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British Summary

Winner of the British Championship is entitled to wear a Black and White Chequered roof until the next British Championship is contended.

BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE HOLDERS (1956 to 2024)

9 Times
#515 / #1 Frankie Wainman Junior (1992, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2016, 2017)

6 Times
#53 John Lund (1987, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1998)

4 Times
#2 Paul Harrison (1991, 1993, 2011, 2014)
#391 / #1 Andy Smith (2000, 2002, 2007, 2009)


3 Times
#391 / #1 Stuart Smith (1969, 1981, 1984)

2 Times
#2 Willie Harrison (1967, 1975)
#199 Mike Close (1973, 1979)
#190 Len Wolfenden (1982, 1983)
#390 Stuart Smith Jnr (2008, 2018)
#1 / #217 Lee Fairhurst (2013, 2015)
#197 Ryan Harrison (2021, 2022)
#84 / #1 Tom Harris (2019, 2024)


Once
#35 Wilf Davies (1956), #14 Henry Foot (1957), #103 Johnnie Brise (1958), #5 Doug Wardropper (1959), #149 Doug Harvey (1960), #37 Don Evans (1961)
#245 Alan Wardropper (1962), #285 Fred Ball (1963), #104 Ted Pankhurst (1964), #3 Ellis Ford (1965), #234 Ray Pearce
#244 Jim Esau (1968), #250 Gerald Taylor (1972), #81 Pat Driscoll (1974), #396 Doug Cronshaw (1976), #304 Dave Mellor (1978), #175 Glyn Pursey (1980)
#55 Bert Finnikin (1985), Nigel Whorton (1986), #260 Dave Berresford (1988), #109 Phil Smith (1994), #33 Peter Falding (1996)
#259 Paul Hines (2010), #55 Craig Finnikin (2012), #526 Finn Sargent (2023)
Event not held in 1971, 1977, 2020.

           
 
1956Sat, 15th September West Ham
Wilf Davies (35)Allan Briggs (138)Jumbo Allen (113)Willie Harrison (2)Jack Wilson (102)Vic Ferriday (73)Tommy Adlam (56i)
 
1957Sat, 14th September West Ham
Henry Foot (14)Gerry Weir (13)Ted Pankhurst (104)Terry Geach (93)Pete Tucker (85)Cliff Tindall (100)Jock "K.O" Campbell (S24)
 
1958Sat, 13th September West Ham
Johnnie Brise (103)Trevor Frost (68)Ted Pankhurst (104)Johnny King (6)Vic Muggeridge (255)Not Known
Not Known
George Foulger (29)Tommy Adlam (56)Dick Cotterill (159)
 
1959Sat, 26th September West Ham
Doug Wardropper (5)Trevor Frost (68)George Foulger (29)Pete Tucker (85)Alan Wardropper (245)Len "Crasher" Allen (27)Rod Dore (35)Aubrey Leighton (42)Ken Freeman (61)Harry Kitchen (307)
 
1960Sat, 24th September West Ham
Doug Harvey (149)Johnnie Brise (103)Aubrey Leighton (42)Doug Wardropper (5)Jack Wilson (168)
 
 
 
1961Sat, 7th October Coventry
Don Evans (37)Chick Woodroffe (409)Terry Coell (133)Ellis Ford (183)Vic Ferriday (73)Nev Hughes (69)Jim Berg (471)Wilf Blundell (75)Fred Mitchell (38)Haley Calvert (351)
 
1962Sat, 22nd September West Ham
Alan Wardropper (245)Fred Mitchell (38)Vic Ferriday (73)Barry Van den Oetelaar (386)Ken Freeman (61)William "Darkie" Wright (7)
 
1963Sat, 5th October Belle Vue (Hyde Road)
Fred Ball (285)Doug Wardropper (5)Ron Rogers (152)Nev Hughes (69)Rod Falding (36)Mick O Hara (372)
 
1964Sat, 22nd August Harringay
Ted Pankhurst (104)Alan Wardropper (245)Ellis Ford (3)Doug Wardropper (5)George Ansell (475)Johnny Pratt (494)Rod Dore (35)Terry Coell (133)Alan England (24)Geoff Elliott (135)
 
