League | British League |
---|---|
No. of competitors | 19 |
Champions | Poole Pirates |
Knockout Cup | Wimbledon Dons |
Individual | Barry Briggs |
London Cup | Wimbledon Dons |
Midland Cup | Coventry Bees |
Highest average | Ivan Mauger |
Division/s below | British League (Div 2) |
The 1969 British League season was the 35th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the fifth season known as the British League. [1]
The 19 competitors were the same as the previous season. [2]
Poole Pirates won their first title. [3] The Pirates were extremely consistent and despite their riders not coming in the top 18 league averages they won the league by a clear 6 points. Pete Smith was their top rider with an average of 9.34 but aided by four other riders (Geoff Mudge (9.05), Odd Fossengen (7.73), Bruce Cribb (7.31) and Gordon Guasco (7.26)) they were able to claim the title. [4] Wimbledon Dons had a much better season than the last, finishing third and managed to retain their British League Knockout Cup crown. Belle Vue Aces finished runner-up, mainly due to the performances of their outstanding World champion rider Ivan Mauger; the New Zealander finished with an average of 11.67 and would also seal his second world title before the end of the season.
Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
1 | Poole Pirates | 36 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 53 |
2 | Belle Vue Aces | 36 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 47 |
3 | Wimbledon Dons | 36 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 46 |
4 | Halifax Dukes | 36 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 46 |
5 | Leicester Lions | 36 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 44 |
6 | Sheffield Tigers | 36 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 39 |
7 | Cradley Heath Heathens | 36 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 38 |
8 | Glasgow Tigers | 36 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 37 |
9 | King's Lynn Stars | 36 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 36 |
10 | Swindon Robins | 36 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 36 |
11 | Coatbridge Monarchs | 36 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 35 |
12 | Exeter Falcons | 36 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 32 |
13 | Newcastle Diamonds | 36 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 32 |
14 | Coventry Bees | 36 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 31 |
15 | Oxford Cheetahs | 36 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 31 |
16 | Wolverhampton Wolves | 36 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 27 |
17 | Newport Wasps | 36 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 27 |
18 | West Ham Hammers | 36 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 25 |
19 | Hackney Hawks | 36 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 22 |
M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points
Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
1 | Ivan Mauger | ![]() | Belle Vue | 11.45 |
2 | Barry Briggs | ![]() | Swindon | 11.09 |
3 | Eric Boocock | ![]() | Halifax | 10.88 |
4 | Nigel Boocock | ![]() | Coventry | 10.77 |
5 | Ray Wilson | ![]() | Leicester | 10.48 |
6 | Norman Hunter | ![]() | Wolverhampton | 10.44 |
7 | Trevor Hedge | ![]() | Wimbledon | 10.17 |
8 | Ole Olsen | ![]() | Newcastle | 10.08 |
9 | Jim McMillan | ![]() | Glasgow | 9.97 |
10 | Martin Ashby | ![]() | Exeter | 9.96 |
The 1969 British League Knockout Cup was the 31st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Wimbledon were the winners. [5]
First round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
10/05 | Coatbridge | 53-25 | Hackney |
06/05 | Leicester | 54-24 | Newport |
06/05 | West Ham | 39-39 | Kings Lynn |
31/05 | Kings Lynn | 39-39 | West Ham |
17/06 | West Ham | 36-42 | Kings Lynn |
Second round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
10/07 | Sheffield | 52-26 | Kings Lynn |
17/06 | West Ham | 36-42 | Oxford |
14/06 | Canterbury | 51-26 | Crayford |
14/06 | Coventry | 46-32 | Oxford |
14/06 | Cradley Heath | 41-37 | Glasgow |
11/06 | Poole | 43-35 | Coatbridge |
09/06 | Exeter | 36-42 | Wimbledon |
09/06 | Newcastle | 36-42 | Belle Vue |
07/06 | Halifax | 43-35 | Wolverhampton |
Quarter-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
02/08 | Belle Vue | 38-40 | Sheffield |
31/07 | Wimbledon | 49-29 | Poole |
21/07 | Cradley Heath | 41-37 | Swindon |
05/07 | Halifax | 47-31 | Coventry |
Semi-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
27/09 | Cradley Heath | 36-42 | Wimbledon |
21/08 | Sheffield | 43.5-34.5 | Halifax |
First leg
Sheffield Tigers Arnie Haley 11 Jim Airey 9 Billy Bales 9 John Dews 5 Dave Baugh 3 Bengt Larsson 2 Reg Wilson 1 | 40 - 38 | Wimbledon Dons Trevor Hedge 12 Cyril Maidment 10 Reg Luckhurst 8 Ronnie Moore 4 Jim Tebby 3 Bob Dugard 1 Gary Everett 0 |
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[6] |
Second leg
Wimbledon Dons Trevor Hedge 12 Ronnie Moore 12 Reg Luckhurst 9 Jim Tebby 7 Cyril Maidment 6 Bob Dugard 6 Gary Everett 4 | 56 - 22 | Sheffield Tigers Arnie Haley 9 Jim Airey 9 Bengt Larsson 3 Billy Bales 1 John Dews 0 Dave Baugh 0 Reg Wilson 0 |
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[6] |
Wimbledon Dons were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 94-62.
