BOTH NIGHTS ARE NOW FULL

UPDATES

21/08/26 - Over thirty teams have successfully registered for the new season. A lot of teams have informed us that they plan to register, but have yet to do so. Please don't leave it too late to register your team as spaces are limited to thirty teams on each night.

23/08/26 - Based on the number of teams that have said they will be registering, both nights are provisionally full. However, some of those teams have not yet registered whilst others have registered, but have not yet paid the registration fee. Unless you play from a venue that we invoice directly for their teams, your registration will not be approved until your registration fee has been paid.

28/08/26 - Wednesday night is now full. Any additional teams that register for a Wednesday will now be placed on a waiting list. More teams have registered for a Tuesday than there are available places. Unless you play from a venue that we invoice directly for their teams, your registration will not be approved until your registration fee has been paid. The available spaces will go to the first teams to do so.

29/08/26 - There is now one available place left on a Tuesday night. There are several teams that have registered to play on a Tuesday, but not yet paid the registration fee. The first team to do so will receive the last place and the remaining teams will be placed on a waiting list.

29/08/26 - Both nights are now full with thirty teams having successfully registered for each night. Any team that has yet to register will be placed on a waiting list should any team drop out.

We would like to begin by announcing the renewal of our sponsorship deal with Racks Pool & Sports Bar for the 2025/26 season. As well as providing the tables for our end of season knockout competitions, they also hosted a great presentation night providing both entertainment and a buffet for those in attendance. We look forward to building on this to provide an even bigger presentation night for the upcoming season and we also wish them well with their new venture in Cleethorpes.

Registration for the 2025/26 season will open on the 17th August and close on the 31st August. The team registration fee has remained at £40 for many years and, following in the footsteps of the Racks Summer Pool League, we will be increasing this to £50 for the new season. This takes into accout the fee of £5 per team that we are charged for using RackEmApp. Previously the team registration fee included the registration of up to 12 players with each additional player incurring a £2 fee. This has now been scrapped and the £50 registration fee includes the registration of all of your players for the season, which works out better for teams.

The following venues will be invoiced for their teams - Birds Eye Sports & Social Club, Cleethorpes Constitutional Club, Hainton Club, The Lounge, Racks Pool & Sports Bar. If your team does not play from one of these venues then your registration for the forthcoming season will only be accepted once payment has been received. We will not be chasing teams for payment. If you fail to pay by the deadline date of the 31st August then your registration will be declined. Payment can be made via bank transfer to the League's bank account. Receipts will be provided for teams who wish to claim back the cost of registration from their venue.

The number of available places for the new season will initially be limited to the first 60 teams to have their registration accepted, with 30 places available on each night. This is to allow for an even number of teams across the divisions and to prevent any problems when generating the fixtures for the new season. Once all of the places have been filled, any additional teams will be placed on a waiting list. If there is a sufficient number of teams on the waiting list, we may be able to increase the size of the divisions.

New teams will be required to pay a new team bond of £25, which is refunded upon completion of the season. The following teams are due a refund of the £25 new team bond they paid for the 2024/25 season - Birds High Club, Crazy 'Racks' Crew, Freshney Town Rack Pack, Harry's Potters, Lounge Life, Lounge Newbies, Rackem N Whackem. The following teams all forfeited the new team bonds they paid after withdrawing from the League during the 2024/25 season - Lounge NWT, The Mayflower, Willows Misfits.

When forming the divisions for the new season, all teams will be placed in the appropriate division based on a number of different factors. This may include additional teams being promoted to a higher division in order to ensure that division is full. Any team that tries to place a caveat on their registration by threatening to withdraw if they are placed in a particular division will have their registration declined and your players will be prevented from signing en masse for a different team to try and circumvent this.

If your team has played in a previous season of the Racks Winter Pool League or the Racks Summer Pool League then you will already be on the RackEmApp system and won't need to create a new team from scratch when registering. Please remember when registering your players to search for them first to see if they are already registered in order to prevent duplicate player profiles from being created. If your team plays from a venue with multiple tables and teams you will be required to select the correct table number when registering. Please do not pick a random table number. Check with your venue beforehand to confirm which table your team will be playing on.

If you wish to propose any changes for the new season, please submit them in writing via email to grimsby.pool@gmail.com before the 31st August. 

We're currently looking at either the week commencing the 22nd September or the week commencing the 29th September for the start of the new season, but this will be confirmed once registration is over and we know how many teams are participating.

Thank you to everyone for your continued support of the League.