# English Amateur Billiards Championship

The English Amateur Billiards Championship, organised by the English Amateur Billiards Association (EABA), is a tournament in the game of English billiards dating back to March 1888.
In the first championship, Hugh Lonsdale of Manchester defeated Joseph Tither of Harpurhey by 500–356 in the final, played on the evening of 28 March 1888 at Orme's Rooms in Manchester.
Norman Dagley of Earl Shilton, Leicestershire holds the record for the most Championship wins with 15, achieved between 1975 and 1984, while also holding the record break with 862 and the highest match average with 147.7 which was achieved in the 1984 final against Bob Close of Hartlepool.
The current and seven-time champion is Rob Hall, of Norton Disney, Lincolnshire. Hall defeated Darren Kell of Middlesbrough in the 2019 final 1174-666, which was held for the 21st successive year at the Whitworth Institute, Darley Dale, Derbyshire.
The 2020/2021 Championship was suspended due to the Covid19 Pandemic at the semi-final stage, with Hall drawn to play Darren Kell, and two-time former champion Phillip Welham of Norfolk to play Hampshire's John Mullane.
| Year | Winner | Runner- up | Score |
| 2023 | Peter Sheehan | Chris Taylor | 1096-829 |
| 2022 | Martin Goodwill | Mark Hatton | 797-225 |
| 2021 | Covid | | |
| 2020 | Covid | | |
| 2019 | Rob Hall | Darren Kell | 1174-666 |
| 2018 | Rob Hall | Darren Kell | 1531-657 |
| 2017 | Rob Hall | Phil Mumford | 1289-1010 |
| 2016 | Rob Hall | Phil Welham | 1480-813 |
| 2015 | Rob Hall | Phil Mumford | 1051-882 |
| 2014 | Rob Hall | Phil Mumford | 1425-769 |
| 2013 | Mathew Sutton | Darren Kell | 1143-637 |
| 2012 | Rob Hall | Billy Bousfield | 1094-991 |
| 2011 | Mathew Sutton | Rob Hall | 1196-534 |
| 2010 | Matthew Sutton | Martin Goodwill | 838 - 719 |
| 2009 | Martin Goodwill | John Murphy | 1,025 - 836 |
| 2008 | Martin Goodwill | Robert Hall | 1,463 - 561 |
| 2007 | Matthew Sutton | Martin Goodwill | 1,001 - 587 |
| 2006 | Martin Goodwill | Matthew Sutton | 1,055 - 618 |
| 2005 | Phillip Welham | Peter Shelley | 1,421 - 854 |
| 2004 | Matthew Sutton | Phil Mumford | 971 - 637 |
| 2003 | Tony James | Matthew Sutton | 899 - 694 |
| 2002 | Lee Lagan | Stephen Crosland | 1,445 - 1102 |
| 2001 | Lee Lagan | Darren Kell | 1,536 - 864 |
| 2000 | Phillip Welham | Peter Shelley | 1,157 - 930 |
| 1999 | Lee Lagan | Phillip Welham | 1,658 - 963 |
| 1998 | Paul Bennett | Neal Rewhorn | 1,312 - 696 |
| 1997 | Paul Bennett | Terry Ward | 1,013 - 897 |
| 1996 | Chris Shutt | Terry Ward | 1,609 - 938 |
| 1995 | David Causier | Chris Shutt | 1,783 - 1,568 |
| 1994 | Peter Sheehan | Brian Harvey | 2,019 - 1,631 |
| 1994 | Martin Goodwill | David Causier | 1,227 - 1,105 |
| 1993 | David Causier | Martin Goodwill | 1,179 - 1,028 |
| 1992 | David Causier | Dennis Watson | 3,259 - 2,072 |
| 1991 | Martin Goodwill | Stephen Crosland | 2,357 - 1,380 |
| 1990 | Martin Goodwill | Peter Shelley | 2,371 - 1,337 |
| 1989 | David Edwards | Peter Shelley | 2,791 - 2,345 |
