Midlands 1 West


Midlands 1 West is an English level 6 rugby union regional league for rugby clubs in the western region of the Midlands, including sides from Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Birmingham and the West Midlands, Worcestershire and occasionally Cheshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Oxfordshire.
The league champions are promoted to Midlands Premier and the runner-up play against the second placed team from Midlands 1 East for the second promotion place. The bottom three teams are relegated to Midlands 2 West or Midlands 2 West depending on geographical location.

Teams 2019–20

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
DroitwichGlyn Mitchell Memorial Ground3,000Droitwich, Worcestershire9th
Dudley KingswinfordHeathbrookKingswinford, Dudley, West MidlandsRunners up
HerefordWyesideHereford, Herefordshire6th
KenilworthGlasshouse LaneKenilworth, WarwickshirePromoted from Midlands 2 West
Kidderminster CaroliansMarlpool LaneKidderminster, WorcestershirePromoted from Midlands 2 West
LichfieldCooke FieldsLichfield, StaffordshireRelegated from Midlands Premier
LudlowThe LinneyLudlow, ShropshirePromoted from Midlands 2 West
Old HalesoniansWassell GroveHagley, Stourbridge, Worcestershire8th
Newbold-on-AvonParkfield RoadNewbold-on-Avon, Rugby, Warwickshire3rd
Stoke-on-TrentHartwell LaneBarlaston, Staffordshire5th
Stourbridge LionsStourton Park3,500 Stourbridge, West Midlands11th
Sutton ColdfieldRoger Smoldon GroundSutton Coldfield, West Midlands10th
WhitchurchEdgeley ParkWhitchurch, Shropshire4th
Worcester WanderersCummins Farm / Weston Field PitchesWorcester, Worcestershire7th

Teams 2018–19

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
BromsgroveFinstall ParkBromsgrove, Worcestershire3rd
DroitwichGlyn Mitchell Memorial Ground3,000Droitwich, WorcestershirePromoted from Midlands 2 West
Dudley KingswinfordHeathbrookKingswinford, Dudley, West MidlandsRunners up
HerefordWyesideHereford, Herefordshire6th
LongtonTrentham FieldsLongton, Stoke-on-Trent, StaffordshireRelegated from Midlands Premier
MalvernSpring LaneMalvern, WorcestershirePromoted from Midlands 2 West
Moseley OakBillesley Common5,000 Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands7th
Old HalesoniansWassell GroveHagley, Stourbridge, WorcestershireRelegated from Midlands Premier
Newbold-on-AvonParkfield RoadNewbold-on-Avon, Rugby, WarwickshireRelegated from Midlands Premier
Stoke-on-TrentHartwell LaneBarlaston, Staffordshire4th
Stourbridge LionsStourton Park3,500 Stourbridge, West Midlands8th
Sutton ColdfieldRoger Smoldon GroundSutton Coldfield, West Midlands10th
WhitchurchEdgeley ParkWhitchurch, ShropshirePromoted from Midlands 2 West
Worcester WanderersCummins Farm / Weston Field PitchesWorcester, Worcestershire9th

Teams 2017–18

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
BromsgroveFinstall ParkBromsgrove, WorcestershireRelegated from National League 3 South West
BurtonPeel Croft5,500 Burton, Staffordshire3rd
Camp HillThe ShrineShirley, Solihull, West MidlandsPromoted from Midlands 2 West
Dudley KingswinfordHeathbrookKingswinford, Dudley, West Midlands4th
HerefordWyesideHereford, Herefordshire9th
LutterworthAshby LaneLutterworth, LeicestershireLevel transfer from Midlands 1 East
MelbourneCockshut Lane2,000Melbourne, DerbyshirePromoted from Midlands 2 East
Moseley OakBillesley Common5,000 Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands6th
Rugby LionsWebb Ellis Road1,000Rugby, WarwickshirePromoted from Midlands 2 West
Stoke-on-TrentHartwell LaneBarlaston, Staffordshire10th
Stourbridge LionsStourton Park3,500 Stourbridge, West MidlandsPromoted from Midlands 2 West
Sutton ColdfieldRoger Smoldon GroundSutton Coldfield, West Midlands7th
WolverhamptonCastlecroft RoadCastlecroft, Wolverhampton, West Midlands11th
Worcester WanderersCummins Farm / Weston Field PitchesWorcester, Worcestershire8th

2016-17

Participating teams and locations

2014–15

Promotion play-offs

Since the 2000–01 season there has been a play-off between the runners-up of Midlands 1 East and Midlands 1 West for the third and final promotion place to National League 3 Midlands. The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2019–20 season the Midlands 1 East teams have been the most successful with eleven wins to the Midlands 1 West teams eight; and the home team has won promotion on thirteen occasions compared to the away teams six.

Number of league titles