Wyfold Challenge Cup

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]

Wyfold Challenge Cup
Venue	Henley Royal Regatta, River Thames
Location	Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Dates	1855 – present

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.

London Rowing Club has won the event 24 times.^[3]

Past winners

Year	Winner	Winning crew	Runner-Up	ref
1855	Royal Chester Rowing Club		Wargrave Club
1856	Argonaut Club	J. Nottidge, A. A. Casamajor, J. Paine, H. H. Playford, F. Levien+	Royal Chester Rowing Club	[4]
1857	Pembroke College, Oxford		London Rowing Club
1858	First Trinity, Cambridge		row over
1859	First Trinity, Cambridge		Kingston Rowing Club
1860	London Rowing Club	F. Potter, A. Schlotel, C. A. Schlotel, W. Foster, H. H. Weston+	Kingston Rowing Club
1861	Brasenose College, Oxford		London Rowing Club
1862	London Rowing Club	H. Hood, G.P.R. Grubb, F. Fenner, W. Stout, E.T. Weston+	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	William Eyre, George Vize, William Slater, A. Lowe, John Shearman+	Oxford Etonian Club
1871	Thames Rowing Club	H. J. Smith, George Vize, William Slater, John Shearman+	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	John Hughes, W. Page, Clement Cream, G. C. Gordon	London Rowing Club
1877	Kingston Rowing Club		row over
1878	Kingston Rowing Club		London Rowing Club
1879	London Rowing Club	C. G. White, W. A. D. Evanson. C. G. Ellis, P. Adcock	Thames Rowing Club
1880	London Rowing Club	E. J. Beal, W. R. Grove, W. W. Hewitt, P. Adcock	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	Benjamin Looker, W. Liddle, Stephen Fairbairn, Arthur Hutchinson	Marlow Rowing Club
1885	Kingston Rowing Club		London Rowing Club
1886	Thames Rowing Club	F. W. Long, S. M. Cooke, Peregrine Propert, Benjamin Cole	Trinity Hall, Cambridge
1887	Pembroke College, Cambridge		London Rowing Club
1888	Thames Rowing Club	Charles Hughes, Arthur Falconer, Peregrine Propert, John Elliot	London Rowing Club
1889	London Rowing Club	G. C. Vaux, H. W. Reeves, B. B. Cubitt, P. A. N. Thorn	Thames Rowing Club
1890	Kingston Rowing Club		Thames Rowing Club
1891	Royal Chester Rowing Club		Kingston Rowing Club	[5]
1892	Molesey Boat Club		Trinity College Dublin
1893	Molesey Boat Club		Medway Rowing Club
1894	Thames Rowing Club	G. G. Taylor, J. R. Orford, H. C. Arthur, A. Bogle	Balliol College, Oxford
1895	London Rowing Club	A. F. G. Everitt, F. S. Lowe, F. P. Barton, W. J. Thompson	First Trinity, Cambridge	[6]
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	[7]
1905	London Rowing Club	E. D. Hay Currie, R. B. Freeman, W. R. Gaskell, G. R. Davis	Reading Rowing Club
1906	London Rowing Club	J. N. Balme, J. R. K. Fenning, R. B. Freeman, P. Dewar	Thames Rowing Club
1907	Magdalen College, Oxford		London Rowing Club
1908	Thames Rowing Club	A. E. Snellgrove, K, Doulton, J. S. Wilkes, C. G. Sprague	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 BC, Cambridge		University College, Oxford
1914	London Rowing Club	T. McK. Hughes, H. Lumb, F. S. Laskey, M. S. Ell	Lady Margaret Boat Club, Cambridge	[8]
