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Burscough currently has 3 teams in Divisions 2 & 3.
They are currently looking for players of a good standard to play in the 2nd Division for the coming season
Please contact Pat Boylett on 01695 572884
General Secretary: Mrs. P. Boylett, Swallow Barn, Vicarage Lane, Ormskirk, L40 6HG Tel: 01695 572884 Email: p.boylett@sky.com Match Secretary: Mr. D. Broadbent, 17 Hurst Green, Mawdesley, L40 2QS Tel: 01704 822541 Email: andrew@andrewbroadbent.wanadoon.co.uk
| Location of Hall: Burscough Sports Centre, Mart Lane, Burscough, P40 0SD | Evenings: Wed 7:40pm |
A club with five teams in Divisions 1, 2, 5 & 7 Churchtown have been consistent challengers to Southport at the head of Division 1 for a number of years, though have not managed to topple their great rivals. Their list of players has included Sarah Sankey and Joanne Wright, England internationals.
The thumbnail image below shows Churchtown III, winners of Division 5 in 2004/2005.
General Secretary: Mr. A. Dolman, 18 The Paddock, Ainsdale, PR8 3PT Tel: 01704 574370 Email: andrew_dolman@hotmail.com
Match Secretary: Mr. C. Equizi, 16 Rectory Road, Southport, PR9 7PU Tel: 01704 211971 Email: claudio.equizi@btopenworld.com
| Location of Hall: United Reformed Church Hall, Botanic Road, Southport North Meols Community Leisure Centre, Banks, | Evenings: Mon & Thu (URC) Tue (NMCLC) 7:00pm |
Formby currently has 3 teams in Divisions 3, 5 & 7.
Click on the thumbnail image to see a picture of the Formby VI team at the Southport Shield final on Friday 16th April 1999. The team was made up largely of junior players, who swept aside virtually everybody in sight during a superb season.
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Formby VI (1998/99) Back: Chris McIlraith, Philip Howell, Judith MacPherson, Daniel Wright, Simon Bruford Front: Emma Bruford, Becky Howell, Harry Wright |
General & Match Secretary: Mrs. S. McGrath, 7b Barkfield Lane, Formby, L37 3JW Tel: 01704 878417 Email: bruceandsara@sky.com
| Location of Hall: Formby High School, Freshfield Road, Formby, L37 3HW | Evenings: Tue 7:00pm |
Formby Methodist currently has 3 teams, in Divisions 4, 7 & 8.
General Secretary: Mrs. C. Sheridan, 1 Hampton Road, Formby, L37 6EJ Tel: 01704 872247 Email: chriskevin.sheridan@blueyonder.co.uk
Match Secretary: Mrs. A. Almond, 5 Romsey Avenue, Formby, L37 8BP Tel: 01704 877857
| Location of Hall: Formby Methodist Church Hall, Elbow Lane, Formby, | Evenings: Tue & Wed 7:00pm |
Hesketh Bank currently has 3 teams in Divisions 4, 6 & 8.
General Secretary: Mr. J. Edwards, 30 Becconsall Lane, Hesketh Bank, PR4 6RR Tel: 01772 813240 Email: jedwards@f2s.com
Match Secretary: Mrs J. Pope, 25 Foxglove Close, Hesketh Bank, PR4 6TG Tel: 01772 816209 Email: j8edm@tiscali.co.uk
| Location of Hall: All Saints Church Hall, Station Road, Hesketh Bank | Evenings: Mon, Tue & Wed 7:00pm |
Hoole dropped out of the League at the start of the 2005/2006 season. But they reformed three seasons later as one team and are in the 8th Division.
General Secretary: Mr. R. Jones, 11 Cygnet Close, Aughton, Lanchashire, L39 5QH Tel: 07930 964543 Email: jones@highmere.wanadoo.co.uk
Match Secretary: Mr. P. Jones, 5 Upton Bridle Path, Widnes, Cheshire Tel: 0151 424 3004 Email: jones@highmere.wanadoo.co.uk
| Location of Hall: Ormskirk School, Wigan Road, Ormskirk, L39 2AT | Evenings: Fri 8:30pm |
Mawdesley currently has 4 teams in Divisions 1, 2, 4 & 6. Click on the link to visit their club website.
