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Welcome to the Northern Police Cross Country and Trail Leagues   The League formed in July 1967 and for over 57 years has attracted runners from most of the police forces across the north of England. The league now stages 11/12 fixtures each season that starts in early October through to late March. Each fixture attracts between 25 and 80 runners. In recent years the league has gone from strength to strength, despite the pressures of securing time-off from police duties. We have recently added an 11th and 12th fixture that add a better chance to attend the FIVE required fixtures to score maximum points! Due too falling numbers we decided to suspend the 'Trail' League. It was felt that we may have too many fixtures on offer but will simply continue to 'boulster' the original Winter Cross Country League. All information about the XC League and Trail Series, past and present is contained in this website. For further information contact the League Secretary: Steve Broadbent   New XC Season - 2025/2026 For 2025/2026 we have twelve great fixtures plus the Nationals. Venue details will be published here prior to each race. NEWS LATEST Final Fixture #13 at Leeds West Yorkshire - 1.30pm, Wednesday 25 March NPCCL - Fixture #13 - West Yorkshire Wednesday 25 March 2026 - 1.30pm Northern  League 25B 25M 25F First Surname Force BIB L M/F Vet WYP 1 1   Robert Sparkes Humberside 116 NL M   35.41 2   1 Natalie Hewitt Cheshire 142 NL F   39.40 3   2 Ciara Ellis West Yorkshire 53 NL F   41.02 4 2   Phil Cooper Cumbria 129 NL M V45 41.22 5 3   Chris Wilkinson West Yorkshire 123 NL M   42.44 6 4   Jack Murphy Humberside 32 NL M   45.09 7 5   Rob Balfour Cheshire 124 NL M V50 45.15 8   3 Emily Duckett West Yorkshire 21 NL F V40 45.26 9   4 Louise Ambler Prison Service 4 NL F V40 46.33 10 6   Joel Whittaker West Yorkshire 92 NL M   47.52 11 7   Dave Clarke GMP 131 NL M V55 47.59 12 8   Luke McCarthy-Penn Merseyside 13 NL M V45 49.39 13 9   John Bradfield West Yorkshire 184 NL M V55 49.43 14 10   Richard Barszczak West Yorkshire 57 NL M   50.00 15 11   Gary Whittaker Humberside 86 NL M   51.22 16   5 Maria Dixon South Yorkshire 55 NL F   51.23 17   6 Rachel Darling-Love Humberside 97 NL F V55 52.17 18   7 Liz Skinner Humberside 94 NL F   52.38 19   8 Vicky Kehoe Cheshire 132 NL F V50 53.37 20   9 Helen Nicholson North Yorkshire 17 NL F V60 54.31 21   10 Laura Stipetic Humberside 29 NL F   55.21 22 12   Andrew Guest Humberside 40 NL M V50 55.21 23 13   Jonny Wilson West Yorkshire 61 NL M V40 56.23 24   11 Kim McCarthy-Penn Merseyside 109 NL F V40 57.10 25 14   Matt Hague West Yorkshire 192 NL M V40 59.53 26 15   Mark Porter Lancashire 2 NL M V60 60.39 27   12 Jane Brown GMP 47 NL F V55 62.27 28   13 Ali Clarke West Yorkshire 43 NL F V45 65.02 29 16   Dave Watkinson Lancashire 100 NL M V70 72.40 30   14 Katy Woodmason West Yorkshire 104 NL F   74.25 31   15 Helen Keane West Yorkshire 105 NL F V50 74.26 32 17   David Edon Cheshire 75 NL M V60 MAR 33 18   Steve Broadbent Lancashire 1 NL M V65 MAR 34 19   Jim O'Donnell Civil Service 200 NL M V75 MAR 35   16 Anna Sykes West Yorkshire 14 NL F V50 ORG 36   17 Heather Mitchell West Yorkshire 46 NL F V70 TIME 37 20   Dave Wood GMP   NL M V50 TIME 38 21   Andy Brown West Yorkshire   NL M V70 MAR       All Results - Click Here for Snapshot Summary of Each Fixture This Season - Snapshot Results 2025/2026 - All Fixtures - Click Here Last Season - Snapshot Results 2024/2025 - All Fixtures - Click Here This Season - Excel Tables  2025/26 Season - XC MSExcel - All tables Last Season - Excel Tables  2024/25 Season - XC MSExcel - All tables Excel Tables contain various worksheets containing detailed results data. Dates Set for 2025/2026 with all County venues confirmed Fixtures start at 1.30pm on a Wednesday unless otherwise stated... Fixture 1 – 1 October 2025 – Cleveland – Confirmed Fixture 2 – Friday 17 October 2025 – North Wales –  