The Sutton and District League have been involved in their Challenge Cups, winning through in division one were Bishop Vesey and Nomads @ Hollyfields who in turn accounted for Drakes Drum 9-0 and Heartlands 6-3. Charley’s Flights and Highcrift Hotdogs had a bye,
In the division two games tere were 5-4 wins for Ploughand Arrows, St Thomas Arrows and Rise Club who in turn defeated Great barr Social, Oscott Social Club and Sutton Sharks, Beggars Bush had a bye.
Full Results: Challenge Cup: Preliminary Round: Division One:- Bishop Vesey 6 Rosey Mac’s 3, Charley’s Flights 5 Walmley CSC FLighst 4, Erdington Arrows 2 Highcroft Hotdogs 7, Heartlands 6 Old Horns Lions 3, Nomads @ Hollyfields 5 Old Oscott Arrows 4, St Thomas Lions 4 Drakes Drum 5, Round One:- Bishop Vesey 9 Drakes Drum 0, Heartlands 3 Nomads @ Hollyfields 6, Charley’s Flights and Highcrift Hotdogs had a bye,
Division Two: Preliminary Round:- Pint Pot Flights 4 Great Barr Social 5, Rosey Mac’s Bar 3 Oscott Social Club 6, Sutton Sharks 7 Misfits @ Holly Lane Sports and Social Club 2, Sutton Sports 1 Plough and Arrows 8, Beggars Bush 5 Hollyfields 4, Rise Club 6 Deer’s Leap 3, Minworth Bulls 4 St Thomas Arrows 5, Round One:- Great Barr Social 4 Plough and Arrows 5, Oscott Social Club 4 St Thomas Arrows 5, Rise Club 5 Sutton Sharks 4, Beggars Bush had a bye.
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In the last games of 2025 in the Sheldon and District Winter League, Sheldon Marlborough Arrows didn’t play but still held on to pole position in the premier league with fourteen undefeated points and have a lead of two over second placed Highwood who won 5-4 at home against Dog Inn Nomads. Third placed Langley Arrows won their home tie with Kingshurst Labour Club 6-3 to leave them four points off the top with a game in hand.
Banbury Club consolidated their number one spot in division one with an 8-1 home win over RAFA Arrows, however they are only top on average as Trident Spears, Sheldon Marlborough Ridge and RAFA Arrows are all on the same twelve points. Trident won 7-2 at home against Langley Flights, while Ridge, who have a game in hand on the two teams above them, were 5-4 winners at Yardley Ex Colts.
Although their fixture in division two at Maggies was postponed, Langley Pints remain top of the division with twelve points while second placed Maggies are two points behind them with a game in hand. Third and fourth placed CBMC-A and Hollywood Social Club are both on the same ten points as Maggies, but the former have played one game more than them and the latter have played two games more.
CBMC-A’s Elliot Astley hit the only maximum this week.
Full Results: Game 8:Premier League:- Langley Arrows 6 Kingshurst Labour Club 3 Stephen Shepherd 101f), Smithswood Social Club 4 RAFA 5, Mackadown Sports and Social Club 3 Brian’s Flights 6, Highwood 5 (John Buckingham 8 darts game) Dog Inn Nomads 4 (Danny Chiswell 8 darts game), Division One:- Raven 3 Station Inn 6, Yardley Ex Colts 4 Sheldon Marlborough Ridge 5, Lyndon Old Boys 5 (Scott Robertson 148f) Moseley Rugby Club 4, Trident Spears 7 (Dan Farmer 9 darts game) Langley Flights 2, Banbury Club 8 RAFA Arrows 1, Division Two:- Hunters Moon 7 (Rob Wilson 13 darts game) Trident Flights 2, CBMC-A 7 (Elliot Astley 180) Raven Flights 2, Shirley Misfits 7 Hollywood Social Club 2, Digby 5 Castle Bromwich Spitfires 4, Maggies v Langley Pints was postponed.
