1984–85 BHL season


The 1984–85 British Hockey League season was the third season of the British Hockey League. The membership of the Premier League was increased to ten with the inclusion of the Southampton Vikings. Promotion and relegation was also introduced between the Premier League and the First Division.

Autumn Cup

As with the previous season, teams were divided into one Scottish and two English groups. The winner of the Scottish group advanced directly to the final of the competition while the winners of the two English groups took part in a two legged English Final to the determine the overall finalist. The total number of teams taking part was expanded to fifteen.

Scotland

ScotlandGPWTLGFGAPts
Fife Flyers8800934516
Dundee Rockets8503865410
Murrayfield Racers840461468
Ayr Bruins*720545674
Glasgow Dynamos*700726990

*One game between the Ayr Bruins and Glasgow Dynamos not played.

England

England NorthGPWTLGFGAPts
Durham Wasps88001123316
Cleveland Bombers8602797612
Whitley Warriors830582679
Crowtree Chiefs830546789
Altrincham Aces800826910

England SouthGPWTLGFGAPts
Solihull Barons8800873716
Streatham Redskins841367449
Nottingham Panthers831441437
Peterborough Pirates830552746
Southampton Vikings810721702

English Final

The final was played at Streatham Ice Rink.
Teams level on points were separated by results between them.
TeamGPWTLGFGAPts
Durham Wasps36292532616760
Fife Flyers36274532516858
Murrayfield Racers36244829117752
Ayr Bruins361831528825139
Streatham Redskins361721721521536
Cleveland Bombers361631728529035
Dundee Rockets361631723822935
Nottingham Panthers361222215123326
Whitley Warriors36612923635813
Southampton Vikings3630331253926

Playoffs

The top six teams from the regular season qualified for the playoffs. Group A was made up of Durham, Murrayfield and Streatham while Group B was made up of Fife, Ayr and Cleveland. The semi finals and final were played at Wembley Arena.

Group A

Group AGPWTLGFGAPts
Murrayfield Racers430135186
Streatham Redskins411220323
Durham Wasps411219243

Group B

Group BGPWTLGFGAPts
Fife Flyers440038208
Ayr Bruins420228234
Cleveland Bombers400418410

Semi Finals