Three in a row for Gawsworth School at National POP Lacrosse Championship

National POP Lacrosse Championship winners - Gawsworth

Gawsworth Primary School cemented their place at the top of the pop lacrosse tree by winning the 2025 National POP Lacrosse Championship and making it a third consecutive national title.

The Cheshire based school went unbeaten throughout the competition, defeating Killearn School from Glasgow 8-3 in the Championship final at Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke on Thursday 26 June.

They had earlier beaten Springfield School in the quarter-final and Bowdon Prep in the semi-final to make the final, while Killearn were victorious against St James in the Last 8 and Bowdon Church in the Last 4.

The two Bowdon schools then also faced off for the 3/4 play off with Bowdon Prep taking the honours.

In the Plate competition, last year’s Championship runners up Mellor returned this year with silverware after beating Perry Hall 7-6 in the Plate final.

Pop lacrosse is the form of lacrosse played in primary schools and is a non-contact version of the game which uses inexpensive plastic-headed sticks and large, softer lacrosse balls. The game is usually played as a five-or six a-side mixed game with no goal-keepers and is fast-paced and fun to play.

The 16 competing teams that had made their way to the Championships through their regional qualifying competitions were split into four groups of four for pool play, with the top two of each group moving through to compete for the Championship title and the third and fourth place sides going on to the Plate competition.

The pool standings and scores from all of the knockout fixtures can be found below.

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National POP Lacrosse Championship Plate Winners - MELLOR

2025 National Pop Lacrosse Championships Results

Championship Competition

Final | Gawsworth 8-3 Killearn

3rd/4th Play-Off | Bowdon Prep 7-2 Bowdon Church

Semi-Final 1 | Killearn 9-4 Bowdon Church
Semi-Final 2 | Gawsworth 7-4 Bowdon Prep

Quarter-Final 1 | Bowdon Prep 4-3 Sparsholt
Quarter-Final 2 | Gawsworth 12-8 Springfield
Quarter-Final 3 | St James 0-3 Killearn
Quarter-Final 4 | Strathblane - Bowdon Church

Plate Competition

Final | Mellor 7-6 Perry Hall

3rd/4th Play-Off | Redhill 7-3 Holy Trinity

Semi-Final 1 | Perry Hall 7-4 Holy Trinity
Semi-Final 2 | Mellor 10-5 Redhill

Quarter-Final 1 | Perry Hall 9-3 Bridgewater
Quarter-Final 2 | Holy Trinity 5-2 Stanton St Quinton
Quarter-Final 3 | Mellor 12-0 Pownall Green
Quarter-Final 4 | Poverest - Redhill

Pool 1

  1. Bowdon - 15pts

  2. Springfield- 8pts

  3. Perry Hall - 8pts

  4. Stanton St Quinton - 3pts

Pool 2

  1. Gawsworth - 15pts

  2. Killearn - 11pts

  3. Poverest - 7pts

  4. Bridgewater - 3pts

Pool 3

  1. St James RC - 15pts

  2. Bowdon Church - 11pts

  3. Mellor - 7pts

  4. Redhill - 3pts

Pool 4

  1. Strathblane - 12pts

  2. Sparsholt - 11pts

  3. Holy Trinity - 8pts

  4. Pownall Green- 3pts

5pts for a win, 2 points for a draw, 1 point for a loss