Mid-Sussex Chess League: History: Gregory Cup

History of the league: Gregory Cup

The Gregory Cup has served a number of functions, but since 1973 has been awarded to the winners of division 2.

Inscription on the cup

THE GREGORY CUP
PRESENTED TO THE
MID SUSSEX CHESS LEAGUE
BY
G. F. MOWATT ESQ
1934

Cup winners

When the Gregory Cup was first donated, the league consisted of a single division. It was used as the "second" trophy of the league, awarded to the best performance over 10 boards.

1933–4: Burgess Hill
1934–5: Haywards Heath
1935–6: Haywards Heath
1936–7: Haywards Heath
1937–8: Haywards Heath
1938–9: [Haywards Heath]

The name of the winner for 1938–9 does not appear on the cup. Evidently the outbreak of the Second World War disrupted the usual arrangements for engraving it.

From 1939 to 1967 The league did not operate. From 1955 the cup was used as a trophy for the SCCA annual jamboree.

1955: Southwick
1956: Bognor
1957: Regency
1958: Brighton
1959: Downsway
1960: Regency
1961: Haywards Heath, Brighton
1962: Haywards Heath
1963: Brighton A
1964: Brighton A, Regency, Hove Grammar School
1965: Varndean Grammar School
1966: Horsham A
1967: Regency

When the league was reconstituted in 1967 the cup was returned, and until 1973 was awarded to the runners-up in the single-division league.

1967–8: MEL Equipment Ltd
1968–9: Paymaster General's Office
1969–70: East Grinstead
1970–71: Paymaster General's Office
1971–2: Haywards Heath
1972–3: Crawley

In 1973 the league was divided into two divisions, and thereafter the cup was awarded to the winners of division 2.

1973–4: Haywards Heath
1974–5: Sun Alliance 1
1975–6: Varndean School
1976–7: Haywards Heath
1977–8: Paymaster General's Office
1978–9: Seaford
1979–80: Falmer School
1980–81: East Grinstead
1981–2: Seaford
1982–3: Crawley 2
1983–4: Brighton 1
1984–5: East Grinstead 1
1985–6: William Parker School 1
1986–7: Eastbourne 1
1987–8: Brighton 2
1988–9: Seaford 1
1989–90: Sussex University
1990–91: Eastbourne 1
1991–2: Hastings & St Leonards
1992–3: Lewes 1
1993–4: Eastbourne 2
1994–5: Lewes 1
1995–6: Lewes 2
1996–7: Crawley 1
1997–8: Eastbourne 2
1998–9: Horsham 2
1999–2000: Eastbourne 2
2000–2001: East Grinstead 1
2001–2: Haywards Heath 1
2002–3: Lewes 2
2003–4: Crawley 1
2004–5: Worthing

History

Other history pages:

the main history page
league tables for the post-war years
a list of clubs that have played in the league

And lists of the winners of the various trophies:

Acknowledgements

My thanks to Feliks Kwiatkowski, who kindly transcribed this information from the cup. Thanks too, to Brian Denman, who supplied the information about the cup-winner for 1938–9, whose name does not appear on the trophy.