Stewards' Challenge Cup
{{Short description|Event at the Henley Royal Regatta}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2024}}
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| location = Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
| dates = 1841 – present
| venue = Henley Royal Regatta, River Thames
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The Stewards' Challenge Cup is a rowing event for men's coxless fours at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from all eligible rowing clubs. Two or more clubs may combine to make an entry.
The event was established in 1841.[http://www.rowinghistory.net/HRR%20US/hrr_1839-1939.htm Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939]
[http://www.rowinghistory.net/HRR%20US/hrr_1946-2000.htm Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1946–2009] It was originally for coxed four crews. In 1868 Walter Bradford Woodgate arranged for his Brasenose cox to jump overboard at the start of the race to lighten his boat. While the unwanted cox narrowly escaped strangulation by the water lilies, Woodgate and his home-made steering device triumphed by 100 yards and were promptly disqualified.H.T. Steward Henley Royal Regatta, 1903, pp. 133-34 Whatever passing fame the hapless cox gained on the Henley reach in 1868 was eventually eclipsed by his accomplishments in later life when he, Frederic Edward Weatherly, wrote and published the Irish ballad "Danny Boy".
A special prize for four-oared crews without coxswains was offered at the regatta in 1869 when it was won by the Oxford Radleian Club. When Stewards' became a coxless race in 1873, Woodgate "won his moral victory", the Rowing Almanack later recalled. "Nothing but defeating a railway in an action at law could have given him so much pleasure."The Rowing Almanack, 1921, pp. 148-49
Past winners
= 1841–1872 =
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bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=7 | Stewards' Challenge Cup – Coxed four | ||||||
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1841 | The Midge, Oxford Club, {{small|London}} | {{small| D. Stuart, J. J. Rogers, P. L. Powys, S. E. Maberley (stroke), Mackintosh (cox)}} | 10min+ | 1l | Cambridge Subscription Rooms, {{small|London}} | |
1842 | The Midge, Oxford Club, {{small|London}} | {{small|D. Stuart, T. J. Pocock, P. L. Powys, S. E. Maberley (stroke), H. Churchill (cox)}} | 9:16 | E | Dreadnought Club, Henley | |
1843 | St George's Club, {{small|London}} | {{small|G. Jeffreys, J. Hodding, G. Collier, T. B. Bumpsted (stroke), A. Johnson (cox)}} | 10:15 | 2l | The Midge, Oxford Club, {{small|London}} | |
1844 | Oxford University | {{small|W. Chetwynd-Stapylton, W. J. Dry, F. M. Wilson, F. E. Tuke (stroke), G. B. Lewis (cox)}} | 9:16 | {{frac|1|1|4}}l | St George's Club, {{small|London}} | |
1845 | Oxford University | {{small|W. Chetwynd-Stapylton, W. H. Milman, J. W. Conant, F. M. Wilson (stroke), G. B. Lewis (cox)}} | 8:25 | Aw | St George's Club, {{small|London}} | |
1846 | Oxford University | {{small|W. Chetwynd-Stapylton, F. M. Wilson, J. W. Conant, W. H. Milman (stroke), M. Haggard (cox)}} | ntt | E | Guy's Club, {{small|London}} | |
1847 | Christ Church, Oxford | {{small|A. Milman, M. Haggard, E. C. Burton, W. H. Milman (stroke), H. W. P. Richards (cox)}} | ro | Worcester College (withdrew) | ||
1848 | Christ Church, Oxford | {{small| A. Milman, M. Haggard, E. C. Burton, W. H. Milman (stroke), R. W. Cotton (cox)}} | ro | Row over | ||
1849 | Leander Club | {{small|W. Bovill, M. Shearman, T. H. Fellows, E. C. Wolstenholme (st.), P. Colquhoun (cox)}} | ntt | E | Second Trinity Boat Club, Cambridge | |
1850 | Oxford University | {{small|J. J. Hornby, J. Aitken, C. H. Steward, J. W. Chitty (stroke), W. G. Rich (cox)}} | ro | Row over | ||
1851 | Cambridge University | {{small| A. S. Page, W. S. Longmore, H. E. Tuckey, F. W. Johnson (stroke), C. H. Crosse (cox)}} | 8:54 | 4l | Brasenose College, Oxford | |
1852 | Oxford University | {{small|R. Greenhall, H. R. Barker, P. H. Nind, W. O. Meade-King (stroke), F. Balguy (cox)}} | ntt | 2-3l | Argonaut Club, London | |
