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1501:2002–03
1496:2001–02
1491:2000–01
1481:1998–99
1476:1997–98
1471:1996–97
1466:1995–96
1461:1994–95
166:italics
142:Results
54:Change
48:Matches
26:BBC Two
1711:(film)
1454:Series
1310:Team 2
1304:Team 1
1228:Team 2
1222:Team 1
930:Team 2
924:Team 1
680:Team 2
674:Team 1
598:Team 2
592:Team 1
186:Team 2
180:Team 1
129:Format
71:28→16
65:14 + 2
1620:Hosts
1386:. BBC
1313:Total
1307:Score
1297:Final
1231:Total
1225:Score
933:Total
927:Score
683:Total
677:Score
601:Total
595:Score
189:Total
183:Score
99:8 + 2
88:16→8
51:Teams
45:Dates
42:Round
1392:2009
1341:415
1331:315
1287:435
1274:315
1259:430
1246:260
1205:300
1195:200
1177:335
1164:170
1149:380
1119:435
1109:275
1106:160
1093:255
1080:140
1065:290
1057:140
1037:405
1027:280
1024:125
1011:350
1003:110
1000:240
985:245
975:195
959:335
948:280
907:300
894:210
879:320
866:170
851:370
838:200
823:360
810:280
795:445
785:260
767:410
754:220
739:295
729:185
711:330
698:170
657:385
647:280
629:365
616:220
575:370
565:205
562:165
549:405
536:255
521:255
511:200
493:270
463:360
450:270
435:310
422:175
407:380
394:260
379:295
366:155
351:325
338:170
323:325
313:180
295:380
285:215
282:165
269:380
261:175
258:205
243:295
233:235
215:370
205:200
202:170
149:bold
122:4→2
105:8→4
1327:100
1278:120
1250:170
1191:100
1168:165
1140:185
1135:195
1084:115
1053:150
972:50
951:55
870:150
842:170
781:185
758:190
725:110
702:160
643:105
620:145
540:150
482:145
477:135
426:135
398:120
370:140
342:155
309:145
1737::
1375:^
898:90
814:80
507:55
454:90
229:60
85:16
68:28
1720:)
1437:e
1430:t
1423:v
1394:.
1362:.
151:.
119:4
116:2
102:8
82:8
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