| 1988 | Peter Gilchrist | Dave Edwards | 3,379 - 1,954 |
| 1987 | Dave Edwards | Peter Gilchrist | 2,427 - 2,224 |
| 1986 | Ken Shirley | Mike Russell | 3 - 1 |
| 1985 | Bob Close | Ken Shirley | 2,493 - 2060 |
| 1984 | Norman Dagley | Bob Close | 3,412 - 1,757 |
| 1983 | Norman Dagley | Bob Close | 3,503 - 1,586 |
| 1982 | Norman Dagley | Bob Close | 4,208 - 2,169 |
| 1981 | Norman Dagley | Bob Close | 3,805 - 2,190 |
| 1980 | Norman Dagley | Clive Everton | 2,825 - 2,172 |
| 1979 | Norman Dagley | Ken Shirley | 3,311 - 1,549 |
| 1978 | Norman Dagley | Bob Close | 4,611 - 2,309 |
| 1977 | Bob Close | Herbert Beetham | 2,951 - 2,031 |
| 1976 | Bob Close | Clive Everton | 2,413 - 2,194 |
| 1975 | Norman Dagley | Bob Close | 2,917 - 2,693 |
| 1974 | Norman Dagley | Alf Nolan | 2,961 - 2,677 |
| 1973 | Norman Dagley | Clive Everton | 2,804 - 1,976 |
| 1972 | Norman Dagley | Alf Nolan | 3,115 - 2,469 |
| 1971 | Norman Dagley | W. J. Dennison | 3,672 - 2,019 |
| 1970 | Norman Dagley | Alf Nolan | 4,467 - 2,372 |
| 1969 | Jack Karnehm | Mark Wildman | 3,722 - 2,881 |
| 1968 | Mark Wildman | Clive Everton | 2,652 - 2,540 |
| 1967 | Leslie Driffield | Clive Everton | 3,395 - 2,328 |
| 1966 | Norman Dagley | Alf Nolan | 3,018 - 2,555 |
| 1965 | Norman Dagley | Alf Nolan | 2,983 - 2,757 |
| 1964 | Alf Nolan | Leslie Driffield | 3,455 - 2,188 |
| 1963 | Herbert Beetham | Norman Dagley | 4,052 - 2,759 |
| 1962 | Leslie Driffield | Herbert Beetham | 3,412 - 2,993 |
| 1961 | Herbert Beetham | Reg Wright | 4,060 - 2,043 |
| 1960 | Herbert Beetham | Reg Wright | 3,426 - 2,289 |
| 1959 | Leslie Driffield | Herbert Beetham | 4,968 - 3,385 |
| 1958 | Leslie Driffield | Jack Wright | 4,483 - 2,587 |
| 1957 | Leslie Driffield | Frank Edwards | 4,464 - 2,894 |
| 1956 | Frank Edwards | Leslie Driffield | 3,395 - 3,327 |
| 1955 | Frank Edwards | Alf Nolan | 4,194 - 3,206 |
| 1954 | Leslie Driffield | Frank Edwards | 4,165 - 3,030 |
| 1953 | Leslie Driffield | Frank Edwards | 4,136 - 3,016 |
| 1952 | Leslie Driffield | Herbert Beetham | 2,894 - 2,793 |
| 1951 | Frank Edwards | Joe Tregoning | 5,015 - 3,791 |
| 1950 | Frank Edwards | Joe Tregoning | 4,968 - 3,385 |
| 1949 | Frank Edwards | Joe Tregoning | 4,813 - 3,297 |
| 1948 | Joe Thompson | Harold Terry | 5,202 - 2,816 |
| 1947 | Joe Thompson | Arthur Hibbert | 4,104 - 3,185 |
| 1946 | Mendel Showman | Herbert Beetham | 3,077 - 2,539 |
| 1941-45 | No contests. | No contests. | No contests. |
| 1940 | Kingsley Kennerley | Arthur Spencer | 3,931 - 3,749 |
| 1939 | Kingsley Kennerley | Arthur Spencer | 4,423 - 3,264 |
| 1938 | Kingsley Kennerley | Joe Thompson | 4,714 - 3,925 |
| 1937 | Kingsley Kennerley | Joe Thompson | 4,703 - 3,633 |
| 1936 | Joe Thompson | Herbert Beetham | 3,179 - 3,149 |
| 1935 | Horace Coles | Maurice Boggin | 3,707 - 3,272 |
| 1934 | Sydney Lee | Frank Edwards | 3,929 - 3,509 |
| 1933 | Sydney Lee | Horace Coles | 4,458 - 3,237 |
| 1932 | Sydney Lee | Frank Edwards | 4,674 - 3,508 |
