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The '''Ashburton Shield''' is an historic trophy for rifle shooting in the |
The '''Ashburton Shield''' is an historic trophy for target rifle shooting in the [[British Isles]]. It is awarded annually to the winning team of VIII at the [[Imperial Meeting#School's Imperial|Schools' Meeting]] (previously the Public Schools' Meeting), held at [[National Shooting Centre|Bisley]] by the [[National Rifle Association (United Kingdom)|National Rifle Association]]. The competition is open to teams of cadets from, predominantly, [[Combined Cadet Force]] units based in [[Public school (United Kingdom)|public]] and [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|private schools]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Schools Imperial Meeting |url=https://nra.org.uk/imperial/schools-meeting/ |website=National Rifle Association |access-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324024936/https://nra.org.uk/imperial/schools-meeting/ |archive-date=24 March 2022 |language=English |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=David James |title=Ashburton Day |url=http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/15th-july-1949/10/ashburton-day |access-date=14 October 2022 |work=The Spectator |date=15 July 1949 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014114019/http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/15th-july-1949/10/ashburton-day |archive-date=14 October 2022 |page=10 |language=English}}</ref>{{refn|group=note|A separate competition is held the week prior for cadet units not attached to a school (such as the [[Army Cadet Force]]), as part of the Inter-Services Cadet Rifle Meeting (ISCRM).}} |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:Bisley Ranges - geograph.org.uk - 1294795.jpg|alt=Photograph of a shooting range, with yellow-and-blue wind flags visible.|thumb|Century Range, Bisley, where the Ashburton Shield has been contested since 1890]] |
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The Ashburton Shield was presented by [[Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton|Lord Ashburton]] in 1861 for competition between the Junior [[Officers' Training Corps]] that were run within public schools. This remained the case until the 1948 merger of school cadet units into the [[Combined Cadet Force]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1260sqn.co.uk/about-us/the-air-cadet-organisation/the-history-of-the-combined-cadet-force |title=The History of the Combined Cadet Force |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129212629/http://www.1260sqn.co.uk/about-us/the-air-cadet-organisation/the-history-of-the-combined-cadet-force |archive-date=29 November 2014 |website=1260sqn.co.uk}}</ref> It was first contested at the National Rifle Association's second Imperial Meeting.<ref>Edward Walford, (2006 reprinted), ''Greater London. A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. Volume 2'', page 508, (Adamant Media Corporation)</ref> It was mentioned by [[Edward Walford]] in 1878 when he wrote of the Meeting, then at Wimbledon: |
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The Ashburton Shield was presented by [[Bingham Baring, 2nd Baron Ashburton|Lord Ashburton]] in 1861 for competition between the Junior [[Officers' Training Corps]] that were run within public schools.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Col. Langford Lloyd |title=Where the Best Marksmen of the Empire Meet: Bisley's Coronation Fortnight & The Story of the King's Prize |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/831407103 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=3 July 1937 |page=12 |quote=When the Ashburton was given in 1861 by Lord Ashburton, only seven schools were eligible.}}</ref> This remained the case until the 1948 merger of school cadet units into the [[Combined Cadet Force]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1260sqn.co.uk/about-us/the-air-cadet-organisation/the-history-of-the-combined-cadet-force |title=The History of the Combined Cadet Force |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129212629/http://www.1260sqn.co.uk/about-us/the-air-cadet-organisation/the-history-of-the-combined-cadet-force |archive-date=29 November 2014 |website=1260sqn.co.uk}}</ref> The shield was first contested at the National Rifle Association's second [[Imperial Meeting]].<ref>Edward Walford, (2006 reprinted), ''Greater London. A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. Volume 2'', page 508, (Adamant Media Corporation)</ref> It was mentioned by [[Edward Walford]] in 1878 when he wrote of the Meeting, then at Wimbledon: |
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{{blockquote|These annual gatherings are attended by the élite of fashion, and always include a large number of ladies, who generally evince the greatest interest in the target practice of the various competitors, whether it be for the honour of carrying off the [[Elcho Shield]], the Queen's or the Prince of Wales's Prize, or the [Ashburton] shield shot for by our great Public Schools, or the Annual Rifle Match between the Houses of Lords and Commons.<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Putney |chapter-url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=45294 |title=Old and New London: Volume 6 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140902201925/http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=45294 |url-status=live |archivedate=2 September 2014 |date=1878 |pages=489–503 |access-date=17 May 2014 |via=[[British History Online]] |publisher=Cassell, Petter & Galpin |location=London}}</ref>}} |
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The runner-up team is awarded the Montague-Jones Challenge Trophy, which was first presented in 1947 by the OTC Officers Club in memory of Major Montague-Jones OBE TD, and eight NRA bronze medals. The third place team are awarded eight NRA bronze medals.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://nra.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/NRA-Handbook-Competitions-2021.pdf |title=NRA Handbook Competitions 2021 |publisher=National Rifle Association of the UK |year=2021 |pages=217–218}}</ref> The Allhallows Salver, presented in 1987 by [[Allhallows College]], is awarded to the coach of the winning school. |
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The Meeting is considered the pinnacle of inter-school shooting in the UK, and [[British Pathe]] featured the event in multiple newsreels.<ref>{{cite web |title=Schools Day At Bisley |url=https://www.britishpathe.com/video/schools-day-at-bisley |website=British Pathé |access-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127073238/https://www.britishpathe.com/video/schools-day-at-bisley |archive-date=27 November 2018 |language=British English |date=16 July 1934 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= News In A Nutshell 1935 |url=https://www.britishpathe.com/video/news-in-a-nutshell-57/query/ashburton |website=British Pathé |access-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014102045/https://www.britishpathe.com/video/news-in-a-nutshell-57/query/ashburton |archive-date=14 October 2022 |language=British English |date=15 July 1935 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ashburton Shield Competition 1938 |url=https://www.britishpathe.com/video/ashburton-shield-competition |website=British Pathé |access-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127062306/https://www.britishpathe.com/video/ashburton-shield-competition |archive-date=27 November 2018 |language=British English |date=11 July 1938 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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The Public Schools' Meeting is considered the pinnacle of inter-school shooting in the UK, and [[British Pathe|British Pathé]] featured the event in multiple newsreels.