Midlands 2 East (North)

Counties 1 Midlands East (North) (formerly Midland 2 East (North)) is a level 7 English Rugby Union league and level 3 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the East Midlands region including clubs from Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and the occasional team from Leicestershire, with home and away matches played throughout the season. When this division began in 1992 it was known as Midlands East 1, until it was split into two regional divisions called Midlands 3 East (North) and Midlands 3 East (South) ahead of the 2000–01 season. Further restructuring of the Midlands leagues ahead of the 2009–10 season, saw it changed to Midlands 2 East (North) and post the RFU's Adult Competition Review, from season 2022-23 it adopted its current name

Counties 1 Midlands East (North)

Current season or competition: 2024-25 Counties 1 Midlands East (North)
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	1992; 33 years ago (1992) (as Midlands East 1)
Number of teams	12
Country	England
Most titles	Belgrave, Coalville, Melbourne, Melton Mowbray, Newark (2 titles)
Website	England RFU

Promoted teams tend to move up to Regional Midlands 2 North or occasionally to Regional 2 Midlands East. Relegated teams drop to Counties 2 Midlands East (North).

2025-26

Departing were Belgrave , promoted to Regional 2 Midlands North while Burton 2XV (12th) were relegated to Counties 2 Midlands West (West) together with Loughborough (10th) and Mansfield (11th), both relegated to Counties 2 Midlands East (North).

Also leaving were Manor Park (8th) who returned on a level transfer to Counties 1 Midlands West (South) together with Nuneaton Old Edwardians (6th) and Hinckley 2XV (runners-up) who both moved on a level transfer to Counties 1 Midlands East (South).

Participating teams & locations

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Ashby Nottingham Road Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire Promoted from Counties 2 Midlands East (North) (runners-up) Bourne Milking Nook Drove Bourne, Lincolnshire Level transfer from Counties 1 Midlands East (South) Kesteven Woodnook Grantham, Lincolnshire 7th Keyworth Willoughby Road Widmerpool, Nottinghamshire Promoted from Counties 2 Midlands East (North) (champions) Lincoln Longdales Park Lincoln, Lincolnshire 5th Loughborough Students II East Park 1,000 Loughborough, Leicestershire New entry Market Rasen & Louth Willingham Road Market Rasen, Lincolnshire 3rd Mellish War Memorial Ground Arnold, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Relegated from Regional 2 Midlands (North Nottingham Moderns Ferryfields Wilford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire 9th Nottingham University Lady Bay Sports Ground West Bridgford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire New entry Southwell Pentelowes Southwell, Nottinghamshire 4th Spalding Memorial Field Spalding, Lincolnshire Level transfer from Counties 1 Midlands East (South)

Ashby Bourne Kesteven Keyworth Lincoln Loughborough Students II Market Rasen Mellish Notts Moderns Notts Uni Southwell Spalding Locations of the 2025-26 Counties 1 Midlands East (North) teams

2024-25

Departing were Ilkeston, promoted to Regional 2 Midlands North as runners-up (Hinckley Staghounds (2XV) finished top but were not permitted to be promoted on Level 6 owing to league rules on reserve teams in the RFU leagues). Boston and Birstall were relegated to Counties 2 Midlands East (North).

Joining were Kesteven and Nottingham Moderns promoted from Counties 2 Midlands East (North), whilst Manor Park moved on a level transfer from Counties 1 Midlands West (South).

