Knockout Cup (speedway)

Knockout Cup (sometimes referred to as the KO Cup) is a British motorcycle speedway competition run annually since 1929.[1]

Each division has its own respective Knockout Cup. The current Knockout Cup competitions are the Premiership Knockout Cup (tier one), the Championship Knockout Cup (tier two) and the National League Knockout Cup (tier three).[2]

The cups have been run in the past under the associated name of the League. For example Elite League Knockout Cup when tier one was the Elite League, a Premier League Knockout Cup when tier two was the Premier League and so on.

Knockout Cups (chronological order)

Tier One

Tier Two

Tier Three

List of Winners
Year Tier one Year Tier two Year Tier three
1931Wembley Lions
1932Wembley Lions
1933Belle Vue Aces
1934Belle Vue Aces
1935Belle Vue Aces
1936Belle Vue Aces
1937Belle Vue Aces
1938Wimbledon Dons
1939Belle Vue Aces &
Wembley Lions*
1946Belle Vue Aces
1947not held
1948Wembley Lions
1949Belle Vue Aces
1950Wimbledon Dons
1951Wimbledon Dons
1952Harringay Racers
1953Wimbledon Dons
1954Wembley Lions
1955Norwich Stars
1956Wimbledon Dons
1957not held
1958Belle Vue Aces
1959Wimbledon Dons
1960Wimbledon Dons
1961Southampton Saints
1962Wimbledon Dons
1963Norwich Stars
1964Oxford Cheetahs
1965West Ham Hammers
1966Halifax Dukes
1967Coventry Bees
1968Wimbledon Dons1968Canterbury Crusaders
1969Wimbledon Dons1969Belle Vue Colts
1970Wimbledon Dons1970Ipswich Witches
1971Hackney Hawks1971Ipswich Witches
1972Belle Vue Aces1972Crewe Kings
1973Belle Vue Aces1973Boston Barracudas
1974Sheffield Tigers1974Birmingham Brummies
1975Belle Vue Aces1975Eastbourne Eagles
1976Ipswich Witches1976Newcastle Diamonds
1977King's Lynn Stars1977Eastbourne Eagles
1978Ipswich Witches1978Eastbourne Eagles
1979Cradley Heath Heathens1979Rye House Rockets
1980Cradley Heath Heathens1980Berwick Bandits
1981Ipswich Witches1981Edinburgh Monarchs
1982Cradley Heath Heathens1982Newcastle Diamonds
1983Cradley Heath Heathens1983Exeter Falcons
1984Ipswich Witches1984Hackney Kestrels
1985Oxford Cheetahs1985Eastbourne Eagles
1986Oxford Cheetahs &
Cradley Heath Heathens*		1986Eastbourne Eagles
1987Cradley Heath Heathens1987Eastbourne Eagles
1988Cradley Heath Heathens1988Hackney Kestrels
1989Cradley Heath Heathens1989Berwick Bandits
1990Reading Racers1990Poole Pirates
1991Bradford Dukes1991Arena Essex Hammers
1992Bradford Dukes1992Peterborough Panthers
1993Bradford Dukes1993Glasgow Tigers
1994Eastbourne Eagles1994Glasgow Tigers
1995Bradford Dukes1995Berwick Bandits
1996Wolverhampton Wolves1996Linlithgow Lightning
1997Eastbourne Eagles1997Edinburgh Monarchs
1998Ipswich Witches1998Reading Racers1998St Austell Gulls
1999Peterborough Panthers1999Edinburgh Monarchs1999St Austell Gulls
2000King's Lynn Stars2000Swindon Robins2000Boston Barracudas
2001Peterborough Panthers2001Hull Vikings2001Somerset Rebels
2002Eastbourne Eagles2002Sheffield Tigers2002Buxton Hitmen
2003Poole Pirates2003Isle of Wight Islanders2003Mildenhall Fen Tigers
2004Poole Pirates2004Hull Vikings2004Mildenhall Fen Tigers
2005Belle Vue Aces2005King's Lynn Stars2005Weymouth Wildcats
2006Coventry Bees2006King's Lynn Stars2006Scunthorpe Scorpions
2007Coventry Bees2007King's Lynn Stars2007Scunthorpe Scorpions
2008Eastbourne Eagles2008Somerset Rebels2008Plymouth Devils
2009Lakeside Hammers2009King's Lynn Stars2009Bournemouth Buccaneers
2010Poole Pirates2010Newcastle Diamonds2010Buxton Hitmen
2011Poole Pirates2011Newport Wasps2011Mildenhall Fen Tigers
2012Poole Pirates2012Newcastle Diamonds2012Mildenhall Fen Tigers
2013not held2013Somerset Rebels2013Dudley Heathens
2014not held2014Edinburgh Monarchs2014Dudley Heathens
2015not held2015Somerset Rebels2015Eastbourne Eagles
2016not held2016Glasgow Tigers2016Eastbourne Eagles
2017Belle Vue Aces2017Peterborough Panthers2017Eastbourne Eagles
2018Somerset Rebels2018Workington Comets2018Eastbourne Eagles
2019Swindon Robins2019Redcar Bears2019Leicester Lion Cubs
2020TBC2020TBC2020TBC

Shared title*[3]

Most Tier One Knockout Cups

Name Titles
Belle Vue Aces 14
Wimbledon Dons 11
Cradley Heath Heathens 8
Poole Pirates 5
Bradford Dukes 5
Wembley Lions 5
Ipswich Witches 5

References
  1. Cox, Richard William; Vamplew, Wray; Jarvie, Grant (2000). Encyclopedia of British Sport. ABC-CLIO. p. 364. ISBN 9781851093441.
  2. "2018 Knockout Cups". Speedway GB.
  3. "1939 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
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