We are pleased to present an insight into the 1980 Canoe Polo season thanks to the note keeping of Brian Barfoot, lead member of Luton Youth Canoe Club (AKA Luton Tigers)
We are aware that we do not have all the match scores of the league events, however we are fortunate of have summaries of these results.
Should you have any information that will help complete the events we would be pleased to hear from you via our contact page
N.B. 1980 was the first year that a Canoe Polo National League had been created/trailed
A National League of 8 teams was formed. Each team was scheduled to play each other twice over a year. There were 4 league tournaments incorporating 14 games in each
Canoe Polo League Calendar
National League (4 Tournament Series)
- Tournament 1 – Walsall 28th June 1980
- Tournament 2 – Luton 12th July 1980
- Tournament 3 – Walsall 11th October 1980
- Tournament 4 – Luton 15th November 1980
- Final League Results
Individual Tournaments
- Portsmouth Tournament – 5th January 1980
Knock Out Tournaments
- Knock Out Round for Crystal Palace 1980
- Crystal Palace 23rd / 24th February 1980
- Crystal Palace Youth 23rd / 24th February 1980
- Knock Out Round for Crystal Palace 1981 Eastern Region
- Luton Tigers ‘A’ (Seniors)
- Luton Tigers ‘B’ (Seniors)
- Luton Tigers Youth (Youth)
International Tournaments