Last updated 13 February 2020
Below is information on the National Cross
Country Championships and the Southern Cross Country
Championships.
Historical National Cross Country Championship
website, January 28, 2020
The
English Cross Country
Association would like to let know fans of Cross Country running know of
a web site which charts the history of the Senior Men’s National Cross
Country Championships since the Senior Men’s race was first staged in 1876.
The website,
www.national.crosscountrychampionship.uk is being put together by
Tony Barbat of Wallasey AC and in his introduction to the site Tony states –
“Anyone who has competed in the ‘National’ will understand the wonder of
this cross country race. Pitching yourself against the best runners in the
country, from clubs far and wide. The stampede at the start , the
kaleidoscope of club vest colours as far as the eye can see. After my
experience of the race I wanted to learn more about the history of this
remarkable race. So find results, reports, photos and drawings from each
race.”
Tony charts every Senior Men’s race since 1876 with
results, photographs, reports and film clips and is putting together a great
historical cross country reference website. His ambition is to do the same
for the Women’s Championship and also Junior Men and Youths.
I am sure that followers of our great sport will
spend many hours looking through the years of past Nationals. The ECCA
thanks Tony for his work on the project and recommends the site to the fans
of the discipline.
Ian Byett
ECCA Hon Sec
NATIONAL CROSS
COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP over 15Km
Each club is entitled to run a team of not less than six
or more than nine competitors, selected from the names which appear in the
programme. At the conclusion of the race the respective positions of the first
six of each club are added together and the club with the lowest aggregate of
points is declared the winner.
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Steve Cluney, Blackheath Harriers
President September 1993 to January 1995, holding National Cross Country
Challenge Cup.
The Finch-Wayte Cup and English Cross
Country Union Shield were also awarded to us on 12 March 1994 at South
Shields.
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The winning team holds the FRANK WYNNE
CUP for the ensuing year and each member of the scoring six receives an
Association Medal. The individual winner holds the CHESHAM CUP and receives an
Association Medal. Similarly silver and bronze team and individual medals. The
team finishing nine runners with the least number of points (excluding the first
three teams) holds the CHARLES OTWAY MEMORIAL CUP.
The leading Southern team holds the W.FINCH-WAYTE
CUP and the first competitor in the team to finish will be awarded a plaque.
MINOR CLUB TROPHY is awarded to the first club who has not
finished in the first 30 during the past five years.
PERSIL TROPHY is presented to the club with the lowest
aggregate in the three championships.
CENTENARY TROPHY to be awarded to the
first team to finish from the 11 clubs in existence at the time of the formation
of the ECCU.
JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP - 10Km
12 to enter, six to run, four to score. The winning club
holds the HARRY HALL CHALLENGE CUP and the individual winner the ARBITER TROPHY.
The leading southern team holds the ANDY CIBB TROPHY.
YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP - 7Km
12 to enter, six to run, four to score. The winning club
holds the SHEFFIELD CHALLENGE TROPHY and the individual winner the J.L. WAGSTAFF
TROPHY. The leading southern team holds the JACK CRUMP MEMORIAL TROPHY.
