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THE KYLE VALLEY LEAGUE

(Content reviewed 6/10/08)

This is the main information page for the KYLE VALLEY LEAGUE

The contact for this league is Secretary Ian Battersby - 01653 628388

 

For league tables and competition reports select a link below

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FORMAT
14 clubs - 25 teams - 3 divisions
Each team has two TRIPLES and each plays a single game using 2 woods over 16 ends
HISTORY
1993 Founded by Coxwold, Easingwold, Great Ouseburn, Stillington, Tollerton, Helmsley and Thornton-le-Clay
1994 Ampleforth and Hambleton joined and first annual Challenge Cup competition held
1995 Raskelf joined
1996 Bilsdale, Knaresborough and Yoredale joined
The league split into 2 divisions (on a geographical basis - East and West)
1997 Boroughbridge joined
1998 The annual Inter-League Cup was launched
1999 The Knockout Cup introduced
2000 Format changed from 3 woods/12 ends to 2 woods/16 ends
2001 Thornton-le-Clay dissolved. Strensall joined
2002 Responsibility for the Inter-League Cup passed to the NYSMBA
2004 Ampleforth (now St. Cuthberts) enter a second team. League had a trial year using merit (1st/2nd) divisions
2005 Branton (a breakaway from Great Ouseburn) joined. League reverted to East/West division format
2006 League again opted to run in a merit division format this time split into 3 divisions.
The KO Cup changed to a 2 leg competition (home and away)
2008 Strensall leave
  ROLLS OF HONOUR    
LEAGUE WINNERS CHALLENGE CUP KO CUP WINNERS
WINNERS & R UP
1994 Tollerton
1995 Easingwold B Tollerton
1996 Tollerton Thornton le Clay
1997 Tollerton Tollerton
1998 Hambleton A Tollerton
1999 Boroughbridge A Easingwold
2000 Easingwold B Tollerton Easingwold B
2001 Easingwold B Raskelf Easingwold B
2002 Easingwold B Raskelf Boroughbridge A
2003 Boroughbridge B Easingwold Easingwold B
2004 Easingwold B Great Ouseburn Knaresborough A
2005 Great Ouseburn Hambleton Boroughbridge A
2006 Hambleton B Hambleton Easingwold B
2007 Easingwold B Easingwold/Hambleton Boroughbridge B
2008 Knaresborough A Hambleton/Yoredale Easingwold B
2009