Regional 2 West Midlands

Regional 2 Midlands West is an English level 6 rugby union league for rugby clubs in the western region of the Midlands. It includes sides from Birmingham, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, the West Midlands, Worcestershire and occasionally Cheshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Oxfordshire. When this division began in 1987 it was known as Midlands 2 West, and has been restructured several times, most notably as a single division known as Midlands 2 between 1992 and 2000. It has been called Regional 2 Midlands West since 2022–23.

Regional 2 Midlands West

Current season or competition: 2023–24 Regional 2 Midlands West
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	1987; 37 years ago (1987) (as Midlands 2 West)
Number of teams	12
Country	England
Holders	Old Halesonians (2022–23)
Most titles	Burton, Bromsgrove (4 titles)
Website	England RFU

2024-25

Departing were Silhillians, promoted to Regional 1 Midlands whilst Worcester Wanderers and Berkswell & Balsall were relegated. Stow-on-the-Wold moved on a level transfer to Regional 2 Seven.

Joining were Old Halesonians (relegated), two promoted sides in Edwardians and Ledbury (runners-up in Counties 1 Midlands West (South) - (Luctonians 2XV won the league but owing to league regulations were not permitted to be promoted to Level 6)) and Whitchurch on a level transfer.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Cheltenham Newlands Park Southam, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 4th Edwardians Memorial Ground Solihull, West Midlands Promoted from Counties 1 Midlands West (North) (champions) Hereford Wyeside Hereford, Herefordshire 5th Ledbury Ross Road Ledbury, Herefordshire Promoted from Counties 1 Midlands West (South (runners-up) Ludlow The Linney Ludlow, Shropshire 8th Malvern Spring Lane Malvern, Worcestershire 10th Moseley Oak Billesley Common 5,000 (1,300 seats) Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands 8th Newent Recreation Ground Newent, Gloucestershire 3rd Old Halesonians Wassell Grove Hagley, Stourbridge, Worcestershire Relegated from Regional 1 Midlands Shipston-on-Stour Mayo Road 600 Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire 9th Stratford-upon-Avon Loxley Road Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire 6th Whitchurch Edgeley Park Whitchurch, Shropshire Level transfer from Regional 2NW (6th)

Moseley Oak Cheltenham Edwardians Hereford Ledbury Ludlow Malvern Newent Halesonians Shipston-on-Stour Stratford Whitchurch Locations of the 2024-25 Regional 2 Midlands West teams

2023-24

Departing were Old Halesonians, promoted to Regional 1 Midlands whilst Droitwich and Evesham were relegated. There were level transfers for Wolverhampton and Walsall to Regional 2 Midlands North while Crewe & Nantwich and Whitchurch moved to Regional 2 North West.

Joining were Berkswell & Balsall, Moseley Oak, Shipston-on-Stour, Stow-on-the-Wold, Cheltenham and Newent as the league moved further south in its reach.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Berkswell & Balsall Honiley Road Balsall Common, Warwickshire Promoted from Counties 1 Midlands West (South) (champions) Cheltenham Newlands Park Southam, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Level transfer from Regional 2 Severn (8th) Hereford Wyeside Hereford, Herefordshire 5th Ludlow The Linney Ludlow, Shropshire 3rd Malvern Spring Lane Malvern, Worcestershire 6th Moseley Oak Billesley Common 5,000 (1,300 seats) Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands Level transfer from Regional 2 Midlands North (3rd) Newent Recreation Ground Newent, Gloucestershire Level transfer from Regional 2 Severn (4th) Shipston-on-Stour Mayo Road 600 Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire Level transfer from Regional 2 South Central (9th) Silhillians The Memorial Ground Solihull, West Midlands Level transfer from Regional 2 Midlands North (10th) Stratford-upon-Avon Loxley Road Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire 4th Stow-on-the-Wold Oddington Road Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire Level transfer from Regional 2 South Central (4th) Worcester Wanderers Cummins Farm / Weston Field Pitches Worcester, Worcestershire 7th

B & B Moseley Oak Cheltenham Hereford Ludlow Malvern Newent Shipston-on-Stour Silhillians Stratford Stow Worcester Locations of the 2023-24 Regional 2 Midlands West teams