<ref>{{cite web |title=Schools Day At Bisley |url=https://www.britishpathe.com/video/schools-day-at-bisley |website=British Pathé |access-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127073238/https://www.britishpathe.com/video/schools-day-at-bisley |archive-date=27 November 2018 |language=British English |date=16 July 1934 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= News In A Nutshell 1935 |url=https://www.britishpathe.com/video/news-in-a-nutshell-57/query/ashburton |website=British Pathé |access-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014102045/https://www.britishpathe.com/video/news-in-a-nutshell-57/query/ashburton |archive-date=14 October 2022 |language=British English |date=15 July 1935 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ashburton Shield Competition 1938 |url=https://www.britishpathe.com/video/ashburton-shield-competition |website=British Pathé |access-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127062306/https://www.britishpathe.com/video/ashburton-shield-competition |archive-date=27 November 2018 |language=British English |date=11 July 1938 |url-status=live}}</ref> It has been held annually, with the exception of 1915–18 and 1940–45 due to the outbreak of war, and 2020–21 when the meeting was placed in abeyance due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. [[Epsom College]] hold the record for the most wins, at 15.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epsomcollege.org.uk/news/16th-july-2011-another-ashburton-win-for-target-rifle-team|website=Epsom College|title=Another Ashburton win for target rifle team|quote=The College Target Rifle VIII saw off strong competition at the National Rifle Association's Schools' Meeting at Bisley last week to retain the prestigious Ashburton Shield in the 150th year of the competition. This was the 15th time overall and the 14th time in the past 22 years that Epsom has won the blue riband event of the school target rifle shooting calendar.|date=14 July 2011}}</ref> |
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The Schools Meeting is held annually, with the exception of 2020 and 2021, when the Schools Meeting was placed in abeyance due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. |
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Notable winners include 2018 [[2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships#Women|ISSF World Champion]] [[Seonaid McIntosh]], who was a member of the 2013 winning team from [[Dollar Academy]].<ref name="ashburton2013">{{cite web |url=http://www.nra.org.uk/common/files/results/imperial/2013/704.pdf |title=Ashburton Shield Prizelist 2013 |date=21 July 2013 |publisher=[[National Rifle Association (United Kingdom)|National Rifle Association]] |accessdate=17 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717124516/http://www.nra.org.uk/common/files/results/imperial/2013/704.pdf |archive-date= 17 July 2013}}</ref> McIntosh individually won the Schools Hundred competition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nra.org.uk/common/files/results/imperial/2013/735.pdf |title=Schools Hundred Prizelist 2013 |date=30 October 2013 |publisher=[[National Rifle Association (United Kingdom)|National Rifle Association]] |accessdate=17 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017153156/http://www.nra.org.uk/common/files/results/imperial/2013/735.pdf |archive-date= 17 October 2016}}</ref> |
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[[Epsom College]] hold the record for the most wins, at 15.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epsomcollege.org.uk/news/16th-july-2011-another-ashburton-win-for-target-rifle-team|website=Epsom College|title=Another Ashburton win for target rifle team|quote=The College Target Rifle VIII saw off strong competition at the National Rifle Association's Schools Meeting at Bisley last week to retain the prestigious Ashburton Shield in the 150th year of the competition. This was the 15th time overall and the 14th time in the past 22 years that Epsom has won the blue riband event of the school target rifle shooting calendar.|date=14 July 2011}}</ref> |
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==Results by year== |
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Notable winners include 2018 [[2018 ISSF World Shooting Championships#Women|ISSF World Champion]] [[Seonaid McIntosh]], who was a member of the 2013 winning team from [[Dollar Academy]].<ref name="ashburton2013">{{cite web |url=http://www.nra.org.uk/common/files/results/imperial/2013/704.pdf |title=Ashburton Shield Prizelist 2013 |date=21 July 2013 |accessdate=17 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717124516/http://www.nra.org.uk/common/files/results/imperial/2013/704.pdf |archive-date= 17 July 2013}}</ref> McIntosh individually won the Schools Hundred competition.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nra.org.uk/common/files/results/imperial/2013/735.pdf |title=Schools Hundred Prizelist 2013 |date=30 October 2013 |accessdate=17 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017153156/http://www.nra.org.uk/common/files/results/imperial/2013/735.pdf |archive-date= 17 October 2016}}</ref> |
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Scores in '''bold''' indicate a record for that competition format. |
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==Results== |
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! Year || Winner || Score || Runner Up || Score || Third Place || Score |
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| 1861 || || |
| 1861 || [[Rugby School]]|| || || || || |
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| 1862 || || |
| 1862 || [[Harrow School]]|| || || || || |
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| 1863 || || |
| 1863 || [[Eton College]]|| || || || || |
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| 1864 || || |
| 1864 || [[Harrow School]] (2)|| || || || || |
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| 1865 || || |
| 1865 || [[Harrow School]] (3)|| || || || || |
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| 1866 || || |
| 1866 || [[Harrow School]] (4)|| || || || || |
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| 1867 || || |
| 1867 || [[Harrow School]] (5)|| || || || || |
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| 1868 || || |
| 1868 || [[Eton College]] (2)|| || || || || |
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| 1869 || || |
| 1869 || [[Harrow School]] (6)|| || || || || |
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| 1870 || || |
| 1870 || [[Harrow School]] (7)|| || || || || |
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| 1871 || || |
| 1871 || [[Winchester College]]|| || || || || |
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| 1872 || || |
| 1872 || [[Winchester College]] (2)|| || || || || |
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| 1873 || || |
| 1873 || [[Winchester College]] (3)|| || || || || |
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| 1874 || || |
| 1874 || [[Marlborough College]]|| || || || || |
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| 1875 || || |
| 1875 || [[Harrow School]] (8)|| || || || || |
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| 1876 || || |
| 1876 || [[Winchester College]] (4)|| || || || || |
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| 1877 || || |
| 1877 || [[Cheltenham College]]|| || || || || |
