Midlands 3 East (North)

Counties 2 Midlands East (North) (formerly Midlands 3 East (North)) is a level 8 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 2, until it was split into two regional divisions called Midlands 4 East (North) and Midlands 4 East (South) ahead of the 2000–01 season. Further restructuring of the Midlands leagues ahead of the 2009–10 season, led to the current name of Midlands 3 East (North) and post the RFU's Adult Competition Review, from season 2022-23 it adopted its current name.

Counties 2 Midlands East (North)

Current season or competition: 2024-25 Counties 2 Midlands East (North)
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	1992; 33 years ago (1992) (as Midlands East 2)
Number of teams	12
Country	England
Most titles	Ashbourne, Ashby, Grimsby, Oakham (2 titles)
Website	England RFU

Promoted teams tend to move up to Counties 1 Midlands East (North) while demoted teams typically drop into Counties 3 Midlands East North West or Counties 3 Midlands East North East.

2025-26

Departing were Keyworth and Ashby, promoted to Counties 1 Midlands East (North) as champions and runners-up respectively.

With a reorganisation of the leagues below, a greater than usual number of clubs were relegated meaning Boston (8th) and Newark II (11th) were relegated to Counties 3 Midlands East (North East) together with Birstall (9th) relegated to Counties 3 Midlands East (South North), while Derby II (10th) and Ashfield (12th) were relegated to Counties 3 Midlands East (North West).

Ashbourne (3rd) left on a level transfer to Counties 2 Midlands West (West).

Participating teams & locations

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Coalville Memorial Ground Coalville, Leicestershire Level transfer from Counties 2 Midlands West (East) (3rd) Gainsborough Roses Sports Fields Gainsborough, Lincolnshire 7th Loughborough Derby Road Playing Fields Loughborough, Leicestershire Relegated from Counties 1 Midlands East (North) Mansfield Eakring Road 1,000 Mansfield, Nottinghamshire Relegated from Counties 1 Midlands East (North) Melton Mowbray Melton Sports Village Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire 5th Mosborough Mosborough Miners Welfare Club Mosborough, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 6th Nottingham Casuals Weir Field Recreation Ground Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire 4th Scunthorpe II Heslam Park 1,212 (212 seats) Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire New entry Sleaford David Williams Pavilion Sleaford, Lincolnshire Promoted from Counties 3 Midlands East (North East) Syston II Barkby Road Queniborough, Leicestershire Promoted from Counties 3 Midlands West (East) (champions) Tupton North Side Tupton, Derbyshire Promoted from Counties 3 Midlands East (North West) West Bridgford II The Memorial Ground West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire New entry

Coalville Gainsborough Loughborough Mansfield Melton Mowbray Mosborough Newark II Casuals Scunthorpe II Sleaford Syston II Tupton West Bridgford II Locations of the 2025-26 Counties 2 Midlands East (North) teams

2024-25

Departing were Kesteven and Nottingham Moderns, both promoted to Counties 1 Midlands East (North). Grimsby and Belper were relegated.

Joining were Boston and Birstall, relegated from Counties 1 Midlands East (North). Keyworth were promoted from Counties 3 Midlands East (Central) whilst Mosborough came up from Counties 3 Midlands East (North).

Participating teams & locations

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Ashbourne Recreation Ground Ashbourne, Derbyshire 3rd Ashby Nottingham Road Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire 10th Ashfield Polly Bowls Sports Ground Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire 7th Birstall Co-Op Sports Ground Birstall, Leicestershire Relegated from Counties 1 Midlands East (North) Boston Princess Royal Sports Arena 2,000 Boston, Lincolnshire Relegated from Counties 1 Midlands East (North) Derby II Haslams Lane Derby, Derbyshire 5th Gainsborough Roses Sports Fields Gainsborough, Lincolnshire 9th Keyworth Willoughby Road Widmerpool, Nottinghamshire Promoted from Counties 3 Midlands East (Central) (champions) Melton Mowbray Melton Sports Village Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire 4th Mosborough Mosborough Miners Welfare Club Mosborough, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Promoted from Counties 3 Midlands East (North) (champions) Newark II The Rugby Ground 1,000 (60 seats) Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire 8th Nottingham Casuals Weir Field Recreation Ground Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire 6th

Ashbourne Ashby Ashfield Birstall Boston Derby II Gainsborough Keyworth Melton Mowbray Mosborough Newark II Casuals Locations of the 2024-25 Counties 2 Midlands East (North) teams

2023-24

Departing were Boston and Mansfield, both promoted to Counties 1 Midlands East (North). Bakewell Mannerians (10th), East Retford (11th) and Sielby (12th) were relegated.

