League History

The Tavern Fantasy League began at the start of the 1998/99 season, although final tables have only survived since 2002/03. Since then Keith Hewson, Marty Harrison and Paul Nagel have been the three most successful Managers.

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Tom clinched his first TFL Championship in the final weeks of the season anhead of Paul, runner up for the third time in four years.

P Team Manager Value Points Prize
1 I Still Need My Arshavin Tom Milburn £49.9 1505  £ 100.00
2 Trophies R Us Paul Nagel £48.6 1469  £   80.00
3 Micky's A Manc Still Mark Fletcher £50.0 1451  £   60.00
4 Cockney Sparrows Grant Hardiman £49.7 1412  £   40.00
5 Inter Anything Keith Hewson £49.8 1372  £   30.00
6 Charlie's Angels Martin Harrison £49.7 1370  £   20.00
7 LUFC (We'll be back) Dave Speight £49.6 1357  £   15.00
8 Tom's Galacticos Tom Finlay £50.0 1343  £   12.50
9 Italee Lee Finlay £49.8 1342  £   10.00
10 We All Hate Leeds Simon Milburn £49.9 1341  £      7.50
11 Casper's Boys Maurice Milburn £49.9 1331  £      5.00
12 Boro Down Under Wayne Slater £50.0 1314  £      3.00
13 LMF Champions Lauren Fletcher £48.3 1301  
14 Chebchester United Rob Morgan £49.2 1284  
15 Clayton Clangers Riley Clayton £48.9 1235  
16 Shaktar Sensless Sam Milburn £49.3 1233  
17 Ancient Dan Dan Milburn £49.5 1192  
18 Not A Kalou Jack Milburn £49.8 1160  
19 Parallel Sliders Colin Wilson £49.9 1147  
19 Laxio Jo Lax £47.8 1144  
21 Manor Mavericks Peter Burn £50.0 1047  
22 Bottle of Dog United Rich Wilkes £49.8 919  

 

A record breaking 27 team entry, just 23 points seperating the top three but in truth Martin had the title, his second, wrapped up by the turn of the year.

P Team Manager Value Points Prize
1 Charlie's Angels Martin Harrison £49.2 1546  £130
2 Trophies R Us Paul Nagel £49.5 1523  £92.50
2 Interanythingwithaskirt Keith Hewson £49.3 1523  £92.50
4 I Need My Arshavin Tom Milburn £50.0 1492  £55
5 Casper's Boys Maurice Milburn £50.0 1443  £40
6 LUFC (We'll Be Back) Dave Speight £49.9 1431  £330
7 Clayton Clangers Riley Clayton £48.3 1430  £20
8 Cockney Sparrows Grant Hardiman £47.3 1413  £16
9 Micky's A Manc Now! Mark Fletcher £49.8 1394  £12
10 I Need My Arshavin Too Sam Milburn £48.9 1387  £9
11 Dan Bill & Charlie United Stephen Appleyard £49.8 1375  £6
12 We All Hate Leeds Simon Milburn £50.0 1369  £4
13 Real Manchester Michael Dushko £49.4 1354  £3
14 Bottle of Dog United Rich Wilkes £49.7 1352  £2
15 No Name FC Rob Morgan £49.8 1313  £1
16 Parallel Sliders Colin Wilson £49.8 1310  
17 Tom's Galacticos Tom Finlay £50.0 1309  
18 CJ United Chris Hargreaves £49.8 1282  
19 Italee Lee Finlay £50.0 1267  
20 I Don't Need My Arshavin Jack Milburn £49.9 1252  
21 Laxio Jo Lax £49.4 1250  
22 L-H Allstars Lewis Hargreaves £49.8 1218  
23 borodownunder Wayne Slater £48.3 1204  
24 Manor Mavericks Peter Burn £49.8 1176  
25 Lord Sords XI Steven Ord £50.0 1140  
26 All Con Wrong Chris Connor £50.0 1085  
27 Lockman Carl Campbell £49.9 1055  

 

A first time winner in only his second TFL season - congratulations to Dave Speight.