Confirmed Fixture 3 – 29 October 2025 – Cheshire – Confirmed Fixture 4 – 12 November 2025 – Cumbria – Confirmed Fixture 5 – 26 November 2025 – South Yorkshire – Confirmed (North+Mids) Fixture 6 – 10 December 2025 – Derbyshire – Confirmed (North+Mids) Christmas Bonus Fixture: Fixture 7 - Monday 29 December 2025 - Lancashire - Confirmed 2026 Fixture 8 – 21 January 2026 - North Yorkshire – Confirmed Fixture 9 – 11 February 2026 – Humberside – Confirmed Fixture 10 – Friday 20 February 2026 – Merseyside – Confirmed Fixture 11 – 25 February 2026 – Staffordshire – New Date - Confirmed (North+Mids) PSUK Nationals: Fixture 12 – 4 March 2026 – GMP – PSUK National – Confirmed NOTE: You must enter the PSUK Race Directly and pay the respective additional entry fee. Final Presentation Fixture: Fixture 13 – 25 March 2026 – West Yorkshire - Confirmed Further details of each venue will be added here two weeks prior to each fixture. 2025/26 Season League Race Entry Point 12 Fixtures - £20 Single Fixture - £5 Please enter using our secure BookitZone System. Cost includes your booking fee. https://bookitzone.com/steve_broadbent/PkjFFX

Participating Northern Police Forces Cheshire Cleveland Cumbria Durham GMP Humberside Lancashire Lincolnshire Merseyside North Yorkshire North Wales Northumbria South Yorkshire West Yorkshire    Do you wish to run in the League? Contact your Force Secretary for more information   If you wish to participate in the League please contact your Force representative who will liaise with you over transport to attend each fixture or you may chose to travel direct. We now have an entry system and you may enter either up to six or all 12 fixtures at the start of the season. Just follow the Book it Zone links below. It is possible to enter your own local 'Host' fixture and not compete in the other fixtures. You will just need to pay £4 on-line or on the day. If you intend to enter more than one fixture then we ask you complete a six or 12 fixture on-line entry.   Your Force Contact? - Click Here Latest News........ Northern Police Cross Country League 2025/2026 Final Results 25B 25M 25F First Surname Force BIB L M/F Vet TOTAL Fixtures Awards and Placings 1 1   Robert Sparkes Humberside 116 NL M   500 6 1st Male Open 2   1 Natalie Hewitt Cheshire 142 NL F   500 5 1st Female Open 3   2 Ciara Ellis West Yorkshire 53 NL F   499 7 2nd Female Open 4 2   Rob Grantham Cheshire 182 NL M V50 497 5 1st Male Veteran 40+ 5 3   Paul Jacklin Cheshire 112 NL M   493 5 2nd Male Open 6   3 Louise Ambler Prison Service 4 NL F V40 492 5 1st Female Veteran 40+ 7 4   Sam Needham Cheshire 71 NL M   486 6 3rd Male Open (CB 2x98) 8 5   Jack Murphy Humberside 32 NL M   486 6   9   4 Laura Lawler Lancashire 68 NL F V55 485 8 1st Female V55-59 10   5 Christine Lamb Humberside 72 NL F V40 484 6 1st Female V40-44 11 6   Rob Balfour Cheshire 124 NL M V50 482 9 1st Male V50-54 12   6 Maria Dixon South Yorkshire 55 NL F   482 7 3rd Female Open 13   7 Rachel Darling-Love Humberside 97 NL F V55 480 8 2nd Female V55-59 14   8 Lisa Grantham Cheshire 58 NL F V50 480 7 1st Female 50-54 15   9 Vicky Kehoe Cheshire 132 NL F V50 477 8   16   10 Laura Stipetic Humberside 29 NL F   469 9   17 7   Dave Clarke GMP 131 NL M V55 468 9 1st Male V55-59 18   11 Liz Skinner Humberside 94 NL F   465 5   19   12 Heather Mitchell West Yorkshire 46 NL F V70 462 10 1st Female V70-74/Best Season Attendee 20   13 Helen Nicholson North Yorkshire 17 NL F V60 460 5 1st Female V60-64 21   14 Kim McCarthy-Penn Merseyside 109 NL F V40 454 6   22 8   David Edon Cheshire 75 NL M V60 450 7   23   15 Anna Sykes West Yorkshire 14 NL F V50 449 5   24 9   Gary Whittaker Humberside 86 NL M   447 8   25   16 Louise Burnett Humberside 191 NL F V60 447 5 2nd Female V60-64 26 10   Luke McCarthy-Penn Merseyside 13 NL M V45 441 5 1st Male V45-49 27 11   Andrew Guest Humberside 40 NL M V50 439 5   28 12   David Cathersides West Yorkshire 154 NL M V55 435 5   29 13   Carl Horth Humberside 