THE NEWS OF THE WORLD INDIVIDUAL DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP Winners
The "News of the World" tournament began in 1927 and was originally a London ompetition. It then expanded to become one of the World's biggest darts tournaments. After a couple of breaks it returned for the last time in 1996/7 by then there were two competitions a men's and ladies. The men's competition was won by Phil Taylor and the ladies by Linda Jones. It is said to be one of the hardest competitions to win as the format was best of three legs thought every round included as you can see here by some of the results the final.
LONDON AREA |
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| 1927-28 | Sammy Stone (New South-West Ham Club) beat B Haigh (Victoria Inn, Kensington). |
| 1928-29 | J Hoare (Duke’s Head, East Twickenham) beat L Lee (New Eltham SC). |
| 1929-30 | C Bowley (Shakespeare’s Head, Finsbury) beat W H Gentry (St Pancras) 2-0. |
| 1930-31 | Tommy Nye (Tankerville Arms, Kennington) beat R Wright (Hampstead) 2-0. |
| 1931-32 | Jack Hood (Hood’s Dartboards, Bow) beat George Branch (Tottenham) 2-0. |
| 1932-33 | Kenny Enever (Bull, Mitcham) beat F Wearn (Bricklayer’s Arms, Putney) 2-1. |
| 1933-34 | Fred Metson (Hanbury Arms, Islington) beat W Rossiter (Wellington, New Cross) 2-0. |
| 1934-35 | Billy Forecast (Duke of York, Bow) beat Jim Pike (Hope, Carshalton) 2-0. |
LONDON & HOME COUNTIES |
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| 1935-36 | Peter Finnigan (Eight Bells, Tolworth) beat Albert White (Weaver’s Arms, Islington) 2-0. |
| 1936-37 | Stan Outten (Seven Kings Hotel, Ilford) beat T Hares (Stag & Hounds, Ashford, Middx) 2-0. |
| 1937-38 | Fred Wallis (Railway Hotel, Eastbourne) beat F E Betts (Waterman’s Arms, Norwich) 2-1. |
LONDON & SOUTH |
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| 1938-39 | Marmaduke Breckon (Jolly Sailor, Hanworth) beat Jim Pike (Windmill Club, Southwark) 2-1. |
WALES |
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| 1936-37 | D Cornacia (Ivy Bush Hotel, Pontardawe) beat T A Jones (Llanerch Hotel, Llandrindod Wells) 2-0. |
| 1937-38 | Gwyn Jones (Unemployed Club, Penygraig) beat Jack Gorvett (Ferry Boat Inn, Briton Ferry) 2-0. |
| 1938-39 | Charlie Parker (Castle Inn, Pontywaun) beat Horace Trickett (Old Express Hotel, Merthyr) 2-0. |
LANCASHIRE |
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| 1937-38 | Sam McIntosh (Duke of York, Salford) beat Luke Ratcliffe (Commercial Hotel, Oldham) 2-0. |
LANCASHIRE & CHESHIRE |
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| 1938-39 | Peter Birchall (St Peter’s Liberal Club, Oldham) beat Jack Kirk (Sandon Arms, Heswall) 2-1. |
MIDLAND COUNTIES |
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| 1938-39 | Harry Prior (Duke’s Head, Polebrook) beat H Ball (Gardens Hotel, Stapenhill) 2-0. |
NORTH |
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| 1938-39 | Jimmy Young (Wheatsheaf Hotel, Newcastle-u-Tyne) beat Tom Steel (Atlantic Hotel, West Hartlepool) 2-1. |
YORKSHIRE |
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| 1938-39 | Jim Munroe (Vine Tree, Wakefield) beat George Johnson (Fisherman’s Hut, Leeds) 2-1. |
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP |
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| 1947-48 | Harry Leadbetter (Windle Labour Club, St Helens) beat Tommy Small (Sth Durham Steel & Iron SC, West Hartlepool) 2-1 |
| 1948-49 | Jackie Boyce (New Southgate SC) beat Stan Outten (Dr Johnson, Barkingside) 2-1. |
| 1949-50 | Dixie Newberry (Albert, Hitchin) beat Ronnie Ridley (King Edward Hotel, Newcastle-u-Tyne) 2-0. |
| 1950-51 | Harry Perryman (Home Office SC, Greenford) beat Laurie Runchman (Feathers, Felixstowe) 2-0. |
| 1951-52 | Tommy Gibbons (Ivanhoe WMC, Conisbrough) beat Jack Wallace (Low Seaton BL, Workington) 2-0. |
| 1952-53 | Jimmy Carr (Red Lion, Dipton) beat Ernest Greatbatch (Horse Vaults Hotel, Pontefract) 2-0. |
| 1953-54 | Oliver James (Ex-Servicemen’s Club, Onllwyn) beat Johnny Bell (Sun, Waltham Abbey) 2-0. |
