Eastern Counties 3

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:

• Beccles
• Harwich & Dovercourt
• Holt
• Lakenham Hewett
• Maldon
• Newmarket
• Old Edwardians
• South Woodham Ferrers
• Southwold
• Wisbech
• Wymondham

The original Eastern Counties 3 was a tier 10 league with promotion up to Eastern Counties 2 and relegation down to Eastern Counties 4.{{cite web |url=http://files.pitchero.com/counties/76/1441812607.pdf |title=EASTERN COUNTIES RUGBY UNION HANDBOOK 2015/16 |publisher=Eastern Counties RU |access-date=12 June 2019 |archive-date=12 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812154713/http://files.pitchero.com/counties/76/1441812607.pdf |url-status=dead }}

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! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|Runners–up

! style="background:#efefef; width:225px;"|Relegated Teams

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| 1987–88 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Edwardians || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| South Woodham Ferrers || Southwold

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| 1988–89 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Campion || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Maldon || Wisbech

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| 1989–90 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Bancroft || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Holt || Thetford

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| 1990–91 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Newmarket || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Wanstead || Ilford Wanderers

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| 1991–92 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Wymondham || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Thames Sports{{efn|League restructuring in the Eastern Counties meant that eight teams would be promoted including Old Bealonians, Thetford, Lakenham Hewett, Ipswich YMCA, Old Palmerians and Harwich & Dovercourt.}} || No relegation{{efn|No relegation as league was to increase from 11 to 13 teams for the following season.}}

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| 1992–93 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Loughton || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Clacton || Dereham, Wisbech

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| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.

|}

The creation of National 5 South meant that Eastern Counties 3 dropped from a tier 10 league to a tier 11 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion and relegation continued to Eastern Counties 2 and Eastern Counties 4 respectively.

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! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|Runners–up

! style="background:#efefef; width:225px;"|Relegated Teams

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| 1993–94 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Cooperians || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Ilford Wanderers || London Hospital, Old Brentwoods

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| 1994–95 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Fakenham || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Southwold || Redbridge, Beccles

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| 1995–96 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Hadleigh || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Felixstowe || Clacton, Haverhill & District

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| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.

|}

The cancellation of National 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Eastern Counties 3 reverted to being a tier 10 league. Promotion continued to Eastern Counties 2, while relegation was to Eastern Counties 4.

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! style="background:#efefef; width:80px;"|Season

! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|No of Teams

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! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|Runners–up

! style="background:#efefef; width:225px;"|Relegated Teams

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| 1996–97 || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| South Woodham Ferrers || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Mersea Island || Wisbech

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| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.

|}

Ahead of the 1997–98 season Eastern Counties 3 was split into two regional divisions - north and south - with both divisions remaining as tier 10 leagues. Promotion and relegation continued to Eastern Counties 2, while relegation was to Eastern Counties 4 - now split into two regional divisions (north and south).

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! style="background:#efefef; width:80px;"|Season

! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|No of Teams

! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|Champions

! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|Runners–up

! style="background:#efefef; width:225px;"|Relegated Teams

! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|League Name

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| rowspan=2| 1997–98 || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Beccles || Crusaders || Brightlingsea || East Counties 3 North

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| style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Billericay || East London || Haverhill & District || East Counties 3 South

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| rowspan=2| 1998–99
{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/1998-1999/group/9014|title=1998–1999 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|access-date=30 January 2015|publisher=RFU}}{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/1998-1999/group/9015|title=1998–1999 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|access-date=30 January 2015|publisher=RFU}} || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Wisbech || Crusaders || March Bears, Stowmarket || East Counties 3 North

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| style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| East London || Stanford Le Hope || Witham || East Counties 3 South

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| rowspan=2| 1999–00
{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/1999-2000/group/9311|title=1999–2000 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|access-date=30 January 2015|publisher=RFU}}{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/1999-2000/group/9312|title=1999–2000 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|access-date=30 January 2015|publisher=RFU}} || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Ipswich Y.M. || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Lakenham Hewett || No relegation{{efn|No relegation as Eastern Counties 4 was abolished for the next season.}} || East Counties 3 North

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| style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Stanford Le Hope || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Brentwoods || No relegation{{efn|No relegation as East Counties tier 4 was abolished for the next season.}} || East Counties 3 South

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| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.

|}

the introduction of London 4 North East ahead of the 2000–01 season meant that Eastern Counties North and South dropped to once again become tier 11 leagues. The regionalisation of Eastern Counties 2 meant that promotion was now to either Eastern Counties 2 North or Eastern Counties 2 South, while the cancellation of Eastern Counties 4 at the end of the 1999–00 season meant there was no longer relegation. The creation of Essex 1, Essex 2 and Essex 3 ahead of the 2003–04 season, meant that Essex based sides left the Eastern Counties leagues. This in turn would lead to the cancellation of Eastern Counties 3 North and South at the end of the 2003–04 season, with all teams transferred to relevant divisions in Eastern Counties 2.

