# Glasgow Roller Derby

Glasgow Roller Derby is a flat track roller derby league in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 2007, the league consists of two travel teams, three home teams and a skater training course for players and referees. Glasgow is a member of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA), and the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).
The league has taken part in international competition, most notably the WFTDA Division 1 Playoff in Jacksonville, Florida in 2015, eventually coming in ninth place. Also in 2015, Glasgow Roller Derby were Tier 1 winners at the British Roller Derby Championships. Skaters from the league have featured in Team Ireland Roller Derby and Team Scotland Roller Derby.

## League Structure
### Travel Teams

The three travel teams have names inspired by the popular Scottish carbonated beverage, Irn-Bru:
* Irn Bruisers (A, first game 2008)
* Maiden Grrders (B, first game 2009)
* Cannie Gingers (C, active 2014–2015)

### Home Teams

The three currently active home teams play in intra-league tournaments to give newer players the chance to try out their skills in front of an audience in a lower stakes environment than a game against another team, and promotes healthy competition between players:
* Bad Omens (established 2011)
* Death Stars (established 2011)
* Tyrannosaurus Wrecks (established 2013)
* Hell's Belles (2010–2014)

### Glasgow Roller Recruits

The Glasgow Roller Recruits (GRR) are Glasgow Roller Derby's newest skaters. The league runs an intensive skating course three times a year to teach the skills needed to play or referee roller derby safely, and move up from Glasgow Roller Recruits to the main league.
To be eligible, all participants must be over 18. To graduate to league as a player, skaters must fit into the WFTDA gender statement. Skating officials can be any gender, as can non-skating officials (NSOs) and other league volunteers.

## League History

Established by Teri Toxic and Mistress Malicious in February 2007 as the Glasgow Roller Girls, the first training session was held in April of the same year. Glasgow was the first roller derby league in Scotland, and fourth in the United Kingdom after London Rollergirls, Birmingham Blitz Dames and London Rockin’ Rollers.
Training sessions initially took place outdoors in Kelvingrove Park in less-than ideal Glaswegian weather conditions, thereafter moving to a regular slot at Glasgow Caledonian University. This has been their main training and game venue ever since.
The league's first bout was in March 2008, with the Irn Bruisers facing up to London Rollergirls’ All-Star A-team, London Brawling. Later that same year, the Irn Bruisers hosted the first transatlantic match, against an early iteration of Team Canada.
In 2009, the Irn Bruisers participated in the first ever European roller derby tournament, Roll Britannia, hosted at Earl's Court by London Rollergirls. In September, Glasgow Roller Girls gained a B-team, the Maiden Grrders who played their first game against Auld Reekie Roller Derby’s B-team.
Glasgow Roller Derby's Irn Bruisers and Maiden Grrders came in first and third positions respectively in the first Scottish roller derby tournament, Highland Fling, in 2010. In that same year, the first home teams competition was planned and Hell's Belles came into being, closely followed by Bad Omens and Death Stars. The league was also involved in the inception of the UK Roller Derby Association, becoming one of its first members in June 2010.
In July 2011, Glasgow Roller Girls were accepted as a Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice league, graduating as a full member the following June.
The league rebranded in early 2012, with a name change to Glasgow Roller Derby as well as a new logo and colour scheme. GRD hosted their first tournament, Chaos on the Clyde, featuring teams from all over the UK as well as Stuttgart.
Glasgow Roller Derby is a passionate advocate for LGBT inclusion in sport, with two league members having previously acted as the Transgender Liaison for the UK Roller Derby Association, Jodie Stanley and Freyja Gosnold.
In 2015, Glasgow qualified for the WFTDA International Playoffs for the first time, entering the Division 1 Playoff in Jacksonville, Florida as the seventh seed. All the hard work paid off as Glasgow were the Tier 1 winner at the British Roller Derby Championships 2015.
For their 10th anniversary, Glasgow Roller Derby hosted a big birthday bash with three games – Rising Stars Women, Advanced Women, and Co-ed – as well as face painting, a roller disco and the afterparty.