1965Sat, 2nd October Coventry
Ellis Ford (3)Alan Wardropper (245)Eddie Asling (253)Peter Guinchard (258)Pat Willis (25)Johnny Pratt (394)Fred Mitchell (38)
 
 
 
1966Sat, 24th September Harringay
Ray Pearce (234)Jock Lloyd (131)Ted Pankhurst (104)Jumbo Tustin (179)Allan Briggs (138)Les Mitchell (238)
 
1967Sat, 28th October Belle Vue (Hyde Road)
Willie Harrison (2)Peter Farrington (77)Ron Rogers (152)Terry Coell (133)Doug Cronshaw (396)Pete Farmer (51)
 
1968Sat, 16th November Harringay
Jim Esau (244)Dennis Driscoll (274)Johnnie Piper (10)Howard Davis (327)Ron Rogers (152)Terry Coell (133)
 
1969Sat, 4th October Coventry
Stuart Smith (391)Howard Davis (327)Willie Harrison (2)Brian Maynard (226)Ron Rogers (152)Rod Falding (36)George Ansell (375)Tony Neal (100)
 
1970Sat, 10th October Belle Vue (Hyde Road)
Doug Cronshaw (396)Willie Harrison (2)Stuart Smith (391)Brian Wignall (102)Peter Farrington (77)Ron Rogers (152)
 
 
 
1972Sat, 14th October Long Eaton
Gerald Taylor (250)Willie Harrison (2)Jim Esau (244)Rod Falding (36)William "Darkie" Wright (7)Dave Taylor (30)Les Mitchell (238)Frankie Wainman (212)
 
1973Sat, 29th September Nelson
Mike Close (199)Gordon Smith (293)Stuart Smith (391)Willie Harrison (2)Tony Neal (100)Arnold Ball (216)John Lewis (19)Frank Bourne (16)
 
1974Sun, 15th September Brafield / Northampton
Pat Driscoll (81)Tony Leicester (34)Roger Hollingshead (305)Allan Barker (179)Fred Skinner (228)Brian Powles (154)Mike Close (199)Rod Falding (36)
 
1975Sat, 11th October Long Eaton
Willie Harrison (2)Frankie Wainman (212)Brian Powles (154)Dave Fox (318)Mike Close (199)Frank Bourne (16)Roger Hollingshead (305)Stuart Smith (139)Dave Ward (222)
 
1976Sat, 25th September Belle Vue (Hyde Road)
Doug Cronshaw (396)Bert Finnikin (55)Stuart Smith (391)Gordon Smith (293)Bob Tanser (257)Willie Harrison (2)Phil Smith (109)Robbie Craig (62)
 
 
 
1978Fri, 7th July Bradford
Dave Mellor (304)Dave Hodgson (272)Stuart Smith (391)Bert Finnikin (55)Brian Powles (154)John Lund (53)Andy Stott (160)Dave Berresford (260)John Hillam (229)Gerald Taylor (250)
 
1979Sat, 23rd June Belle Vue (Hyde Road)
Mike Close (199)Bert Finnikin (55)Andy Stott (160)Len Wolfenden (190)Allan Barker (179)John Hillam (229)John Jebson (384)Keith Jubb (345)John Lund (95)Dave Hodgson (272)
 
1980Sun, 31st August Hartlepool
Glyn Pursey (175)Len Wolfenden (190)Willie Harrison (2)Gerald Taylor (250)John Lund (53)Dave Hodgson (272)Dave Berresford (260)Danny Clarke (203)George Wilkins (71)Doug Cronshaw (396)
 
1981Sat, 23rd May Long Eaton
Stuart Smith (1)John Lund (53)Nigel Whorton (422)Willie Harrison (2)Bobby Burns (471)Graham Blundell (156)Dave Mellor (304)Mike Close (199)Hoss Fernihough (208)Colin Gautry (488)
 