Joining were Asbourne and Ashby, relegated from Counties 1 Midlands East (North). Newark II were promoted from Counties 3 Midlands East (N) East whilst Derby II came up from Counties 3 Midlands East (N) West. Melton Mowbray joined on a level transfer from Counties 2 Midlands East (South).

Participating teams & locations

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Ashbourne Recreation Ground Ashbourne, Derbyshire Relegated from Counties 1 Midlands East (North) Ashby Nottingham Road Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire Relegated from Counties 1 Midlands East (North) Ashfield Polly Bowls Sports Ground Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire 7th Belper Strutts Playing Field Belper, Derbyshire 9th Derby II Haslams Lane Derby, Derbyshire Promoted from Counties 3 Midlands East (N) West (champions) Gainsborough Roses Sports Fields Gainsborough, Lincolnshire 6th Grimsby Springfield Grimsby, Lincolnshire 8th Kesteven Woodnook Grantham, Lincolnshire 4th Melton Mowbray Melton Sports Village Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire Level transfer from Counties 2 Midlands East (South) (6th) Newark II The Rugby Ground 1,000 (60 seats) Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire Promoted from Counties 3 Midlands East (N) East (champions) Nottingham Casuals Weir Field Recreation Ground Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire 3th Nottingham Moderns Ferryfields Wilford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire 5th

Ashbourne Ashby Ashfield Belper Derby II Gainsborough Grimsby Kesteven Melton Mowbray Newark II Casuals Moderns Locations of the 2023-24 Counties 2 Midlands East (North) teams

2022-23

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review^[1] with the league adopting its new name of Counties 2 Midlands East (North)).

Departing were Mellish and Birstall, both promoted to Counties 1 Milands East (North).

Joining were Gainsborough and Nottingham Moderns, both promoted.

Participating teams & locations

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Ashfield Polly Bowls Sports Ground Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire 9th Bakewell Mannerians Lady Manners School Bakewell, Derbyshire 8th Belper Strutts Playing Field Belper, Derbyshire 10th Boston Princess Royal Sports Arena 2,000 Boston, Lincolnshire 5th East Retford Ordsall Road Retford, Nottinghamshire 12th Gainsborough Roses Sports Fields Gainsborough, Lincolnshire Promoted from Midlands 4 EN (East) Grimsby Springfield Grimsby, Lincolnshire 7th Kesteven Woodnook Grantham, Lincolnshire 4th Mansfield Eakring Road 1,000 Mansfield, Nottinghamshire 6th Nottingham Casuals Weir Field Recreation Ground Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire 3rd Nottingham Moderns Ferryfields Wilford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Promoted from Midlands 4 EN (West) Sileby Platts Lane Cossington, Leicestershire 11th

Ashfield Bakewell Belper Boston East Retford Gainsborough Grimsby Kesteven Mansfield Nottingham Casuals Nottingham Moderns Sileby Locations of the 2022-23 Counties 2 Midlands East (North) 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.

Buxton (4th) in 2019-20 did not return for the new season.

Participating teams & locations

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Ashfield Polly Bowls Sports Ground Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire Relegated from Midlands 2 EN (12th) Bakewell Mannerians Lady Manners School Bakewell, Derbyshire 8th Belper Strutts Playing Field Belper, Derbyshire 7th Birstall Co-Op Sports Ground Birstall, Leicestershire Promoted from Midlands 4 ES (champions) Boston Princess Royal Sports Arena 2,000 Boston, Lincolnshire Promoted from Midlands 4 EN (champions) East Retford Ordsall Road Retford, Nottinghamshire Promoted from Midlands 4 EN (runners-up) Grimsby Springfield Grimsby, Lincolnshire 5th Kesteven Woodnook Grantham, Lincolnshire 6th Mansfield Eakring Road 1,000 Mansfield, Nottinghamshire 9th Mellish War Memorial Ground Arnold, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire 3rd Nottingham Casuals Weir Field Recreation Ground Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Relegated from Midlands 2 EN (11th) Sileby Platts Lane Cossington, Leicestershire 10th

Ashfield Bakewell Belper Birstall Boston East Retford Grimsby Kesteven Mansfield Mellish Nottingham Casuals Sileby Locations of the 2021–22 Midlands 3 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 Ashby Nottingham Road Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire Relegated from Midlands 2 EN (12th) Bakewell Mannerians Lady Manners School Bakewell, Derbyshire 10th Belper Strutts Playing Field Belper, Derbyshire 4th Buxton Sunnyfields Buxton, Derbyshire 6th Grimsby Springfield Grimsby, Lincolnshire Promoted from Midlands 4 EN (champions) Kesteven Woodnook Grantham, Lincolnshire 5th Mansfield Eakring Road 1,000 Mansfield, Nottinghamshire 9th Mellish War Memorial Ground Arnold, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Promoted from Midlands 4 EN (runners up) Nottingham Moderns Ferryfields Wilford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire 7th Rolls-Royce Moor Lane Derby, Derbyshire 8th Sileby Platts Lane Cossington, Leicestershire Promoted from Midlands 4 ES (runners up) Southwell Pentelowes Southwell, Nottinghamshire Relegated from Midlands 2 EN (11th)