## National Team Representation

Glasgow Roller Derby players, coaches and referees have performed at the highest levels and have often been selected to represent their countries in the Roller Derby World Cup.
For the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup, Betty Gogo, Lily Lethal, Marla Mayhem, Marshall Lawless, Mistress Malicious, Viper, Whiskey Galore and Wild Oates were selected for the Team Scotland roster.
Chemikill Hazard and Coco Pox played for Team Ireland Roller Derby in 2011, with Chemikill Hazard returning for the 2014 Roller Derby World Cup team accompanied by Sarah McMillan.
Jess E. Ska, Mona Rampage, Rogue Runner, Splat and Suffra Jet joined returning player Marshall Lawless for the Team Scotland lineup in 2014.
The 2018 Roller Derby World Cup Team Scotland roster saw Devil's Advoskate, Phoenix Fatale and Shorty McLightningpants keeping returning skater Mona Rampage company.

## WFTDA competition

In 2015, Glasgow qualified for Playoffs for the first time, entering the Division 1 Playoff in Jacksonville, Florida as the seventh seed. After losses of 184–159 to Charlottesville Derby Dames and 284–100 to Tampa Roller Derby, Glasgow rebounded to win the ninth place game against Pikes Peak Derby Dames, 247–153.

### Rankings

| Season | Final ranking | Playoffs | Championship |
| 2013 | 99 WFTDA | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2014 | 76 WFTDA | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2015 | 29 WFTDA | 9 D1 | DNQ |
| 2016 | 196 WFTDA | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2017 | 265 WFTDA | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2018 | 268 WFTDA | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2019 | 204 WFTDA | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2020 | 216 WFTDA | DNQ | DNQ |
*Please note that rankings were suspended in March 2020 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Five Nations Roller Derby Championships

Glasgow have participated in the Women Tier 1 Premier division of the Five Nations Roller Derby Championships (renamed in 2021 from the British Roller Derby Championships) on three occasions since 2015.
They were dominant in 2015, winning all of their games to win championships. They beat Middlesbrough Milk Rollers 205–119, Auld Reekie Roller Derby 206–90, Tiger Bay Brawlers 280–54, Rainy City Roller Derby 267-79 and Central City Rollergirls 205–109.
GRD had less of an easy time of it in 2016, losing 198–122 to Leeds Roller Derby, 238–109 to Newcastle Roller Derby and 164–210 to London Roller Derby Brawl Saints (B), but managed to win against Royal Windsor Roller Derby 203–179.
In 2018, the league struggled at their previous level and lost all their games, 311–66 to Central City Roller Derby, 267–132 to London Rockin' Rollers and 112–274 to Liverpool Roller Birds.
Glasgow took time out to regroup in 2019 and didn't compete in the Championships that year.

## Results of Public Games

All available results for public games are shown below. The league does sometimes host 'closed door' games, the results of which are excluded from this list.
Green highlighted rows indicate a win, whilst red highlighting indicates a loss.