P Team Manager Value Points Prize
1 LUFC (We'll Be Back) Dave Speight £50.0 1527 £ 125
2 CJ United Chris Hargreaves £49.7 1445 £ 100
2 Interanythingwithaskirt Keith Hewson £48.5 1432 £ 80
4 To Elland Back Martin Harrison £49.7 1416 £ 60
5 Tom's Galacticos Tom Finlay £49.9 1405 £ 50
6 Laxio Jo Lax £49.9 1404 £ 30
7 Cockney Sparrows Grant Hardiman £49.7 1388 £ 20
8 Italee Lee Finlay £49.9 1379 £ 10
9 Parallel Sliders Colin Wilson £49.9 1378 £ 5
10 Dan & Bill United Stephen Appleyard £49.6 1370 £ 2.50
11 Casper's Boys Maurice Milburn £50.0 1369 £ 1
12 We All Hate Leeds Simon Milburn £49.7 1333
13 Unreal Madrid Tom Milburn £49.7 1325
14 Borussia Munchenflapjack Sam Milburn £48.9 1320
15 NoNameFC Rob Morgan £49.9 1320
16 Trophies R Us Paul Nagel £49.9 1319
17 All Con Wrong Chris Connor £49.8 1290
18 Thornton's Legends Craig Thornton £48.4 1228
19 Boro7 down under Wayne Slater £49.9 1223
20 Clements United Lewis Hargreaves £49.9 1200
21 Fletcher's Flyers Mark Fletcher £49.7 1188
22 Lockman Carl Campbell £49.1 1177
23 Manor Mavericks Pete Burn £49.9 1167
24 Team Thompson John Thompson £48.7 1129

 

Colin beat off a sustained challenge to take his first title, and donated his winnings to the Great North Air Ambulance.

P Team Manager Value Points Prize
1 Parallel Sliders Colin Wilson £ 48.0 1872 £135
2 Trophies R Us Paul Nagel £ 49.5 1845 £100
2 Thornton's Legends Craig Thornton £ 48.9 1767 £80
4 Italee Lee Finlay £ 49.6 1744 £60
5 Boro7downunder Wayne Slater £ 49.6 1732 £50
6 Borussia Munchenflapjack Sam Milburn £ 48.8 1713 £30
7 Dan & Bill Unt Stephen Appleyard £ 48.9 1680 £25
8 Manor Mavericks Pete Burn £ 49.0 1674 £15
9 Fletcher's Flyers Mark Fletcher £ 49.3 1661 £10
10 Interanything..etc Keith Hewson £ 49.6 1632 £7.50
11 Tracey's Dream Tracey McKittrick £ 48.2 1632 £5
12 Laxio Jo Lax £ 49.0 1623
13 Chris' Corkers Chris Connor £ 37.1 1610
14 Casper's Boys Maurice Milburn £ 49.9 1607
15 LUFC (RIP) Dave Speight £ 50.0 1605
16 Cockney Sparrows Grant Hardiman £ 48.6 1602
17 To Elland Back Martin Harrison £ 50.0 1588
18 We All Hate Leeds 07 Simon Milburn £ 49.9 1581
19 Lockman Carl Campbell £ 50.0 1574
20 Mars Bar Elite Charlie Marsbar £ 49.3 1572
21 CJL United Chris Hargreaves £ 49.7 1537
22 Milos Men Jack Milburn £ 49.9 1530
23 Tom's Galacticos Tom Finlay £ 49.8 1521
24 Unreal Madrid Tom Milburn £ 49.5 1475
25 No Name AFC Rob Morgan £ 49.9 1461
26 Mean Machine The Mitchells £ 50.0 1148

 

A convincing win for Wayne who led the table for most of the season.

P Team Manager Value Points Prize
1 Boro 7 Down Under Wayne Slater £ 49.6 1751 £125
2 No Name AFC Rob Morgan £ 49.8 1665 £100
2 Mars-bars Elite Chris Horan £ 50.0 1651 £ 70
4 Trophies Were Us Paul Nagel £ 49.8 1631 £ 40
5 What A Load Of Ballacks Sam Milburn £ 50.0 1631 £ 40
6 We All Hate Leeds Simon Milburn £ 50.0 1621 £ 25
7 Casper's Boys Maurice Milburn £ 49.8 1598 £ 15
8 Inter Anythingwithaskirt Keith Hewson £ 49.4 1579 £ 12.50
9 Cockney Sparrows Grant Hardiman £ 49.4 1570 £ 7.50
10 Thornton's Thrashers Craig Thornton £ 49.9 1556 £ 5
11 Unreal Madrid Tom Milburn £ 50.0 1555 £ 3
12 Screaming Skulls Martin Harrison £ 49.5 1554
13 Italee Lee Finlay £ 50.0 1482
14 Parallel Sliders Colin Wilson £ 49.9 1479
15 Bill & Dan United Steve Appleyard £ 49.5 1475
16 Fletchers Flyers Mark Fletcher £ 49.9 1460
17 Louverpool Lou Harrison £ 46.4 1453
18 TBC FC Alison Milburn £ 49.9 1437
19 Laxio Jo Lax £ 48.2 1410
20 Lucie's Dad Carl Campbell £ 50.0 1392
21 Ingleby Allstars Simon Bradley £ 49.7 1369
22 Mean Machine The Mitchells £ 50.0 1254
23 AC UN Real Austen Eagling £ 50.0 1236

 

The title went to the very last game, Keith finally pipping Lou by just six points. This was Keith's second TFL title in three years.