Participating teams & locations

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Belgrave Belgrave Pastures Belgrave, Leicester, Leicestershire 4th Burton 2XV Battlestead Croft, Tatenhill[1] 5,500 (600 seats Burton, Staffordshire 10th Hinckley 2XV De Montfort Park [2] 2,000 Hinckley, Leicestershire Champions (not promoted) Kesteven Woodnook Grantham, Lincolnshire Promoted from Midlands 3 East (North) (champions) Lincoln Longdales Park Lincoln, Lincolnshire 3rd Loughborough Derby Road Playing Fields Loughborough, Leicestershire 6th Manor Park Griff & Coton Nuneaton, Warwickshire Level transfer from Counties 1 Midlands West (South) (5th) Mansfield Eakring Road 1,000 Mansfield, Nottinghamshire 8th Market Rasen & Louth Willingham Road Market Rasen, Lincolnshire 5th Nottingham Moderns Ferryfields Wilford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Promoted from Midlands 3 East (North) (runners-up) Nuneaton Old Edwardians Weddington Road Nuneaton, Warwickshire 7th Southwell Pentelowes Southwell, Nottinghamshire 9th

Belgrave Burton II Hinckley II Kesteven Lincoln Loughborough Manor Park Mansfield Market Rasen Nottingham Moderns Nuneaton OE Southwell Locations of the 2024-25 Counties 1 Midlands East (North) teams

2023-24

Departing were Mellish, promoted to Regional 2 Midlands North^[3] as runners-up (Hinckley Staghounds (2XV) finished top but were not permitted to be promoted on Level 6 owing to league rules on reserve teams in the RFU leagues). Ashbourne and Ashby and were relegated to Counties 2 Midlands East (North) whilst Coalville dropped to Counties 2 Midlands West (East).

Joining were Belgrave and Nuneaton Old Edwardians, both relegated from Regional 2 Midlands North, whilst Boston and Mansfield were both promoted from Counties 2 Midlands East (North).

Participating teams & locations

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Belgrave Belgrave Pastures Belgrave, Leicester, Leicestershire Relegated from Regional 2 Midlands North (11th) Birstall Co-Op Sports Ground Birstall, Leicestershire 9th Boston Princess Royal Sports Arena 2,000 Boston, Lincolnshire Promoted from Midlands 3 East (North) Burton 2XV Battlestead Croft, Tatenhill[4] 5,500 (600 seats Burton, Staffordshire 8th Hinckley 2XV De Montfort Park [5] 2,000 Hinckley, Leicestershire Champions (not promoted) Ilkeston The Stute Ilkeston, Derbyshire 5th Lincoln Longdales Park Lincoln, Lincolnshire 4th Loughborough Derby Road Playing Fields Loughborough, Leicestershire 3rd Mansfield Eakring Road 1,000 Mansfield, Nottinghamshire Promoted from Midlands 3 East (North) Market Rasen & Louth Willingham Road Market Rasen, Lincolnshire 6th Nuneaton Old Edwardians Weddington Road Nuneaton, Warwickshire Relegated from Regional 2 Midlands North (12th) Southwell Pentelowes Southwell, Nottinghamshire 7th

Belgrave Birstall Boston Burton II Hinckley II Ilkeston Lincoln Loughborough Mansfield Market Rasen Nuneaton OE Southwell Locations of the 2023-24 Counties 1 Midlands East (North) teams

2022-23

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review^[6] with the league adopting its new name of Counties 1 Midlands East (North).

Departing were Long Eaton, Melbourne, Matlock and Newark - all promoted to Regional 2 Midlands North.

Joining were Mellish and Birstall, both promoted from Midlands 3 East (North), together with Burton 2XV and Hinckley 2XV, both new entries.

Participating teams & locations

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Ashbourne Recreation Ground Ashbourne, Derbyshire 10th Ashby Nottingham Road Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire 11th Birstall Co-Op Sports Ground Birstall, Leicestershire Promoted from Midlands 3 East (North) Burton 2XV Battlestead Croft, Tatenhill[7] 5,500 (600 seats Burton, Staffordshire New entry Coalville Memorial Ground Coalville, Leicestershire 12th Hinckley 2XV De Montfort Park [8] 2,000 Hinckley, Leicestershire New entry Ilkeston The Stute Ilkeston, Derbyshire 5th Lincoln Longdales Park Lincoln, Lincolnshire 6th Loughborough Derby Road Playing Fields Loughborough, Leicestershire 7th Market Rasen & Louth Willingham Road Market Rasen, Lincolnshire 9th Mellish War Memorial Ground Arnold, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Promoted from Midlands 3 East (North) (champions) Southwell Pentelowes Southwell, Nottinghamshire 8th