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! style="background:#efefef; width:80px;"|Season

! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|No of Teams

! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|Champions

! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|Runners–up

! style="background:#efefef; width:225px;"|Relegated Teams

! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|League Name

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| rowspan=2| 2000–01
{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2000-2001/group/9636|title=2000–2001 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|access-date=30 January 2015|publisher=RFU}}{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2000-2001/group/9637|title=2000–2001 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|access-date=30 January 2015|publisher=RFU}} || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Stowmarket || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Haverhill & District || No relegation || East Counties 3 North

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| style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| May & Baker || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Millwall || No relegation || East Counties 3 South

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| rowspan=2| 2001–02
{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2001-2002/group/9970|title=2001–2002 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|access-date=30 January 2015|publisher=RFU}}{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2001-2002/group/9971|title=2001–2002 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|access-date=30 January 2015|publisher=RFU}} || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Southwold || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Norwich Union || No relegation || East Counties 3 North

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| style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Burnham-On-Crouch || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Dagenham || No relegation || East Counties 3 South

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| rowspan=2| 2002–03
{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2002-2003/group/10305|title=2002–2003 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|access-date=30 January 2015|publisher=RFU}}{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2002-2003/group/10306|title=2002–2003 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|access-date=30 January 2015|publisher=RFU}} || style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Broadland – Great Yarmouth || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Harwich & Dovercourt || No relegation || East Counties 3 North{{efn|This was the last season for East Counties 3 North due to the restructuring of the Eastern Counties league. A new Essex league would be introduced leading to teams from East Counties 3 South breaking away to join it. Teams from the East Counties 3 North division would move into either Eastern Counties 2 or Eastern Counties 3 for the next year depending on league position, asides from Witham who joined Essex 3.}}

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| style="text-align: center;"| 9 || Ravens{{efn|Transferred to Essex 1.}} || Runwell Wyverns || No relegation || East Counties 3 South{{efn|This was the last season for East Counties 3 South as a new Essex league was introduced. The teams in this division would split away and move into either Essex 2 or Essex 3 depending on league position.}}

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| 2003–04{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2003-2004/group/10721|title=2003–2004 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|access-date=30 January 2015|publisher=RFU}} || style="text-align: center;"| 6 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Swaffham || Clacton || No relegation || East Counties 3{{efn|East Counties 3 was only operational as a single division for one season. When the season finished most teams were promoted to Eastern Counties 2 asides from Clacton who transferred to Essex 3.}}

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| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.

|}

After an absence of nine years, Eastern Counties 3 was re-introduced as a tier 11 league ahead of the 2014–15 season, this time split into three regional divisions - north, south and west. Promotion was to the respective regional division in Eastern Counties 2, and relegation was to Eastern Counties 4 - north or south - until that league was cancelled at the end of the 2016–17 season

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! style="background:#efefef; width:80px;"|Season

! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|No of Teams

! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|Champions

! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|Runners–up

! style="background:#efefef; width:225px;"|Relegated Teams

! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|League Name

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| rowspan=3| 2014–15
{{cite web|url=http://www.ecrurugby.com/competitions-101/eastern-counties-greene-king-l-eastern-counties-greene-king-d-10105/|title=Eastern Counties Greene King Leagues – 2014-15 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Three North|website=Pitchero|publisher=Eastern Counties Rugby Union|access-date=3 May 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ecrurugby.com/competitions-101/eastern-counties-greene-king-l-eastern-counties-greene-king-d-10157/|title=Eastern Counties Greene King Leagues – 2014-15 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Three North|website=Pitchero|publisher=Eastern Counties Rugby Union|access-date=3 May 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ecrurugby.com/competitions-101/eastern-counties-greene-king-l-eastern-counties-greene-king-d-10326/|title=Eastern Counties Greene King Leagues – 2014-15 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Three North|website=Pitchero|publisher=Eastern Counties Rugby Union|access-date=3 May 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Beccles II || Wymondham II || Wisbech II || Eastern Counties 3 North

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| style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Colchester III || Sudbury II || Woodbridge II || Eastern Counties 3 South

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| style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Ely II || Cantabrigian III || No relegation || Eastern Counties 3 West

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| rowspan=3| 2015–16
{{cite web|url=http://www.ecrurugby.com/competitions-197/eastern-counties-greene-king-l-eastern-counties-greene-king-d-19620/|title=London & SE Division – 2015-16 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Three North|publisher= Eastern Counties Rugby Union|website=Pitchero|access-date=25 April 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ecrurugby.com/competitions-197/eastern-counties-greene-king-l-eastern-counties-greene-king-d-20339/|title=London & SE Division – 2015-16 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Three South|publisher= Eastern Counties Rugby Union|website=Pitchero|access-date=25 April 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ecrurugby.com/competitions-197/eastern-counties-greene-king-l-eastern-counties-greene-king-d-20340/|title=London & SE Division – 2015-16 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Three West|publisher= Eastern Counties Rugby Union|website=Pitchero|access-date=25 April 2016}} || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| North Walsham II || Norwich Union || Lakenham Hewett || Eastern Counties 3 North

