BRITISH WOMEN'S TEAM CHAMPIONS

The Women's British Gymnastics Team Championship has been contested since 1923. Photo shows 1924 winners NORTHAMPTON POLYTECHNIC WOMENS with Kit Bickley, Ethel Seymour, Wilma Barnard, Marjorie Allen, Anne Braim, Cissie Lindsell and Lucy Desmond.
YearClubCoached byKnown gymnasts
1923NORTHAMPTON POLYTECHNIC WOMEN'S GC, LondonRudolf Oberholzer Jessie Kite, Lucy Desmond, Mrs Queenie Judd, Ethel Seymour
1924NORTHAMPTON POLYTECHNIC WOMEN'S GC, LondonRudolf Oberholzer Kit Bickley, Ethel Seymour, Wilma, Barnard, Marjorie Allen, Anne Braim, Cissie Lindsell, Lucy Desmond
1925BRADFORD GCEddie HirstMrs Dorothy Billson, Miss V Ibbotson, Miss Carrie Pickles, Mrs A Stephenson
1926BRADFORD GCEddie HirstMrs Dorothy Billson, Miss V Ibbotson, Miss Carrie Pickles, Miss M Thompson
1927BRADFORD GCEddie HirstMiss V Ibbotson, Miss Carrie Pickles, Miss M Thompson, Miss MB Hartley
1928BRADFORD GCEddie HirstMiss Carrie Pickles, Miss M Thompson, Miss MB Hartley, Mrs R Brooke
1929HALIFAX R.E.SAmy Jagger nee Fisher, Miss Annie Broadbent, Miss N Wilby, Miss D Holt
1930HALIFAX R.E.SAmy Jagger nee Fisher, Miss Annie Broadbent, Miss N Wilby, Miss D Holt
1931HALIFAX R.E.SAmy Jagger nee Fisher, Miss Annie Broadbent, Miss N Wilby, Miss D Holt
1932No contest / No Entries
1933BRADFORD GC
1934No contest
1935BRADFORD GC
1936No contest
1937No contest
1938No contest
1939Only one entry / No contest --
1940NO CONTEST DUE TO THE WAR--
1941NO CONTEST DUE TO THE WAR--
1942NO CONTEST DUE TO THE WAR--
1943NO CONTEST DUE TO THE WAR--
1944NO CONTEST DUE TO THE WAR--
1945NO CONTEST DUE TO THE WAR--
1946NO CONTEST DUE TO THE WAR--
1947NO CONTEST --
1948NO CONTEST --
1949Saltaire GCCarrie Pollard nee Pickles M Prince, Audrey Rennard, Irene Hirst, Dorothy Hey
1950SWANSEA YMCAWalter WalshCissie Davies, Sylvia Whitford, Margo Morgan, Coral Newell Reserve Gwyneth Davies
1951SWANSEA YMCAWalter WalshCissie Davies, Margo Morgan, Valerie Mullins then 1 from the following Coral Newell, E Walsh, R Clancy, M Whitford.
1952SWANSEA YMCAWalter WalshCissie Davies, Valerie Mullin, Margo Morgan, C Newell
1953No contest
1954No contest
1955No contest
1956No contest
1957No contest
1958CARDIFF OLYMPIC YOUTH CLUBWalter Maidment
1959GRANGE LADIES' GG, CardiffMr GuyGwynedd Lingard, Pat Perks, Mary McCarthy
1960GRANGE LADIES' GG, CardiffMr GuyPat Perks Gwynedd Lingard Mary McCarthy
1961GRANGE LADIES' GG, CardiffMr GuyGwynedd Lingard, Pat Perks, Mary McCarthy
1962CARDIFF OLYMPIC YOUTH CLUBWalter MaidmentDenise Goddard, Joan Richards, Diane Tabbener, V Morris, H Villis
1963MYNACHDY YOUTH CLUBCliff SummersDorothy Summers
1964CARDIFF OLYMPIC YOUTH CLUBWalter MaidmentForward, Morris, Joan Holland, H. Villis, Denise Goddard
