The Challenge Cup and List of Winners

1890 J W Copley

1891 H G Stevenson

1892 T Burton

1893 A S Pratt

1894 W Levers (14 years old)

1895 W Goy

1896 W Levers

1897 W Hulley

1898 J E Tattersall

1899 J T Clayton

1900 H Hobson programme

1901 A Roddis

1902 G Coles programme

1903 L Jarvis

1904 Ed. Rockett

1905 Eph. Rockett

1906 G W Taylor

1907 T Holden

1908 A S Cuts

1909 R Askew

1910 J Wilmot

1911 Ed. Rockett

1912 B Hanson

1913 W H Chambers

1914 R Hanson

1915 F Smith

1916 B Hearne

1917 A McMillan

1918 C Cooper

1919 W Finney

1920 J E Cooper

1921 G S Thorpe

1922 A Middleton

1923 A Wilmott

1924 W Aram

1925 C Richardson

1926 J Hollings programme

1927 T Hamshaw programme

1928 J Clay

1929 A Latham programme

1930 H S Coles programme

1931 J W Burns programme

1932 F Wildsmith programme

1933 J Sanders programme held 1/1/34

1934 H Roberts programme

1935 T Mole

1936 H Roberts programme

1937 B Steeple

1938 H Wilmott programme held 24/12

1939 J W Burns programme held 25/12

1940 J Edwards

1941 R Bennett

1942 S Gilbert

1943 R V Hughes

1944 C W Lax programme held 25/12

1945 T A Lightowler programme

1946 M Jackson programme

1947 E Abbott programme

1948 A Aizlewood programme

1949 S Hulley

1950 A Croft

1951* M Jackson

1952 E Kirkup

1953 J W Burns

1954 J Swift

1955 R O Wood

1956 K Rollinson

1957 C Hill

1958 I Allison

1959 A Simpson

1960 P Harrop

1961 P G Wood

1962 J Cloke

1963 J C Fleming-Smith

1964 D Burton

1965 C J Elson

1966 M G Frost

1967 D J Haywood

1968 G Eden

1969 M R Hague

1970 B Cooper

1971 A Jones

1972 J Brownrigg

1973 E Pickering

1974 D Creamer

1975 J C Fleming- Smith

1976 B Harney

1977 G Brown

1978 S Roe

1979 BB Garnham

1980 L Stone

1981 F Walker

1982 P Neal

1983 M Ruddleston

1984 R Fletcher

1985 J Phipps

1986 I Horsley

1987 P Jepson

1988 P Jepson

1989 F O'Neill

1990 Henry Marston

1991 Sharon Nixon (Burton)

1992 Malcolm Rhodes

1993 Mark Ruddleston

1994 Mick Thompson

1995 Brian Harney

1996 John Comrie

1997 Steve Tompkin

1998 Ian Horsley

1999 Wendy Roberts

2000 John Clarke

2001 Alan Mirfin

2002 Jim Gallacher

2003 Kerry Booth

2004 Malcolm Rhodes

2005 Gillian Taylor

2006 Pete Shaw

2007 Jim Gallacher

2008 Sam Howis

2009 David Smith

2010 Phil Smales

2011 Kerry Booth

2012 David Booth

2013 Malcolm Rhodes

2014 Brian Harney

2015 James Gallacher (jr)
extended report

2016 Steve Dawson

2017 Thomas Charles

2018 Brian Harney
The conditions for this years race were excellent, being dry and virtually wind free. There were 19 starters. This year's race had three time previous winners Brian Harney and Malcolm Rhodes in the field. However there were other previous winners in the field, including Steve Dawson, Phil Smales, Tom Charles and James Gallacher

2019 Stephen Cotter

2020 Phil Smales

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