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1970 British League season

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1970 British League season
LeagueBritish League
ChampionsBelle Vue Aces
No. of competitors19
Knockout CupWimbledon Dons
IndividualBarry Briggs
Highest averageIvan Mauger
Division/s belowBritish League (Div 2)

The 1970 British League season was the 36th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the sixth season known as the British League.[1][2]

Summary

Wembley Lions under the promotion of Trevor Redmond and Bernard Cottrel entered the British league having bought the licence - and inherited the riders - from the Coatbridge Monarchs.[3] It was the first time since 1956 that Wembley would compete in the league.[4]

Belle Vue Aces secured their first British League title. The Manchester team were once again led by the brilliant Ivan Mauger who would secure a third consecutive world champion title before the end of the season. He topped the averages with 11.18 as the team finished ten points ahead of their nearest rivals Wimbledon Dons. The Dons found some consolation when winning their third consecutive British League Knockout Cup.[5]

Final table

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Belle Vue Aces 36 27 2 7 56
2 Wimbledon Dons 36 22 2 12 46
3 Coventry Bees 36 22 1 13 45
4 Leicester Lions 36 21 0 15 42
5 Poole Pirates 36 20 0 16 40
6 Halifax Dukes 36 19 1 16 39
7 Sheffield Tigers 36 18 3 15 39
8 Glasgow Tigers 36 18 1 17 37
9 Wolverhampton Wolves 36 16 2 18 34
10 Exeter Falcons 36 16 1 19 34
11 Hackney Hawks 36 15 2 19 33
12 King's Lynn Stars 36 16 0 20 32
13 Oxford Cheetahs 36 16 0 20 32
14 Wembley Lions 36 15 2 19 32
15 Cradley Heath Heathens 36 15 1 20 31
16 Swindon Robins 36 14 2 20 30
17 Newcastle Diamonds 36 15 0 21 30
18 West Ham Hammers 36 14 2 20 30
19 Newport Wasps 36 12 0 24 24

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


British League Knockout Cup

The 1970 Speedway Star British League Knockout Cup was the 32nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Wimbledon Dons were the winners for the third consecutive year.[6] It was the first time that the competition was sponsored by the Speedway Star.

First round

Date Team one Score Team two
23/04 Wimbledon 44-34 Hackney
21/04 Exeter 51-27 King's Lynn
21/04 West Ham 29-49 Belle Vue

Second round

Date Team one Score Team two
06/06 Halifax 43-35 Coventry
06/06 Swindon 44-34 Wolverhampton
05/06 Newport 35-43 Leicester
01/06 Newcastle 41-37 Wembley
28/05 Oxford 38-40 Poole
28/05 Sheffield 44-34 Glasgow
28/05 Wimbledon 49-29 Cradley Heath
23/05 Belle Vue 49-29 Exeter
07/05 Romford 48-30 Reading

Quarter-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
25/07 Belle Vue 56-22 Poole
22/07 Swindon 46-32 Leicester
02/07 Sheffield 41-37 Halifax
25/06 Wimbledon 46-32 Newcastle

Semi-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
24/09 Wimbledon 44-34 Swindon
23/09 Belle Vue 40-38 Sheffield

Final

First leg

Wimbledon Dons
Trevor Hedge 12
Ronnie Moore 11
Cyril Maidment 6
Jim Tebby 6
Reg Luckhurst 5
Bob Dugard 4
Peter Murray 4		46 - 31Belle Vue Aces
Tommy Roper 10
Ivan Mauger 8
Chris Pusey 6
Sören Sjösten 4
Ken Eyre 2
Steve Waplington 1
Mike Hiftle 0
[7]

Second leg

Belle Vue Aces
Ivan Mauger 12
Sören Sjösten 10
Tommy Roper 6
Mike Hiftle 6
Dave Hemus 4
Chris Pusey 3
Ken Eyre 3		44 - 34Wimbledon Dons
Ronnie Moore 13
Trevor Hedge 10
Reg Luckhurst 5
Cyril Maidment 2
Jim Tebby 2
Bob Dugard 1
Peter Murray 1
[7]

Wimbledon Dons were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 80-75.

Final leading averages

Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Ivan Mauger New Zealand Belle Vue Aces 11.18
2 Anders Michanek Sweden Newcastle Diamonds 10.88
3 Jim Airey Australia Sheffield Tigers 10.86
4 Ray Wilson England Leicester Lions 10.80
5 Nigel Boocock England Coventry Bees 10.66
6 Eric Boocock England Halifax Dukes 10.54
7 Barry Briggs New Zealand Swindon Robins 10.53
8 Jim McMillan Scotland Glasgow Tigers 10.27
9 Ole Olsen Denmark Wolverhampton Wolves 10.25
10 Martin Ashby England Exeter Falcons 10.09
11 Trevor Hedge England Wimbledon Dons 9.97
12 Ronnie Moore New Zealand Wimbledon Dons 9.95
13 Bob Kilby England Swindon Robins 9.68
14 Sören Sjösten Sweden Belle Vue Aces 9.66
15 Bengt Jansson Sweden Hackney Hawks 9.49
16 Bruce Cribb New Zealand Exeter Falcons 9.47
17 Olle Nygren Sweden West Ham Hammers 9.36
18 John Boulger Australia Leicester Lions 9.34
19 Bernt Persson Sweden Cradley Heathens 9.29
20 Terry Betts England King's Lynn Stars 922

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue

Coventry

Cradley Heath

Exeter

Glasgow

Hackney

Halifax

King's Lynn

Leicester

Newcastle

Newport

Oxford

Poole

Sheffield

Swindon

Wembley

West Ham

Wimbledon

Wolverhampton

See also

References

  1. ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 100. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  3. ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 129–133. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  4. ^ Jacobs, Norman (2001). Speedway in London. ISBN 0-7524-2221-9
  5. ^ "HISTORY ARCHIVE". British Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  6. ^ "1970 British League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  7. ^ a b "Season 1970" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
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