The British Wrestling Championships are held annually to determine the British champion. The competition is organised by the British Wrestling Association (BWA), which was founded in January 1904 as the National Amateur Wrestling Association.
Past winners (freestyle)
Men Light flyweight
YearWinner1969 J Bell1970 Don Urquhart1971 Don Urquhart1972 Don Urquhart1973 Ali Eslami1974–1976 not held1977 Haggi Eslami 1978 Mark Dunbar
YearWinner1979 M. Johnson (Swe)1980 Haggi Eslami1981 Ray Burns1982 not held1983 Brian Airlie1984 David Ogden1985 Duncan Burns 1986 Duncan Burns
YearWinner1987 John Melling1988–1989 not held1990 Brian Airlie 1991 N. Azadani 1992 Wayne RadcliffeDiscontinued
Flyweight
YearWinner1935 Jimmy Crompton 1936 Bobby Gorton 1937 B. Hardy1938 Harry Parker1939 Harry Parker1940 Harry Parker1941 Harry Parker1942 not held1943 J. Coomber1944 Walter McGuffie1945 Walter McGuffie1946 Walter McGuffie1947 not held1948 Harry Parker1949 Walter McGuffie 1950 Robert Petersen (Den)1951 Robert Petersen (Den)1952 Walter Pilling 1953 Walter Pilling1954 Allan Leyland1955 Allan Leyland1956 Allan Leyland1957 W. Garrick1958 Peter Christie1959 Jock Bews1960 Seán O'Connor (Ire)1961 Terry Cooper 1962 Alf Rhodes1963 Seán O'Connor1964 Seán O'Connor1965 Peter Bill
YearWinner1966 Alf Rhodes1967 Alf Rhodes1968 Alf Rhodes1969 Alf Drobozski1970 Denis Palmer1971 Ali Eslami1972 Derek Goold1973 Derek Goold1974 R. Vials1975 Andre Drobozski1976 Yaspel Singh1977 Ali Eslami1978 Yaspel Singh1979 Mark Dunbar1980 Mark Dunbar1981 Haggi Eslami 1982 Haggi Eslami1983 Yaspel Singh 1984 Gary Moores 1985 Nigel Donohue1986 Nigel Donohue 1987 Darren Wood 1988 David Connolly1989 D. Singh1990 David Connolly1991 David Connolly1992 not held1993 Brian Airlie 1994 Andrew Hutchinson1995–1996 not held1997 Sanjay Perera
YearWinner1998 not held1999 Pan Abraihm2000 William Taylor2001 Sergelen Baatan2002 Magid Abassi2003 M. Panazadeh2004 M. Panazadeh2005 M. Aaftkari2006 Craig Pilling2007 Scott Gregory2008 Craig McKenna2009 Rafal Baron2010 Craig McKenna2011 Scott Gregory2012 Krasimir Jrastanov2013 Ross McFarlane2014 Craig Pilling2015 Ross McFarlane2016 George Ramm2017 George Ramm2018 2019 James Smith2020-2021 not held (covid-19)2022 2023 Daniel Tiako Monthe2024 Semo Al-Yemeni2025 Ali Kholmamadov
Bantamweight
YearWinner1905 Emil Zeck1906 William Press1907 Edouard Kaiser 1908 Frederick Knight1909 Burt Sansom 1910 Burt Sansom1911 Frederick Knight1912 H. S. How1913 Alec Fournier 1914–1918 not held1919 Piero Tordera1920 Piero Tordera1921 Piero Tordera1922 Harold Sansom1923 Harold Sansom 1924 Piero Tordera1925 Harry Darby 1926 Harry Pennington1927 Harold Sansom 1928 Harold Sansom 1929 not held1930 Joe Reid1931 Joe Reid1932 Joe Reid1933 Joe Reid1934 Joe Reid1935 Joe Reid1936 Ray Cazaux1937 Ray Cazaux1938 Tom Eastell 1939 Ray Cazaux1940 Ray Cazaux1941 Ray Cazaux1942 Les Dimmock1943 J. Parker 1944 Arnold Parsons1945 Arnold Parsons1946 Arnold Parsons1947 Harry Parker1948 Ray Cazaux1949 Ken Irvine
