East Midlands/Leicestershire 3 was a tier 11 English Rugby Union league with teams from Bedfordshire, parts of Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to East Midlands/Leicestershire 2 and relegated teams dropped to East Midlands/Leicestershire 4 until that division was cancelled at the end of the 1995–96 season.
The league ran for two spells between 1992–96 and 1998–00. At the end of the 1999–00 season it was cancelled for the second time following the splitting of the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues and all teams transferred into East Midlands 2.
Original teams
When this division was introduced in 1992 as part of a merger of the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues it contained the following teams:
Antsey - transferred from Leicestershire 2 (4th) Burbage - transferred from Leicestershire 2 (7th) Bedford Swifts - transferred from East Midlands 2 (5th) Bugbrooke - transferred from East Midlands 2 (6th) Colworth House - transferred from East Midlands 2 (8th) Deepings - transferred from East Midlands 2 (7th) Old Newtonians - transferred from Leicestershire 2 (3rd) Old Northamptonians - transferred from East Midlands 2 (4th) Old Wellingburians - transferred from East Midlands 2 (10th) Oundle - transferred from East Midlands 2 (9th) Shepsted - transferred from Leicestershire 2 (5th) West Leicester - transferred from Leicestershire 2 (6th) Westwood - transferred from East Midlands 3 (champions)
East Midlands/Leicestershire 3 honours
East Midlands/Leicestershire 3 (1992–1993)
The original East Midlands/Leicestershire 3 was a tier 11 league. Promotion was to East Midlands/Leicestershire 2 and relegation to East Midlands/Leicestershire 4.
East Midlands/Leicestershire 3SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated teamsReference 1992–93 13 Old Northamptonians Bugbrooke No relegation Green backgrounds are the promotion places.
East Midlands/Leicestershire 3 (1993–1996)
The top six teams from Midlands 1 and the top six from North 1 were combined to create National 5 North, meaning that East Midlands/Leicestershire 3 dropped another level to become a tier 12 league. Promotion continued to East Midlands/Leicestershire 2 and relegation to East Midlands/Leicestershire 4. The division was cancelled at the end of the 1995–96 season due to the splitting of the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues.
East Midlands/Leicestershire 3SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated teamsReference 1993–94 12 Bedford Swifts Colworth House Burbage 1994–95 12 Kempston New Parks Old Boys Old Wellingburians, West Leicester 1995–96 13 Oundle Deepings No relegation Green backgrounds are the promotion places.
East Midlands/Leicestershire 3 (1998–2000)
East Midlands/Leicestershire 3 returned after an absence of several seasons as a tier 11 league. Promotion was to East Midlands/Leicestershire 2 and there was no relegation. At the end of the 1999–00 campaign the league was cancelled for the second time and all teams transferred into East Midlands 2.
East Midlands/Leicestershire 3SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated teamsReference 1998–99 9 Corby Biddenham No relegation 1999–00 7 Kempston Northampton Heathens No relegation Green backgrounds are the promotion places.
Number of league titles
Kempston (2) Bedford Swifts (1) Corby (1) Old Northamptonians (1) Oundle (1)
Notes
See also East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 East Midlands/Leicestershire 2 East Midlands/Leicestershire 4 Midlands RFU East Midlands RFU Leicestershire RU English rugby union system Rugby union in England
References
External links East Midlands Rugby Union official website Leicestershire Rugby Union website