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World Final Summary

Picture taken at Kings Lynn World Final 2007
Murray Harrison // John Lund // Bert Finnikin // Andy Smith // Peter Falding // Frankie Wainman Jnr // Len Wolfenden
George Ansell // Dave Mellor // Frankie Wainman // Bob Reeve // Willie Harrison // Stuart Smith

Winner of the World Final is entitled to wear a Gold Roof & change to No.1 (If desired) until the next World Final is contested.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE HOLDERS (1955 to 2024)

8 Times
#53 John Lund (1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002)

6 Times
#391 / #1 Stuart Smith (1969, 1972, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985)

5 Times
#391 / #1 Andy Smith (1994, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010)
#84 / #1 Tom Harris (2013, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024)

4 Times
#33 / #1 Peter Falding (1986, 1993, 2003, 2004)

3 Times
#103 Johnny Brise (1956, 1959, 1960)
#252 Dave Chisholm (1973, 1974, 1975)
#515 Frankie Wainman Jnr (1998, 2005, 2016)

2 Times
#38 Fred Mitchell (1962, 1966)
#318 Rob Speak (2001, 2015)
#390 Stuart Smith Jnr (2007, 2018)

Once
#35 Mac McDonnell (1955), #99 Jerzy Wojtowicz (1955), #42 Aubrey Leighton (1957), #0 Bob Reeve (1958), #131 Jock Lloyd (1961)
#5 Doug Wardropper (1963), #68 Trevor Frost #68, #3 Ellis Ford (1965), #375 George Ansell (1967), #100 Tony Neal (1968), #244 Jim Easu (1970)
#396 Doug Cronshaw (1971), #3 Stuart Bamforth (1976), #199 Mike Close (1977, #304 Dave Mellor (1978), #212 Frankie Wainman (1979)
#190 Len Wolfenden (1981), #2 Willie Harrison (1982), #85 Ray Tyldesley (1989), #55 Bert Finnikin (1990), #250 Keith Chambers (1995)
#97 Murray Harrison (1999), #2 Paul Harrison (2011), #217 Lee Fairhurst (2012), #55 Craig Finnikin (2014), #445 Nigel Green (2017)
#5 Charlie Sworder (2022)

           
 
1955Fri, 24th June Harringay
Mac McDonnell (35)Joe Farley (98)Percy Betts (80)Johnnie Brise (103)John Goody (28)William "Darkie" Wright (360)
 
1955Wed, 31st August Belle Vue (Hyde Road)
Jerzy Wojtowicz (99)Vic Ferriday (173)Steve Storm (3)
 
1956Mon, 6th August Belle Vue (Hyde Road)
Johnnie Brise (103)Jimmy Gee (48)Vic Ferriday (73)Willie Harrison (2)Brian Kershaw (119i)
 
1957Sat, 31st August Belle Vue (Hyde Road)
Aubrey Leighton (42)Doug Wardropper (5)Henry Foot (14)Vic Ferriday (73)Willie Harrison (107)
 
1958Sat, 23rd August Belle Vue (Hyde Road)
Bob Reeve (0)Graham Warner (3)Aubrey Leighton (42)Ellis Daw (32)Vic Muggeridge (255)
 
 
 
1959Sat, 19th September Belle Vue (Hyde Road)
Johnnie Brise (103)Fred Mitchell (38)Doug Wardropper (5)Ken Freeman (61)Wilf Blundell (75)William "Darkie" Wright (7)Brian Prior (21)Aubrey Leighton (42)
 
1960Sat, 3rd September Coventry
Johnnie Brise (103)Fred Mitchell (38)Doug Wardropper (5)Aubrey Leighton (42)Trevor Frost (68)Ken Freeman (61)Alan Wardropper (245)Vic Ferriday (73)Phil Griffin (242)Maurice Loades (128)
 
1961Sat, 16th September West Ham
Jock Lloyd (131)Johnny King (6)Ted Pankhurst (104)Doug Wardropper (5)Vic Ferriday (73)Tony Last (345)Fred Mitchell (38)Barry Van den Oetelaar (386)Nev Hughes (69)Peter Farrington (77)
 
1962Sat, 8th September Belle Vue (Hyde Road)
Fred Mitchell (38)Ken Freeman (61)Alan Wardropper (245)Johnny King (6)Peter Farrington (77)Chick Woodroffe (409)Ron Pears (331)Don Evans (37)
 