YearWinner1950 Ronnie Gilderdale 1951 Les Cheetham 1952 Ken Irvine1953 Ken Irvine1954 William Parker1955 Vic Pembridge1956 William Parker1957 Walter Pilling 1958 Jim Turnbull1959 Walter Pilling1960 Walter Pilling 1961 Ken Irvine1962 Walter Pilling 1963 F. Chardhie (Iran)1964 Walter Pilling1965 Dennis Gilligan1966 Andy Bailey1967 Dennis Gilligan 1968 Dennis Gilligan 1969 Terry Robinson1970 Terry Robinson1971 Amrik Singh Gill1972 Amrik Singh Gill1973 Amrik Singh Gill1974 Derek Goold 1975 Amrik Singh Gill 1976 Amrik Singh Gill1977 Amrik Singh Gill1978 Amrik Singh Gill1979 Neil McKay 1980 Amrik Singh Gill1981 Brian Aspen 1982 Brian Aspen1983 Brian Aspen1984 Christoff St. John 1985 Gary Moores1986 David Ogden1987 Barry Cooper1988 Christoff St. John 1989 R. Hafner (Swi)1990 Paul Morris
YearWinner1991 Darren Rigby1992 Paul Morris1993 D. Singh Harvinder 1994 Darren Rigby1995 Adam Toole1996 Eissa Bakshayeh1997 Lasantha Fernando1998 Paul Stridgeon1999 Paul Stridgeon2000 James Crowe 2001 Andrew Hutchinson2002 Viorel Etko2003 Viorel Etko2004 Viorel Etko2005 Viorel Etko2006 Krasimir Krastanov2007 Viorel Etko2008 Krasimir Krastanov2009 Krasimir Krastanov2010 Krasimir Krastanov2011 Krasimir Krastanov2012 Sasha Madyarchyk2013 Sasha Madyarchyk2014 Sasha Madyarchyk2015 Gheorghita Tanasa2016 Viorel Etko2017 not held2018 2019 Ross Connelly2020-2021 not held (covid-19)2022 2023 Haroon Yousufi2024 Haroon Yousufi2025 Haroon Yousufi
Featherweight
YearWinner 1905 John Slim1906 Tom Davis1907 John Slim1908 James Webster1909 Frederick Knight1910 Percy Cockings1911 Percy Cockings1912 Percy Cockings1913 Percy Cockings1914 George Stott 1915–1918 not held1919 George Stott1920 R. Jaquinoud 1921 George MacKenzie1922 George MacKenzie1923 Bill Waltham1924 George MacKenzie1925 W. Schneeberger 1926 George MacKenzie1927 A. Munroe 1928 Harold Angus1929 Harold Sansom1930 Joe Taylor1931 Joe Taylor1932 Joe Taylor 1933 Norman Morrell1934 Norman Morrell1935 Norman Morrell1936 Norman Morrell1937 Joe Taylor1938 Tom Taylor1939 Albert Harman1940 D. Hill1941 D. Hill1942 Les Dimmock1943 Les Dimmock1944 Les Dimmock 1945 Les Dimmock 1946 Les Dimmock1947 Joe Taylor1948 Arnold Parsons
YearWinner 1949 Ray Cazaux1950 Ray Cazaux1951 Herbie Hall 1952 Herbie Hall 1953 Herbie Hall1954 Herbie Hall 1955 Herbie Hall 1956 Herbie Hall 1957 Herbie Hall 1958 Bert Aspen1959 David Allpress 1960 Bert Aspen1961 Herbie Hall 1962 Alf Catona 1963 Herbie Hall 1964 Bert Aspen1965 Tony McLoughlin (Ire)1966 Bert Aspen1967 Bert Aspen 1968 John McCourtney1969 Kenny Dawes1970 Kenny Dawes 1971 Terry Brett1972 Alan Crompton1973 Paule Toole 1974 Hugh McAree1975 Josh Henson (USA)1976 Kenny Dawes1977 Mohammed Nazir 1978 Mohammed Nazir 1979 Brian Aspen 1980 Brian Aspen 1981 Steve Bayliss1982 Mark Dunbar 1983 Gavin Beswick1984 Brian Aspen1985 Mark Dunbar1986 Brian Aspen 1987 Ravinder Singh1988 Ravinder Singh1989 Brian Aspen
