This page summarises the main dates for the 2013 season, for the Evening League and Veterans’ League, and for the meetings, which are for all clubs.
The Evening League runs for 20 weeks on Tuesday nights from 16th April to 27th August. There are no league matches on 11 June or 9 July.
The first two rounds of the knock-out cup (the Bob Newlan Memorial Trophy) will be played during the league season. The third round is on the Tuesday evening after the league programme. The semi-finals and final follow on Sunday mornings:
| Round 1 | Tuesday 11 June |
| Round 2 | Tuesday 9 July |
| Round 3 | Tuesday 3 September |
| Semi-finals | Sunday 8 September |
| Final | Sunday 15 September |
For the Merit the qualifying round and final are on the Tuesday evenings following the league season and Bob Newlan Trophy (at venues with floodlights).
| Merit | |
|---|---|
| Closing date for entries | 25 August |
| Qualifying rounds | Tuesday 10 September |
| Final day | Tuesday 17 September |
Great Moor Sports & Social ‘C’ team (in Division 5) will play their home matches at 10.30a.m. on Tuesday mornings. Also, Great Moor A and B teams will each play one or two home games on Wednesdays.
The veterans’ knock-out cup (the P.C.S. Cup) is played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays starting during the league season and finishing after it. The first round will be split over two days to simplify green allocation. The preliminary round and some first round ties will be played on a Wednesday and the remaining eight first round ties on the following Tuesday.
| Preliminary round | Wednesday 10 July |
| Round 1 | Wednesday 10 July Tuesday 16 July |
| Round 2 | Tuesday 13 August |
| Round 3 | Tuesday 3 September |
| Round 4 | Wednesday 18 September |
| Semi-finals | Tuesday 24 September |
| Final | Wednesday 25 September |
For the individual merit, qualifying rounds are held on a Tuesday afternoon. These produce eight qualifiers for the final day (with a maximum three games required to qualify). On the final day the winner and runner-up have to play three games.
| Closing date for entries | 29 June |
| Qualifying rounds | Tuesday 9 July |
| Final day | Tuesday 30 July |
There are two Delegates’ meetings, at the start and end of the season, and two General meetings in the close season.
| Meeting | Date | Venue | Business |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGM (2013) | Monday 28 January | Cheadle Conservative Club | Election of officers; confirmation of rule changes; confirmation of league composition and fixtures |
| Pre-season | Monday 11 March | Cheadle Conservative Club | Distribution of handbooks and competition entry forms |
| Post-season | Monday 7 October (provisional) |
Cheadle Conservative Club | Review of season; resolution of disputes |
| Half-yearly meeting | Monday 18 November (provisional) |
Cheadle Conservative Club | Proposals for rule changes |
| AGM (2014) | Monday 20 January (provisional) |
Cheadle Conservative Club | Election of officers; confirmation of rule changes; confirmation of league composition and fixtures |