National Clubs League

The National Clubs League was a netball league in England.

The league was established at the start of the 1992/1993 season, as the first national netball league in England. Previously, clubs had competed in local leagues, and in the annual National Clubs Tournament, a knock-out event. The league was established with two divisions of eight teams, the first division consisting of the quarter-finalists from the 1992 National Clubs Tournament, and the second division consisting of the other teams which reached the last 16 in that tournament.[1] The division 1 teams were: Academy, Aquila, BICC, Harborne, Henley, Linden, New Cambell, and Toucans. The division 2 teams were: Hertford Hornets, Kestrels, OPA, Tongham, Vauxhall Golds, Weston Park, and Wyvern.[2]

The 1992/93 first division was won by Linden. Following a successful season, a third division was added for 1993/94.[3] By 2004, the league had expanded to seven divisions.[4]

In 2001, the AENA Super Cup was established as a higher level of play, replaced in 2005 by the Netball Superleague.[3] At the start of the 2006 season, the National Premier League was established, taking over the higher divisions of the National Clubs League.[5]

Champions
1992/1993: Linden[3]
1993/1994: New Cambell[6]
1994/1995:
1995/1996:
1996/1997:
1997/1998: Linden[7]
1998/1999: Linden[8]
1999/2000: Linden[8]
2000/2001: Oakwood[9]
2001/2002: YWCA Bury[10]
2002/2003: YWCA Bury[11]
2003/2004: Linden[12]
2004/2005:
2005/2006: Linden[13]

References
  1. "National Clubs League". Our Netball History. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. Taylor, Louise (7 May 1992). "Toucans trounce Aquila in final". The Times.
  3. "All England Netball Association: History" (PDF). Sport Focus. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  4. "Shooting for the top". Worcester News. 2 June 2004. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  5. "National Premier League". Leeds Athletic Netball Club. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  6. "1993/1994 National Clubs League". Our Netball History. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  7. "Linden put to the test". The Times. 19 October 1998.
  8. "Linden capture a fifth national clubs league title". The Times. 10 January 2000.
  9. "Hoop dreams come true". News Shopper. 18 January 2001. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  10. "Greig crucial for Bury title success". The Times. 24 December 2001.
  11. "Neville in line for recall to court duty". The Times. 3 October 2003.
  12. "Falcons fly high". The Times. 25 October 2004.
  13. "Repeat performance on the cards for Linden and Thomson". The Times. 14 September 2006.
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