# 1909 International Cross Country Championships

The 1909 International Cross Country Championships was held in Derby, England, at the Derby Racecourse on 20 March 1909. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.
Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Individual |||||||
| Men 10 mi (16.1 km) | Edward Wood England | 58:03 | Jean Bouin France | 58:04 | Ernest Loney England | 58:53 |
| Team |||||||
| Men | England | 32 | Ireland | 77 | Scotland | 107 |

## Individual Race Results
### Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Edward Wood | England | 58:03 |
| | Jean Bouin | France | 58:04 |
| | Ernest Loney | England | 58:53 |
| 4 | Bill Coales | England | 59:16 |
| 5 | Tom Downing | Ireland | 59:24 |
| 6 | Charlie Harris | Ireland | 59:34 |
| 7 | Fred Lord | England | 1:00:04 |
| 8 | Charles Straw | England | 1:00:20 |
| 9 | Jack Price | England | 1:00:32 |
| 10 | Ernest Barnes | England | 1:00:36 |
| 11 | William Bowman | Scotland | 1:00:39 |
| 12 | Marcel Courbaton | France | 1:00:42 |
| 13 | James Hughes | Ireland | 1:00:58 |
| 14 | Frank Buckley | Ireland | 1:01:10 |
| 15 | Alex Mann | Scotland | 1:01:19 |
| 16 | James Murphy | Ireland | 1:01:21 |
| 17 | James Duffy | Scotland | 1:01:24 |
| 18 | Tom Johnston | Scotland | 1:01:24 |
| 19 | Alexandre Fayollat | France | 1:01:38 |
| 20 | George MacKenzie | Scotland | 1:01:45 |
| 21 | J. Terris | France | 1:01:47 |
| 22 | Edgar Stead | Wales | 1:01:48 |
| 23 | Frank Ryder | Ireland | 1:01:52 |
| 24 | Victor Millerot | France | 1:01:54 |
| 25 | M.J. McHale | Ireland | 1:02:08 |
| 26 | Sam Watt | Scotland | 1:02:10 |
| 27 | Arthur Pateshall | England | 1:02:11 |
| 28 | M.J. McCann | Ireland | 1:02:15 |
| 29 | T. Elsmore | Wales | 1:02:20 |
| 30 | Ernest Paul | Wales | 1:02:28 |
| 31 | Harry Baldwin | England | 1:02:31 |
| 32 | Tommy Arthur | Wales | 1:02:35 |
| 33 | Paul Bouchard | France | 1:02:38 |
| 34 | Alex McPhee | Scotland | 1:02:49 |
| 35 | Arthur McGuffie | Scotland | 1:02:51 |
| 36 | Rhys Evans | Wales | 1:03:07 |
| 37 | Tom Jack | Scotland | 1:03:10 |
| 38 | P.B. Currey | Wales | 1:03:12 |
| 39 | Ben Christmas | Wales | 1:03:25 |
| 40 | Ernest Massey | England | 1:03:58 |
| 41 | Harry Sewell | England | 1:04:48 |
| 42 | Emile Verrier | France | 1:04:54 |
| 43 | R. Jones | Wales | 1:05:08 |
| 44 | Tom Pavey | Wales | 1:05:25 |
| 45 | P.J. McGuinness | Ireland | 1:08:04 |
| 46 | Llewellyn Lloyd | Wales | 1:08:07 |
| — | Sam Stevenson | Scotland | DNF |
| — | Jacques Versel | France | DNF |
| — | Georges Filiatre | France | DNF |
| — | P. Watters | Ireland | DNF |
| — | Edward Green | England | DNF |

## Team Results
### Men's

| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
| 1 | England | Edward Wood Ernest Loney Bill Coales Fred Lord Charles Straw Jack Price | 32 |
| 2 | Ireland | Tom Downing Charlie Harris James Hughes Frank Buckley James Murphy Frank Ryder | 77 |
| 3 | Scotland | William Bowman Alex Mann James Duffy Tom Johnston George MacKenzie Sam Watt | 107 |
| 4 | France | Jean Bouin Marcel Courbaton Alexandre Fayollat J. Terris Victor Millerot Paul Bouchard | 111 |
| 5 | Wales | Edgar Stead T. Elsmore Ernest Paul Tommy Arthur Rhys Evans P.B. Currey | 187 |

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 51 athletes from 5 countries.
* England (12)
* France (9)
* Ireland (10)
* Scotland (10)
* Wales (10)