Ashby Bakewell Belper Buxton Grimsby Kesteven Mansfield Mellish Nottingham Moderns Rolls-Royce Sileby Southwell Locations of the 2019–20 Midlands 3 East (North) teams

2018–19

Participating teams & locations

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Ashfield Polly Bowls Sports Ground Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire Promoted from Midlands 4 East (North) (champions) Bakewell Mannerians Lady Manners School Bakewell, Derbyshire Relegated from Midlands 2 East (North) (12th) Belper Strutts Playing Field Belper, Derbyshire 9th Buxton Sunnyfields Buxton, Derbyshire 10th Kesteven Woodnook Grantham, Lincolnshire 5th Mansfield Eakring Road 1,000 Mansfield, Nottinghamshire 3rd Nottingham Casuals Weir Field Recreation Ground Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Relegated from Midlands 2 East (North) (11th) Nottingham Moderns Ferryfields Wilford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire 11th Rolls-Royce Moor Lane Derby, Derbyshire 4th Sleaford David Williams Pavilion Sleaford, Lincolnshire 6th Spalding Memorial Field Spalding, Lincolnshire 8th Tupton North Side Tupton, Derbyshire Promoted from Midlands 4 East (North) (runners up)

Ashfield Bakewell Belper Buxton Kesteven Mansfield Nott Casuals Nott Moderns Rolls-Royce Sleaford Spalding Tupton Locations of the 2018–19 Midlands 3 East (North) teams

2017–18

Participating teams & locations

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Ashby Nottingham Road Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire 5th Belper Strutts Playing Field Belper, Derbyshire 3rd Birstall Co-Op Sports Ground Birstall, Leicestershire 9th Buxton Sunnyfields Buxton, Derbyshire 4th Grimsby Springfield Grimsby, Lincolnshire 10th Kesteven Woodnook Grantham, Lincolnshire Relegated from Midlands 2 East (North) (11th) Long Eaton West Park 1,000 Long Eaton, Derbyshire Promoted from Midlands 4 East (North) (champions) Mansfield Eakring Road 1,000 Mansfield, Nottinghamshire 7th Nottingham Moderns Ferryfields Wilford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Promoted from Midlands 4 East (North) (runners up) Rolls-Royce Moor Lane Derby, Derbyshire 8th Sileby Town Platts Lane Cossington, Leicestershire Level transfer from Midlands 3 East (South) Sleaford David Williams Pavilion Sleaford, Lincolnshire 5th Spalding Memorial Field Spalding, Lincolnshire Relegated from Midlands 2 East (North) (12th)

Ashby Belper Birstall Buxton Grimsby Kesteven Long Eaton Mansfield Nott Moderns Rolls-Royce Sileby Sleaford Spalding Locations of the 2017–18 Midlands 3 East (North) teams

Teams 2016-17

• Ashby
• Ashfield
• Bakewell Mannerians (relegated from Midlands 2 East)
• Belper
• Birstall (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
• Buxton (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
• Chesterfield Panthers
• Grimsby
• Lincoln
• Mansfield (relegated from Midlands 2 East)
• Rolls-Royce (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
• Sleaford

Teams 2015-16

• Ashby (relegated from Midlands 2 East (North))
• Ashfield (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
• Aylestone St James
• Belper (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
• Boston
• Chesterfield Panthers
• Grimsby
• Kesteven
• Lincoln
• Loughborough (relegated from Midlands 2 East (North))
• Nottingham Moderns
• Sleaford

Teams 2014-15

• Amber Valley (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
• Aylestone St James
• Boston
• Chesterfield Panthers (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
• Grimsby
• Kesteven (relegated from Midlands 2 East (North))
• Lincoln
• Mellish
• Melton Mowbray
• Nottingham Moderns RFC
• Sleaford
• Southwell

Teams 2013-14

• Ashby
• Aylestone St James (relegated from Midlands 2 East (North))
• Boston (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
• East Retford
• Grimsby
• Lincoln
• Mellish
• Nottingham Moderns
• Skegness (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
• Sleaford (relegated from Midlands 2 East (North))
• Southwell
• West Bridgford

