Current season or competition: 2019–20 Midlands 4 West (South) | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 2006; 18 years ago (2006) (as Midlands 5 West (South)) |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Tenbury (1st title) (2019–20) (promoted to Midlands 3 West (South)) |
| Most titles | Woodrush (2 titles) |
| Website | England RFU |
Midlands 4 West (South) is a level 9 English Rugby Union league and level 4 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the West Midlands region including clubs from parts of Birmingham and the West Midlands, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and even on occasion Oxfordshire, with home and away matches played throughout the season. Each year some of the clubs in this division also take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a level 9-12 national competition.
Formed for the 2006-07 season, the division was originally known as Midlands 5 West (South) but changed to its present name for the 2008-09 season due to league restructuring. Promoted teams tend to move up to Midlands 3 West (South) while relegated teams drop to Midlands 5 West (South).
Birmingham Civil Service, who finished 10th in 2019-20, did not return for the current season.
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.
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Worcester Students withdrew from the league after failing to field 15 players regularly.
When this division was introduced in 2006 as Midlands 5 West (South), it contained the following teams:
League restructuring ahead of the 2006–07 season saw the introduction of Midlands 5 West (South) at tier 9 to replace the discontinued North Midlands 1 and Warwickshire 1 leagues. Promotion was to Midlands 4 West (South) and relegation to Midlands 6 West (South-East)orMidlands 6 West (South-West).
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 2006–07 | 10 | Woodrush | Southam | Coventry Technical, Bredon Star, Stoke Old Boys | [1] | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | 10 | Rugby St Andrews | Upton-on-Severn | Tenbury, Alcester | [2] | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | 10 | Redditch | Harbury | Copsewood, Coventrians | [3] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Further league restructuring by the RFU meant that Midlands 5 West (North) and Midlands 5 West (South) were renamed as Midlands 4 West (North) and Midlands 4 West (South), with both leagues remaining at tier 9. Promotion was now to Midlands 3 West (South) (formerly Midlands 4 West (South)) and relegation to Midlands 5 West (South) (formerly two regional divisions known as Midlands 6 West (South-East) and Midlands 6 West (South-West)).
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated teams | Reference | |||||||||
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| 2009–10 | 10 | Evesham | Coventry Welsh | Dudley Wasps[a] | [5] | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | 11 | Pinley | Keresley | Stoke Old Boys, Trinity Guild | [6] | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | 11 | Old Wheatleyans | Ledbury | Rugby Welsh, Birmingham Exiles | [7] | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | 11 | Old Yardleians | Manor Park | Keresley, Warwickian | [8] | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | 10 | Woodrush | Harbury | Alcester | [9] | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | 10 | Rugby Lions | Evesham | Five Ways Old Edwardians | [10] | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | 10 | Manor Park | Upton-on-Severn | Birmingham Civil Service | [11] | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | 11 | Bromyard | Alcester | Kings Norton, Keresley | [12] | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | 11 | Stoke Old Boys | Coventry Welsh | Tenbury, Birmingham Civil Service | [13] | |||||||||
| 2018–19 | 11 | Burbage | Bedworth | Redditch, Greyhound | [14] | |||||||||
| 2019–20 | 11 | Tenbury | Bromyard | Kings Norton | [15] | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
