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, and the Women's Flat Track Derby Association.
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.
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League Structure

Travel Teams

The three travel teams have names inspired by the popular Scottish carbonated beverage, Irn-Bru:
  • Irn Bruisers
  • Maiden Grrders
  • Cannie Gingers

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
  • Death Stars
  • Tyrannosaurus Wrecks
  • Hell's Belles

Glasgow Roller Recruits

The Glasgow Roller Recruits 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 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

SeasonFinal rankingPlayoffsChampionship
201399 WFTDADNQDNQ
201476 WFTDADNQDNQ
201529 WFTDA9 D1DNQ
2016196 WFTDADNQDNQ
2017265 WFTDADNQDNQ
2018268 WFTDADNQDNQ
2019204 WFTDADNQDNQ
2020216 WFTDADNQDNQ

*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 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, 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.
indicate a win, whilst indicates a loss.

Irn Bruisers

DateEventResultOpponents
29 March 2008163 - 31London Rollergirls
12 April 200891 - 74Birmingham Blitz Dames
6 June 200841 - 102Team Canada (roller derby)
21 February 200980 - 83Birmingham Blitz Dames
21 March 200983 - 103London Rockin' Rollers
18 July 2009Roll Britannia59 - 48London Rockin' Rollers
18 July 2009Roll Britannia29 - 88Rainy City Roller Derby
19 July 2009Roll Britannia11 - 225London Rollergirls
19 July 2009Roll Britannia70 - 120Auld Reekie Roller Girls
26 September 2009110 - 64Auld Reekie Roller Girls
31 October 2009126 - 78Rainy City Roller Derby
13 February 2010116 - 102London Rockin' Rollers
20 March 201079 - 19London Rollergirls
27 March 2010102 - 66Central City Rollergirls
22 May 2010Highland Fling145 - 23Granite City Rollergirls
22 May 2010Highland Fling3 - 198Auld Reekie Roller Girls All-Star Reserves
23 May 2010Highland Fling98 - 95Auld Reekie Roller Girls
26 June 201084 - 88Auld Reekie Roller Girls
21 August 201086 - 85Leeds Roller Dolls
30 October 201082 - 78Rainy City Roller Derby
20 March 2011128 - 75Central City Rollergirls
12 June 201150 - 311London Rollergirls
2 July 2011186 - 58Tiger Bay Brawlers
16 July 201165 - 111Stuttgart Valley Rollergirlz
6 August 2011126 - 91Auld Reekie Roller Girls
20 August 2011107 - 113Leeds Roller Dolls
24 September 2011221 - 74Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Girls
29 October 2011175 - 119Rainy City Roller Derby
15 January 20122012 Tattoo Freeze12 - 94London Rollergirls Batter C Power
15 January 20122012 Tattoo Freeze97 - 77Central City Roller Girls
15 January 20122012 Tattoo Freeze74 - 79Auld Reekie Roller Girls
10 March 2012121 - 152Bear City Roller Derby
14 April 2012120 - 122Stockholm Roller Derby
19 May 2012203 - 121Paris Rollergirls
9 June 201277 - 187Crime City Rollers
10 June 201289 - 191Copenhagen Roller Derby
25 August 2012Chaos on the Clyde114 - 168London Rockin' Rollers
26 August 2012Chaos on the Clyde324 - 57Stuttgart Valley Rollergirlz
26 August 2012Chaos on the Clyde194 - 82Leeds Roller Dolls
8 September 2012181 - 137GO-GO Gent Roller Girls
27 October 2012139 - 158Rainy City Roller Girls
16 November 2012Track Queens - Battle Royal205 - 134Stockholm Roller Derby
17 November 2012Track Queens - Battle Royal145 - 171Crime City Rollers
18 November 2012Track Queens - Battle Royal149 - 208Central City Roller Derby
8 December 2012107 - 113Tiger Bay Brawlers
23 February 2013163 - 187Auld Reekie Roller Girls
20 April 2013310 - 111Brighton Rockers Roller Derby
29 June 20132013 East Coast Derby Extravaganza226 - 120Columbia Quad Squad
30 June 20132013 East Coast Derby Extravaganza153 - 154Long Island Roller Rebels
11 August 2013149 - 150Stockholm Roller Derby
25 August 2013277 - 105Helsinki Roller Derby All Stars
21 September 2013150 - 140Bear City Roller Derby
26 October 2013240 - 111Rainy City Roller Derby
23 November 201359 - 161Leeds Roller Dolls
8 February 2014215 - 130London Rollergirls