General Secretary: Mrs. J. Richardson, 21 Drapers Avenue, Eccleston, PR7 5SY Tel: 01257 451941 Email: joanner@bdprints.co.uk
Match Secretary: Mrs. N. Mitchell, Stalk House, High Street, Mawdesley, L40 3TD Tel: 01704 822577 Email: mickymitchell1@hotmail.co.uk
| Location of Hall: Burscough Sports Centre, Mart Lane, Burscough, P40 0SD | Evenings: Thu 7:40pm |
Ormskirk Badminton Club (formerly Pilkington) is one of the oldest clubs within the Southport & District Badminton League. Ormskirk currently has 2 teams in Divisions 3 & 6.
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Click on the above thumbnails to see Ormskirk's 1st and 2nd Teams in 2001/2.
Click here for pictures of the 1998/99 Ormskirk BC teams.
General Secretary: Mr. J. Thompson, 97 Marians Drive, Ormskirk L39 1LG Tel: 01695 572214 Email: mrstomo@talktalk.net
Match Secretary: Mrs. A. Alcock, Slack House Farm, St. Helens Road, Ormskirk, L39 9EA Tel: 01695 573146
| Location of Hall: Ormskirk School, Wigan Road, Ormskirk, L39 2AT | Evenings: Wed 7:00pm |
Pioneers has 2 teams in the League playing in Divisions 3 and 5. They play throughout the year, and always with feather shuttlecocks. New members are always welcome, but please note that they do not cater for beginners. More details can be found at http://www.southport-pioneers.co.uk.
The photo here shows Pioneers 3 winning the St Simon and St Jude's Cup in December 2001.
General Secretary: Mrs. B. Moore, 362 Liverpool Road, Southport, PR8 3BZ Tel: 01704 576381 Email: barbaramoore1@tiscali.co.uk
Match Secretary: Mr. N. Haywood, 37 Highfield Road, Southport, PR8 8QL Tel: 01704 232910 Email: neil.haywood@monitoraudio.co.uk
| Location of Hall: Burscough Sports Centre, Mart Lane, Burscough, P40 0SD Greenbank High School, Hastings Road, Southport, PR8 2LT | Evenings: Mon (BSC) 7:40pm Thu (GHS) 7:00pm |
"Q" Badminton Club play at Kew, in Southport DGH Spinal Unit gym. They are a local friendly neighbourhood Badminton Club (not in the League) and they will always welcome new members. Annual subscription is £10 and £2 per night. Visitors are always welcome and are charged £3 per visit. Access is round the road in front of the hospital, past A&E, and then just round the back where the gym entrance is signposted.
Anyone wanting details about the "Q" Badminton Club (QBC) can contact Terry on 01704 578196 or Graham on 01704-540326.
A photo of the motley crew is shown here (to assist prospective member's judgements!).
| Location of Hall: Spinal Unit, Southport & Formby District Hospital, Town Lane, Kew, Southport, PR8 6PN | Evenings: Thu 8:30pm-10:30pm |
St. Cuthberts merged with Phoenix at the end of the 2004/2005 season and increased from a 4 to a 6 team club until at the start of the 2007/08 season when they dropped their 6th team in the 6th Divison. They now have 5 teams in Divisions 2, 3, 4 & 6.
Their web pages can be viewed at www.StCuthbertsBadmintonClub.co.uk
Click on the thumbnail image to see the St. Cuthberts IV team at the Southport Shield final on Tuesday 10th April 2001.
