List of handball clubs in England
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List of handball clubs in England sorted by England Handball Association (EHA) league:
2023 onward
Source:[1]
Men's senior competitions
EHA Premier League
| Premier League North | Premier League South | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Nottingham | Olympia HC |
| Liverpool | Islington Handball Club | |
| Loughborough | Oxford Handball Club | |
| NEM Hawks | London GD | |
| Manchester-Trafford | Carshalton Titans | |
| Birmingham Bisons | Chelsea |
| Premier League North | Premier League South | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | Nottingham | Olympia Handball Club |
| Liverpool | Islington Handball Club | |
| Loughborough | West London Eagles | |
| NEM Hawks | London GD | |
| Manchester-Trafford | Carshalton Titans | |
| Birmingham Bisons | Chelsea |
EHA Regional Leagues (RL)
| RL North | RL South 1 | RL South 2 East | RL South 2 West/Central | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | Birmingham Bisons 2 | Oxford University | West London Eagles 2 | Poole Phoenix Handball |
| Sheffield Handball Club | Northampton | Chelsea 2 | Guildford Sabres | |
| Nottingham 3 | Bristol | Brighton | Bucks Mavericks | |
| Liverpool 2 | Islington Handball Club 2 | Arctic Falcons | Somerset Spartans | |
| University of Birmingham | Cambridge | Bishop's Stortford | Bristol 2 | |
| Loughborough 2 | London GD 2 | Islington Handball Club 3 | ||
| Nottingham 2 | ||||
| Manchester-Trafford 2 |
Women's senior competitions
EHA Premier League
| Premier League North | Premier League South | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Loughborough | London GD |
| Trafford | Northampton | |
| Nottingham | Olympia HC | |
| NEM Hawks | West London Eagles | |
| Liverpool | Chelsea | |
| Birmingham Bisons | Islington Handball Club |
| Premier League North | Premier League South | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | Loughborough | London GD |
| Trafford | Northampton | |
| Nottingham | Olympia HC | |
| NEM Hawks | West London Eagles | |
| Liverpool | Chelsea | |
| Birmingham | Cambridge |
EHA Regional Leagues (RL)
| RL South | |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | West London Eagles 2 |
| Islington Handball Club | |
| Chelsea 2 | |
| Arctic Falcons | |
| Oxford | |
| Olympia 2 | |
| Bristol | |
| Poole Phoenix |
2012 to 2023
Men's Clubs
Men's Super 8 English National League
The 2012/13 season saw the introduction of the Men's Super 8 English National League consisting of the top eight teams in England.
| 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 |
| London GD HC | London GD HC | London GD HC | London GD HC | London GD HC |
| Salford HC | Salford HC | Warrington Wolves | Warrington Wolves | Warrington Wolves |
| Manchester HC | Manchester HC | Manchester HC | Manchester HC | Nottingham |
| Ruislip Eagles HC | Ruislip Eagles HC | Ruislip Eagles HC | Ruislip Eagles HC | West London Eagles |
| Leeds Hornets HC | Leeds Hornets HC | Leeds Hornets HC | Leeds Hornets HC | Coventry Sharks |
| Cambridge HC | Cambridge HC | Cambridge HC | Cambridge HC | Cambridge HC |
| Deva HC | Deva HC | Coventry HC | NEM Hawks | NEM Hawks |
| Liverpool HC | Olympia HC | Olympia HC | Olympia HC | Olympia HC |
Championship North
Teams for the 2016/17 season:
- Bolton Hussars
- Deva HC
- Liverpool HC
- Manchester HC
- University of Loughborough
Championship South
Teams for the 2016/17 season:
- Brighton Seahawks
- Carshalton Titans
- Cranfield
- Islington
- Oly Cats
- Poole Phoenix
South West Regional Development League
Teams for the 2016/17 season:
- Bath Bombs HC
- Bristol HC
- Poole Phoenix - 2nd VII
- Reading Lions