Teams 2012–13

• Amber Valley
• Ashby
• Belper
• East Retford (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
• Grimsby
• Kesteven
• Lincoln
• Melbourne
• Mellish
• Nottingham Moderns (relegated from Midlands 2 East (North))
• Southwell (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
• West Bridgford RFC (relegated from Midlands 2 East (North))

Teams 2011–12

• Amber Valley
• Ashby
• Belper
• Dronfield
• Grimsby
• Kesteven
• Lincoln
• Melbourne
• Mellish
• Nottingham Boots Corsairs
• Sleaford
• Worksop

Teams 2010–11

• Amber Valley
• Ashbourne
• Ashfield
• Dronfield (promoted from Midlands 4 East (North))
• Grimsby
• Kesteven
• Melbourne
• Mellish
• Nottingham Casuals
• Sleaford
• Southwell
• Worksop

Teams 2008–09

• Ashbourne
• Bakewell Mannerians
• Coalville
• Grimsby
• Ilkeston
• Lincoln
• Loughborough
• Melton Mowbray
• Nottingham Moderns
• Sleaford
• Spalding
• West Bridgford

Original teams

Teams in Midlands 3 East (North) and Midlands 3 East (South) were originally part of a single division called Midlands 2 East, which contained the following sides when it was introduced in 1992:

• Coalville - promoted from East Midlands/Leicestershire (6th)
• Glossop - promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (6th)
• Kesteven - promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (9th)
• Kettering - promoted from East Midlands/Leicestershire (7th)
• Lincoln - promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (10th)
• Long Buckby - promoted from East Midlands 1 (champions)
• Lutterworth - promoted from East Midlands/Leicestershire (10th)
• Market Rasen & Louth - promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (runners up)
• Northampton BBOB - promoted from East Midlands/Leicestershire (9th)
• South Leicester - promoted from Leicestershire 1 (champions)
• Southwell - promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (7th)
• Stamford - promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (8th)
• Wellingborough - promoted from East Midlands/Leicestershire (8th)
• Worksop - promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (champions)

Midlands 3 East (North) honours

Midlands East 2 (1992–1993)

Midlands 3 East (North) and Midlands 3 East (South) were originally part of a single tier 8 division called Midlands East 2. Promotion was to Midlands East 1 and relegation was to either East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 or Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1.

Midlands East 2
Season	No. of teams	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated teams	Reference
1992–93	14	Kettering	Northampton BBOB	Glossop, Southwell, Market Rasen & Louth, Stamford	[2]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

Midlands East 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 East dropped to become a tier 9 league. Promotion continued to Midlands East 1 while relegation was to either East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 or Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1.

Midlands East 2
Season	No. of teams	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated teams	Reference
1993–94	13	Long Buckby	Wellingborough	Dronfield, Kesteven	[3]
1994–95	13	Ilkeston	Huntingdon & District	Worksop, Grimsby, Luton	[4]
1995–96	13	Lutterworth	Old Northamptonians[a]	No relegation[b]	[5]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

Midlands East 2 (1996–2000)

At the end of the 1995–96 season National 5 North was discontinued and Midlands East 2 returned to being a tier 8 league. Promotion continued to Midlands East 1 while relegation was to either East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 or Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1.

Midlands East 2
Season	No. of teams	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated teams	Reference
1996–97	17	Northampton Men's Own	Northampton Old Scouts	Chesterfield Panthers, East Retford, Mellish	[6]
1997–98	17	Dunstablians	Oadby Wyggestonian	Bedford Queens, Northampton BBOB	[7]
1998–99	17	Luton	South Leicester	Nottingham Casuals, Biggleswade
1999–2000	17	Market Bosworth[c]	Long Eaton[d]	No relegation[e]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

Midlands 4 East (North) (2000–2006)

Restructuring ahead of the 2000–01 season saw Midlands East 2 split into two tier 8 regional leagues - Midlands 4 East (North) and Midlands 4 East (South). Promotion was now to Midlands 3 East (North)^[f] and relegation to either Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East or Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West^[g].

Midlands East 4 East (North)
Season	No. of teams	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated teams	Reference
2000–01	10	Matlock	Market Rasen & Louth	Worksop, Ashfield, Belper	[8]
2001–02	10	Loughborough Students	Paviors	Melbourne, East Retford, Amber Valley	[9]
2002–03	10	Mellish	West Bridgford	Ashfield, Long Eaton	[10]
2003–04	10	Grimsby	Lincoln	Buxton	[11]
2004–05	10	Oakham	Ashfield	Nottingham Casuals, East Leake	[12]
2005–06	10	Ashbourne	Sleaford	No relegation[h]	[13]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Midlands 4 East (North) (2006–2009)

Midlands 4 East (North) continued to be a tier 8 league with promotion up into Midlands 3 East (North). However, the cancellation of Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West at the end of the 2005–06 season meant that relegation was now to the newly introduced Midlands 5 East (North).

