Regional 2 East Midlands

Regional 2 Midlands East is an English level 6 rugby union regional league for rugby clubs in the eastern region of the Midlands, including sides from Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and occasionally Bedfordshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire. When this division began in 1987 it was known as Midlands 2 East, and has been restructured several times, most notably as a single division known as Midlands 2 between 1992 and 2000, and Midlands 1 East before regionalising again to its present format with the new name of Regional 2 Midlands East as part of England Rugby's Future Competition Structure^[1] change at the start of the 2022–23 season. Lutterworth are the 2024-25 champions.

Regional 2 Midlands East

Current season or competition: 2024–25 Regional 2 Midlands East
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	1987; 38 years ago (1987) (as Midlands 2 East)
Number of teams	12
Country	England
Holders	Lutterworth (2024–25)
Most titles	Bedford Athletic, Syston (4 titles)
Website	England RFU

Structure and format

The twelve teams play home and away matches from September through to April, making a total of twenty-two matches each. The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows:

• 4 points are awarded for a win
• 2 points are awarded for a draw
• 0 points are awarded for a loss, however
• 1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
• 1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match

There is one automatic promotion place and two relegation places. The champions and runner-up are promoted to Regional 1 Midlands (formerly Midlands Premier). The last two teams are relegated teams to either Midlands 2 East (North) or Midlands 2 East (South), depending on geographic location.^[2]

2025–26

Departing were Lutterworth, promoted to Regional 1 Midlands whilst Leicester Forest and Market Bosworth were relegated to Counties 1 Midlands East (South).

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Bedford Athletic Putnoe Woods 500 Bedford, Bedfordshire Relegated from Regional 1 South East (12th) Broadstreet Ivor Preece Field 1,500 (250 seats) Binley Woods, Coventry, West Midlands 7th Daventry Daventry & District Sports Club Daventry, Northamptonshire 9th Kettering Waverley Road Kettering, Northamptonshire 10th Market Harborough The Rugby Ground Market Harborough, Leicestershire 3rd Northampton Old Scouts Rushmere Road Northampton, Northamptonshire 2nd Oadby Wyggestonians Oval Park Oadby, Leicestershire 6th Old Coventrians Tile Hill Lane Tile Hill, Coventry, West Midlands Promoted from Counties 1 Midlands West (South) Olney East Street Olney, Buckinghamshire 4th Peterborough Fortress Fengate Peterborough, Cambridgeshire 5th Stamford Hambleton Road Stamford, Lincolnshire Promoted from Counties 1 Midlands East (South) (champions) Wellingborough Cut Throat Lane Great Doddington, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire 8th

Bedford Athletic Broadstreet Daventry Kettering M Harborough Old Scouts Oadby Wyggs Coventrians Olney Peterborough Stamford Wellingborough Locations of the 2025-26 Regional 2 Midlands East teams

2024–25

Departing were Nuneaton, promoted to Regional 1 Midlands whilst Newbold on Avon and Towcestrians were relegated. Joining were Broadstreet, relegated from Regional 1 Midlands together with Daventry and Market Bosworth both promoted from Counties 1 Midlands East (South).

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Broadstreet Ivor Preece Field 1,500 (250 seats) Binley Woods, Coventry, West Midlands Relegated from Regional 1 Midlands (12th) Daventry Daventry & District Sports Club Daventry, Northamptonshire Promoted from Counties 1 Midlands East (South) (champions) Kettering Waverley Road Kettering, Northamptonshire 5th Leicester Forest Hinckley Road Leicester Forest East, Leicestershire 7th Lutterworth Ashby Lane Lutterworth, Leicestershire 2nd Market Bosworth Cadeby Lane Market Bosworth, Leicestershire Promoted from Counties 1 Midlands East (South) (runners-up) Market Harborough The Rugby Ground Market Harborough, Leicestershire 3rd Northampton Old Scouts Rushmere Road Northampton, Northamptonshire 4th Oadby Wyggestonians Oval Park Oadby, Leicestershire 10th Olney East Street Olney, Buckinghamshire 6th Peterborough Fortress Fengate Peterborough, Cambridgeshire 8th Wellingborough Cut Throat Lane Great Doddington, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire 9th