29 March 2014130 - 162Tiger Bay Brawlers
16 May 20142014 Spring Roll159 - 167Fort Wayne Derby Girls
17 May 20142014 Spring Roll147 - 226Big Easy Rollergirls
17 May 20142014 Spring Roll190 - 175Tri-City Roller Derby
18 May 20142014 Spring Roll107 - 276CT RollerGirls
13 September 2014241 - 96Middlesbrough Milk Rollers
8 November 2014249 - 82Dublin Roller Derby
14 February 2015British Roller Derby Championships 2015: Women T1 Premier205 - 109Central City Rollergirls
15 February 2015British Roller Derby Championships 2015: Women T1 Premier267 - 79Rainy City Roller Derby
18 April 2015152 - 116Bear City Roller Derby
2 May 2015British Roller Derby Championships 2015: Women T1 Premier54 - 280Tiger Bay Brawlers
2 May 2015British Roller Derby Championships 2015: Women T1 Premier90 - 206Auld Reekie Roller Girls
30 May 2015British Roller Derby Championships 2015: Women T1 Premier119 - 205Middlesbrough Milk Rollers
31 May 2015227 - 131Rainy City Roller Girls
28 June 2015119 - 185Auld Reekie Roller Girls
18 September 20152015 WFTDA Division 1 Playoff 3159 - 184Charlottesville Derby Dames
19 September 20152015 WFTDA Division 1 Playoff 3284 - 100Tampa Roller Derby
20 September 20152015 WFTDA Division 1 Playoff 3247 - 153Pikes Peak Derby Dames
21 February 2016British Roller Derby Championships 2016: Women Tier 1 Premier164 - 210London Rollergirls
21 February 2016British Roller Derby Championships 2016: Women Tier 1 Premier238 - 109Newcastle Roller Girls
5 March 2016The European Smackdown536 - 46Crime City Rollers
5 March 2016The European Smackdown73 - 485Helsinki Roller Derby
6 March 2016The European Smackdown526 - 9London Rollergirls
6 March 2016The European Smackdown371 - 66Stockholm Roller Derby
26 March 2016British Roller Derby Championships 2016: Women Tier 1 Premier203 - 179Royal Windsor Roller Derby
26 March 2016British Roller Derby Championships 2016: Women Tier 1 Premier122 - 198Leeds Roller Derby
23 April 2016105 - 214Bear City Roller Derby
11 June 2016373 - 36Rainy City Roller Derby
11 June 2016351 - 131Tiger Bay Brawlers
10 September 2016261 - 96Newcastle Roller Derby
5 November 2016401 - 75Dublin Roller Derby
8 April 2017West Track Story V184 - 240Dirty River Roller Derby
8 April 2017West Track Story V100 - 357Nantes Roller Derby
9 April 2017West Track Story V140 - 212GO-GO Gent Roller Derby
9 April 2017West Track Story V54 - 350Antwerp Roller Derby
11 June 2017135 - 177Amsterdam Roller Derby
2 September 2017132 - 368Granite City Roller Derby
7 October 2017386 - 165Newcastle Roller Derby
12 May 2018British Roller Derby Championships 2018: Women's T1 UKRDA Premier112 - 274Liverpool Roller Birds
19 May 2018144 - 373Dundee Roller Derby
16 June 2018British Roller Derby Championships 2018: Women's T1 UKRDA Premier132 - 267London Rockin' Rollers
7 July 2018British Roller Derby Championships 2018: Women's T1 UKRDA Premier311 - 66Central City Roller Derby
28 July 2018220 - 223Limerick Roller Derby
28 July 2018383 - 118Belfast Roller Derby
3 November 2018118 - 237Rainy City Roller Derby Rainy City Revolution
24 November 2018Skate Around Tournament 2018213 - 151Namur Roller Derby
24 November 2018Skate Around Tournament 2018186 - 145Lutece Destroyeuses Roller Derby Paris
25 November 2018Skate Around Tournament 2018270 - 143Vienna Roller Derby
28 April 2019135 - 139Leicestershire Dolly Rockit Rollers
1 June 2019184 - 229Brighton Rockers Roller Derby
15 June 2019101 - 310Royal Windsor Roller Derby
16 June 2019143 - 236London Rockin' Rollers
17 August 2019Chaos on the Clyde 2019224 - 109Kent Roller Derby
18 August 2019Chaos on the Clyde 2019235 - 132Auld Reekie Roller Derby All-Star Reserves
18 August 2019Chaos on the Clyde 2019151 - 147Liverpool Roller Birds
5 October 2019The Incredible KickAss Cup 2019128 - 203Namur Roller Derby
5 October 2019The Incredible KickAss Cup 201960 - 200St. Pauli Roller Derby
6 October 2019The Incredible KickAss Cup 2019188 - 143Barcelona Roller Derby
9 November 2019141 - 179Dublin Roller Derby B

