The OO Club was formed in 1883 and held its first dinner in London in December 1883. Interestingly, as reported in the Laxtonian, the Oundle Chronicle, the President was unable to attend! After 140 years we have a great deal of history to tell.
The decision to appoint Chris Piper (Sc 71) to be the first full time paid professional OO secretary in November 1997. The OO Club, prior to 1997 was by and large a traditional passive organisation that focused on a relatively small group of older OOs. Since 1997, thanks largely to Chris the activities of the Club have multiplied and reached out to far more OOs of all generations.
| Year Appointed | Name | House & Year group |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lance Ashworth | G 82 |
| 2023 | Guy Beresford | B 81 |
| 2022 | Chris Piper | Sc 71 |
| 2020/21 | Charles Miller | Ldr 76 *Two year term due to Covid-19 Pandemic |
| 2019 | Alastair Irvine | Sc 81 |
| 2018 | Richard Ellis | Sn 86 |
| 2017 | Philip Sloan | LS 71 |
| 2016 | Arthur Marment | D 77 |
| 2015 | Ian Hodgson | Sc 78 |
| 2014 | Richard Matthews | D 66 |
| 2013 | Al Gordon | C 69 |
| 2012 | Jay Cartwright | S 71 |
| 2011 | Charlie Bush | Headmaster 2005-2015 |
| 2010 | Dick Orchard | Sn 58 |
| 2009 | Bob Harrap | B 68 |
| 2008 | Brian Whitaker | Sn 58 |
| 2007 | Shane Dodd | Sn 74 |
| 2006 | Sir Charles Pollard QPM | Sc 63 |
| 2005 | David White | N 55 |
| 2004 | Dr Ralph Townsend | Headmaster 1999-2005 |
| 2003 | Jon Holmes | B 68 |
| 2002 | Peter Owen | Lx 63 |
| 2001 | Gavin Choyce | N 61 |
| 2000 | Peter Mills | St A 77 |
| 1999 | Nick Cheatle | G 63 |
| 1998 | Peter Reynolds | Lx 62 |
| 1997 | Richard Wilson | N 66 |
| 1996 | Peter Joyce QC | D 64 |
| 1995 | Peter Nicholls | Lx 71 |
| 1994 | Roger Burman | Lx 58 |
| 1993 | Jack Thorpe | G 56 |
| 1992 | Chris Blasdale | St A 52 |
| 1991 | David McMurray | Headmaster 1984-1999 |
| 1990 | John Spragg | Lx 55 |
| 1989 | Edward Hunt | S 58 |
| 1988 | Sir David Newbigging | Sc 52 |
| 1987 | Richard Wilson OBE CMG | N 38 |
| 1986 | Lord Nick Hemingford | B 52 |
| 1985 | James Mills | N 32 |
| 1984 | Michael Spragg | Lx 51 |
| 1983 | Chris Walliker | D 56 |
| 1982 | Dr M Massey | B 52 |
| 1981 | Sir William Mather | Sc 32 |
| 1980 | F Mc L Hayward | C 42 |
| 1979 | Sir Michael Pickard | C 51 |
| 1978 | Sir Alastair Graesser | Sc 34 |
| 1977 | C F C Simeons | G 40 |
| 1976 | G A Wilson | N 41 |
| 1975 | Sir Neil G Westbrook | D 35 |
| 1974 | Elliot M Viney | Sc 32 |
| 1973 | Peter G Brook | Ldr 1949 |
| 1972 | Dr T J D Walker | C 42 |
| 1971 | Dr Barry M W Trapnell | Headmaster 1968-1984 |
| 1970 | J D Reekie | Lx (Fisher) 29 |
| 1969 | R G Oliver | G 31 |
| 1968 | B Engert | G 26 |
| 1967 | P B Mair | Lx (Fisher) |
| 1966 | T Raymond Mays | Sc 17 |
| 1965 | A J Marr | C 25 |
| 1964 | Sir Alfred Owen | S 27 |
| 1963 | E S Franklin | G 26 |
| 1962 | Sir Richard Atcherley | Sc 21 |
| 1961 | P G Coombs | Sc 10 |
| 1960 | F D Marshall | Sc 16 |
| 1959 | Richard J Knight | Headmaster 1956-1968 |
| 1958 | C E Sutcliffe | N 22 |
| 1957 | S F Burman | Lx (Fisher) 23 |
| 1956 | A C Unthank | D 23 |
| 1955 | Sir Joseph Simpson | G & St A 28 |
| 1954 | A P Boddington | S 25 |
| 1953 | Col C R Hodgson | Sc 22 |
| 1952 | C Gimson | Lx (Fisher) 1906 |
| 1951 | Sir Harold M Barton | D 1899 |
| 1950 | J T Shepley | D 1899 |
| 1949 | G J Harvey | C 1909 |
| 1948 | E L Caldwell-Smith | N 1910 |
| 1947 | Graham H Stainforth | Headmaster 1945-56 *Two term due to WWII |
| 1945 | Graham H. Stainforth | Headmaster 1945-56 |
| 1922 | Dr. Kenneth Fisher | Headmaster 1922-45 |
| 1892 | Frederick W.Sanderson | Headmaster 1892-1922 |
| 1885 | Rev. Mungo T. Park | Headmaster 1885-92 |
| 1883 | Rev Thomas. C. Fry | Headmaster 1883-84 |
| 1883 | Rev H. ST. John Reade | Headmaster 1876-83 |
