Eastern Counties 4

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

• Campion
• Clacton
• Fakenham
• Felixstowe
• Gothic
• Mayfield Old Boys
• NELPOB
• Old Bealonians
• Old Palmerians
• Rayleigh
• Stowmarket

The original Eastern Counties 4 was a tier 11 league with promotion up to Eastern Counties 3 and relegation down to Eastern Counties 5.{{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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| 1987–88 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Campion || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Bealonians || Rayleigh

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| 1988–89 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Bancroft || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Brentwoods || Chigwell

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| 1989–90 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| London Hospital || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Palmerians || Wisbech

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| 1990–91 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Thames Sports || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Thetford || Felixstowe

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| 1991–92 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Haverhill & District || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Loughton{{efn|Due to Eastern Counties league restructuring ten teams were promoted from the division including Stowmarket, Old Cooperians, Ilford Wanderers, Fakenham. Southwold, Dereham, Clacton and Wisbech.}} || 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;"| Felixstowe || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Thurston || Stanford Le Hope, Norwich Union

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

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The creation of National 5 South meant that Eastern Counties 4 dropped from a tier 11 league to a tier 12 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion and relegation continued to Eastern Counties 3 and Eastern Counties 5 respectively.

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| 1993–94 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Hadleigh || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Broadland || Swaffham, Essex Police

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| 1994–95 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Billericay || Burnham-on-Crouch || Mayfield Old Boys

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| 1995–96 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Beccles || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Mersea Island || May & Baker, Rayleigh

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

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The cancellation of National 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Eastern Counties 4 reverted to being a tier 11 league. Promotion continued to Eastern Counties 3, while the cancellation of Eastern Counties 5 at the end of the 1996–97 meant there would be no relegation.

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| 1996–97 || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| March || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Burnham-on-Crouch || No relegation{{efn|No relegation due to the cancellation of Eastern Counties 5 at the end of the season.}}

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

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Ahead of the 1997–98 season Eastern Counties 4 was split into two regional divisions - north and south - with both divisions remaining as tier 11 leagues. Promotion continued to Eastern Counties 3 - now also regionalised into north and south divisions - while the cancellation of Eastern Counties 5 at the end of the 1996–97 season meant there was no relegation. At the end of the 1999–00 season Eastern Counties 4 was cancelled and the majority of teams transferred into Eastern Counties 3.

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| rowspan=2| 1997–98 || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Wisbech || Swaffham || No relegation || East Counties 4 North

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| style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Brentwoods || Witham || No relegation || East Counties 4 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/9016|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/9011|title=1998-1999 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|access-date=3 May 2015|publisher=RFU}} || style="text-align: center;"| 5 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Brightlingsea || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Norwich Union || No relegation || East Counties 4 North

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| style="text-align: center;"| 7 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Millwall || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| May & Baker || No relegation || East Counties 4 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/9313|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/9308|title=1999-2000 London South-East Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU |access-date=3 May 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 6 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Haverhill & District || Clacton || No relegation || East Counties 4 North{{efn|This would be the last season for East Counties 4 North and South. The majority of teams from this division would move up into East Counties 3 North for the following season.}}

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| style="text-align: center;"| 6 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Witham{{efn|Promoted to East Counties 3 North.}} || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Bealonians Vets || No relegation || East Counties 4 South{{efn|This would be the last season for East Counties 4 North and South. The majority of teams from this division (asides from champions Witham) would move up into East Counties 3 South for the following season.}}

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

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After an absence of thirteen years, Eastern Counties 4 was re-introduced as a tier 12 league ahead of the 2014–15 season, split into two regional divisions - north and south. Promotion was to one of the regional divisions in Eastern Counties 3 - north, south or west - and there was no relegation. Eastern Counties 4 was cancelled for the second time at the end of the 2016–17 season.

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| rowspan=2| 2014–15
{{cite web|url=http://www.ecrurugby.com/competitions-101/eastern-counties-greene-king-l-eastern-counties-greene-king-d-10104/|title=London & SE Division - 2014-15 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Four 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-10158/|title=London & SE Division - 2014-15 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Four North|website=Pitchero|publisher=Eastern Counties Rugby Union|access-date=3 May 2015}} || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Swaffham II || Thetford 2 || No relegation || Eastern Counties 4 North

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| style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Colchester IV || University of Essex || No relegation || Eastern Counties 4 South

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| rowspan=2| 2015–16
{{cite web|url=http://www.ecrurugby.com/competitions-197/eastern-counties-greene-king-l-eastern-counties-greene-king-d-19621/|title=London & SE Division - 2015-16 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Four 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-20341/|title=London & SE Division - 2015-16 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Four South|publisher= Eastern Counties Rugby Union|website=Pitchero|access-date=25 April 2016}} || style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Fakenham II || Broadland - Great Yarmouth II || No relegation || Eastern Counties 4 North

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| style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Southwold II || Bury St Edmunds IV || No relegation || Eastern Counties 4 South

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| rowspan=2| 2016–17
{{cite web|url=http://www.ecrurugby.com/competitions-228/eastern-counties-greene-king-l-eastern-counties-greene-king-l-27891/|title=London & SE Division - 2016-17 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Four 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-27892/|title=London & SE Division - 2016-17 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Four South|publisher= Eastern Counties Rugby Union|website=Pitchero|access-date=22 April 2017}} || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Thetford II || Norwich III || No relegation || Eastern Counties 4 North

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| style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Hadleigh II || Maldon III || No relegation || Eastern Counties 4 South

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

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• Haverhill & District (2)
• Bancroft (1)
• Beccles (1)
• Billericay (1)
• Brightlingsea (1)
• Campion (1)
• Colchester IV (1)
• Fakenham II (1)
• Felixstowe (1)
• Hadleigh (1){{efn|As a club Hadleigh has won 2 titles - 1 by the 1st XV, 1 by the 2nd XV.}}
• Hadleigh II (1)
• London Hospital (1)
• March (1)
• Millwall (1)
• Old Brentwoods (1)
• Southwold II (1)
• Swaffham II (1)
• Thames Sports (1)
• Thetford II (1)
• Wisbech (1)
• Witham (1)

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