The British Junior Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament organised, usually as two age-restricted competitions, by the Billiards and Snooker Control Council (B&SCC), which was known as the Billiards Association and Control Council (BA&CC) until 1971. The under-19 competition was sometimes called the Junior Championship, and the under-16 tournament was occasionally called the Boys' Championship.[1][2]

The BA&CC had established the British Junior English Billiards Championship in 1922.[3] In 1943 the Boys' Snooker Championship Association was formed, and invited boys under the age of 16 who were amateurs to enter its "All-England Snooker Championship".[4][5] An article in The Billiard Player, the official magazine of the BA&CC, stated that "Although the BA&CC takes no cognizance of players under the age of 16, it looks forward with interest to the progress of this Championship."[4] The final of the first edition was held on 7 March 1944 at Baths Hall, Scunthorpe, and was attended by over 1,000 spectators.[6] Gary Owen defeated Percy Hinton by 4 frames to 3 to take the inaugural title.[6] In 1945, the Boys' Snooker Championship Association formally affiliated itself to the BA&CC.[7] World snooker champion Joe Davis refereed the final that year, and Raymond Glendenning recorded commentary for BBC Radio.[8][9] This under-16 snooker championship ran annually until 1949, when the venue moved to Burroughes and Watts, London, under the auspices of the BA&CC.[3][10]
In 1948, the BA&CC held a championship for boys aged 16 to 18, which was organised by W. J. Rainbow of Burroughes and Watts at Burroughes Hall, and became an annual event.[11][12] Burroughes and Watts ceased trading in 1966, and there were no junior championships in 1967.[13] Journalist Clive Everton was responsible for the revival of the championship in 1968.[13] He arranged sponsorship from manufacturers Accles & Pollock, who were promoting a tubular steel cue, and the venue became their sports club in Oldbury.[13][14] From 1974, the renamed B&SCC reassumed responsibility for the event.[15]
For 1992, the B&SCC decided to replace the under-16 and under-19 tournaments with a single under-18 event.[16] However, the B&SCC went into voluntary liquidation during the 1991–92 snooker season[17] and that year's tournament was staged with the support of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA).[18] Stephen Lee won the championship by defeating Paul Hunter 4–2, and went on to win the English Amateur Championship a week later.[16] In 1993 the WPBSA established the English Association of Snooker and Billiards (EASB) with the aim of the EASB becoming the governing body for amateur snooker and English billiards in England.[19][20] The EASB established its own under-17 championship for 1994.[21]
Under-16
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| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 4–3 | Baths Hall, Scunthorpe | [22][6] | ||
| 1945 | 4–1 | Baths Hall, Scunthorpe | [8] | ||
| 1946 | 4–3 | Baths Hall, Scunthorpe | [23][24] | ||
| 1947 | 4–1 | Baths Hall, Scunthorpe | [25][26] | ||
| 1948 | 4–1 | Baths Hall, Scunthorpe | [27] | ||
| 1949 | 3–1 | Baths Hall, Scunthorpe | [28] | ||
| 1949 | 3–0 | Burroughes Hall, London | [10][29] | ||
| 1950 | 3–0 | Burroughes Hall, London | [30] | ||
| 1951 | 3–0 | Burroughes Hall, London | [31][32] | ||
| 1952 | 3–0 | Burroughes Hall, London | [33] | ||
| 1953 | 3–1 | Burroughes Hall, London | [34][35] | ||
| 1954 | 3–2 | Burroughes Hall, London | [36] | ||
| 1955 | 3–1 | Burroughes Hall, London | [37] | ||
| 1956 | 3–1 | Burroughes Hall, London | [38] | ||
| 1957 | 3–1 | Burroughes Hall, London | [39] | ||
| 1958 | 3–0 | Burroughes Hall, London | [40][41] | ||
| 1959 | 3–1 | Burroughes Hall, London | [42] | ||
| 1960 | 3–1 | Burroughes Hall, London | [43] | ||
| 1961 | 3–1 | Burroughes Hall, London | [44][45] | ||
| 1962 | 3–1 | Burroughes Hall, London | [46][47] | ||
| 1963 | 3–0 | Burroughes Hall, London | [48] | ||
| 1964 | 3–0 | Burroughes Hall, London | [49] | ||
| 1965 | 3–0 | Burroughes Hall, London | [50] | ||
| 1966 | 3–1 | Burroughes Hall, London | [51] | ||
| 1967 | Not held | [3] | |||
| 1968 | 3–2 | Accles & Pollock, Oldbury | [52] | ||
