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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. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

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 ==Champions==
-:1954-55 [[Harringay Racers]]
+:1954–55 [[Harringay Racers]]
-:1955-56 [[Nottingham Panthers]]
+:1955–56 [[Nottingham Panthers]]
-:1956-57 [[Wembley Lions]]
+:1956–57 [[Wembley Lions]]
-:1957-58 [[Brighton Tigers]]
+:1957–58 [[Brighton Tigers]]
-:1958-59 [[Paisley Pirates]]
+:1958–59 [[Paisley Pirates]]
-:1959-60 [[Streatham Redskins|Streatham]]
+:1959–60 [[Streatham Redskins|Streatham]]
 ==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}}
-*[[Phil Drackett]], ''Flashing Blades''
 ==See also==