Ashbourne Ashby Birstall Burton II Coalville Hinckley II Ilkeston Lincoln Loughborough Market Rasen Mellish Southwell Locations of the 2022-23 Counties 1 Midlands East (North) teams

2021–22

Participating teams & locations

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Ashbourne Recreation Ground Ashbourne, Derbyshire 9th Ashby Nottingham Road Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire Promoted from Midlands 2 EN (champions) Coalville Memorial Ground Coalville, Leicestershire 3rd Ilkeston The Stute Ilkeston, Derbyshire 7th Lincoln Longdales Park Lincoln, Lincolnshire 10th Long Eaton West Park 1,000 Long Eaton, Derbyshire 5th Loughborough Derby Road Playing Fields Loughborough, Leicestershire 8th Market Rasen & Louth Willingham Road Market Rasen, Lincolnshire 4th Matlock Cromford Meadows Cromford, Matlock, Derbyshire 2nd Melbourne Cockshut Lane 2,000 Melbourne, Derbyshire Relegated from Midlands 1 East (12th) Newark The Rugby Ground 1,000 (60 seats) Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire 6th Southwell Pentelowes Southwell, Nottinghamshire Promoted from Midlands 2 EN (runners-up)

Ashbourne Ashby Coalville Ilkeston Lincoln Long Eaton Loughborough Market Rasen Matlock Melbourne Newark Southwell Locations of the 2021–22 Midlands 2 East (North) teams

2020–21

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.

2019–20

Participating teams & locations

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Ashbourne Recreation Ground Ashbourne, Derbyshire 4th Ashfield Polly Bowls Sports Ground Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire Promoted from Midlands 3 EN (runners up) Coalville Memorial Ground Coalville, Leicestershire Transferred from Midlands 2 East (South) Dronfield Gosforth Fields Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, Derbyshire Runners up (lost playoff) Ilkeston The Stute Ilkeston, Derbyshire 10th Lincoln Longdales Park Lincoln, Lincolnshire 7th Long Eaton West Park 1,000 Long Eaton, Derbyshire 3rd Loughborough Derby Road Playing Fields Loughborough, Leicestershire 6th Market Rasen & Louth Willingham Road Market Rasen, Lincolnshire 5th Matlock Cromford Meadows Cromford, Matlock, Derbyshire 9th Newark The Rugby Ground 1,000 (60 seats) Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire 8th Nottingham Casuals Weir Field Recreation Ground Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Promoted from Midlands 3 EN (champions)

Ashbourne Ashfield Coalville Dronfield Ilkeston Lincoln Long Eaton Loughborough Market Rasen Matlock Nottingham Casuals Newark Locations of the 2019–20 Midlands 2 East (North) teams

2018–19

Participating teams & locations

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Ashbourne Recreation Ground Ashbourne, Derbyshire 7th Ashby Nottingham Road Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire Promoted from Midlands 3 East (North) (runners up) Dronfield Gosforth Fields Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, Derbyshire 5th Ilkeston The Stute Ilkeston, Derbyshire 9th Lincoln Longdales Park Lincoln, Lincolnshire 6th Long Eaton West Park 1,000 Long Eaton, Derbyshire Promoted from Midlands 3 East (North) (champions) Loughborough Derby Road Playing Fields Loughborough, Leicestershire 10th Market Rasen & Louth Willingham Road Market Rasen, Lincolnshire Relegated from Midlands 1 East (14th) Matlock Cromford Meadows Cromford, Matlock, Derbyshire Runners up (lost playoff) Melbourne Cockshut Lane 2,000 Melbourne, Derbyshire Relegated from Midlands 1 West (12th) Newark The Rugby Ground 1,000 (60 seats) Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire 4th Southwell Pentelowes Southwell, Nottinghamshire 8th