2022–23

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review with the league rebranded as Regional 2 Midlands West. The league was reduced from 14 to 12 clubs.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Crewe & Nantwich Newcastle Road Nantwich, Cheshire 4th Midlands 2 West (North) Droitwich Glyn Mitchell Memorial Ground 3,000 Droitwich, Worcestershire 13th Midlands 1 West Evesham Lower Albert Road Evesham, Worcestershire 2nd Midlands 2 West (South) Hereford Wyeside Hereford, Herefordshire 9th Midlands 1 West Ludlow The Linney Ludlow, Shropshire 4th Midlands 1 West Malvern Spring Lane Malvern, Worcestershire 12th Midlands 1 West Old Halesonians Wassell Grove Hagley, Stourbridge, Worcestershire 11th Midlands 1 West Stratford-upon-Avon Loxley Road Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire 5th Midlands 1 West Walsall Broadway Ground 1,150 (150 stand) Walsall, West Midlands 2nd Midlands 2 West (North) Whitchurch Edgeley Park Whitchurch, Shropshire 7th Midlands 1 West Wolverhampton Castlecroft Road Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, West Midlands 8th Midlands 1 West Worcester Wanderers Cummins Farm / Weston Field Pitches Worcester, Worcestershire 14th Midlands 1 West

Crewe & Nantwich Droitwich Evesham Hereford Ludlow Malvern Halesonians Stratford Walsall Whitchurch Wolverhampton W Wanderers Locations of the 2022-23 Regional 2 Midlands West teams

Final league table

Regional 2 West Midlands 2022–23
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points	Points deducted
1	Old Halesonians (P)	22	19	0	3	652	392	260	15	0	91
2	Walsall	22	17	0	5	720	285	435	15	2	86
3	Ludlow	22	17	0	5	762	307	455	14	1	83
4	Stratford-upon-Avon	22	13	0	9	596	436	160	11	2	65
5	Hereford	22	13	0	9	502	464	38	10	3	65
6	Malvern	22	13	0	9	512	485	27	8	2	65
7	Worcester Wanderers	22	11	0	11	521	571	−50	9	3	56
8	Crewe	22	10	0	12	567	558	9	11	3	54
9	Whitchurch	22	9	0	13	563	493	70	11	5	52
10	Wolverhampton	22	8	0	14	422	493	−71	7	4	43
11	Evesham (R)	22	2	0	20	354	772	−418	3	4	10	−5
12	Droitwich (R)	22	0	0	22	170	1085	−915	0	0	0
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are the relegation places Updated: 25 June 2023 Source: "Regional 2 West Midlands". England Rugby.

2021–22

The teams competing in 2021–22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019–20, the 'previous season' column in the table below refers to that season not 2020–21.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Droitwich Glyn Mitchell Memorial Ground 3,000 Droitwich, Worcestershire 11th Hereford Wyeside Hereford, Herefordshire 5th Kenilworth Glasshouse Lane Kenilworth, Warwickshire 2nd Lichfield Cooke Fields Lichfield, Staffordshire 3rd Ludlow The Linney Ludlow, Shropshire 7th Malvern Spring Lane Malvern, Worcestershire Promoted from Midlands 2 West (South) (2nd) Old Halesonians Wassell Grove Hagley, Stourbridge, Worcestershire 12th Newbold-on-Avon Parkfield Road Newbold-on-Avon, Rugby, Warwickshire 6th Stoke-on-Trent Hartwell Lane Barlaston, Staffordshire 8th Stratford-upon-Avon Loxley Road Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire Promoted from Midlands 2 West (South) (1st) Sutton Coldfield Roger Smoldon Ground Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands 10th Whitchurch Edgeley Park Whitchurch, Shropshire 4th Wolverhampton Castlecroft Road Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Promoted from Midlands 2 West (North) (1st) Worcester Wanderers Cummins Farm / Weston Field Pitches Worcester, Worcestershire 9th

Droitwich Hereford Kenilworth Lichfield Ludlow Malvern Newbold Halesonians Stoke Stratford S Coldfield Whitchurch Wolverhampton W Wanderers Locations of the 2021–22 Midlands 1 West teams

2020–21

On 30 October 2020 the RFU announced ^[1] that due to the coronavirus pandemic a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning Midlands 1 West was not contested.