1853 | Oxford University | {{small|K. Prescot, P. H. Nind, W. O. Meade-King, J. W. Chitty (stroke), G. Fetch (cox)}} | 8:57 | 3-4l | Argonaut Club, London | |
1854 | Pembroke College, Oxford | {{small|G. O. Clarke, C. F. Cadiz, T. A. Hooper, H. R. Hayward (stroke), W. Fursdon (cox)}} | 9:38 | Lady Margaret Boat Club, Cm | ||
1855 | Royal Chester Rowing Club | {{small| P. Maudsley, E. B. Gibson, E. Dixon, J. B. Littledale (stroke), H. Roberts (cox)}} | E | Lady Margaret Boat Club, Cm | ||
1856 | Argonaut Club | {{small|J. Nottidge, A. A. Casamajor, J. Paine, H. H. Playford (stroke), F. Levien (cox) }} | ro | Royal Chester (withdrew) | {{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000369/18560614/064/0008 |title=Heney Royal Regatta |work=Reading Mercury |date=14 June 1856 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=3 August 2024}} | |
1857 | London Rowing Club | {{small|A. A. Casamajor, J. Nottidge, J. Paine, H. H. Playford (stroke ), H. Weston (cox)}} | 8:25 | 4l | Lady Margaret Boat Club, Cm | |
1858 | London Rowing Club | {{small| A. A. Casamajor, W Farrer, J. Paine, H. H. Playford (stroke ), H. Weston (cox)}} | ro | Row over | {{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002446/18580626/049/0011 |title=Heney Royal Regatta |work=The Field |date=26 June 1858 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=3 August 2024}} | |
1859 | Third Trinity, Cambridge | {{small|R. Beaumont, H. H. Collings, J. P. Ingham, F. W. Holland (stroke), T. K. Gaskell (cox)}} | 8:25 | 2ft | London Rowing Club | |
1860 | First Trinity, Cambridge | {{small| S. Heathcote, G. Cox, D. Ingles, N. Royds (stroke), J. T. Morland (cox)}} | 9:26 | E | London Rowing Club | |
1861 | First Trinity, Cambridge | {{small|H. S. Wright, W. C. Smyly, B. P. Gregson, G. H. Richards (stroke), J. C. Carter (cox)}} | 9:35 | 2l | London Rowing Club | |
1862 | Brasenose College, Oxford | {{small| W. C. Harris, R. Shepherd, W. Champneys, W. B. Woodgate (stroke), C. J. Parkin (cox)}} | 8:40 | 2l | Third Trinity, Cambridge | |
1863 | University College, Oxford | {{small| J. E. Parker, A. E. Seymour, F. H. Kelly, J. H. Forster (stroke), W. Glaister (cox)}} | 8:24 | 1l | Brasenose College, Oxford | |
1864 | London Rowing Club | {{small| J. C. F. May, H. N. Custance, G. Ryan, F. Fenner (stroke), E. Weston (cox)}} | 8:45 | {{frac|1|3|4}}l | University College, Oxford | |
1865 | Third Trinity, Cambridge | {{small| J. R. Selwyn, J. G. Chambers, R. A. Kinglake, W. R. Griffiths (stroke), F. Walton (cox)}} | 8:13 | {{frac|2|3}}l | London Rowing Club | |
1866 | University College, Oxford | {{small|W. P. Bowman, W. W. Wood, A. Brassey, A. H. Hall (stroke), W. H. Lipscombe (cox)}} | 9:28 | 4l | Kingston Rowing Club | |
1867 | University College, Oxford | {{small| W. P. Bowman, W. W. Wood, J. C. Tinne, A. H. Hall (stroke), W. H. Lipscombe (cox)}} | 8:45 | 1l | Oxford Radleian | |
1868 | London Rowing Club | {{small| S. Le B. Smith, F. S. Gulston, A. De L. Long, W. Stout (stroke), V. Weston (cox)}} | 8:22 | 4l | University College, Oxford | |
1869 | London Rowing Club | {{small|G. Ryan, F. S. Gulston, A. De L. Long, W. Stout (stroke), V. Weston (cox)}} | 8:36 | 2l | Oxford Radleian | |
1870 | Oxford Etonian | {{small|R. W. B. Mirehouse, A. C. Yarborough, J. C. Tinne, W. D. Benson (stroke), E. E. Grubbe (cox)}} | 8:05 | {{frac|2|3}}l | London Rowing Club | |
1871 | London Rowing Club | {{small| C. E. Routh, G. Ryan, A. De L. Long, F. S. Gulston (stroke), V. Weston (cox)}} | 9:09 | 1l | Kingston Rowing Club | |
1872 | London Rowing Club | {{small|S. Le B. Smith, John B. Close, A. De L. Long, F. S. Gulston (stroke), V. Weston (cox)}} | 9:21 | sevl | Kingston Rowing Club |
= 1873–1899 =
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bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=7 | Stewards' Challenge Cup – Coxless four | ||||||
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!width=250|Winner !width=400|Crew !width=50|Time !width=50|Dist !width=250|Runner-up !width=20|ref | ||||||
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1873 | London Rowing Club | {{small| James B. Close, F. S. Gulston, A. DeL Long, John B. Close, (stroke)}} | 8:23 | 3l | Kingston Rowing Club | |
