Enfield Battalion Company Drill (Colours)
First held in 1897.
Key to results:
Companies listed alongside each other indicate a combined team for the competition.
Companies with separate listings but the same placing indicate they were tied.
1897 competition - held at Brigade Field, Chase Side
First ever Company Drill competition as part of the Whit Monday Inspection and Sports.
1st: 2nd Enfield
2nd: 3rd Enfield
3rd: 1st Enfield BB
1898 competition - held at Brigade Field, Chase Side
1st: 1st Enfield BB
2nd: 2nd Enfield
3rd: 3rd Enfield
1899 competition - held at Brigade Field, Chase Side
1st: 2nd Enfield
2nd: 1st Enfield BB
3rd: 3rd Enfield
1900 competition
1st: 2nd Enfield
2nd: 1st Enfield BB
3rd: 3rd Enfield
1901 competition - partial listing
1st: 1st Enfield BB
1902 competition - partial listing
1st: 3rd Enfield
1903 competition - held on Monday 1st June 1903 at Enfield Town Park
Judge: Major Moffat (Essex Regiment). The first Colours competition and the first time the Hardman Colours were presented.
1st: 3rd Enfield (259 points)
2nd: 1st Enfield BB (248 points)
1904 competition - partial listing
1st: 1st Enfield BB
1905 competition - partial listing
1st: 4th Enfield
1906 competition - partial listing
1st: 3rd Enfield
1907 competition - partial listing
1st: 3rd Enfield
1908 competition - partial listing
1st: 3rd Enfield
1909 competition - partial listing
1st: 3rd Enfield
1910 competition - partial listing
1st: 3rd Enfield
1911 competition
1st: 3rd Enfield
2nd: 1st Enfield BB
1912 competition - held on Wednesday 20th March 1912 at Territorial Drill Hall - partial listing
1st: 3rd Enfield
1913 competition - held on Monday 24th March 1913 - partial listing
1st: 3rd Enfield
1914 competition - held on Wednesday 25th March 1914 - partial listing
1st: 3rd Enfield
1915 competition
Judge: Captain Grigsby (66th London)
1st: 3rd Enfield (206 points)
2nd: 2nd Enfield (174 points)
3rd: 1st Enfield BB (173 points)
4th: 6th Enfield (171 points)
1916 competition - held on Wednesday 22nd March 1916 - partial listing
1st: 3rd Enfield
1917 competition - held on Wednesday 28th March 1917 at George Spicer School
Judges: Lt Burford, (?)
1st: 3rd Enfield (363 points)
2nd: 1st Enfield BB (316 points)
1918 competition - partial listing
1st: 3rd Enfield
1919 competition - held on Wednesday 19th March 1919 - partial listing
1st: 3rd Enfield
1920 competition - held on Wednesday 24th March 1920 - partial listing
1st: 3rd Enfield
1921 competition - held on Wednesday 16th March 1921 - partial listing
Last time the Hardman Colours were presented.
1st: 3rd Enfield
1922 competition - held on Wednesday 15th March 1922 at Enfield Drill Hall
Judge: Captain C A Jones MC. First time the Plowman Colours were presented.