YearWinner 1990 John Melling 1991 John Melling1992 John Melling1993 Nigel Donohue1994 John Melling1995 Kenny Devoy1996 Jim Breen1997 Mahmoud Ramazani1998 Mahmoud Ramazani1999 Fardin Paymen 2000 Fardin Paymen 2001 Hassan Ziyaee2002 Mohammed Osman2003 Mohammed Osman2004 S. Samsung2005 Zhivko Stoyanov2006 Mike Grundy2007 Philip Roberts2008 Maksym Matus (Ukr)2009 Sasha Madyarchyk2010 Bec-khan Aldamov2011 Alex Gladkov2012 Philip Roberts2013 Alex Gladkov2014 Philip Roberts2015 Kane Charig2016 Hamid Shadravan2017 Charlie Bowling2018 Ranvir Singh Sandhu2019 George Ramm2020-2021 not held (covid-19)2022 2023 Ross Connelly2024 Chedli Methlouthi2025 Parvesh Sheoran
Lightweight
YearWinner1904 E. Graham1905 Edouard J. Sermier 1906 Henry Bailie1907 George de Relwyskow1908 George de Relwyskow1909 George Mackenzie 1910 R. Wheeler1911 Stanley Bacon 1912 George Mackenzie 1913 Henry Oberholzer 1914 A. E. Gould 1915–1918 not held1919 Vic Benson1920 Vic Benson1921 Vic Benson1922 George Mackenzie 1923 Cecil Edwin Bacon1924 George Mackenzie 1925 Vic Benson1926 Vic Benson1927 Robert Cook1928 R. Irvine1929 Reginald Edwards1930 Reginald Edwards1931 Harold Stone1932 George Mackenzie 1933 Arthur Thompson1934 Arthur Thompson1935 Arthur Thompson1936 Arthur Thompson1937 Arthur Thompson1938 Arthur Thompson1939 Arthur Thompson1940 Arthur Thompson1941 George Mackenzie 1942 Harry Jones 1943 Harry Jones 1944 Harry Jones 1945 A. Ward 1946 Harry Jones 1947 Ray Myland 1948 Peter Luck1949 Jack Vard (Ire)1950 Ernst Ostrand (Den)1951 Jack Vard (Ire)1952 Ray Myland1953 Dave Ickringill 1954 Tadeusz Zacharek1955 Peter Luck 1956 Jack Taylor1957 George McKenzie1958 Herbie Hall1959 Herbie Hall1960 Kenny Stephenson1961 Bert Aspen1962 Peter Amey
YearWinner1963 Gordon Hill 1964 Anwar Mohammad 1965 Kenny Stephenson1966 Kenny Stephenson1967 Stan Gilligan1968 Rodger Till 1969 Stan Gilligan1970 Joe Kelliher1971 Kenny Dawes1972 Joe Kelliher1973 Joey Gilligan1974 Joey Gilligan1975 Joey Gilligan1976 Joey Gilligan1977 Kenny Dawes1978 Joey Gilligan 1979 Fitz Walker1980 Joey Gilligan1981 Gavin Beswick 1982 Joey Gilligan1983 Steve Bayliss1984 Steve Bayliss1985 Steve Bayliss1986 Steve Bayliss1987 M. Mioroskaw1988 M. Mioroskaw1989 Ravinder Singh1990 Phil Keech 1991 Calum McNeil1992 Calum McNeil1993 Jim Breen1994 Brian Aspen 1995 M. Wachter (Ger)1996 Jesse Bradbury1997 John Melling1998 John Melling1999 Farzad Pashaei 2000 Wesley Roche 2001 John Melling2002–2014 not held 2015 Ian Saculton2016 Philip Roberts2017 not held2018 2019 Charlie Bowling2020-2021 not held (covid-19) 2022 2023 Micah Naisbet2024 Mojtaba Fathizadeh2025 Csaba Uveges
