The Drennan Cup was started by Peter Drennan back in 1985 and is now the longest-running big fish competition in the UK. It rewards anglers who target and catch specimen fish (other than carp) by design over the course of the season with weekly Drennan Cup awards.
Weekly captures are submitted to Angling Times for publication and are then sent on to us here at Drennan to be considered for a weekly award. Weekly winners receive a £80 prize including a limited edition winners badge and cap (first-time winners).
Also, should an angler break the British record then they receive a special one-off reward of £300.
Once the season comes to and end, a list of weekly winners is published in Angling Times and voting cards are sent out to all previous weekly award winners from previous years. They are asked to vote for their top four anglers of the season, with four points going to their top pick, down to one for their fourth.
Votes are then gathered and counted by Angling Times and the overall winner is revealed. The angler with the highest number of votes gets their name engraved on the prestigious trophy and a cheque for £2,000.
Weekly Drennan Cup prizes are awarded to anglers who have caught specimen fish by design.
Weekly winners receive a £80 prize including a limited edition winners badge and cap (first-time winners), while the overall champion each season gets a cheque for £2,000 plus their name engraved on the prestigious trophy.
To stand a chance of winning, entrants must email or post the photographs along with details of the capture including the weight to Angling Times as soon as possible after capture. The fish must be caught by design and not while fishing for other species or on a guided session. Good quality photographs are a must.
Submit your recent capture to [email protected]
At the beginning of each week throughout the season Angling Times will forward onto us the best contenders for that specific week. We will then choose our winner/s for that week, taking into consideration the quality of the photographs, the size of fish, the venue, and the details surrounding the capture. Each week will vary from the next, and some captures although impressive, may be 'unlucky' due to bigger fish of the same species caught during the same week.
Once we have chosen our weekly Drennan Cup winner/s, we will then notify Angling Times and they will be published in the following week's issue.
*Specimen fish caught during a guided session are not eligible for weekly Drennan Cup awards.
2024-25 Weekly Drennan Cup Winners
Neale Woodward 17lb 2oz Barbel
Scott Jose 4lb 4oz Perch
Mark Fox 4lb 3oz Crucian
Daniel Bouskila 1lb 1oz Dace
Ryan Dolby 4lb 12oz Perch
Paul Coopley 18lb 2oz Barbel
Andy Waters 3lb 3oz Rudd
Daniel Bouskila 3lb Grayling
Ian Petch 6lb 9oz Eel
Roger Mellon 2lb 10oz Roach
Paul Brooks 3lb 1oz Rudd
Scott Sheperd 5lb 7oz Perch
2023-24 Weekly Drennan Cup Winners
Paul Scowen 4lb 15oz Perch
Matthew Bevan 17lb 4oz Zander
Rowan Mersh 18lb 1oz Barbel
Ash Morton 39lb 4oz Pike
Phil Taylor 3lb 4oz Roach
Duncan Hayward 1lb 1oz Dace
Steve Wilkinson 8lb 9oz Chub
Steve Frost 4lb 8oz Perch
Jonathan Pomroy 7lb 10oz Chub
Alan Stagg 5lb 1oz and 4lb 13oz Perch
Paul Topley 5lb 2oz Perch
Mark Saul 19lb 6oz Barbel
2022-23 Weekly Drennan Cup Winners
2022-23 Drennan Cup Winner Announced
Ian Wilson 20lb 8oz Zander
Gary Newman 7lb 9oz Chub
Darren Clarke 17lb 10oz Barbel
Julian Barnes 18lb 9oz Zander
Mark Cameron 3lb 8dr Grayling
Pete Wilson 2lb 10oz Roach
Tony Maton 4lb 4oz Roach
Omar Sriti and Sam Wakefield. 8lb 3oz and 8lb 5oz Chub
Sam Hubbard 7lb 2oz Chub
Joe Savage 8lb 1oz Chub
Phill McGuire 5lb 10oz Perch
2021-22 Weekly Drennan Cup Winners
Alan Stagg 7lb 11oz Chub
Andy Black, Two Zander for 38lb 4oz!
Paul Faint, 18lb 4oz Barbel
James Hutton, 7lb 11oz Chub
Scott Jose, 3lb 4oz Grayling
Andrew Degville, 19lb 2oz, Trent Barbel
Neville Fickling, 19lb 2oz Zander
Heber Crawford, 3lb 2oz River Itchen Roach!