Midlands East 4 East (North)
Season	No. of teams	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated teams	Reference
2006–07	12	Grimsby	West Bridgford	Chesterfield Panthers, East Retford	[14]
2007–08	12	Bakewell Mannerians	Ashbourne	Castle Donington	[15]
2008–09	12	Market Rasen & Louth	Belgrave	No relegation[i]	[16]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Midlands 3 East (North) (2009–present)

League restructuring by the RFU meant that Midlands 4 East (North) and Midlands 4 East (South) were renamed as Midlands 3 East (North) and Midlands 3 East (South), with both leagues remaining at tier 8. Promotion was now to Midlands 2 East (North) (formerly Midlands 3 East (North)) and relegation to Midlands 4 East (North) (formerly Midlands 5 East (North)).

Midlands East 3 (North)
Season	No. of teams	Champions	Runners-up	Relegated teams	Reference
2009–10	11	Oakham	Ashby	Boston	[17]
2010–11	12	Ashbourne	Nottingham Casuals	Ashfield, Southwell	[18]
2011–12	12	Dronfield	Sleaford	Nottingham Corsairs, Worksop	[19]
2012–13	12	Melbourne	Kesteven	Amber Valley, Belper	[20]
2013–14	12	Ashby	West Bridgford	Skegness, East Retford	[21]
2014–15	12	Melton Mowbray	Southwell	Mellish, Amber Valley	M[22]
2015–16	12	Kesteven	Loughborough	Nottingham Moderns, Boston	[23]
2016–17	12	Lincoln	Bakewell Mannerians	Chesterfield Panthers, Ashfield	[24]
2017–18	13	Long Eaton	Ashby	Grimsby, Sileby Town	[25]
2018–19	12	Nottingham Casuals	Ashfield	Tupton, Sleaford	[26]
2019–20	12	Ashby	Southwell	Rolls-Royce, Nottingham Moderns	[27]
2020–21	12
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

• Ashbourne (2)
• Ashby (2)
• Grimsby (2)
• Oakham (2)
• Bakewell Mannerians (1)
• Dronfield (1)
• Dunstablians (1)^[j]
• Ilkeston (1)^[k]
• Kesteven (1)
• Kettering (1)^[l]
• Lincoln (1)
• Long Buckby (1)^[m]
• Long Eaton (1)
• Loughborough Students (1)
• Lutterworth (1)^[n]
• Luton (1)^[o]
• Market Bosworth (1)^[p]
• Market Rasen & Louth (1)
• Matlock (1)
• Melbourne (1)
• Mellish (1)
• Melton Mowbray (1)
• Northampton Men's Own (1)^[q]
• Nottingham Casuals (1)

Notes

1. Due to the cancellation of National 5 North at the end of the season, eight clubs were promoted including Lincoln, Wellingborough, Nottingham Moderns, Ashbourne, Northampton BBOB and Coalville.
2. Due to widespread restructuring caused by the cancellation of National 5 North there was no relegation.
3. Champions Market Bosworth would be promoted into the new Midlands 3 East (North).
4. Due to Midlands league restructuring five clubs would be promoted including Glossop (3rd) and Loughborough who would go up into Midlands 3 East (North), while Vipers (4th) would go up into Midlands 3 East (South).
5. As Midlands East 2 was due to split up into two regional leagues there was no relegation. Clubs that were not promoted were transferred into either Midlands 4 East (North) or Midlands 4 East (South).
6. Prior to the 2000–01 season Midlands 3 East (North) and Midlands 3 East (South) were part of a Midlands East 1.
7. Prior to the 2000–01 season, teams from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West were part of either East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 or Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1.
8. No relegation as the division would be increased from 10 to 12 teams for the following season.
9. No relegation as the division would be increased from 11 to 12 teams for the following season.
10. Dunstablians title was when league was single division known as Midlands East 2.
11. Ilkeston's title was when league was single division known as Midlands East 2.
12. Kettering's title was when league was single division known as Midlands East 2.
13. Long Buckby's title was when league was single division known as Midlands East 2.
14. Lutterworth's title was when league was single division known as Midlands East 2.
15. Luton's title was when league was single division known as Midlands East 2.
16. Market Bosworth's title was when league was single division known as Midlands East 2.
17. Northampton Men's Own title was when league was single division known as Midlands East 2.

See also

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