Midland Cup (speedway) explained

Sport:	Speedway
Founded:	1951
Country:	United Kingdom
Folded:	1987

The Midland Cup was a motorcycle speedway competition held in the United Kingdom from 1951 to 1987, that was restricted to teams from the Midlands area.^{[1] [2]}

The competition was a significant competition at the time, due to the speedway teams from the Midlands being some of the leading teams in the United Kingdom (particularly in the 1980s).

Midland Cup

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			^[3]
		Birmingham	^[4]
	Birmingham	Coventry	^[5] ^[6]
	Birmingham	Coventry	^[7]
	Birmingham	Leicester	^[8]
	Coventry	Leicester	^[9]
	Coventry	Wolverhampton	^[10]
		Coventry	^[11]
	Swindon	Leicester	^[12]
	Coventry	Leicester	^[13]
	Coventry	Leicester	^[14]
	Coventry	Leicester	^[15]
	Leicester	Wolverhampton	^[16]
	Wolverhampton	Leicester	^[17]
	Leicester	Wolverhampton	^[18]
	Oxford	Wolverhampton	^[19]
	Coventry	Wolverhampton	^[20]
	Coventry	Cradley Heath	^[21]
	Coventry	Leicester	^[22]
	Coventry	Leicester	^[23]
	Cradley Heath	Coventry	^[24]
	Coventry	Cradley Heath	^[25]
	Coventry	Cradley Heath	^[26]
	Cradley Heath	Coventry	^[27]
	Cradley Heath	Swindon	^[28]
	Oxford	Cradley Heath	^[29]
	Oxford	Coventry	^[30]
	Cradley Heath	Wolverhampton	^[31]

Discontinued

Notes and References

1. Web site: Year by Year . Speedway Researcher . 21 October 2023.
2. Book: Oakes, Peter . 1981 Speedway Yearbook . 1981 . 65 . Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd . 0-86215-017-5.
3. News: Hunters' Cup Win in Last heat . Leicester Daily Mercury . 20 October 1951 . British Newspaper Archive. 5 October 2023 . subscription .
4. News: Bees great win in Speedway Cup final . Coventry Evening Telegraph - . 27 October 1952 . British Newspaper Archive. 18 October 2023 . subscription .
5. News: Bees well beaten at Birmingham . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 28 September 1953 . British Newspaper Archive. 18 October 2023 . subscription .
6. News: Birmingham's easy win in Midland Trophy . Birmingham Weekly Mercury . 4 October 1953 . British Newspaper Archive. 18 October 2023 . subscription .
7. News: Bees just failed in Midland Cup . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 18 October 1954 . British Newspaper Archive. 18 October 2023 . subscription .
8. News: Hunters triumph but trophy lost . Leicester Evening Mail . 1 October 1955 . British Newspaper Archive. 18 October 2023 . subscription .
9. News: Bees' Sparkling Win in Midland Cup Final . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 26 September 1960 . British Newspaper Archive. 19 October 2023 . subscription .
10. News: Coventry Win Midland Cup . Birmingham Daily Post . 20 September 1966 . British Newspaper Archive. 19 October 2023 . subscription .
11. News: Speedway Trophy won by Swindon . Bristol Evening Post . 5 October 1967 . British Newspaper Archive. 19 October 2023 . subscription .
12. News: Lions Lode By Point On Aggregate . Leicester Daily Mercury . 16 October 1968 . British Newspaper Archive. 19 October 2023 . subscription .
13. News: Big crowd at Speedway final . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 13 October 1969 . British Newspaper Archive. 21 October 2023 . subscription .
14. News: Boulger on form for Lions . Nottingham Evening Post . 14 October 1970 . British Newspaper Archive. 21 October 2023 . subscription .
15. News: Fifth heat settles Lions . Leicester Daily Mercury . 13 October 1971 . British Newspaper Archive. 21 October 2023 . subscription .
16. News: Speedway . Daily Mirror . 25 October 1972 . British Newspaper Archive. 21 October 2023 . subscription .
17. News: Midland Speedway Cup . Leicester Daily Mercury . 10 October 1973 . British Newspaper Archive. 21 October 2023 . subscription .
18. News: Wolves beaten in cup final . Birmingham Daily Post . 12 October 1974 . British Newspaper Archive. 21 October 2023 . subscription .
19. News: Speedway rider Gary Peterson killed . Reading Evening Post . 18 October 1975 . British Newspaper Archive. 21 October 2023 . subscription .
20. News: Muddy Marvel, Ole rubs it in . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 23 October 1976 . British Newspaper Archive. 21 October 2023 . subscription .
21. News: Super Shirra leads Bees in Cup romp . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 30 September 1977 . British Newspaper Archive. 21 October 2023 . subscription .
22. News: Bees live up to double glory . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 16 October 1978 . British Newspaper Archive. 21 October 2023 . subscription .
23. News: ...and they're cup kings, too! . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 15 October 1979 . British Newspaper Archive. 21 October 2023 . subscription .
24. News: Schwartz is a cup hit for Cradley . Sandwell Evening Mail . 10 October 1980 . British Newspaper Archive. 21 October 2023 . subscription .
25. News: Heathens Fury . Sandwell Evening Mail . 11 October 1981 . British Newspaper Archive. 21 October 2023 . subscription .
26. News: Heathens Misery . Sandwell Evening Mail . 12 October 1982 . British Newspaper Archive. 21 October 2023 . subscription .
27. News: Cradley's treble glory! . Birmingham Mail . 25 October 1983 . British Newspaper Archive. 21 October 2023 . subscription .
28. News: Cradley finish on high note . Birmingham Weekly Mercury . 28 October 1984 . British Newspaper Archive. 21 October 2023 . subscription .
29. News: Grahame's glory . Birmingham Mail . 1 November 1985 . British Newspaper Archive. 21 October 2023 . subscription .
30. News: Bees:We had fight . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 30 October 1986 . British Newspaper Archive. 21 October 2023 . subscription .
31. News: Speedway . Daily Mirror . 22 October 1987 . British Newspaper Archive. 21 October 2023 . subscription .