Warwickshire 1


Warwickshire 1 was a tier 9 English Rugby Union league with teams from Warwickshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Midlands 4 West (South) and relegated sides dropped to Warwickshire 2. Warwickshire 1 was cancelled at the end of the 2005–06 season with the majority of teams transferred into the newly introduced Midlands 5 West (South).

Original teams

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

Warwickshire 1 honours

Warwickshire 1 (1987–1992)

The original Warwickshire 1 was a tier 8 league with promotion up to Staffordshire/Warwickshire and relegation to Warwickshire 2. At the end of the 1991–92 season the merging of all Staffordshire and Warwickshire leagues meant that Warwickshire 1 was discontinued for the years that these leagues were active.

Warwickshire (1996–2000)

Restructuring of the Staffordshire/Warwickshire leagues ahead of the 1996–97 season saw the reintroduction of a single Warwickshire league, which along with its counterpart Staffordshire was a tier 9 league. Promotion was to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 and there was no relegation until the reintroduction of Warwickshire 2 at the end of the 1999–00 season.

Warwickshire 1 (2000–2006)

The cancellation of Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 would see Warwickshire become Warwickshire 1, remaining as a tier 9 league. Promotion was to Midlands 4 West (South) and relegation to Warwickshire 2 until that division was cancelled at the end of the 2003–04 season. At the end of the 2005–06 season Warwickshire 1 was cancelled and all teams transferred to the newly introduced Midlands 5 West (South) and Midlands 6 West (South-East) divisions.

Number of league titles

  • Harbury
  • Atherstone
  • Broadstreet
  • Claverdon
  • Coventry Welsh
  • Earlsdon
  • Kenilworth
  • Keresley
  • Manor Park
  • Marconi
  • Old Laurentians
  • Rugby St Andrews
  • Spartans (Midlands)
  • Trinity Guild