Greyhound Trainer of the Year


The Greyhound Trainer of the Year or Champion Trainer is an award for the leading greyhound trainer in the United Kingdom.
It was inaugurated in 1961 and was originally elected by a press panel but is now awarded to the trainer who achieves the most points for winning open races on the Greyhound Board of Great Britain annual racing calendar.
Mark Wallis has won the most titles with eleven, he set a new record at the end of 2016, passing the previous record of seven set by John 'Ginger' McGee Sr. and has extended the record to eleven with further wins in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
The award should not be confused with the Trainers Championship which is an annual event held between the leading six trainers.

Past winners

YearWinnerAttached RacecourseNotes
1961Jack Harveyjoint winner
1961Jimmy Jowettjoint winner
1962John Haynes
1963Tom Johnston Jr.
1964Harry Bamford
1965Jim Hookwayjoint winner
1965John Bassettjoint winner
1966Paddy Milligan
1967Jim Hookway
1968Phil Rees Sr.
1969Phil Rees Sr.
1970Stan Mitchell
1971Herbert White
1972Tom Johnston Jr.
1973Norman Oliver
1974John Coleman
1975Paddy Milligan
1976Phil Rees Sr.
1977Ted Dickson
1978Geoff De Mulder
1979Geoff De Mulder
1980Pat Mullins
1981Joe Cobbold
1982Adam Jackson
1983George Curtis
1984George Curtis
1985Kenny Linzell
1986George Curtis
1987Fred Wiseman
1988John McGee Sr.
1989John McGee Sr.

YearWinnerAttached RacecourseNotes
1990John McGee Sr.
1991John McGee Sr.
1992John McGee Sr.
1993John McGee Sr.
1994John McGee Sr.
1995John Coleman
1996Linda Mullins
1997Linda Mullins
1998Linda Mullins
1999Linda Mullins
2000Linda Mullins
2001Linda Jones
2002Linda Jones
2003Charlie Lister OBE
2004Charlie Lister OBE
2005Mark Wallis
2006Charlie Lister OBE
2007Charlie Lister OBE
2008Mark Wallis
2009Mark Wallis
2010Seamus Cahill
2011Chris Allsopp
2012Mark Wallis
2013Mark Wallis
2014Mark Wallis
2015Mark Wallis
2016Mark Wallis
2017Mark Wallis
2018Mark Wallis
2019Mark Wallis