Leicestershire 1 was a tier 10 English Rugby Union league with teams from Leicestershire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 and relegated teams dropped to Leicestershire 2. The league ran for two spells between 1987–1992 and 1996–1998 before it was permanently cancelled and the majority of teams transferred into either East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 or East Midlands/Leicestershire 2.
Original teams
When league rugby began in 1987, this division contained the following teams:
Belgrave Coalville Kibworth Lutterworth Market Bosworth Old Ashbeians Old Bosworthians Old Newtonians West Leicester
Leicestershire 1 honours
Leicestershire 1 (1987–1992)
The original Leicestershire 1 was a tier 8 league. Promotion was to East Midlands/Leicestershire and relegation to Leicestershire 2. At the end of the 1991–92 season all of the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues were merged and most sides in Leicestershire 1 transferred to the new East Midlands/Leicestershire 1.
Leicestershire 1SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated teamsReference 1987–88 9 Belgrave Coalville Old Newtonians, Old Ashbeians 1988–89 10 Lutterworth Market Bosworth New Parks Old Boys, Aylestonians 1989–90 11 Coalville Old Bosworthians West Leicester, Old Newtonians, Melton Mowbray 1990–91 11 Hinckley Old Bosworthians Birstall 1991–92 11 South Leicester Kibworth No relegation Green backgrounds are promotion places.
Leicestershire 1 (1996-1998)
After an absence of four seasons Leicestershire 1 was reintroduced, this time sitting at tier 10 of the league system. Promotion was to East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 and there was no relegation. Remerging of all the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues meant that Leicestershire 1 was cancelled at the end of the 1997–98 season and the majority of teams transferred into East Midlands/Leicestershire 2.
Leicestershire 1SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated teamsReference 1996–97 6 Loughborough Students Wigston No relegation 1997–98 5 Wigston Old Newtonians No relegation Green backgrounds are the promotion places.
Number of league titles
Belgrave (1) Coalville (1) Hinckley (1) Loughborough Students (1) Lutterworth (1) South Leicester (1) Wigston (1)
Notes
See also Leicestershire 2 Midlands RFU Leicestershire RU English rugby union system Rugby union in England
References
External links Leicestershire Rugby Union website