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for the third consecutive year. Portsmouth won the first division league title, Kingston Kings claimed the Play Off's & Crystal Palace lifted the
National Cup for the seventh time in their history. Team Walsall (formerly Team Sandwell) won the second division. This would be the last National
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Tyneside Basketball Club both folded. The EBBA admitted two new teams in the form of Calderdale Explorers and Derby Rams from the second division.
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Bontrager 26, Kenny Scott 20, Martin Clark 17, Danny Davis 16, Andy Innell 12, Doug Lloyd 8, Colin McNish 4
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Danny Davis 21, Colin McNish 20, Doug Lloyd 14, Kenny Scott 14, Steve
Bontrager 14, Martin Clark 10
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Danny Davis 18, Martin Clark 15, Steve
Bontrager 13, Colin McNish 12, Kenny Scott 11, Doug Lloyd 11
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1687:"Nicholas Harling. "London triumph against the odds." Times [London, England] 6 Apr. 1987"
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Cunningham 20, Danny Williams 18, Mike Spaid 16 Karl Tatham 14, Joel Moore 13, Steve Nelson 4
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Sam Foggin 21, Ralton Way 20, Graeme Hill 15, Lewis Young 12, Bobby
Archibald 10, Derek Frame 4
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The first division was reduced to thirteen teams following two mergers. Manchester United and
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merged at the end of April 1986 and agreed to take the name
Manchester United and play in
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League season because the top
English and Scottish teams would breakaway and form the
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was the fifteenth and last season of the
National Basketball League formed in 1972.
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Julio Politi (MVP) 28, Dale Roberts 22, Brian Kellybrew 17, Mickey Bett 16,
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Hemel v Bolton fixture not played and Bolton were deducted one point
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The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records & Results
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1986–87 Carlsberg National Basketball League season
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1864:List of English National Basketball League seasons
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444:Alphaprint Hemel Hempstead Watford Royals
22:1986–87 National Basketball League season
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1390:Aston Villa Leisure Centre, Nov 30
1376:Aston Villa Leisure Centre, Nov 30
556:Home Spare Bolton & Bury Hawks
135:National Basketball League seasons
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198:. In between the two mergers the
97: Play Off's runners-up
1309:Hemel Hempstead Watford Royals
1218:Hemel Hempstead Watford Royals
1:
1879:1986–87 in British basketball
1655:"Men's Senior League Winners"
1633:. Guinness Superlatives Ltd.
945:Hemel Hempstead Watford Royal
388:Happy Eater Bracknell Pirates
1015:Brunel Crystal Palace London
975:Brunel Crystal Palace London
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276:Team Polycell Kingston Kings
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192:Crystal Palace Sports Centre
165:The league was sponsored by
500:Reg Vardy Sunderland 76'ers
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1750:National Basketball League
1588:Aston Villa Leisure Centre
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31:National Basketball League
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528:Draper Tools Solent Stars
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172:British Basketball League
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1849:Basketball in England
1657:. Basketball England.
1320:Brunel Crystal Palace
1207:Brunel Crystal Palace
1060:Apr 04, Wembley Arena
1023:Apr 03, Wembley Arena
1009:Apr 03, Wembley Arena
200:Nissan Worthing Bears
1379:Calderdale Explorers
1323:Calderdale Explorers
1229:Calderdale Explorers
956:Calderdale Explorers
704:Just Rentals Rhondda
416:Calderdale Explorers
87:Play Off's champions
1516:British Masters Cup
893:Ellesmere Port Jets
1281:TF Group Cleveland
919:Carlsberg playoffs
472:Birmingham Bullets
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1362:Venue & Date
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1345:Bracknell Pirates
1334:Manchester United
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1267:Manchester United
1258:Bracknell Pirates
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1161:BCP London Coach
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184:Manchester Giants
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978:Leicester Riders
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839:Plymouth Raiders
620:
360:Leicester Riders
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1166:Kingston Coach
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1251:Solent Stars
1186:Second round
1181:National Cup
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1085:4 April 1987
652:Team Walsall
181:
178:Team changes
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122:National Cup
120:
108:National Cup
73:
1597:Kevin Cadle
1591:Attendance:
1501:Kevin Cadle
1495:Attendance:
1355:Semi-finals
1168:Kevin Cadle
1157:Attendance:
1039:Third Place
988:Semi-finals
1873:Categories
1612:References
1459:Portsmouth
1382:Portsmouth
1312:Portsmouth
1237:Portsmouth
1204:Derby Rams
1179:Prudential
1163:David Last
1104:BCP London
1063:Portsmouth
1012:Portsmouth
942:Portsmouth
128:Portsmouth
124:runners-up
91:BCP London
77:runners-up
67:Portsmouth
41:Basketball
1506:Dan Lloyd
188:Stretford
167:Carlsberg
110:champions
63:champions
1843:See also
1593: ?
1492:, London
1348:113-102
1273:113-111
1018:102-106
1831:1986–87
1826:1985–86
1821:1984–85
1816:1983–84
1811:1982–83
1806:1981–82
1801:1980–81
1796:1979–80
1791:1978–79
1786:1977–78
1781:1976–77
1776:1975–76
1771:1974–75
1766:1973–74
1761:1972–73
1551:–
1452:–
1368:Team 2
1365:Team 1
1315:99-127
1301:Team 2
1298:Team 1
1284:122-64
1243:121-81
1232:95-115
1221:95-117
1196:Team 2
1193:Team 1
1159: ?
1111:–
1052:Team 2
1049:Team 1
1032:111-80
1001:Team 2
998:Team 1
934:Team 2
931:Team 1
151: →
149:1987–88
144:1985–86
142:←
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1399:95-86
1385:77-81
1371:Score
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1326:81-94
1304:Score
1210:73-90
1199:Score
1069:99-89
1055:Score
1004:Score
937:Score
27:League
1497:4,500
1406:Final
1076:Final
626:Team
221:Team
37:Sport
1635:ISBN
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981:2-1
970:2-1
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909:1988
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881:2010
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745:1705
742:1721
719:1954
716:2205
693:1575
690:2071
667:1647
664:1907
644:Pts
623:Pos
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401:2264
376:2340
373:2438
348:2151
345:2311
320:2010
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292:2158
289:2530
264:2089
261:2393
239:Pts
218:Pos
194:and
158:The
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