The top club is one of the men's team events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.[1][2] Kings BC, arguably the leading team in England have won the event four years running and the team includes Louis Ridout, Jamie Chestney and Sam Tolchard.[3]
Past winners
edit| Year | Champions | County | Runner-up | County | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Felixstowe & Suffolk | Suffolk | Westlecot | Wilts | 3–2 | |
| 2004 | North Walsham (EBA) | Norfolk | Gerrards Cross | Bucks | 3–2 | |
| 2005 | Gerrards Cross | Bucks | Gosforth | Northumb | 3–2 | |
| 2006 | Felixstowe & Suffolk | Suffolk | Worcester | Worcs | 4–1 | |
| 2007 | Banbury Borough | Oxon | Westlecot | Wiltshire | 3–2 | |
| 2008 | Aldershot Traction Athletic | Hants | Romford | Essex | 3–2 | |
| 2009 | Boscombe Cliff | Hants | Bristol | Som | 5–0 | |
| 2010 | Rugby | Warks | Shaldon | Devon | 3–2 | |
| 2011 | Worcester | Worcs | Rugby | Warks | 3–2 | |
| 2012 | Worcester | Worcs | Shaldon | Devon | 3–2 | |
| 2013 | Cavaliers | Notts | Stenalees | Cornwall | 3.5–1.5 | |
| 2014 | St Austell | Cornwall | Kingsthorpe | Northants | 3–2 | |
| 2015 | Gosforth | Northumb | Garston | Herts | 3–2 | |
| 2016 | Kings Torquay | Devon | Royal Wootton Bassett | Wilts | 4–1 | |
| 2017 | Kings Torquay | Devon | Reading | Berks | 5–0 | |
| 2018 | Kings Torquay | Devon | Norfolk BC | Norfolk | 3–2 | |
| 2019 | Kings Torquay | Devon | Gerrards Cross | Bucks | 4–1 | [3] |
| 2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | [4] | |||||
| 2021 | Bromley | Kent | Culm Vale | Devon | 3–2 | [5] |
| 2022 | Cheltenham | Glocs | Culm Vale | Devon | 3–2 | [6] |
| 2023 | Appleyard | Kent | Shanklin | IOW | 3–2 | [7] |
| 2024 | Gerrards Cross | Bucks | Reading | Berks | 3.5–1.5 | [8] |
References
edit- ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
- ^ "Top Club winners". Bowls England.
- ^ a b "KINGS SECURE FOURTH SUCCESSIVE MEN'S TOP CLUB TITLE". Bowls England.
- ^ "Plans for 2020 in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak". Bowls England.
- ^ "Top Club". Bowls England. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "2022 National Championships". Bowls England. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "2023 National Championships men's top club". Bowls England. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "2024 National Championships men's top club". Bowls England. Retrieved 27 August 2023.