CENTENARY TROPHY
(Shield)
PRESENTED ON 3RD MARCH 1984 TO THE ENGLISH CROSS COUNTRY
UNION BY THE SURVIVING FOUNDER MEMBER CLUBS AS A MARK OF APPRECIATION ON BEHALF
OF ALL RUNNERS WHO HAVE BENEFITED BY THE WORK OF THE UNION OVER THE PAST 100
YEARS
Founder member
clubs:
Thames Hare and Hounds
Blackheath Harriers
South London Harriers
Cheshire Tally Ho Hare and Hounds
Birchfield Harriers
Coventry Godiva Harriers
Highgate Harriers
Ranelagh Harriers
Reading Athletic Club
Bristol Athletic Club
Liverpool Harriers and Athletic Club
Winners:
1984 Birchfield Harriers
1985 Birchfield Harriers
1986 Birchfield Harriers
1987 Birchfield Harriers
1988 Birchfield Harriers
1989 Coventry Godiva Harriers
1990 Coventry Godiva Harriers
1991 Highgate Harriers
1992 Blackheath Harriers
1993 Blackheath Harriers
1994 Blackheath Harriers
1995 Blackheath Harriers
FRANK WYNNE TROPHY
(plus lid and plinth)
THE NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHALLENGE CUP PRESENTED TO THE
NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY UNION BY FRANK WYNNE ESQ - RANELAGH HARRIERS 1905
|
Year |
Venue |
Team |
Individual |
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1876 |
Buckhurst Hill |
Declared void (32 ran) |
|
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1877 |
Roehampton |
Thames Hare & Hounds |
P H Stenning (Thames Hare & Hounds) |
|
1878 |
Roehampton |
Spartan H |
P H Stenning (Thames Hare & Hounds) |
|
1879 |
Roehampton |
Thames Hare & Hounds |
P H Stenning (Thames Hare & Hounds) |
|
1880 |
Roehampton |
Birchfield H |
P H Stenning (Thames Hare & Hounds) |
|
1881 |
Roehampton |
Moseley H |
G A Dunning (Clapton Beagles) |
|
1882 |
Roehampton |
Moseley H |
W G George (Moseley H) |
|
1883 |
Roehampton |
Moseley H |
G A Dunning (Clapton Beagles) |
|
1884 |
Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield |
Moseley H |
W G George (Moseley H) |
|
1885 |
Manchester |
Liverpool H |
W Snook (Birchfield H) |
|
1886 |
Croydon |
Birchfield H |
J E Hickman (Godiva H) |
|
1887 |
Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield |
Birchfield H |
J E Hickman (Godiva H) |
|
1888 |
Manchester |
Birchfield H |
E W Parry (Salford H) |
|
1889 |
Kempton |
Salford H |
E W Parry (Salford H) |
|
1890 |
Sutton Coldfield |
Salford H |
E W Parry (Salford H) |
|
1891 |
Prenton, Birkenhead |
Birchfield H |
J Kibblewhite (Spartan H) |
|
1892 |
Ockham |
Tie between Birchfield H
and Essex Beagles |
H A Heath (South London H).
In the subsequent run-off Birchfield H won by 35 pts to 43 pts |
|
1893 |
Redditch |
Essex Beagles |
H A Heath (South London H) |
|
1894 |
Blackpool |
Salford H |
G Crossland (Salford H) |
|
1895 |
Wembley |
Birchfield H |
S Cottrill (Thames Valley H) |
|
1896 |
Water Orton |
Salford H |
G Crossland (Manchester H) |
|
1897 |
Trafford Park |
Tie between Salford H
and Manchester H |
S J Robinson (Northampton & County AC) |
|
1898 |
Horton, Northants |
Salford H |
S J Robinson (Northampton & County AC) |
|
1899 |
Wembley |
Highgate H |
C Bennett (Finchley H) |
|
1900 |
Rotherham |
Finchley H |
C Bennett (Finchley H) |
|
1901 |
Leicester |
Essex Beagles |
A Shrubb (South London H) |
|
1902 |
Lingfield |
