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Ranelagh 17-01-26

Last updated 18 January 2026

Ranelagh Mob Match 17 January 2026

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Ranelagh were the hosts for the 105th Mob Match in Richmond Park. It was a bright day with very little wind. Whilst we had first and second in the race we were well beaten in the mob match as Ranelagh had almost three times our numbers. Scoring 15 a side - 187 to 343 points. Read Ranelagh's report.

The Pelling-Ratcliff Trophy Presented in 1921	Annual Mob Match against Ranelagh Harriers Although the first inter-club race with Ranelagh Harriers was in 1886, but it was not until 1907 that a match was run on an "all to score" or "mob match" basis. The fixture on the 12th January 1907 was from our headquarters in West Wickham. Ranelagh started with 17 runners and Blackheath 30. The scoring was 17 a side. Two years later it was agreed that the number to score would be that of the club with the smaller numerical strength, less three. This became established as the standard scoring method for all mob matches world wide. In 1922 a trophy was presented by E. H. Pelling of Ranelagh and E. J. Ratcliff of Blackheath to be held by the winning club each year and to be known as the Pelling-Ratcliff Cup. After 105 events: Ranelagh 34 wins Blackheath 71 wins No competition 1914/5-1918/9 (5 years) No competition 1939/40-1945/6 (7 years) No race - 1962/3, 1986/7 & 2020/21 (3 years)
Season   Winner Season   Winner 1906/07  1908/09 Blackheath Harriers 1983/84   Ranelagh Harriers 1909/10  1910/11 Ranelagh Harriers 1984/85  1985/86 Blackheath Harriers 1911/12  1912/13 Blackheath Harriers 1986/87   No race 1913/14   Ranelagh Harriers 1987/88  1988/89 Blackheath Harriers 1914/15  1918/19 No race 1989/90   Ranelagh Harriers 1919/20  1922/23 Ranelagh Harriers 1990/91  1998/99 Blackheath Harriers 1923/24   Blackheath Harriers 1999/00   Ranelagh Harriers 1924/25   Ranelagh Harriers 2000/01   Blackheath Harriers 1925/26  1938/39 Blackheath Harriers 2001/02   Ranelagh Harriers 1939/40  1945/46 No race 2002/03   Blackheath Harriers 1946/47  1961/62 Blackheath Harriers 2003/04   Ranelagh Harriers 1962/63   No race 2004/05   Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC 1963/64  1964/65 Blackheath Harriers 2005/06   Ranelagh Harriers 1965/66   Ranelagh Harriers 2006/07   Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC 1966/67  1969/70 Blackheath Harriers 2007/08   Ranelagh Harriers 1970/71  1971/72 Ranelagh Harriers 2008/09   Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC 1972/73  1976/77 Blackheath Harriers 2009/10   Ranelagh Harriers 1977/78   Ranelagh Harriers 2010/11   Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC 1978/79  1980/81 Blackheath Harriers 2011/12  2019/20 Ranelagh Harriers 1981/82   Ranelagh Harriers 2020/21   No race - Covid 1982/83   Blackheath Harriers 2021/22   Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC     2022/23 2024/25  2023/24  2025/26 Ranelagh Harriers
	The F B Thompson Medal - Presented in 1954 to the Individual Winner

 

Mob Match · Ranelagh Harriers vs Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC · 17 January 2026
Individual Times
Position	Number	Lap 1	Finish Time	Name	Club	Points	V	G
1	3		44:42	Kevin Fini	BBH	1		M
2	20		45:23	David Adams	BBH	2		M
3	83		45:52	Ted Mockett	RAN	3	4	M
4	76		46:51	Joe Killip	RAN	4		M
5	21		47:29	William Reedman-White	BBH	5		M
6	59		48:33	Ed Perry	RAN	6	4	M
7	72		50:06	Peter Haarer	RAN	7	5	M
8	63		51:14	David Ready	RAN	8		M
9	53		51:44	Sarah Palmer	RAN	9		F
10	19		51:55	John Pairman	BBH	10		M
11	22		52:08	Becky Dannatt	RAN	11		F
12	80		52:36	Nick Impey	RAN	12	4	M
13	77		52:41	Ed Smith	RAN	13	4	M
14	5		53:09	Ian Scott	BBH	14	4	M
15	44		53:34	Cameron Thomas	RAN	15		M
16	58		53:38	Peter Howgego	RAN	16	4	M
17	15		53:44	Greg Firth	BBH	17	4	M
18	55		53:54	Ed Forbes	RAN	18	4	M
19	23		53:58	Roger Beswick	BBH	19	6	M
20	64		54:02	James Stokes	RAN	20		M
21	12		55:02	Paul Sharpe	BBH	21	4	M
22	48		55:16	Geoff Jones	RAN	22	6	M
23	73		55:42	Simon Beal	RAN	23	4	M
24	81		56:10	Steve Banham	RAN	24	4	M
25	14		56:59	Martin Parkinson	BBH	25	4	M
26	47		57:30	David Wright	RAN	26	6	M
27	75		58:34	Alberto Esguevillas	RAN	27	5	M
28	66		58:37	John Cadogan	RAN	28	4	M
29	84		59:07	Ben Shore	RAN	29	4	M
30	70		59:10	Edel McKeever	RAN	30	5	F
31	18		59:26	Steven Pairman	BBH	31	6	M
32	25		59:30	David Beadle	BBH	32	5	M
33	43		60:03	Mike Thomas	RAN	33	5	M
34	52		60:05	Oli Olgen	RAN	34	4	M
35	45		60:34	James Ritchie	RAN	35	5	M
36	9		61:00	Chris Fishlock	BBH	36	5	M
37	71		61:39	Tom Cameron	RAN	37		M
38	74		62:20	Neil Rae	RAN	38	5	M
39	56		62:35	Paolo Ferrera	RAN	39		M
40	7		62:47	Andrew Lawes	BBH	40	7	M
41	10		63:10	Katy Sugden	BBH	41	5	F
42	61		63:27	Wiebke Kortum	RAN	42	5	F
43	54		64:15	Rob Wise	RAN	43	6	M
44	46		64:28	Chris Wyatt	RAN	44	5	M
45	57		65:19	Will Cavendish	RAN	45	6	M
46	65		65:28	Claire Warner	RAN	46	4	F
47	60		65:38	Chris Owens	RAN	47	7	M
48	62		65:38	Frances Wilding	RAN	48	5	F
49	11		66:07	Robert Whyte	BBH	49	5	M
50	51		67:03	Phil Roberts	RAN	50	6	M
51	69		67:20	Katherine Mercer	RAN	51	5	F
52	2		69:10	Mark Ellison	BBH	52	6	M
53	67		69:41	Chris Hunton	RAN	53	6	M
54	49		70:03	Clare Day	RAN	54	5	F
55	1		71:23	Dave Leal	BBH	55	6	M
56	78		71:55	Duncan Brown	RAN	56	6	M
57	50		72:39	Chris Read	RAN	57	6	M
58	41		73:04	Mike Peace	RAN	58	7	M
59	82		74:15	Stephen Logue	RAN	59	6	M
60	68		76:40	John Ricketts	RAN	60	6	M
61	42		89:40	Angus Cater	RAN	61	7	M
62	24		DNF	Iain Swatton	BBH		6	M