1st: 1st Enfield BB (353 points)
2nd: 3rd Enfield (334 points)
1923 competition - held on Wednesday 14th March 1923 at Enfield Drill Hall
Judge: Lt Grigsby (West London)
1st: 1st Enfield BB (168 points)
2nd: 3rd Enfield (161 points)
1924 competition - held on Wednesday 19th March 1924 at Enfield Drill Hall
Judges: Mr G Johnson, Mr Simpson
1st: 1st Enfield BB (170 points)
2nd: 3rd Enfield (166 points)
3rd: 2nd Enfield (124 points)
4th: 6th Enfield (120 points)
1925 competition - held on Wednesday 11th March 1925 at Territorial Drill Hall
Judges: Captain W E Cave Allen, W E Davis
1st: 1st Enfield BB (168 points)
2nd: 3rd Enfield (152 points)
3rd: 5th Enfield (91 points)
1926 competition - held at Territorial Drill Hall
Judge: Lt Simpson (South Essex)
1st: 1st Enfield BB (214 points)
2nd: 3rd Enfield (201 points)
3rd: 2nd Enfield (181 points)
1927 competition - held on Wednesday 9th March 1927
Judge: Captain A J Rea
1st: 1st Enfield BB (95 points)
2nd: 3rd Enfield (87.5 points)
3rd: 2nd Enfield (69.5 points)
1928 competition - held on Wednesday 14th March 1928 at Territorial Drill Hall
Judge: Lt D M Green
1st: 1st Enfield BB (79 points)
2nd: 3rd Enfield (74 points)
3rd: 2nd Enfield (36 points)
1929 competition - held on Wednesday 13th March 1929 at Territorial Drill Hall
Judge: Captain Cave Allen (1st London)
1st: 3rd Enfield (147 points)
2nd: 1st Enfield BB (133 points)
1930 competition - held on Friday 21st March 1930 at Territorial Drill Hall
Judge: Captain A J Rae (North London Battalion)
1st: 1st Enfield BB (178 points)
2nd: 3rd Enfield (169 points)
1931 competition - partial listing
1st: 1st Enfield BB
1932 competition - partial listing
1st: 1st Enfield BB
1933 competition - partial listing
1st: 1st Enfield BB
1934 competition - held on Wednesday 21st March 1934
The 3rd Enfield BB beat the 1st Enfield BB by 97.5 points to 94.5 in the Two Section Drill contest, but the 1st were unchallenged in Three Section Drill.
1st: 1st Enfield BB
2nd: 3rd Enfield
1935 competition - held on Tuesday 19th March 1935 at Territorial Drill Hall
Judge: G L Daniel (South London)
1st: 1st Enfield BB (355 points)
2nd: 3rd Enfield (335 points)
3rd: 2nd Enfield (331 points)
4th: 11th Enfield (317 points)
1936 competition - held on Wednesday 18th March 1936 at Territorial Drill Hall
Judges: Lt F H Willous, Lt A Harledon
1st: 1st Enfield BB (151 points)
2nd: 3rd Enfield (129 points)
3rd: 2nd Enfield (118 points)
1937 competition - held on Friday 19th March 1937
Judges: Lt G L Daniel, Captain D J Hooton (83rd London)
1st: 3rd Enfield (208 points)
2nd: 2nd Enfield (207 points)
3rd: 1st Enfield BB (199 points)
1938 competition
1st: 2nd Enfield (159 points)
2nd: 3rd Enfield (157 points)
3rd: 1st Enfield BB (155 points)
4th: 10th Enfield BB (134 points)
1939 competition - held on Friday 24th March 1939 at Territorial Drill Hall
Judges: Captain C F Stanton, Lt W Simpson
1st: 1st Enfield BB (217.75 points)
2nd: 3rd Enfield (216.5 points)
1940 competition - held on Thursday 21st March 1940 at James Hall, Bush Hill Park
Judge: Captain Stanton (6th South Essex). Only Two Section Drill.
