The Goodchild Trophy – Winners from 1961 to present
The Goodchild Trophy was named after the donor ‘Daddy Goodchild’. This affectionate nickname was given to the owner of the Smithfield Poultry Trader, who had a strong interest in the farming and production of Christmas turkeys.
In 1961 he donated a trophy, to be awarded to the person for ‘exceptional services to the farmer/butcher’ trade.
Early ATA winners were Derek Kelly in 1979, Tim Denham Smith in 1980, and Tony Burlton in 1984. In 1986 the ATA were honoured with the offer from the Turkey Federation to be responsible for selecting the ‘Turkey person of the year’.
The trophy is awarded each year at the ATA Annual Banquet and Show which takes place in November.
PREVIOUS WINNERS
1961 William Motley
1962 C G May
1963 G T Kidner
1964 B S Hanson
1965 William Clapton
1966 Dr Robert Napier
1967 C M Paul
1968 Dr Rupert Coles
1969 Bacofoil
1970 Dr J E Wilson
1971 Lt Col Uvedale Corbett
1972 M C Morgan
1973 D V Martin
1974 Brian Cookson
1975 John Thornhill
1976 Cryovac
1977 William Naish
1978 Rubert Chalmer-Watson
1979 Derek Kelly
1980 Tim Denham-Smith
1981 John Petrie
1982 Ronald Warttig
1983 Ernest Magog
1984 Tony Burlton
1985 Gina Field
1986 John Calvert
1987 No Award
1988 Ron How
1989 Eunice Whipp
1990 Alan Simpson
1991 Bert Snell
1992 June Funnell
1993 John Wilson
1994 Len Goodman
1995 Peter Bradnock
1996 Shirley Murdoch
1997 John Roberts
1998 Mike Parker
1999 Prof. Geoff Mead
2000 Tom Copas
2001 No Award
2002 Paul Kelly
2003 Richard Hutchinson
2004 Gordon Pickering
2005 Mike Bailey
2006 Patrick Wreathall
2007 No Award
2008 Julian Mann
2009 David Grove-Smith
2010 No Award
2011 Martin Shea
2012 Philip Regan
2013 Paul Fields
2014 No Award
2015 Steven Lister
2016 Sally Hawkins
2017 Clive Wreathall