North Midlands 1

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

• Bridgnorth
• Camp Hill
• Edwardians{{efn|Old Boys side of King Edward's School, Birmingham.{{cite web|url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/edsrugby/a/history-8449.html|title=History|publisher=Edwardian FC (Rugby Union)|accessdate=6 December 2020}}}}
• Erdington
• Kidderminster Carolians
• Kings Norton
• Luctonians
• Newport (Salop)
• Old Halesonians{{efn|Old Boys side of Halesowen Grammar School.}}
• Old Yardleians
• Whitchurch

The original North Midlands 1 was a tier 7 league involving clubs from Birmingham and the West Midlands{{efn|The West Midlands included Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire along with the city of Birmingham. Clubs from Staffordshire and Warwickshire played in their own leagues.}}. Promotion was to Midlands 2 West and relegation to North Midlands 2.

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| 1987–88 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Yardleians || Whitchurch || Edwardians, Erdington || {{cite book|last1=Jones|first1=Stephen|last2=Griffiths|first2=John|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988-89|date=1988|publisher=Queen Anne Press|isbn=0-356-15884-5|pages=130–134}}

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| 1988–89 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Camp Hill || Kings Norton || Malvern, Old Halesonians || {{cite book|last1=Jones|first1=Stephen|last2=Griffiths|first2=John|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989-90|date=1989|publisher=Queen Anne Press|isbn=0-356-17862-5|pages=136–139}}

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| 1989–90 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Worcester || Whitchurch || Newport (Salop), Kidderminster Carolians || {{cite book|last1=Jones|first1=Stephen|last2=Griffiths|first2=John|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990-91|date=1990|publisher=Queen Anne Press|isbn=0-356-19162-1|pages=140–143}}

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| 1990–91 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Whitchurch || Aston Old Edwardians || Bridgnorth, Evesham, Veseyans || {{cite book|last1=Jones|first1=Stephen|last2=Griffiths|first2=John|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991-92|date=1991|publisher=Queen Anne Press|isbn=0-356-20249-6|pages=161–164}}

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| 1991–92 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Yardleians{{efn|Restructuring of the Midlands leagues meant that champions Old Yardleians were promoted into the new Midlands West 1.}} || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Dudley Kingswinford{{efn|Restructuring meant that ten clubs were promoted from North Midlands 1 at the end of the season; Dudley Kingswinford, Old Halesonians, Kings Norton and Ludlow would join champions Old Yardleians in Midlands West 1, while Dixonians, Woodrush, West Midlands Police, Shrewsbury and Aston Old Edwardians would go into the new Midlands West 2.}} || No relegation{{efn|Restructuring meant there was no relegation - most clubs were promoted with only bottom club Luctonians remaining in North Midlands 1 for the following season.}} || {{cite book|last1=Jones|first1=Stephen|last2=Griffiths|first2=John|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992-93|date=1992|publisher=Headline|isbn=0-7472-7907-1|pages=183–185}}

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Restructuring of the Midlands leagues saw North Midlands 1 drop two levels to become a tier 9 league. Promotion was to the newly introduced Midlands West 2, while relegation continued to North Midlands 2.

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| 1992–93 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Newport (Salop) || Five Ways Old Edwardians || Ross-on-Wye || {{cite book|last1=Jones|first1=Stephen|last2=Griffiths|first2=John|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993-94|date=1993|publisher=Headline|isbn=0-7472-7891-1|pages=164–167}}

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The top six teams from Midlands 1 and the top six from North 1 were combined to create National 5 North, meaning that North Midlands 1 dropped another level to become a tier 10 league. Promotion continued to Midlands West 2 and relegation to North Midlands 2.

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| 1993–94 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Luctonians || Telford Hornets || Redditch || {{cite book|last1=Jones|first1=Stephen|last2=Griffiths|first2=John|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994-95|date=1994|publisher=Headline|isbn=0-7472-7891-1|pages=164–167}}

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| 1994–95 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Malvern || Telford Hornets || Droitwich || {{cite book|last1=Jones|first1=Stephen|last2=Griffiths|first2=John|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1995-96|date=1995|publisher=Headline|isbn=0-7472-7850-4|pages=176–179}}

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| 1995–96 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Evesham || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Telford Hornets{{efn|Due to the cancellation of National 5 North at the end of the season, seven clubs were promoted including Telford Hornets, Old Griffinians, Edwardians, Warley, Pershore and Erdington.}} || No relegation{{efn|Due to widespread restructuring caused by the cancellation of National 5 North there was no relegation.}} || {{cite book|last1=Cleary|first1=Mick|last2=Griffiths|first2=John|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1996-97|date=1996|publisher=Headline|isbn=0-7472-7816-4|pages=192–195}}

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At the end of the 1995–96 season National 5 North was discontinued and North Midlands 1 returned to being a tier 9 league. Promotion continued to Midlands West 2 and relegation to North Midlands 2.

