British League Knockout Cup

The British League Knockout Cup was a speedway Knockout Cup competition in the United Kingdom governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB) in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA), that was staged between 1965 and 1994. The teams from the top division of league racing, the British League, took part. A similar competition was held for clubs in leagues that succeeded the British League, including the Elite League Knockout Cup and the Premier League Knockout Cup.

British League Knockout Cup
FormerlyNational Trophy
SportSpeedway
Founded1965
Ceased1994
Replaced byPremier League Knockout Cup (1995 & 1996 only) and then
Elite League Knockout Cup (1997)
CountryUnited Kingdom

Rules

This competition was run on the knockout principle; teams drawn together race home and away matches, with the aggregate score deciding the result. In the event of the aggregate score being level, the teams again race home and away.[1]

Winners
Year Winners Runners-up
British League Knockout Cup
1965 West Ham Hammers Exeter Falcons
1966 Halifax Dukes Wimbledon Dons
1967 Coventry Bees West Ham Hammers
1968 Wimbledon Dons Wolverhampton Wolves
1969 Wimbledon Dons Sheffield Tigers
1970 Wimbledon Dons Belle Vue Aces
1971 Hackney Hawks Cradley Heath Heathens
1972 Belle Vue Aces Hackney Hawks
1973 Belle Vue Aces Reading Racers
1974 Sheffield Tigers Ipswich Witches
1975 Belle Vue Aces Leicester Lions
1976 Ipswich Witches King's Lynn Stars
1977 King's Lynn Stars Reading Racers
1978 Ipswich Witches Belle Vue Aces
1979 Cradley Heath Heathens Hull Vikings
1980 Cradley Heath Heathens Belle Vue Aces
1981 Ipswich Witches Birmingham Brummies
1982 Cradley Heath Heathens Belle Vue Aces
1983 Cradley Heath Heathens Coventry Bees
1984 Ipswich Witches Belle Vue Aces
1985 Oxford Cheetahs Ipswich Witches
1986 Oxford Cheetahs &
Cradley Heath Heathens*
1987 Cradley Heath Heathens Coventry Bees
1988 Cradley Heath Heathens Coventry Bees
1989 Cradley Heath Heathens Wolverhampton Wolves
1990 Reading Racers Bradford Dukes
1991 Bradford Dukes Cradley Heath Heathens
1992 Bradford Dukes Reading Racers
1993 Bradford Dukes Arena Essex Hammers
1994 Eastbourne Eagles Cradley Heath Heathens

* The first leg of the final at Cradley was drawn, and the second leg at Oxford was cancelled due to bad weather. The official result was declared a draw and both teams shared the Knockout Cup that year.

See also

Knockout Cup (speedway) for full list of winners and competitions

References
  1. "SCB Speedway Regulations" (PDF). Speedway Control Board. March 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-02.
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