansfield '''(promoted from Midlands 1 East)'''*Newport (Salop)*Old Northamptonians*Rugby Lions*Scunthorpe*South Leicester*Syston '''(promoted from Midlands 1 East)'''
2010–11 *Broadstreet*Bromsgrove*Burton '''(promoted from Midlands 1 West)'''*Hereford*Kenilworth*Longton*Luton*Malvern*Newport (Salop)*Old Northamptonians '''(promoted from Midlands 1 West)'''*Peterborough*Scunthorpe '''(promoted from Midlands 1 East)'''*Sheffield Tigers*South Leicester
2009–10 First season as National 3 Midlands. *Ampthill '''(promoted from Midlands 1 East)'''*Bedford Athletic*Bromsgrove*Hereford*Hinckley*Kenilworth*Kettering*Longton*Luctonians*Luton*Malvern*Newport RUFC*Peterborough*South Leicester
2007–08 *Bedford Athletic*Broadstreet*Dudley Kingswinford*Dunstablians*Kenilworth*Kingswinford*Longton*Loughborough Students*Luctonians*Newport (Salop)*Peterborough*Scunthorpe*South Leicester
Original teams When league rugby began in 1987 this division (known as Midlands 1) contained the following teams:*Barkers Butts*Hinckley*Mansfield*Paviors*Peterborough*Stafford*Stockwood Park*Stoke-on-Trent*Walsall*Westleigh*Wolverhampton
Midlands Premier honours ===Midlands 1 (1987–1992)===The original Midlands 1 was a tier 5 league with promotion to Area League North and relegation to either Midlands 2 East or Midlands 2 West.+ Midlands Division 1SeasonNo of teamsNo of matchesChampionsRunner-upRelegated teamsReference 1987–88  11  10  '''Stoke-on-Trent'''  Barkers Butts  Peterborough, Hinckley, Stafford  1988–89  11  10  '''Walsall'''  Hereford  Wolverhampton  1989–90  11  10  '''Hereford'''  Birmingham & Solihull  No relegation  1990–91  11  10  '''Towcestrians'''  Barkers Butts  Sutton Coldfield, Stockwood Park, Paviors  1991–92  11  10  '''Stoke-on-Trent'''  Syston  No relegation   Green backgrounds are the promotion places.===Midlands 1 (1992–1993)===For the 1991–92 season Midlands 1 remained a tier 5 league with promotion to Area League North. However, restructuring of the Midlands leagues meant that relegation was now to Midlands 2 (formerly Midlands 2 East and Midlands 2 West).+ Midlands 1SeasonNo of teamsNo of matchesChampionsRunner-upRelegated teamsReference 1992–93  14  13  '''Birmingham & Solihull'''  Barkers Butts  Vipers, Paviors, Newark  Green backgrounds are the promotion places.===Midlands 1 (1993–1996)===The top six teams from Midlands 1 and the top six from North 1 were combined to create National 5 North. Midlands 1 dropped to become a tier 6 league and was one of two feeder leagues for National 5 North. Relegation continued to Midlands 2 (currently Midlands 1 East and Midlands 1 West)+ Midlands Division 1SeasonNo of teamsNo of matchesChampionsRunner-upRelegated teamsReference 1993–94 13  12  '''Barkers Butts'''  Worcester  Leighton Buzzard   1994–95 13  12  '''Worcester'''  Burton  Derby, Towcestrians, Bedworth   1995–96 13  12  '''Hereford'''  Burton   No relegation   Green backgrounds are the promotion places.===Midlands 1 (1996–2000)===At the end of the 1995–96 season National 5 North was discontinued and Midlands 1 returned to being a tier 5 league. Promotion was now to National 4 North (currently National League 2 North), while relegation continued to Midlands 2 (currently split into Midlands 1 East and Midlands 1 West).+ Midlands 1SeasonNo of teamsNo of matchesChampionsRunner-upRelegated teamsReference 1996–97 17  16  '''Hinckley'''  Burton  Stockwood Park, Leamington, Stafford  1997–98 17  16  '''Whitchurch'''  Banbury  Derby  1998–99  17  16  '''Bedford Athletic'''  Scunthorpe  Leighton Buzzard, Mansfield, Wolverhampton  1999–00  17  16  '''Dudley Kingswinford'''  Scunthorpe  Belgrave, Lichfield, Hinckley, Syston  Green backgrounds are the promotion places.