Welterweight
YearWinner1922 J. Davis1923 J. Davis1924 Stanley Bacon1925 Vic Benson1926 Vic Benson1927 Vic Benson1928 Reg Cook 1929 Reginald Edwards1930 Len Cotland1931 D. Rowe 1932 Ron Johnson1933 Lionel Wills 1934 Bill Fox1935 Maurice Allwood1936 Bill Fox1937 Bill Fox1938 Les Herbert1939 Les Herbert1940 Tom Baldwin1941 N. Groom1942 S. R. Dowsett 1943 Albert Jones1944 Albert Jones1945 D. Straker 1946 Don Irvine1947 Don Irvine1948 Don Irvine1949 Don Irvine1950 Don Irvine1951 Ray Myland1952 Don Irvine1953 George Farquhar1954 J. Stephens 1955 Dave Ickringill1956 Mat Pretorius 1957 Joe Feeney (Ire)
YearWinner1958 Joe Feeney (Ire)1959 Joe Feeney (Ire)1960 Joe Feeney (Ire)1961 Peter Amey 1962 Joe Feeney (Ire) 1963 J. Barnaville1964 Joe Feeney (Ire) 1965 Joe Feeney (Ire) 1966 Joe Feeney (Ire) 1967 Peter Amey 1968 Joe Feeney (Ire)1969 Peter Amey 1970 Peter Amey1971 Tony Shacklady1972 Tony Shacklady1973 Des Lloyd1974 R. Buck1975 Keith Haward 1976 Keith Haward 1977 Keith Haward 1978 Keith Haward 1979 Joey Gilligan 1980 Fitz Walker1981 Fitz Walker1982 Fitz Walker1983 Fitz Walker1984 Fitz Walker1985 Fitz Walker1986 Fitz Walker1987 Fitz Walker1988 Fitz Walker1989 Fitz Walker 1990 Fitz Walker 1991 Fitz Walker 1992 Fitz Walker 1993 Shane Rigby
YearWinner1994 Calum McNeil 1995 Jahanashah Saidi1996 Malcolm Spencer 1997 Thomas Coppola1998 Thomas Coppola1999 Thomas Coppola2000 John Melling2001 Jesse Bradbury2002 Nate Ackerman2003 Jim Meideros (USA)2004 Nate Ackerman2005 Mohammed Osman2006 Myroslav Dykun2007 Myroslav Dykun2008 Mohammad Ali2009 Myroslav Dykun2010 Philip Roberts2011 Philip Roberts2012 Mohammed Osman2013 Philip Roberts2014 Mike Grundy2015 Nicolae Cojocaru2016 Nicolae Cojocaru2017 Nicolae Cojocaru2018 Nicolae Cojocaru2019 Curtis Dodge2020-2021 not held (covid-19)2022 2023 Farhad Nouri2024 Farhad Nouri2025 Farhad Nouri
Light middleweight 79kg
YearWinner2019 Daniel Sartakov2020-2021 not held (covid-19)
YearWinner2022 2023 Ivan Enchev
YearWinner2024 Mazyar Yari2025 Darragh Love
Middleweight
YearWinner1906 Charles Spinner1907 George de Relwyskow 1908 George de Relwyskow 1909 Billy Wood 1910 J. Furr 1911 Stanley Bacon1912 Stanley Bacon1913 Stanley Bacon1914–1918 not held1919 Norman Jackson1920 Norman Jackson1921 J. Davis1922 G. Wilson1923 G. Wilson1924 Stanley Bacon1925 Stanley Bacon1926 Vic Benson1927 Edgar Bacon1928 Reg Cook 1929 Bernard Rowe 1930 Stan Bissell 1931 Bernard Rowe 1932 Bernard Rowe 1933 Eddie Craven 1934 Stan Bissell1935 Stan Bissell1936 Les Jeffers1937 Les Jeffers1938 Stan Bissell 1939 Les Jeffers1940 Les Herbert1941 Tom Baldwin1942 Tom Baldwin1943 Fred Darkus1944 Tom Baldwin1945 Tom Baldwin1946 Tom Baldwin1947 Johnny Sullivan (Ire)1948 Tom Baldwin1949 Don Irvine1950 C. Schadd (Swi)