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Warwickshire 1

Current season or competition: 2005–06 Warwickshire 1
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	1987; 37 years ago (1987)
Ceased	2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Country	England
Holders	Spartans (Midlands) (1st title) (2005–06) (promoted to Midlands 4 West (South))
Most titles	Harbury (2 titles)

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:

• Atherstone
• Broadstreet
• Coventry Welsh
• Dunlop
• GEC Coventry
• Keresley
• Old Coventrians
• Old Laurentians
• Old Wheatleyans
• Rugby St Andrews
• Trinity Guild

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 (2)
• Atherstone (1)
• Broadstreet (1)
• Claverdon (1)
• Coventry Welsh (1)
• Earlsdon (1)
• Kenilworth (1)
• Keresley (1)
• Manor Park (1)
• Marconi (1)
• Old Laurentians (1)
• Rugby St Andrews (1)
• Spartans (Midlands) (1)
• Trinity Guild (1)

See also

• Warwickshire 2
• Warwickshire 3
• Midlands RFU
• Warwickshire RFU
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

Notes

1. GEC Coventry were the one of two rugby union sides that represented the General Electric Company - the other being GEC St Leonards. The clubs name has changed a number of times since 1987 - first to GPT (1996), then Marconi (1999) and finally Copsewood (2005).
2. The new format included four divisions; Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1, Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2, Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 and Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4.
3. The restructuring of the Staffordshire & Warwickshire leagues meant that champions Old Laurentians were promoted two levels up to Midlands West 2. All other clubs in the division were transferred into the newly introduced Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2.
4. This restructuring saw the cancellation of Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2, Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 and Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4 and the transfer of teams into the reintroduced regional Staffordshire and Warwickshire leagues.
5. Mistakenly listed as Warwickshire 2 on the RFU website.
6. Due to the cancellation of Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 at the end of the season, there was no promotion.
7. Due to the restructuring of the Staffordshire/Warwickshire leagues all teams in the division other than champions Rugby St Andrews were relegated into the reintroduced Warwickshire 2.
8. Mistakenly listed as Warwickshire 2 on the RFU website.
9. Champions Spartans (Midlands) were promoted into Midlands 4 West (South).
10. Runners up Dunlop were also promoted into Midlands 4 West (South). Clubs ranked 3rd to 7th - Southam, Coventry Welsh, Rugby St Andrews, Stoke Old Boys and Alcester were transferred into Midlands 5 West (South).
11. The cancellation of the Warwickshire regional leagues meant that there was no relegation, although the bottom 3 sides - Pinley, Manor Park and Trinity Guild - were transferred into Midlands 6 West (South-East).
12. One of Harbury's title was won when league was single division known as Warwickshire.
13. Atherstone's title was won when league was single division known as Warwickshire.
14. Claverdon's title was won when league was single division known as Warwickshire.
15. Marconi are currently known as Copsewood RFC.
16. Rugby St Andrews title was won when league was single division known as Warwickshire.

References

1. ^ "HISTORY". Copsewood RFC. Retrieved 2 December 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. Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1997). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997-98. Headline. pp. 156–159. ISBN 0-7472-7771-0.
8. Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1998). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1998-99. Headline. pp. 90–93. ISBN 0-7472-7653-6.
9. "1998-1999 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
10. "1999-2000 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
11. "2000-2001 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
12. "2001-2002 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
13. "2002-2003 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
14. "2003-2004 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
15. "2004-2005 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
16. "2005-2006 Midlands Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

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