Inter-Services Championship
The men's Inter-Services Championship has been fiercely contested by the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force since 1920.
In 1920, two years after the Royal Air Force (RAF) was formed, the 'Inter-Services Championship' was created. The Babcock Trophy was introduced in 2003 for the winners of the Men's Inter-Services Championship, which is fiercely contested by the three Services during the months of April and May each year. The Royal Navy and the Army each play the Royal Air Force in the weeks prior to the Army v Navy Match.
MEN'S Inter Services Championship Results Table
Year | Championship Winner | Army v navy Scores |
Army v RAF Scores |
Navy v RAF Scores |
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1907 | Royal Navy | 15 (RN) - 14 (A) | - | - |
1908 | Royal Navy | 15 (RN) - 0 (A) | - |
- |
1909 |
Royal Navy |
25 (RN) - 0 (A) |
- |
- |
1910 |
Royal Navy |
19 (RN) - 10 (A) |
- |
- |
1911 |
Army |
22 (A) - 13 (RN) |
- |
- |
1912 |
Royal Navy |
16 (RN) - 8 (A) |
- |
- |
1913 |
Royal Navy |
18 (RN) - 8 (A) |
- |
- |
1914 |
Army |
26 (A) - 14 (RN) |
- |
- |
1915 - 1919 |
- | No matches played due to First World War | ||
1920 |
Royal Navy |
32 (RN) - 11 (A) |
21 (A) - 9 (RAF) |
12 (RN) - 3 (RAF) |
1921 |
Royal Navy |
11 (RN) - 10 (A) |
3 (A) - 26 (RAF) |
33 (RN) - 11 (RAF) |
1922 |
Royal Navy |
7 (RN) - 3 (A) |
23 (A) - 8 (RAF) |
9 (RN) - 6 (RAF) |
1923 |
Royal Air Force |
16 (RN) - 11 (A) |
5 (A) - 13 (RAF) |
0 (RN) - 3 (RAF) |
1924 |
3 way tie |
5 (RN) - 19 (A) |
3 (A) - 8 (RAF) |
16 (RN) - 9 (RAF) |
1925 |
Tie - Army & RAF |
8 (RN) - 11 (A) |
6 (A) - 6 (RA)F |
0 (RN) - 3 (RAF) |
1926 |
Army |
10 (RN) - 24 (A) |
11 (A) - 0 (RAF) |
8 (RN) - 3 (RAF) |
1927 |
Royal Navy |
6 (RN) - 3 (A) |
22 (A) - 0 (RAF) |
8 (RN) - 3 (RAF) |
1928 |
Army |
5 (RN) - 11 (A) |
18 (A) - 6 (RAF) |
5 (RN) - 0 (RAF) |
1929 |
Army |
11 (RN) - 17 (A) |
27 (A) - 0 (RAF) |
8 (RN) - 3 (RAF) |
1930 |
Army |
10 (RN) - 16 (A) |
14 (A) - 8 (RAF) |
8 (RN) - 3 (RAF) |
1931 |
Royal Navy |
6 (RN) - 0 (A) |
5 (A) - 16 (RAF) |
16 (RN) - 0 (RAF) |
1932 |
Army |
0 (RN) - 11 (A) |
21 (A) - 4 (RAF) |
