British League Division Two Knockout Cup
Formerly | National Trophy |
---|---|
Sport | Speedway |
Founded | 1968 |
Ceased | 1994 |
Replaced by | Premier League Knockout Cup |
Country | United Kingdom |
Last champion(s) | Glasgow Tigers |
The British League Division Two Knockout Cup (known as the National League Knockout Cup between 1976 and 1990 in line with the name of the league) was a motorcycle speedway Knockout Cup competition in the United Kingdom governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). The teams from the second and lowest tier of league racing, the British League Division Two, took part. Similar competitions have been held within the leagues that succeeded the British League.
Competition format[]
The competition was run on a knockout principle; teams drawn together race home and away matches against each other, with the aggregate score deciding the result. In the event of the aggregate score being level, the teams again raced home and away against each other until the tie was decided by an aggregate win.[1]
Winners[]
Year | Winners | Runners-up |
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British League Division Two Knockout Cup | ||
1968 | Canterbury Crusaders | Reading Racers |
1969 | Belle Vue Colts | Crewe Kings |
1970 | Ipswich Witches | Berwick Bandits |
1971 | Ipswich Witches | Crewe Kings |
1972 | Crewe Kings | Peterborough Panthers |
1973 | Boston Barracudas | Workington Comets |
1974 | Birmingham Brummies | Eastbourne Eagles |
New National League Knockout Cup | ||
1975 | Eastbourne Eagles | Workington Comets |
National League Knockout Cup | ||
1976 | Newcastle Diamonds | Berwick Bandits |
1977 | Eastbourne Eagles | Berwick Bandits |
1978 | Eastbourne Eagles | Rye House Rockets |
1979 | Rye House Rockets | Berwick Bandits |
1980 | Berwick Bandits | Middlesbrough Tigers |
1981 | Edinburgh Monarchs | Berwick Bandits |
1982 | Newcastle Diamonds | Ellesmere Port Gunners |
1983 | Exeter Falcons | Weymouth Wildcats |
1984 | Hackney Kestrels | Berwick Bandits |
1985 | Eastbourne Eagles | Ellesmere Port Gunners |
1986 | Eastbourne Eagles | Mildenhall Fen Tigers |
1987 | Eastbourne Eagles | Mildenhall Fen Tigers |
1988 | Hackney Kestrels | Wimbledon Dons |
1989 | Berwick Bandits | Poole Pirates |
1990 | Poole Pirates | Middlesbrough Bears |
British League Division Two Knockout Cup | ||
1991 | Arena Essex Hammers | Glasgow Tigers |
1992 | Peterborough Panthers | Rye House Rockets |
1993 | Glasgow Tigers | Swindon Robins |
1994 | Glasgow Tigers | Edinburgh Monarchs |
See also[]
Knockout Cup (speedway) for full list of winners and competitions
References[]
- ^ "SCB Speedway Regulations" (pdf). Speedway Control Board. 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-02.[permanent dead link]
External links[]
- Speedway competitions in the United Kingdom