MEN’S ARTISTIC – APPARATUS
1947 – PRESENT
MEN’S ARTISTIC – SENIOR
1896 – PRESENT
MEN’S ARTISTIC – TEAM
1900 – PRESENT
MEN'S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS - TEAM CHAMPIONS
From 1900 onwards, the ‘Adams Shield’ is the biggest and most infamous trophy in British Gymnastics. Photo shows Huddersfield Gymnastics Club, winners in 1967, with the original Adams Shield. Photo Alan Burrows.
| Year | 1st | Known gymnasts | Coached by | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Dundee Gymnastics & Athletic Club | Dolobran AC | |||
| 1901 | Newport Athletic Club South Wales | Dundee GC | |||
| 1902 | Dundee Gymnastics & Athletic Club | Dolobran AC Birmingham | |||
| 1903 | Leith Gymnasium Edinburgh | Dublin | |||
| 1904 | Leith Gymnasium Edinburgh | Dublin | |||
| 1905 | Halifax Gymnastics Club | J.C. Collins, A. Lumb, E. Dyson, W. Hirst, G. Marsland, H. Cooke, I. J. Lumb, L. Chapman | W. Greenwood | Leith Gymnasium Edinburgh | |
| 1906 | Dolobran Ac Birmingham | Samuel Hodgetts | City Of Belfast YMCA | ||
| 1907 | Dolobran Ac Birmingham | Samuel Hodgetts | Carnegie Gymnastics Club Dunfermline | ||
| 1908 | Carnegie Gymnastics Club Dunfermline | William Meiklejohn, William O. Paterson, T. Shields, William Fergus, Jas. Cooper, William Watters | A. B. Hughes | Birmingham Athletic Institute | |
| 1909 | Birmingham Athletic Institute | Dundee GC | |||
| 1910 | Birmingham Athletic Institute | Leith Gymnasium Edinburgh | |||
| 1911 | Birmingham Athletic Institute | Bradford Town | |||
| 1912 | Northampton Polytechnic Institute, London | P Reitmann, RH Potts, EW Potts, C Simmons, A Reynolds, G Masters | Birmingham City | ||
| 1913 | Northampton Polytechnic Institute, London | Bernard W Franklin, Henry Oberholzer, E W Potts, R H Potts, P Reitmann, William ‘Bill’ King | Birmingham City | ||
| 1914 | Birmingham City | Northampton Polytechnic Institute, London | |||
| 1915 | NO CONTEST DUE TO THE WAR | - | - | ||
| 1916 | NO CONTEST DUE TO THE WAR | - | - | ||
| 1917 | NO CONTEST DUE TO THE WAR | - | - | ||
| 1918 | NO CONTEST DUE TO THE WAR | - | - | ||
| 1919 | NO CONTEST DUE TO THE WAR | - | - | ||
| 1920 | Northampton Polytechnic Institute, London | AG Cocksedge, T Scott, G Reynolds, S Andrew | Rudolf Oberholzer | Birmingham City | |
| 1921 | NO CONTEST | ||||
| 1922 | Northampton Polytechnic Institute, London | A Reynolds, AG Cocksedge, H Brown, Bernard W Franklin | Rudolf Oberholzer | Swansea YMCA | |
| 1923 | Birmingham & District | JW Dudley, JA Walker, WC Tunstall, Henry J Finchett | Northampton Polytechnic Institute, London | ||
| 1924 | Swansea YMCA | Stanley Leigh, Ernest Leigh, T Hopkins, A B Smith | Birmingham City | ||
| 1925 | Northampton Polytechnic Institute, London | J J Seymour, A Cocksedge, W Bolt, H Brown | Rudolf Oberholzer | ||
| 1926 | Birmingham** | ||||
| 1927 | Northampton Polytechnic Institute, London | FH Davis, S Jackson, W Bolt, H Brown | Rudolf Oberholzer | Swansea YMCA | Birmingham City |
| 1928 | Northampton Polytechnic Institute, London | GC Raynes, Bill Bolt, S Jackson, H Brown | Rudolf Oberholzer | Swansea YMCA | Birmingham City |
