WDCL Harold Bidgood Trophy

'Mr.B.R.Smith proposed that a secondary Cup should be played for to stimulate interest for competitors knocked out in the early rounds. ' [21st Aug 1962]

'Subsidiary Cup. It was decided to name the trophy the Harold Bidgood Trophy, ' [21st May 1963]

Harold Bidgood Trophy

Honours

Season	Winner	Runner-up	Game
1962-63	P.Porter (Hobsons)	NA	-
1963-64	M.Bacon (Stewart & Lloyds)	A.Dodd (Wolverhampton Kipping)	-
1964-65	A.V.Kent (Dudley)	J.V.Bargery (Wolverhampton Kipping)	-
1965-66	B.Lote (Stewart & Lloyds)	J.Wyer (Wolverhampton)	Game
1966-67	L.Armstrong (Bushbury)	K.Pittaway (John Thompson)	-
1967-68	G.Link (Wolverhampton Kipping)	K.Phillips (Hobsons)	-
1968-69	D.G.Edwards (Wolverhampton Kipping)	F.Lloyd (Mercia)	-
1969-70	W.E.Cox (Dudley)	J.Wyer (Wolverhampton)	-
1970-71	R.G.Jones (Walsall Kipping)	Mrs.M.Lloyd (Mercia)	-
1971-72	R.Colston (Dudley)	K.A.J.Francis (Mercia)	-
1972-73	K.A.J.Francis (Mercia)	P.G.Jackson (Stafford)	-
1973-74	B.V.Hammond (G.K.N.)	T.McFarlane (Walsall Kipping)	-
1974-75	G.Hicks	F.L.Tatler (Stourbridge)	-
1975-76	C.A.Jones	B.R.Smith (Mercia)	-
1976-77	J.Keene (Springvale)	G.Oglesby	-
1977-78	S.Jukes (Dudley)	F.Savage (John Thompson)	-
1978-79	A.B.C.Smith (Cannock)	D.Moir (Cannock)	-
1979-80	G.Edwards	F.Lloyd (Mercia)	-
1980-81	A.P.McCumiskey (Mercia)	M.Quinn (Union Locks)	-
1981-82	A.Schroeder (Goodyear)	Mrs.J.Briscoe (John Thompson)	-
1982-83	M.Waldron (Union Locks)	P.Blunt (Goodyear)	-
1983-84	R.C.Evans (Wolverhampton)	A.Tipton (Brewood)	-
1984-85	A.Lee (Dudley)	P.R.Eastwood (Wolverhampton)	-
1985-86	G.Thurman (Wolverhampton)	M.Hoare (Lichfield)	-
1986-87	L.Grinsell (Bushbury)	P.Hadley (Bushbury)	-
1987-88	M.Sanderson (Mercia)	P.J.Jones (West Midlands Police)	-
1988-89	M.May (Goodyear)	NA	-
1989-90	J.G.T.Sadler (Rushall)	D.Lambe (Rushall)	-
1990-91	L.G.Hesbrook (Wolverhampton)	D.Buckley (Bushbury)	-
1991-92	A.Turner (Penkridge) & R.Grainger (Penkridge)	(Joint winners)	-
1992-93	D.Buckley (Bushbury)	W.Withnall (Walsall Kipping)	-
1993-94	R.Gogerty (Stafford)	A.Collabella (Goodyear)	-
1994-95	M.May (Goodyear)	B.Hall (Brewood)	-
1995-96	S.Beasley (Bushbury)	M.Robertson (Rushall)	-
1996-97	J.Button (Newhampton)	NA	-
1997-98	J.Button (Connaught)	NA	-
1998-99	B.Lewis (Wolverhampton)	P.J.Allan (Brewood)	-
1999-00	K.A.J.Francis (Mercia)	W.Hulley (Rugeley)	-
2000-01	R.Westwood (St.Marys)	K.Moore (Walsall Kipping)	-
2001-02	D.Carter (Stafford)	C.Wilcox (Rushall)	-
2002-03	C.Pohribnyj (Walsall Kipping)	K.Jones (Wolverhampton)	-
2003-04	R.Lewis (Rushall)	P.Nixon (Walsall Kipping)	-
2004-05	G.Rosser (Wolverhampton)	K.Jones (Wolverhampton)	-
2005-06	S.Heath (Rugeley)	R.Mitchell (Boldmere St Michaels)	-
2006-07	A.T.Leadbetter (Stafford)	J.D.Llewellyn (Halesowen)	-
2007-08	S.Harris (Bushbury)	M.J.Groombridge (Walsall Kipping)	-
2008-09	M.Carr (Rushall)	J.D.Llewellyn (Halesowen)	-
2009-10	S.Harris (Bushbury)	S.Jones (Bushbury)	-
2010-11	M.J.Groombridge (Walsall Kipping)	J.D.Llewellyn (Halesowen)	-
2011-12	G.G.Sands (Wolverhampton)	J.D.Llewellyn (Halesowen)	-
2012-13	D.R.Wightman (Wolverhampton)	P.Nixon (Walsall Kipping)	-
2013-14	M.J.Phipps (Boldmere St Michaels)	P.Hubbard (Mercia)	Game
2014-15	M.J.Groombridge (Walsall Kipping)	L. Clarke (Wolverhampton)	Game
2015-16	M.Hoare (Lichfield)	S.Deeley (Mercia)	-
2016-17	G.G.Sands (Wolverhampton)	J.Pincher (West Bromwich)	Game
2017-18	V.Brown (Walsall Kipping)	G.Rosser (Wolverhampton)	Game
2018-19	V.Brown (Walsall Kipping)	M.J.Groombridge ([[[WDCL Walsall Kipping Chess Club|Wallsall Kipping]])	Game
2019-22	Competition	cancelled	-
2022-23	P.Maybury (Warley Quinborne)	C.Bateson (Mercia)	Game
2023-24	P.Maybury (Warley Quinborne)	C.Bateson (Mercia)	Game
2024-25	A. Sohi (Rushall)	P.J. Evans (Halesowen)	Game