General Secretary: Mr. K. Courtley, 50 Mallee Crescent, Southport PR9 8NJ Tel: 07104 231606 Email: kencourtley@yahoo.co.uk
Match Secretary: Mrs. J. Bridge, 1a St. Johns Road, Southport, PR8 4JP Tel: 01704 565596 Email: igbstoneleigh@aol.com
| Location of Hall: St. Cuthberts Parochial Church Hall, Off Botanic Road, Southport Spinal Unit Gym, Southport Hospital, Town Lane, Southport PR8 6PN North Meols Community Leisure Centre, Banks | Evenings: Mon (PCH & NMCLC) 7:00pm Fri (SH) 7:30pm |
Southport is one of the largest clubs in the Southport Badminton League with 8 teams. Their 1st team finishing top of Division 1 every year from 1978 to 1999, being toppled in 2000 by Victoria Hall. They have won the Hudson Cup (for Division 1 teams and other clubs' first teams) a record 18 times.
Click on the thumbnail image to see this picture of a Southport Badminton Club get together in 1998 to celebrate 21 years of their 1st Team.
General Secretary: Mrs. E. Davies, 9 Endbutt Lane, Crosby, L23 0TT Tel: 0151 931 3809 Email: elaine.davies@personnel.sefton.gov.uk
Match Secretary: Mr. K. Balmforth, 56 Montrose Drive, Southport, PR9 7JA Tel: 01704 233375 Email: kevin.balmforth@hp.com
| Location of Hall: Southport Technical College, Mornington Road, PR9 0TT | Evenings: Tue, Wed 7:00pm Thu 7:30pm |
Southbank Road and Sandgrounders merged for the 1999/2000 season, creating an 8 team club. In the 1998/99 season Southbank Road had 3 teams and Sandgrounders 5. By 2001/2 Southsands had 7 teams, but prior to the 2002/3 season both All Souls and Sacred Heart merged their clubs with Southsands, boosting the number of teams to 9. They currently have 11 teams after Ainsdale merged their teams at the start of the 2008/2009 season. There 11 teams are in all divisions except 3 & 6.
The first photo below, taken at North Meols, shows Andy Waterhouse and Karyl Cartwright receiving the Herbert Highton Cup from Kath Griffith, as winners of the 2002 Southsands mixed doubles tournament. The second, taken at the Southsands AGM at the Hesketh Arms, shows Andy Bate and Maureen Rimmer receiving the 2001/2 Fleetwood Hesketh Shield from club Chairman, John Duncan, on behalf of winners Southsands 1.
General Secretary: Mr. N. Griffith, 29 Grange Road, Southport, PR9 9AD Tel: 01704 532016 Email: neilgriff29@gmail.com
Match Secretary: Mrs. H. & Mr. D. Foden, 76 Southbank Road, Southport, PR8 6QW Tel: 07989 325903 Email: matchsec@southsandsbc.org.uk
| Location of Hall: Stanley High School, Marshside Road, Southport PR9 0AA Brikdale High School, Windy Harbour Road, Birkdale PR8 3DT North Meols Community Leisure Centre, Banks PR9 8BL | Evenings: Tue (SHS) 7:15pm & 8:00pm (BHS), Wed 8:00pm & Thu 7:00pm (NMCLC) |
Tarleton currently has 4 teams in Divisions 2, 4, 5 & 6.
General Secretary: Mr. A. Sumner, Barrowdale, Lathom Road, Bickerstaffe, L39 0EA Tel: 01695 724069 Email: ae.sumner@virgin.net
Match Secretary: Mrs. S. Irons, 6 Drake Close, Aughton, L39 5QL Tel: 01695 424514 Email: srirons@sji62.freeserve.co.uk
| Location of Hall: Burscough Sports Centre, Mart Lane, Burscough, P40 0SD | Evenings: Tue 7:00pm |
Freshfield and St Peter's merged in the summer of 1998 to form Victoria Hall.
The Club currently has 5 teams in the League in Divisions 1, 4 & 6. They play their home games either at the Victoria Hall in Formby or at Greenbank High School, Hillside. The courts at Greenbank are also available on Friday evenings from 6-7pm for members' children under parental supervision.
New players of league standard are always welcome and, if anyone is interested, they should come down to any club night or contact Norah Chamberlain (01704 875305) or Ted Short (0151 474 6355) for further information.
