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48:Established
1444:Categories
1428:2 December
1405:2 December
1235:BBL South
1203:BBL South
1171:BBL South
1090:10th (13)
726:12th (15)
633:12th (13)
595:10th (12)
564:10th (10)
533:10th (10)
497:Play-offs
411:Senior Men
388:consortium
379:franchise
377:ice hockey
333:Portsmouth
289:basketball
97:1987–1990
91:1982–1987
85:1979–1982
77:1975–1979
1346:7th (11)
1314:7th (10)
1282:4th (11)
1157:Finalist
1154:4th (13)
1125:Finalist
1122:5th (13)
1058:8th (13)
1032:Finalist
1026:2nd (15)
1000:Finalist
994:1st (13)
965:Finalist
962:2nd (11)
936:Finalist
933:Finalist
930:2nd (11)
827:3rd (11)
795:6th (15)
757:6th (13)
742:NBL Div1
711:NBL Div1
695:8th (14)
680:NBL Div1
664:4th (13)
649:NBL Div1
618:NBL Div1
580:NBL Div1
549:NBL Div1
518:NBL Div1
494:Position
373:John Nike
357:Bracknell
337:Guildford
311:, at the
309:Guildford
301:Berkshire
297:Bracknell
134:John Nike
130:Ownership
116:Berkshire
112:Bracknell
103:1990–2005
1362:See also
1355:(group)
1352:Q-Final
1349:Q-Final
1328:2004–05
1323:(group)
1320:S-Final
1317:Q-Final
1296:2003–04
1291:(group)
1288:S-Final
1285:Q-Final
1264:2002–03
1259:Q-Final
1256:S-Final
1250:6th (6)
1232:2001–02
1227:S-Final
1224:S-Final
1218:5th (6)
1200:2000–01
1195:S-Final
1192:Last 16
1189:Q-Final
1186:2nd (6)
1168:1999–00
1163:(group)
1160:S-Final
1136:1998–99
1131:Q-Final
1104:1997–98
1099:Q-Final
1096:Q-Final
1072:1996–97
1067:Q-Final
1064:Q-Final
1061:Q-Final
1040:1995–96
1029:Q-Final
1008:1994–95
997:Q-Final
976:1993–94
968:S-Final
944:1992–93
939:(group)
912:1991–92
907:S-Final
904:S-Final
901:S-Final
898:3rd (9)
880:1990–91
868:S-Final
865:S-Final
862:S-Final
859:4th (8)
841:1989–90
830:S-Final
809:1988–89
804:(group)
798:Q-Final
777:1987–88
763:Q-Final
760:Q-Final
739:1986–87
708:1985–86
698:Q-Final
677:1984–85
667:S-Final
646:1983–84
615:1982–83
577:1981–82
570:Q-Final
546:1980–81
515:1979–80
108:Location
1128:Winner
1035:Winner
1003:Winner
971:Winner
836:Winner
833:Winner
503:Trophy
482:Played
479:League
476:Season
403:Honours
64:History
56:Folded
38:League
1424:. BBC
1401:. BBC
1384:Notes
1343:.400
1311:.500
1279:.650
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1215:.412
1183:.529
1151:.611
1119:.667
1087:.388
1055:.444
1023:.777
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927:.833
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856:.714
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530:.111
488:Lost
264:Third
71:1975
1430:2006
1407:2006
1331:BBL
1299:BBL
1267:BBL
1253:DNQ
1221:DNQ
1139:BBL
1107:BBL
1093:DNQ
1075:BBL
1043:BBL
1011:BBL
979:BBL
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915:BBL
883:BBL
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812:BBL
780:BBL
729:DNQ
636:DNQ
598:DNQ
567:DNQ
536:DNQ
500:Cup
485:Won
223:Away
182:Home
59:2005
51:1975
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