The Middleton Cup is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.
It is an Inter-County Championship for six rinks of men's teams.
Past winners YearChampionsRunners-upScoreRef1911 Middlesex Surrey 88–851912 Kent Devon 1913 Middlesex Sussex 82–561914 Surrey Essex 1915–1918 No competition due to war1919 Bedfordshire Devon 1920 Surrey Essex 1921 Surrey Devon 1922 Bedfordshire Berkshire 1923 Surrey Kent 1924 Surrey Middlesex 1925 Middlesex Kent 119–1021926 Northumberland Essex 1927 Surrey Cumberland and Westmorland 1928 Surrey Devon 1929 Kent Northumberland 1930 Northumberland Essex 1931 Surrey Isle of Wight 1932 Northamptonshire Surrey 1933 Surrey Hampshire 1934 Northamptonshire Hampshire 1935 Hampshire Northamptonshire 121–1001936 Gloucestershire Surrey 1937 Surrey Hampshire 1938 Dorset County Durham 1939 Surrey Northumberland 1940–1944 No competition due to war1945 Northumberland Hampshire 1946 Yorkshire Sussex 1947 Yorkshire Devon 1948 Devon Gloucestershire 1949 Devon Surrey 1950 Devon Surrey 1951 Northumberland Middlesex 1952 Middlesex Surrey 121–1091953 Yorkshire Surrey 1954 Middlesex Nottinghamshire 147–821955 Surrey Somerset 1956 Sussex Yorkshire 1957 Surrey Northamptonshire 1958 Surrey Buckinghamshire 1959 Devon Northumberland 1960 Surrey Hampshire 1961 Nottinghamshire Somerset 1962 Middlesex Hampshire 120–1181963 Hampshire Essex 125–1141964 Leicestershire Warwickshire 1965 Middlesex Northamptonshire 134–891966 Norfolk Hampshire 1967 Hampshire Middlesex 117–901968 Hampshire Suffolk 131–1031969Middlesex Hertfordshire 1970 Warwickshire Middlesex 124–1151971 Hampshire Middlesex 110–1041972 Surrey County Durham 1973 Yorkshire Middlesex 1974 Kent Lincolnshire 1975 Surrey Hampshire 1976 Lincolnshire Surrey 1977 Somerset Middlesex 1978 Yorkshire Nottinghamshire 1979 Somerset Hampshire 1980 Northamptonshire Somerset 125–1121981 Somerset Norfolk 1982 Berkshire Nottinghamshire 1983 Surrey Somerset 109–1081984 Somerset Northumberland 127–1031985 Northumberland Lincolnshire 117–1081986 Wiltshire Leicestershire 129–1141987 Kent Essex 142–891988 Northumberland Lincolnshire 126–1171989Kent Lancashire 117–1071990 Yorkshire Dorset 136–1131991 Kent Devon 123–1071992 Norfolk Cornwall 120–1121993 Kent Cumbria 145–731994 Cumbria Middlesex 102–981995 Cumbria Suffolk 119–1071996 Lincolnshire Worcestershire 112–1021997 Norfolk Lancashire 113–1091998 Lancashire Warwickshire 117–1091999 Cumbria Kent 125–1142000 County Durham Norfolk 123–1172001 Cumbria Kent 112–1092002 Devon Essex 122–1132003 Devon Lincolnshire 128–1222004 Devon Surrey 116–1102005 Cumbria Oxfordshire 126–1152006 Norfolk Cumbria 108–105 2007 Devon Huntingdonshire 125–1122008 Devon Norfolk 120–1092009Cornwall Yorkshire 128–1032010 Cornwall Huntingdonshire 126–1092011Devon Berkshire 117–1062012 Norfolk Wiltshire 118–1142013 Berkshire Devon 115–1052014 Hampshire Norfolk 126–1062015 Devon Cumbria 125–1132016 Devon Kent 115–1042017 Devon Kent 127–952018 Leicestershire Devon 119–119 (9–1 extra ends)2019 Devon Kent 120–792020 No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic2021 Kent Northamptonshire 121–1112022 BerkshireHertfordshire133–952023 LincolnshireBerkshire115–982024 WiltshireNorthumberland106–912025 DevonLincolnshire125–111
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