"It's A Knockout: The Winners' Circle"

The following teams have won
the It's A Knockout domestic series and related events:

It's A Knockout (BBC)

It's A Cup Final Knockout (BBC) *
1966

Bridlington

 1971

Liverpool F.C.
1967

Lytham St. Annes/Cheltenham Spa

 1972

Arsenal F.C. / Leeds United F.C.
1968

New Brighton/Dundee

 1973

Leeds United F.C.
1969

Shrewsbury **

 1974

Liverpool F.C.
1970

Aberdeen

 1975

West Ham United F.C.
1971

Bournemouth

 1976

Manchester United F.C.
1972

Luton

 1977

Manchester United F.C.
1973

Ely

It's A Celebrity Knockout (BBC)
1974

Southport

 1975

Lord's Taverners/Sports Stars ***
1975

Onchan

 1976

Lord's Taverners
1976

Blackpool

 1977

Celebrities
1977

Macclesfield

 1978

Lord's Taverners
1978

Sandwell

 1979

Celebrities/Lord's Taverners
1979

Douglas

 1980

Lord's Taverners
1980

Kettering

 1981

Lord's Taverners
1981

Dunfermline/Dartmouth

It's A Miners' Knockout (BBC)
1982

Charnwood/West Dorset

 1978

English Miners / Welsh Miners

It's A Knockout (Channel 5)

The Knockout Star Gala (BBC)
1999

Dunfermline

 1982

Blackpool 'All-Stars'
2000

Ipswich

 1983

Dempster's

Simply the Best (ITV1)

The Grand Knockout Tournament (BBC)

2004

Leeds

 1987

Red Team (HRH The Princess Royal) - Save the Children Fund

It's A Knockout champions were decided as follows:

  • 1966 Series: Grand Final.

  • 1967-1971: Not officially recognised. We have followed 1972-1975 criteria.

  • 1972-1975: Highest Scoring Team in Heats. ****

  • 1976-1982: Winner of It's A Championship Knockout / The Knockout Championship.

  • 1999-2000: Grand Final.

  • All other competitions noted in right hand columns above were one-off events.

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Football teams were represented by their Supporters' Clubs.

Winner unconfirmed - based upon results currently available.

This event ended 13-10 to Sports Stars, but the teams agreed a draw.

For the period 1972-1975, the highest scoring team in the domestic It's A Knockout heats received the Radio Times Trophy, designed by cartoonist Bill Tidy. This trophy continued to be awarded in the Championship Knockout period, 1976-1982.