This is a list of seasons completed by the Nottingham Panthers ice hockey team currently of the British Elite League. This list documents the season-by-season records of the Nottingham Panthers from their inaugural season in 1946–47 to 1959–60 and from their reformation in 1980–81 to the present day. The Panthers were due to begin play in the 1939–40 season but the outbreak of World War II delayed this for seven years. The club played their first competitive game on November 22, 1946, defeating Wembley Monarchs 3-2 at the Ice Stadium.
They played in the English National League for their first eight seasons before becoming part of the amalgamated British National League in 1954. Following the collapse of the British National League in 1960 the Panthers were disbanded. The club were reformed in 1980 when the Sheffield Lancers relocated to Nottingham. Since that time the Panthers have played in the English League South, English National League, British Hockey League, Ice Hockey Superleague and the current Elite Ice Hockey League. A charter member of the Premier League in 1983 at the reintroduction of a national league, Nottingham have held continuous membership of the highest league since then and are the only team to have done so. They are also the only founder member of the Premier League who continue to play in the highest league and have been since 1996.
In their 44 completed seasons, the Panthers have been regular season champions 3 times, in 1950–51, 1953–54 and 1955–56. The team have won the national playoff championship twice, in 1988–89 and 2006–07, and appeared in 8 other playoff finals. They have 26 post season appearances, including 25 consecutively between 1985–86 and the present. Nottingham have won the Autumn Cup 6 times, in 1955–56, 1986–87, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1996–97 and 1998–99 and 3 Challenge Cups in 2003–04, 2007–08 and 2009–10. In total the Panthers have appeared in 22 major finals, winning 10 of them. They have an overall regular season record of 816 wins, 650 defeats, 127 ties and 39 overtime defeats.
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Finish | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | ||||||||||||
1946–47 | English League | Did not enter | 7th | 36 | 7 | 25 | 4 | - | 134 | 223 | 18 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||
1947–48 | English League | 5th | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 46 | 10 | 6th | 36 | 13 | 20 | 3 | - | 162 | 184 | 29 | ||||||||||
1948–49 | English League | 5th | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 69 | 58 | 14 | 4th | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | - | 122 | 126 | 29 | ||||||||||
1949–50 | English League | 3rd | 36 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 162 | 167 | 40 | 6th | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | - | 126 | 151 | 21 | ||||||||||
1950–51 | English League | 4th | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 148 | 134 | 31 | 1st | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | - | 156 | 105 | 37 | ||||||||||
1951–52 | English League | 2nd | 30 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 153 | 139 | 35 | 6th | 30 | 9 | 20 | 1 | - | 122 | 169 | 19 | ||||||||||
1952–53 | English League | 4th | 30 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 151 | 174 | 28 | 3rd | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | - | 144 | 144 | 33 | ||||||||||
1953–54 | English League | 5th | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 104 | 115 | 19 | 1st | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | - | 136 | 106 | 34 | ||||||||||
1954–55 | British League | 5th | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 111 | 95 | 22 | 2nd | 40 | 25 | 10 | 5 | - | 224 | 152 | 55 | ||||||||||
1955–56 | British League | 1st | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 124 | 93 | 34 | 1st | 32 | 17 | 14 | 1 | - | 185 | 166 | 35 | ||||||||||
1956–57 | British League | 5th | 24 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 113 | 124 | 17 | 5th | 32 | 10 | 18 | 4 | - | 131 | 173 | 24 | ||||||||||
1957–58 | British League | 3rd | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 103 | 107 | 23 | 2nd | 32 | 16 | 13 | 3 | - | 158 | 158 | 35 | ||||||||||
1958–59 | British League | 5th | 24 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 90 | 123 | 15 | 4th | 30 | 9 | 16 | 5 | - | 124 | 146 | 23 | ||||||||||
