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--- 2nd League 1968-1979 ---
1968
1st Round:
Reading 52-44 Rayleigh
Quarter Finals:
Canterbury 56-37 Crayford
Middlesbrough 53-41 Nelson
Reading 52-44 Plymouth
Berwick 45-51 Belle Vue
Semi Finals:
Canterbury 64-31 Middlesbrough
Reading 56-40 Belle Vue
Final:
Canterbury 60-36 Reading
Reading 44-52 Canterbury (80-112)
1969
1st Round:
Belle Vue 55-22 King's Lynn
Ipswich 55-23 Plymouth
Eastbourne 37-40 Rayleigh
Middlesbrough 49-29 Nelson
Crewe 49-29 Doncaster
Canterbury 51-26 Crayford
Long Eaton 48-29 Berwick
Romford 38-38 Reading
Reading 44-34 Romford (Replay)
Quarter Finals:
Belle Vue 58-20 Ipswich
Rayleigh 43-34 Middlesbrough
Crewe 44-33 Canterbury
Long Eaton 42-35 Reading
Semi Finals:
Belle Vue 55-23 Rayleigh
Crewe 58-20 Long Eaton
Final:
Belle Vue 55-23 Crewe
Crewe 42-36 Belle Vue (65-91)
1970
1st Round:
Ipswich 51-27 Crayford
Rayleigh 48-30 Peterborough
Rochdale 43-35 Long Eaton
Romford 48-30 Reading
Berwick 53-25 Doncaster
Teesside 54-24 Boston
Eastbourne 34-44 Canterbury
Crewe 49-29 Bradford
Quarter Finals:
Ipswich 46-31 Rayleigh
Rochdale 50-28 Romford
Berwick 40-36 Teesside
Canterbury 52-26 Crewe
Semi Finals:
Ipswich 42-36 Rochdale
Berwick 44-34 Canterbury
Final:
Ipswich 47-31 Berwick
Berwick 43-35 Ipswich (74-82)
1971
1st Round:
Long Eaton 46-31 Birmingham
Birmingham 39-39 Long Eaton (70-85)
Rochdale 47-31 Hull
Hull 38-39 Rochdale (69-86)
2nd Round:
Ipswich 57-21 Peterborough
Peterborough 33-45 Ipswich (54-102)
Workington 46-31 Sunderland
Sunderland 37-31 Workington (68-77)
Eastbourne 47-31 Canterbury
Canterbury 39-39 Eastbourne (70-86)
Crewe 54-24 Berwick
Berwick 50-28 Crewe (74-82)
Bradford 47-31 Teesside
Teesside 38-40 Bradford (69-87)
Rochdale 45-33 Long Eaton
Long Eaton 43-35 Rochdale (76-80)
Boston 49-28 Romford
Romford 42-36 Boston (70-85)
Rayleigh received a bye into the next round.
Quarter Finals:
Ipswich 43-35 Rayleigh
Rayleigh 37-41 Ipswich (72-84)
Workington 51-27 Eastbourne
Eastbourne 45-31 Workington (72-82)
Crewe 47-31 Bradford
Bradford 46-32 Crewe (77-79)
Rochdale 41-37 Boston
Boston 40-38 Rochdale (77-79)
Semi Finals:
Ipswich 50-28 Workington
Workington 38-40 Ipswich (66-90)
Crewe 49-29 Rochdale
Rochdale v Crewe not staged (29-49)
Final:
Ipswich 55-23 Crewe
Crewe 41-37 Ipswich (64-92)
1972
1st Round:
Crewe 49-29 Ellesmere Port
Ellesmere Port 33-45 Crewe (62-94)
2nd Round:
Crewe 59-19 Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe 19-59 Crewe (38-118)
Sunderland 55-23 Workington
Workington 46-31 Sunderland (69-86)
Eastbourne 50-28 Long Eaton
Long Eaton 38-40 Eastbourne (66-90)
Boston 46-32 Rayleigh
Rayleigh 43-35 Boston (75-81)
Peterborough 52-26 Barrow
Barrow 36-42 Peterborough (62-94)
Bradford 52-26 Berwick
Berwick 39-38 Bradford (65-90)
Birmingham 43-35 Canterbury
Canterbury 41-37 Birmingham (76-80)
Teesside 48-30 Hull
Hull 40-38 Teesside (70-86)
Quarter Finals:
Crewe 53-25 Sunderland
Sunderland 42-36 Crewe (67-89)
Eastbourne 45-33 Boston
Boston 40-38 Eastbourne (73-83)
Peterborough 36-14 Bradford
Bradford 45-33 Peterborough (59-69)
Birmingham 48-30 Teesside
Teesside 41-37 Birmingham (71-85)
Semi Finals:
Crewe 47-31 Eastbourne