1963Sat, 31st August Harringay
Doug Wardropper (5)Ted Pankhurst (104)Rod Dore (35)Trevor Frost (68)Aubrey Leighton (42)William "Darkie" Wright (7)Fred Mitchell (38)Allan Briggs (138)Chick Woodroffe (409)Terry Coell (133)
 
 
 
1964Sat, 5th September Coventry
Trevor Frost (68)Don Evans (37)Nev Hughes (69)Alan Wardropper (245)Willie Harrison (2)Charlie Finnikin (55)Aubrey Leighton (42)Willie Wanklyn (304)Chippie Weston (62)Paul Rossouw (100)
 
1965Sat, 25th September West Ham
Ellis Ford (3)Alan Wardropper (245)Ron Rogers (152)Barry Van den Oetelaar (386)Eddie Asling (253)Terry Coell (133)Charlie Finnikin (55)Fred Mitchell (38)Geoff Harrison (127)Chick Woodroffe (1)
 
1966Sat, 17th September Belle Vue (Hyde Road)
Fred Mitchell (38)Ron Rogers (152)Charlie Finnikin (55)Jock Lloyd (131)George Ansell (375)Jumbo Tustin (179)William "Darkie" Wright (7)Tony Wicks (93)Alan Wardropper (245)Chick Woodroffe (1)
 
1967Sat, 23rd September Harringay
George Ansell (375)Johnny Pratt (394)Ron Rogers (152)Geoff Harrison (127)Derek Green (6)Terry Coell (133)Allan Briggs (138)Ron Cayzer (267)
 
1968Sat, 7th September Coventry
Tony Neal (100)Ron Rogers (152)Charlie Finnikin (55)Pat Driscoll (81)Dennis Driscoll (274)Jim Esau (244)George Ansell (375)Karl Grossman (289)Mike Holt (86)Rod Falding (36)
 
 
 
1969Sat, 13th September Belle Vue (Hyde Road)
Stuart Smith (391)Jim Esau (244)Gerry Weir (13)Les Suckling (132)Charlie Finnikin (55)Mick O Hara (372)Mick Noden (306)Rod Falding (36)Tony Neal (100)Fred Mitchell (38)
 
1970Sat, 26th September Harringay
Jim Esau (244)Stuart Smith (391)Pete Webb (8)Mick Noden (306)Chick Woodroffe (1)Terry Coell (133)Howard Davis (327)Bob Laurie (98)Brian Wignall (102)George Ansell (375)
 
1971Sat, 4th September Coventry
Doug Cronshaw (396)Ian Durham (311)George Ansell (375)Pete Webb (8)Willie Harrison (2)Brian Wignall (102)Ron Rogers (152)Les Suckling (132)Rod Falding (36)Peter Farrington (77)
 
1972Mon, 28th August Belle Vue (Hyde Road)
Stuart Smith (391)Mick Noden (306)Doug Cronshaw (396)Tony Neal (100)Brian Wignall (102)Ray Watkins (362)Dave Chisholm (252)William "Darkie" Wright (7)Dave Fox (318)Frankie Wainman (212)
 
1973Sat, 22nd September Harringay
Dave Chisholm (252)Stuart Smith (391)Doug Cronshaw (396)Willie Harrison (2)George Ansell (375)Tony Neal (100)Mike Close (199)Les Suckling (132)Brian Wignall (102)Rod Falding (36)
 
 
 
1974Sat, 7th September Coventry
Dave Chisholm (252)Stuart Smith (391)Mick Noden (306)Dick Sworder (150)Tony Allen (348)George Ansell (375)John Hillam (229)Dennis Driscoll (274)Rod Falding (36)Graham Blundell (156)
 
1975Sat, 27th September Belle Vue (Hyde Road)
Dave Chisholm (252)Stuart Smith (391)Doug Cronshaw (396)Willie Harrison (2)Mike Close (199)Graham Blundell (156)Frank Bourne (16)John Thorpe (367)Frankie Wainman (212)
 
1976Sat, 11th September White City, Manchester
Stuart Bamforth (3)Gordon Smith (293)Frankie Wainman (212)Mike Close (199)Johnny Goodhall (261)John Stirk (65)Dave Berresford (260)Harry Van De Spuij (SA1)Dave Taylor (30)Phil Hayhurst (84)
 
1977Sat, 3rd September Coventry
Mike Close (199)Frankie Wainman (212)Willie Harrison (2)John Hillam (229)Dave Mellor (304)Glyn Pursey (175)Dave Berresford (260)Andy Stott (160)Brian Powles (154)Hoss Fernihough (208)
 
