title: 1906 International Cross Country Championships
text: # 1906 International Cross Country Championships
  
  The 1906 International Cross Country Championships was held in Caerleon, Wales, at the Caerleon Racecourse on 10 March 1906. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.
  
  Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.
  
  ## Medallists
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Individual |||||||
  | Men 10 mi (16.1 km) | Charles Straw England | 57:32 | George Pearce England | 57:55 | Will Nelson England | 58:11 |
  | Team |||||||
  | Men | England | 24 | Ireland | 86 | Scotland | 106 |
  
  ## Individual race results
  
  ### Men's (10 mi / 16.1km)
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Charles Straw | England | 57:32 |
  | | George Pearce | England | 57:55 |
  | | Will Nelson | England | 58:11 |
  | 4 | John Daly | Ireland | 58:30 |
  | 5 | Joe Deakin | England | 58:33 |
  | 6 | Jack Price | England | 59:40 |
  | 7 | Sammy Welding | England | 59:41 |
  | 8 | W.G. Dunkley | England | 59:45 |
  | 9 | T. Hughes | Wales | 59:52 |
  | 10 | Sam Stevenson | Scotland | 1:00:25 |
  | 11 | John Hayes | Ireland | 1:00:27 |
  | 12 | Francis Whittle | England | 1:00:40 |
  | 13 | David Cather | Scotland | 1:00:41 |
  | 14 | Charlie Harris | Ireland | 1:00:46 |
  | 15 | Peter Russell | Scotland | 1:00:55 |
  | 16 | R.E. Hughes | Scotland | 1:00:57 |
  | 17 | Tommy Arthur | Wales | 1:01:08 |
  | 18 | Pat Joyce | Ireland | 1:01:09 |
  | 19 | Paul Kelly | Ireland | 1:01:16 |
  | 20 | T. Mernagh | Ireland | 1:01:40 |
  | 21 | George Butterfield | England | 1:01:51 |
  | 22 | Tommy Greenall | England | 1:01:52 |
  | 23 | Eddie Ace | Wales | 1:02:20 |
  | 24 | Edgar Price | Wales | 1:02:26 |
  | 25 | John Ranken | Scotland | 1:02:34 |
  | 26 | W. Thomas | Wales | 1:02:35 |
  | 27 | Thomas Robertson | Scotland | 1:02:38 |
  | 28 | John Gilchrist | Scotland | 1:03:19 |
  | 29 | T. Horton | Wales | 1:03:21 |
  | 30 | J. Finnegan | Ireland | 1:03:27 |
  | 31 | Harry Cleaver | Wales | 1:03:30 |
  | 32 | William Muirden | Scotland | 1:03:41 |
  | 33 | Joe Morris | Wales | 1:03:52 |
  | 34 | Ernest Thomas | Wales | 1:04:03 |
  | 35 | Alexander Matthews | Scotland | 1:04:03 |
  | 36 | T. Bunford | Wales | 1:04:10 |
  | — | James Beale | England | DNF |
  | — | Billy Day | England | DNF |
  | — | Tom Downing | Ireland | DNF |
  | — | George Guthre | Scotland | DNF |
  | — | Alex Mann | Scotland | DNF |
  | — | Thomas Mulrine | Scotland | DNF |
  | — | H.T. Johnstone | Wales | DNF |
  | — | Eddie O'Donnell | Wales | DNF |
  
  ## Team results
  
  ### Men's
  
  | Rank | Country | Team | Points |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | England | Charles Straw George Pearce Will Nelson Joe Deakin Jack Price Sammy Welding | 24 |
  | 2 | Ireland | John Daly John Hayes Charlie Harris Pat Joyce Paul Kelly T. Mernagh | 86 |
  | 3 | Scotland | Sam Stevenson David Cather Peter Russell R.E. Hughes John Ranken Thomas Robertson | 106 |
  | 4 | Wales | T. Hughes Tommy Arthur Eddie Ace Edgar Price W. Thomas T. Horton | 128 |
  
  ## Participation
  
  An unofficial count yields the participation of 44 athletes from 4 countries.
  
  * England (12)
  * Ireland (8)
  * Scotland (12)
  * Wales (12)
  