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ECF NATIONAL SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIP
2007-8
The competition has an age handicap. The older team, to win, must finish ahead by a number of points at least equal to the age difference in years (up to a maximum of four years). For full detains, the the Rules of the Competition. In the listings below, a team winning on age handicap (or board count etc) will be marked with an asterisk. Failing an asterisk, the higher-scoring team is the winner.
The competition got under way in November with an increased entry of 136 teams (93 last year!). The twelve Local Zones (see below) were completed by early March.
There was an innovation this year: two one-day Last Chance Saloon events, one north one south, for teams that missed out on qualification from the Zonal stage. The Southern event unfortunately was cancelled when only two teams entered; they played each other for the qualifying place. The Northern event, on 1st March in Nottingham, was more successful.
The National knockout stage concluded on Friday & Saturday 4th & 5th July at Uppingham School. Some familiar faces got there, as always, but the Plate featured three teams that had never reached this stage before. The exception was Nottingham High School B. (Remarkably, this is not the first time Nottingham HS have had both A and B teams in the final Gathering.) Leeds GS, weakened by the unavailability of players, were even a board short. They lost both their matches but did well to score three wins. The Plate Final was between two other newcomers: Wilson's School and Wellington College, themselves both below strength. Their match was tight all the way, with Wilson's at the end fractionally better in a board-count decision.
The Championship contestants were likewise missing some players. RGS Guildford, who have often reached this stage in the last few years, never really got going. Haberdashers, always a force to be reckoned with, could not quite handle Millfield in the semi-final. Nottingham High School A, Champions for the last three years, lost their title to Millfield in a very close Final. Millfield, like Wilson's, are first-time winners.
NATIONAL STAGE
(For full match results, see Detailed match results)
CHAMPIONSHIP
Round 1 (by 7th April)
Manchester Grammar School (15.3) 5 1 Methodist College Belfast (17.3); King Edwards Birmingham (15.11) 4½ 1½ Magdalen College School (15.8); Millfield School (15.7) 6 0 Monmouth School (16.3); Haberdashers Askes B (11.8) 4 2 Norwich School (15.0); Kings House Richmond B 0 6 Haberdashers Askes A; Eton College (15.2) 1½ 4½ Whitgift School (14.4). Byes: RGS Guildford; Nottingham HS A
Quarter-Finals (by 9th May)
Manchester Grammar (15.5) 1 5 Nottingham HS A (16.3); Haberdashers A (15.10) 4½ 1½ K Edwards Birmingham (16.0); RGS Guildford (15.0) 4 2 Haberdashers B (13.2); Whitgift (14.3) 1½ 4½ Millfield (15.7)
Semi-finals
Millfield School (15.10) 3½ 2½ Haberdashers A (16.1); RGS Guildford (14.6) 2 4 Nottingham HS A (16.8)
Third Place Play-off
Haberdashers (16.4) 5½ ½ RGS Guildford (14.6)
Final
Nottingham HS A (16.8) 2½ 3½ Millfield School (15.10)
PLATE
Round 1
Bolton School Juniors (11.1)* 2 4 Greenwood Academy Irvine (15.3); Nottingham HS B w/o scr Foremarke Hall; Aylesbury GS (14.5) 1 5 QE Barnet (15.4); Wellington College (15.1) 6 0 Charterhouse Square School (10.2); Wilson's School (13.11) 6 0 Kings House A (11.0); Holway Park Primary (10.10) 0 6 Winchester College B (15.7). Byes: Woodbridge School; Leeds GS
Quarter-Finals
Bolton School Juniors 1 5 Leeds GS; Nottingham HS B (13.5) 3½ 2½ Woodbridge School (14.6); QE Barnet (14.11) 2½ 3½ Wilson's School (15.1); Winchester College B (15.9) 1 5 Wellington College (14.10)
Semi-finals
Nottingham HS B (13.7) 2½ 3½ Wilson's School (15.1); Leeds GS (15.3) 1 5 Wellington College (15.5
Third Place Play-off
Leeds GS (15.3) 2 4 Nottingham HS (13.7)
Final
Wilson's School (15.1)* 3 3 Wellington College (15.5)
LOCAL ZONES
Zone 1: Three Nations
Winners Methodist College A; Runners-up Greenwood Academy A
Group A
Methodist College, Belfast (A team) Finalists
Methodist College, Belfast (B team)
St Columbs College, Derry
Campbell College, Belfast
Group B
Belah Primary School, Carlisle
Cummersdale Primary School, Carlisle
Greenwood Academy, Irvine (A team) Finalists
Greenwood Academy, Irvine (B team)
(Greenwood Academy have agreed to bring their teams to Carlisle for a one-day event.)