Highgate H |
A Shrubb (South London H) |
|
1903 |
Haydock |
Birchfield H |
A Shrubb (South London H) |
|
1904 |
Wolverhampton |
Highgate H |
A Shrubb (South London H) |
|
1905 |
Lingfield |
Highgate H |
A Aldridge (Highgate H) |
|
1906 |
Haydock |
Sutton H & AC |
C J Straw (Sutton H & AC) |
|
1907 |
Colwall |
Birchfield H |
G Pearce (Highgate H) |
|
1908 |
Newbury |
Hallamshire H |
A J Robertson (Birchfield H) |
|
1909 |
Haydock |
Birchfield H |
J Murphy (Hallamshire H) |
|
1910 |
Derby |
Hallamshire H |
F C Neaves (Surrey AC) |
|
1911 |
Taplow |
Hallamshire H |
F N Hibbins (Thrapston H & AC) |
|
1912 |
Haydock |
Hallamshire H |
F N Hibbins (Thrapston H & AC) |
|
1913 |
Wolverhampton |
Birchfield H |
E Glover (Hallamshire H) |
|
1914 |
Chesham |
Surrey AC |
C H Ruffell (Highgate H) |
|
1915 |
No Championships |
|
|
|
1916 |
No Championships |
|
|
|
1917 |
No Championships |
|
|
|
1918 |
No Championships |
|
|
|
1919 |
No Championships |
|
|
|
1920 |
Windsor Great Park |
Birchfield H |
J Guillemot (France) |
|
1921 |
Doncaster |
Birchfield H |
W Freeman (Birchfield H) |
|
1922 |
Hereford |
Birchfield H |
J Guillemot (France) |
|
1923 |
Beaconsfield |
Birchfield H |
C E Blewitt (Birchfield H) |
|
1924 |
Doncaster |
Birchfield H |
Cpl W M Cotterell (Royal Corps of Signals) |
|
1925 |
Hereford |
Birchfield H |
Cpl W M Cotterell (Royal Corps of Signals) |
|
1926 |
Wolverton |
Birchfield H |
J E Webster (Birchfield H) |
|
1927 |
Crewe |
Hallamshire H |
E Harper (Hallamshire H) |
|
1928 |
Leamington |
Birchfield H |
J E Webster (Birchfield H) |
|
1929 |
Beaconsfield |
Birchfield H |
E Harper (Hallamshire H) |
|
1930 |
Sheffield |
Birchfield H |
W B Howard (Kettering Town H) |
|
1931 |
Kettering |
Birchfield H |
J H Potts (Saltwell H) |
|
1932 |
Wolverton |
Birchfield H |
J A Burns (Elswick H) |
|
1933 |
Alderley Edge |
Birchfield H |
T Evenson (Salford H) |
|
1934 |
Himley Park, Dudley |
Birchfield H |
S Dodd (Wirral AC) |
|
1935 |
Beaconsfield |
Belgrave H |
F Close (Reading AC) |
|
1936 |
Alderley Edge |
Birchfield H |
J H Potts (Saltwell H) |
|
1937 |
Stratford-upon-Avon |
Birchfield H |
H D Clark (York H) |
|
1938 |
Reading |
Mitcham AC |
J T Holden (Tipton H) |
|
1939 |
Worsley |
Belgrave H |
J T Holden (Tipton H) |
|
1940 |
No Championships |
|
|
|
1941 |
No Championships |
|
|
|
1942 |
No Championships |
|
|
|
1943 |
No Championships |
|
|
|
1944 |
No Championships |
|
|
|
1945 |
No Championships |
|
|
|
1946 |
Leamington Spa |
Belgrave H |
J T Holden (Tipton H) |
|
1947 |
Apsley |
Sutton H & AC |
A A Robertson (Reading AC) |
|
1948 |
Sheffield |
Belgrave H |
S C Wooderson (Blackheath H) |
|
1949 |
Bromford Bridge, Birmingham |
Sutton H |
F E Aaron (Leeds St Marks AC) |
|
1950 |
Aylesbury |
Sutton H |
F E Aaron (Leeds St Marks AC) |
|
1951 |
Richmond, Yorkshire |
Sutton H |
F E Aaron (Leeds St Marks AC) |
|
1952 |
Great Barr, Birmingham |
Victoria Park AAC |
W Hesketh (Manchester A & CC) |
|
1953 |
Reading |
Birchfield H |
D A Gordon Pirie (South London H) |
|
1954 |
Birkenhead |
Bolton United H & AC |
D A Gordon Pirie (South London H) |
|
1955 |
Bedford |
South London H |
D A Gordon Pirie (South London H) |
|
1956 |
