Manchester became an independent County on 1st April 1987.  Prior to then it was an area of the North West Contract Bridge Association .   The Ben Frank's Trophy was an NWCBA event, taken over by Manchester in 1987. The League, Cup, Teams and Pairs events were area events which became County events in 1987.   See the history section of the web site for National and International Honours.  

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The league has been run since 1938.  Originally it was played as separate divisions with teams allocated randomly and a one day play off between division winners to decide the title.  Since 1959 the league has been run on a traditional promotion and relegation basis between divisions.  The league cup is engraved with team names, when it has not been engraved it has sometimes been possible to find the winners from the Manchester Area minute book. Unfortunately, in some seasons the AGM was held before the league had been completed and the winners were not recorded.

2008	St Titus	Michael Byrne, Mike Bell, Gary Hyett, Rodney Lighton, Michael Newman
2007	Agamemnon	Kath Nelson, Alan Nelson, Martin Braid, Michael Clarke
2006	Isolated Menaces minus one	Michelle Brunner, Bernard Goldenfield, Rhona Goldenfield, Boris Ewart
2005	Isolated Menaces minus one	Michelle Brunner, Bernard Goldenfield, Rhona Goldenfield, Boris Ewart
2004	The Curry Eaters	Mike Alexander, Alan Mould, Paul Hackett, Justin Hackett, Barbara Hackett, John Armstrong, Martin Andresen
2003	The Curry Eaters	Mike Alexander, John Parsons, Alan Mould, Paul Hackett, Justin Hackett, Barbara Hackett
2002	IMPs R Us	Tracy Capal, Ed Levy, Jeff Smith, Steve Capal, Leslie Klein
2001	Isolated Menaces minus one	Michelle Brunner, Bernard Goldenfield, Rhona Goldenfield, Gary Hyett, Boris Ewart
2000	Isolated Menaces	Michelle Brunner, John Holland, Bernard Goldenfield, Rhona Goldenfield, Gary Hyett, Boris Ewart
1999	Proteus	Alan Jones, Rodney Lighton, Fred Bell, John Roberts, David Grimes
1998	Isolated Menaces	Michelle Brunner, Boris Ewart, John Holland, Gary Hyett, Robert Ferrari
1997	The Axemen	Tom Middleton, Paul Hackett, Jason Hackett, John Parsons
1996	Isolated Menaces	Michelle Brunner, John Holland, Gary Hyett, Alan Mould, David Banks
1995	Isolated Menaces	Michelle Brunner, John Holland, Gary Hyett, Alan Mould, David Banks, Robert Ferrari, Howard Melbourne
1994	Proteus	Alan Jones, Rodney Lighton, Fred Bell, John Roberts, David Grimes
1993	Isolated Menaces	Michelle Brunner, John Holland, Gary Hyett, Alan Mould, David Banks, Robert Ferrari
1992	Isolated Menaces	Michelle Brunner, John Holland, Gary Hyett, Alan Mould, Howard Melbourne, David Banks, Robert Ferrari, Boris Ewart
1991	The Axemen	Paul Hackett, Jason Hackett, Justin Hackett, Tom Middleton
1990	Agamemnon	Kath Nelson, Ron Morrish, Bill Hirst, Irving Blakey, Joy Blakey
