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as5680 · 02-28-2022, 05:27 PM

NEW LEAGUE: NORTH CALEDONIAN LEAGUE

Organised baseball in Great Britain has spread further north than ever before this year with the formation of the North Caledonian League. Six teams based from Perth to Aberdeen will play a thirty-game schedule. There are in fact two clubs from the city of Aberdeen. Aberdeen Ferryhill take their name from the area in which they play and use the city arms on their jerseys, which are red with thin white stripes. From the oldest area of the city come Old Aberdeen, who play in beige jerseys embroidered with the club initials. Heading south the next club are Arbroath Links, from the smallest town represented in the league and taking their name from the sandy linksland where their home field is located. Perhaps fittingly, they play in jerseys which are sandy yellow in colour and feature a representation of the seal of the burgh.

Two more clubs come from the city of Dundee, one of which, Dundee Law, take their name from an extinct volcanic hill in the centre of the city. They play in sea green coloured jerseys with stripes in a slightly paler shade of the same colour. Firth of Tay are based alongside the body of water bearing that name, the mouth of the River Tay. Their jerseys are light blue with dark blue trimmings. Finally, from Perth come Moncreiffe Island, so called because their field is located on an island of that name in the middle of the River Forth, currently accessible only by boat or by walking across a railway bridge. They play in green jerseys with thick red stripes.

LOGOS AND UNIFORMS:
Top Row (L-R): Aberdeen Ferryhill, Arbroath Links, Dundee Law
Bottom Row (L-R): Firth of Tay, Moncreiffe Island, Old Aberdeen

MAP OF TEAM LOCATIONS:

NEW LEAGUE: TYNE AND WEAR LEAGUE

Another six-team competition with a thirty-game schedule, the Tyne and Wear League is the first competition in the north-east of England. Two of its clubs come from Newcastle upon Tyne, with Newcastle Westgate named after their home area and playing in red jerseys with pale grey stripes. The second Newcastle club are Jesmond Vale, also named after the area in which they play. Their jerseys are in halves, green on the wearer’s right-hand side and purple on the left. Just across the River Tyne from Newcastle are Gateshead Elysium, whose name comes from the lane where the founders of the club originally used to meet. They play in green jerseys with the club initials embroidered on the chest.

Based out on the coast are South Shields Mariners, named after the Mariners’ Cottages near to their home field. They play in dark blue, with an emblem of an anchor and the initials ‘SS’ on the chest. The final two clubs come from the area around Sunderland, with Sunderland Blue House based alongside the public house of that name just outside the town to the south. Unsurprisingly, their jerseys are coloured blue. Wearmouth Colliery, the works team of the coal mine of that name. They play in black, with an emblem of crossed mining tools.

LOGOS AND UNIFORMS:
Top Row (L-R): Gateshead Elysium, Jesmond Vale, Newcastle Westgate
Bottom Row (L-R): South Shields Mariners, Sunderland Blue House, Wearmouth Colliery

MAP OF TEAM LOCATIONS:

NEW LEAGUE: YORKSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE

A little like the equivalent competition in Lancashire, the Yorkshire County League features six teams somewhat away from the most densely populated areas. In the case of Yorkshire, it is the north and east of that vast county which is represent. Two of the clubs come from Kingston-upon-Hull, with East of Hull and West of Hull named to reflect the side of the River Hull on which they are based. Both wear jerseys featuring the city arms of three coronets. ‘Easts’ were formed first, with ‘Wests’ a breakaway club formed by committee members who wished to form their own team, a move which led to an immediate rivalry between the two. Easts play in blue jerseys with gold stripes, while Wests’ jerseys are plain green. Not too distant from the city of Hull are Beverley North Bar, named after the gate on the historic town walls which is near to their home field. Their jerseys are a sandy colour, with a bar across the chest in two shades of blue.

Furthest north are Scarborough Trafalgar, who take their name from the square adjoining their home field. They play in turquoise with trimmings in a deep red colour. The smallest towns represented in the league are Malton and Norton, lying on opposite banks of the River Derwent, who share a team named Derwent Bank. The club, based in Malton, wear red jerseys with gold and green stripes. Finally, the city of York itself is represented by York Phoenix Albion, formed by workers from the Phoenix and Albion foundries in the city. Their jerseys are gold with red stripes.

