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About the Stafford Summer and Winter Darts Leagues
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Stafford Darts League
New Teams
If you are a visitor to this website and feel that you may like to enter a team next season, or if you
already play in the league but know of any new teams that would be interested in playing, let us know.
The league is always happy to welcome new teams who are interested in playing on Wednesday nights.
If you would like to join, please click here
Meetings for entry into the league
AGM is usually in March when entries for the Summer League are submitted.
Meeting in August or September when entries for the Winter League are submitted.
Playing Format
The Stafford Summer Darts League is 7 games
5 singles -
2 doubles -
2 points for a win, 1 point for a 3-
The Stafford Winter Darts League is 7 games
5 singles -
2 doubles -
2 points for a win, 1 point for a 3-
Throwing distance is 7' 6" minimum.
Individual awards for Highest Start, Highest Finish and most single games won (merit) in each division.
A play off competition for all players scoring a 180 during a season.
A play off competition for all team merit winners and runners up (individual with most singles wins).
A team registration fee of £5 is payable with entry to each league, together with a £6 refundable bond.
Wednesday Summer League History
4th December 1956 at the Sheridan Hotel -
Creation of a new Summer Darts League to compliment the existing Winter Stafford Darts League.
Present were licensees
Eric Snape, Sheridan (Theatre Bar): Joe Boffey, Gate (Metropolitan Bar): Bert Wilson Crown Queensville:
Wilf Merrick, Plough, Browning Street: Bill Mitchell, Rifleman, Common Road
and representatives
J Bates, Cottage by the Brook (Tap and Spile) and E Tomlinson, Pheasant (Bear and Pheasant)
9th April 1957 at the Sheridan Hotel.
12 teams formed the Ind Coope & Allsops Darts League.
Cottage by the Brook (Spittal Brook) -
Crown Queensville -
Plough Browning Street (AJ Business Solutions).
Talbot & Smithfield (Crown Court) -
Rifleman A & B (closed) -
Sheridan Hotel.
Format 3 doubles 501 and 1 single 301.
1962 Format changed to 7 singles 301
1960 Season name change to Ind Coope
1976 Season name change to Ansells Darts League
1994 Season name change to Courage Darts League
1996 Season name change to Pubmaster Darts League
2001 Season name change to Enterprise Inns Darts League
2006 Season name change to Stafford Summer Darts League
2006-
2008 Season Princess Royal sponsors
2009 Season The West Way sponsors
2010 Season No league sponsorship
2011 Season Rileys Sports Club sponsors
2012-
2014 Format changed to 5 singles and 2 doubles
Wednesday Winter League History
19th July 1988 at the Kings Arms
14 teams formed the Skol Lager Wednesday Winter League.
Bird in Hand -
Crown Queensville -
Garth Hotel Moss Pitt -
Greyhound Yarlet -
Southend Club, Silkmore Lane -
Vernon Younge Arms (Eccleshall) -
1993-
1995-
1998-
2003-
2005-
2006-
2012-
2013 Format changed Premier Division to Best of 3
2014 Format changed to all divisions 5 singles and 2 doubles
Friday Winter League History
4th October 1966 Ind Coope Friday night Winter League formed with 8 teams
1977-
1995-
1996-
15th December 2002 Friday Winter League terminated
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