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| 1878 || || |
| 1878 || [[Eton College]] (3)|| || || || || |
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| 1879 || || |
| 1879 || [[Harrow School]] (9)|| || || || || |
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| 1880 || || |
| 1880 || [[Eton College]] (4)|| || || || || |
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| 1881 || || |
| 1881 || [[Cheltenham College]] (2)|| || || || || |
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| 1882 || || |
| 1882 || [[Charterhouse School]]|| || || || || |
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| 1883 || || |
| 1883 || [[Charterhouse School]] (2)|| || || || || |
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| 1884 || || |
| 1884 || [[Clifton College]]|| || || || || |
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| 1885 || || |
| 1885 || [[Clifton College]] (2)|| || || || || |
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| 1886 || || |
| 1886 || [[Dulwich College]]|| || || || || |
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| 1887 || || |
| 1887 || [[Eton College]] (5)|| || || || || |
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| 1888 || || |
| 1888 || [[Clifton College]] (3)|| || || || || |
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| 1889 || || |
| 1889 || [[Charterhouse School]] (3)|| || || || || |
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| 1890 || || |
| 1890 || [[Charterhouse School]] (4)|| || || || || |
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| 1891 || || |
| 1891 || [[Charterhouse School]] (5)|| || || || || |
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| 1892 || || |
| 1892 || [[Charterhouse School]] (6)|| || || || || |
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| 1893 || || |
| 1893 || [[Bradford Grammar School|Bradford School]]|| || || || || |
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| 1894 || || |
| 1894 || [[Rugby School]] (2)|| || || || || |
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| 1895 || || |
| 1895 || [[Charterhouse School]] (7)|| || || || || |
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| 1896 || || |
| 1896 || [[Charterhouse School]] (8)|| || || || || |
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| 1897 || | |
| 1897 || [[Bradford Grammar School|Bradford School]] (2)|| || || || || |
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| 1898 || || |
| 1898 || [[Charterhouse School]] (9)|| || || || || |
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| 1899 || || |
| 1899 || [[Rossall School]]|| || || || || |
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| 1900 || || |
| 1900 || [[Dulwich College]] (2)|| || || || || |
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| 1901 || || |
| 1901 || [[Eton College]] (6)|| || || || || |
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| 1902 || || |
| 1902 || [[Cheltenham College]] (3)|| || || || || |
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| 1903 || [[Tonbridge School]] || |
| 1903 || [[Tonbridge School]] || || || || || |
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| 1904 || || |
| 1904 || [[Winchester College]] (5)|| || || || || |
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| 1905 || || |
| 1905 || [[Harrow School]] (10)|| || || || || |
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| 1906 || || |
| 1906 || [[Dover College]]|| || || || || |
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| 1907 || || |
| 1907 || [[Rugby School]] (2)|| || || || || |
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| 1908 || || |
| 1908 || [[Harrow School]] (11)|| || || || || |
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| 1909 || || |
| 1909 || [[Rugby School]] (3)|| || || || || |
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| 1910 || | |
| 1910 || [[Bradford Grammar School|Bradford School]] (3)|| || || || || |
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| 1911 || || |
| 1911 || [[Edinburgh Academy]]|| || || || || |
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| 1912 || || |
| 1912 || [[Rugby School]] (4)|| || || || || |
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| 1913 || || |
| 1913 || [[Repton School]]|| || || || || |
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| 1914 || [[Sedbergh School]] || || || || || |
| 1914 || [[Sedbergh School]] || 496|| [[Eton College]]|| 490|| [[Harrow School]]|| 490 |
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| 1915-18 || colspan=6 | No Competition |
| 1915-18 || colspan="6" | No Competition |
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| 1919 || || |
| 1919 || [[Winchester College]] (6)|| || || || || |
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| 1920 || || |
| 1920 || [[Charterhouse School]] (10)|| || || || || |
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| 1921 || || |
| 1921 || [[Sedbergh School]] (2)|| || || || || |
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| 1922 || || |
| 1922 || [[Lancing College]]|| || || || || |
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| 1923 || || |
| 1923 || [[Eton College]] (7)|| || || || || |
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| 1924 || || |
| 1924 || [[Rugby School]] (5)|| || || || || |
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| 1925 || || |
| 1925 || [[Lancing College]] (2)|| || || || || |
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| 1926 || || |
| 1926 || [[Clifton College]] (4)|| || || || || |
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| 1927 || || |
| 1927 || [[Brighton College]]|| || || || || |
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| 1928 || || |
| 1928 || [[Clifton College]] (5)|| || || || || |
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| 1929 || || |
| 1929 || [[Glenalmond College]]|| || || || || |
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| 1930 || || |
| 1930 || [[Winchester College]] (10)|| || || || || |
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| 1931 || || |
| 1931 || [[Charterhouse School]] (11)|| || || || || |
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| 1932 || [[King's College School]] || || || || || |
| 1932 || [[King's College School]] || 479|| [[Christ's Hospital]]|| 472|| [[Whitgift School]]||471 |
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| 1933 || || || || || || |
| 1933 || [[Glenalmond College]] (2)|| 487|| [[Winchester College]]|| 480|| [[Marlborough College]]||478 |
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| 1934 || [[King's College School]] || 493 || || || |
| 1934 || [[King's College School]] (2) || 493 || [[Malvern College]]|| 487|| || |
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| 1935 || [[Marlborough College]] || || || || || |
| 1935 || [[Marlborough College]] (2) || 499|| [[Winchester College]]|| 498|| [[Whitgift School]]||494 |
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| 1936 || || || || || || |
| 1936 || [[Brighton College]] (2)|| 477|| [[Denstone College]]|| 477|| [[The Glasgow Academy]]||472 |
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| 1937 || [[Winchester College]] (11)|| 477|| [[Bradfield College]]|| 474|| [[Clifton College]]||467 |
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| 1938 || [[King's College School]] || 497 || [[Marlborough College]] || || || |
| 1938 || [[King's College School]] (3) || 497 || [[Marlborough College]] || 488|| [[Winchester College]]||486 |
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| 1939 || || || || || || |
| 1939 || [[Cranbrook School, Ilford|Cranbrook School]]|| 482|| [[King's College School]]|| 481|| [[Glenalmond College]]||473 |
