News Archive 2005
Welcome to Tom Collings, who has joined the club. He will be registered in Division 6.
Leamington C Team withdrawn
It is with regret that we announce the withdrawal of our Division 2C team, due to lack of regular players
Friendly matches
Olton won the friendly against Shirley this year, but our much stronger team could have produced a more decisive result.
The Annual tussle with South Birmingham took place on Tuesday 30th August at Olton. Read more...
Team formations 2005-06
These are now available on the Birmingham League page
Birmingham & Leamington League Fixtures
These are now available on the various teams' pages :
Birmingham League
Division 1A
Division 1B
Division 4
Division 6
Leamington League
Olton 1A
Olton 1B
Olton 2C
2005 successes for Olton
Olton Division 1 completed a great season for the club, by winning the Terrill Trophy for the first time. More
The Birmingham League Division 2 team drew with a strong Shirley & Lucas side in an exciting finish. This wins the League Championship for the side. Click here to read more.
Birmingham League AGM
The Birmingham League AGM took place at the club on Tuesday 7th June, where the various trophies and awards for the season were presented.
Alan Lloyd receives the Terrill Trophy from the outgoing
League president, John Crump. On the right, we have the full trophy haul for the
2004-05 season. Left-right - LDCL Open KO trophy, BDCL Division 2 winners,
Terrill Trophy and the Division 4 Individual Trophy and Shield (won by Andy
Cottom). Front - LDCL Division 1 Championship (board). Also in the picture, L-R,
John Clulee, Robert Reynolds, Richard Reynolds and Alan Lloyd.
Alan Lloyd wins Olton 10-minute Tournament
An internal 10-minute tournament was held at the club this week. Alan Lloyd scored a maximum 5/5 to win, with Robert Wallman and Carl Pickering (dropping in from Kenilworth) on 3½.
Individual Performances
Birmingham League and Leamington League Individual performances for the season are now available on each team's page.
Olton Players share in Lightning glory
Two Olton players managed to win shares in the Leamington League Lighning Tournament Open and Under-125 sections, which was held at Solihull. Read more
Individual success
Division 3's relegation has been a traumatic episode, but on a brighter note, Andy Cottom has won the Division's Individual trophy. He beat Mike Groombridge of Walsall Kipping in the final.