| 1954-55 | Tom Reddington (New Inn, Stonebroom) beat Johnny Bell (Sun, Waltham Abbey) 2-0. |
| 1955-56 | Trevor Peachey (Black Fox, Thurston) beat Les Campbell (Boot, Dinas) 2-0. |
| 1956-57 | Alwyn Mullins (Traveller’s Rest, Tickhill) beat Len Baker (Corporation Hotel, Cardiff) 2-0. |
| 1957-58 | Tommy Gibbons (Ivanhoe WMC, Conisbrough) beat Eric Moss (Railway Tavern, Harleston) 2-0. |
| 1958-59 | Albert Welsh (Horden Hotel, Seaham) beat Frank Whitehead (White Rose Hotel, Rossington) 2-1. |
| 1959-60 | Tom Reddington (George Hotel, Alfreton)beat Dai Jones (Cambrian Hotel, Aberystwyth) 2-1. |
| 1960-61 | Alec Adamson (Prince of Wales, Hetton-le-Hole) beat Eddie Brown (Magpie, Stonham) 2-1. |
| 1961-62 | Eddie Brown (Magpie, Stonham) beat Dennis Follett (Cadeleigh Arms, Cadeleigh) 2-0. |
| 1962-63 | Robbie Rumney (Waterloo Hotel, Darlington) beat Bill Harding (Globe Hotel, Aberdare) 2-0. |
| 1963-64 | Tom Barrett (Odco SC, London) beat Ray Hatton (Flower of the Valley Hotel, Rochdale) 2-0. |
| 1964-65 | Tom Barrett (Odco SC, London) beat Norman Fielding (Station Inn, Swannington) 2-1. |
| 1965-66 | Wilf Ellis (Brookside WMC, Upton) beat Ron Langley (Arlington SC, Harlow) 2-1. |
| 1966-67 | Wally Seaton (Swan, Parson Drove) beat Brian Quarterman (Ivy Inn, North Littleton) 2-0. |
| 1967-68 | Bill Duddy (Rose & Thistle, Frimley Green) beat Gerry Feeney (Unicorn Club, Workington) 2-0. |
| 1968-69 | Barry Twomlow (Red Lion, Chesterfield) beat Paul Gosling (William IV, Truro) 2-0. |
| 1969-70 | Henry Barney (Pointers Inn, Newchurch, IoW) beat Alan Cooper (Plough, Filton) 2-0. |
| 1970-71 | Dennis Filkins (Barrow, Hepburn & Gale SC, Bermondsey) beat Derek White (Ship, Weymouth) 2-0. |
| 1971-72 | Brian Netherton (Welcome Home Inn, Par) beat Alan Evans (Ferndale Hotel, Rhondda) 2-0. |
| 1972-73 | Ivor Hodgkinson (Great Northern, Langley Mill) beat Ron Church (Royal Alfred, Shoreditch) 2-1. |
| 1973-74 | Peter Chapman (Bird in Hand, Henley) beat Paul Gosling (Portscatho Club, Truro) 2-1. |
| 1974-75 | Derek White (Belvedere Inn, Weymouth) beat Bill Duddy (Frimley Green WMC) 2-1. |
| 1975-76 | Bill Lennard (Cotton Tree Inn, Manchester) beat Leighton Rees (Ynysybwl USC, Pontypridd) 2-0. |
| 1976-77 | Mick Norris (King of Denmark, Ramsgate) beat Bob Crosland (Blackamoor Head, Pontefract) 2-0. |
| 1977-78 | Stefan Lord (Stockholm Super Darts Club) beat John Coward (White Hart BL, Sedbergh) 2-0. |
| 1978-79 | Bobby George (King George V, Ilford) beat Alan Glazier (George & Dragon, Wetherby) 2-0. |
| 1979-80 | Stefan Lord (Stockholm Super Darts Club) beat Dave Whitcombe (Naval Club, Chatham) 2-0. |
| 1980-81 | John Lowe (Willow Tree, Pilsley) beat Mick Norris (Earl St Vincent, Ramsgate) 2-0. |
| 1981-82 | Roy Morgan (Wheel o’ Worfield, Worfield) beat Jim Hughes (Parcwern Country Club, Ammanford) 2-1. |
| 1982-83 | Eric Bristow (Foaming Quart, Norton Green) beat Ralph Flatt (Old Red House, Carlton Colville) 2-0. |
| 1983-84 | Eric Bristow (Milton Hayes BC, Stoke-on-Trent) beat Ian Robertson (Bell, Marston Moretaine) 2-0. |
| 1984-85 | Dave Lee (Ivor Arms, Pontllanfraith) beat Billy Dunbar (Woolwich Infant, London) 2-0. |
| 1985-86 | Bobby George (Old Maypole, Hainault) beat Rick Ney (US Darting Association) 2-0. |
| 1986-87 | Mike Gregory (Stones Cross Hotel, Midsomer Norton) beat Peter Evison (Halcyon/Spikes, Peterborough) 2-0. |
| 1987-88 | Mike Gregory (Stones Cross Hotel, Midsomer Norton) beat Kevin Spiolek (Cambridge Squash Club) 2-1. |
| 1988-89 | Dave Whitcombe (King’s Head, Ipswich) beat Dennis Priestley (Horseshoe, Rotherham). |
| 1989-90 | Paul Cook (Gorse Hill WMC, Swindon) beat Steve Hudson (Oakworth SC, Keighley). |
| 1989-90 | Ladies:Lynne Ormond (George, Alford) beat Jane Stubbs (Roebuck Hotel, Northwich). |
| 1996-97 | Phil Taylor (Cricketer’s Arms, Newcastle-under-Lyme) beat Ian White (Dockside Inn, Runcorn) 2-0. |
| 1996-97 | Ladies:Linda Jones (Seven Stars, Chorley) beat Melanie Saunders (Railway Inn, Abergavenny) 2-0. |
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