The Clayton Challenge first started in 1984 as a direct consequence of the Sussex Schools match being held during Charterhouse's Half Term.
An invitation was sent out by the Shooting Master, Tony Clayton, to a number of schools for a match designed for the next year's teams, so members of the second-year Sixth Form were excluded.
As a consequence Michael Nash of Epsom and Barry Williams of St.John's called the match the 'Clayton Challenge'.
In 1987 the entry fee was raised to purchase a trophy, and with a high number of entries an attractive Edwardian rose bowl was acquired, becoming the Clayton Challenge Trophy.
After the premature death of Mick Nash, the Charterhouse SSI, from leukemia in 1992, a tankard was purchased, inscribed The Mick Nash Tankard, for presentation to the highest scoring individual.
As a consequence of changes in both the cadet shooting world and also the nature of public examinations, the restriction on second-year sixth-formers no longer applies.
THE VIII 200x 500x Total
1 St.JOHN'S 250 249 499 Trophy & Gilt Medals
2 Wellington 250 247 497
3 Epsom 249 246 495
4 Charterhouse 237 244 481
5 Sevenoaks 228 250 478
THE VIII 200x 500x Total
1 EPSOM 246 248 494 Trophy & Gilt Medals
2 Wellington 249 237 486
3 Charterhouse 249 229 478
4 St.John's 232 241 473
THE VIII 300x 500x Total
1 KIMBOLTON 253 256 509 Trophy & Gilt Medals
2 Sevenoaks 235 253 488 Silver Medals
3 Charterhouse 235 245 480
4 Bradfield 237 243 480
5 Wellington 238 232 470
6 St.John's 232 231 463
7 Epsom 224 233 457
8 Ardingly 219 235 454
9 Lancing 220 227 447
THE VIII 300x 500x Total
1 WELLINGTON 246 256 502 The Clayton Challenge Trophy
& Gilt Medals
2 Epsom 247 251 498 Silver Medals
3 Cheltenham 245 250 495 Bronze Medals
4 Harrow 235 247 482
5 RGS Guildford 244 237 481
6 Kimbolton 236 240 476
7 Bradfield 230 243 473
8 Marlborough 237 235 472
9 Charterhouse 237 233 470
10 Ardingly 227 236 463
11 Eton 230 230 460
12 St John's 218 230 448
13 Lord Wandsworth 205 197 402
THE VIII 300x 500x Total
1 HARROW 247-15 248-16 495-31 The Clayton Challenge Trophy
& Gilt Medals
2 Cheltenham 235-7 253-16 488-23 Silver Medals
3 Wellington 247-17 238-11 485-28 Bronze Medals
4 Kimbolton A 232-12 243-14 475-26
5 Epsom 227-10 248-8 475-18
6 Eton 224-7 242-8 466-15
7 RGS Guildford 222-4 243-15 465-19
8 St.Johns 234-10 228-7 462-17
9 Uppingham 226-10 231-13 457-23
10 Charterhouse 227-7 228-8 455-15
11 Lord Wandsworth 225-9 227-9 452-18
12 Lancing 222-4 227-7 449-11
13 Framlingham 223-8 199-2 422-10
14 Kimbolton B 123-3 132-4 255-7 (5 firers only)
THE VIII 300x 500x Total
1 CHELTENHAM 249-15 250-12 499-27 The Clayton Challenge Trophy
& Gilt Medals
2 Kimbolton 232-11 252-9 484-20 Silver Medals
3 Harrow 243-10 239-8 482-18 Bronze Medals
4 Uppingham 230-12 250-19 480-31
5 Charterhouse 233-14 236-14 469-28