### Irn Bruisers

Breakdown of results :
| Total | Won | Lost |
| 114 | 60 | 54 |
| Date | Event | Result | Opponents |
| 29 March 2008 | | 163 - 31 | London Rollergirls |
| 12 April 2008 | | 91 - 74 | Birmingham Blitz Dames |
| 6 June 2008 | | 41 - 102 | Team Canada (roller derby) |
| 21 February 2009 | | 80 - 83 | Birmingham Blitz Dames |
| 21 March 2009 | | 83 - 103 | London Rockin' Rollers |
| 18 July 2009 | Roll Britannia | 59 - 48 | London Rockin' Rollers |
| 18 July 2009 | Roll Britannia | 29 - 88 | Rainy City Roller Derby |
| 19 July 2009 | Roll Britannia | 11 - 225 | London Rollergirls |
| 19 July 2009 | Roll Britannia | 70 - 120 | Auld Reekie Roller Girls |
| 26 September 2009 | | 110 - 64 | Auld Reekie Roller Girls |
| 31 October 2009 | | 126 - 78 | Rainy City Roller Derby |
| 13 February 2010 | | 116 - 102 | London Rockin' Rollers |
| 20 March 2010 | | 79 - 19 | London Rollergirls |
| 27 March 2010 | | 102 - 66 | Central City Rollergirls |
| 22 May 2010 | Highland Fling | 145 - 23 | Granite City Rollergirls |
| 22 May 2010 | Highland Fling | 3 - 198 | Auld Reekie Roller Girls All-Star Reserves |
| 23 May 2010 | Highland Fling | 98 - 95 | Auld Reekie Roller Girls |
| 26 June 2010 | | 84 - 88 | Auld Reekie Roller Girls |
| 21 August 2010 | | 86 - 85 | Leeds Roller Dolls |
| 30 October 2010 | | 82 - 78 | Rainy City Roller Derby |
| 20 March 2011 | | 128 - 75 | Central City Rollergirls |
| 12 June 2011 | | 50 - 311 | London Rollergirls |
| 2 July 2011 | | 186 - 58 | Tiger Bay Brawlers |
| 16 July 2011 | | 65 - 111 | Stuttgart Valley Rollergirlz |
| 6 August 2011 | | 126 - 91 | Auld Reekie Roller Girls |
| 20 August 2011 | | 107 - 113 | Leeds Roller Dolls |
| 24 September 2011 | | 221 - 74 | Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Girls |
| 29 October 2011 | | 175 - 119 | Rainy City Roller Derby |
| 15 January 2012 | 2012 Tattoo Freeze | 12 - 94 | London Rollergirls Batter C Power |
| 15 January 2012 | 2012 Tattoo Freeze | 97 - 77 | Central City Roller Girls |
| 15 January 2012 | 2012 Tattoo Freeze | 74 - 79 | Auld Reekie Roller Girls |
| 10 March 2012 | | 121 - 152 | Bear City Roller Derby |
| 14 April 2012 | | 120 - 122 | Stockholm Roller Derby |
| 19 May 2012 | | 203 - 121 | Paris Rollergirls |
| 9 June 2012 | | 77 - 187 | Crime City Rollers |
| 10 June 2012 | | 89 - 191 | Copenhagen Roller Derby |
| 25 August 2012 | Chaos on the Clyde | 114 - 168 | London Rockin' Rollers |
| 26 August 2012 | Chaos on the Clyde | 324 - 57 | Stuttgart Valley Rollergirlz |
| 26 August 2012 | Chaos on the Clyde | 194 - 82 | Leeds Roller Dolls |
| 8 September 2012 | | 181 - 137 | GO-GO Gent Roller Girls |
| 27 October 2012 | | 139 - 158 | Rainy City Roller Girls |
| 16 November 2012 | Track Queens - Battle Royal | 205 - 134 | Stockholm Roller Derby |
