The 2025/26 season has bee another successful one for Northern teams.
Highlights - 3 Division winners 2 Division Runners-up/promotions; 3 Cup winners 2 Cup Runners-up:
Men's League
1st team - Premier Division Champions Northumbria Cup winners
2nd team - Promoted to Premier Division; League Cup A Runners-up
Juniors - Division 5 Winners, League Cup B Winners
John Thompson (1st team) also won Premier Division Player Of the Season and Overall Player of the Season (covering all Divisions).
Ladies Leagues
Ladies 1st team - Northumbria Cup Runners-up
Ladies 2nd team - Winter League Division 2 Winners; Spring League Division 2 Runners-up; Ladies League Cup Winners
Final Men's League places
Northern 1 - 1st Premier Division
Northern 2 - 3rd Division 1 (promoted via playoff)
Northern 3 - 9th Division 1
Northern 4 - 6th Division 2
Northern 5 - 6th Division 3
Northern Juniors - 1st Division 5
Northern 6 - 5th Division 5
Final Ladies Leagues places
Winter League
Ladies 1 - 5th Division 1
Ladies 2 - 1st Division 2
Ladies 3 - 4th Division 2
Spring League
Ladies 1 - 3rd Division 1
Ladies 2 - 2nd Division 2
Ladies 3 - 4th Division 2
Northern Blues also won the Summer League Playoffs in early September.
Northern Men's 1st team entered the National Club Championships for the first time and, although they were defeated in their matches against Pontefract and Loughborough, it proved to be a worthwhile venture.
Massive thank you to all the team captains/managers for giving their time and patience to run the teams.