1982Sun, 15th August Hartlepool
Len Wolfenden (190)Bert Finnikin (55)Andy Stott (160)Mike Close (199)John Lund (53)Dave Mellor (304)Dave Berresford (260)Gerald Taylor (250)Frankie Wainman (212)Ken Brown (35)
 
 
 
1983Sun, 24th July Rochdale
Len Wolfenden (190)Stuart Smith (1)Bert Finnikin (55)John Lund (53)George Braithwaite (92)Frankie Wainman (212)John Toulson (286)Mal Brown (34)John Dowson (294)Nigel Whorton (422)
 
1984Mon, 28th May Belle Vue (Hyde Road)
Stuart Smith (1)Mike Close (199)Bert Finnikin (55)Len Wolfenden (190)John Lund (53)Frankie Wainman (212)Danny Clarke (203)Dave Berresford (260)Rob Pearce (281)Ray Tyldesley (85)
 
1985Sun, 26th May Brafield / Northampton
Bert Finnikin (55)Stuart Smith (1)Mike Close (199)John Toulson (286)Dave Berresford (260)Dave Mellor (304)Nigel Whorton (422)Graham Blundell (156)Rob Pearce (175)Malc Neachell (322)
 
1986Sat, 12th July Long Eaton
Nigel Whorton (422)John Lund (53)Frankie Wainman (212)Bert Finnikin (55)Mike Close (199)Dave Berresford (260)Jon Lander (23)Willie Harrison (2)Dave Mellor (304)John Thorpe (433)
 
1987Sun, 24th May Skegness
John Lund (53)Nigel Whorton (422)Bert Finnikin (55)Joe Jopling (452)Frankie Wainman (212)Graham Blundell (156)Mike Close (199)Chris Elwell (501)John Toulson (286)Richard Ainsworth (354)
 
 
 
1988Mon, 30th May Bradford
Dave Berresford (260)Willie Harrison (2)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Frankie Wainman (212)Graham Blundell (156)Des Chandler (213)Keith Riley (323)Nigel Whorton (422)Dave Cusack (535)Rob Cowley (73)
 
1989Sat, 27th May Scunthorpe
John Lund (53)Peter Falding (33)Ray Tyldesley (85)Nigel Whorton (422)Paul Harrison (22)Mike James (417)Des Chandler (213)Frankie Wainman (212)Danny Clarke (203)Graham Blundell (156)
 
1990Sun, 8th July Hednesford
John Lund (53)Paul Harrison (22)Frankie Wainman (212)Danny Clarke (203)Des Chandler (213)Ray Tyldesley (85)Bobby Burns (471)Jayne Bean (309)Andy Webb (247)Gareth Bott (41)
 
1991Sun, 2nd June Buxton
Paul Harrison (2)Ray Tyldesley (85)Nigel Whorton (422)Dave Berresford (260)John Lund (53)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Chris Elwell (501)Neil Brigg (87)Jayne Bean (309)Phil Smith (109)
 
1992Sat, 6th June Coventry
Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Andy Hodgson (272)Bert Finnikin (55)Paul Harrison (2)Peter Falding (33)Des Chandler (213)Les Spencer (98)John Lund (53)Rob Pearce (175)Dave Berresford (260)
 
 
 
1993Sat, 12th June Long Eaton
Paul Harrison (2)Bert Finnikin (55)Ian Platts (77)Ian Higgins (29)Phil Smith (109)John Wright (128)Dave Berresford (260)Frankie Wainman (212)Andy Hodgson (272)Richard Knight (436)
 
1994Sat, 21st May Skegness
Phil Smith (109)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Peter Falding (1)Andy Smith (391)Steven Cooper (221)Craig Howarth (52)Kevin Smith (64)Mal Brown (34)Richard Johnson (78)Frankie Wainman (212)
 
1995Sat, 3rd June Coventry
John Lund (53)Dave Berresford (260)Andy Smith (391)Jamie Davidson (464)Ian Platts (77)Richard Mason (202)Phil Smith (109)John Wright (128)Rob Cowley (73)Dave McCrudden (192)
 