1965BEXLEY GC, KentPauline PrestidgeMeg Prestidge, Deidre Holly, Mary Prestidge, Maggie Bell, Pauline Prestidge, Eileen Smith
1966BEXLEY GC, KentPauline PrestidgeMaggie Bell, Eileen Smith, Deidre Holly, Meg Prestidge, Mary Prestidge
1967BEXLEY GC, KentPauline PrestidgeMaggie Bell, Judy Kendall, Barbara Ferguson, Deidre Holly, Mary Prestidge
1968FULWELL-WHITBURN GC, SunderlandJune GroomAlice Ward, Maureen Potts, Marion Pickering, M Thompson
1969LADYWELL GC, LondonPauline PrestidgeMaggie Bell, Mary Prestidge, Yvonne Mugridge, Barbara Colthup, Annette Sund
1970LADYWELL GC, LondonPauline PrestidgeBarbara Lewis, Barbara Colthup, Lynn North, Annette Sund, Yvonne Mugridge
1971FULWELL-WHITBURN GC SunderlandJune GroomA Ward, A Mooore, Maureen Potts, Suzanne Lowther, Pam Hutchinson
1972SALTAIRE GCJill CoultonBarbara Alred, Sheila Biggs, Lorraine Kirk, Clare Wade, Anne Parkinson
1973LADYWELL GC, LondonPauline PrestidgeRuth Adderley, Ruth Datson, Annette Sund, Yvonne Mugridge, Elaine Willett
1974LADYWELL GC, LondonPauline Prestidge
1975LADYWELL GC, LondonPauline PrestidgeRuth Adderley, Andrea Loughton, Janet Skelton
1976LADYWELL GC, LondonPauline PrestidgeRuth Adderley, Andrea Loughton, Janet Skelton Elaine Johncey Elaine Willett
1977TAMESIDE OLYMPIC GC, StalybridgeBill & Maria Mcloughlin Alan IllingworthAvril Lennox, Karen Forbes, Carolyn Illingworth, Susan Cheesebrough
1978TAMESIDE OLYMPIC GC, StalybridgeBill & Maria Mcloughlin, Alan IllingworthDebbie Ayres, Susan Cheesebrough, Debbie Milne, Cath Brooks, Karen Forbes.
1979TAMESIDE OLYMPIC GC, StalybridgeBill & Maria Mcloughlin Alan IllingworthSusan Cheesebrough, Debbie Milne, Catherine Brooks and Debbie Ayres
1980TAMESIDE OLYMPIC GC, StalybridgeBill & Maria Mcloughlin, Alan IllingworthSusan Cheesebrough, Bev Stanton, Debbie Milne, Debbie Ayres, Jackie Bevan
1981TAMESIDE OLYMPIC GC, StalybridgeBill & Maria Mcloughlin, Alan IllingworthSusan Cheesebrough, Janice Till, Beverley Stanton, Jackie Bevan, Annsonia Addt, Debbie Ayres.
1982LOUGHTON GC, EssexChristine & Colin StillAmanda O'Neill, Theresa O'Brien, Nancey Cresdee, Mandy Beacher, Jackie McCarthy, Nicola Meek.
1983CARDIFF OLYMPIC YOUTH CLUBWalter MaidmentSian Brown, Alsion Male, Arabella Thoyts, Vanessa Leysham, Nicola Trott
1984LOUGHTON GC, EssexChristine & Colin StillAmanda Harrison, Sharon Corrigan, Jackie McCarthy, Sarah Walker, Nancy Clarke, Jackie Pringle, Tracey Curtis
1985LOUGHTON GC, EssexYvonne & Len ArnoldJackie McCarthy, Tracey Curtis, Jackie Pringle, Nikki Drury, Sharon Corrigan, Debbie Horstead
1986HEATHROW GC, West LondonVince & Michelle WalduckLisa Skelton, Dawn Farrey, Leila Brown, Catherine Bain, Caroline Burrell, Laura Thomas
1987HEATHROW GC, West LondonVince & Michelle WalduckEmma Morgan, Leila Brown, Paula Gagliano, Dawn Farrey, Rebecca Marola, Emma Hurst, Catherine Bain
