| Northern Bridge League |
Formed in 2006, the NBL is a teams-of-eight competition between the County Bridge Associations of Northern England and North Wales. The League is divided into three Divisions. The A Division is for teams consisting of players of the highest standard, the B Division is for regular County standard players, whilst the C Division is aimed at those who do not yet fall into the other categories.
There are four all-play-all events each year, held on Saturdays in the summer months. Since 2021 matches have been played on RealBridge.
Cumbria has two teams, one in the B division and one in the C division.
Click here to go to the NBL website.
|
|
|
|
| 2026 matches |
The dates for the 2026 matches, to be played online on RealBridge, are:
11 July
15 August
12 September
17 October
All matches will play 40 boards starting at 10:30am with a 45-minute break at 12:30 and finishing at 16:15
|
|
|
|
| 2026 results |
The results after 3 rounds are as follows:
(See below for the results for each match)
B division
| 1 |
Manchester |
189 |
| 2 |
Cumbria |
171 |
| 3 |
North East |
169 |
| 4 |
Yorkshire |
149 |
| 5 |
Merseyside/Cheshire |
124 |
| 6 |
Lancashire |
98 |
C division
| 1 |
Manchester |
156 |
| 2 |
Yorkshire |
152 |
| 3 |
Lancashire |
141 |
| 4 |
Merseyside/Cheshire |
129 |
| 5 |
Cumbria |
121 |
| 6 |
Manx BU |
101 |
|
|
|
|
| 12 September 2026 |
B division - click here for the results
Mike and Sally-Ann Rothwell
John MacLachlan and Robin Rose
Ian Smith and Tony Bartlett
Tim Stanley-Clamp and John Wilmott
1st out of 6 with 64 VPs (out of 100)
C division - click here for the results
Paul Davies and Terry McCarron
John Ellwood and Ray Gregory
Gaynor Williams and Frank Underwood
George Page and Mike Richardson
5th out of 6 with 41 VPs (out of 100)
|
|
|
|
| 15 August 2026 |
B division - click here for the results
Mike and Sally-Ann Rothwell
John MacLachlan and Robin Rose
Martyn Harris and Alan Wearmouth
Tim Stanley-Clamp and John Wilmott
4th out of 6 with 54 VPs (out of 100)
C division - click here for the results
Paul Davies and Terry McCarron
John Ellwood and Ray Gregory
Gaynor Williams and Frank Underwood
Leo Lehninger and Jenny Carruthers
3rd out of 6 with 52 VPs (out of 100)
|
|
|
|
| 11 July 2026 |
B division - click here for the results
Mike and Sally-Ann Rothwell
John MacLachlan and John Farmer
Tim Stanley-Clamp and John Wilmott
Tony Bartlett and Ian Smith
3rd out of 6 with 53 VPs (out of 100)
C division - click here for the results
Paul Davies and Terry McCarron
John Ellwood and Ray Gregory
Gaynor Williams and Frank Underwood
Michael Higginbotham and Steve Miles
5th out of 5 with 28 VPs (out of 80)
|
|
|
|