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| 1996–97 || style="text-align: center;"| 17 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Birmingham City Officials{{efn|Champions Birmingham City Officials would merge with Birmingham Welsh the following season to form Birmingham Exiles RFC, playing in Midlands West 2 under the new name.{{cite web|url=http://www.noerfc.co.uk/opposition/opposition_detail.php?TextID=586|title=Birmingham City Officials 1st XV|publisher=Nuneaton Old Edwardians RFC Stats Website|accessdate=6 December 2020}}}} || Kidderminster Carolians || Wulfrun || {{cite book|last1=Cleary|first1=Mick|last2=Griffiths|first2=John|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997-98|date=1997|publisher=Headline|isbn=0-7472-7771-0|pages=156–159}}

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| 1997–98 || style="text-align: center;"| 17 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Kidderminster Carolians || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Saltleians || Multiple teams{{efn|Restructuring of the North Midlands for the following season meant that six clubs would be relegated including Kynoch, Birmingham Civil Service, Ross-on-Wye, Veseyans and Oswestry. The sixth relegated side, Old Centrals RFC, would merge with Witton RFC in 1998 to form Aldridge RFC playing in North Midlands 2.{{cite web|url=https://www.aldridgerfc.co.uk/a/aldridge-rfc-history-23227.html|title=Aldridge RFC, History|publisher=Aldridge RFC|accessdate=6 December 2020}}}} || {{cite book|last1=Cleary|first1=Mick|last2=Griffiths|first2=John|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1998-99|date=1998|publisher=Headline|isbn=0-7472-7653-6|pages=90–93}}

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| 1998–99 || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Bridgnorth || Droitwich || Multiple teams{{efn|The reintroduction of North Midlands 3 for the following season and subsequent restructuring meant that four clubs were relegated including Birchfield, Tenbury, Bishop's Castle & Onny Valley and Yardley & District.}} || {{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1597&division=227&season=1998-1999#table|title=1998-1999 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=6 December 2020}}

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| 1999–00 || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Droitwich{{efn|Champions Droitwich were promoted into the newly introduced Midlands 4 West (South).}} || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Redditch{{efn|Redditch and 3rd place Cleobury Mortimer would also be promoted into the new Midlands 4 West (South).}} || No relegation || {{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1597&division=539&season=1999-2000#table|title=1999-2000 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=6 December 2020}}

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Despite widespread Midlands league restructuring ahead of the 2000–01 season, North Midlands 1 remained at tier 9. Promotion was now to the newly introduced Midlands 4 West (South) while relegation continued to North Midlands 2.

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| 2000–01 || style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Ledbury || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Stourport || Old Griffinians || {{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1597&division=862&season=2000-2001#table|title=2000-2001 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=1 December 2020}}

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| 2001–02 || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Edwardians || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Yardley & District || Warley, Tenbury, Bishop's Castle & Onny Valley || {{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1597&division=1196&season=2001-2002#table|title=2001-2002 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=1 December 2020}}

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| 2002–03 || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Solihull || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Worcester Wanderers || Five Ways Old Edwardians, Stourport || {{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1597&division=1531&season=2002-2003#table|title=2002-2003 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=1 December 2020}}

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| 2003–04 || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Veseyans || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Bishop's Castle & Onny Valley || Bromyard || {{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1597&division=1916&season=2003-2004#table|title=2003-2004 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=1 December 2020}}

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Ahead of the 2004–05 campaign North Midlands 1 was divided into two regional tier 9 divisions: North Midlands (North) and North Midlands (South) 1. Promotion was to either Midlands 4 West (North) or Midlands 4 West (South), while relegation only applied to North Midlands (South) 1 with teams dropping to North Midlands (South) 2. North Midlands (North) was cancelled at the end of the campaign and the majority of teams transferred into the newly introduced Midlands 5 West (North).

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| rowspan=2| 2004–05 || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Harborne{{efn|Champions Harborne were promoted into Midlands 4 West (North).}} || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Aldridge{{efn|Runners up Aldridge were also promoted into Midlands 4 West (North).}} || No relegation || North Midlands (North) || {{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1597&division=2335&season=2004-2005#table|title=2004-2005 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=1 December 2020}}

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| style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Stourbridge Lions || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Cleobury Mortimer || Birmingham Exiles, Birmingham Civil Service || North Midlands (South) 1 || {{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1597&division=2336&season=2004-2005#table|title=2004-2005 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=1 December 2020}}

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North Midlands (South) 1 continued as a solitary tier 9 league following the cancellation of North Midlands (North). Promotion was to Midlands 4 West (South) and relegation to North Midlands (South) 2. At the end of the 2005–06 season North Midlands (South) 1 was cancelled and the majority of teams transferred to the newly introduced Midlands 5 West (North) and Midlands 5 West (South) divisions.

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| 2005–06 || style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Evesham{{efn|Champions Evesham were promoted into Midlands 4 West (South).}} || Upton-on-Severn{{efn|Due to the cancellation of the North Midlands leagues multiple teams were transferred to new divisions for the following season depending on league position. Upton-on-Severn (2nd), Woodrush (5th) and Bredon Star (6th) went into Midlands 5 West (South), Kings Norton (3rd) and Tenbury (4th) went into Midlands 5 West (North), Redditch (7th) went into Midlands 6 West (South-West) and Handsworth (8th) went into Midlands 6 West (North).}} || No relegation{{efn|Due to the cancellation of the North Midlands leagues there was no relegation.}} || {{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1597&division=2692&season=2005-2006#table|title=2005-2006 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=1 December 2020}}

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• Evesham (2){{efn|One of Evesham's titles was for the North Midlands (South) 1 regional division.}}
• Old Yardleians (2)
• Birmingham City Officials (1)
• Bridgnorth (1)
• Camp Hill (1)
• Droitwich (1)
• Edwardians (1)
• Harborne (1){{efn|Harborne's title was for the North Midlands (North) regional division.}}
• Kidderminster Carolians (1)
• Ledbury (1)
• Luctonians (1)
• Malvern (1)
• Newport (Salop) (1)
• Solihull (1)
• Stourbridge Lions (1){{efn|Stourbridge Lions title was for the North Midlands (South) 1 regional division.}}
• Veseyans (1)
• Whitchurch (1)
• Worcester (1)

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{{notelist}}

• North Midlands 2
• North Midlands 3
• North Midlands 4
• Midlands RFU
• North Midlands RFU
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

{{Reflist|3}}

• [http://www.northmidsrfu.co.uk/ North Midlands RFU website]

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