1874 | London Rowing Club | {{small| S. Le B. Smith, F.L Playford, A. DeL Long, F. S. Gulston (stroke)}} | 9:00 | 3l | Thames Rowing Club | |
1875 | London Rowing Club | {{small| S. Le B. Smith, F.L Playford, A. DeL Long, F. S. Gulston (stroke)}} | 7:56 | {{frac|2|1|2}}l | Leander Club | |
1876 | London Rowing Club | {{small|C. H. Warren, F. S. Gulston, S. Le B. Smith, F.L Playford (stroke) }} | 8:27 | sev l | Thames Rowing Club | |
1877 | London Rowing Club | {{small|S. Le B. Smith, F. S. Gulston, A. DeL Long, F.L Playford (stroke)}} | 9:7 | 2-3l | Thames Rowing Club | |
1878 | London Rowing Club | {{small|S. Le B. Smith, F. S. Gulston, A. Trower, F.L Playford (stroke)}} | 8:37 | p | Monroe, Shoe-wae-cae-mette BC, USA | |
1879 | Jesus College, Cambridge | {{small| G. M. Edmonds, C. Gurdon, T. E. Hockin, E. H. Prest (stroke) }} | 9:37 | 2l | Lady Margaret Boat Club, Cambridge | |
1880 | Thames Rowing Club | {{small| W. H. Eyre, J. Hastie, D. E. Brown, F. Canton (stroke)}} | 7:58 | 3l | Molesey Boat Club | |
1881 | Hertford College, Oxford | {{small|G. Q. Roberts, E. Buck, D. E. Brown, J. Lowndes (stroke)}} | 8:15 | p | Thames Rowing Club | |
1882 | Hertford College, Oxford | {{small| G. Q. Roberts, E. Buck, D. E. Brown, J. Lowndes (stroke)}} | E | Thames Rowing Club | ||
1883 | Thames Rowing Club | {{small| H. B. Tween, J. Hastie, H. J. Rust, J. A. Drake-Smith (stroke)}} | London Rowing Club | |||
1884 | Kingston Rowing Club | {{small| F. H. Cobb, H. A. Harvey, H. S. Till, R. H. Cobb (stroke)}} | disq | Twickenham Rowing Club | ||
1885 | Trinity Hall, Cambridge | {{small| W. K. Hardacre, S. Swann, R. H. Coke, C. J. Bristowe (stroke)}} | 7:53 | p | Jesus College, Cambridge | |
1886 | Thames Rowing Club | {{small| B. W. Looker, A. S. Hutchinson, S. Fairbairn, J. A. Drake-Smith (stroke)}} | 7:39 | 1l | Trinity Hall, Cambridge | |
1887 | Trinity Hall, Cambridge | {{small|R. McKenna, S. Swann, P. Landale, C. J. Bristowe (stroke) }} | 7:53 | E | Leander Club | |
1888 | Trinity Hall, Cambridge | {{small| F. H. Maugham, C. B. P. Bell, P. Landale, L Hannen (stroke) }} | 8:25 | St | Brasenose College, Oxford | |
1889 | Thames Rowing Club | {{small| C. W. Hughes, A. :Hutchinson, F. E. C. Clark, B. W. Looker (stroke)}} | 7:53 | E | Third Trinity, Cambridge | |
1890 | Brasenose College, Oxford | {{small| W. F. C. Holland, J. A. Ford, F. Wilkinson, C. W. Kent (stroke)}} | 7:37 | {{frac|3|4}}l | Thames Rowing Club | |
1891 | Thames Rowing Club | {{small| B. W. Looker, P. Landale, F. E. C. Clark, J. C. Gardner (stroke)}} | 7:45 | {{frac|1|1|4}}l | Trinity Hall, Cambridge | {{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS202167530/TTDA?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-TTDA&xid=02438bae |title='Henley Royal Regatta' (1895) |date=10 July 1891 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=3 August 2024 |page=12 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }} |
1892 | Royal Chester Rowing Club | {{small| S. G. Cox, A. Fairrie, R. E. R. Brockelbank, H. Fairrie (stroke) }} | 8:38 | {{frac|1|4}}l | Thames Rowing Club | |
1893 | Magdalen College, Oxford | {{small|H. B. Cotton, W. S. Poole, V. Nickalls, G. Nickalls (stroke)}} | 7:45 | {{frac|3|4}}l | Thames Rowing Club | |
1894 | Thames Rowing Club | {{small| G. H. McHenry, W. Broughton, S. D. Muttlebury, J. C. Gardner (stroke)}} | 8:20 | {{frac|2|1|2}}l | New College, Oxford | |
1895 | London Rowing Club | {{small| A. S. Little, H. W. Stout, V. Nickalls, G. Nickalls (stroke)}} | 7:43 | {{frac|1|1|4}}l | Thames Rowing Club | {{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS218553578/TTDA?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-TTDA&xid=78f5d0bb |title='Henley Royal Regatta' (1895) |date=10 July 1895 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=3 August 2024 |page=13 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }} |
1896 | London Rowing Club | {{small|W. B. Richards, H. W. Stout, V. Nickalls, G. Nickalls (stroke)}} | 8:42 | 1l | Thames Rowing Club | |
1897 | Leander Club | {{small|C. W N Graham, J. A. Ford, H. Willis, G. Nickalls (stroke)}} | 7:30 | 2l | New College, Oxford | |