Maiden Grrders

DateEventResultOpponents
26 September 200997 - 66Auld Reekie Roller Girls
31 October 200980 - 83Cambridge Rollerbillies
27 March 201069 - 53Central City Rollergirls B
22 May 2010Highland Fling22 - 98Auld Reekie Roller Girls
22 May 2010Highland Fling11 - 121Dundee Roller Girls
23 May 2010Highland Fling40 - 163Granite City Roller Girls
26 June 2010116 - 66Auld Reekie Roller Girls All-Star Reserves
20 March 201184 - 82Central City Roller Girls
2 March 2011124 - 108Newcastle Roller Girls
23 April 201144 - 191Dundee Roller Girls
2 July 201190 - 73Dublin Roller Derby
6 August 2011126 - 86Auld Reekie Roller Girls All-Star Reserves
24 September 2011305 - 27Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Girls The Damebusters
29 October 2011143 - 141Crime City Rollers
3 March 2012136 - 129Dublin Roller Derby
4 March 2012127 - 248Cork City Firebirds
10 March 2012214 - 79Granite City Roller Girls
24 March 2012156 - 164Newcastle Roller Girls
14 April 2012285 - 69Stockholm Roller Derby BSTRDs
19 May 2012290 - 57Dundee Roller Girls
28 July 20122012 Great Yorkshire Showdown50 - 51Leeds Roller Derby B Team
28 July 20122012 Great Yorkshire Showdown75 - 24Middlesbrough Roller Derby
16 March 201377 - 180Dundee Roller Girls
11 May 201391 - 171Granite City Roller Girls
15 June 2013110 - 191Newcastle Roller Girls
5 October 2013129 - 215Barcelona Roller Derby
23 October 201371 - 170Leeds Roller Derby B-team
1 March 2014219 - 167Furness Firecrackers
28 June 2014133 - 177Newcastle Roller Girls
27 September 2014194 - 178London Roller Derby Batter C Power
25 October 2014143 - 181Dundee Roller Girls
7 March 2015West Track Story III97 - 142Kallio Rolling Rainbow Kinapori Fistfunkers
7 March 2015West Track Story III173 - 156Bear City Roller Derby Wallbreakers
8 March 2015West Track Story III189 - 181Amsterdam Roller Derby
8 March 2015West Track Story III185 - 158Nantes Roller Derby
8 August 2015103 - 281Auld Reekie Roller Girls All-Star Reserves
12 September 2015176 - 131Manchester Roller Derby Checkerbroads
31 October 201589 - 263Tampere Roller Derby
8 November 2015141 - 229Kallio Rolling Rainbow Kinapori Fistfunkers
11 June 2016360 - 96Tiger Bay Brawlers B-Bombs
27 August 2016463 - 61Granite City Roller Derby
15 April 2017184 - 177Blackpool Roller-Coasters
19 May 2018170 - 207Dundee Roller Derby Bonnie Colliders
18 August 2018225 - 207Auld Reekie Roller Derby All-Star Reserves
30 March 2019149 - 179Bairn City Rollers
28 April 2019214 - 136Leicestershire Dolly Rockit Rollers Rockin' Rockets
1 June 2019138 - 254Brighton Rockers Roller Derby Rockerbillies
9 November 2019248 - 130Brighton Rockers Roller Derby

Cannie Gingers

The Cannie Gingers were Glasgow Roller Derby's short-lived C team, active from early 2014 to late 2015.
DateResultOpponents
15 February 2014216 - 177Fierce Valley Roller Girls Parma Violents
14 June 2014145 - 213Furness Firecrackers The Flaming Noras
23 August 2014140 - 396Fierce Valley Roller Girls Parma Violents
4 October 2014248 - 92Bairn City Rollers
21 February 201560 - 286New Town Roller Derby
21 February 201572 - 207Voodoo Roller Dollies
11 July 2015112 - 265Bairn City Rollers
14 November 2015217 - 33Voodoo Roller Dollies