P Team Manager Value Points Prize
1 Inter Anythingwithaskirt Keith Hewson 47.3 1689 £125
2 Louverpool Lou Harrison 46.2 1683 £ 90
2 Cockney Rebels Grant Hardiman 42.4 1647 £ 70
4 Dan & Billy Utd Steve Appleyard 45.5 1644 £ 50
5 Fletcher's Flyers Mark Fletcher 44.9 1635 £ 25
6 Italee Lee Finlay 49.5 1616 £ 20
7 Rob D'Gain Rob Morgan 46.9 1612 £ 15
8 Dubai Skulls Martin Harrison 44.6 1607 £ 10
9 Casper's Boys Maurice Milburn 47.3 1595 £ 5
10 Trophies weRe Us Paul Nagel 46.2 1532 £ 3
11 Laxio Jo Lax 49.6 1500 £ 1
12 Clousden Hill Celtic Mick Herraghty 49.7 1478
13 We All Hate Leeds Simon Milburn 49.8 1478
14 Ingelby All Stars Simon Bradley 49.0 1459
15 Whoventus Tom Milburn 48.5 1419
16 Parallel Sliders Colin Wilson 48.3 1414
17 Boro 7 Down Under Wayne Slater 49.8 1319
18 Lockman Carl Campbell 50.0 1314
19 Team 7 Nigel Reid 49.7 1303
20 Milburnsbrough Sam Milburn 50.0 1261
21 The Blues The Mitchells 50.0 1259
22 Duncs Dragons Ben Duncan 49.9 1085

 

It was anyone's title until the final week when Laxio proved just too strong. The six point winning margin was the closest in TFL history.

P Team Manager Value Points Prize
1 Laxio Jo Lax 48.4 1564 £150
2 Duncs Dragons Graeme Duncan 48.4 1558 £120
2 No Team Name Rob Morgan 49.9 1540 £100
4 No Team Name Nigel Reid 44.3 1517 £70
5 We All Hate Leeds Simon Milburn 49.3 1435 £50
6 Marching To The Title Tom Milburn 48.8 1395 £25
7 To Elland Back Martin Harrison 50.0 1365 £20
8 Sam's Superstars II Sam Milburn 46.4 1339 £15
9 Fletcher's Flyers Mark Fletcher 49.4 1335 £10
10 Chelall Seastars Josh Mitchell 49.7 1332 £5
11 Italee Lee Finlay 49.8 1325 £2
12 Mitch's Men Dave Mitchell 49.0 1303
13 Casper's Boys Maurice Milburn 49.4 1298
14 Ingelby All Stars Simon Bradley 48.6 1298
15 Blue Angels Lara Dushko 49.6 1290
16 Boro 1986 Stuart McGlade 49.9 1261
17 Trophies R Us Paul Nagel 49.7 1260
18 Danny's Boys Steve Appleyard 49.4 1252
19 Mean Machine Chris Wright 48.9 1225
20 No Team Name Craig Johnson 50.0 1222
21 Mossley Mavericks Michael Dushko 49.7 1220
22 Inter Anything .. VI Keith Hewson 49.4 1198
23 Skids XI Marc Symington 49.8 1165
24 Cool Dudes Jack Mitchell 49.9 1126
25 Key Man Carl Campbell 49.4 1106
26 No Team Name Stephen Lathan 50.0 1058
27 Westminster Wand Peter Cain 49.9 917

 

The top three dominated throughout the season, Keith taking his first title.

