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25 Years: Fact Number 15

Number 15 The Mike Hinton Pairs has been running for 15 years now since being introduced in 2004 by trophy donor Mike Hinton Pairs. The first winners were John Coxill and Pete Griffiths at Meole Brace. There were no two time winners until 2015 when Callum Wraight and Luke Jones …

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25 Years: Fact Number 14

Number 14 St Georges won 14 consecutive games from the start of the 2001 season. They had 6 wins away from home, with two only won on aggregate in single figures. This was the first game at Chester Road by 8 and then Wrockwardine Wood by 6. They also won …

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25 Years: Number 13

Number 13 St Georges scored the most home points from their 13 home wins in 1999 when they scored 160 points from a possible 182, only dropping 22 games in the process, less than two a game and averaging over 12-2 a home win.

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25 Years: Number 12

Number 12 12 teams started in the league back in 1994. Out of these teams, half of them still remain in the league after 25 seasons. These are Chester Road, Meole Brace, Sir John Bayley, St Georges, Wem USC and Wrockwardine Wood. The league winners that season were Battlefield, who …

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25 Years: Fact Number 11

Number 11 The closest ever finish between two teams was Castlefields and St Georges in 2011 when they were level on 225 points, 17 Matches won and 191 games won, but Castlefields finished 11 chalks higher on aggregate and took 3rd place, which earned them £125 extra for finishing in …

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25 Years: Fact Number 10

Number 10 Castlefields have won the league 10 times in 24 seasons. They won it for the first 4 seasons they were in the league, 1995 to 1998 as they dominated. They won it again in 2000 before waiting 8 years for their next triumph in 2008 as they returned …

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25 years: Fact number 9

Number 9 The most away wins in a season is 9 by Chester Road in 2005 when they won 9 out of 12 away games and scored 97 points in total, as well as Newport in 2014 when they won 9 games out of 13 and scored 101 points. Both teams …

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25 Years: Fact Number 8

Number 8 Bylet earned their highest ever finish this season in their 17 year stay in the league. They finished in 8th place with 171 points, their highest ever too. They earned 11 wins at home too, which was also their highest amount earned in a season for them.

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25 Years: Fact Number 7

Number 7 Castlefields have won the Alan Mayhew Trophy a record 7 times. They won it for the first time in 1997 against Chester Road and then again in 1998 versus Battlefield and 2000 against Chester Road again. They had a wait of 6 years then to win it again …

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25 Years: Fact Number 6

Number 6 Castlefields have won a record 6 Pool A competitions over a 20 year period. The first one was in 1998 when it was held for the first time as a 12 a side competition, and again in 2000. It took them to 2005 to win it again as …

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