1898 | Leander Club | {{small| C. J, D, Goldie, H. Willis, C. D. Burnell, H. G. Gold (stroke)}} | 7:42 | {{frac|1|1|4}}l | New College, Oxford | |
1899 | Magdalen College, Oxford | {{small| S. C. Thornhill, R. Carr, C. D. Burnell, H. G. Gold (stroke) }} | 7:51 | 5l | Favorite Hammonia RC, Hamburg, GER |
= 1900–1939 =
= 1946–2000 =
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| 1955 || Club Krylia Sovetov, USSR ||{{small|V. Burachock, Y. Kuznetsov, F. Sukhov, Y. Stirotinsky (stroke)}} || 7:40 || 3l|| Leander Club||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS67982564/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=d5e60ba9 |title=From Our Rowing Correspondent (1955) 'Henley Royal Regatta Finals |date=4 July 1955 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=9 August 2024 |page=4 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1956 || Thames Rowing Club ||{{small|M. Legg, C.F.Porter, A.R. Davidson, J.M. Beresford (stroke)}} || 8:06 || {{frac|3|1|2}}l || London Rowing Club||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS67720937/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=2aa751e5 |title=From Our Rowing Correspondent (1956) 'French Army Crew Worthy Winners At Henley' |date=9 July 1956 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=9 August 2024 |page=4 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1957 || Club Krylia Sovetov, USSR ||{{small|D. Smirnov, Y. Sorokin, V.Zakonnikov, P. Vajsberg (stroke)}}|| 7:35 || E|| London Rowing Club||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS201939176/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=25642331 |title="Cornell Beat Yale In Remarkable Yet Dull Grand Challenge Cup." |date=8 July 1957 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=9 August 2024 |page=12 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1958 || Barn Cottage Boat Club || {{small|J.M. Beresford, S.C. Crosse, J.P. C. Viguro, C.F. Porter (stroke)}} || 7:16 || {{frac|1|2}}l || National Provincial Bank RC||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS67328743/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=fbcdfe5f |title=Superb Racing On Final Day Of Henley |date=7 July 1958 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=9 August 2024 |page=4 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1959 || St Edmund Hall BC
Lincoln College, Ox ||{{small|}} || 7:39|| E|| GS Moto Guzzi, ITA||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS50814182/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=3dbc4950 |title=FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT (1959) 'Grand And Thames For Harvard' |date=6 July 1959 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=3 August 2024 |page=3 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1960 || Barn Cottage Boat Club || {{small|J.W. Tilbury, S.C. Crosse, K.R. Knight, J.M Russell (stroke)}} || 7:10 || 4l || St Edmund Hall Boat Club
Lincoln College, Oxford||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS251879140/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=1d56648c |title=Fastest English Eights Well Matched |date=4 July 1960 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=9 August 2024 |page=15 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1961 || Trud Club, Leningrad, USSR || {{small|I.V. Akbremchik, V. Morkovkin, A.P. Tarabrin, Y. Basurov (stroke)}}|| 7:23 || 2l|| Thames Rowing Club||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS67854570/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=60a43d17 |title='Mackenzie Takes Pride Of Place At Henley' |date=10 July 1961 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=3 August 2024 |page=4 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1962 || Trud Club, Leningrad, USSR || {{small|}} || 7:23 || {{frac|1|1|2}}l || Nereus Rowing Club||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS51602153/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=e3e6d5f9 |title=Golden Henley Spoiled By Dull Finals |date=9 July 1962 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=9 August 2024 |page=3 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1963 || Molesey Boat Club || {{small|J.W. Tilbury, B.Gore, M.C. Clay, J.M. Russell (stroke)}} || 7:16 || {{frac|2|3}}l || Thames Rowing Club||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS50554088/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=f778512d |title=London University Outrow Cornell In Grand |date=8 July 1963 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=9 August 2024 |page=3 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1964 || Tideway Scullers School || {{small|J.J. James, N.P. Cooper, R.N. Carpmael, J.M. Russell (stroke)}} || 7:11 || E || Leander Club||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS67856102/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=215187dc |title=Russians Prove Invincible In Grand |date=6 July 1964 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=9 August 2024 |page=4 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1965 || Quintin Boat Club || {{small|J.J. James, W.L. Barry, M.C. Clay, J.M Russell (stroke)}} || 6:55 || E|| Nautilus Rowing Club||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS51079397/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=2f868337 |title=From Our Rowing Correspondent. "Henley Rowing Produces Records Galore." |date=5 July 1965 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=3 August 2024 |page=3 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1966 || Roforeningen Kvik, DEN ||{{small|J.O. Hansen, E. Petersen, K. Helmut, B. Hasler (stroke)}}|| 7:17 || 1l|| Derby Rowing Club||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS101149412/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=cf1dc9f3 |title=Germans Dominate in Five Events |date=4 July 1966 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=9 August 2024 |page=6 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1967 || SG Dynamo, Potsdam, GDR ||{{small|D. Schulz, P. Schulz, H. Esslinger, J. Bergman (stroke)}} || 7:31 || 2l || Nereus Rowing Club||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS201682147/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=0ac0bd19 |title=British rowing improving, but Germans win trophies |date=3 July 1967 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=9 August 2024 |page=12 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1968 || Nautilus Rowing Club (Midlands) ||{{small|}} || 8:53 || 4l || London Rowing Club||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS218853103/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=3e32f1ba |title=Much Of Henley Meaningless |date=15 July 1968 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=9 August 2024 |page=13 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1969 || Nereus Rowing Club ||{{small|}} || 7:06 || E|| Nottingham & Union Boat Club||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS102723815/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=5854aed3 |title=CALDER,, D. (1969) 'Perfect Day's Racing At Henley |date=7 July 1969 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=9 August 2024 |page=6 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1970 || SG Dynamo, Potsdam, GDR || {{small|}}|| 7:22 || 3l || London Rowing Club ||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS202863334/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=05391af9 |title=RAILTON, J. (1970) 'Foreign Supremacy Again At Henley' |date=6 July 1970 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=9 August 2024 |page=12 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1971 || Thames Tradesmen's RC || {{small|}}|| 7:12 || 1l || Cambridge Univ BC||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS151352549/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=852b17dc |title=Why Lucerne is more important to Britain than Henley |date=5 July 1971 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=9 August 2024 |page=9 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1972 || Spartak, Moscow, USSR ||{{small|}} ||n/a || disq || Univ of British Columbia, CAN||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS168916707/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=7723b0e8 |title=Railton, J. (1972) 'One week when you drift