Senior Flags
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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{More citations needed|date=April 2015}}
{{Infobox football tournament
| logo = File:English Lacrosse Logo.png
| founded = 1883
| region = North of England
| current champions = Stockport Lacrosse Club (25th title)
| most successful club = Stockport Lacrosse Club (25 titles)
}}
The North of England Men's Lacrosse Association Senior Flags, known as the Senior Flags, is an annual knockout club cup competition played for by teams in the North of England Men's Premiership. It is the oldest lacrosse club competition in the world.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} The Senior Flags is organised by the North of England Men's Lacrosse Association, a committee of the English Lacrosse Association.
Past Winners 1883-1945
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|1883–1884 | South Manchester | Heaton Mersey | 8–5 |
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|1884–1885 | Liverpool | Heaton Mersey | 9–3 |
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|1885–1886 | South Manchester | Liverpool | 5–3 |
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|1886–1887 | Owens College | Liverpool | 3–2 |
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|1887–1888 | Owens College | South Manchester | 6–5 |
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|1888–1889 | South Manchester | Owens College | 3–1 |
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|1889–1890 | South Manchester | Heaton Mersey | 15–5 |
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|1890–1891 | South Manchester | Owens College | 4–1 |
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|1891–1892 | South Manchester | Owens College | 6–2 |
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|1892–1893 | Cheetham | South Manchester | 6–2 |
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|1893–1894 | Cheetham | Owens College | 4–3 |
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|1894–1895 | South Manchester | Owens College | 10–3 |
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|1895–1896 | Stockport | South Manchester | 9–5 |
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|1896–1897 | Stockport | Albert Park | 2–1 |
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|1897–1898 | Stockport | South Manchester | 9–3 |
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|1898–1899 | Stockport | Heaton Mersey | 16–2 |
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|1899–1900 | Stockport | Albert Park | 12–0 |
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|1900–1901 | Stockport | Heaton Mersey | 11–3 |
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|1901–1902 | Stockport | South Manchester | 6–1 |
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|1902–1903 | Stockport | South Manchester | 12–5 |
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|1903–1904 | South Manchester | Heaton Mersey | 9–4 |
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|1904–1905 | Stockport | Heaton Mersey | 9–4 |
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|1905–1906 | South Manchester | Stockport | 3–2 |
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|1906–1907 | Old Hulmeians | South Manchester | 10–7 |
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|1907–1908 | Old Hulmeians | South Manchester | 10–7 |
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|1908–1909 | South Manchester | Eccles | 11–4 |
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|1909–1910 | Old Hulmeians | South Manchester | 10–4 |
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|1910–1911 | Stockport | Old Hulmeians | 6–1 |
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|1911–1912 | Stockport | Albert Park | 7–3 |
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|1912–1913 | Stockport | Albert Park | 11–2 |
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|1913–1914 | Old Hulmeians | Heaton Mersey | 10–6 |
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|1915–1918 | No Contest | No Contest | |
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|1919–1920 | South Manchester | Albert Park | 6–5 |
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|1920–1921 | Boardman | South Manchester | 12–4 |
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|1921–1922 | Boardman | Old Hulmeians | 11–5 |
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|1922–1923 | Old Hulmeians | Stockport | 6–4 |
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|1923–1924 | South Manchester | Stockport | 7–4 |
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|1924–1925 | Albert Park | Stockport | 8–3 |
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|1925–1926 | Stockport | Heaton Mersey Guild | 15–5 |
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|1926–1927 | Heaton Mersey | Old Mancunians | 12–6 |
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|1927–1928 | Stockport | Heaton Mersey Guild{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000986/19280402/278/0022 |title=Register |access-date=19 June 2023 |url-access=subscription |via=British Newspaper Archive}} | 16–1 |
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|1928–1929 | Boardman | Eccles | 9–1 |
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|1929–1930 | Old Mancunians | Stockport | 4–3 |
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|1930–1931 | Stockport | Old Mancunians | 5–4 |
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|1931–1932 | Old Hulmeians | Heaton Mersey | 7–3 |
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|1932–1933 | South Manchester & Wythenshawe | Stockport | 10–3 |
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|1933–1934 | Stockport | Old Mancunians | 7–6 |
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|1934–1935 | Mellor | Old Mancunians | 9–4 |
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|1935–1936 | Mellor | Old Hulmeians | 13–5 |
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|1936–1937 | Mellor | Old Waconians | 9–5 |
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|1937–1938 | Old Waconians | Old Hulmeians | 8–6 |
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|1938–1939 | Old Waconians | Boardman & Eccles | 7–2 |
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|1940–1945 | No Contest | No Contest |
Past Winners 1946-Present
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|1946–1947 | Old Waconians | Old Hulmeians | 9–2 |
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|1947–1948 | Mellor | Boardman & Eccles | 5–4 |
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|1948–1949 | Old Hulmeians | Ashton | 10–7 |
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|1949–1950 | Old Hulmeians | Mellor | 9–7 |
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|1950–1951 | Old Waconians | Old Mancunians | 9–8 |
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|1951–1952 | Old Waconians | Old Mancunians | 7–4 |
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|1952–1953 | Old Waconians | Old Hulmeians | 8–4 |
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|1953–1954 | Heaton Mersey | Old Hulmeians | 8–7 |
