League History

A Decade of Triumphs: Celebrating Our League Success

Discover the inspiring journey of the Badgers Running Club, from our fledgling competitive league race beginnings in 2013 to becoming a dominant force in the local area. Explore our rich history of triumphs, including our first team and individual accolades in the 2014/15 season, and learn how we've consistently achieved multiple back-to-back titles and league successes. Whether you're a seasoned runner or a curious visitor, delve into the story of our club's remarkable rise in league competition.

League Race Statistics

BADGERS - League Races Statistics

2013/14

DRXC

BADGERS joins the Derby Runner Cross Country League

(Men L2 8/17, Ladies L2 7/17, Mixed L2 8/17)

Men's Team - Finish 8th in League 2
Ladies Team - Finish 7th in League 2
Mixed Team - Finish 8th League 2

LRRL

BADGERS joins the Leicestershire Road Running League

2014/15

DRXC

(Men L2 8/17, Ladies L2 7/17, Mixed L2 8/17)

Men's Team - Finish 9th in League 2
Ladies Team - Finish 6th in League 2
Mixed Team - Finish 9th League 2

LRRL

(Men L3 2/12, Men Vet L3 3/12, Ladies L3 4/40, Ladies Vet L2 6/8)

Men's Team - Finish runners up 🥈 in League 3 (Promotion to League 2)
Men's VET Team- Finish 3rd 🥉 in League 3
Ladies Team - Finish 4th in League 3
Ladies VET Team - Finish 6th in League 2

Summer Individual League

Rachel Crump - Champion 🏆 of the ladies V40 Category

2015/16

DRXC

(Men L2 6/19, Ladies L2 6/19, Team L2 5/19)

Men's Team - Finish 6th in League 2
Ladies Team - Finish 6th in League 2
Mixed Team - Finish 5th League 2

LRRL

(Men L2 5/7, Men Vet L3 1/14, Ladies L2 8/8, Ladies Vet L2 6/8)

Men's Team - Finish 5th up in League 2
Men's VET Team - Champions 🏆 of League 3 (Promotion to League 2)
Ladies Team- Finish 8th in League 2 (relegation to league 3)
Ladies VET Team - Finish 6th in League 2

Summer Individual League

Lily Bowman - Finished 3rd 🥉 in the ladies U20 Category

2016/17

DRXC

(Men L2 1/19, Ladies L2 5/19, Mixed 2/19)

Men's Team - Champions 🏆 of League 2 (Promotion to League 1)
Ladies Team - Finish 5th in League 2
Mixed Team - Runners up 🥈 in League 2

Individual League

Kristaps Vizbulis - Finished 3rd 🥉 in the men's U20 Category

Ryan Bennett - Finished 2nd 🥈 in the men's Overall Category

LRRL

Introduction of B Teams

Winter Individual League

Ryan Bennett - Finished 2nd 🥈 in the men's Senior Category

Chris Horton - Finished 3rd 🥉 in the men's V40 Category

Lily Bowman - Finished 3rd 🥉 in the ladies U20 Category

A Teams

(Men L2 1/8, Men Vet L2 1/8, Ladies L3 1/13, Ladies Vet L2 1/8)

Men's Team - Champions 🏆 of League 2 for the first time (Promotion to League 1)
Men's VET Team - Champions 🏆 of League 2 for the first time (Promotions to League 1)
Ladies Team - Champions 🏆 of League 3 for the first time (Promotion to League 2)
Ladies VET Team- Champions 🏆 of League 2 for the first time (Promotion to League 1)

B Teams

(Men (B) L2 1/19, Men Vet (B) L2 2/19, Ladies (B) L2 1/19, Ladies Vet (B) L1 2/19)

Men's (B) Team - Champions 🏆 of League 2 for the first time (Promotion to League 1)
Men's VET (B) Team - Runners up 🥈 in League 2 (Promotion to League 1)
Ladies (B) Team Champions 🏆 of League 2 for the first time (Promotion to League 1)
Ladies VET (B) Team - Runners up 🥈 in League 2 (Promotion to League 1)

