The 1974–75 Clarks Men's Shoes National Basketball League season was the third season of the recently formulated National Basketball League.[1]
| 1974–75 National Basketball League season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Roll of Honour | |
| National League champions | Islington Embassy All-Stars |
| National League runners-up | Sutton & Crystal Palace |
| National Cup champions | Islington Embassy All-Stars |
| National Cup runners-up | Sutton & Crystal Palace |
The league was sponsored by Clarks Men's Shoes and the number of teams increased again from eight to ten. Three new teams appeared in the form of Coventry Granwood, Exeter St Lukes and Cleveland StrongArm but Liverpool did not take part. The Islington Embassy All-Stars team (devoid of the London Latvian merger) completed the double of National League and Cup. There were no playoffs for the League during this era.[2]
League standings edit
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Islington Embassy All-Stars | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1799 | 1458 | 35 |
| 2 | Sutton & Crystal Palace | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1606 | 1407 | 34 |
| 3 | Doncaster Wilson Panthers | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1473 | 1393 | 29 |
| 4 | Avenue (Edmonton) | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1413 | 1472 | 28 |
| 5 | Coventry Granwood | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1490 | 1457 | 26 |
| 6 | London YMCA Metros | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1498 | 1503 | 26 |
| 7 | Loughborough All-Stars | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1446 | 1402 | 26 |
| 8 | Manchester ATS Giants | 18 | 7 | 11 | 1359 | 1352 | 25 |
| 9 | Exeter St Lukes | 18 | 3 | 15 | 1344 | 1628 | 21 |
| 10 | Cleveland StrongArm | 18 | 2 | 16 | 1439 | 1795 | 20 |
Clarks Men's Shoes National Cup Final edit
5 April 1975
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| Islington Embassy All-Stars | 82–81 | Sutton & Crystal Palace |
| Pts: Pete Sprogis 36, Dave Shelley ??, Steve Schmidt ??, Nigel Acres ??, Stuart Turpie ?? | Pts: Jim Guymon ??, Ian Day ??, Mike Stewart ??, Martin Hall ??, Bob Mackay ?? |
Wembley Empire Pool
Attendance: 5,000 |
Leading scorers edit
| Player | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Schmitt | Embassy All-Stars | 530 |
| Peter Sprogis | Embassy All-Stars | 506 |
| Jim Guymon | Sutton & Crystal Palace | 501 |
| Bob Howell | Coventry | 446 |
| Mike Dudfield | Exeter | 440 |
| Ricky Cassey | Doncaster | 410 |
| Steve Latham | Manchester | 382 |
| Richard Pearce | Loughborough | 344 |
| Rick Mann | Avenue | 328 |
| Carl Olsson | Loughborough | 327 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Matthews & Morrison, Peter & Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records & Results. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- ^ "Sports Shorts". Harrow Observer. 4 April 1975. Retrieved 21 October 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.