85 NL M V40 434 6   30 14   Steve Broadbent Lancashire 1 NL M V65 433 8 1st Male V65-69 31   17 Sue Harrison Lancashire 3 NL F V70 433 5 2nd Female V70-74 32 15   Dave Watkinson Lancashire 100 NL M V70 430 8 1st Male V70-74 33 16   Jim O'Donnell Civil Service 200 NL M V75 426 9 Spot Prize - 9 Fixtures Marshall 34 17   Dave Wilkinson Lancashire 36 NL M V65 425 7   35 18   Mark Porter Lancashire 2 NL M V60 421 6   36 19   Mark Mulryan Lancashire 69 NL M V50 404 5   37   18 Emily Duckett West Yorkshire 21 NL F V40 391 4   38 20   Paul Osbourne Northumbria 121 NL M   373 4   39 21   Simon Banfield Lancashire 31 NL M V50 372 4   40 22   Phil Corris Lancashire 64 NL M V70 313 4   41 23   Lewis Suddaby Humberside 108 NL M   298 3   42   19 Mellissa Morgan Merseyside 95 NL F   296 3   43   20 Jen Milsom Cleveland 178 NL F V50 290 3   44 24   Phil Cooper Cumbria 129 NL M V45 290 3   45 25   Andrew Manson Cheshire 110 NL M V45 284 3   46 26   Jack Pilkington Cheshire 98 NL M   279 3   47 27   Paul Doran Merseyside 158 NL M V40 273 3   48 28   Peter Tennyson Humberside 166 NL M V50 272 3   49 29   Joe Bull Cumbria   NL M   269 3   50 30   John Bradfield West Yorkshire 184 NL M V55 263 3   51   21 Jane Brown GMP 47 NL F V55 260 3   52 31   Simon Fricke North Yorkshire 7 NL M V40 256 3   53 32   Colin Botham Humberside 147 NL M V60 254 3   54 33   Andrew Brown West Yorkshire 26 NL M V70 232 3   NPCCL Season 2025/2026 Teams Men's Teams - 5 Fixtures - Three to Count 25 FORCE T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 T9 T10 T11 T12 T13 Total 1 Cheshire 49 49 50 50 46 50 50       50 50 47 250 2 Humberside     49 47 50   49 50 49 49   48 50 248 3 Lancashire 48 47 48 48   49 48 48 48 48   44 48 241 4 Merseyside   48         47   45 50 48 47 45 240 6 West Yorkshire 47 46 47   48   46 44 44     45 49 237 5 Civil Services 46 45 46 44   48 45 43 50         235 7 G.M.P.     45 45     45 45   46 49 41 46 231 8 South Yorkshire         49       47 47   46   189 9 Northumbria       46       47 46     42   181 10 Cleveland 50             46       43   139 11 North Yorkshire         47     49       40   136 12 Cumbria       49               49   98 13 North Wales   50                       50 14 AEA/MOD/CS                           0   Lincolnshire                           0   Durham                           0 Women's Teams - 5 Best Fixtures - Three to Count Tie = Countback West Yorkshire Win - 4 x 50, 3 x 49 Cheshire 2nd - 4 x 50, 1 x 49 25 FORCE T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 T9 T10 T11 T12 T13 Total 1 West Yorkshire 49 45 47 47 49 50 47 50 50 45 49 47 50 249 2 Cheshire   48 50 49   47 48 47 45 50 50 50 48 249 3 Humberside     48 50 50     49 49 48   48 49 247 4 Civil Services   47 45     48 49 48 46       47 239 5 South Yorkshire           49   45 48 46 48 45 46 237 6 Merseyside   46 46         43 44 49 47 46 44 234 7 Lancashire 48 49 49 48     50   47 47   49   245 8 North Yorkshire 47     44       44       44 45 224 9 Cleveland 50     45       46           141 10 Cumbria       46               43   89 11 North Wales   50                       50 12 G.M.P.                       43   43 13 AEA/MOD/CNC/CS                           0   Lincolnshire                           0   Northumbria                           0   Durham                           0   NPCCL Season 2025/2026 Teams Men's Teams - 5 Fixtures - Three to Count 25 FORCE T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 T9 T10 T11 T12 T13 Total 1 Cheshire 49 49 50 50 46 50 50       50 50 47 250 2 Humberside     49 47 50   49 50 49 49   48 50 248 3 Lancashire 48 47 48 48   49 48 48 48 48   44 48 241 4 Merseyside   48         47   45 50 48 47 45 240 6 West Yorkshire 47 46 47   48   46 44 44     45 49 237 5 Civil Services 46 45 46 44   48 45 43 50         235 7 G.M.P.     45 45     45 45   46 49 41 46 231 8 South Yorkshire         49       47 47   46   189 9 Northumbria       46       47 46     42   181 10 Cleveland 