UK Women's Athletic League

UK Women's Athletic League
SportAthletics
Founded1975
Ceased2019
CountryUnited Kingdom
Most titlesSale Harriers Manchester (CofM) (23)

The UK Women's Athletics League was a women-only track and field team competition in the United Kingdom. The men's competition was known as the British Athletics League. The events were the pinnacle of the British athletic clubs league system. It was the pinnacle of the British athletic clubs league system. The competition ended after the 2019 edition, with it being replaced by the National Athletics League for the 2020 season, which was a merger of the mens and womens leagues.[1]

History

The UK Women's Athletics League was inaugurated in 1975.[2] 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.

Past winners

This table lists the top placed clubs from the top division:[2]

Year First Second Third
1975 Edinburgh Southern Harriers Sale Harriers Stretford AC
1976 Sale Harriers Edinburgh Southern Harriers Stretford AC
1977 Sale Harriers Stretford AC Bristol AC
1978 Sale Harriers Stretford AC Glasgow AC
1979 Stretford AC Sale Harriers Edinburgh Southern Harriers
1980 Bristol AC Stretford AC Sale Harriers
1981 Stretford AC Sale Harriers Borough of Hounslow AC
1982 Notts AC Sale Harriers Stretford AC
1983 Sale Harriers Stretford AC Notts AC
1984 Sale Harriers Edinburgh Southern Harriers Stretford AC
1985 Stretford AC Edinburgh Woollen Mill AC Sale Harriers
1986 Sale Harriers Stretford AC Liverpool Harriers
1987 Essex Ladies AC Sale Harriers Edinburgh Woollen Mill AC
1988 Essex Ladies AC Birchfield Harriers Sale Harriers
1989 Sale Harriers Essex Ladies AC Edinburgh Woollen Mill AC
1990 Sale Harriers Essex Ladies AC Stretford AC
1991 Sale Harriers Essex Ladies AC City of Glasgow AC
1992 Sale Harriers City of Glasgow AC Wigan & District Harriers AC
1993 City of Glasgow AC Sale Harriers Essex Ladies AC
1994 Sale Harriers Trafford AC Essex Ladies AC
1995 Sale Harriers City of Glasgow AC Edinburgh Woollen Mill AC
1996 Sale Harriers Essex Ladies AC Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers
1997 Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Windsor, Slough & Eton AC Birchfield Harriers
1998 Windsor, Slough & Eton AC Birchfield Harriers Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers
1999 Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Sale Harriers Windsor, Slough & Eton AC
2000 Sale Harriers Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Windsor, Slough & Eton AC
2001 Sale Harriers Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow AC Birchfield Harriers
2002 Sale Harriers Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow AC Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers
2003 Sale Harriers City of Glasgow AC Edinburgh Woollen Mill
2004 Sale Harriers Trafford AC Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow AC
2005 Sale Harriers Edinburgh Southern Harriers Trafford AC
2006 Edinburgh Southern Harriers City of Manchester AC Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers
2007 City of Manchester AC Trafford AC Edinburgh Southern Harriers
2008 City of Manchester AC Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers Edinburgh AC
2009 City of Manchester AC Birchfield Harriers Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow AC
2010 [3] City of Manchester AC Birchfield Harriers Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow AC
2011 [4] Birchfield Harriers City of Manchester AC Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow AC
2012 [5] Birchfield Harriers Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow AC Blackheath & Bromley AC
2013 Edinburgh AC Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow AC Trafford AC
2014 Edinburgh AC Birchfield Harriers Thames Valley Harriers
2015 Thames Valley Harriers Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow AC Birchfield Harriers
2016 Birchfield Harriers Thames Valley Harriers Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow AC
2017 Thames Valley Harriers Birchfield Harriers Edinburgh AC
2018 Thames Valley Harriers Birchfield Harriers Blackheath & Bromley AC
2019 Thames Valley Harriers Windsor, Slough, Eton & Hounslow AC Trafford AC

Teams in 2019

Premier

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

Division 1

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

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

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

References

  1. ^ "Males and Females together – some of the trends in mixed sport". Sport Wales. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b "British leagues and club competitions". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  3. ^ "SO NEAR BUT SO FAR – HARRIERS MISS OUT ON FINAL TOP LEAGUE SPOT". Birchfield Harriers. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  4. ^ "UKWAL Match 3, Lee Valley Stadium, London, Saturday 6th August 2011". Edinburgh AC. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  5. ^ "UKWAL Premier League MATCH 3, SWANSEA UNIVERSITY, SATURDAY 28TH JULY 2012". Edinburgh AC. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
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