Presented by AE Whitelaw (who wrote under the pseudonym “Pachabo” for the National Bridge Association County Championships.
The original introduction printed in British Bridge World 1934.
“A COUNTY Championship for the Pachabo Cup has been organised by the National Bridge Association. Each county entering for the Cup will arrange a county tournament for the purpose of selecting a representative team of four. All persons desiring to enter for their County tournament must send in their names not later than October 30th.
The County tournaments will be conducted on a knock-out basis, each match consisting of fifty boards, The winning teams of each County will assemble in London in the second week in March for the County Championship. The winning County will hold the Pachabo Cup for a period of one year, and each member of county winning team will receive a replica of the Cup.
County secretaries and those who would be willing to act as such should communicate with4he Hon. Secretary, N.B.A., Savoy Hotel, giving suggestions, etc. A percentage of the non-members' subscriptions will be retained for the local secretaries' expenses. It is intended to divide England, Scotland and Wales into thirty-two sections, so that there will be thirty-two representatives in London for the finals, which will cover five days.
Subscriptions are the same as for the other tournaments run by the N.B.A., namely 2s. 6d. for every member or associate member of the N.B. A. and 7s. 6d. for all others.”
23 counties have so far won this competition with Surrey & Middlesex leading the way with nine wins each.
Last updated 11th September 2023
| Year | County | Players |
| 1935 | Surrey | Graham Mathieson, Sir Guy Domville, Eric Summers, Tommy Simmons |
| 1936 | London | Kenneth Konstam, Jordanis Pavlides, Maurice Ellinger, Niel Furse |
| 1937 | London | Joel Tarlo, Louis Tarlo, Stanley Lennard, Jack Janes |
| 1938 | London | Joel Tarlo, Louis Tarlo, Stanley Lennard, N Novello |
| 1939 | London | Dr Joe Whitby, Lausar Phillips, Lewis Ellison, Jack Flores |
| 1940-45 | No competition | |
| 1946 | Kent | Dimmie Fleming, Baroness Knoop, Mrs J Stewart, Edward Bruce Parker |
| 1947 | Derbyshire | Dr J C MacFarlane, Miss E H Sharp, Henry Bailey, William Burnstone |
| 1948 | Lancashire | T Gee, A V Rahr, Frank Farrington, G Mowat |
| 1949 | Middlesex | Dr Joe Whitby, Lewis Ellison, Count Alpar, Bob Sharples, Jim Sharples |
| 1950 | Middlesex | Arnold Elliott, F Bendix, Lewis Ellison, R Preston |
| 1951 | Leicestershire | Dr J Mackay, Gordon Broad, E F Brayden, Philip De R Pearse, Sydney Josephs |
| 1952 | Middlesex | Lionel Wolfers, A Igel, Mrs A Hurner, Lewis Ellison |
| 1953 | Leicestershire | Nat Alton, William Burnstone, H L Rivlin, M A Wacks |
| 1954 (1) | Surrey | Jeremy Flint, Tony Priday, J C J Tatham, Michael Triefus |
| 1955 (1) | Leicestershire | Nat Alton, William Burnstone, H L Rivlin, M A Wacks, G Franklin |
| 1956 (1) | Yorkshire | R Dorsey, D Lyons, S Leviten, E Masser, G Young, V Biber |
| 1957 | Yorkshire | R Dorsey, D Lyons, S Leviten, E Masser, G Young, V Biber |
| 1958 | Yorkshire tied with Surrey | J H Taylor, Rita Oldroyd, Cedric Vickerman, Eric Milnes Michael Triefus, J C Tatham, Tony Priday, Jeremy Flint, I Idelson, Honor Rye (Flint) |
| 1959 | Sussex | Freddie North, John Pugh, Jack Alburquerque, Bobby Franses, Joe Pearlstone, G Bernard |
| 1960 | Yorkshire | Joe Hochwald, Joe Bloomberg, Eric Newman, Irving Manning, Alfred Finlay |
| 1961 | Surrey | Edward Leader-Williams, John Collings, Tony Priday, Alan Truscott, Bob Clark, Derek Rimington |
| 1962 | Sussex | Freddie North, John Pugh, Jack Alburquerque, Bobby Franses, Chris Summers, G Bernard |
| 1963 | Yorkshire | Rita Oldroyd, Alfred Finlay, Irving Manning, S Fielding, E Masser, J Bloomberg |
| 1964 | London | G C H Fox, Betty Fox, Paul Gordon, Alan Hiron, Ronald Crown |
| 1965 | Surrey | Cliff Street, L Helm, Dudley Freshwater, Mrs D Freshwater |
| 1966 | Kent | Michael Buckley, Bill Bowen, John Sarjeant, M G D Williams |