- Southampton University
- South Wales Handball
- Stroud
- University of Bath
South East Regional Development League
Teams for 2016/17 season:
Tier 1
- Cambridge HC 2nd Team
- London GD HC 2nd Team
- Olympia (London) HC 2nd Team
- Thames HC
- West London Eagles 2nd Team
Tier 2A
- Essex Handball Club
- Medway HC
- Norwich HC
- University of Kent
Tier 2B
- Chelsea HC
- Islington HC 2nd Team
- Newham Flames
- Oxford University
Midlands Regional Development League
Teams for 2016/17 season:
- Coventry Sharks 2nd Team
- Nottingham 2nd Team
- University of Birmingham HC
- University of Lincoln HC
- University of Loughborough HC
- Warwick University HC
North Regional Development League
Teams for 2016/17 season:
- Leeds Carnegie Handball Club
- Liverpool Speke Garston
- Manchester HC 2nd Team
- Newcastle Vikings
- Sunderland Handball Club
- University of Leeds
Women's Clubs
Women's Premier Handball League
Teams for 2016/17[2]
- Cambridge HC
- Coventry Sharks
- London Angels
- London GD Handball Club
- NEM Hawks
- Olympia HC
- West London Eagles HC
South West Regional Development League
Teams for the 2016/17 season[3]
- Bristol HC
- Poole Phoenix
- Reading Lionesses
- Southampton University
- Stroud
- University of Bath
North Regional Development League
Teams for 2016/17 season[4]
- Leeds Carnegie Handball Club
- Liverpool HC
- Manchester HC
- Newcastle Vikings
- Peninsula
- University of Leeds
Midlands Regional Development League
Teams for 2016/17 season[5]
- Cranfield
- University of Birmingham HC
- University of Loughborough HC
- University of Loughborough HC 2nd team
- Warwick University HC
South East Regional Development League
Teams for 2016/17 season[6][7]
Tier 1
- Islington
- London GD HC 2nd Team
- Medway Dragons
- Olympia (London) HC 2nd Team
- Oxford University
Tier 2
- Brighton HC
- Chelsea HC
- Norwich HC
- University of Kent
Community Based
- Aberystwyth
- Brighton Handball Club
- Cardiff
- City of Nottingham Handball Club[8]
- Coventry
- Eastbourne
- Gedling[9]
- Islington Handball Club[10]
- Chelsea Handball Club
- Newcastle Vikings
- Poole Phoenix
- Peterborough
- Reading[11]
- South Birmingham Handball Club
- Stansted Supers
- Stroud Handball Club[12]
- Swansea[13]
- Urban Handball
- York
- Shropshire Handball
- Trafford Handball
University Based
- Bath
- Bournemouth
- Brighton
- Brunel
- Bristol
- Cambridge
- Chichester
- Durham
- Essex
- Health Sciences
- Imperial College London
- King’s College London
- Lancaster
- Leicester
- Leeds
- Liverpool
- Liverpool John Moores
- Loughborough
- Manchester
- Nottingham
- Nottingham Trent
- Oxford
- Portsmouth
- Sheffield
- Birmingham
- University College London
- Warwick
Defunct
The Hull Continental Handball League
Handball, the eleven-a-side field version, is known to have been played in Hull from 1958 to 1963. There was also a junior section. The clubs known to have competed in the league are[14]
- Asbestos
- Crawford Sports
- Hull Boys Club
- Constable St YC
- Pickering
- BOCM
- Newland Panthers
- City Police
- South Newington
- Blackburn's
- Wold Carr
- Nomads
- Marist OB
- Shipman's
- Dee Street Recs
- Hessle PA
- Whirlwinds
- Saints
- Fish Trades
- Canaries
- Silcock's
- Vikings
- Imperial Typewriters
- Electricity
Other Former Clubs
- Bebbington Boys
- Brentwood '72
- Coventry[15] folded in 1983. A new club with the same name was established in 2012[16]
- Harrow Tech
- Ipswich, has now been re established within Ipswich
- John Quinn (Sheffield)
- Leicester '73
- Leicester Computer
- Leigh
- Killingworth Braves (Newcastle)
- Kingston Polytechnic
- Milton Keynes 1980
- Nuneaton Newdigate
- Nuneaton Tech
- Rose Heath
- Wakefield Metros
- Whitchurch (Bristol)
- Wolverhampton Polytechnic '83