Our History

Home / About / Our History

The History of MSA GB

Previous Record Holders

Honours & Awards

The History of MSA GB

Previous Record Holders

Presidents of the Council of the Motor Schools Association

Period	Name
1935 – 1939	J Woodhouse-Oakley
1939 – 1946	Activities suspended due to hostilities
1946 – 1955	Col H Atherton
1955 – 1957	C Tetlock

Chairman of the Motor Schools Association of Great Britain

Period	Name
1957 – 1958	H Sands

Chairmen of the Motor Schools Association of Great Britain Ltd

Period	Name
1958 – 1960	S A Pearce
1960 – 1967	A M Clare
1963 – 1967	F Spencer-Tucker
1967 – 1973	Capt G E Melville
1973 – 1975	K Leigh
1975 – 1978	R Matthews
1978 – 1980	B E Rogers
1980 – 1982	C Westaby
1982 – 1989	Mrs E L Blair
1989 – 1995	R T Feltham
1995 – 2023	P J Harvey MBE
2023 – Present day	M Yeomans

Honours & Awards

North West Salver

Period	Area
1984	North West
1985	North West
1986	North West
1987	West Midlands
1988	West Midlands
1989	Eastern
1990	East Midlands
1991	Western
1992	Greater London
1993	Scotland
1994	North East
1995	Scotland
1996	Eastern
1997	Western
1998	South Wales
1999	South East
2000	South Wales
2001	North East
2002	East Midlands
2003	South Wales
2004	Greater London
2005	East Midlands
2006	South East
2007	Scotland
2008	Scotland
2009	Western
2010	South Wales
Trophy retired

Ron Feltham Memorial Cup:
This recruitment trophy is won by the area with the best net percentage membership growth over the year in review.

Period	Area
2011	East Midlands
2012	Scotland
2013	Scotland
2014	Greater London
2015	Eastern
2016	North East
2017	South East
2018	Scotland
2019	East Midlands
2020	Scotland
2021	South East
2022	Scotland
2023	Eastern

Runners Up Cup:
This runners up trophy is awarded to the area that comes second in the recruitment league over the year in review.

Period	Area
1994	South Wales
1995	Western
1996	South Wales
1997	Eastern
1998	Western
1999	Western
2000	Western
2001	North West
2002	South East
2003	East Midlands
2004	Eastern
2005	Scotland
Trophy retired

John William Parker Memorial Cup:
This runners up trophy is awarded to the area that comes second in the recruitment league over the year in review.

Period	Area
2006	West Midlands
2007	West Midlands
2008	North West
2009	Eastern
2010	West Midlands
2011	North East
2012	Eastern
2013	Western
2014	South Wales
2015	Greater London
2016	Scotland
2017	East Midlands
2018	Western
2019	West Midlands
2020	Greater London
2021	North West
2022	North West
2023	Scotland

Ian Scoular Memorial Shield
was introduced in 2006 and is awarded to the area with the most new members recruited in the year under review

Period	Area
2016	Scotland
2017	North West
2018	Scotland
2019	Scotland and South East
2020	Scotland
2021	South East
2022	Scotland
2023	Scotland

MSA Member of the Year

Period	Name	Area
1983	Richard Woolnough	Eastern
1984	Matt Blair	Scotland
1985	Pip Pilcher	South East
1986	John Palmer	Greater London
1987	Jon Gross	West Midlands
1988	Fiona Hutchinson	Scotland
1989	David Dunlop Kidd	North West
1990	Doug Ollerenshawe	Greater London
1991	Terry Charnock	North West
1992	Jim Fegan	Scotland
1993	Brenda Ross	Greater London
1994	Roy Norman	Eastern
1995	Paddy Irving	North East
1996	Linda Harrington	South Wales
1997	Tricia Owen	West Midlands
1998	Neil & Christine Peek	Eastern
1999	Terry Cummins	South East
2000	Peggy Hutchings	Western
2001	Clive & Muriel Snook	Western
2002	Roy Appleby	North East
2003	John Gough	Eastern
2004	Ron Feltham	Greater London
2005	Allan Edwards	South East
2006	Lew Lambert	Eastern
2007	Denise Simpson	North East
2008	Tom Kwok	Greater London
2009	Doug Andrews	Eastern
2010	Ian Scoular	Scotland
2011	Alex Brownlee	Greater London
2012	Mike Longbottom	North West
2013	Cos Antoniou	Greater London
2014	Bob Butterworth	North East
2015	Dave Pepperdine	East Midlands
2016	Arthur Mynott	Western
2017	Ralph Walton	West Midlands
2018	Cheryl Andrews	Greater London
2019	Terry Pearce	West Midlands
2020	Janet Stewart	Greater London
2021	Bryan Phillips	Scotland
2022	Brian A Thomson	Scotland
2023	Neil Palmer	South East