| 17 November 2012 | Track Queens - Battle Royal | 145 - 171 | Crime City Rollers |
| 18 November 2012 | Track Queens - Battle Royal | 149 - 208 | Central City Roller Derby |
| 8 December 2012 | | 107 - 113 | Tiger Bay Brawlers |
| 23 February 2013 | | 163 - 187 | Auld Reekie Roller Girls |
| 20 April 2013 | | 310 - 111 | Brighton Rockers Roller Derby |
| 29 June 2013 | 2013 East Coast Derby Extravaganza | 226 - 120 | Columbia Quad Squad |
| 30 June 2013 | 2013 East Coast Derby Extravaganza | 153 - 154 | Long Island Roller Rebels |
| 11 August 2013 | | 149 - 150 | Stockholm Roller Derby |
| 25 August 2013 | | 277 - 105 | Helsinki Roller Derby All Stars (Ninja Turtles) |
| 21 September 2013 | | 150 - 140 | Bear City Roller Derby |
| 26 October 2013 | | 240 - 111 | Rainy City Roller Derby |
| 23 November 2013 | | 59 - 161 | Leeds Roller Dolls |
| 8 February 2014 | | 215 - 130 | London Rollergirls |
| 29 March 2014 | | 130 - 162 | Tiger Bay Brawlers |
| 16 May 2014 | 2014 Spring Roll | 159 - 167 | Fort Wayne Derby Girls |
| 17 May 2014 | 2014 Spring Roll | 147 - 226 | Big Easy Rollergirls |
| 17 May 2014 | 2014 Spring Roll | 190 - 175 | Tri-City Roller Derby |
| 18 May 2014 | 2014 Spring Roll | 107 - 276 | CT RollerGirls |
| 13 September 2014 | | 241 - 96 | Middlesbrough Milk Rollers |
| 8 November 2014 | | 249 - 82 | Dublin Roller Derby |
| 14 February 2015 | British Roller Derby Championships 2015: Women T1 Premier | 205 - 109 | Central City Rollergirls |
| 15 February 2015 | British Roller Derby Championships 2015: Women T1 Premier | 267 - 79 | Rainy City Roller Derby |
| 18 April 2015 | | 152 - 116 | Bear City Roller Derby |
| 2 May 2015 | British Roller Derby Championships 2015: Women T1 Premier | 54 - 280 | Tiger Bay Brawlers |
| 2 May 2015 | British Roller Derby Championships 2015: Women T1 Premier | 90 - 206 | Auld Reekie Roller Girls |
| 30 May 2015 | British Roller Derby Championships 2015: Women T1 Premier | 119 - 205 | Middlesbrough Milk Rollers |
| 31 May 2015 | | 227 - 131 | Rainy City Roller Girls |
| 28 June 2015 | | 119 - 185 | Auld Reekie Roller Girls |
| 18 September 2015 | 2015 WFTDA Division 1 Playoff 3 | 159 - 184 | Charlottesville Derby Dames |
| 19 September 2015 | 2015 WFTDA Division 1 Playoff 3 | 284 - 100 | Tampa Roller Derby |
| 20 September 2015 | 2015 WFTDA Division 1 Playoff 3 | 247 - 153 | Pikes Peak Derby Dames |
| 21 February 2016 | British Roller Derby Championships 2016: Women Tier 1 Premier | 164 - 210 | London Rollergirls |
| 21 February 2016 | British Roller Derby Championships 2016: Women Tier 1 Premier | 238 - 109 | Newcastle Roller Girls |
| 5 March 2016 | The European Smackdown | 536 - 46 | Crime City Rollers |
| 5 March 2016 | The European Smackdown | 73 - 485 | Helsinki Roller Derby |
| 6 March 2016 | The European Smackdown | 526 - 9 | London Rollergirls |