Teams 2019–20

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Droitwich Glyn Mitchell Memorial Ground 3,000 Droitwich, Worcestershire 9th Dudley Kingswinford Heathbrook 2,260 (260 seats) Kingswinford, Dudley, West Midlands Runners up (lost playoff) Hereford Wyeside Hereford, Herefordshire 6th Kenilworth Glasshouse Lane Kenilworth, Warwickshire Promoted from Midlands 2 West (South) (champions) Kidderminster Carolians Marlpool Lane Kidderminster, Worcestershire Promoted from Midlands 2 West (South) (playoff) Lichfield Cooke Fields Lichfield, Staffordshire Relegated from Midlands Premier (13th) Ludlow The Linney Ludlow, Shropshire Promoted from Midlands 2 West (North) (champions) Old Halesonians Wassell Grove Hagley, Stourbridge, Worcestershire 8th Newbold-on-Avon Parkfield Road Newbold-on-Avon, Rugby, Warwickshire 3rd Stoke-on-Trent Hartwell Lane Barlaston, Staffordshire 5th Stourbridge Lions Stourton Park 3,500 (499 seats) Stourbridge, West Midlands 11th Sutton Coldfield Roger Smoldon Ground Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands 10th Whitchurch Edgeley Park Whitchurch, Shropshire 4th Worcester Wanderers Cummins Farm / Weston Field Pitches Worcester, Worcestershire 7th

Droitwich D Kingswinford Hereford Kidderminster Kenilworth Lichfield Ludlow Newbold Halesonians S Lions Stoke S Coldfield Whitchurch W Wanderers Locations of the 2019–20 Midlands 1 West teams

Teams 2018–19

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Bromsgrove Finstall Park Bromsgrove, Worcestershire 3rd Droitwich Glyn Mitchell Memorial Ground 3,000 Droitwich, Worcestershire Promoted from Midlands 2 West (South) (champions) Dudley Kingswinford Heathbrook 2,260 (260 seats) Kingswinford, Dudley, West Midlands Runners up (lost playoff) Hereford Wyeside Hereford, Herefordshire 6th Longton Trentham Fields Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Relegated from Midlands Premier (13th) Malvern Spring Lane Malvern, Worcestershire Promoted from Midlands 2 West (South) (runners up) Moseley Oak Billesley Common 5,000 (1,300 seats) Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands 7th Old Halesonians Wassell Grove Hagley, Stourbridge, Worcestershire Relegated from Midlands Premier (14th) Newbold-on-Avon Parkfield Road Newbold-on-Avon, Rugby, Warwickshire Relegated from Midlands Premier (12th) Stoke-on-Trent Hartwell Lane Barlaston, Staffordshire 4th Stourbridge Lions Stourton Park 3,500 (499 seats) Stourbridge, West Midlands 8th Sutton Coldfield Roger Smoldon Ground Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands 10th Whitchurch Edgeley Park Whitchurch, Shropshire Promoted from Midlands 2 West (North) (champions) Worcester Wanderers Cummins Farm / Weston Field Pitches Worcester, Worcestershire 9th

Bromsgrove Droitwich Dudley K Hereford Longton Malvern M Oaks Newbold-on-Avon Halesonians S Lions Stoke S Coldfield Whitchurch Worcester W Locations of the 2018–19 Midlands 1 West teams

Teams 2017–18

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Bromsgrove Finstall Park Bromsgrove, Worcestershire Relegated from National League 3 South West (14th) Burton Peel Croft 5,500 (600 seats) Burton, Staffordshire 3rd Camp Hill The Shrine Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands Promoted from Midlands 2 West (North) (playoff) Dudley Kingswinford Heathbrook 2,260 (260 seats) Kingswinford, Dudley, West Midlands 4th Hereford Wyeside Hereford, Herefordshire 9th Lutterworth Ashby Lane Lutterworth, Leicestershire Level transfer from Midlands 1 East (4th) Melbourne Cockshut Lane 2,000 Melbourne, Derbyshire Promoted from Midlands 2 East (North) (champions) Moseley Oak Billesley Common 5,000 (1,300 seats) Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands 6th Rugby Lions Webb Ellis Road 1,000 Rugby, Warwickshire Promoted from Midlands 2 West (South) (champions) Stoke-on-Trent Hartwell Lane Barlaston, Staffordshire 10th Stourbridge Lions Stourton Park 3,500 (499 seats) Stourbridge, West Midlands Promoted from Midlands 2 West (North) (champions) Sutton Coldfield Roger Smoldon Ground Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands 7th Wolverhampton Castlecroft Road Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, West Midlands 11th Worcester Wanderers Cummins Farm / Weston Field Pitches Worcester, Worcestershire 8th

