The Mowatt Cup was the gift of Godfrey Mowatt to inaugurate the
league in 1923. It is currently awarded to the winners of Division 1,
the league champions.
Inscription on the cup
Presented to
The MID-SUSSEX CHESS LEAGUE
for
Annual Competition
by
G. F. MOWATT ESQ. J.P.
President
Cup winners
Until 1933 the cup was the only one in use in the league, and was awarded to the league champions.
1923–24 Haywards Heath
1924–25 Haywards Heath
1925–26 Haywards Heath
1926–27 Haywards Heath
1927–28 Hassocks
1928–29 Haywards Heath
1929–30 Haywards Heath
1930–31 Haywards Heath
1931–32 Haywards Heath
1932–33 Anstye
1933–34 Burgess Hill
1934–35 Haywards Heath
1935–36 Horsham
1936–37 Horsham
1937–38 Horsham
In 1938 the Gregory Cup was introduced as the second
trophy of the league, and was awarded to the best performance over 10
boards.
The Mowatt Cup still retained its status as the league
champions' cup, and went to the best performance over 6 boards.
1938–9 [Anstye, Hassocks]
The names of the joint winners for 1938–9 do not
appear on the cup. Evidently the outbreak of the Second World War
disrupted the usual arrangements for engraving it.
From 1939 to 1967 the league did not operate. From 1955 the cup was used as a trophy for the SCCA annual jamboree.
1955 Southwick, Brighton
1956 Crawley
1957 Regency
1958 Downsway CC, Brighton
1959 Worthing
1960 Regency
1961 Haywards Heath
1962 Brighton B, Haywards Heath, Hove Grammar School
1963 Brighton A
1964 Brighton A
1965 Horsham A
1966 Horsham A
1967 Brighton A
When the league was reconstituted in 1967 the cup was returned, and was once again the trophy awarded to the league champions.
1967–68 Haywards Heath
1968–69 Crawley
1969–70 Crawley
1970–71 Crawley
1971–72 Crawley
1972–73 East Grinstead
1973–74 Horsham
1974–75 Haywards Heath
1975–76 Crawley
1976–77 Crawley
1977–78 Crawley
1978–79 Horsham
1979–80 Varndean/Stringer
1980–81 Falmer School, Dorothy Stringer School
1981–82 East Grinstead
1982–83 Seaford
1983–84 Seaford
1984–85 Dorothy Stringer School
1985–86 Brighton 1
1986–87 Brighton 1
1987–88 Brighton 1
1988–89 Horsham 1
1989–90 Brighton 1
1990–91 Brighton 1
1991–92 Haywards Heath
1992–93 Brighton 1
1993–94 Brighton 1
1994–95 Hastings 1
1995–96 Brighton 1
1996–97 Hastings
1997–98 Lewes 1
1998–99 Brighton & Hove 1
1999–00 Crawley 1
2000–01 Horsham 1
2001–02 The Holt 1
2002–03 Crowborough 1
2003–04 Brighton & Hove 1
2004–05 Hastings 1
2005–06 Hastings 1
2006–07 Haywards Heath 1
2007–08 Hastings & St Leonards 1
2008–09
Crowborough 1, Hastings & St Leonards 1
2009–10 Horsham 1
2010–11 Hastings & St Leonards 1
2011–12 Brighton & Hove 1
2012–13 Brighton & Hove 1
2013–14 Brighton & Hove 1
2014–15 Worthing 1
2015–16 Brighton & Hove 1
2016–17 Brighton & Hove 1
2017–18 Hastings & St Leonards 1
2018–19 Hastings & St Leonards 1
On the 16th March 2020 the UK effectively entered Lockdown due to Covid and all remaining fixtures in the MSCL were cancelled with league winners announced based on results to date.
Over the board league matches returned in January 2022
2019–20 Horsham 1
2020–21 No Competition
2021–22 Brighton & Hove 1
2022–23 Brighton & Hove 1
2023-24 Horsham 1
2024-25 Worthing 1
Acknowledgements to Paul Watson, who kindly transcribed the information for the early years from the
cup. Thanks also to Brian Denman, who supplied the information about the
cup-winners for 1938–9, whose names do not appear on the trophy.