Broadstreet Daventry Kettering Leicester Forest Lutterworth Market Bosworth M Harborough Old Scouts Oadby Wyggs Olney Peterborough Wellingborough Locations of the 2024–25 Regional 2 Midlands East teams

2023–24

Participating teams and locations

Departing were Old Northamptonians, promoted to Regional 1 South East while Peterborough Lions and Old Laurentians were relegated. Leighton Buzzard, 10th the previous season, were level transferred to Regional 2 Thames. Joining were Nuneaton, relegated from Regional 1 Midlands, Oadby Wyggestonians and Leicester Forest both on a level transfer from Regional 2 Midlands North and Wellingborough promoted from Counties 1 Midlands East (South).

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Kettering Waverley Road Kettering, Northamptonshire 7th Leicester Forest Hinckley Road Leicester Forest East, Leicestershire Level transfer from Regional 2 North Midlands (9th) Lutterworth Ashby Lane Lutterworth, Leicestershire 2nd Market Harborough The Rugby Ground Market Harborough, Leicestershire 4th Newbold on Avon Parkfield Road Newbold-on-Avon, Warwickshire 8th Northampton Old Scouts Rushmere Road Northampton, Northamptonshire 3rd Nuneaton Liberty Way 4,314 (514 seats) Nuneaton, Warwickshire Relegated from Regional 1 Midlands (12th) Oadby Wyggestonians Oval Park Oadby, Leicestershire Level transfer from Regional 2 North Midlands (8th) Olney East Street Olney, Buckinghamshire 6th Peterborough Fortress Fengate Peterborough, Cambridgeshire 5th Towcestrians Greens Norton Road Towcester, Northamptonshire 9th Wellingborough Cut Throat Lane Great Doddington, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire Promoted from Counties 1 Midlands East (South)

Kettering Leicester Forest Lutterworth M Harborough Newbold on Avon Old Scouts Nuneaton Oadby Wyggs Olney Peterborough Towcestrians Wellingborough Locations of the 2023–24 Regional 2 Midlands East teams

Final league table

Regional 2 Midlands East 2023–24
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points
1	Nuneaton (P)	22	19	0	3	980	397	583	20	3	99
2	Lutterworth	22	18	1	3	868	363	505	18	2	94
3	Market Harborough	22	18	1	3	712	327	385	15	0	89
4	Northampton Old Scouts	22	16	3	3	854	355	499	16	0	86
5	Kettering	22	12	0	10	517	561	−44	10	1	59
6	Olney	22	9	0	13	635	671	−36	14	2	52
7	Leicester Forest	22	8	1	13	544	640	−96	9	2	45
8	Peterborough	22	7	0	15	507	588	−81	7	9	44
9	Wellingborough	22	9	0	13	438	591	−153	6	1	43
10	Oadby Wyggestonians	22	7	0	15	522	783	−261	7	3	38
11	Newbold on Avon	22	4	0	18	326	920	−594	4	0	20
12	Towcestrians	22	2	0	20	347	1054	−707	6	2	16
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: 01 January 2025 Source: "Regional 2 Midlands East". England Rugby.

2022–23

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review with the league rebranded as Regional 2 Midlands East.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Kettering Waverley Road Kettering, Northamptonshire 8th Midlands 1 East Leighton Buzzard Wright's Meadow Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire 13th London 1 North Lutterworth Ashby Lane Lutterworth, Leicestershire 11th Midlands 1 East Market Harborough The Rugby Ground Market Harborough, Leicestershire 6th Midlands 1 East Newbold on Avon Parkfield Road Newbold-on-Avon, Warwickshire 6th Midlands 1 West Northampton Old Scouts Rushmere Road Northampton, Northamptonshire 3rd Midlands 2 East (South) Old Laurentians Fenley Field Rugby, Warwickshire 4th Midlands 2 West (South) Old Northamptonians Sir Humphrey Cripps Pavilion Northampton, Northamptonshire 7th Midlands 1 East Olney East Street Olney, Buckinghamshire 2nd Midlands 2 East (South) Peterborough Fortress Fengate Peterborough, Cambridgeshire 4th Midlands 1 East Peterborough Lions Bretton Woods Bretton, Cambridgeshire 13th Midlands 1 East Towcestrians Greens Norton Road Towcester, Northamptonshire 12th Midlands 1 East

