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The British National League was a professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1954 by the merger of the English National League and the Scottish National League, due to a declining number of teams, as many ice rinks previously fielding several sides chose to cut back.

After the 1954–5 season, all the Scottish teams with the exception of Paisley Pirates quit professional ice hockey, and the league was never able to regain its strength. It collapsed in 1960, after which no ice hockey league operated in the UK until the formation of the Scottish League in 1962 and its successor the Northern League in 1967.

Champions

1954–55 Harringay Racers
1955–56 Nottingham Panthers
1956–57 Wembley Lions
1957–58 Brighton Tigers
1958–59 Paisley Pirates
1959–60 Streatham

References

Drackett, Phil (1987). Flashing Blades: The Story of British Ice Hockey. Crowood. ISBN 9781852230616.

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-The '''British National League''' was a professional [[ice hockey]] league in the [[United Kingdom]].  It was founded in 1954 by the merger of the [[English National League]] and the [[Scottish National League (1934 - 1954)|Scottish National League]], due to a declining number of teams, as many [[ice rink]]s previously fielding several sides chose to cut back.
+The '''British National League''' was a professional [[ice hockey]] league in the [[United Kingdom]]. It was founded in 1954 by the merger of the [[English National League]] and the [[Scottish National League (1932–1954)|Scottish National League]], due to a declining number of teams, as many [[ice rink]]s previously fielding several sides chose to cut back.
-After the 1954/5 season, all the Scottish teams with the exception of [[Paisley Pirates]] quit professional ice hockey, and the league was never able to regain its strength.  It collapsed in 1960, after which no ice hockey league operated in the UK until the formation of the Scottish League in 1962 and its successor the [[Northern League (ice hockey, 1967)|Northern League]] in 1967.
+After the 1954–5 season, all the Scottish teams with the exception of [[Paisley Pirates]] quit professional ice hockey, and the league was never able to regain its strength. It collapsed in 1960, after which no ice hockey league operated in the UK until the formation of the Scottish League in 1962 and its successor the [[Northern League (ice hockey, 1967)|Northern League]] in 1967.
 ==Champions==
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 ==References==
-* {{cite book | last = Drackett | first = Phil | title = Flashing Blades: The Story of British Ice Hockey | year = 1987 | publisher = Crowood | location =  | isbn = 9781852230616 | ref = harv}}
+* {{cite book | last = Drackett | first = Phil | title = Flashing Blades: The Story of British Ice Hockey | year = 1987 | publisher = Crowood | isbn = 9781852230616 }}
 ==See also==

v t e British Ice Hockey seasons
British Ice Hockey (1929–1955)	1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 Not held between 1940–41 and 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55
British National League (1954–1960)	1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
British Ice Hockey (1960–1982)	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82
British Hockey League (1982–1996)	1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96
Ice Hockey Superleague (1996–2003)	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03
Elite Ice Hockey League (2003–present)	2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2021–22 2022-23 2023–24 2024–25