The UK Women's Athletics League is a track and field athletics competition for teams of women. It is the women's equivalent of the men's British Athletics League and is the pinnacle of British athletic clubs league system.

The UK Women's Athletics League was inaugurated in 1975. [1] In 2015 it consisted of four divisions, with up to 32 teams from across the United Kingdom.

Competition

There are four different divisions (Premier, Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3). Each of them has eight teams in competition, except the Division 3, with only seven teams. Every season there is a total of three matches to decide the division standings, two teams are relegated and two teams promoted for every division. In September each year a qualifying match shall be held and the leading two clubs in that match shall compete in Division 3 the following season. The qualifying match shall involve the highest placed club which wishes to compete, from each of the regional Scottish, Northern, Midland, Southern and Welsh leagues.

Winning teams

This table lists the top placed clubs from the top division:[1]

Year First Second Third
1975Edinburgh Southern HarriersSale HarriersStretford
1976Sale HarriersEdinburgh Southern HarriersStretford
1977Sale HarriersStretfordBristol
1978Sale HarriersStretfordGlasgow
1979StretfordSale HarriersEdinburgh Southern Harriers
1980BristolStretfordSale Harriers
1981StretfordSale HarriersBorough of Hounslow
1982NottsSale HarriersStretford
1983Sale HarriersStretfordNotts
1984Sale HarriersEdinburgh Southern HarriersStretford
1985StretfordEdinburgh Woollen Mill SHSale Harriers
1986Sale HarriersStretfordLiverpool Harriers
1987Essex LadiesSale HarriersEdinburgh Woollen Mill SH
1988Essex LadiesBirchfield HarriersSale Harriers
1989Sale HarriersEssex LadiesEdinburgh Woollen Mill
1990Sale HarriersEssex LadiesStretford
1991Sale HarriersEssex LadiesCity of Glasgow
1992Sale HarriersCity of GlasgowWigan & District Harriers
1993City of GlasgowSale Harriers ManchesterEssex Ladies
1994Sale Harriers ManchesterTraffordEssex Ladies
1995Sale Harriers ManchesterCity of GlasgowEdinburgh Woollen Mill
1996Sale Harriers ManchesterEssex LadiesShaftesbury Barnet Harriers
1997Shaftesbury Barnet HarriersWindsor, Slough & EtonBirchfield Harriers
1998Windsor, Slough & EtonBirchfield HarriersShaftesbury Barnet Harriers
1999Shaftesbury Barnet HarriersSale Harriers ManchesterWindsor Slough & Eton
2000Sale Harriers ManchesterShaftesbury Barnet HarriersWindsor Slough & Eton
2001Sale Harriers ManchesterWindsor Slough, Eton & HounslowBirchfield Harriers
2002Sale Harriers ManchesterWindsor Slough, Eton & HounslowShaftesbury Barnet Harriers
2003Sale Harriers ManchesterCity of GlasgowEdinburgh Woollen Mill
2004Sale Harriers ManchesterTraffordWindsor Slough, Eton & Hounslow
2005Sale Harriers ManchesterEdinburgh Southern HarriersTrafford
2006Edinburgh Southern HarriersCity of ManchesterShaftesbury Barnet Harriers
2007City of ManchesterTraffordEdinburgh Southern Harriers
2008City of ManchesterShaftesbury Barnet HarriersEdinburgh AC
2009City of ManchesterBirchfield HarriersWindsor Slough Eton & Hounslow
2010 [2] City of ManchesterBirchfield HarriersWindsor Slough Eton & Hounslow
2011 [3] Birchfield HarriersCity of ManchesterWindsor Slough Eton & Hounslow
2012 [4] Birchfield HarriersWindsor Slough Eton & HounslowBlackheath & Bromley
2013Edinburgh ACWindsor Slough Eton & HounslowTrafford
2014Edinburgh ACBirchfield HarriersThames Valley Harriers
2015Thames Valley HarriersWindsor Slough Eton & HounslowBirchfield Harriers
2016Birchfield HarriersThames Valley HarriersWindsor Slough Eton & Hounslow
2017Thames Valley HarriersBirchfield HarriersEdinburgh AC
2018Thames Valley HarriersBirchfield HarriersBlackheath and Bromley
2019Thames Valley HarriersWindsor Slough Eton & HounslowTrafford

Teams in 2019

Premier

Country Club
EnglandBirchfield Harriers
EnglandBlackheath and Bromley Harriers Athletic Club
WalesCardiff AC
ScotlandEdinburgh AC
EnglandNotts AC
EnglandThames Valley Harriers
EnglandTrafford AC
EnglandWindsor Slough Eton & Hounslow

Division 1

Country Club
EnglandCrawley AC
EnglandHarrow AC
EnglandHerts Phoenix AC
EnglandShaftesbury Barnet Harriers
EnglandSouthampton Athletic Club
WalesSwansea Harriers
EnglandTrafford AC
EnglandWoodford Green with Essex Ladies

Division 2

Country Club
EnglandBristol and West AC
EnglandCity of Sheffield
EnglandEnfield and Haringay AC
EnglandHavering AC
EnglandNene Valley Harriers
EnglandNewham and Essex Beagles
EnglandSale Harriers
ScotlandVictoria Park City of Glasgow

Division 3

Country Club
EnglandBedford and County AC
EnglandBelgrave Harriers
EnglandCity of Liverpool
EnglandHerne Hill Harriers
EnglandMarshall Milton Keynes AC
EnglandPeterborough AC
EnglandReading AC AC
EnglandRugby and Northampton AC

References

  1. 1 2 "British leagues and club competitions". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. "SO NEAR BUT SO FAR – HARRIERS MISS OUT ON FINAL TOP LEAGUE SPOT". Birchfield Harriers. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  3. "UKWAL Match 3, Lee Valley Stadium, London, Saturday 6th August 2011". Edinburgh AC. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  4. "UKWAL Premier League MATCH 3, SWANSEA UNIVERSITY, SATURDAY 28TH JULY 2012". Edinburgh AC. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
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