6 Ardingly 234-5 233-10 467-15
7 Epsom 232-10 234-11 466-21
8 Wellington 223-8 232-7 455-15
9 Lancing 197-4 231-13 428-17
10 St.John's 207-2 219-7 426-9
THE VIII 300x 500x Total
1 EPSOM 249-20 252-17 501-37 The Clayton Challenge Trophy
& Gilt Medals
2 Cheltenham 235-9 243-15 478-24 Silver Medals
3 Wellington 237-10 240-8 477-18 Bronze Medals
4 RGS Guildford 236-17 238-11 474-28
5 Charterhouse 237-13 232-6 469-19
6 Eton 235-11 232-8 467-19
7 Uppingham 227-5 239-12 466-17
8 Malvern 238-5 228-8 466-13
9 Ardingly 243-15 221-7 464-22
10 Kimbolton 227-5 233-13 460-18
11 St.John's 229-7 226-8 455-15
12 Lord Wandsworth 211-4 221-5 432-9
13 Mill Hill 206-9 219-13 425-22
14 Framlingham 125-3 173-7 298-10
THE VIII 300x 500x Total
1 CHELTENHAM 250.21 251.12 501.33 The Clayton Challenge Trophy
& Gilt Medals
2 Uppingham 241.17 250.22 491.38 Silver Medals
3 Kimbolton 238.10 241.4 479.14 Bronze Medals
4 Charterhouse 232.9 246.10 478.19
5 Epsom 237.8 241.9 478.17
6 Wellington 231.10 242.17 473.27
7 Harrow 212.6 236.7 448.13
8 Lancing 218.8 226.6 444.14
9 Ardingly 210.4 215.7 425.11
10 Mill Hill 202.3 211.7 413.10
THE VIII 300x 500x Total
1 UPPINGHAM 242.13 234.12 476.25 The Clayton Challenge Trophy
& Gilt Medals
2 Epsom 227.4 233.11 460.15 Silver Medals
3 Wellington 237.8 221.7 458.15 Bronze Medals
4 Cheltenham 223.8 231.7 454.15
5 Harrow 212.11 219.8 431.19
6 Ardingly 202.8 225.3 427.11
THE VIII 300x 500x Total
1 WELLINGTON 244.19 241.13 485.31 The Clayton Challenge Trophy
& Gilt Medals
2 Epsom 234.6 249.15 483.21 Silver Medals
3 RGS Guildford 234.14 248.11 482.25 Bronze Medals
4 Marlborough 240.10 237.13 477.23
5 Uppingham 229.10 248.12 477.22
6 Cheltenham 220.3 241.8 461.11
7 Ardingly 220.6 234.11 454.17
8 Harrow 202.8 219.7 421.15
9 St.John's 204.6 216.6 420.12
10 Lancing 189.4 185.2 374.6
11 Oakham 163.3 163.8 326.11
12 Kimbolton (5) 132.7 133.5 265.12
THE VIII 300x 500x Total
1 EPSOM 236.12 240.10 476.22 The Clayton Challenge Trophy
& Gilt Medals
2 Bradfield 238.13 237.6 475.19 Silver Medals
3 Wellington 232.11 239.12 471.23 Bronze Medals
4 RGS Guildford 232.7 237.12 469.19
5 Cheltenham 227.10 238.7 465.17
6 St.John's 209.5 229.8 438.13
7 Eton 210.7 225.7 435.14
8 Ardingly 212.7 214.4 426.11
9 Mill Hill 193.7 207.6 400.13
THE VIII 300x 500x Total
1 MARLBOROUGH 248.20 256.15 504.35 The Clayton Challenge Trophy
& Gilt Medals
2 Cheltenham 253.17 250.14 503.31 Silver Medals
3 Wellington 247.17 256.12 503.29 Bronze Medals
4 RGS Guildford 244.17 247.11 491.28
5 Bradfield 243.13 247.11 490.24
6 Sevenoaks 243.18 245.15 488.33
7 Uppingham 233.16 242.8 475.24
8 St.John's 239.13 229.8 468.21
9 Epsom 234.18 234.7 468.25
10 MCW* 213.10 235.8 448.18
11 Framlingham 223.10 217.5 440.15
12 Eton (5 firers) 156.14 157.9 313.23
* MCW was a joint team from Marlborough (4 firers) Cheltenham (2) and Wellington (2).
