Midlands 5 West (North)
Midlands 5 West 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, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire and even Cheshire, with home and away matches played throughout the season. Each year some of the clubs in this division took part in the RFU Junior Vase - a level 9-12 national competition.
The league was formed in 2006 and was originally known as Midlands 6 West prior to the Midlands league restructure at the end of the 2008-09 season. Promoted teams typically moved up to Midlands 4 West and there was relegation due to it being one of the basement divisions for Midlands rugby. Since the end of the 2018–19 season the league has been discontinued, with the majority of teams transferred to Midlands 5 West.
2018–19
Participating teams & locations
Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
Bishop's Castle & Onny Valley | Bishop's Castle Community College | Bishop's Castle, Shropshire | 3rd | |
Chaddesley Corbett | Fox Lane | Chaddesley Corbett, Worcestershire | 5th | |
Dixonians | Rowheath Park | Birmingham, West Midlands | Greater Birmingham Merit League | |
Stourport | Walshes Meadow | Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire | 8th | |
Tenbury | Penlu | Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire | Relegated from Midlands 4 West | |
Warley | Tatbank Road | Oldbury, West Midlands | 6th |
2017–18
Participating teams & locations
Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
Bishop's Castle & Onny Valley | Bishop's Castle Community College | Bishop's Castle, Shropshire | Relegated from Midlands 4 West | |
Chaddesley Corbett | Fox Lane | Chaddesley Corbett, Worcestershire | 5th | |
Gnosall | Gnosall Family Sports Club | Gnosall, Staffordshire | Staffordshire Merit Leagues | |
Greyhound | Hereford City Sports Club | Hereford, Herefordshire | 3rd | |
Linley & Kidsgrove | Kidsgrove Cricket Club | Kidsgrove, Staffordshire | Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3 | |
St Leonards | Brian Westhead Pavilion | Stafford, Staffordshire | Relegated from Midlands 4 West | |
Stourport | Walshes Meadow | Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire | 6th | |
Warley | Tatbank Road | Oldbury, West Midlands | 7th |
Participating Clubs 2016-17
- Acton Nomads
- Aldridge '
- Chaddesley Corbett
- Greyhound
- Market Drayton '
- Stourport
- Tenbury
- Warley
Participating Clubs 2015-16
- Chaddesley Corbett
- Essington
- Greyhound '
- Tenbury '
- St Leonards
- Stourport
- Warley
Participating Clubs 2014-15
- Aldridge
- Birmingham Barbarians
- Chaddesley Corbett
- Church Stretton
- Essington
- St Leonards
- Stourport
- Warley
- Whittington
Participating Clubs 2013-14
- Aldridge
- Birmingham Barbarians
- Chaddesley Corbett
- Essington
- Rugeley
- Stourport
- Telford Hornets
- Whittington
Participating clubs 2012–13
- Aldridge
- Birmingham Barbarians
- Essington
- Rugeley
- St Leonards
- Stourport
- Warley
- Whittington
Participating clubs 2010–11
- Aldridge
- Birmingham Civil Service
- Bromyard
- Five Ways Old Edwardians
- Hanford
- Old Griffinians
- Stourport
- Tenbury
- Wheaton Aston
- Whittington
Midlands 5 West (North) Honours
Number of league titles
- Tenbury
- Essington
- Barton-Under-Needwood
- Bromyard
- Church Stretton
- Greyhound
- Handsworth
- Market Drayton
- Rugeley
- St Leonards