CHASING A DREAM: CONSOLIDATION IN THE TOP DIVISION – RESULTS AND TABLES
BPCC RAMS’ RECORD 1986-87
Sept 20 Solent Stars L 100 – 119
Sept 27 BOLTON & BURY (NC) W 87 – 82 (o/t)
Oct 4 Team Polycell Kingston L 83 – 114
Oct 12 B & CP London L 60 – 99
Oct 18 B & CP LONDON (NC) L 73 – 88
Oct 23 BOLTON & BURY W 102 – 98
Oct 25 HFS PORTSMOUTH L 71 – 89
Oct 30 LEICESTER RIDERS (BM) L 84 – 103
Nov 1 Hemel & Watford Royals L 95 – 108
Nov 12 Walsall (BM) W 90 – 69
Nov 15 Sunderland 76ers W 92 – 88
Nov 22 Peterborough Jets (BM) W 131 – 84
Nov 27 LEICESTER CITY RIDERS L 97 – 131
Nov 29 Bracknell Pirates L 88 – 90
Dec 6 Calderdale Explorers L 66 – 89
Dec 11 MANCHESTER UNITED L 50 – 86
Dec 13 BIRMINGHAM BULLETS W 90 – 84
Dec 20 BCP LONDON L 76 – 83
Jan 3 TEAM POLYCELL KINGSTON L 76 – 95
Jan 6 Manchester United L 65 – 115
Jan 10 SOLENT STARS L 96 – 101
Jan 22 SUNDERLAND 76ERS L 103 – 112
Jan 24 HFS Portsmouth L 92 – 122
Jan 31 HEMEL & WATFORD ROYAL L 95 – 103
Feb 5 Bolton & Bury L 90 – 106
Feb 11 Leicester City Riders W 100 – 94
Feb 14 BRACKNELL PIRATES L 85 – 92
Feb 19 Birmingham Heartbeat ’86 L 92 – 107
Feb 21 CALDERDALE EXPLORERS L 91 – 109
Feb 26 Oldham Celtics (BM) L 96 – 106
Mar 5 OLDHAM CELTICS (BM) W 91 – 79
Mar 14 HEMEL & WATFORD ROYALS (BM) W 110 – 98
Mar 17 HFS Portsmouth (BM) L 83 – 120
DIVISION ONE 1986-87
HFS Portsmouth 24 21 3 2393 2089 42
Team Polycell Kingston 24 21 3 2530 2158 42
Sharp Manchester United 24 19 5 2282 2010 38
BCP London 24 17 7 2311 2151 34
Leicester City Riders 24 16 8 2438 2340 32
Happy Eater Bracknell Pirates 24 11 13 2264 2303 22
Calderdale Explorers 24 10 14 2180 2216 20
Alphaprint Hemel & Watford Royals 23 8 15 2281 2341 16
Birmingham Bullets/Heartbeat ’86 24 8 16 2167 2227 16
Reg Vardy Sunderland ‘76ers 24 7 17 2246 2448 14
Draper Tools Solent Stars 24 7 17 2245 2431 14
Homespare Bolton & Bury Hawks 23 6 17 1944 2199 11*
BPCC Derby Rams 24 4 20 2056 2424 8
* The Hemel v Bolton fixture was not played; Bolton were deducted one point for a late postponement
BPCC RAMS’ RECORD 1987-88
Aug 20 Leicester City Riders (MC) W 66 – 62
Sept 5 BIRMINGHAM BULLETS (MC) W 62 – 57
Sept 10 LEICESTER RIDERS (MC) L 91 – 96
Sept 13 Birmingham Bullets (MC) W 89 – 87
Sept 19 BCP London W 80 – 65
Sept 26 SWINDON RAKERS (PC) W 106 – 62
Oct 8 Livingston L 74 – 105
Oct 10 SOLENT STARS L 69 – 102
Oct 17 Manchester United (PC) L 72 – 114
Oct 21 Leicester City Riders L 77 – 98
Oct 24 Hemel & Watford Royals L 71 – 77
Oct 29 Birmingham Bullets L 89 – 110
Oct 31 CALDERDALE EXPLORERS L 71 – 113
