Staffordshire tennis league
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The Wilson Staffordshire Inter-Club Tennis League is a regional tennis league incorporating all of Staffordshire and parts of Worcestershire. The League is currently sponsored by Wilson Sporting Goods.
History
[edit]The first competition held under the league was in 1936. Except for during World War II, a competition has been held annually.
The league currently has 36 clubs with 86 men's teams and 46 ladies teams.[1]
Clubs
[edit]| Clubs in 2013 | Men's A | Men's B | Men's C | Men's D | Men's E | Men's F | Women's A | Women's B | Women's C | Women's D | Women's E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey View | 1 North | 2 North | |||||||||
| Albert | Premier 1 | Premier 2 | Premier 2 | 2 South | 3 South | 6 South | Premier 1 | 1 South | 1 South | 4 South | |
| Basford | Premier 2 | Premier 2 | |||||||||
| Bilston | 1 South | 4 South | |||||||||
| Brewood | 5 South | 7 South | 7 South | 2 South | |||||||
| Cannock | 1 South | 5 South | |||||||||
| Church Eaton | 1 North | 1 North | |||||||||
| David Lloyd Dudley | 1 South | 4 South | 5 South | 1 South | |||||||
| David Lloyd Great Barr | 2 South | 6 South | 2 South | 3 South | |||||||
| Draycott | Premier 1 | 2 North | 2 North | 3 North | 3 North | Premier 1 | 1 North | ||||
| Eccleshall | 3 North | ||||||||||
| Endon | 1 North | 3 North | 1 North | 1 North | |||||||
| Etching Hill | Premier 2 | 1 North | 2 North | Premier 1 | Premier 2 | ||||||
| Florence | Premier 1 | 1 North | 2 North | 1 North | |||||||
| Great Bridgeford | 2 North | 2 North | |||||||||
| Halesowen | 4 South | ||||||||||
| Hanbury | 3 South | 6 South | 1 South | ||||||||
| Lea Hall | 2 North | ||||||||||
| Lichfield Friary | Premier 2 | 2 South | Premier 2 | ||||||||
| Linden Lea | 3 South | 6 South | 7 South | 3 South | 4 South | ||||||
| Old Hill | 4 South | 4 South | |||||||||
| Quarry Bank | 4 South | 5 South | Premier 1 | ||||||||
| Reedswood | 1 South | 7 South | 2 South | ||||||||
| Stone | Premier 2 | 1 North | 1 North | 3 North | Premier 2 | 1 North | |||||
| Stourbridge | 2 South | ||||||||||
| Streetly | Premier 1 | Premier 2 | 3 South | 6 South | Premier 1 | 3 South | |||||
| Tettenhall | 5 South | 4 South | |||||||||
| Virgin Active | 3 South | ||||||||||
| Walsall | Premier 1 | 1 South | 2 South | 4 South | 6 South | 2 South | 3 South | 4 South | |||
| Walton | 3 North | 3 North | 3 North | Premier 2 | 1 North | ||||||
| Wednesbury | 3 South | 7 South | |||||||||
| Westlands | Premier 2 | ||||||||||
| Wollaston | 1 South | 2 South | 5 South | 6 South | 1 South | 2 South | 2 South | 3 South | |||
| Wolverhampton | Premier 1 | Premier 1 | 1 South | 2 South | 3 South | 7 South | Premier 1 | Premier 2 | 1 South | 1 South | 4 south |
| Wombourne | 4 South | 6 South | 2 South | 3 South | |||||||
| Woodfield | 5 South |
Champions
[edit]| Year | Men's Champions - Purdy Cup | Women's Champions - Dr. Lambah Cup |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Wolverhampton | Quarry Bank |
| 2012 | Wolverhampton | Quarry Bank |
| 2011 | Draycott | Wolverhampton |
| 2010 | Draycott | Wolverhampton |
| 2009 | Draycott | Wolverhampton |
| 2008 | Streetly | Wolverhampton |
| 2007 | Streetly | Wolverhampton |
| 2006 | Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton |
| 2005 | Streetly | Wolverhampton |
| 2004 | Draycott | Basford |
| 2003 | Draycott | Streetly |
| 2002 | Draycott | Wolverhampton |
| 2001 | David Lloyd Great Barr | Streetly |
| 2000 | Wolverhampton | Streetly |
| 1999 | Bilston | Streetly |
| 1998 | Bilston | Streetly |
| 1997 | Bilston | Stone |
| 1996 | Bilston | Stone |
| 1995 | Wolverhampton | Stone |
| 1994 | Wolverhampton | Stone |
| 1993 | Wolverhampton | Stone |
| 1992 | Wolverhampton | Stone |
| 1991 | Florence | Lichfield |
| 1990 | Florence | Stone |
| 1989 | Florence | Stone |
| 1988 | Bilston | Lichfield |
| 1987 | Bilston | Lichfield |
| 1986 | Bilston | Lichfield |
| 1985 | Albert | Lichfield |
| 1984 | Albert | Lichfield |
| 1983 | Albert | Albert |
| 1982 | Florence | Wolverhampton |
| 1981 | Albert | Stone |
| 1980 | Florence | Stone |
| 1979 | Florence | Lichfield Friary |
| 1978 | Florence | Wolverhampton |
| 1977 | Woodfield | Albert |
| 1976 | Wolverhampton | Lichfield Friary |
| 1975 | Basford | Lichfield Friary |
| 1974 | Basford | Basford |
| 1973 | Basford | Lichfield Friary |
| 1972 | Woodfield | Lichfield Friary |
| 1971 | Basford | Basford |
| 1970 | Basford | Lichfield Friary |
| 1969 | Basford | Lichfield Friary |
| 1968 | Woodfield | Stafford |
| 1967 | Woodfield | Lichfield Friary |
| 1966 | Woodfield | Stafford |
| 1965 | Stone | Lichfield Friary |
| 1964 | Stafford | Stafford |
| 1963 | Stafford | Stafford |
| 1962 | Trentham | Stafford/Lichfield Friary |
| 1961 | Trentham | Stafford/Lichfield Friary |
| 1960 | Trentham | (No Competition) |
| 1959 | Wolverhampton | Stafford |
| 1958 | Wolverhampton | Stafford/Lichfield Friary |
| 1957 | Wolverhampton | Stafford |
| 1956 | Wolverhampton | Stafford |
| 1955 | Wolverhampton | Trentham |
| 1954 | Trentham | Stafford |
| 1953 | Trentham | Trentham |
| 1952 | Trentham | Stafford |
| 1951 | Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton |
| 1950 | Trentham | Wolverhampton |
| 1949 | Bilston | Trentham |
| 1948 | Trentham | Stafford |
| 1947 | Trentham | Trentham |
| 1938 | Wolverhampton | Trentham |
| 1937 | Wolverhampton | Basford |
| 1936 | Wolverhampton | Stone |
References
[edit]- ^ "The Wilson Staffordshire Inter-Club Tennis League". Retrieved 17 June 2013.