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The big talk was before the season started as the league tackled the issue of Castlefields wanting to enter the league after initially rejecting their place in the first season. Eventually they were let into the league and 13 teams competed in the 1995 season, with Castlefields favourites to win the league in their maiden campaign.

They lost their first game at Craven Arms while the holders Battlefield beat Donnington Wood by just one chalk in a 9-5 success. But Castlefields went top after two games after defeating Donnington Wood 12-2 in their first ever home game. Battlefield went top after four games though as they made a determined start to their defence, but this came crashing down as Castlefields won 11-3 there in game 6, after being 3-0 down, to show they meant business. The league continued to be tight, with another new leader in Chester Road after game 7 and then St Georges after week 8 as they hammered Battlefield 13-1. They followed this up with a 10-4 win over Castlefields to remain top of the league,  with the Fields reacting with a 10-4 win at Sir John Bayley. At the bottom and Hadley USC were bottom after 10 games but then won at Donnington Wood 10-4 to move above them.

St Georges impressively remained top of the league, being 11 points clear of Castlefields in second. They extended this to 13 points by week 16, despite impressive away wins by Castlefields and Battlefield, their nearest challengers. Castlefields then ended Battlefield’s title challenge as they whitewashed them, to go 7 points behind St Georges.. Hadley USC were 8 points behind at the bottom as their struggles continued. It was turning into a thrilling title race as St Georges got 5 winners at holders Battlefield, and Castlefields hammered Hanwood 13-1 to go 14 points behind with a game in hand. The decisive moment came in the next game when St Georges travelled to Castlefields and got just one winner, which meant Castlefields were just 2 behind with a game in hand. They were in relentless form now, winning 12-2 at Archibald Worthington and then beating Sir John Bayley 13-1 to leave them 8 points from the title with two games remaining. They did this with ease, hammering Wrockwardine Wood 13-1, with St Georges securing the runners-up spot that week too. Hadley USC managed to stay off bottom spot ahead of Donnington Wood in a disappointing season for both. But with no relegation yet, it meant they still had their place in the league for the following season.

Alan Davies won the league averages with 20 wins from 24 games, finishing ahead of team mates Keith Wall and Rich Goddard, as he also won the most consecutive wins with 15.

The Merit was won by Rich Goddard to complete a Castlefields clean sweep of the honours, beating George Roberts 17 of Chester Road in the final on Hanwood. In the semi finals Rich beat Mark Burroughs 18, and George defeated Ian Rodger 17.

1995 Hall of Fame

League Winners: Castlefields

League Averages: Alan Davies (Castlefields)

Most Consecutive Wins: Alan Davies (Castlefields)

League Merit: Rich Goddard (Castlefields)

1995 Season Final Table

	      Played	MW	GW	Agg	Pts

Castlefields	24	18	197	876	233
St Georges	24	15	177	503	207
Chester Road	24	13	165	522	192
Hanwood	        24	13	150	-24	176
Battlefield	24	15	143	125	173
Wem USC	        24	10	140	-93	162
Meole Brace	24	9	137	-82	155
Wrock Wood	24	11	133	-142	155
Archibald Wton	24	12	131	-261	155
Craven Arms	24	10	127	-226	148
SJ Bayley	24	10	127	-342	147
Hadley USC	24	10	122	-260	142
Donnington Wood	24	9	115	-457	133

Results

Archibald Worthington

Battlefield

Castlefields

Chester Road

Craven Arms

Donnington Wood

Hadley USC

Hanwood

Meole Brace

S J Bayley

St Georges

Wem USC

Wrockwardine Wood

Archibald Worthington

12/2

2/12

9/5

11/3

4/10

11/3

10/4

7/7

11/3

8/6

9/5

11/3

Battlefield

10/4

3/11

8/6

14/0

10/4

11/3

12/2

10/4

9/5

5/9

12/2

10/4

Castlefields

11/3

14/0

11/3

12/2

12/2

12/2

13/1

14/0

13/1

13/1

11/3

13/1

Chester Road

12/2

10/4

13/1

10/4

13/1

11/3

10/4

13/1

12/2

9/5

11/3

14/0

Craven Arms

10/4

6/8

8/6

8/6

13/1

11/3

9/5

11/3

11/3

11/3

8/6

9/5

Donnington Wood

10/4

5/9

9/5

10/4

9/5

4/10

9/5

8/6

12/2

3/11

7/7

9/5

Hadley USC

9/5

5/9

6/8

8/6

11/3

10/4

10/4

9/5

10/4

9/5

5/9

10/4

Hanwood

10/4

11/3

10/4

11/3

10/4

10/4

11/3

12/2

14/0

11/3

13/1

10/4

Meole Brace

11/3

12/2

4/10

6/8

12/2

11/3

11/3

6/8

10/4

10/4

10/4

12/2

S J Bayley

11/3

9/5

4/10

12/2

12/2

9/5

10/4

11/3

10/4

4/10

8/6

9/5

St Georges

12/2

13/1

10/4

13/1

11/3

11/3

13/1

11/3

12/2

11/3

12/2

12/2

Wem USC

6/8

6/8

6/8

7/7

11/3

13/1

11/3

12/2

12/2

10/4

9/5

11/3

Wrockwardine Wood

12/2

6/8

9/5

11/3

9/5

10/4

10/4

12/2

10/4

9/5

10/4

9/5

League Averages:

