Autumn Cup

The Autumn Cup was an ice hockey competition in the United Kingdom between 1946 and 2000. The competition was originally known as the English Autumn Cup between 1946 and 1954 when it became the British Autumn Cup until 1960. The competition did not take place again until 1967 when it was resurrected as the Northern Autumn Cup before it again became a national competition in 1983. Following a series of major sponsorships during the 1980s it became known as simply the Autumn Cup in 1991 before a sponsorship deal with Benson & Hedges renamed it the Benson & Hedges Cup in 1982 until their association ended in 2001 and the Autumn Cup discontinued.
The competition was contested during the opening months of each season with preliminary round games taking up the majority of the early season schedule. From 1983 finals were played at a predetermined venue with Sheffield Arena becoming the sole venue in 1991. Between 1983 and 2000, all but three finals were settled in regulation time with the 1983, 1986 and 1999 finals going into overtime and the 1983 and 1999 final being settled on penalty shots.
==Winners==
===English Autumn Cup===
Year	Winner 	Runner-up
1946	Brighton Tigers 	Wembley Monarchs
1947	Harringay Racers	Streatham
1948	Wembley Monarchs	Harringay Racers
1949	Harringay Racers	Wembley Monarchs
1950	Brighton Tigers 	Streatham
1951	Streatham 	Nottingham Panthers
1952	Harringay Racers	Streatham
1953	Streatham 	Brighton Tigers
===British Autumn Cup===
Year	Winner 	Runner-up
1954	Harringay Racers 	Falkirk Lions
1955	Nottingham Panthers	Paisley Pirates
1956	Brighton Tigers 	Harringay Racers
1957	Wembley Lions 	Harringay Racers
1958	Brighton Tigers 	Edinburgh Royals
1959	Streatham 	Brighton Tigers
===Northern Autumn Cup===
Year	Winner 	Runner-up 	Score
1967	Paisley Mohawks 	 	
1968	Murrayfield Racers	 	
1970	Murrayfield Racers	 	
1971	Whitley Warriors 	 	
1972	Fife Flyers 	 	
1974	Murrayfield Racers	 	
1975	Fife Flyers 	 	
1976	Fife Flyers 	 	
1977	Murrayfield Racers	 	
1978	Fife Flyers 	Murrayfield Racers	15–8
1979	Murrayfield Racers	Billingham Bombers	23–7
1980	Murrayfield Racers	 	
===Kohler Engines Autumn Cup===
Year	Winner 	Runner-up 	Score 	Venue
1983	Dundee Rockets	Streatham Redskins	6-6Rockets win on penalties	Streatham Ice Rink
===Bluecol Autumn Cup===
Year	Winner 	Runner-up 	Score	Venue
1984	Durham Wasps	Fife Flyers	6-4 	Streatham Ice Rink
===Norwich Union Trophy===
Year	Winner 	Runner-up 	Score 	Venue
1985	Murrayfield Racers 	Durham Wasps 	8-5 	Murrayfield Ice Rink
1986	Nottingham Panthers	Fife Flyers 	5-4After overtime	National Exhibition Centre
1987	Durham Wasps 	Murrayfield Racers	11-5 	Fife Ice Arena
1988	Durham Wasps 	Tayside Tigers 	7-5 	National Exhibition Centre
1989	Murrayfield Racers 	Durham Wasps 	10-4 	Basingstoke Ice Rink
1990	Durham Wasps 	Murrayfield Racers	12-6 	Whitley Bay Ice Rink
===Autumn Cup===
Year	Winner 	Runner-up 	Score	Venue
1991	Nottingham Panthers	Humberside Seahawks	7-5 	Sheffield Arena
===Benson & Hedges Cup===
Year	Winner 	Runner-up 	Score 	Venue
1992	Cardiff Devils 	Whitley Bay Warriors	10-4 	Sheffield Arena
1993	Murrayfield Racers 	Cardiff Devils 	6-2 	Sheffield Arena
1994	Nottingham Panthers	Cardiff Devils 	7-2 	Sheffield Arena
1995	Sheffield Steelers 	Nottingham Panthers 	5-2 	Sheffield Arena
1996	Nottingham Panthers	Ayr Scottish Eagles 	5-3 	Sheffield Arena
1997	Ayr Scottish Eagles	Cardiff Devils 	2-1 	Sheffield Arena
1998	Nottingham Panthers	Ayr Scottish Eagles 	2-1 	Sheffield Arena
1999	Manchester Storm 	London Knights 	3-3Storm win on penalties	Sheffield Arena
2000	Sheffield Steelers 	Newcastle Jesters 	4-0 	Sheffield Arena
==Clubs by number of Autumn Cup titles==
Club 	Number of Titles	Runner-up	Last title
Murrayfield Racers 	9 	3 	1993
Nottingham Panthers	6 	2 	1998
Brighton Tigers 	4 	2 	1958
Durham Wasps 	4 	2 	1990
Fife Flyers 	4 	2 	1978
Harringay Racers 	4 	3 	1954
Streatham 	3 	3 	1959
Sheffield Steelers 	2 	0 	2000
Ayr Scottish Eagles	1 	2 	1997
Cardiff Devils 	1 	3 	1993
Dundee Rockets 	1 	0 	1983
Manchester Storm 	1 	0 	1999
Paisley Mohawks 	1 	0 	1967
Wembley Lions 	1 	0 	1957
Wembley Monarchs 	1 	2 	1948
==References==
A to Z Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey
Category:Ice hockey in Great Britain