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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Premier
| Country | Club |
|---|---|
 | Birchfield Harriers |
| Blackheath and Bromley Harriers Athletic Club |
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 | Edinburgh AC |
| Notts AC |
| Thames Valley Harriers |
| Trafford AC |
| Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow |
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 |
| Herne Hill Harriers |
| Marshall Milton Keynes AC |
| Peterborough AC |
| Reading AC AC |
| Rugby and Northampton AC |
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References
- "British leagues and club competitions". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- "SO NEAR BUT SO FAR – HARRIERS MISS OUT ON FINAL TOP LEAGUE SPOT". Birchfield Harriers. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- "UKWAL Match 3, Lee Valley Stadium, London, Saturday 6th August 2011". Edinburgh AC. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- "UKWAL Premier League MATCH 3, SWANSEA UNIVERSITY, SATURDAY 28TH JULY 2012". Edinburgh AC. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
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