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Welcome to the

Northern Police Cross Country and Trail Leagues

 

The League formed in July 1967 and for over 57 years has attracted runners from most of the police forces across the north of England.

The league now stages 11/12 fixtures each season that starts in early October through to late March. Each fixture attracts between 25 and 80 runners.

In recent years the league has gone from strength to strength, despite the pressures of securing time-off from police duties. We have recently added an 11th and 12th fixture that add a better chance to attend the FIVE required fixtures to score maximum points!

Due too falling numbers we decided to suspend the 'Trail' League. It was felt that we may have too many fixtures on offer but will simply continue to 'boulster' the original Winter Cross Country League.

All information about the XC League and Trail Series, past and present is contained in this website.

For further information contact the League Secretary:

Steve Broadbent


 




New XC Season - 2024/2025


For 2024/2025 we have eleven great fixtures plus the Nationals. Venue details will be published here prior to each.

NEWS LATEST


  • New Season Buff Scarfs have arrived!
  • Added Fixture #9  GMP - 12 February

Snapshot Results 2024/2025 - All Fixtures - Click Here

Excel Tables  2024/25 Season - XC MSExcel - All tables


Excel Tables contain various worksheets containing detailed results data.

Fixtures start at 1.30pm on a Wednesday unless otherwise stated.

  • Fixture 1 – 25 September 2024 - North Yorkshire Confirmed
  • Fixture 2 – 9 October 2024 – Cheshire – Confirmed
  • Fixture 3 – 30 October 2024 – Lancashire – Confirmed
  • Fixture 4 – 13 November 2024 – Cumbria - Confirmed
  • Fixture 5 – 27 November 2024 – South Yorkshire – Confirmed (North+Mids)
  • Fixture 6 – 11 December 2024 – Derbyshire Confirmed (Mids)

Christmas

  • Fixture 7 – 8 January 2025 – Staffordshire – Confirmed (Mids)
  • Fixture 8 – 29 January 2025 – Humberside – Confirmed
  • Fixture 9 – 12 February 2025 – GMP Confirmed - Newly Added
  • Fixture 10 – Fri 21 February 2025 – Merseyside Confirmed
  • Fixture 11 – 5 March 2025 – North Wales – PSUK National – Confirmed
  • Fixture 12 – 26 March 2025 – West Yorkshire - FINAL FIXTURE

Further details of each venue will be added here two weeks prior to each fixture.


News Update: The final fixture will now be Fixture 11 at Leeds.


2024/25 Season League Race Entry Point

  • 11 Fixtures - £15
  • Single Fixture - £4
Please enter using our secure BookitZone System. Cost includes your booking fee.


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NPCCL 2024/2025 Season

Next Fixture - #10 - Merseyside - Friday 21 February 2025

Merseyside Fixture - Altcar - Hightown - L38 0BA
Hi everyone. Altcar 10k is now confirmed for Friday 21st, start time 1.30pm. 😀
Same arrangement as previous years. Sign in at the gatehouse (please bring photo ID or warrant card incase asked).
Parking is over the bridge by the sports hall where registration will take place. Showers & changing rooms available.
Please aim to arrive no later than 1pm to allow time for getting through the security. Sadly no pets are allowed on base.
The course is a single 10km loop on mixed terrain (grass / sand with some tarmac) so not suitable for spikes. It starts and ends on the rugby field. Food provide post race in the sports hall 🙂
If willing there will be a collection bucket in the hall to support an on-site charity for camping pods within the base used to provide a relaxing break for injured / sick service personnel in familiar surroundings.
We will be joined by some guest runners from the base / local running club.
Entry is via what 3 words:
///relishes.officer.drifter
A bit short of volunteers this year should anyone wish to help on the finish line!
Hope to see you there
Keith





Latest Result

Latest Results - GMP Fixture - Wednesday 12 February 2025- Sale
A big thank you to Shannon Davies and her team for hosting Fixture 9 of the Season. 5.5 miles of cold, icy winds alongside the fast-flowing River Mersey made for a nice afternoon run!
Rob Sparkes (Humberside) and Simon Fricke (NYP) were 1st and 2nd male and Janine Fallon (Lancs) and Maria Dixon (SYP) 1st and 2nd ladies. Simon and Maria won spot prizes at this fixture!
Thank you to all who attended and supported today. A reasonable attendance with 28 attendees.
The next fixture is on Friday 21 February at Altcar. Details to follow.