===Midlands 1 (2000–2009)===Restructuring ahead of the 2000–01 season saw Midlands 1 remain a tier 5 league but promotion was now to National 3 North (formerly National 4 North) and relegation to either Midlands 2 East or Midlands 2 West (both formerly Midlands 2).+ Midlands 1SeasonNo of teamsNo of matchesChampionsRunner-upRelegated teamsReference 2000–01  12  22  '''Scunthorpe'''  Leicester Lions  Stoke-on-Trent, Burton, Newbold-on-Avon  2001–02  12  22  '''Broadstreet'''  Walsall  Banbury, Camp Hill, Hereford  2002–03  12  22  '''Longton'''  Luctonians  Barkers Butts, Kenilworth, Hinckley, Malvern  2003–04  12  22  '''Bedford Athletic'''  Kettering  Luton, Old Laurentians, Spalding  2004–05  12  22  '''Leicester Lions'''  Kettering  Mansfield, Broadstreet, Derby  2005–06  12  22 '''Rugby Lions'''  Bedford Athletic  Bromsgrove, Burton, Kettering   2006–07  12  22  '''Luton'''  Dudley Kingswinford  Market Bosworth, Walsall   2007–08  12  22  '''Loughborough Students'''  Luctonians  Dudley Kingswinford, Scunthorpe, Dunstablians   2008–09  12  22  '''Broadstreet'''  Chester  No relegation   Green backgrounds are the promotion places.===National League 3 Midlands (2009–2017)===The division was renamed National League 3 Midlands following a restructuring of the national leagues which led to changes at all levels. It remained a tier 5 league with promotion  to National League 2 North (formerly National League 3 North) and relegation to either Midlands 1 East or Midlands 1 West (formerly Midlands 2 East / Midlands 2 West).+ National League 3 MidlandsSeasonNo of teamsNo of matchesChampionsRunner-upRelegated teamsReference 2009–10  14  26  ''No champion''    Luctonians, Hinckley  Bedford Athletic, Malvern   2010–11  14  26  '''Bromsgrove'''  Sheffield Tigers  Burton, Kenilworth, Peterborough Lions   2011–12  14  26  '''Rugby Lions''' Dudley Kingswinford  Manchester, Old Northamptonians, Hereford   2012–13  14  26  '''Ampthill'''  Sutton Coldfield  Derby, Mansfield   2013–14  14  26  '''Broadstreet'''  Sutton Coldfield  Bedford Athletic, Syston, Newport (Salop)   2014–15  14  26  '''South Leicester'''  Hinckley  Dudley Kingswinford, Burton, Bournville   2015–16  14  26  '''Scunthorpe'''  Hinckley  Sutton Coldfield, Newport (Salop), Old Northamptonians   2016–17  14  26  '''Broadstreet'''  Sheffield  Syston, Bedford Athletic   Green backgrounds are the promotion places.===Midlands Premier (2017–2022)===For the 2017–18 season, all the divisions at tier 5 were renamed from National League 3 to Premier resulting in National League 3 Midlands now named the Midlands Premier. Promotion continued to National League 2 North and relegation to either Midlands 1 East or Midlands 1 West.+ Midlands PremierSeasonNo of teamsNo of matchesChampionsRunner-upRelegated teamsReference 2017–18  14  26  '''Birmingham & Solihull'''  Peterborough Lions  Old Halesonians, Longton, Newbold-on-Avon   2018–19  14  26  '''Scunthorpe'''  Luctonians  Derby, Lichfield, Syston   2019–20  13  20  '''Bournville'''  Newport (Salop)  Peterborough Lions, Kettering   2020–21  14  26  Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. 2021–22  14  26  '''Newport (Salop)'''   Sheffield  No relegation due to league reorganisation. Green backgrounds are the promotion places.