The Group winners will play off for the Zone Championship.
Zone 2: Lancs/Greater Manchester/Cheshire
Winners Manchester Grammar; Runners-up Bolton Boys School Junior
League Group A
Balshaws CE HS, Leyland
Trinity & St Michaels CE Methodist School, Leyland
Highfield Priory School, Preston Group winners
Palatine Community Sports College, Blackpool
League Group B
Aughton St Michaels CE Primary, Ormskirk
Bolton School Boys Division: Junior School Finalists
Moor Allerton Preparatory School, Didsbury
League Group C
Catholic HS, Chester (A team)
Catholic HS, Chester (B team)
Culcheth Community Primary School, Culcheth, Warrington Group winners
Haydock Sports College, St Helens
Knockout Group
Broughton Primary School, Preston
Lancaster Royal Grammar School
Manchester Grammar School Finalists
The semi-finals will be Winner of A v Winner of B; Winner of C v Winner of KO.
Zone 3: N Midlands, Yorkshire & the North East
Winners Nottingham High School A; Runners-up Leeds GS
League Group A
Leeds GS Finalists
Q Elizabeth GS Junior School, Wakefield
Burnsall Primary School, Skipton
Heckmondwike GS
Yewlands Technology College, Sheffield
League Group B
Heanor Gate Science College, Heanor, Derbys Group winners
Stanley St Andrews Primary School, Ilkeston, Derbys
Highfields School, Newark (A team)
Highfields School, Newark (B team)
Knockout Group
Mount St Marys College, Sheffield
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield
Stoneygate College Prep School, Leicester
Nottingham HS (A team) Finalists
Group D
Yarm School
With apologies once again to Yarm, who would have liked a league
The Zone semi-finals will be winner of A v winner of B; winner of KO v Yarm.
Zone 4: Birmingham & More
Winners Monmouth School; Runners-up Foremarke Hall
League Group A
S Anselms School, Bakewell
St Wulstans Catholic Primary School, Newcastle Under Lyme
Foremark Hall / Repton, Milton Derbys Finalists
Nottingham HS (B team)
The Old Vicarage School, Derby
League Group B
St Laurence Junior School, Northfield, Birmingham
Sharmans Cross Junior School, Solihull
Kings Edwards School, Birmingham Group winners
Studley Cross HS, Studley, Warwicks
Knockout Group
K Edward VI Camp Hill, Birmingham
Monmouth School Finalists
Pembridge CE Primary School, Leominster
The winner of League Group A will proceed to the Zone Final. The winners of the other two Groups will play off for the right to meet them.
Zone 5: East Anglia
Winners Norwich School; Runners-up Woodbridge School
League Group A
Nacton CE Primary School, Nacton, Ipswich
Royal Hospital School, Ipswich (B team)
Framlingham Sir Robert Hitchams CE Primary School, Woodbridge (A team) Group winners
Framlingham Sir Robert Hitchams CE Primary School, Woodbridge (C team)
League Group B
Framlingham Sir Robert Hitchams CE Primary School, Woodbridge (B team)
Woodbridge School Finalists
Royal Hospital School, Ipswich (A team)
Colchester Royal Grammar School
Holbrook Primary School, Ipswich
Knockout Group
Norwich School Finalists
Rocklands Community Primary School, Attleborough
The winner of League Group B will proceed to the Zone Final. The winners of the other two Groups will play off for the right to meet them.