1st: 3rd Enfield (89 points)
2nd: 1st Enfield BB (84 points)
3rd: 2nd Enfield (80 points)
1941 competition - held at Southbury Road School
Judge: Captain Gooch (9th South Essex)
1st: 1st Enfield BB (147 points)
2nd: 3rd Enfield (130 points)
1942 competition - held on Monday 30th March 1942 at Southbury Road School
Judge: Captain Stanton (6th South Essex)
1st: 1st Enfield BB (161 points)
2nd: 3rd Enfield (151 points)
1943 competition
Judge: Captain N R Mardall (5th London)
1st: 3rd Enfield (80 points)
2nd: 1st Enfield BB (78.5 points)
1944 competition
Judge: Captain S F Gooch (9th South Essex)
1st: 1st Enfield BB (110.5 points)
2nd: 3rd Enfield (102.5 points)
1945 competition - held on Wednesday 21st March 1945 at Enfield Technical Council College Hall
Judges: Captain Coe, Lt Blood (5th London)
1st: 1st Enfield BB (79 points)
2nd: 3rd Enfield (56 points)
1946 competition - held on Wednesday 20th March 1946 at Territorial Drill Hall
Judge: Lt Troop (37th London)
1st: 1st Enfield BB (86.5 points)
2nd: 3rd Enfield (75 points)
3rd: 2nd Enfield (64.5 points)
4th: 14th Enfield (52 points)
1947 competition - held on Monday 17th March 1947
Judges: Lt Willous, Lt O'Connor
1st: 1st Enfield BB (159.5 points)
2nd: 3rd Enfield (148 points)
3rd: 14th Enfield (114.5 points)
1948 competition - held on Tuesday 16th March 1948 at Territorial Drill Hall
Judges: Captain F Short, Lt F Skeon
1st: 1st Enfield BB (131 points)
2nd: 3rd Enfield (118 points)
3rd: 14th Enfield (113 points)
4th: 2nd Enfield (111 points)
1949 competition - held at Southbury Road School
Judges: Lt Hazell, Lt Elmer
1st: 1st Enfield BB (140.5 points)
2nd: 14th Enfield (135.5 points)
3rd: 2nd Enfield (109.5 points)
4th: 3rd Enfield (101.5 points)
1950 competition - held on Wednesday 15th March 1950 at Enfield Technical College
Judges: Lt Macklin, Captain Owen
1st: 1st Enfield BB (164.25 points)
2nd: 2nd Enfield (147.75 points)
3rd: 14th Enfield (137.75 points)
1951 competition - held on Tuesday 13th March 1951 at Southbury Road School
1st: 1st Enfield BB (179 points)
2nd: 14th Enfield (163 points)
1952 competition - held on Monday 24th March 1952
1st: 1st Enfield BB (129 points)
2nd: 2nd Enfield (117 points)
1953 competition - held on Wednesday 11th March 1953 at Cuckoo Hall School
Judge: Captain Morris (3rd West Essex)
1st: 1st Enfield BB (184 points)
2nd: 14th Enfield (149 points)
1954 competition - held on Wednesday 17th March 1954 at Cuckoo Hall School
1st: 1st Enfield BB (79.5 points)
2nd: 14th Enfield (70 points)
3rd: 3rd Enfield (62 points)
1955 competition
1st: 1st Enfield BB
1956 competition
1st: 1st Enfield BB Three Section
2nd: 3rd Enfield Two Section
3rd: 14th Enfield Three Section
1957 competition - held on Wednesday 13th March 1957 at Cuckoo Hall School
1st: 1st Enfield BB (74.5 points) Three Section
2nd: 3rd Enfield (71.5 points) Two Section
3rd: 14th Enfield (64.5 points) Two Section
4th: 10th Enfield BB (64.5 points) Three Section
1958 competition
Last time the Plowman Colours were presented.
1st: 1st Enfield BB
2nd: 10th Enfield BB
1959 competition - result unknown
First time the Ridge Colours were presented.
1960 competition - held on Wednesday 16th March 1960
The 1st Enfield BB were awarded the Battalion Colours as the Two Section Drill contest only counted for the Victory Cup. The 1st Enfield BB were the highest placed in the Three Section Drill contest.
1st: 10th Enfield BB (155 points) Two Section
2nd: 1st Enfield BB (151 points) Three Section
3rd: 14th Enfield (136 points) Three Section
1961 competition - held at Mandeville School
1st: 14th Enfield (163.5 points) Three Section
2nd: 3rd Enfield (149.5 points) Two Section
3rd: 1st Enfield BB (141 points) Three Section
1962 competition
1st: 14th Enfield (164.5 points) Three Section
2nd: 15th Enfield (151 points) Two Section
3rd: 2nd Enfield (140.5 points) Two Section
1963 competition
1st: 1st Enfield BB (162 points) Three Section
2nd: 14th Enfield (152 points) Two Section
3rd: 2nd Enfield (147 points) Two Section
4th: 15th Enfield (134 points) Two Section
5th: 8th Enfield (114 points) Two Section
1964 competition - held on Wednesday 11th March 1964
The Battalion Colours were not awarded as the Two Section Drill contest only counted for the Victory Cup.
