Roller derby in the United Kingdom
| Roller derby in the United Kingdom | |
|---|---|
| Governing body | UKRDA |
By September 2011, there were more than 1,000 amateur roller derby leagues, covering every inhabited continent,[1] with teams in countries such as Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Germany, Belgium, Finland, Sweden[2] and Singapore[3] In the UK, the sport is mostly played by women.[4]
Contemporary roller derby has a basic set of rules, with variations reflecting the interests of a governing body's member leagues. The Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), which is used by the majority of leagues around the world.[5] For example, members of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association are required to play by WFTDA rules,[6] while members of the Canadian Women's Roller Derby Association are encouraged to join the WFTDA.[7]
Leagues[edit]
England[edit]
North East[edit]
- Durham, County Durham – Durham Roller Derby[8]
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear – Newcastle Roller Derby,[9] Tyne and Fear Roller Derby[10]
- Sunderland, Tyne & Wear – Sunderland Roller Derby[11]
- Teesside – Teesside Skate Invaders
Yorkshire[edit]
- Halifax, West Yorkshire – Halifax Bruising Banditas[12]
- Harrogate, North Yorkshire – Spa Town Roller Derby[13]
- Hull, East Yorkshire – Hull's Angels Roller Derby,[14] City of Hull Roller Derby[15]
- Leeds, West Yorkshire – Leeds Roller Derby,[16] Aire Force One[17]
- Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire – Middlesbrough Roller Derby[18]
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire – Sheffield Steel Roller Derby,[19] The Inhuman League,[20] Hallam Hellcats Roller Derby[21]
- Wakefield, West Yorkshire – Wakey Wheeled Cats[22]
- York, North Yorkshire – York Minxters Roller Derby[23]
North West[edit]
- Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria – Furness Roller Derby[24][25]
- Blackpool, Lancashire – Blackpool Roller Derby[26]
- Crewe, Cheshire – Railtown Loco Rollers[27]
- Liverpool, Merseyside – Liverpool Roller Birds[28]
- Manchester, Greater Manchester – Rainy City Roller Derby,[29] Manchester Roller Derby,[30] Arcadia Roller Derby[31]
- Preston, Lancashire – Preston Roller Girls[32]
- Wirral, Merseyside – Riverside Rebels Roller Derby,[33] Wirral Roller Derby[34]
Midlands[edit]
- Birmingham, West Midlands – Crash Test Brummies,[35] Birmingham Roller Derby[36]
- Coventry, West Midlands – Coventry Roller Derby[37]
- Grimsby, Lincolnshire – Grimsby Roller Derby[38]
- Hereford, Herefordshire – Hereford Roller Derby[39]
- Leicester, Leicestershire – Roller Derby Leicester,[40] Dolly Rockit Rollers[41]
- Lincoln, Lincolnshire – Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Derby,[42] Lincolnshire Rolling Thunder[43]
- Mansfield, Nottinghamshire – Mansfield Roller Derby[44]
- Nottingham, Nottinghamshire – Hellfire Harlots,[45] Nottingham Roller Derby,[46] East Midlands Open Roller Derby[47]
- Northampton, Northamptonshire – Vendetta Vixens[48]
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire – Evolution Roller Derby[49][50]
- Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands – Stoke City Rollers[51]
- Worcester – Worcester Wyldlings Roller Derby[52]
- Wolverhampton, West Midlands – Wolverhampton Honour Rollers[53]
East[edit]
- Bedford, Bedfordshire – Bedfordshire Roller Derby[54][55]
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk – Suffolk Roller Derby[56]
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire – Cambridge Rollerbillies[57]
- Norwich, Norfolk – Norfolk Roller Derby[58]
- Peterborough, Cambridgeshire – Borderland Brawlers Roller Derby[59]
- Stevenage, Hertfordshire – Full Metal Roller Derby[60]
South East[edit]
- Brighton, East Sussex – Brighton Rockers Roller Derby[61]
- Chelmsford, Essex – Killa Hurtz Roller Derby[62]
- Eastbourne, East Sussex – Eastbourne Roller Derby[63]
- Herne Bay, Kent – Kent Roller Derby[64]
- High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire – Big Bucks High Rollers[65]
- Oxford, Oxfordshire – Oxford Roller Derby,[66] Oxford Wheels of Gory Roller Derby[67]
- Portsmouth, Hampshire – Portsmouth Roller Wenches [68]
- Rochester, Kent – Kent Men's Roller Derby,[69] Apex Predators Roller Derby[70]
- Windsor, Berkshire – Royal Windsor Roller Derby[71]
South[edit]
- Basingstoke, Hampshire – Basingstoke Bullets Roller Derby[72]
- Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire – Hertfordshire Roller Derby[73]
- London, Greater London – London Rockin' Rollers,[74] London Roller Derby,[75] Southern Discomfort Roller Derby[76]
- Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire – Rebellion Roller Derby,[77] Milton Keynes Roller Derby[78]
- Southampton, Hampshire – Southampton City Rollers[79]
South West[edit]
- Bath, Somerset – Bath Roller Derby[80]
- Bideford, Devon – North Devon Roller Derby[81]
- Bristol – Bristol Roller Derby[82]
- Devon and Somerset – South West Angels of Terror (SWAT) Roller Derby[83]
- Exeter, Devon – Exeter Roller Derby[84]
- Dorset – Dorset Roller Girls,[85] Dorset Knobs Roller Derby[86]
- Gloucester, Gloucestershire – Severn Roller Torrent[87]
- Guildford – Surrey Roller Girls,[88] Surrey Roller Boys[89]
- Penzance, Cornwall – Cornwall Roller Derby[90]
- Plymouth, Devon – Plymouth City Roller Derby[91]
- Swindon, Wiltshire – Wiltshire Roller Derby[92]
Northern Ireland[edit]
Scotland[edit]
- Aberdeen – Granite City Roller Derby,[94] Granite City Brawlers[95]
- Dumfries – Doonhame Roller Derby
- Dundee – Dundee Roller Derby[96]
- Edinburgh – Auld Reekie Roller Derby,[97] Demonburgh Junior Roller Derby
- Elgin – Helgin Roller Derby[98]
- Glasgow – Glasgow Roller Derby,[99] Mean City Roller Derby,[100] Glasgow Men's Roller Derby[101]
- Grangemouth – Bairn City Rollers[102]
- Inverness – Inverness City Roller Derby[103]
- Inverclyde – Inverclyde Roller Derby
- Livingston – New Town Roller Derby[104]
- Lothian – Lothian Derby Dolls, Fear & Lothian[105]
- Orkney – Orkney Roller Derby[106]
- Perth – Fair City Rollers[107]
- Ullapool – Ullapool Slayers
Wales[edit]
- Abercynon – South Wales Silures,[108] Dare Valley Vixens Roller Derby[109]
- Bridgend – Bridgend Roller Derby[110]
- Cardiff – Cardiff Roller Collective,[111] Tiger Bay Brawlers[112][113]
- Flint – North Wales Roller Derby[114]
- Machynlleth – Mid-Wales Roller Derby
- Neath Port Talbot – NPT Roller Derby
- Newport – Riot City Ravens[115]
- Swansea – Reaper Roller Derby, Swansea City Roller Derby[116]
Defunct Leagues[edit]
Northern Ireland[edit]
See also[edit]
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