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England's British Championship Pre-War Tournament Captains

 

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Captains at British Championship Tournaments 1883-1939 by Season
Season Captain Matches Opponents
1883-84

Bailey, Norman C.

3

Ireland, Scotland, Wales

1884-85

Bailey, Norman C.

3

Ireland, Wales, Scotland

1885-86

Bailey, Norman C.

2

Wales, Scotland

Walters, Percy M.

1

Ireland

1886-87

Bailey, Norman C.

2

Wales, Scotland

Bambridge, E. Charles

1

Ireland

1887-88

Lindley, Tindley

3

Wales, Scotland, Ireland

1888-89

Brodie, John B.

1

Ireland

Walters, Percy M.

2

Wales, Scotland

1889-90

Walters, Percy M.

1

Wales

Unknown/Disputed

2

Ireland, Scotland

1890-91

Goodall, John

1

Wales

Lindley, Tindley

1

Ireland

Moon, William R.

1

Scotland

1891-92

Dunn, Arthur T.B.

2

Wales, Scotland

Unknown

1

Ireland

1892-93

Cotterill, George H.

2

Ireland, Scotland

Holmes, Robert

1

Wales

1893-94

Goodall, John

1

Scotland

Holmes, Robert

1

Ireland

Disputed

1

Wales

1894-95

Gosling, R. Cunliffe

1

Scotland

Holmes, Robert

1

Ireland

Wreford-Brown, Charles

1

Wales

1895-96

Unknown/Disputed

2

Ireland, Wales

Smith, Gilbert O.

1

Scotland

1896-97

Smith, Gilbert O.

3

Ireland, Wales, Scotland

1897-98

Smith, Gilbert O.

2

Ireland, Wales

Wreford-Brown, Charles

1

Scotland

1898-99

Smith, Gilbert O.

3

Ireland, Wales, Scotland

1899-1900

Smith, Gilbert O.

3

Ireland, Wales, Scotland

1900-01

Oakley, William J.

1 Ireland

Needham, Ernest

1

Wales

Smith, Gilbert O.

1

Scotland

1901-02

Bloomer, Stephen

1

Scotland

Forman, Frank

1

Ireland

Foster, Reginald Erskine

1

Wales

1902-03

Crompton, Robert

2

Wales, Scotland

Spencer, Howard

1

Ireland

1903-04

Crompton, Robert

3

Wales, Ireland, Scotland

1904-05

Harris, Stanley S.

1

Ireland

Spencer, Howard

2

Wales, Scotland

1905-06

Harris, Stanley S.

3

Ireland, Wales, Scotland

1906-07

Crompton, Robert

3

Ireland, Wales, Scotland

1907-08

Woodward, Vivian J.

3

Ireland, Wales, Scotland

1908-09

Woodward, Vivian J.

2

Ireland, Wales

Crompton, Robert

1

Scotland

1909-10

Woodward, Vivian J.

1

Ireland

Crompton, Robert

2

Wales, Scotland

1910-11

Crompton, Robert

2

Ireland, Scotland

Woodward, Vivian J.

1

Wales

1911-12

Crompton, Robert

3

Ireland, Wales, Scotland

1912-13

Crompton, Robert

3

Ireland, Wales, Scotland

1913-14

Crompton, Robert

3

Ireland, Wales, Scotland

1919-20

Knight, Arthur E.

1

Ireland

Pennington, Jesse

2

Wales, Scotland

1920-21

McCall, Joseph

1

Ireland

Buchan, Charles M.

1

Wales

Grimsdell, Arthur

1

Scotland

1921-22

Wilson, George

2

Northern Ireland, Scotland

Woosnam, Maxwell

1

Wales

1922-23

Grimsdell, Arthur

2

Northern Ireland, Wales

Wilson, George

1

Scotland

1923-24

Wilson, George

2

Northern Ireland, Wales

Moss, Frank 

1

Scotland

1924-25 Wadsworth, Samuel J. 2 Northern Ireland, Scotland
Bower, Alfred George 1 Wales
1925-26

Ashton, Claude T.

1 Northern Ireland

Wadsworth, Samuel J.

1

Wales

Walker, William H.

1

Scotland

1926-27 Bower, Alfred George 1 Wales
Hill, John H. 1 Scotland
Wadsworth, Samuel J. 1 Northern Ireland
1927-28 Bower, Alfred George 1 Wales
Hill, John H. 2 Northern Ireland, Wales
1928-29 Edwards, Willis 3 Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland
1929-30 Edwards, Willis 2 Northern Ireland, Wales
Jack, David B.N. 1 Scotland
1930-31 Goodall, F. Roy 3 Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland
1931-32 Blenkinsop, Ernest 1 Scotland
Goodall, F. Roy 1 Northern Ireland
Strange, Alfred H. 1 Wales
1932-33 Blenkinsop, Ernest 2 Northern Ireland, Scotland
Jack, David B.N. 1 Wales
1933-34 Cooper, Thomas 1 Scotland
Goodall, F. Roy 2 Northern Ireland, Wales
1934-35 Cooper, Thomas 1 Wales
Hapgood, Edris A. 2 Northern Ireland, Scotland
1935-36 Hapgood, Edris A. 3 Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland
1936-37 Barker, John W. 1 Wales
Male, George C. 2 Northern Ireland, Scotland
1937-38 Barkas, Samuel 2 Northern Ireland, Wales
Hapgood, Edris A. 1 Scotland
1938-39 Hapgood, Edris A. 3 Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland

 

Captains at British Championship Tournaments 1883-1939 by Name
Captain Season Matches Opponents
Ashton, Claude T. 1924-25 1 Northern Ireland
Bailey, Norman C. 1883-87 10 Scotland [4], Wales [4], Ireland [2]
Bambridge, E. Charles 1886-87 1 Ireland
Barkas, Samuel 1937-38 2 Northern Ireland, Wales
Barker, John W. 1936-37 1 Wales
Blenkinsop, Ernest 1931-33 3 Scotland [2], Northern Ireland
Bloomer, Stephen 1901-02 1 Scotland
Bower, Alfred George 1924-27 2 Wales
Brodie, John B. 1888-89 1 Ireland
Buchan, Charles M. 1920-21 1 Wales
Cooper, Thomas 1933-35 2 Scotland, Wales
Cotterill, George H. 1892-93 2 Ireland, Scotland
Crompton, Robert 1902-14 22 Scotland [9], Wales [7], Ireland [6]
Dunn, Arthur T.B. 1891-92 2 Wales, Scotland
Edwards, Willis 1928-30 5 Northern Ireland [2], Wales [2], Scotland
Forman, Frank 1901-02 1 Ireland
Foster, Reginald Erskine 1901-02 1 Wales
Goodall, John 1890-94 2 Wales, Scotland
Goodall, F. Roy 1927-34 7 Northern Ireland [3], Scotland [2], Wales [2]
Gosling, R. Cunliffe 1894-95 1 Scotland
Grimsdell, Arthur 1920-23 3 Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales
Hapgood, Edris A. 1934-39 9 Scotland [4], Northern Ireland [3], Wales [2]
Harris, Stanley S. 1904-06 4 Ireland [2], Scotland, Wales
Hill, John H. 1926-28 3 Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales
Holmes, Robert 1892-95 3 Ireland [2], Wales
Jack, David B.N. 1929-33 2 Scotland, Wales
Knight, Arthur E. 1919-20 1 Ireland
Lindley, Tindley 1887-91 4 Ireland [2], Wales, Scotland
McCall, Joseph 1920-21 1 Ireland
Male, George C. 1936-37 2 Northern Ireland, Scotland
Moon, William R. 1890-91 1 Scotland
Moss, Frank 1923-24 1 Scotland
Needham, Ernest 1900-01 1 Wales
Oakley, William J. 1900-01 1 Ireland
Pennington, Jesse 1919-20 2 Wales, Scotland
Smith, Gilbert O. 1895-1901 13 Scotland [5], Ireland [4], Wales [4]
Spencer, Howard 1902-05 3 Ireland, Wales, Scotland
Strange, Alfred H. 1931-32 1 Northern Ireland
Wadsworth, Samuel J. 1924-27 4 Northern Ireland [2], Scotland, Wales
Walker, William H. 1925-26 1 Scotland
Walters, Percy M. 1885-90 4 Wales [2], Scotland, Ireland
Wilson, George 1921-24 5 Northern Ireland [2], Scotland [2], Wales
Woodward, Vivian J. 1907-11 7 Ireland [3], Wales [3], Scotland
Woosnam, Maxwell 1921-22 1 Wales
Wreford-Brown, Charles 1894-98 2 Wales, Scotland

 

Captains at British Championship Tournaments 1883-1939 
by Number of Matches

Captain Seasons Matches
Crompton, Robert 1902-14 22
Smith, Gilbert O. 1895-1901 13
Bailey, Norman C. 1883-87 10
Hapgood, Edris A. 1934-39 9
Goodall, F. Roy 1927-34 7
Woodward, Vivian J. 1907-11
Unknown or disputed 1889-96 6
Edwards, Willis 1928-30 5
Wilson, George 1921-24
Harris, Stanley S. 1904-06 4
Lindley, Tindley 1887-91
Wadsworth, Samuel J. 1924-27
Walters, Percy M. 1885-90
Blenkinsop, Ernest 1931-33 3
Grimsdell, Arthur 1920-23
Hill, John H. 1926-28
Holmes, Robert 1892-93
Spencer, Howard 1902-05
Barkas, Samuel 1937-38 2
Bower, Alfred George 1924-27
Cooper, Thomas 1933-35
Cotterill, George H. 1892-93
Dunn, Arthur T.B. 1891-92
Goodall, John 1890-94
Jack, David B.N. 1929-33
Male, George C. 1936-37
Pennington, Jesse 1919-20
Wreford-Brown, Charles 1894-98
Ashton, Claude T. 1924-25 1
Bambridge, E. Charles 1886-87
Barker, John W. 1936-37
Bloomer, Stephen 1901-02
Brodie, John B. 1888-89
Buchan, Charles M. 1920-21
Forman, Frank 1901-02
Foster, Reginald Erskine 1901-02
Gosling, R. Cunliffe 1894-95
Knight, Arthur E. 1919-20
McCall, Joseph 1920-21
Moon, William R. 1890-91
Moss, Frank 1923-24
Needham, Ernest 1900-01
Oakley, William J. 1900-01
Strange, Alfred H. 1931-32
Walker, William H. 1925-26
Woosnam, Maxwell 1921-22

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