Wyfold Challenge Cup Explained

Wyfold Challenge Cup
Location:Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Dates:1855  - present
Venue:Henley Royal Regatta, River Thames

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

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1855Wargrave Club
1856Royal Chester Rowing Club[3]
1857London Rowing Club
1858row over
1859Kingston Rowing Club
1860Kingston Rowing Club
1861London Rowing Club
1862West London Rowing Club
1863London Rowing Club
1864Kingston Rowing Clubrow over
1865Third Trinity, Cambridge
1866London Rowing Club
1867Oxford Etonian Club
1868Twickenham Rowing Club
1869Oscillators Club, Kingston Kingston Rowing Club
1870Oxford Etonian Club
1871Kingston Rowing Club
1872London Rowing Club
1873Kingston Harbor Boat Club London Rowing Club
1874Newcastle Rowing Club Royal Chester Rowing Club
1875London Rowing Club
1877row over
1878London Rowing Club
1879Thames Rowing Club
1880Third Trinity, Cambridge
1881London Rowing Club
1882First Trinity, Cambridge
1883Third Trinity, Cambridge
1884Marlow Rowing Club
1885London Rowing Club
1886Trinity Hall, Cambridge
1887London Rowing Club
1888London Rowing Club
1889Thames Rowing Club
1890Thames Rowing Club
1891Kingston Rowing Club[4]
1892Trinity College Dublin
1893Medway Rowing Club
1894Balliol College, Oxford
1895First Trinity, Cambridge[5]
1896London Rowing Club
1897Jesus College, Cambridge
1898Caius College, Cambridge
1899London Rowing Club
1900Kingston Rowing Club
1901Chris's College, Cambridge
1902Burton-on-Trent Rowing Club Kingston Rowing Club
1903London Rowing Club
1904London Rowing Club
1905Reading Rowing Club
1906Thames Rowing Club
1907London Rowing Club
1908London Rowing Club
1909Christ Church, Oxford
1910London Rowing Club
1911Kingston Rowing Club
1912London Rowing Club
1913University College, Oxford
1914Lady Margaret Boat Club, Cambridge[6]
1920Vesta Rowing Club
1921Royal Chester Rowing Club
1922Kingston Rowing Club
1923Jesus College, Cambridge
1924Imperial College Boat Club
1925Selwyn College, Cambridge
1926Lady Margaret Boat Club, Cambridge[7]
1927Thames Rowing ClubVesta Rowing Club[8]
1928Jesus College, Cambridge[9]
1929Jesus College, Cambridge[10]
1930Vesta Rowing Club[11]
1931Vesta Rowing Club[12]
1932Nottingham Union Rowing Club[13]
1933Westminster Bank Rowing Club[14]
1934Reading Rowing ClubRoyal Chester Rowing Club[15]
1935Thames Rowing Club[16]
1936Reading Rowing Club[17]
1937Walton Rowing Club[18]
1938Royal Chester Rowing Club[19]
1939Tigre Boat Club, Argentina[20]
1946Thames Rowing Club[21]
1947Thames Rowing Club[22] [23]
1948Victoria Lake Rowing Club, South Africa Royal Chester Rowing Club[24]
1949Lensbury Rowing Club Royal Chester Rowing Club[25]
1950Royal Engineers RAF Benson Rowing Club[26]
1951Clare College, Cambridge[27]
1952Worcester College, Oxford
1953Royal Air Force Rowing Club Molesey Boat Club[28] [29]
1954Royal Engineers Marlow Rowing Club[30]
1955Kettering Rowing Club[31]
1956Royal Engineers Brockville Rowing Club, Canada[32]
1957National Provincial Bank Rowing Club Putney Town Rowing Club[33]
1958Putney Town Rowing Club[34]
1959Walton Rowing Club[35]
1960Vesta Rowing Club[36]
1961National Provincial Bank RC South Kent School, USA[37]
1962Force Navale Belge Nottingham City Rowing Club[38]
1963Derby Rowing Club[39]
1964Nottingham Britannia Rowing Clubs[40]
1965Christiania RK[41]
1966Norwich Union Rowing Club Kingston Rowing Club[42]
1967Quintin Boat Club[43]
1968Severn Scullers Rowing Club Isis Boat Club[44]
1969Trident Rowing Club, South Africa[45]
1970 Trident Rowing Club, South Africa Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club[46]
1971 Marlow Rowing Club[47]
1972 Trident Rowing Club, South Africa[48]
1973 Kingston Rowing Club[49]
1974 Porcellian Club, USA Nottingham & Union Rowing Club[50]
1975 Leander Club[51]
1976 Potomac Boat Club, USA[52]
1977 City Orient Scullers’ School University of London Boat Club[53]
1978 London Rowing Club[54]
1979 Molesey Boat Club
1980 Leander Club[55]
1981 Hanlan Boat Club, Canada Leander Club[56]
1982 Trident Rowing Club, South Africa[57]
1983 London Rowing Club
1984 Nautilus Lightweight Rowing Club
1985 Nautilus Lightweight Rowing Club
1986 Charles River Rowing Association, USANottinghamshire County Rowing Association
1987 Nottinghamshire County Rowing AssociationLea Rowing Club
1988 Nautilus Rowing Club
1989 Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association[58]
1990 Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association
1991 Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association
1992 University of London Boat Club
1993 London Rowing Club 'B' Leander Club[59]
1994 Lea Rowing Club
1995 Tyrian
1996 Queen's Tower Boat ClubMolesey Boat Club[60]
1997 London Rowing Club
1998 Bowbridge Rowing Club Worcester Rowing Club[61]
1999 Llandaff Rowing Club
2000 Queen's Tower Boat Club
2001 Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association 'A'
2002 London Rowing Club
2003 Army Rowing Club
2004 Army Rowing Club
2005 Army Rowing Club Thames Rowing Club
2006 Marlow Rowing Club
2007 London Rowing Club
2008 London Rowing Club
2009 Sydney Rowing Club, AustraliaNottingham & Union Rowing Club
2010 London Rowing Club
2011 London Rowing ClubNottingham Rowing Club
2012 Nottingham Rowing ClubANA Rowing Club, Perth, Australia
2013 Tyrian Club
2014 Upper Thames Rowing ClubTideway Scullers School
2015 Molesey Boat ClubTideway Scullers School
2016 Grasshopper-Club, Zurich, SwitzerlandUpper Thames Rowing Club
2017 Tideway Scullers School
2018 Molesey Boat ClubMercantile 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
2023Thames Rowing Club 'A'
2024 Marlow Rowing Club[65] Thames Rowing Club 'A'