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| 1940-45 || colspan="6" | No Competition |
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| 1946 || [[Blundell's School]]|| 461|| [[Sedbergh School]]|| 460|| [[Eton College]]||460 |
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| 1947 || [[Eton College]] (8)|| 517<ref name="1947-8">{{cite web|title=Charterhouse School Win Ashburton Shield Bisley - 1948 Clip|url=https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154016701794|access-date=2023-01-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130140854/https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154016701794|archive-date=2023-01-30}}</ref>|| [[Glenalmond College]]|| 509|| [[George Watson's College|George Watson's]]||508 |
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| 1948 || [[Charterhouse School]] (12)|| 500 || [[Allhallows College]]|| 498<ref name="1947-8" />|| [[Bradfield College]]||496 |
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| 1949 || [[Glenalmond College]] (3)|| 512|| [[Charterhouse School]]|| 511|| [[The Leys School]]||510 |
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| 1950 || [[The Leys School]]|| 513 || [[Epsom College]]|| 507|| [[King's College School]]||507 |
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| 1951 || [[Allhallows College]]|| 511|| [[St Paul's School, London|St Paul's, London]]|| 510|| [[Marlborough College]]||508 |
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| 1952 || [[Glenalmond College]] (4)|| 512|| [[Epsom College]]|| 511|| [[Exeter School]]||510 |
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| 1947 || [[Eton College]] || 517<ref name=1947-8>{{cite web|title=Charterhouse School Win Ashburton Shield Bisley - 1948 Clip|url=https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154016701794|access-date=2023-01-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130140854/https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154016701794|archive-date=2023-01-30}}</ref> || || || || |
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| 1953 || [[The Leys School]] (2)|| 508|| [[Charterhouse School]]|| 505|| [[Allhallows College]]||504 |
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| 1954 || [[Allhallows College]] (2)|| 524|| [[Uppingham School]]|| 515|| [[Marlborough College]]||514 |
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| 1955 || [[Winchester College]] (12) || 515 || [[Marlborough College]] || 512 || [[Glenalmond College]] || 512 |
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| 1956 || [[Blundell's School]] (2) || 515 || [[Victoria College, Jersey|Victoria College]] || 514 || [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey|Elizabeth College]] || 513 |
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| 1951 || || || || || || |
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| 1952 || || || || || || |
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| 1953 || || || || || || |
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| 1955 || [[Winchester College]] || 515 || [[Marlborough College]] || 512 || [[Glenalmond College]] || 512 |
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| 1956 || [[Blundell's School]] || 515 || [[Victoria College, Jersey|Victoria College]] || 514 || [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey|Elizabeth College]] || 513 |
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| 1957<ref name="oerc">{{cite book |title=Elizabeth College: A Rifle-Shooting Century |date=2022 |publisher=OE Rifle Club |location=UK |edition=1}}</ref> || [[Uppingham School]] || 529 || [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey|Elizabeth College]] || 528 || [[Allhallows College]] || 513 |
| 1957<ref name="oerc">{{cite book |title=Elizabeth College: A Rifle-Shooting Century |date=2022 |publisher=OE Rifle Club |location=UK |edition=1}}</ref> || [[Uppingham School]] || 529 || [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey|Elizabeth College]] || 528 || [[Allhallows College]] || 513 |
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| 1958 || || || || || || |
| 1958 || [[Repton School]] (2)|| 508|| [[Blundell's School]]|| 506|| [[Epsom College]]||505 |
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| 1959 || || || || || || |
| 1959 || [[St Lawrence College, Ramsgate|St Lawrence College]]|| 517|| [[Oakham School]]|| 511|| [[Allhallows College]]||511 |
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| 1960 || || || || || || |
| 1960 || [[Allhallows College]] (3)|| 524|| [[Ardingly College]]|| 522|| [[Glenalmond College]]||520 |
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| 1961 || || || || || || |
| 1961 || [[Victoria College, Jersey|Victoria College]]|| 516|| [[Epsom College]]|| 512|| [[Glenalmond College]]||512 |
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| 1962 || || || || || || |
| 1962 || [[Ardingly College]]|| 524|| [[Victoria College, Jersey|Victoria College]]|| 519|| [[Oakham School]]||515 |
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| 1963 || || || || || || |
| 1963 || [[Allhallows College]] (4)|| 522|| [[Marlborough College]]|| 515|| [[Dean Close School]]||515 |
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| 1964 || || || || || || |
| 1964 || [[Allhallows College]] (5)|| 519|| [[Uppingham School]]|| 519|| [[Oakham School]]||519 |
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| 1965 || || || || || || |
| 1965 || [[Allhallows College]] (6)|| 521|| [[Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood|Merchant Taylors']]|| 519|| [[Aldenham School]]||517 |
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| 1966 || [[Oakham School]]<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=The A-Z of Oakham School|title=Ashburton|author-last1=Guillomot-Bonnefond|author-first1=Aurore|author-last2=Woodward|author-first2=Charlotte|date=2022-12-07|url=https://issuu.com/oakhamsch/docs/12025_oo_mag_a-z_8pp_digi|access-date=2023-01-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130215024/https://issuu.com/oakhamsch/docs/12025_oo_mag_a-z_8pp_digi|archive-date=2023-01-30}}</ref> || || || || || |
| 1966 || [[Oakham School]]<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=The A-Z of Oakham School|title=Ashburton|author-last1=Guillomot-Bonnefond|author-first1=Aurore|author-last2=Woodward|author-first2=Charlotte|date=2022-12-07|url=https://issuu.com/oakhamsch/docs/12025_oo_mag_a-z_8pp_digi|access-date=2023-01-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130215024/https://issuu.com/oakhamsch/docs/12025_oo_mag_a-z_8pp_digi|archive-date=2023-01-30}}</ref> || 502|| [[Harrow School]]|| 500|| [[Allhallows College]]||499 |
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| 1967 || || || || || || |
| 1967 || [[Cranleigh School]]|| 522|| [[The King's School, Canterbury|King's, Canterbury]]|| 513|| [[Epsom College]]||512 |
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| 1968 || || || || || || |
| 1968 || [[Gresham's School]]|| 518|| [[Oakham School]]|| 517|| [[Cranleigh School]]||511 |
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| 1969 || || || || || || |
| 1969 || [[Uppingham School]] (2)|| 525|| [[Allhallows College]]|| 519|| [[Victoria College, Jersey|Victoria College]]||515 |
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| 1970 || || || || || || |
| 1970 || [[Bradfield College]]|| 515|| [[Clifton College]]|| 514|| [[Oakham School]]||513 |
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| 1971 || [[Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood|Merchant Taylors']]|| 512|| [[Uppingham School]]|| 509|| [[St Peter's School, York|St Peter's, York]]||508 |
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| 1971 || || || || || || |
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| 1972 || || || || || || |
| 1972 || [[Oakham School]] (2)|| 507.38v|| [[Cranleigh School]]|| 507.37v|| [[Gresham's School]]||506.36v |
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| 1973 || [[Epsom College]] || 502.28v || [[Bradfield College]] || 497.32v || [[Clifton College]] || 496.27v |
| 1973 || [[Epsom College]] || 502.28v || [[Bradfield College]] || 497.32v || [[Clifton College]] || 496.27v |
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| 1974 || || || || || || |
| 1974 || [[Clifton College]] (6)|| 499|| [[Bedford School]]|| 482|| [[Marlborough College]]||481 |
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| 1975 || || || || || || |
| 1975 || [[Oakham School]] (2)|| 499|| [[Christ's Hospital]]|| 491|| [[Lancing College]]||490 |
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| 1976 || || |
| 1976 || [[Uppingham School]] (3)|| || [[Lancing College]]|| || [[Victoria College, Jersey|Victoria College]]|| |
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| 1977 || || || || || || |
| 1977 || [[Allhallows College]] (7)|| 505|| [[Epsom College]]|| 505|| [[Clifton College]]||503 |
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| 1978 || || || || || || |
| 1978 || [[Uppingham School]] (4)|| 511|| [[Malvern College]]|| 505|| [[Oakham School]]||505 |
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| 1979 || || || || || || |
| 1979 || [[Rugby School]] (6)|| 513|| [[Uppingham School]]|| 509|| [[Haileybury and Imperial Service College|Haileybury College]]||498 |
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| 1980 || || || || || || |
| 1980 || [[Bradfield College]] (2)|| 512|| [[Uppingham School]]|| 511|| [[Clifton College]]||509 |
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| 1981<ref name="oerc"/> || [[Uppingham School]] || 508 || [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey|Elizabeth College]] || 504 || [[Marlborough College]] || 504 |
| 1981<ref name="oerc" /> || [[Uppingham School]] (4) || 508 || [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey|Elizabeth College]] || 504 || [[Marlborough College]] || 504 |
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| 1982 || || || || || || |
| 1982 || [[Uppingham School]] (5)|| 504|| [[Marlborough College]]|| 502|| [[St John's School, Leatherhead|St John's School]]||501 |
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| 1983 || || || || || || |
| 1983 || [[Malvern College]]|| 519|| [[Uppingham School]]|| 516|| [[Epsom College]]||515 |
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| 1984 || || || || || || |
| 1984 || [[Bedford School]]|| 521|| [[Harrow School]]|| 518|| [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]]||516 |
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| 1985 || [[Bradfield College]] || 525 || [[Oundle School]] || 523 || [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey|Elizabeth College]] || 518 |
| 1985 || [[Bradfield College]] (3) || 525 || [[Oundle School]] || 523 || [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey|Elizabeth College]] || 518 |
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| 1986 || [[Royal Grammar School, Guildford|RGS Guildford]] || 512 || [[Cheltenham College]] || 511 || [[Marlborough College]] || 507 |
| 1986 || [[Royal Grammar School, Guildford|RGS Guildford]] || 512 || [[Cheltenham College]] || 511 || [[Marlborough College]] || 507 |
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| 1987 || [[Oakham School]] || 535 || [[Bradfield College]] || 523 || [[Kimbolton School]] || 519 |
| 1987 || [[Oakham School]] (3) || 535 || [[Bradfield College]] || 523 || [[Kimbolton School]] || 519 |
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| 1988 || [[Charterhouse School |
| 1988 || [[Charterhouse School]] (13) || 508 || [[Dollar Academy]] || 507 || [[Uppingham School]] || 503 |
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| 1989<ref name="oerc"/> || [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey|Elizabeth College]] || 493 || [[Glenalmond College]] || 492 || [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]] || 488 |
| 1989<ref name="oerc" /> || [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey|Elizabeth College]] || 493 || [[Glenalmond College]] || 492 || [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]] || 488 |
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| 1990 || [[Epsom College]] (2) || 511 || [[Oundle School]] || 507 || [[Marlborough College]] || 504 |
| 1990 || [[Epsom College]] (2) || 511 || [[Oundle School]] || 507 || [[Marlborough College]] || 504 |
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| 1994 || [[Epsom College]] (6) || 525.44v || [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]] || 515.40v || [[Cheltenham College]] || 513.40v |
| 1994 || [[Epsom College]] (6) || 525.44v || [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]] || 515.40v || [[Cheltenham College]] || 513.40v |
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| 1995 || [[Uppingham School]] || 462 || [[Royal Grammar School, Guildford|RGS Guildford]] || 456 || [[Campbell College]] || 451 |
| 1995 || [[Uppingham School]] (6) || 462 || [[Royal Grammar School, Guildford|RGS Guildford]] || 456 || [[Campbell College]] || 451 |
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| 1996 || [[Sedbergh School]] || 461 || |
| 1996 || [[Sedbergh School]] (3) || 461 || || || || |
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| 1997 || [[Sedbergh School]] || 480 || [[Cheltenham College]] || 462 || [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey|Elizabeth College]] || 457 |
| 1997 || [[Sedbergh School]] (4) || 480 || [[Cheltenham College]] || 462 || [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey|Elizabeth College]] || 457 |
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| 1998 || [[Epsom College]] (7) || 474 || [[Sedbergh School]] || 473 || [[Campbell College]] || 471 |
| 1998 || [[Epsom College]] (7) || 474 || [[Sedbergh School]] || 473 || [[Campbell College]] || 471 |
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| 1999 || [[Epsom College]] (8) || 491 || [[Campbell College]] || 482 || [[The Oratory School]] || 469 |
| 1999 || [[Epsom College]] (8) || 491 || [[Campbell College]] || 482 || [[The Oratory School]] || 469 |
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| 2000 || [[Stamford School]] || 550.46v || [[Epsom College]] || 509.35v || [[Harrow School]] || 507.23v |
| 2000 || [[Stamford School]] || '''550.46v''' || [[Epsom College]] || 509.35v || [[Harrow School]] || 507.23v |
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| 2001 || [[Uppingham School]] || 476 || [[Epsom College]] || 468 || [[Sedbergh School]] || 450 |
| 2001 || [[Uppingham School]] (7) || 476 || [[Epsom College]] || 468 || [[Sedbergh School]] || 450 |
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| 2002 || [[Epsom College]] (9) || 486 ||[[Uppingham School]] || 479 || [[The Oratory School]] || 474 |
| 2002 || [[Epsom College]] (9) || 486 ||[[Uppingham School]] || 479 || [[The Oratory School]] || 474 |
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| 2003<ref>{{cite news |author1=John Barry |title=Shooting: Stamford blow hot |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/shooting/2407528/Shooting-Stamford-blow-hot.html |access-date=13 August 2024 |work=The Telegraph |publisher=Telegraph Media Group |date=11 July 2003 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160229071049/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/shooting/2407528/Shooting-Stamford-blow-hot.html |archive-date=29 February 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> || [[Stamford School]] (2) || 507.31v || [[Epsom College]] || 506.32v || [[Marlborough College]] || 504.29v |
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| 2003 || [[Stamford School]] || 507.31v || [[Epsom College]] || 506.32v || [[Marlborough College]] || 504.29v |
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| 2004 || [[Epsom College]] (10) || 511.31v || [[Marlborough College]] || 508.32v || [[Uppingham School]] || 505.36v |
| 2004 || [[Epsom College]] (10) || 511.31v || [[Marlborough College]] || 508.32v || [[Uppingham School]] || 505.36v |
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| 2005 || [[Dollar Academy]] || 760.43v || [[Epsom College]] || 747.46v || [[Stamford School]] || 742.36v |
| 2005 || [[Dollar Academy]] || 760.43v || [[Epsom College]] || 747.46v || [[Stamford School]] || 742.36v |
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| 2006 || [[Epsom College]] (11) || 788.59v || [[Marlborough College]] || 775.46v || [[The Oratory School]] || 775.45v |
| 2006<ref>{{cite news |author1=Tony de Launay |title=Shooting: Tenth triumph a breeze for Epsom |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/shooting-tenth-triumph-a-breeze-for-epsom-m22jrj0fjwz |access-date=13 August 2024 |work=[[The Times]] |date=14 July 2006 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240813080940/https://www.thetimes.com/article/shooting-tenth-triumph-a-breeze-for-epsom-m22jrj0fjwz |archive-date=13 August 2024|url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref> || [[Epsom College]] (11) || 788.59v || [[Marlborough College]] || 775.46v || [[The Oratory School]] || 775.45v |
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| 2007 || [[Epsom College]] (12) || 794.63v || [[Marlborough College]] || 782.58v || [[The Oratory School]] || 771.40v |
| 2007 || [[Epsom College]] (12) || '''794.63v''' || [[Marlborough College]] || 782.58v || [[The Oratory School]] || 771.40v |
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| 2008 || [[Epsom College]] (13) || 790.75v || [[Dollar Academy]] || 779.50v || [[The Oratory School]] || 766.52v |
| 2008 || [[Epsom College]] (13) || 790.75v || [[Dollar Academy]] || 779.50v || [[The Oratory School]] || 766.52v |
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| 2009 || [[Gresham's School]] || 794.59v || [[Dollar Academy]] || 774.62v || [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey|Elizabeth College]] || 770.52v |
| 2009 || [[Gresham's School]] (2) || 794.59v || [[Dollar Academy]] || 774.62v || [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey|Elizabeth College]] || 770.52v |
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| 2010<ref>{{cite news |title=Epsom College are hottest shots again |url=https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/sport/other_sport/8293187.epsom-college-are-hottest-shots-again/ |access-date=13 August 2024 |work=Your Local Guardian |publisher=Newsquest |date=26 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125115439/https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/sport/other_sport/8293187.epsom-college-are-hottest-shots-again/ |archive-date=25 January 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> || [[Epsom College]] (14) || 762.42v || [[Gresham's School]] || 762.40v || [[Cheltenham College]] || 753.39v |
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| 2010 || [[Epsom College]] (14) || 762.42v || [[Gresham's School]] || 762.40v || [[Cheltenham College]] || 753.39v |
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| 2011 || [[Epsom College]] (15) || 762.40v || [[Cheltenham College]] || 760.46v || [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]] || 752.41v |
| 2011 || [[Epsom College]] (15) || 762.40v || [[Cheltenham College]] || 760.46v || [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]] || 752.41v |
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| 2012 || [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]] (1) || 787.71v || [[Royal Grammar School, Guildford|RGS Guildford]] || 770.49v || [[Epsom College]] || 760.43v |
| 2012 || [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]] (1) || 787.71v || [[Royal Grammar School, Guildford|RGS Guildford]] || 770.49v || [[Epsom College]] || 760.43v |
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| 2013 || [[Dollar Academy]] || 757.39v || [[Epsom College]] || 744.40v || [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]] || 741.41v |
| 2013 || [[Dollar Academy]] (2) || 757.39v || [[Epsom College]] || 744.40v || [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]] || 741.41v |
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| 2014 || [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]] (2) || 755.42v || [[Epsom College]] || 738.36v || [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey|Elizabeth College]] || 736.43v |
| 2014 || [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]] (2) || 755.42v || [[Epsom College]] || 738.36v || [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey|Elizabeth College]] || 736.43v |
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| 2016 || [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]] (3) || 761.37v || [[Dollar Academy]] || 760.53v || [[Gresham's School]] || 758.42v |
| 2016 || [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]] (3) || 761.37v || [[Dollar Academy]] || 760.53v || [[Gresham's School]] || 758.42v |
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| 2017<ref name="oerc"/> || [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]] (4) || 772.53v || [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey|Elizabeth College]] || 749.38v || [[Sedbergh School]] || 747.47v |
| 2017<ref name="oerc" /> || [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]] (4) || 772.53v || [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey|Elizabeth College]] || 749.38v || [[Sedbergh School]] || 747.47v |
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| 2018 || [[Sedbergh School]] || 761.47v || [[Victoria College, Jersey|Victoria College]] || 756.52v || [[Gresham's School]] || 753.44v |
| 2018 || [[Sedbergh School]] (5) || 761.47v || [[Victoria College, Jersey|Victoria College]] || 756.52v || [[Gresham's School]] || 753.44v |
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| 2019 || [[Royal Grammar School, Guildford|RGS Guildford]] || 759.44v || [[Gresham's School]] || 756.40v || [[Sedbergh School]] || 754.48v |
| 2019 || [[Royal Grammar School, Guildford|RGS Guildford]] (2) || 759.44v || [[Gresham's School]] || 756.40v || [[Sedbergh School]] || 754.48v |
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| 2020-21 || colspan=6 | No Competition |
| 2020-21 || colspan="6" | No Competition |
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| 2022 || [[Bradfield College]] || 691.22v || [[Sedbergh School]] || 678.18v || [[Dollar Academy]] || 673.18v |
| 2022 || [[Bradfield College]] (4) || 691.22v || [[Sedbergh School]] || 678.18v || [[Dollar Academy]] || 673.18v |
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| 2023 || [[Victoria College, Jersey|Victoria College]] (2) || 758.35v || [[Epsom College]] || 744.37v || [[Bradfield College]] || 740.33v |
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| 2024<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nra.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/historical/2024/results/Imperial/704.pdf |title=NRA 155th Imperial Meeting - The Ashburton |date=18 July 2024 |accessdate=12 August 2024 }}</ref> || [[Epsom College]] (16) || 778.59v || [[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]] || 758.40v || [[Elizabeth College, Guernsey|Elizabeth College]] || 755.50v |
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==Performances== |
