# Knockout Cup (speedway)

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

## List of winners

| Year | Tier one | Year | Tier two | Year | Tier three |
| 1931 | Wembley Lions | | N/A | | N/A |
| 1932 | Wembley Lions | | N/A | | N/A |
| 1933 | Belle Vue Aces | | N/A | | N/A |
| 1934 | Belle Vue Aces | | N/A | | N/A |
| 1935 | Belle Vue Aces | | N/A | | N/A |
| 1936 | Belle Vue Aces | 1936 | Southampton Saints | | N/A |
| 1937 | Belle Vue Aces | 1937 | Southampton Saints | | N/A |
| 1938 | Wimbledon Dons | 1938 | Norwich Stars | | N/A |
| 1939 | Belle Vue Aces & Wembley Lions* | 1939 | Sheffield Tigers | | N/A |
| 1946 | Belle Vue Aces | | N/A | | N/A |
| 1947 | Belle Vue Aces | 1947 | Middlesbrough Bears | | N/A |
| 1948 | Wembley Lions | 1948 | Birmingham Brummies | 1948 | Southampton Saints |
| 1949 | Belle Vue Aces | 1949 | Bristol Bulldogs | 1949 | Hanley Potters |
| 1950 | Wimbledon Dons | 1950 | Halifax Dukes | 1950 | Oxford Cheetahs |
| 1951 | Wimbledon Dons | 1951 | Norwich Stars | 1951 | Exeter Falcons |
| 1952 | Harringay Racers | 1952 | Poole Pirates | 1952 | Plymouth Devils |
| 1953 | Wimbledon Dons | | N/A | | N/A |
| 1954 | Wembley Lions | | N/A | | N/A |
| 1955 | Norwich Stars | 1955 | Poole Pirates | | N/A |
| 1956 | Wimbledon Dons | 1956 | Southampton Saints | | N/A |
| 1957 | N/A | | N/A | | N/A |
| 1958 | Belle Vue Aces | | N/A | | N/A |
| 1959 | Wimbledon Dons | | N/A | | N/A |
| 1960 | Wimbledon Dons | 1960 | Bristol Bulldogs | | N/A |
| 1961 | Southampton Saints | 1961 | Cradley Heathens | | N/A |
| 1962 | Wimbledon Dons | 1962 | Exeter Falcons | | N/A |
| 1963 | Norwich Stars | 1963 | Cradley Heathens | | N/A |
| 1964 | Oxford Cheetahs | 1964 | Newport Wasps | | N/A |
| 1965 | West Ham Hammers | | N/A | | N/A |
| 1966 | Halifax Dukes | | N/A | | N/A |
| 1967 | Coventry Bees | | N/A | | N/A |
| 1968 | Wimbledon Dons | 1968 | Canterbury Crusaders | | N/A |
| 1969 | Wimbledon Dons | 1969 | Belle Vue Colts | | N/A |
| 1970 | Wimbledon Dons | 1970 | Ipswich Witches | | N/A |
| 1971 | Hackney Hawks | 1971 | Ipswich Witches | | N/A |
| 1972 | Belle Vue Aces | 1972 | Crewe Kings | | N/A |
| 1973 | Belle Vue Aces | 1973 | Boston Barracudas | | N/A |
| 1974 | Sheffield Tigers | 1974 | Birmingham Brummies | | N/A |
| 1975 | Belle Vue Aces | 1975 | Eastbourne Eagles | | N/A |
| 1976 | Ipswich Witches | 1976 | Newcastle Diamonds | | N/A |
| 1977 | King's Lynn Stars | 1977 | Eastbourne Eagles | | N/A |
| 1978 | Ipswich Witches | 1978 | Eastbourne Eagles | | N/A |
| 1979 | Cradley Heath Heathens | 1979 | Rye House Rockets | | N/A |
| 1980 | Cradley Heath Heathens | 1980 | Berwick Bandits | | N/A |
| 1981 | Ipswich Witches | 1981 | Edinburgh Monarchs | | N/A |
| 1982 | Cradley Heath Heathens | 1982 | Newcastle Diamonds | | N/A |
| 1983 | Cradley Heath Heathens | 1983 | Exeter Falcons | | N/A |
| 1984 | Ipswich Witches | 1984 | Hackney Kestrels | | N/A |
| 1985 | Oxford Cheetahs | 1985 | Eastbourne Eagles | | N/A |
| 1986 | Oxford Cheetahs & Cradley Heath Heathens* | 1986 | Eastbourne Eagles | | N/A |
| 1987 | Cradley Heath Heathens | 1987 | Eastbourne Eagles | | N/A |
| 1988 | Cradley Heath Heathens | 1988 | Hackney Kestrels | | N/A |