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A 5-3 win at Bournbrook sees Northfield Darts Club top of division one of the South West Birmingham Clubs League with seven points, however second placed Northfield Conservative Club ‘B’ had a bye and asre on the same seven points but from one game fewer. Highlight of the week was the high scoring affair between Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club and Perfection with the former having seven three figure scores plus breaks of 2×100,152 and111 while the latter had top scores of 135,2×100,119 and a 112 break. Quarry Club lost 6-2 at home to Stirchley United but their L.Fox hit a 180.
A 7-1 win at Longbridge Supremes keeps Kings Norton Arrows top of division two with seven points, one more than their nearest rivals West Heath CEM who went down 5-3 at third placed E57 who have five points and a game in hand on the two teams above them.
Full Results:Game 4:Division One:- Bournbrook 3 Northfield Darts Club 5, Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club 6 (R.Niblett 100b,140, J.Garghan 105,2×100, A.Deeley 152b, A.Fenton 111b,100, J.Fisher 120, B.Andrews 100, K.Foxhall 100b) Perfection 2 (M.Welsh 135,100, E.Dearn 119, J.Allen 112b, S.Young 100), Quarry Club 2 (L.Fox 180) Stirchley United 6, Northfield Conservative Club ‘B’ had a bye, Division Two:- Bartley Green FC 5 Longbridge Arrows 3, Cue Club 4 Northfield Conservative Club ‘A’ 4, E57 5 West Heath CEM 3, Longbridge Supremes 1 Kings Norton Arrows 7.
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Only two points separate the top six teams in the Harborne and District League, Copper Fox ‘R’ lead the way on average following their latest 9-0 home win over Bourneville. Second in the league Northfield Conservative Club were also 9-0 winners at Windsor Complex while third placed Smethwick Cricket Club, who like the two teams above them have won all six games so far, handed out a first defeat, 5-4, to their visiting team Copper Fox ‘M’ who drop to fourth in the table with ten points as have fifth and sixth Thimble Mill and Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club who in turn won 5-4 at home over Weoley Castle WMC and 8-1 at home over Crown.
There were five maximums this week and they came from A.Busby, J.Hill (Northfield Conservative Club), C.Galvin (Weoley Castle), M.Warr (Weoley Castle WMC) and A.Bomber (Smethwick Cricket Club).
Full Results:Game 6:- Windsor Complex 0 (D.Harper 100,121, S.Hopkins 2×100, P.Singh 2×100,140) Northfield Conservative Club 9 (D.Hill 2×100,125,2×140, A.Busby 3×100,140,180, A.Sutton 121,123,154, T.Shipley 100, S.Jones 100, J.Hill 100,180, W.Marshall 140), Copper Fox ‘R’ 9 (E.Simpson 2×100,2×140, J.Hykin 4×100,2×140,15 darts game, A.Hykin 2×100,140, N.Porter 2×100, T.Hamilton 100,2×140, D.Goldsmith 100,115) Bourneville 0 (M.Bennett 2×100,121,137,140, G.Bailles 101,135,140, C.Evans 125, A.Bailles 100,135,2×140, P.Garvey 100), Lion Bar 3 (D.Windsor 100,121, D.Latham 2×100, D.McConomy 140, R.Cashmore 100) Weoley Castle 6 (J.Best 126,140, Joe Fletcher 140, D.Lancett 140, T.Godden 134, C.Galvin 101,120,170f,180, Josh Fletcher 140), Mill 5 (K.Biddulph 3×100,120, A.Beagrie 3×100,121,140, J.Goulding 100, J.Jukes 100,140, J.Perry 100) Weoley Castle WMC 4 (S.Joyce 100,140, M.Warr 4×100,180, A.Heath 2×100,101,121, M.Bolton 100,121,137,140, P.Coombes 116, D.Kight 2×100, D.Cornwell 115, T.Heath 100,122), Cock Inn 7 (R.Allcott 2×100,105, A.Vaughan 100,140, L.Fox 2×100, Joe Fox 2×100,121, D.O’Neill 3×100, A.Hopkins 114) Harborne Social 2 (P.Sitshebo 100,120, D.Adams 100,121, S.McGrogan 100, C.Singleton 114, N.Vaughan 100,111,132), Smethwick Cricket Club 5 (A.Bomber 2×100,180, P.Brookes 108,2×140, F.Johnson 100,121,135, C.Devenport 2×100,137,140, S.Sheridan 4×100,140, M.Collins 100) Copper Fox ‘M’ 4 (C.Fowler 100,123,2×125,135, J.Loughran 100,121,140, A.Harvey 2×140, A.Faulkner 100, K.Bedder 2×100,125, G.Dews 100, K.Jukes 121, J.Downer 114,120), Stag and Three Horseshoes 2 (G.Bolton 100, A.Joyner 100, L.Anderson 100,135, S.Anderson 100) Northfield Darts Club 7 (M.Lloyd 139, B.PriceDavies 100,136, L.Allen 2×100,108f,134, J.Evitts 140, M.Hopkins 2×100, J.Walsh 100, L.Fowler 125), Kings Norton Ex Serviceman’s Club 8 (K.Foxhall 2×100,118,120, A.Fenton 2×100, R.Foxhall 100,120,140, R.Niblett 2×100,120,122f,125,140, James Fisher 140) Crown 1 (K.Smith 100,120,130, R.Derbyshire 2×100, K.Knight 100).
