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ROLL OF HONOUR
NATIONAL LEAGUES
30/03/08 |
B.B.L.
(formerly "The National League")
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NBL Division One Men
1972 – 87 |
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Season |
Winners |
No. |
Runners-Up |
Third |
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1972/73 |
Avenue (Leyton) |
1 |
Liverpool |
Crystal Palace |
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1973/74 |
Crystal Palace |
1 |
Embassy
Islington |
London YMCA Metros |
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1974/75 |
Embassy Islington |
1 |
Crystal Palace |
Doncaster Panthers |
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1975/76 |
Crystal Palace |
2 |
Embassy
Islington |
Doncaster Panthers |
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1976/77 |
Cinzano Crystal Palace |
3 |
ATS Giants
Manchester |
Embassy
Milton Keynes |
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1977/78 |
Crystal Palace |
4 |
Milton Keynes |
Team Fiat
Coventry |
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1978/79 |
Doncaster Panthers |
1 |
Crystal Palace |
London YMCA Metros |
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1979/80 |
Crystal Palace |
5 |
Doncaster |
Coventry |
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1980/81 |
Fiat Birmingham |
1 |
Crystal Palace |
Hemel Hempstead |
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1981/82 |
Crystal Palace |
6 |
Solent |
Sunderland |
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1982/83 |
Crystal Palace |
7 |
Sunderland |
Hemel Hempstead |
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1983/84 |
Solent |
1 |
Crystal Palace |
Warrington |
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1984/85 |
Kingston |
1 |
Manchester Utd |
Manchester Giants |
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1985/86 |
Manchester Utd |
1 |
Kingston |
Portsmouth |
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1986/87 |
Portsmouth |
1 |
Kingston |
Manchester Utd |
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From 1987 the administration
of the top division was taken over by
BBL |
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1987/88 |
Portsmouth |
2 |
Kingston |
Livingston |
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1988/89 |
Glasgow |
1 |
Livingston |
Bracknell Tigers |
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1989/90 |
Kingston |
2 |
Manchester |
Sunderland |
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1990/91 |
Kingston |
3 |
Sunderland |
Thames Valley Tigers |
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1991/92 |
Kingston |
4 |
Thames Valley Tigers |
Worthing Bears |
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1992/93 |
Worthing Bears |
1 |
Thames Valley Tigers |
London Towers |
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1993/94 |
Thames Valley |
1 |
Worthing Bears |
Manchester |
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1994/95 |
Sheffield Sharks |
1 |
Thames Valley Tigers |
London Towers |
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1995/96 |
London Towers |
1 |
Sheffield Sharks |
Birmingham Bullets |
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1996/97 |
Gtr London Leopards |
1 |
London Towers |
Sheffield Sharks |
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1997/98 |
Gtr London Leopards |
2 |
Birmingham Bullets |
Newcastle Eagles |
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1998/99 |
Sheffield Sharks |
2 |
Manchester Giants |
Thames Valley Tigers |
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From 1999 to 2002 the BBL was played in two
Conferences ... |
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1999/2000 |
Manchester / London T |
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Sheffield / T. Valley |
Edinburgh / Birmingham |
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2000/01 |
Sheffield / London T |
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Chester / London L |
Newcastle / Milton Keynes |
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2001/02 |
Chester / London T |
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Sheffield / |
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... and then reverted to a single League. |
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2002/03 |
Sheffield Sharks |
3 |
Brighton Bears |
Chester Jets |
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2003/04 |
Brighton Bears |
2 |
Sheffield Sharks |
London Towers |
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2004/05 |
Chester Jets |
1 |
Newcastle Eagles |
London Towers |
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2005/06 |
Newcastle Eagles |
1 |
Scottish Rocks |
Sheffield Sharks |
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2006/07 |
Guildford Heat |
1 |
Sheffield Sharks |
Newcastle Eagles |
E.B.L. DIVISION 1
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NBL Division 2 |
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Season |
Winners |
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Runners-Up |
Third |
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1975/76 |
Vauxhall Motors Bedford |
1 |
Stockport Belgrade |
St. Luke's Exeter |
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1976/77 |
Stockport Belgrade |
1 |
Exeter |
Morley Mustangs |
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1977/78 |
Sunderland |
1 |
Leatherhead |
Blackpool |
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1978/79 |
Guildford Pirates |
1 |
Hemel Hempstead |
Leeds A.I. |
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1979/80 |
Nottingham |
1 |
Camden |
Leeds A.I. |
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1980/81 |
Solent Stars |
1 |
Brighton |
Liverpool |
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1981/82 |
Leicester |
1 |
West Bromwich |
Brunel Uxbridge |
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1982/83 |
Bolton |
1 |
West Bromwich |
Colchester |
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1983/84 |
Sandwell |
1 |
Newcastle |
Gateshead |
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1984/85 |
Tyneside |
1 |
Brunel Ducks Uxbridge |
Calderdale Explorers |
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1985/86 |
Calderdale Explorers |
1 |
Derby |
Nottingham |
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1986/87 |
Team Walsall |
1 |
Oldham Celtics |
Rhondda |
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In 1987, with the formation of
the BBL, the old Div. 2 became
Division 1 |
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1987/88 |
Worthing Bears |
1 |
Brixton Topcats |
Tower Hamlets |
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1988/89 |
Oldham Celtics |
1 |
Brixton Topcats |
Birmingham Bullets II |
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1989/90 |
Oldham Celtics |
2 |
Worthing Bears |
Brixton Topcats |
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1990/91 |
Cheshire Jets |
1 |
Bury |
Broxbourne |
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1991/92 |
Oldham Celtics |
3 |
Bury |
Ware Rebels |
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1992/93 |
Doncaster Panthers |
1 |
Middlebrough Mohawks |
Crystal Palace |
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1993/94 |
Coventry Crusaders |
1 |
Crystal Palace |
Cardiff |
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1994/95 |
Crystal Palace |
1 |
Coventry Crusaders |
Ware Rebels |
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1995/96 |
Crystal Palace |
2 |
Coventry Crusaders |
Ware Rebels |
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1996/97 |
Ware Rebels |
1 |
Plymouth Raiders |
Coventry Crusaders |
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1997/98 |
Richmond Jaguars |
1 |
Plymouth Raiders |
Stevenage Rebels |
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1998/99 |
Solent Stars |
2 |
Plymouth Raiders |
Guildford Pumas |
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1999/2000 |
Teesside Mohawks |
1 |
Worthing Thunder |
Solent Stars |
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In 2000 an elite from Div. 1 became the
NBL
Conference |
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2000/01 |
Plymouth Raiders |
1 |
Worthing Thunder |
Teesside Mohawks |
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2001/02 |
Teesside Mohawks |
2 |
Plymouth Raiders |
Solent Stars |
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2002/03 |
Teesside Mohawks |
3 |
Plymouth Raiders |
Reading Rockets |
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And in 2003 it was renamed
EBL Div. 1 |
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2003/04 |
Plymouth Raiders |
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