--- 1st League 1980-1989 ---
1980
1st Round:Leicester 59-49 Poole
Poole 53-55 Leicester (102-114)
2nd Round:Cradley Heath 60-48 King's Lynn
King's Lynn 58-50 Cradley Heath (106-110)
Reading 62-46 Halifax
Halifax 57-50 Reading (103-112)
Birmingham 56-51 Coventry
Coventry 54-54 Birmingham (105-110)
Sheffield 56-52 Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton 53-55 Sheffield (105-111)
Belle Vue 60-48 Wimbledon
Wimbledon 57-51 Belle Vue (105-111)
Hull 67-41 Hackney
Hackney 45-63 Hull (86-130)
Swindon 62-46 Eastbourne
Eastbourne 52½-55½ Swindon (98½-117½)
Ipswich 66-42 Leicester
Leicester 54-54 Ipswich (96-120)
Quarter Finals:Cradley Heath 54-54 Reading
Reading 53-55 Cradley Heath (107-109)
Birmingham 76-30 Sheffield
Sheffield 49-58 Birmingham (79-134)
Belle Vue 68-40 Hull
Hull 66-42 Belle Vue (106-111)
Swindon 63-45 Ipswich
Ipswich 55-53 Swindon (100-116)
Semi Finals:Cradley Heath 67-41 Birmingham
Birmingham 56-52 Cradley Heath (97-119)
Belle Vue 59-49 Swindon
Swindon 56-52 Belle Vue (105-111)
Final:Cradley Heath 75-33 Belle Vue
Belle Vue 67-41 Cradley Heath (100-116)
1981
1st Round:Middlesbrough 43-53 Eastbourne
Newcastle 40-56 Leicester
Edinburgh 49-47 Sheffield
Mildenhall 38-58 Poole
Rye House 34-62 Birmingham
Peterborough 50-46 Halifax
Boston 47-48 Hull
Berwick 39-57 Wimbledon
2nd Round:Ipswich 53-43 King's Lynn
King's Lynn 47-49 Ipswich (90-102)
Cradley Heath 60-36 Eastbourne
Eastbourne 49-47 Cradley Heath (85-107)
Swindon 69-27 Edinburgh
Edinburgh 47-49 Swindon (74-118)
Leicester 51-45 Poole
Poole 49-47 Leicester (94-98)
Birmingham 63-33 Peterborough
Peterborough 38-58 Birmingham (71-121)
Hull 54-42 Belle Vue
Belle Vue 53-43 Hull (95-97)
Reading 55-41 Wimbledon
Wimbledon 40-56 Reading (81-111)
Coventry 63-33 Hackney
Hackney 37-59 Coventry (90-122)
Quarter Finals:Ipswich 54-42 Cradley Heath
Cradley Heath 48-48 Ipswich (90-102)
Swindon 74-22 Leicester
Leicester 45-51 Swindon (67-125)
Birmingham 52-44 Hull
Hull 49-47 Birmingham (93-99)
Reading 51-45 Coventry
Coventry 49-45 Reading (94-96)
Semi Finals:Ipswich 57-39 Swindon
Swindon 46-50 Ipswich (85-107)
Birmingham 54-42 Reading
Reading 49-47 Birmingham (91-101)
Final:Ipswich 51-45 Birmingham
Birmingham 47-49 Ipswich (92-100)
1982
1st Round:Cradley Heath 43-35 Sheffield
Sheffield 42-36 Cradley Heath (77-79)
Ipswich 46-31 Coventry
Coventry 40-38 Ipswich (71-84)
Eastbourne 46-32 Swindon
Swindon 38-40 Eastbourne (70-86)
Belle Vue 57-18 Reading
Reading 38-40 Belle Vue (56-97)
Halifax 45-33 Hackney
Hackney 38-40 Halifax (71-85)
King's Lynn 48-30 Leicester
Leicester 45-33 King's Lynn (75-81)
Birmingham 48-30 Poole
Poole 44-34 Birmingham (74-82)
Quarter Finals:Cradley Heath 41-37 Ipswich
Ipswich 39½-38½ Cradley Heath (76½-79½)
Eastbourne 43-35 Wimbledon
Wimbledon 40-38 Eastbourne (81-75)
Belle Vue 44-34 Halifax
Halifax 41-37 Belle Vue (75-81)
King's Lynn 43-35 Birmingham
Birmingham 43-35 King's Lynn (78-78)