	Name	Team	P	W	Agg
1	DAVIES ALAN	Castlefields	24	20	187
2	WALL KEITH	Castlefields	24	19	91
3	GODDARD RICH	Castlefields	23	18	122
4	ROGERS WAYNE	Craven Arms	24	18	116
5	FARMER PETER	Hadley USC	22	18	113
6	KEEP BARRY	Castlefields	23	18	77
7	WIGGINTON ANDY	Meole Brace	24	17	99
8	PURCELL ALAN	Chester Road	23	17	68
9	HARDMAN ANDY	St Georges	24	17	60
10	PHILLIPS KEITH	Hanwood	24	17	48
11	BOWERS CARL	Hanwood	24	17	44
12	PHILLIPS WAYNE	Hanwood	23	16	116
13	WILLIAMS PAUL	Castlefields	23	16	114
14	HOLLAND MARK	Chester Road	24	16	100
15	PESSALL KEITH	St Georges	24	16	81
16	BOUND PETER	Battlefield	24	16	79
17	CLARKE SPENCER	Sir J Bayley	21	16	63
18	CLARKE LEE	Castlefields	24	16	42
19	RHODES TONY	St Georges	22	15	111
20	BEAMAN COLIN	Battlefield	24	15	94
21	ROBERTS GEORGE	Chester Road	21	15	87
22	HERBERT GLYN	Castlefields	21	15	84
23	PEACH ALAN	Castlefields	21	15	81
24	BALL CHRIS	St Georges	23	15	77
25	DULSON GRAHAM	Wem USC	22	15	70
26	TALBOT PHIL	Hanwood	24	15	44
27	MORGAN ANDY	St Georges	24	15	33
28	GAUT ALLAN	Wrockwardine Wood	24	15	18
29	MOLYNEUX ALAN	Archibald Worthingon	18	14	85
30	RIDGWAY DAVE	Chester Road	24	14	65
31	PEARCE CHRIS	Archibald Worthingon	21	14	55
32	JONES MICK	St Georges	21	14	50
33	WRIGHT DEREK	Wem USC	24	14	50
34	HARRINGTON RICH	Craven Arms	24	14	44
35	DOWLEY IAN	Wem USC	24	14	36
36	KELLETT JIM	St Georges	23	14	34
37	SMITH PAUL	Archibald Worthingon	23	14	29
38	LEALAND IAN	St Georges	21	14	25
39	BEER DAVE	Battlefield	24	14	19
40	WAINWRIGHT GEORGE	Castlefields	24	14	15
41	PRICE PHIL	Hanwood	21	14	8
42	REEVES MIKE	Wem USC	23	14	6
43	HARVEY NORMAN	Sir J Bayley	24	14	2
44	BANCROFT CEDRIC	Archibald Worthingon	24	14	-1
45	FOWLES PAUL	Chester Road	23	14	-16
46	RODGER IAN	Chester Road	21	13	79
47	JONES ANDY	Hadley USC	23	13	61
48	POOLE TONY	Castlefields	21	13	59
49	MORRIS RICHARD	St Georges	19	13	58
50	ROGERS MARK	Craven Arms	22	13	52
51	HARDMAN DAVE	St Georges	23	13	45
52	ROWE ADRIAN	Meole Brace	24	13	44
53	JONES ALAN	Hadley USC	21	13	39
54	PARRY MAL	Battlefield	24	13	38
55	OLIVER MICK	Wrockwardine Wood	24	13	37
56	RODEN PETER	Donnington Wood	20	13	32
57	WALKER KEVIN	Castlefields	20	13	30
58	BURTON DAVE	Hanwood	24	13	29
59	TEAGUE ROGER	Sir J Bayley	24	13	21
60	MANSELL JIM	Wrockwardine Wood	24	13	17
61	PERKS KEVIN	Battlefield	24	13	11
62	CROFTS ROY	Wrockwardine Wood	23	13	11
63	POWELL ROGER	Battlefield	24	13	3
64	PARSONAGE SIMON	Craven Arms	24	13	-10
65	JOHNSON LEO	Archibald Worthingon	22	12	78
66	MANLEY ROD	Chester Road	22	12	60
67	PRICE TOM	Chester Road	21	12	55
68	JONES DAVE	Chester Road	22	12	29
69	INGRAM GARETH	Meole Brace	24	12	25
70	TEECE GLYN	St Georges	16	12	19
71	TEECE CARL	St Georges	22	12	17