Ashbourne Ashby Dronfield Ilkeston Lincoln Long Eaton Loughborough Market Rasen Matlock Melbourne Newark Southwell Locations of the 2018–19 Midlands 2 East (North) teams

2017–18

Participating teams & locations

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Ashbourne Recreation Ground Ashbourne, Derbyshire 3rd Bakewell Mannerians Lady Manners School Bakewell, Derbyshire Promoted from Midlands 3 East (North) (runners up) Coalville Memorial Ground Coalville, Leicestershire 2nd (lost promotion play-off) Dronfield Gosforth Fields Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, Derbyshire Relegated from Midlands 1 East (13th) Ilkeston The Stute Ilkeston, Derbyshire Relegated from Midlands 1 East (14th) Lincoln Longdales Park Lincoln, Lincolnshire Promoted from Midlands 3 East (North) (champions) Loughborough Derby Road Playing Fields Loughborough, Leicestershire 7th Matlock Cromford Meadows Cromford, Matlock, Derbyshire 4th Newark The Rugby Ground 1,000 (60 seats) Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire 6th Nottingham Casuals Weir Field Recreation Ground Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire 10th Southwell Pentelowes Southwell, Nottinghamshire 5th West Bridgford The Memorial Ground West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire 8th

Ashbourne Bakewell Coalville Dronfield Ilkeston Lincoln Loughborough Matlock Newark Nott Casuals Southwell West Bridgford Locations of the 2017–18 Midlands 2 East (North) teams

2016–17 teams

• Ashbourne
• Coalville
• Kesteven (promoted from Midlands 3 East (North))
• Loughborough (promoted from Midlands 3 East (North))
• Market Bosworth
• Matlock (relegated from Midlands 1 East)
• Melbourne
• Newark (relegated from Midlands 1 East)
• Nottingham Casuals
• Southwell
• Spalding
• West Bridgford

2015–16 teams

• Ashbourne
• Bakewell Mannerians
• Coalville
• Dronfield
• Mansfield (relegated from Midlands 1 East)
• Market Bosworth
• Melbourne
• Nottingham Casuals
• Southwell (promoted from Midlands 3 East (North))
• Spalding (relegated from Midlands 1 East)
• Stamford
• West Bridgford

2014–15 teams

• Ashbourne
• Ashby (promoted from Midlands 3 East (North))
• Bakewell Mannerians
• Coalville (relegated from Midlands 1 East)
• Dronfield
• Loughborough
• Market Bosworth (relegated from Midlands 1 West)
• Matlock (relegated from Midlands 1 East)
• Melbourne
• Nottingham Casuals
• Stamford
• West Bridgford (promoted from Midlands 3 East (North))

2013–2014 Teams

• Ashbourne
• Bakewell Mannerians
• Belgrave
• Dronfield
• Kesteven (promoted from Midlands 3 East (North))
• Loughborough (relegated from Midlands 1 East)
• Melbourne (promoted from Midlands 3 East (North))
• Melton Mowbray
• Nottingham Casuals
• Oakham
• Spalding
• Stamford

2012–2013 Teams

• Ashbourne
• Aylestone St James
• Bakewell Mannerians
• Belgrave
• Coalville
• Dronfield
• Kesteven
• Leicester Forest
• Melton Mowbray
• Nottingham Casuals
• Nuneaton Old Edwardians
• Oakham
• Sleaford

2011–2012 Teams

• Ashbourne
• Aylestone St James
• Bakewell Mannerians
• Belgrave
• Leicester Forest
• Market Bosworth RFC
• Melton Mowbray
• Newark
• Nottingham Casuals
• Nottingham Moderns
• Oakham
• West Bridgford

2010–2011 Teams

• Ashby
• Aylestone St James
• Bakewell Mannerians
• Belgrave
• Lincoln
• Loughborough
• Market Bosworth
• Market Rasen and Louth
• Melton Mowbray
• Nottingham Moderns
• Oakham
• West Bridgford

Market Rasen and Louth have won the league this season and are promoted to Midlands 1 East as champions for the season 2011/2012. Loughborough finished second and also gained promotion by beating Peterborough Lions, who placed 2nd in Midlands 2 East (South) in the promotion playoff.

