Past Winners
The Past Winners record covers 1870 through January 2025.
From 1953
Venue eras
The official record introduces explicit venue headings from 1953. It does not assign venue metadata to the earlier winner records.
- Old Meadowbank1953
- Powderhall1954–1957
- Hawick1958
- Tranent1959
- Newtongrange1960–1964
- Powderhall1965–1970
- Meadowbank1971–1998
- Musselburgh1999 onward in this record
Official historic record
Winners archive
Search by edition, athlete, affiliation or venue. The archive preserves month labels, official record spellings, shared victories and marked distinctions.
C Bruce
Selkirk
R McMichan
Edinburgh AC
S Tindle
TJLT
Stacy Downie
Edinburgh AC
VenueMusselburgh- Female winner
Molly Reville
Edinburgh AC
VenueMusselburgh- Female winner
I. Horsburgh
Central AC
VenueMusselburghG. Kelly
East Kilbride AC
VenueMusselburgh- Two-time winner
C. McWilliam
East Kilbride AC
VenueMusselburghG. Kelly
East Kilbride AC
VenueMusselburgh- Two-time winner
Jazmine Tomlinson
TLJT
VenueMusselburgh- Female winner
C. Tindle
Edinburgh AC
VenueMusselburghD. Ali
Hawick
VenueMusselburghB. Robbins
Edinburgh AC
VenueMusselburghG. Lister
Kirkcaldy
VenueMusselburghM. Paterson
Clackmannan
VenueMusselburghD. Paxton
Hawick
VenueMusselburghL. Marshall
Hawick
VenueMusselburghC. Robertson
Galashiels
VenueMusselburghT. Bowman
Leeds
VenueMusselburghC. Bowers
Glenrothes
VenueMusselburghP. Swan
City of Edinburgh
VenueMusselburghG. Charlton
North Shields
VenueMusselburghD. Lauder
Hawick
VenueMusselburghC. Telford
Newcastle
VenueMusselburghN. Smith
Dunfermline & W.F.
VenueMusselburghR. Pitt
City of Edinburgh
VenueMusselburghJ. Thomas
Woodford Green AC
VenueMeadowbank- Brothers distinction
J. Cunningham
Haddington
VenueMeadowbankJ. Thomas
Woodford Green AC
VenueMeadowbank- Brothers distinction
K. Campbell
Edinburgh S.H.
VenueMeadowbank
31 July 2022
153rd New Year Sprint Final
Stacey Downie won in 11.15 seconds from a 17.00 handicap.
| Place | Athlete | Club | Handicap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stacey Downie | Edinburgh AC | 17.00 | 11.15 secs |
| 2 | Scott Tindle | TLJT | 9.00 | 11.18 secs |
| 3 | Krishawn Aiken | Kilbarchan AC | Scr | 11.24 secs |
| 4 | Craig Bruce | Selkirk | 10.00 | 11.33 secs |
| 5 | Rebecca Grieve | Pitreavie | 16.50 | 11.34 secs |
| 6 | Euan Cunningham | Falkirk VH | 5.50 | 11.41 secs |
| 7 | Ross Morgan | VP Glasgow | 7.00 | 11.43 secs |
| 8 | Iain McEwan | Whitemoss AC | 8.50 | 11.50 secs |
Official record note: The winners chronology prints ‘Stacy Downie’; the detailed final prints ‘Stacey Downie’.
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