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Schools in '''bold''' competed for the Ashburton Shield at the 2024 Schools' Meeting.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=The NRA 155th Imperial Meeting {{ndash}} The Ashburton |url=https://nra.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/historical/2024/results/Imperial/704.pdf |website=National Rifle Association of the UK}}</ref> |
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" |
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! Wins || School || Years |
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| 16 || '''[[Epsom College]]'''|| 1973, 1990–94, 1998–99, 2002, 2004, 2006–08, 2010–11, 2024 |
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| 13 || '''[[Charterhouse School]]'''|| 1882–83, 1889–92, 1895–96, 1898, 1920, 1931, 1948, 1988 |
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| 11 || [[Harrow School]]|| 1862, 1864–67, 1969, 1870, 1875, 1879, 1905, 1908 |
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| 9 || [[Winchester College]]|| 1871–73, 1876, 1904, 1919, 1930, 1937, 1955 |
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| rowspan="2" | 8 || [[Eton College]]|| 1863, 1868, 1878, 1880, 1887, 1901, 1923, 1947 |
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|- |
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| '''[[Uppingham School]]'''|| 1957, 1969, 1976, 1978, 1981–82, 1995, 2001 |
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|- |
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| rowspan="2" | 7 || [[Rugby School]]|| 1861, 1894, 1907, 1909, 1912, 1924, 1979 |
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|- |
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|[[Allhallows College]] |
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|1951, 1954, 1960, 1963–65, 1977 |
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|- |
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| 6 || [[Clifton College]]|| 1884–85, 1888, 1926, 1928, 1974 |
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|- |
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| 5 || '''[[Sedbergh School]]'''|| 1914, 1921, 1996–97, 2018 |
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| rowspan="4" | 4 || [[Glenalmond College]]|| 1929, 1933, 1949, 1952 |
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|- |
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| [[Oakham School]]|| 1966, 1972, 1975, 1987 |
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|- |
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| '''[[Bradfield College]]'''|| 1970, 1980, 1985, 2022 |
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| '''[[Wellington College, Berkshire|Wellington College]]'''|| 2012, 2014, 2016–17 |
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| rowspan="3" | 3 || [[Cheltenham College]]|| 1877, 1881, 1902 |
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| [[Bradford Grammar School|Bradford School]]|| 1893, 1897, 1910 |
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|- |
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| [[King's College School]]|| 1932, 1934, 1938 |
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| rowspan="12" | 2 || [[Marlborough College]]|| 1874, 1935 |
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| [[Dulwich College]]|| 1886, 1900 |
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|- |
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| [[Repton School]]|| 1913, 1958 |
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|- |
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| [[Lancing College]]|| 1922, 1925 |
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|- |
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| [[Brighton College]]|| 1927, 1936 |
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| [[Blundell's School]]|| 1946, 1956 |
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|- |
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| [[The Leys School]]|| 1950, 1953 |
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|- |
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| '''[[Victoria College, Jersey|Victoria College]]'''|| 1961, 2023 |
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|- |
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| '''[[Gresham's School]]'''|| 1968, 2009 |
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| '''[[Royal Grammar School, Guildford|RGS Guildford]]'''|| 1986, 2019 |
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| [[Stamford School]]|| 2000, 2003 |
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| '''[[Dollar Academy]]'''|| 2005, 2013 |
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| rowspan="13" | 1 || [[Rossall School]]|| 1899 |
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| '''[[Tonbridge School]]'''|| 1903 |
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| [[Dover College]]|| 1906 |
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| [[Edinburgh Academy]]|| 1911 |
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| [[Cranbrook School, Ilford|Cranbrook School]]|| 1939 |
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| [[St Lawrence College, Ramsgate|St Lawrence College]]|| 1959 |
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| [[Ardingly College]]|| 1962 |
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| [[Cranleigh School]]|| 1967 |
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Latest revision as of 08:46, 12 December 2024
 The Ashburton Shield | |
| Sport | Fullbore target rifle |
|---|---|
| Competition | Ashburton VIII, Schools Imperial Meeting |
| Awarded for | Winning Team of VIII |
| Location | Bisley Camp |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | National Rifle Association |
| History | |
| First award | 1861 |
| Editions | 151 |
| First winner | Rugby School |
| Most wins | Epsom College (15) |
| Most recent | Victoria College (2023) |
The Ashburton Shield is an historic trophy for target rifle shooting in the British Isles. It is awarded annually to the winning team of VIII at the Schools' Meeting (previously the Public Schools' Meeting), held at Bisley by the National Rifle Association. The competition is open to teams of cadets from, predominantly, Combined Cadet Force units based in public and private schools.[1][2][note 1]
History
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The Ashburton Shield was presented by Lord Ashburton in 1861 for competition between the Junior Officers' Training Corps that were run within public schools.[3] This remained the case until the 1948 merger of school cadet units into the Combined Cadet Force.[4] The shield was first contested at the National Rifle Association's second Imperial Meeting.[5] It was mentioned by Edward Walford in 1878 when he wrote of the Meeting, then at Wimbledon:
These annual gatherings are attended by the élite of fashion, and always include a large number of ladies, who generally evince the greatest interest in the target practice of the various competitors, whether it be for the honour of carrying off the Elcho Shield, the Queen's or the Prince of Wales's Prize, or the [Ashburton] shield shot for by our great Public Schools, or the Annual Rifle Match between the Houses of Lords and Commons.[6]
The runner-up team is awarded the Montague-Jones Challenge Trophy, which was first presented in 1947 by the OTC Officers Club in memory of Major Montague-Jones OBE TD, and eight NRA bronze medals. The third place team are awarded eight NRA bronze medals.[7] The Allhallows Salver, presented in 1987 by Allhallows College, is awarded to the coach of the winning school.
