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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	Scunthorpe **	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	Celebrities
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
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.

Winners 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.