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Varsity Match 400m Men

Oxford 48 wins; Cambridge 74 wins; 1 dead heat.
Record number of wins 4 by A.G.K. Brown (1935-38), A.P. Metcalfe (1961-64) and B.R. Jones (1976- 79)

440 yards

1864

B.S. Darbyshire

Wadham

56.0 Record

1865

Hon. F.G. Pelham

Trinity

55.5

1866

Hon. F.G. Pelham

Trinity

54.25 Record

1867

E.A.B. Pitman

St. John's

52.0 Record

1868

J.H. Ridley

Jesus

51.0 Record

1869

A.R. Upcher

Trinity

53.0

1870

R.V. Somers-Smith

Merton

51.8

1871

R. Philpot

Trinity

50.5 Record

1872

R. Philpot

Trinity

51.4

1873

G.H. Urmson

Christ Church

51.0

1874

G.A. Templer

Trinity

51.8

1875

T. Snow

New College

51.75

1876

A.R. Lewis

Corpus Christi

52.6

1877

W.H. Churchill

Jesus

52.6

1878

W.H. Churchill

Jesus

51.8

1879

M.R. Portal

Ballilol

52.2

1880

R.H. Macaulay

King's

51.4

1881

R.H. Macaulay

King's

50.2 Record

1882

R.H. Macaulay

King's

50.6

1883

E.P. Powell

Trinity

52.6

1884

M.H. Paine

Merton

51.2

1885

A.S. Blair

B.N.C.

51.8

1886

H.C.L Tindall

Christ's

51.0

1887

H.M. Fletcher

Trinity

53.4

1888

A.G. le Maitre

St. John's

51.4

1889

R.W. Turner

Trinity Hall

51.4

1890

W.B. Thomas

Christ Church

50.2 Equals Record

1891

P.R. Lloyd

Pembroke

50.6

1892

C.J.B. Monypenny

Jesus

49.8 Record

1893

A. Ramsbotham

Exeter

50.4

1894

G. Jordan

University

50.8

1895

W. Fitzherbert

Trinity Hall

50.0

1896

W. Fitzherbert

Trinity Hall

49.6 Record

1897

G. Jordan

University

49.8

1898

F.L. Carter

Caius

50.4

 

C.G. Davison

Sidney Sussex

 

1899

A.M. Hollins

Hertford

51.4

1900

A.M. Hollins

Hertford

50.6

1901

L.J. Cornish

Lincoln

52.8

1902

R.W. Barclay

Trinity

50.6

1903

R.W. Barclay

Trinity

50.5

1904

R.W. Barclay

Trinity

50.6

1905

J.H. Morrell

Magdalen

51.2

1906

K. Cornwallis

University

51.0

1907

C.M. Chavasse

Trinity

50.6

1908

E.H. Ryle

Trinity

51.0

1909

L.C. Hull

B.N.C.

50.6

1910

W.T. Wetenhall

Caius

51.2

1911

F.G. Black

Pembroke

51.6

1912

D. Macmillan

Trinity

49.4 Record

1913

D. Gordon Davies

Downing

51.0

1914

D. Gordon Davies

Downing

50.0

1920

B.G. D'U. Rudd

Trinity

49.6

 

G.M. Butler

Trinity

 

1921

G.M. Butler

Trinity

49.8

1922

G.M. Butler

Trinity

51.2

1923

H.M. Abrahams

Caius

50.8

1924

D.M. Johnson

Balliol

51.0

1925

W.E. Stevenson

Balliol

51.0

1926

J.W.J. Rinkel

Clare

50.8

1927

J.W.J. Rinkel

Clare

51.0

1928

J.W.J. Rinkel

Clare

50.4

1929

F.W. Tchitcherine

Corpus Christi

50.4

1930

L.B. Neame

Pembroke

51.0

1931

R.M.N. Tisdall

Caius

51.0

1932

V. Munroe

Trinity

51.2

1933

R.M. Marsh

Emmanuel

51.0

1934

D.L. Rathbone

Trinity

49.6

1935

A.G.K. Brown

Peterhouse

49.0 Record

1936

A.G.K. Brown

Peterhouse

49.2

1937

A.G.K. Brown

Peterhouse

48.4 Record

1938

A.G.K. Brown

Peterhouse

49.0

1939

A. Pennington

Hertford

49.2

1946

J.W.E. Mark

Jesus

51.8

1947

P.F.D. Wallis

Trinity

51.6

1948

P.F.D. Wallis

Trinity

49.9

1949

D.G. Steel

Trinity

50.6

1950

J.C.M. Wilkinson

B.N.C.

49.6

1951

N.D. Stacey

St. Edmund Hall

49.3

1952

A. Dick

Keble

48.8

1953

A. Dick

Keble

48.9

1954

D.J.N. Johnson

Lincoln

48.8

1955

D.J.N. Johnson

Lincoln

49.5

1956

D.J.N. Johnson

Lincoln

49.7

1957

R.J. Solomon

Wadham

49.3

1958

R.H. Thomson

Caius

50.3

1959

M. Reigels

Pembroke

49.1

1960

J.B. Holt

St. Catherine's

48.8

1961

A.P. Metcalfe

Magdalen

48.1 Record

1962

A.P. Metcalfe

Magdalen

47.0 Record

1963

A.P. Metcalfe

Magdalen

49.0

1964

A.P. Metcalfe

Magdalen

47.3

1965

W.A. Mottley

St. Catharine's

46.3 Record

1966

W.A. Mottley

St. Catharine's

46.0 Record

1967

M.J. Winbolt Lewis

Fitzwilliam

47.7

1968

M.J. Winbolt Lewis

Fitzwilliam

47.3

1969

M.J. Winbolt Lewis

Fitzwilliam

48.4

400 Metres

1970

P.L. Mattholie

Emmanuel

48.9

1971

D.B. Knight

St. Catharine's

49.1

1972

M.. Dixon

Clare

49.2

1973

D.B. Williams

Christ's

49.5

1974

P.G. Crawshaw

Worcester

50.0

1975

G.E. Wood

Downing

49.9

1976

B.R. Jones

St. Catharine's

48.3

1977

B.R. Jones

St. Catharine's

48.4

1978

B.R. Jones

St. Catharine's

48.1

1979

B.R. Jones

St. Catharine's

48.4

1980

J. McCabe

St. Edmund Hall

49.9

1981

S.A.S. Small

Magdalene

49.1

1982

S.J. Keenlyside

St. John's

48.1

1983

S.J. Keenlyside

St. John's

48.6

1984

M. Bowen

Balliol

48.7

1985

D. Emery

Caius

48.8

1986

M. Bowen

Balliol

48.6

1987

R.G. Shearmur

Caius

48.9

1988

J.P. Ridgeon

Magdalene

48.8

1989

R.G. Shearmur

Caius

49.0

1990

J. Thompson

Magdalene

47.3

1991

A. Lill

Queens'

48.7

1992

A. Lill

Queen's

48.5

1993

M. Lawson

Jesus

49.8

1994

A. Lustgarten

Queens'

49.0

1995

C. McCaw

Magdalen

50.6

1996

C. McCaw

Magdalen

50.2

1997

C. McCaw

Magdalen

49.2