{"id":1512,"date":"2015-03-20T16:35:29","date_gmt":"2015-03-20T16:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?page_id=1512"},"modified":"2026-02-24T00:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T23:08:09","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?page_id=1512","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The playoffs were introduced by the Shropshire Premier Bowling League in order for new teams (who have won a local league) to be able to apply and then enter the league if they&nbsp;beat the bottom placed team in the SPBL. Over the years we have seen many close play off finals, however the premier teams have the upper hand with only Ford, Newport, Bylet, Bowring, Hanwood, Hanmer and Highley beating the bottom placed Premier team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please Click on the year for more information for the Playoffs that year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Premier Teams are in Italics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?page_id=14501\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"14501\">1997<\/a> &#8211; <em>Sir John Bayley<\/em> beat Coddon at St Georges<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?page_id=3365\">2000<\/a> &#8211; <em>Ifton<\/em> beat Ford by 5 at Donnington Wood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?page_id=3358\">2001 <\/a>&#8211; Ford beat <em>Bylet<\/em> by 44 at Donnington Wood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?page_id=3354\">2002 <\/a>&#8211; <em>Childs Ercall<\/em> beat Bowring by 25 at Meole Brace<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?page_id=3350\">2003<\/a> &#8211; Newport beat <em>Battlefield<\/em> by 27 at British Sugar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?page_id=3344\">2004<\/a> &#8211; <em>Archibald Worthington<\/em> beat Rhos BC by 13 at Meole Brace<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?page_id=3338\">2005<\/a> &#8211; White Horse beat Bridgwater by 28 at Ford<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(No premier team as Craven Arms pulled out)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?page_id=3334\">2006<\/a> &#8211; Bylet beat <em>White Horse by 9 at Sir John Bayley<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?page_id=3328\">2007<\/a> &#8211; <em>Newport<\/em> beat Pontesbury by 10 at Allscott<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?page_id=3325\">2008<\/a> &#8211; Bowring beat <em>Donnington Wood<\/em> by 30 at St Georges<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?page_id=3318\">2009<\/a> &#8211; <em>Childs Ercall<\/em> beat Burway by 12 at Meole Brace<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?page_id=3309\">2010<\/a> &#8211; <em>Bylet<\/em> beat Burway by 15 at Meole Brace<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?page_id=3305\">2011<\/a> &#8211; <em>Bylet<\/em> beat Hanwood by 26 at St Georges<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?page_id=3298\">2012<\/a> &#8211; Burway beat Hadley USC by 6 at Archibald Worthington<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(No premier team as Childs Ercall had pulled out)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?page_id=3293\">2013<\/a> &#8211; <em>Archibald Worthington<\/em> beat Hanwood by 3 at Hadley USC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?page_id=3286\">2014<\/a> &#8211; <em>Bylet<\/em> beat Hanwood by 14 at Sinclair<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?page_id=6697\">2015<\/a> &#8211; Hanwood beat <em>Archibald Worthington<\/em> by 46 at Allscott<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?page_id=7268\">2016<\/a> &#8211; Hanmer beat&nbsp;<em>Hadley USC&nbsp;<\/em>by 9 at Bicton<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?page_id=8668\">2017<\/a> &#8211; <em>Wem USC<\/em> beat Hadley USC by 24 at Meole Brace<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?page_id=9943\">2018<\/a> &#8211; Highley beat <em>Hanmer <\/em>by 13 at Old Shrewsbury<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?page_id=11376\">2019<\/a> &#8211;&nbsp;<em>Chester Road&nbsp;<\/em>beat Adderley by 9 at Prees<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?page_id=13906\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"13906\">2022<\/a> &#8211; <em>Bylet <\/em>beat Adderley by 31 at Old Shrewsbury<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?page_id=15698\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"15698\">2024<\/a> &#8211; <em>Horsehay <\/em>beat Woore by 8 at Bicton<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespbl.co.uk\/news\/?page_id=17065\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"17065\">2025<\/a> &#8211; Woore beat <em>Horsehay<\/em> by 7 at Monkmoor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Premier Wins: 13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Non-Premier Wins vs. Premier: 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other non-premier wins: 2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The playoffs were introduced by the Shropshire Premier Bowling League in order for new teams (who have won a local league) to be able to apply and then enter the league if they&nbsp;beat the bottom placed team in the SPBL. 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