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The new season is here! See below for general info, and fixtures etc pages for details.
UPDATE: After some very reasonable feedback, the previously published fixtures have been adjusted a bit to make sure that occasions when teams are away for more than two matches in a row are limited - only a few times now instead of quite a few before. The first week remains the same but from then on it there are a few changes from the earlier version to make it fairer for all teams. Nothing further will change as it's too late from now on. Fixture sheets are being printed now to give you a copy of what's on the website now and results books are either out for delivery or imminent. Hope it's a great season for everyone.
2026–27 SEASON

Season begins Wednesday 9 September 2026 and finishes Wednesday 28 April 2027.
Results to me via WhatsApp asap each week please.

Season Overview:
• 18 League nights.
• 9 League Cup nights.
• 1 Individuals & Pairs semi-final night – earlier rounds on Mondays TBC
• 3 Floppers and Spares Cup knockout/final nights.
• 1 Individuals & Pairs finals night.

The League:
Everyone plays everyone else, once home and once away. As always, away team has the throw.

The League Cup:
• Every team plays every other team exactly once in the League Cup, mix of home and away; there are no neutral matches this year based on feedback from teams last year and issues with some venues opening times etc. Unlike the league matches, this is level throws, because it's the cup.
• The results go into a League Cup table. The team finishing top wins the League Cup.
• The teams who finished in the top four in the league last year have one fewer home game than everyone else to even things up a bit.

The Floppers Cup:
• League Cup positions 1–4 qualify.
• Semi-final 1: League Cup 1st v League Cup 4th.
• Semi-final 2: League Cup 2nd v League Cup 3rd.
• Final: the two semi-final winners.

The Spares Cup:
• League Cup positions 5–10 qualify.
• Quarter-final 1: League Cup 7th v League Cup 10th.
• Quarter-final 2: League Cup 8th v League Cup 9th.
• League Cup 5th and 6th receive byes to the Spares Cup semi-finals.
• Semi-final 1: League Cup 5th v winner of the 8th v 9th quarter-final.
• Semi-final 2: League Cup 6th v winner of the 7th v 10th quarter-final.
• Final: the two semi-final winners.

Individuals & Pairs:
Mondays TBC: Preliminary rounds, depending on numbers entering
Wednesday 31 March 2027 - Individuals & Pairs Semi-finals
Wednesday 7 April 2027 - Floppers Cup Semi-finals; Spares Cup Quarter-finals
Wednesday 14 April 2027 - Spares Cup Semi-finals
Wednesday 21 April 2027 - Floppers Cup and Spares Cup Finals
Wednesday 28 April 2027 - Individuals & Pairs Finals

Week-by-week:
09 Sep 2026 League Round 1
16 Sep 2026 League Round 2
23 Sep 2026 League Cup Round 1
30 Sep 2026 League Round 3
07 Oct 2026 League Round 4
14 Oct 2026 League Cup Round 2
21 Oct 2026 League Round 5
28 Oct 2026 League Round 6
04 Nov 2026 League Cup Round 3
11 Nov 2026 League Round 7
18 Nov 2026 League Round 8
25 Nov 2026 League Cup Round 4
02 Dec 2026 League Round 9
09 Dec 2026 League Round 10
16 Dec 2026 League Cup Round 5

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

06 Jan 2027 League Round 11
13 Jan 2027 League Round 12
20 Jan 2027 League Cup Round 6
27 Jan 2027 League Round 13
03 Feb 2027 League Round 14
10 Feb 2027 League Cup Round 7
17 Feb 2027 League Round 15
24 Feb 2027 League Round 16
03 Mar 2027 League Cup Round 8
10 Mar 2027 League Round 17
17 Mar 2027 League Round 18
24 Mar 2027 League Cup Round 9
31 Mar 2027 Individuals & Pairs Semi-finals
07 Apr 2027 Floppers Cup semi-finals; Spares Cup quarter-finals
14 Apr 2027 Spares Cup semi-finals
21 Apr 2027 Floppers Cup and Spares Cup Finals

28 Apr 2027 FINALS NIGHT: Individuals & Pairs Cup Finals and Presentation of Trophies

Great news! The Stoke Inn have a team after all, so we won't have to have any no-match nights this season!
I'm re-doing the fixtures as we speak and they'll be posted on the website in early September. There will be a couple of tweaks to the cups this season in honour of the lovely new trophies we've been able to purchase thanks to our kind sponsors.
That great sponsorship also means that the cups remain free to enter and the league is a ridiculously cheap £5 per person per season. Please make sure you pay Jill Quick before the season starts, or drop it in to Redhill Club for me to collect.
Jill's details are: Littlemoor House, Compton Martin Road, West Harptree, North Somerset, BS40 6EG.
To pay, use the league account: account No. 26518902 Sort Code 52-21-39. [email protected]
In the first week of September, I'll get round with fixture lists and a results book to everyone in readiness.
Season still starts on Weds 9th September.
By then it'll be dark by 8.30, just as if we designed it that way...

Nice to be in the 21st anniversary issue of the wonderful Mendip Times:

A great night at Redhill for the finals and the presentations of trophies rounded off a great season. The full results for the season are below. Great work by the Redhill crew for food and raffle and set up etc. Thanks to all who took part all season. Special thanks to those who have agreed to sponsor us next season - more details over the summer!
Enjoy the summer break and see you all in September!

Mendip Table Skittles 2025-2026

Thanks to everyone for turning up and supporting the league this year, from captains, players and designated drivers, to the landlords, food providers, and bar staff.
All very much appreciated.

