THERE will be 45 teams contesting the various divisions during the coming season, which looks likely to start on Monday September 20.

Belgrave Carpets have decided to withdraw their B team but there's another new club to the Association - playing under the title Roefield Leisure Centre.

It is expected there will be nine teams in each division.

Registered clubs are: Abacus, Accrington Falcons, Avondale, Aztec, BAe, Belgrave Carpets, Blackburn Blinds, Blackburn Juniors (two), Brockhall (two), College, Independents (three), Mount Carmel, Olympic (three), Phoenix, Pleckgate, Prince, Roefield (four), Roefield Leisure Centre, St Matthew's, St Nicholas (two), St Philip's, Salesbury (two), Stanhill (two), Tag, Telecom (two), Westholme, Westholme Wilmar Lodge, Whitehall, YMCA (four).

Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.