The Lancashire Spinners are an English basketball club from

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. The Spinners currently operates a Men's senior team in the National Basketball League, competing in Division 3 North, and a Women's senior team in the

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. The club have held

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' second team 91-87. Stepping up to Division Three for the following year, the Raptors took sixth place in their first season and followed that up in their second by winning 17 of their 20 games on the way to the Division Three (North) title. While the

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prevented them from repeating the playoff victory, a second promotion in three years was achieved regardless. With the goal of establishing themselves at national level complete, the club relocated to the Castle Leisure Centre in

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and rebranded themselves as the Lancashire Spinners in 2014 to attract a wider audience and to prepare for a future push towards the professional leagues. The following year saw the club battling at the top of the Division Two table against London Lituanica in an incredibly close campaign between two strong teams in the midst of a rapid rise through the league structure. While the Spinners narrowly finished as runners-up to their new rivals in a close league campaign and playoff final, the club did not end the 2014/2015 season empty-handed, claiming the Patrons Cup with a 118-86 win in the final against Lituanica. A post-season merger with the local Bury Blue Devils team also added a Women's team to the Spinners organisation, while massively strengthening the junior ranks to give local talent more opportunities to develop on their way to the senior teams.

Club Honours

NBL Division 3 North Champions * 2020 Patrons Cup Winners * 2015 EBL Division 3 League Champions * 2014 EBL Division 4 League Champions * 2012 EBL Division 4 Playoff Champions * 2012

Season-by-season records

References

External links

Official Lancashire Spinners Facebook PageOfficial Lancashire Spinners TwitterOfficial Lancashire Spinners YouTube Channel
{{English Basketball League Basketball teams in England Basketball teams established in 1962