NPCCL - Fixture #09 - Sale - GMP
12 February 2025
Northern League

24B

24M

24F

First

Surname

Force

BIB

L

M/F

Vet

GMP

1

1

 

Robert

Sparkes

Humberside

116

NL

M

 

31.51

2

2

 

Simon

Fricke

North Yorkshire

7

NL

M

V40

36.11

3

3

 

Sam

Burke

GMP

183

NL

M

 

36.59

4

4

 

Paul

Jacklin

Cheshire

112

NL

M

 

37.24

5

5

 

Mark

Culbert

GMP

192

NL

M

V50

38.03

6

6

 

Dave

Pearson

Lancashire

109

NL

M

V55

38.43

7

7

 

James

Pearson

North Yorkshire

23

NL

M

V45

39.35

8

 

1

Janine

Fallon

Lancashire

37

NL

F

V45

40.36

9

8

 

Rob

Balfour

Cheshire

124

NL

M

V50

41.14

10

 

2

Maria

Dixon

South Yorkshire

55

NL

F

 

42.16

11

 

3

Laura

Lawler

Lancashire

68

NL

F

V55

44.13

12

9

 

John

Bradfield

West Yorkshire

184

NL

M

V55

45.32

13

 

4

Katie

Clancy

Lancashire

91

NL

F

V40

45.48

14

 

5

Rachel

Darling-Love

Humberside

97

NL

F

V55

47.09

15

10

 

Dave

Wilkinson

Lancashire

36

NL

M

V65

48.17

16

 

6

Laura

Stipetic

Humberside

29

NL

F

 

48.58

17

11

 

Mark

Porter

Lancashire

2

NL

M

V60

49.26

18

12

 

Colin

Botham

Humberside

147

NL

M

V55

50.07

19

 

7

Anna

Sykes

West Yorkshire

14

NL

F

V45

52.26

20

13

 

Steve

Broadbent

Lancashire

1

NL

M

V65

53.01

21

 

8

Louise

Burnett

Humberside

191

NL

F

V55

53.22

22

 

9

Jane

Brown

GMP

47

NL

F

V55

59.59

23

 

10

Heather

Mitchell

West Yorkshire

46

NL

F

V70

65.30

24

14

 

Dave

Watkinson

Lancashire

100

NL

M

V70

68.14

25

15

 

Jim

O'Donnell

Civil Service

200

NL

M

V75

MAR

26

16

 

Andrew

Brown

West Yorkshire

26

NL

M

V70

MAR

27

 

11

Shannon

Davies

GMP

6

NL

F

V45

TIME

28

 

12

Catherine

Hooper

GMP

 

NL

F

 

TIME

 

 

 




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Final Results - 2023/2024 Season!
Here are the final scores on the doors after a tremendous season! One or two of the original prize categories awarded after the race on Wednesday have changed slightly. This is as I explained, that it is to ensure that all the 'age' categories are filed one way or another.
So runners may well qualify for two prizes but will only take one. This is to allow a fair distribution of prizes overall. Without having my computer to hand soon after the race it isn't always easy to determine precise final position.
In short, all those who completed FIVE fixtures qualified for a prize this year!
Team Results
The team results were close and it was down to the last race to decide 1st and 2nd. The difference was a matter of one point!
1st Mixed Team - Cheshire
2nd Mixed Team - Humberside
3rd Mixed Team - Lancashire
Best Attendance of the Season
To make up for Humberside coming team runner-up, they undoubtedly provided the best attendance at all 11 races this season:
1st Humberside - 97 Attendees - Spot Prize Awarded
2nd - Lancashire 69 Attendees
3rd - Cheshire 41 Attendees
Finally....
Well done to everyone who has supported the League this season. Whether you have attended one race or most of the races, your support is always valued as it ensures the League can continue going forward. Please continue to give it your best support and spread the word among colleagues!!!