1978Sat, 23rd September Belle Vue (Hyde Road)
Dave Mellor (304)John Hillam (229)Glyn Pursey (175)Brian Powles (154)Bert Finnikin (55)Mike Close (199)John Aldridge (211)John Lund (53)Malc Neachell (322)Willie Harrison (2)
 
 
 
1979Sat, 29th September White City, Manchester
Frankie Wainman (212)Mick Noden (306)Bert Finnikin (55)Mike Close (199)Doug Cronshaw (396)Andy Stott (160)Dave Berresford (260)Andy Webb (247)Rien Rutjens (H15)Keith Jubb (345)
 
1980Sat, 6th September Coventry
Stuart Smith (391)Dave Mellor (304)John Lund (53)Glyn Pursey (175)Dave Berresford (260)Mick Noden (306)Doug Cronshaw (396)Willie Harrison (2)John Cayzer (495)Roger Warnes (497)
 
1981Sat, 12th September Bradford
Len Wolfenden (190)Brian Powles (154)Mike Close (199)Frankie Wainman (212)John Lund (53)Rien Rutjens (H15)Willie Harrison (2)Andy Stott (160)Rod Falding (36)John Dowson (294)
 
1982Sat, 25th September Belle Vue (Hyde Road)
Willie Harrison (2)Mike Close (199)Dave Berresford (260)Len Wolfenden (190)Stuart Smith (1)Bert Finnikin (55)John Toulson (286)Glyn Pursey (175)Frankie Wainman (212)Leon Cox (H17)
 
1983Sat, 3rd September Coventry
Stuart Smith (1)Danny Clarke (203)Willie Harrison (2)Glyn Pursey (175)Rod Falding (36)Steve Evans (108)Len Wolfenden (190)Frankie Wainman (212)Jon Lander (23)Dave Taylor (136)
 
 
 
1984Sat, 15th September Belle Vue (Hyde Road)
Stuart Smith (1)Len Wolfenden (190)Dave Mellor (304)Nigel Whorton (422)Nigel Hardy (317)Graham Blundell (156)Steve Evans (108)Piet Keijzer (H10)John Dowson (294)Leon Cox (H17)
 
1985Sat, 14th September Bradford
Stuart Smith (1)Len Wolfenden (190)Bert Finnikin (55)Ray Tyldesley (85)Dave Mellor (304)Peter Falding (33)Nigel Hardy (317)Friedhelm Welters (H8)Brian Tuplin (155)Mo Smith (51)
 
1986Sat, 6th September Coventry
Peter Falding (33)Dave Mellor (304)Stuart Smith (1)Danny Clarke (203)Rien Rutjens (H15)Graham France (216)Frankie Wainman (212)Rod Falding (36)Mo Smith (51)John Toulson (286)
 
1987Sat, 26th September Belle Vue (Hyde Road)
John Lund (53)Frankie Wainman (212)Dave Berresford (260)Bert Finnikin (55)Len Wolfenden (190)Peter Falding (33)Paul Harrison (22)Nigel Hardy (317)Mike Close (199)Friedhelm Welters (H8)
 
1988Sun, 11th September Hednesford
John Lund (53)John Toulson (286)Chris Elwell (501)Ian Higgins (29)Peter Falding (33)Rod Falding (36)Nigel Whorton (422)Graham Blundell (156)Piet Keijzer (H10)Ian Platts (77)
 
 
 
1989Sat, 2nd September Coventry
Ray Tyldesley (85)Peter Falding (33)Des Chandler (213)Paul Harrison (22)Bert Finnikin (55)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Len Wolfenden (190)Dave Berresford (260)Nigel Whorton (422)John Lund (53)
 
1990Sat, 22nd September Bradford
Bert Finnikin (55)Dave Berresford (260)John Lund (53)Ron Kroonder (H217)Paul Harrison (22)Rob Pearce (175)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Piet Keijzer (H10)Gareth Bott (41)John Lawn (441)
 
1991Sun, 15th September Hednesford
John Lund (53)Bert Finnikin (55)Peter Falding (33)Ray Tyldesley (85)Jayne Bean (309)Paul Harrison (2)Dave Berresford (260)Des Chandler (213)Piet Keijzer (H10)Rob Visscher (H4)
 
1992Sat, 19th September Bradford
John Lund (53)Bobby Burns (471)Peter Falding (33)Rob Cowley (73)Michael Ives (236)Greg Johnston (NZ39)Warren Hunter (20)Chris Elwell (501)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Murray Harrison (97)
 
1993Sat, 4th September Coventry
Peter Falding (33)Paul Harrison (2)Kevin Smith (64)Bert Finnikin (55)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Murray Harrison (97)Ian Platts (77)John Lawn (441)Frankie Wainman (212)Mal Brown (34)
 