| 1969 | 3–2 | Accles & Pollock, Oldbury | [53][54] | ||
| 1970 | 3–2 | Accles & Pollock, Oldbury | [55][56] | ||
| 1971 | 3–1 | Accles & Pollock, Oldbury | [57] | ||
| 1972 | 3–1 | Accles & Pollock, Oldbury | [58] | ||
| 1973 | 3–2 | Accles & Pollock, Oldbury | [59] | ||
| 1974 | 3–0 | Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds | [60][61] | ||
| 1975 | 3–1 | Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds | [62][63] | ||
| 1976 | 3–0 | Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds | [64] | ||
| 1977 | 3–2 | Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds | [65] | ||
| 1978 | 3–1 | Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds | [66] | ||
| 1979 | 3–2 | Commonwealth Sporting Club, Blackpool | [67][68] | ||
| 1980 | 3–1 | Bulwell Church Institute, Nottingham | [69][70] | ||
| 1981 | 3–1 | Sheffield Snooker Centre | [71] | ||
| 1982 | 3–1 | North Midland Snooker Centre, Worksop | [72] | ||
| 1983 | 3–0 | Thornaby Snooker Centre, Teesside | [73] | ||
| 1984 | 3–2 | Charnwood Snooker Centre, Loughborough | [74] | ||
| 1985 | 3–1 | Charnwood Snooker Centre, Loughborough | [75] | ||
| 1986 | 3–0 | Willie Thorne Snooker Centre, Leicester | [76] | ||
| 1987 | 3–0 | Charnwood Snooker Centre, Loughborough | [77] | ||
| 1988 | 3–1 | Dudley Snooker Centre | [78] | ||
| 1989 | 3–1 | Dudley Snooker Centre | [79] | ||
| 1990 | 3–0 | Dudley Snooker Centre | [80][81] | ||
| 1991 | 4–0 | Dudley Snooker Centre | [82][83] | ||
Under-19
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| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 3–1 | Burroughes Hall, London | [12] | ||
| 1950 | 3–2 | Burroughes Hall, London | [84] | ||
| 1951 | 3–2 | Burroughes Hall, London | [85][86] | ||
| 1952 | 3–2 | Burroughes Hall, London | [87] | ||
| 1953 | 4–2 | Burroughes Hall, London | [88] | ||
| 1954 | 4–2 | Burroughes Hall, London | [89] | ||
| 1955 | 5–0 | Burroughes Hall, London | [90][91][92] | ||
| 1956 | 5–0 | Burroughes Hall, London | [93] | ||
| 1957 | 4–0 | Burroughes Hall, London | [94] | ||
| 1958 | 4–2 | Burroughes Hall, London | [95] | ||
| 1959 | 4–3 | Burroughes Hall, London | [96] | ||
| 1960 | 4–3 | Burroughes Hall, London | [97] | ||
| 1961 | 4–0 | Burroughes Hall, London | [98] | ||
| 1962 | 4–1 | Burroughes Hall, London | [99][100] | ||
| 1963 | 4–3 | Burroughes Hall, London | [101] | ||
| 1964 | 4–0 | Burroughes Hall, London | [102][103] | ||
| 1965 | 4–3 | Burroughes Hall, London | [104] | ||
| 1966 | 4–0 | Burroughes Hall, London | [105] | ||
| 1967 | Not held | [3] | |||
| 1968 | 4–0 | Accles & Pollock, Oldbury | [106] | ||
| 1969 | 4–2 | Accles & Pollock, Oldbury | [107] | ||
| 1970 | 4–2 | Accles & Pollock, Oldbury | [108] | ||
| 1971 | 3–0 | Accles & Pollock, Oldbury | [109] | ||
| 1972 | 3–0 | Accles & Pollock, Oldbury | [110] | ||
| 1973 | 3–0 | Accles & Pollock, Oldbury | [111][112] | ||
| 1974 | 4–1 | Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds | [113] | ||
| 1975 | 4–1 | Owley Wood Recreation Centre, Weaverham | [114] | ||
| 1976 | 3–0 | Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds | [115] | ||
| 1977 | 3–0 | Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds | [65] | ||
| 1978 | 3–1 | Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds | [66] | ||
| 1979 | 3–0 | Commonwealth Sporting Club, Blackpool | [68] | ||
| 1980 | 3–1 | Bulwell Church Institute, Nottingham | [70] | ||
| 1981 | 3–1 | Sheffield Snooker Centre | [71] | ||
| 1982 | 3–2 | North Midland Snooker Centre, Worksop | [116] | ||
| 1983 | 3–1 | Thornaby Snooker Centre, Teesside | [73] | ||
| 1984 | 3–1 | Charnwood Snooker Centre, Loughborough | [74] | ||
| 1985 | 3–2 | Charnwood Snooker Centre, Loughborough | [75] | ||
| 1986 | 3–0 | Willie Thorne Snooker Centre, Leicester | [76] | ||
| 1987 | 3–2 | Charnwood Snooker Centre, Loughborough | [117] | ||
| 1988 | 3–0 | Dudley Snooker Centre | [78] | ||
| 1989 | 3–0 | Dudley Snooker Centre | [118] | ||
| 1990 | 3–0 | Dudley Snooker Centre | [80][81] | ||
| 1991 | 4–3 | Dudley Snooker Centre | [83] | ||
Under-18
edit| Year | Winner | score | Runner-up | Venue or location | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4–2 | Spalding Snooker Centre | [16] |
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