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| style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Brightlingsea || Colchester IV || Mersea Island II || Eastern Counties 3 South

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| style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Sawston || Shelford IV || No relegation || Eastern Counties 3 West

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| rowspan=3| 2016–17
{{cite web|url=http://www.ecrurugby.com/competitions-228/eastern-counties-greene-king-l-eastern-counties-greene-king-l-27573/|title=London & SE Division – 2016-17 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Three North|publisher= Eastern Counties Rugby Union|website=Pitchero|access-date=22 April 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ecrurugby.com/competitions-228/eastern-counties-greene-king-l-eastern-counties-greene-king-l-26599/|title=London & SE Division – 2016-17 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Three South|publisher= Eastern Counties Rugby Union|website=Pitchero|access-date=22 April 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ecrurugby.com/competitions-228/eastern-counties-greene-king-l-eastern-counties-greene-king-l-27890/|title=London & SE Division – 2016-17 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Three West|publisher= Eastern Counties Rugby Union|website=Pitchero|access-date=22 April 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || Diss III{{efn|Despite being champions Diss III were not promoted as Diss II were in division above.}} || Holt II || Crusaders II || Eastern Counties 3 North

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| style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Thurston II || Harwich II || University of Essex || Eastern Counties 3 South

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| style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| March Bears || St Ives II || No relegation || Eastern Counties 3 West

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| rowspan=3| 2017–18
{{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/eastern-counties-greene-king-leagues/2017-2018/group/23520|title=Eastern Counties Greene King Division Three North 2017-18|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=13 June 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/eastern-counties-greene-king-leagues/2017-2018/group/23521|title=Eastern Counties Greene King Division Three South 2017-18|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=13 June 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/eastern-counties-greene-king-leagues/2017-2018/group/23523|title=Eastern Counties Greene King Division Three West 2017-18|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=13 June 2019}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 ||style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Dereham || Norwich III || No relegation || Eastern Counties 3 North

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| style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Woodbridge II || Mersea Island II || No relegation || Eastern Counties 3 South

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| style="text-align: center;"| 4 || Shelford V{{efn|Champions Shelford V not promoted as Shelford IV in division above.}} || Cantabrigian III || No relegation || Eastern Counties 3 South

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| rowspan=2| 2018–19
{{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/eastern-counties-greene-king-leagues/2018-2019/group/26671|title=Eastern Counties Greene King Division Three North 2018-19|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=13 June 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/eastern-counties-greene-king-leagues/2018-2019/group/26670|title=Eastern Counties Greene King Division Three South 2018-19|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=13 June 2019}} || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Southwold II || Crusaders II || No relegation || Eastern Counties 3 North

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| style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Aldeburgh & Thorpeness || Maldon II || No relegation || Eastern Counties 3 South

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| rowspan=2| 2019–20 || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| || || No relegation || Eastern Counties 3 South

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| style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| || || No relegation || Eastern Counties 3 South

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| rowspan=2| 2020–21 || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| || || No relegation || Eastern Counties 3 South

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| style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| || || No relegation || Eastern Counties 3 South

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| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.

|}

{{div col|colwidth=18em}}

• Aldeburgh & Thorpeness (1)
• Bancroft (1)
• Beccles (1){{efn|As a club Beccles has won 2 titles - 1 by the 1st XV, 1 by the 2nd XV.}}
• Beccles II (1)
• Billericay (1)
• Brightlingsea (1)
• Broadland – Great Yarmouth (1)
• Burnham-On-Crouch (1)
• Campion (1)
• Colchester III (1)
• Dereham (1)
• Diss III (1)
• East London (1)
• Ely II
• Fakenham (1)
• Hadleigh (1)
• Ipswich Y.M. (1)
• Loughton (1)
• March Bears (1)
• May & Baker (1)
• Newmarket (1)
• North Walsham (1)
• Old Cooperians (1)
• Old Edwardians (1)
• Ravens (1)
• Sawston (1)
• Shelford V (1)
• South Woodham Ferrers (1)
• Southwold (1){{efn|As a club Southwold has won 2 titles - 1 by the 1st XV, 1 by the 2nd XV.}}
• Southwold II (1)
• Stanford Le Hope (1)
• Stowmarket (1)
• Swaffham (1)
• Thurston II (1)
• Wisbech (1)
• Woodbridge II (1)
• Wymondham (1)

{{div col end}}

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