{{Infobox sports league | logo = | pixels = | caption = | sport =[[motorcycle speedway|Speedway]] | founded = 1968 | fame = | motto = | competitors = | country =[[United Kingdom]] | champion =[[Glasgow Tigers (speedway)|Glasgow Tigers]] | folded = 1994 | website = | formerly = [[National Trophy (speedway 1931-1964)|National Trophy]] | replaced = [[Premier League Knockout Cup]] }}
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 (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 [[Single-elimination tournament|knockout]] principle; teams drawn together race home and away matches against each other, with the [[Two-legged match|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.<ref>{{cite web | title = SCB Speedway Regulations | publisher = [[Speedway Control Board]] | year = 2008 | url = http://www.acu.org.uk/uploaded/documents/The%20SPEEDWAY%20REGULATIONS%202008.pdf | format = pdf | accessdate = 2008-04-02 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==Winners== {| class="wikitable" ! width=50px| Year ! width=250px| Winners ! width=250px| Runners-up |- !colspan=3| British League Division Two Knockout Cup |- ! [[1968 British League Division Two season#British League Division Two Knockout Cup|1968]] | [[Canterbury Crusaders (speedway)|Canterbury Crusaders]] | [[Reading Racers]] |- ! [[1969 British League Division Two season#British League Division Two Knockout Cup|1969]] | [[Belle Vue Colts]] | [[Crewe Kings]] |- ! [[1970 British League Division Two season#British League Division Two Knockout Cup|1970]] | [[Ipswich Witches]] | [[Berwick Bandits]] |- ! [[1971 British League Division Two season#British League Division Two Knockout Cup|1971]] | [[Ipswich Witches]] | [[Crewe Kings]] |- ! [[1972 British League Division Two season#British League Division Two Knockout Cup|1972]] | [[Crewe Kings]] | [[Peterborough Panthers]] |- ! [[1973 British League Division Two season#British League Division Two Knockout Cup|1973]] | [[Boston Barracudas]] | [[Workington Comets]] |- ! [[1974 British League Division Two season#British League Division Two Knockout Cup|1974]] | [[Birmingham Brummies]] | [[Eastbourne Eagles]] |- !colspan=3| New National League Knockout Cup |- ! [[1975 New National League season#National League Knockout Cup|1975]] | [[Eastbourne Eagles]] | [[Workington Comets]] |- !colspan=3| National League Knockout Cup |- ! [[1976 National League season#National League Knockout Cup|1976]] | [[Newcastle Diamonds]] | [[Berwick Bandits]] |- ! [[1977 National League season#National League Knockout Cup|1977]] | [[Eastbourne Eagles]] | [[Berwick Bandits]] |- ! [[1978 National League season#National League Knockout Cup|1978]] | [[Eastbourne Eagles]] | [[Rye House Rockets]] |- ! [[1979 National League season#National League Knockout Cup|1979]] | [[Rye House Rockets]] | [[Berwick Bandits]] |- ! [[1980 National League season#National League Knockout Cup|1980]] | [[Berwick Bandits]] | [[Middlesbrough Bears|Middlesbrough Tigers]] |- ! [[1981 National League season#National League Knockout Cup|1981]] | [[Edinburgh Monarchs]] | [[Berwick Bandits]] |- ! [[1982 National League season#National League Knockout Cup|1982]] | [[Newcastle Diamonds]] | [[Ellesmere Port Gunners]] |- ! [[1983 National League season#National League Knockout Cup|1983]] | [[Exeter Falcons]] | [[Weymouth Wildcats]] |- ! [[1984 National League season#National League Knockout Cup|1984]] | [[Hackney Kestrels]] | [[Berwick Bandits]] |- ! [[1985 National League season#National League Knockout Cup|1985]] | [[Eastbourne Eagles]] | [[Ellesmere Port Gunners]] |- ! [[1986 National League season#National League Knockout Cup|1986]] | [[Eastbourne Eagles]] | [[Mildenhall Fen Tigers]] |- ! [[1987 National League season#National League Knockout Cup|1987]] | [[Eastbourne Eagles]] | [[Mildenhall Fen Tigers]] |- ! [[1988 National League season#National League Knockout Cup|1988]] | [[Hackney Kestrels]] | [[Wimbledon Dons]] |- ! [[1989 National League season#National League Knockout Cup|1989]] | [[Berwick Bandits]] | [[Poole Pirates]] |- ! [[1990 National League season#National League Knockout Cup|1990]] | [[Poole Pirates]] | [[Middlesbrough Bears]] |- !colspan=3| British League Division Two Knockout Cup |- ! [[1991 British League Division Two season#British League Division Two Knockout Cup|1991]] | [[Arena Essex Hammers]] | [[Glasgow Tigers (speedway)|Glasgow Tigers]] |- ! [[1992 British League Division Two season#British League Division Two Knockout Cup|1992]] | [[Peterborough Panthers]] | [[Rye House Rockets]] |- ! [[1993 British League Division Two season#British League Division Two Knockout Cup|1993]] | [[Glasgow Tigers (speedway)|Glasgow Tigers]] | [[Swindon Robins]] |- ! [[1994 British League Division Two season#British League Division Two Knockout Cup|1994]] | [[Glasgow Tigers (speedway)|Glasgow Tigers]] | [[Edinburgh Monarchs]] |}
==See also==
* [[Knockout Cup (speedway)]] for full list of winners and competitions
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.british-speedway.co.uk British Speedway Promoters' Association website]
{{Speedway in the United Kingdom}} {{United Kingdom Speedway Seasons}}
[[Category:Speedway competitions in the United Kingdom]]