Warwick |
Sheffield United H & AC |
K L Norris (Thames Valley H) |
|
1957 |
Parliament Hill |
South London H |
F D Sando (Aylesford PMSC) |
|
1958 |
Birkenhead |
South London H |
A F Perkins (Ilford AC) |
|
1959 |
Peterborough |
Sheffield United H & AC |
F Norris (Bolton United H & AC) |
|
1960 |
West Bromwich |
Derby & County AC |
Basil B Heatley (Coventry Godiva H) |
|
1961 |
Parliament Hill |
Derby & County AC |
Basil B Heatley (Coventry Godiva H) |
|
1962 |
Stanley Park, Blackpool |
Derby & County AC |
G North (Blackpool & Fylde AC) |
|
1963 |
Cambridge |
Coventry Godiva H |
Basil B Heatley (Coventry Godiva H) |
|
1964 |
Leicester |
Portsmouth AC |
Mel R Batty (Thurrock H) |
|
1965 |
Parliament Hill |
Portsmouth AC |
Mel R Batty (Thurrock H) |
|
1966 |
Sheffield |
North Staffs & Stone HAC |
Ron Hill (Bolton United H & AC) |
|
1967 |
Norwich |
Portsmouth AC |
R Taylor (Coventry Godiva H) |
|
1968 |
Sutton Coldfield |
Coventry Godiva H |
Ron Hill (Bolton United H & AC) |
|
1969 |
Parliament Hill |
Tipton H |
Mike Tagg (Norfolk Gazelles) |
|
1970 |
Blackpool |
City of Stoke AC |
T Wright (Hallamshire H) |
|
1971 |
Norwich |
Shettleston H |
Dave Bedford (Shaftesbury H) |
|
1972 |
Sutton Coldfield |
Tipton H |
M Thomas (Thames Valley H) |
|
1973 |
Parliament Hill |
Gateshead H & AC |
Dave Bedford (Shaftesbury H) |
|
1974 |
Sheffield |
Derby & County AC |
Dave Black (Small Heath H) |
|
1975 |
Stopsley, Luton |
Gateshead H & AC |
Anthony Simmons (Luton United AC) |
|
1976 |
Leicester |
Gateshead H & AC |
Bernie Ford (Aldershot Farnham & District AC) |
|
1977 |
Parliament Hill |
Gateshead H & AC |
Brendan Foster (Gateshead H & AC) |
|
1978 |
Leeds |
Tipton H |
Bernie Ford (Aldershot Farnham & District AC) |
|
1979 |
Stopsley, Luton |
Gateshead H & AC |
Mike McLeod (Elswick H) |
|
1980 |
Leicester |
Tipton H |
Nick Rose (Bristol AC) |
|
1981 |
Parliament Hill |
Tipton H |
Julian Goater (Shaftesbury H) |
|
1982 |
Leeds |
Tipton H |
Dave Clarke (Hercules Wimbledon AC) |
|
1983 |
Stopsley, Luton |
Aldershot Farnham & District AC |
Tim Hutchings (Crawley AC) |
|
1984 |
Newark |
Aldershot Farnham & District AC |
Eamonn Martin (Basildon AC) |
|
1985 |
Milton Keynes |
Aldershot Farnham & District AC |
Dave Lewis (Rossendale H & AC) |
|
1986 |
Newcastle |
Tipton H |
Tim Hutchings (Crawley AC) |
|
1987 |
Stopsley, Luton |
Gateshead H & AC |
Dave Clarke (Hercules Wimbledon AC) |
|
1988 |
Newark |
Birchfield H |
Dave Clarke (Hercules Wimbledon AC) |
|
1989 |
Epsom |
Tipton H |
Dave Lewis (Rossendale H & AC) |
|
1990 |
Leeds |
Valli H |
Richard Nerurkar (Bingley H & AC) |
|
1991 |
Stopsley, Luton |
Bingley H & AC |
Richard Nerurkar (Bingley H & AC) |
|
1992 |
Newark |
Tipton H |
Eamonn Martin (Basildon AC) |
|
1993 |
Parliament Hill |
Bingley H & AC |
Richard Nerurkar (Bingley H & AC) |
|
1994 |
South Shields |
Blackheath H |
Dave Lewis (Rossendale H & AC) |
|
1995 |
Wigmore, Luton |
Blackheath H |
Spencer Duval (Cannock & Stafford AC) |
|
1996 |
Newark |
Bingley H & AC |
John Nuttall (Preston H & AC) |
|
1997 |
Havant |
Tipton H |
Stefan White (Coventry Godiva H) |
|
1998 |
Leeds |
Bingley H & AC |
D Bannister (Shaftesbury Barnet H) |
