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25th October 2024


A reminder to all those entering the doubles and singles comps
Players need to play at least 1 league game before the first round and 3 league games before the semi final

Singles Round 1 - 10th November
Doubles Round 1 - 17th November
Mixed round 1 - 26th January

A reminder to captains regarding cup eligibility
Players need to play at least 3 league games before the semi final


Division knock outs - 21th January
Scotch Doubles - 4th March
Francis Drake - 11th March

11th September 2024


Congratulations to the White Lion - who won the Summer cup against Malpas Sports Club
Thanks to Alex for organising and The Overton Club for hosting

Winter League will start on October 1st - Fixtures will be available on September 13th

22nd August 2024


The 2024 AGM was held at the Red Lion Marchwiel on Tuesday 20th August with a representative from most teams
you can find a copy of the minutes in the download section of this website or can see them HERE

06th August 2024


As posted on 03rd August 2022
As posted on 20th May 2019

Clarification:
In the event of a tie in one or more of the summer cup groups, priority will be given as follows

  1. The results of the tied teams againt each other
    eg, team A beat team B 5-2 at home but lost 4-3 away, team A will proceed (by 2 pt)
  2. Matches won
  3. Teams total points scored away from home
  4. Play off

10th July 2024


The Golden Peal will be playing from The Sandstone until the end of the summer cup

09th July 2024

AGM is Tuesday 20th August 2024 at :

Red Lion Marchweil,
Wrexham Road,
Marchweil,
LL13 0PH

26st April 2024

Presentation night is Tuesday 30th April 2024 at :

Red Lion Marchweil,
Wrexham Road,
Marchweil,
LL13 0PH

Download Presentation Night Agenda


21st March 2024

The Summer cup will commence on 7th May - Fixtures by 23rd April
Below is a List of teams currently entered, the closing date is Friday 22nd March.

  • Bickley Club
  • Golden Peal
  • Griffin Inn
  • Hanmer Arms
  • Letters B
  • Malpas Sports Club
  • Overton Club
  • Peal O Bells
  • Red Lion Original
  • Sandstone
  • The Crown
  • The Sportsmans
  • Wanderers
  • White Lion
  • Please note that the Euros clash with some dates . These will be factored into the fixtures and the semi-finals of our cup may move 1 week back.

    22nd February 2024

    CORRECTION :-

    Presentation night is Tuesday 30th April 2024 at :

    Red Lion Marchweil,
    Wrexham Road,
    Marchweil,
    LL13 0PH

    7th February 2024

    A reminder that presentation night is Tuesday 30th April 2024 at :

    Gresford Royal British Legion
    12 High Street,
    Gresford,
    Wrexham.
    LL12 8PS

    15th December 2023

    Clwyd Roberts

    Clwyd Roberts passed away on the morning of 14th December

    Clwyd was a stalwart of the pool league for 40 years until ill health got the better of him.

    A great player, and a true gent.
    Rest in peace 

    4th October 2023


    Congratulations to the White Lion - who won the Summer cup in a very closely contested match against the Letters B
    Thanks to the Bickley club for hosting

    Fixtures are available for a paper copy download them HERE

    26th September 2023


    The 2023/2024 season will begin on 10th October, fixtures will be available from the end of this week. You will be able to download a paper copy in the downloads section or from the fixtures page once they are available.
    Competition entrants are listed under "entrants" on the home page. If you dont see your name ask you captain if you were entered or if they have paid the fee

    9th August 2023


    The 2023 AGM was held at the Gresford RBL on Tuesday 8th August with a representative from most teams
    you can find a copy of the minutes in the download section of this website or can see them HERE

    19th June 2023

    The Summer Cup starts tomorrow, Tuesday 20th June 2023
    The fixtures are available to download from the website under downloads or on the Fix/Res page.
    You will also find this years format there - please read it.
    Please be aware of the new venue 'Letters B' are playing from the Waverton Institute, you can find the address in the team list.

    AGM Tuesday 8th August 2023 At Gresford Legion

    Gresford Royal British Legion
    High Street,
    Gresford
    Wrexham
    LL12 8PS

    Fees will remain at £80 per team plus competition entries

    7th June 2023

    A reminder that presentation night is Tuesday 13th June 2023 at :

    The Griffin Inn,
    Trevalyn,
    Rossett,
    Clwyd,
    LL12 0ER

    Teams receiving trophies for first or second place (9 per cup) are expected to collect on the night, any trophies not collected will be 'recycled' next year

    Looking forward to seeing you all there Start time is 8pm

    17th April 2023

    Venue for Mixed doubles final is The Bickley Club - Sunday 23rd April 2023, 8pm start

    14th March 2023

    Bickley B have dropped out of the league. The games in the fixtures should be considered a bye until they are ammended

    19th September 2022

    The new season will start on 4th October with the prelim rounds for the cups. (listed below)
    The formats for these cups can be found in the rules

    04/10/2022 Division 1 KO Overton Club Vs White Lion

    04/10/2022 Division 2 KO Crown Vs Peal O Bells

    04/10/2022 Scotch Doubles Malpas SC B Vs The Breakers
    Griffin GRBL Wanderers

    04/10/2022 Francis Drake Red Lion Original Vs Malpas SC
    GRBL Travellers Red Lion B

    please welcome 6 new teams to the league

    • Bickley B
    • Sportsmans B
    • Tattenhall Cricket Club
    • The Breakers
    • The Crown
    • The Peoal O bells

    League fixtures will be posted by tuesday 20th September
    Please check your team ists to check that the teams are listed correctly

