Midlands 4 West (North)

Midlands 4 West (North) is a level 9 English Rugby Union league and level 4 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the West Midlands region including Shropshire, Staffordshire, parts of Birmingham and the West Midlands and occasionally Cheshire, with home and away matches played throughout the season. Each year some of the clubs in this division also take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a level 9-12 national competition.

Formed for the 2005-06 season, the division was originally known as Midlands 5 West (North) but changed to its present name for the 2008–09 season due to league restructuring. Promoted teams tend to move up to Midlands 3 West (North) while since the dissolution of Midlands 5 West (North) at the end of the 2018-19 season relegated teams drop to Midlands 5 West (South).

2021–22

Participating teams & locations

Cannock who finished 12th in 2019-20 were relegated to Midlands 5 West (South) with their place taken by Oswestry who were level transferred from Lancs/Cheshire 2 which was disbanded before the start of the 2021-22 season.

2020–21

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.

2019–20

Participating teams & locations

2018–19

Participating teams & locations

2017–18

Participating teams & locations

Teams 2016-17

Aston Old Edwardians

Barton-Under-Needwood

Bishops Castle & Onny Valley

Bloxwich (relegated from Midlands 3 West (North)) Church Stretton Essington (promoted from Midlands 5 West (North)) Five Way Old Edwardians Rugeley St Leonards (promoted from Midlands 5 West (North)) Trentham Wednesbury (relegated from Midlands 3 West (North)) Yardley & District

Teams 2015-16

Aldridge (promoted from Midlands 5 West (North)) Aston Old Edwardians (relegated from Midlands 3 West (North)) Barton-Under-Needwood Bishops Castle & Onny Valley Bromyard Church Stretton (promoted from Midlands 5 West (North)) Market Drayton Rugeley Telford Hornets Uttoxeter (relegated from Midlands 3 West (North)) Yardley & District

Teams 2014-15

Barton-Under-Needwood (transferred from Midlands 4 West (South)) Bishops Castle & Onny Valley Bromyard Cannock Cleobury Mortimer Greyhound Market Drayton (relegated from Midlands 3 West (North)) Rugeley (promoted from Midlands 5 West (North)) Telford Hornets (promoted from Midlands 5 West (North)) Tenbury Yardley & District (relegated from Midlands 3 West (North))

Teams 2013-14

Bishops Castle & Onny Valley

Bromyard

Cannock

Clee Hill

Cleobury Mortimer (relegated from Midlands 3 West (North)) Five Ways Old Edwardians Greyhound Harborne St Leonards (promoted from Midlands 5 West (North)) Tenbury Warley (promoted from Midlands 5 West (North))

Teams 2012–13

Barton-Under-Needwood

Bishops Castle & Onny Valley

Bromyard

Cannock

Clee Hill

Five Ways O.E. Harborne Market Drayton Telford Hornets Tenbury Uttoxeter

Teams 2008–09

Bishops Castle & Onny Valley

Burntwood

Cleobury Mortimer

Handsworth

Leek

Moseley Oak

Newcastle

Old Yardleians

Shrewsbury

Tamworth

Veseyans

Willenhall

Teams 2007–08

Bishops Castle & Onny Valley

Bournville

Burntwood

Harborne

Old Halesonians

Old Yardleians

Moseley Oak

Tamworth

Telford Hornets

Veseyans

Willenhall

Original teams

When this division was introduced in 2005 as Midlands 5 West (North), it contained the following teams:

Bloxwich - transferred from North Midlands (North) (4th) Bournville - transferred from North Midlands (North) (9th) Cannock - transferred from Staffordshire 1 (champions) Essington - transferred from North Midlands (North) (7th) Five Ways Old Edwardians - transferred from North Midlands (North) (6th) Old Griffinians - transferred from North Midlands (North) (3rd) Selly Oak - relegated from Midlands 4 West (North) (9th) Warley -transferred from North Midlands (North) (5th) Yardley & District - relegated from Midlands 4 West (North) (10th)

Midlands 4 West (North) honours

Midlands 5 West (North) (2005–2009)

Midlands 5 West (North) was introduced ahead of the 2005–06 season as a tier 9 league to replace the discontinued North Midlands (North) and Staffordshire 1 leagues. Promotion was to Midlands 4 West (North) and relegation to Midlands 6 West (North).

Midlands 4 West (North) (2009–present)