Bowls England National Championships (Middleton Cup)

The Bowls England National Championships (Middleton Cup) is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.[1]

Past Winners

Year	County	Champions	County	Runners-up	Score
1911	Middlesex	Middlesex	Surrey	Surrey	* 88- 85
1912	Kent	Kent	Devon	Devonshire	*Unknown
1913	Middlesex	Middlesex	Sussex	Sussex	* 82- 56
1914	Surrey	Surrey	Essex	Essex	*Unknown
		1915-1918 No competition due to war
1919	Bedfordshire	Bedfordshire	Devon	Devonshire	*Unknown
1920	Surrey	Surrey	Essex	Essex	*Unknown
1921	Surrey	Surrey	Devon	Devonshire	*Unknown
1922	Bedfordshire	Bedfordshire	Berkshire	Berkshire	*Unknown
1923	Surrey	Surrey	Kent	Kent	*Unknown
1924	Surrey	Surrey	Middlesex	Middlesex	*Unknown
1925	Middlesex	Middlesex	Kent	Kent	119-102
1926	Northumberland	Northumberland	Essex	Essex	Unknown
1927	Surrey	Surrey	Cumbria	Cumberland and Westmorland	Unknown
1928	Surrey	Surrey	Devon	Devonshire	Unknown
1929	Kent	Kent	Northumberland	Northumberland	Unknown
1930	Northumberland	Northumberland	Essex	Essex	Unknown
1931	Surrey	Surrey	Isle of Wight	Isle of Wight	Unknown
1932	Northamptonshire	Northamptonshire	Surrey	Surrey	Unknown
1933	Surrey	Surrey	Hampshire	Hampshire	Unknown
1934	Northamptonshire	Northamptonshire	Hampshire	Hampshire	Unknown
1935	Hampshire	Hampshire	Northamptonshire	Northamptonshire	121-100
1936	Gloucestershire	Gloucestershire	Surrey	Surrey	Unknown
1937	Surrey	Surrey	Hampshire	Hampshire	Unknown
1938	Dorset	Dorset	Durham	Durham	Unknown
1939	Surrey	Surrey	Northumberland	Northumberland	Unknown
		1940-1944 No competition due to war
1945	Northumberland	Northumberland	Hampshire	Hampshire	Unknown
1946	Yorkshire	Yorkshire	Sussex	Sussex	Unknown
1947	Yorkshire	Yorkshire	Devon	Devonshire	Unknown
1948	Devon	Devonshire	Gloucestershire	Gloucestershire	Unknown
1949	Devon	Devonshire	Surrey	Surrey	Unknown
1950	Devon	Devonshire	Surrey	Surrey	Unknown
1951	Northumberland	Northumberland	Middlesex	Middlesex	Unknown
1952	Middlesex	Middlesex	Surrey	Surrey	121-109
1953	Yorkshire	Yorkshire	Surrey	Surrey	Unknown
1954	Middlesex	Middlesex	Nottinghamshire	Nottinghamshire	147- 82
1955	Surrey	Surrey	Somerset	Somerset	Unknown
1956	Sussex	Sussex	Yorkshire	Yorkshire	Unknown
1957	Surrey	Surrey	Northamptonshire	Northamptonshire	Unknown
1958	Surrey	Surrey	Buckinghamshire	Buckinghamshire	Unknown
1959	Devon	Devonshire	Northumberland	Northumberland	Unknown
1960	Surrey	Surrey	Hampshire	Hampshire	Unknown
1961	Nottinghamshire	Nottinghamshire	Somerset	Somerset	Unknown
1962	Middlesex	Middlesex	Hampshire	Hampshire	120-118
1963	Hampshire	Hampshire	Essex	Essex	125-114
1964	Leicestershire	Leicestershire	Warwickshire	Warwickshire	Unknown
1965	Middlesex	Middlesex	Northamptonshire	Northamptonshire	134- 89
1966	Norfolk	Norfolk	Hampshire	Hampshire	Unknown
1967	Hampshire	Hampshire	Middlesex	Middlesex	117- 90
