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
The SGB Championship Knockout Cup is a motorcycle speedway, speedway second tier Knockout Cup (speedway), Knockout Cup competition in the United Kingdom. It was renamed in 2017 after previously being called the Premier League Knockout Cup.
Winner ...
(tier two) and the
National League Knockout Cup
The National League Knockout Cup is a speedway third tier Knockout Cup competition in the United Kingdom.
The competition was previously known as the Academy League Knockout Cup (1995) and the Conference League Knockout Cup (1996-2008) until it ...
(tier three).
The cups have been run in the past under the associated name of the League at the time. For example
Elite League Knockout Cup
The Elite League Knockout Cup was a speedway Knockout Cup competition in the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2012.
History
It was governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB) in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). T ...
when tier one was the Elite League, a
Premier League Knockout Cup
The Premier League Knockout Cup was a motorcycle speedway Knockout Cup competition in the United Kingdom between 1995 and 2016, governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB).
History
The teams from the Premier League, the top tier of league rac ...
when tier two was the Premier League and so on.
Knockout Cups (chronological order)
Tier One
*
National Trophy
National may refer to:
Common uses
* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
* National, Maryland, ce ...
1931–1964
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British League Knockout Cup
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 1 ...
1965–1967
*
British League Division One Knockout Cup 1968–1974
*
British League Knockout Cup
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 1 ...
1975–1994
*
Premier League Knockout Cup
The Premier League Knockout Cup was a motorcycle speedway Knockout Cup competition in the United Kingdom between 1995 and 2016, governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB).
History
The teams from the Premier League, the top tier of league rac ...
1995–1996
*
Elite League Knockout Cup
The Elite League Knockout Cup was a speedway Knockout Cup competition in the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2012.
History
It was governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB) in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). T ...
1997–2012
* not held, 2012-2016
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SGB Premiership Knockout Cup 2017–2019
* not held, 2020-2022
Tier Two
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National Trophy (provincial final) 1936–1937
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National Trophy (qualifying final) 1938–1956
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Provincial League KO Cup 1960–1964
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British League Division Two 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 competition in the United Kingdom governed by the Speedway Co ...
1968–1974
*
New National League Knockout Cup 1975–1976
*
National League Knockout Cup
The National League Knockout Cup is a speedway third tier Knockout Cup competition in the United Kingdom.
The competition was previously known as the Academy League Knockout Cup (1995) and the Conference League Knockout Cup (1996-2008) until it ...
1977–1990
*
British League Division Two 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 competition in the United Kingdom governed by the Speedway Co ...
1991–1994
*
Academy League Knockout Cup 1995
*
Conference League Knockout Cup 1996
*
Premier League Knockout Cup
The Premier League Knockout Cup was a motorcycle speedway Knockout Cup competition in the United Kingdom between 1995 and 2016, governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB).
History
The teams from the Premier League, the top tier of league rac ...
1997–2016
*
SGB Championship Knockout Cup
The SGB Championship Knockout Cup is a motorcycle speedway, speedway second tier Knockout Cup (speedway), Knockout Cup competition in the United Kingdom. It was renamed in 2017 after previously being called the Premier League Knockout Cup.
Winner ...
2017–present
Tier Three
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National Trophy (qualifying final) 1948–1952
*
Conference League Knockout Cup 1998–2008
*
National League Knockout Cup
The National League Knockout Cup is a speedway third tier Knockout Cup competition in the United Kingdom.
The competition was previously known as the Academy League Knockout Cup (1995) and the Conference League Knockout Cup (1996-2008) until it ...
2009–present
List of Winners
Shared title*
Most Tier One Knockout Cups
References
{{United Kingdom Speedway Seasons
Speedway competitions in the United Kingdom