Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1

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

• Boston
• Chesterfield Panthers
• Glossop
• Grimsby
• Kesteven
• Mellish
• Nottingham Moderns
• Scunthorpe
• Southwell
• West Bridgford
• Worksop

The original Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 was a tier 7 league. Promotion was to Midlands 2 East and relegation to Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2.

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| 1987–88 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Nottingham Moderns || Chesterfield Panthers || Grimsby, Boston || {{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;"| Scunthorpe || Southwell || Glossop || {{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;"| Chesterfield Panthers || Amber Valley || West Bridgford || {{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;"| Amber Valley || Spalding || East Retford, Worksop, Nottingham Casuals || {{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;"| Chesterfield Panthers{{efn|League restructuring saw champions Chesterfield Panthers promoted into the newly introduced Midlands East 1.}} || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Spalding{{efn|Restructuring saw the top five clubs, including West Bridgford, Mellish and Dronfield, promoted into the new Midlands East 1. Clubs ranked 6th to 10th - Glossop, Southwell, Stamford, Kesteven and Lincoln - went into the new Midlands East 2, with bottom club Sleaford the only team remaining in the division.}} || No relegation{{efn|Due to Midlands league restructuring there was no relegation.}} || {{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 Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 drop two levels to become a tier 9 league. Promotion was to the newly introduced Midlands East 2, while relegation continued to Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2.

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| 1992–93 || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Grimsby || Ilkeston || Multiple teams{{efn|Four teams were relegated including Nottinghamshire Constabulary, Nottinghamians, East Retford and All Spartans.}} || {{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 Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 dropped another level to become a tier 10 league. Promotion continued to Midlands East 2 and relegation to Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2.

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| 1993–94 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Ilkeston || Glossop || Meden Vale, Keyworth, Market Rasen & Louth || {{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;"| Ashbourne || Stamford || Dronfield, Bakewell Mannerians, Leesbrook || {{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;"| Long Eaton || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Stamford{{efn|The cancellation of National 5 North and subsequent restructuring meant that the top six clubs were promoted into Midlands East 2 including East Retford, Grimsby, Kesteven and Nottingham Casuals.}} || No relegation{{efn|Due to widespread league restructuring 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 Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 returned to being a tier 9 league. Promotion continued to Midlands East 2 and relegation to Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2. At the end of the 1999–00 season Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 was cancelled due to Midlands league restructuring and non-promoted sides transferred into the newly introduced Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West.

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| 1996–97 || style="text-align: center;"| 17 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Buxton || Dronfield || East Leake, North Kesteven, Boston || {{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;"| 16 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Glossop || Ashfield || Chesterfield Panthers, East Retford || {{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;"| 15 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Ashfield || Belper || Stamford College Old Boys, Leesbrook || {{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1597&division=229&season=1998-1999#table|title=1998-1999 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|access-date=12 December 2020}}{{efn|1998–99 Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 mistakenly referred to as NLD/Leics 1 East on RFU website.}}

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| 1999–00 || style="text-align: center;"| 15 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Mellish{{efn|Champions Mellish were promoted to the newly introduced Midlands 4 East (North).}} || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Sleaford{{efn|League restructuring meant that the top four teams were promoted. Runners up Sleaford went up to the new Midlands 4 East (South), while Market Rasen & Louth and Worksop went up to Midlands 4 East (North). The rest of the sides in the division were transferred into the newly introduced Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West divisions.}} || No relegation{{efn|The merger of the Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire and Leicestershire leagues meant there was no relegation.}} || {{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1597&division=541&season=1999-2000#table|title=1999-2000 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|access-date=12 December 2020}}{{efn|1999–00 Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 mistakenly referred to as NLD/Leics 1 East on RFU website.}}

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• Chesterfield Panthers (2)
• Amber Valley (1)
• Ashbourne (1)
• Ashfield (1)
• Buxton (1)
• Glossop (1)
• Grimsby (1)
• Ilkeston (1)
• Long Eaton (1)
• Mellish (1)
• Nottingham Moderns (1)
• Scunthorpe (1)

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• Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2
• Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 3
• Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 4
• Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 5
• Midlands RFU
• Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire RFU
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

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• [https://nldrfu.co.uk/ NLD RFU website]

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