National League Results 2009/10

National League Division Four

Middlesbrough Lions 37-79 Durham Wildcats

Middlesbrough Lions 71-91 Bury Blue Devils

Middlesbrough Lions 56-78 Wirral Hornets

Middlesbrough Lions 58-59 Hull Wasps

Liverpool 50-79 Middlesbrough Lions

Middlesbrough Lions 69-94 TV Sonics

Stockport Falcons 68-63 Middlesbrough Lions

Merseyside Spartans 62-88 Middlesbrough Lions

 Middlesbrough Lions 115-73 Reddish Rebels

Bury Blue Devils 83-87 Middlesbrough Lions

Huddersfield Heat 69-93 Middlesbrough Lions

Middlesbrough Lions 75-90 Huddersfield Heat

Wirral Hornets 66-60 Middlesbrough Lions

Hull Wasps 69-63 Middlesbrough Lions

Middlesbrough Lions 67-57 Stockport Falcons

Middlesbrough Lions 79-73 Liverpool

TV Sonics 74-66 Middlesbrough Lions

Durham Wildcats 90-51 Middlesbrough Lions

Reddish Rebels 20-00 Middlesbrough Lions

The 2009/10 season represented a milestone in the clubs history as the first season of National League basketball. The team finished in 8th place, but were disappointed with their overall achievements. There is no denying that the league is a very tough one and despite the massive improvements throughout the season, the Lions showed their inexperience too much. Some key injuries throughout the season affected the team dramatically and in a number of games Lions could only take 5-7 players. In fact the last game of the season away to Reddish had to be forfeited due to Lions having 7 players unavailable.

On a positive note though, the Lions have progressed and having tested the waters will be a stronger club for this experience. The Lions biggest crowd of the season was 431 v Division One side; Mohawks in the National Cup.

The club can boast a huge success in terms of promotion and publicity with a huge profile in the area. A website search of Middlesbrough Lions will bring in region of 350,000 results with hundreds of photos. Lions are fast establishing themselves as a big name and at Hull, more than 750 people turned up to watch, 550 more than their average attendance.

National League Under 16

Bradford Dragons 60-55 Middlesbrough Lions

York Vikings 45-56 Middlesbrough Lions

Durham Wildcats 87-82 Middlesbrough Lions

Middlesbrough Lions 76-55 Derbyshire Arrows

Barnsley Leaders 71-84 Middlesbrough Lions

Middlesbrough Lions 74-61 York Vikings

Bradford Dragons 71-64 Middlesbrough Lions

Middlesbrough Lions 61-59 Durham Wildcats

Derbyshire Arrows 60-72 Middlesbrough Lions

Middlesbrough Lions 69-61 Barnsley Leaders

York Vikings 52-69 Middlesbrough Lions

Durham Wildcats 69-72 Middlesbrough Lions

Middlesbrough Lions 74-52 Derbyshire Arrows

Middlesbrough Lions 83-69 Barnsley Leaders

Middlesbrough Lions 70-56 Bradford Dragons

The Lions U16's produced a great season of basketball to earn the league championship, overtaking season leaders Durham Wildcats in the final game of the season. Over 60 supporters watched the Championship game at Eston Sports Academy to round of a great season for the club.

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