Here are the final standings from the season:

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Bellenders
LEAGUE RUNNERS-UP: The Plough Inn
SPARES CUP WINNERS: The Blue Flame
SPARES CUP RUNNERS UP: The Crown Jewels
FLOPPERS CUP WINNERS: The LionHarts
FLOPPERS CUP RUNNERS UP: The Plough Inn
LEAGUE CUP WINNERS: LionHarts
LEAGUE CUP RUNNERS UP: The Blue Flame
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION: Ken Croker
INDIVIDUAL RUNNER UP: Kevin Clarke
PAIRS CHAMPIONS: Andy and Ken (Bellenders)
PAIRS RUNNERS UP: Dave and John (SSW)

Next season will start at the beginning of September 2026.
Team entries to me by the end of JULY, please.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

The PAIRS and INDIVIDUALS semi-finals are played next week, Wednesday March 4th, at Redhill Club (neutral board), with matches to be drawn on the night.
All welcome.

PAIRS:
Andy and Ken (Bell)
John and Dave (SSW)
Mark and Tony (Bell)
Lew and Martin (Crown)

INDIVIDUALS:
Steve (LionHarts)
Mick P (LionHarts)
Kev (LionHarts)
Ken (Stoke)

And the Floppers and Spares Cup Finals will be played simultaneously (neutral boards) at Redhill Club, on Wednesday 18th March.

All welcome.

SPARES CUP FINAL:
Crown Jewels vs Blue Flame

FLOPPERS CUP FINAL:
Plough Inn vs LionHarts

For those who remember the long standing captain of the Crown, Steve Flower’s funeral is on Tuesday, January 27th at 11am at St. Mary’s Church, West Harptree. Then afterwards at the Blue Bowl Inn, West Harptree.

MERRY XMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR SKITTLERS, ALL THE LANDLORDS, AND EVERYONE'S FAMILIES.
2026 matches start back on Wednesday 7th January, with a return to League action, so the home team is at home again!
January 7th – league matches:
Stoke Inn v Crown Jewels
LionHarts v Airport Tavern
Blue Flame v Crown Regil
Sheep Worriers v Plough Inn
Bellenders v Redhill Club

Floppers Cup and Spares Cup Draws!

Please send me an email if I've made any mistakes in this!

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.

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

Tweak to published fixtures

I bumped into a player from another team in Tesco's on Sunday, who very kindly told me I was doing a great job, especially with the new cups...

But that was before he knew that in the published fixtures I'd somehow left off one week of matches altogether!

As a result, there is the following change needed to the published fixtures, although to be fair I think it's an improvement.

So:

"January 28th
Floppers and Spares Cups Semi-Finals – venues tbc
MINI-TABLE 1st place vs MINI-TABLE 4th place
MINI-TABLE 3rd place vs MINI-TABLE 2nd place"

Now changes to

"January 28th
Floppers and Spares Cups: Matchday Five – teams and venues tbc"

Instead of a semi final as described originally, the top two from each mini league will now compete in the final, as per the changes in red below.

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.

ALL THE DETAILS ON THE WEBSITE HAVE NOW BEEN CHANGED TO REFLECT THIS, THOUGH I CAN'T CHANGE THE FIXTURE SHEETS YOU HAVE ALREADY, OBVS.

Don't worry, as always I'll post each week's fixtures in advance so if you don't understand all this now, just turn up where it says each week as normal!

INDIVIDUALS AND PAIRS COMPETITIONS: FIRST ROUND DRAWS NOW MADE - SEE RELEVANT PAGE ABOVE.

Please can all captains send me - by whatsapp (07934 674385) or by email to [email protected] - a list of everyone and anyone who wants to enter the individuals or pairs by WEDS 8 OCT please.It's free, so why not enter?

New Season began on 10th September. Just in time, as the summer seemed to end this week with a bang, with gales and rain.

WELCOME BACK!

The new season be on Wednesday 10th September - all league fixtures are on the 'Calendar 25-26' and 'Fixtures and Results' pages of the website above.

There are six competitions available to all players this year:

1. All players can enter the INDIVIDUALS CUP – the dates are in the calendar.
Team Captains will need to let me know players involved by 30th September.
Entry is completely fre
The final will be held on Presentation Night on 22 April.

2. All players can enter the PAIRS CUP – the dates are in the calendar.
Team Captains will need to let me know players involved by 30th September.
Entry is completely free.
The final will be held on Presentation Night on 22 April.

3. The MENDIP TABLE SKITTLES LEAGUE itself starts on 10th September and finishes on 15th April, with the presentations on 22nd April 2026.

4. 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 three other teams in this group once on neutral boards in a mini-league, and the results will go into a mini-table.
The top four out of the five in these tables will play in a semi-final match on a neutral board, and the winners of those games contest the final on 18th March.

5. 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 three other teams in this group once in a mini-league on neutral boards, and the results will go into a mini-table.
The top four out of the five in these tables will play in a semi-final match on a neutral board, and the winners of those games contest the final on 18th March.

These new cup competitions ensure that all teams will have at least one title to be playing for right up until the end of the season!

6. The LEAGUE CUP will be contested by the respective winners of the SPARES CUP and the FLOPPERS CUP on 01st April.

Fixtures books and scorebooks will be delivered to pubs/captains before the start of the season.

Other Updates:

1. A reminder that because Cheddar will, unfortunately, not be entering this year, we therefore have a few very good, very committed players looking for a new club. Let me know if you can give them a game and I'll put you in touch.

2. The Sheep Worriers will be playing again at Star for the new season, as they did at the tail end of last season.