1920	Thames Rowing Club	Kenneth Wilson, S. Wachtmeister, Stephen Fairbairn, Charles Rew	Vesta Rowing Club
1921	Jesus College, Cambridge		Royal Chester Rowing Club
1922	Thames Rowing Club	Herbert Holman, Alexander Long, Cyril Southgate, Charles Rew	Kingston Rowing Club
1923	Imperial College Boat Club		Jesus College, Cambridge
1924	Royal Chester Rowing Club		Imperial College Boat Club
1925	Thames Rowing Club	Gordon Killick, Harold Lane, Thomas Lennard, John Badcock	Selwyn College, Cambridge
1926	London Rowing Club	C. F. K. Mellor, A. J. Peppercorn, W. E. E. Webb, T. N. O'Brien	Lady Margaret Boat Club, Cambridge	[9]
1927	Thames Rowing Club	G. D. Smith, D. Wheeler, Gordon Killick, W. S. Douglas	Vesta Rowing Club	[10]
1928	Trinity College, Oxford		Jesus College, Cambridge	[11]
1929	Thames Rowing Club	Charles Winn, Hugh Dulley, Henry Sporborg, Eric Beresford	Jesus College, Cambridge	[12]
1930	London Rowing Club	R. Close Brooks, E. G. L. Howitt, G. H. Crawford, T. N. O'Brien	Vesta Rowing Club	[13]
1931	Thames Rowing Club	Basil Joyner, Thomas Tyler, Rowland George, Fedor Bunge	Vesta Rowing Club	[14]
1932	London Rowing Club	R. Close Brooks, G. B. Wood, D. H. Mays-Smith, T. D. M. Boyland	Nottingham Union Rowing Club	[15]
1933	London Rowing Club	J. G. Webb, R. W. Burkitt, A. E. C Drake, E. D. Wetton	Westminster Bank Rowing Club	[16]
1934	Reading Rowing Club		Royal Chester Rowing Club	[17]
1935	Reading Rowing Club		Thames Rowing Club	[18]
1936	London Rowing Club	J. H. Pinches, R. R. Lack, M. P. Lee, O. St. J. Hamlin	Reading Rowing Club	[19]
1937	London Rowing Club	J. Ormiston, H. Carter, J. H. Pinches, C. L. Morris	Walton Rowing Club	[20]
1938	London Rowing Club	A. B. Fraser, W. T, Robertson, T. E. Hendrie, I. G. Esplin	Royal Chester Rowing Club	[21]
1939	Maidenhead Rowing Club		Tigre Boat Club, Argentina	[22]
1946	King's College, London		Thames Rowing Club	[23]
1947	Quintin Boat Club		Thames Rowing Club	[24][25]
1948	Victoria Lake RC, South Africa		Royal Chester Rowing Club	[26]
1949	Lensbury Rowing Club		Royal Chester Rowing Club	[27]
1950	Royal Engineers		RAF Benson Rowing Club	[28]
1951	Caius College, Cambridge		Clare College, Cambridge	[29]
1952	Corpus Christi College, Cambridge		Worcester College, Oxford
1953	Royal Air Force Rowing Club		Molesey Boat Club	[30][31]
1954	Royal Engineers		Marlow Rowing Club	[32]
1955	Thames Rowing Club	Gordon Dear, John Pope, Alex Riemer, Hugh Denning	Kettering Rowing Club	[33]
1956	Royal Engineers		Brockville Rowing Club, Canada	[34]
1957	National Provincial Bank Rowing Club		Putney Town Rowing Club	[35]
1958	Burton Leander Rowing Club		Putney Town Rowing Club	[36]
1959	Molesey Boat Club		Walton Rowing Club	[37]
1960	St. Thomas' Hospital		Vesta Rowing Club	[38]
1961	National Provincial Bank RC		South Kent School, USA	[39]
1962	Force Navale Belge		Nottingham City Rowing Club	[40]
1963	Nottingham & Union Rowing Club		Derby Rowing Club	[41]
1964	Sons of the Thames		Nottingham Britannia Rowing Clubs	[42]
1965	Derby Rowing Club		Christiania RK	[43]
1966	Norwich Union Rowing Club		Kingston Rowing Club	[44]
1967	Tideway Scullers School		Quintin Boat Club	[45]
