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January 28th
Some really tense matches this week as the final round of cup fixtures finished, and I, for one, had no idea how the tables would turn out. Not one team managed to make it through the cup unbeaten, which shows how competitive it was, but in the end, The Crown Jewels and The Blue Flame topped the Spares Cup table and go into the final against each other. The Plough topped the Floppers table with the LionHarts next, which means they meet each other in the Floppers Cup Final. The winners of these two finals will meet in the League Cup Final to be overall cup champions. SPARES CUP: Blue Flame 6.5 vs 5.5 Stoke Inn at Redhill Club Crown Jewels 10.5 vs 1.5 Airport Tavern at Stoke Inn FLOPPERS CUP: Bellenders 4.5 vs 7.5 LionHarts at Crown, Regil Plough Inn 8 vs 4 SSW at Bell (Bellenders) Remaining cup fixtures this year: Wednesday 18th March: SPARES CUP FINAL: Crown Jewels vs Blue Flame FLOPPERS CUP FINAL: Plough Inn vs LionHarts Wednesday April 01st: LEAGUE CUP FINAL: Winners of Floppers and Spares Cups |
FINAL CUP POSITIONS
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MATCHDAY 5 - January 28th 2026
- the final round of matches in the ‘group’ stage of the Floppers and Spares Cup:
Captains please ensure landlords know about the games.
SPARES CUP:
Blue Flame vs Stoke Inn at Redhill Club
Crown Jewels vs Airport Tavern at Stoke Inn
Redhill Club no game
FLOPPERS CUP:
Bellenders vs LionHarts at Crown, Regil
Plough Inn vs SSW at Bell (Bellenders)
Crown Regil no game
CUPS MATCHDAY 4 - December 17th
Some surprising results this week! Both the Bellenders and the LionHarts lost, which is the first time either of them have been beaten by anyone except each other for a few years, I believe.
Looks like the new cups are levelling things up!
SPARES CUP:
Blue Flame 4.5 vs 7.5 Crown Jewels at Airport Tavern
Stoke Inn 6 vs 6 Redhill Club at Blue Flame
With just one round of matches remaining (on January 28th – NB a change to the info in the fixtures booklet), the Stoke, the Flame and the Jewels are all vying for the top two places to compete in the Spares Cup Final.
FLOPPERS CUP:
Bellenders 4.5 vs 7.5 Plough Inn at Redhill (LionHarts)
LionHarts 5 vs 7 Crown Regil at The Star (SSW)
And with just one round of matches remaining (on January 28th – NB a change to the info in the fixtures booklet), the Bell, the Lion and the Plough are all vying for the top two places to compete in the Floppers Cup Final.
Some surprising results this week! Both the Bellenders and the LionHarts lost, which is the first time either of them have been beaten by anyone except each other for a few years, I believe.
Looks like the new cups are levelling things up!
SPARES CUP:
Blue Flame 4.5 vs 7.5 Crown Jewels at Airport Tavern
Stoke Inn 6 vs 6 Redhill Club at Blue Flame
With just one round of matches remaining (on January 28th – NB a change to the info in the fixtures booklet), the Stoke, the Flame and the Jewels are all vying for the top two places to compete in the Spares Cup Final.
FLOPPERS CUP:
Bellenders 4.5 vs 7.5 Plough Inn at Redhill (LionHarts)
LionHarts 5 vs 7 Crown Regil at The Star (SSW)
And with just one round of matches remaining (on January 28th – NB a change to the info in the fixtures booklet), the Bell, the Lion and the Plough are all vying for the top two places to compete in the Floppers Cup Final.
Matchday 3 – December 10th
Just three games this week, sadly, but all good ones, including a close-fought win for The Jewels against Redhill, and a good comeback from 3-0 down by The Plough over the Crown Regil. Next week’s matches are the last before Xmas and New Year. So make sure you all enjoy the night and spread seasonal cheer!
FLOPPERS CUP:
Plough 8 – 4 Crown Regil
Bellenders 10 – 2 SSW
SPARES CUP:
Crown Jewels 7 – 5 Redhill
Blue Flame 9 - 3 Airport Tavern (cancelled by Tavern)
NEXT WEEK: MATCHDAY 4 - December 17th
SPARES CUP:
Blue Flame vs Crown Jewels at Airport Tavern
Stoke Inn vs Redhill Club at Blue Flame
Airport Tavern no game
FLOPPERS CUP:
Bellenders vs Plough Inn at Redhill (LionHarts)
LionHarts vs Crown Regil at The Star (SSW)
SSW no game
Just three games this week, sadly, but all good ones, including a close-fought win for The Jewels against Redhill, and a good comeback from 3-0 down by The Plough over the Crown Regil. Next week’s matches are the last before Xmas and New Year. So make sure you all enjoy the night and spread seasonal cheer!
