Staffordshire 2

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[g].

Staffordshire 2
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
1987–88 9 Uttoxeter GEC St Leonards No relegation [2]
1988–89 10 Eccleshall Wednesbury No relegation [3]
1989–90 9 Rubery Owen Linley & Kidsgrove No relegation [4]
1990–91 8 Wednesbury Cannock No relegation [5]
1991–92 8 Rugeley Old Oaks No 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
1999–00 7 Rugeley Stone No 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
2000–01 7 Cannock Gnosall No relegation [8]
2001–02 7 Rugeley Stone No relegation [9]
2002–03 7 Whittington Cannock No relegation [10]
2003–04 5 Eccleshall Market Drayton[h] 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. ^ a b "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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