    05th September 2022

    • The rules have been changed on the website, please familiarise yourself with before the league starts on 4th October
    • Entrants for the competitions can be found in 'entrants' please contact your captain if you require additions or amendments

    24th August 2022


    Congratulations to the GRBL Wanderers on winning the Summer Cup 2022

    19th August 2022


    Summer Cup Final - Bickley Vs GRBL Wanderers 23rd August at Malpas Sports Club
    Referee - Lloyd Baker

    9th August 2022

    Venue Date Team  vs Team
    White Lion, Holt 16th August Bickley Club vs Griffin
    Bickley Club 16th August GRBL Wanderers vs White Lion

    The order of break is decided by the toss of a coin. Breaks will then alternate. If there is a deciding frame then the break will be determined by the toss of a coin. The team who breaks will also referee and nominate players first.

    Final to be played on 23rd August - Venue TBD

    03rd August 2022

    As posted on 20th May 2019

    Clarification:
    In the event of a tie in one or more of the summer cup groups, priority will be given as follows

    1. The results of the tied teams againt each other
      eg, team A beat team B 5-2 at home but lost 4-3 away, team A will proceed (by 2 pt)
    2. Matches won
    3. Teams total points scored away from home
    4. Play off

    23rd June 2022


    The 2022 AGM was held at the Gresford RBL on tuesday 21st with a representative from most teams
    you can find a copy of the minutes in the download section of this website or can see them HERE

    The biggest outcome of the meeting is that from WINTER 2022 the rules will change to blackball rules.
    There are only a few differences between our rules and blackball, so it shouldnt be too big a change

    19th June 2022


    Please download your AGM Agenda here please Download

    8th June 2022

    The Annual General Meeting will be held at the Gresford Royal British Legion at 8pm on 21st June 2022

    Gresford Royal British Legion
    High Street,
    Gresford
    Wrexham
    LL12 8PS

    Application forms for 2022/2023 season can be downloaded here Download

    5th May 2022

    A reminder that the presentation night is to be held at the Wheatsheaf Inn (Chester Road, No Mans Heath, Nr Malpas SY14 8DY) on Tuesday 10th May.
    All are welcome - Proceedings start at 8PM

    03rd May 2022

    The Summer cup entries are closed

    • Four Dogs
    • GRBL Wanderers
    • Griffin Inn
    • Bickley Club
    • Malpas Sports Club
    • Sportsmans
    • Overton Club B
    • Red Lion Original
    • White Lion
    • Peal O Bells
    • 28th April 2022

      The Summer cup will commence on 17th May - Fixtures by 10th May
      Below is a List of teams currently entered, the closing date is Sunday 1st May.

      • Four Dogs
      • GRBL Wanderers
      • Griffin Inn
      • Bickley Club
      • Malpas Sports Club
      • Sportsmans
      • Overton Club B
      • Red Lion Original
      • White Lion
      • 25th January 2022

        The number of postponed games is increasing and the availability of dates for completion are decreasing
        Below is a revised schedule for those affected games. Please treat this as part of this seasons fixture list.
        All teams fixtures must be completed before the end of the season; It is NOT acceptable for matches to be gifted to their opponents.

        Original Date New Date Home Away
        12/10/2021 08/02/2022 Four Dogs Vs The Sportsmans
        05/10/2021 08/03/2022 Griffin Vs Red Lion Original
        04/01/2022 08/03/2022 Wheatsheaf Vs The Sportsmans
        11/01/2022 08/03/2022 Malpas SC Vs Malpas SC B
        04/01/2022 08/03/2022 Nags Head Lavister Vs Four Dogs
        19/10/2021 15/03/2022 Wheatsheaf Poachers Vs Four Dogs
        18/01/2022 15/03/2022 Malpas SC A Vs White Lion
        11/01/2022 22/03/2022 White Lion A Vs GRBL Travellers
        02/11/2021 22/03/2022 Four Dogs Vs Griffin

        13th January 2022

        The Phoenix have decided to drop out of the league.
        The games that they have played so far will be removed from the list of results and the table / merits adjusted accordingly
        The singles and doubles entries will also be removed giving a walkthrough to opponents
        We are sorry to see them go and wish them well in the future

        4th January 2022

        Since 26th December Wales has been at alert level 2.

        What this means for the pool league is that In WALES  You are still legally required to wear a face covering in hospitality settings when not seated at a table to eat or drink.
        Link to WALES.GOV - Face coverings

        The ‘Rule of 6’ also applies   Link to WALES.GOV - Alert level 2 guidance
        Licenced premises must ensure there is physical distancing between individual groups of up to 6 people at their premises and must provide table service only.

        Whether you agree with these rules or not please adhere to them.

        The Venue can be fined heavily for non-compliance and they are entitled to refuse you entry if you do not comply

        The Venues that this applies to are:

        • Four Dogs
        • Gresford RBL
        • Griffin
        • Nags Head Lavister
        • Overton Club
        • Red Lion
        • White Lion

        8th September 2021

        The teams below have committed to join the 2021 season

        Bickley Club
        Four Dogs
        Griffin
        Malpas SC A
        Malpas SC B
        Overton Club
        Overton Club B
        Phoenix (no venue)
        Red Lion B
        Red Lion Original
        The Sportsmans
        Travellers
        Wheatsheaf
        Wheatsheaf Poachers
        White Lion

        31st October 2021
        Assuming no further restrictions the league will restart 5th October 2021.


        Returning teams find forms Here
        New Teams find blank application form Here