| 1929 | Swansea YMCA | CB Best, HS Davies, EGA Jenkins, Arthur Whitford | Walter Standish | Northampton Polytechnic Institute, London | |
| 1930 | Swansea YMCA | Arthur Whitford, C Best, EGA Jenkins, Harold Davies | Walter Standish | Bradford Gymnastics Club | Northampton Polytechnic Institute, London |
| 1931 | Swansea YMCA | C Best, EGA Jenkins, Harold Davies, Arthur Whitford | Walter Standish | Bolton Lads Club | Bradford Gymnastics Club |
| 1932 | Swansea YMCA | Harold Davies, C Best, Hugh Evans, EGA Jenkins | Walter Standish | Bolton Lads Club | Northampton Polytechnic Institute, London |
| 1933 | Bolton Lads Club | J Hilton, W Walsh, T Parkinson, S Humphreys | E Aspinall | Bradford Gymnastics Club | Swansea YMCA |
| 1934 | Bolton Lads Club | J Hilton, W Walsh, T Parkinson, S Humphreys | E Aspinall | Bradford Gymnastics Club | Birmingham City |
| 1935 | Bradford Gymnastics Club | J Leach, E Walton, L Martin, G Whitaker | Eddie Hirst | Birmingham City | Bolton Lads Club |
| 1936 | Bolton Lads Club | H Smith, T Parkinson, W Walsh, S Humphreys | Northampton Polytechnic Institute, London | Bradford Gymnastics Club | |
| 1937 | NO RECORD | ||||
| 1938 | Northampton Polytechnic Institute, London | ||||
| 1939 | Northampton Polytechnic Institute, London | Alec Wales, A Bach, E Hulme, J Knight | Farnworth & District Physical Culture Club Bolton | Woodhouse Sch of Physical Culture | |
| 1940 | NO CONTEST DUE TO THE WAR | - | - | ||
| 1941 | NO CONTEST DUE TO THE WAR | - | - | ||
| 1942 | NO CONTEST DUE TO THE WAR | - | - | ||
| 1943 | NO CONTEST DUE TO THE WAR | - | - | ||
| 1944 | NO CONTEST DUE TO THE WAR | - | - | ||
| 1945 | NO CONTEST DUE TO THE WAR | - | - | ||
| 1947 | Swansea YMCA | Frank Edmonds, Ivor Vice, Percy May, Arthur Whitford, Res Glyn Hopkins | London GC | ||
| 1948 | Swansea YMCA | Frank Edmonds, Alec Wales, Jack Whitford, Percy May, Ivor Vice. | Walter Walsh | ||
| 1949 | London* | ||||
| 1950 | London | George Weedon, E Baker, Frank Turner, G White, Vic Element (reserve) | |||
| 1951 | London GC | Frank Turner, George Weedon, E Baker, and G White | Bob Smale | ||
| 1952 | London GC | Frank Turner, George Weedon, E Baker, Vic Element, Reg Gentle (reserve) | Norwich Priory GC | Swansea Boys Club | |
| 1953 | Swansea YMCA | Ivor Vice, Grahame Harcourt, Percy May, Colin Beynon | Arthur Whitford | Orion GC London | London GC |
| 1954 | Swansea YMCA | Colin Beynon, Percy May, Ivor Vice, Grahame Harcourt | Walter Walsh | ||
| 1955 | Army Gymnastics Union, Aldershot | Nik Stuart, Tom Slaven, Dick Gradley, Jack Scrivener, Gerry Moon (reserve) | Tommy Slaven | ||
| 1956 | Army Gymnastics Union, Aldershot | Nik Stuart, Tom Slaven, Dick Gradley, Jack Scrivener, Terry Norris | Tommy Slaven | ||
| 1957 | Army Gymnastics Union, Aldershot | Nik Stuart, Tom Slaven, Dick Gradley, Jack Scrivener, Jack Pancott, Rod Coveney | Tommy Slaven | ||
| 1958 | Army Gymnastics Union, Aldershot | Nik Stuart, Tom Slaven, Dick Gradley, Jack Scrivener, Jack Pancott | Tommy Slaven | Cardiff Central Boys Club | Birmingham Athletic Institute |
| 1959 | NO CONTEST | ||||
| 1960 | Birmingham Athletic Institute | George Kunzle, Gordon Yates, Graham Davies, John Bowen, Renee Stauffer | Bernard Thomas | Army Gymnastics Union, Aldershot | Cardiff Central Boys Club |