Notes and References

  1. Web site: results. Henley Royal Regatta.
  2. Web site: Results. Friends of Henley Rowing.
  3. News: Heney Royal Regatta . Reading Mercury . 14 June 1856 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 3 August 2024.
  4. News: 'Henley Royal Regatta' (1895) . 10 July 1891 . The Times . 3 August 2024 . 12 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  5. News: 'Henley Royal Regatta' (1895) . 10 July 1895 . The Times . 3 August 2024 . 13 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  6. News: 'Leander's Success At Henley' (1914) . 6 July 1914 . The Times . 3 August 2024 . 16 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  7. News: Henley Royal Regatta' (1926) . 5 July 1926 . The Times . 4 August 2024 . 8 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  8. News: (FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT.) (1927) 'Henley Royal Regatta' . 4 July 1927 . The Times . 4 August 2024 . 7 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  9. News: (FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT.) (1928) . 9 July 1928 . The Times . 4 August 2024 . 7 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  10. News: FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT. (1929) . 8 July 1929 . The Times . 4 August 2024 . 7 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  11. News: (FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT) (1930) 'Henley Royal Regatta' . 7 July 1930 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 7 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  12. News: FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT (1931) 'Henley Royal Regatta' . 6 July 1931 . The Times . 3 August 2024 . 5 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  13. News: FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT (1932) 'Rowing . 4 July 1932 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 6 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  14. News: FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT (1933) 'Henley Royal Regatta . 10 July 1933 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 6 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  15. News: FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT (1934) 'Henley Royal Regatta' . 9 July 1934 . The Times . 3 August 2024 . 5 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  16. News: FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT (1935) 'Henley Royal Regatta' . 8 July 1935 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 7 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  17. News: FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT (1936) 'Henley Royal Regatta' . 6 July 1936 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 7 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  18. News: FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT (1937) 'Henley Royal Regatta', . 5 July 1937 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 5 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  19. News: From Our Rowing Correspondent (1938) 'Rowing' . 4 July 1938 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 8 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  20. News: From Our Rowing Correspondent (1939) 'Henley Royal Regatta' . 10 July 1939 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 6 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  21. News: FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT (1946) 'Henley Royal Regatta' . 8 July 1946 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 2 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  22. News: From Our Rowing Correspondent (1947) 'Henley Royal Regatta . 7 July 1947 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 2 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  23. News: Henley Royal Regatta . Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News . 18 July 1947 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 4 August 2024.
  24. News: From Our Rowing Correspondent (1948) 'Henley Royal Regatta' . 5 July 1948 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 2 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  25. News: FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT (1949) 'Henley Royal Regatta' . 4 July 1949 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 6 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  26. News: Henley Royal Regatta . 10 July 1950 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 7 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  27. News: Henley Royal Regatta' . 9 July 1951 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 4 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  28. Web site: 1953 Henley Royal Regatta programme . media bufvc . 6 August 2024.