50             46       43   139 11 North Yorkshire         47     49       40   136 12 Cumbria       49               49   98 13 North Wales   50                       50 14 AEA/MOD/CS                           0   Lincolnshire                           0   Durham                           0 Women's Teams - 5 Best Fixtures - Three to Count Tie = Countback West Yorkshire Win - 4 x 50, 3 x 49 Cheshire 2nd - 4 x 50, 1 x 49 25 FORCE T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 T9 T10 T11 T12 T13 Total 1 West Yorkshire 49 45 47 47 49 50 47 50 50 45 49 47 50 249 2 Cheshire   48 50 49   47 48 47 45 50 50 50 48 249 3 Humberside     48 50 50     49 49 48   48 49 247 4 Civil Services   47 45     48 49 48 46       47 239 5 South Yorkshire           49   45 48 46 48 45 46 237 6 Merseyside   46 46         43 44 49 47 46 44 234 7 Lancashire 48 49 49 48     50   47 47   49   245 8 North Yorkshire 47     44       44       44 45 224 9 Cleveland 50     45       46           141 10 Cumbria       46               43   89 11 North Wales   50                       50 12 G.M.P.                       43   43 13 AEA/MOD/CNC/CS                           0   Lincolnshire                           0   Northumbria                           0   Durham                           0     NPCCL Season 2025/2026 Teams Men's Teams - 5 Fixtures - Three to Count 25 FORCE T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 T9 T10 T11 T12 T13 Total 1 Cheshire 49 49 50 50 46 50 50       50 50 47 250 2 Humberside     49 47 50   49 50 49 49   48 50 248 3 Lancashire 48 47 48 48   49 48 48 48 48   44 48 241 4 Merseyside   48         47   45 50 48 47 45 240 6 West Yorkshire 47 46 47   48   46 44 44     45 49 237 5 Civil Services 46 45 46 44   48 45 43 50         235 7 G.M.P.     45 45     45 45   46 49 41 46 231 8 South Yorkshire         49       47 47   46   189 9 Northumbria       46       47 46     42   181 10 Cleveland 50             46       43   139 11 North Yorkshire         47     49       40   136 12 Cumbria       49               49   98 13 North Wales   50                       50 14 AEA/MOD/CS                           0   Lincolnshire                           0   Durham                           0 Women's Teams - 5 Best Fixtures - Three to Count Tie = Countback West Yorkshire Win - 4 x 50, 3 x 49 Cheshire 2nd - 4 x 50, 1 x 49 25 FORCE T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 T9 T10 T11 T12 T13 Total 1 West Yorkshire 49 45 47 47 49 50 47 50 50 45 49 47 50 249 2 Cheshire   48 50 49   47 48 47 45 50 50 50 48 249 3 Humberside     48 50 50     49 49 48   48 49 247 4 Civil Services   47 45     48 49 48 46       47 239 5 South Yorkshire           49   45 48 46 48 45 46 237 6 Merseyside   46 46         43 44 49 47 46 44 234 7 Lancashire 48 49 49 48     50   47 47   49   245 8 North Yorkshire 47     44       44       44 45 224 9 Cleveland 50     45       46           141 10 Cumbria       46               43   89 11 North Wales   50                       50 12 G.M.P.                       43   43 13 AEA/MOD/CNC/CS                           0   Lincolnshire                           0   Northumbria                           0   Durham                           0             AGM Minutes AGM Minutes - 26 March 2025 - Click Here Word Doc The FULL National Results are embedded in the NPCCL Excel Tables - League Tables - Excel - Click Here Results - Men and Women's Races Archive Results - Previous Seasons 1997 - 2024 All Snapshot Results and Excel Results - Click Here       NPCCL is now on Facebook! Click on FB Logo and join us!     Family Guests Entry We now permit Spouse/Partner and Siblings (over 18) of an above defined 'police member' to participate. They compete in the same race but only as a 'Guest Familiy Member' and pay the cheaper entry fee but will not qualify for individual or team prizes. They may be defined by a Police Sports Club as an 'Honorary Member' so could be entitled to claim their entry from the Club also.