Eastern Counties 1

Eastern Counties 1
Current season or competition:
2015–16 Eastern Counties 1
Sport Rugby union
Number of teams 11
Country  England
Holders Ely (1st title) (2015–16)
(promoted to London 3 North East)
Most titles Thetford, Mersea Island, Wymondham (2 titles)
Website englandrugby.com

Eastern Counties 1 is an English level 9 Rugby Union League. Promoted teams move up to London 3 North East with the league champions going up automatically and the runners up playing a playoff against the runners up of Essex Canterbury Jack 1 while relegated teams drop down to Eastern Counties 2. Teams in this league tend to be based in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk or Suffolk. In the past teams from Essex used to take part until the 2003-04 season when they formed a new league - with Essex 1 being the top division.

Participating Clubs 2015-16

Participating Clubs 2014-15

Participating Clubs 2013-14

Participating Clubs 2012-13

Eastern Counties 1 Honours

Eastern Counties 1 Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
1998-99[1] 10 Thetford Ely Wanstead, Ilford Wanderers II, Met Police Chigwell Eastern Counties 1
1999-00[2] 9 Saffron Walden Woodbridge Old Cooperians, Westcliff Eastern Counties 1
2000-01[3] 10 Eton Manor Upminster Bancroft, Wanstead, Cantabrigian Eastern Counties 1
2001-02[4] 10 Mersea Island Beccles Old Edwardians, Newmarket Eastern Counties 1
2002-03[5] 10 Colchester Ely Canvey Island, Stanford Le Hope, Epping Upper Clapton Eastern Counties 1
2003-04[6] 9 Thetford Stowmarket No relegation[n 1] Eastern Counties 1
2004-05[7] 10 Wisbech Crusaders Woodbridge, Southwold, Ely Eastern Counties 1
2005-06[8] 10 Beccles Mersea Island Thetford, Ipswich Y.M., Cantabrigian Eastern Counties 1
2006-07[9] 10 Mersea Island Thurston Dereham, Newmarket Eastern Counties 1
2007-08[10] 11 Wymondham West Norfolk Ely Eastern Counties 1
2008-09[11] 10 Lowestoft & Yarmouth Wisbech No relegation[n 2] Eastern Counties 1
2009-10[12] 11 Newmarket Stowmarket Thetford, Fakenham Eastern Counties 1
2010-11[13] 10 Stowmarket Holt Thurston Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 1
2011-12[14] 11 Cantabrigian Wisbech Broadland - Great Yarmouth Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 1
2012-13[15] 12 Wymondham Ipswich Y.M. Thurston, Hadleigh, Southwold Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 1
2013-14[16] 12 West Norfolk Newmarket Broadland - Great Yarmouth, Harwich & Dovercourt Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 1
2014-15[17] 12 Southwold Ely Woodbridge Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 1
2015-16[18] 11 Ely Wymondham Thurston Greene King IPA Eastern Counties 1
2016-17 11
Green backgrounds are promotion places.
  1. ↑ No relegation as league increased from 9 to 10 teams for the following season.
  2. ↑ No relegation as league increased from 10 to 11 teams for the following season.

References

  1. ↑ "1998-1999 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "1999-2000 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "2000-2001 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "2001-2002 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "2002-2003 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "2003-2004 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "2004-2005 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "2005-2006 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "2006-2007 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "2007-2008 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "2008-2009 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "2009-2010 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "2010-2011 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "2011-2012 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "2012-2013 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  16. ↑ "2013-2014 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  17. ↑ "2014-2015 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  18. ↑ "2015-2016 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 25 April 2016.

See also

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