Three Counties Championship

The Three Counties Championship runs throughout the year, between Bedford, Dacorum, Hitchin, Luton, Milton Keynes, St. Albans and Watford fencing clubs.
Teams consist of 3 fencers each for Foil and Epee.
Bouts are first to 5 points or 3 minutes duration.
Winning team determined by bouts won.
Matches are held as part of clubs’ usual training evenings and consist of poules for both foil and epee.
Full rules (updated Feb 2024) can be viewed here.

At the end of the season 3 trophies are awarded :
Foil Trophy – for the most number of victories in foil.
Epee Trophy – for the most number of victories in epee.
League Trophy – winner of the new points-based league for the 2023 season. (Win=3pts, Draw=2pts, Loss=0pts, Bonus Points available - see rules)

2024 League Table & Schedule

FOIL

Position Team Matches Foil wins Foil losses Bout wins Bout losses Indicator
1 Hitchin 0
2 Bedford 0
3 St Albans 0
4 Milton Keynes 0
5 Dacorum 0
6 Watford 0
7 Luton 0

EPEE

Position Team Matches Epee wins Epee losses Bout wins Bout losses Indicator
1 Hitchin 0
2 Bedford 0
3 Milton Keynes 0
4 St Albans 0
5 Dacorum 0
6 Luton 0
7 Watford 0

LEAGUE TABLE

Position Team Matches Total wins (3pt) Total draws (2pt) Total losses (0pt) Bonus Points Handicap TOTAL POINTS
1 Watford 6 6
2 Dacorum 4 4
3 Luton 2 2
4 St Albans 0 0
5 Milton Keynes -1 -1
6 Hitchin -2 -2
7 Bedford -3 -3

2025 SCHEDULE

Match Date Day Home Away Foil (H) Foil (A) Epee (H) Epee (A) Match (H) Match (A)
1 25-02-25 Tue Bedford Hitchin
2 25-02-25 Tue Luton Watford
3 27-03-25 Thur St Albans MK
4 04-03-25 Tue Hitchin St Albans
5 06-03-25 Thur MK Bedford
6 11-03-25 Tue Hitchin Dacorum
7 20-03-25 Thur MK Luton
8 26-03-25 Wed Watford MK
9 27-03-25 Thur Dacorum St Albans
10 01-04-25 Tue Hitchin Watford
11 03-04-25 Thur St Albans Luton
12 22-04-25 Tue Luton Dacorum
13 23-04-25 Wed Watford Bedford
14 24-04-25 Thur MK St Albans
15 30-04-25 Wed Watford Hitchin
16 06-05-25 Tue Hitchin Bedford
17 08-05-25 Thur St Albans Watford
18 08-05-25 Thur Dacorum Luton
19 13-05-25 Tue Bedford MK
20 21-05-25 Wed Watford St Albans
21 03-06-25 Tue Hitchin Luton
22 05-06-25 Thur Dacorum Watford
23 10-06-25 Tue Bedford St Albans
24 19-06-25 Thur Dacorum Hitchin
25 24-06-25 Tue Luton MK
26 26-06-25 Thurs Dacorum Bedford
27 03-07-25 Thur St Albans Bedford
28 08-07-25 Tue Luton St Albans
29 17-07-25 Thur St Albans Dacorum
30 17-07-25 Thur MK Hitchin
31 09-09-25 Tue Bedford Luton
32 11-09-25 Thur MK Dacorum
33 25-09-25 Thur Dacorum MK
34 01-10-25 Wed Watford Dacorum
35 07-10-25 Tue Bedford Watford
36 22-10-25 Wed Watford Luton
37 04-11-25 Tue Luton Hitchin
38 06-11-25 Thur MK Watford
39 13-11-25 Thur St Albans Hitchin
40 18-11-25 Tue Luton Bedford
41 18-11-25 Tue Hitchin MK
42 27-11-25 Tue Bedford Dacorum

Submit results

Please use the form below to submit the results for your 3 Counties matches.
On clicking Submit, they will be automatically forwarded to the organisers and will usually be updated in the results table within 24hrs.



















    Previous Results

    2024 RESULTS

    FOIL

    Position Team Matches Foil wins Foil losses Bout wins Bout losses Indicator
    1 Hitchin 12 10 2 78 30 48
    2 Bedford 12 10 2 74 34 40
    3 St Albans 12 9 3 62 42 20
    4 Milton Keynes 12 5 7 47 53 -6
    5 Dacorum 12 3 9 38 66 -28
    6 Watford 12 3 9 33 67 -34
    7 Luton 12 2 10 34 74 -40

    EPEE

    Position Team Matches Epee wins Epee losses Bout wins Bout losses Indicator
    1 Hitchin 12 10 2 75 33 42
    2 Bedford 12 9 3 70 38 32
    3 Milton Keynes 12 9 3 61 39 22
    4 St Albans 12 5 7 56 48 8
    5 Dacorum 12 5 7 41 63 -22
    6 Luton 12 4 8 44 64 -20
    7 Watford 12 0 12 21 79 -58

    LEAGUE TABLE

    Position Team Matches Total wins (3pt) Total draws (2pt) Total losses (0pt) Bonus Points Handicap TOTAL POINTS
    1 Bedford 12 10 1 1 1 -2 31
    2 Hitchin 12 10 1 1 1 -3 30
    3 Milton Keynes 12 6 2 4 2 4 28
    4 St Albans 12 5 3 4 2 -1 22
    5 Luton 12 3 1 8 1 6 18
    6 Dacorum 12 3 2 7 1 0 14
    7 Watford 12 0 0 12 4 2 6

    2023 RESULTS

    League champions:  Hitchin
    Epee champions: Hitchin
    Foil champions: Hitchin

    2022 RESULTS

    League champions:  Hitchin
    Epee champions: Bedford
    Foil champions: Hitchin

    2019 RESULTS

    League champions:  St Albans
    Epee champions: Dacorum
    Foil champions: Watford