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Roll of Honour: MCCU County Team Champions
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1958, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1975 and 1976.
| Year | County Champions | Year | County Champions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | Leicestershire | 1963 | Warwickshire |
| 1899 | Worcestershire | 1964 | Warwickshire |
| 1900 | Warwickshire | 1965 | Warwickshire |
| 1901 | Worcestershire | 1966 | Warwickshire |
| 1902 | Leicestershire | 1967 | Warwickshire |
| 1903 | Worcestershire | 1968 | Staffordshire |
| 1904 | Warwickshire | 1969 | Warwickshire |
| 1905 | Warwickshire | 1970 | Warwickshire |
| 1906 | Leicestershire | 1971 | ?Staffs or Warks |
| 1907 | Warwickshire | 1972 | Nottinghamshire |
| 1908 | Warwickshire | 1973 | Warwickshire |
| 1909 | Warwickshire | 1974 | Warwickshire |
| 1910 | Oxfordshire | 1975 | ?Notts or Warks |
| 1911 | Leicestershire | 1976 | Warwickshire |
| 1912 | Leicestershire | 1977 | Greater Manchester |
| 1913 | Staffordshire | 1978 | Greater Manchester |
| 1914 | Warwickshire | 1979 | Greater Manchester |
| 1915 | Shropshire | 1980 | Greater Manchester |
| 1916 | War time suspension | 1981 | Greater Manchester |
| 1917 | War time suspension | 1982 | Warwickshire |
| 1918 | War time suspension | 1983 | Greater Manchester |
| 1919 | War time suspension | 1984 | Greater Manchester |
| 1920 | Oxfordshire | 1985 | Leicestershire |
| 1921 | Warwickshire | 1986 | Greater Manchester |
| 1922 | Warwickshire | 1987 | Greater Manchester |
| 1923 | Warwickshire | 1988 | Leicestershire |
| 1924 | Warwickshire | 1989 | Leicestershire |
| 1925 | Warwickshire | 1990 | Greater Manchester |
| 1926 | Warwickshire | 1991 | Leicestershire |
| 1927 | Oxfordshire | 1992 | Staffordshire |
| 1928 | Warwickshire | 1993 | Greater Manchester |
| 1929 | Staffordshire | 1994 | Warwickshire |
| 1930 | Nottinghamshire | 1995 | Staffordshire |
| 1931 | Warwickshire | 1996 | Warwickshire |
| 1932 | Staffordshire | 1997 | Greater Manchester |
| 1933 | Warwickshire | 1998 | Greater Manchester |
| 1934 | Staffordshire | 1999 | Greater Manchester |
| 1935 | Warwickshire | 2000 | Leicestershire |
| 1936 | Worcestershire | 2001 | Warwickshire |
| 1937 | Leicestershire | 2002 | Greater Manchester |
| 1938 | Leicestershire | 2003 | Greater Manchester |
| 1939 | Leicestershire | 2004 | Greater Manchester |
| 1940 | War time suspension | 2005 | Warwicksire |
| 1941 | War time suspension | 2006 | Shropshire |
| 1942 | War time suspension | 2007 | Greater Manchester |
| 1943 | War time suspension | 2008 | Greater Manchester |
| 1944 | War time suspension | 2009 | Warwickshire |
| 1945 | War time suspension | 2010 | Staffordshire |
| 1946 | Warwickshire | 2011 | Staffordshire |
| 1947 | Worcestershire | 2012 | Staffordshire |
| 1948 | Oxfordshire | 2013 | Staffordshire |
| 1949 | Oxfordshire | 2014 | Nottinghamshire |
| 1950 | Oxfordshire | 2015 | Lincolnshire |
| 1951 | Oxfordshire | 2016 | Nottinghamshire |
| 1952 | Oxfordshire | 2017 | Lincolnshire & Worcestershire |
| 1953 | Oxfordshire | 2018 | Lincolnshire |
| 1954 | Leicestershire | 2019 | Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire |
| 1955 | Warwickshire | 2020 | Warwickshire & Nottinghamshire |
| 1956 | Warwickshire | 2021 | Online only, Covid epidemic |
| 1957 | Warwickshire | 2022 | Warwickshire |
| 1958 | Warwickshire | 2023 | Lincolnshire |
| 1959 | Warwickshire | 2024 | Lincolnshire |
| 1960 | Warwickshire | 2025 | Lincolnshire |
| 1960 | Warwickshire | 2026 | Lincolnshire |
| 1961 | Warwickshire | 2027 | |
| 1962 | Warwickshire | 2028 |
Sources
Years 1898 to 1957 from: JH van Meurs (1957). BCF Year Book 1957-8. Mackie, Warrington. [page 212]
Year 1958 from: British Chess Magazine (1958) [page 127]. Thanks to David Anderton, Staffs.
Years 1959-64 and 1966 from: British Chess Magazine (1964) [page 104]. Thanks to John Robinson, Leics.
Year 1969, 1970 John Robinson's records
Year 1965 from: B Reilly (1965). The Year Book of Chess 1965-1966. British Chess Magazine, St Leonards-on-Sea.
Years 1967 and 1968, Personal communication from Robert Richmond (Notts) reports that Andrew Walker's (playing for Notts in the 1960s and 70s) score book states 1972 was the first time since 1930 that Notts had won the Midlands title. Based on BCF Yearbook report that Notts and another Midlands county played in the BCF quarter-finals in these years (Information from David Anderton, Staffs) the other teams are presumed to have been Midlands champions in the years concerned.
Year 1971, Based on BCF Yearbook report that these two Midlands counties played in the BCF quarter-finals. Information from David Anderton, Staffs.
Year 1972 in Personal communication from Robert Richmond (Notts) based on content of articles by John Coggan (Nottingham Evening Post 25-9-72) and Peter Gibbs (Birmingham Mail 23-9-72 and 30-10-72).
Years 1973 - 1975 and 1977 - 1992 compiled by Neil Beasley, MCCU Events Controller for those years.
1972 Inferred from the information that Warks beat Notts in the BCF quarter final. Information from David Anderton based on BCF Yearbook.
Year 1976 inferred from the information that Warks lost to Lancs in the BCF quarter finals and the MCCU final for that year was betweem Warks and Greater Manchester (information from David Anderton, Staffs based on BCF Yearbook)
Years 1993 to 2026: MCCU website compiled by MCCU Webmasters, Neil Beasley, Sean Hewitt and Ray Collett