UK Women's Athletic League

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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.

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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]

YearFirstSecondThird
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

CountryClub
Flag of England.svg Birchfield Harriers
Flag of England.svg Blackheath and Bromley Harriers Athletic Club
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff AC
Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh AC
Flag of England.svg Notts AC
Flag of England.svg Thames Valley Harriers
Flag of England.svg Trafford AC
Flag of England.svg Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow

Division 1

CountryClub
Flag of England.svg Crawley AC
Flag of England.svg Harrow AC
Flag of England.svg Herts Phoenix AC
Flag of England.svg Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers
Flag of England.svg Southampton Athletic Club
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Swansea Harriers
Flag of England.svg Trafford AC
Flag of England.svg Woodford Green with Essex Ladies

Division 2

CountryClub
Flag of England.svg Bristol and West AC
Flag of England.svg City of Sheffield
Flag of England.svg Enfield and Haringay AC
Flag of England.svg Havering AC
Flag of England.svg Nene Valley Harriers
Flag of England.svg Newham and Essex Beagles
Flag of England.svg Sale Harriers
Flag of Scotland.svg Victoria Park City of Glasgow

Division 3

CountryClub
Flag of England.svg Bedford and County AC
Flag of England.svg Belgrave Harriers
Flag of England.svg City of Liverpool
Flag of England.svg Herne Hill Harriers
Flag of England.svg Marshall Milton Keynes AC
Flag of England.svg Peterborough AC
Flag of England.svg Reading AC AC
Flag of England.svg Rugby and Northampton AC

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