Burton Leander Rowing Club

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Burton Leander Rowing Club
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LocationStapenhill Road, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Coordinates 52°48′16″N1°37′13″W / 52.804522°N 1.620344°W / 52.804522; -1.620344
Foundedc.1848
Affiliations British Rowing (boat code BUL)
Website burtonleanderrowingclub.co.uk

Burton Leander Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Trent, based at Stapenhill Road, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire England. [1] The blade and kit colours are white, scarlet and black. [2] The club has open membership and runs teams for all age groups. [3] [4] The boathouse sits next door to rival club Trent Rowing Club.

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History

There is evidence that club existed as early as 1848, when the club competed in several events including the Burton-on-Trent Regatta. [5] Rival club Burton Rowing Club was founded in 1865, the year they built their boathouse and not long after the Leander Club was referred to as the 'New Leander' for several years.

In September 1914, twenty members of the Burton RC and Burton Leander clubs volunteered for service with the London Rifle Brigade [6] This led to suggestions to amalgamate the club due to decreasing members, which initially failed on 28 May 1915. [7] After World War I, Burton RC struggled to recruit crews and eventually disbanded in 1920, which saw Burton Leander purchase their boathouse. [8]

The club won the prestigious Wyfold Challenge Cup at the Henley Regatta in 1958. [9] Many years later in 1993 they won the Fawley Challenge Cup as part of a composite team with the Walton Rowing Club.

Honours

Henley Royal Regatta

YearWinning crew
1958 Wyfold Challenge Cup
1993 Fawley Challenge Cup

British champions

YearWinning crew/s
1985 Women J18 1x [10]
1994 Men J18 2x [11]
1999 Men J15 4x+ [12]
2006 Open U23 1x [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. ↑ The Umpires' Handbook British Rowing, 2020: at p.43.
  3. ↑ "Club history". Burton Leander Rowing Club.
  4. ↑ "Welcome to Trent Rowing Club". Trent Rowing Club.
  5. ↑ "Burton-on-Trent Regatta" . The Era. 27 August 1848. Retrieved 11 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Burton Rowing Men" . Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal. 5 September 1914. Retrieved 11 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Burton Rowing Club" . Birmingham Daily Post. 28 May 1915. Retrieved 11 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Burton RC Disbanding" . Burton Observer and Chronicle. 27 March 1920. Retrieved 11 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "All results". Friends of Rowing History.
  10. ↑ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 22 July 1985, p. 25". Times Digital Archives.
  11. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 18 July 1994, p. 22". Times Digital Archives.
  12. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 19 July 1999, p. 40". Times Digital Archives.
  13. ↑ ""Rowing." Times, 17 July 2006, p. 57". Times Digital Archives.
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