 
 
1994Sat, 24th September Bradford
Andy Smith (391)Kevin Smith (64)Dave Berresford (260)Rob Cowley (73)Richard Mason (202)John Lund (53)Derek Fairhurst (218)Des Chandler (213)Jamie Davidson (464)Les Spencer (98)
 
1995Sun, 10th September Hednesford
Keith Chambers (250)Murray Harrison (97)Des Chandler (213)Lyall Rumney (NZ1)Rob Cowley (73)Joop Van Der Werff (H228)Terry Forster (25)Sabine Rode (G31)Mal Brown (34)Dave Berresford (260)
 
1996Sat, 7th September Coventry
John Lund (53)Paul Harrison (2)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Richard Mason (202)Lionel Shaw (362)Barry Heath (343)Phil Wheelton (6)Chris Brocksopp (338)Joop Van Der Werff (H228)David Cottrill (75)
 
1997Sat, 27th September Bradford
John Lund (53)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Peter Falding (33)Derek Fairhurst (218)Ian Platts (77)Murray Harrison (97)Paul Harrison (2)Stan Hickey (NZ11)Ray Witts (180)Minnie Meijer (H69)
 
1998Sat, 19th September Coventry
Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Rob Pearce (175)Paul Harrison (2)John Cayzer (495)Ray Witts (180)Eric Brown (255)Will Yarrow (22)Richard Mason (202)John Wright (128)Rob Perry (217)
 
 
 
1999Sat, 18th September Coventry
Murray Harrison (97)Frankie Wainman (212)John Lund (53)Derek Fairhurst (218)Andy Turner (488)Jason Holden (38)Rob Perry (217)Mark Webster (226)Ian Higgins (29)Matthew Bennett (413)
 
2000Sat, 2nd September Coventry
John Lund (53)Andy Smith (391)Murray Harrison (97)Ray Witts (180)Mark Gilbank (21)Rob Cowley (73)Gary Castell (247)Will Yarrow (22)Scott Miers (NZ8)Jason Holden (38)
 
2001Sat, 15th September Hednesford
Rob Speak (318)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Andy Smith (391)Paul Harrison (2)Gary Castell (247)John Lund (53)Nick Smith (51)Mark Gilbank (21)Sjaak Valk (H27)Ray Witts (180)
 
2002Sat, 21st September Coventry
John Lund (53)Rob Speak (318)Dave Johnson (383)Kevin Smith (64)Steven Cayzer (380)Ron Kroonder (H217)Jason Holden (38)Gary Castell (247)Mark Woodhull (335)Mark Gilbank (21)
 
2003Sat, 20th September Coventry
Peter Falding (33)Murray Harrison (97)Steven Cayzer (380)James Potter (10)Gary Castell (247)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Henk-Jan Ronitz (H240)Neil McCoard (NZ7)David Squire (311)Kerry Remnant (NZ19)
 
 
 
2004Sat, 4th September Coventry
Peter Falding (1)Ed Neachell (321)Steven Cayzer (380)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Paul Harrison (2)Barry Heath (343)Mark Keeling (271)Paul Hines (259)Murray Harrison (97)Mark Gilbank (21)
 
2005Sat, 17th September Brafield / Northampton
Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Dave Schaap (H007)Andy Smith (391)Craig Finnikin (55)Ivan Pritchard (434)Ray Witts (180)Lee Robinson (107)Peter Falding (1)Axel Nijs (H32)Mark Gilbank (21)
 
2006Sat, 2nd September Coventry
Andy Smith (391)Frankie Wainman Jnr (1)Stuart Smith Jnr (390)Lee Robinson (107)Steven Cayzer (380)Paul Hines (259)Paul Harrison (2)Will Yarrow (22)John Lund (53)Murray Harrison (97)
 
2007Sat, 22nd September Kings Lynn
Stuart Smith Jnr (390)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Andy Smith (391)Paul Harrison (2)Matt Newson (16)Peter Falding (33)Lee Robinson (107)Simon Panton (288)Mark Keeling (271)Chris Bonner (105)
 
2008Sat, 20th September Ipswich
Andy Smith (391)Paul Harrison (2)Ron Kroonder (H217)Stuart Smith Jnr (1)Mark Gilbank (21)Lee Robinson (107)Craig Finnikin (55)Tom Harris (84)Paul Hines (259)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)
 
 
 
