Midland Water Polo League

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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    
 
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