Wyfold Challenge Cup

Wyfold Challenge Cup
VenueHenley Royal Regatta, River Thames
LocationHenley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Dates1855 – present

The Wyfold 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 a single rowing club. Boat clubs from any university, college or secondary school are not permitted.[1][2]

The trophy was presented in 1847 by George David Donkin, and named after his home, Wyfold Court. It was originally awarded to the winner of the trial heats for the Grand, but in 1855 it became a new event for fours.

Past winners

Year Winner Runner-Up ref
1855 Royal Chester Rowing Club Wargrave Club
1856 Argonaut Club Royal Chester Rowing Club [3]
1857 Pembroke College, Oxford London Rowing Club
1858 First Trinity, Cambridge row over
1859 First Trinity, Cambridge Kingston Rowing Club
1860 London Rowing Club Kingston Rowing Club
1861 Brasenose College, Oxford London Rowing Club
1862 London Rowing Club West London Rowing Club
1863 Kingston Rowing Club London Rowing Club
1864 Kingston Rowing Club row over
1865 Kingston Rowing Club Third Trinity, Cambridge
1866 Kingston Rowing Club London Rowing Club
1867 Kingston Rowing Club Oxford Etonian Club
1868 Kingston Rowing Club Twickenham Rowing Club
1869 Oscillators Club, Kingston Kingston Rowing Club
1870 Thames Rowing Club Oxford Etonian Club
1871 Thames Rowing Club Kingston Rowing Club
1872 Thames Rowing Club London Rowing Club
1873 Kingston Harbor Boat Club London Rowing Club
1874 Newcastle Rowing Club Royal Chester Rowing Club
1875 Thames Rowing Club London Rowing Club
1877 Kingston Rowing Club row over
1878 Kingston Rowing Club London Rowing Club
1879 London Rowing Club Thames Rowing Club
1880 London Rowing Club Third Trinity, Cambridge
1881 Dublin University Rowing Club London Rowing Club
1882 Jesus College, Cambridge First Trinity, Cambridge
1883 Kingston Rowing Club Third Trinity, Cambridge
1884 Thames Rowing Club Marlow Rowing Club
1885 Kingston Rowing Club London Rowing Club
1886 Thames Rowing Club Trinity Hall, Cambridge
1887 Pembroke College, Cambridge London Rowing Club
1888 Thames Rowing Club London Rowing Club
1889 London Rowing Club Thames Rowing Club
1890 Kingston Rowing Club Thames Rowing Club
1891 Royal Chester Rowing Club Kingston Rowing Club [4]
1892 Molesey Boat Club Trinity College Dublin
1893 Molesey Boat Club Medway Rowing Club
1894 Thames Rowing Club Balliol College, Oxford
1895 London Rowing Club First Trinity, Cambridge [5]
1896 Trinity College, Oxford London Rowing Club
1897 Kingston Rowing Club Jesus College, Cambridge
1898 Kingston Rowing Club Caius College, Cambridge
1899 Trinity Hall, Cambridge London Rowing Club
1900 Trinity Hall, Cambridge Kingston Rowing Club
1901 Trinity Hall, Cambridge Chris's College, Cambridge
1902 Burton-on-Trent Rowing Club Kingston Rowing Club
1903 Kingston Rowing Club London Rowing Club
1904 Birmingham Rowing Club London Rowing Club
1905 London Rowing Club Reading Rowing Club
1906 London Rowing Club Thames Rowing Club
1907 Magdalen College, Oxford London Rowing Club
1908 Thames Rowing Club London Rowing Club
1909 Balliol College, Oxford Christ Church, Oxford
1910 Trinity Hall, Cambridge London Rowing Club
1911 Pembroke College, Cambridge Kingston Rowing Club
1912 Queens' College, Cambridge London Rowing Club
1913 Lady Margaret Boat Club, Cambridge University College, Oxford
1914 London Rowing Club Lady Margaret Boat Club, Cambridge [6]
1920 Thames Rowing Club Vesta Rowing Club
1921 Jesus College, Cambridge Royal Chester Rowing Club
1922 Thames Rowing Club Kingston Rowing Club
1923 Imperial College Boat Club Jesus College, Cambridge
1924 Royal Chester Rowing Club Imperial College Boat Club
1925 Thames Rowing Club Selwyn College, Cambridge
1926 London Rowing Club Lady Margaret Boat Club, Cambridge [7]
1927 Thames Rowing Club Vesta Rowing Club [8]
1928 Trinity College, Oxford Jesus College, Cambridge [9]
1929 Thames Rowing Club Jesus College, Cambridge [10]
1930 London Rowing Club Vesta Rowing Club [11]
1931 Thames Rowing Club Vesta Rowing Club [12]
1932 London Rowing Club Nottingham Union Rowing Club [13]
1933 London Rowing Club Westminster Bank Rowing Club [14]
1934 Reading Rowing Club Royal Chester Rowing Club [15]
1935 Reading Rowing Club Thames Rowing Club [16]
1936 London Rowing Club Reading Rowing Club [17]
1937 London Rowing Club Walton Rowing Club [18]
1938 London Rowing Club Royal Chester Rowing Club [19]
1939 Maidenhead Rowing Club Tigre Boat Club, Argentina [20]
1946 King's College, London Thames Rowing Club [21]
1947 Quintin Boat Club Thames Rowing Club [22][23]