Kettering Leighton Buzzard Lutterworth Market Harborough Newbold on Avon Old Scouts Laurentians Old Northamptonians Olney Peterborough Peterborough Lions Towcestrians Locations of the 2021–22 Midlands 1 East teams

Final league table

Regional 2 East Midlands 2022–23
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Loss bonus	Points	Points deducted
1	Old Northamptonians (P)	20	19	0	1	753	284	260	15	0	91
2	Lutterworth	22	16	0	6	680	331	349	14	4	82
3	Northampton Old Scouts	22	15	0	7	719	427	292	14	4	78
4	Market Harborough	22	16	0	6	464	311	153	7	3	76
5	Peterborough	21	14	0	7	597	391	206	12	1	69
6	Olney	22	12	0	10	562	604	−42	11	3	62
7	Kettering	22	10	0	12	409	470	−61	6	4	51
8	Newbold on Avon	21	9	0	12	429	580	−151	9	1	46
9	Towcestrians	22	8	0	14	380	678	−298	7	1	40
10	Leighton Buzzard	22	7	0	15	397	536	−139	6	5	39
11	Old Laurentians (R)	22	2	0	20	326	689	−363	3	3	14
12	Peterborough Lions (R)	22	2	0	22	286	701	−415	5	2	0	−15
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: 26 June 2023 Source: "Regional 2 East Midlands". England Rugby.

Teams 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 Bedford Athletic Putnoe Woods 500 Bedford, Bedfordshire Relegated from London & South East Premier (13th) Belgrave Belgrave Pastures Belgrave, Leicester, Leicestershire Promoted from Midlands 2 East (South) (runners-up) Derby Haslams Lane Derby, Derbyshire 3rd Dronfield Gosforth Fields Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, Derbyshire Promoted from Midlands 2 East (North) (champions) Kettering Waverley Road 2,000 Kettering, Northamptonshire Relegated from Midlands Premier (12th) Lutterworth Ashby Lane Lutterworth, Leicestershire 7th Market Harborough The Rugby Ground Market Harborough, Leicestershire 8th Oadby Wyggestonians Oval Park Oadby, Leicestershire 5th Old Northamptonians Sir Humphrey Cripps Pavilion Northampton, Northamptonshire 6th Peterborough Fortress Fengate Peterborough, Cambridgeshire 10th Peterborough Lions Bretton Woods Bretton, Cambridgeshire Relegated from Midlands Premier (13th) Rugby Lions Webb Ellis Road 4,000 (200 seats)[3] Rugby, Warwickshire 9th Towcestrians Greens Norton Road Towchester, Northamptonshire 11th West Bridgford The Memorial Ground West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire 4th

Bedford Athletic Belgrave Derby Dronfield Kettering Lutterworth M Harborough Oadby Wyggs Northamptonians Peterborough Peterborough Lions Rugby Towcestrians West Bridgford Locations of the 2021–22 Midlands 1 East teams

2020–21

On 30 October 2020 the RFU announced^[4] 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 East was not contested.

Teams 2019–20

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Derby Haslams Lane Derby, Derbyshire Relegated from Midlands Premier (14th) Lutterworth Ashby Lane Lutterworth, Leicestershire 6th Market Harborough The Rugby Ground Market Harborough, Leicestershire Promoted from Midlands 2 East (South) (playoff) Melbourne Cockshut Lane 2,000 Melbourne, Derbyshire Promoted from Midlands 2 East (North) (champions) Oadby Wyggestonians Oval Park Oadby, Leicestershire 3rd Olney East Street Olney, Buckinghamshire Promoted from Midlands 2 East (South) (champions) Old Northamptonians Sir Humphrey Cripps Pavilion Northampton, Northamptonshire 8th Oundale Occupation Road Oundle, Northamptonshire 5th Peterborough Fortress Fengate Peterborough, Cambridgeshire 4th Rugby Lions Webb Ellis Road 4,000 (200 seats)[5] Rugby, Warwickshire 11th Syston Barkby Road Queniborough, Leicestershire Relegated from Midlands Premier (12th) Towcestrians Greens Norton Road Towchester, Northamptonshire 7th Wellingborough Cut Throat Lane Great Doddington, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire 10th West Bridgford The Memorial Ground West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire 9th