Bromsgrove Burton Camp Hill Dudley Kingswinford Hereford Melbourne Lutterworth Moseley Oak Rugby Lions Stourbridge Lions Stoke-on-Trent Sutton Coldfield Wolverhampton Worcester Wanderers Locations of the 2017–18 Midlands 1 West teams

2016-17

• Bournville
• Burton
• Crewe & Nantwich
• Dudley Kingswinford
• Hereford
• Kenilworth
• Moseley Oak (promoted from Midlands 2 West (North))
• Newport (Salop) (relegated from National League 3 Midlands)
• Stoke-on-Trent
• Stratford upon Avon
• Sutton Coldfield (relegated from National League 3 Midlands)
• Whitchurch
• Wolverhampton (promoted from Midlands 2 West (North))
• Worcester Wanderers

2015–16

Participating teams and locations

Team	Ground	City/Area	Previous season
Bournville		Birmingham, West Midlands	relegated from National League 3 Midlands
Bridgnorth		Bridgnorth, Shropshire	promoted from Midlands 2 West (North)
Burton	Peel Croft	Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire	relegated from National League 3 Midlands
Crewe & Nantwich	Vagrants Sports Ground	Willaston, Cheshire
Dudley Kingswinford	Heathbrook	Kingswinford, West Midlands	relegated from National League 3 Midlands
Hereford	Wyeside	Hereford, Herefordshire
Kenilworth		Kenilworth, Warwickshire
Leek	Post and Time Park	Cheddleton, Staffordshire
Silhillians	Memorial Ground	Solihull, West Midlands
Stoke-on-Trent		Staffordshire
Stratford upon Avon	Pearcecorft	Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
Walsall	Broadway Ground	Walsall, West Midlands
Whitchurch	Edgeley Park	Whitchurch, Shropshire
Worcester Wanderers	Sixways	Worcester, Worcestershire

2014–15

• Barkers Butts
• Berkswell & Balsall
• Crewe and Nantwich (promoted from Midlands 2 West (North))
• Earlsdon (promoted from Midlands 2 West (South))
• Hereford
• Kenilworth
• Leek (promoted from Midlands 2 West (North))
• Newport (Salop) RFC (relegated from National League 3 Midlands)
• Silhillians
• Stoke-on-Trent
• Stratford Upon Avon
• Walsall
• Whitchurch
• Worcester Wanderers (relegated from National League 3 South West)

2013–14

• Barkers Butts
• Berkswell & Balsall
• Burton
• Hereford
• Kenilworth (promoted from Midlands 2 West (South))
• Lichfield
• Malvern (relegated from National League 3 South West)
• Market Bosworth (transferred from Midlands 1 East)
• Old Laurentians
• Silhillians (promoted from Midlands 2 West (North))
• Stoke-on-Trent
• Stratford Upon Avon
• Walsall
• Whitchurch

2012–13

• Barkers Butts
• Berkswell & Balsall
• Burton
• Camp Hill
• Hereford (relegated from National League 3 Midlands)
• Lichfield
• Ludlow
• Northwich
• Old Halesonians
• Stoke-on-Trent (promoted from Midlands 2 West (North)
• Stratford Upon Avon
• Walsall
• Whitchurch
• Worcester Wanderers

2011–12

• Bedworth
• Bournville
• Burton (relegated from National League 3 Midlands)
• Camp Hill
• Dunlop
• Kenilworth (relegated from National League 3 Midlands)
• Lichfield
• Ludlow
• Old Halesonians RFC
• Stratford Upon Avon
• Sutton Coldfield
• Walsall
• Whitchurch
• Worcester Wanderers

