British League Knockout Cup 1965

The British League Knockout Cup 1965 was the 27th edition of the Knockout Cup. It was the first time that it was called the British League Knockout Cup following a reorganisation of speedway in the United Kingdom.[1]

1965 British League Knockout Cup
CountryEngland
ChampionsWest Ham Hammers
Runners-upExeter Falcons
← 1964
1966 →

First Round
Long Eaton Archers51 - 45Halifax Dukes
Ray Cresp 15* Dave Younghusband 14+1
Edinburgh Monarchs49 - 46Hackney Hawks
Colin McKee 15* Gerry Jackson 15

Round Two
Exeter Falcons63 - 33Belle Vue Aces
Colin Gooddy 15* Cyril Maidment 13
Newcastle Diamonds45 - 51Swindon Robins
Mike Watkin 8+3 Barry Briggs 15*
Long Eaton Archers50 - 45Coventry Bees
Ray Wilson 10+1 Nigel Boocock 14+1* Jim Lightfoot 14+1*
West Ham Hammers56 - 40Newport Wasps
Ken McKinlay 13+2* Jack Biggs 12
Poole Pirates4 - 2aEdinburgh Monarchs
Abandoned after heat one
Glasgow Tigers64 - 32Sheffield Tigers
Maury Mattingley 14 Charlie Monk 14 Jack Kitchen 16
Oxford Cheetahs35 - 43Wimbledon Dons
Arne Pander 13 Ran over 13 heats, Result Stands Trevor Hedge 12
Poole Pirates51 - 45Edinburgh Monarchs
Geoff Mudge 13 Ronnie Genz 13 Olle Nygren 15
Cradley Heath Heathens43 - 53Wolverhampton Wolves
John Hart 15 Jim Airey 14 Bob Andrews 14

Third Round
West Ham Hammers48 - 48Wimbledon Dons
Ken McKinlay 15* Olle Nygren 12*
Exeter Falcons68 - 28Long Eaton Archers
Jack Geran 15* Ray Wilson 9
Poole Pirates45 - 51Wolverhampton Wolves
Bill Andrew 16 Bob Andrews 13
Glasgow Tigers49 - 46Swindon Robins
Charlie Monk 15* Barry Briggs 13 Mike Broadbank 13

Third Round Replay

Wimbledon Dons47 - 49West Ham Hammers
Olle Nygren 14+1 Ken McKinlay 13+2

Semi-final
Exeter Falcons59 - 37Wolverhampton Wolves
Alan Cowland 14 Pete Jarman 13
Glasgow Tigers43 - 50West Ham Hammers
Charlie Monk 12 Ken McKinlay 14

Final (First Leg)
West Ham Hammers63 - 33Exeter Falcons

Scorers

West Ham Hammers

Exeter Falcons

  • 1) Colin Gooddy 0 1 0 2 2 - 6
  • 2) Des Lukehurst 1 1* 1 1* 1 - 5 (2)
  • 3) Jimmy Squibb 2 0 1 1 0 - 4
  • 4) lan Cowland 0 0 1 0 0 - 1
  • 5) Chris Blewett 1 F N N N - 1
  • 6) Jack Geran 3 2 2 2 1 - 10
  • 7) Ivor Hughes 2 3 0 1* 1* - 7 (2)

Heat by Heat
  • Ht 01: Trott, McKinlay, Lukehurst, Gooddy 75.4
  • Ht 02: Harrfeldt, Squibb, Leonard, Cowland 73.8
  • Ht 03: Trott, Hughes, Lukehurst, Clarke (f rem) 76.4
  • Ht 04: Harrfeldt, McKinlay, Gooddy, Squibb 75.2
  • Ht 05: Geran, Simmons, Blewett (f rem), Hunter (ef) 75.8
  • Ht 06: Trott, McKinlay, Squibb, Cowland 76.2
  • Ht 07: Harrfeldt, Geran, Leonard, Blewett (f) 75.4
  • Ht 08: Hunter, Simmons, Lukehurst, Gooddy 75.4
  • Ht 09: Hughes, Leonard, Cowland, Clarke 77.6
  • Ht 10: McKinlay, Geran, Trott, Hughes 76.0
  • Ht 11: Hunter, Simmons, Squibb, Cowland 75.2
  • Ht 12: Harrfeldt, Gooddy, Lukehurst, Leonard 77.4
  • Ht 13: Hunter, Geran, Hughes, Simmons (ef) 76.2
  • Ht 14: Harrfeldt, McKinlay, Lukehurst, Cowland 76.2
  • Ht 15: Simmons, Trott, Geran, Squibb 76.8
  • Ht 16: Hunter, Gooddy, Hughes, Leonard 77.2

Final (Second Leg)
Exeter Falcons45 - 51West Ham Hammers

Scorers

Exeter Falcons

  • 1) Colin Gooddy Ef 3 2 3 2* - 10 (1)
  • 2) Des Lukehurst 2 3 1* 0 0 - 6 (1)
  • 3) Jack Geran 2 Ef Ef 2 3 -7
  • 4) Chris Blewett Ret 1 3 Fx N - 4
  • 5) lan Cowland 0 2 1* 3 Ef - 6 (1)
  • 6) Jimmy Squibb 1 1* 2 2* 2 - 8 (2)
  • 7) Ivor Hughes 2* 0 2 - 4 (1)

West Ham Hammers

Heat by Heat
  • Ht 01: McKinlay, Lukehurst, Trott, Gooddy (ef) 75.0
  • Ht 02: Harrfeldt, Geran, Leonard, Blewett (ret) 74.8
  • Ht 03: Lukehurst, Hughes, Trott, Clarke 75.2 5 1 9 9
  • Ht 04: Gooddy, Harrfeldt, McKinlay, Geran (ef) 74.0
  • Ht 05: Hunter, Simmons, Squibb, Cowland 75.0
  • Ht 06: Harrfeldt, Gooddy, Lukehurst, Leonard 74.2
  • Ht 07: Hunter, Simmons, Blewett, Geran (ef) 75.2
  • Ht 08: McKinlay, Cowland, Squibb, Trott 75.8
  • Ht 09: Blewett, Leonard, Clarke, Hughes 75.6
  • Ht 10: Gooddy, Hunter, Simmons, Lukehurst 74.6
  • Ht 11: Harrfeldt, Squibb, Cowland, Leonard 75.0
  • Ht 12: McKinlay, Geran, Clarke, Blewett (f exc) 75.4
  • Ht 13: Cowland, Squibb, Simmons, Hunter (ef) 76.8
  • Ht 14: Geran, Gooddy, Trott, Leonard (f) 75.8
  • Ht 15: Harrfeldt, Squibb, Simmons, Lukehurst 75.0
  • Ht 16: McKinlay, Hughes, Hunter, Cowland (ef) 76.0
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References
  1. "1965 British League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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