Past Boat Race winners

Past Boat Race winners

All the results from Oxford's annual showdown with Cambridge since the Boat Race began in 1829.

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RESULTS TABLE
Race	Year	Date	Winner	Time	Winning distance
1 a	1829	10 Jun	Oxford	14:03	Easily
2	1836	17 Jun	Cambridge	36:00	1 min
3 b	1839	3 Apr	Cambridge	31:00	1 min 45 sec
4 b	1840	15 Apr	Cambridge	29:03	¾ length
5 b	1841	14 Apr	Cambridge	32:03	1 min 5 sec
6 b	1842	11 Jun	Oxford	30:01	13 sec
7	1845	15 Mar	Cambridge	23:03	30 sec
8 c	1846	3 Apr	Cambridge	21:05	3 lengths
9	1849	29 Mar	Cambridge	22:00	Easily
10 #	1849	15 Dec	Oxford	-	Foul
11	1852	3 Apr	Oxford	21:36	27 sec
12	1854	8 Apr	Oxford	25:29	11 strokes
13 c	1856	15 Mar	Cambridge	25:45	½ length
14	1857	4 Apr	Oxford	22:05	32 sec
15	1858	27 Mar	Cambridge	21:23	22 sec
16	1859	15 Apr	Oxford	24:04	Cambridge sank
17	1860	31 Mar	Cambridge	26:05	1 length
18	1861	23 Mar	Oxford	23:03	47 sec
19 c	1862	12 Apr	Oxford	24:04	30 sec
20 c	1863	28 Mar	Oxford	23:06	45 sec
21	1864	19 Mar	Oxford	21:04	27 sec
22	1865	8 Apr	Oxford	21:24	4 lengths
23	1866	24 Mar	Oxford	25:35	3 lengths
24	1867	13 Apr	Oxford	22:39	½ length
25	1868	4 Apr	Oxford	20:56	6 lengths
26	1869	17 Mar	Oxford	20:04	3 lengths
27	1870	6 Apr	Cambridge	22:04	1½ lengths
28	1871	1 Apr	Cambridge	23:01	1 length
29	1872	23 Mar	Cambridge	21:15	2 lengths
30	1873	29 Mar	Cambridge	19:35	3 lengths
31	1874	28 Mar	Cambridge	22:35	3½ lengths
32	1875	20 Mar	Oxford	22:02	10 lengths
33	1876	8 Apr	Cambridge	20:02	Easily
34	1877	24 Mar	Dead-heat	24:08	Oxford/Cambridge
35	1878	13 Apr	Oxford	22:15	10 lengths
36	1879	5 Apr	Cambridge	21:18	3 lengths
37	1880	22 Mar	Oxford	21:23	3¾ lengths
38	1881	8 Apr	Oxford	21:51	3 lengths
39	1882	1 Apr	Oxford	20:12	7 lengths
40	1883	15 Mar	Oxford	21:18	3½ lengths
41	1884	7 Apr	Cambridge	21:39	2½ lengths
42	1885	28 Mar	Oxford	21:36	2½ lengths
43	1886	3 Apr	Cambridge	22:03	2/3 length
44	1887	26 Mar	Cambridge	20:52	2½ lengths
45	1888	24 Mar	Cambridge	20:48	7 lengths
46	1889	30 Mar	Cambridge	20:14	3 lengths
47	1890	26 Mar	Oxford	22:03	1 length
48	1891	21 Mar	Oxford	21:48	½ length
49	1892	9 Apr	Oxford	19:01	2¼ lengths
50	1893	22 Mar	Oxford	18:45	1 length 4 feet
51	1894	17 Mar	Oxford	21:39	3½ lengths
52	1895	30 Mar	Oxford	20:05	2¼ lengths
53	1896	28 Mar	Oxford	20:01	2/5 length
54	1897	3 Apr	Oxford	19:12	2½ lengths
55	1898	26 Mar	Oxford	22:15	Easily
56	1899	25 Mar	Cambridge	21:04	3¼ lengths
57	1900	31 Mar	Cambridge	18:45	20 lengths
58	1901	30 Mar	Oxford	22:31	2/3 lengths
59	1902	22 Mar	Cambridge	19:09	5 lengths
60	1903	1 Apr	Cambridge	19:33	6 lengths
61	1904	26 Mar	Cambridge	21:37	4½ lengths
62	1905	1 Apr	Oxford	20:35	3 lengths
63	1906	7 Apr	Cambridge	19:25	3½ lengths
64	1907	16 Mar	Cambridge	20:26	4½ lengths
65	1908	4 Apr	Cambridge	19:02	2½ lengths
66	1909	3 Apr	Oxford	19:05	3½ lengths
67	1910	23 Mar	Oxford	20:14	3½ lengths
68	1911	1 Apr	Oxford	18:29	2¾ lengths
69 +	1912	1 Apr	Oxford	22:05	6 lengths
70	1913	13 Mar	Oxford	20:53	¾ length
71	1914	28 Mar	Cambridge	20:23	4½ lengths
72	1920	27 Mar	Cambridge	21:11	4 lengths
73	1921	30 Mar	Cambridge	19:45	1 length
74	1922	1 Apr	Cambridge	19:27	4½ lengths
75	1923	24 Mar	Oxford	20:54	¾ length
76	1924	5 Apr	Cambridge	18:41	4½ lengths
77 ^	1925	28 Mar	Cambridge	21:05	Oxford sank
78	1926	27 Mar	Cambridge	19:29	5 lengths
79	1927	2 Apr	Cambridge	20:14	3 lengths
80	1928	31 Mar	Cambridge	20:25	10 lengths