1996Sat, 1st June Coventry
Peter Falding (33)Paul Harrison (2)Mark Gilbank (21)Ian Platts (77)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Danny Clarke (203)Phil Smith (109)Gareth Bott (41)Barry Heath (343)Tim Warwick (307)
 
1997Sat, 21st June Buxton
John Lund (53)Gareth Bott (41)Ray Witts (180)Danny Clarke (203)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Paul Harrison (2)Keith Chambers (250)Peter Falding (33)Ray Tyldesley (85)Michael Smith (393)
 
 
 
1998Sat, 6th June Coventry
John Lund (53)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Murray Harrison (97)Richard Mason (202)John Wright (128)John Cayzer (495)Mark Gilbank (21)Richard Johnson (78)Rob Pearce (175)Dave Johnson (383)
 
1999Sat, 5th June Coventry
Frankie Wainman Jnr (1)Andy Smith (391)Murray Harrison (97)Andy Turner (488)Rob Cowley (73)Mark Gilbank (21)Paul Harrison (2)Keith Chambers (250)Jason Holden (38)Ray Williams (26)
 
2000Sat, 24th June Kings Lynn
Andy Smith (391)Paul Harrison (2)John Lund (53)Peter Falding (33)Mark Webster (226)Murray Harrison (97)Nick Houghton (293)Andy Jacklin (137)Mark Gilbank (21)Craig Howarth (52)
 
2001Sat, 2nd June Coventry
Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Murray Harrison (97)Mark Webster (226)Peter Falding (33)Rob Speak (318)Rob Cowley (73)Mark Gilbank (21)Clinton Dorrell (262)Barry Heath (343)Mal Brown (34)
 
2002Sat, 1st June Coventry
Andy Smith (391)Rob Speak (318)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Mark Gilbank (21)Peter Falding (33)Chris Brocksopp (338)Murray Harrison (97)Kevin Smith (64)Barry Heath (343)Clinton Dorrell (262)
 
 
 
2003Sun, 10th August Belle Vue
Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)John Lund (53)Gary Castell (247)Mal Brown (34)Daniel Squire (291)Mark Clayton (225)Dave Willis (337)Kevin Smith (64)Murray Harrison (97)Simon Gill (290)
 
2004Sun, 24th October Sheffield
Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Mark Gilbank (21)Mick Harris (8)Murray Harrison (97)Stuart Smith Jnr (390)Paul Hines (259)Kevin Smith (64)Frankie Wainman (212)Simon Panton (288)Carlos Perez (305)
 
2005Sun, 31st July Sheffield
Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Mark Gilbank (21)Stuart Smith Jnr (390)Tom Harris (84)Paul Hines (259)Simon Panton (288)Mark Woodhull (335)Steven Cayzer (380)Murray Harrison (97)Carlos Perez (305)
 
2006Sat, 21st October Ipswich
Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Stuart Smith Jnr (390)Paul Harrison (2)Ed Neachell (321)Mark Taylor (490)John Lund (53)Lee Robinson (107)Murray Harrison (97)Derek Fairhurst (218)David Burton (183)
 
2007Sat, 13th October Skegness
Andy Smith (391)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Daniel Johnson (4)Paul Harrison (2)Stuart Smith Jnr (1)Peter Falding (33)Chris Bonner (105)Ivan Pritchard (434)Simon Panton (288)Matt Newson (16)
 
 
 
2008Sat, 4th October Coventry
Stuart Smith Jnr (390)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)John Lund (53)Paul Harrison (2)Paul Hines (259)Mark Gilbank (21)Peter Falding (33)Tom Harris (84)Craig Finnikin (55)Mark Woodhull (335)
 
2009Sun, 11th October Belle Vue
Andy Smith (1)Lee Robinson (107)John Lund (53)Mark Gilbank (21)Stuart Smith Jnr (390)Daniel Johnson (4)Paul Harrison (2)Mal Brown (34)Craig Finnikin (55)Mark Woodhull (335)
 