Eastbourne 44-34 Crewe (75-81)
Peterborough 43-35 Birmingham
Birmingham 42-36 Peterborough (77-79)
Final:
Crewe 51-27 Peterborough
Peterborough 40-38 Crewe (67-89)
1973
1st Round:
Canterbury 44-34 Eastbourne
Eastbourne 37-41 Canterbury (71-85)
2nd Round:
Boston 58-20 Crewe
Crewe 44-34 Boston (64-92)
Peterborough 56-22 Barrow
Barrow 45-32 Peterborough (67-88)
Bradford 48-29 Ellesmere Port
Ellesmere Port 42-35 Bradford (71-83)
Birmingham 46-32 Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe 38-40 Birmingham (70-86)
Workington 45-33 Berwick
Berwick 42-36 Workington (75-81)
Teesside 48-30 Sunderland
Sunderland 38-40 Teesside (68-88)
Rayleigh 46-32 Hull
Hull 43-34 Rayleigh (75-80)
Long Eaton 48-30 Canterbury
Canterbury 42-36 Long Eaton (72-84)
Quarter Finals:
Boston 50-28 Peterborough
Peterborough 37-41 Boston (65-91)
Bradford 48-30 Birmingham
Birmingham 47-31 Bradford (77-79)
Workington 53-25 Teesside
Teesside 44-33 Workington (69-86)
Rayleigh 49-29 Long Eaton
Long Eaton 36-42 Rayleigh (65-91)
Semi Finals:
Boston 46-32 Bradford
Bradford 43-35 Boston (75-81)
Workington 60-18 Rayleigh
Rayleigh 43-35 Workington (61-95)
Final:
Boston 58-19 Workington
Workington 47-31 Boston (66-89)
1974
1st Round:
Workington 46-32 Crewe
Crewe 43-35 Workington (75-81)
Stoke 46-31 Barrow
Barrow 36-42 Stoke (67-88)
Teesside 55-22 Sunderland
Sunderland 37-41 Teesside (59-96)
2nd Round:
Birmingham 47-31 Long Eaton
Long Eaton 37-40 Birmingham
Boston 49-28 Weymouth
Weymouth 44-34 Boston (72-83)
Peterborough 52-26 Rye House
Rye House 36-42 Peterborough (62-94)
Ellesmere Port 52-26 Bradford
Bradford 43-34 Ellesmere Port (69-86)
Eastbourne 47-31 Canterbury
Canterbury 44-34 Eastbourne (75-81)
Workington 50-28 Berwick
Berwick 29-49 Workington (57-99)
Coatbridge 55-23 Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe 44-34 Coatbridge (67-89)
Stoke 51-27 Teesside
Teesside 32-45 Stoke (59-96)
Quarter Finals:
Birmingham 48-30 Boston
Boston 39-39 Birmingham (69-87)
Peterborough 46-31 Ellesmere Port
Ellesmere Port 40-38 Peterborough (71-84)
Eastbourne 50-28 Workington
Workington 43-35 Eastbourne (71-85)
Coatbridge 48-30 Stoke
Stoke 40-38 Coatbridge (70-86)
Semi Finals:
Birmingham 58-20 Peterborough
Peterborough 41-37 Birmingham (61-95)
Eastbourne 56-21 Coatbridge
Coatbridge 48-29 Eastbourne (69-85)
Final:
Birmingham 50-27 Eastbourne
Eastbourne 47-31 Birmingham (74-81)
1975
1st Round:
Birmingham 51-27 Crayford
Crayford 37-40 Birmingham (64-91)
Peterborough 42-36 Boston
Boston 40-38 Peterborough (76-80)
Newcastle 44-34 Berwick
Berwick 40-38 Newcastle (74-82)
Coatbridge 50-28 Ellesmere Port
Ellesmere Port 43-35 Coatbridge (71-85)
2nd Round:
Eastbourne 49-29 Canterbury
Canterbury 40-37 Eastbourne (69-86)
Birmingham 60-18 Rye House
Rye House 31-46 Birmingham (49-106)
Weymouth 50-28 Peterborough
Peterborough 49-29 Weymouth (77-79)
Bradford 48-30 Crewe
Crewe 38-40 Bradford (68-88)
Workington 45-33 Paisley
Paisley 43-34 Workington (76-79)
Newcastle 50-27 Coatbridge
Coatbridge 39-39 Newcastle (66-89)
Teesside 45-32 Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe 38-40 Teesside (70-85)
Stoke received a bye into the next round.