1948 Victoria Lake Rowing Club, South Africa Royal Chester Rowing Club [24]
1949 Lensbury Rowing Club Royal Chester Rowing Club [25]
1950 Royal Engineers RAF Benson Rowing Club [26]
1951 Caius College, Cambridge Clare College, Cambridge [27]
1952 Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Worcester College, Oxford
1953 Royal Air Force Rowing Club Molesey Boat Club [28][29]
1954 Royal Engineers Marlow Rowing Club [30]
1955 Thames Rowing Club Kettering Rowing Club [31]
1956 Royal Engineers Brockville Rowing Club, Canada [32]
1957 National Provincial Bank Rowing Club Putney Town Rowing Club [33]
1958 Burton Leander Rowing Club Putney Town Rowing Club [34]
1959 Molesey Boat Club Walton Rowing Club [35]
1960 St. Thomas' Hospital Vesta Rowing Club [36]
1961 National Provincial Bank RC South Kent School, USA [37]
1962 Force Navale Belge Nottingham City Rowing Club [38]
1963 Nottingham & Union Rowing Club Derby Rowing Club [39]
1964 Sons of the Thames Nottingham Britannia Rowing Clubs [40]
1965 Derby Rowing Club Christiania RK [41]
1966 Norwich Union Rowing Club Kingston Rowing Club [42]
1967 Tideway Scullers School Quintin Boat Club [43]
1968 Severn Scullers Rowing Club Isis Boat Club [44]
1969 London Rowing Club Trident Rowing Club, South Africa [45]
1970 Trident Rowing Club, South Africa Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club [46]
1971 Harvard University Marlow Rowing Club [47]
1972 Leander Club Trident Rowing Club, South Africa [48]
1973 Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club Kingston Rowing Club [49]
1974 Porcellian Club, USA Nottingham & Union Rowing Club [50]
1975 Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club Leander Club [51]
1976 London Rowing Club Potomac Boat Club, USA [52]
1977 City Orient Scullers’ School University of London Boat Club [53]
1978 Molesey Boat Club London Rowing Club [54]
1979 Wallingford Rowing Club Molesey Boat Club
1980 Nottingham Boat Club Leander Club [55]
1981 Hanlan Boat Club, Canada Leander Club [56]
1982 Nottingham Boat Club Trident Rowing Club, South Africa [57]
1983 Lea Rowing Club London Rowing Club
1984 Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association Nautilus Lightweight Rowing Club
1985 Molesey Boat Club Nautilus Lightweight Rowing Club
1986 Charles River Rowing Association, USA Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association
1987 Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association Lea Rowing Club
1988 Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association Nautilus Rowing Club
1989 Leander Club Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association [58]
1990 London Rowing Club Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association
1991 Nautilus Rowing Club Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association
1992 Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association University of London Boat Club
1993 London Rowing Club 'B' Leander Club [59]
1994 Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association Lea Rowing Club
1995 Lea Rowing Club Tyrian
1996 Queen's Tower Boat Club Molesey Boat Club [60]
1997 Molesey Boat Club London Rowing Club
1998 Bowbridge Rowing Club Worcester Rowing Club [61]
1999 Holme Pierrepont Rowing Club Llandaff Rowing Club
2000 Worcester Rowing Club Queen's Tower Boat Club
2001 Leander Club Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association 'A'
2002 Aberdeen Boat Club London Rowing Club
2003 Thames Rowing Club Army Rowing Club
2004 London Rowing Club Army Rowing Club
2005 Army Rowing Club Thames Rowing Club
2006 Thames Rowing Club Marlow Rowing Club
2007 1829 Boat Club London Rowing Club
2008 Tyne Rowing Club London Rowing Club
2009 Sydney Rowing Club, Australia Nottingham & Union Rowing Club
2010 Nottingham & Union Rowing Club London Rowing Club
2011 London Rowing Club Nottingham Rowing Club
2012 Nottingham Rowing Club ANA Rowing Club, Perth, Australia
2013 Tyrian Club Rob Roy Boat Club
2014 Upper Thames Rowing Club Tideway Scullers School
2015 Molesey Boat Club Tideway Scullers School
2016 Grasshopper-Club, Zurich, Switzerland Upper Thames Rowing Club
2017 Sport Imperial Tideway Scullers School
2018 Molesey Boat Club Mercantile Rowing Club
2019 Sydney Rowing Club, Australia Norske Studenters Roklub, Norway
2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic [62]
2021 Thames Rowing Club[63] Lea Rowing Club
2022 Thames Rowing Club[64] Norske Studenters Roklub Oslo, Norway
2023 London Rowing Club Thames Rowing Club 'A'
2024 Marlow Rowing Club[65] Thames Rowing Club 'A'

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