back to the Edwardian era |date=3 July 1972 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=9 August 2024 |page=10 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1973 || Univ of London BC ||{{small|}} || 7:03 || {{frac|1|2}}l || Potomac Boat Club, USA||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS117799145/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=952de5ab |title=Railton, J. (1973) 'Rowing' |date=9 July 1973 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=9 August 2024 |page=7 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1974 || Dynamo Club, USSR || {{small|}}|| 7:12 || E|| Leander Club
Tideway Scullers School||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS151747304/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=648adb8a |title=Russians pull back British lead |date=8 July 1974 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=9 August 2024 |page=9 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1975 || Potomac Boat Club, USA ||{{small|}} || 6:50 || 2+1/3l|| Lady Margaret BC, Cm||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS117669095/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=ae485837 |title=A Grand triumph for British eight |date=7 July 1975 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=9 August 2024 |page=7 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1976 || Univ of British Columbia, CAN ||{{small|}} || 7:10s || {{frac|1|3}}l || Thames Tradesmen's RC||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS101809893/TTDA?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-TTDA&xid=cd1f7efb |title=Railton, J. (1976) Three major successes for Britain' |date=5 July 1976 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=2 August 2024 |page=6 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1977 || London Rowing Club ||{{small| Derek Bond, Ian McNuff, John Beattie, Martin Cross}} || 7:24 || n/a||row over ||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS101155044/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=b4fb5997 |title=Rowing |date=4 July 1977 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=9 August 2024 |page=6 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1978 || Trakia Club, Bulgaria || {{small|}} || n/a || ro || London Rowing Club withdrew||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS168002275/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=81f1122c |title=Crooks runs away with Diamonds to prove he is Britain's top sculler |date=3 July 1978 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=9 August 2024 |page=10 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1979 || London Rowing Club ||{{small| John Beattie, Ian McNuff, David Townsend, Martin Cross}} || 7:19 || E|| Oxford Univ BC||
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| 1980 || Charles River RA
Dartmouth College, USA || {{small| D. Sayner, B. Epke, J. Terwilliger, T. Hull (stroke)}} || 7:04 || 2l || Avon Rowing Club
Petone Rowing Club, NZL||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS168265447/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=aa7a11a4 |title=Railton, J. (1980) 'Rowing' |date=7 July 1980 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=9 August 2024 |page=10 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1981 || London Rowing Club
Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club ||{{small| J.Beattie, I.McNuff, J.Clark, M.Cross}} || 7:48 || E|| Vesper Boat Club, USA||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS101026022/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=3a239ac4 |title=Powerful Oxford find a winning formula |date=6 July 1981 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=9 August 2024 |page=6 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1982 || RC Schaffhausen
RC Thalwill, Switzerland || {{small|}}|| 7:10 || {{frac|3|2|3}}l || Tyrian Boat Club||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS252676837/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=63ce7dc0 |title=National eight keep afloat for testing Amsterdam event |date=5 July 1981 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=9 August 2024 |page=15 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1983 || RC Schaffhauser
