London League - Season 2023/24
Here are the current standings in the 2023/24 London Backgammon League. (The final results for previous seasons are available at the foot of this page.)
League table
| Pos. | P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff. | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumberland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 5 |
| 2 | Union | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
| 3 | MCC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | RAC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Hurlingham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Chelsea Arts | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 1 |
| 7 | East India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Roehampton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 0 |
| 9 | Groucho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 0 |
Fixtures
| Date | Home | Away | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 20th September 2023 | Chelsea Arts | 6 | 12 | Union |
| September | East India | Groucho | ||
| Monday 2nd October 2023 | MCC | 9 | 9 | Chelsea Arts |
| Tuesday 3rd October 2023 | Union | 11 | 7 | Hurlingham |
| Wednesday 11th October 2023 | Cumberland | 11 | 7 | Roehampton |
| October | Groucho | Roehampton | ||
| Wednesday 1st November 2023 | Cumberland | 9 | 9 | RAC |
| Wednesday 8th November 2023 | Roehampton | 8 | 10 | RAC |
| Wednesday 22nd November 2023 | Hurlingham | 6 | 12 | Cumberland |
| Thursday 23rd November 2023 | MCC | 12 | 6 | Groucho |
| November | East India | MCC | ||
| November | Groucho | Union | ||
| Tuesday 5th December 2023 | Hurlingham | 14 | 4 | Groucho |
| Tuesday 12th December 2023 | East India | Chelsea Arts | ||
| December | Cumberland | Union | ||
| Wednesday 10th January 2024 | Chelsea Arts | Hurlingham | ||
| Thursday 11th January 2024 | RAC | MCC | ||
| Wednesday 24th January 2024 | Union | RAC | ||
| Thursday 15th February 2024 | RAC | Groucho | ||
| Thursday 15th February 2024 | Union | Roehampton | ||
| Wednesday 21st February 2024 | MCC | Cumberland | ||
| Thursday 22nd February 2024 | Chelsea Arts | RAC | ||
| February | East India | Hurlingham | ||
| Wednesday 6th March 2024 | Roehampton | East India | ||
| Thursday 7th March 2024 | MCC | Union | ||
| Tuesday 19th March 2024 | Roehampton | MCC | ||
| Thursday 21st March 2024 | RAC | Hurlingham | ||
| March | Cumberland | East India | ||
| March | Groucho | Chelsea Arts | ||
| Wednesday 17th April 2024 | Hurlingham | Roehampton | ||
| Wednesday 17th April 2024 | Union | East India | ||
| Thursday 18th April 2024 | Chelsea Arts | Cumberland | ||
| Wednesday 1st May 2024 | Hurlingham | MCC | ||
| Wednesday 8th May 2024 | Roehampton | Chelsea Arts | ||
| Thursday 23rd May 2024 | RAC | East India | ||
| May | Groucho | Cumberland | ||
| Chelsea Arts | Cumberland | East India | Groucho | Home House | Hurlingham | MCC | RAC | Roehampton | Union | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea Arts | ← Thu 18th April | ← Wed 10th January | ← Thu 22nd February | ← Wed 20th September6-12 | ||||||
| Cumberland | ← March | ← Wed 1st November9-9 | ← Wed 11th October11-7 | ← December | ||||||
| East India | ← Tue 12th December | ← September | ← February | ← November | ||||||
| Groucho | ← March | ← May | ← October | ← November | ||||||
| Home House | ||||||||||
| Hurlingham | ← Wed 22nd November6-12 | ← Tue 5th December14-4 | ← Wed 1st May | ← Wed 17th April | ||||||
| MCC | ← Mon 2nd October9-9 | ← Wed 21st February | ← Thu 23rd November12-6 | ← Thu 7th March | ||||||
| RAC | ← Thu 23rd May | ← Thu 15th February | ← Thu 21st March | ← Thu 11th January | ||||||
| Roehampton | ← Wed 8th May | ← Wed 6th March | ← Tue 19th March | ← Wed 8th November8-10 | ||||||
| Union | ← Wed 17th April | ← Tue 3rd October11-7 | ← Wed 24th January | ← Thu 15th February |
The arrows (←) point to the home team.
History
The London League winners in seasons prior to this one are as follows:
- Season 2022/23: won by Union
- Season 2021/22: won by RAC
- Season 2019/20: abandoned
- Season 2018/19: won by MCC
- Season 2017/18: won by RAC
- Season 2016/17: won by Roehampton
- Season 2015/16: won by RAC
- Season 2014/15: won by RAC
- Season 2013/14: won by MCC
- Season 2012/13: won by MCC
- Season 2011/12: won by MCC
- Season 2010/11: won by Groucho
- Season 2009/10: won by Home House
- Season 2008/09: won by Cumberland
- Season 2007/08: won by MCC
- Season 2006/07: won by RAC
- Season 2005/06: won by RAC
See also the aggregate league statistics.
Rules
At the beginning of the 2010/11 season, the captains of the teams in the London League agreed a set of rules to clarify expectations and help pre-emptively resolve disputes. Click here for the current London League rules.