2010–11

• Banbury
• Bournville
• Camp Hill
• Dudley Kingswinford
• Leamington
• Lichfield
• Nuneaton Old Edwardians
• Old Halesonians
• Old Laurentians
• Stratford Upon Avon
• Sutton Coldfield
• Walsall
• Whitchurch
• Worcester Wanderers

Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division (known as Midlands 2 West) contained the following teams:

• Bromsgrove
• Burton
• Dixonians
• Dudley Kingswinford
• Evesham
• Hereford
• Leamington
• Newbold-on-Avon
• Sutton Coldfield
• Tamworth
• Worcester

Regional 2 West Midlands honours

Midlands 2 West (1987–1992)

The original Midlands 2 West (along with its counterpart Midlands 2 East) was a tier 6 league with promotion to Midlands Premier and relegation to either North Midlands 1 or Staffordshire/Warwickshire.

Midlands 2 West
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Reference
1987–88	11	Hereford	Dixonians	Evesham, Leamington	[2]
1988–89	11	Sutton Coldfield	Bedworth	Worcester, Tamworth	[3]
1989–90	11	Camp Hill	Wolverhampton	Dixonians	[4]
1990–91	11	Leamington	Keresley	Dudley Kingswinford, Old Yardleians	[5]
1991–92	11	Bedworth	Wolverhampton	Bromsgrove, Sutton Coldfield, Newbold-on-Avon[lower-alpha 1]	[6]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

Midlands 2 (1992–1993)

Restructuring of the Midlands leagues ahead of the 1992–93 season saw Midlands 2 West and Midlands 2 East combined in a single tier 6 division known as Midlands 2. Promotion continued to Midlands 1 while relegation was now to the newly introduced Midlands West 1^{[lower-alpha 2]}.

Midlands 2
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Reference
1992–93	12	Burton	Worcester	Biggleswade, Nottingham Moderns	[7]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

Midlands 2 (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 Midlands 2 dropped to become a tier 7 league. Promotion and relegation continued to Midlands Premier and Midlands West 1^{[lower-alpha 3]}.

Midlands 2
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Reference
1993–94	13	Whitchurch	Stafford	Vipers	[8]
1994–95	13	Leighton Buzzard	Broadstreet	Willenhall, Newark, Peterborough	[9]
1995–96	13	Scunthorpe	Hinckley[lower-alpha 4]	No relegation[lower-alpha 5]	[10]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

Midlands 2 (1996–2000)

At the end of the 1995–96 season National 5 North was discontinued and Midlands 2 returned to being a tier 6 league. Promotion and relegation continued to Midlands Premier and Midlands West 1^{[lower-alpha 6]}.

Midlands 2
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Reference
1996–97	17	Banbury	Kenilworth	Bedworth, Matlock, Long Buckby, Keresley	[11]
1997–98	17	Bedford Athletic	Dudley Kingswinford	Paviors	[12]
1998–99	17	Longton	Newbold-on-Avon	Leamington, Towcestrians, Stafford
1999–00	17	Malvern[lower-alpha 7]	Bromsgrove[lower-alpha 8]	No relegation[lower-alpha 9]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

Midlands 2 West (2000–2009)

Restructuring ahead of the 2000–01 season saw Midlands 2 split back into two tier 6 regional leagues – Midlands 2 West and Midlands 2 East. Promotion continued to Midlands 1 while relegation was now to either Midlands 3 West (North) or Midlands 3 West (South) (both formerly part of Midlands West 1).

Midlands 2 West
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Reference
2000–01	12	Malvern	Luctonians	Lichfield, Belgrave, Moseley Oak	[13]
2001–02	12	Bromsgrove	Old Laurentians	Newport, Stoke-on-Trent, Shrewsbury	[14]
2002–03	12	Old Laurentians	Derby	Lordswood Dixonians, Wolverhampton, Shrewsbury	[15]
2003–04	12	Bromsgrove	Derby	Bedworth, Hereford, Barkers Butts	[16]
2004–05	12	Burton	Malvern	Nuneaton Old Edwardians, Old Coventrians, Aston Old Edwardians	[17]
2005–06	12	Broadstreet	Kenilworth	Old Laurentians, Leamington, Stoke-on-Trent	[18]
2006–07	12	Kenilworth	Newport	Stafford, Camp Hill, Bridgnorth	[19]
2007–08	12	Malvern	Hereford	Newbold-on-Avon, Barkers Butts, Lichfield	[20]
2008–09	12	Bromsgrove	Hereford	No relegation[lower-alpha 10]	[21]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Midlands 1 West (2009–2022)

