Town Challenge Cup (men)

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Town Challenge Cup
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Venue Henley Royal Regatta, River Thames
Location Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Dates1839 – 1883

Town Challenge Cup was a rowing event for men's club fours at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. [1]

The event ran from 1839 until 1883. The trophy which was awarded during the duration of the event is now used by a different regatta known as the Henley Town and Visitors Regatta. It is awarded for the Regatta’s highest-ranking fours event but today has no connection to the Henley Royal Regatta. [2]

Past winners

YearWinnerRunner-Up
1839The WaveThe Albion
1840The DreadnoughtThe Albion
1841Dreadnought Club, HenleyRowed Over
1842Dreadnought Club, HenleyRowed over
1843Albion Club, HenleyDreadnought Club, Henley
1844Henley Aquatic ClubAlbion Club, Henley
1845Henley Aquatic ClubRowed Over
1846Dreadnought Club, HenleyRowed Over
1847Dreadnought Club, HenleyRowed Over
1848Dreadnought Club, HenleyHenley Aquatic Club
1849Albion Club, HenleyRowed Over
1850Albion Club, HenleyAlbion Club, Henley
1854Defiance Boat Club, WargraveHenley Boat Club
1855Henley Boat ClubDefiance Boat Club, Wargrave
1856 Lady Margaret, Cambridge Defiance Boat Club, Wargrave [3]
1857Henley Boat ClubRowed Over
1858Henley Boat ClubRowed Over [4]
1859Henley Boat ClubRowed Over
1860Dreadnought Club, HenleyHenley Boat Club
1861Henley Boat ClubRowed Over
1862Oxford Staff Rowing ClubWindsor Rowing Club
1863Henley Boat ClubThe Elms Club, Caversham
1864Henley Boat ClubGrammar School, Henley
1865Henley Boat ClubGrammar School, Henley
1866 Eton College & Eton Excelsior Henley Boat Club
1867 Eton College & Eton Excelsior Henley Boat Club
1868Henley Boat ClubRowed Over
1869 Eton College & Eton Excelsior Henley Boat Club
1870 Eton College & Eton Excelsior Dreadnought Club, Henley
1871 Reading Rowing Club Eton College & Eton Excelsior
1872 Marlow Rowing Club Henley Rowing Club
1873 Henley Rowing Club Eton College & Eton Excelsior
1874 Marlow Rowing Club Henley Rowing Club
1875 Marlow Rowing Club Rowed Over
1876 Marlow Rowing Club Abingdon Rowing Club
1877 Marlow Rowing Club Henley Rowing Club
1878 Henley Rowing Club Neptune Rowing Club, Oxford
1879Greenwood Lodge Boat Club, WargraveHenley Rowing Club
1880 Reading Rowing Club Neptune Rowing Club, Oxford
1881 Reading Rowing Club Marlow Rowing Club
1882 Reading Rowing Club Marlow Rowing Club
1883 Marlow Rowing Club Maidenhead Rowing Club

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References

  1. "Town Challenge Cup Results". Friends of Henley Rowing.
  2. "A brief history". Henley Town Regatta.
  3. "Heney Royal Regatta" . Reading Mercury. 14 June 1856. Retrieved 3 August 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Heney Royal Regatta" . The Field. 26 June 1858. Retrieved 3 August 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.