Harry Sands Memorial Trophy

Period	Name	Area
1985	John Lepine	North West
1986	Bob Matthews	Scotland
1987	Phil Whitehead	Eastern
1988	Denis Phillips	South East
1989	Norman Gregg	Greater London
1990	Mike Collins	West Midlands
1991	Eric Verity	Greater London
1992	Peter Pritchett	Western
1993	Stewart Izat	Scotland
1994	John Lomas	North West
1995	Denis Griffin	West Midlands
1996	Jill Callaghan	Eastern
1997	Jill Callaghan	Eastern
1998	John Lomas	North West
1999	Denis Phillips	South East
2000	Lionel Jordan	Greater London
2001	Denis Phillips	South East
Trophy retired

Denis Phillips Memorial Trophy

Period	Name	Area
2002	David Pepperdine	East Midlands
2003	Colin Lilly	Western
2004	Rod Came	South East
2005	Mark Harford	Scotland
2006	Terry Pearce	West Midlands
2007	Alex Brownlee	Greater London
2008	Mike Bassett	South East
2009	Tony Phillips	Greater London
2010	Tony Phillips	Greater London
2011	Phillip Jones & Mike Yeomans	North East
Trophy retired

Jon Gross Memorial Trophy – is awarded to the Editor of the year in review

Period	Name	Area
2012	Colin Lilly	Western
2013	John Lomas	North West
2014	Rod Came	South East
2015	Terry Pearce	West Midlands
2016	Rod Came	South East
2017	David Pepperdine	East Midlands
2018	John Lomas	North West
2019	Alex Brownlee	Greater London
2020	Karen MacLeod	Scotland
2021	Guy Annan	Western
2022	Janet Stewart	Greater London
2023	Brian A Thomson	Scotland

Honorary Members

Period	Name
1985	Pat Murphy MBE
1985	Connie Murphy
1992	Pip Pilcher
1992	David Dunlop Kidd
1992	Bob Matthews
1994	Gerry Regan
1994	Bob Williams
1995	Betty Blair
1998	Hywel Kirkhouse
1998	Ron Feltham
2002	James Fegan
2006	David Rogers
2008	John Myers
2008	Terry Charnock
2009	Carol Lepine
2014	John Lomas
2017	Roy Appleby
2018	Karl Satloka
2019	Rod Came
2019	John Lepine MBE
2020	Colin Lily
2020	Rod Tipple
2020	Robert Baker
2020	Steven Sentence
2023	Constantine Antoniou
2023	Terence Cummins
2023	Graham Clayton

Become a member

Join the the longest established representative group & trade association.

Email us

info@msagb.com

Membership enquiries

01787 221020

Payments line

01787 221299

Office Hours

9am - 5pm

Motor Schools Association of Great Britain (limited)

First established in 1935, MSA GB is a non-profit making association, without shareholders, wholly owned by and run entirely for the benefit of its members.

Our History

The History of MSA GB

The First Motor Car

End of the Red Flag Law

The First Driving Schools

Mass Training of New Drivers for the Military

Traffic legislation starts to be introduced white lines, cats eyes etc.

Transport Minister Hoare Belisha legislates for a driving test

31st March MSA is formed

Activities suspended due to hostilities

Driving Tests Restart

MSA membership grows

MSA adds “of Great Britain”

MSA incorporated as “a company limited by guarantee”

Voluntary Register introduced for Driving Instructors

ADI Register Becomes Compulsory

New Management

Expanding

Demographic Trends

Refocus

Onwards

Previous Record Holders

Presidents of the Council of the Motor Schools Association

Chairman of the Motor Schools Association of Great Britain

Chairmen of the Motor Schools Association of Great Britain Ltd

Honours & Awards

North West Salver

Ron Feltham Memorial Cup: This recruitment trophy is won by the area with the best net percentage membership growth over the year in review.

Runners Up Cup: This runners up trophy is awarded to the area that comes second in the recruitment league over the year in review.

John William Parker Memorial Cup: This runners up trophy is awarded to the area that comes second in the recruitment league over the year in review.

Ian Scoular Memorial Shieldwas introduced in 2006 and is awarded to the area with the most new members recruited in the year under review

MSA Member of the Year

Harry Sands Memorial Trophy

Denis Phillips Memorial Trophy

Jon Gross Memorial Trophy – is awarded to the Editor of the year in review

Honorary Members

Become a member

Join the the longest established representative group & trade association.

Email us

Membership enquiries

Payments line

Office Hours

Motor Schools Association of Great Britain (limited)

Links

Members

Legal

Social

Ron Feltham Memorial Cup:
This recruitment trophy is won by the area with the best net percentage membership growth over the year in review.

Runners Up Cup:
This runners up trophy is awarded to the area that comes second in the recruitment league over the year in review.

John William Parker Memorial Cup:
This runners up trophy is awarded to the area that comes second in the recruitment league over the year in review.

Ian Scoular Memorial Shield
was introduced in 2006 and is awarded to the area with the most new members recruited in the year under review