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Roller derby in the United Kingdom

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By September 2011, there were more than 1,000 amateur roller derby leagues, covering every inhabited continent, with teams in countries such as Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Germany, Belgium, Finland, Sweden and Singapore In the UK, the sport is mostly played by women.

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Contemporary roller derby has a basic set of rules, with variations reflecting the interests of a governing body's member leagues. The Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), which is used by the majority of leagues around the world. For example, members of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association are required to play by WFTDA rules, while members of the Canadian Women's Roller Derby Association are encouraged to join the WFTDA.

England

  • Bath, Somerset – Bath Roller Derby Girls
  • Bedfordshire – Bedfordshire Rollergirls
  • Bedfordshire – Rebellion Rollergirls (née Bedford Bandits)
  • Berkshire - Royal Windsor Rollergirls
  • Birmingham, West Midlands – Birmingham Blitz Dames
  • Birmingham, West Midlands – Central City Rollergirls
  • Birmingham, West Midlands - Crash Test Brummies
  • Brighton, East Sussex – Brighton Rockers Roller Derby
  • Bristol – Bristol Roller Derby
  • Cambridge, Cambridgeshire – Romsey Town Rollerbillies
  • Coventry, West Midlands – Coventry City Derby Dolls
  • Crewe, Cheshire– Railtown Loco Rollers
  • Croydon, Greater London – Croydon Roller Derby
  • Derby, Derbyshire - Haunted City Rollers
  • Devon and Somerset – South West Angels of Terror (S.W.A.T)
  • Eastbourne, East Sussex – Bourne Bombshells
  • North Essex – Triple Sword Roller Girls
  • South Essex – Seaside Siren Roller Girls
  • Gloucester, Gloucestershire – Severn Roller Torrent
  • Hampshire - Baskingstoke Bullets
  • Harrogate, North Yorkshire - Spa Town Roller Girls
  • Hereford – Hereford Roller Girls (Horror Bulls)
  • Hertfordshire – Full Metal Roller Derby
  • Hertfordshire – Hell's Belles Roller Girls
  • High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire – Big Bucks High Rollers
  • Hull - Hull's Angels Roller Dames (HARD)
  • Kent – Kent Roller Girls
  • Leeds, West Yorkshire – Leeds Roller Dolls
  • Leeds, West Yorkshire – Hot Wheel Roller Derby
  • Leicester, Leicestershire – Roller Derby Leicester
  • Leicester, Leicestershire – Dolly Rockit Rollers
  • Lincoln, Lincolnshire – Lincolnshire Bombers
  • Lincoln, Lincolnshire – The Imposters Roller Girls
  • Liverpool, Merseyside – Liverpool Roller Birds
  • London, Greater London – London Rockin Rollers 2007–present
  • London, Greater London – London Rollergirls
  • London - Southern Discomfort
  • Manchester, Greater Manchester – Rainy City Roller Girls
  • Manchester, Greater Manchester – Manchester Roller Derby
  • Mansfield, Nottinghamshire - Mansfield Misfits Roller Derby
  • Merseyside – Wirral Whipiteres Roller Derby
  • Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire – Middlesbrough Milk Rollers
  • Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire – Grid City Division
  • Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire – Milton Keynes Concrete Cows
  • Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire – Quads of War
  • Newcastle, Tyne and Wear – Newcastle Roller Girls
  • Northampton, Northamptonshire – Northampton Shoetown Slayers
  • Northampton, Northamptonshire – Vendetta Vixens
  • Norwich, Norfolk – The Norfolk Brawds Roller Derby 2010 – present
  • Nottingham, Nottinghamshire – Hellfire Harlots
  • Nottingham, Nottinghamshire – Nottingham Roller Girls
  • Oxford, Oxfordshire – Oxford Roller Derby 2010 – present
  • Oxford, Oxfordshire – Oxford Wheels of Gory
  • Plymouth, Devon – Plymouth City Roller Girls
  • Portsmouth, Hampshire – Portsmouth Roller Wenches 2010 – present
  • Preston, Lancashire – Preston Roller Girls
  • RAF Lakenheath - Red White and Bruise Rollers
  • Sheffield, South Yorkshire – Sheffield Steel Rollergirls
  • Sheffield, South Yorkshire – The Inhuman League
  • Somerset – Somerset and Exeter Derby Girls
  • Surrey – Surrey Rollergirls
  • Surrey - Surrey Roller Boys - Men's and All-Gender League
  • Wakefield, West Yorkshire – Wakey Wheeled Cats
  • West Yorkshire – The Skateful Dead
  • Wiltshire – Wiltshire Roller Derby
  • Windsor, Berkshire – Royal Windsor Rollergirls
  • Wirral, Merseyside – Riverside Rebels Roller Derby
  • Wirral, Merseyside – Wirral Whipiteres Roller Derby
  • Wirral, Merseyside – Wirral Men's Roller Derby
  • Worcester - Worcester Wyldlings
  • Worcestershire – Worcestershire Roller Derby
  • Wolverhampton, West Midlands – Wolverhampton Honour Rollers

    • Northern Ireland

  • Belfast – Belfast Roller Derby (Belfast Banshees)

    • Scotland

  • Aberdeen – Granite City Roller Girls
  • Dundee – Dundee Roller Girls
  • Edinburgh – Auld Reekie Roller Girls
  • Forth Valley – Fierce Valley Roller Girls
  • Glasgow – Glasgow Rollergirls
  • Perth and Kinross – Fair City Rollers

    • Wales

  • Cardiff – Cardiff Roller Collective (CRoC) 2010–present
  • Cardiff – Tiger Bay Brawlers
  • Flint - North Wales Roller Derby
  • Machynlleth – Mid-Wales Roller Derby
  • Swansea – Reaper Roller Girls
  • Swansea – Swansea City Slayers
  • Neath Port Talbot -NPT Roller Derby 2012–present

    • References

    Roller derby in the United Kingdom Wikipedia
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