King's Lynn 42-36 Birmingham (Replay)
Birmingham 40-38 King's Lynn (Replay) (76-80)
Semi Finals:Cradley Heath 48-30 Eastbourne
Eastbourne 41-36 Cradley Heath (71-84)
Belle Vue 49-29 King's Lynn
King's Lynn 36-42 Belle Vue (65-91)
Final:Cradley Heath 46-32 Belle Vue
Belle Vue 43-35 Cradley Heath (75-81)
1983
1st Round:Cradley Heath 46-32 Hackney
Hackney 35-43 Cradley Heath (67-89)
Reading 44-34 Birmingham
Birmingham 43-35 Reading (77-79)
Ipswich 43-34 Leicester
Leicester 40-38 Ipswich (74-81)
Coventry 45-33 Sheffield
Sheffield 37-41 Coventry (70-86)
Wimbledon 46-32 Swindon
Swindon 34-44 Wimbledon (66-90)
Belle Vue 56-22 Halifax
Halifax 41-37 Belle Vue (63-93)
King's Lynn 47-31 Eastbourne
Eastbourne 34-43 King's Lynn (65-90)
Quarter Finals:Cradley Heath 53-25 Poole
Poole 35-43 Cradley Heath (60-96)
Reading 40-38 Ipswich
Ipswich 39-39 Reading (77-79)
Coventry 44-34 Wimbledon
Wimbledon 38-40 Coventry (72-84)
Belle Vue 58-20 King's Lynn
King's Lynn 45-33 Belle Vue (65-91)
Semi Finals:Cradley Heath 47-31 Reading
Reading 32-46 Cradley Heath (63-93)
Coventry 44-34 Belle Vue
Belle Vue 38-40 Coventry (72-84)
Final:Cradley Heath 47-31 Coventry
Coventry 39-39 Cradley Heath (70-86)
1984
1st Round:Ipswich 45-33 Swindon
Swindon 36-42 Ipswich (69-87)
Cradley Heath 46-32 Reading
Reading 41-36 Cradley Heath (73-82)
King's Lynn 49-29 Newcastle
Newcastle 32-45 King's Lynn (61-94)
Eastbourne 41-36 Poole
Poole 37-41 Eastbourne (73-82)
Belle Vue 50-28 Oxford
Oxford 38-40 Belle Vue (66-90)
Coventry 52-26 Wimbledon
Wimbledon 46-32 Coventry (72-84)
Wolverhampton 45-33 Exeter
Exeter 32-46 Wolverhampton (65-91)
Sheffield 49-29 Halifax
Halifax 37-41 Sheffield (66-90)
Quarter Finals:Ipswich 57-32 Cradley Heath
Cradley Heath 40-34 Ipswich (72-91)
King's Lynn 57-21 Eastbourne
Eastbourne 57-21 King's Lynn (78-78)
King's Lynn 51-27 Eastbourne (Replay)
Eastbourne 42-34 King's Lynn (Replay) (69-85)
Belle Vue 50-28 Coventry
Coventry 42-36 Belle Vue (70-86)
Wolverhampton 42-36 Sheffield
Sheffield 40-38 Wolverhampton (76-80)
Semi Finals:Ipswich 57-21 King's Lynn
King's Lynn 44-34 Ipswich (65-91)
Belle Vue 56-22 Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton 40-38 Belle Bue (62-94)
Final:Ipswich 47-31 Belle Vue
Belle Vue 33-45 Ipswich (64-92)
1985
1st Round:Oxford 43-35 Coventry
Coventry 35-43 Oxford (70-86)
Ipswich 45-33 Swindon
Swindon 36-42 Ipswich (69-87)
Wolverhampton 49-29 Halifax
Halifax 48-30 Wolverhampton (77-79)
Quarter Finals:Oxford 44-34 Belle Vue
Belle Vue 40-38 Oxford (74-82)
Reading 46-32 Sheffield
Sheffield 46-32 Reading (78-78)
Reading 43-34 Sheffield (Replay)
Sheffield 39-39 Reading (Replay) (73-82)
Ipswich 47-31 Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton 40-38 Ipswich (71-85)
Cradley Heath 53-25 King's Lynn
King's Lynn 39-39 Cradley Heath (64-92)
Semi Finals:Oxford 41-36 Reading
Reading 38-40 Oxford (74-81)
Ipswich 43-35 Cradley Heath