Regional 1 Midlands (2022– ) + Regional 1 MidlandsSeasonNo of teamsNo of matchesChampionsRunner–upRelegated teamsRef 2022–23  12  22  '''Dudley Kingswinford'''  Bridgnorth  Lichfield (11th) and Nuneaton (12th)   '''Green background''' is the promotion place.
Promotion play-offs Between 2000–01 and 2019–20 there has been a play-off between the league runners-up of Midlands Premier and North Premier for the third and final promotion place to National League 2 North. The team with the superior league record has home advantage. As of the end of the 2019–20 season the northern teams have been stronger with twelve wins to the Midlands seven, while the home team has won thirteen times compared to the away teams six.+ Midlands Premier v North Premier promotion play-off resultsSeasonHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttendanceReference 2000–01  '''Blaydon''' (N)  31–12  Leicester Lions (M)  Crow Trees, Swalwell, County Durham   2001–02  '''Hull Ionians''' (N)  35–22  Walsall (M)  Brantingham Park, Brantingham, East Riding of Yorkshire   2002–03  Luctonians (M)  3–17  '''Macclesfield''' (N)  Mortimer Park, Kingsland, Herefordshire  1,000  2003–04  '''Cleckheaton''' (N)  23–10  Kettering (M)  Cleckheaton Sports Club, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire  900  2004–05  '''Hull Ionians''' (N)  19–18  Kettering (M)  Brantingham Park, Brantingham, East Riding of Yorkshire   2005–06  Bedford Athletic (M)  17–24  '''West Park St Helens''' (N)  Putnoe Woods, Bedford, Bedfordshire   2006–07  '''Beverley''' (N)  7–3  Dudley Kingswinford (M)  Beaver Park, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire   2007–08  '''Huddersfield''' (N)  22–7  Luctonians (M)  Lockwood Park, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire   2008–09  '''Hull''' (N)  40–15  Chester (M)  Ferens Ground, Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire   2009–10  Stockport (N)  10–18  '''Luctonians''' (M)  The Memorial Ground, Stockport, Greater Manchester  350  2010–11  '''Sheffield Tigers''' (M)  16–14  Chester (N)  Dore Moor, Sheffield, South Yorkshire   2011–12  '''Dudley Kingswinford''' (M)  36–27  Rossendale (N)  Heath Brook, Kingswinford, West Midlands  1,000  2012–13  Sutton Coldfield (M)  13–28  '''Harrogate''' (N)  Roger Smoldon Ground, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands  650  2013–14  '''Stockport''' (N)  52–22  Sutton Coldfield (M)  The Memorial Ground, Stockport, Greater Manchester   2014–15  '''Sandal''' (N)  20–10  Hinckley (M)  Milnthorpe Green, Sandal Magna, Wakefield, West Yorkshire  200  2015–16  '''Hinckley''' (M)  33–20  Wirral (N)  Leicester Road, Hinckley, Leicestershire  650  2016–17  Rossendale (N)  31–32  '''Sheffield''' (M)  Marl Pits, Rawtenstall, Lancashire  413   2017–18  Hull (N)  22–31  '''Peterborough Lions''' (M)  Ferens Ground, Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire    2018–19  '''Luctonians''' (M)  33–17  Blaydon (N)  Mortimer Park, Kingsland, Herefordshire  1,757   2019–20  Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner up - Harrogate (N) - promoted instead. 2020–21  Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. 2021–22  No play-off due to league reorganisation '''Green background''' represent the promoted teams. (M) stands for the Midlands teams while (N) stands for the Northern teams.
Number of league titles *Broadstreet (4)*Scunthorpe (3)*Bedford Athletic (2)*Birmingham & Solihull (2)*Dudley Kingswinford (2)*Hereford (2)*Rugby Lions (2)*Stoke-on-Trent (2)*Ampthill (1)*Barkers Butts (1)*Bournville (1)*Bromsgrove (1)*Hinckley (1)*Leicester Lions (1)*Longton (1)*Loughborough Students (1)*Luton (1)*Newport (Salop)*Rotherham (1)*South Leicester (1)*Towcestrians (1)*Walsall (1)*Whitchurch (1)
See also * Midlands RFU* English rugby union system* Rugby union in England
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