1968	Hampshire	Hampshire	Suffolk	Suffolk	131-103
1969	Middlesex	Middlesex	Hertfordshire	Hertfordshire	Unknown
1970	Warwickshire	Warwickshire	Middlesex	Middlesex	124-115
1971	Hampshire	Hampshire	Middlesex	Middlesex	110-104
1972	Surrey	Surrey	Durham	Durham	Unknown
1973	Yorkshire	Yorkshire	Middlesex	Middlesex	Unknown
1974	Kent	Kent	Lincolnshire	Lincolnshire	Unknown
1975	Surrey	Surrey	Hampshire	Hampshire	Unknown
1976	Lincolnshire	Lincolnshire	Surrey	Surrey	Unknown
1977	Somerset	Somerset	Middlesex	Middlesex	Unknown
1978	Yorkshire	Yorkshire	Nottinghamshire	Nottinghamshire	Unknown
1979	Somerset	Somerset	Hampshire	Hampshire	Unknown
1980	Northamptonshire	Northamptonshire	Somerset	Somerset	125-112
1981	Somerset	Somerset	Norfolk	Norfolk	Unknown
1982	Berkshire	Berkshire	Nottinghamshire	Nottinghamshire	Unknown
1983	Surrey	Surrey	Somerset	Somerset	109-108
1984	Somerset	Somerset	Northumberland	Northumberland	127-103
1985	Northumberland	Northumberland	Lincolnshire	Lincolnshire	117-108
1986	Wiltshire	Wiltshire	Leicestershire	Leicestershire	129-114
1987	Kent	Kent	Essex	Essex	142- 89
1988	Northumberland	Northumberland	Lincolnshire	Lincolnshire	126-117
1989	Kent	Kent	Lancashire	Lancashire	117-107
1990	Yorkshire	Yorkshire	Dorset	Dorset	136-113
1991	Kent	Kent	Devon	Devon	123-107
1992	Norfolk	Norfolk	Cornwall	Cornwall	120-112
1993	Kent	Kent	Cumbria	Cumbria	145- 73
1994	Cumbria	Cumbria	Middlesex	Middlesex	102- 98
1995	Cumbria	Cumbria	Suffolk	Suffolk	119-107
1996	Lincolnshire	Lincolnshire	Worcestershire	Worcestershire	112-102
1997	Norfolk	Norfolk	Lancashire	Lancashire	113-109
1998	Lancashire	Lancashire	Warwickshire	Warwickshire	117-109
1999	Cumbria	Cumbria	Kent	Kent	125-114
2000	Durham	Durham	Norfolk	Norfolk	123-117
2001	Cumbria	Cumbria	Kent	Kent	112-109
2002	Devon	Devon	Essex	Essex	122-113
2003	Devon	Devon	Lincolnshire	Lincolnshire	128-122
2004	Devon	Devon	Surrey	Surrey	116-110
2005	Cumbria	Cumbria	Oxfordshire	Oxfordshire	126-115
2006	Norfolk	Norfolk	Cumbria	Cumbria	108-105
2007	Devon	Devon	Huntingdonshire	Huntingdonshire	125-112
2008	Devon	Devon	Norfolk	Norfolk	120-109
2009	Cornwall	Cornwall	Yorkshire	Yorkshire	128-103
2010	Cornwall	Cornwall	Huntingdonshire	Huntingdonshire	126-109
2011	Devon	Devon	Berkshire	Berkshire	117-106
2012	Norfolk	Norfolk	Wiltshire	Wiltshire	118-114
2013	Berkshire	Berkshire	Devon	Devon	115-105
2014	Hampshire	Hampshire	Norfolk	Norfolk	126-106
2015	Devon	Devon	Cumbria	Cumbria	125-113
2016	Devon	Devon	Kent	Kent	115-104
2017	Devon	Devon	Kent	Kent	127-95
2018	Leicestershire	Leicestershire	Devon	Devon	119-119 (9-1 extra ends)
2019	Devon[2]	Devon	Kent	Kent	120-79
2020	cancelled	due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

References

1. "Past Records". Bowls England.
2. "2019 Middleton Cup" (PDF). Bowls England.
3. "PLANS FOR 2020 IN RESPONSE TO CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK". Bowls England.