List of handball clubs in England

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List of handball clubs in England sorted by England Handball Association (EHA) league:

Contents

2023 onward [1]

Men's senior competitions

EHA Premier League

Premier League NorthPremier League South
2023/24Nottingham Olympia Handball Club
Liverpool Islington Handball Club
Loughborough West London Eagles
NEM Hawks London GD
Manchester-TraffordCarshalton Titans
Birmingham BisonsChelsea

EHA Regional Leagues (RL)

RL NorthRL South 1RL South 2 EastRL South 2 West/Central
2023/24Birmingham Bisons 2 Oxford University West London Eagles 2 Poole Phoenix Handball
Sheffield Handball ClubNorthamptonChelsea 2Guildford Sabres
Nottingham 3 Bristol BrightonBucks Mavericks
Liverpool 2Islington Handball Club 2Arctic FalconsSomerset Spartans
University of BirminghamCambridgeBishop's Stortford Bristol 2
Loughborough 2 London GD 2 Islington Handball Club 3
Nottingham 2
Manchester-Trafford 2

Women's senior competitions

EHA Premier League

Premier League NorthPremier League South
2023/24Loughborough London GD
TraffordNorthampton
NottinghamOlympia
NEM Hawks West London Eagles
LiverpoolChelsea
Birmingham BisonsCambridge

EHA Regional Leagues (RL)

RL South
2023/24 West London Eagles 2
Islington Handball Club
Chelsea 2
Arctic Falcons
Oxford
Olympia 2
Bristol
Poole Phoenix

2012 to 2023

Men's Clubs

Men's Super 8 English National League

The 2012/13 season saw the introduction of the Men's Super 8 English National League consisting of the top eight teams in England.

2012/132013/142014/152015/162016/17
London GD HC London GD HC London GD HC London GD HC London GD HC
Salford HCSalford HCWarrington WolvesWarrington WolvesWarrington Wolves
Manchester HCManchester HCManchester HCManchester HCNottingham
Ruislip Eagles HC Ruislip Eagles HC Ruislip Eagles HC Ruislip Eagles HC West London Eagles
Leeds Hornets HC Leeds Hornets HC Leeds Hornets HC Leeds Hornets HC Coventry Sharks
Cambridge HC Cambridge HC Cambridge HC Cambridge HC Cambridge HC
Deva HCDeva HC Coventry HC NEM HawksNEM Hawks
Liverpool HC Olympia HC Olympia HC Olympia HC Olympia HC

Championship North

Teams for the 2016/17 season:

  • Bolton Hussars
  • Deva HC
  • Liverpool HC
  • Manchester HC
  • University of Loughborough

Championship South

Teams for the 2016/17 season:

  • Brighton Seahawks
  • Carshalton Titans
  • Cranfield
  • Islington
  • Oly Cats
  • Poole Phoenix

South West Regional Development League

Teams for the 2016/17 season:

South East Regional Development League

Teams for 2016/17 season:

Tier 1
Tier 2A
  • Essex Handball Club
  • Medway HC
  • Norwich HC
  • University of Kent
Tier 2B
  • Chelsea HC
  • Islington HC 2nd Team
  • Newham Flames
  • Oxford University

Midlands Regional Development League

Teams for 2016/17 season:

  • Coventry Sharks 2nd Team
  • Nottingham 2nd Team
  • University of Birmingham HC
  • University of Lincoln HC
  • University of Loughborough HC
  • Warwick University HC

North Regional Development League

Teams for 2016/17 season:

Women's Clubs

Women's Premier Handball League

Teams for 2016/17 [2]

South West Regional Development League

Teams for the 2016/17 season [3]

North Regional Development League

Teams for 2016/17 season [4]

Midlands Regional Development League

Teams for 2016/17 season [5]

  • Cranfield
  • University of Birmingham HC
  • University of Loughborough HC
  • University of Loughborough HC 2nd team
  • Warwick University HC

South East Regional Development League

Teams for 2016/17 season [6] [7]

Tier 1
  • Islington
  • London GD HC 2nd Team
  • Medway Dragons
  • Olympia (London) HC 2nd Team
  • Oxford University
Tier 2
  • Brighton HC
  • Chelsea HC
  • Norwich HC
  • University of Kent

Community Based

University Based

Defunct

The Hull Handball League

Handball is known to have been played in Hull from 1958 to 1962. The clubs known to have competed in the league are [14]

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