3Cs in the Manchester Chess Federation ...
Manchester Chess Federation - Final League Positions
A, B, C, etc = Division Champions, 2nd, 3rd, etc = Position
Year 1st team 2nd team 3rd team 4th team 5th team 6th team 7th team
1981 G 4th H 2nd - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1982 F Champions G 3rd G 7th - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1983 E Champions F 3rd G 5th H 2nd - - - - - - - - - - - -
1984 D 4th F 3rd G 6th G 5th H 4th - - - - - - - -
1985 D Champions F 4th G 2nd G 6th H 7th - - - - - - - -
1986 C Champions E 2nd F 5th G Champions H 4th H 10th - - - -
1987 B 3rd D 2nd F Champions F 6th G 7th H 4th - - - -
1988 B 4th C 5th E 4th F 7th G 5th H 5th - - - -
1989 B Champions C 6th E 2nd F 6th G 2nd H Champions - - - -
1990 A 3rd C 6th D 2nd E 5th E 8th F 8th - - - -
1991 A 7th C 3rd C 8th E 4th E 5th F 3rd - - - -
1992 A 9th C 6th C 10th D 7th - - - - - - - - - - - -
1993 A 5th C 2nd C 9th D 11th - - - - - - - - - - - -
1994 A 6th B Champions C 7th E 7th E 8th - - - - - - - -
1995 A Champions A 12th C 7th E 5th E 7th - - - - - - - -
1996 A 5th B 4th C 9th E 7th F 2nd - - - - - - - -
1997 A 3rd B Champions D 2nd E 3rd F 7th - - - - - - - -
1998 A 2nd A 6th C Champions D 3rd F Champions F 6th - - - -
1999 A 4th A 9th B 2nd D 5th E 8th E 1th - - - -
2000 A 2nd B Champions A 10th D Champions E 3rd E 8th - - - -
2001 A 3rd A Champions B 2nd C 7th E Champions E 3rd - - - -
2002 A Champions A 2nd A 9th C 4th D Champions D 10th - - - -
2003 A Champions A 3rd B 5th C 2nd C 10th D 8th - - - -
2004 A Champions A 3rd B 4th C 7th D 5th - - - - - - - -
2005 A 2nd A 3rd B 6th D 3rd - - - - - - - - - - - -
2006 A Champions A 3rd B 10th D 3rd - - - - - - - - - - - -
2007 A Champions A 4th B 6th D 4th - - - - - - - - - - - -
2008 A Champions A 2nd B 8th D 4th - - - - - - - - - - - -
2009 A Champions A 10th B 10th C 10th - - - - - - - - - - - -
2010 A Champions B Champions C 7th D 4th E 3rd - - - - - - - -
2011 A Champions A 11th C 6th D 9th E Champions E 6th - - - -
2012 A 4th B Champions C 5th D 3rd E Champions E 5th - - - -
2013 A Champions A 3rd C Champions C 3rd D Champions E 2nd - - - -
2014 A Champions A 10th B 6th C 7th D 6th E 6th - - - -
2015 A Champions B Champions B 4th C 8th E Champions E 5th - - - -
2016 A Champions A 2nd B 4th C 2nd D 8th E 6th - - - -
2017 A Champions B Champions C 2nd D 6th E 6th - - - - - - - -
2018 A Champions A 5th C Champions D 3rd E 2nd - - - - - - - -
2019 A Champions A 9th B 3rd D 6th E 2nd E 5th R Champions
2020 x (Divisions A-E abandoned - 3Cs 6 had already won the Rapid Play Division) R Champions
2021 x (Not played)
2022 x (Not played)
2023 A Champions B 3rd C 4th D 3rd R Champions R 5th - - - -
3Cs' MANCHESTER LEAGUE
"PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR"
(Bramley-Harker Award)
(A), (B), (C), etc = Divisions
1982 Phil Adams (C)
1985 Phil Adams (B)
1986 Phil Adams (B)
1987 Paul Wilkinson (C)
1994 Alan Walton (B)
1996 Richard Gavin (B)
1997 John Bentley (B)
1999 Roger Taylor (B)
2000 Adam Ashton (A)
2000 Adam Ashton (B)
2004 Alan Walton (A)
2007 Phil Adams (A)