Nov 7 OLDHAM CELTICS W 71 – 70
Nov 14 Portsmouth L 68 – 98
Nov 19 MANCHESTER UNITED L 57 – 90
Nov 22 Sunderland 76ers L 85 – 97
Nov 25 Bracknell Tigers L 71 – 110
Nov 27 PORTSMOUTH L 73 – 99
Dec 3 BIRMINGHAM BULLETS L 78 – 92
Dec 10 LIVINGSTON L 72 – 106
Dec 12 BOLTON & BURY GIANTS L 67 – 72
Dec 19 BCP LONDON W 75 – 72
Jan 2 Manchester United L 79 – 106
Jan 7 BRACKNELL TIGERS L 60 – 69
Jan 9 Solent Stars L 86 – 107
Jan 16 HEMEL & WATFORD ROYALS L 71 – 77
Jan 20 Sunderland 76ers (NT) L 86 – 98
Jan 23 Calderdale Explorers L 44 – 113
Jan 30 POLYCELL KINGSTON L 78 – 92
Feb 6 Oldham Celtics L 79 – 95
Feb 10 Leicester City Riders (NT) L 95 – 108
Feb 13 SUNDERLAND 76ERS W 74 – 73
Feb 18 Livingston (NT) L 67 – 104
Feb 21 Polycell Kingston L 95 – 119
Feb 25 SUNDERLAND 76ERS (NT) L 83 – 91
Feb 27 LEICESTER CITY RIDERS L 77 – 109
Mar 3 LIVINGSTON (NT) L 73 – 102
Mar 5 Bolton & Bury Giants L 71 – 104
Mar 10 LEICESTER CITY RIDERS (NT) L 80 – 117
DIVISION ONE 1987-88
Portsmouth 28 26 2 2677 2189 52
Polycell Kingston 28 24 4 2931 2476 48
Livingston 28 22 6 2767 2299 44
Manchester United 28 21 7 2718 2345 42
Calderdale Explorers 28 20 8 2694 2246 40
Bracknell Tigers 28 17 11 2623 2435 34
Birmingham Bullets 28 14 14 2638 2768 28
Solent Stars 28 14 14 2809 2737 28
Leicester City Riders 28 14 14 2781 2677 28
Bolton & Bury Giants 28 12 16 2350 2386 24
Hemel & Watford Royals 28 9 19 2647 2893 18
Sunderland 76ers 28 8 20 2588 2910 16
BPCC Derby Rams 28 4 24 2112 2640 8
Oldham Celtics 28 3 25 2435 3040 6
BCP London 28 2 26 2292 2897 4
BPCC RAMS’ RECORD 1988-89
Aug 27 Leicester City Riders (MC) L 61 – 78
Sept 3 LEICESTER CITY RIDERS (MC) L 78 – 81
Sept 14 Crystal Palace (NW) W 88 – 76
Sept 17 Manchester Eagles L 70 – 72
Sept 22 LEICESTER CITY RIDERS (NW) L 58 – 71
Sept 24 HEMEL ROYALS L 69 – 74
Sept 29 BRACKNELL TIGERS (NW) L 67 – 99
Oct 1 Bracknell Tigers L 81 – 85
Oct 5 Hemel Royals (NW) L 75 – 82
Oct 8 TEESSIDE (NC) W 93 – 76
Oct 9 MIM Livingston L 63 – 106
Oct 27 Bracknell Tigers (NW) L 72 – 89
Oct 29 BIRMINGHAM MGS (NC) W 106 – 66
Nov 3 HEMEL ROYALS (NW) W 89 – 80
Nov 5 Solent Stars (NW) L 90 – 100
Nov 12 GLASGOW RANGERS L 82 – 103
Nov 16 Leicester City Riders (NW) L 80 – 82
Nov 19 CRYSTAL PALACE (NW) W 80 – 72
Nov 26 SUNDERLAND 76ERS L 91 – 102
Nov 27 Glasgow Rangers L 54 – 111
Dec 11 Olympic City Giants L 82 – 110
Dec 15 SOLENT STARS (NW) L 87 – 90
Dec 17 Leicester City Riders L 87 – 106
Dec 30 LEICESTER CITY RIDERS L 69 – 92
Jan 7 MIM LIVINGSTON L 71 – 80 (o/t)
Jan 14 MANCHESTER EAGLES L 55 – 86
Jan 21 Hemel Royals L 83 – 99
