The 1975–76 Guinness National Basketball League season was the fourth season of the English National Basketball League.[1]
| 1975–76 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 | Islington Embassy All-Stars |
| National Cup champions | Cinzano Crystal Palace |
| National Cup runners-up | Islington Embassy All-Stars |
The league was sponsored by Guinness and the number of teams participating remained at ten. One new team appeared in the form of the Leeds Larsen Lions club, but Exeter St Lukes dropped down to the second division. The Crystal Palace team, sponsored by Cinzano and devoid of the Sutton merger, completed the double of National League and Cup. There were no playoffs during this era and American Jim Guymon of Crystal Palace won the George Williams Trophy for Most Valuable Player.[2]
National League
editFirst Division
edit| Pos | Team | P | W | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cinzano Crystal Palace | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1806 | 1282 | 35 |
| 2 | Islington Embassy All-Stars | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1628 | 1337 | 34 |
| 3 | Doncaster Wilson Panthers | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1642 | 1451 | 29 |
| 4 | Coventry Granwood | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1509 | 1483 | 28 |
| 5 | Manchester ATS Giants | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1549 | 1603 | 26 |
| 6 | Loughborough All-Stars | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1395 | 1565 | 24 |
| 7 | Avenue | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1363 | 1565 | 24 |
| 8 | Cleveland StrongArm | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1527 | 1738 | 24 |
| 9 | London YMCA Metros | 18 | 6 | 12 | 1416 | 1572 | 24 |
| 10 | Leeds Larsen Lions | 18 | 0 | 18 | 1175 | 1509 | 18 |
Second Division
edit| Pos | Team | P | W | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bedford Vauxhall Motors | 12 | 11 | 1 | 873 | 792 | 23 |
| 2 | Stockport Belgrade | 12 | 10 | 2 | 894 | 785 | 22 |
| 3 | Exeter St Lukes | 12 | 6 | 6 | 905 | 877 | 18 |
| 4 | Malory Lewisham | 12 | 5 | 7 | 825 | 886 | 17 |
| 5 | Nottingham | 12 | 4 | 8 | 903 | 929 | 16 |
| 6 | Guildford Pirates | 12 | 3 | 9 | 839 | 836 | 15 |
| 7 | Birmingham Bulldogs | 12 | 3 | 9 | 729 | 863 | 15 |
National Cup Final
edit3 April 1976
|
| Cinzano Crystal Palace | 108–88 | Islington Embassy All-Stars |
| Pts: Jim Guymon 39, Martin Hall 27, Mark Saiers 19, Paul Philp 10 | Pts: Steve Schmitt 32, Pete Sprogis 29, Dave Shelley 11 |
Wembley
Attendance: 7,000 |
Leading scorers
edit| Player | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Pound | Doncaster | 643 |
| Bob Howell | Coventry | 530 |
| Peter Sprogis | Embassy All-Stars | 478 |
| Jim Guymon | Crystal Palace | 464 |
| Mark Badger | Manchester | 457 |
| Steve Schmitt | Embassy All-Stars | 421 |
| Steve Latham | Manchester | 408 |
| Steve Kloppenburg | Cleveland | 397 |
| Bob Overtonn | London YMCA | 395 |
| Carl Olsson | Loughborough | 341 |
References
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]