Taylor Support Shropshire Premier Bowls League
Pontesbury have competed in the playoffs once in 2007 when they beat District by 56 chalks at Donnington Wood. They then came up against Newport and were 1 up after four despite only Daryl Edwards winning 15, but did waste some good leads. Newport took the whole of the middle …
Read More »Team 6: Donnington Wood
Donnington Wood joined the league from the start in 1994 and kindly donated the League trophy. After finishing a respectable eight in the inaugural season, they struggled for the next few years finishing bottom twice and then second bottom. But then there was an upturn in fortunes as in 1998 …
Read More »Team 5: Ifton
Ifton are the record winners of the Pool B having won it 5 times. They entered the league in 1998 as a replacement for Hanwood. They struggled in their early days finishing bottom in 1998 and 2000, when they had to survive a playoff against Ford at Donnington Wood, winning …
Read More »Team 4: Wem USC
Wem USC won the first ever Alan Mayhew Trophy in 1996 and have been in the league every season since they were invited in 1994. Their highest finish has been 2nd in 2000, with their record high number of points 218. They had a good run in the top four …
Read More »Team 3: Childs Ercall
The third team is Childs Ercall who entered the league in 1999 to bring the league up to 14 teams. They enjoyed their highest finish in their first year finishing 10th led by Peter Farmer, who won the League Merit in 1999 & 2002, the League Averages in 2000 and …
Read More »Team 2: Meole Brace
The next team is Meole Brace, who won their first silverware in the league when winning the Alan Mayhew Trophy in 2016 beating Castlefields in the final. Before then they were the underachievers of the league, finishing runners-up in four seasons, 2 Alan Mayhew Finals and 5 Pool A Finals, finishing …
Read More »Team 1: Archibald Worthington
ARCHIBALD WORTHINGTON (1994-2015) Archibald Worthington had been an ever present in the Shropshire Premier League, but only after being invited as Castlefields had declined their place in the inaugural season. Their first few seasons were spent in the lower half of the table, only finish above the bottom placed side …
Read More »Advent: 31 Teams of the SPBL
For advent this year, I have decided to look at the 31 teams that have competed in the league or in the playoffs over the 23 seasons of the league. To add a quiz element to it, I will ask a question at the end of each team for you …
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