British League Knockout Cup 1966

The British League Knockout Cup 1966 was the 28th edition of the Knockout Cup.[1] The cup was won by Halifax Dukes.

1966 British League Knockout Cup
CountryEngland
ChampionsHalifax Dukes
Runners-upWimbledon Dons
← 1965
1967 →

First Round
Newcastle Diamonds54 - 42Oxford Cheetahs
Ivan Mauger 15* Arne Pander 15


West Ham Hammers59 - 37Exeter Falcons
Norman Hunter 14 Sverre Harrfeldt 14 Gerry Jackson 15


Kings Lynn Stars59 - 37Wimbledon Dons
Peter Moore 12 Terry Betts 12 Trevor Hedge 14 Olle Nygren 12 (2)

Second Round
Halifax Dukes57 - 39Glasgow Tigers
Eric Boocock 14 Charlie Monk 13


Hackney Hawks48.5 - 47.5Cradley Heath Heathens
Colin Pratt 15 Ivor Brown 12


Wimbledon Dons50 - 46Swindon Robins
Olle Nygren 13 Barry Briggs 18*


Long Eaton Archers54 - 40Edinburgh Monarchs
Leif Enecrona 14 Doug Templeton 11


West Ham Hammers61 - 35Wolverhampton Wolves
Sverre Harrfeldt 15* Norman Hunter 15* Gordon Guasco 10 Peter Vandenberg 10


Poole Pirates53 - 43Newcastle Diamonds
Geoff Mudge 12 (1) Ronnie Genz 12 (1) Ivan Mauger 21*


Coventry Bees55 - 41Sheffield Tigers
Nigel Boocock 13 (1) Rick France 12 (1) John Dews 10


Belle Vue Aces60 - 36Newport Wasps
Cyril Maidment 15* Gote Nordin 10

Third Round
Halifax Dukes52 - 44West Ham Hammers
Tommy Roper 13 Ken McKinlay 15


Hackney Hawks47 - 49Wimbledon Dons
Colin Pratt 14 (1)* Olle Nygren 13


Poole Pirates53 - 43Coventry Bees
Bill Andrew 9 (2) Norman Strachan 9 (2) Coventry tried to use rider replacement for Jim Lightfoot, but Poole wrongly objected. Match was re run as a consequence Nigel Boocock 18*


Belle Vue Aces47 - 49Long Eaton Archers
Cyril Maidment 15* Ray Wilson 18*


Poole Pirates47 - 49Coventry Bees
Bill Andrew 12 Rick France 17 (1)*

Semi-final


Halifax Dukes60 - 36Belle Vue Aces
Eric Boocock 12 Tommy Roper 10 (2) Sandor Levai 12


Wimbledon Dons60 - 36Coventry Bees
Olle Nygren 15* Nigel Boocock 16

Final (First Leg)


Halifax Dukes69 - 27Wimbledon Dons

Scorers
Halifax Dukes

  • 1) Eric Boothroyd 3 2* 3 3 1 - 12 (1)
  • 2) Bob Jameson 1 2 0 2* 1 - 6 (1)
  • 3) Dave Younghusband 3 3 3 3 3 - 15*
  • 4) Dennis Gavros 2* 2* 3 1 1 - 9 (2)
  • 5) Tommy Roper 3 1 2* 2* 3 - 11 (2)
  • 6) Eric Boocock 2* 3 3 3 3 - 14 (1)*
  • 7) Maury Robinson 1* 1 - 2 (1)

Wimbledon Dons

  • 1) Jim Tebby 0 Ef 0 0 2 - 2
  • 2) Olle Nygren 2 3 2 2 2 - 11
  • 3) Trevor Hedge F 1 2 1 2 - 6
  • 4) Reg Luckhurst 1 1* 2 0 0 - 4 (1)
  • 5) Bob Dugard 1 1 1 1 0 - 4
  • 6) Tony Childs 0 0 0 0 0 - 0
  • 7) Peter Jackson F 0 - 0