Quarter Finals:
Eastbourne 45-33 Birmingham
Birmingham 41-37 Eastbourne (74-92)
Weymouth 50-28 Bradford
Bradford 47-31 Weymouth (75-81)
Workington 47-31 Stoke
Stoke 42-36 Workington (73-83)
Newcastle 54-24 Teesside
Teesside 32-46 Newcastle (56-100)
Semi Finals:
Eastbourne 60-18 Weymouth
Weymouth 42-36 Eastbourne (60-96)
Workington 48-30 Newcastle
Newcastle 48-30 Workington (78-78)
Workington 51-27 Newcastle (Replay)
Newcastle 37-41 Workington (Replay) (64-92)
Final:
Eastbourne 52-25 Workington
Workington 47-31 Eastbourne (72-83)
1976
1st Round:
Oxford 48-30 Weymouth
Weymouth 40-38 Oxford (70-86)
Coatbridge 52-25 Teesside
Teesside 46-32 Coatbridge (71-84)
2nd Round:
Newcastle 59-19 Stoke
Stoke 37-41 Newcastle (56-100)
Peterborough 42-36 Mildenhall
Mildenhall 38-40 Peterborough (74-82)
Ellesmere Port 46-32 Paisley
Paisley 36-42 Ellesmere Port (68-88)
Rye House 45-32 Canterbury
Canterbury 44-34 Rye House (76-89)
Berwick 45-32 Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe 43-35 Berwick (75-80)
Oxford 47-31 Eastbourne
Eastbourne 41-37 Oxford (72-84)
Boston 48-30 Crayford
Crayford 46-32 Boston (76-80)
Workington 46-32 Coatbridge
Coatbridge 33-45 Workington (65-91)
Quarter Finals:
Newcastle 47-31 Peterborough
Peterborough 39-39 Newcastle (70-86)
Ellesmere Port 50-28 Rye House
Rye House 38-39 Ellesmere Port (66-89)
Berwick 48-30 Oxford
Oxford 40-38 Berwick (70-86)
Boston 48-29 Workington
Workington 46-31 Boston (75-79)
Semi Finals:
Newcastle 46-31 Ellesmere Port
Ellesmere Port 41-37 Newcastle (72-83)
Berwick 49-29 Boston
Boston 42-35 Berwick (71-84)
Final:
Newcastle 48-29 Berwick
Berwick 43-35 Newcastle (72-83)
1977
1st Round:
Eastbourne 55-23 Canterbury
Canterbury 26-52 Eastbourne (49-107)
Oxford 44-34 Rye House
Rye House 44-34 Oxford (78-78)
Oxford 45-32 Rye House (Replay)
Rye House 42-36 Oxford (Replay) (74-81)
Edinburgh 48-30 Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe 43-34 Edinburgh (73-82)
2nd Round:
Eastbourne 54-23 Crayford
Crayford 35-43 Eastbourne (58-97)
Newcastle 49-29 Glasgow
Glasgow 47-30 Newcastle
Ellesmere Port 46-32 Workington
Workington 42-36 Ellesmere Port (74-82)
Oxford 50-28 Newport
Newport 41-37 Oxford (69-87)
Berwick 46-32 Teesside
Teesside 44-34 Berwick (76-80)
Edinburgh 44-34 Stoke
Stoke 40-38 Edinburgh (74-82)
Boston 43-34 Weymouth
Weymouth 35-43 Boston (69-86)
Peterborough 44-34 Mildenhall
Mildenhall 38-40 Peterborough (72-84)
Quarter Finals:
Eastbourne 54-24 Newcastle
Newcastle 34-43 Eastbourne (68-97)
Ellesmere Port 46½-31½ Oxford
Oxford 37-41 Ellesmere Port (68½-87½)
Berwick 46-32 Edinburgh
Edinburgh 41-37 Berwick (73-83)
Boston 45-33 Peterborough
Peterborough 40-38 Boston (73-83)
