| Time | Winner | m. | s. | Losers | ||
| 1830 | J. H. Bayford | — | { | Lewis, Wood, Horneman, Revel, A. Bayford, C. Duke, Hume | ||
| 1831 | C. Lewis | — | Bayford | |||
| 1832 | A. A. Julius | — | Lewis | |||
| 1833 | [a] | C. Lewis | — | Julius | ||
| 1834 | A. A. Julius | — | rowed over | |||
| 1835 | A. A. Julius | — | rowed over | |||
| 1836 | H. Wood | — | Patrick Colquhoun | |||
| 1837 | P. Colquhoun | — | Wood, Jones | |||
| 1838 | [a] | H. Wood | — | { | Colquhoun, C. Pollock, H. Chapman | |
| 1839 | [a] | H. Chapman | — | Pollock, Crockford | ||
| 1840 | T. L. Jenkins | — | { | Crockford, Wallace, A. Earnshaw | ||
| 1841 | [a] | T. L. Jenkins | — | Chapman | ||
| 1842 | H. Chapman | — | Wallace | |||
| 1843 | H. Chapman | — | Wallace, Kennedy, A. Earnshaw | |||
| 1844 | T. B. Bumpstead | — | { | Chapman, Hon. G. Denman, Romayne | ||
| 1845 | [a] | H. Chapman | — | Bumpstead | ||
| 1846 | [a] | W. Russell | — | Walmsley, Fellows, Dodd | ||
| 1847 | J. R. L. Walmsley | — | H. Murray, C. Harrington | |||
| 1848 | [a] | J. R. L. Walmsley | — | rowed over | ||
| 1849 | [a] [b] | F. Playford | — | T. R. Bone | ||
| 1850 | T. R. Bone | — | rowed over | |||
| 1851 | [a] | T. R. Bone | — | rowed over | ||
| 1852 | E. G. Peacock | — | rowed over | |||
| 1853 | [a] | J. Paine | — | { | A. Rippingall, J. Nottidge, H. C. Smith | |
| 1854 | H. H. Playford | — | rowed over | |||
| 1855 | A. A. Casamajor | — | H. H. Playford | |||
| 1856 | A. A. Casamajor | — | rowed over | |||
| 1857 | A. A. Casamajor | — | rowed over | |||
| 1858 | A. A. Casamajor | — | rowed over | |||
| 1859 | A. A. Casamajor | — | rowed over | |||
| 1860 | [a] | A. A. Casamajor | — | rowed over | ||
| 1861 | [c] | E. D. Brickwood | 29 | 0 | G. R. Cox, A. O. Lloyd | |
| 1862 | [a] | W. B. Woodgate | 27 | 0 | E. D. Brickwood, G. R. Cox | |
| 1863 | [a] | J. E. Parker | 25 | 0 | E. B. Michell, J. Wallace | |
| 1864 | W. B. Woodgate | 25 | 35 | W. P. Cecil, G. Ryan | ||
| 1865 | [a] | C. B. Lawes | 27 | 4 | { | W. B. Woodgate, E. B. Michell, W. P. Cecil, T. Lindsay |
| 1866 | [a] | E. B. Michell | 27 | 26 | W. B. Woodgate, J. G. Chambers | |
| 1867 | W. B. Woodgate | — | rowed over | |||
| 1868 | [a] | W. Stout | 26 | 52 | E. B. Michell, W. B. Woodgate | |
| 1869 | A. de L. Long | — | rowed over | |||
| 1870 | A. de L. Long | — | { | J. Ross, A. C. Yarborough, W. Chillingworth | ||
| 1871 | W. Fawcus | 26 | 13 | A. de L. Long | ||
| 1872 | C. C. Knollys | 28 | 30 | W. Fawcus | ||
| 1873 | A. C. Dicker | 25 | 40 | { | C. C. Knollys, N. H. Eyre, F. S. Gulston | |
| 1874 | A. C. Dicker | 25 | 45 | { | W. H. Eyre, W. Fawcus, W. Chillingworth | |
| 1875 | F. L. Playford | 27 | 6 | A. C. Dicker | ||
| 1876 | F. L. Playford | 24 | 46 | { | A. C. Dicker, A. V. Frere, R. H. Labat | |
| 1877 | F. L. Playford | 24 | 20 | { | T. C. Edwardes-Moss, A. H. Grove, J. H. Bucknill | |
| 1878 | F. L. Playford | 24 | 13 | Alexander Payne | ||
| 1879 | [a] | F. L. Playford | 25 | 51 | J. Lowndes | |
| 1880 | Alex. Payne | 24 | 8 | J. Lowndes, C. G. White | ||
| 1881 | J. Lowndes | 25 | 13 | W. R. Grove | ||
| 1882 | A. Payne | 27 | 40 | W. R. Grove | ||
| 1883 | J. Lowndes | — | rowed over | |||
| 1884 | W. S. Unwin | 24 | 12 | { | C. J. S. Batt, E. F. Green, W. Hawkes, R. H. Smith | |
| 1885 | W. S. Unwin | — | F. J. Pitman, C. W. Hughes | |||
| 1886 | [a] | F. J. Pitman | 24 | 12 | { | W. H. Cumming, A. M. Cowper-Smith |
| 1887 | G. Nickalls | — | J. C. Gardner. | |||
([b]) The course before this race was from Westminster to Putney, but for the first time it took place from Putney to Kew.