| 6 March 2016 | The European Smackdown | 371 - 66 | Stockholm Roller Derby |
| 26 March 2016 | British Roller Derby Championships 2016: Women Tier 1 Premier | 203 - 179 | Royal Windsor Roller Derby |
| 26 March 2016 | British Roller Derby Championships 2016: Women Tier 1 Premier | 122 - 198 | Leeds Roller Derby |
| 23 April 2016 | | 105 - 214 | Bear City Roller Derby |
| 11 June 2016 | | 373 - 36 | Rainy City Roller Derby |
| 11 June 2016 | | 351 - 131 | Tiger Bay Brawlers |
| 10 September 2016 | | 261 - 96 | Newcastle Roller Derby |
| 5 November 2016 | | 401 - 75 | Dublin Roller Derby |
| 8 April 2017 | West Track Story V | 184 - 240 | Dirty River Roller Derby |
| 8 April 2017 | West Track Story V | 100 - 357 | Nantes Roller Derby |
| 9 April 2017 | West Track Story V | 140 - 212 | GO-GO Gent Roller Derby |
| 9 April 2017 | West Track Story V | 54 - 350 | Antwerp Roller Derby |
| 11 June 2017 | | 135 - 177 | Amsterdam Roller Derby |
| 2 September 2017 | | 132 - 368 | Granite City Roller Derby |
| 7 October 2017 | | 386 - 165 | Newcastle Roller Derby |
| 12 May 2018 | British Roller Derby Championships 2018: Women's T1 UKRDA Premier | 112 - 274 | Liverpool Roller Birds |
| 19 May 2018 | | 144 - 373 | Dundee Roller Derby |
| 16 June 2018 | British Roller Derby Championships 2018: Women's T1 UKRDA Premier | 132 - 267 | London Rockin' Rollers |
| 7 July 2018 | British Roller Derby Championships 2018: Women's T1 UKRDA Premier | 311 - 66 | Central City Roller Derby |
| 28 July 2018 | | 220 - 223 | Limerick Roller Derby |
| 28 July 2018 | | 383 - 118 | Belfast Roller Derby |
| 3 November 2018 | | 118 - 237 | Rainy City Roller Derby Rainy City Revolution (B) |
| 24 November 2018 | Skate Around Tournament 2018 | 213 - 151 | Namur Roller Derby |
| 24 November 2018 | Skate Around Tournament 2018 | 186 - 145 | Lutece Destroyeuses Roller Derby Paris |
| 25 November 2018 | Skate Around Tournament 2018 | 270 - 143 | Vienna Roller Derby |
| 28 April 2019 | | 135 - 139 | Leicestershire Dolly Rockit Rollers |
| 1 June 2019 | | 184 - 229 | Brighton Rockers Roller Derby |
| 15 June 2019 | | 101 - 310 | Royal Windsor Roller Derby |
| 16 June 2019 | | 143 - 236 | London Rockin' Rollers |
| 17 August 2019 | Chaos on the Clyde 2019 | 224 - 109 | Kent Roller Derby |
| 18 August 2019 | Chaos on the Clyde 2019 | 235 - 132 | Auld Reekie Roller Derby All-Star Reserves |
| 18 August 2019 | Chaos on the Clyde 2019 | 151 - 147 | Liverpool Roller Birds |
| 5 October 2019 | The Incredible KickAss Cup 2019 | 128 - 203 | Namur Roller Derby |
| 5 October 2019 | The Incredible KickAss Cup 2019 | 60 - 200 | St. Pauli Roller Derby |
| 6 October 2019 | The Incredible KickAss Cup 2019 | 188 - 143 | Barcelona Roller Derby |
| 9 November 2019 | | 141 - 179 | Dublin Roller Derby B |

