Hertfordshire 1 was an English level 10 Rugby Union league with teams from Hertfordshire and parts of north London taking part. Promoted teams used to move up to Herts/Middlesex 1 and relegation was to Hertfordshire 2 until that division was cancelled at the end of the 1989–90 season. The division was cancelled in at the end of the 1995–96 campaign after nine seasons due to the merger of the Hertfordshire and Middlesex regional leagues.
The original Hertfordshire 1 was a tier 8 league with promotion up to London 3 North West and relegation down to Hertfordshire 2 until that league was cancelled at the end of the 1989–90 season.
The creation of Herts/Middlesex at the beginning of the 1992–93 season meant that Hertfordshire 1 dropped to become a tier 9 league. The introduction of National 5 South for the 1993–94 season meant that Hertfordshire 1 dropped another level to become a tier 10 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion was into the new Herts/Middlesex league and. as this was the lowest tier league for Hertfordshire based clubs, there was no relegation. The merging of the Hertfordshire and Middlesex regional divisions at the end of the 1996–97 mean that Hertfordshire 1 was cancelled.
^Barnet would merge with Old Elizabethans in 1997 to form Barnet Elizabethans RFC.[1]
^Old Elizabethans would merge with Barnet in 1997 to form Barnet Elizabethans RFC.[1]
^There was no relegation due to the cancellation of Hertfordshire 2 at the end of the season.
^The creation of Herts/Middlesex for the following season, meant that 3rd place Stevenage Town and 4th place Hitchin were promoted into this new division. Runners up Harpenden joined champions Old Elizabethans in London 3 North West.
^The merging of the Herts/Middlesex regional divisions meant that runners up Stevenage Town and 3rd place Datchford were transferred into the new Herts/Middlesex 2.
^Although there would be no relegation, all remaining teams would be transferred into the new Herts/Middlesex leagues - Watford and Hitchen would join Herts/Middlesex 3; Old Standfordians, Royston and Old Ashmoleans would join Herts/Middlesex 4; Cuffley, Queen Elizabeth II Hospital and Hatfield would join Herts/Middlesex 5 North.
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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Hertfordshire 1 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message Hertfordshire 1 was an English level 10 Rugby Union league with teams from Hertfordshire and parts of north London taking part Promoted teams used to move up to Herts Middlesex 1 and relegation was to Hertfordshire 2 until that division was cancelled at the end of the 1989 90 season The division was cancelled in at the end of the 1995 96 campaign after nine seasons due to the merger of the Hertfordshire and Middlesex regional leagues Hertfordshire 1SportRugby unionInstituted1987 37 years ago 1987 Ceased1996 28 years ago 1996 Number of teams11Country EnglandHoldersHarpenden 1st title 1995 96 promoted to Herts Middlesex 1 Contents 1 Original teams 2 Hertfordshire 1 honours 2 1 Hertfordshire 1 1987 1992 2 2 Hertfordshire 1 1992 1996 3 Number of league titles 4 Notes 5 See also 6 ReferencesOriginal teams editWhen league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams Barnet a Harpenden Hemel Hempstead Old Elizabethans b Stevenage Town Tring Verulamians WelwynHertfordshire 1 honours editHertfordshire 1 1987 1992 edit The original Hertfordshire 1 was a tier 8 league with promotion up to London 3 North West and relegation down to Hertfordshire 2 until that league was cancelled at the end of the 1989 90 season Hertfordshire 1 Season No of Teams Champions Runners up Relegated Teams 1987 88 2 9 Hemel Hempstead Old Elizabethans Tring 1988 89 3 8 Welwyn Barnet Royston Old Ashmoleans 1989 90 4 8 Letchworth Garden City Old Elizabethans No relegation c 1990 91 5 13 Verulamians Harpenden No relegation 1991 92 6 11 Old Elizabethans Harpenden d No relegation Green backgrounds are promotion places Hertfordshire 1 1992 1996 edit The creation of Herts Middlesex at the beginning of the 1992 93 season meant that Hertfordshire 1 dropped to become a tier 9 league The introduction of National 5 South for the 1993 94 season meant that Hertfordshire 1 dropped another level to become a tier 10 league for the years that National 5 South was active Promotion was into the new Herts Middlesex league and as this was the lowest tier league for Hertfordshire based clubs there was no relegation The merging of the Hertfordshire and Middlesex regional divisions at the end of the 1996 97 mean that Hertfordshire 1 was cancelled Hertfordshire 1 Season No of Teams Champions Runners up Relegated Teams 1992 93 7 11 Barnet Tring No relegation 1993 94 8 11 St Albans Datchworth No relegation 1994 95 9 10 Tring Stevenage Town No relegation 1995 96 10 11 Harpenden e Stevenage Town f No relegation g Green backgrounds are promotion places Number of league titles editBarnet 1 h Hemel Hempstead 1 Letchworth Garden City 1 Old Elizabethans 1 i St Albans 1 Tring Verulamians 1 Welwyn 1 Notes edit Barnet would merge with Old Elizabethans in 1997 to form Barnet Elizabethans RFC 1 Old Elizabethans would merge with Barnet in 1997 to form Barnet Elizabethans RFC 1 There was no relegation due to the cancellation of Hertfordshire 2 at the end of the season The creation of Herts Middlesex for the following season meant that 3rd place Stevenage Town and 4th place Hitchin were promoted into this new division Runners up Harpenden joined champions Old Elizabethans in London 3 North West Champions Harpenden would be promoted into the renamed Herts Middlesex 1 The merging of the Herts Middlesex regional divisions meant that runners up Stevenage Town and 3rd place Datchford were transferred into the new Herts Middlesex 2 Although there would be no relegation all remaining teams would be transferred into the new Herts Middlesex leagues Watford and Hitchen would join Herts Middlesex 3 Old Standfordians Royston and Old Ashmoleans would join Herts Middlesex 4 Cuffley Queen Elizabeth II Hospital and Hatfield would join Herts Middlesex 5 North Currently known as Barnet Elizabethans RFC Currently known as Barnet Elizabethans RFC See also editLondon amp SE Division RFU Hertfordshire RFU English rugby union system Rugby union in EnglandReferences edit a b Club History Barnet Elizabethans Retrieved 4 August 2020 Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988 89 1989 Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989 90 1990 Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990 91 1991 Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991 92 1992 Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992 93 1993 Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993 94 1994 Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994 95 1995 Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1995 96 1996 Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1996 97 1997 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hertfordshire 1 amp oldid 1217362308, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