General Secretary: Mr. E. Short, 18 Mariners Road, Blundellsands, L23 6SX Tel: 0151 474 6355 Email: tedshort001@hotmail.com
Match Secretary: Mrs. C. Chua-Short, 18 Mariners Road, Blundellsands, L23 6SX Tel: 0151 474 6355 Email: chriscs01@hotmail.com
| Location of Hall: Greenbank High School, Hillside, PR8 2LT | Evenings: Thu & Fri 7:00pm |
West End Park formed through the merger of Park and West End badminton clubs. The club currently has 7 teams in all division except 3.
General Secretary: Mrs H. Marshall, 9 Nolan Street, Southport, PR8 6QQ Tel: 01704 542088 Email: mez_1979@yahoo.co.uk
Match Secretary: Miss J. Cook, 5 Truro Avenue, Southport, PR9 9RT Tel: 01704 212839 Email: judith52@talktalk.net
| Location of Hall: Southport & KGV College, Scarisbrick New Road Southport Technical College, Mornington Road, PR9 0TT | Evenings: Mon & Wed (KGV) 7:15pm & Fri (STC) 7:00pm |
Woodvale is one of the largest clubs in the Southport League with 9 teams. It started out in 1967 with 2 teams and now has teams playing across all levels in the League. The 1st Team is settled in Division 1, achieving third place in 1999/2000, its highest ever finish. They welcomed Miles Johnson in 1999/2000, holder of a Commonwealth Games badminton medal.
The photos below show Woodvale V and Woodvale VIII at their cup finals, played December 2002. Woodvale V came runners-up to Pioneers III in the St. Simon & St. Jude's Cup (Division 5 teams) whilst Woodvale VIII won the Inflight Cup (Division 8 teams).
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Woodvale V: Dave Porter, Ann Birchall, Alan Taylor, Chris Grice, Dave Bradley, Doreen Sinclair, Julie Crowley, Phil Barber |
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Woodvale VIII: Sally Eyes, Mark Banham, Graham Hall, Elaine Rostron, Tim Richardson, Jonathan Lunt, Kirstin Miller, Charlotte Hall |
Click on the thumbnail image below to see the Woodvale VIII team that triumped in the Southport Shield on Tuesday 10th April 2001 at Victoria Hall, Timms Lane.
The images below show (left) the Woodvale I team, winners of the Fleetwood Hesketh Shield, and (right) Woodvale III, who lost out to Woodvale I on the night. The match took place on Monday 9th April 2001 at the United Reformed Church Hall, Grosvenor Road.
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Click on the thumbnail image to see this picture of the winners and runners up in the Woodvale BC mixed tournament, played on Sunday 18th April 1999.
Click on the thumbnail image to see this picture of Woodvale VIII at the Southport Shield final on Friday 16th April 1999.
The pictures below show Woodvale BC members at Wembley in May 1998 for the FA Trophy Final..
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| Before the game Back: David Hart, Janet Hart, Robert Asbridge, Geoff Birchall, Malcolm Banham, Alan Taylor, Chris Grice, friend, Mike Grice, Graham Wilkie [Ainsdale] Front: Mark Banham, Kathryn Eyes, Sally Eyes, David Grice |
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| So they lost 1-0! Mark Banham, Malcolm Banham Geoff Birchall, Robert Asbridge |
General Secretary: Mrs. C. Grice, 20 Dunbar Crescent, Southport, PR8 3AB Tel: 01704 564696 Email: mikegrice@btinternet.com
Match Secretary: Mrs. S. Eyes, 21 Arundel Road, Southport, PR8 3PQ Tel: 01704 565931 Email: sallyeyes21@live.co.uk
| Location of Hall: Greenbank High School, Hastings Road, Southport, PR8 2LT Birkdale United Reform Church Hall, Grosvenor Road, Southport, PR8 2ET | Evenings: Mon, Wed (GHS) 7:00pm, Thur 7:00pm & Fri 7:15pm (URCH) |