Summer Individual League

Danny Warren - Finished 2nd 🥈 in the men's Senior Category

Chris Baxter - Finished 3rd 🥉 in the men's Senior Category

Martyn Barrett - Finished 3rd 🥉 in the men's V55 Category

Esther Holyoak - Finished 2nd 🥈 in the ladies V40 Category

2017/18

DRXC

(Men L1 1/10, Ladies L2 5/20, Mixed L2 1/20)

Men's Team - Champions 🏆 of League 1
Ladies Team - Finish 5th in League 2
Mixed Team - Champions 🏆 of League 2 (Promotion to League 1)

Individual League

Ryan Bennett - Finished 2nd 🥈 in the men's Overall Category

Cheryl Dewis - Finished 3rd 🥉 in the ladies V45 Category

LRRL

Introduction of Mixed Teams

Winter Individual League

Danny Warren - Finished 3rd 🥉 in the men's Senior Category

Esther Holyoak - Finished 2nd 🥈 in the ladies V45 Category

A Teams

(Men L1 1/8, Men Vet L1 3/8, Ladies L2 3/8, Ladies Vet L1 3/8, Mixed L1 3/8)

Men's Team - Champions 🏆 of League 1 (First time)
Men's VET Team - Finished 3rd 🥉 in League 1
Ladies Team - Finished 3rd 🥉 in League 2
Ladies VET Team - Finished 3rd 🥉 in League 1
Mixed Team - Finished 3rd 🥉 in League 1

B Teams

(Men's (B) L1 1/10, Men's Vet (B) L1 7/10, Ladies (B) L1 5/10, Ladies Vet (B) L1 4/10)

Men's (B) Team - Champions 🏆 of League 1 (First time)
Men's VET (B) Team - Finished 7th in league 1
Ladies (B) Team - Finished 5th in League 1
Ladies VET (B)Team - Finished 4th in League 1

Summer Individual League

Chris Horton - Finished 3rd 🥉 in the men's V40 Category

2018/19

DRXC

Second DRCX league is created, BADGERS stay in the Leicester / Derby League

(Men L1 1/10, Ladies L2 2/20, Mixed L1 2/10)

Men's Team - Champions 🏆 of League 1 (Second consecutive year)
Ladies Team - Runners up 🥈 in League 2 (Promotion to League 1)
Mixed Team - Runners up 🥈 in League 1

Individual League

Chris Horton - Finished 3rd 🥉 in the men's V40 Category

Cheryl Dewis - Finished 2nd 🥈 in the ladies V45 Category

Nivette Chester - Finished 3rd 🥉 in the ladies V45 Category

LRRL

B Teams changed to a single league for all clubs

Spring Individual League

Chris Horton - Finished 2nd 🥈 in the men's V40 Category

Alan Argyle - Finished 2nd 🥈 in the men's V65 Category

A Teams

(Men L1 1/8, Men Vet L1 1/8, Ladies L2 1/8, Ladies Vet L1, 3/8, Mixed L1 2/8)

Men's Team - Champions 🏆 of League 1 (Second consecutive season)
Men's Vet Team - Champions 🏆 of League 1 (First time)
Ladies Team - Champions 🏆 of League 2 (First time)
Ladies VET Team - Finished 3rd 🥉 in League 1
Mixed Team - Runners up 🥈 in League 1

B Teams

(Men's (B) 1/27, Men's Vet (B) 2/27, Ladies (B) 3/27, Ladies Vet (B) 5/27)

Men's (B) Team - Champions 🏆 (Second consecutive season)
Men's Vet (B) Team - Runners up 🥈
Ladies Team - Finished 3rd 🥉
Ladies VET Team - Finished 5th

