# Greyhound Trainer of the Year

The Greyhound Trainer of the Year or Champion Trainer is an award for the leading greyhound trainer in the United Kingdom.
It was inaugurated in 1961 and was originally elected by a press panel but is now awarded to the trainer who achieves the most points for winning open races on the Greyhound Board of Great Britain annual racing calendar.
Mark Wallis has won the most titles with 14, he set a new record at the end of 2016, passing the previous record of seven set by John 'Ginger' McGee Sr. and has extended the record to 14 with further wins in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
The award should not be confused with the Trainers Championship which is an annual event held between the leading six trainers.

## Past winners

| Year | Winner | Attached Racecourse | Notes |
| 1961 | Jack Harvey | (Wembley) | joint winner |
| 1961 | Jimmy Jowett | (Clapton) | joint winner |
| 1962 | John Haynes | (Private) | |
| 1963 | Tom Johnston Jr. | (West Ham) | |
| 1964 | Harry Bamford | (Private) | |
| 1965 | Jim Hookway | (Owlerton) | joint winner |
| 1965 | John Bassett | (Private) | joint winner |
| 1966 | Paddy Milligan | (Private) | |
| 1967 | Jim Hookway | (Owlerton) | |
| 1968 | Phil Rees Sr. | (Wimbledon) | |
| 1969 | Phil Rees Sr. | (Wimbledon) | |
| 1970 | Stan Mitchell | (Belle Vue) | |
| 1971 | Herbert White | (Private) | |
| 1972 | Tom Johnston Jr. | (Wembley) | |
| 1973 | Norman Oliver | (Brough Park) | |
| 1974 | John Coleman | (Wembley) | |
| 1975 | Paddy Milligan | (Private) | |
| 1976 | Phil Rees Sr. | (Wimbledon) | |
| 1977 | Ted Dickson | (Slough) | |
| 1978 | Geoff De Mulder | (Coventry) | |
| 1979 | Geoff De Mulder | (Hall Green) | |
| 1980 | Pat Mullins | (Cambridge) | |
| 1981 | Joe Cobbold | (Cambridge) | |
| 1982 | Adam Jackson | (Wembley) | |
| 1983 | George Curtis | (Brighton) | |
| 1984 | George Curtis | (Brighton) | |
| 1985 | Kenny Linzell | (Walthamstow) | |
| 1986 | George Curtis | (Brighton) | |
| 1987 | Fred Wiseman | (Private) | |
| 1988 | John McGee Sr. | (Canterbury) | |
| 1989 | John McGee Sr. | (Canterbury) | |
| 1990 | John McGee Sr. | (Hackney) | |
| 1991 | John McGee Sr. | (Peterborough) | |
| Year | Winner | Attached Racecourse |
| 1992 | John McGee Sr. | (Private) |
| 1993 | John McGee Sr. | (Reading) |
| 1994 | John McGee Sr. | (Reading) |
| 1995 | John Coleman | (Walthamstow) |
| 1996 | Linda Mullins | (Walthamstow) |
| 1997 | Linda Mullins | (Walthamstow) |
| 1998 | Linda Mullins | (Walthamstow) |
| 1999 | Linda Mullins | (Walthamstow) |
| 2000 | Linda Mullins | (Walthamstow) |
| 2001 | Linda Jones | (Walthamstow) |
| 2002 | Linda Jones | (Walthamstow) |
| 2003 | Charlie Lister OBE | (Private) |
| 2004 | Charlie Lister OBE | (Private) |
| 2005 | Mark Wallis | (Walthamstow) |
| 2006 | Charlie Lister OBE | (Private) |
| 2007 | Charlie Lister OBE | (Private) |
| 2008 | Mark Wallis | (Walthamstow) |
| 2009 | Mark Wallis | (Harlow) |
| 2010 | Seamus Cahill | (Hove) |
| 2011 | Chris Allsopp | (Monmore) |
| 2012 | Mark Wallis | (Yarmouth) |
| 2013 | Mark Wallis | (Yarmouth) |
| 2014 | Mark Wallis | (Yarmouth) |
| 2015 | Mark Wallis | (Towcester) |
| 2016 | Mark Wallis | (Towcester) |
| 2017 | Mark Wallis | (Towcester) |
| 2018 | Mark Wallis | (Henlow) |
| 2019 | Mark Wallis | (Henlow) |
| 2020 | Patrick Janssens | (Central Park) |
| 2021 | Mark Wallis | (Henlow) |
| 2022 | Mark Wallis | (Henlow) |
| 2023 | Mark Wallis | (Suffolk Downs) |
| 2024 | Mark Wallis | (Suffolk Downs) |