Lincoln and Ashby finished in the bottom two positions and have therefore been relegated for the coming season.

Original teams

Teams in Midlands 2 East (North) and Midlands 2 East (South) were originally part of a single division called Midlands 1 East, which contained the following sides when it was introduced in 1992:

• Amber Valley - relegated from Midlands 2 East (9th)
• Ampthill - promoted from East Midlands/Leicestershire (5th)
• Belgrave - promoted from East Midlands/Leicestershire (3rd)
• Chesterfield Panthers - promoted from Nott, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (champions)
• Dronfield - promoted from Nott, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (5th)
• Hinckley - promoted from East Midlands/Leicestershire (champions)
• Luton - promoted from East Midlands/Leicestershire (4th)
• Mellish - promoted from Nott, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (4th)
• Scunthorpe - relegated from Midlands 2 East (10th)
• Spalding - promoted from Nott, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (runners up)
• Stewarts & Lloyds - relegated from Midlands 2 East (11th)
• Stoneygate - promoted from East Midlands/Leicestershire (runners up)
• West Bridgford - promoted from Nott, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (3rd)

Midlands 2 East (North) honours

Midlands East 1 (1992–1993)

Midlands 2 East (North) and Midlands 2 East (South) were originally part of a single tier 7 division called Midlands East 1. Promotion was to Midlands 2 and relegation to Midlands East 2^[a].

Midlands East 1
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Reference
1992–93	13	Belgrave	Hinckley	Dronfield, West Bridford	[9]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

Midlands East 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 Midlands 1 East dropped to become a tier 8 league. Promotion and relegation continued to Midlands 2 and Midlands East 2.

Midlands East 1
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Reference
1993–94	13	Hinckley	Scunthorpe	Nottingham Moderns, Luton	[10]
1994–95	13	Scunthorpe	Long Buckby	Chesterfield, Northampton BBOB, Wellingborough	[11]
1995–96	13	Kettering	Huntingdon & District[b]	No relegation[c]	[12]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

Midlands East 1 (1996–2000)

At the end of the 1995–96 season National 5 North was discontinued and Midlands East 1 returned to being a tier 7 league. Promotion and relegation continued to Midlands 2 and Midlands East 2.

Midlands East 1
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Reference
1996–97	17	Nottingham Moderns	Old Northamptonians	Northampton BBOB, Biggleswade, Amber Valley	[13]
1997–98	17	Lincoln	Northampton Old Scouts	Ashbourne	[14]
1998–99	17	Wellingborough	Dunstablians	Coalville, Vipers
1999–00	17	Dunstablians	Luton	No relegation[d]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

Midlands 3 East (North) (2000–2009)

Restructuring ahead of the 2000–01 season saw Midlands East 1 split into two tier 7 regional leagues - Midlands 3 East (North) and Midlands 3 East (South). Promotion was now to Midlands 2 East (formerly Midlands 2) and relegation to Midlands 4 East (North) (formerly Midlands East 2)^[e].

Midlands East 3 (North)
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Reference
2000–01	10	Spalding	Ilkeston	Paviors, Long Eaton, Oadby Wyggestonians	[15]
2001–02	10	Market Bosworth	Nottingham Moderns	Market Rasen & Louth	[16]
2002–03	10	Newark	Loughborough Students	Lincoln	[17]
2003–04	10	Melton Mowbray	Matlock	No relegation[f]	[18]
2004–05	12	Paviors	Matlock	West Bridgford, Mellish	[19]
2005–06	12	Melton Mowbray	Ilkeston	Ashfield, Grimsby	[20]
2006–07	12	Syston	Lutterworth	Ashbourne, Belgrave	[21]
2007–08	12	Mansfield	Spalding	Oakham, Grimsby	[22]
2008–09	12	Ilkeston	Spalding	No relegation	[23]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Midlands 2 East (North) (2009–present)

League restructuring by the RFU meant that Midlands 3 East (North) and Midlands 3 East (South) were renamed as Midlands 2 East (North) and Midlands 2 East (South), with both leagues remaining at tier 7. Promotion was now to Midlands 1 East (formerly Midlands 2 East) and relegation to Midlands 3 East (North) (formerly Midlands 4 East (North)).

