Warwickshire 3
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Sport | Rugby union |
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Instituted | 1987; 37 years ago (1987) |
Ceased | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) |
Country | ![]() |
Holders | Alcester (1st title) (1991–92) (transferred to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3) |
Most titles | Multiple teams (1 title) |
Warwickshire 3 was a tier 10 English Rugby Union league with teams from Warwickshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Warwickshire 2 and there was no relegation. Following restructuring of the Warwickshire leagues at the end of 1991–92 season, Warwickshire 3 was cancelled and the teams transferred into the newly introduced Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 or Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4.
Original teams
When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
- Alcester
- AP Lockheed[a]
- Caludon Castle[b]
- Coventrians
- Coventry Post Office
- Coventry Technical
- Old Warwickians[c]
- Shipston-on-Stour
- Shottery
- Warwick[d]
Warwickshire 3 honours
Warwickshire 3 was a tier 10 league with promotion up to Warwickshire 2 and there was no relegation. At the end of the 1991–92 season the merging of all Staffordshire and Warwickshire leagues meant that Warwickshire 3 was discontinued[e].
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Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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1987–88 | 10 | Coventrians | Old Warwickians | No relegation | [4] | |||||||||
1988–89 | 10 | Lanchester Polytechnic | Berkswell & Balsall | No relegation | [5] | |||||||||
1989–90 | 10 | Rugby Welsh | Claverdon | No relegation | [6] | |||||||||
1990–91 | 10 | Pinley | Shipston-on-Stour | No relegation | [7] | |||||||||
1991–92 | 9 | Alcester[f] | Warwick[g] | No relegation[h] | [8] | |||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Number of league titles
- Alcester (1)
- Coventrians (1)
- Lanchester Polytechnic (1)
- Pinley (1)
- Rugby Welsh (1)
See also
- Warwickshire 1
- Warwickshire 2
- Midlands RFU
- Warwickshire RFU
- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
Notes
- ^ AP Lockheed would be incorporated within Old Warwickians in 1989.[1]
- ^ Caludon Castle would be incorporated into Broadstreet Rugby Club in the late 1980s.[2].
- ^ In 2004 Old Warwickians RFC would merge with Warwick RFC to form Warwickian RUFC.[3] Old Warwickians had previously incorporated AP Lockheed back in 1989.[1]
- ^ In 2004 Warwick RFC would merge with Old Warwickians RFC to form Warwickian RUFC.[3].
- ^ The new format included four divisions; Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1, Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2, Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 and Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4.
- ^ The restructuring of the Staffordshire & Warwickshire leagues meant that champions Alcester were not promoted, instead being transferred into the new Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 division.
- ^ Warwick, Standard and Coventry Technical would also be transferred into Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 at the end of the season.
- ^ Although there was no relegation as such, the bottom six clubs - Rugby Welsh, Ford, Jaguar Coventry, Coventry Post Office and Shottery - would be transferred into Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4 at the end of the season.
References
- ^ a b "Do you have any stories or photos of Lockheed Rugby Club in Leamington? Former player makes appeal for help". The Courier (Leamington Spa). 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Golden date for rugger old boys". Coventry Telegraph. 21 February 2006.
- ^ a b "Warwickian Rugby Club to mark 80th birthday". Coventry Telegraph. 16 July 2009.
- ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1988). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988-89. Queen Anne Press. pp. 130–134. ISBN 0-356-15884-5.
- ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1989). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989-90. Queen Anne Press. pp. 136–139. ISBN 0-356-17862-5.
- ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1990). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990-91. Queen Anne Press. pp. 140–143. ISBN 0-356-19162-1.
- ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1991). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991-92. Queen Anne Press. pp. 161–164. ISBN 0-356-20249-6.
- ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1992). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992-93. Headline. pp. 183–185. ISBN 0-7472-7907-1.
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