Winners' List

H. B. Williamson presented his Shield for an annual competition in 1904 but it was not until 1912 that it was first competed for.

Winners


1912 - H. THOMAS

1913 - H. THOMAS

1914 - A. S. ROPER

1915-22 - NO COMPETITION

1923 - W. J. ALLEN

1924 - W. J. ALLEN

1925 - W. J. ALLEN

1926 - P. J. McMAHON

1927 - P. J. McMAHON

1928 - P. J. McMAHON

1929 - P. J. McMAHON

1930-44 - NO COMPETITION

1945 - J. D. PEEBLES

1946 - W. T. ROBERTSON

1947 - W. D. KERR

1948 - W. D. KERR

1949 - W. MINNIS

1950 - G. A. KEARNEY

1951 - J. N. HAY

1952 - P. J. McMAHON

1953 - R. A. HEANEY

1954 - R. A. HEANEY

1955 - A. J. EVENS

1956 - A. J. EVENS

1957 - G. J. BOYD

1958 - G. A. KEARNEY

1959 - T. M. ALCORN

1960 - N. C. MULHOLLAND

1961 - R. H. HARTE

1962 - M. P. FURMSTON

1963 - A. PINKERTON

1964 - J. L. MOLES

1965 - L. GRAHAM

1966 - L. GRAHAM & A. PINKERTON

1967 - P. HENRY

1968 - M. MATTHEWS

1969 - A. PINKERTON

1970 - J. B. STEEN

1971 - A. PINKERTON

1972 - D. BLAIR & R. McCAUGHEY

1973 - A. COOTES

1974 - T. CLARKE

1975 - D. BLAIR & P. HADDEN

1976 - P. HADDEN

1977 - K. ALLEN

1978 - T. CLARKE

1979 - D. HOUSTON

1980 - T. CLARKE, D. HOUSTON & N. GREER

1981 - T. CLARKE

1982 - A. PINKERTON

1983 - D. ARTT

1984 - K. GREER

1985 - D. SIMPSON

1986 - F. MacDONALD

1987 - T. CLARKE

1988 - R. BECKETT

1989 - A. GILLEN

1990 - A. SKELTON

1991 - M. WATERS

1992 - T. CLARKE

1993 - B. KELLY

1994 - B. KELLY

1995 - B. KELLY

1996 - B. KELLY

1997 - C. DALY & B. KELLY

1998 - S. SCANNELL

1999 - D. MALLAGHAN, A. SKELTON & S. WOOD

1999 - M. HOLMES (2nd competition of the year)

2000 - N. PILKIEWICZ

2001 - S. SCANNELL

2002 - NO COMPETITION

2003 - T. CLARKE & S. SCANNELL

2004 - S. SCANNELL

2005 - S. SCANNELL

2006 - T. CLARKE

2007 - S. SCANNELL

2008 - S. SCANNELL

2009 – J. CAIRNS, S. SCANNELL & G. ANNESLEY

2010 - J. CAIRNS & M. WATERS

2011 - S. SCANNELL

2012 - M. WATERS

2013 - M. WATERS

2014 - G. ANNESLEY

2015 - G. HORVATH

2016 - G. ANNESLEY

2017 - G. ANNESLEY

2018 - N. JOSHI

2019 - G. HORVATH

2020 - G. ANNESLEY

2021 - NO COMPETITION

2022 - M. TAHMANKAR

2023 - M. TAHMANKAR

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