1966 British League season

The 1966 British League season was the second season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]

1966 British League season
LeagueBritish League
Season1966
ChampionsHalifax Dukes
No. of competitors19
Knockout CupHalifax Dukes

Summary

The League expanded to 19, with a new team, the King's Lynn Stars.

Final table
M W D L F A Pts
1 Halifax Dukes 36 27 0 9 1574 1229 54
2 Coventry Bees 36 25 1 10 1548 1255 51
3 Swindon Robins 36 23 0 13 1553 1248 46
4 Wimbledon Dons 36 22 0 14 1485 1314 44
5 Newcastle Diamonds 36 20 0 16 1491.5 1304.5 40
6 Poole Pirates 36 19 2 15 1443 1356 40
7 West Ham Hammers 36 19 1 10 1499.5 1304.5 39
8 Glasgow Tigers 36 18 0 18 1395 1394 36
9 Wolverhampton Wolves 36 17 2 17 1340.5 1461.5 36
10 Exeter Falcons 36 17 1 18 1392.5 1403.5 35
11 Sheffield Tigers 36 17 0 19 1410 1394 34
12 Edinburgh Monarchs 35 17 0 18 1310.5 1413.5 34
13 Belle Vue Aces 36 16 0 20 1362 1443 32
14 Hackney Hawks 36 15 1 20 1347.5 1456.5 31
15 Oxford Cheetahs 36 14 2 20 1291 1510 30
16 King's Lynn Stars 36 15 0 21 1275 1524 30
17 Newport Wasps 36 12 1 23 1319 1486 25
18 Long Eaton Archers 36 12 1 23 1286 1516 25
19 Cradley Heath Heathens 35 10 0 25 1196 1506 20

M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points

Leading Riders by Average
Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Barry Briggs Swindon Robins 11.08
2 Nigel Boocock Coventry Bees 10.67
3 Gote Nordin Newport Wasps 10.53
4 Eric Boocock Halifax Dukes 10.41
5 Olle Nygren Wimbledon Dons 10.32
6 Colin Pratt Hackney Hawks 9.93
7 Ivan Mauger Newcastle Diamonds 9.82
8 Ken McKinlay West Ham Hammers 9.78
9 Mike Broadbank Swindon Robins 9.77
10 Sverre Harrfeldt West Ham Hammers 9.76
11 Trevor Hedge Wimbledon Dons 9.64
12 Cyril Maidment Belle Vue Aces 9.55
13 Arne Pander Oxford Cheetahs 9.53
14 Norman Hunter West Ham Hammers 9.42
15 Terry Betts King's Lynn Stars 9.41

Knockout Cup
Main article: British League Knockout Cup 1966
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See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
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