22 (RN) - 5 (RAF) |
1933 |
Army |
0 (RN) - 19 (A) |
12 (A) - 3 (RAF) |
14 (RN) - 3 (RAF) |
1934 |
Army |
8 (RN) - 16 (A) |
14 (A) - 3 (RAF) |
36 (RN) - 0 (RAF) |
1935 |
3 way tie |
8 (RN) - 11 (A) |
3 (A) - 6 (RAF) |
13 (RN) - 8 (RAF) |
1936 |
Army |
3 (RN) - 12 (A) |
16 (A) - 3 (RAF) |
3 (RN) - 0 (RAF) |
1937 |
Army |
3 (RN) - 14 (A) |
29 (A) - 9 (RAF) |
3 (RN) - 3 (RAF) |
1938 |
Royal Navy |
10 (RN) - 9 (A) |
15 (A) - 7 (RAF) |
10 (RN) - 6 (RAF) |
1939 |
Royal Navy |
6 (RN) - 6 (A) |
3 (A) - 18 (RAF) |
8 (RN) - 3 (RAF) |
1940-1945 |
- |
No matches played due to Second World War
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1946 |
Army |
6 (RN) - 11 (A) |
11 (A) - 6 (RAF) |
6 (RN) - 9 (RAF) |
1947 |
Royal Air Force |
11 (RN) - 19 (A) |
0 (A) - 8 (RAF) |
5 (RN) - 5 (RAF) |
1948 |
3 way tie |
9 (RN) - 8 (A) |
15 (A) - 8 (RAF) |
11 (RN) - 16 (RAF) |
1949 |
Tie - Army & RAF |
3 (RN) - 23 (A) |
3 (A) - 3 (RAF) |
0 (RN) - 11 (RAF) |
1950 |
Army |
6 (RN) - 16 (A) |
11 (A) - 3 (RAF) |
6 (RN) - 6 (RAF) |
1951 |
Royal Navy |
11 (RN) - 0 (A) |
14 (A) - 0 (RAF) |
6 (RN) - 5 (RAF) |
1952 |
Army |
3 (RN) - 11 (A) |
9 (A) - 6 (RAF) |
6 (RN) - 0 (RAF) |
1953 |
Army |
0 (RN) - 3 (A) |
11 (A) - 3 (RAF) |
3 (RN) - 3 (RAF) |
1954 |
3 way tie |
8 (RN) - 6 (A) |
16 (A) - 3 (RAF) |
6 (RN) - 12 (RAF) |
1955 |
Royal Air Force |
8 (RN) - 3 (A) |
6 (A) - 6 (RAF) |
3 (RN) - 6 (RAF) |
1956 |
3 way tie |
3 (RN) - 6 (A) |
26 (A) - 9 (RAF) |
11 (RN) - 9 (RAF) |
1957 |
Army |
3 (RN) - 6 (A) |
14 (A) - 9 (RAF) |
8 (RN) - 6 (RAF) |
1958 |
Royal Air Force |
14 (RN) - 0 (A) |
3 (A) - 3 (RAF) |
3 (RN) - 14 (RAF) |
1959 |
Royal Air Force |
6 (RN) - 0 (A) |
3 (A) - 11 (RAF) |
9 (RN) - 12 (RAF) |
1960 |
Army |
3 (RN) - 12 (A) |
6 (A) - 3 (RAF) |
8 (RN) - 0 (RAF) |
1961 |
Royal Navy |
6 (RN) - 3 (A) |
11 (A) - 19 (RAF) |
9 (RN) - 3 (RAF) |
1962 |
Royal Air Force |
6 (RN) - 9 (A) |
14 (A) - 19 (RAF) |
6 (RN) - 12 (RAF) |
1963 |
Army |
3 (RN) - 11 (A) |
8 (A) - 6 (RAF) |
3 (RN) - 0 (RAF) |
1964 |
Army |
8 (RN) - 0 (A) |
19 (A) - 6 (RAF) |
5 (RN) - 3 (RAF) |
1965 |
Army |
3 (RN) - 5 (A) |
11 (A) - 11 (RAF) |
15 (RN) - 6 (RAF) |
1966 |
Royal Navy |
