| Year | Winner | Year | Winner |
| 1953 | E.ISHERWOOD | 1997 | not awarded |
| 1954 | D.KERSHAW | 1998 | not awarded |
| 1955 | E. WILSON | 1999 | I.PADLEY |
| 1956 | E. WILSON | 2000 | J.LEACH |
| 1957 | E. WILSON | 2001 | not awarded |
| 1958 | B.CLEGG | 2002 | W.Rodgers |
| 1959 | D.KERSHAW | 2003 | P.WARRENER |
| 1960 | D.KERSHAW | 2004 | not awarded |
| 1961 | D.KERSHAW | 2005 | P.WARRENER |
| 1962 | A.J.McCLEOD | 2006 | P.WARRENER |
| 1963 | A.J.MCLEOD | 2007 | R.FLANAGAN |
| 1964 | E. WILSON | 2008 | R.FLANAGAN |
| 1965 | not awarded | 2009 | not awarded |
| 1966 | J.LEACH | 2010 | P.WARRENER |
| 1967 | not awarded | 2012 | not awarded |
| 1968 | not awarded | 2013 | R.FLANAGAN |
| 1969 | not awarded | 2014 | D.HUNT |
| 1970 | not awarded | 2015 | D.SCHOFIELD |
| 1971 | not awarded | 2016 | P.WARRENER |
| 1972 | not awarded | 2017 | R.FLANAGAN |
| 1973 | not awarded | 2018 | not awarded |
| 1974 | not awarded | 2019 | not awarded |
| 1975 | not awarded | 2020 | not awarded |
| 1976 | not awarded | | |
| 1977 | not awarded | | |
| 1978 | not awarded | | |
| 1979 | not awarded | | |
| 1980 | D.KENT | | |
| 1981 | I.RATCLIFFE | | |
| 1982 | G.MILLWARD | | |
| 1983 | C.RATCLIFFE | | |
| 1984 | A.PILLING | | |
| 1985 | E.WILSON | | |
| 1986 | E.WILSON | | |
| 1987 | S.AKESTER | | |
| 1988 | J.LEACH | | |
| 1989 | N.WALSH | | |
| 1990 | not awarded | | |
| 1991 | C.HOWARTH | | |
| 1992 | H.LEECH | | |
| 1993 | A.PILLING | | |
| 1994 | J.LEACH | | |
| 1995 | J.LEACH | | |
| 1996 | S.WALTON | | |