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|1954–1955 | Old Waconians | Old Hulmeians | 10–5 |
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|1955–1956 | Old Hulmeians | Old Mancunians | 8–5 |
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|1956–1957 | Old Mancunians | Heaton Mersey | 9–7 |
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|1957–1958 | Heaton Mersey | Old Mancunians | 5–4 |
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|1958–1959 | Heaton Mersey | Old Hulmeians | 4–1 |
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|1959–1960 | Heaton Mersey | Manchester University | 8–6 |
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|1960–1961 | Boardman & Eccles | Manchester University | 8–6 |
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|1961–1962 | Old Hulmeians | South Manchester & Wythenshawe | 6–1 |
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|1962–1963 | Mellor | Heaton Mersey | 15–7 |
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|1963–1964 | Old Hulmeians | Heaton Mersey | 10–3 |
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|1964–1965 | Mellor | Old Hulmeians | 7–5 |
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|1965–1966 | South Manchester & Wythenshawe | Old Hulmeians | 11–5 |
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|1966–1967 | Mellor | South Manchester & Wythenshawe | 12–11 |
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|1967–1968 | Old Hulmeians | Mellor | 6–5 |
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|1968–1969 | Mellor | Cheadle | 19–4 |
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|1969–1970 | South Manchester & Wythenshawe | Mellor | 9–5 |
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|1970–1971 | South Manchester & Wythenshawe | Urmston | 18–5 |
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|1971–1972 | South Manchester & Wythenshawe | Urmston | 7–5 |
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|1972–1973 | South Manchester & Wythenshawe | Mellor | 11–2 |
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|1973–1974 | Urmston | Sheffield University | 12–5 |
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|1974–1975 | Urmston | Sheffield University | 14–7 |
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|1975–1976 | Old Hulmeians | South Manchester & Wythenshawe | 12–8 |
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|1976–1977 | Sheffield University | Urmston | 17–11 |
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|1977–1978 | Cheadle | South Manchester & Wythenshawe | 10–4 |
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|1978–1979 | Cheadle | Mellor | 15–11 |
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|1979–1980 | South Manchester & Wythenshawe | Old Hulmeians | 14–10 |
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|1980–1981 | Cheadle | Mellor | 13–7 |
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|1981–1982 | Sheffield University | Cheadle | 13–11 |
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|1982–1983 | Sheffield University | Cheadle | 15–10 |
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|1983–1984 | Cheadle | South Manchester & Wythenshawe | 15–8 |
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|1984–1985 | Cheadle | Old Hulmeians | 12–5 |
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|1985–1986 | Heaton Mersey | Stockport | 10–8 |
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|1986–1987 | Stockport | Mellor | 9–8 |
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|1987–1988 | Mellor | Stockport | 11–6 |
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|1988–1989 | Stockport | Cheadle | 9–8 |
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|1989–1990 | Cheadle | Mellor | 7–6 |
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|1990–1991 | Cheadle | Stockport | 10–9 |
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|1991–1992 | Cheadle | Heaton Mersey | 15–12 |
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|1992–1993 | Heaton Mersey | Timperley | 13–9 |
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|1993–1994 | Cheadle | Mellor | 11–8 |
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|1994–1995 | Cheadle | Mellor | 9–4 |
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|1995–1996 | Stockport | Mellor | 7–4 |
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|1996–1997 | Mellor | Heaton Mersey | 13–10 |
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|1997–1998 | Cheadle | Heaton Mersey | 8–7 |
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|1998–1999 | Stockport | Heaton Mersey | 13–6 |
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|1999–2000 | Cheadle | Heaton Mersey | 14–7 |
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|2000–2001 | Cheadle | Old Waconians | 9–7 |
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|2001–2002 | Heaton Mersey | Stockport | 14–13 |
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|2002–2003 | Cheadle | Mellor | 15–13 |
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|2003–2004 | Stockport | Heaton Mersey | 14–13 |
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|2004–2005 | Stockport | Heaton Mersey | 14–10 |
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|2005–2006 | Heaton Mersey | Stockport | 6–4 |
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|2006–2007 | Manchester Waconians | Mellor | 9–3 |
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|2007–2008 | Wilmslow | Mellor | 19–10 |
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|2008–2009 | Cheadle | Stockport | 9–8 |
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|2009–2010 | Stockport | Rochdale | 9–2 |
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|2010–2011 | Cheadle | Heaton Mersey | 9–8 |
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|2011–2012 | Stockport | Cheadle | 15–2 |
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|2012–2013 | Stockport | Cheadle | 8–6 |
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|2013–2014 | Cheadle | Stockport | 10–8 |
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|2014–2015 | Cheadle | Heaton Mersey | 14–8 |
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|2015–2016 | Poynton | Cheadle | 8–7 |
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|2016–2017 | Poynton | Cheadle | 14–8 |
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|2017–2018 | Poynton | Cheadle | 10–6 |
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|2018–2019 | Poynton | Cheadle | 13–11 (OT) |
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|2019–2020 | No Contest | No Contest | |
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|2020–2021 | No Contest | No Contest | |
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|2021–2022 | Heaton Mersey | Stockport | 14–11 |
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|2022–2023 | Cheadle | Brooklands | 10–6 |
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|2023–2024 | Stockport | Heaton Mersey | 16–8 |
References
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Further reading
- Melland, Charles H. (1939) "The University Lacrosse Club", in: The Journal of the University of Manchester, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 74–76
Category:Sports competitions in England