MIDLAND WATER POLO LEAGUE - HISTORICAL NOTE
In 1895 The Birmingham & District Water Polo League was founded by eight clubs whose headquarters were within ten miles of Birmingham city centre: Birmingham YMCA, Dudley, Leander, Smethwick, Suburban, Walsall, Wednesbury and West Bromwich YMCA.
In 1904 some swimming competitions were introduced and the name was subsequently changed to The Birmingham & District Swimming Association & Water Polo League.
By 1995 all swimming competitions had been discontinued and in 1997 the name was changed again to The Midland Water Polo League to reflect the expansion in the area covered by the league since its inception and the reversion to its original sole object of organising water polo competitions.
MIDLAND WATER POLO LEAGUE - PAST WINNERS
Senior Men's League - Division One
| 1997 | Nottingham Northern | 2003 | Hucknall A |
| 1998 | City of Coventry | 2004 | Warley Wasps A |
| 1999 | Nottingham Northern | 2005 | Warley Wasps A |
| 2000 | Parogon | 2006 | Warley Wasps A |
| 2001 | Parogon | 2007 | Grantham Kings |
| 2002 | Parogon | 2008 | Warley Wasps A |
Senior Men's League - Division Two
| 1997 | Aston | 2003 | Camp Hill Edwardians |
| 1998 | Kettering | 2004 | Warley Wasps B |
| 1999 | Solihull A | 2005 | Grantham Kings |
| 2000 | Warwick | 2006 | Warwick |
| 2001 | City of Coventry | 2007 | Walsall |
| 2002 | South Derbyshire A | 2008 | City of Coventry |
Senior Men's League - Division Three
| 1997 | Oxford | 2003 | Stafford Apex |
| 1998 | Cheslyn Hay | 2004 | Grantham Kings |
| 1999 | Warwick | 2005 | Stafford Apex |
| 2000 | Handsworth GSOB B | 2006 | South Derbyshire B |
| 2001 | Kettering | 2007 | Solihull B |
| 2002 | Hucknall B | 2008 | City of Oxford |
Junior Men's League
| 1997 | Solihull | 2002/2003 | Warley Wasps |
| 1998 | Solihull | 2003/2004 | Solihull |
| 1999 | Warley Wasps | 2004/2005 | Solihull |
| 2000 | Warley Wasps | 2005/2006 | Warley Wasps |
| 2001 | Warley Wasps | 2006/2007 | Warley Wasps |
| 2002 | Warley Wasps | 2007/2008 | Warley Wasps |
Youth League
| 1996/1997 | Solihull | 2003 | Hucknall A |
| 1997/1998 | Solihull | 2004 | Warley Wasps |
| 1998/1999 | Warley Wasps | 2005 | Boldmere |
| 1999/2000 | Camp Hill Edwardiands | 2006 | Solihull |
| 2000/2001 | Solihull | 2007 | Boldmere |
| 2001/2002 | Warley Wasps | 2008 | Boldmere |
| 2002 | Hucknall |
Woman's League
| 1996/1997 | Solihull | 2002/2003 | City of Coventry |
| 1997/1998 | Solihull | 2003/2004 | Warley Wasps |
| 1998/1999 | Solihull | 2004/2005 | Warley Wasps |
| 1999/2000 | City of Coventry | 2005/2006 | City of Coventry |
| 2000/2001 | City of Coventry A | 2006/2007 | City of Coventry |
| 2001/2002 | Walsall | 2007/2008 | Warley Wasp |
Woman's League - Division Two
| 1999/2000 | Walsall |
Senior Men's - Knockout
| 1997 | Walsall | 2003 | Stafford Apex |
| 1998 | Kettering | 2004 | Camp Hill Edwardians |
| 1999 | Warley Wasps B | 2005 | Grantham Kings |
| 2000 | Solihull | 2006 | Camp Hill Edwardians |
| 2001 | City of Oxford | 2007 | Hucknall |
| 2002 | City of Oxford | 2008 | Nottingham |
Junior - Knockout
| 1999 | Solihull | 2000 | Competition discontinued |
Woman's - Knockout
| 1997 | Solihull | 2000 | Cambridge University |
| 1998 | Salopia | 2001 | Solihull |
| 1999 | City of Coventry | 2002 | Competition discontinued |
Youth - Knockout
| 1997 | Handsworth GSOB | 2001 | Parogon |
| 1998 | Warley Wasps | 2002 | Warley Wasps |
| 1999 | Halesowen | 2003 | Competition discontinued |
| 2000 | Hucknall |
BIRMINGHAM & DISTRICT SWIMMING ASSOCIATION & WATER POLO LEAGUE
(1950-1996)
MIDLAND WATER POLO LEAGUE (1997 ONWARDS)
Past Winners of the League Memorial Trophy
Purchased from the contributions of the member clubs in memory of those members who died in the Second World War 1939-45, the trophy, consisting of an silver plated angel on a wooden base, was originally presented to the senior men’s team with the best percentage record in water polo and team race combined. From 1995 this related to water polo only as the team races were discontinued.
| 1950 | Wolverhampton | 1980 | Leamington Spa |
| 1951 | Smetwick | 1981 | Hereford Dolphins |
| 1952 | Dudley | 1982 | Nottingham Nothern |
| 1953 | Smetwick | 1983 | Leicester Neptune |
| 1954 | Coventry & Dudley & Smethwick | 1984 | Shrewsbury |
| 1955 | Handsworth GS OB & Birmingham City Police | 1985 | City of Coventry |
| 1956 | Smetwick | 1986 | Solihull A |
| 1957 | English Electric, Stafford | 1987 | Warley B |
| 1958 | RAOC Donnington | 1988 | Heath Town B |
| 1959 | Nechells | 1989 | Solihull A |
| 1960 | King's Heath | 1990 | Leicester Belgrave |
| 1961 | Sparkhill | 1991 | City of Coventry |
| 1962 | Aston | 1992 | Leicester Belgrave |
| 1963 | Lucas | 1993 | Leicester Belgrave |
| 1964 | Camp Hill Edwardians | 1994 | Warley A |
| 1965 | Leamington | 1995 | Nottingham Northern |
| 1966 | Camp Hill Edwardians | 1996 | Worcester Crocodiles |
| 1967 | Aston | 1997 | City of Oxford |
| 1968 | Aston & Halesowen | 1998 | Kettering |
| 1969 | Nottingham Northern | 1999 | Solihull A |
| 1970 | Nottingham Northern | 2000 | Parogon |
| 1971 | Birmingham City Police | 2001 | City of Coventry A & Parogon |
| 1972 | Dudley | 2002 | Hucknall B |
| 1973 | Coventry & Nottingham Northern B | 2003 | Stafford Apex |
| 1974 | Lucas | 2004 | Grantham Kings |
| 1975 | Warley B | 2005 | Stafford Apex |
| 1976 | Nottingham Northern | 2006 | South Derbyshire B |
| 1977 | English Electric, Stafford | 2007 | Solihull B |
| 1978 | Camp Hill Edwardians | 2008 | Warley Wasps A |
| 1979 | Nottingham |
