1980 British Championship

The 1980 British Championship was the 17th edition of the British Championship, and the 15th under the namesake of the Icy Smith Cup. It was won by the Murrayfield Racers.

Northern Group

Preliminary round

December 12, 1979

Durham

7-6 OT (3-2, 2-2, 1-2, 1-0)

Glasgow

First round

November 11, 1979

Ayr

8-11 (2-4, 6-3, 0-4)

Fife

December 22, 1979

Billingham

10-1 (3-0, 5-0, 2-1)

Aviemore

December 29, 1979

Sunderland

6-8 (0-5, 2-2, 4-1)

Whitley

February 3, 1980

Durham

5-6 (1-1, 1-1, 3-4)

Murrayfield

Qualification round

March 8, 1980

Fife

5-1 (0-0, 2-1, 3-0)

Whitley

March 23, 1980

Murrayfield

5-4 (1-2, 1-2, 3-0)

Billingham

Central Group

Preliminary round

November 3, 1979

Grimsby

9-4 (3-0, 2-1, 4-3)

Deeside

November 3, 1979

Liverpool

17-0 (7-0, 5-0, 5-0)

Sheffield

First round

January 26, 1980

Grimsby

3-5 OT (1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 0-2)

Blackpool

Qualification round

February 6, 1980

Blackpool

3-2 (1-1, 2-0, 0-1)

Liverpool

Southern Group

First round

November 10, 1979

Sheffield Lancers

4-3 (2-0, 0-1, 2-2)

Altrincham

November 24, 1979

Southampton

4-5 (0-1, 2-4, 2-0)

Avon

November 24, 1979

Solihull

5-3 (2-1, 0-1, 4-1)

London

Second round

January 19, 1980

Avon

6-3 (2-2, 1-1, 3-0)

Sheffield Lancers

January 19, 1980

Solihull

4-3 (1-1, 0-1, 3-1)

Streatham

Qualification round

March 8, 1980

Solihull

2-1 (2-1, 0-0, 0-0)

Avon

Final tournament

Semifinals

April 19, 1980

Solihull

5-1 (0-0, 2-1, 3-0)

Blackpool

April 22, 1980

Murrayfield

4-2 (0-0, 0-2, 4-0)

Fife

Final

May 17, 1980

Murrayfield

21-2 (7-0, 4-2, 10-0)

Solihull