The Pelling-Ratcliff Trophy
Presented in 1921
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Annual Mob Match against
Ranelagh Harriers
Although the first inter-club race with
Ranelagh Harriers was in 1886, but it was not until 1907 that a
match was run on an "all to score" or "mob match" basis. The
fixture on the 12th January 1907 was from our headquarters in
West Wickham. Ranelagh started with 17 runners and Blackheath
30. The scoring was 17 a side. Two years later it was agreed
that the number to score would be that of the club with the
smaller numerical strength, less three. This became established
as the standard scoring method for all mob matches world wide.
In 1922 a trophy was presented by E. H.
Pelling of Ranelagh and E. J. Ratcliff of Blackheath to be held
by the winning club each year and to be known as the Pelling-Ratcliff
Cup.
After 102 events:
Ranelagh 31 wins
Blackheath 71 wins
No competition
1914/5-1918/9 (5 years)
No competition
1939/40-1945/6 (7 years)
No race - 1962/3, 1986/7 & 2020/21 (3 years)
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