2008 Phil Adams (A)
2009 Ali Jaunooby (A)
2010 Alan Walton (A)
2011 Mitchell Burke (B)
2012 Andy Horton (B)
2012 Abdullah Naveed (E)
2013 Andy Horton (A)
2015 Adam Ashton (A)
2015 Jamie Horton (B)
2016 John Bentley (A)
2017 Daniel Abbas (A)
2018 John Bentley (A)
2019 Alan Walton (A)
2023 Declan Johnston (R)
MANCHESTER ONLINE LEAGUE - LEAGUE POSITIONS
1, 2, 3, 4 = Division Champions, 2nd, 3rd, etc = Position
Year 1st team 2nd team 3rd team 4th team
2020 1 Champions 2 Champions - - - - - - - -
2021 1 Champions 2 2nd 3 4th 4 Champions
2022 1 Champions 2 2nd 3 Champions - - - -
MANCHESTER AUTUMN LEAGUE 2021
Division 1 1st team 2nd
Division 2 2nd team 5th
u-1451 Rapid 3rd team Champions
MANCHESTER SPRING LEAGUE 2022
Division 1 1st team Champions
Division 3 2nd team 4th
u-1450 Rapid 3rd team 5th
3Cs' MANCHESTER LEAGUE RECORDS
Most trophies won by one club 88 (56 Divisional Championships, 32 Knockout Trophies)
(63 - Bolton; 60 - Stockport)
Most trophies won in one season 6 (2014-15) (A,B,E Champions, Reyner Shield, Wahltuch Trophy, Milner Trophy)
(5 - Jewish WMC 1928-29 & 1929-30)
(5 - 3Cs 1997-98 & 2012-13)
Most "Doubles" won by one club 14 (A Division Championship & Reyner Shield Winners in same season)
(12 - Bolton)
Most consecutive A Division Titles 8 (2013-19, 2023) (2020-22 seasons not played due to Covid)
(7 - Bolton 1971-77)
Most Players-of-Year in "A" Division 13 (11 - Bolton)
Most Players-of-Year in all divisions 26 (21 - Bolton)
Most trophies won by one team 45 (3Cs 1 - 27 Divisional Championships, 18 Knockout Trophies)
(41 - Bolton 1)
SHARED RECORDS
Most consecutive "Doubles" 5 (2006-10)
(5 - Bolton 1 1973-77)
Most consecutive Reyner Shields 6 (2005-10)
(6 - Bolton 1 1973-78)
STILL TO AIM FOR !
Most "A" Division Championships 19 (21 - Bolton)
Most Reyner Shield Wins 17 (18 - Bolton)
For a perspective of 3Cs' success in the Manchester League it should be noted that the club have completed 42 years since joining the MCF and have won 88 trophies, therefore averaging 2 per year. The next clubs in the list of overall trophy winners have been in the league since it began in 1891 and, on average, have lifted one piece of silverware every 2+ years.
The record 6 Manchester League trophies won in one season (2014-15)
3Cs 1 - A Division & Reyner Shield
3Cs 2 - B Division & Wahltuch Trophy
3Cs 5 - E Division
3Cs 6 - Milner Trophy
Pictured above are two of 3Cs' longest-serving players who have both won the Manchester League's Bramley-Harker award as the League's "A" Division "Player of the Season" three times.
Alan Walton (left) won the award in 2004, 2010 and 2019 while John Bentley (right) gained the honour in 1997, 2016 and 2018.
Awards are given to players in each division of the Manchester League, with 3Cs' holding the record for the most number of wins by players from one club for both the "A" Division (13) and for the total of all divisions (25).
Pictured are some of the team who helped 3Cs win the 2019 Manchester League rapidplay championship (Div. F)
(l to r) ... Edward Correa, Tim Ye, Ollie Mills, Lucas Chan.
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