81	1929	23 Mar	Cambridge	19:24	7 lengths
82	1930	12 Apr	Cambridge	19:09	2 lengths
83	1931	21 Mar	Cambridge	19:26	2½ lengths
84	1932	19 Mar	Cambridge	19:11	5 lengths
85	1933	1 Apr	Cambridge	20:57	2¼ lengths
86	1934	17 Mar	Cambridge	18:03	4¼ lengths
87	1935	6 Apr	Cambridge	19:48	4½ lengths
88	1936	4 Apr	Cambridge	21:06	5 lengths
89	1937	24 Mar	Oxford	22:39	3 lengths
90	1938	2 Apr	Oxford	20:03	2 lengths
91	1939	1 Apr	Cambridge	19:03	4 lengths
92	1946	30 Mar	Oxford	19:54	3 lengths
93	1947	29 Mar	Cambridge	23:01	10 lengths
94	1948	27 Mar	Cambridge	17:05	5 lengths
95	1949	26 Mar	Cambridge	18:57	¼ length
96	1950	1 Apr	Cambridge	20:15	3½ lengths
97	1951	26 Mar	Cambridge	20:05	12 lengths
98	1952	29 Mar	Oxford	20:23	Canvas
99	1953	28 Mar	Cambridge	19:54	8 lengths
100	1954	3 Apr	Oxford	20:23	4½ lengths
101	1955	26 Mar	Cambridge	19:01	16 lengths
102	1956	24 Mar	Cambridge	18:36	1¼ lengths
103	1957	30 Mar	Cambridge	19:01	2 lengths
104	1958	5 Apr	Cambridge	18:15	3½ lengths
105	1959	28 Mar	Oxford	18:52	6 lengths
106	1960	2 Apr	Oxford	18:59	1¼ lengths
107	1961	1 Apr	Cambridge	19:22	4¼ lengths
108	1962	7 Apr	Cambridge	19:46	5 lengths
109	1963	23 Mar	Oxford	20:47	5 lengths
110	1964	28 Mar	Cambridge	19:18	6½ lengths
111	1965	3 Apr	Oxford	18:07	4 lengths
112	1966	26 Mar	Oxford	19:12	3¾ lengths
113	1967	25 Mar	Oxford	18:52	3¼ lengths
114	1968	30 Mar	Cambridge	18:22	3½ lengths
115	1969	5 Apr	Cambridge	18:04	4 lengths
116	1970	28 Mar	Cambridge	20:22	3½ lengths
117	1971	27 Mar	Cambridge	17:58	10 lengths
118	1972	1 Apr	Cambridge	18:36	9½ lengths
119	1973	7 Apr	Cambridge	19:21	13 lengths
120	1974	6 Apr	Oxford	17:35	5½ lengths
121	1975	29 Mar	Cambridge	19:27	3¾ lengths
122	1976	20 Mar	Oxford	16:58	6½ lengths
123	1977	19 Mar	Oxford	19:28	7 lengths
124	1978	25 Mar	Oxford	18:58	Cambridge sank
125	1979	17 Mar	Oxford	20:33	3½ lengths
126	1980	5 Apr	Oxford	19:02	Canvas
127	1981	4 Apr	Oxford	18:11	8 lengths
128	1982	27 Mar	Oxford	18:21	3¼ lengths
129	1983	2 Apr	Oxford	19:07	4½ lengths
130	1984	18 Mar	Oxford	16:45	3¾ lengths
131	1985	6 Apr	Oxford	17:11	4¾ lengths
132	1986	29 Mar	Cambridge	17:58	7 lengths
133	1987	28 Mar	Oxford	19:59	4 lengths
134	1988	2 Apr	Oxford	17:35	5½ lengths
135	1989	25 Mar	Oxford	18:27	2½ lengths
136	1990	31 Mar	Oxford	17:22	2¼ lengths
137	1991	30 Mar	Oxford	16:59	4¼ lengths
138	1992	4 Apr	Oxford	17:44	1¼ lengths
139	1993	27 Mar	Cambridge	17:00	3½ lengths
140	1994	26 Mar	Cambridge	18:09	6½ lengths
141	1995	1 Apr	Cambridge	18:04	4 lengths
142	1996	6 Apr	Cambridge	16:58	2¾ lengths
143	1997	29 Mar	Cambridge	17:38	2 lengths
144*	1998	28 Mar	Cambridge	16:19*	3 lengths
145	1999	3 Apr	Cambridge	16:41	3½ lengths
146	2000	25 Mar	Oxford	18:04	3 lengths
147	2001	24 Mar	Cambridge	17:44	2½ lengths
148	2002	30 Mar	Oxford	16:54	2/3 length
149	2003	6 Apr	Oxford	18:06	1 foot

TABLE NOTES:

a - The first race took place at Henley.
b - The race was from Westminster to Putney.
c - The race was from Mortlake to Putney.

* - Race record time (1998 race).
# - In second 1849 race, Oxford were fouled at one mile and Cambridge came first by ½ length, but the Dark Blues awarded the win.
+ - In 1912, the first race was on 30 March but both boats sank.
^ - In 1925, waterlogged Oxford were forced to stop 'off the Doves.'

Measurements
One stroke = one length
Canvas = ¼ length
Easily = 17+ lengths

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