# Bowls England National Championships (men's senior singles)

The men's senior singles is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.
The event is for men aged 55 and over on 1 April in the year of competition. Until 1988 it was for over 60s.

## Past winners

| Year | Champion | Club | County | Runner-up | Club | County | Score |
| 1974 | V. E. Bullock | | Hants | | | | |
| 1975 | Ted Wood | Sunningdale | Berks | | | | |
| 1976 | Sid Andrews | Royston | Herts | A. Blythe | County Arts | Norfolk | 21–20 |
| 1977 | H. V. Wisdom | | Norfolk | | | | |
| 1978 | Fred Summers | Worcester | Worcs | | | | |
| 1979 | F. James | | Northumb | | | | |
| 1980 | B. Walker | | Devon | | | | |
| 1981 | H. W. J. Clarke | | Wilts | Tony van Spall | | Warwicks | – |
| 1982 | C. Bussey | | Northants | | | | |
| 1983 | E. R. Bundy | | Hants | J. Stone | | Lincs | 21–14 |
| 1984 | Reg Theobald | Wembley | Middx | Sandy Watt Morlands | Morlands | Som | 21–14 |
| 1985 | Reg Theobald | Wembley | Middx | Ken Terris | County Officers | Kent | 21–17 |
| 1986 | | | | | | | |
| 1987 | Dennis Nicholls | Kirkley Park | Suffolk | Roy Rickard | Plymstock | Devon | 21–18 |
| 1988 | Geoff Readman | Worcester Co-op | Worcs | Bernard Seabourne | Newquay | Cornwall | 21-19 |
| 1989 | David Bryant CBE | Clevedon | Som | Barney Fernandes | Swindon | Wilts | 25-23 |
| 1990 | David Bryant CBE | Clevedon | Som | Alf Chambers | Eye | Suffolk | 25-13 |
| 1991 | Peter Towers | Fitz Park, Keswick | Cumbria | Dennis Hilton | Larsen | Essex | 21-5 |
| 1992 | Peter Picknell | Feltham Ex-Servicemen | Middx | Bill Francis | Watford | Herts | 21-13 |
| 1993 | Jack Davies | Tarring Priory | Sussex | Allan Hall | Watford | Herts | 21-18 |
| 1994 | Terry James | Thrapston | Northants | C. J. Lees | Woburn Sands | Bucks | 21-4 |
| 1995 | Robin Walters | Redruth | Cornwall | Jack Ferguson | Angus Sports | Northumb | 21-20 |
| 1996 | Gary Tyas | Tongham | Surrey | Eddie Furze | Clevedon Promenade | Som | 21-18 |
| 1997 | Colin Haydon | Swindon Westlecot | Wilts | Colin Owen | Tunbridge Wells | Kent | 21-14 |
| 1998 | David Richardson | Roebuck | Herts | Peter Gurney | Priory | Beds | 21-15 |
| 1999 | Peter Line | Atherley | Hants | lan Mayne | Acton Bridge | Lancs | 21-15 |
| 2000 | Barney Fernandes | Swindon | Wilts | Terry James | Thrapston | Northants | 21-15 |
| 2001 | Anthony Bishop | Metropolitan Police | Kent | Michael Haywood | Kingscroft | Leics | 21-17 |
| 2002 | Barney Fernandes | Swindon | Wilts | Kevin Philip | Boscombe Cliff | Hants | 21-7 |
| 2003 | Barrie Forse | Greyfriars | Glos | Graham Skinner | Ottershaw | Surrey | 21-18 |
| 2004 | Dave Perrin | Falmouth | Cornwall | Geoffrey Green | Wolvey | Warks | 21-12 |
| 2005 | Barry Stone | VCD | Kent | Ian Mackenzie | Waverley | Hants | 21-9 |
| 2006 | John Haines | Desborough Town | Northants | Ian Brewster | Worksop Cricket & SC | Notts | 21-13 |
| 2007 | John Kelly | Plymouth Civil Service | Devon | John Witcombe | Brierley Park | Notts | 21-14 |
| 2008 | Graham Skinner | Ottershaw | Surrey | Alan Taylor | G B Britton | Glocs | 21-13 |
| 2009 | Bill Ward | Leamington Spa | Warks | Ian Wright | Maidenhead Town | Berks | 21-9 |
| 2010 | Colin Whitehead | Headington | Oxon | Joe Stevens | Epsom | Surrey | 21-17 |
| 2011 | Mike McDonagh | Cheam | Surrey | Duncan McGovern | Bath | Som | 21-10 |
| 2012 | Bill Crittle | Wadhurst | Sussex | Bob Wood | Bolton | Lancs | 21-15 |
| 2013 | Ricky Gallagher | Carlisle Subscription | Cumbria | Mick Evans | Newport Pagnell | Bucks | 21-5 |
| 2014 | David Snell | Wootton Bassett | Wilts | Jim Marsland | Aldershot Traction | Hants | 21-7 |
| 2015 | Kevin Phillips | Topsham | Devon | David Drew | St Austell | Cornwall | 21-13 |
| 2016 | Grant Burgess | Chester Road | Worcs | Stuart Evans | Shaldon | Devon | 21-15 |
| 2017 | Norman Coad | Carnon Downs | Cornwall | Martin Butchers | Plessey Radar | IOW | 21–16 |
| 2018 | Gordon Williams | Cornard | Suffolk | Alec Atkinson | Heaton Hall | Lancs | 21–6 |
| 2019 | Neil Farnish | Gerrards Cross | Bucks | Stuart Evans | Shaldon | Devon | 21–16 |
| 2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | 2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | 2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | 2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | 2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | 2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | 2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic | 2020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Grant Burgess | Chester Road | Worcs | Grant Osborne | Sandy Conservative | Beds | 21–17 |
| 2022 | Jerry Rumball | Garston | Herts | Graham Ashby | Nuneaton | Warks | 21–16 |
| 2023 | Steve Poyner | Vines Park | Worcs | Graham Ashby | Nuneaton | Warks | 21–3 |
| 2024 | Ken Weyland | St. Lawrence | Kent | Andrew Squire | Maldon | Essex | 21–13 |

## Venues and sponsors

* 1974–1987 (Torquay, Saga)
* 1988–1988 (Warners Bembridge Country Club, Shanklin)
* 1989–1991 (Warners Bembridge Country Club, East Cowes)
* 1992–1995 (Wellingborough, Sanatogen)
* 1996–1996 (The Park, Nottingham)
* 1997–1997 (Bristol, Cornhill Insurance)
* 1999–1999 (Guildford, Cornhill Insurance)
* 2000–2000 (Nottingham)
* 2021–2024 (Victoria Park, Royal Leamington Spa)