LOGOS AND UNIFORMS:
Top Row (L-R): Beverley North Bar, Derwent Bank, East of Hull
Bottom Row (L-R): Scarborough Trafalgar, West of Hull, York Phoenix Albion

MAP OF TEAM LOCATIONS:

02-28-2022, 05:27 PM	#187
as5680 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Didcot, England Posts: 1,426	NEW LEAGUE: NORTH CALEDONIAN LEAGUE Organised baseball in Great Britain has spread further north than ever before this year with the formation of the North Caledonian League. Six teams based from Perth to Aberdeen will play a thirty-game schedule. There are in fact two clubs from the city of Aberdeen. Aberdeen Ferryhill take their name from the area in which they play and use the city arms on their jerseys, which are red with thin white stripes. From the oldest area of the city come Old Aberdeen, who play in beige jerseys embroidered with the club initials. Heading south the next club are Arbroath Links, from the smallest town represented in the league and taking their name from the sandy linksland where their home field is located. Perhaps fittingly, they play in jerseys which are sandy yellow in colour and feature a representation of the seal of the burgh. Two more clubs come from the city of Dundee, one of which, Dundee Law, take their name from an extinct volcanic hill in the centre of the city. They play in sea green coloured jerseys with stripes in a slightly paler shade of the same colour. Firth of Tay are based alongside the body of water bearing that name, the mouth of the River Tay. Their jerseys are light blue with dark blue trimmings. Finally, from Perth come Moncreiffe Island, so called because their field is located on an island of that name in the middle of the River Forth, currently accessible only by boat or by walking across a railway bridge. They play in green jerseys with thick red stripes. LOGOS AND UNIFORMS: Top Row (L-R): Aberdeen Ferryhill, Arbroath Links, Dundee Law Bottom Row (L-R): Firth of Tay, Moncreiffe Island, Old Aberdeen MAP OF TEAM LOCATIONS: NEW LEAGUE: TYNE AND WEAR LEAGUE Another six-team competition with a thirty-game schedule, the Tyne and Wear League is the first competition in the north-east of England. Two of its clubs come from Newcastle upon Tyne, with Newcastle Westgate named after their home area and playing in red jerseys with pale grey stripes. The second Newcastle club are Jesmond Vale, also named after the area in which they play. Their jerseys are in halves, green on the wearer’s right-hand side and purple on the left. Just across the River Tyne from Newcastle are Gateshead Elysium, whose name comes from the lane where the founders of the club originally used to meet. They play in green jerseys with the club initials embroidered on the chest. Based out on the coast are South Shields Mariners, named after the Mariners’ Cottages near to their home field. They play in dark blue, with an emblem of an anchor and the initials ‘SS’ on the chest. The final two clubs come from the area around Sunderland, with Sunderland Blue House based alongside the public house of that name just outside the town to the south. Unsurprisingly, their jerseys are coloured blue. Wearmouth Colliery, the works team of the coal mine of that name. They play in black, with an emblem of crossed mining tools. LOGOS AND UNIFORMS: Top Row (L-R): Gateshead Elysium, Jesmond Vale, Newcastle Westgate Bottom Row (L-R): South Shields Mariners, Sunderland Blue House, Wearmouth Colliery MAP OF TEAM LOCATIONS: NEW LEAGUE: YORKSHIRE COUNTY LEAGUE A little like the equivalent competition in Lancashire, the Yorkshire County League features six teams somewhat away from the most densely populated areas. In the case of Yorkshire, it is the north and east of that vast county which is represent. Two of the clubs come from Kingston-upon-Hull, with East of Hull and West of Hull named to reflect the side of the River Hull on which they are based. Both wear jerseys featuring the city arms of three coronets. ‘Easts’ were formed first, with ‘Wests’ a breakaway club formed by committee members who wished to form their own team, a move which led to an immediate rivalry between the two. Easts play in blue jerseys with gold stripes, while Wests’ jerseys are plain green. Not too distant from the city of Hull are Beverley North Bar, named after the gate on the historic town walls which is near to their home field. Their jerseys are a sandy colour, with a bar across the chest in two shades of blue. Furthest north are Scarborough Trafalgar, who take their name from the square adjoining their home field. They play in turquoise with trimmings in a deep red colour. The smallest towns represented in the league are Malton and Norton, lying on opposite banks of the River Derwent, who share a team named Derwent Bank. The club, based in Malton, wear red jerseys with gold and green stripes. Finally, the city of York itself is represented by York Phoenix Albion, formed by workers from the Phoenix and Albion foundries in the city. Their jerseys are gold with red stripes. LOGOS AND UNIFORMS: Top Row (L-R): Beverley North Bar, Derwent Bank, East of Hull Bottom Row (L-R): Scarborough Trafalgar, West of Hull, York Phoenix Albion MAP OF TEAM LOCATIONS: