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The Cumberland League is a series of rugby league divisions in the traditional county of Cumberland.
The league is run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA). Teams from the Cumberland league can apply for election to the National Conference League if they meet minimum criteria.
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History
The Cumberland League has been in existence, in one form or another, since 1899. Millom, in 1897, was the first club in the county to defect from rugby union to Northern Union, they were followed a year later by Workington, Maryport, Whitehaven, Seaton, Brookland Rovers and Wath Brow. The first three named joined with Lancaster and the Furness clubs Barrow, Dalton and Askam to form the North Western League in 1898/99. The first champions were Millom who finished just ahead of Barrow.
On 10 May 1899 the Cumberland clubs met at the Grapes Hotel in Workington and agreed to form a Cumberland Senior League for the following season. They voted W.E. Mason (Whitehaven) to Chair the new competition and R. Nixon (Maryport) was elected Hon. Secretary.
The participants in that first season, 1899/1900, were Brookland Rovers, Maryport, Seaton, Whitehaven, Whirehaven Rec and Workington. It must be noted that neither of the Whitehaven clubs nor Workington have any connection with Whitehaven and Workington Town who currently play in the Co-operative Championship and Championship One respectively.
The first winners were the Maryport.
2010/11 Structure
Division One
Club Founded Location Club Colours Broughton Red Rose 1965 Papcastle Road, Great Broughton, Cockermouth Red & White Cockermouth Titans 2006 Grassmoor Sports Centre, Tarn Close, Cockermouth Blue & Yellow Distington 1984 Grass Road, Distington Navy & Red Ellenborough Rangers 1969 Solway Park, Grasslot, Maryport Blue & White Glasson Rangers 1912 Sandy Lonning, Maryport Blue & Red Hensingham 1905 Richmond Hill, Hensingham, Whitehaven Red & White Kells 1931 Kells Welfare/Big Waite, Kells, Whitehaven Red & White Maryport 1968 Athletic Ground, Maryport Blue & Yellow Seaton Rangers 1968 Welfare Field, Seaton Maroon & Amber Wath Brow Hornets 1963 Cleator Moor Sports Field, Cleator Moor Black & Amber Division two
Club Founded Location Club Colours Egremont Rangers 'A' 1946 Gillfoot Park, North Road, Egremont Blue, Red & White Flimby 1984 Main Road, Flimby Red & White Frizington 2005 Jubilee Playing Field, Main Street, Frizington Blue & White Glasson Rangers 'A' 1912 Milltofts Playing Fields, Maryport Blue & Red Great Clifton Lions 1973 William Street, Great Clifton Green & Gold Kells 'A' 1931 Kells Welfare/Big Waite, Kells, Whitehaven Red & White Lowca 1974 Westcroft Terrace, Lowca, Whitehaven Black & White- Salterbeck Storm 2000 Salterbeck Road, Workington Black, Red & White Salterbeck Storm 'A' 2000 Salterbeck Road, Workington Black, Red & White Seaton Rangers 'A' 1968 Welfare Field, Seaton Maroon & Amber Past winners
Cumberland Senior League
Year League Leaders Play Off Final Winner Result Runner-up 1899/00 Workington Maryport def. Workington 1900/01 Maryport Maryport def. Workington 1901/02 Seaton Seaton 5-3 Whitehaven Rec 1902/03 Maryport Maryport 18-0 Seaton 1903/04 Parton Parton 5-2 Brookland Rovers 1904/05 Parton 1905/06 Whitehaven Rec 1906/07 Millom Workington 25-3 Millom 1907/08 Whitehaven Rec Workington WO Whitehaven Rec 1908/09 Workington Workington 6-5 Egremont 1909/10 Broughton Moor Broughton Moor 8-0 Brookland Rovers 1910/11 Broughton Moor Brookland Rovers 2-0 Broughton Moor 1911/12 Seaton Seaton 10-5 Brookland Rovers 1912/13 Seaton Seaton 29-0 Fothergill United 1913/14 Seaton Seaton 23-3 Broughton Moor 1919/20 Brookland Rovers Brookland Rovers 7-5 Broughton Moor 1920/21 