2009Sat, 19th September Kings Lynn
Andy Smith (391)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Paul Harrison (2)Mark Gilbank (21)Craig Finnikin (55)Murray Harrison (97)Peter Falding (33)Joff Gibson (249)Simon Panton (288)Durk Greidanus (H29)
 
2010Sat, 4th September Coventry
Andy Smith (1)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Craig Finnikin (55)Ron Kroonder (H217)Matt Newson (16)Daniel Johnson (4)Barry Paardenkoper (H25)Garry Fox (48)Will Yarrow (22)Arno Van Zwieten (H414)
 
2011Sat, 10th September Brafield / Northampton
Paul Harrison (2)Daniel Johnson (4)Andy Smith (1)Paul Hines (259)Stuart Smith Jnr (390)Tom Harris (84)Matt Newson (16)Mark Gilbank (21)Louw Wobbes (H22)Will Yarrow (22)
 
2012Sat, 15th September Skegness
Lee Fairhurst (217)Daniel Johnson (4)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Craig Utley (484)Michael Scriven (12)Ron Kroonder (H217)Stuart Smith Jnr (390)Scott Davids (462)Will Yarrow (22)Mark Gilbank (21)
 
2013Sat, 21st September Kings Lynn
Tom Harris (84)Craig Finnikin (55)Ryan Harrison (197)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Paul Harrison (2)Lee Fairhurst (1)Rob Speak (318)Danny Wainman (212)Will Yarrow (22)John Dowson Jnr (94)
 
 
 
2014Sat, 20th September Coventry
Craig Finnikin (55)Stuart Smith Jnr (390)Daniel Johnson (4)Lee Fairhurst (217)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Tom Harris (1)Paul Hines (259)Will Yarrow (22)Mal Brown (34)Danny Wainman (212)
 
2015Sat, 19th September Kings Lynn
Rob Speak (318)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Matt Newson (16)Daniel Johnson (4)Sjeng Smidt Jr (H148)Joshua Smith (191)Chris Brocksopp (338)Rutger Valk (H27)Hans Baegen Jnr (H65)Durk Greidanus (H29)
 
2016Sat, 3rd September Coventry
Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Rob Speak (318)Lee Fairhurst (217)Mick Sworder (150)Ron Kroonder (H217)Will Yarrow (22)Danny Wainman (212)Paul Harrison (2)Willem Zwerver (H295)Bas Peetoom (H694)
 
2017Sat, 16th September Ipswich
Nigel Green (445)Ryan Harrison (197)Frankie Wainman Jnr (1)Stuart Smith Jnr (390)Rob Speak (318)Craig Finnikin (55)Johan Catsburg (H99)Danny Wainman (212)Michael Scriven (12)Ron Kroonder (H217)
 
2018Sat, 15th September Skegness
Stuart Smith Jnr (390)Nigel Green (445)Daniel Johnson (4)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Tom Harris (84)Ryan Harrison (197)Matt Newson (16)Harmen Zwerver (H195)Paul Hines (259)Christiaan Weyenberg (H380)
 
 
 
2019Sat, 14th September Kings Lynn
Tom Harris (84)Ryan Harrison (197)Craig Finnikin (55)William Hunter (220)Jelle Tesselaar (H410)Danny Wainman (212)Bert De Vries (H20)Bradley Harrison (25)William Humphries (NZ94)Lee Fairhurst (217)
 
2020Sat, 19th September Corona Virus
Not Run
 
2021Sat, 11th September Bradford
Tom Harris (1)Lee Fairhurst (217)Paul Harrison (2)Bobby Griffin (166)Paul Hines (259)John Dowson Jnr (94)Frankie Wainman Jnr Jnr (555)Jan Kuin (H699)Mal Brown (34)Mika Ronitz (H248)
 
2022Sat, 10th September Ipswich
Charlie Sworder (5)Bobby Griffin (166)Wim Peeters Jnr (H124)Tom Harris (1)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Michael Scriven (12)Tsjalle Greidanus (H229)Catherine Harris (8)Geert jan Keijzer (H6)Danny Wainman (212)
 
2023Sat, 9th September Brafield / Northampton
Tom Harris (84)Craig Finnikin (55)Wybe De Vries (H618)Matt Newson (16)Michael Randell (172)Niek Damstra (H48)Rebecca "Bex" Barr (NZ34)NOF
 
 
 
2024Sat, 14th September Skegness
Tom Harris (1)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Matt Newson (16)Lee Fairhurst (217)Paul Hines (259)Karl Hawkins (175)Callum Thornton (368)Paul Harrison (2)Joe Nickolls (242)Wim Peeters Jnr (H124)
 
 

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