10 (RN) - 9 (A) |
3 (A) - 12 (RAF) |
11 (RN) - 3 (RAF) |
1967 |
Army |
3 (RN) - 6 (A) |
17 (A) - 6 (RAF) |
5 (RN) - 3 (RAF) |
1968 |
Army |
6 (RN) - 9 (A) |
3 (A) - 3 (RAF) |
17 (RN) - 15 (RAF) |
1969 |
Army |
3 (RN) - 3 (A) |
26 (A) - 21 (RAF) |
5 (RN) - 9 (RAF) |
1970 |
Royal Navy |
15 (RN) - 9 (A) |
12 (A) - 15 (RAF) |
13 (RN) - 6 (RAF) |
1971 |
Royal Air Force |
11 (RN) - 9 (A) |
6 (A) - 6 (RAF) |
6 (RN) - 17 (RAF) |
1972 |
Army |
3 (RN) - 13 (A) |
14 (A) - 6 (RAF) |
18 (RN) - 4 (RAF) |
1973 |
Royal Navy |
10 (RN) - 7 (A) |
19 (A) - 9 (RAF) |
15 (RN) - 0 (RAF) |
1974 |
Royal Navy |
25 (RN) - 3 (A) |
4 (A) - 9 (RAF) |
23 (RN) - 13 (RAF) |
1975 |
3 way tie |
19 (RN) - 0 (A) |
41 (A) - 13 (RAF) |
7 (RN) - 20 (RAF) |
1976 |
Army |
6 (RN) - 15 (A) |
6 (A) - 3 (RAF) |
21 (RN) - 13 (RAF) |
1977 |
Royal Navy |
16 (RN) - 0 (A) |
19 (A) - 13 (RAF) |
15 (RN) - 9 (RAF) |
1978 |
3 way tie |
17 (RN) - 16 (A) |
16 (A) - 6 (RAF) |
8 (RN) - 15 (RAF) |
1979 |
Royal Air Force |
3 (RN) - 10 (A) |
3 (A) - 10 (RAF) |
6 (RN) - 23 (RAF) |
1980 |
Army |
0 (RN) - 0 (A) |
26 (A) - 7 (RAF) |
7 (RN) - 16 (RAF) |
1981 |
Royal Navy |
7 (RN) - 3 (A) |
6 (A) - 4 (RAF) |
15 (RN) - 12 (RAF) |
1982 |
Royal Air Force |
7 (RN) - 11 (A) |
6 (A) - 10 (RAF) |
14 (RN) - 16 (RAF) |
1983 |
Army |
9 (RN) - 10 (A) |
16 (A) - 7 (RAF) |
4 (RN) - 8 (RAF) |
1984 |
3 way tie |
6 (RN) - 13 (A) |
9 (A) - 15 (RAF) |
10 (RN) - 9 (RAF) |
1985 |
Royal Air Force |
6 (RN) - 11 (A) |
12 (A) - 15 (RAF) |
23 (RN) - 29 (RAF) |
1986 |
Royal Air Force |
13 (RN) - 3 (A) |
13 (A) - 16 (RAF) |
9 (RN) - 20 (RAF) |
1987 |
Royal Navy |
21 (RN) - 10 (A) |
12 (A) - 12 (RAF) |
13 (RN) - 6 (RAF) |
1988 |
Army |
3 (RN) - 35 (A) |
26 (A) - 3 (RAF) |
7 (RN) - 10 (RAF) |
1989 |
Army |
9 (RN) - 21 (A) |
42 (A) - 10 (RAF) |
23 (RN) - 30 (RAF) |
1990 |
Army |
7 (RN) - 16 (A) |
32 (A) - 14 (RAF) |
14 (RN) - 22 (RAF) |
1991 |
Royal Air Force |
0 (RN) - 10 (A) |
12 (A) - 32 (RAF) |
13 (RN) - 22 (RAF) |
1992 |
3 way tie |
9 (RN) - 16 (A) |
6 (A) - 18 (RAF) |
22 (RN) - 13 (RAF) |
1993 |
Royal Air Force |
15 (RN) - 37 (A) |
17 (A) - 20 (RAF) |
7 (RN) - 23 (RAF) |
1994 |
Royal Air Force |
