National Five-a-Sides (England)

National Five-a-Sides
Founded1968[1]
Abolished1986[1]
RegionEngland (The FA)
Number of teams16 (1972–82)[2]
Last championsNorwich City (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Wolverhampton Wanderers, Southampton (2 titles)
Television broadcastersBBC (1972–83)[2][3]

The Daily Express National Five-a-Sides was an annual indoor football tournament for Football League clubs across England, with Scottish League clubs invited on occasions.[4] The competition was contested between 1968 and 1986 (and televised up to 1983).[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Football Nostalgia: National Daily Express 5-A-Side Competition". comicus.co.uk. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Results 1 to 13 of 13 for Five-a-Side National Championship". BBC Genome Project. BBC. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  3. ^ "TV CENTRE : BBC 1 & CENTRAL". Sandwell Evening Mail. 23 November 1983. Retrieved 14 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Welcome to Issue 26". Nutmeg. Retrieved 14 July 2020.