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UK Women's Athletic League

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

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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

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

Year First Second Third
1975 Edinburgh Southern Harriers Sale Harriers Stretford
1976 Sale Harriers Edinburgh Southern Harriers Stretford
1977 Sale Harriers Stretford Bristol
1978 Sale Harriers Stretford Glasgow
1979 Stretford Sale Harriers Edinburgh Southern Harriers
1980 Bristol Stretford Sale Harriers
1981 Stretford Sale Harriers Borough of Hounslow
1982 Notts Sale Harriers Stretford
1983 Sale Harriers Stretford Notts
1984 Sale Harriers Edinburgh Southern Harriers Stretford
1985 Stretford Edinburgh Woollen Mill SH Sale Harriers
1986 Sale Harriers Stretford Liverpool Harriers
1987 Essex Ladies Sale Harriers Edinburgh Woollen Mill SH
1988 Essex Ladies Birchfield Harriers Sale Harriers
1989 Sale Harriers Essex Ladies Edinburgh Woollen Mill
1990 Sale Harriers Essex Ladies Stretford
1991 Sale Harriers Essex Ladies City of Glasgow
1992 Sale Harriers City of Glasgow Wigan & District Harriers
1993 City of Glasgow Sale Harriers Manchester Essex Ladies
1994 Sale Harriers Manchester Trafford Essex Ladies
1995 Sale Harriers Manchester City of Glasgow Edinburgh Woollen Mill
1996 Sale Harriers Manchester Essex Ladies Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers
1997 Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Windsor, Slough & Eton Birchfield Harriers
1998 Windsor, Slough & Eton Birchfield Harriers Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers
1999 Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Sale Harriers Manchester Windsor Slough & Eton
2000 Sale Harriers Manchester Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Windsor Slough & Eton
2001 Sale Harriers Manchester Windsor Slough, Eton & Hounslow Birchfield Harriers
2002 Sale Harriers Manchester Windsor Slough, Eton & Hounslow Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers
2003 Sale Harriers Manchester City of Glasgow Edinburgh Woollen Mill
2004 Sale Harriers Manchester Trafford Windsor Slough, Eton & Hounslow
2005 Sale Harriers Manchester Edinburgh Southern Harriers Trafford
2006 Edinburgh Southern Harriers City of Manchester Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers
2007 City of Manchester Trafford Edinburgh Southern Harriers
2008 City of Manchester Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Edinburgh AC
2009 City of Manchester Birchfield Harriers Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow
2010 [2] City of Manchester Birchfield Harriers Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow
2011 [3] Birchfield Harriers City of Manchester Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow
2012 [4] Birchfield Harriers Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow Blackheath & Bromley
2013 Edinburgh AC Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow Trafford
2014 Edinburgh AC Birchfield Harriers Thames Valley Harriers
2015 Thames Valley Harriers Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow Birchfield Harriers
2016 Birchfield Harriers Thames Valley Harriers Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow
2017 Thames Valley Harriers Birchfield Harriers Edinburgh AC
2018 Thames Valley Harriers Birchfield Harriers Blackheath and Bromley
2019 Thames Valley Harriers Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow Trafford

Teams in 2019

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Premier

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Country Club
  Birchfield Harriers
  Blackheath and Bromley Harriers Athletic Club
  Cardiff AC
  Edinburgh AC
  Notts AC
  Thames Valley Harriers
  Trafford AC
  Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow

Division 1

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Country Club
  Crawley AC
  Harrow AC
  Herts Phoenix AC
  Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers
  Southampton Athletic Club
  Swansea Harriers
  Trafford AC
  Woodford Green with Essex Ladies

Division 2

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Country Club
  Bristol and West AC
  City of Sheffield
  Enfield and Haringay AC
  Havering AC
  Nene Valley Harriers
  Newham and Essex Beagles
  Sale Harriers
  Victoria Park City of Glasgow

Division 3

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Country Club
  Bedford and County AC
  Belgrave Harriers
  City of Liverpool
  Herne Hill Harriers
  Marshall Milton Keynes AC
  Peterborough AC
  Reading AC AC
  Rugby and Northampton AC

References

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  1. ^ a b "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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