| 1961 | Army Gymnastics Union, Aldershot | Nik Stuart,Bert Dooley, Bob Trenholm, Jack Scrivener, Micky Munn | Nik Stuart | Central YMCA GC | Birmingham Athletic Institute |
| 1962 | Army Gymnastics Union, Aldershot | Bob Trenholm, Jack Pancott, Bert Dooley, Jim Wilson, Wilf Pollard | Nik Stuart | ||
| 1963 | Army Gymnastics Union, Aldershot | Bob Trenholm, Bert Dooley, Nik Stuart, Rod Coveney, Jack Scrivener | Nik Stuart | Birmingham Athletic Institute | Cardiff Central Boys Club |
| 1964 | Army Gymnastics Union, Aldershot | Bob Trenholm, Bert Dooley, Jack Scrivener, Jimmy Wilson, Jack Pancott | Wilf Pollard | Huddersfield GC | Birmingham Athletic Institute |
| 1965 | Army Gymnastics Union, Aldershot | Dick Gradley, Bob Trenholm, Bert Dooley, Jack Pancott, Bill Cosgrave | PT School's gym instructor | Huddersfield GC | Birmingham Athletic Institute Floor Ex was held outside at Slough College |
| 1966 | Yorkshire ( A County Team) | Dick Gradley, Bernie Cawthorne, Mike Booth, Brian Metcalfe | |||
| 1967 | Huddersfield Gymnastics Club | Tony Birkhead, Harry Hayhurst, Brian Hayhurst, Bill McLoughlin, Mike Booth | Stan Booth | Army Gymnastics Union, Aldershot | Birmingham Athletic Institute |
| 1968 | Army Gymnastics Union, Aldershot | Bob Trenholm, Micky Munn, Jimmy Wilson | PT School's gym instructor | Birmingham Athletic Institute | Billingham Gymnastics Club |
| 1969 | Army Gymnastics Union, Aldershot | Micky Munn, Jimmy Wilson, Billy Norgrove, Bob Trenholm, Grahame Rushforth | PT School's gym instructor | Huddersfield Gymnastics Club | Birmingham Athletic Institute |
| 1970 | Army Gymnastics Union, Aldershot | Billy Norgrove, Grahame Rushforth, Bert Dooley, Jim Purvis, Dickie Dart | PT School's gym instructor | ||
| 1971 | Leeds Athletic Institute | Eddie Arnold, Stan Wild, Morgan Smith, John White, - Harrison | Dick Gradley | Camden Turners | Army Gymnastics Union |
| 1972 | Leeds Athletic Institute | Eddie Arnold, Stan Wild, Morgan Smith, Jim Brogan, - Huffingley | Dick Gradley | Huddersfield Gymnastics Club | Camden Turners |
| 1973 | Camden Turners | Tommy Wilson, Jeff Davis, Tony Phillips, Ian Norfield, Steve Morgan | Evan Tuck | Army Gymnastics Union | Darlington Gymnastics Club |
| 1974 | Army Gymnastics Union | Jimmy Wilson, Jim Purvis, Billy Norgrove, Alan McLean, Les Donkin | PT School's gym instructor | Darlington Gymnastics Club | London A |
| 1975 | Hendon Gymnastics Club | Theo Charalambous, Ian Norfield, Tommy Wilson, Steve Morgan, Tony Phillips | Evan Tuck | ||
| 1976 | Darlington Gymnastics Club | Lloyd Readhead, Dougie Bertlesen, Peter Collins | Hendon Gymnastics Club | Army Gymnastics Union | |
| 1977 | Leeds Athletic Institute | Jim Brogan, Stan Wild, Tony Harrison, Morgan Smith, John White, Eddie Arnold | Dick Gradley | Hendon Gymnastics Club | Darlington Gymnastics Club |
| 1978 | Hendon Gymnastics Club | Tommy Wilson, T Marshall, Ian Norfield | Evan Tuck | Leeds Athletic Institute | Amber Valley Gymnastics Club |
| 1979 | Hendon Gymnastics Club | T Marshall, Ian Norfield, Barry Winch, Eddie Van Hoof | Leeds Athletic Institute | Hendon Gymnastics Club A | |
