1975 British League season
The 1975 Gulf Oil British League season was the eleventh season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]
League | British League |
---|---|
Season | 1975 |
Champions | Ipswich Witches |
No. of competitors | 18 |
Knockout Cup | Belle Vue Aces |
Division/s below | 1975 National League |
Summary
The league was sponsored for the first time by Gulf Oil. Reading Racers returned after a one-season absence to increase the size of the league back to eighteen teams and the ban on Overseas riders that rode in other leagues abroad was lifted. The Ipswich Witches won their first title.
Final table
Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
Ipswich Witches | 34 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 53 |
Belle Vue Aces | 34 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 52 |
Newport | 34 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 49 |
Exeter Falcons | 34 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 45 |
Sheffield Tigers | 34 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 42 |
Reading Racers | 34 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 42 |
Oxford Rebels | 34 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 36 |
Leicester Lions | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 36 |
Wimbledon Dons | 34 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 34 |
Halifax Dukes | 34 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 33 |
Cradley United | 34 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 32 |
King's Lynn Stars | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 31 |
Wolverhampton Wolves | 34 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 27 |
Hull Vikings | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 24 |
Poole Pirates | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 23 |
Coventry Bees | 34 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 20 |
Hackney Hawks | 34 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 19 |
Swindon Robins | 34 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 16 |
M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points
Top Ten Riders
Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
1 | Ivan Mauger | Exeter Falcons | 11.45 | |
2 | Peter Collins | Belle Vue Aces | 11.27 | |
3 | Phil Crump | Newport | 11.17 | |
4 | Anders Michanek | Reading Racers | 11.03 | |
5 | Ole Olsen | Wolverhampton Wolves | 10.79 | |
6 | John Louis | Ipswich Witches | 10.67 | |
7 | Dave Jessup | Leicester Lions | 10.45 | |
8 | Malcolm Simmons | Poole Pirates | 10.37 | |
9 | Dag Lövaas | Oxford Rebels | 10.22 | |
10 | Reg Wilson | Sheffield Tigers | 10.18 |
British League Knockout Cup
The 1975 British League Knockout Cup was the 37th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Belle Vue Aces were the winners.[2]
First Round
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
22/05 | Sheffield | 44-34 | Exeter |
19/04 | Belle Vue | 49-29 | Wolverhampton |
18/04 | Wolverhampton | 37-41 | Belle Vue |
14/04 | Exeter | 47-31 | Sheffield |
Second Round
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
01/07 | Leicester | 47-31 | Hackney |
27/06 | Hackney | 40-38 | Leicester |
23/06 | Cradley Heath | 46-32 | Kings Lynn |
21/06 | Kings Lynn | 42-36 | Cradley Heath |
19/06 | Oxford | 60-18 | Coventry |
19/06 | Ipswich | 42-36 | Belle Vue |
16/06 | Exeter | 43-35 | Poole |
16/06 | Reading | 38-40 | Newport |
14/06 | Swindon | 47-31 | Hull |
14/06 | Coventry | 33-45 | Oxford |
11/06 | Poole | 41-37 | Exeter |
11/06 | Hull | 46-32 | Swindon |
07/06 | Halifax | 58-20 | Wimbledon |
06/06 | Newport | 46-32 | Reading |
05/06 | Wimbledon | 49-29 | Halifax |
04/06 | Belle Vue | 49-28 | Ipswich |
Quarter Finals
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
09/08 | Cradley Heath | 51-27 | Newport |
09/08 | Belle Vue | 45-33 | Oxford |
08/08 | Newport | 49-29 | Cradley Heath |
07/08 | Oxford | 36-42 | Belle Vue |
02/08 | Swindon | 32-46 | Leicester |
29/07 | Leicester | 42-36 | Swindon |
17/07 | Exeter | 43-35 | Halifax |
05/07 | Halifax | 47-31 | Exeter |
Semi Finals
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
05/10 | Belle Vue | 44-34 | Cradley Heath |
27/09 | Halifax | 37-40 | Leicester |
26/09 | Leicester | 47-31 | Halifax |
22/09 | Cradley Heath | 32-45 | Belle Vue |
Final
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
22/10 | Belle Vue | 46-32 | Leicester |
07/10 | Leicester | 38-40 | Belle Vue |
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See also
List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
References
- "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
- "1975 British League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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