  29. News: FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT (1953) 'A Great Henley' . 6 July 1953 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 10 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  30. News: FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT (1954) 'Foreign Competitors Win Six Trophies At Henley' . 5 July 1954 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 5 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  31. News: From Our Rowing Correspondent (1955) 'Henley Royal Regatta Finals . 4 July 1955 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 4 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  32. News: French Army Crew Worthy Winners At Henley . 9 July 1956 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 4 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  33. News: "Cornell Beat Yale In Remarkable Yet Dull Grand Challenge Cup." . 8 July 1957 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 12 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  34. News: Superb Racing On Final Day Of Henley . 7 July 1958 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 4 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  35. News: FROM OUR ROWING CORRESPONDENT (1959) 'Grand And Thames For Harvard' . 6 July 1959 . The Times . 3 August 2024 . 3 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  36. News: Fastest English Eights Well Matched . 4 July 1960 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 15 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  37. News: 'Mackenzie Takes Pride Of Place At Henley' . 10 July 1961 . The Times . 3 August 2024 . 4 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  38. News: Golden Henley Spoiled By Dull Finals . 9 July 1962 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 3 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  39. News: London University Outrow Cornell In Grand . 8 July 1963 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 3 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  40. News: Russians Prove Invincible In Grand . 6 July 1964 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 4 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  41. News: From Our Rowing Correspondent. "Henley Rowing Produces Records Galore." . 5 July 1965 . The Times . 3 August 2024 . 3 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  42. News: Germans Dominate in Five Events . 4 July 1966 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 6 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  43. News: British rowing improving, but Germans win trophies . 3 July 1967 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 12 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  44. News: Much Of Henley Meaningless . 15 July 1968 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 13 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  45. News: CALDER,, D. (1969) 'Perfect Day's Racing At Henley . 7 July 1969 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 6 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  46. News: RAILTON, J. (1970) 'Foreign Supremacy Again At Henley' . 6 July 1970 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 12 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  47. News: Why Lucerne is more important to Britain than Henley . 5 July 1971 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 9 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  48. News: Railton, J. (1972) 'One week when you drift back to the Edwardian era . 3 July 1972 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 10 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  49. News: Railton, J. (1973) 'Rowing' . 9 July 1973 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 7 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  50. News: Russians pull back British lead . 8 July 1974 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 9 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  51. News: A Grand triumph for British eight . 7 July 1975 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 7 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  52. News: Railton, J. (1976) Three major successes for Britain' . 5 July 1976 . The Times . 2 August 2024 . 6 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  53. News: Rowing . 4 July 1977 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 6 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  54. News: Crooks runs away with Diamonds to prove he is Britain's top sculler . 3 July 1978 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 10 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  55. News: Railton, J. (1980) 'Rowing' . 7 July 1980 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 10 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  56. News: Powerful Oxford find a winning formula . 6 July 1981 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 6 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  57. News: National eight keep afloat for testing Amsterdam event . 5 July 1982 . The Times . 9 August 2024 . 15 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  58. News: Railton, J. (1989) 'Redgrave takes Goblets with Ms new partner', . 3 July 1989 . The Times . 4 August 2024 . 39 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  59. News: 'Results from Henley' . 5 July 1993 . The Times . 5 August 2024 . 24 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  60. News: 'Results from Henley Royal Regatta' (1996) . 8 July 1996 . The Times . 4 August 2024 . 33 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  61. News: Results from Henley Royal Regatta' (1998) . 6 July 1998 . The Times . 4 August 2024 . 34 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  62. Web site: 2020 REGATTA CANCELLATION - STATEMENT ON CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). Henley Royal Regatta.
  63. Web site: Results 2021. Henley Royal Regatta. 21 October 2021.
  64. Web site: Wyfold Final - Thames R.C. v N.S.R. Oslo, Norway, Henley 2022. Henley Royal Regatta. 4 July 2022.
  65. Web site: Henley Royal Regatta 2024: Filippi results . Filippi Boats . 1 August 2024.

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