Derby Lutterworth M Harborough Melbourne Oadby Northamptonians Olney Oundle Peterborough Rugby Syston Towcestrians Wellingborough West Bridgford Locations of the 2019–20 Midlands 1 East teams

Teams 2018–19

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Kettering Waverley Road 2,000 Kettering, Northamptonshire 3rd Leighton Buzzard Wright's Meadow Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire 11th Lutterworth Ashby Lane Lutterworth, Leicestershire 5th (Midlands 1 West - level transfer) Melton Mowbray Melton Sports Village Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire 8th Northampton Old Scouts Rushmere Road Northampton, Northamptonshire 9th Oadby Wyggestonians Oval Park Oadby, Leicestershire Promoted from Midlands 2 East (South) (champions) Old Northamptonians Sir Humphrey Cripps Pavilion Northampton, Northamptonshire 5th Oundale Occupation Road Oundle, Northamptonshire 7th Paviors The Ron Rossin Ground Nottingham, Nottinghamshire 5th Peterborough Fortress Fengate Peterborough, Cambridgeshire 6th Rugby Lions Webb Ellis Road 4,000 (200 seats)[6] Rugby, Warwickshire Level transfer from Midlands 1 West (11th) Towcestrians Greens Norton Road Towchester, Northamptonshire Relegated from London & SE Premier (14th) Wellingborough Cut Throat Lane Great Doddington, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire 10th West Bridgford The Memorial Ground West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire Promoted from Midlands 2 East (North) (champions)

Kettering Leighton Buzzard Lutterworth Melton Mowbray Northampton OS Oadby Northamptonians Oundle Paviors Peterborough Rugby Lions Towcestrians Wellingborough West Bridgford Locations of the 2018–19 Midlands 1 East teams

Teams 2017–18

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Bedford Athletic Putnoe Woods 500 Bedford, Bedfordshire Relegated from National 3 Midlands (13th) Bugbrooke Camp Close Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire 9th Huntingdon & District Huntingdon Racecourse Brampton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire 5th Kettering Waverley Road 2,000 Kettering, Northamptonshire 2nd (lost playoff) Leighton Buzzard Wright's Meadow Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire 10th Market Rasen & Louth Willingham Road Market Rasen, Lincolnshire 7th Melton Mowbray Melton Sports Village Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire 6th Northampton Old Scouts Rushmore Road Northampton, Northamptonshire 11th Old Northamptonians Sir Humphrey Cripps Pavilion Northampton, Northamptonshire 3rd Oundale Occupation Road Oundle, Northamptonshire Promoted from Midlands 2 East (South) (playoffs) Paviors The Ron Rossin Ground Nottingham, Nottinghamshire 8th Peterborough Fortress Fengate Peterborough, Cambridgeshire Promoted from Midlands 2 East (South) (champions) Syston Barkby Road Queniborough, Leicestershire Relegated from National 3 Midlands (14th) Wellingborough Cut Throat Lane Great Doddington, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire 12th (reprieve from RFU)

Bedford A Bugbrooke Huntingdon Kettering Leighton B Market Rasen Melton Mowbray Old Scouts Old Northamptonians Oundle Paviors Peterborough Syston Wellingborough Locations of the 2017–18 Midlands 1 East teams

2016-17

• Bugbooke
• Dronfield (promoted from Midlands 2 East (North))
• Huntingdon & District
• Ilkeston
• Kettering
• Leighton Buzzard
• Lutterworth (promoted from Midlands 2 East (North))
• Market Rasen & Louth
• Melton Mowbray (promoted from Midlands 2 East (North))
• Newbold-on-Avon (promoted from Midlands 2 West (South))
• Northampton Old Scouts
• Old Northamptonians (relegated from National League 3 Midlands)
• Paviors
• Wellingborough

