THE NEWS OF THE WORLD INDIVIDUAL DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP
THE WINNERS
The “News of the World” tournament commenced 1927 and started out originally as a London competition. It then expanded to become one of the world’s biggest darts tournaments.
| LONDON AREA | |
| 1927-28 | Sammy Stone (New South-West Ham Club) beat B Haigh (Victoria Inn, Kensington). |
| 1928-29 | J Hoare (Duke’s Head, East Twickenham) beat L Lee (New Eltham SC). |
| 1929-30 | C Bowley (Shakespeare’s Head, Finsbury) beat W H Gentry (St Pancras) 2-0. |
| 1930-31 | Tommy Nye (Tankerville Arms, Kennington) beat R Wright (Hampstead) 2-0. |
| 1931-32 | Jack Hood (Hood’s Dartboards, Bow) beat George Branch (Tottenham) 2-0. |
| 1932-33 | Kenny Enever (Bull, Mitcham) beat F Wearn (Bricklayer’s Arms, Putney) 2-1. |
| 1933-34 | Fred Metson (Hanbury Arms, Islington) beat W Rossiter (Wellington, New Cross) 2-0. |
| 1934-35 | Billy Forecast (Duke of York, Bow) beat Jim Pike (Hope, Carshalton) 2-0. |
| LONDON & HOME COUNTIES | |
| 1935-36 | Peter Finnigan (Eight Bells, Tolworth) beat Albert White (Weaver’s Arms, Islington) 2-0. |
| 1936-37 | Stan Outten (Seven Kings Hotel, Ilford) beat T Hares (Stag & Hounds, Ashford, Middx) 2-0. |
| 1937-38 | Fred Wallis (Railway Hotel, Eastbourne) beat F E Betts (Waterman’s Arms, Norwich) 2-1. |
| LONDON & SOUTH | |
| 1938-39 | Marmaduke Breckon (Jolly Sailor, Hanworth) beat Jim Pike (Windmill Club, Southwark) 2-1. |
| WALES | |
| 1936-37 | D Cornacia (Ivy Bush Hotel, Pontardawe) beat T A Jones (Llanerch Hotel, Llandrindod Wells) 2-0. |
| 1937-38 | Gwyn Jones (Unemployed Club, Penygraig) beat Jack Gorvett (Ferry Boat Inn, Briton Ferry) 2-0. |
| 1938-39 | Charlie Parker (Castle Inn, Pontywaun) beat Horace Trickett (Old Express Hotel, Merthyr) 2-0. |
| LANCASHIRE | |
| 1937-38 | Sam McIntosh (Duke of York, Salford) beat Luke Ratcliffe (Commercial Hotel, Oldham) 2-0. |
| LANCASHIRE & CHESHIRE | |
| 1938-39 | Peter Birchall (St Peter’s Liberal Club, Oldham) beat Jack Kirk (Sandon Arms, Heswall) 2-1. |
| MIDLAND COUNTIES | |
| 1938-39 | Harry Prior (Duke’s Head, Polebrook) beat H Ball (Gardens Hotel, Stapenhill) 2-0. |
| NORTH | |
| 1938-39 | Jimmy Young (Wheatsheaf Hotel, Newcastle-u-Tyne) beat Tom Steel (Atlantic Hotel, West Hartlepool) 2-1. |
| YORKSHIRE | |
| 1938-39 | Jim Munroe (Vine Tree, Wakefield) beat George Johnson (Fisherman’s Hut, Leeds) 2-1. |
| NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP | |
| 1947-48 | Harry Leadbetter (Windle Labour Club, St Helens) beat Tommy Small (Sth Durham Steel & Iron SC, West Hartlepool) 2-1 |
| 1948-49 | Jackie Boyce (New Southgate SC) beat Stan Outten (Dr Johnson, Barkingside) 2-1. |
| 1949-50 | Dixie Newberry (Albert, Hitchin) beat Ronnie Ridley (King Edward Hotel, Newcastle-u-Tyne) 2-0. |
| 1950-51 | Harry Perryman (Home Office SC, Greenford) beat Laurie Runchman (Feathers, Felixstowe) 2-0. |
| 1951-52 | Tommy Gibbons (Ivanhoe WMC, Conisbrough) beat Jack Wallace (Low Seaton BL, Workington) 2-0. |
| 1952-53 | Jimmy Carr (Red Lion, Dipton) beat Ernest Greatbatch (Horse Vaults Hotel, Pontefract) 2-0. |
| 1953-54 | Oliver James (Ex-Servicemen’s Club, Onllwyn) beat Johnny Bell (Sun, Waltham Abbey) 2-0. |
| 1954-55 | Tom Reddington (New Inn, Stonebroom) beat Johnny Bell (Sun, Waltham Abbey) 2-0. |
| 1955-56 | Trevor Peachey (Black Fox, Thurston) beat Les Campbell (Boot, Dinas) 2-0. |
| 1956-57 | Alwyn Mullins (Traveller’s Rest, Tickhill) beat Len Baker (Corporation Hotel, Cardiff) 2-0. |
| 1957-58 | Tommy Gibbons (Ivanhoe WMC, Conisbrough) beat Eric Moss (Railway Tavern, Harleston) 2-0. |
| 1958-59 | Albert Welsh (Horden Hotel, Seaham) beat Frank Whitehead (White Rose Hotel, Rossington) 2-1. |
