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Knockout Cup (speedway)

British motorcycle speedway competition

Summary

British motorcycle speedway competition

FieldValue
sportSpeedway
founded1929
countryUnited Kingdom

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.

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).

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)

Tier One

  • National Trophy 1931–1964
  • British League Knockout Cup 1965–1967
  • British League Division One Knockout Cup 1968–1974
  • British League Knockout Cup 1975–1994
  • Premier League Knockout Cup 1995–1996
  • Elite League Knockout Cup 1997–2012
  • not held, 2012–2016
  • SGB Premiership Knockout Cup 2017–2019
  • not held, 2020–2022
  • SGB Premiership Knockout Cup 2023–present

Tier Two

  • National Trophy (provincial final) 1936–1937
  • National Trophy (qualifying final) 1938–1956
  • Provincial League KO Cup 1960–1964
  • British League Division Two Knockout Cup 1968–1974
  • New National League Knockout Cup 1975–1976
  • National League Knockout Cup 1977–1990
  • British League Division Two Knockout Cup 1991–1994
  • Academy League Knockout Cup 1995
  • Conference League Knockout Cup 1996
  • Premier League Knockout Cup 1997–2016
  • SGB Championship Knockout Cup 2017–present

Tier Three

  • National Trophy (qualifying final) 1948–1952
  • Conference League Knockout Cup 1998–2008
  • National League Knockout Cup 2009–2023
  • not held 2024-2025

List of winners

YearTier oneYearTier twoYearTier three
1931Wembley LionsN/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 held2021Poole Pirates2021not held
2022not held2022Poole Pirates2022Leicester Lion Cubs
2023Ipswich Witches2023Scunthorpe Scorpions2023Mildenhall Fen Tigers
2024Sheffield Tigers2024Poole Pirates2024not held
2025Leicester Lions2025Poole Pirates2025not held

Shared title*

Most Tier One Knockout Cups

NameTitles
Belle Vue Aces14
Wimbledon Dons11
Cradley Heath Heathens8
Ipswich Witches6
Poole Pirates5
Bradford Dukes5
Wembley Lions5

References

References

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  11. "1939 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
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