6 (RN) - 128(A) |
22 (A) - 28 (RAF) |
12 (RN) - 22 (RAF) |
1995 |
Royal Navy |
34 (RN) - 17 (A) |
28 (A) - 26 (RAF) |
43 (RN) - 19 (RAF) |
1996 |
3 way tie |
9 (RN) - 6 (A) |
31 (A) - 23 (RAF) |
12 (RN) - 14 (RAF) |
1997 |
Army |
16 (RN) - 18 (A) |
35 (A) - 35 (RAF) |
24 (RN) - 24 (RAF) |
1998 |
Army |
22 (RN) - 36 (A) |
23 (A) - 7 (RAF) |
11 (RN) - 8 (RAF) |
1999 |
Army |
13 (RN) - 24 (A) |
43 (A) - 8 (RAF) |
28 (RN) - 7 (RAF) |
2000 |
Army |
14 (RN) - 32 (A) |
13(A) - 11 (RAF) |
23 (RN) - 5 (RAF) |
2001 |
Royal Navy |
20 (RN) - 31 (A) |
13 (A) - 8 (RAF) |
23 (RN) - 3 (RAF) |
2002 |
Army |
13 (RN) - 18 (A) |
74 (A) - 3 (RAF) |
24 (RN) - 29 (RAF) |
2003 |
Army |
16 (RN) - 53 (A) |
52 (A) - 13 (RAF) |
34 (RN) - 27 (RAF) |
2004 |
Army |
16 (RN) - 32 (A) |
46 (A) - 6 (RAF) |
49 (RN) - 5 (RAF) |
2005 |
Army |
15 (RN) - 41 (A) |
55 (A) - 12 (RAF) |
16 (RN) - 24 (RAF) |
2006 |
Army |
3 (RN) - 9 (A) |
82 (A) - 10 (RAF) |
34 (RN) - 6 (RAF) |
2007 |
Army |
25 (RN) - 39 (A) |
54 (A) - 10 (RAF) |
57 (RN) - 3 (RAF) |
2008 |
Army |
11 (RN) - 22 (A) |
42 (A) - 6 (RAF) |
67 (RN) - 12 (RAF) |
2009 |
Army |
7 (RN) - 50 (A) |
67 (A) - 11 (RAF) |
34 (RN) - 20 (RAF) |
2010 |
Royal Navy |
24 (RN) - 22 (A) |
No Match |
73 (RN) - 3 (RAF) |
2011 |
Army |
10 (RN) - 44 (A) |
52 (A) - 0 (RAF) |
52 (RN) - 3 (RAF) |
2012 |
Army |
9 (RN) - 48 (A) |
59 (A) - 0 (RAF) |
13 (RN) - 6 (RAF) |
2013 |
Army |
26 (RN) - 43 (A) |
33 (A) - 18 (RAF) |
55 (RN) - 26 (RAF) |
2014 |
Army |
17 (RN) - 30 (A) |
35 (A) - 26 (RAF) |
10 (RN) - 0 (RAF) |
2015 |
Royal Air Force |
18 (RN) - 36 (A) |
29 (A) - 33 (RAF) |
32 (RN) - 32 (RAF) |
2016 |
Royal Navy |
29 (RN) - 29 (A) |
12 (A) - 13 (RAF) |
9 (RN) - 8 (RAF) |
2017 |
Army |
20 (RN) - 29 (A) |
35 (A) - 14 (RAF) |
14 (RN) - 16 (RAF) |
2018 |
Royal Air Force |
14 (RN) - 22 (A) |
19 (A) - 20 (RAF) |
21 (RN) - 31 (RAF) |
2019 |
Army |
11 (RN) - 27 (A) |
49 (A) - 3 (RAF) |
25 (RN) - 10 (RAF) |
2020-2021 |
- |
No matches played due to Covid19 |
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2022 |
Army |
27 (RN) - 35 (A) |
35 (A) - 20 (RAF) |
18 (RN) - 10 (RAF) |
Match result information provided by Geraint Ashton Jones