title: 1977–78 British Ice Hockey season
text: # 1977–78 British Ice Hockey season
  
  The 1977–78 British Ice Hockey season featured the Northern League for teams from Scotland and the north of England and the Southern League for teams from the rest of England.
  
  Fife Flyers won the Northern League and Solihull Barons won the Southern League. Fife Flyers won the Icy Smith Cup.
  
  ## Northern League
  
  ### Regular season
  
  | | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF–GA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Fife Flyers | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 113:49 | 21 |
  | 2. | Whitley Warriors | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 103:59 | 19 |
  | 3. | Murrayfield Racers | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 91:58 | 17 |
  | 4. | Billingham Bombers | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 83:81 | 12 |
  | 5. | Durham Wasps | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 81:88 | 10 |
  | 6. | Glasgow Dynamos | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 67:111 | 4 |
  | 7. | Ayr Bruins | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 40:132 | 1 |
  
  ## Southern League
  
  ### Midland Section
  
  | | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF–GA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Blackpool Seagulls | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 74:24 | 18 |
  | 2. | Deeside Dragons | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 53:41 | 14 |
  | 3. | Grimsby Buffaloes | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 60:47 | 12 |
  | 4. | Sheffield Lancers | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 42:33 | 12 |
  | 5. | Liverpool Leopards | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 31:68 | 2 |
  | 6. | London Sobell All-Stars* | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 22:69 | 2 |
  
  (*Played all games away for four points per match.)
  
  ### Southern Section
  
  | | Club | GP | W | T | L | GF–GA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Solihull Barons | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 104:50 | 27 |
  | 2. | Southampton Vikings | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 126:50 | 26 |
  | 3. | Streatham Redskins | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 66:23 | 24 |
  | 4. | Altrincham Aces | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 52:52 | 21 |
  | 5. | Oxford University | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 46:32 | 16 |
  | 6. | Avon Arrows | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 60:59 | 13 |
  | 7. | Streatham Hawks | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 38:89 | 13 |
  | 8. | London Phoenix Flyers | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 28:97 | 4 |
  | 9. | Cambridge University* | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7:75 | 0 |
  
  (*Played all games away for four points per match.)
  
  ### Final
  
  Solihull Barons defeated Blackpool Seagulls 11:4 on aggregate (6:4, 5:0)
  
  ## Spring Cup
  
  ### Final
  
  Won by the Murrayfield Racers
  
  ## Icy Smith Cup
  
  ### Final
  
  Fife Flyers defeated Southampton Vikings 13-0 & 10-5
  
  ## Autumn Cup
  
  | | Club | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Murrayfield Racers | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 116 | 43 | 22 |
  | 2. | Fife Flyers | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 57 | 20 |
  | 3. | Whitley Warriors | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 126 | 54 | 18 |
  | 4. | Durham Wasps | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 73 | 84 | 10 |
  | 5. | Glasgow Dynamks | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 77 | 101 | 8 |
  | 6. | Ayr Bruins | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 47 | 127 | 4' |
  | 7. | Billingham Bombers | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 60 | 153 | 2 |
  