The National League Four-Team Championship was a contest between teams competing in the second tier of speedway in the United Kingdom. Teams were grouped into fours, with one rider from each team in each race. The winners and second place of each group compete for the Championship in the final. It was known as the National League Four-Team Championship from 1976 until 1990, and as the British League Division Two Four-Team Championship from 1991 until 1994, reflecting the different names used for the league.Bamford, R.(2007). Speedway Yearbook 2007.
In 1995, a new competition called the Premier League Four-Team Championship replaced this league. However because division 1 and 2 merged for the 1995 and 1996 seasons, the event was run as the only Fours championship. From 1997 it reverted back to an event for tier two teams only.
Winners Year Winners 2nd Place 3rd Place 4th Place 1976 Newcastle Diamonds Eastbourne Eagles Ellesmere Port Gunners Workington Comets 1977 Peterborough Panthers Canterbury Crusaders Eastbourne Eagles Stoke Potters 1978 Peterborough Panthers Stoke Potters Canterbury Crusaders Ellesmere Port Gunners 1979 Ellesmere Port Gunners Mildenhall Fen Tigers Peterborough Panthers Berwick Bandits 1980 Crayford Kestrels Rye House Rockets Ellesmere Port Gunners Stoke Potters 1981 Edinburgh Monarchs Newcastle Diamonds Middlesbrough Tigers Wolverhampton Wolves 1982 Newcastle Diamonds Mildenhall Fen Tigers Middlesbrough Tigers Rye House Rockets 1983 Newcastle Diamonds Mildenhall Fen Tigers Milton Keynes Knights Long Eaton Invaders 1984 Mildenhall Fen Tigers Stoke Potters Milton Keynes Knights Boston Barracudas 1985 Middlesbrough Tigers Peterborough Panthers Hackney Kestrels Stoke Potters 1986 Middlesbrough Tigers Arena Essex Hammers Hackney Kestrels Mildenhall Fen Tigers 1987 Mildenhall Fen Tigers Arena Essex Hammers Eastbourne Eagles Wimbledon Dons 1988 Peterborough Panthers Mildenhall Fen Tigers Eastbourne Eagles Poole Pirates 1989 Peterborough Panthers Stoke Potters Exeter Falcons Eastbourne Eagles 1990 Stoke Potters Poole Pirates Hackney Kestrels Ipswich Witches 1991 Arena Essex Hammers Edinburgh Monarchs Long Eaton Invaders Milton Keynes Knights 1992 Peterborough Panthers Edinburgh Monarchs Rye House Rockets Glasgow Tigers 1993 Edinburgh Monarchs Swindon Robins Long Eaton Invaders Rye House Rockets 1994 Oxford Cheetahs Long Eaton Invaders Peterborough Panthers Edinburgh Monarchs
See also List of United Kingdom Speedway Fours Champions Speedway in the United Kingdom
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