Heat by Heat

  • Ht 01: Boothroyd, Nygren, Jameson, Tebby 69.8
  • Ht 02: Younghusband, Gavros, Luckhurst, Hedge (f) 70.0
  • Ht 03: Nygren, Jameson, Robinson, Jackson (f) 71.0
  • Ht 04: Younghusband, Boothroyd, Hedge, Tebby (ef) 70.4
  • Ht 05: Roper, Boocock, Dugard, Childs 71.0
  • Ht 06: Boothroyd, Hedge, Luckhurst, Jameson 70.4
  • Ht 07: Younghusband, Gavros, Dugard, Childs 71.2
  • Ht 08: Boocock, Nygren, Roper, Tebby 70.2
  • Ht 09: Gavros, Luckhurst, Robinson, Jackson 72.0
  • Ht 10: Boothroyd, Jameson, Dugard, Childs 72.0
  • Ht 11: Boocock, Roper, Hedge, Luckhurst 71.0
  • Ht 12: Younghusband, Nygren, Gavros, Tebby 71.4
  • Ht 13: Boocock, Roper, Dugard, Childs 70.8
  • Ht 14: Younghusband, Nygren, Boothroyd, Luckhurst 71.0
  • Ht 15: Boocock, Hedge, Jameson, Childs 70.0
  • Ht 16: Roper, Tebby, Gavros, Dugard 71.8

Final (Second Leg)


Wimbledon Dons52 - 44Halifax Dukes


Scorers
Wimbledon Dons

  • 1) Olle Nygren 3 3 3 3 3 - 15*
  • 2) Jim Tebby 1 3 1 0 1 - 6
  • 3) Trevor Hedge 2* 2* 3 3 0 - 10 (2)
  • 4) Bob Dugard 3 1 3 1 1* - 9 (1)
  • 5) Reg Luckhurst 2 2 2 2 2 - 10
  • 6) Tony Childs 0 0 0 N N - 0
  • 7) Peter Jackson 0 1 1* 0 - 2 (1)

Halifax Dukes

  • 1) Eric Boothroyd 2 0 3 2 3 - 10
  • 2) Bob Jameson 0 1* 1 0 1* - 3 (2)
  • 3) Dave Younghusband 1 1 2 3 3 - 10
  • 4) Dennis Gavros 0 0 2 1 2 - 5
  • 5) Tommy Roper 1 0 1* 0 0 - 2 (1)
  • 6) Eric Boocock 3 2 2 3 2* - 12 (1)
  • 7) Maury Robinson 2 0 - 2

Heat by Heat

  • Ht 01: Nygren, Boothroyd, Tebby, Jameson 68.9
  • Ht 02: Dugard, Hedge, Younghusband, Gavros 72.4
  • Ht 03: Tebby, Robinson, Jameson, Jackson 73.4
  • Ht 04: Nygren, Hedge, Younghusband, Boothroyd 71.0
  • Ht 05: Boocock, Luckhurst, Roper, Childs 71.1
  • Ht 06: Nygren, Younghusband, Tebby, Gavros 72.1
  • Ht 07: Hedge, Boocock, Dugard, Roper 71.8
  • Ht 08: Boothroyd, Luckhurst, Jameson, Childs 73.2
  • Ht 09: Dugard, Gavros, Jackson, Robinson (f rem) 73.2
  • Ht 10: Nygren, Boocock, Roper, Tebby 70.9
  • Ht 11: Younghusband, Luckhurst, Gavros, Childs 71.6
  • Ht 12: Hedge, Boothroyd, Dugard, Jameson 72.4
  • Ht 13: Boocock, Luckhurst, Jackson, Roper 73.1
  • Ht 14: Nygren, Gavros, Jameson, Hedge 72.8
  • Ht 15: Younghusband, Boocock, Tebby, Jackson 72.4
  • Ht 16: Boothroyd, Luckhurst, Dugard, Roper 73.2
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References
  1. "1966 British League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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