2015–16

• Bedford Athletic
• Bugbooke
• Derby
• Huntingdon & District
• Ilkeston
• Kettering
• Market Rasen & Louth
• Matlock (promoted from Midlands 2 East (North))
• Newark
• Newbold-on-Avon (promoted from Midlands 2 West (South))
• Northampton Old Scouts (promoted from Midlands 2 East (North))
• Old Laurentians (promoted from Midlands 2 West (South))
• Paviors
• Wellingborough (promoted from Midlands 2 East (South))

2014–15

• Bedford Athletic (relegated from National League 3 Midlands)
• Belgrave (promoted from Midlands 2 East (North))
• Bugbrooke
• Derby
• Huntingdon & District
• Ilkeston
• Kettering
• Mansfield
• Market Rasen & Louth
• Newark
• Old Northamptonians
• Paviors
• Spalding (promoted from Midlands 2 East (North))
• Syston (relegated from National League 3 Midlands)

2013–14

• Bugbrooke (promoted from Midlands 2 East (South))
• Coalville (promoted from Midlands 2 East (North))
• Derby (relegated from National League 3 Midlands)
• Huntingdon & District (promoted from Midlands 2 East (South))
• Ilkeston
• Kettering
• Mansfield (relegated from National League 3 Midlands)
• Market Rasen & Lough
• Matlock
• Newark
• Old Northamptonians
• Paviors
• Peterborough
• Peterborough Lions

2012–13

• Bedford Athletic
• Ilkeston
• Kettering
• Loughborough
• Market Bosworth (promoted from Midlands 2 East (North))
• Market Rasen and Louth
• Matlock
• Newark
• Paviors
• Peterborough
• Peterborough Lions
• Spalding
• Towcestrians

2011–12

• Bedford Athletic
• Coalville
• Derby
• Ilkeston
• Kettering
• Leighton Buzzard
• Loughborough
• Market Rasen and Louth
• Matlock
• Nuneaton OE
• Paviors
• Peterborough
• Spalding
• Towcestrians (promoted from Midlands 2 East (South))

2010–11

• Bedford Athletic
• Coalville
• Derby
• Dunstablians
• Ilkeston
• Kettering
• Leighton Buzzard
• Mansfield
• Matlock
• Newark
• Paviors
• Spalding
• Syston
• Wellingborough

2009–10

• Derby
• Dunstablians
• Ilkeston
• Leighton Buzzard
• Mansfield
• Market Bosworth
• Matlock
• Newark
• Old Northamptonians
• Paviors
• Scunthorpe
• Stewarts & Lloyd
• Syston
• Wellingborough

2008–09

Ampthill promoted as champions to newly formed National Division 3 Midlands.

• Ampthill
• Derby
• Dunstablians
• Leighton Buzzard
• Mansfield
• Market Bosworth
• Matlock
• Newark
• Paviors
• Scunthorpe
• Syston
• Wellingborough

Original teams

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

• Kettering
• Leighton Buzzard
• Lincoln
• Loughborough
• Matlock
• Newark
• Stamford
• Stoneygate
• Syston
• Vipers
• Wigston^[a]

Midland 1 East honours

Midlands 2 East (1987–1992)

The original Midlands 2 East (along with its counterpart Midlands 2 West) was a tier 6 league with promotion up to Midlands Premier and relegation down to either East Midlands/Leicestershire or Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1.

Midlands 2 East
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Reference
1987–88	11	Newark	Vipers	Wigston, Loughborough	[9]
1988–89	11	Leighton Buzzard	Syston	Hinckley	[10]
1989–90	11	Towcestrians	Vipers	Stoneygate	[11]
1990–91	11	Syston	Vipers	Lincoln, Kettering, Chesterfield Panthers	[12]
1991–92	11	Vipers	Paviors	Stewarts & Lloyds, Scunthorpe, Amber Valley	[13]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

Midlands 2 (1992–1993)

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

Midlands 2
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Reference
1992–93	12	Burton	Worcester	Biggleswade, Nottingham Moderns	[14]
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 East 1^[c].

