1988 British League season

The Bees also reached the Knockout Cup final losing to Cradley Heath.

With the League Cup scrapped the Coventry team had less fixtures to ride and their pairing of Tommy Knudsen and Kelvin Tatum were once again the catalyst for the seasons success finishing 2nd and 4th respectively in the averages.

[3] M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points The 1988 Speedway Star British League Knockout Cup was the 50th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams.

Cradley Heath Heathens were the winners for the third successive year if including the tied 1986 final.

[6] Belle Vue Bradford Coventry Cradley Heath Ipswich King's Lynn Oxford Reading Sheffield Swindon Wolverhampton