RC Thalwil, Switzerland ||{{small|}} || 7:02 || E|| Cambridge University||
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| 1984 || NCRA
Tyne ||{{small|}} || 6:57 || cv || University of London
Tyrian Boat Club||
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| 1985 || Tyrian Boat Club || {{small|}}|| 7:08 || 3l|| Bagsvaerd Roklub, Denmark||
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| 1986 || Ridley Boat Club, Canada || {{small|}} || 6:41 || {{frac|1|2}}l || Tyrian Boat Club||
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| 1987 || Dinamo Moscow, USSR || {{small|}} || 6:40 || 1l || Tyrian Boat Club||
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| 1988 || Leander Club || {{small|}} || 6:44 || E|| Pennsylvania AC, USA||
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| 1989 || University of London
Oxford University || {{small|R. Obholzer, J. Walker, J. Searle, J. Hulls (stroke)}} || 6:28 || {{frac|2|3}}l || Nautilus Rowing Club||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0500398363/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=667d3421 |title=Railton, J. (1989) 'Redgrave takes Goblets with Ms new partner' |date=3 July 1989 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=4 August 2024 |page=39 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1990 || Star Club
Leander Club 'A' ||{{small|}} || 7:16 || {{frac|4|3|4}}l || Star Club
Leander Club|| 'B'
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| 1991 || Leander Club
Molesey Boat Club ||{{small| J. Garrett, G.Stewart, J. Walker, G. Searle (stroke)}} || 6:55 || 2l || Leander Club ||
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| 1992 || NCRA || {{small|}} || 6:36 || 1l || Malmo Ruddklubb
Brudpiga Ruddklubb, Sweden||
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| 1993 || Leander Club
University of London || {{small|}} || 6:44 || {{frac|2|3}}l || RC Hansa Dortmund, Germany||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0501990937/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=a0f05dad |title='Results from Henley' |date=5 July 1993 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=5 August 2024 |page=24 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1994 || EN Boulogne
AUN Lyon, France ||{{small| M.Andrieux, D. Fauché, P. Lot, J-C.Rolland}}|| 6:44 || {{frac|1|1|2}}l || London Rowing Club ||
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| 1995 || Cambridge University
CARC "Mladost" || {{small|}} || 6:31 || {{frac|2|1|4}}l || College Boat Club, Philadelphia, USA||
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| 1996 || NCRA
London Rowing Club || || 6:44 || 4l || Goldie Boat Club||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0501172366/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=96e76148 |title='Results from Henley Royal Regatta' (1996) |date=8 July 1996 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=4 August 2024 |page=33 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1997 || Leander Club
Oxford University || {{small|}} || 6:47 || {{frac|2|1|2}}l || NCRA||
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| 1998 || Leander Club || {{small|}} || 6:41 || {{frac|3|4}}l || Danmarks Rocenter, Denmark||{{cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0500205401/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=bookmark-GDCS&xid=283f0c1d |title=Results from Henley Royal Regatta' (1998) |date=6 July 1998 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=4 August 2024 |page=34 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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| 1999 || Leander Club
Queen's Tower ||{{small|}} || 6:51 || 1l|| Danmarks Rocenter, Denmark||
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= 2000 onwards =
Key
- ntt - no time taken
- l - Length/lengths
- e - easily
- + - a few sconds over 10 minutes
- sev - several
- ro -Row over
- Aw - Awarded
- p - paddled{{huh|date=July 2023}}
- st - stopped
- ac - Alone (crab){{huh|date=July 2023}}
- cv = Canvas{{huh|date=July 2023}}