British Athletics League


The British Athletics League is a men-only track and field team competition in the United Kingdom. For women there is the completely separate UK Women's Athletic League.
Launched in 1969, the British Athletics League in 2013 had five different divisions, which gather a total of 38 track and field teams from all over the United Kingdom, although most of them come from England.

Competition

Since 2009, there are five different divisions. Each of them has eight teams in competition, except the Division 4, with only six teams. Every summer season, two teams are relegated and two teams promoted for every division. The last change in the number of divisions took place in 2009, with the creation of the National 4 division.
In every division there is a total of four matches per season. Teams receive points according to their athletic performances, and those points are transformed in a range of 1 to 8 points for every match, according with the matches' final table. These points are added after the four matches to determine relegations, promotions and champions.

Winning teams

This table lists the top placed clubs from the top division:
YearFirstSecondThird
1969Birchfield HarriersCardiffThames Valley Harriers
1970Thames Valley HarriersBirchfield HarriersCardiff
1971Thames Valley HarriersBirchfield HarriersCardiff
1972CardiffThames Valley HarriersWolverhampton & Bilston
1973CardiffThames Valley HarriersWolverhampton & Bilston
1974CardiffWolverhampton & BilstonThames Valley Harriers
1975Wolverhampton & BilstonThames Valley HarriersEdinburgh Southern Harriers
1976Wolverhampton & BilstonEdinburgh Southern HarriersThames Valley Harriers
1977Wolverhampton & BilstonStretfordCardiff
1978Wolverhampton & BilstonCardiffStretford
1979Wolverhampton & BilstonEssex BeaglesThames Valley Harriers
1980Wolverhampton & BilstonShaftesbury Barnet HarriersEssex Beagles
1981Wolverhampton & BilstonHaringeyEssex Beagles
1982Wolverhampton & BilstonHaringeyBirchfield Harriers
1983Birchfield HarriersHaringeyShaftesbury Barnet Harriers
1984HaringeyWolverhampton & BilstonBirchfield Harriers
1985Birchfield HarriersWolverhampton & BilstonHaringey
1986HaringeyBirchfield HarriersWolverhampton & Bilston
1987Birchfield HarriersHaringeyWolverhampton & Bilston
1988HaringeyBirchfield HarriersBelgrave Harriers
1989Birchfield HarriersHaringeyShaftesbury Barnet Harriers
1990HaringeyBirchfield HarriersBelgrave Harriers
1991HaringeyBelgrave HarriersThames Valley Harriers
1992Belgrave HarriersHaringeyBirchfield Harriers
1993HaringeyBelgrave HarriersBirchfield Harriers
1994Thames Valley HarriersBelgrave HarriersBirchfield Harriers
1995Belgrave HarriersThames Valley HarriersHaringey
1996Sale Harriers ManchesterBelgrave HarriersThames Valley Harriers
1997Belgrave HarriersPuma Thames Valley HarriersSale Harriers Manchester
1998Belgrave HarriersNewham & Essex BeaglesSale Harriers Manchester
1999Belgrave HarriersShaftesbury Barnet HarriersSale Harriers Manchester
2000Belgrave HarriersNewham & Essex BeaglesSale Harriers Manchester
2001Belgrave HarriersBirchfield HarriersWoodford Green with Essex Ladies
2002Belgrave HarriersWoodford Green with Essex LadiesBirchfield Harriers
2003Belgrave HarriersNewham & Essex BeaglesWoodford Green with Essex Ladies
2004Belgrave HarriersWoodford Green with Essex LadiesBirchfield Harriers
2005Woodford Green with Essex LadiesBelgrave HarriersBirchfield Harriers
2006Belgrave HarriersWoodford Green with Essex LadiesCity of Manchester
2007City of ManchesterBirchfield HarriersWoodford Green with Essex Ladies
2008Newham and Essex BeaglesWoodford Green with Essex LadiesCity of Manchester
2009Newham and Essex BeaglesWoodford Green with Essex LadiesBirchfield Harriers
2010Newham and Essex BeaglesBirchfield HarriersWoodford Green with Essex Ladies
2011City of ManchesterWoodford Green with Essex LadiesBirchfield Harriers
2012Shaftesbury Barnet HarriersNewham and Essex BeaglesWoodford Green with Essex Ladies
2013Shaftesbury Barnet HarriersCity of ManchesterCity of Sheffield AC
2014City of ManchesterShaftesbury Barnet HarriersCity of Sheffield AC
2015Birchfield HarriersCity of Sheffield ACShaftesbury Barnet Harriers
2016Birchfield HarriersShaftesbury Barnet HarriersWoodford Green with Essex Ladies
2017Birchfield HarriersNewham and Essex Beagleswoodford Green with Essex Ladies
2018Birchfield HarriersShaftesbury Barnet HarriersWoodford Green with Essex Ladies
2019Birchfield HarriersNewham and Essex BeaglesShaftesbury Barnet Harriers

Teams in 2016

Premiership

National Division One

National Division Two

National Division Three

National Division Four