English rugby league
Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 was a tier 9 English Rugby Union league with teams from Nottinghamshire , Lincolnshire and Derbyshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Midlands 4 East (North) (formerly Midlands East 2) and relegated teams dropped to Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 .
At the end of the 1999–00 season the Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire leagues were merged with the Leicestershire leagues . This meant that Notts, Lincs & Lincolnshire 1 was cancelled after 13 seasons and all non-promoted teams transferred into the newly introduced Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West divisions.
Original teams
When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 honours
Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (1987–1992)
The original Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 was a tier 7 league. Promotion was to Midlands 2 East and relegation to Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 .
Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (1992–1993)
Restructuring of the Midlands leagues saw Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 drop two levels to become a tier 9 league. Promotion was to the newly introduced Midlands East 2 , while relegation continued to Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 .
Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1
Season
No of teams
Champions
Runners–up
Relegated teams
Reference
1992–93
12
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Green backgrounds are the promotion places.
Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (1993–1996)
The top six teams from Midlands 1 and the top six from North 1 were combined to create National 5 North , meaning that Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 dropped another level to become a tier 10 league. Promotion continued to Midlands East 2 and relegation to Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 .
Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (1996–2000)
At the end of the 1995–96 season National 5 North was discontinued and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 returned to being a tier 9 league. Promotion continued to Midlands East 2 and relegation to Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 . At the end of the 1999–00 season Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 was cancelled due to Midlands league restructuring and non-promoted sides transferred into the newly introduced Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West .
Number of league titles
Notes
Chesterfield Panthers promoted into the newly introduced Midlands East 1 .
West Bridgford , Mellish and Dronfield , promoted into the new Midlands East 1 . Clubs ranked 6th to 10th - Glossop , Southwell , Stamford , Kesteven and Lincoln - went into the new Midlands East 2 , with bottom club Sleaford the only team remaining in the division.
Nottinghamshire Constabulary , Nottinghamians , East Retford and All Spartans .
National 5 North and subsequent restructuring meant that the top six clubs were promoted into Midlands East 2 including East Retford , Grimsby , Kesteven and Nottingham Casuals .
Mellish were promoted to the newly introduced Midlands 4 East (North) .
Sleaford went up to the new Midlands 4 East (South) , while Market Rasen & Louth and Worksop went up to Midlands 4 East (North) . The rest of the sides in the division were transferred into the newly introduced Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West divisions.
Leicestershire leagues meant there was no relegation.
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
Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1993). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993-94 . Headline. pp. 164–167. ISBN 0-7472-7891-1
Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1994). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994-95 . Headline. pp. 164–167. ISBN 0-7472-7891-1
Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1995). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1995-96 . Headline. pp. 176–179. ISBN 0-7472-7850-4
Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1996). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1996-97 . Headline. pp. 192–195. ISBN 0-7472-7816-4
Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1997). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997-98 . Headline. pp. 156–159. ISBN 0-7472-7771-0
Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1998). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1998-99 . Headline. pp. 90–93. ISBN 0-7472-7653-6
"1998-1999 Midlands Division" . England Rugby. Retrieved 12 December 2020."1999-2000 Midlands Division" . England Rugby. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
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