British Bridge League

The British Bridge League was founded in 1931 by A. E. Manning Foster. It formerly selected bridge teams to represent Great Britain in bridge [competitions">Contract bridge">bridge [competitions and awards|European and World competitions] and organised the Camrose Trophy, the Gold [Cup (bridge)|Gold Cup], the Portland Cup and the Lady Milne Trophy.
In June 1999, the European Bridge League agreed that England, Scotland and Wales could compete as individual nations from 1 January 2000, rather than under the banner of Great Britain.
With its responsibility for selecting a national team obsolete, the BBL was dissolved at the end of 1999 and was superseded in its organisational functions by Bridge Great Britain.