23B

23M

23F

First

Surname

Force

BIB

24

L

M/F

Vet

GMP

1

1

 

Robert

Sparkes

Humberside

224

Yes

NL

M

 

31.59

2

2

 

Jack

Pilkington

Cheshire

98

Yes

NL

M

 

36.09

3

3

 

Paul

Targett

Civil Service

221

Yes

NL

M

V50

40.43

4

4

 

Dave

Pearson

Lancashire

222

Yes

NL

M

V50

40.57

5

5

 

Damian

Brook

Lancashire

95

Yes

NL

M

 

42.27

6

6

 

Rob

Balfour

Cheshire

124

Yes

NL

M

V50

42.44

7

7

 

Peter

Tennyson

Humberside

227

Yes

NL

M

V45

43.58

8

 

1

Janine

Fallon

Lancashire

37

Yes

NL

F

V45

44.15

9

8

 

Arran

Sayle

Lancashire

141

Yes

NL

M

 

45.50

10

9

 

James

Cathersides

West Yorkshire

154

Yes

NL

M

V50

47.24

11

10

 

Mike

Bundy

GMP

59

Yes

NL

M

V45

47.43

12

11

 

Stuart

Kane

Lancashire

88

Yes

NL

M

V40

47.44

13

12

 

David

Edon

Cheshire

75

Yes

NL

M

V55

47.59

14

 

2

Laura

Lawler

Lancashire

68

Yes

NL

F

V55

48.49

15

 

3

Vicky

Kehoe

Cheshire

132

Yes

NL

F

V50

49.12

16

 

4

Louise

Cooper

Cheshire

89

Yes

NL

F

V45

49.14

17

 

5

Lisa

Grantham

Cheshire

58

Yes

NL

F

V45

49.55

18

13

 

Steve

Broadbent

Lancashire

1

Yes

NL

M

V60

50.51

19

 

6

Katy

Clacy

Lancashire

91

Yes

NL

F

V40

52.29

20

14

 

Gary

Corns

GMP

10

Yes

NL

M

V40

53.26

21

15

 

Carl

Horth

Humberside

85

Yes

NL

M

V40

54.52

22

16

 

Mark

Porter

Lancashire

2

Yes

NL

M

V60

57.36

23

17

 

Colin

Botham

Humberside

147

Yes

NL

M

V55

59.43

24

 

7

Martina

Akrill

Humberside

160

Yes

NL

F

V40

60.48

25

 

8

Louise

Burnett

Humberside

191

Yes

NL

F

V55

62.41

26

 

9

Megan

Christopher

Lancashire

93

Yes

NL

F

 

63.28

27

 

10

Shannon

Davies

GMP

6

Yes

NL

F

V45

67.12

28

 

11

Pauline

Clancy

Lancashire

92

Yes

NL

F

V70

73.31

29

 

12

Karen

Scott

Humberside

237

Yes

NL

F

V50

73.57

30

 

13

Heather

Mitchell

West Yorkshire

46

Yes

NL

F

V70

75.02

31

 

14

Jane

Brown

GMP

47

Yes

NL

F

V55

DNS

32

18

 

Andrew

Brown

West Yorkshire

26

Yes

NL

M

V70

DNS

33

19

 

Phil

Corris

Lancashire

64

Yes

NL

M

V60

DNS

34

20

 

Jim

O'Donnell

Civil Service

200

Yes

NL

M

V75

MAR

35

 

15

Frances

Harwood

GMP

189

Yes

NL

F

 

MAR

36

21

 

Dave

Watkinson

Lancashire

100

Yes

NL

M

V70

MAR

37

 

16

Sue

Harrison

Lancashire

3

Yes

NL

F

V65

TIME

38

22

 

