Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West

Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West was a tier 9 English Rugby Union league with teams from Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and the western region of Leicestershire taking part. Promoted teams moved up to Midlands 4 East (North) and relegated teams dropped to Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 2 West.

The division was created in 2000, along with its counterpart Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East, following the splitting of the East Midlands and Leicestershire leagues and the subsequent merging of the Leicestershire and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire leagues. After four seasons the league was discontinued following further restructuring and the majority of teams moved into the newly created Notts, Lincs, Derbyshire/North Leicestershire and Derbyshire/North Leicestershire divisions.

Original teams
When this division was introduced in 2000 it contained the following teams:


 * Aylestone St James – promoted from East Midlands/Leicestershire 2 (champions)
 * Bakewell Mannerians – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (10th)
 * Castle Donington – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (11th)
 * Dronfield – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (15th)
 * East Leake – promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (7th)
 * Leesbrook – promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (10th)
 * Melbourne – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (9th)
 * Nottingham Casuals – transferred from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 1 (6th)
 * Old Newtonians – transferred from East Midlands/Leicestershire 1 (9th)
 * Rolls-Royce – promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (8th)
 * Tupton – promoted from Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire 2 (6th)

Promotion play-offs
During the 2003–04 season there was a promotion playoff between the runners up of Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 East and Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire/Leicestershire 1 West for the third place to Midlands 4 East (North). The team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie.

Number of league titles

 * Ashfield (2)
 * East Leake (1)
 * Old Newtonians (1)