1968	Severn Scullers Rowing Club		Isis Boat Club	[46]
1969	London Rowing Club	D. Topolski, N. P. Cooper, P. E. Harrison, C. I. Blackwall	Trident RC, South Africa	[47]
1970	Trident RC, South Africa		Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club	[48]
1971	Harvard University		Marlow Rowing Club	[49]
1972	Leander Club		Trident RC, South Africa	[50]
1973	Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club		Kingston Rowing Club	[51]
1974	Porcellian Club, USA		Nottingham & Union Rowing Club	[52]
1975	Thames Tradesmen's Rowing Club		Leander Club	[53]
1976	London Rowing Club	D. Bond, I. T. McNuff, J. M. Beattie, M. P. Cross	Potomac Boat Club, USA	[54]
1977	City Orient Scullers’ School		University of London Boat Club	[55]
1978	Molesey Boat Club		London Rowing Club	[56]
1979	Wallingford Rowing Club		Molesey Boat Club
1980	Nottingham Boat Club		Leander Club	[57]
1981	Hanlan Boat Club, Canada		Leander Club	[58]
1982	Nottingham Boat Club		Trident RC, South Africa	[59]
1983	Lea Rowing Club		London Rowing Club
1984	NCRA		Nautilus Lightweight Rowing Club
1985	Molesey Boat Club		Nautilus Lightweight Rowing Club
1986	Charles River RA, USA		NCRA
1987	NCRA		Lea Rowing Club
1988	NCRA		Nautilus Rowing Club
1989	Leander Club		NCRA	[60]
1990	London Rowing Club	N. J. Strange, N. J. Howe, R. M. W. Williams, S. R. W.Forbes	NCRA
1991	Nautilus Rowing Club		NCRA
1992	NCRA		University of London Boat Club
1993	London Rowing Club 'B'	M. C. H. Williams, S. J. Sinclair, R. M. W. Williams, W. J. Baker	Leander Club	[61]
1994	NCRA		Lea Rowing Club
1995	Lea Rowing Club		Tyrian
1996	Queen's Tower Boat Club		Molesey Boat Club	[62]
1997	Molesey Boat Club		London Rowing Club
1998	Bowbridge Rowing Club		Worcester Rowing Club	[63]
1999	Holme Pierrepont Rowing Club		Llandaff Rowing Club
2000	Worcester Rowing Club		Queen's Tower Boat Club
2001	Leander Club		NCRA 'A'
2002	Aberdeen Boat Club		London Rowing Club
2003	Thames Rowing Club		Army Rowing Club
2004	London Rowing Club	M. R. Watkin, R. J. McKenzie, J. A. M. Evans, C. M. O'Malley	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	R. E. Dunley, A. C. Cawthorne, M. D. Aldred, M. A. Espin	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		Upper Thames Rowing Club
2017	Sport Imperial		Tideway Scullers School
2018	Molesey Boat Club		Mercantile Rowing Club
2019	Sydney Rowing Club		Norske Studenters Roklub, Norway
2020	No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic			[64]
2021	Thames Rowing Club	Benjamin Wright, James Reeder, Stuart Bacas, Felix Rawlinson	Lea Rowing Club	[65]
2022	Thames Rowing Club	Huw Jones, Henry Lambe, Finn Regan, James Stevenson	Norske Studenters Roklub Oslo	[66]
2023	London Rowing Club	Edoardo Marshall, Zac Baxter, Tom Westbrook, George Cowley	Thames Rowing Club
2024	Marlow Rowing Club	James Doleman, Alfie Heath, Matt Brigham, Mac Collins	Thames Rowing Club	[67]
2025	London Rowing Club	Edoardo Marshall, Rui Xu, Ben Edmondson, James Clarke	Sydney Rowing Club

Most wins

Club	Wins
London Rowing Club	24
Thames Rowing Club	21
Kingston Rowing Club	14

Key

• + cox