Neville Fickling, 18lb 14oz Zander
Andy Waters, 3lb 4oz Grayling
Aydon Marshall, 19lb 6oz, Trent Barbel
Pete Tankard, 4lb 8oz Perch
2020-21 Weekly Drennan Cup Winners
2021-22 Drennan Cup Winner Announced
2020-21 Drennan Cup Winner Announced
Keith Humphreys 18lb 5oz Barbel
Mick Trillow 4lb 12oz Perch
Daniel Stables 18lb 6oz Barbel
Pete Cranstoun 7lb 10oz and 7lb 15oz Chub
Dean Renouf 18lb 6oz Barbel
Darrell Carter 4lb 10oz Perch
Kevin Palmer 3lb 2oz Roach
Ray Kent 19lb 4oz Barbel
Scott Smith 8lb Chub
Andy Holden 17lb 10oz Zander
2019-20 Weekly Drennan Cup Winners
Justin Grapes 12lb 1oz Tench
Chris Stothard 11lb 9oz Tench
Kane Hammond 11lb 3oz Tench
2019-20 Drennan Cup Winner Announced
Simon Ashton perch of 4lb 6oz, 4lb and 3lb 15oz
Phil Smith 3lb 9oz roach
Ed Matthews 33lb 8oz pike
Raymond Ball 17lb 5oz barbel
Warren Hammond 8lb 1oz chub
David Herrin 17lb 5oz Bristol Avon record barbel
Garth Sykes 18lb 3oz barbel
Robin Cave 9lb chub
2018-19 Weekly Drennan Cup Winners
Pete Cranstoun’s 8lb 5oz Chub
Julian Barnes 16lb 8oz Barbel
Michael Barnshaw 5lb Perch
Andrew Cheetham’s 5lb 3oz Perch
Nick Goode’s 31lb 6oz Pike
James Wainwright’s 30lb 4oz Pike
James Upton’s 17lb 15oz Barbel
Jamie Cartwright’s 5lb 2oz Perch
Tony Mayhew’s 16lb 7oz Barbel
5lb 3oz Perch for Ben Smith
Vince CaterLands 1lb 8dr & 14oz Dace Brace
Gary Palmer’s 31lb 10oz Pike
Results For 2023–2024:
1st: Daniel Woolcott (Five awards)
11lb 1oz Tench,
15lb 15oz Bream, 7lb 9oz Chub, 3lb 3oz Grayling, 3lb 1oz Stillwater Roach
2nd: Duncan Hayward (Five awards) – 19lb 4oz & 16lb 9oz Barbel, 4lb 9oz Perch, 30lb 3oz Pike, 1lb 1oz Dace.
3rd: Lloyd Watson – 47lb 5oz British Record Pike
4th: Dave Robinson (Three awards) – 5lb 4oz & 5lb 1oz Brace of Perch, 3lb 4oz Brace of Rudd, 18lb 4oz Barbel.
Roll Of Honour: Past Drennan Cup Winners
2024 - Daniel Woolcott
2023 - Lee McManus
2022 - Simon Daley
2021 - Simon Daley
2020 - Rich Wilby
2019 - Darryn Stolworthy
2018 - Dai Gribble
2017 - Iain McDonald
2016 - Dai Gribble
2015 - Alan Stagg
2014 - Jamie Cartwright
2013 - Gareth Goldson
2012 - Simon Lavin
2011 - Neil Stephen
2010 - Julian Chidgey
2009 - Terry Lampard
2008 - Darran Goulder
2007 - Ted Bryan
2006 - Terry Lampard
2005 - Terry Lampard
2004 - Andy Nellist
2003 - Terry Lampard
2002 - Tony Gibson
2001 - Terry Lampard
2000 - Terry Lampard
1999 - Dave Harman
1998 - Terry Lampard
1997 - Matt Hayes
1996 - Bill Neil
1995 - Mark Vials
1994 - Andy Harman
1993 - No Drennan Cup
1992 - Alan Wilson
1991 - Ritchie McDonald
1990 - Len Arbery
1989 - Alan Wilson
1988 - Martin Hooper
1987 - Martin Hooper
1986 - Alan Wilson
1985 - Greg Buxton