The 1977–78 Guinness National Basketball League season was the sixth season of the National Basketball League.[1]
| 1977–78 National Basketball League season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Roll of Honour | |
| National League champions | Cinzano Crystal Palace |
| National League runners-up | Milton Keynes Embassy All-Stars |
| National Cup champions | Cinzano Crystal Palace |
| National Cup runners-up | Coventry Team Fiat |
The league was sponsored by Guinness and the number of teams participating remained at ten. The Loughborough team moved to Leicester, while Exeter and Stockport replaced the Avenue and Durham teams.
The Crystal Palace team completed a third consecutive double of National League and Cup. There were no playoffs for the League during this era and the previous system of awarding one point to losing teams in the league table was scrapped.[2]
National League
editFirst Division
edit| Pos | Team | P | W | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cinzano Crystal Palace | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1881 | 1343 | 36 |
| 2 | Milton Keynes Embassy All-Stars | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1858 | 1626 | 32 |
| 3 | Coventry Team Fiat | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1820 | 1668 | 24 |
| 4 | Doncaster Wilson Panthers | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1734 | 1658 | 20 |
| 5 | Bowmer & Kirkland Leicester All-Stars | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1579 | 1571 | 18 |
| 6 | Stockport Belgrade | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1593 | 1614 | 18 |
| 7 | Manchester ATS Giants | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1637 | 1625 | 16 |
| 8 | London 'Y' Metros | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1643 | 1702 | 9* |
| 9 | Exeter St Lukes TSB | 18 | 3 | 15 | 1547 | 1842 | 6 |
| 10 | Bedford Vauxhall Motors | 18 | 0 | 18 | 1318 | 1979 | 0 |
Second Division
edit| Pos | Team | P | W | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EPAB Sunderland | 20 | 20 | 0 | 2151 | 1614 | 40 |
| 2 | Leatherhead | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1761 | 1429 | 34 |
| 3 | Telefusion Blackpool | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2107 | 1856 | 28 |
| 4 | Seensee Maidenhead Sonics | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1926 | 1856 | 24 |
| 5 | Hemel Hempstead Lakers | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1713 | 1646 | 20 |
| 6 | Avenue Islington | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1560 | 1551 | 20 |
| 7 | Nottingham | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1755 | 1841 | 18 |
| 8 | Bromley | 20 | 5 | 15 | 1793 | 2051 | 10 |
| 9 | Derby CFE | 20 | 4 | 16 | 1409 | 1730 | 9* |
| 10 | Miles Mustangs | 20 | 4 | 16 | 1513 | 1807 | 8 |
| 11 | Birmingham Bulldogs | 20 | 4 | 16 | 1646 | 1953 | 8 |
Guinness National Cup Final
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Matthews & Morrison, Peter & Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records & Results. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- ^ "Men's Senior League Winners". Basketball England.[permanent dead link]