Wyfold Challenge Cup

Wyfold Challenge Cup
Venue	Henley Royal Regatta, River Thames
Location	Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Dates	1855 – 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	[6]
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	[7]
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	[8]
1927	Thames Rowing Club	Vesta Rowing Club	[9]
1928	Trinity College, Oxford	Jesus College, Cambridge	[10]
1929	Thames Rowing Club	Jesus College, Cambridge	[11]
1930	London Rowing Club	Vesta Rowing Club	[12]
1931	Thames Rowing Club	Vesta Rowing Club	[13]
1932	London Rowing Club	Nottingham Union Rowing Club	[14]
1933	London Rowing Club	Westminster Bank Rowing Club	[15]
1934	Reading Rowing Club	Royal Chester Rowing Club	[16]
1935	Reading Rowing Club	Thames Rowing Club	[17]
1936	London Rowing Club	Reading Rowing Club	[18]
1937	London Rowing Club	Walton Rowing Club	[19]
1938	London Rowing Club	Royal Chester Rowing Club	[20]
1939	Maidenhead Rowing Club	Tigre Boat Club, Argentina	[21]
1946	King's College, London	Thames Rowing Club	[22]
1947	Quintin Boat Club	Thames Rowing Club	[23] [24]
1948	Victoria Lake Rowing Club, South Africa	Royal Chester Rowing Club	[25]
1949	Lensbury Rowing Club	Royal Chester Rowing Club	[26]
1950	Royal Engineers	RAF Benson Rowing Club	[27]
1951	Caius College, Cambridge	Clare College, Cambridge	[28]
1952	Corpus Christi College, Cambridge	Worcester College, Oxford
1953	Royal Air Force Rowing Club	Molesey Boat Club	[29] [30]
1954	Royal Engineers	Marlow Rowing Club	[31]
1955	Thames Rowing Club	Kettering Rowing Club	[32]
1956	Royal Engineers	Brockville Rowing Club, Canada	[33]
1957	National Provincial Bank Rowing Club	Putney Town Rowing Club	[34]
1958	Burton Leander Rowing Club	Putney Town Rowing Club	[35]
1959	Molesey Boat Club	Walton Rowing Club	[36]
1960	St. Thomas' Hospital	Vesta Rowing Club	[37]
1961	National Provincial Bank RC	South Kent School, USA	[38]
1962	Force Navale Belge	Nottingham City Rowing Club	[39]
1963	Nottingham & Union Rowing Club	Derby Rowing Club	[40]
1964	Sons of the Thames	Nottingham Britannia Rowing Clubs	[41]
1965	Derby Rowing Club	Christiania RK	[42]
1966	Norwich Union Rowing Club	Kingston Rowing Club	[43]
1967	Tideway Scullers School	Quintin Boat Club	[44]
1968	Severn Scullers Rowing Club	Isis Boat Club	[45]
1969	London Rowing Club	Trident Rowing Club, South Africa	[46]
1970	Trident Rowing Club, South Africa	Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club	[47]
1971	Harvard University	Marlow Rowing Club	[48]
1972	Leander Club	Trident Rowing Club, South Africa	[49]
1973	Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club	Kingston Rowing Club	[50]
1974	Porcellian Club, USA	Nottingham & Union Rowing Club	[51]
1975	Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club	Leander Club	[52]
1976	London Rowing Club	Potomac Boat Club, USA	[53]
1977	City Orient Scullers’ School	University of London Boat Club	[54]
1978	Molesey Boat Club	London Rowing Club	[55]
1979	Wallingford Rowing Club	Molesey Boat Club
1980	Nottingham Boat Club	Leander Club	[56]
1981	Hanlan Boat Club, Canada	Leander Club	[57]
1982	Nottingham Boat Club	Trident Rowing Club, South Africa	[58]
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	[59]
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	[60]
1994	Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association	Lea Rowing Club
1995	Lea Rowing Club	Tyrian
1996	Queen's Tower Boat Club	Molesey Boat Club	[61]
1997	Molesey Boat Club	London Rowing Club
1998	Bowbridge Rowing Club	Worcester Rowing Club	[62]
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		[63]
2021	Thames Rowing Club [64]	Lea Rowing Club
2022	Thames Rowing Club [65]	Norske Studenters Roklub Oslo, Norway
2023	London Rowing Club	Thames Rowing Club 'A'
2024	Marlow Rowing Club [66]	Thames Rowing Club 'A'

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