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.
Winners Year Winners Runners-up 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
External links British Speedway Promoters' Association website