1989	Isolated Menaces	Michelle Brunner, John Holland, Gary Hyett, Alan Mould, David Banks, Robert Ferrari
1988	Agamemnon	Kath Nelson, Joy Blakey, Irving Blakey
1987	Isolated Menaces	Michelle Brunner, John Holland, Gary Hyett, David Banks, Robert Ferrari, Anil Ruia, Alan Mould
1986	Isolated Menaces	Michelle Brunner, John Holland, Gary Hyett, David Banks, Steve Eginton
1985	Whitefield Golf Club Eagles	Bernard Goldenfield, Rhona Goldenfield, Bill Bentley, Jill Bentley
1984	All England Club	Ros Hunt, Alan Mould, Steve Eginton, David Whyte, Stephen Ball, Leslie Klein
1983	Outsiders	Peter Slatcher, Graham Kirby, Judy Nimmo, Adrian Fontes
1982	Isolated Menaces	Michelle Brunner, John Holland, Gary Hyett
1981	M/C University Hackettes	Douglas Dunn, Barry Clement, Martin Braid, Ramsey Thomson, Leslie Klein
1980	Manchester Bridge Club	Jeff Morris, Gary Hyett, John Holland, Boris Ewart, Michelle Brunner
1979	Mrs Higson's Bridge Circle	Mary Higson
1978	Central Bridge Club A
1977	Central Bridge Club C
1976	City Commercial A	Reuben Myers, Danny Myers, Leslie Myers, Peter Haigh
1975	Central Bridge Club	Frank Wood, Rodney Lighton, Derek Farmer, Roddy Toffler
1974	Ashton J	Norman Southern, Bernard Wilcox, George Bathe, Alan Wragg
1973	Ashton F
1972	Ashton F
1971	M/C Jewish Working Men's Club	Reuben Myers, Danny Myers, Leslie Myers, Sidney Fink
1970
1969	Whalley Range C	Denis Robson, Bernard Goldenfield, Dés Woodward, Geoff Mitcheson
1968
1967
1966	M/C Jewish Working Men's Club	Reuben Myers, Danny Myers, Leslie Myers, Sidney Fink
1965	M/C Jewish Working Men's Club	Reuben Myers, Danny Myers, Leslie Myers, Sidney Fink
1964
1963	Whalley Range C	Denis Robson, Bernard Goldenfield, Dés Woodward, Geoff Mitcheson
1962
1961	Whalley Range A	Raymond Brock, Roy Higson, Mary Higson, Olga Ramus
1960	Whalley Range
1959
1958	Waterpark Club	Leslie Hyman, Sid Travers
1957	M/C Jewish Working Men's Club	Reuben Myers, Danny Myers, Leslie Myers, Sidney Fink
1956	Whalley Range Bridge Club	Mrs Sharrocks
1955	Mr Blank's Team	Maurice Blank
1954
1953	Central Bridge Club
1952	Central Bridge Club
1951	Manchester Maccabi
1950
1949	Whitefield Golf Club
1948	Edmund Phillips' Team
1938	Baron Price's Team

The Infirmary Cup was donated in 1938 by R A White and T Gee.  The profits from the event originally went to the Manchester Royal Infirmary (pre NHS).  Before 1987 it was a competition for Manchester and Bolton Areas within the NWCBA, from 1987 it was a Manchester County event.  In 2001 the event was renamed in memory of the late Roy Higson and a new trophy was purchased.   The Infirmary Cup was engraved with the names of winners and in years where it was not engraved it has usually been possible to obtain the team name or members from the Manchester Area minute book.  The Cup has always been run as a series of knock out rounds with a multi-team final towards the end of the season.

