The North of England Men's Lacrosse Association Senior Flags, known as the Senior Flags, is an annual
knockout
A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, ...
club cup competition played for by teams in the North of England Men's Premiership. It is the oldest
lacrosse
Lacrosse is a contact team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game w ...
club competition in the world. The Senior Flags is organised by the North of England Men's Lacrosse Association, a committee of the
English Lacrosse Association
England Lacrosse is the national governing body for lacrosse in England. The sport is managed through the Men's and Women's Playing Committees and the leagues administered by region: the South of England Men's Lacrosse Association (SEMLA), Nor ...
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Past Winners 1883-1945
Past Winners 1946-Present
References
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Further reading
*Melland, Charles H. (1939) "The University Lacrosse Club", in: ''The Journal of the University of Manchester'', vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 74–76
Lacrosse in England
Lacrosse tournaments
Sports competitions in England
1883 establishments in England
Recurring sporting events established in 1883