1988HEATHROW GC, West LondonVince & Michelle WalduckDawn Farrey, Catherine Bain, Leila Brown, Rebecca Marola, Paula Gagliano, Emma Morgan, Amanda Taylor
1989HEATHROW GC, West LondonVince & Michelle WalduckRebecca Marola, Paula Gagliano, Leila Brown, Emma Morgan, Lisa Skelton, Sammie Tyson, Rowena Roberts
1990CAMBERLEY GC, SurreyColin & Bernie WrightSarah Moody, Kirstin Allen, Kerry Day, Anna-liese Acklam, Emilie Small, Samantha Draper
1991HEATHROW HOECHST GC, West LondonVince & Michelle Walduck & Natalia IlinekoLeila Brown, Louise Mitchell, Kelly Spearman, Zita Lusack, Nikki Heasman, Rebecca Marola
1992HEATHROW HOECHST GC, West LondonVince & Michelle Walduck & Natalia IlinekoNina Lodge, Louise Mitchell, Rebecca Marola, Nikki Heasman, Kelly Spearman, Michelle Stevens, Elvan Toker
1993HEATHROW HOECHST GC, West LondonVince & Michelle Walduck & Natalia IlinekoLouise Michell, Elvan Toker, Rebecca Marola, Jenny Cox, Katie Harris, Freya Nobes, Zita Lusack
1994HEATHROW GC, West LondonVince & Michelle Walduck & Natalia IlinekoRebecca Mustill, Elvan Toker, Louise Mitchell, Melissa Hudson, Joanna Griffin, Jenny Cox, Siobhan McLoughlin
1995HEATHROW GC, West LondonVince & Michelle Walduck & Natalia IlinekoRebecca Mustill, Jenny Cox, Siobhan McLoughlin, Zita Lusack, Gemma Cuff, Celia Francis, Sophie Burden
1996HEATHROW GC, West LondonVince & Michelle Walduck & Natalia Ilineko-JarvisRebecca Mustill, Jenny Cox, Siobhan McLoughlin, Zita Lusack, Gemma Cuff, Celia Francis, Sophie Burden
1997HEATHROW GC, West LondonVince & Michelle Walduck & Natalia Ilineko-JarvisRebecca Mustill, Jenny Cox, Siobhan McLoughlin, Gemma Cuff, Sophie Burden, Katie Cannon
1998SOUTH ESSEX GCRod SmithAnnika Reeder, Paula Thomas, Caroline Gilbert, Karen Grieves, Christina Hughes, Nicola Willis,
1999ALDERWOOD GC, LondonMarion & John JamesAndrea Leman, Rochelle Douglas, Sharna Murray, Lois Gough, Elyse Ong,Tory Eton
2000SOUTH ESSEX GCPauline & Rod SmithAnnika Reader, Paula Thomas, Nicola Willis, Caroline Gilbert, Karen Grieves, Pascal Craymer
2001PARK WREKIN COLLEGE GYMNASTIC CLUB, Wellington, ShropshireChristine & Colin StillHayley Still, Nikki Pelech, Kerry Passmore, Louise Jenkins, Rebecca Owen, Sarah Swift and Amy Bagshaw
2002CITY OF LIVERPOOL GCAmanda Kirby, Claire Duffy Sarah Atwell Melanie Roberts, Beth Tweddle, Kim Lyons, Ashton Johnson, Emma Slater, Emma Williams
2003CITY OF LIVERPOOL GCAmanda Kirby, Claire Duffy, Sarah AttwellMelanie Roberts, Beth Tweddle, Kim Lyons, Hannah Clowes, Aisling Williams, Charlotte Cosgrave
2004CITY OF LIVERPOOL GCAmanda Kirby, Claire Duffy, Sarah AttwellMelanie Roberts, Beth Tweddle, Kim Lyons, Carol Galashon, Hannah Clowes, Aisling Williams