Midlands 2
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Reference
1993–94	13	Whitchurch	Stafford	Vipers	[15]
1994–95	13	Leighton Buzzard	Broadstreet	Willenhall, Newark, Peterborough	[16]
1995–96	13	Scunthorpe	Hinckley[d]	No relegation[e]	[17]
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 East 1^[f].

Midlands 2
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Reference
1996–97	17	Banbury	Kenilworth	Bedworth, Matlock, Long Buckby, Keresley	[18]
1997–98	17	Bedford Athletic	Dudley Kingswinford	Paviors	[19]
1998–99	17	Longton	Newbold-on-Avon	Leamington, Towcestrians, Stafford
1999–00	17	Malvern[g]	Bromsgrove[h]	No relegation[i]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

Midlands 2 East (2000–2009)

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

Midlands 2 East
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Reference
2000–01	12	Dunstablians	Wellingborough	Stockwood Park, Leighton Buzzard, Nottingham Moderns	[20]
2001–02	12	Hinckley	Spalding	Lincoln, Huntingdon & District	[21]
2002–03	12	Kettering	Luton	Ilkeston, Wellingborough	[22]
2003–04	12	Mansfield	Hinckley	Nottingham Moderns, Banbury, Northampton Old Scouts	[23]
2004–05	12	Luton	Market Bosworth	Huntingdon & District, Syston, Melton Mowbray	[24]
2005–06	12	South Leicester	Peterborough	Ampthill, Spalding, Towcestrians	[25]
2006–07	12	Loughborough Students	Matlock	Mansfield, Northampton Old Scouts, Ilkeston	[26]
2007–08	12	Kettering	Hinckley	Melton Mowbray, Banbury, Old Northamptonians	[27]
2008–09	12	Ampthill	Scunthorpe	No relegation due to league restructure[j]	[28]
Green background are the promotion places.

Midlands 1 East (2009–2022)

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

Midlands 1 East
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Reference
2009–10	14	Scunthorpe	Old Northamptonians	Market Bosworth, Stewarts & Lloyds	[29]
2010–11	14	Syston	Mansfield	Dunstablians, Wellingborough	[30]
2011–12	14	Derby	Paviors	Coalville, Nuneaton Old Edwardians, Leighton Buzzard	[31]
2012–13	14	Bedford Athletic	Ilkeston	Loughborough, Spalding, Market Bosworth	[32]
2013–14	14	Peterborough Lions	Derby	Coalville, Peterborough, Matlock	[33]
2014–15	14	Syston	Old Northamptonians	Spalding, Belgrave, Mansfield	[34]
2015–16	14	Bedford Athletic	Derby	Matlock, Old Laurentians, Newark	[35]
2016–17	14	Newbold-on-Avon	Kettering	Ilkeston, Dronfield[m]	[37]
2017–18	14	Bedford Athletic	Syston	Market Rasen & Louth, Huntingdon & District, Bugbrooke	[38]
2018–19	14	Kettering	Paviors	Melton Mowbray, Northampton Old Scouts, Leighton Buzzard	[39]
2019–20	14	Syston	Oundle	Wellingborough, Olney, Melbourne	[40]
2020–21	14	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
Green background are the promotion places.

Regional 2 Midlands East (2022–present)

Regional 2 Midlands East
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Reference
2022–23	12	Old Northamptonians	Lutterworth	Old Laurentians and Peterborough Lions RFC
2023–24	12	Nuneaton	Lutterworth	Newbold-on-Avon and Towcestrians