Cradley Heath 36-42 Ipswich (71-85)
Final:Oxford 42-35 Ipswich
Ipswich 41-37 Oxford (76-79)
1986
1st Round:Cradley Heath 46-32 Belle Vue
Belle Vue 45-33 Cradley Heath (77-79)
Reading 53-25 King's Lynn
King's Lynn 43-35 Reading (68-88)
Swindon 47-31 Ipswich
Ipswich 38-40 Swindon (69-87)
Quarter Finals:Cradley Heath 50-28 Reading
Reading 45-33 Cradley Heath (73-83)
Bradford 45-33 Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton 38-40 Bradford (71-85)
Swindon 37-41 Oxford
17.09.86..Oxford
48-30 Swindon
(89-67)Sheffield 44-34 Coventry
17.09.86..Coventry
43-34 Sheffield
(77-78)Semi Finals:Cradley Heath 50-28 Bradford
Bradford v Cradley Heath - Not Staged (28-50)
Oxford 45-33 Sheffield
Sheffield 33-45 Oxford (66-90)
Final:Cradley Heat 39-39 Oxford
Oxford v Cradley Heath - Not Staged
As the second round was rained off and the first round was a tie, officially both Oxford and Cradley Heath shared the title.
1987
1st Round:Bradford 49-41 Hackney
Hackney 48-42 Bradford (89-91)
Oxford 51-39 Belle Vue
Belle Vue 47-43 Oxford (86-94)
Sheffield 51-39 King's Lynn
King's Lynn 41-49 Sheffield (80-100)
Swindon 47-43 Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton 44-46 Swindon (87-93)
Quarter Finals:Cradley Heath 55-35 Bradford
Bradford 41-49 Cradley Heath (76-104)
Oxford 48-42 Ipswich
Ipswich 47-43 Oxford (89-91)
Coventry 51-38 Sheffield
Sheffield 48-42 Coventry (86-93)
Reading 48-41 Swindon
Swindon 43-47 Reading (84-95)
Semi Finals:Cradley Heath 39-33 Oxford
Oxford 47-43 Cradley Heath (80-82)
Coventry 48-42 Reading
Reading 47-43 Coventry (89-91)
Final:Cradley Heath 49-41 Coventry
Coventry 45-45 Cradley Heath (86-94)
1988
1st Round:Cradley Heath 51-39 Sheffield
Sheffield 43-47 Cradley Heath (82-98)
King's Lynn 47-43 Ipswich
Ipswich 34-55 King's Lynn (77-102)
Belle Vue 53-37 Bradford
Bradford 36-54 Belle Vue (73-107)
Quarter Finals:Cradley Heath 53-37 King's Lynn
King's Lynn 40-50 Cradley Heath
Belle Vue 53-37 Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton 45-45 Belle Vue (82-98)
Coventry 53-37 Reading
Reading 49-41 Coventry (86-94)
Oxford 48-42 Swindon
Swindon 47-43 Oxford (89-91)
Semi Finals:Cradley Heath 49-41 Belle Vue
Belle Vue 48-42 Cradley Heath (89-91)
Coventry 44-46 Oxford
Oxford 38-49 Coventry (84-93)
Final:Cradley Heath 50-40 Coventry
Coventry 40-50 Cradley Heath (80-100)
1989
1st Round:Belle Vue 57-33 King's Lynn
King's Lynn 38-52 Belle Vue
Quarter Finals:Cradley Heath 50-40 Oxford
Oxford 45-45 Cradley Heath (85-95)
Reading 51-39 Belle Vue
Belle Vue 45½-44½ Reading (84½-95½)
Wolverhampton 49-41 Swindon
Swindon 45-45 Wolverhampton (86-94)
Bradford 46-44 Coventry
Coventry 45-45 Bradford (89-91)
Semi Finals:Cradley Heath 42-48 Reading
Reading 40-50 Cradley Heath (88-92)
Wolverhampton 60-30 Bradford
Bradford 57-33 Wolverhampton (93-87)
Final:Cradley Heath 46-44 Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton 41-49 Cradley Heath (85-95)