Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 was a tier 12 English Rugby Union league with teams from Staffordshire and Warwickshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2 and relegated teams dropped to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4. Restructuring of the Staffordshire/Warwickshire leagues at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that the league was cancelled and all teams transferred into either the Staffordshire or Warwickshire regional divisions.
Original teams
When this division was introduced in 1992 as part of a merger of the Staffordshire and Warwickshire leagues, it contained the following teams:
Alcester - transferred from Warwickshire 3 (champions) Atherstone - transferred from Warwickshire 2 (8th) Claverdon - transferred from Warwickshire 2 (10th) Harbury - transferred from Warwickshire 2 (11th) Michelin - transferred from Staffordshire 2 (6th) Old Warwickians - transferred from Warwickshire 2 (7th) Shipston-on-Stour - transferred from Warwickshire 2 (9th) Standard - transferred from Warwickshire 3 (3rd) Warwick - transferred from Warwickshire 3 (runners up) Wheaton Aston & Penkridge - transferred from Staffordshire 2 (4th) Wulfrun - transferred from Staffordshire 2 (5th)
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 honours
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 (1992–1993)
The original Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 was a tier 11 league. Promotion was to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2 and relegation to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4.
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated teamsReference 1992–93 12 Atherstone Harbury Coventry Technical Green backgrounds are promotion places.
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 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 Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3 dropped to become a tier 12 league. Promotion continued to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2 and relegation to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4. The division was cancelled at the end of the 1995–96 season and all teams transferred into either the Staffordshire or Warwickshire league.
Staffordshire/Warwickshire 3SeasonNo of teamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated teamsReference 1993–94 13 Shipston-on-Stour Warwickshire Police No relegation 1994–95 12 Old Warwickians Alcester Warwick, Old Oaks, Standard 1995–96 12 Burntwood Linley & Kidsgrove No relegation Green backgrounds are the promotion places.
Number of league titles
Atherstone (1) Burntwood (1) Old Warwickians (1) Shipston-on-Stour (1)
See also Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 Staffordshire/Warwickshire 2 Staffordshire/Warwickshire 4 Midlands RFU Staffordshire RU Warwickshire RFU English rugby union system Rugby union in England
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