Promotion play-offs

Since the 2000–01 season 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 2019–20 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[41]	Luctonians (W)	20-13	Wellingborough (E)	Mortimer Park, Kingsland, Herefordshire
2001–02[42]	Old Laurentians (W)	10-32	Spalding (E)	Fenley Field, Rugby, Warwickshire
2002–03[43]	Luton (E)	16-11	Derby (W)	Newlands Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
2003–04[44]	Derby (W)	29-12	Hinckley (E)	Haslams Lane, Derby, Derbyshire
2004–05[45]	Market Bosworth (E)	40-7	Malvern (W)	Cadeby Lane, Market Bosworth, Warwickshire
2005–06[46]	Peterborough (E)	23-21	Kenilworth (W)	Fortress Fengate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire	1,000
2006–07[47]	Newport (Salop) (W)	20-5	Matlock (E)	The Old Showground, Newport, Shropshire	500
2007–08[48]	Hereford (W)	13-43	Hinckley (E)	Wyeside, Hereford, Herefordshire
2008–09[49]	Scunthorpe (E)	9-16	Hereford (W)	Heslam Park, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
2009–10[50]	Bournville (W)	AWO[n]	Old Northamptonians (E)	Rowheath, Bournville, Birmingham, West Midlands	N/A
2010–11[52]	Sutton Coldfield (W)	27-33	Mansfield (E)	Roger Smoldon Ground, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
2011–12[53]	Bournville (W)	42-11	Paviors (E)	Bournbrook, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands
2012–13[54]	Worcester Wanderers (W)	27-17 (aet)	Ilkeston (E)	Weston's Field, Worcester, Worcestershire
2013–14[55]	Burton (W)	24-20	Derby (E)	Peel Croft, Burton, Staffordshire	1,000[56]
2014–15[57]	Old Northamptonians (E)	20-5	Worcester Wanderers (W)	Sir Humphrey Cripps Pavilion, Northampton, Northamptonshire
2015–16[58]	Derby (E)	28-23	Bournville (W)	Haslams Lane, Derby, Derbyshire	200[59]
2016–17[60]	Kettering (E)	19-55	Bournville (W)	Waverley Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire
2017–18[61]	Syston (E)	37-33	Dudley Kingswinford (W)	Barkby Road, Queniborough, Leicestershire
2018–19[62]	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

• Bedford Athletic (4)^[o]
• Syston (4)
• Kettering (3)
• Leighton Buzzard (2)^[p]
• Scunthorpe (2)^[q]
• Ampthill (1)
• Banbury (1)^[r]
• Burton (1)^[s]
• Derby (1)
• Dunstablians (1)
• Hinckley (1)
• Longton (1)^[t]
• Loughborough Students (1)
• Luton (1)
• Malvern (1)^[u]
• Mansfield (1)
• Newbold-on-Avon (1)
• Newark (1)
• Nuneaton (1)
• Old Northamptonians (1)
• Peterborough Lions (1)
• South Leicester (1)
• Towcestrians (1)
• Vipers (1)
• Whitchurch (1)^[v]

Notes

1. Wigston RFC would later merge with Westleigh RFC in 1998 to form Leicester Lions RFC.^[7][8].
2. Not to be confused with Midlands 1 East, Midlands East 1 is currently split into two regional leagues - Midlands 2 East (North) and Midlands 2 East (South).
3. Midlands East 1 is currently split into two regional leagues - Midlands 2 East (North) and Midlands 2 East (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 East 1 is currently split into two regional leagues - Midlands 2 East (North) and Midlands 2 East (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. The division would be renamed Midlands Division 1 East for the next season and along with the whole national restructure of the league system by the RFU lead to mass changes at all levels.
11. National League 3 Midlands is currently known as Midlands Premier.
12. Prior to the 2009–10 season Midlands 2 East (North) or Midlands 2 East (South) were both known as Midlands 3 East (North) and Midlands 3 East (South).
13. Due to London Welsh being expelled from the RFU Championship in January 2017 only 23 teams would be relegated from the 8 divisions that make up tier 6 of the English rugby union league system instead of the usual 24 - meaning that the 12th placed side in one of the leagues would be safe. In the end 12th placed Wellingborough from Midlands 1 East gained more points (56) than any other 12th placed team across tier 6 leaving them safe from relegation and ensuring only 2 teams went down from Midlands 1 East that season.^[36]
14. Old Northamptonians were promoted by default as Bournville were unable to field a front row for the 2009-10 play-off game.^[51]
15. One of Bedford Athletic's titles was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
16. One of Leighton Buzzard's titles was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
17. One of Scunthorpe's titles was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
18. Banbury's title was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
19. Burton's title was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
20. Longton's title was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
21. Malvern's title was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.
22. Whitchurch's title was when league was single division known as Midlands 2.

See also

• Midlands RFU
• East Midlands RFU
• Leicestershire RU
• Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire RFU
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England