72	JONES RAY	Meole Brace	22	12	16
73	HINTON NEIL	Donnington Wood	24	12	14
74	HINTON MICK	Hadley USC	22	12	14
75	SELLEY MARK	Wrockwardine Wood	23	12	12
76	WILKES JOHN	Wem USC	18	12	11
77	HINKS MARK	Meole Brace	23	12	9
78	MARKHAM LES	Wem USC	24	12	-14
79	GRADY STEVE	Meole Brace	24	12	-25
80	SHERRY PETE	Sir J Bayley	19	11	43
81	JONES KEVIN P	Chester Road	22	11	39
82	WELLINGS DARREN	Hanwood	22	11	31
83	CLAPHAM CONRAD	Meole Brace	19	11	31
84	STEVENS ANDY	Donnington Wood	21	11	30
85	GREENWAY CHRIS	Battlefield	19	11	25
86	TARRELL BILL	Hanwood	21	11	19
87	BOND RICHARD	Donnington Wood	23	11	17
88	HANSON D	Wem USC	24	11	-1
89	WILLIAMS MARTIN	Wrockwardine Wood	24	11	-8
90	WILKES CHRIS	Wrockwardine Wood	23	11	-16
91	BEAMAN CLIVE	Battlefield	22	11	-32
92	ROGERS GRAHAM	Castlefields	22	11	-34
93	SHORE MARK	Sir J Bayley	24	11	-59
94	HUMPHREYS PAUL	Chester Road	22	10	26
95	TAYLOR ALAN	Chester Road	22	10	12
96	COXILL JOHN	Craven Arms	21	10	11
97	PRICE MICK	Hadley USC	22	10	10
98	WALTON KEITH	Meole Brace	22	10	9
99	GAUT GRAHAM	Donnington Wood	21	10	1
100	BROOKFIELD DAVE	Archibald Worthingon	20	10	-1
101	JONES P	Archibald Worthingon	20	10	-9
102	PRICE DAVE	Hadley USC	20	10	-10
103	MOORE JD	Hadley USC	24	10	-27
104	ADDISON JOHN	Battlefield	24	10	-31
105	BLIZARD MARTIN	Meole Brace	24	10	-33
106	BROUGH IAN	Archibald Worthingon	24	10	-37
107	BALL BILLY	Hadley USC	22	10	-40
108	PALIN PAUL	Wrockwardine Wood	24	10	-45
109	GAUT IAN	Donnington Wood	23	10	-47
110	POVER MARTIN	Hanwood	24	10	-53
111	DAVIES RICK	Sir J Bayley	24	10	-73
112	RICHARDSON C	Craven Arms	16	9	29
113	BURROUGHS MARK	Hadley USC	24	9	-20
114	HUMPHRIES ANDY	Donnington Wood	23	9	-35
115	NICHOLLS STEVE	Sir J Bayley	22	9	-39
116	PRICE IAN	Wem USC	21	9	-41
117	ASHLEY MARK	Wem USC	20	9	-52
118	JONES ALBERT	Meole Brace	22	9	-57
119	BULLIVANT IAN	Meole Brace	19	8	-4
120	GILES COSMO	Wrockwardine Wood	17	8	-5
121	EVANS MAL	Wem USC	16	8	-13
122	BALL ALAN	Chester Road	14	8	-18
123	LUCAS TERRY	Craven Arms	19	8	-26
124	GAUT NEVILLE	Donnington Wood	20	8	-32
125	POOLER NIGEL	Craven Arms	21	8	-34
126	JONES LAURIE	Craven Arms	20	8	-38
127	GRAY TERRY	Battlefield	21	8	-39
128	BAILEY FRED	Wem USC	18	8	-52
129	CROWTHER ROY	Craven Arms	22	8	-59
130	BROOKFIELD  LEN	Archibald Worthingon	23	8	-61
131	COWDALE TONY	Craven Arms	22	8	-68
132	BURROUGHS STEVE	Sir J Bayley	22	8	-73
133	OWEN PHIL	Sir J Bayley	16	7	18
134	BIRCH DAVE	Sir J Bayley	14	7	0
135	JONES DAVE	Wrockwardine Wood	18	7	-5
136	CRUMP NEIL	Craven Arms	21	7	-8
137	GAUT JIM	St Georges	16	7	-13
138	DOWNES DALE	Wrockwardine Wood	19	7	-14
139	BOURNE ANDY	Battlefield	19	7	-21
140	MEREDITH ALAN	Donnington Wood	18	7	-34
141	CLEE PHIL	Wrockwardine Wood	22	7	-56
