Wirral Quiz League

We are looking for fun and lively contestants, with a competitive edge, from all across the UK & Northern Ireland. 

If you know anyone who may like to apply, then please find all details below.

APPLY TODAY, and you could be joining our hosts Roman Kemp and Sarah Greene in the studio, with the chance of winning £5,000!

Check out the BBC website to see The Finish Line’s ‘Take Part’ page: https://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/take-part/the-finish-line

Or click here to apply:  https://eu.castitreach.com/a/itv/finishline5/welcome

or for more information, feel free to email: thefinishline@brightentertainment.com

You must be a UK resident and aged 18+ Ts&Cs Apply

Filming takes place in Belfast, Northern Ireland, with dates from 25th August through to 11th September. If selected to appear on the show, you would be required for two consecutive days to allow time for travel and filming. 

Closing Date: 7th August 2026

Matches to be played on Monday 20th April

Results of the matches played on Monday 13th April - Winning teams shown in bold

The 2025-26 WQL season concluded last evening with the Finals of the Absent Friends Trophy at the Lever Club, with many members either playing, supporting and spectating.

The results of the semi-finals were:

Aardvarks (11) 50-44 Hoylake LTC (17)  

Plasterers Arms (7)  44-47 Holy Joes (7) 

The Final saw a very fine team performance by the Holy Joes who were worthy winners for a 2nd time, having won the inaugural competition in 2022. Commiserations to the Aardvarks,  Scores were:

Aardvarks (11) 38-58 Holy Joes (7)

Many thanks to all teams, players and QPs over the last 5 weeks who have made this yet another very enjoyable event.

Special thanks of course goes to Kris Jones who has written all 6 quizzes once again and was up from Grantham last night to read the Finals quizzes.

Would you like to appear on PAST FORWARD? A new BBC Radio 4 history quiz hosted by Lucy Porter where contestants are quizzed on a century of BBC news archive as we test their knowledge of the sound of stories from any time in the last 100 years.

It’s an archive-based quiz so all rounds feature audio clips of news archive covering anything and everything from world events, politics, significant moments, health, economy, climate, culture, crime, regional news, sports, and entertainment. 

Each episode will feature two teams of two playing against each other and so we are looking for pairs of quizzers. Contestants should apply separately and include your teammate's name on your application in the space provided. If you don't have a teammate, we can pair you up with another individual applicant.

You’ll need to be available to come to London for the recording on Sunday 10th May 2026. We will invite you to take part in an online audition, before places in the new series are confirmed, during the w/c 20th April 2026.

If you’re up for listening carefully and testing your general knowledge of modern history then please apply here, submitting your completed form by Wednesday 15th April 2026:

Past Forward Contestant Application Form

Finals night will be next Monday, 30th March at Lever Club, 8pm start. Semi-finals will be drawn on the night.

All teams are welcome to attend - this year there will be no refreshments provided.

Good luck to the 4 teams left and looking forward to seeing you next week,

The first round of the annual Riley Cup competition - a handicapped knockout between teams from the LIverpool and Wirral Leagues, will take place on 13th April 2026.  Full details of the fixtures and details of all teams involved can be found by clicking here:

The first round draw is as follows:

Wandering Star and CTK Wanderers have byes in this round

The handicaps have now been calculated for this season's competition, based initially on average points scored throughout the season, then with weighting towards the lower ranked sides.

It's a system that has worked well in previous years and has led to mostly close matches.

As for admin of the competition, we do NOT require score sheets, just the score. Please let Steve Lomas, Pam or Kris know the result, please do NOT contact Dave Lawson or Brian Braid.

Our numbers are as follows - Steve Lomas 07851936029 , Pam 07773671554,  Kris 07775185329  .

Handicaps
The Agazi 1
Oxton 1
Gladly Stoned 1
Soapsuds 4
Holy Joes 7
Plasterers Arms 7
Wallaseyans 10
Legionnaires 11
McKie's Magpies 11
Aardvarks 11
Nelson's Fifth Column 11
A&K Community Hub 12
Taxes 14
Hoylake LTC 17
Shipwrecked 19
Lever Club 28

The Wirral Mimir (individual) Competition will take place on Tuesday 17^th February at St Josephs Parish Centre, 2 Greenbank Road, Birkenhead, CH42 7JY starting at 8pm. All Wirral QL players are welcome. This event replaces League matches that week.

The 2025 Wirral Quiz League Presentation Night was held at Oxton Conservative Club on 28th September 2025.  Many teams were in attendance and we welcomed several visitors from Liverpool including Danny Grimes and Brian Thompson, the Chairman and Secretary of the Merseyside Quiz League.

The Pairs competition held after the presentations was won by Mike McDonough of Wirral and James MacGregor of Liverpool.

WINNERS

Martin Prendergast Cup awarded to the player answering most of their own questions over the season in Division One – Jim Eccleson	Andrea Jones Shield awarded to the player answering most of their own questions over the season in Division Two – Mike McDonough
Wirral Mimir Trophy – Neil Wright
Absent Friends runners up – Taxes	Absent Friends Trophy winners – Zelma the Giant Hoe
Division Two runners-up - Legionnaires	Oxton Trophy for Division Two winners – Wallaseyans
Gordon Ledger Shield for Division One runners-up – Zelma the Giant Hoe	Ted Walton Cup for Division One winners – Oxton