Dearham Wanderers 14-4 Seaton 1921/22 Broughton Moor Broughton Moor 7-5 Wath Brow 1922/23 Brookland Rovers Brookland Rovers 2-0 Aspatria Hornets 1923/24 Glasson Rangers 5-3 Flimby & Fothergill Utd 1924/25 Brookland Rovers 3-0 Flimby & Fothergill Utd 1925/26 Hensingham Hensingham vs. Dearham/Brookland 1926/27 Dearham Wanderers Dearham Wanderers 11-0 Brookland Rovers 1927/28 Dearham Wanderers Dearham Wanderers 20-0 Whitehaven Rec 1928/29 Whitehaven Rec Glasson Rangers 2-0 Whitehaven Rec 1929/30 Great Clifton Glasson Rangers 12-5 Great Clifton 1930/31 Great Clifton Egremont Rangers 5-2 Great Clifton 1931/32 Glasson Rangers Glasson Rangers 2-0 Flimby 1932/33 Flimby Flimby 4-0 Great Clifton 1933/34 Dearham Wanderers Dearham Wanderers 5-2 Kells 1934/35 Kells Flimby 6-0 Kells 1935/36 Glasson Rangers Glasson Rangers 11-3 Maryport 1936/37 Netherton 6-0 Broughton 1937/38 Glasson Rangers 21-0 Maryport 1938/39 Glasson Rangers Glasson Rangers 1945/46 1946/47 1947/48 1948/49 1949/50 1950/51 1951/52 1952/53 1953/54 1954/55 1955/56 1956/57 1957/58 1958/59 1959/60 1960/61 1961/62 1962/63 1963/64 1964/65 1965/66 1966/67 1967/68 1968/69 1969/70 1970/71 1971/72 1972/73 1973/74 Seaton Rangers 1974/75 Maryport Maryport 1975/76 Wath Brow Hornets 1976/77 Wath Brow Hornets 1977/78 1978/79 Lowca Ellenborough Rangers 14-0 Lowca 1979/80 Lowca 1980/81 1981/82 Kells Glasson Rangers 1982/83 Kells 12-8 Lowca 1983/84 Great Clifton Lions Egremont Rangers def. Great Clifton Lions 1984/85 Egremont Rangers 1985/86 1986/87 1987/88 1988/89 Hensingham 1989/90 Kells 1990/91 Ellenborough Rangers 1991/92 Ellenborough Rangers 1992/93 Ellenborough Rangers 1993/94 Hensingham 1994/95 Hensingham Ellenborough Rangers def. Hensingham 1995/96 Hensingham Wath Brow Hornets 1996/97 Westfield Ellenborough Rangers def. Westfield 1997/98 Wath Brow Hornets Ellenborough Rangers 22-6 Wath Brow Hornets 1998/99 Ellenborough Rangers Ellenborough Rangers 28-12 Wath Brow Hornets 1999/00 Wath Brow Hornets Hensingham 29-16 Wath Brow Hornets 2000/01 Wath Brow Hornets Wath Brow Hornets 28-18 Ellenborough Rangers 2001/02 Wath Brow Hornets Wath Brow Hornets 2002/03 Hensingham Hensingham 2003/04 Hensingham Seaton Rangers def. Hensingham 2004/05 Seaton Rangers Kells 52-10 Egremont Rangers 2005/06 Seaton Rangers Seaton Rangers def. 2006/07 Seaton Rangers 2007/08 Ellenborough Rangers 2008/09 Kells Division two
- 1993-94 Glasson Rangers
- 1994-95 Unknown
- 1995-96 Wath Brow Hornets
- 1996-97 Unknown
- 1997-98 Flimby
- 1998-99 Seaton Rangers
- 1999-00 Maryport
- 2000-01 Seaton Rangers
- 2001-02 Wath Brow Hornets
- 2002-03 Unknown
- 2003-04 Maryport
- 2004-05 Unknown
- 2005-06 Unknown
- 2006-07 Unknown
- 2007-08 Cockermouth Titans
- 2008-09 Lowca
Dale Campbell Savours Cup
- 2005-06 Great Clifton Lions
- 2006-07 Glasson Rangers
- 2007-08 Cockermouth Titans
- 2008-09 Lowca
See also
- British Amateur Rugby League Association
- British rugby league system
- National Conference League
- Pennine League
- North West Counties
- CMS Yorkshire league
- Barrow & District League
- Hull & District League
- Cumbria County Cup (Rugby League)
External links
Rugby League in Great Britain and Ireland Nations Federations National Teams Leagues Super League · Championship · Championship 1 · National Conference League · CMS Yorkshire league · North West Counties · Pennine League · Cumberland League · Hull & District League · Barrow & District League · Rugby League Conference · North West Merit League · Yorkshire & Humber Merit League · North Wales League · Midlands Rugby League · London League · Eastern Merit LeagueCups Challenge Cup · National League Cup · BARLA National Cup · Yorkshire County Cup · Lancashire County Cup · Cumbria County Cup · Cumberland County CupFormer
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