1977 British Championship

The 1977 British Championship was the 14th edition of the British Championship, and the 12th under the namesake of the Icy Smith Cup. It was won by the Fife Flyers.

Tournament

First round

South

• Liverpool Leopards 2 - Streatham Redskins 6 (0-2, 0-1, 2-3)
• Solihull Barons 11 - Grimsby Buffaloes 2 (changed to 5-0 forfeit win for Grimsby)
• Southampton Vikings 21 - Sobell Saints 0 (9-0, 4-0, 8-0)
• Deeside Dragons 2 - Blackpool Seagulls 2 (1-0, 1-1, 0-0)
• Sheffield Lancers 2 - Altrincham Aces 8 (1-1, 0-2, 1-5)

North

• Billingham Bombers 5 - Ayr Bruins 12
• Fife Flyers 8 - Whitley Warriors 6 (4-2, 1-4, 3-0)
• Paisley Mohawks 5 - Glasgow Dynamos 5

Replay

• Glasgow Dynamos 9 - Paisley Mohawks 3 (3-0, 4-2, 2-1)
• Murrayfield Racers 11 - Durham Wasps 2 (0-1, 2-0, 9-1)
• Aviemore Blackhawks 4 - Dundee Rockets 9 (2-3, 1-4, 1-2)

Second round

South

Qualification

• Southampton Vikings 18 - Deeside Dragons 4 (5-1, 7-1, 6-2)

Main

• Altrincham Aces 4 - Southampton Vikings 7 (1-1, 0-2, 3-4)
• Streatham Redskins 17 - Grimsby Buffaloes 1 (8-0, 7-0, 2-1)

North

Qualification

• Fife Flyers 15 - Ayr Bruins 2 (7-0, 5-2, 3-0)

Main

• Murrayfield Racers 5 - Fife Flyers 9 (2-4, 0-3, 3-2)
• Dundee Rockets 8 - Glasgow Dynamos 4 (1-1, 4-2, 3-1)

Semifinals

• Dundee Rockets 4 - Fife Flyers 11 (2-3, 1-1, 1-7)
• Southampton Vikings 6 - Streatham Redskins 2 (2-1, 3-1, 1-0)

Final

Two games total goals.

• Fife Flyers - Southampton Vikings 9:5 (3-2, 3-1, 3-2)
• Fife Flyers - Southampton Vikings 18:6 (5-2, 7-1, 6-3)

Fife Flyers defeated Southampton Vikings 27 goals to 11.

Credits

Special thanks to Mick Chambers, author of Nottingham Panthers Statistical Guidebook 1946-2000 and Nottingham Panthers Factual Scrapbook 1939-2007, for supplying the information found on this page.