1st: 2nd Enfield Two Section
2nd: 14th Enfield Two Section
1965 competition
1st: 1st Enfield BB
1966 competition
1st: 2nd Enfield
1967 competition
1st: 2nd Enfield
1968 competition - held on Monday 11th March 1968 at Ambrose Fleming School
1st: 3rd Enfield (158.5 points)
2nd: 1st Enfield BB (148 points)
3rd: 2nd Enfield (135.5 points)
1969 competition - held at Kingsmead School
Judge: Lt J Bates (14th West Kent)
1st: 3rd Enfield (172.25 points)
2nd: 1st Enfield BB (162.25 points)
1970 competition - held on Monday 2nd March 1970
1st: 3rd Enfield (160.5 points)
2nd: 1st Enfield BB (153.5 points)
3rd: 2nd Enfield (107.25 points)
1971 competition - held at Ambrose Fleming School
1st: 1st Enfield BB (160.5 points)
2nd: 3rd Enfield (143 points)
3rd: 7th Enfield (117.5 points)
1972 competition - held at Ambrose Fleming School
Judge: Mr Stonall
1st: 1st Enfield BB (173.78 points) Three Section
2nd: 3rd Enfield (171.15 points) Two Section
3rd: 7th Enfield (158.1 points) Two Section
4th: 2nd Enfield (124 points) Three Section
5th: 15th Enfield (120.47 points) Two Section
1973 competition
1st: 1st Enfield BB (158 points) Three Section
2nd: 3rd Enfield (143 points) Two Section
3rd: 7th Enfield (138 points) Two Section
4th: 2nd Enfield (137 points) Three Section
1974 competition - held at Edmonton County School (Upper)
Judge: Lt John Bates (14th West Kent), Steadiness Judge: Captain D Roberts (?)
1st: 1st Enfield BB (173 points)
2nd: 7th Enfield (148.5 points)
3rd: 3rd Enfield (141.25 points)
4th: 2nd Enfield (119 points)
1975 competition
1st: 1st Enfield BB (157.5 points)
2nd: 7th Enfield (135.5 points)
3rd: 3rd Enfield (134 points)
4th: 2nd Enfield (126 points)
1976 competition
1st: 1st Enfield BB (156.5 points)
2nd: 3rd Enfield (152 points)
3rd: 7th Enfield (130.5 points)
1977 competition
Judge: Captain Alan Watts
1st: 1st Enfield BB (150 points)
2nd: 3rd Enfield (141.5 points)
3rd: 7th Enfield (132 points)
1978 competition - held at Ambrose Fleming School
Judge: Mr Ian Wilcox (10th Sutton)
1st: 3rd Enfield (167 points)
2nd: 1st Enfield BB (157 points)
3rd: 2nd Enfield (148 points)
1979 competition
1st: 3rd Enfield (161.5 points)
2nd: 1st Enfield BB (149 points)
3rd: 2nd Enfield (144.5 points)
1980 competition
1st: 3rd Enfield (172 points)
2nd: 2nd Enfield (158 points)
3rd: 1st Enfield BB (141.5 points)
4th: 14th Enfield (131 points)
5th: 7th Enfield (127 points)
1981 competition - partial listing
1st: 1st Enfield BB
1982 competition - partial listing
1st: 3rd Enfield
1983 competition - partial listing
1st: 3rd Enfield
1984 competition - partial listing
1st: 3rd Enfield
1985 competition - partial listing
There was no separate Enfield Battalion competition, instead it was decided on the highest placed Enfield Battalion Company in the London District competition.