Jan 26 HEMEL ROYALS (NC) Abandoned
Jan 28 BRACKNELL TIGERS (NW) L 68 – 107
Feb 1 Bracknell Tigers (NW) L 73 – 114
Feb 9 OLYMPIC CITY GIANTS L 58 – 66
Feb 18 SOLENT STARS W 77 – 73
Feb 25 Crystal Palace W 84 – 72
Mar 1 Solent Stars L 85 – 106
Mar 3 BRACKNELL TIGERS L 83 – 119
Mar 8 Sunderland 76ers L 81 – 111
Mar 11 CRYSTAL PALACE W 78 – 67
CARLSBERG LEAGUE 1988-89
Glasgow Rangers 20 18 2 1965 1634 36
MIM Livingston 20 16 4 1901 1640 32
Bracknell Tigers 20 15 5 1928 1687 30
Leicester City Riders 20 14 6 1764 1604 28
Manchester Eagles 20 13 7 1608 1563 26
Sunderland 76ers 20 12 8 1754 1724 24
Hemel Royals 20 9 11 1771 1803 18
Solent Stars 20 4 16 1803 1977 8
Olympic City Giants 20 4 16 1644 1837 8
BPCC Derby Rams 20 3 17 1502 1840 6
Crystal Palace 20 2 18 1493 1824 4
MDM RAMS’ RECORD 1989-90
Sept 16 LEICESTER CITY RIDERS (NW) L 77 – 86
Sept 21 MANCHESTER GIANTS (NW) L 89 – 105
Sept 23 Manchester Giants (NW) L 72 – 75
Oct 1 London Docklands (void) W 105 – 83
Oct 5 KINGSTON L 89 – 98
Oct 19 SUNDERLAND 76ERS (NW) L 76 – 79
Oct 21 LONDON DOCKLANDS W 75 – 73
Oct 25 Leicester City Riders (NW) L 88 – 94
Oct 26 Sunderland 76ers (NW) L 95 – 108
Nov 11 SUNDERLAND 76ERS W 89 – 86
Nov 19 Bracknell Tigers L 83 – 116
Nov 25 SOLENT STARS W 87 – 73
Dec 2 LEICESTER CITY RIDERS W 70 – 65
Dec 9 BRACKNELL TIGERS L 85 – 100
Dec 14 Sunderland 76ers L 100 – 124
Dec 16 Manchester Giants L 88 – 103
Jan 3 Leicester City Riders W 88 – 77
Jan 6 CHESHIRE JETS (NC) W 95 – 68
Jan 10 Solent Stars L 77 – 84
Jan 13 LONDON DOCKLANDS W 98 – 75
Jan 18 KINGSTON L 78 – 88
Jan 20 STEVENAGE FALCONS (NC) W 119 – 81
Jan 27 Bracknell Tigers L 92 – 94
Jan 31 Kingston L 72 – 100
Feb 3 SOLENT STARS (NC) W 98 – 82
Feb 8 MANCHESTER GIANTS L 85 – 87
Feb 10 BRACKNELL TIGERS L 79 – 99
Feb 17 MANCHESTER GIANTS L 71 – 105
Feb 22 Sunderland 76ers L 87 – 105
Feb 24 London Docklands (replay; at Moorways) W 81 – 73
Feb 25 London Docklands W 98 – 91
Feb 28 Solent Stars L 92 – 93
Mar 3 SOLENT STARS W 90 – 81
Mar 7 Leicester City Riders W 91 – 87
Mar 10 Manchester Giants L 91 – 99
Mar 15 SUNDERLAND 76ERS L 86 – 96
Mar 17 LEICESTER CITY RIDERS L 69 – 75
Mar 24 Sunderland 76ers (NC, London Arena) L 79 – 83
Mar 28 Kingston L 94 – 113
CARLSBERG LEAGUE 1989- 90
Kingston 28 25 3 2852 2406 50
Manchester Giants 28 21 7 2758 2437 42
Sunderland 76ers 28 20 8 2752 2592 40
Bracknell Tigers 28 20 8 2850 2577 40
Derby MDM Rams 28 10 18 2385 2562 20
Leicester City Riders 28 7 21 2437 2476 14
Solent Stars 28 7 21 2558 2823 14
London Docklands 28 2 26 2128 2847 4
