1978–79 British Ice Hockey season

	1978–79 British Ice Hockey season
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The 1978–79 British Ice Hockey season featured the Northern League for teams from Scotland and the north of England. A new format was introduced to replace the Southern League for teams from the rest of England. It consisted of two leagues called the Inter-City League and English League North.

Murrayfield Racers won the Northern League, Sheffield Lancers won the English League North and Streatham Redskins won the Inter-City League.^[1] Murrayfield Racers won the Icy Smith Cup.^[2]

Northern League[]

Main article: 1978–79 Northern League (ice hockey) season

English League North[]

Main article: 1978–79 English League North season

Inter-City League[]

Main article: 1978–79 Inter-City League season

Icy Smith Cup[]

Final[]

Murrayfield Racers defeated Streatham Redskins at Billingham Ice Rink 10-2

Autumn Cup[]

First round[]

Group 1[]

	Club	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Murrayfield Racers	6	6	0	0	42	16	12
2.	Whitley Warriors	6	2	3	1	24	25	5
3.	Billingham Bombers	6	2	3	1	25	32	5
4.	Glasgow Dynamos	6	1	5	0	19	37	2

Group 2[]

	Club	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Fife Flyers	6	5	0	1	64	23	11
2.	Durham Wasps	6	2	2	2	21	23	6
3.	Ayr Bruins	6	2	4	0	28	52	4
4.	Sunderland Chiefs	6	1	4	1	31	46	3

Playoffs[]

Semifinals[]

Durham Wasps - Murrayfield Racers 5:8 on aggregate (3:3, 3:5)
Whitley Warriors - Fife Flyers 9:14 on aggregate (4:6, 5:8)

Final[]

Murrayfield Racers - Fife Flyers 8:15 on aggregate (4:3, 4:12)

References[]

↑ British clubs. Euro hockey.
↑ Montague, Trevor (2004). A to Z of Sport, page 457. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.

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[1] British clubs. Euro hockey.

[2] Montague, Trevor (2004). A to Z of Sport, page 457. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.

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