League restructuring by the RFU meant that Midlands 2 West and Midlands 2 East were renamed as Midlands 1 West and Midlands 1 East, with both leagues remaining at tier 6. Promotion was now to National League 3 Midlands^{[lower-alpha 11]} (formerly Midlands 1) and relegation to either Midlands 2 West (North) or Midlands 2 West (South)^{[lower-alpha 12]}.

Midlands 1 West
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Reference
2009–10	13	Burton	Bournville	Cheltenham North, Stoke-on-Trent	[22]
2010–11	14	Dudley Kingswinford	Sutton Coldfield	Leamington, Banbury, Old Laurentians	[23]
2011–12	14	Sutton Coldfield	Bournville	Dunlop, Bedworth, Kenilworth	[24]
2012–13	14	Old Halesonians	Worcester Wanderers	Camphill, Northwich, Ludlow	[25]
2013–14	14	Lichfield	Burton	Market Bosworth, Malvern, Old Laurentians	[26]
2014–15	14	Newport (Salop)	Worcester Wanderers	Berkswell & Balsall, Earlsdon, Barkers Butts	[27]
2015–16	14	Bridgnorth	Bournville	Walsall, Silhillians, Leek	[28]
2016–17	14	Newport (Salop)	Bournville	Kenilworth, Crewe & Nantwich, Whitchurch	[29]
2017–18	14	Burton	Dudley Kingswinford	Wolverhampton, Camp Hill, Melbourne	[30]
2018–19	14	Bromsgrove	Dudley Kingswinford	Moseley Oak, Malvern, Longton	[31]
2019–20	14	Dudley Kingswinford	Kenilworth	Kidderminster Carolians, Stourbridge Lions	[32]
2020–21	14	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Regional 2 West (2022–present)

Midlands 1 West
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Reference
2022–23	12	Old Halesonians	Walsall	Evesham, Droitwich	[33]

Promotion play-offs

From 2000–01 until 2018–19 there has been a play-off between the runners-up of Midlands 1 East and Midlands 1 West for the third and final promotion place to National League 3 Midlands. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2018–19 season the Midlands 1 East teams have been the most successful with eleven wins to the Midlands 1 West teams eight; and the home team has won promotion on thirteen occasions compared to the away teams six.

Midlands 1 East v Midlands 1 West promotion play-off results
Season	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Attendance
2000–01[34]	Luctonians (W)	20–13	Wellingborough (E)	Mortimer Park, Kingsland, Herefordshire
2001–02[35]	Old Laurentians (W)	10–32	Spalding (E)	Fenley Field, Rugby, Warwickshire
2002–03[36]	Luton (E)	16–11	Derby (W)	Newlands Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
2003–04[37]	Derby (W)	29–12	Hinckley (E)	Haslams Lane, Derby, Derbyshire
2004–05[38]	Market Bosworth (E)	40–7	Malvern (W)	Cadeby Lane, Market Bosworth, Warwickshire
2005–06[39]	Peterborough (E)	23–21	Kenilworth (W)	Fortress Fengate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire	1,000
2006–07[40]	Newport (Salop) (W)	20–5	Matlock (E)	The Old Showground, Newport, Shropshire	500
2007–08[41]	Hereford (W)	13–43	Hinckley (E)	Wyeside, Hereford, Herefordshire
2008–09[42]	Scunthorpe (E)	9–16	Hereford (W)	Heslam Park, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
2009–10[43]	Bournville (W)	AWO[lower-alpha 13]	Old Northamptonians (E)	Rowheath, Bournville, Birmingham, West Midlands	N/A
2010–11[45]	Sutton Coldfield (W)	27–33	Mansfield (E)	Roger Smoldon Ground, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
2011–12[46]	Bournville (W)	42–11	Paviors (E)	Bournbrook, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands
2012–13[47]	Worcester Wanderers (W)	27–17 (aet)	Ilkeston (E)	Weston's Field, Worcester, Worcestershire
2013–14[48]	Burton (W)	24–20	Derby (E)	Peel Croft, Burton, Staffordshire	1,000[49]
2014–15[50]	Old Northamptonians (E)	20–5	Worcester Wanderers (W)	Sir Humphrey Cripps Pavilion, Northampton, Northamptonshire
2015–16[51]	Derby (E)	28–23	Bournville (W)	Haslams Lane, Derby, Derbyshire	200[52]
2016–17[53]	Kettering (E)	19–55	Bournville (W)	Waverley Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire
2017–18[54]	Dudley Kingswinford (W)	33–37	Syston (E)	Heathbrook, Swindon Road, Wall Heath, Kingswinford
2018–19[55]	Paviors (E)	33–30	Dudley Kingswinford (W)	The Ron Rossin Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
2019–20	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner up – Oundle (E) – promoted instead.
Green background is the promoted team. E = Midlands 1 East (formerly Midlands 2 East) and W = Midlands 1 West (formerly Midlands 2 West)