THE VIII 300x 500x Total
1 RGS GUILDFORD 260.23 254.25 514.48 The Clayton Challenge Trophy
& Gilt Medals
2 St Lawrence 249.16 255.17 504.33 Silver Medals
3 Epsom 241.16 249.15 490.31 Bronze Medals
4 Uppingham 239.14 245.16 484.30
5 Bradfield* 241.10 240.8 481.18
6 Cheltenham 234.15 244.14 478.29
7 Marlborough A 239.13 231.10 470.23
8 Wellington 231.12 237.10 468.22
9 Eton 232.11 236.10 468.21
10 Charterhouse 200.10 233.10 433.20
11 St.John's 191.12 220.6 411.18
12 Framlingham* 172.5 203.2 375.7
13 Marlborough B 96.4 104.2 200.6
(4 firers)
THE VIII 300x 500x Total
1 CHELTENHAM 247.16 263.19 510.35 The Clayton Challenge Trophy
& Gilt Medals
2 Epsom 250.16 250.10 500.26 Silver Medals
3 RGS Guildford 240.11 246.14 486.25 Bronze Medals
4 St Lawrence 225.12 248.17 473.29
5 Sevenoaks 225.6 236.11 461.17
6 Framlingham 210.9 244.9 454.18
7 Bradfield 215.11 237.8 452.19
8 Marlborough 217.7 235.6 452.13
9 Charterhouse 212.6 224.4 436.10
10 St.John's 198.4 232.9 431.12
THE VIII 300x 500x Total
1 R.G.S.GUILDFORD 258.23 266.21 524.44 The Clayton Challenge Trophy
& Gilt Medals
2 Cheltenham 258.19 257.24 515.43 Silver Medals
3 Epsom 247.17 254.17 501.34 Bronze Medals
4 Marlborough 243.8 248.17 491.25
5 Wellington 236.14 254.20 490.34
6 St.Lawrence 214.8 240.11 454.19
7 St.John's 230.12 211.7 441.19
8 Framlingham 209.11 227.8 436.19
THE VIII 300x 500x Total
1 GRESHAMS 243.13 256.22 499.33 The Clayton Challenge Trophy
& Gilt Medals
2 Wellington 240.13 254.15 494.28 Silver Medals
3 Epsom 236.16 247.7 483.23 Bronze Medals
4 Marlborough 234.8 246.12 480.20
5 RGS Guildford 235.5 243.11 478.16
6 Bradfield 226.8 243.13 469.21
7 St.John's 231.13 235.7 466.20
8 Cheltenham 222.9 238.8 460.17
9 Framlingham 213.5 230.8 443.13
10 Charterhouse 196.5 213.5 409.10
11 St.Lawrence 165.1 199.7 364.8
THE VIII 300x 500x Total
1 HARROW 245.11 264.21 509.32 The Clayton Challenge Trophy
& Gilt Medals
2 Wellington 250.11 253.10 503.21 Silver Medals
3 St.John's 235.16 259.22 495.38 Bronze Medals
4 Epsom 233.15 255.13 488.28
5 RGS Guildford 228.12 252.10 480.22
6 Bradfield 226.7 242.6 468.13
7 Marlborough 230.11 233.10 463.21
8 Oratory 215.5 239.13 454.18
9 Framlingham 226.14 224.8 450.22
10 Uppingham 207.7 226.8 433.15
11 St.Lawrence 151.1 171.1 322.2
TR Alongside
Cheltenham 218.6 233.14 451.20
THE VIII 300x 500x Total
1 EPSOM A 266.16 265.17 531.33 The Clayton Challenge Trophy (NEW RECORD SCORE)
& Gilt Medals
2 Greshams 257.16 264.24 521.40 Silver Medals
3 Wellington 254.17 257.15 511.32 Bronze Medals
4 RGS Guildford 250.11 258.13 508.24
5 Cheltenham 244.15 263.19 507.34
6 Marlborough 245.17 256.15 501.32
7 Bradfield 243.20 245.16 488.36
8 St John's 228.9 254.11 482.20
9 St.Lawrence 121.1 188.2 309.3
Mick Nash Trophy
1 Beddoe CJ Epsom A 34.3 35.4 69.7 Mick Nash Trophy
2 Hinde R Wellington 34.3 34.3 68.6
3 Squires ATG Cheltenham 34.2 34.2 68.4 V
4 Kent JCT Epsom A 34.2 34.2 68.4 5
THE VIII 300x 500x Total
1 Epsom A 268.26 268.30 536.56 The Clayton Challenge Trophy (NEW RECORD SCORE)
& Gilt Medals
2 Greshams 259.28 272.24 531.52 Silver Medals
3 RGS Guildford 257.14 259.22 516.36 Bronze Medals
4 Cheltenham 248.18 257.19 505.37
5 Bradfield 254.09 248.12 502.21
6 Wellington 243.17 256.17 499.34
7 Marlborough 232.13 257.16 489.29
8 St.John's 236.12 240.12 476.24
9 Clifton 204.05 226.11 430.16
10 Epsom B 205.09 215.13 420.22 (7 firers)
Mick Nash Trophy
1 Kent JCT Epsom A 35.4 35.7 70.11
2 Williams G Greshams 35.6 35.5 70.11
3 Bladle FL Epsom A 35.3 35.4 70.7
4 Pinks N Greshams 34.5 35.2 69.7
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