English Rugby Union team
East Midlands 2 was a tier 10 English Rugby Union league with teams from Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and parts of Cambridgeshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to East Midlands 1 and relegated teams dropped to East Midlands 3 until that division was cancelled at the end of the 1991–92 season. Restructuring of the East Midlands leagues at the end of the 2003–04 campaign meant that East Midlands 2 was discontinued and the majority of teams transferred into the new East Midlands/South Leicestershire 2 division.
Original teams
When league rugby began in 1987, this division contained the following teams:
- Brackley
- Corby
- Cutler Hammer
- Deepings
- Northampton Casuals
- Northampton Men's Own
- Old Wellingburians[b]
- Oundle
- Sharnbrook & Colworth
- St Ives
- Vauxhall Motors
East Midlands 2 honours
East Midlands 1 (1987–1992)
The original East Midlands 2 was a tier 9 league. Promotion was to East Midlands 1 and relegation to East Midlands 3. At the end of the 1991–92 season all of the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues were merged and most sides in East Midlands 2 transferred to the new East Midlands/Leicestershire 2[c].
East Midlands 2 (2000–2004)
After a gap of seven years East Midlands 2 was reintroduced ahead of the 2000–01 season as a tier 10 league. Promotion was to East Midlands 1 and there was no relegation. East Midlands 2 was cancelled at the end of the 2003–04 campaign and most teams transferred into the new East Midlands/South Leicestershire 2.
Number of league titles
- Biddenham (1)
- Corby (1)
- Kempston (1)
- Northampton Casuals (1)
- Northampton Men's Own (1)
- Rushden & Higham (1)
- St Neots (1)
- Vauxhall Motors (1)
- Wellingborough Old Grammarians (1)
Notes
See also
References
- ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1988). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988-89. Queen Anne Press. pp. 130–134. ISBN 0-356-15884-5.
- ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1989). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989-90. Queen Anne Press. pp. 136–139. ISBN 0-356-17862-5.
- ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1990). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990-91. Queen Anne Press. pp. 140–143. ISBN 0-356-19162-1.
- ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1991). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991-92. Queen Anne Press. pp. 161–164. ISBN 0-356-20249-6.
- ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1992). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992-93. Headline. pp. 183–185. ISBN 0-7472-7907-1.
- ^ "2000-2001 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "2001-2002 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "2002-2003 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "2003-2004 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
External links
- East Midlands Rugby Union official website