Dave

Wood

Lancashire

101

Yes

NL

M

V60

TIME




NPCCL - Fixture #10 - PSUK National Results
Go to the PSUK Athletics Website for full coverage:








Final Results
Last Season

Archive Results Snapshots Last Season

2023 Trail Fixtures - Click Here

2022/2023 Cross Country - Click Here

2022/2023 - Excel Tables - Click Here

 


Family Guests Entry

We now permit Spouse/Partner and Siblings (over 18) of an above defined 'police member' to participate. They compete in the same race but only as a 'Guest Familiy Member' and pay the cheaper entry fee but will not qualify for individual or team prizes.

They may be defined by a Police Sports Club as an 'Honorary Member' so could be entitled to claim their entry from the Club also.

Midlands Police Cross Country League

 

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Season Winners Rob Grantham and Lyndsey Chamberlain

 

Participating Northern Police Forces


Cheshire

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Cumbria

Durham

GMP

Humberside

Lancashire

Lincolnshire

Merseyside

North Yorkshire

North Wales

Northumbria

South Yorkshire

West Yorkshire

  

Do you wish to run in the League? Contact your Force Secretary for more information

 

If you wish to participate in the League please contact your Force representative who will liaise with you over transport to attend each fixture or you may chose to travel direct.


We now have an entry system and you may enter either up to six or all 12 fixtures at the start of the season. Just follow the Book it Zone links below.


It is possible to enter your own local 'Host' fixture and not compete in the other fixtures. You will just need to pay £4 on-line or on the day. If you intend to enter more than one fixture then we ask you complete a six or 12 fixture on-line entry.

 

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Northern Police Cross Country League 2023/2024


Note new date for Fixture #3 - Cheshire - Now 15 November


Northern Police Cross Country League 2023/2024 Season
Final Results

23B

23M

23F

First

Surname

Force

BIB

M/F

Vet

TOTAL

Fixtures

Prizes

1

1

 

Robert

Sparkes

Humberside

224

M

 

500

7

1st MO

2

 

1

Janine

Fallon

Lancashire

37

F

V45

499

6

1st FO

3

 

2

Laura

Lawler

Lancashire

68

F

V55

497

8

1st FV40+

4

 

3

Lisa

Grantham

Cheshire

58

F

V45

495

7

3rd FO

5

 

4

Vicky

Kehoe

Cheshire

132

F

V50

492

7

2nd FO

6

 

5

Rachel

Darling-Love

Humberside

97

F

V50

492

7

1st FV50-54

7

2

 

Rob

Balfour

Cheshire

124

M

V50

489

7

2nd MO

8

 

6

Anna

Sykes

West Yorkshire

14

F

V45

487

8

1st FV45-49

9

3

 

Dave

Pearson

Lancashire

222

M

V50

478

6

3rd MO

10

 

7

Jane

Brown

GMP

47

F

V55

478

8

1st FV55-59

11

 

8

Debbie

Rookes

Humberside

238

F

V55

477

6

2nd FV40+

12

4

 

David

Edon

Cheshire

75

M

V55

476

7

1st MV40+

13

 

9

Martina

Akrill

Humberside

160

F

V40

474

7

3rd FV40+

14

5

 

Peter

Tennyson

Humberside

227

M

V45

471

7

2nd MV40+

15

 

10

Heather

Mitchell

West Yorkshire

46

F

V70

466

9

1st FV70-74

16

 

11

Karen

Scott

Humberside

237

F

V50

461

6

2nd FV50-54

17

6

 

Steve

Broadbent

Lancashire

1

M

V60

457

8

1st MV60

18

 

12

Sue

Harrison

Lancashire

3

F

V65

451

5

2nd FV65-69

19

7

 

Carl

Horth

Humberside

85

M

V40

448

8

3rd MV40+

20

8

 

Mark

Porter

Lancashire

2

M

V60

448

10

2nd MV60-64

21

9

 

Andrew

Brown

West Yorkshire

26

M

V70

448

9

1st MV70

22

10

 