Midlands 2 East (North)
Season	No of teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated teams	Reference
2009–10	12	Coalville	Spalding	Grimsby, Sleaford	[24]
2010–11	12	Market Rasen & Louth	Loughborough	Ashby, Lincoln	[25]
2011–12	12	Newark	Market Bosworth	Nottingham Moderns, West Bridgford	[26]
2012–13	11	Coalville	Oakham	Aylestone St James	[27]
2013–14	12	Belgrave	Spalding	Melton Mowbray, Kesteven	[28]
2014–15	12	Matlock	Coalville	Ashby, Loughborough	[29]
2015–16	12	Dronfield	West Bridgford	Bakewell Mannerians, Mansfield	[30]
2016–17	12	Melbourne	Coalville	Spalding, Kesteven	[31]
2017–18	12	West Bridgford	Matlock	Bakewell Mannerians, Nottingham Casuals[g]	[33]
2018–19	12	Melbourne	Dronfield	Ashby, Southwell	[34]
2019–20	12	Dronfield	Matlock	Ashfield, Nottingham Casuals	[35]
2020–21	12
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Promotion play-offs

Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of Midlands 2 East (North) and Midlands 2 East (South) for the third and final promotion place to Midlands 1 East (asides from 2008–09 which was played between the runners up of Midlands 2 West (South) and Midlands 2 East (North) due to RFU restructuring). The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season the Midlands 2 East (South) teams have ten wins to the Midlands 2 East (North) teams eight; and the home team has won promotion on thirteen occasions compared to the away teams five.

Midlands 2 East (North) v Midlands 2 East (South) promotion play-off results
Season	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Attendance
2000–01[36]	Stewarts & Lloyds (S)	9-13	Ilkeston (N)	Occupation Road, Corby, Northamptonshire
2001–02[37]	Nottingham Moderns (N)	26-8	Stewarts & Lloyds (S)	Ferryfields, Wilford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
2002-03[38]	Peterborough (S)	3-59	Loughborough Students (N)	Fortress Fengate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
2003-04[39]	Peterborough (S)	33-13	Matlock (N)	Fortress Fengate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
2004-05[40]	Matlock (N)	25-10	Stewarts & Lloyds (S)	Cromford Meadows, Cromford, Derbyshire
2005–06[41]	Ilkeston (N)	24-21	Banbury (S)	The Stute, Ilkeston, Derbyshire
2006–07[42]	Lutterworth (N)	3-21	Banbury (S)	Ashby Lane, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
2007–08[43]	Leighton Buzzard (S)	16-15	Spalding (N)	Wright's Meadow, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
2008–09	Promotion playoffs different for this season only.[h]
2009–10[44]	Spalding (N)	25-10	Market Harborough (S)	Memorial Field, Spalding, Lincolnshire	400
2010–11[45]	Peterborough Lions (S)	17-20	Loughborough (N)	Bretton Woods, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
2011–12[46]	Market Bosworth (S)	17-14	Lutterworth (N)	Cadeby Lane, Market Bosworth, Warwickshire
2012–13[47]	Huntingdon (S)	30-17	Oakham (N)	The Racecourse, Brampton, Cambridgeshire
2013–14[48]	Spalding (N)	24-14	Newbold on Avon (S)	Memorial Field, Spalding, Lincolnshire	400
2014–15[49]	Coalville (N)	25-36	Wellingborough (S)	Memorial Ground, Coalville, Leicestershire
2015–16[50]	Lutterworth (S)	43-17	West Bridgford (N)	Ashby Lane, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
2016–17[51]	Oundle (S)	30-12	Coalville (N)	Occupation Road, Oundle, Northamptonshire	400
2017–18[52]	Luton (S)	35-22	Matlock (N)	Newlands Road, Luton, Bedfordshire
2018–19[53]	Market Harborough (S)	25-21[i]	Dronfield (N)	Cadeby Lane, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire
2019–20	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner up - Belgrave (S) - promoted instead.
2020–21
Green background is the promoted team. M2EN = Midlands 2 East (North) (formerly Midlands 3 East (North)) and M2ES = Midlands 2 East (South) (formerly Midlands 3 East (South))

