Name |
Duration of reign |
Defences |
Johnny Summers |
1 October 1906 – 17 December 1906 |
0 |
Spike Robson |
17 December 1906r |
0 |
Jim Driscoll |
3 June 1907 – February 1913r |
4 |
Ted "Kid" Lewis |
6 October 1913r |
0 |
Llew Edwards |
31 May 1915r |
0 |
Charlie Hardcastle |
4 June 1917 – 5 November 1917 |
1 |
Tancy Lee |
5 November 1917 – 24 February 1919r |
2 |
Mike Honeyman |
26 January 1920 – 31 October 1921 |
2 |
Joe Fox |
31 October 1921r |
0 |
George McKenzie |
2 June 1924 – 30 March 1925 |
2 |
Johnny Curley |
30 March 1925 – 24 January 1927 |
3 |
Johnny Cuthbert |
24 January 1927 – 12 March 1928 |
1 |
Harry Corbett |
12 March 1928 – 18 March 1929 |
1 |
Johnny Cuthbert |
18 March 1929 – 1 October 1931 |
4 |
Nel Tarleton |
1 October 1931 – 10 November 1932 |
1 |
Tommy Watson |
10 November 1932 – 26 July 1934 |
2 |
Nel Tarleton |
26 July 1934 – 24 September 1936 |
3 |
Johnny McGrory |
24 September 1936r |
0 |
Jim "Spider" Kelly |
23 November 1938 – 28 June 1939 |
1 |
Nipper Johnny Cusick |
28 June 1939 – 1 February 1940 |
1 |
Nel Tarleton |
1 February 1940 – 23 February 1945r |
1 |
Al Phillips |
18 March 1947 – 11 September 1947 |
2 |
Ronnie Clayton |
11 September 1947 – 1 June 1954 |
6 |
Sammy McCarthy |
1 June 1954 – 22 January 1955 |
1 |
Billy Kelly |
22 January 1955 – 24 February 1956 |
1 |
Charlie Hill |
24 February 1956 – 13 April 1959 |
3 |
Bobby Neill |
13 April 1959 – 27 September 1960 |
1 |
Terry Spinks |
27 September 1960 – 2 May 1961 |
2 |
Howard Winstone |
2 May 1961 – 7 December 1966r |
6 |
Jimmy Revie |
24 March 1969 – 5 July 1971 |
2 |
Evan Armstrong |
5 July 1971 – 25 September 1972 |
2 |
Tommy Glencross |
25 September 1972 – 17 September 1973 |
1 |
Evan Armstrong |
17 September 1973 – February 1975r |
1 |
Vernon Sollas |
25 March 1975 – 15 March 1977 |
1 |
Alan Richardson |
15 March 1977 – 20 April 1978 |
2 |
Dave Needham |
20 April 1978 – 6 November 1979 |
2 |
Pat Cowdell |
6 November 1979 – April 1982r |
2 |
Steve Sims |
20 September 1982 – January 1983r |
0 |
Barry McGuigan |
12 April 1983 – 19 December 1984r |
1 |
Robert Dickie |
9 April 1986 – 29 October 1986r |
2 |
Peter Harris |
24 February 1988 – 18 May 1988r |
1 |
Paul Hodkinson |
18 May 1988 – 6 September 1989r |
2 |
Sean Murphy |
22 May 1990 – 5 March 1991r |
2 |
Gary De Roux |
5 March 1991 – 22 May 1991 |
1 |
Colin McMillan |
22 May 1991 – 29 October 1991r |
2 |
John Davison |
10 September 1992r |
0 |
Sean Murphy |
27 June 1993r |
0 |
Duke McKenzie |
18 December 1993r |
0 |
Billy Hardy |
24 May 1994r |
0 |
Mike Deveney |
23 January 1995 – 20 September 1995 |
1 |
Jon Jo Irwin |
20 September 1995 – 14 May 1996 |
2 |
Colin McMillan |
14 May 1996 – 11 January 1997 |
1 |
Paul Ingle |
11 January 1997 – 11 October 1997r |
2 |
Jon Jo Irwin |
9 May 1998 – 13 February 1999 |
1 |
Scott Harrison |
24 March 2001 – 17 November 2001r |
2 |
Jamie McKeever |
8 February 2003 – 17 May 2003 |
1 |
Roy Rutherford |
17 May 2003 – 22 November 2003 |
1 |
Dazzo Williams |
22 November 2003 – 16 June 2005 |
4 |
Nicky Cook |
16 June 2005r |
0 |
Andy Morris |
5 November 2005 – 9 December 2006 |
2 |
John Simpson |
9 December 2006 – 6 June 2008 |
2 |
Paul Appleby |
6 June 2008 – 25 April 2009 |
2 |
Martin Lindsay |
25 April 2009 – 15 December 2010 |
1 |
John Simpson |
15 December 2010 – 27 April 2011 |
1 |
Stephen Smith |
27 April 2011 – 17 September 2011 |
1 |
Lee Selby |
17 September 2011 – 1 February 2014r |
4 |
Josh Warrington |
21 May 2014r |
0 |
Ryan Walsh |
26 September 2015 – September 2020s |
6 |
Leigh Wood |
13 February 2021 – 31 July 2021s |
0 |
Nathaniel Collins |
10 March 2023 – present |
0 |