|
1999 |
Newark |
Tipton H |
J Pugsley (Birchfield H) |
|
2000 |
Stowe |
Tipton H |
Glyn Tromans (Coventry Godiva H) |
|
2001 |
Durham |
Bingley H & AC |
Mike Openshaw (Birchfield H) |
|
2002 |
Bristol |
Bingley H & AC |
Sam Haughian (Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow AC) |
|
2003 |
Parliament Hill |
Leeds City AC |
M Smith (Tipton H) |
|
2004 |
Leeds |
Belgrave H |
Glyn Tromans (Coventry Godiva H) |
|
2005 |
Birmingham |
Salford H & AC |
Glyn Tromans (Coventry Godiva H) |
|
2006 |
Parliament Hill |
Leeds City AC |
Peter Riley (Leigh H & AC) |
|
2007 |
Sunderland |
Leeds City AC |
Francis Tickner (Wells City H) |
|
2008 |
Alton Towers |
Leeds City AC |
Tom Humphries (Cannock & Stafford AC) |
|
2009 |
Parliament Hill |
Newham & Essex Beagles |
Francis Tickner (Wells City H) |
|
2010 |
Leeds |
Aldershot Farnham and District AC |
Andy Vernon (AF&D AC) |
|
2011 |
Alton Towers |
Leeds City AC |
Steve Vernon (Stockport Harriers & AC) |
|
2012 |
Parliament Hill |
Leeds City AC |
Keith Gerrard (Newham and Essex Beagles AC) |
|
2013 |
Sunderland |
Morpeth Harriers and AC |
Keith Gerrard ( Newham and Essex Beagles AC) |
|
2014 |
Nottingham |
Bedford & County AC |
Steve Vernon (Stockport Harriers & AC) |
|
2015 |
Parliament Hill |
Notts AC |
Charlie Hulson (Sale Harriers Manchester) |
|
2016 |
Donington Park |
Morpeth Harriers and AC |
Jonny Hay (AF & D AC) |
|
2017 |
Nottingham |
Tonbridge AC |
Ben Connor (Derby AC) |
|
2018 |
Parliament Hill |
Tonbridge AC |
Adam Hickey (Southend-on-Sea AC) |
FINCH-WAYTE CUP
(plus lid and plinth)
DONATED BY THE LATE W FINCH-WAYTE IN 1931
TO BE AWARDED ANNUALLY TO THE LEADING SOUTHERN TEAM IN THE
NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP
1931 South London H
1932 Command H
1933 Belgrave H
1934 Belgrave H
1935 Belgrave H
1936 Belgrave H
1937 Belgrave H
1938 Mitcham AC
1939 Belgrave H
1946 Belgrave H
1947 Belgrave H
1948 Belgrave H
1949 Reading AC
1950 Reading AC
1951 Aylesford PM
1952 Belgrave H
1953 Thames Valley H
1954 South London H
1955 South London H
1956 Thames Valley H
1957 South London H
1958 South London H
1959 South London H
1960 South London H
1961 Portsmouth AC
1962 Portsmouth AC
1963 Portsmouth AC
1964 Portsmouth AC
1965 Portsmouth AC
1966 Portsmouth AC
1967 Portsmouth AC
1968 Portsmouth AC
1969 Hercules-Wimbledon AC
1970 Hercules-Wimbledon AC
1971 Reading AC
1972 Reading AC
1973 Reading AC
1974 Hercules-Wimbledon AC
1975 Shaftesbury H
1976 Aldershot Farnham and D AC
1977 Shaftesbury H
1978 Aldershot and Farnham D AC
1979 Aldershot and Farnham D AC
1980 Invicta AC
1981 Aldershot Farnham and D AC
1982 Aldershot Farnham and D AC
1983 Aldershot Farnham and D AC
1984 Aldershot Farnham and D AC
1985 Aldershot Farnham and D AC
1986 Basildon AC
1987 Aldershot Farnham and District AC
1988 Blackheath Harriers
1989 Invicta East Kent AC
1990 Highgate Harriers
1991 Shaftesbury Barnet H
1992 Shaftesbury Barnet H
1993 Blackheath Harriers
1994 Blackheath Harriers
1995 Blackheath Harriers
1996 Blackheath Harriers
1997 Highgate Harriers
1998 Shaftesbury Barnet H
1999 Blackheath Harriers
2000 Belgrave Harriers
Plain black plinth, all engraving is on cup.
