Eastern Counties 5
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1987 |
| Ceased | 1997 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Millwall (1st title) (1996–97) (promoted to East Counties 4 South) |
| Website | ecrurugby.com |
Eastern Counties 5 was an English level 13 Rugby Union league with teams from Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk taking part. Promoted teams used to move up to Eastern Counties 4 and relegation was to Eastern Counties 6 until that division was cancelled at the end of the 1991–92 season. After ten seasons Eastern Counties 5 was cancelled at the end of the 1996–97 campaign.
Original teams
When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
- Bancroft
- Dereham
- Haverhill & District
- London Hospital[a]
- Loughton
- March[b]
- Norwich Union
- Old Brentwoods
- Orwell
- Sawston
- Swaffham
- Thurston
Eastern Counties 5 honours
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name | |||||||||
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| 1987–88[1] | 12 | Bancroft | Old Brentwoods | Orwell | Eastern Counties 5 | |||||||||
| 1988–89[2] | 9 | London Hospital | Loughton | Sawston | Eastern Counties 5 | |||||||||
| 1989–90[3] | 10 | Haverhill & District | Thames Sports | Chigwell | Eastern Counties 5 | |||||||||
| 1990–91[4] | 9 | Dereham | Old Cooperians | No relegation[c] | Eastern Counties 5 | |||||||||
| 1991–92[5] | 11 | Ongar | Hadleigh[d] | No relegation[e] | Eastern Counties 5 | |||||||||
| 1992–93[6] | 11 | May & Baker | Broadland | No relegation | Eastern Counties 5 | |||||||||
| 1993–94[7] | 12 | Mersea Island | Mayfield Old Boys | No relegation | Eastern Counties 5 | |||||||||
| 1994–95[8] | 7 | Sawston | Rayleigh | No relegation | Eastern Counties 5 | |||||||||
| 1995–96[9] | 6 | Norwich Union | Stanford Le Hope | No relegation | Eastern Counties 5 | |||||||||
| 1996–97[10] | 9 | Millwall | Swaffham[f] | No relegation | Eastern Counties 5 | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
- Bancroft (1)
- Dereham (1)
- Haverhill & District (1)
- London Hospital (1)
- May & Baker (1)
- Mersea Island (1)
- Millwall (1)
- Norwich Union (1)
- Ongar (1)
- Sawston (1)
Notes
- ^ Since 1995 have been known as St Barts and The Royal London RFC.
- ^ Currently known as March Bears RUFC.
- ^ No relegation as league was to increase from 9 to 11 teams for the following season.
- ^ Restructuring of the Eastern Counties leagues due to the cancellation of Eastern Counties 6 at the end of the season, meant that all eleven teams were promoted from the division into Eastern Counties 4.
- ^ No relegation due to cancellation of Eastern Counties 6 at the end of the season.
- ^ The cancellation of Eastern Counties 5 at the end of the season meant that all clubs were promoted into Eastern Counties 4.
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997-98. 1998.