Season Archives

World Fives Day 2021 supporting Young Minds in their fight for improving children and young people’s mental health 01/05/21: For this year’s World Fives Day, the Eton Fives Association has partnered…

Barber Cup Back In Action26/04/21: After another lengthy enforced interruption, the competitive 2020/21 Fives season returned to the courts over the weekend with the resumption of the Alan Barber Cup.

Viva El Fives22/04/21: A brand new Fives court is now halfway through being built in Oxoaca, Mexico, thanks to Old Zuozer Emiliano Ruiz Ayala.

Return To Play Update12/03/21: We are sure that it will not have escaped your notice that the recently published roadmap out of lockdown has opened up the possibility of once again starting to play E…

Welcome to Stefan Ferencz09/03/21: The Eton Fives Association is pleased to announce the appointment of Stefan Ferencz as Marketing and Development Manager for its FiveStar programme.

Currently unable to get on court, a group of musical Fives players - led by Nic Walker - have turned their gloved hand instead to resurrecting \"A Fives Song\", composed in 1902 but incomprehensibly …

It's The Pepper Pot-Cast!Exciting news - we've launched a new podcast - the \"Pepper Pot-cast\".

Message to All Eton Fives Players.08/01/21: Unsurprisingly, the newly introduced lockdown restrictions mean that it is not currently possible to play Eton Fives.

Return To Play Update21/12/20: Further government announcements have again made material changes to the playing of Eton Fives. The tiers in which you live and the tier in which the courts you intend …

Fancy Dress FivesPhil Lyndon reports:16/12/20: Congratulations to Gideon Osen who last night won Aldenham’s traditional Fancy Dress Fives evening.

Wizards Of OzMartin Beaver reports:02/12/20: The Covid circumstances this year have meant numerous postponements of games at Geelong Gramar School (lockdowns at home then Health Department rules prev…

Return To Play Update30/11/20: Following the government announcements last week regarding post-lockdown arrangements, we are pleased to say that Eton Fives can be resumed with immediate effect from T…

Hand in Glove: Why Eton Fives And Advanta Wealth Are A Perfect Fit20/11/20: Some sponsors in sport are content to simply have their name on a shirt or courtside hoarding, but Advanta Wealth is no or…

Virtual Get-Together18/11/20: Missing Fives? Want to chat to your fellow players and hear updates about what's going on in the world of Fives?

Kinnaird Cup Final Video Premiere: 7pm, Sunday 8th NovemberWith the country now back in lockdown, we are inviting you to spend your Sunday evening joining us to watch the first showing of this year's…

A Message From EFA Chairman Chris DaviesAs you are no doubt aware the government has announced a new national lockdown from the 5th November.

Perfect Ten For Dunbar & Cooley02/11/20: Defending champions Seb Cooley & Tom Dunbar completed an astonishing tenth consecutive win in the final of the 2020 Kinnaird Cup in association with Advanta W…

Eight In A Row For Hird & Cooley02/11/20: Karen Hird & Charlotta Cooley extended their run of Ladies Championships in association with Advanta Wealth victories to eight in a row at Eton on Saturday w…

Salopians And Citizens Through In The Barber01/11/20: The first round of the Alan Barber Cup is now almost complete, with wins for the Old Salopians and Old Citizens.

Kinnaird Cup Semis: Old Guard Roll Back The Years25/10/20: After a seven month hiatus, the 2020 Kinnaird Cup semi-finals finally took place at Eton yesterday and it was the old guard of Seb Cooley & …

Lumbard & Scoones Through After Epic Encounter26/10/20: The line-up for next weekend's Ladies Championships final was completed at Eton yesterday with second seeds Ashley Lumbard & Emily Scoones maki…

Universities Tournament: UCL And Oxford Take The Honours25/10/20: Tournament Fives returned to Eton yesterday, with the 2020 Jesters Universities Tournament taking centre stage.

Top Seeds Win The Under 25s26/10/20: Top seeds Phoebe Bracken & Marjolaine Briscoe and Hugo Young & Noah Caplin won their respective Under 25 in association with Advanta Wealth titles at Eton yesterd…

Advanta Hosts The BrigandsAlex Knight reports:22/10/20: The EFA's sponsors, Advanta Wealth, joined the Brigands at Charterhouse last night for a packed evening of Fives, food and fashion.

Newbury Make League Debut19/10/20: The rise of Newbury Fives continued last night as the Newbury club made their league debut in a Division 3 clash with North Oxford 3 at Eton.

First Ladies Semi CompletedAfter a delay of nearly seven months, the 2020 Ladies Championships finally got back on track at Eton yesterday with the first of the long-anticipated semi-finals.

Hungry Like The Wulfs19/10/.20: The Old Wulfrunians became the second side to book their passage into the quarter-finals of the 2020/21 Alan Barber Cup with a 3-0 win over Lancing at Mill Hill yester…

Return To Play Guidelines (Updated 13/10/20)19/08/20: We are pleased to announce that the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport have reviewed the EFA's return to play guidelines and have com…

The six remaining first round matches will be happening over the course of the next few weeks. Old Cholmeleians beat Old Edwardians 3-0 at Mill Hill 26/09/20: J.Ho & Ab.Bhattacharya beat R.Tyler & R…

Best of Three: Advanta Sponsors The EFA For A Third Year24/09/20: The EFA is excited to announce that its sponsor, Advanta Wealth, has reaffirmed its commitment to Eton Fives by extending its headli…

EFA Tournament Update23/09/20: I am sure you have all seen the latest updates from the government regarding coronavirus restrictions; as it stands none of these changes affect what is happening at th…

Fives Players Return To The Court10/09/20: It may be not be the normal start to a season, but after almost six months with no play, club Fives resumed this week as a small number of venues opened the…

Advanta Wealth League Tables 2020/21

Advanta Wealth League Division 1 results 2020/21

Advanta Wealth League Division 2 results 2020/21

Advanta Wealth League Division 3 results 2020/21

Advanta Wealth League Named Players 2020/21

Bunch of FivesMartin Wainwright reports:24/08/20: Bunch of Fives makes the bold claim to be the UK’s newest and at the same time oldest Fives club.

Fives on Test Match Special14/08/20: Eton Fives featured on today's Test Match Special broadcast with Phil Tufnell (Old Cholmeleian) and Jonathan Agnew (Old Uppinghamian) explaining the game to Micha…

EFA Diversity Statement

Return To Play Update: 04/08/20A message from Chris Davies:

Return To Play Statement: June 19th 2020The EFA - in common with all sports - is constantly monitoring the latest advice around returning to play and seeing how it can best be applied to Eton Fives. …

2019/20 Club ReportsThe 2019/20 season was sadly curtailed but there was still lots of activity to report and celebrate. Read on to find out what each of the clubs got up to. Missing reports should h…

2019/20 School ReportsRead on to find out the schools' views on the sadly truncated 2019/20 season. Missing reports will hopefully be added shortly...

Alan Barber Cup Draw 2020/21 The draw for the 2020/21 Alan Barber Cup has been made; will it be the Olavians again? Or can someone else get their name on the trophy this year?   The first named team …

EFA Awards Winners Announced On YouTubeWatch the full video HEREIn a reflection of the times we live in, this year's EFA Awards winners were announced by YouTube video rather than at the RAC club.

Watch The EFA Season Review And Awards PremiereWhen: 7pm, Saturday May 16th 2020Where: EFA YouTube channelDress Code: Black Tie (optional)

New St.Olave's Courts On The Way Up14/05/20: There might not be any Fives being played at the moment but the new courts at St.Olave's school in Orpington are beginning to take shape.