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Archive - Honours won by the Club and its Members

YearEssex CASouthend & District LeagueOther
1903Essex League Champions
1904
1905
1906Essex League Champions
1907Essex League Champions
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922Essex League Champions
1923Essex League Champions
WO Woodfield won the Individual Championship
1924
1925
1926Essex League Champions
F Nettleton won the Individual Championship
1927Essex League Champions
WR Latham won the Minor Championship
1928
1929HA Melvin won the Individual Championship
1930C Maxwell won the Individual Championship
AJ Comber won the Minor Championship
1931RJ Mumford won the Individual Championship
1932
1933WO Woodfield won the Individual Championship
1934WO Woodfield won the Individual Championship
1935Division 1 Champions
1936
1937
1938
1939Division 1 Champions
(jointly with Leyton)
1940
1941
1942
1943GH Mason won the Individual Championship
1944
1945
1946
1947Division 1 Champions
1948Division 1 Champions
Division 3 Champions
1949Division 1 Champions
1950Division 3 Champions
1951
1952Division 3 Champions
1953Division 1 Champions
Division 2 Champions
(jointly with Fords)
Division 3 Champions
Jack Speigel won the Minor Championship
1954Division 3 Champions
1955Division 2 Champions
Division 3 Champions
Roland Payne won the Boys' Championship
1956Division 2 ChampionsRoland Payne won the London Boys' Championship
1957Division 1 Champions
Division 3 Champions
1958Division 2 Champions
1959Division 1 Champions
Division 2 Champions
Roland Payne won the Individual Championship
1960Division 1 Champions
Division 2 Champions
1961Division 2 Champions
1962Division 1 Champions
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967Division 2 ChampionsDivision 1 Champions
1968Division 2 ChampionsDivision 1 Champions
1969Division 1 Champions
(jointly with Customs)
1970
1971Division 1 Champions
(jointly with Rayleigh)
1972
1973Team Lightning Winners
1974Division 1 Champions
Team Lightning Winners
Patrick Taylor is joint winner of the Southend Open
1975Division 4 Champions (2nd Team)
1976Division 1 Champions
Division 3 Champions (2nd Team)
1977
1978
1979Division 4 Champions (3rd Team)
1980
1981
1982
1983Divison 2 Champions (1st Team)
1984Division 2 Champions (2nd Team)
1985Division 3 Champions (3rd Team)
1986
1987Division 3 Champions (2nd Team)Team Lightning Winners
1988
1989Howard Grist won the Minor ChampionshipPerriman Cup Winners
1990George Smith is awarded the ECF President's Award for Services to Chess.
1991
1992
1993Division 4 Champions (3rd Team)Division 3 Champions (3rd Team)National Club Championship Major Winners
1994Division 1 Champions
Division 2 Champions (2nd Team)
Perriman Cup Winners (2nd Team)
Team Lightning Winners (2nd Team)
1995Division 2 Champions (3rd Team)
Team Lightning Winners (2nd Team)
1996Division 1 Champions
Team Lightning Winners
1997Division 1 Champions
Stan Harwood won the Minor Championship
Perriman Cup Winners
Division 3 Champions (4th Team)
Team Lightning Winners
National Club Championship Intermediate Winners
1998Division 1 Champions
Team Lightning Winners
1999Stan Harwood won the Minor ChampionshipDivision 1 Champions
Team Lightning Winners
2000Division 1 Champions
2001Team Lightning Winners (2nd Team)
2002
2003
2004
2005Division 1 Champions
2006Team Lightning Winners
2007Division 1 Champions
Perriman Cup Winners
2008Team Lightning Winners
2009Division 2 Champions
Team Lightning Winners
2010
2011Division 2 ChampionsDivision 2 Champions (2nd Team)
Division 3 Champions (3rd Team)
2012Team Lightning Winners
2013Division 2 ChampionsDivision 2 Champions (2nd Team)
2014
2015Division 4 Champions (2nd Team)Division 2 Champions (2nd Team)
2016Division 3 Champions (2nd Team)
2017Division 2 ChampionsPerriman Cup Winners
2018Team Lightning WinnersHoward Grist is awarded the ECF President's Award for Services to Chess.
2019Team Lightning Winners
2020Team Lightning Winners (2nd Team)
YearEssex CASouthend & District LeagueOther