1971 British League season
The 1971 British League season was the seventh season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]
League | British League |
---|---|
Season | 1971 |
Champions | Belle Vue Aces |
No. of competitors | 19 |
Knockout Cup | Hackney Hawks |
Division/s below | British League (Div 2) |
Summary
Reading Racers moved up from Division 2. Newcastle Diamonds dropped out. Belle Vue Aces retained their title to become the first team to win the title for the second time.
Final table
Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
Belle Vue Aces | 36 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 51 |
Leicester Lions | 36 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 47 |
Coventry Bees | 36 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 46 |
Sheffield Tigers | 36 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 43 |
Swindon Robins | 36 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 40 |
Reading Racers | 36 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 41 |
Hackney Hawks | 36 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 38 |
Newport Wasps | 36 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 37 |
Wembley Lions | 36 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 37 |
Wimbledon Dons | 36 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 36 |
Poole Pirates | 36 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 35 |
Wolverhampton Wolves | 36 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 34 |
King's Lynn Stars | 36 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 34 |
Halifax Dukes | 36 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 32 |
Exeter Falcons | 36 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 31 |
Glasgow Tigers | 36 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 25 |
Oxford Cheetahs | 36 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 20 |
Cradley Heath Heathens | 36 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 20 |
West Ham Hammers | 36 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 19 |
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 | 11.42 | |
2 | Ray Wilson | Leicester Lions | 10.97 | |
3 | Ole Olsen | Wolverhampton Wolves | 10.96 | |
4 | Jim Airey | Sheffield Tigers | 10.70 | |
5 | Barry Briggs | Swindon Robins | 10.64 | |
6 | Bengt Jansson | Hackney Hawks | 10.21 | |
7 | Eric Boocock | Halifax Dukes | 10.14 | |
8 | Anders Michanek | Reading Racers | 10.03 | |
9 | Nigel Boocock | Coventry Bees | 9.95 | |
10 | Ronnie Moore | Wimbledon Dons | 9.93 | |
British League Knockout Cup
The 1971 British League Knockout Cup was the 33rd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Hackney were the winners.[2]
First Round
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
08/05 | Halifax | 49-29 | West Ham |
08/05 | Swindon | 43-35 | Wimbledon |
06/05 | Oxford | 46-32 | Poole |
Second Round
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
25/06 | Wolverhampton | 43-35 | Belle Vue |
21/06 | Reading | 38-40 | Cradley Heath |
17/06 | Oxford | 39-38 | Exeter |
12/06 | King's Lynn | 46-32 | Newport |
11/06 | Glasgow | 43-34 | Leicester |
10/06 | Sheffield | 48-30 | Wembley |
05/06 | Halifax | 42-36 | Coventry |
05/06 | Swindon | 36-42 | Hackney |
Quarter Finals
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
14/08 | Halifax | 43-35 | Sheffield |
06/08 | Wolverhampton | 45-32 | Oxford |
31/07 | King's Lynn | 39-39 | Hackney |
31/07 | Cradley Heath | 40-38 | Glasgow |
03/09 | Hackney | 49-29 | King's Lynn |
Semi Finals
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
17/09 | Hackney | 50-27 | Halifax |
06/09 | Cradley Heath | 50-28 | Wolverhampton |
Final
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
04/10 | Cradley Heath | 41-37 | Hackney |
08/10 | Hackney | 51-27 | Cradley Heath |
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See also
List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
References
- "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
- "1971 British League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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