Ormskirk Quiz League

A member of the Merseyside Quiz Leagues

Welcome

The Ormskirk Quiz League celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2019-2020.

The 2025-2026 season began on Monday September 8 with all twelve teams playing each other in one division.

A Handicap League will also be based on these results.

Two divisions will be formed post Christmas.

The Don Liptrot Trophy, a handicap knockout, will run throughout the season.

A Pairs competition will be held as part of a Presentation Evening at the Stanley Arms on Monday March 30.

Most teams are on the lookout for new players and spectators are welcome at all matches.

News

Highlights Week 17

Division 1:-Turks Head Sinners remain top on points difference after their victory over Delph Tavern; Peter Duffy (17) and Dave Waddilove (13) top scored for the winners while Paul McAteer added 19 to the Delph’s total. An impressive 24 points from Darren Martin enabled Newburgh Lions’ win over Greyhound by a single point; Brian Farrimond (14) and Ritchie Venner (13) top scored for Greyhound. The handicap results of these two games remained the same. Colly Wobblers, thanks to 15 points from Roy Atherton and 13 from Steve Feller, beat Turks Head Saints, for whom Charles Johnson scored 18. Kevin Walton 13 and the returning Clive Walton 12. The handicap result was a draw.

Division 2:- Rugby Hounds, for whom Eric Lupton scored an impressive 25 points, remain top after their victory over Ormskirk Theatre Company, for whom Gordon Richards scored 14 and Alan Thompson 13. 21 points from Janet Crompton and 19 from Barry Marshall, assured Scarecows’ win over Helenians, for whom Mike Flaherty scored 15. Despite 16 points from Rob Green, Benchwarmers lost to Hayfield Gang for whom Jill Cochrane scored 16 and Martin Burke 15. The results of all these games remained the same on handicap. In the postponed game Scarecrows. again beat Helenians with Magnus Brass (13), Janet Crompton (14) and Barry Marshall (13) scoring well for the winners. Scarecrows also won on handicap.

Posted by Mike Unsworth 10/02/2026

MIMIR DRAW

The draw for next Monday's MIMIR competition was made last night and was as follows

GROUP A	GROUP B	GROUP C	GROUP D
David Hodgson	Dave Waddilove	Charles Johnson	Mike Unsworth
Eric Lupton	Bill Gerrard	Gareth Flynn	Pat Gibson
Brian Farrimond	Arthur Heyes	Darren Martin	Tony Spark
Francis Williams	Ritchie Venner	Steve Pilkington	Steve Feller

The competition will start at 8pm sharp at The Greyhound in Ormskirk on Monday 16th February.

Posted by Mike Unsworth 10/02/2026

Highlights Week 16

Division 1:- Newburgh Lions relinquish top spot on points difference despite their win over Turks Head Saints; Darren Martin (17) and Jim Maloney (13) top scored for the winners, while Charles Johnson scored 17 for the Saints. 18 points from Pat Gibson and 12 from Roy Atherton ensured Colly Wobblers’ victory over a winless Delph Tavern. Turks Head Sinners, for whom Francis Williams scored 17 and Peter Duffy 14, assume top spot after their convincing win over Greyhound. The results of all these games were unchanged on handicap

Division 2:- Rugby Hounds, for whom Eric Lupton scored 15, remain top after their victory over Helenians, for whom Bob Foster scored 14. 14 points from Gordon Richards earned Ormskirk Theatre Company’s first win of the season over Benchwarmers. Despite 18 points from Rob Jones and 12 from Martin Burke, Hayfield Gang lost to Scarecrows, for whom Barry Marshall scored 14 and Janet Crompton 13. The results of all these games were reversed on handicap.

Posted by Mike Unsworth 03/02/2026

MQL Pairs

Twenty six players entered including four from Ormskirk. In the written round top score of 40 was achieved by Pat Gibson (Colly Wobblers) drawn with Alan Thompson (Ormskirk Theatre Company). Unfortunately they did not progress beyond the semi-final. Eric Lupton (Rugby Hounds) and Charles Johnson (Turks Head Saints) with their pairs from Liverpool reached the Plate Final, but lost out to a pair from Warrington and Wirral.

Posted by David Hodgson 02/02/2026

Highlights Week 15

Division 1:- Newburgh Lions remain top despite losing to Turks Head Sinners, for whom Steve Pilkington scored 16 and Dave Waddilove 14; Darren Martin added a remarkable 26 points to Newburgh’s score. Greyhound, for whom Mal Collier and Ritchie Venner both score 15 and John Wilson 12, won on the last question against Colly Wobblers; Roy Atherton (15) and Mike Unsworth (20) top scored for the losers. 16 points each from Kevin Walton and Barbara Flaherty and 15 from Charles Johnson earned Turks Head Saints a victory over Delph Tavern, for whom Sue Perks scored 15. The handicap results of these games remained unchanged.

Division 2:- Rugby Hounds remain top after their victory over Benchwarmers; Eric Lupton scored an impressive 24 points while Colin MacDonald (16) and Tony Robinson (14) also made significant contributions to their score; Rob Green scored 18 for Benchwarmers. Despite 22 points from Rob Jones, Hayfield Gang lost to Helenians, for whom Alf Westwell scored 16 and Bob Foster 14. The handicap results of these games were both draws. Scarecrows, for whom Janet Crompton scored 19 and Magnus Brass and Barry Marshall 13 each, won the day over Ormskirk Theatre Company; Gordon Richards and Alan Thompson both scored 15 for the losers but the handicap result was reversed.

Posted by Mike Unsworth 27/01/2026

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