2008–09 promotion play-offs

As mentioned above the 2008–09 promotion playoffs in Midlands 3 were different due to RFU restructuring for the following season. The two runners up with the worst league records in the four regional divisions at this level would have to face each other for the final promotion spot, with the team with the superior league record having home advantage.

Midlands 2 West (South) v Midlands 2 East (North) promotion play-off results
Season	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Attendance
2008–09[54]	Spalding (N)	12-14	Nuneaton Old Edwardians (S)	Memorial Field, Spalding, Lincolnshire
Green background is the promoted team. S = Midlands 2 West (South) (formerly Midlands 3 West (South)) and N = Midlands 2 East (North) (formerly Midlands 3 West (North))

Number of league titles

• Belgrave (2)^[j]
• Coalville (2)
• Dronfield (2)
• Melbourne (2)
• Melton Mowbray (2)
• Newark (2)
• Dunstablians (1)^[k]
• Hinckley (1)^[l]
• Ilkeston (1)
• Kettering (1)^[m]
• Lincoln (1)^[n]
• Mansfield (1)
• Market Bosworth (1)
• Market Rasen & Louth (1)
• Matlock (1)
• Nottingham Moderns (1)^[o]
• Paviors (1)
• Scunthorpe (1)^[p]
• Spalding (1)
• Syston (1)
• Wellingborough (1)^[q]
• West Bridgford (1)

Notes

1. Midlands East 2 is currently split into two regional divisions - Midlands 4 East (North) and Midlands 4 East (South).
2. Due to the cancellation of National 5 North at the end of the season, four clubs were promoted including Ampthill and Long Buckby.
3. Due to widespread restructuring caused by the cancellation of National 5 North there was no relegation.
4. Due to the restructuring of the Midlands leagues for the following season, there was no relegation.
5. Ahead of the 2000–01 Midlands East 2 was also split into two regional leagues - Midlands 4 East (North) and Midlands 4 East (South).
6. No relegation as the division would be increased from 10 to 12 teams for the following season.
7. Bakewell Mannerians dropped out of the league part way through the season and were relegated in bottom spot.^[32]
8. The 2008–09 promotion playoffs were different as the RFU was reorganizing the leagues across the country including the Midlands division. Usually the winners of each of the four regional divisions would go up automatically along with two of the runners up who won their respective playoffs, meaning 6 teams were promoted. This year one extra was required to be promoted so the top two runners up by league points - Bourneville (40) and Stewarts & Lloyds (40) went up - leaving the other two runners up - Nuneaton Old Edwardians (34) and Spalding (38) - to compete for the final promotion spot.^[23]
9. After extra time.
10. One of Belgrave's titles was when league was single division known as Midlands East 1.
11. Dunstablians title was when league was single division known as Midlands East 1.
12. Hinckley's title was when league was single division known as Midlands East 1.
13. Kettering's title was when league was single division known as Midlands East 1.
14. Lincoln's title was when league was single division known as Midlands East 1.
15. Nottingham Moderns title was when league was single division known as Midlands East 1.
16. Scunthorpe's title was when league was single division known as Midlands East 1.
17. Wellingborough's title was when league was single division known as Midlands East 1.

See also

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