1959–60 | British League | 3rd | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 90 | 123 | 22 | 2nd | 32 | 16 | 14 | 2 | - | 127 | 132 | 34 | Won in Semi Final, 7-6 (Streatham) Lost in Final, 5-6 (Brighton) |
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1960–80 | The Panthers were disbanded in 1960 and were not reformed until 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1980–81 | English League South | 4th | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | - | 75 | 75 | 17 | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||
1981–82 | English League | 2nd | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | - | 85 | 82 | 18 | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||
English League South | 2nd | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | - | 155 | 61 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
1982–83 | British League B | 4th | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | - | 228 | 206 | 29 | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||
1983–84 | Premier League | Finished second in qualifying group | 8th | 32 | 9 | 21 | 2 | - | 183 | 277 | 20 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||
1984–85 | Premier League | Finished third in qualifying group | 8th | 36 | 12 | 22 | 2 | - | 151 | 233 | 26 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||
1985–86 | Premier League | Finished first in qualifying group Lost in English Final, 8-16 (Durham) |
6th | 36 | 15 | 17 | 4 | - | 181 | 226 | 34 | Finished third in qualifying group | ||||||||||||||||
1986–87 | Premier League | Finished first qualifying group Won in English Final, 15-9 (Whitley) Won Autumn Cup, 5-4 (Fife) |
3rd | 36 | 23 | 12 | 1 | - | 317 | 215 | 47 | Finished third in qualifying group | ||||||||||||||||
1987–88 | Premier League | Finished second in qualifying group | 6th | 36 | 13 | 21 | 2 | - | 243 | 298 | 28 | Finished third in qualifying group | ||||||||||||||||
1988–89 | Premier League | Finished third in qualifying group | 3rd | 36 | 22 | 9 | 5 | - | 305 | 193 | 49 | Finished second in qualifying group Won in Semi Final, 8-6 (Whitley) Won British Championship, 6-3 (Ayr) |
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1989–90 | Premier League | Finished fourth in qualifying group | 6th | 32 | 12 | 18 | 2 | - | 183 | 185 | 26 | Finished second in qualifying group Lost in Semi Final, 4-5 (Murrayfield) |
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1990–91 | Premier League | Finished second in qualifying group | 6th | 36 | 16 | 16 | 4 | - | 200 | 202 | 36 | Finished fourth in qualifying group | ||||||||||||||||
1991–92 | Premier League | Finished first in qualifying group Won in Semi Final, 13-10 (Cardiff) Won Autumn Cup, 7-5 (Humberside) |
2nd | 36 | 21 | 12 | 3 | - | 238 | 192 | 45 | Finished first in qualifying group Won in Semi Final, 7-3 (Peterborough) Lost in Final, 6-7 (Durham) |
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1992–93 | Premier League | Finished second in qualifying group Won in Quarter Final, 18-14 (Basingstoke) Lost in Semi Final, 7-15 (Cardiff) |
3rd | 36 | 19 | 15 | 2 | - | 256 | 236 | 40 | Finished first in qualifying group Lost in Semi Final, 4-5 (Humberside) |
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1993–94 | Premier League | Finished first in qualifying group Won in Quarter Final, 6-5 (Basingstoke) Lost in Semi Final, 9-11 (Cardiff) |
4th | 44 | 26 | 16 | 2 | - | 288 | 224 | 54 | Finished second in qualifying group Lost in Semi Final, 0-8 (Sheffield) |
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1994–95 | Premier League | Finished first in qualifying group Won in Quarter Final, 25-10 (Slough) Won in Semi Final, 25-11 (Murrayfield) Won Autumn Cup, 7-2 (Cardiff) |
3rd | 44 | 32 | 8 | 4 | - | 372 | 213 | 68 | Finished second in qualifying group Lost in Semi Final, 7-11 (Murrayfield) |
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1995–96 | Premier League | Finished second in qualifying group Won in Quarter Final, 11-9 (Basingstoke) Won in Semi Final, 16-8 (Humberside) Lost in Final, 2-5 (Sheffield) |
4th | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | - | 214 | 174 | 43 | Finished second in qualifying group Won in Semi Final, 3-1 (Durham) Lost in Final, 3-4 (Sheffield) |
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1996–97 | Super League | Finished second in qualifying group Won in Quarter Final, 5-4 (Cardiff) Won in Semi Final, 6-3 (Sheffield) Won Autumn Cup, 5-3 (Ayr) |
