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British League Knockout Cup

{{Short description|Knockout Cup competition}}

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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.

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.{{cite web | title = SCB Speedway Regulations | work = | publisher = Speedway Control Board | date = March 2008 | url = http://www.acu.org.uk/uploaded/documents/The%20SPEEDWAY%20REGULATIONS%202008.pdf | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2008-04-02 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Winners

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colspan=3| 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*

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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

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External links

  • [http://speedwaygb.co BSPA Website]

{{Speedway in the United Kingdom}}

{{United Kingdom Speedway Seasons}}

Category:Speedway competitions in the United Kingdom