1st: 1st Enfield BB
1986 competition
1st: 3rd Enfield
2nd: 1st Enfield BB
1987 competition
1st: 3rd Enfield
2nd: 1st Enfield BB
1988 competition
1st: 3rd Enfield
2nd: 1st Enfield BB
1989 competition
1st: 1st Enfield BB
1990 competition
1st: 3rd Enfield
1991 competition - partial listing
1st: 3rd Enfield
1992 competition - partial listing
1st: 3rd Enfield
1993 competition - partial listing
1st: 3rd Enfield
1994 competition - partial listing
1st: 3rd Enfield
1995 competition - partial listing
1st: 3rd Enfield
1996 competition - partial listing
1st: 3rd Enfield
1997 competition - partial listing
1st: 10th Enfield BB
1999 competition - partial listing
1st: 10th Enfield BB
2000 competition - held on Wednesday 9th February 2000 at Lancaster Road URC (1st Enfield HQ)
1st: 10th Enfield BB A
2nd: 2nd Enfield
3rd: 10th Enfield BB B
4th: 1st Enfield BB
2001 competition - partial listing
1st: 2nd Enfield
1st: 10th Enfield BB
2002 competition - partial listing
1st: 1st Enfield BB
2003 competition - partial listing
1st: 10th Enfield BB
2004 competition - held on Saturday 28th February 2004 at Lancaster Road URC (1st Enfield HQ) - partial listing
1st: 10th Enfield BB
2nd: ???
3rd: ???
4th: ???
5th: ???
6th: 3rd Enfield
7th: ???
2005 competition - held on Thursday 14th July 2005
1st: 10th Enfield BB
2nd: 1st Enfield BB
3rd: 3rd Enfield
2006 competition - partial listing
1st: 1st Enfield BB
2007 competition - held on Tuesday 27th February 2007 at Lancaster Road URC (1st Enfield HQ)
1st: 1st Enfield BB A (100 points)
2nd: 1st Enfield BB B (98 points)
3rd: 1st Hoddesdon (90 points)
4th: 2nd Enfield (77 points)
2008 competition - held on Thursday 20th March 2008 at Lancaster Road URC (1st Enfield HQ)
1st: 1st Hoddesdon (92.5 points)
2nd: 3rd Enfield (84.5 points)
2009 competition - not held
2010 competition - not held
2011 competition
1st: 1st Enfield Amicus (86.5 points)
2nd: 1st Enfield BB (83.5 points)
3rd: 2nd Enfield (76 points)
2012 competition - held on Thursday 22nd March 2012 at Bush Hill Park URC (2nd Enfield HQ)
1st: 1st Enfield BB/Amicus A (88 points)
2nd: 1st Enfield BB/Amicus B (87 points)
3rd: 11th Enfield (85 points)
2013 competition - held on Thursday 21st March 2013 at Lancaster Road URC (1st Enfield HQ)
1st: 1st Enfield BB (88.5 points)
2nd: 11th Enfield (86.5 points)
2014 competition - held on Friday 23rd May 2014 at St John Methodist Church (16th Enfield HQ)
1st: 1st Enfield BB
2015 competition - held on Wednesday 11th March 2015 at Lancaster Road URC (1st Enfield HQ)
1st: 2nd Enfield (88 points)
2016 competition - held on Thursday 10th March 2016 at Winchmore Hill Baptist Church (10th Enfield HQ)
1st: 2nd Enfield (94 points)
2017 competition - held on Wednesday 15th March 2017 at Winchmore Hill Baptist Church (10th Enfield HQ)
1st: 2nd Enfield (98 points)
2nd: 1st Enfield BB (92 points)
2018 competition - held on Wednesday 14th March 2018 at Winchmore Hill Baptist Church (10th Enfield HQ)
1st: 2nd Enfield (94.5 points)
2019 competition - held on Wednesday 13th March 2019 at Winchmore Hill Baptist Church (10th Enfield HQ)
1st: 2nd Enfield (82 points)