Zone 6: Mid/South
Winners Magdalen College School; Runners-up Wellington College
Abingdon School (A team)
Abingdon School (B team)
Bedford Modern School
Eton College
Great Houghton Prep School, Northampton (A team)
Great Houghton Prep School, Northampton (B team)
Langley GS, Slough
Magdalen College School, Oxford Finalists
RGS High Wycombe
Wellington College, Crowthorne Finalists
This is a Knockout Zone.
Zone 7: London West
Winners Haberdashers Askes A; Runners-up Kings House A
League Group A
Chancellors School, Brookmans Park
Haberdashers Askes, Elstree (A team) Group winners
North London Collegiate School, Edgware
University College School Junior School, Hampstead
Westminster Under School
League Group B
City of London School
Hampton School (B team)
Heathland School, Hounslow
Kings House School, Richmond (A team) Group winners
Southfield Primary School, Chiswick
Twickenham Prep School
The Group winners will play off for the Zone Championship.
Zone 8: London North East & More
Winners Haberdashers Askes B; Runners-up QE Barnet
League Group
Lea Valley High School, Enfield
Latymer School, Edmonton
Forest School, Snaresbrook
Haberdashers Askes School, Elstree (B team) Group winners
William Edwards School & Sports College, Grays
Knockout Group
Brentwood School
Princess Frederica Primary School, Kensal Rise
Q Elizabeth Boys School, Barnet Group winners
Southend High School for Boys
The Group winners will play off for the Zone Championship.
Zone 9: London South East & Around
Winners Whitgift; Runners-up Wilson's A
League Group
Barming Primary School, Maidstone
Judd School, Tonbridge
Reigate GS (A team) Group winners
Crown Woods School, Eltham
Knockout Group
Dulwich College
Dulwich College Prep School
Reigate GS (B team)
St Olaves Grammar School, Orpington
Sutton Grammar School
Whitgift School Finalists
Wilsons School, Wallington (A team) Finalists
Wilsons School, Wallington (B team)
The League winners will join the Knockout at the semi-final stage.
Zone 10: London Special
Winners Kings House B; Runners-up Charterhouse Square School
Blackheath High School
Bute House Prep School, London W6
Charterhouse Square School
Croydon High School
Fulham Prep School (A team)
Fulham Prep School (B team)
Fulham Prep School (C team)
Kensington Prep School (A team)
Kensington Prep School (B team)
Kings College Wimbledon Junior School (A team)
Kings College Wimbledon Junior School (B team)
Kings House, Richmond (B team)
Newland House School, Twickenham
Notting Hill & Ealing High School
Pembridge Hall School, London W2
This Group will play a one-day Swiss to decide the two qualifiers.
Zone 11: The South
Winners RGS Guildford; Runners-up Winchester College B
League Group
Bishop Wordsworths School, Salisbury
Winchester College (B team) Finalists
Hiltingbury Junior School, Chandler's Ford (A team)
Hiltingbury Junior School, Chandler's Ford (B team)
Brookfield Community School, Southampton
Knockout Group
Aldworth Science College, Basingstoke
Winchester College (A team)
Yateley Manor School
Hampton School (A team)
RGS Guildford Finalists
Wavell School, Farnborough
The Group winners will play off for the Zone Championship.
Zone 12: The West
Winners Millfield; Runners-up Holway Park A
League Group
Monks Park School, Bristol
Westbury on Trym Primary School, Bristol
Holway Park Primary School, Taunton (A team) Group winners
Holway Park Primary School, Taunton (B team)
Knockout Group
Ash Primary School, Martock, Somerset
Devonport High School for Boys
Millfield School, Glastonbury Group winners
Torquay Boys GS
Trinity School, Teignmouth
The Group winners will play off for the Zone Championship.
Last Chance Saloon South
turned into a two-team "Zone":
Winners Eton College; Runners-up Aylesbury GS
Aylesbury GS
Eton College
Last Chance Saloon North
in Nottingham, 1st March 2008
Winners King Edwards Birmingham; Runners-up Nottingham High School B
Clayton Hall Business & Language College, Newcastle under Lyme
Hassell Primary, Newcastle under Lyme
Highfields School, Newark
King Edwards Birmingham
Nottingham High School B
Yarm School A
Yarm School B
Previous years' results are in the Archive.
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