142	CLIFFE BOB	Meole Brace	21	7	-70
143	MANSELL ERIC	Hanwood	23	7	-110
144	NAGLE S	Wem USC	13	6	-21
145	THOMAS BARRY	Wem USC	15	6	-39
146	OWEN GORDON	Sir J Bayley	17	6	-50
147	PHILLIPS DARREN	Hanwood	23	6	-84
148	PURCELL RAY	Archibald Worthingon	22	6	-95
149	WATKINS FRED	Donnington Wood	24	6	-100
150	THOMAS PETE	Castlefields	8	5	24
151	FRANCE STEVE	Hanwood	10	5	10
152	PICKERING SEAN	Battlefield	11	5	0
153	JENKINS MEL	Wem USC	15	5	-24
154	PRICE COLIN	Archibald Worthingon	15	5	-25
155	CLARKE ROBIN	Sir J Bayley	15	5	-44
156	GRIMSTON JAMES	Donnington Wood	18	5	-46
157	CLARKE JOHN	Wrockwardine Wood	17	5	-56
158	DAVIES STEVE	Sir J Bayley	17	5	-67
159	YOUNG DAVE	Archibald Worthingon	17	5	-69
160	MAYHEW ALAN	Hadley USC	22	5	-70
161	THOMAS SCOTT	Wem USC	5	4	28
162	BRADBURN ROY	Donnington Wood	15	4	-50
163	BALL TERRY	Hadley USC	18	4	-74
164	JAMES PETE	Battlefield	17	4	-99
165	BROWN DAVE	Hadley USC	19	4	-99
166	BEAMAN IAN	Meole Brace	19	4	-109
167	PEARCE ERNIE	Archibald Worthingon	18	4	-115
168	LACOURSE STEVE	Hanwood	5	3	-6
169	FARDOE TONY	Castlefields	7	3	-8
170	LAWSON RICHARD	Donnington Wood	6	3	-9
171	OWEN KEITH	Battlefield	10	3	-25
172	TALBOT MIKE	Hanwood	8	3	-29
173	JONES M	Archibald Worthingon	9	3	-30
174	WILLETTS RAY	Sir J Bayley	8	2	-16
175	NORFIELD BARRY	Donnington Wood	5	2	-24
176	MCKENZIE DEL	Sir J Bayley	7	2	-38
177	HINTON CARL	Archibald Worthingon	10	2	-50
178	LEWIS ROGER	Sir J Bayley	14	2	-55
179	FLETCHER JIMMY	Donnington Wood	11	2	-60
180	ROGERS A	Hanwood	1	1	4
181	WILLIAMS HADYN	Donnington Wood	1	1	2
182	FAULKNER STEVE	Hadley USC	2	1	0
183	WELLBURN P	Chester Road	2	1	-3
184	NASH JOHN	Castlefields	3	1	-11
185	BEAMOND N	Hanwood	3	1	-15
186	MILLWARD KEN	Wrockwardine Wood	3	1	-17
187	EVANS P	Wem USC	4	1	-18
188	PRICE JOHN	Hadley USC	5	1	-27
189	BEARD NICK	Craven Arms	7	1	-50
190	KING PHIL	Hadley USC	10	1	-54
191	LINK BRIAN	Craven Arms	11	1	-70
192	READE BARRY	Donnington Wood	11	1	-72
193	HARRINGTON CLIVE	Craven Arms	11	1	-72
194	JONES JOHN	Hadley USC	12	1	-73
195	HANKIN JOE	Battlefield	1	0	-4
196	DOWNES BERNARD	Wrockwardine Wood	1	0	-6
197	MARTIN DAVE	Donnington Wood	1	0	-7
198	JONES R	Craven Arms	1	0	-7
199	SMITH ROB	Craven Arms	2	0	-8
200	DAWSON TED	Donnington Wood	1	0	-9
201	SMITH RAY	Wrockwardine Wood	2	0	-9
202	PREECE T	Hanwood	1	0	-11
203	MEREDITH EVAN	Donnington Wood	1	0	-13
204	ROWE T	Meole Brace	1	0	-13
205	BLACKHURST R	Chester Road	1	0	-14
206	LEWIS RICH	Chester Road	2	0	-14
207	BURTON T	Hanwood	3	0	-15
208	ELLISON P	Wem USC	2	0	-22
209	HEWITT JOE	Chester Road	2	0	-23
210	HALL BARRY	St Georges	2	0	-27
211	MASSEY CHRIS	St Georges	3	0	-31
212	TARRELL W JNR	Hanwood	4	0	-44
213	STACEY NICK	St Georges	5	0	-49