4th | 42 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 160 | 147 | 45 | Finished first in qualifying group Won in Semi Final, 6-5 (Ayr) Lost in Final, 1-3 (Sheffield) |
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1997–98 | Super League | Finished second in qualifying group Lost in Quarter Finals, 5-8 (Ayr) |
4th | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 99 | 31 | Finished third in qualifying group | Finished fourth in qualifying group Lost in Semi Final, 8-16 (Ayr) |
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1998–99 | Super League | Finished third in qualifying group Won in Second Round, 19-0 (Slough) Won in Quarter Final, 7-1 (Newcastle) Won in Semi Final, 5-4 (Manchester) Won Autumn Cup, 2-1 (Ayr) |
3rd | 42 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 140 | 134 | 53 | Finished first in qualifying group Won in Semi Final, 4-2 (Bracknell) Lost in Final, 1-2 (Cardiff) |
Finished second in qualifying group Won in Semi Final, 6-5 (Cardiff) Lost in Final, 0-4 (Sheffield) |
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1999–00 | Super League | Finished fourth in qualifying group Won in Second Round, 5-3 (Peterborough) Lost in Quarter Final, 2-13 (Cardiff) |
6th | 42 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 140 | 165 | 40 | Finished fourth in qualifying group | Finished fourth in qualifying group Won in Semi Final, 7-4 (London) Lost in Final, 1-2 (Sheffield) |
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2000–01 | Super League | Finished third in qualifying group Won in Quarter Final, 7-4 (Manchester) Lost in Semi Final, 5-7 (Sheffield) |
8th | 48 | 18 | 23 | - | 7 | 126 | 167 | 53 | Finished fourth in qualifying group | Finished fifth in qualifying group | |||||||||||||||
2001–02 | Super League | 4th | 48 | 19 | 20 | 9 | - | 140 | 141 | 47 | Finished sixth in qualifying group | Finished second in qualifying group Lost in Semi Final, 4-7 (Ayr) |
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2002–03 | Super League | 3rd | 32 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 92 | 92 | 34 | Finished third in qualifying group Lost in Semi Final, 3-4 (London) |
Finished first in qualifying group Won in Semi Final, 3-2 (Belfast) Lost in Final, 2-3 (Sheffield) |
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2003–04 | Elite League | 2nd | 56 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 209 | 158 | 76 | Finished first in qualifying group Won in Semi Final, 6-1 (Manchester) Lost in Final, 1-2 (Sheffield) |
Finished fourth in qualifying group Won in Semi Final, 11-5 (Belfast) Won Challenge Cup, 4-3 (Sheffield) |
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2004–05 | Elite League | 4th | 50 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 136 | 101 | 61 | Finished second in qualifying group Won in Semi Final, 3-1 (Cardiff) Lost in Final, 1-2 (Coventry) |
Finished second in qualifying group Lost in Semi Final, 4-5 (Coventry) |
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2005–06 | Elite League | 3rd | 42 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 111 | 88 | 54 | Finished third in qualifying group | Finished first in qualifying group Lost in Semi Final, 7-8 (Coventry) |
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2006–07 | Elite League | 5th | 54 | 29 | 17 | - | 8 | 182 | 149 | 66 | Won in Quarter Final, 6-5 (Sheffield) Won in Semi Final, 2-1 (Belfast) Won British Championship, 2-1 (Cardiff) |
Lost in Quarter Final, 4-5 (Sheffield) | ||||||||||||||||
2007–08 | Elite League | 3rd | 54 | 33 | 18 | - | 3 | 173 | 133 | 69 | Lost in Quarter Final, 6-7 (Cardiff) | Finished first in qualifying group Won in Semi Final, 10-5 (Newcastle) Won Challenge Cup, 9-7 (Sheffield) |
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2008–09 | Elite League | 3rd | 54 | 37 | 13 | - | 4 | 225 | 153 | 72 | Won in Quarter Final, 9-5 (Manchester) Won in Semi Final, 6-2 (Coventry) Lost in Final, 0-2 (Sheffield) |
Finished third in qualifying group. | ||||||||||||||||
2009–10 | Elite League | 3rd | 56 | 34 | 20 | - | 2 | 215 | 177 | 70 | Won in Quarter Final, 9-5 (Cardiff) Lost in Semi Final, 1-2 (Belfast) |
Finished first in qualifying group Won in Semi Final, 7-3 (Sheffield) Won Challenge Cup, 8-7 (Cardiff) |
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Regular season totals | -- | 1632 | 816 | 650 | 127 | 39 | 7869 | 7331 | 1801 | 3 Regular season titles |
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