Summer Individual League

Danny Warren - Finished 3rd 🥉 in the men's Senior Category

Chris Horton - Champion 🏆 of the men's V40 Category

Neil Russell - Finished 3rd 🥉 in the men's V40 Category

Alan Argyle - Finished 2nd 🥈 in the men's V65 Category

2019/20

DRXC

(Men L1 1/10, Ladies L1 10/10, Mixed L1 2/10)

Men's Team - Champions 🏆 of League 1 (Third consecutive year)
Ladies Team - Finish 10th in League 1 (Relegated to League 2)
Mixed Team - Runners up 🥈 in League 1

Individual League

Matt Jackson - Finished 3rd 🥉 in the men's U20 Category

Neil Russell - Finished 2nd 🥈 in the men's V40 Category

Mick Bailey - Finished 3rd 🥉 in the men's U65 Category

Cheryl Dewis - Finished 2nd 🥈 in the ladies V45 Category

LRRL

League abandoned due to Covid 19

2020/21

DRXC

League abandoned due to Covid 19

LRRL

Reunion League

(Men 2/27, Ladies 11/27, Mixed 2/8)

Men's Team - Runners Up 🥈
Ladies Team - Finished 11th
Mixed Team - Runners Up 🥈 in A Final

Individual League

Matt Scarsbrook - Finished 3rd 🥉 in the men's Senior Category

Chris Horton - Champion 🏆 of the men's V45 Category

Glyn Broadhurst - Finished 2nd 🥈 in the men's V45 Category

John Shade - Champion 🏆 of the men's V75 Category

Phillipa Weston - Finished 3rd 🥉 in the ladies V60 Category

2021/22

DRXC

(Men L1 1/10, Ladies L2 1/20, Mixed L1 2/10)

Men's Team - Champions 🏆 of League 1 (Fourth consecutive year)
Ladies Team - Champions 🏆 of League 2 (Promotion to League 1)
Mixed Team - Runners up 🥈 in League 1

Individual League

Matt Scarsbrook - Champion 🏆 of the men's Overall Category

Chris Horton - Champion 🏆 of the men's V45 Category

Glyn Broadhurst - Finished 3rd 🥉 in the men's V45 Category

Mick Bailey - Finished 3rd 🥉 in the men's U65 Category

Eleanor Fowler - Champion 🏆 of the ladies V40 Category

Cheryl Dewis - Finished 3rd 🥉 in the ladies V45 Category

Phillipa Weston - Finished 2nd 🥈 in the ladies V60 Category

LRRL

League scoring changes - Men's drop form 8 to 6 scorers

A Teams

(Men L1 1/8, Men Vet L1 2/8, Ladies L1 8/8, Ladies Vet L1, 6/8, Mixed L1 5/8)

Men's Team - Champions 🏆 of League 1 (Third consecutive season)
Men's Vet Team - Runners up 🥈 of League 1
Ladies Team - Finished 8th in League 1 (Relegated to League 2)
Ladies VET Team - Finished 6th in League 1
Mixed Team - Finished 5th in League 1

B Teams

(Men's (B) 1/27, Men's Vet (B) 3/27, Ladies (B) 5/27, Ladies Vet (B) 5/27)

Men's (B) Team - Champions 🏆 (Third consecutive season)
Men's Vet (B) Team - Finished 3rd 🥉
Ladies Team - Finished 5th
Ladies VET Team - Finished 5th

Individual League

Matt Scarsbrook - Finished 2nd 🥈 in the men's Senior Category

Chris Horton - Finished 3rd 🥉 in the men's V45 Category

Mick Bailey - Finished 2nd 🥈 in the men's V65 Category

Cheryl Dewis - Champion 🏆 of the ladies V50 Category

2022/23

DRXC

(Men L1 2/10, Ladies L1 8/10, Mixed L1 5/10)

Men's Team - Runners up 🥈 in League 1
Ladies Team - Finished 8th in League 1 (Relegated to League 2)
Mixed Team - Finished 5th in League 1