| 1980 | Hendon Gymnastics Club | Andy Rich, Martin Davies, Tommy Wilson, Martin Ling, Eddie Arnold. | Billy Wills | Not found | |
| 1981 | Hendon Gymnastics Club | Martin Ling, Tommy Wilson, Vince Walduck, Eddie Van Hoof, Eddie Arnold | Billy Wills | Bush Harlow Gymnastic Club | Swansea YMCA |
| 1982 | Bush Harlow Gymnastics Club | Ian Dobson, Barry Winch, Jeff Davis, Dave Pumfret, Tony Griffiths | Mitch Fenner | Hendon Gymnastics Club A | Southampton Amateur Gymnastics Club |
| 1983 | Bush Harlow Gymnastics Club | Mitch Fenner | Not found | ||
| 1984 | Bush Harlow Gymnastics Club | Mitch Fenner | Not found | ||
| 1985 | Bush Harlow Gymnastics Club | Richard Ellis, Ian Dobson, David Diggle, Gary Hart, Barry Winch | Mitch Fenner | Hendon Gymnastics Club | Eston Gymnastics Club |
| 1986 | Bush Harlow Gymnastics Club | Mitch Fenner | Swansea YMCA | Liverpool Gymnastics Club | |
| 1987 | Bush Harlow Gymnastics Club | Gary Hart, Neil Fletcher, Mat Smith, David Diggle, Ian Dobson | Mitch Fenner | Culverhay Gymnastics Club Bath | Hendon Gymnastics Club |
| 1988 | Bush Harlow Gymnastics Club | Ian Dobson, Lee Harris, Richard Ellis, Neil Fletcher, Gary Hart | Mitch Fenner | Hendon Gymnastics Club | Central Manchester Institute of Gymnastics |
| 1989 | Liverpool Gymnastics Club | David Cox, Carl Rainbird, Jason Wink, Neil Thomas, David Griffiths | Stoyan Deltchev, Paul Mackenzie | Bush Harlow Gymnastics Club | Central Manchester Institute of Gymnastics |
| 1990 | Liverpool Gymnastics Club | Carl Rainbird, Jason Bannister, David Cox, David Griffiths, Neil Thomas, Stephen Kelsall | Ma Shi | Bush Harlow Gymnastics Club | Hendon Gymnastics Club |
| 1991 | Liverpool Gymnastics Club | Jason Bannister, David Cox, Jason Wink, Stephen Kelsall, David Carr, Carl Rainbird | Ma Shi | North Staffs Gymnastics Club Burslem | Hendon Gymnastics Club |
| 1992 | Liverpool Gymnastics Club | David Cox, Carl Rainbird, Jason Bannister, Stephen Kelsall, David Carr | Ma Shi | North Staffs | Central Manchester |
| 1993 | Central Manchester Gymnastics Club | John Rennie, Paul Bowler, Marvin Campbell, Craig Heap, Andrew Atherton, Kevin Atherton | Colin Leigh | Not found | |
| 1994 | Liverpool Gymnastics Club | Neil Thomas, Andrew Minshall, Colin Close, Stephen Kelsall, David Cox, Jason Bannister | Ma Shi | Central Manchester Gymnastics Club | North Staffs Gymnastics Club Burslem |
| 1995 | Liverpool Gymnastics Club | Neil Thomas, Marvin Campbell, Colin Close, Mark Lister, Jonathon Rutland, Darrell Allcock-Blakeborough | Ma Shi | Notts Sch of Gymnastics | City of Leeds Gymnastics Club |
| 1996 | Liverpool Gymnastics Club | Marvin Campbell, Shane Lyons, Jonathon Rutland, Mark Lister | Ma Shi | Central Manchester Gymnastics Club | Notts Sch of Gymnastics |
| 1997 | Woking Gymnastics Club | Lee McDermott, Klemen Bedenik, Ross Brewer, Julian Niven Reed, Michael Taylor, Mark Freeman | Simon Moore, George Predescu | Park Wrekin Gymnastics Club | Central Manchester Gymnastics Club |
| 1998 | Woking Gymnastics Club | Michael Taylor, Ross Brewer, Julian Niven-Reed, Chris Gibson, Klemen Bedenik, Simon Elliot | Simon Moore | Central Manchester Gymnastics Club | Huntingdon Gymnastics Club |