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Northfield kept their winning run intact in the Kings Norton League with a close 5-2 home win over Kings Norton Flights, the win keeps the leaders two points to the good on second placed Greenlands who also won 5-2 at home against Stirchley. Bourneville are third on fourteen points, six off the top after they went down 4-3 at Bournebrook, however they do have a game in hand.
There was just the one maximum this week and it was supplied by M.Hopkins (Northfield) however there were three 160 breaks and they came from D.Witecombe (Pavillions) plus M.Lloyd and R.Higgins (Northfield).
Full Results:Game 11:- Bournebrook 4 (K.Webb 131, M.Henson 100, T.Jeffs 123,154f, C.Ryan 133, A.Jeffs 100) Bourneville 3 (M.Collins 112b,137, A.Faulkner 125, P.Garvey 140b, M.Bennett 3×100, G.Carver 100, M.Ferriday 100, A.Bailles 125), Dingle 6 (A.Aindow 106f,134,12 darts game, M.Poolton 100,125, J.Needham 131) Perfection 1 (P.Taylor 3×100, P.Smith 100), Greenlands 5 (R.Waldron 100,10 darts game, R.Docker 120b, T.Garfield 100,109b) Stirchley 2 (M.Cormell 105b, S.Hercules 136, A.Fenton 2×100,121, M.Welsh 100), Cock Inn 5 (A.Hopkins 102b, A.Vaughan 100,112b, Joe Fox 105b, John Fox 100, R.Allcott 100,135,12 darts game, A.Underwood 100) Pavillions 2 (D.Witecombe 160b,12 darts game, L.Bandy 116bB, P.Fisher 100), Northfield 5 (L.Allen 2×100, J.Evitts 100, P.Draper 100, J.O’Neill 100, M.Lloyd 123,160b,2×12 darts games, R.Higgins 135,160b,11 darts game, M.Hopkins 100,100b, T.Allen 120, M.Hopkins 180) Kings Norton Flights 2 (D.Willis 100, R.Foxhall 100, K.Foxhall 121, James Fisher 100b, E.Dearn 100, R.Nibblett 140).
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The John Edwards Thursday Night League staged the preliminary round of their 301 Cup which produced a somewhat surprising result with league leaders Wonder losing 6-3 at Double Tops Micro Bar who are some seven places below them in the league. In the other game played Oldbury British Legion won 5-4 at the Mill.
Full Results: 301 Cup: Preliminary Round:- Double Tops Micro Bar 6 Wonder 3, Mill 4 Oldbury British Legion 5.
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With games running out now in the Silver End Sunday Morning League, a 5-3 home win over fourth in the league Old Liberal Club keeps Old Star top of the table with eighty-two points and a lead of six over second placed Dudley Sports ‘A’ who had a resounding 8-1 win over fifth in the table Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club. Third in the league High Acres ‘A’ won 5-3 at Woodman to leave them eleven points behind Dudley Sports ‘A’ and seventeen short of the leaders.
