The J.H. Barry Trophy is awarded to the Most Improved Runner.
| 1982-83 | P Robinson A Foot | 1983-84 | K Boyle | 1984-85 | M Wightman |
| 1985-86 | C Lewis | 1986-87 | J Holt | 1987-88 | G Cunliffe |
| 1988-89 | K Sturdy | 1989-90 | K Thompson | 1990-91 | P Brady |
| 1991-92 | M Burridge | 1992-93? | R Lees | 1993 | J Rawlinson |
| 1994 | M Brown | 1995 | S Middleton | 1996 | K Ashworth |
| 1997 | B Horrocks | 1998 | B McWade | 1999 | D Walker |
| 2000 | J Harbour | 2001 | A Kelly | 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – | 2004 | M Podmore | 2005 | P Thompson |
| 2006 | N Worswick | 2007 | G Shaw I Roche | 2008 | A Life |
| 2009 | D Edmondson | 2010 | J Harbour | 2011 | T Brewster |
| 2012 | J Pickup | 2013 | R Brsicoe | 2014 | G Pier |
| 2015 | J McDonald | 2016 | M Duckworth | 2017 | L Hesketh |
| 2018 | L Ellis | 2019 | J Pier | 2020 | – |
| 2021 | K Davies | 2022 | Not Awarded | 2023 | W Walker |
| 2024 |