[1] The first public coursing in Britain is reputed to have started at Swaffham in 1776, with the first major event the Waterloo Cup at Altcar in Liverpool being inaugurated in 1836.

[2] In 1882 the NCC created the Greyhound Stud Book, which it has administered ever since.

[2] Today the NCC/GSB's sole purpose is to register British bred greyhounds.

A decline in British breeding has been seen in recent years, mainly due to the reduction of race tracks in the United Kingdom but incentives for the British bred greyhounds are on the increase.

The association held several major meetings, the most valuable being the Waterloo Cup.