Full Results:Game 29:- Vine 3 Ten Arches 5, Dudley Sports ‘A’ 8 Glasscutters 0, Pensnett Liberal Club ‘A’ 3 Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club 5, Spring Meadow 7 Brier Rose 1, High Acres ‘A’ 6 Tenth Lock 2, New Talbot 6 Woodman 2, Kingswinford British Legion 2 High Acres ‘B’ 6, Old Liberal Club 7 Pensnett Liberal Club ‘B’ 1, Portway 3 Old Star 5, Roebuck 6 Dudley Sports ‘B’ 2, Game 30:- Roebuck 4 Vine 4, Dudley Sports ‘B’ 1 Portway 7, Old Star 5 Old Liberal Club 3, Pensnett Liberal Club ‘B’ 3 Kingswinford British Legion 5, High Acres ‘B’ 5 New Talbot 3, Woodman 3 High Acres ‘A’ 5, Tenth Lock 2 Brier Rose 6, Spring Meadow 6 Pensnett Liberal Club ‘A’ 2, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club 1 Dudley Sports ‘A’ 7, Glasscutters 1 Ten Arches 7.
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Chop House made it nineteen wins in twenty-one games in the Stourbridge and District Wednesday Night League, they have a six points advantage over second and third placed Old Liberal Club ‘A’ and Stourbridge FC ‘A’, the former winning 6-1 at home over Five Ways while the latter lost 5-2 at home to Swan who are five places below them in the table. A further two points adrift with thirty points are Bird in Hand ‘E’, Hollybush, New Inns and Beech Tree Miners.
Full Resuilts:Game 21:- Ashwood 4 Netherton Conservative Club 3, Old Liberal Club ‘A’ 6 Five Ways 1, Stourbridge FC ‘A’ 2 Swan 5, New Inns 5 Hollybush 2, Chop House 6 Bird in Hand ‘E’ 1, Wheatsheaf 4 Raven 3, Fox Inn (Lye) 3 Beech Tree Miners 4, Plough ‘A’ 4 Stourbridge FC ‘B’ 3, Old Liberal Club ‘B’ 2 Plough ‘B’ 5.
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Leaders of the Brierley Hill Monday Night League, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ and second placed Lamp Tavern both handed out 8-1 defeats to their respective opponents Roebuck ‘B’ and Dudley Sports ‘B’. Lamp Tavern and third placed Raven are both two points off the top, Raven having a narrow 5-4 win at Pensnett Liberal Club
Full Results:
Game 14:- Raven 8 Stourbridge Cricket Club 1, Tipton Sports and Social Club 1 Mount Pleasant 8, Rose and Crown (Wordsley) 3 Rose and Crown ‘B’ 6, Kingswinford British Legion 5 Roebuck ‘B’ 4, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ 7 Dudley Sports ‘B’ 2, Lamp Tavern 5 Little Barrel 4, Dudley Sports ‘A’ 5 Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘B’ 4, Roebuck ‘A’ 8 Starving Rascal 1, Rose and Crown ‘A’ 8 Tommy Turners 1, Wombourne Club 5 High Acres 4, Bridge 6 Pensnett Liberal Club 3,
Game 15:- Dudley Sports ‘B’ 1 Lamp Tavern 8, Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘B’ 4 Roebuck ‘A’ 5, Stourbridge Cricket Club 7 Tipton Sports and Social Club 2, Little Barrel 6 Dudley Sports ‘A’ 3, Roebuck ‘B’ 1 Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club ‘A’ 8, Rose and Crown ‘B’ 3 Kingswinford British Legion 6, Tommy Turners 2 Wombourne Club 7, Pensnett Liberal Club 4 Raven 5, High Acres v Bridge, Starving Rascal v Rose and Crown ‘A’ and Mount Pleasant v Rose and Crown (Wordsley) were all postponed.
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Wonder and Bell continue to battle it out four league honours in the Rowley Monday Night League, leaders Wonder having a 7-2 win at Spring Meadow while Bell went one better to reduce the average arrears slightly with their 8-1 success at home over Romsley Cricket Club. Third and fourth placed Gate Hangs Well and Tividale FC are both on forty-six points, sixteen behind the leading duo, Tividale FC having played one game fewer than the three teams above them.