([c]) The course was altered again this year to the present one, from Putney to Mortlake.
WINNERS AT HENLEY REGATTA.
GRAND CHALLENGE CUP.
| m. | s. | ||||
| 1839 | Cambridge, Trin. Coll. | 8 | 30 | ||
| 1840 | Leander Club | 9 | 15 | ||
| 1841 | [a] | London, Camb. Rooms | — | ||
| 1842 | London, Camb. Rooms | 8 | 30 | ||
| 1843 | [b] | Oxford University | 9 | 0 | |
| 1844 | Oxford, Etonian Club | 8 | 25 | ||
| 1845 | Cambridge University | 8 | 30 | ||
| 1846 | London, Thames Club | 8 | 15 | ||
| 1847 | Oxford University | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1848 | Oxford University | 9 | 11 | ||
| 1849 | [a] | Oxford, Wadham Coll. | 8 | 0 | |
| 1850 | Oxford University | r.o. | |||
| 1851 | [c] | Oxford University | 7 | 45 | |
| 1852 | Oxford University | — | |||
| 1853 | Oxford University | 8 | 3 | ||
| 1854 | Cambridge, Trin. Coll. | 8 | 15 | ||
| 1855 | Cambridge University | 8 | 32 | ||
| 1856 | Royal Chester R.C. | — | |||
| 1857 | London R.C. | 7 | 55 | ||
| 1858 | Cambridge University | 7 | 43 | ||
| 1859 | London R.C. | 7 | 45 | ||
| 1860 | Cambridge, First Trin. | 8 | 45 | ||
| 1861 | Cambridge, First Trin. | 8 | 10 | ||
| 1862 | London R.C. | 8 | 5 | ||
| 1863 | Oxford University | 7 | 45 | ||
| 1864 | Kingston R.C. | 7 | 43 | ||
| 1865 | Kingston R.C. | 7 | 21 | ||
| 1866 | Oxford, Etonian Club | 8 | 22 | ||
| 1867 | Oxford, Etonian Club | 7 | 54 | ||
| 1868 | London R.C. | 7 | 20 | ||
| 1869 | Oxford, Etonian Club | 7 | 28 | ||
| 1870 | [d] | Oxford, Etonian Club | 7 | 17 | |
| 1871 | Oxford, Etonian Club | 7 | 55 | ||
| 1872 | London R.C. | 8 | 38 | ||
| 1873 | London R.C. | 7 | 52 | ||
| 1874 | London R.C. | 7 | 42 | ||
| 1875 | Leander R.C. | 7 | 19 | ||
| 1876 | Thames R.C. | 7 | 27 | ||
| 1877 | [e] | London R.C. | 8 | 16 | 1⁄2 |
| 1878 | Thames R.C. | 7 | 41 | ||
| 1879 | Camb., Jesus Coll. | 8 | 39 | ||
| 1880 | Leander B.C. | 7 | 3 | ||
| 1881 | London R.C. | 7 | 24 | ||
| 1882 | Oxford, Exeter Coll. | 8 | 11 | ||
| 1883 | London R.C. | 7 | 51 | ||
| 1884 | London R.C. | 7 | 27 | ||
| 1885 | Camb. Jesus Coll. | 7 | 22 | ||
| 1886 | Camb., Trin. Hall | 6 | 53 | 1⁄2 | |
| 1887 | Camb., Trin. Hall | 6 | 56 | ||
([b]) The winners only rowed seven oars in the final heat.