There have been 13 Premier League teams who have won in the end of season play offs, with 7 Premier League teams having lost their place against a Champion from outside the league. Sir John Bayley won the first Play off against Coddon in 1997 comfortably by 79 shots, but the next one was much closer with Ifton defeating Ford by 5 chalks. There have been other close shaves that have been won by the Premier League side, Newport beating Pontesbury by 10, Archibald Worthington defeating Hanwood by 3 and Chester Road against Adderley by 9.
Please click on any year to find a report of that year, now including a report and scores for the 1997 Play Off.
1997 – Sir John Bayley beat Coddon by 79 at St Georges
2000 – Ifton beat Ford by 5 at Donnington Wood
2001 – Ford beat Bylet by 44 at Donnington Wood
2002 – Childs Ercall beat Bowring by 25 at Meole Brace
2003 – Newport beat Battlefield by 27 at British Sugar
2004 – Archibald Worthington beat Rhos BC by 13 at Meole Brace
2005 – White Horse beat Bridgwater by 28 at Ford
(No premier team as Craven Arms pulled out)
2006 – Bylet beat White Horse by 9 at Sir John Bayley
2007 – Newport beat Pontesbury by 10 at Allscott
2008 – Bowring beat Donnington Wood by 30 at St Georges
2009 – Childs Ercall beat Burway by 12 at Meole Brace
2010 – Bylet beat Burway by 15 at Meole Brace
2011 – Bylet beat Hanwood by 26 at St Georges
2012 – Burway beat Hadley USC by 6 at Archibald Worthington
(No premier team as Childs Ercall had pulled out)
2013 – Archibald Worthington beat Hanwood by 3 at Hadley USC
2014 – Bylet beat Hanwood by 14 at Sinclair
2015 – Hanwood beat Archibald Worthington by 46 at Allscott
2016 – Hanmer beat Hadley USC by 9 at Bicton
2017 – Wem USC beat Hadley USC by 24 at Meole Brace
2018 – Highley beat Hanmer by 13 at Old Shrewsbury
2019 – Chester Road beat Adderley by 9 at Prees
2022 – Bylet beat Adderley by 31 at Old Shrewsbury
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