| 1931 | Sydney Lee | Maurice Boggin | 3,793 - 3,134 |
| 1930 | Laurie Steeples | Horace Coles | 3,000 - 2,462 |
| 1929 | Horace Coles | Sydney Lee | 3,000 - 2,215 |
| 1928 Feb | Arthur Wardle | Albert Good | 3,000 - 2,189 |
| 1927 Feb | Laurie Steeples | Horace Coles | 3,000 - 2,449 |
| 1926 Mar | Joe Earlam | Cecil M. Helyer | 3,000 - 1,751 |
| 1925 | Sydney Fry | Willie Marshall | 3,000 - 2,778 |
| 1924 Mar | William McLeod | J. Graham-Symes | 3,000 - 2,862 |
| 1923 | William McLeod | J. Graham-Symes | 3,000 - 2,867 |
| 1922 | J. Graham-Symes | William McLeod | 3,000 - 2,661 |
| 1921 Feb | Sidney Fry | J. Graham-Symes | 3,000 - 2,591 |
| 1920 | Sidney Fry | Willie Marshall | 3,000 - 2,488 |
| 1919 | Sidney Fry | J. Graham-Symes | 2,000 - 1,729 |
| 1918 | J. Graham-Symes | 'Osbourne' | 2,000 - 1,121 |
| 1917 | J. Graham-Symes | Sydney Fry | 2,000 - 1,540 |
| 1916 | Sydney Fry | Geo. Heginbottom | 2,000 - 1,417 |
| 1915 | Albert Good | Geo. Heginbottom | 2,000 - 1,444 |
| 1914 Feb | Harry Virr | Jack Nugent | 3,000 - 1,962 |
| 1913 Mar | Harry Virr | Jack Nugent | 3,000 - 1,956 |
| 1912 Mar | Harry Virr | Major Fleming | 3,000 - 2,993 |
| 1911 Mar | Harry Virr | Major Fleming | 3,000 - 2,716 |
| 1910 | H. A. 0. Lonsdale | Major Fleming | 2,000 - 1,882 |
| 1909 May | H. L. Fleming | Harry Virr | 2,000 - 1,501 |
| 1908 Mar | Harry Virr | Geo. Heginbottom | 2,000 - 1,841 |
| 1907 Mar | Harry Virr | Jack Nugent | 2,000 - 1,986 |
| 1906 Mar | Ernest Breed | Albert Good | 2,000 - 1,620 |
| 1905 Mar | Albert Good | Geo. Heginbottom | 2,000 - 1,739 |
| 1904 Mar | Walter Lovejoy | Albert Good | 2,000 - 1,733 |
| 1903 Dec | Sam Christey | Charles V. Diehl | 2,000 - 1,314 |
| 1903 Mar | Arthur Wisdom | Albert Good | 2,000 - 1,783 |
| 1902 Oct | Albert Good | A. J. Browne | 2,000 - 1,669 |
| 1902 Feb | Albert Good | Sam Christey | 2,000 - 1,689 |
| 1901 Feb | Sam Christey | W. S. Jones | 1,500 - 1,305 |
| 1900 Mar | Sidney Fry | Arthur Wisdom | 1,500 - 1,428 |
| 1899 Mar | Arthur Wisdom | Sidney Fry | 1,500 - 1,297 |
| 1896 Mar | S. H. Fry | W. T. Maughan | 1,500 - 1,430 |
| 1894 Dec | W. T. Maughan | H. Mitchell | 1,500 - 1,202 |
| 1894 May | H. Mitchell | A. Vinson | 1500 - 1464 |
| 1893 Mar | Sidney Fry | Arthur Wisdom | 1500 - 1239 |
| 1893 Feb | Arthur Wisdom | Mr. Buxton | 1,500 - 852 |
| 1893 Jan | A. H. Vahid | Sam Christey | 1500 - 1395 |
| 1892 May | Sam Christey | Sidney Fry | 1,500 - 928 |
| 1892 Mar | Arthur Wisdom | Osbourne | 1500 - 1094 |
| 1891 Apr | A. P. Gaskell | W. D. Courtney | 1500 - 1188 |
| 1891 Jan | W. D. Courtney | A. P. Gaskell | 1,500 - 971 |
| 1890 Oct | W. D. Courtney | A. P. Gaskell | 1500 - 1141 |
| 1890 May | A. P. Gaskell | N. Defries | 1,500 - 805 |
| 1890 Jan | A. P. Gaskell | S. H. Fry | 1500 - 1395 |
| 1889 Jul | A. P. Gaskell | E. W. Alabone | 1500 - 1278 |
| 1889 Mar | A. P. Gaskell | (declared Champion) | (declared Champion) |
| 1888 Dec | A. P. Gaskell | H. A. 0. Lonsdale | 1,500 - 1349 |
| 1888 Mar | H. A. 0. Lonsdale | W. D. Courtney | 500 - 334 |