British National League (1954–1960)

(Redirected from British National League (1954 - 1960)) Ice hockey league in the United Kingdom Not to be confused with British National League (1996–2005).

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The British National League was a professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1954 by the merger of the English National League and the Scottish National League, due to a declining number of teams, as many ice rinks previously fielding several sides chose to cut back.

After the 1954–5 season, all the Scottish teams with the exception of Paisley Pirates quit professional ice hockey, and the league was never able to regain its strength. It collapsed in 1960, after which no ice hockey league operated in the UK until the formation of the Scottish League in 1962 and its successor the Northern League in 1967.

Champions

1954–55 Harringay Racers
1955–56 Nottingham Panthers
1956–57 Wembley Lions
1957–58 Brighton Tigers
1958–59 Paisley Pirates
1959–60 Streatham

References

Drackett, Phil (1987). Flashing Blades: The Story of British Ice Hockey. Crowood. ISBN 9781852230616.

v t e British National League seasons
1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60

National League	Bees IHC Bristol Pitbulls Hull Seahawks Leeds Knights Milton Keynes Lightning Peterborough Phantoms Raiders Sheffield Steeldogs Solway Sharks Swindon Wildcats Telford Tigers
North Division 1	Billingham Stars Blackburn Hawks Nottingham Lions Solihull Barons Sutton Sting Whitley Warriors
South Division 1	Cardiff Fire Chelmsford Chieftains Invicta Dynamos Milton Keynes Thunder Oxford City Stars Raiders 2 Slough Jets Solent Devils Streatham IHC
North Division 2	Altrincham Aces Blackburn Hawks 2 Bradford Bulldogs Deeside Dragons Hull Jets Sheffield Senators Telford Tigers 2 Widnes Wild
South Division 2	Basingstoke Buffalo Guildford Phoenix Haringey Huskies Invicta Mustangs Lee Valley Lions Peterborough Phantoms 2 Solent Devils 2 Streatham Hawks Swindon Wildcats 2

Scottish National League

Women's National Ice Hockey League

WNIHL Elite	Bracknell Queen Bees Kingston Diamonds Nottingham Vipers Solihull Vixens Streatham Storm
WNIHL Premier	Bracknell Firebees Cardiff Comets Chelmsford Cobras Kingston Diamonds B Milton Keynes Falcons Sheffield Shadows Swindon TopCats Whitley Squaws
Division 1 North	Grimsby Wolves Nottingham Vipers B Sheffield Shadows B Solway Sharks Ladies Telford Wrekin Raiders Widnes Wild Women
Division 1 South	Coventry Phoenix Oxford Midnight Stars Peterborough Penguins Slough Sirens Solent Amazons Streatham Storm B Swindon TopCats B

British University Teams

Birmingham Lions
Bradford Sabres
Bristol Lions
Caledonia Steel Queens
Cambridge University Blues
Cardiff Redhawks
Coventry and Warwick Panthers
Edinburgh Eagles
Huddersfield Ice Hawks
Hull Ice Hogs
Imperial Devils
Kent Knights
Leeds Gryphons
London Dragons
Manchester Metros
Newcastle Wildcats
Northumbria Kings
Nottingham Mavericks
Oxford University Ice Hockey Club
Sheffield Bears
Southampton Spitfires
St Andrews Typhoons
UCL Yetis
UEA Avalanche

Competitions

Player awards

Defunct leagues
and competitions

Defunct teams

Miscellaneous

Related: IIHF; IIHF Continental Cup; IIHF European Champions Cup

v t e British Ice Hockey seasons
British Ice Hockey (1929–1955)	1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 Not held between 1940–41 and 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55
British National League (1954–1960)	1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
British Ice Hockey (1960–1982)	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82
British Hockey League (1982–1996)	1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96
Ice Hockey Superleague (1996–2003)	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03
Elite Ice Hockey League (2003–present)	2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2021–22 2022-23 2023–24 2024–25

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