CIU champions

[philezra]

Hi. Anyone have a list of winners/runners-up until mid-1980s?

[100-uper]

Which competition?

[philezra]

CIU - Club and Institute Union. I have been finding them via snooker magazines. All good.

[DeanH]

CIU - Club and Institute Union. I have been finding them via snooker magazines. All good.

I think100-uper is asking which do you want:
Individual, Pairs, Club

yep I have seen them throughout my collection

[philip in china]

In the old days there were many "Working men's clubs". These were private members' clubs and were owned by their members. In practice they were co-operative societies for the purchase of beer. Entry was restricted to members. The drinks in them were appreciably cheaper than in a pub. In practice they were all members of the CIU. That meant that a member of any other CIU member club could use a club. So if a member happened to be away, for example, on holiday he, or she, could still get the cheaper drinks etc.

I thought some of the younger members might not be aware of the above.

[philezra]

In the old days there were many "Working men's clubs". These were private members' clubs and were owned by their members. In practice they were co-operative societies for the purchase of beer. Entry was restricted to members. The drinks in them were appreciably cheaper than in a pub. In practice they were all members of the CIU. That meant that a member of any other CIU member club could use a club. So if a member happened to be away, for example, on holiday he, or she, could still get the cheaper drinks etc.

I thought some of the younger members might not be aware of the above.

Good explanation this. When I played, the team always looked forward to the much cheaper beer prices at the Working Men's Club!!!

[philezra]

I think100-uper is asking which do you want:
Individual, Pairs, Club

yep I have seen them throughout my collection

Sorry - am just collating the Individual title winners/runners-up.

[DeanH]

Sorry - am just collating the Individual title winners/runners-up.

what gaps have you got, I can have a look for you

[philezra]

That's kind of you. Pre-1962. Tbh, 1946- 1961 would be great. Champions and r/ups. Geoffrey Thompson will have five second places I think.

[DeanH]

That's kind of you. Pre-1962. Tbh, 1946- 1961 would be great. Champions and r/ups. Geoffrey Thompson will have five second places I think.

ok, I will have a look tomorrow
Looks like I found the inaugural event

[DeanH]

found this, seems to have been an issue with 1949, possibly it took too long so became the 1950, ?

Club and Institute Union (CIU) Individual Snooker Winner
Season	Winner	Runner-Up	Source
1928	JJ Ashley		"Green Table Tidings". 1954_08 Billiard Player. p. 08
1929	JJ Ashley		"Green Table Tidings". 1954_08 Billiard Player. p. 08
1930	JJ Ashley		"Green Table Tidings". 1954_08 Billiard Player. p. 08
1931	HC Ramsay		"Green Table Tidings". 1954_08 Billiard Player. p. 08
1932	E Rooks		"Green Table Tidings". 1954_08 Billiard Player. p. 08
1933	Daniel Heathcote		"Green Table Tidings". 1954_08 Billiard Player. p. 08
1934	Daniel F Chapman		"Green Table Tidings". 1954_08 Billiard Player. p. 13
1935	Daniel F Chapman		"Green Table Tidings". 1954_08 Billiard Player. p. 13
1936	Douglas Hindmarch		"Green Table Tidings". 1954_08 Billiard Player. p. 13
1937	Daniel F Chapman		"Green Table Tidings". 1954_08 Billiard Player. p. 13
1938	Daniel F Chapman		"Green Table Tidings". 1954_08 Billiard Player. p. 13
1939	Charles Jacques		"Green Table Tidings". 1954_08 Billiard Player. p. 13
1940	Tom Jones		"A Formidable List". 1946_06 Billiard Player. p. 06
1941	Tom Jones		"A Formidable List". 1946_06 Billiard Player. p. 06
1942	Tom Jones		"A Formidable List". 1946_06 Billiard Player. p. 06
1943	R Radford		"Green Table Tidings". 1954_08 Billiard Player. p. 13
1944	S Jones		"Green Table Tidings". 1954_08 Billiard Player. p. 13
1945	Tom Jones		"A Formidable List". 1946_06 Billiard Player. p. 06
1946	Tom Jones	Noah Hooley	"A Formidable List". 1946_06 Billiard Player. p. 06; 1959_11 Billiard Player. p. 13
1947	Harold Wood	Tom Jones	"Snooker title for Leeds player". 1947_04 Billiard Player. p. 04
1948	Tom Jones	Lewis F Taylor	"Green Table Tidings". 1954_08 Billiard Player. p. 13
1949			Eric Lawlor/Arthur Potter ?
1950	Ken Wilson	Eric Lawler	"The Club & Institute Union...". 1950_02 Billiard Player. p. 14
1951	Tom Jones	J Moore	"Tom Jones". 1952_02 Billiard Player. p. 10
1952	Lewis F Taylor	Geoffrey Thompson	"Club and Institute Union Events". 1952_10 Billiard Player. p. 05
1953	Tom Graham	Geoffrey Thompson	"Club and Union Indiv. Snooker C'ship Final". 1953_12 Billiard Player. p. 04
1954	Tom Graham	Geoffrey Thompson
1955	Dennis Robertson	Ken Andrews	"Dennis Robertson". 1956_02 Billiard Player. p. 14
1956	Brian Simpson	Geoffrey Thompson	"Brian Simpson". 1956_10 Billiard Player. p. 16
1957	Tom Graham	WF Revill	"Jack Lambert (Hillfoot W.M., Sheffield) Wins Club & Institute Union Individual Billiards Championships". 1957_08 Billiard Player. p. 11
1958	Stanley Haslam	EDB Baxter	"Late news". 1958_08 Billiard Player. p. 05
1959	Morris Chapman	Tom Graham	"Club and Institute Snooker Individual". 1959_11 Billiard Taylor. p. 11
1960	Dennis Robertson	Ray Reardon	"Denis Robertson wins C&I Union Individual for the 2nd time ". 1960_08 Billiard Player. p. 07
1961	Geoffrey Thompson	Lewis F Taylor	"Dennis Robertson shines". 1961_07 Billiards&Snooker. p. 03

[philezra]

!!! I cannot believe how you've taken the time to extrapolate all this info for me!!!! It's quite something - Cannot thank you enough!!!! WHO was Tom Jones???? 7 times winner....thank you so very much Dean.