| 1989 | Cradley Heath Heathens | 1989 | Berwick Bandits | | N/A |
| 1990 | Reading Racers | 1990 | Poole Pirates | | N/A |
| 1991 | Bradford Dukes | 1991 | Arena Essex Hammers | | N/A |
| 1992 | Bradford Dukes | 1992 | Peterborough Panthers | | N/A |
| 1993 | Bradford Dukes | 1993 | Glasgow Tigers | | N/A |
| 1994 | Eastbourne Eagles | 1994 | Glasgow Tigers | | N/A |
| 1995 | Bradford Dukes | 1995 | Berwick Bandits | | N/A |
| 1996 | Wolverhampton Wolves | 1996 | Linlithgow Lightning | | N/A |
| 1997 | Eastbourne Eagles | 1997 | Edinburgh Monarchs | | N/A |
| 1998 | Ipswich Witches | 1998 | Reading Racers | 1998 | St Austell Gulls |
| 1999 | Peterborough Panthers | 1999 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 1999 | St Austell Gulls |
| 2000 | King's Lynn Stars | 2000 | Swindon Robins | 2000 | Boston Barracudas |
| 2001 | Peterborough Panthers | 2001 | Hull Vikings | 2001 | Somerset Rebels |
| 2002 | Eastbourne Eagles | 2002 | Sheffield Tigers | 2002 | Buxton Hitmen |
| 2003 | Poole Pirates | 2003 | Isle of Wight Islanders | 2003 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers |
| 2004 | Poole Pirates | 2004 | Hull Vikings | 2004 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers |
| 2005 | Belle Vue Aces | 2005 | King's Lynn Stars | 2005 | Weymouth Wildcats |
| 2006 | Coventry Bees | 2006 | King's Lynn Stars | 2006 | Scunthorpe Scorpions |
| 2007 | Coventry Bees | 2007 | King's Lynn Stars | 2007 | Scunthorpe Scorpions |
| 2008 | Eastbourne Eagles | 2008 | Somerset Rebels | 2008 | Plymouth Devils |
| 2009 | Lakeside Hammers | 2009 | King's Lynn Stars | 2009 | Bournemouth Buccaneers |
| 2010 | Poole Pirates | 2010 | Newcastle Diamonds | 2010 | Buxton Hitmen |
| 2011 | Poole Pirates | 2011 | Newport Wasps | 2011 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers |
| 2012 | Poole Pirates | 2012 | Newcastle Diamonds | 2012 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers |
| 2013 | not held | 2013 | Somerset Rebels | 2013 | Dudley Heathens |
| 2014 | not held | 2014 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 2014 | Dudley Heathens |
| 2015 | not held | 2015 | Somerset Rebels | 2015 | Eastbourne Eagles |
| 2016 | not held | 2016 | Glasgow Tigers | 2016 | Eastbourne Eagles |
| 2017 | Belle Vue Aces | 2017 | Peterborough Panthers | 2017 | Eastbourne Eagles |
| 2018 | Somerset Rebels | 2018 | Workington Comets | 2018 | Eastbourne Eagles |
| 2019 | Swindon Robins | 2019 | Redcar Bears | 2019 | Leicester Lion Cubs |
| 2020 | cancelled due to COVID-19 | 2020 | cancelled due to COVID-19 | 2020 | cancelled due to COVID-19 |
| 2021 | not held | 2021 | Poole Pirates | 2021 | not held |
| 2022 | not held | 2022 | Poole Pirates | 2022 | Leicester Lion Cubs |
| 2023 | Ipswich Witches | 2023 | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 2023 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers |
| 2024 | Sheffield Tigers | 2024 | Poole Pirates | 2024 | not held |
Shared title*
Most Tier One Knockout Cups
| Name | Titles |
| Belle Vue Aces | 14 |
| Wimbledon Dons | 11 |
| Cradley Heath Heathens | 8 |
| Ipswich Witches | 6 |
| Poole Pirates | 5 |
| Bradford Dukes | 5 |
| Wembley Lions | 5 |