Individual League

Danny Warren - Finished 2nd 🥈 in the men's Senior Category

Eleanor Fowler - Finished 2nd 🥈 in the ladies V40 Category

LRRL

A Teams

(Men L1 1/8, Men Vet L1 6/8, Ladies L2 3/8, Ladies Vet L1, 8/8, Mixed L1 2/8)

Men's Team - Champions 🏆 of League 1 (Fourth consecutive season)
Men's Vet Team - Finished 6th in League 1
Ladies Team - Finished 3rd 🥉 in League 2
Ladies VET Team - Finished 8th in League 1 (Relegated to League 2)
Mixed Team - Finished 2nd 🥈 in League 1

B Teams

(Men's (B) 1/27, Men's Vet (B) 5/27, Ladies (B) 9/27, Ladies Vet (B) 10/27)

Men's (B) Team - Champions 🏆 (Fourth consecutive season)
Men's Vet (B) Team - Finished 5th
Ladies Team - Finished 9th
Ladies VET Team - Finished 10

Individual League

Matt Scarsbrook - Finished 2nd 🥈 in the men's Senior Category

Chris Horton - Finished 2nd 🥈 in the men's V45 Category

Mick Bailey - Finished 2nd 🥈 in the men's V70 Category

2023/24

DRXC

(Men L1 1/10, Ladies L2 2/20, Mixed L1 1/10)

Men's Team - Champions 🏆 of League 1 (Fifth time in six years)
Ladies Team - Finished Runners up 🥈 of League 2 (Promoted to League 1)
Mixed Team - Champions 🏆 of League 1 (First time)

Individual League

Dave Hill - Champion 🏆 of the men's Senior Category

Danny Warren - Finished 2nd 🥈 in the men's Senior Category

Neil Russel - Champion 🏆 of the men's V45 Category

Peter Greenfield - Champion 🏆 of the men's V75 Category

Eleanor Fowler - Champion 🏆 of the ladies V40 Category

LRRL

League split back into Spring and Summer again as number the of races has increased.

Spring Individual League

Matt Scarsbrook - Champion 🏆 of the men's Senior Category

Neil Russell - Finished 2nd 🥈 in the men's V45 Category

Chris Horton - Finished 3rd 🥉 in the men's V45 Category

Peter Greenfield - Finished 3rd 🥉 in the men's V75 Category

A Teams

(Men L1 1/8, Men Vet L1 1/8, Ladies L2 3/8, Ladies Vet L2 5/8, Mixed L1 3/8)

Men's Team - Champions 🏆 of League 1 (Fifth consecutive season)
Men's Vet Team - Champions 🏆 of League 1 (Second time)
Ladies Team - Finished 3rd 🥉 in League 2
Ladies VET Team - Finished 5th in League 2
Mixed Team - Finished 3rd 🥉in League 1

B Teams

(Men's (B) 1/28, Men's Vet (B) 2/28, Ladies (B) 7/28, Ladies Vet (B) 9/28)

Men's (B) Team - Champions 🏆 (Fifth consecutive season)
Men's Vet (B) Team - Runners up 🥈
Ladies Team - Finished 7th
Ladies VET Team - Finished 9th

Summer Individual League

Matt Scarsbrook - Finished 2nd 🥈in the men's Senior Category

Chris Horton - Champion 🏆 of the men's V45 Category

Neil Russell - Finished 2nd 🥈in the men's V45 Category

Peter Greenfield - Finished 2nd 🥈 in the men's V75 Category

2024/25

DRXC

(Men L1 3/10, Ladies L2 3/10, Mixed L1 3/10)

Men's Team - Finished 3rd 🥉 in League 1
Ladies Team - Finished 3rd 🥉 in League 1
Mixed Team - Finished 3rd 🥉 in League 1

Individual League

Adrian Payne - Finished 3rd 🥉 in the men's V40 Category

Glyn Broadhurst - Finished 2nd 🥈 in the men's V45 Category

Rachel Crump- Champion 🏆 of the ladies V50 Category

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