Divisional & Cup Winners of the Bristol & West Water Polo League | |||||||||
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PREMIER | DIV 1 | DIV 2 | DIV 3 | WOMEN | JUNIOR DIV 1 | JUNIOR DIV 2 | President's Cup KO Comp | ||
1958 | Bristol Central | Bristol Grammar | |||||||
1959 | Henleaze | Bristol Grammar/ Weston-s-Mare | |||||||
1960 | Bristol Central | Weston-s-Mare | |||||||
1961 | Newport Olympic | Bristol Gramma | |||||||
1962 | Newport Olympic | Weston-s-Mare | |||||||
1963 | Newport Olympic | Weston-s-Mare | |||||||
1964 | Cheltenham | Weston-s-Mare | |||||||
1965 | Newport Olympic | No Contest | |||||||
1966 | Cardiff | Weston-sr-Mare | |||||||
1967 | Cardiff | Weston-s-Mare | |||||||
1968 | Cardiff | No Contest | |||||||
1969 | Cardiff & Yeovil | Maindee Olympic | |||||||
1970 | Bristol Central | Maindee Olympic | |||||||
In 1971 Division 2 was introduced to the league | |||||||||
1971 | Cardiff | Bristol Central II | Maindee Olympic | ||||||
1972 | Maindee Olympic | Bristol Central II | Maindee Olympic | ||||||
1973 | Maindee Olympic | Bristol Central II | Maindee Olympic | ||||||
1974 | Maindee Olympic | Gloucester City | Maindee Olympic | ||||||
1975 | Maindee Olympic | RAF Lyneham | Maindee Olympic/Cardiff | ||||||
1976 | Maindee Olympic | Weston-super-Mare | Maindee Olympic | ||||||
1977 | Maindee Olympic | Bristol Central II | Cheltenham | ||||||
1978 | Maindee Olympic | Exmouth | Bristol Central | ||||||
1979 | Maindee Olympic | Bristol Central II | Bristol Central | ||||||
1980 | Maindee Olympic | RAF Lyneham | Cheltenham | ||||||
1981 | Bristol Central | Newton Abbot | Weston-s-Mare | ||||||
1982 | Bristol Central | Yeovil | Weston-s-Mare | ||||||
1983 | Bristol Central | Swindon Dolphins | Weston-s-Mare | ||||||
1984 | Bristol Central | Soundwell | Weston-s-Mare | ||||||
1985 | Bristol Central | Newton Abbot | Weston-s-Mare | ||||||
1986 | Bristol Central | Cheltenham II | Exeter | ||||||
1987 | Bristol Central | RAF Lyenham | Exeter | ||||||
1988 | Cheltenham | Swindon Dolphins | Exeter | ||||||
1989 | Cheltenham | Swansea | Bristol Central | ||||||
In 1990 the President's Cup was introduced to the league to give a further layer of competition that gave a "level playing field" through a handicap system | |||||||||
1990 | Cheltenham | Bristol Central II | Weston-s-Mare | Swansea | |||||
1991 | Cheltenham | RAF Lyneham | Weston-sr-Mare | Bradford on Avon | |||||
1992 | Cheltenham | Bristol Central II | Torquay | Newton Abbot | |||||
1993 | Cheltenham | Bristol Central II | Bristol Central | Weston-s-Mare | |||||
1994 | Cheltenham | Bradford on Avon | Bristol Central | Weston-s-Mare | |||||
1995 | Cheltenham | Bristol Central II | Bristol Central | Newton Abbot | |||||
1996 | Cheltenham | Bristol Harlequins | Bristol Central | Frome | |||||
1997 | Cheltenham | Bradford on Avon | Torquay Leander | Newton Abbot | |||||
1998 | Cheltenham | No Contest | Cheltenham | Harlequins | |||||
1999 | Bristol Central | Cheltenham II | Cheltenham | Newton Abbot | |||||
2000 | Bristol Central | Cardiff University | No Contest | Frome | |||||
2001 | Bristol Central | Cardiff University | No Contest | Newton Abbot | |||||
2002 | Bristol Central | Cardiff University | No Contest | Weston-s-Mare | |||||
2003 | Bristol Central | Cardiff University | No Contest | Bristol University | |||||
In 2004 the Women's Division was introduced to the league. | |||||||||
2004 | Bristol Central | Cheltenham II | Tisbury Ladies | No Contest | |||||
2005 | Bristol Central | Cheltenham II | Exeter | Cardiff Uni | No Contest | ||||
2006 | Bristol Central* | Newton Abbot | Newton Abbot II | Cardiff Uni | No Contest | ||||
In 2007 the Premier League was introduced to give better competition for top British Water Polo League Teams. All teams progress through the divsions, ie Div 2 became Div 1, etc, etc. Division 3 was suspended. | |||||||||
2007 | Bristol Central** | Cheltenham II | Newton Abbot II | Cardiff Un | No Contest | Weston-s-Mare | |||
After a break of eight years, the junior division was reintroduced in 2008 | |||||||||
2008 | Cheltenham | Cheltenham II | Exeter | Cardiff Ladies | Cheltenham | Harlequins | |||
2009 | Cheltenham | Cheltenham II | Frome | Bristol Central | Cheltenham | Bristol Central II | |||
2010 | Cheltenham | Cheltenham II | Newton Abbot | Bristol Central | Cheltenham | Weston-s-Mare | |||
2011 | Cheltenham | Exeter | Exeter II | Newton Abbot | Cheltenham | Bradford on Avon | |||
2012 | Cheltenham | Cheltenham II | Weston-s-Mare | Welsh Wand | Newton Abbot | Newton Abbot | |||
2013 | Bristol Central | Exeter | Exeter II | Welsh Wand | Exeter | Swindon Dolphins | |||
2014 | Bristol Central | Swindon Dolphins | Cheltenham II | Cheltenham | Exeter | Bradford on Avon | |||
2015 | Bristol Central | Exeter II | Barbarians | Devonport Royals | Exeter | Harlequins | |||
2016 | No Contest | Exeter | City of Newport | Exeter | Exeter | Swindon Dolphins | |||
2017 | No Contest | Welsh Wanderers | Harlequins | Cheltenham | Newton Abbot | Cwm Draig | |||
2018 | Welsh Wanderers | CoB Barbarians | Taunton Deane | Exeter | Devonport Royals | South Gloucestershire | |||
In 2019 the Junior Division was split and two divisions were formed to give better competition. | |||||||||
2019 | Cheltenham Spartans | CoB Barbarians | University of Bath | Exeter | City of Bristol | City of Newport | Welsh Wanderers Weston-super-Mare |
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2020 | No Competition (Covid) | No Competition (Covid) | No Competition (Covid) | No Competition (Covid) | No Competition (Covid) | No Competition (Covid) | No Competition (Covid) | ||
2021 | No Competition (Covid) | No Competition (Covid) | No Competition (Covid) | No Competition (Covid) | No Competition (Covid) | No Competition (Covid) | No Competition (Covid) | ||
For 2022 the Junior League has changed to Under-17s League | |||||||||
Premier Division | First Division | Second Division | Women's Division | Under-17s Division | |||||
2022 | Welsh Wanderers | CoB Barbarians | Welsh Wanderers II | Exeter Women | City of Newport | CoB Harlequins | |||
For 2023 the Under-17s League has switched to a Winter League and an Under-15s League introduced | Under-15s League | ||||||||
2023 | Welsh Wanderers | Frome | Exeter II | Exeter | Exeter | Exerter | Swindon Dolphin |