### Maiden Grrders

Breakdown of results :
| Total | Won | Lost |
| 48 | 26 | 22 |
| Date | Event | Result | Opponents |
| 26 September 2009 | | 97 - 66 | Auld Reekie Roller Girls |
| 31 October 2009 | | 80 - 83 | Cambridge Rollerbillies |
| 27 March 2010 | | 69 - 53 | Central City Rollergirls B |
| 22 May 2010 | Highland Fling | 22 - 98 | Auld Reekie Roller Girls |
| 22 May 2010 | Highland Fling | 11 - 121 | Dundee Roller Girls |
| 23 May 2010 | Highland Fling | 40 - 163 | Granite City Roller Girls |
| 26 June 2010 | | 116 - 66 | Auld Reekie Roller Girls All-Star Reserves |
| 20 March 2011 | | 84 - 82 | Central City Roller Girls |
| 2 March 2011 | | 124 - 108 | Newcastle Roller Girls |
| 23 April 2011 | | 44 - 191 | Dundee Roller Girls |
| 2 July 2011 | | 90 - 73 | Dublin Roller Derby |
| 6 August 2011 | | 126 - 86 | Auld Reekie Roller Girls All-Star Reserves |
| 24 September 2011 | | 305 - 27 | Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Girls The Damebusters |
| 29 October 2011 | | 143 - 141 | Crime City Rollers |
| 3 March 2012 | | 136 - 129 | Dublin Roller Derby |
| 4 March 2012 | | 127 - 248 | Cork City Firebirds |
| 10 March 2012 | | 214 - 79 | Granite City Roller Girls |
| 24 March 2012 | | 156 - 164 | Newcastle Roller Girls |
| 14 April 2012 | | 285 - 69 | Stockholm Roller Derby BSTRDs |
| 19 May 2012 | | 290 - 57 | Dundee Roller Girls |
| 28 July 2012 | 2012 Great Yorkshire Showdown | 50 - 51 | Leeds Roller Derby B Team |
| 28 July 2012 | 2012 Great Yorkshire Showdown | 75 - 24 | Middlesbrough Roller Derby |
| 16 March 2013 | | 77 - 180 | Dundee Roller Girls |
| 11 May 2013 | | 91 - 171 | Granite City Roller Girls |
| 15 June 2013 | | 110 - 191 | Newcastle Roller Girls |
| 5 October 2013 | | 129 - 215 | Barcelona Roller Derby |
| 23 October 2013 | | 71 - 170 | Leeds Roller Derby B-team |
| 1 March 2014 | | 219 - 167 | Furness Firecrackers |
| 28 June 2014 | | 133 - 177 | Newcastle Roller Girls |
| 27 September 2014 | | 194 - 178 | London Roller Derby Batter C Power |
| 25 October 2014 | | 143 - 181 | Dundee Roller Girls |
| 7 March 2015 | West Track Story III | 97 - 142 | Kallio Rolling Rainbow Kinapori Fistfunkers |
| 7 March 2015 | West Track Story III | 173 - 156 | Bear City Roller Derby Wallbreakers |
| 8 March 2015 | West Track Story III | 189 - 181 | Amsterdam Roller Derby |
| 8 March 2015 | West Track Story III | 185 - 158 | Nantes Roller Derby |
| 8 August 2015 | | 103 - 281 | Auld Reekie Roller Girls All-Star Reserves |
| 12 September 2015 | | 176 - 131 | Manchester Roller Derby Checkerbroads |
| 31 October 2015 | | 89 - 263 | Tampere Roller Derby |
| 8 November 2015 | | 141 - 229 | Kallio Rolling Rainbow Kinapori Fistfunkers |
| 11 June 2016 | | 360 - 96 | Tiger Bay Brawlers B-Bombs |
| 27 August 2016 | | 463 - 61 | Granite City Roller Derby |
| 15 April 2017 | | 184 - 177 | Blackpool Roller-Coasters |
| 19 May 2018 | | 170 - 207 | Dundee Roller Derby Bonnie Colliders |
| 18 August 2018 | | 225 - 207 | Auld Reekie Roller Derby All-Star Reserves |
| 30 March 2019 | | 149 - 179 | Bairn City Rollers |
| 28 April 2019 | | 214 - 136 | Leicestershire Dolly Rockit Rollers Rockin' Rockets |
| 1 June 2019 | | 138 - 254 | Brighton Rockers Roller Derby Rockerbillies |
| 9 November 2019 | | 248 - 130 | Brighton Rockers Roller Derby |

### Cannie Gingers

The Cannie Gingers were Glasgow Roller Derby's short-lived C team, active from early 2014 to late 2015.
Breakdown of results :
| Total | Won | Lost |
| 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Date | Result | Opponents |
| 15 February 2014 | 216 - 177 | Fierce Valley Roller Girls Parma Violents |
| 14 June 2014 | 145 - 213 | Furness Firecrackers The Flaming Noras |
| 23 August 2014 | 140 - 396 | Fierce Valley Roller Girls Parma Violents |
| 4 October 2014 | 248 - 92 | Bairn City Rollers |
| 21 February 2015 | 60 - 286 | New Town Roller Derby |
| 21 February 2015 | 72 - 207 | Voodoo Roller Dollies |
| 11 July 2015 | 112 - 265 | Bairn City Rollers |
| 14 November 2015 | 217 - 33 | Voodoo Roller Dollies |