Number of league titles

• Burton (4)^{[lower-alpha 14]}
• Bromsgrove (4)
• Malvern (3)^{[lower-alpha 15]}
• Dudley Kingswinford (2)
• Lichfield (2)
• Newport (Salop) (2)
• Sutton Coldfield (2)
• Banbury (1)^{[lower-alpha 16]}
• Bedford Athletic (1)^{[lower-alpha 17]}
• Bedworth (1)
• Bridgnorth (1)
• Broadstreet (1)
• Camp Hill (1)
• Hereford (1)
• Kenilworth (1)
• Leamington (1)
• Leighton Buzzard (1)^{[lower-alpha 18]}
• Longton (1)^{[lower-alpha 19]}
• Old Halesonians (1)
• Old Laurentians (1)
• Scunthorpe (1)^{[lower-alpha 20]}
• Whitchurch (1)^{[lower-alpha 21]}

Notes

1. All relegated to new Midlands West 1 division.
2. Not to be confused with Midlands 1 West, Midlands West 1 is currently split into two regional leagues - Midlands 2 West (North) and Midlands 2 West (South).
3. Midlands West 1 is currently split into two regional leagues - Midlands 2 West (North) and Midlands 2 West (South).
4. Due to widespread restructuring, 3rd and 4th place Derby and Stockwood Park were also promoted.
5. Nationwide league restructuring meant that there was no relegation this season.
6. Midlands West 1 is currently split into two regional leagues - Midlands 2 West (North) and Midlands 2 West (South).
7. Due to the restructuring of Midlands 2 into two regional divisions champions Malvern were not promoted, instead being transferred to the new Midlands 2 West division.
8. Midlands 2 was due to be restructured into two regional divisions for the following season. Malvern, Bromsgrove, Luctonians, Old Laurentians, Newport (Salop), Sutton Coldfield, Derby and Wolverhampton would transfer into Midlands 2 West, while Wellingborough, Kettering, Ampthill, Mansfield, Huntingdon & District, Lincoln, Nottingham Moderns, Leighton Buzzard and Stockwood Park would go into Midlands 2 East.
9. Due to the restructuring of Midlands 2 into two regional divisions there was no relegation.
10. No relegation due to nationwide league restructure.
11. National League 3 Midlands is currently known as Midlands Premier.
12. Prior to the 2009–10 season Midlands 2 West (North) or Midlands 2 West (South) were both known as Midlands 3 West (North) and Midlands 3 West (South).
13. Old Northamptonians were promoted by default as Bournville were unable to field a front row for the 2009-10 play-off game.^[44]
14. One of Burton's titles was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
15. One of Malvern's titles was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
16. Banbury's title was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
17. Bedford Athletic's title was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
18. Leighton Buzzard's title was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
19. Longton's title was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
20. Scunthorpe's title was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
21. Whitchurch's title was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.

See also

• Midlands RFU
• North Midlands RFU
• Staffordshire RU
• Warwickshire RFU
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

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