Semi Finals:
Eastbourne 57-21 Ellesmere Port
Ellesmere Port 50-28 Eastbourne (71-85)
Berwick 45-33 Boston
Boston 38-40 Berwick (71-85)
Final:
Eastbourne 61-16 Berwick
Berwick 37-41 Eastbourne (53-102)
1978
1st Round:
Stoke 51-27 Workington
Workington 40-38 Stoke (67-89)
Newcastle 43-33 Teesside
Teesside 39-39 Newcastle (72-82)
Rye House 58-20 Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes 26-52 Rye House (46-110)
Ellesmere Port 47-31 Berwick
Berwick 35-42 Ellesmere Port (66-89)
2nd Round:
Eastbourne 57-21 Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe 28-47 Eastbourne (49-104)
Peterborough 43-35 Barrow
Barrow 33-45 Peterborough (68-88)
Oxford 47-31 Stoke
Stoke 43-35 Oxford (74-82)
Mildenhall 56-21 Newcastle
Newcastle 40-38 Mildenhall (61-94)
Rye House 52-26 Glasgow
Glasgow 39-39 Rye House (65-91)
Crayford 46-32 Edinburgh
Edinburgh 40-38 Crayford (72-84)
Canterbury 48-27 Weymouth
Weymouth 37-41 Canterbury (64-89)
Ellesmere Port 54-23 Boston
Boston 36-42 Ellesmere Port (59-96)
Quarter Finals:
Eastbourne 45-30 Peterborough
Peterborough 39-38 Eastbourne (69-83)
Oxford 43-34 Mildenhall
Mildenhall 40-38 Oxford (74-81)
Rye House 44-34 Crayford
Crayford 39-39 Rye House (73-83)
Canterbury 55-23 Ellesmere Port
Ellesmere Port 48-30 Canterbury (71-85)
Semi Finals:
Eastbourne 56-22 Oxford
Oxford 32-45 Eastbourne (54-101)
Rye House 57-20 Canterbury
Canterbury 41-37 Rye House (61-94)
Final:
Eastbourne 46-32 Rye House
Rye House 41-37 Eastbourne (73-83)
1979
1st Round:
Rye House 56-22 Weymouth
Weymouth 34-44 Rye House (56-100)
Edinburgh 46-32 Boston
Boston 44-34 Edinburgh (76-80)
2nd Round:
Rye House 54-24 Glasgow
Glasgow 47-31 Rye House (71-85)
Workington 46-30 Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough 45-32 Workington (75-78)
Mildenhall 53-25 Ellesmere Port
Ellesmere Port 41-37 Mildenhall (66-90)
Crayford 44-34 Edinburgh
Edinburgh 39-39 Crayford (73-83)
Berwick 60-18 Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe 38-40 Berwick (56-100)
Oxford 45-33 Peterborough
Peterborough 34-44 Oxford (67-89)
Newcastle 57-21 Canterbury
Canterbury 39-39 Newcastle (60-96)
Milton Keynes 50-28 Stoke
Stoke 42-36 Milton Keynes (70-86)
Quarter Finals:
Rye House 59-19 Workington
Workington 49-29 Rye House (68-88)
Mildenhall 56-22 Crayford
Crayford 39-39 Mildenhall (61-95)
Berwick 51-27 Oxford
Oxford 44-34 Berwick (71-85)
Newcastle 53-25 Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes 35-42 Newcastle (60-95)
Semi Finals:
Rye House 44-34 Mildenhall
Mildenhall 38-40 Rye House (72-84)
Berwick 47-31 Newcastle
Newcastle 46-32 Berwick (77-79)
Final:
Rye House 54-24 Berwick
Berwick 40-38 Rye House (64-92)