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Knockout Cup (speedway)

{{Short description|British motorcycle speedway competition}}

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Knockout Cup (sometimes referred to as the KO Cup) is a type of British motorcycle speedway competition, examples of which have run annually since 1929.{{cite book |last1=Cox |first1=Richard William |last2=Vamplew |first2=Wray |last3=Jarvie |first3=Grant |year=2000 |title=Encyclopedia of British Sport |publisher=ABC-CLIO |page=364 |isbn=9781851093441}}{{cite book|last=Bott|first=Richard|title=The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4|year=1980|pages=100|publisher=Stanley Paul & Co Ltd|isbn=0-09-141751-1}}{{cite web |url=https://reader.exacteditions.com/issues/92765/page/37|title=Knockout Cup Final history|website=Reader Exacteditions .com|access-date=31 July 2021}}

Each tier of British Speedway has its own respective Knockout Cup. The current Knockout Cup competitions are the SGB Premiership Knockout Cup (tier one), the SGB Championship Knockout Cup (tier two) and the National League Knockout Cup (tier three).{{cite web|url=http://www.speedwaygb.co/kocup18|title=2018 Knockout Cups|publisher=Speedway GB}}

The cups were run in the past under the associated name of the League at the time. 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)

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List of winners

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1931Wembley Lions{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004941/19311011/770/0023 |title=Cup for Wembley |website=Sunday Express |date=11 October 1931 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=28 February 2025 }}N/AN/A
1932Wembley LionsN/AN/A
1933Belle Vue AcesN/AN/A
1934Belle Vue AcesN/AN/A
1935Belle Vue AcesN/AN/A
1936Belle Vue Aces1936Southampton SaintsN/A
1937Belle Vue Aces1937Southampton SaintsN/A
1938Wimbledon Dons1938Norwich StarsN/A
1939Belle Vue Aces &
Wembley Lions*		1939Sheffield TigersN/A
1946Belle Vue AcesN/AN/A
1947Belle Vue Aces1947Middlesbrough BearsN/A
1948Wembley Lions1948Birmingham Brummies1948Southampton Saints
1949Belle Vue Aces1949Bristol Bulldogs1949Hanley Potters
1950Wimbledon Dons1950Halifax Dukes1950Oxford Cheetahs
1951Wimbledon Dons1951Norwich Stars1951Exeter Falcons
1952Harringay Racers1952Poole Pirates1952Plymouth Devils
1953Wimbledon DonsN/AN/A
1954Wembley LionsN/AN/A
1955Norwich Stars1955Poole PiratesN/A
1956Wimbledon Dons1956Southampton SaintsN/A
1957N/AN/AN/A
1958Belle Vue AcesN/AN/A
1959Wimbledon DonsN/AN/A
1960Wimbledon Dons1960Bristol BulldogsN/A
1961Southampton Saints1961Cradley HeathensN/A
1962Wimbledon Dons1962Exeter FalconsN/A
1963Norwich Stars1963Cradley HeathensN/A
1964Oxford Cheetahs1964Newport WaspsN/A
1965West Ham HammersN/AN/A
1966Halifax DukesN/AN/A
1967Coventry BeesN/AN/A
1968Wimbledon Dons1968Canterbury CrusadersN/A
1969Wimbledon Dons1969Belle Vue ColtsN/A
1970Wimbledon Dons1970Ipswich WitchesN/A
1971Hackney Hawks1971Ipswich WitchesN/A
1972Belle Vue Aces1972Crewe KingsN/A
1973Belle Vue Aces1973Boston BarracudasN/A
1974Sheffield Tigers1974Birmingham BrummiesN/A
1975Belle Vue Aces1975Eastbourne EaglesN/A
1976Ipswich Witches1976Newcastle DiamondsN/A
1977King's Lynn Stars1977Eastbourne EaglesN/A
1978Ipswich Witches1978Eastbourne EaglesN/A
1979Cradley Heath Heathens1979Rye House RocketsN/A
1980Cradley Heath Heathens1980Berwick BanditsN/A
1981Ipswich Witches1981Edinburgh MonarchsN/A
1982Cradley Heath Heathens1982Newcastle DiamondsN/A
1983Cradley Heath Heathens1983Exeter FalconsN/A
1984Ipswich Witches1984Hackney KestrelsN/A
1985Oxford Cheetahs1985Eastbourne EaglesN/A
1986Oxford Cheetahs &
Cradley Heath Heathens*		1986Eastbourne EaglesN/A
1987Cradley Heath Heathens1987Eastbourne EaglesN/A
1988Cradley Heath Heathens1988Hackney KestrelsN/A
1989Cradley Heath Heathens1989Berwick BanditsN/A
1990Reading Racers1990Poole PiratesN/A
1991Bradford Dukes1991Arena Essex HammersN/A
1992Bradford Dukes1992Peterborough PanthersN/A
1993Bradford Dukes1993Glasgow TigersN/A
1994Eastbourne Eagles1994Glasgow TigersN/A
1995Bradford Dukes1995Berwick BanditsN/A
1996Wolverhampton Wolves1996Linlithgow LightningN/A
1997Eastbourne Eagles1997Edinburgh MonarchsN/A
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
2020cancelled due to COVID-192020cancelled due to COVID-192020cancelled due to COVID-19
2021not held{{cite web|url=https://ipswichwitches.co/louis-excited-to-get-going-as-2021-plans-confirmed/|title=LOUIS EXCITED TO GET GOING AS 2021 PLANS CONFIRMED|website=Ipswich Witches|access-date=21 June 2021}}2021Poole Pirates{{cite web |url=https://www.poole-speedway.com/fixtures-results/view/2021-10-27-poole-v-edinburgh-koc-l2|title=Poole v Edinburgh - Cup Final 2nd Leg|website=Poole Speedway|access-date=28 October 2021}}2021not held{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/news.php?extend.38655|title=NDL changes explained|website=Speedway GB|access-date=28 July 2021}}
2022not held2022Poole Pirates2022Leicester Lion Cubs
2023Ipswich Witches2023Scunthorpe Scorpions{{cite web |url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/23871277.scunthorpe-scorpions-beat-poole-pirates-win-2023-knockout-cup/ |title=Scunthorpe Scorpions beat Poole Pirates to win 2023 Knockout Cup |website=Bournemouth Daily Echo |access-date=25 October 2024}}2023Mildenhall Fen Tigers
2024Sheffield Tigers2024Poole Pirates{{cite web |url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/sport/24674599.poole-pirates-beat-oxford-cheetahs-championship-knockout-cup/ |title=Poole Pirates beat Oxford Cheetahs to Championship Knockout Cup |website=Oxford Mail |access-date=25 October 2024}}2024not held

Shared title*{{cite web|url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/06/national-trophy-1939.html|title=1939 National Trophy|publisher=Speedway archive}}

Most Tier One Knockout Cups

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Belle Vue Aces

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Wimbledon Dons

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Cradley Heath Heathens

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Ipswich Witches

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Poole Pirates

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Bradford Dukes

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Wembley Lions

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References

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Category:Speedway competitions in the United Kingdom