2008	Isolated Menaces minus one	Michelle Brunner, Boris Ewart, Rhona Goldenfield, Bernard Goldenfield
2007	Finesse	Mary Costagliola, Derek Gray, Robert Jones, Royce Alexander
2006	Inverted Minors	Joy Blakey, Irving Blakey, David Barton, Leslie Klein
2005	Isolated Menaces minus one	Michelle Brunner, Boris Ewart, John Hassett, Bill Hirst
2004	Curry Eaters	Barbara and Justin Hackett, Jason Hackett, Alan Mould
2003	Sedgeley	George Balon, Len Gorodkin, Leslie Hyman, Sid Leighton, Sid Travers, Geoffrey Fink
2002	Isolated Menaces minus one	Boris Ewart, Gary Hyett, Bill Hirst, John Hassett
2001	D.J.JAM	David McDouall, John Holland, Adrian Kenworthy, Mike Goldsmith
2000		Alan Mould, Sandra Fenton, Tom Middleton, Jonathan Middleton
1999	Sedgeley	George Balon, Len Gorodkin, Leslie Hyman, Sid Leighton, Sid Travers
1998	Agamemnon	Kath Nelson, Ron Morrish, Michael Newman, Joy Blakey, Irving Blakey
1997	The Axemen	Tom Middleton, Paul Hackett, Sandra Fenton, Brian Cornelius, Jason Hackett, John Parsons
1996	Isolated Menaces	Michelle Brunner, John Holland, Gary Hyett, Alan Mould, David Banks
1995	Isolated Menaces	Michelle Brunner, John Holland, Gary Hyett, Alan Mould, Robert Ferrari
1994	Isolated Menaces	Michelle Brunner, John Holland, Gary Hyett, Alan Mould, Howard Melbourne, Robert Ferrari
1993	Isolated Menaces	Michelle Brunner, John Holland, Gary Hyett, Alan Mould, Howard Melbourne, Robert Ferrari
1992	Isolated Menaces	Michelle Brunner, John Holland, Gary Hyett, Alan Mould, Boris Ewart, Robert Ferrari
1991		Diane Ackerman, Peter Ackerman, Paul Hepworth, Lynn Hepworth, Alec Smalley
1990	Isolated Menaces	Michelle Brunner, John Holland, Gary Hyett, Alan Mould, Robert Ferrari
1989	Isolated Menaces	John Holland, Gary Hyett, Alan Mould, Robert Ferrari , Anil Ruia
1988	The Night Owls	Mike Humphrey, Pauline Lang, Malcolm Robinson, Dave Debbage, Mary Costagliola
1987	Isolated Menaces	John Holland, Gary Hyett, Robert Ferrari, Anil Ruia
1986	Marple A	Ron Bayly, Jeanne Bayly, Peter Hishmurgh, Joyce Hishmurgh
1985	Isolated Menaces	Michelle Brunner, John Holland, Gary Hyett, Steve Eginton, David Banks
1984	All England Club	Ros Hunt, Alan Mould, Steve Eginton, David Whyte, Stephen Ball
1983	Proteus	Alan Jones, Peggy Jones, Martin Braid, Peter Kennedy, David Baskin
1982	Proteus	Alan Jones, Martin Braid, John Rudolf, Pauline Rudolf
1981	Manchester I	Micky Dove, May Hinchliffe, Howard Melbourne, Steve Eginton
1980	BRMF	David Barton, Fred Bell, John Roberts, Brian Meakin
1979	Agamemnon	Kath Nelson, Alan Nelson, Peter Haigh, Bill Souster, Peter Morley
1978	Central A	Jeff Morris
1977	Central A	Jeff Morris
1976	Mrs Higson's Bridge Circle	Mary Higson
1975	City Commercial A	Reuben Myers, Danny Myers, Leslie Myers, Peter Haigh
1974	Bolton A
1973	M/C Jewish Working Men's Club	Reuben Myers, Danny Myers, Leslie Myers, Peter Haigh
1972		Bernard Goldenfield, Stan Beilin, Robert Ferrari, June McAlister
1971		Alan Hudson, David Olliver, Kevin Sullivan, Peter Nelson
1970	M/C Jewish Working Men's Club	Reuben Myers, Danny Myers, Leslie Myers, Sidney Fink
1969	Central Bridge Club	Paul Hackett, Stan Zychlinski, Colin Bowen, Irving Blakey
1968		Robin Pearson, Max Hargreaves, Mary Higson, H Johnson
1967		Bernard Goldenfield, Denis Robson, Brian Hinton, Raymond Semp, Ross Shalai, Robert Anderson
1966	M/C Jewish Working Men's Club	Reuben Myers, Danny Myers, Leslie Myers, Sidney Fink, Ziggy Schneider
1965	M/C Jewish Working Men's Club	Reuben Myers, Danny Myers, Leslie Myers, Sidney Fink
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