British champions 1909-1979

British lightweight champions


  • 1908-1909   Johnny Summers (Canning Town)

  • 1909-1911   Freddie Welsh (Pontypridd)

  • 1911-1912   Matt Wells (Lambeth)

  • 1912-1914   Freddie Welsh (Pontypridd)

  • 1919-1920   Bob Marriott (Northampton)

  • 1921-1922   Ernie Rice (Hounslow)

  • 1922-1923   Seaman James Hall (Peebles)

  • 1923-1924   Harry Mason (Leeds)

  • 1924-1925   Ernie Izzard (Herne Hill)

  • 1925-1928   Harry Mason (Leeds)

  • 1928-1929   Sam Steward (Lewisham)

  • 1929-1930   Fred Webster (Kentish Town)

  • 1930-1931   Al Foreman (Bow)

  • 1932-1934   Johnny Cuthbert (Sheffield)

  • 1934   Harry Mizler (St George's)

  • 1934-1936   Jack Kid Berg (Whitechapel)

  • 1936-1938   Jimmy Walsh (Chester)

  • 1938   Dave Crowley (Clerkenwell)

  • 1938-1944   Eric Boon (Chatteris)

  • 1944-1947   Ronnie James (Swansea)

  • 1947-1951   Billy Thompson (Hickleton Main)

  • 1951-1952   Tommy McGovern (Bermondsey)

  • 1952-1953   Frank Johnson (Manchester)

  • 1953-1955   Joe Lucy (Mile End)

  • 1955-1956   Frank Johnson (Manchester)

  • 1956-1957   Joe Lucy (Mile End)

  • 1957-1964   Dave Charnley (Dartford)

  • 1965-1968   Maurice Cullen (Shotton)

  • 1968-1971   Ken Buchanan (Edinburgh)

  • 1972   Willie Reilly (Glasgow)

  • 1972-1973   Jim Watt (Glasgow)

  • 1973-1974   Ken Buchanan (Edinburgh)

  • 1975-1977   Jim Watt (Glasgow)

  • 1978-1979   Charlie Nash (Derry)














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