British Athletics League

The British Athletics League (BAL) provides the highest level of team competition for TVH’s top male athletes. The competing teams are the 38 best in the England, Scotland and Wales. The competition is split into five divisions with promotion/relegation for the top/bottom two teams. The BAL generally follows UK Athletic rules on Higher Competition and Foreign Athletes who have to be registered well in advance of the competitive season.

TVH BAL 2019 Team
Management Team: Chris McAlister and Phil Wetton 
Physio: Jade Smith-Brown
Officials: Graham Bentley, Geoff Hawes, Dave Huffer, John Husbands, Marion Huffer and Barrie Saunders

2019 BAL Division 1 Teams
Bournemouth AC
City of Liverpool 
Sale Harriers Manchester 
Southampton AC
Swansea Harriers 
Thames Valley Harriers 
Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow AC 

2019 BAL  Division 1 Dates and Venues
Saturday May 12^th Swansea (with Premier) 
Saturday June 9th June Leigh (with UKWAL Prem)
Saturday July 6^th LCS 
Sunday August 3rd  Robin Park Arena 

Thames Valley Harriers BAL History
TVH were one of the founder members of BAL in 1969 and has been a member of the league ever since. TVH are one of the most successful teams in the history of the BAL. TVH won the BAL in only its second season in 1970 and retained the title again in 1971. TVH’s next league victory came in 1994 when TVH also won the cup to make it a first league and cup double for the men’s team. As winners of BAL in 1994, TVH went on to be GB’s representative at the European Champion Clubs Cup that were held in Portugal in 1995, finishing 5^th against the best teams in Europe.

 20TVH BAL Record
1969    Division 1       3^rd
1970    Division 1       1^st       League Champions
1971    Division 1       1^st       League Champions
1972    Division 1       2^nd      Runners Up
1973    Division 1       2^nd      Runners Up
1974    Division 1       3^rd
1975    Division 1       2^nd      Runners Up
1976    Division 1       3^rd
1977    Division 1       4^th
1978    Division 1       4^th
1979    Division 1       3^rd
1980    Division 1       5^th
1981    Division 2       5^th
1982    Division 3       2^nd
1983    Division 2       3^rd
1984    Division 2       1^st       Division Champions    
1985    Division 1       7^th
1986    Division 2       3^rd
1987    Division 2       1^st         Division Champions    
1988    Division 1       7^th
1989    Division 1       1^st         Division Champions    
1990    Division 1       5^th
1991    Division 1       3^rd
1992    Division 1       5^th
1993    Division 1       4^th
1994    Division 1       1^st          League Champions
1995    Division 1       2^nd      Runners Up
1996    Division 1       3^rd
1997    Division 1       2^nd
1998    Division 1       5^th
1999    Division 1       5^th
2000    Division 1       8^th
2001    Division 2       3^rd
2002    Division 2       3^rd
2003    Division 2       2^nd
2004    Division 1       7^th
2005    Division 2       2^nd
2006    Premier            8^th     (Premier Division introduced)
2007    Division 1       4^th
2008    Division 1       8^th
2009    Division 2       4^th
2010    Division 2       6^th
2011    Division 2       2^nd
2012    Division 1       5^th
2013    Division 1       5^th
2014    Division 1       7^th
2015    Division 2      1^st     Division Champions
2016    Division 1      1^st     Division Champions
2017     Premier         6th 
2018     Premier         7^th