Sunday Dispatch Trophy

 

Presented in 1951 by the Sunday Dispatch Newspaper for “The winner of a 100 miles or greater distance race”. List of Centurions who have won the Sunday Dispatch Trophy:

 

year

race

name

club

country

1951

London to Brighton and back (104 miles)

C-143 A.J. Stirling-Wakeley

Belgrave Harriers

GBR

1952

Bath to London  (100 miles)

C-175 G.B.R. Whitlock

Metropolitan Police

GBR

1953

Surrey WC Track Race  (24 hours)

C-156 C. Hubert

Asnieres SC

FRA

1953

Birmingham to London (103 miles)

C-100 T.W. Richardson

Woodford Green

GBR

1954

Blackpool to Manchester a.b. (100 miles)

C-202 V.W.G. Stone

Polytechnic Harriers

GBR

1955

London to Brighton and back (104 miles)

C-145 H.D. Neilson

Woodford Green

GBR

1956

Sheffield to Harrogate a.b. (100 miles)

C-202 V.W.G. Stone

Polytechnic Harriers

GBR

1957

Bath to London (100 miles)

C-268 J.E. Ridley

Queens Park Harriers

GBR

 

 

In 1958 changed by the Brotherhood Of Centurions as a trophy for the winning team.

List of all Teams who have won (from 1958) the Sunday Dispatch Trophy:

 

year

club

walkers

 

 

1958

Leicester WC

C-274 W.Smith

C-279 H.Foreman

C-205 A.Staines

1959

Highgate Harriers

C-288 C.Megnin

C-289 S.McSweeney

C-297 R.Dick

1960

Leicester WC

C-205 A.Staines

C-275 W.Smith

C-265 J.Marriot

1961

Woodford Green

C-145 H.Neilson

C-308 S.Wyler

C-321 N.Knott

1962

Surrey WC

C-290 W.Traer

C-318 L.Piper

C-320 L.Nickolls

1963

Surrey WC

C-290 W.Traer

C-339 W.Hill

C-320 L.Nickolls

1964

Leicester WC

C-205 A.Staines

C-279 H.Foreman

C-265 J.Marriott

1965

Metropolitan Police AA

C-341 W.Tuck

C-371 L.Tailor

C-372 R.Hodges

1966

Leicester WC

C-205 A.Staines

C-384 M.Blyth

C-385 J.Nutt

1967

no team finished

 

 

 

1968

sv de LAT Amsterdam

C-416 Jan Zwarthoed

C-417 Gerrie Peters

C-420 Gerrit Tigchelaar

1969

Royal Sutton Coldfield

C-395 D.Seddon

C-107 G.Hall

 

1969

Lancashire WC

C-319 W.Cowley

C-433 A.Day

C-414 J.Hudson

1970

sv de LAT Amsterdam

C-448 Jan de Jonge

C-438 Dolf Niezen

C-442 A.Soeters

1971

sv de LAT Amsterdam

C-463 N.v.’t.Hoff

C-417 Gerrie Peters

C-438 Dolf Niezen

1972

Brighton & Hove

C-464 D.Boxall

C-488 J.Lees

C-489 J.Hoare

1973

RWV

C-439 Jan Vijverberg

C-411 Wim Mansveld

C-511 J.v.d.Bergen

1974

Leicester WC

C-526 P.Markham

C-458 D.Jones

C-275 W.Smith

1975

RWV

C-369 Jan Vos

C-439 Jan Vijverberg

C-537 Cor Lockhorst

1976

Woodford Green

C-576 G.Eastwood

C-581 K.Turner

 

1976

RWV

C-369 Jan Vos

C-456 Gerrit de Jong

C-411 W.Mansveld

1977

RWV

C-369 Jan Vos

C-411 W.Mansveld

C-537 C.Lockhorst

1978

RWV

C-629 Dirk Maassen van den Brink

C-554 H.Kraan

C-456 Gerrit de Jong

1979

Enfield Harriers

C-557 K.Roost

C-577 J.Rossiter

C-491 P.Worth

1980

Leicester WC

C-458 D.Jones

C-694 C.Bent

C-484 E.Warner

1981

Belgrave Harriers

C-716 G.Beecham

C-602 J.Morris

 