| 1967 | Surrey | Bob Rowlands, Marius Wlodarczyk, Joe Amsbury, Carl Hille |
| 1968 | Essex | Jack Lodge, Nicola Gardener (Smith), Jimmy Tait, Tony Philpott, Bob Rowlands |
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1969 |
Southern Counties |
Geoff Smith, Sheila Wheeler, Joe Burkeman, Martin Peniston-Bird |
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1970 |
London |
G C H Fox, Betty Fox, Phyllis Williams, John Langiert, Alan Hiron, Paul Gordon |
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1971 |
Warwickshire |
Michael Airey, David Collins, John Greenhalgh, Ian Thompson, Roger Bryant |
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1972 |
Staffordshire |
Graham Link, R Steel, K C Slyde, Peter Tottenham |
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1973 |
Southern Counties |
Ken Dunn, Nigel Watkinson, John Peirson, Peter Law |
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1974 |
Southern Counties |
Geoffrey Smith, Joe Burkeman, David Bird, Taf Anthias |
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1975 |
Middlesex |
Jack Nunes, Bob Brinig, Chris Dixon, Maria-Luce Dixon, Barry Posner, Geoffrey Breskal |
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1976 |
Nottinghamshire |
Sally Sowter (Brock), Tony Sowter, Mike Walsh, Rob Sharpe, Willie Crook |
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1977 |
Middlesex |
Peter Lee, Margaret Lee, Michael Dilks, David Gostyn |
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1978 |
Leicestershire |
Barry Seabrook, John Beattie, Tony Odams, Derek Griffiths, Peter Harvey, Ric Wilde |
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1979 |
London |
Michael Dilks, Richard Butland, Nicola Gardener (Smith), Peter Steckelmacher, David Graham, Keith Loveys |
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1980 |
Essex |
Peter Franklin, S J Green, Dick Shek, Tony Judge |
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1981 |
Somerset |
Duncan Cairns, Pat Davies, Peter Austwick, Valerie Austwick |
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1982 |
Cambs & Hunts |
David Cole, David Kendrick, Doug Naismith, Julian Pottage |
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1983 |
London |
Malcolm Landau, Jack Albuquerque, John Reardon, David Gostyn |
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1984 |
Gloucestershire |
Joe Angseesing, Andrew Kambites, Derek Rue, Richard Chamberlain |
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1985 |
Surrey |
Freddie Dalton, Tony Eastgate, Irving Rose, R Boulton |
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1986 |
North West |
John Holland, Gary Hyett, Steve Eginton, Boris Ewart, Michelle Brunner |
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1987 |
Surrey |
Bob Rowlands, Toni Flood, Peter Lee, Margaret Lee |
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1988 |
Hertfordshire |
Graham Horsley, Roger Gibbons, Alan Kay, David Walker, David Dickson, Mike Hancock |
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1989 |
Hants & IOW |
Dick Hyde, David Bird, David Huggett, Steve Preston |
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1990 |
Hants & IOW |
Dick Hyde, David Bird, David Huggett, Steve Preston |
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1991 |
Kent |
Denis O'Donovan, Tony Thorpe, Patrick Collins, Peter Law, Trevor Ward, Derek Patterson |
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1992 |
Leicestershire |
Tony Odams, Paul Bowyer, Jim Mason, Peter Harvey |
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1993 |
Camb & Hunts |
Chris Jagger, Ed Linfield, Steve Siklos, Julian Wightwick |
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1994 |
Gloucestershire |
Keith Stanley, Paul Denning, Richard Chamberlain, Diana Nettleton, Patrick Shields |
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1995 |
Lancashire |
Nick Woodcock, Sue Woodcock, Don Hilton, Simon Pickering (picture) |
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1996 |
Kent |
