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]
| Town Challenge Cup | |
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| Venue | Henley Royal Regatta, River Thames |
| Location | Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire |
| Dates | 1839 – 1883 |
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
edit| Year | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 1839 | The Wave | The Albion |
| 1840 | The Dreadnought | The Albion |
| 1841 | Dreadnought Club, Henley | Rowed Over |
| 1842 | Dreadnought Club, Henley | Rowed over |
| 1843 | Albion Club, Henley | Dreadnought Club, Henley |
| 1844 | Henley Aquatic Club | Albion Club, Henley |
| 1845 | Henley Aquatic Club | Rowed Over |
| 1846 | Dreadnought Club, Henley | Rowed Over |
| 1847 | Dreadnought Club, Henley | Rowed Over |
| 1848 | Dreadnought Club, Henley | Henley Aquatic Club |
| 1849 | Albion Club, Henley | Rowed Over |
| 1850 | Albion Club, Henley | Albion Club, Henley |
| 1854 | Defiance Boat Club, Wargrave | Henley Boat Club |
| 1855 | Henley Boat Club | Defiance Boat Club, Wargrave |
| 1856 | Lady Margaret, Cambridge | Defiance Boat Club, Wargrave[3] |
| 1857 | Henley Boat Club | Rowed Over |
| 1858 | Henley Boat Club | Rowed Over[4] |
| 1859 | Henley Boat Club | Rowed Over |
| 1860 | Dreadnought Club, Henley | Henley Boat Club |
| 1861 | Henley Boat Club | Rowed Over |
| 1862 | Oxford Staff Rowing Club | Windsor Rowing Club |
| 1863 | Henley Boat Club | The Elms Club, Caversham |
| 1864 | Henley Boat Club | Grammar School, Henley |
| 1865 | Henley Boat Club | Grammar School, Henley |
| 1866 | Eton College & Eton Excelsior | Henley Boat Club |
| 1867 | Eton College & Eton Excelsior | Henley Boat Club |
| 1868 | Henley Boat Club | Rowed 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 |
| 1879 | Greenwood Lodge Boat Club, Wargrave | Henley 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 |
References
edit- ^ "Town Challenge Cup Results". Friends of Henley Rowing.
- ^ "A brief history". Henley Town Regatta.
- ^ "Heney Royal Regatta". Reading Mercury. 14 June 1856. Retrieved 3 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Heney Royal Regatta". The Field. 26 June 1858. Retrieved 3 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.