Midlands 4 West (North) is a level 9 English

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league and level 4 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the northern part of the West Midlands region including

Shropshire Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to ...

, Staffordshire, parts of

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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

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- 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) Midlands 5 West (North) was a level 10 English Rugby Union league and level 5 of the Midlands League, that was made up of teams from the northern part of the West Midlands region including clubs from parts of Birmingham and the West Midlands, S ...

at the end of the 2018-19 season relegated teams drop to

Midlands 5 West (South) Midlands 5 West (South) is a level 10 English Rugby Union league and level 5 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the West Midlands region including clubs from parts of Birmingham and the West Midlands, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Sta ...

2021–22

Participating teams & locations

Cannock who finished 12th in 2019-20 were relegated to

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

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, 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 Essington is a village and civil parish in South Staffordshire, England, located near the city of Wolverhampton and towns of Walsall, Bloxwich, Cannock and Brewood. The villages of Cheslyn Hay, Great Wyrley, Coven, Penkridge and Featherston ...

(promoted from

) *Five Way Old Edwardians *Rugeley *St Leonards (promoted from

) *Trentham *

Wednesbury Wednesbury () is a market town in Sandwell in the county of West Midlands, England. It is located near the source of the River Tame. Historically part of Staffordshire in the Hundred of Offlow, at the 2011 Census the town had a population of 3 ...

(relegated from Midlands 3 West (North)) * Yardley & District

Teams 2015-16

*Aldridge (promoted from

) *Aston Old Edwardians (relegated from Midlands 3 West (North)) *Barton-Under-Needwood *Bishops Castle & Onny Valley *Bromyard *Church Stretton (promoted from

) *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) 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 parts of Birmingham and the West Midlands, Herefords ...

) *Bishops Castle & Onny Valley *Bromyard *Cannock *Cleobury Mortimer *Greyhound *Market Drayton (relegated from Midlands 3 West (North)) *Rugeley (promoted from

) *Telford Hornets (promoted from

) *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

) *Tenbury *Warley (promoted from

)

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 Cannock () is a town in the Cannock Chase district in the county of Staffordshire, England. It had a population of 29,018. Cannock is not far from the nearby towns of Walsall, Burntwood, Stafford and Telford. The cities of Lichfield and Wolv ...

- transferred from Staffordshire 1 (champions) *

- transferred from North Midlands (North) (7th) * Five Ways Old Edwardians - transferred from North Midlands (North) (6th) * Old Griffinians - transferred from North Midlands (North) (3rd) *

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- 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)

Further league restructuring by the RFU meant that Midlands 5 West (North) and Midlands 5 West (South) were renamed as Midlands 4 West (North) and

, with both leagues remaining at tier 9. Promotion was now to Midlands 3 West (North) (formerly Midlands 4 West (North)) and relegation to

(formerly Midlands 6 West (North)) until that league was discontinued at the end of the 2018–19 season.

Number of league titles

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(2) *

Harborne Harborne is an area of south-west Birmingham, England. It is one of the most affluent areas of the Midlands, southwest from Birmingham city centre. It is a Birmingham City Council ward in the formal district and in the parliamentary constitu ...

(2) * Bloxwich (1) * Bournville (1) * Clee Hill (1) *

Cleobury Mortimer Cleobury Mortimer (, ) is a market town and civil parish in southeast Shropshire, England, which had a population of 3,036 at the 2011 census. It was granted a market charter by Henry III in 1226.''Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinensi ...

(1) *

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(1) * Handsworth (1) * Linley (1) *

Market Drayton Market Drayton is a market town and electoral ward in the north of Shropshire, England, close to the Cheshire and Staffordshire borders. It is on the River Tern, and was formerly known as "Drayton in Hales" (c. 1868) and earlier simply as "D ...

(1) * Old Griffinians (1) * Trentham (1) * Uttoxeter (1)

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2021–22

Participating teams & locations

2020–21

2019–20

Participating teams & locations

2018–19

Participating teams & locations

2017–18

Participating teams & locations

Teams 2016-17

Teams 2015-16

Teams 2014-15

Teams 2013-14

Teams 2012–13

Teams 2008–09

Teams 2007–08

Original teams

Midlands 4 West (North) honours

Midlands 5 West (North) (2005–2009)

Midlands 4 West (North) (2009–present)

Number of league titles

Notes

See also

References