Roller derby in the United Kingdom
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| Roller derby in the United Kingdom | |
|---|---|
| Governing body | UKRDA |
By September 2011, there were more than 1,000 amateur roller derby leagues, covering every inhabited continent,[1] with teams in countries such as Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Germany, Belgium, Finland, Sweden[2] and Singapore[3]
Contemporary roller derby has a basic set of rules, with variations reflecting the interests of a governing body's member leagues. The Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), which is used by the majority of leagues around the world.[4] For example, members of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association are required to play by WFTDA rules,[5] while members of the Canadian Women's Roller Derby Association are encouraged to join the WFTDA.[6]
England
North East
- Durham, County Durham – Durham Roller Derby[7]
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear – Newcastle Roller Derby,[8] Tyne and Fear Roller Derby[9]
- Sunderland, Tyne & Wear – Wearside Roller Derby[10]
- Teesside – Teesside Skate Invaders
Yorkshire
- Halifax, West Yorkshire – Halifax Bruising Banditas[11]
- Harrogate, North Yorkshire – Spa Town Roller Derby[12]
- Hull, East Yorkshire – Hull's Angels Roller Derby,[13] City of Hull Roller Derby[14]
- Leeds, West Yorkshire – Leeds Roller Derby,[15] Aire Force One[16]
- Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire – Middlesbrough Roller Derby[17]
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire – Sheffield Steel Roller Derby,[18] The Inhuman League,[19] Hallam Hellcats Roller Derby[20]
- Wakefield, West Yorkshire – Wakey Wheeled Cats[21]
- York, North Yorkshire – Haunted City Roller Derby
North West
- Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria – Furness Roller Derby[22][23]
- Blackpool, Lancashire – Blackpool Roller Derby[24]
- Crewe, Cheshire – Railtown Loco Rollers[25]
- Liverpool, Merseyside – Liverpool Roller Birds[26]
- Manchester, Greater Manchester – Rainy City Roller Derby,[27] Manchester Roller Derby,[28] Arcadia Roller Derby[29]
- Preston, Lancashire – Preston Roller Girls[30]
- Wirral, Merseyside – Riverside Rebels Roller Derby,[31] Wirral Roller Derby[32]
Midlands
- Birmingham, West Midlands – Crash Test Brummies,[33] Birmingham Roller Derby[34]
- Coventry, West Midlands – Coventry Roller Derby[35]
- Grimsby, Lincolnshire – Grimsby Roller Derby[36]
- Hereford, Herefordshire – Hereford Roller Derby[37]
- Leicester, Leicestershire – Roller Derby Leicester,[38] Dolly Rockit Rollers[39]
- Lincoln, Lincolnshire – Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Derby,[40] Lincolnshire Rolling Thunder[41]
- Mansfield, Nottinghamshire – Mansfield Roller Derby[42]
- Nottingham, Nottinghamshire – Hellfire Harlots,[43] Nottingham Roller Derby,[44] East Midlands Open Roller Derby[45]
- Northampton, Northamptonshire – Vendetta Vixens[46]
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire – Evolution Roller Derby[47][48]
- Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands – Stoke City Rollers[49]
- Worcester – Worcester Wyldlings Roller Derby[50]
- Wolverhampton, West Midlands – Wolverhampton Honour Rollers[51]
East
- Bedford, Bedfordshire – Bedfordshire Roller Derby[52][53]
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk – Suffolk Roller Derby[54]
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire – Cambridge Rollerbillies[55]
- Norwich, Norfolk – Norfolk Roller Derby[56]
- Peterborough, Cambridgeshire – Borderland Brawlers Roller Derby[57]
- Stevenage, Hertfordshire – Full Metal Roller Derby[58]
South East
- Brighton, East Sussex – Brighton Rockers Roller Derby[59]
- Chelmsford, Essex – Killa Hurtz Roller Derby[60]
- Eastbourne, East Sussex – Eastbourne Roller Derby[61]
- Herne Bay, Kent – Kent Roller Derby[62]
- High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire – Big Bucks High Rollers[63]
- Oxford, Oxfordshire – Oxford Roller Derby,[64] Oxford Wheels of Gory Roller Derby[65]
- Portsmouth, Hampshire – Portsmouth Roller Wenches [66]
- Rochester, Kent – Kent Men's Roller Derby,[67] Apex Predators Roller Derby[68]
- Windsor, Berkshire – Royal Windsor Roller Derby[69]
South
- Basingstoke, Hampshire – Basingstoke Bullets Roller Derby[70]
- Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire – Hertfordshire Roller Derby[71]
- London, Greater London – London Rockin' Rollers,[72] London Roller Derby,[73] Southern Discomfort Roller Derby[74]
- Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire – Rebellion Roller Derby,[75] Milton Keynes Roller Derby[76]
- Southampton, Hampshire – Southampton City Rollers[77]
South West
- Bath, Somerset – Bath Roller Derby[78]
- Bideford, Devon – North Devon Roller Derby[79]
- Bristol – Bristol Roller Derby[80]
- Devon and Somerset – South West Angels of Terror (SWAT) Roller Derby[81]
- Exeter, Devon – Exeter Roller Derby[82]
- Dorset – Dorset Roller Girls,[83] Dorset Knobs Roller Derby[84]
- Gloucester, Gloucestershire – Severn Roller Torrent[85]
- Guildford – Surrey Roller Girls,[86] Surrey Roller Boys[87]
- Penzance, Cornwall – Cornwall Roller Derby[88]
- Plymouth, Devon – Plymouth City Roller Derby[89]
- Swindon, Wiltshire – Wiltshire Roller Derby[90]
Northern Ireland
Scotland
- Aberdeen – Granite City Roller Derby,[92] Granite City Brawlers[93]
- Dumfries – Doonhame Roller Derby
- Dundee – Dundee Roller Derby[94]
- Edinburgh – Auld Reekie Roller Derby,[95] Demonburgh Junior Roller Derby
- Elgin – Helgin Roller Derby[96]
- Glasgow – Glasgow Roller Derby,[97] Mean City Roller Derby,[98] Glasgow Men's Roller Derby[99]
- Grangemouth – Bairn City Rollers[100]
- Inverness – Inverness City Roller Derby[101]
- Inverclyde – Inverclyde Roller Derby
- Livingston – New Town Roller Derby[102]
- Lothian – Lothian Derby Dolls, Fear & Lothian[103]
- Orkney – Orkney Roller Derby[104]
- Perth – Fair City Rollers[105]
- Ullapool – Ullapool Slayers
Wales
- Abercynon – South Wales Silures,[106] Dare Valley Vixens Roller Derby[107]
- Bridgend – Bridgend Roller Derby[108]
- Cardiff – Cardiff Roller Collective,[109] Tiger Bay Brawlers[110][111]
- Flint – North Wales Roller Derby[112]
- Machynlleth – Mid-Wales Roller Derby
- Neath Port Talbot – NPT Roller Derby
- Newport – Riot City Ravens[113]
- Swansea – Reaper Roller Derby, Swansea City Roller Derby[114]