Gerald Tredinnick, Stuart Tredinnick, Neil Rosen, Joe Sivayogan, Anne Rosen, Steve Burton |
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1997 |
Middlesex |
Jeremy Dhondy, Ian Pagan, Heather Dhondy, David Parry, Jerry Cope |
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1998 |
Middlesex |
Jeremy Dhondy, Ian Pagan, Heather Dhondy, David Parry, Jerry Cope |
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1999 |
Hants & IOW |
Julian Pottage, Graham Allan, David Bird, Marc Smith |
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2000 |
Surrey |
R Allan, R Cookson, Malcolm Pryor, Tony Eastgate |
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2001 |
Leicestershire |
Tony Odams, Paul Bowyer, Jim Mason, Peter Harvey, Mel Starkings, Megan Starkings |
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2002 |
Nottinghamshire |
Rob Sharpe, Willie Crook, Graham Kirby, Tony Sowter |
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2003 |
Derbyshire |
Don Smedley, John Griffin, Alex Hogg, Peter Kelly |
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2004 |
Cambs & Hunts |
Chris Jagger, Catherine Jagger, Jonathan Mestel, Julian Wightwick |
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2005 |
Kent |
Gerald Tredinnick, Stuart Tredinnick, Catherine Draper, Ian Draper |
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Kent |
Gerald Tredinnick, Stuart Tredinnick, Catherine Draper, Ian Draper |
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Nottinghamshire |
Irene Auld, John Auld, Lloyd Eagling, Keith Rodgers |
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Gloucestershire |
Richard Butland, Andrew Kambites, John Atthey, Richard Chamberlain, Paul Denning |
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Berks & Bucks |
Tim Rees, Mike Perkins, Ian Reissmann, Peter Hawkes (picture) |
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Kent |
Gerald Tredinnick, Stuart Tredinnick, Jeremy Willans, Ian Draper (picture) |
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North East |
Steve Ray, Dave Roberts, Damian Hassan, Martin Kane - (picture) |
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Camb & Hunts |
Julian Wightwick, Jon Cooke, Chris Jagger, Jonathan Mestel - (picture) |
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Camb & Hunts |
Julian Wightwick, Catherine Jagger, Jonathan Mestel, Paul Barden - (picture) |
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North East |
John Atthey, Julian Gibson, Val Gibson, Bill March - (picture) |
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Manchester |
John Holland, Rodney Lighton, Michael Newman, Alan Mould and Michael Byrne - (picture) |
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Cambs & Hunts |
Jon Cooke, David Kendrick, Catherine Curtis, Paul Fegarty and Victor Milman - (picture) |
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Kent |
Peter Law, Phil Bailey, Michael Hampton & Patrick Collins - (picture) |
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Manchester |
John Holland, Rodney Lighton, Michael Newman, and Michael Byrne - (picture) |
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Manchester |
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| 2020 | Not held due to Covid-19 | |
| 2021 | Manchester | Jeff Morris, John Hassett, Alan Mould, John Holland, Catherine Draper & Andrew Woodcock - (picture) |
| 2022 | Middlesex | Neil Rosen, Anne Rosen, John Atthey, Richard Hillman & Keith Bennett (picture, Anne Rosen not pictured). |
| 2023 | Gloucestershire | Robert Myers, Daniel McIntosh, Paul Denning & Garry Watson (picture) |
(1) The Yorkshire Post for 1956 confirms that Yorkshire won in that year in an article written by Harold Franklin. Contract Bridge journal also confirms the winners in 1954 1955 and 1956 as Surrey Leicestershire and Yorkshire. This differs from the trophy. The Trophy, AGM minutes & Contract Bridge Journal differ for this period with the minutes showing the winners as being 1954 Middlesex, 1955 Leicestershire, 1956 Yorkshire (Team captained by John Colley).