| 1999 | Central Manchester Gymnastics Club | John Smethurst, Chris Hanson, Lee Moulton, Abid Munir, Gareth Hazelby | Colin Leigh | Hinckley Gymnastics Club | City of Stoke Gymnastics Club Burslem |
| 2000 | Hinckley Gymnastics Club | Barry Collie, Craig Barry, Jamie Barlow, Tom Sturman, James Boyes, David Eaton | Alexander Shiryaev, Trevor Low | Central Manchester Institute of Gymnastics | City of Stoke Gymnastics Club Burslem |
| 2001 | Hinckley Gymnastics Club | Evgenyi Gryshchenko, Barry Collie, Craig Barry, Jamie Barlow, Jon Mutch, Ruslan Pantelemonov | Alexander Shiryaev, Trevor Low | Huntingdon Gymnastics Club | Fromeside Gymnastics Club Bristol |
| 2002 | Hinckley Gymnastics Club | Ruslan Pantelemonov, Evgenyi Gryshchenko, Barry Collie, Jon Mutch, Craig Pellowe | Alexander Shiryaev, Trevor Low | Huntingdon Gymnastics Club | Central Manchester Institute of Gymnastics |
| 2003 | Hinckley Gymnastics Club | Mitchell Edwards, Ruslan Pantelemonov, Evgenyi Gryshchenko, Ivan Bulyha, James Boyes, Charlie Heyes | Alexander Shiryaev, Trevor Low | Huntingdon Gymnastics Club | South Essex Gymnastics Club Basildon |
| 2004 | Sutton Gymnastics Club, London | Ross Brewer, Kirk Zammit, James McGranaghan, Ben Brown | Simon Moore | Not found | |
| 2005 | Sutton Gymnastics Club, London | Ross Brewer, Kirk Zammit, James McGranaghan, Ben Brown | Simon Moore | Hinckley Gymnastics Club | Huntingdon Gymnastics Club |
| 2006 | Huntingdon Olympic Gymnastics Club | Louis Smith, Adam Folwell, Robert Payne, Richard Martin, Luke Folwell, Ahmahd Thomas | Paul Hall | Leeds Gymnastics Club | Hinckley Gymnastics Club |
| 2007 | Huntingdon Olympic Gymnastics Club | Louis Smith, Luke Folwell, Ahmahd Thomas, Cameron MacKenzie | Paul Hall | Earls GC, West Midands | Notts Gymnastics Academy |
| 2008 | Huntingdon Olympic Gymnastics Club | Louis Smith, Luke Folwell, Ahmahd Thomas, Cameron MacKenzie, Dan Keatings | Paul Hall | Hinckley Gymnastics Club | Leeds Gymnastics Club |
| 2009 | Huntingdon Olympic Gymnastics Club | Louis Smith, Luke Folwell, Ahmahd Thomas, Dan Keatings, Alex Hodges | Paul Hall | South Essex Gymnastics Club, Basildon | Leeds Gymnastics Club |
| 2010 | South Essex Gymnastics Club, Basildon | Reiss Beckford, Max Whitlock, Anthony Hughes, David Mott, Robert Neff | Scott Hann | Huntingdon Olympic Gymnastics Club | Leeds Gymnastics Club |
| 2011 | South Essex Gymnastics Club, Basildon | Reiss Beckford, Max Whitlock, Anthony Hughes, David Mott, Robert Neff | Scott Hann | ||
| 2012 | South Essex Gymnastics Club, Basildon | Max Whitlock, Reiss Beckford, Brinn Bevan, Anthony Hughes, Anthony Wise | Scott Hann | ||
| 2013 | South Essex Gymnastics Club, Basildon | Reiss Beckford, Max Whitlock, Jay Thompson, Anthony Wise | Scott Hann | ||
| 2014 | South Essex Gymnastics Club, Basildon | Dave Massam, Max Whitlock, Reiss Beckford, Anthony Wise, Brinn Bevan | Scott Hann | ||
| 2015 | City Of Birmingham Gymnastics Club | Hamish Carter, Dominick Cunningham, Joe Fraser, Joshua Nathan | Lee Woolls, Luke Folwell | Loughborough Students Gymnastics Club | Tolworth Gymnastcs Club |
| 2016 | Leeds Gymnastics Club | Ashley Watson, Nile Wilson, Loukas Jones, Tom Bourke, Harry O'Neill | Dave Murray, Tom Rawlinson | City Of Birmingham Gymnastics Club | Loughborough Students Gymnastics Club |
