Glass City Rollers (GCR) is a women's roller derby league based in Toledo, Ohio. Founded in 2007, the league currently consists of a single team which competes against teams from other leagues. Glass City is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).
History Glass City was founded in 2007 by Jessica "Betty Floored" Crossfield and others. By late 2009, the league had twenty skaters,Ann Weber, "On a roll again: The Glass City Rollers bring flat-track derby competition to Toledo", Toledo Blade, September 6, 2009 and it opened its first season in October by playing the Fox Cityz Foxz."Toledo's Glass City Rollers to open inaugural season", Toledo Blade, October 29, 2009 The league later inspired the founding of the Sandusky Rollergirls.Kelly Metz, "", The Morning Journal, April 3, 2011
Glass City was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in April 2010,"WFTDA Apprentice Program Welcomes 13 New Leagues ", WFTDA, 8 April 2010 and became a full WFTDA member in March 2012."WFTDA Welcomes 14 New Member Leagues ", 1 March 2012
WFTDA rankings
SeasonFinal ranking"Current Rankings", WFTDAPlayoffsChampionship2013151 WFTDADNQDNQ2014196 WFTDADNQDNQ2015236 WFTDADNQDNQ2016216 WFTDADNQDNQ2017220 WFTDADNQDNQ
no WFTDA rankings from 2020-2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic
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