Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East was a tier 9 division in the English rugby union system with teams from Nottinghamshire , Lincolnshire and the eastern region of Leicestershire taking part.[ a] Midlands 4 East (North) and relegated teams dropped to Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 East .
The division was created in 2000, along with its counterpart Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West , following the splitting of the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues and the subsequent merging of the Leicestershire and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire leagues. After four seasons the league was discontinued following further restructuring and the majority of teams moved into the newly created Notts, Lincs, Derbyshire/North Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire/Lincolnshire divisions.
Original teams
When this division was introduced in 2000 it contained the following teams:
After the 2003–04 season, there was a promotion play-off between the runners-up of Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West for the third place to Midlands 4 East (North) . The team with the superior league record had home advantage in the tie.
Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 (East v West)
Season
Home team
Score
Away team
Venue
Reference
2003–04
Southwell 39–14
Ashby Park Lane, Southwell
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Number of league titles
Notes
^ Despite the name Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire, most Derbyshire based teams would play in Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West .
^ Boots Athletic RFC would later merge with Nottingham Community Rugby in 2008 to form Nottingham Corsairs RFC .[ 1]
^ Cotgrave were relegated to Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 West .^ Playoff winners Southwell joined the champions Oakham in Midlands 4 East (North) . All other teams were transferred out of the league due to restructuring; the teams ranked 3rd to 5th (Keyworth , Sleaford and Stamford ) joined Notts, Lincs, Derbyshire/North Leicestershire , while those ranked 6th to 9th (Boston , Stamford College Old Boys , Skegness and Nottinghamians ) joining Nottinghamshire/Lincolnshire .
^ League restructuring meant there was no relegation.
See also
References
External links
Governing body National teams
International competitions
Competition divisions
European competitions National competitions London and South East Midland competitions Northern competitions South West competitions County competitions Discontinued competitions Related articles Other
