1969 British League season

The 1969 British League season was the fifth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]

1969 British League season
LeagueBritish League
Season1969
ChampionsPoole Pirates
No. of competitors19
Knockout CupWimbledon Dons
Division/s belowBritish League (Div 2)

Summary

The 19 competitors were the same as the previous season. Poole Pirates won their first title.

Final table
Team PL W D L Pts
Poole Pirates 36 26 1 9 53
Belle Vue Aces 36 23 1 12 47
Wimbledon Dons 36 22 2 12 46
Halifax Dukes 36 22 2 12 46
Leicester Lions 36 21 2 13 44
Sheffield Tigers 36 19 1 16 39
Cradley Heath Heathens 36 18 2 16 38
Glasgow Tigers 36 17 3 16 37
King's Lynn Stars 36 18 0 18 36
Swindon Robins 36 18 0 18 36
Coatbridge Monarchs 36 17 1 18 35
Exeter Falcons 36 16 0 20 32
Newcastle Diamonds 36 15 2 19 32
Coventry Bees 36 14 3 19 31
Oxford Cheetahs 36 15 1 20 31
Wolverhampton Wolves 36 13 1 22 27
Newport Wasps 36 13 1 22 27
West Ham Hammers 36 11 3 22 25
Hackney Hawks 36 10 2 24 22

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

Top Ten Riders
Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Ivan Mauger Belle Vue Aces 11.45
2 Barry Briggs Swindon Robins 11.09
3 Eric Boocock Halifax Dukes 10.88
4 Nigel Boocock Coventry Bees 10.77
5 Ray Wilson Leicester Lions 10.48
6 Norman Hunter West Ham Hammers 10.44
7 Trevor Hedge Wimbledon Dons 10.17
8 Ole Olsen Newcastle Diamonds 10.08
9 Jim McMillan Glasgow Tigers 9.97
10 Martin Ashby Exeter Falcons 9.96

British League Knockout Cup

The 1969 British League Knockout Cup was the 31st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Wimbledon were the winners.[2]

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
10/05Coatbridge53-25Hackney
06/05Leicester54-24Newport
06/05West Ham39-39Kings Lynn
31/05Kings Lynn39-39West Ham
17/06West Ham36-42Kings Lynn

Second Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
10/07Sheffield52-26Kings Lynn
17/06West Ham36-42Oxford
14/06Canterbury51-26Crayford
14/06Coventry46-32Oxford
14/06Cradley Heath41-37Glasgow
11/06Poole43-35Coatbridge
09/06Exeter36-42Wimbledon
09/06Newcastle36-42Belle Vue
07/06Halifax43-35Wolverhampton

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
02/08Belle Vue38-40Sheffield
31/07Wimbledon49-29Poole
21/07Cradley Heath41-37Swindon
05/07Halifax47-31Coventry

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
27/09Cradley Heath36-42Wimbledon
21/08Sheffield43.5-34.5Halifax

Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
09/10Wimbledon56-22Sheffield
08/10Sheffield40-38Wimbledon

See also
  • List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. "1969 British League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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