Kelvin

Troughton

North Yorkshire

185

M

V50

438

5

1st MV50-54

23

11

 

Jim

O'Donnell

Civil Service

200

M

V75

433

7

Spot Prize

24

12

 

Andrew

Guest

Humberside

40

M

V50

429

5

2nd MV50-54

25

13

 

Andrew

Manson

Cheshire

110

M

V45

391

4

 

26

 

13

Laura

Stipetick

Humberside

230

F

 

373

4

 

27

14

 

Ben

Farrow

Humberside

244

M

 

362

4

 

28

15

 

Mike

Bundy

GMP

59

M

V45

358

4

 

29

16

 

Dave

Wilkinson

Lancashire

36

M

V60

330

4

 

30

17

 

Colin

Botham

Humberside

147

M

V55

325

4

 

31

18

 

Michael

Plant

South Yorkshire

241

M

V40

295

3

 

32

19

 

Ben

Harmer

Humberside

226

M

 

294

3

 

33

20

 

Darrell

Bright

Humberside

24

M

 

288

3

 

34

21

 

Jack

Pilkington

Cheshire

98

M

 

287

3

 

35

22

 

Paul

Johnson

Lancashire

4

M

V65

281

3

 

36

 

14

Louise

Burnett

Humberside

191

F

V55

280

3

 

37

 

15

Frances

Harwood

GMP

189

F

 

278

3

 

38

23

 

Arran

Sayle

Lancashire

141

M

 

272

3

 

39

24

 

James

Cathersides

West Yorkshire

154

M

V50

272

3

 

40

25

 

David

Young

North Yorkshire

242

M

V40

270

3

 

41

26

 

Stuart

Kane

Lancashire

88

M

V40

261

3

 

42

27

 

Gary

Corns

GMP

10

M

V40

256

3

 

43

 

16

Rose

Greenfield

Humberside

228

F

 

200

2

 

44

28

 

Jeff

Capper

Cheshire

33

M

V50

198

2

 

45

29

 

Jack

Skelton

Lincolnshire

71

M

 

193

2

 

46

30

 

Keith

Swift

Merseyside

127

M

V45

193

2

 

47

31

 

Martin

Taylor

GMP

235

M

 

193

2

 

48

32

 

Paul

Targett

Civil Service

221

M

V50

189

2

 

49

 

17

Jo

James

Merseyside

232

F

 

188

2

 

50

33

 

Jack

McGoldrick

Lancashire

215

M

 

187

2

 

51

34

 

Andy

James

Merseyside

233

M

V40

187

2

 

52

35

 

John

Dutton

Lancashire

231

M

 

186

2

 

53

36

 

Simon

Fricke

North Yorkshire

7

M

V40

180

2

 

54

37

 

Gary

Whittaker

Humberside

86

M

 

177

2

 

55

38

 

Dave

Watkinson

Lancashire

100

M

V65

169

2

 

56

39

 

James

Hardie

North Yorkshire

223

M

 

169

2

 

57

40

 

Paul

Anderson

Humberside

243

M

V50

154

2

 

58

41

 

Michael

Horne

Lancashire

42

M

V60

149

2

 

59

42

 

Andy

Harris

Merseyside

109

M

 

100

1

 

60

43

 

Geoff

Wynn

North Yorkshire

8

M

V40

99

1

 

61

44

 

David

Sims

Merseyside

118

M

V45

99

1

 

62

45

 

Rob

Grantham

Cheshire

182

M

V40

99

1

 

63

 

18

Claire

Jacobs

Humberside

239

F

 

99

1

 

64

 

19

Georga

Atkin

Humberside

197

F

 

98

1

 

65

 

20

Louise

Cooper

Cheshire

89

F

V45

97

1

 

66

46

 

Andy

Lakeland

South Yorkshire

80

M

V50

97

1

 

67

47

 

Ben

Grantham

Cheshire

 

M

U18

97

1

 

68

48

 

Damian

Brook

Lancashire

95

M

 

96

1

 

69

49

 