| 1959-60 |  Tom Reddington1954-55, 1959-60Tom Reddington (George Hotel, Alfreton) beat Dai Jones (Cambrian Hotel, Aberystwyth) 2-1. |
| 1960-61 | Alec Adamson (Prince of Wales, Hetton-le-Hole) beat Eddie Brown (Magpie, Stonham) 2-1. |
| 1961-62 |  Eddie Brown (Magpie, Stonham) beat Dennis Follett (Cadeleigh Arms, Cadeleigh) 2-0. |
| 1962-63 |  Robbie Rumney (Waterloo Hotel, Darlington) beat Bill Harding (Globe Hotel, Aberdare) 2-0. |
| 1963-64 |  Tom Barrett (Odco SC, London) beat Ray Hatton (Flower of the Valley Hotel, Rochdale) 2-0. |
| 1964-65 | Tom Barrett (Odco SC, London) beat Norman Fielding (Station Inn, Swannington) 2-1. |
| 1965-66 |  Wilf Ellis (Brookside WMC, Upton) beat Ron Langley (Arlington SC, Harlow) 2-1. |
| 1966-67 |  Wally Seaton (Swan, Parson Drove) beat Brian Quarterman (Ivy Inn, North Littleton) 2-0. |
| 1967-68 |  Bill Duddy (Rose & Thistle, Frimley Green) beat Gerry Feeney (Unicorn Club, Workington) 2-0. |
| 1968-69 | Barry Twomlow (Red Lion, Chesterfield) beat Paul Gosling (William IV, Truro) 2-0. |
| 1969-70 | Henry Barney (Pointers Inn, Newchurch, IoW) beat Alan Cooper (Plough, Filton) 2-0. |
| 1970-71 |  Dennis Filkins (Barrow, Hepburn & Gale SC, Bermondsey) beat Derek White (Ship, Weymouth) 2-0. |
| 1971-72 | Brian Netherton (Welcome Home Inn, Par) beat Alan Evans (Ferndale Hotel, Rhondda) 2-0. |
| 1972-73 |  Ivor Hodgkinson (Great Northern, Langley Mill) beat Ron Church (Royal Alfred, Shoreditch) 2-1. |
| 1973-74 | Peter Chapman (Bird in Hand, Henley) beat Paul Gosling (Portscatho Club, Truro) 2-1. |
| 1974-75 | Derek White (Belvedere Inn, Weymouth) beat Bill Duddy (Frimley Green WMC) 2-1. |
| 1975-76 |  Bill Lennard (Cotton Tree Inn, Manchester) beat Leighton Rees (Ynysybwl USC, Pontypridd) 2-0. |
| 1976-77 | Mick Norris (King of Denmark, Ramsgate) beat Bob Crosland (Blackamoor Head, Pontefract) 2-0. |
| 1977-78 | Stefan Lord (Stockholm Super Darts Club) beat John Coward (White Hart BL, Sedbergh) 2-0. |
| 1978-79 | Bobby George (King George V, Ilford) beat Alan Glazier (George & Dragon, Wetherby) 2-0. |
| 1979-80 | Stefan Lord (Stockholm Super Darts Club) beat Dave Whitcombe (Naval Club, Chatham) 2-0. |
| 1980-81 |  John Lowe (Willow Tree, Pilsley) beat Mick Norris (Earl St Vincent, Ramsgate) 2-0. |
| 1981-82 | Roy Morgan (Wheel o’ Worfield, Worfield) beat Jim Hughes (Parcwern Country Club, Ammanford) 2-1. |
| 1982-83 | Eric Bristow (Foaming Quart, Norton Green) beat Ralph Flatt (Old Red House, Carlton Colville) 2-0. |
| 1983-84 | Eric Bristow (Milton Hayes BC, Stoke-on-Trent) beat Ian Robertson (Bell, Marston Moretaine) 2-0. |
| 1984-85 | Dave Lee (Ivor Arms, Pontllanfraith) beat Billy Dunbar (Woolwich Infant, London) 2-0.(Photo credit Darts World) |
| 1985-86 | Bobby George (Old Maypole, Hainault) beat Rick Ney (US Darting Association) 2-0. |
| 1986-87 |  Mike Gregory (Stones Cross Hotel, Midsomer Norton) beat Peter Evison (Halcyon/Spikes, Peterborough) 2-0. |
| 1987-88 | Mike Gregory (Stones Cross Hotel, Midsomer Norton) beat Kevin Spiolek (Cambridge Squash Club) 2-1. |
| 1988-89 |  Dave Whitcombe (King’s Head, Ipswich) beat Dennis Priestley (Horseshoe, Rotherham). |
| 1989-90 | Men Paul Cook (Gorse Hill WMC, Swindon) beat Steve Hudson (Oakworth SC, Keighley). |
| 1989-90 | Women Lynne Ormond (George, Alford) beat Jane Stubbs (Roebuck Hotel, Northwich). (Competition suspended) |
| 1996-97 | Men Phil Taylor (Cricketer’s Arms, Newcastle-under-Lyme) beat Ian White (Dockside Inn, Runcorn) 2-0. |
| 1996-97 | Women Linda Jones (Seven Stars, Chorley) beat Melanie Saunders (Railway Inn, Abergavenny) 2-0. (Competition suspended) |
All photo’s courtesy of News of The World. Many Thanks to Sheila Handley who complied this list for my original website
© Patrick Chaplin 2007
Dr Patrick Chaplin 