There were maximums for C.Bunce (Tividale Sports) plus H.Hopton and M.Tedstone (Wonder).
Full Results:Game 32:- Snooks 6 Loyal Lodge 3, Rowley Labour Club 4 Tividale Sports 5 (C.Bunce 180), Gate Hangs Well 6 Whiteheath Tavern 3, Spring Meadow 2 Wonder 7 (H.Hopton 180, M.Tedstone 180), Plough and Harrow 7 (K.Chambers 9 darts game) Huntingtree 2, Tividale FC 5 Rowley Bar and Grill 4 (P.Milsom 156b, A.Bunce 171), Hawthorns ‘A’ 6 (T.Johnson 10 darts game) Vine 3, Bell 8 (B.Gillies 10 darts game, T.Brennan 180) Romsley Cricket Club 1.
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Old Liberal Club moved another step nearer to the title in the Stourbridge and District Monday Night league when they won 6-1 against Gigmill, the win keeping them two points ahead, with a game in hand on second placed Gornal British Legion who had a 5-2 win at Crestwood.
Full Results:Game 36:- Ten Arches ‘B’ 2 Raven ‘A’ 5, Seven Stars 3 Ashwood 4, Old Liberal Club 6 Gigmill 1, Glasscutters ‘A’ 6 Queens Head 1, Netherton Conservative Club 5 Gate Hangs Well 2, Crestwood 2 Gornal British Legion 5, Mount Pleasant 2 Five Ways 5, Ten Arches ‘A’ 4 Bird in Hand 3, Glasscutters ‘B’ had a bye.
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A 3-2 win over their local rivals Allen’s Bar ‘C’ has seen Allen’s Bar ‘A’ clinch the Black Country Men’s Super League title with ninety-nine points, and although second placed Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club have two games in hand as do third placed Quarry Bank Liberal Club, they are respectively sixteen and seventeen points short of the leaders. The battle is still on for the runners-up spot with only one point separating the Ex Serviceman’s and Liberal Clubs.
Full Results:Game 26:- Dudley Ex Serviceman’s Club 4 Ten Arches 1, Townsend Social 3 Northfield Darts Club 2, Quarry Bank Liberal Club 4 Soccer Zone ‘B’ 1, High Acres 3 Allen’s Bar ‘B’ 2, Townsend ‘A’ 3 Bostin Darts 180 Bar 2, Allen’s Bar ‘A’ 3 Allen’s Bar ‘C’ 2.
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In the last fixtures of 2025 the top two players in the West Midlands Ladies Super League, Jacqueline Maiden and Evonne Taylor didn’t play but nevertheless they held on to their top and second places.
Maiden has seventy-two points from nineteen games with Taylor having played sixteen and is on fifty-nine points.
Full Results:Game 14:- Hannah Davies 3 Shellbie Guest 2, Gemma Barrett 3 Crysta Davies-Wilcox 1, Sarah Barrett 3 Eloise Milburn 1, Shellbie Guest 3 Sam Rowley 0, Hannah Davies 3 Crysta Davies-Wilcox 1, Kath Jenkins 3 Kelly Aston 2, Crysta Davies-Wilcox 3 Sam Rowley 2, Lauren Herrington 3 Jacqui Simmons 2, Jade Wellings 3 Kelly Aston 2.
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The Wolverhampton Tuesday Night League staged their Singles Knockout and winning the title was Jack Aldridge who defeated Chris Hill in the final. Going out in the semis were Paul Price and Kye Simmonds while Nicky Devlin, Ben Johnson, Simon ‘Shrek’ Mountford and Dave Lucas all made their exits in the quarter-finals.
Full Results:
Singles Knockout: Losing Quarter-Finalists:- Nicky Devlin, Ben Johnson, Simon ‘Shrek’ Mountford, Dave Lucas, Losing Semi-Finalists:- Paul Price, Kye Simmonds, Runner-Up:- Chris Hill, Winner:- Jack Aldridge.
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