2005CITY OF LIVERPOOL GCAmanda Kirby, Claire Duffy, Sarah AttwellMelanie Roberts, Beth Tweddle, Hannah Clowes, Jodie Standish, Carol Galashon, Helen Galashon
2006HEATHROW GC, West LondonVince & Michelle Walduck & Natalia Ilineko-JarvisRebecca Wing, Amy Nunes, Shavahan Church, Nicole Hibbert, Leigh Rogers, Danusia Francis
2007NOTTS GYMNASTIC ACADEMY, Rushcliffe, NottinghamClaire Starkey & Ian KimeBecky Downie, Niamh Rippin, Jordan Lipton, Louise Mercer, Laura Jones
2008CITY OF LIVERPOOL GCAmanda Kirby, Claire Duffy, Sarah AttwellMelanie Roberts, Beth Tweddle, Ashling Williams, Jenny Pinches, Hannah Whelan
2009CITY OF LIVERPOOL GCAmanda Kirby, Claire Duffy, Sarah AttwellBeth Tweddle, Hannah Clowes, Jenny Pinches, Alex Cooper, Abbie Craig, Georgina Clements
2010HEATHROW GC, West LondonVince & Michelle Walduck & Natalia Ilinko-JarvisRebecca Wing, Nicole Hibbert, Charlotte Lindsley, Loriah James, Laura Mitchell
2011CITY OF LIVERPOOL GCAmanda Reddin, Claire DuffyJenny Pinches, Hannah Whelan, Abbie Craig, Rebecca Tunney, Georgina Clements
2012CITY OF LIVERPOOL GCAmanda Reddin, Claire DuffyRebecca Tunney, Jenny Pinches, Abbie Craig
2013THE ACADEMY OF PORTISHEAD GC, BristolLiz KincaidApril Maslen, Ruby Harrold, Maisie Dodds, Imogen Chan, Lucy Brett, Phoebe Turner
2014CITY OF LIVERPOOL GCClaire Hynd nee DuffyRebecca Tunney, Charlie Fellows, Ellee Cheatham, Jade Stedford, Lucy Stanhope, Oliva Williams
2015CITY OF LIVERPOOL GCClaire Hynd nee DuffyRebecca Tunney, Charlie Fellows, Ellee Cheatham, Jade Stedford, Lucy Stanhope, Oliva Williams, Kelsey Moore
2016THE ACADEMY OF PORTISHEAD GC, BristolLiz KincaidRuby Harrold, Zoe Simmons, Phoebe Turner, April Maslen, Amelia Knight
2017PARK WREKIN GC, Wellington, ShropshireChristine Still & Brett InceEllesse Oates, Charlie Fellows, Alice Kinsella, Isabelle Yip, Isabella Wheeldon
2018THE ACADEMY OF PORTISHEAD GC, BristolLiz Kincaid Amelie Morgan, Zoe Simmons, Phoebe Jakubczyk, Amelia Knight, Alice Sumners.
2019THE ACADEMY OF PORTISHEAD GC, BristolLiz Kincaid Amelie Morgan, Phoebe Jakubczyk, Amelia Knight, Alice Sumners, Madi Morgan
2020NO CONTEST DUE TO COVID PANDEMIC
2021NO CONTEST DUE TO COVID PANDEMIC
2022PARK WREKIN GC, ShropshireChristine Still & Brett InceAlice Kinsella, Mia Evans, Laura Szabo, Lucy Lewis, Hayley Rushton
2023Clwb Cymru CaerdyddTracey Skirton-Davies, Liv BrylMali Morgan, Evie Flage-Donovan, Poppy-Grace Stickler, Ruby Evans, Ellie Lewis

MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUBS AT THE BRITISH WOMEN’S TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

Heathrow Gym Club

City of Liverpool Gym Club

Bradford Gymnastics Club equal with Ladywell Gym Club

Cardiff Olympic Youth Club equal with The Academy of Portishead Gym Club and Tameside Olympic Gym Club

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