Bridgwater & District Ploughing Match

2026 Results

78th Annual Match β€’ 19th September 2026

Official 2026 Ploughing Results

Congratulations to all of our competitors and thank you to our judges, stewards, sponsors, landowners, volunteers and everyone who supported this year's match.

2026 Championship Awards

Champion Ploughmen

Congratulations to our 2026 championship winners.

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Champion Ploughman 2026

Francis Grose

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Champion in Local Classes

Elijah Matthews

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Local Champion in Open Classes

Giles Pursey

Class Results

Placings from the 78th Bridgwater & District Ploughing Match.

Class 1 – Horse Ploughing

  1. 1stMartyn Kerswell
  2. 2ndJohn Mattingley

Class 2 – High Cut

  1. 1stPeter Brock

Class 3 – Semi Digger

  1. 1stAndrew Gell

Class 4 – Vintage Trailed

  1. 1stPeter Stone
  2. 2ndIan Cradock
  3. 3rdMartyn Smale
  4. 4thDon Williams

Class 5 – Vintage Mounted

  1. 1stJeremy Jacobs-Roberts
  2. 2ndDavid Franklin
  3. 3rdGiles Pursey
  4. 4thMalcolm Williams

Class 6 – Classic

  1. 1stFrancis Grose
  2. 2ndDavid Rae
  3. 3rdPete Ovens
  4. 4thNorman Bulled

Class 7 – T20 Ferguson

  1. 1stJoe Paine
  2. 2ndGeorge Greenslade
  3. 3rdPete Duckett
  4. 4thKeith Lintern

Class 8 – Open Classic Reversible

  1. No entries

Class 9 – Horticultural

  1. 1stChris Kearn
  2. 2ndBarry Forster

Class 10 – Open Reversible

  1. 1stDavid Dosson
  2. 2ndMatthew Bere

Class 11 – Local Reversible

  1. 1stJason Bell
  2. 2ndPaul Dosson
  3. 3rdGary Bagg
  4. 4thMark Livingstone

Class 12 – Local Vintage/Classic

  1. No entries

Class 14 – Local Conventional

  1. 1stKevin Norman
  2. 2ndDavid Langford
  3. 3rdTom Brooks
  4. 4thTerry Knox

Class 15 – Novice Conventional

  1. 1stBen Norcutt
  2. 2ndGerry Down
  3. 3rdStephen Dart
  4. 4thMartyn Simpson

Class 16 – Novice Reversible

  1. 1stElijah Matthews
  2. 2ndMichael Palmer
  3. 3rdJack Holloway

Official Judges’ Score Sheets

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Official judges score sheet for Class 1
Class 1 – Official Score Sheet
Official judges score sheet for Class 2
Class 2 – Official Score Sheet
Official judges score sheet for Class 3
Class 3 – Official Score Sheet
Official judges score sheet for Class 4
Class 4 – Official Score Sheet
Official judges score sheet for Class 5
Class 5 – Official Score Sheet
Official judges score sheet for Class 6
Class 6 – Official Score Sheet
Official judges score sheet for Class 7
Class 7 – Official Score Sheet
Official judges score sheet for Class 9
Class 9 – Official Score Sheet
Official judges score sheet for Class 10
Class 10 – Official Score Sheet
Official judges score sheet for Class 11
Class 11 – Official Score Sheet
Official judges score sheet for Class 14
Class 14 – Official Score Sheet
Official judges score sheet for Class 15
Class 15 – Official Score Sheet
Official judges score sheet for Class 16
Class 16 – Official Score Sheet

Thank You

Thank you to everyone who helped make the 2026 Bridgwater & District Ploughing Match possible, and congratulations to all of this year's competitors.

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