Knockout Competitions
The Knockout Shield, introduced in 1996, was played for by teams in every division, the inaugural winners being Kingsthorpe ‘A’. For many years the winners inevitably came from Division 1 as smaller clubs could not compete with the stronger squads of this division.
In 2023, club president of West End Bowls Club, Alan Ashby, submitted a proposal to the AGM for a new competition called the Knockout Trophy. The submission proposed that the Knockout Shield would be played for by Division 1 teams only with the remaining teams in Divisions 2-5 playing for the Trophy, sponsored by Alan personally. Medals for the winning team for the first three years have also been sponsored by Alan.
The proposal was unanimously accepted and the Knockout Trophy was introduced. The inaugural winners were Kettering Lodge.
2025 Competitions
The draws for the Knockout Shield and the Knockout Trophy competitions were made at the AGM on the19th of February 2025.
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Knockout Shield
- Round 1 is to be played ON Monday 9th June
- Round 2 (Semi-Finals) to be played BY Sunday 24th August
- Finals Day Sunday 14th September – Venue To Be Confirmed (See Rule 11)
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Knockout Trophy
- Round 1 is to be played ON Monday 9th June
- Round 2 to be played BY Sunday 6th July
- Round 3 (Qtr Finals) to be played BY Sunday 27th July
- Semi-Finals to be played BY Sunday 24th August
- Finals Day Sunday 14th September – Venue To Be Confirmed (See Rule 11)
Previous Winners
Knockout Shield
| Knockout Shield Winners | |
|---|---|
| 2024 | N'EXPRESS 'A' |
| 2023 | N'WEST END 'A' |
| 2022 | N'WEST END "A" |
| 2021 | N'WEST END 'A' |
| 2020 | Not Played - COVID |
| 2019 | N'EXPRESS "A" |
| 2018 | N'WEST END "A" |
| 2017 | N'WEST END 'A' |
| 2016 | ABINGTON 'A' |
| 2015 | N'WEST END 'A' |
| 2014 | DESBOROUGH |
| 2013 | N' EXPRESS "A" |
| 2012 | St.CRISPIN "A" |
| 2011 | KINGSTHORPE "A" |
| 2010 | KINGSTHORPE "A" |
| 2009 | KINGSTHORPE "A" |
| 2008 | ABINGTON |
| 2007 | KINGSTHORPE "A" |
| 2006 | KINGSTHORPE "A" |
| 2005 | KINGSTHORPE "A" |
| 2004 | ABINGTON |
| 2003 | KINGSTHORPE "A" |
| 2002 | KINGSTHORPE "A" |
| 2001 | ABINGTON |
| 2000 | ABINGTON |
| 1999 | WEST END "A" |
| 1998 | COUNTY GROUND "B |
| 1997 | KINGSTHORPE "A" |
| 1996 | KINGSTHORPE "A" |
Knockout Trophy
| Knockout Trophy Winners | |
|---|---|
| 2024 | KINGSTHORPE 'B' |
| 2023 | KETTERING LODGE |