1982

Leicester WC

C-458 D.Jones

C-720 R.Storer

C-697 M.Jones

1983

OLAT

C-692 P.v.Leur

C-751 Wim van den Wittenboer

C-521 L.Oostvogels

1984

RWV

C-691 Ton van Andel

C-753 Arie den Hartog

C-660 Huub Okkes

1985

York Postal RWC

C-742 D.Mowbray

C732 J.Bellwood

C-693 J.Errington

1986

Ilford AC

C-786 R.Dobson

C-789 O.Browne

 

1986

sv de LAT Amsterdam

C-630 Jan-Willem Dijkgraaf

C-801 C.v.Delft

C-810 M.Jansen

1987

RWV

C-369 Jan Vos

C-818 H.Keyenberg

C-660 Huub Okkes

1988

Boundary Harriers

C-388 J.Cannell

C-828 T.Corkill

C-799 C.Keown

1989

OLAT

C-847 Kees Lambregts

C-751 Wim van den Wittenboer

C-851 S.Derks

1990

RWV

C-369 Jan Vos

C-825 Leo Houben

C-869 P.koks

1991

Surrey WC

C-760 Richard Brown

C-881 D.Watson

C-802 Roger Le Moine

1992

RWV

C-369 Jan Vos

C-825 Leo Houben

C-894 Jan Hack

1993

London Vidarians

C-835 Bob Watts

C-859 Ken Watts

C-849 Chris Flint

1994

London Vidarians

C-849 Chris Flint

C-835 Bob Watts

C-859 Ken Watts

1995

RWV

C-929 Co de Jong

C-764 Joop Wissink

C-938 H.v.d.Knaap

1996

RWV

C-942 Arie Boertjes

C-944 Jaap Visser

C-764 Joop Wissink

1997

London Vidarians

C-849 Chris Flint

C-835 Bob Watts

C-859 Ken Watts

1998

Manx Harriers

C-953 R.Hughes

C-954 A.Kneale

C-956 S.Cox

1999

RWV

C-957 Marcel Dekker

C-938 Hans van der Knaap

C-962 Rob Gordijn

2000

RWV

C-957 Marcel Dekker

C-938 Hans van der Knaap

C-977 Piet van der Kroft

2001

RWV

C-978 Huib van Broekhoven

C-957 Marcel Dekker

C-980 Robert deWolf

2002

RWV

C-957 Marcel Dekker

C-980 Robert deWolf

C-944 Jaap Visser

2003

RWV

C-927 Willem Mütze

C-991 Adrie Zoon

C-992 Marc Vandevoorde

2004

RWV

C-1002 Gerrit van Haandel

C-944 Jaap Visser

C-977 Piet van der Kroft

2005

RWV

C-977 Piet van der Kroft

C-980 Robert de Wolf

C-929 J.G. de Jong

2006

IOM Veterans AC

C-1015 E.Harkin

C-1034 Jock Waddington

C-1035 A.Gosnell

2007

sv de LAT Amsterdam

C-1022 Frank van der Gulik

C-957 Marcel Dekker

C-1057 Harm Voortman

2008

av Unitas Sittard

C-1031 Marcelino Sobczak

C-1063 Victor Mennen

C-1065 Pedro Huntjens

2009

RWV

C-1068 Gerard Heunks

C-783 Marleen Radder-Willems

C-980 Robert deWolf

2010

RWV

C-1068 Gerard Heunks

C-949 Frans Leijtens

C-944 Jaap Visser

2011

RWV

C-1084 Rein Pistorius

C-1085 F.deRoeck

C-1086 Eddy Goeman

2012

RWV

C-1099 Guido Vermeir

C-1062 R.Schoors

C-1105 Luc Soetewey

2013

IOM Veterans AC

C-1106 Richard Gerrard

C-1107 Vinny Lynch

C-1108 Robbie Callister

2014

RWV

C-1130 Antoine Hunting

C-949 Frans Leijtens

C-980 Robert deWolf

2015

IOM Veterans AC

C-1107 Vinny Lynch

C-1117 J.Morgan

C-1038 AndrewTitley

2016

no team finished/no trophy awarded

 

 

 

2017

RC Gent

C-1099 Guido Vermeir

C-1139 Chris van Cauwenberghe

 

2018

no team finished/no trophy awarded

 

 

 

2019

RWV

C-1118 Rob Tersteeg

C-1200 Peter Duijst

C-1180 Martin Vos

2020

no Centurion event

 

 

 

2021

no Centurion event

 

 

 

2022

RWV

C-1022 Frank van der Gulik

C-1101 Jantinus Meints

C-949 Frans Leijtens