| 2017 | Notts Gymnastics Academy | Raekwon Baptiste, Pavel Karnejenko, Mathew Boardman | Adam Folwell, Sergey Sizhanov | Falcons Gymnastics Academy Barnstaple | Woking Gymnastics Club |
| 2018 | South Essex Gymnastics Club, Basildon | Max Whitlock, Reiss Beckford, Jay Thompson, Tommy Nicolaou and Hayden Skinner | Scott Hann | City Of Birmingham Gymnastics Club | Pegasus Gymnastics Club Maidstone |
| 2019 | City Of Birmingham Gymnastics Club | Dominick Cunningham, Joe Fraser, Joshua Nathan, Donell Osbourne, Korben Fellows | Lee Woolls, Luke Folwell | South Essex Gymnastics Club, Basildon | Pegasus Gymnastics Club Maidstone |
| 2020 | No Contest Due To Covid Pandemic | ||||
| 2021 | City Of Birmingham Gymnastics Club | Joshua Nathan, Dominick Cunningham, Joe Cemlyn-Jones, Winston Powell | Lee Woolls, Luke Folwell | South Essex Gymnastics Club, Basildon | Notts Gymnastics Academy |
| 2022 | City Of Birmingham Gymnastics Club | Joe Cemlyn-Jones, Winston Powell, Joe Fraser, Dominick Cunningham, Korben Fellows | Lee Woolls, Luke Folwell | South Essex Gymnastics Club, Basildon | Pegasus Gymnastics Club Maidstone |
| 2023 | City Of Birmingham Gymnastics Club | Joshua Nathan, Remell Robinson-Bailey, Winston Powell, Raekwon Baptiste, Joe Cemlyn-Jones | Lee Woolls, Luke Folwell | Leeds Gymnastics Club | Pegasus Gymnastics Club Maidstone |
| 2024 | Notts Gymnastics Academy | Hamish Carter, Liam Jury, Luke Marsh, Sam Mostowfi, Alexander Yolshin-Cash | Josh Champion | City Of Birmingham Gymnastics Club | Leeds Gymnastics Club |
| 2025 | Leeds Gymnastics Club | Michael Goddard, Harry Hepworth, Jonas Rushworth, Jack Stanley, Luke Whitehouse | Andy Butcher, Dave Murray, Tom Rawlinson | South Essex Gymnastics Club, Basildon | Notts Gymnastics Academy |
| 2026 | Leeds Gymnastics Club | Harry Hepworth, Jonas Rushworth, Jack Stanley, Luke Whitehouse, Elliott Vernon | Andy Butcher, Dave Murray, Tom Rawlinson | South Essex Gymnastics Club, Basildon | Leeds Gymnastics Club Team B |
MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUBS AT THE BRITISH MEN’S TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Army Gymnastics Union
Northampton Polytechnic Institute
Swansea YMCA
Liverpool GC & with Bush Harlow GC
Leeds Gymnastics Club^ & South Essex GC, Basildon
Gallery of British Gymnastics Men’s Team Champions
Halifax GC, winners of the Adams Shield Trophy in 1905
Carnegie Gymnasium Club – 1908 winners of the Adams Shield and the Scottish Shield
British Team Champions – 1912-13 – Northampton Polytechnic Institute, London
Poster for the Adams Shield in 1933
1967 Adams Shield winners Huddersfield Adam Shield
Coach centre back – Stan Booth, Gymnasts L-R Tony Birkhead, Harry Hayhurst, Brian Hayhurst, Bill McLoughlin, Mike Booth – photo Alan Burrows
British Team Champions – 1976 – Darlington
Lloyd Readhead centre and showing the original Adams Shield
British Team Champions – 1977 – Leeds Athletic Institute
L-R Jim Brogan,Stan Wild, Tony Harrison, Morgan Smith, John White, Eddie Arnold and coach Dick Gradley.The original Adams Shield was stolen from the Institute.