FLOPPERS CUP:
Plough 8 – 4 Crown Regil
Bellenders 10 – 2 SSW
SPARES CUP:
Crown Jewels 7 – 5 Redhill
Blue Flame 9 - 3 Airport Tavern (cancelled by Tavern)
NEXT WEEK: MATCHDAY 4 - December 17th
SPARES CUP:
Blue Flame vs Crown Jewels at Airport Tavern
Stoke Inn vs Redhill Club at Blue Flame
Airport Tavern no game
FLOPPERS CUP:
Bellenders vs Plough Inn at Redhill (LionHarts)
LionHarts vs Crown Regil at The Star (SSW)
SSW no game
MATCHDAY 2 - December 3rd RESULTS
SPARES CUP:
Stoke Inn 9 vs 3 Crown Jewels at Redhill Club
Redhill Club 10.5 vs 1.5 Airport Tavern at Blue Flame
Blue Flame no game
FLOPPERS CUP:
LionHarts 6.5 vs 5.5 Plough Inn at Crown Regil
Crown Regil 3.5 vs 8.5 SSW at Bell (Bellenders)
Bellenders no game
Another good week on neutral boards, which is bringing some different results to the norm and certainly making things interesting. It was a very close game indeed at the Crown where the Plough led the Lion from the start right up until the very last leg, only to find themselves on the losing side at the end, and strong wins for Redhill, SSW and the Stoke. Still all to play for in both cups, however!
NEXT WEEK's FIXTURES:
MATCHDAY 3 - December 10th
SPARES CUP:
Crown Jewels vs Redhill Club at Stoke Inn
Blue Flame vs Airport Tavern at Crown Jewels
Stoke Inn no game
FLOPPERS CUP:
Plough Inn vs Crown Regil at Redhill (LionHarts)
Bellenders vs SSW at Plough Inn
LionHarts no game
SPARES CUP:
Stoke Inn 9 vs 3 Crown Jewels at Redhill Club
Redhill Club 10.5 vs 1.5 Airport Tavern at Blue Flame
Blue Flame no game
FLOPPERS CUP:
LionHarts 6.5 vs 5.5 Plough Inn at Crown Regil
Crown Regil 3.5 vs 8.5 SSW at Bell (Bellenders)
Bellenders no game
Another good week on neutral boards, which is bringing some different results to the norm and certainly making things interesting. It was a very close game indeed at the Crown where the Plough led the Lion from the start right up until the very last leg, only to find themselves on the losing side at the end, and strong wins for Redhill, SSW and the Stoke. Still all to play for in both cups, however!
NEXT WEEK's FIXTURES:
MATCHDAY 3 - December 10th
SPARES CUP:
Crown Jewels vs Redhill Club at Stoke Inn
Blue Flame vs Airport Tavern at Crown Jewels
Stoke Inn no game
FLOPPERS CUP:
Plough Inn vs Crown Regil at Redhill (LionHarts)
Bellenders vs SSW at Plough Inn
LionHarts no game
Overall, a very good first week for the new cups - most people turned up at the right places (!) and it was great at our match to see the 'home' team without a game all there to watch/play before and after (at the Plough). Nice to have food too!
MATCHDAY 1 - November 26th - RESULTS
SPARES CUP:
Blue Flame 7 vs 5 Redhill Club at Airport Tavern
Stoke Inn 9 vs 3 Airport Tavern at Crown Jewels (match postponed; 9-3 will be the result until it's played/if its not)
Crown Jewels no game
FLOPPERS CUP:
Bellenders 9.5 vs 2.5 Crown Regil at The Star (SSW)
LionHarts 9 vs 3 SSW at Plough Inn
Plough Inn no game
This coming week's matches:
MATCHDAY 2 - December 3rd
SPARES CUP:
Stoke Inn vs Crown Jewels at Redhill Club
Redhill Club vs Airport Tavern at Blue Flame
Blue Flame no game
FLOPPERS CUP:
LionHarts vs Plough Inn at Crown Regil
Crown Regil vs SSW at Bell (Bellenders)
Bellenders no game
Floppers Cup and Spares Cup
- All teams play four games on neutral boards, over five matchday nights.
- All matches are level throws. Legs can therefore be drawn.
- Matches must be played on the designated home team’s usual board with the usual skittles and ball.
- Captains are responsible for making sure that landlords know when a game is being played at their venue (The usual food would be appreciated, I’m sure, with the extra custom the match brings in).
- The top two of each cup’s mini-league after all five rounds of matches will play off in the final for the cup. Mini-league positions will be decided by the usual two points for a match win and one point for a draw. In the event of teams being tied after this, the team with the most legs ‘for’ will go through. If this is tied too, the team(s) to go through to the final will be drawn from a hat.