2010Sat, 9th October Skegness
Paul Hines (259)Andy Smith (1)Lee Robinson (107)Paul Harrison (2)Lee Fairhurst (217)Stuart Smith Jnr (390)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Daniel Johnson (4)Craig Finnikin (55)James Lund (153)
 
2011Sat, 11th June Kings Lynn
Paul Harrison (2)Daniel Johnson (4)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Mark Woodhull (335)John Lund (53)Neil Scriven (11)Stuart Smith Jnr (390)Michael Scriven (12)Will Yarrow (22)Ivan Pritchard (434)
 
2012Sat, 7th July Coventry
Craig Finnikin (55)Mick Sworder (150)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Ed Neachell (321)John Lund (53)Daniel Johnson (4)Murray Harrison (97)Mick Rogers (244)Michael Scriven (12)Chris Bonner (105)
 
 
 
2013Sun, 16th June Buxton
Lee Fairhurst (1)Rob Speak (318)Lee Robinson (H107)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Paul Hines (259)Danny Wainman (212)James Lund (153)Will Yarrow (22)Paul Carter (300)Dylan Williams-Maynard (51)
 
2014Sat, 14th June Birmingham
Paul Harrison (2)Matt Newson (16)Paul Ford (388)Mick Sworder (150)Daniel Johnson (4)Craig Finnikin (55)John Dowson Jnr (94)Scott Davids (462)Ed Neachell (321)John Lund (53)
 
2015Sat, 30th May Brafield / Northampton
Lee Fairhurst (217)Tom Harris (84)Daniel Johnson (4)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Craig Finnikin (55)Rob Speak (318)Paul Harrison (2)Danny Wainman (212)Stuart Smith Jnr (390)William Hunter (220)
 
2016Sat, 11th June Skegness
Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Danny Wainman (212)Matt Newson (16)James Rygor (78)Luke Davidson (464)Frankie Wainman Jnr Jnr (555)Mark Woodhull (335)Craig Finnikin (55)Michael Steward (512)Stuart Shevill Jnr (518)
 
2017Sun, 4th June Sheffield
Frankie Wainman Jnr (1)Stuart Smith Jnr (390)Matt Newson (16)Craig Finnikin (55)Paul Hines (259)Tom Harris (84)Daniel Johnson (4)Karl Hawkins (175)NOF
 
 
 
2018Sun, 1st July Belle Vue
Stuart Smith Jnr (390)Mark Gilbank (21)Daniel Johnson (4)Joe Booth (446)James Morris (463)Frankie Wainman Jnr Jnr (555)Matt Newson (16)Mark Woodhull (335)Danny Wainman (212)Ricky Wilson (502)
 
2019Sun, 16th June Hednesford
Tom Harris (84)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Matt Newson (16)Lee Fairhurst (217)Ryan Harrison (197)Nigel Green (445)Luke Davidson (464)Ben Riley (422)Paul Harrison (2)Courtney Witts (180)
 
2021Sat, 5th June Skegness
Ryan Harrison (197)Luke Davidson (464)Danny Wainman (212)Matt Newson (16)Tom Harris (1)Bobby Griffin (166)Lee Fairhurst (217)Paul Harrison (2)Liam Gilbank (20)Frankie Wainman Jnr Jnr (555)
 
2022Sat, 25th June Bradford
Ryan Harrison (197)Matt Newson (16)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Tom Harris (1)Liam Gilbank (20)Niels Tesselaar (H418)Mark Gilbank (21)Ricky Wilson (502)Mal Brown (34)Joe Booth (446)
 
2023Sun, 23rd July Hednesford
Finley "Finn" Sargent (526)Michael Scriven (12)Joe Nickolls (242)Bradley Harrison (25)Rik Lenssen (H318)Adam Joyce (157)Pheobe Wainman-Hawkins (211)John O Brien (86)NOF
 
 
 
2024Sat, 29th June Bradford
Tom Harris (1)Jack France (216)Matt Newson (16)Nigel De Kock (525)Karl Hawkins (175)Frankie Wainman Jnr (515)Lee Fairhurst (217)Rob Mitchell (95)Liam Gilbank (20)Bobby Griffin (166)
 
 

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