Adams Shield Champions 1982 Bush Harlow
Ian Dobson, Barry Winch, Jeff Davis, Dave Pumfret Tony Griffiths – Photo Alan Burrows
British Team Champions – 2012 -South Essex
Coach – Scott Hann Known gymnasts – Brinn Bevan, Max Whitlock, Reiss Beckford
British Team Champions – 2010 – 2014 – South Essex
Coach – Scott Hann Gymnasts – Dave Massam, Max Whitlock, Reiss Beckford, Anthony Wise, Jay Thompson and Brinn Bevan
British Team Champions 2015 – City of Birmingham
Coaches – Lee Woolls & Luke Folwell Gymnasts – Hamish Carter, Dominick Cunningham, Joe Fraser, Joshua Nathan
British team champions 2016 – Leeds
Coaches – Dave Murray and Tom Rawlinson Gymnasts – Ashley Watson, Nile Wilson, Loukas Jones, Tom Bourke, Harry O’Neill
A photographic history of the Adams Shield
The Adams Shield was donated by Birmingham’s Councillor Adams in 1899 to the competition for the best team in the country in 1899. Over it’s over 100 years, the tropy been through many iterations as each team has won it and returned it sometimes with damage and parts missing, and in 1977, losing it altogether, meaning a whole new tropy had to be made.
Adams Shield in 1925 with Northampton Polytechnic Institute
displaying the shield with the angel with both wings and individual shields arounds the sides
Adams Shield in 1953 or 1954 with Swansea
showing the shield with the angel with both wings and bands added around the sides to allow more winners
Adams Shield in 1955 with the Army Gymnastics Union
showing the shield with the angel with a wing missing
Adams Shield in 1977 with the L.A.I.
showing the shield with the angel with both wings missing – shortly after this, the original shield was stolen from Leeds Athletic Institute, never to be seen again
Adams Shield in 1982 with Hendon GC
showing the new wooden shield with squared off top
Adams Shield in 1999 with Central Manchester Gymnastics Club
showing the new wooden shield with rounded off top
A photographic history of Adams Shield prints
Adams Shield 1910-1911
Rules, Conditions and Instructions for teams
Adams Shield 1929
Programme for the competition held at Swansea YMCA Gymnasium on April 13th
Adams Shield 1930
Programme for the competition held at Birmingham Dolobran Gymnasium on April 12th
Gymnast Magazine 1933
featuring the renovated Adams Shield with the side bands
Adams Shield 1933
Programme for the competition held at Dolobran Gymnasium in Birmingham on March 25th
Adams Shield 1935
Programme for the competition held at YMCA Gymnasium, Leicester on April 20th
Adams Shield 1939
Programme for the competition held at Balfour Institute, Liverpool on 4th February
Click photos to view full size
TEAM CHAMPIONS NOTES
Variations in names are recorded as per the official minutes of technical meetings.
*The 1949 contest was cancelled due to the withdrawal of the Swansea team. Agreed that the London team be declared winners and the trophy and medals to be awarded.
**Minutes state that Birmingham was the only club entered, so they were entitled to the shield & certificates (executive minutes 28/7/26).
^ Leeds Athletic Institute and Leeds Gymnastics Club are the same
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