Warwickshire 1 was a tier 9 English

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league with teams from

Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Staffordshire and Leicestershire to the north, Northamptonshire to the east, Ox ...

taking part. Promoted teams moved up to

Midlands 4 West (South) Counties 3 Midlands West (East) / (South) (formerly Midlands 4 West (South)) is a level 9 English Rugby Union league and level 4 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the West Midlands region including clubs from ...

and relegated sides dropped to

Warwickshire 2 Warwickshire 2 was a tier 10 English Rugby Union league with teams from Warwickshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Warwickshire 1 and there was no relegation since the cancellation of Warwickshire 3 back in 1992. Warwickshire 2 was c ...

. Warwickshire 1 was cancelled at the end of the 2005–06 season with the majority of teams transferred into the newly introduced

Midlands 5 West (South) Counties 4 Midlands West (South) / (East) (formerly Midlands 5 West (South)) are level 10 English Rugby Union leagues and level 5 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the West Midlands region including clubs from parts of Birmingham an ...

Original teams

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

Atherstone Atherstone is a market town and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England. Located in the far north of the county, Atherstone is on the A5 national route, and is adjacent to the border with Leicestershire which ...

* Broadstreet * Coventry Welsh * Dunlop * GEC Coventry *

Keresley Keresley is a suburban village and civil parish in the City of Coventry, West Midlands, England, about north of Coventry city centre and southwest of Bedworth. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 791 falling to 713 ...

* Old Coventrians * Old Laurentians * Old Wheatleyans * Rugby St Andrews * Trinity Guild

Warwickshire 1 honours

Warwickshire 1 (1987–1992)

The original Warwickshire 1 was a tier 8 league with promotion up to Staffordshire/Warwickshire and relegation to

. At the end of the 1991–92 season the merging of all Staffordshire and Warwickshire leagues meant that Warwickshire 1 was discontinued for the years that these leagues were active.

Warwickshire (1996–2000)

Restructuring of the Staffordshire/Warwickshire leagues ahead of the 1996–97 season saw the reintroduction of a single Warwickshire league, which along with its counterpart

Staffordshire Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation ''Staffs''.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It borders Cheshire to the north-west, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, ...

was a tier 9 league. Promotion was to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 and there was no relegation until the reintroduction of

at the end of the 1999–00 season.

Warwickshire 1 (2000–2006)

The cancellation of Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 would see Warwickshire become Warwickshire 1, remaining as a tier 9 league. Promotion was to

and relegation to

until that division was cancelled at the end of the 2003–04 season. At the end of the 2005–06 season Warwickshire 1 was cancelled and all teams transferred to the newly introduced

and Midlands 6 West (South-East) divisions.

Number of league titles

Harbury Harbury is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon (district), Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England. It is about west-southwest of Southam and about southeast of Royal Leamington Spa. The ...

(2) *

(1) * Broadstreet (1) *

Claverdon Claverdon is a village and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon (district), Stratford-on-Avon district of Warwickshire, England, about west of the county town of Warwick. Claverdon's Toponymy, toponym comes from the Old English for "clover hi ...

(1) * Coventry Welsh (1) *

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(1) *

Kenilworth Kenilworth ( ) is a market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Warwick (district), Warwick District of Warwickshire, England, southwest of Coventry and north of both Warwick and Leamington Spa. Situated at the centre of t ...

(1) *

(1) * Manor Park (1) *

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(1) * Old Laurentians (1) * Rugby St Andrews (1) * Spartans (Midlands) (1) * Trinity Guild (1)

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References

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