FRANK WYNNE CHALLENGE CUP (and plinth)
Presented to the Southern Counties Cross-Country
Association 1904 by Frank Wynne Esq - Ranelagh Harriers in 1904
1884 SOUTH LONDON H
1885 SOUTH LONDON H
1886 SOUTH LONDON H
1887 FINCHLEY H
1888 FINCHLEY H
1889 SPARTAN H
1890 SPARTAN H
1891 FINCHLEY H
1892 FINCHLEY H
1893 ESSEX BEAGLES
1894 ESSEX BEAGLES
1895 FINCHLEY H
1896 FINCHLEY H
1897 FINCHLEY H
1898 ESSEX BEAGLES
1899 HIGHGATE H
1900 HIGHGATE H
1901 ESSEX BEAGLES
1902 ESSEX BEAGLES
1903 HIGHGATE H
1904 HIGHGATE H
1905 HIGHGATE H
1906 HIGHGATE H
1907 HIGHGATE H
1908 HIGHGATE H
1909 HIGHGATE H
1910 HIGHGATE H
1911 HIGHGATE H
1912 HIGHGATE H
1913 SURREY AC
1914 HERNE HILL H
1915) NO CHAMPIONSHIP
1919)
1920 SURREY AC
1921 HIGHGATE H
1922 SURREY AC
1923 SURREY AC
1924 SURREY AC
1925 SURREY AC
1926 SURREY AC
1927 SOUTH LONDON H
1928 SOUTH LONDON H
1929 SOUTH LONDON H
1930 SOUTH LONDON H
1931 SOUTH LONDON H
1932 SOUTH LONDON H
1933 ALDERSHOT CH
1934 BELGRAVE H
1935 SURREY AC
1936 SURREY AC
1937 READING AC
1938 MITCHAM AC
1939 MITCHAM AC
1940-5 NO CHAMPIONSHIP
1946 BELGRAVE H
1947 AYLESFORD PM
1948 BELGRAVE H
1949 BELGRAVE H
1950 THAMES VALLEY H
1951 AYLESFORD PM
1952 BELGRAVE H
1953 THAMES VALLEY H
1954 SOUTH LONDON H
1955 SOUTH LONDON H
1956 THAMES VALLEY H
1957 SOUTH LONDON H
1958 SOUTH LONDON H
1959 THAMES VALLEY H
1960 THAMES VALLEY H
1961 PORTSMOUTH AC
1962 PORTSMOUTH AC
1963 PORTSMOUTH AC
1964 PORTSMOUTH AC
1965 PORTSMOUTH AC
1966 PORTSMOUTH AC
1967 PORTSMOUTH AC
1968 READING AC
1969
1970
1971 ALDERSHOT F&D AC
1972 READING AC
1973 READING AC
1974 THAMES VALLEY H
1975 SHAFTESBURY H
1976 BRIGHTON & HOVE AC
1977 ALDERSHOT F&D AC
1978 THAMES VALLEY H
1979 ALDERSHOT F&D AC
1980 ALDERSHOT F&D AC
1981 ALDERSHOT F&D AC
1982 INVICTA AC
1983 ALDERSHOT F&D AC
1984 BOURNEMOUTH AC
1985 BOURNEMOUTH AC
1986 BLACKHEATH H
1987 ALDERSHOT F & AC
1988 INVICTA AC
1989 BRIGHTON & HOVE AC
1990 BRIGHTON & HOVE AC
1991 SHAFTESBURY BARNET
1992 SHAFTESBURY BARNET
1993 BLACKHEATH HARRIERS
1994 BLACKHEATH HARRIERS
1995 BLACKHEATH HARRIERS
1996 BLACKHEATH HARRIERS
1997 HIGHGATE HARRIERS
1998 BLACKHEATH HARRIERS
1999 BLACKHEATH HARRIERS
2000 BLACKHEATH HARRIERS
2001 THAMES HARE AND HOUNDS
NOTE: The engraving on this trophy has been backdated as,
until Frank Wynne presented the cup in1904, there had been no Southern Cup for
presentation.