P Team Manager Value Points Prize
1 Oliver's Army Keith Hewson 49.7 1349 £115
2 We All Hate Leeds Simon Milburn 50.0 1329 £ 85
2 To Elland Back Martin Harrison 49.5 1309 £ 55
4 No Team Name Rob Morgan 49.4 1240 £ 30
5 Shandy Drinkers Grant Hardiman 49.8 1237 £ 20
6 Casper's Boys Maurice Milburn 49.5 1233 £ 15
7 No Team Name Nigel Reid 49.9 1226 £ 9
8 Trophies R Us Paul Nagel 48.9 1226 £ 9
9 Fletcher's Flyers Mark Fletcher 49.7 1200 £ 5
10 Ayresome Angels II Martin Griffiths 49.7 1193 £ 3
11 Laxio Joe Lax 49.5 1192
12 Tom's Troops Tom Milburn 49.7 1172
13 Danny's Boys Steve Appleyard 49.9 1153
14 City Are Shite! Michael Dushko 48.9 1139
15 Lee's United VI Lee Finlay 50.0 1125
16 Key Man Carl Campbell 49.8 1056
17 Sam's Superstars Sam Milburn 49.7 1052
18 No Team Name Michael 49.7 1006

 

Despite just fifteen entrants the TFL was tight throughout the season, Martin Harrison eventually taking the title.

P Team Manager Value Points Prize
1 To Elland Back Martin Harrison 49.9 1342 £100
2 Danny's Boys Steve Appleyard 49.6 1331 £70
2 We All Hate Leeds Simon Milburn 49.4 1327 £50
4 Inter Anything With A Skirt Keith Hewson 49.6 1308 £25
5 No Name Rob Morgan 49.9 1209 £20
6 Trophies R Us Paul Nagel 49.8 1195 £15
7 Lockman Carl Capmbell 49.3 1191 £5
8 Ayresome Angels Martin Griffiths 50.0 1189 £3
9 Lee's United XI Lee Finlay 50.0 1166
10 Old Spice Mick Lowson 49.9 1162
11 City Of Culture Paul Winter 49.8 1124
12 Laxio Jonathan Lax 49.1 1122
13 No Name Nigel Reid 49.1 1058
14 Northern Monkeys Grant Hardiman 49.7 977
15 Tavern Overpaid All Stars Peter McNeill 49.9 810 £10

 

ALL TIME TFL TABLE

P Team Points Prizes Seasons Champs
1 Keith Hewson 157  £ 487.50 9 2
2 Martin Harrison 154  £ 420.00 9 2
3 Paul Nagel 147  £ 339.50 9
4 Simon Milburn 133  £ 196.50 9
5 Rob Morgan 123  £ 266.00 9
6 Maurice Milburn 121  £   81.00 8
7 Lee Finlay 119  £ 102.00 9

7

 Grant Hardiman 119  £ 173.50 8
9 Mark Fletcher 117  £ 122.00 8
10 Tom Milburn 111  £ 183.00 8 1
11 Steve Appleyard 110  £ 153.50 8
12 Sam Milburn 102  £   94.00 8
13 Jo Lax 100  £ 184.00 9 1
14 Colin Wilson 75  £ 140.00 6 1
15 Dave Speight 74  £ 170.00 4 1
16 Wayne Slater 73  £ 175.00 6 1
17 Tom Finlay 50  £   62.50 4
18 Craig Thornton 45  £   85.00 3
18 Nigel Reid 43  £ 100.00 4
20 Chris Hargreaves 39  £ 100.00 3
21 Carl Campbell 36  £    5.00 8
22 Riley Clayton 29  £   20.00 2
23 Charlie Mars Bar 28  £   70.00 2
23 Lou Harrison 28  £   90.00 2
25 Simon Bradley 27 3
25 Michael Dushko 27  £    3.00 3
25 Peter Burn 27  £   15.00 4
28 Graeme Duncan 26  £ 120.00 1
29 Chris Connor 24 3
30 Dave Mitchell 21 4
31 Josh Mitchell 18  £    5.00 1
31 Jack Milburn 18 3
33 Martin Griffiths 17  £    6.00 2
33 Tracey McKittrick 17  £    5.00 1
35 Rich Wilkes 15  £    2.00 2
35 Lara Dushko 13 1
37 Stuart McGlade 12 1
38 Mick Herraghty 11 1
38 Lewis Hargreaves 11 2
40 Lauren Fletcher 10 1
41 Chris Wright 9 1
42 Craig Johnston 8 1
43 Alison Milburn 6 1
43 Mick Lowson 6 1
43 Dan Milburn 6 1
46 Marc Symminhton 5 1
46 Paul Winter 5 1
48 Jack Mitchell 4 1
49 Steven Ord 3 1
50 Stephen Lathan 2 1
51 Austen Eagling 1 1
51 Ben Duncan 1 1
51 John Thompson 1 1
51 Michael ? 1 1
51 Peter Cain 1 1
51 Peter McNeill 1  £   10.00 1