- We have tried to make sure that there is always a match at the pub where the team with no game plays so they can still have a night out, watching and supporting, if wanted.
- NB. NO MATCHES CAN BE POSTPONED! If you are short of players, you must turn up with as many players as you can. If you have only six players you must forfeit the last three legs. If you only have seven players, you can play the last leg competitively with a pair comprising one previously unplayed player plus one that has already played before in that game, but the player who plays again must be chosen by the opposing team's captain not the team who are short.
MATCHDAY 1 - November 26th
SPARES CUP:
Blue Flame vs Redhill Club at Airport Tavern
Stoke Inn vs Airport Tavern at Crown Jewels
Crown Jewels no game
FLOPPERS CUP:
Bellenders vs Crown Regil at The Star (SSW)
LionHarts vs SSW at Plough Inn
Plough Inn no game
MATCHDAY 2 - December 3rd
SPARES CUP:
Stoke Inn vs Crown Jewels at Redhill Club
Redhill Club vs Airport Tavern at Blue Flame
Blue Flame no game
FLOPPERS CUP:
LionHarts vs Plough Inn at Crown Regil
Crown Regil vs SSW at Bell (Bellenders)
Bellenders no game
MATCHDAY 3 - December 10th
SPARES CUP:
Crown Jewels vs Redhill Club at Stoke Inn
Blue Flame vs Airport Tavern at Crown Jewels
Stoke Inn no game
FLOPPERS CUP:
Plough Inn vs Crown Regil at Redhill (LionHarts)
Bellenders vs SSW at Plough Inn
LionHarts no game
MATCHDAY 4 - December 17th
SPARES CUP:
Blue Flame vs Crown Jewels at Airport Tavern
Stoke Inn vs Redhill Club at Blue Flame
Airport Tavern no game
FLOPPERS CUP:
Bellenders vs Plough Inn at Redhill (LionHarts)
LionHarts vs Crown Regil at The Star (SSW)
SSW no game
MATCHDAY 5 - January 28th 2026
SPARES CUP:
Blue Flame vs Stoke Inn at Redhill Club
Crown Jewels vs Airport Tavern at Stoke Inn
Redhill Club no game
FLOPPERS CUP:
Bellenders vs LionHarts at Crown, Regil
Plough Inn vs SSW at Bell (Bellenders)
Crown Regil no game
There are two extra CUP Competitions this year, and the winners of each will compete for the League Cup.
These new cup competitions ensure that all teams will have at least one title to be playing for until almost the end of the season.
The LEAGUE CUP will be contested by the respective winners of the SPARES CUP and the FLOPPERS CUP on 01st April.
FULL DATES BELOW:
November 26th
Floppers and Spares Cups: Matchday One – teams and venues tbc
December 3rd
Floppers and Spares Cups: Matchday Two – teams and venues tbc
December 10th
Floppers and Spares Cups: Matchday Three – teams and venues tbc
December 17th
Floppers and Spares Cups: Matchday Four – teams and venues tbc
January 28th
Floppers and Spares Cups Matchday Five – teams and venues tbc
April 01st
League Cup Final – winners of Floppers and Spares Cups - venue tbc
April 22nd
FINALS of Individual Cup and Pairs Cup and Presentation of Trophies
- The SPARES CUP will be played out between the teams who occupy the bottom five places in the league at the halfway point (ie after the first nine games of the league) and will begin on 26th November. Each team will play each other team in this group once on neutral boards in a mini-league, and the results will go into a mini-table. The top two from each of these mini leagues will contest the final on 18th March.
- The FLOPPERS CUP will be played out between the teams who occupy the top five places in the league at the halfway point (ie after the first nine games of the league) and will begin on 26th November. Each team will play each other team in this group once in a mini-league on neutral boards, and the results will go into a mini-table. The top two from each of these mini leagues will contest the final on 18th March.
These new cup competitions ensure that all teams will have at least one title to be playing for until almost the end of the season.
The LEAGUE CUP will be contested by the respective winners of the SPARES CUP and the FLOPPERS CUP on 01st April.
FULL DATES BELOW:
November 26th
Floppers and Spares Cups: Matchday One – teams and venues tbc
December 3rd
Floppers and Spares Cups: Matchday Two – teams and venues tbc
December 10th
Floppers and Spares Cups: Matchday Three – teams and venues tbc
December 17th
Floppers and Spares Cups: Matchday Four – teams and venues tbc
January 28th
Floppers and Spares Cups Matchday Five – teams and venues tbc
April 01st
League Cup Final – winners of Floppers and Spares Cups - venue tbc
April 22nd
FINALS of Individual Cup and Pairs Cup and Presentation of Trophies
