History
The Squash Rackets Association was founded in 1928 to take over the administration of the squash in Britain from the Tennis and Rackets Association. It was the recognized World authority for squash until the formation in 1967 of the International Squash Rackets Federation (which later become the World Squash Federation). In 1934 the Women’s Squash Rackets Association was created.
Both Associations looked after Squash in Great Britain until 1980 when the responsibility for Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales was devolved to autonomous national associations.
The men’s and women’s associations amalgamated in 1989 under the title of the Squash Rackets Association, and in 1998, the British Racketball Association merged with the Squash Rackets Association.
In 2001 the Association was re-launched as England Squash, and then again in 2009 to become England Squash & Racketball.
In 2000 the National Squash Centre was built as part of the facilities for the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games – England Squash & Racketball moved north to its new home in Manchester in 2000.