# Staffordshire 1

Staffordshire 1 was a tier 9 English Rugby Union league with teams from Staffordshire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Midlands 5 West (North) and relegated teams dropped to Staffordshire 2 until that division was cancelled at the end of the 2003–04 season. Staffordshire 1 was itself cancelled one year later at the end of the 2004–05 campaign, with the majority of teams transferred into the newly introduced Midlands 6 West (North).

## Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
* Burntwood
* Cannock
* Linley & Kidsgrove
* Rugeley
* Trentham
* Wednesbury
* Wulfrun

## Staffordshire 1 honours
### Staffordshire 1 (1987–1992)

The original Staffordshire 1 was a tier 8 league with promotion up to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 and relegation down to Staffordshire 2. At the end of the 1991–92 season the merging of all Staffordshire and Warwickshire leagues meant that Staffordshire 1 was discontinued for the years that these leagues were active.
Staffordshire 1 :
| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams |
| 1987–88 | 7 | Trentham | Rugeley | Wulfrun, Wednesbury |
| 1988–89 | 7 | Handsworth | Rugeley | Linley & Kidsgrove, Cannock |
| 1989–90 | 7 | Uttoxeter | Eccleshall | Wednesbury |
| 1990–91 | 7 | Eccleshall | Handsworth | Rugeley |
| 1991–92 | 7 | Handsworth | Trentham | No relegation |
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. |||||||||||

### Staffordshire (1996–1999)

Restructuring of the Staffordshire/Warwickshire leagues ahead of the 1996–97 season saw the reintroduction of a single Staffordshire league, which along with its counterpart Warwickshire was a tier 10 league. Promotion was to Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 and there was no relegation until the reintroduction of Staffordshire 2 at the end of the 1998–99 season.
Staffordshire :
| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams |
| 1996–97 | 9 | Burntwood | Wednesbury | No relegation |
| 1997–98 | 8 | Wednesbury | Cannock | No relegation |
| 1998–99 | 11 | Uttoxeter | Bloxwich | Hanford, Eccleshall, Market Drayton, Rugeley |
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. |||||||||||

### Staffordshire 1 (1999–2000)

At the end of the 1998–99 season Staffordshire was split into two divisions, with Staffordshire 1 sitting at level 10 of the league system. Promotion was to the newly introduced Midlands 4 West (North) while relegation was to the reintroduced Staffordshire 2.
Staffordshire 1 :
| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference |
| 1999–00 | 6 | Linley & Kidsgrove | Wheaton Aston & Penkridge | Cannock | |
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. |||||||||||

### Staffordshire 1 (2000–2005)

The cancellation of Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 would see Staffordshire 1 become a tier 9 league. Promotion was to Midlands 4 West (North) and relegation to Staffordshire 2 until that division was cancelled at the end of the 2003–04 season. At the end of the 2004–05 season Staffordshire 1 was cancelled and all teams transferred to the newly introduced Midlands 5 West (North) and Midlands 6 West (North) divisions.
Staffordshire 1 :
| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams |
| 2000–01 | 7 | Wednesbury | Wheaton Aston & Penkridge | Rugeley |
| 2001–02 | 5 | Uttoxeter | St Leonards | Whittingham, Cannock |
| 2002–03 | 6 | Handsworth | Linley & Kidsgrove | Wheaton Aston & Penkridge |
| 2003–04 | 5 | Cannock | St Leonards | No relegation |
| 2004–05 | 11 | Cannock | St Leonards | No relegation |
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. |||||||||||

## Number of league titles

* Handsworth (3)
* Uttoxeter (3)
* Cannock (2)
* Wednesbury (2)
* Burntwood (1)
* Eccleshall (1)
* Linley & Kidsgrove (1)
* Trentham (1)