NEWS

PLAYOFF FINAL: Thursday 21 May

• Withington 5-2 Beech House

  • Withington are promoted to D1!

  • Ryan Hough 31

DIVISIONAL CUPS: 

• D1 SFs

  • Sale A 6-1 LCC C [420-322]

  • Cheadle Inst 5-2 Cheadle Con [368-294]

    • Zirgham 33

• D2 SFs

  • Moor Club 3-4 Libs B [409-384]

    • Away side win four frames but lose the aggregate

    • Eric Kwan 46

  • Club 200 4-3 Ladybarn [411-410]

    • Very close match - home side take the aggregate by a single point

• D! Final; Thursday 28 May

  • Sale A v Cheadle Inst

• D2 Final; Thursday 28 May

  • Club 200 v Libs B

  • [Club 200 are the best winner - 4 points and aggregate +1. Libs B 4 points but aggregate -25]

INDIVIDUAL FINALS; 20 May

• Senior Merit

  • Wayne McManus 3-2 Michael Brindley

    • Michael Brindley 32, 33, 34, 35 & 58

• Tony Ellis Trophy

  • Chris Gallagher 3-2 Chris Marsh

    • Hard fought match that finished past midnight

PLAYERS OF THE SEASON; after 14/5

D1; All players in conention have finished all their matchs; Wayne takes the title

• Wayne McManus 32.84

  • Michael Brindley 30.58

• Peter Bardsley 30.13

D2; Erik cannot now be caught

• Erik Kwan 31.20

• Arik Kadir 27.42

BREAKING NEWS

407 breaks of 30 or more have now been recorded this season - a new record for the league! More than 100 players have had a 30+ break.

1. 1. Michael Brindley ; 25

   2. Steve Groves; 21

   3. Jamie McArdle; 18

1. Cheadle Cons; 67

2. Longsight C; 51

3. Libs A; 42

MANCHESTER OPEN

Congratulations to Michael Brindley who recorded a 124 break in The Manchester Open Quarter Finals, one of four Levenshulme players to reach that stage. 

Danny Peacock [Sale A}, who beat last year's winner, Josh Cooper, 4-3 in the QF, lost 2-4 to Stewart Hesketh in the Semi-Final at Club 200 on 20 May. Mark Carrington [Denton WM} beat previous winner Lenny Degriffa 4-2 in the other SF

Final; Mark Carrington v Stewart Hesketh

NEW TEAM

Cheadle Cons will be entering a second team next season, so unless a team folds, the league will be at maximum capacity for next season, with 14 teams in each division

INDIVIDUAL FINALS

LEVENSHULME CLASSIC                        Venue; Cheadle Inst Wednesday 5 May 8.00

• Mo Ali 3-2 Ali Anwar

HORNBY HANDICAP                                   Venue; Longsight Wednesday 13 May 8.00

• Andrew Wright 3-1 Russell Data

VETERANS HANDICAP                              Venue; Longsight Wednesday 13 May 8.00

• Raymond Gent 2-3 Phil Burrows

SENIOR MERIT                                                 Venue; Klondyke Wednesday 20 May 8.00

• Michael Brindley 2-3 Wayne McManus

TONY ELLIS TROPHY                                   Venue; Klondyke Wednesday 20 May 8.00

• Chris Gallagher 3-2 Chris Marsh

2025-26 HONOURS

TEAM HONOURS

D1

• Champions

  • Cheadle Cons

• Runner up

  • Longsight C

• Third

  • Denton Libs A

D2

• Champions

  • • Club 200

• Runner up

  • • Greg Street

• Playoff winners

KO CUP

• Winners

  • • Denton WM

• Runner up

  • • Denton Libs A

KO Shield

• Winners

  • • Cheadle Cons

• Runners up

  • • Flixton B

D1 Cup

• Winners

• Runners up

D2 Cup

• Winners

• Runners up

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Players of the Season

• D1

• D2

Most Improved Players awards

• D1 Simon Chadwick

• D2 Graham Dillon

Highest break

INDIVIDUAL COMPETITIONS

Levenshulme Classic

• Winner

  • • Mo Ali

• Runner up

  • • Ali Anwar

Senior Merit

• Winner

  • • Wayne McManus

• Runner up

  • • Micheal Brindley

Hornby Handicap

• Winner

  • • Andrew Wright

• Runner up

  • • Russell Datta

Veterans handicap

• Winner

  • • Phil Burrows

• Runner up

  • • Raymond Gent

Tony Ellis Trophy

• Winner

  • • Chris Gallagher

• Runner up

  • • Chris Marsh

Pairs

• Winners

  • • Wayne McManus & Peter Bardsley

• Runners Up

  • • Danny Peacock & Bailey Peacock

STAT ATTACK 25-26

Longest run of league victories = 11

`Greg Street

Longest run of league defeats = 11

Longsight A

Highest aggregate scored = 547

N Reddish 547-239 LCC C [9/10/25]

Tied match

LCC A 3.5-3.5 North Reddish. Aggregate 406-406 (4/12/25)

Tied aggregate

Sale B 4.5-2.5 Greg St; 427 points each [25/9/25]

Biggest aggregate win = 332

Denton Libs A 570-238 Sale B {19/2/26]

Highest break

Jamie McArdle 100 [30/10/25]

Most points scored by a player in a frame (excluding handicaps); 137 

Steve Groves [4/9/25]

Most points scored by a player in a frame (including handicap); 145

Rajesh Chandarana [19/2/26] Handicap +29

Biggest margin of victory = 107

Danny Peacock 115-8 Paul Thomas [22/1/26]

Tied frame (only possible in Cup Matches)

Mike Young 73-73 Brian McNamee [LCC A v Albert 16/10/25]

Highest overall frame score (including handicaps) = 204

James Leeson 94-110 Jamie McArdle [9/4/26]

Lowest number of points actually scored in a frame by both players (excluding handicaps) = 57

Naill Wilkinson [19] 48-38 Matt Foster [10] [16/10/25]

and

Rob Ashton [25] 58-28 Ged Reddy [4] [13/11/25]

Best winning streak = 10

Tony Reeves won ten frames  in a row 

Longest frame = 1 h 5m

Shane Cunney v Wayne Stanley [3/10/25]

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