The Public Schools' Meeting is considered the pinnacle of inter-school shooting in the UK, and British Pathé featured the event in multiple newsreels.[8][9][10] It has been held annually, with the exception of 1915–18 and 1940–45 due to the outbreak of war, and 2020–21 when the meeting was placed in abeyance due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Epsom College hold the record for the most wins, at 15.[11]
Notable winners include 2018 ISSF World Champion Seonaid McIntosh, who was a member of the 2013 winning team from Dollar Academy.[12] McIntosh individually won the Schools Hundred competition.[13]
Results by year
[edit]Scores in bold indicate a record for that competition format.
Performances
[edit]Schools in bold competed for the Ashburton Shield at the 2024 Schools' Meeting.[21]
| Wins | School | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Epsom College | 1973, 1990–94, 1998–99, 2002, 2004, 2006–08, 2010–11, 2024 |
| 13 | Charterhouse School | 1882–83, 1889–92, 1895–96, 1898, 1920, 1931, 1948, 1988 |
| 11 | Harrow School | 1862, 1864–67, 1969, 1870, 1875, 1879, 1905, 1908 |
| 9 | Winchester College | 1871–73, 1876, 1904, 1919, 1930, 1937, 1955 |
| 8 | Eton College | 1863, 1868, 1878, 1880, 1887, 1901, 1923, 1947 |
| Uppingham School | 1957, 1969, 1976, 1978, 1981–82, 1995, 2001 | |
| 7 | Rugby School | 1861, 1894, 1907, 1909, 1912, 1924, 1979 |
| Allhallows College | 1951, 1954, 1960, 1963–65, 1977 | |
| 6 | Clifton College | 1884–85, 1888, 1926, 1928, 1974 |
| 5 | Sedbergh School | 1914, 1921, 1996–97, 2018 |
| 4 | Glenalmond College | 1929, 1933, 1949, 1952 |
| Oakham School | 1966, 1972, 1975, 1987 | |
| Bradfield College | 1970, 1980, 1985, 2022 | |
| Wellington College | 2012, 2014, 2016–17 | |
| 3 | Cheltenham College | 1877, 1881, 1902 |
| Bradford School | 1893, 1897, 1910 | |
| King's College School | 1932, 1934, 1938 | |
| 2 | Marlborough College | 1874, 1935 |
| Dulwich College | 1886, 1900 | |
| Repton School | 1913, 1958 | |
| Lancing College | 1922, 1925 | |
| Brighton College | 1927, 1936 | |
| Blundell's School | 1946, 1956 | |
| The Leys School | 1950, 1953 | |
| Victoria College | 1961, 2023 | |
| Gresham's School | 1968, 2009 | |
| RGS Guildford | 1986, 2019 | |
| Stamford School | 2000, 2003 | |
| Dollar Academy | 2005, 2013 | |
| 1 | Rossall School | 1899 |
| Tonbridge School | 1903 | |
| Dover College | 1906 | |
| Edinburgh Academy | 1911 | |
| Cranbrook School | 1939 | |
| St Lawrence College | 1959 | |
| Ardingly College | 1962 | |
| Cranleigh School | 1967 | |
| Merchant Taylors' | 1971 | |
| Malvern College | 1983 | |
| Bedford School | 1984 | |
| Elizabeth College | 1989 | |
| Ellesmere College | 2015 |
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ A separate competition is held the week prior for cadet units not attached to a school (such as the Army Cadet Force), as part of the Inter-Services Cadet Rifle Meeting (ISCRM).
Citations
[edit]- ^ "Schools Imperial Meeting". National Rifle Association. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ David James (15 July 1949). "Ashburton Day". The Spectator. p. 10. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ Col. Langford Lloyd (3 July 1937). "Where the Best Marksmen of the Empire Meet: Bisley's Coronation Fortnight & The Story of the King's Prize". The Daily Telegraph. p. 12.
When the Ashburton was given in 1861 by Lord Ashburton, only seven schools were eligible.
- ^ "The History of the Combined Cadet Force". 1260sqn.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014.
- ^ Edward Walford, (2006 reprinted), Greater London. A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. Volume 2, page 508, (Adamant Media Corporation)
- ^ "Putney". Old and New London: Volume 6. London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin. 1878. pp. 489–503. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014 – via British History Online.
- ^ NRA Handbook Competitions 2021 (PDF). National Rifle Association of the UK. 2021. pp. 217–218.
- ^ "Schools Day At Bisley". British Pathé. 16 July 1934. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "News In A Nutshell 1935". British Pathé. 15 July 1935. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Ashburton Shield Competition 1938". British Pathé. 11 July 1938. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Another Ashburton win for target rifle team". Epsom College. 14 July 2011.
The College Target Rifle VIII saw off strong competition at the National Rifle Association's Schools' Meeting at Bisley last week to retain the prestigious Ashburton Shield in the 150th year of the competition. This was the 15th time overall and the 14th time in the past 22 years that Epsom has won the blue riband event of the school target rifle shooting calendar.
- ^ "Ashburton Shield Prizelist 2013" (PDF). National Rifle Association. 21 July 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "Schools Hundred Prizelist 2013" (PDF). National Rifle Association. 30 October 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Charterhouse School Win Ashburton Shield Bisley - 1948 Clip". Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d Elizabeth College: A Rifle-Shooting Century (1 ed.). UK: OE Rifle Club. 2022.
- ^ Guillomot-Bonnefond, Aurore; Woodward, Charlotte (7 December 2022). "Ashburton". The A-Z of Oakham School. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ John Barry (11 July 2003). "Shooting: Stamford blow hot". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ Tony de Launay (14 July 2006). "Shooting: Tenth triumph a breeze for Epsom". The Times. Archived from the original on 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Epsom College are hottest shots again". Your Local Guardian. Newsquest. 26 July 2010. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "NRA 155th Imperial Meeting - The Ashburton" (PDF). 18 July 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "The NRA 155th Imperial Meeting – The Ashburton" (PDF). National Rifle Association of the UK. 2023.