Philip

Brine

Merseyside

103

M

V50

96

1

 

70

50

 

Alfie

Bundy

GMP

236

M

 

96

1

 

71

 

21

Savannah

Roskell

Lancashire

240

F

 

96

1

 

72

 

22

Julie

Smith

Humberside

246

F

V45

96

1

 

73

 

23

Katy

Clacy

Lancashire

91

F

V40

95

1

 

74

51

 

Matt

Rogers

North Yorkshire

225

M

V45

95

1

 

75

52

 

Jack

Downes

Cheshire

125

M

 

94

1

 

76

53

 

Nick

Ward

Humberside

196

M

V50

94

1

 

77

54

 

Jody

Horth

Humberside

190

M

V40

93

1

 

78

55

 

Robert

Wood

Lancashire

234

M

 

93

1

 

79

 

24

Megan

Christopher

Lancashire

93

F

 

92

1

 

80

56

 

Luke

Salmons

North Yorkshire

16

M

V40

92

1

 

81

57

 

Dave

Gilks

Merseyside

133

M

V40

92

1

 

82

 

25

Shannon

Davies

GMP

6

F

V45

91

1

 

83

 

26

Sharon

Philpott

Humberside

168

F

V45

91

1

 

84

58

 

Paul

Smith

Merseyside

181

M

V45

91

1

 

85

 

27

Pauline

Clancy

Lancashire

92

F

V70

90

1

 

86

59

 

James

Pearson

North Yorkshire

23

M

V45

90

1

 

87

60

 

Neil

Murdoch

Humberside

208

M

 

90

1

 

88

 

28

Claire

Doherty

Humberside

 

F

V50

90

1

 

89

61

 

Carl

Barnaby

Humberside

212

M

V40

89

1

 

90

62

 

Dave

Mackinder

Humberside

217

M

V50

88

1

 

91

63

 

Steve

Brock

Cleveland

 

M

V65

88

1

 

92

64

 

Phil

Corris

Lancashire

64

M

V60

87

2

 

93

65

 

Gary

Durham

South Yorkshire

176

M

V50

87

1

 

94

66

 

Carl

Quinn

West Yorkshire

79

M

V50

85

1

 

95

67

 

James

Green

Humberside

245

M

 

85

1

 

96

68

 

Adrian

O'Brien

Merseyside

102

M

V45

84

1

 

97

69

 

Steve

Quinn

GMP

44

M

V45

82

1

 

98

70

 

Chris

Gill

North Yorkshire

9

M

V50

81

1

 

99

71

 

Martin

Kent

Humberside

229

M

V55

80

1

 

100

72

 

Lincoln

Ahenkorah-Marfo

Humberside

155

M

V40

79

1

 

101

73

 

Sam

Stokes

Humberside

194

M

 

76

1

 

102

74

 

Marcus

Dias

Humberside

169

M

V50

75

1

 

103

75

 

James

Wilson

GMP

52

M

V40

72

1

 

104

76

 

Carl

Dunne

South Yorkshire

 

M

V50

72

1

 

 

 


 


 

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Midlands League Fixtures 2023/2024 Season 

  Fixture 1 - Wednesday 11 October 2023 - West Midlands
 
Fixture 2 - Wednesday 18 October 2023 - Gloucestershire
 
Fixture 3 - Wednesday ## November 2023 - Leicestershire
 
Fixture 4 - Wednesday 29 November 2023 - South Yorkshire (Northern League Fixture)
 
Fixture 5 - Wednesday 13 December 2023 - Derbyshire - Derby (NPCCL Invite Fixture)
 
Fixture 6 - Wednesday 10 January 2024 - Staffordshire – (NPCCL Invite Fixture)
 
Fixture 7 - Wednesday 17 January 2024 - Northamptonshire
 
Fixture 8 - Thursday 8 February 2024 - Cosford
 
Fixture 9 - Wednesday 6 March 2024- PSUK National - Derbyshire
 
Fixture 10 - Wednesday 13 March 2024 -  Warwickshire - Newbold Revel

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