Barry Briggs won the British League Riders' Championship for the fifth consecutive year, held at Hyde Road on 18 October. [7]
Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 3 3 3 3 2 | 14 |
2 | ![]() | 3 3 3 ef 3 | 12 |
3 | ![]() | 1 2 3 3 3 | 12 |
4 | ![]() | 1 3 2 3 2 | 11 |
5 | ![]() | 3 2 1 2 2 | 10 |
6 | ![]() | 2 2 2 2 1 | 9 |
7 | ![]() | 0 3 3 2 f | 8 |
8 | ![]() | 2 1 2 2 1 | 8 |
9 | ![]() | 3 0 1 1 2 | 7 |
10 | ![]() | 2 2 0 1 1 | 6 |
11 | ![]() | ex ef ef 3 3 | 6 |
12 | ![]() | 0 0 1 1 3 | 5 |
13 | ![]() | 1 1 2 1 0 | 5 |
14 | ![]() | 2 1 0 0 0 | 3 |
15 | ![]() | 1 0 1 0 r | 2 |
16 | ![]() | 0 1 0 0 1 | 2 |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
1 | Ivan Mauger | ![]() | Belle Vue | 11.67 |
2 | Barry Briggs | ![]() | Swindon | 11.12 |
3 | Eric Boocock | ![]() | Halifax | 11.08 |
4 | Nigel Boocock | ![]() | Coventry | 10.78 |
5 | Ray Wilson | ![]() | Leicester | 10.56 |
6 | Ole Olsen | ![]() | Newcastle | 10.39 |
7 | Norman Hunter | ![]() | Wolverhampton | 10.35 |
8 | Trevor Hedge | ![]() | Wimbledon | 10.33 |
9 | Sören Sjösten | ![]() | Belle Vue | 10.09 |
10 | Reidar Eide | ![]() | Coatbridge | 10.01 |
11 | Jim McMillan | ![]() | Glasgow | 10.01 |
12 | Martin Ashby | ![]() | Exeter | 9.97 |
13 | Jim Airey | ![]() | Sheffield | 9.90 |
14 | Ronnie Moore | ![]() | Wimbledon | 9.74 |
15 | Charlie Monk | ![]() | Glasgow | 9.56 |
16 | Reg Luckhurst | ![]() | Wimbledon | 9.39 |
17 | Dave Younghusband | ![]() | Halifax | 9.38 |
18 | Terry Betts | ![]() | King's Lynn | 9.35 |
19 | Pete Smith | ![]() | Poole | 9.34 |
20 | Roy Trigg | ![]() | Cradley Heath | 9.27 |
Wimbledon retained the London Cup. [8]
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wimbledon Dons | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 121 | 8 |
2 | West Ham Hammers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 154 | 157 | 2 |
3 | Hackney Hawks | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 122 | 188 | 2 |
Results
Team | Score | Team |
---|---|---|
Hackney | 40–37 | West Ham |
Hackney | 30–47 | Wimbledon |
West Ham | 48–30 | Hackney |
West Ham | 35–43 | Wimbledon |
Wimbledon | 44–34 | West Ham |
Wimbledon | 56–22 | Hackney |
Coventry won the Midland Cup, which consisted of six teams. [9]
First round
Team one | Team two | Score |
---|---|---|
Leicester | Wolverhampton | 43–35, 38–40 |
Oxford | Cradley | 39–39, 32–45 |
Semi final round
Team one | Team two | Score |
---|---|---|
Cradley | Coventry | 37–41, 31–47 |
Leicester | Swindon | 44.5–33.5, 40–38 |
First leg
Leicester John Boulger 10 Ray Wilson 7 Graham Plant 7 John Hart 5 Norman Storer 5 Malcolm Brown 5 Dene Davies 1 | 40–38 | Coventry Nigel Boocock 15 Rick France 12 Col Cottrell 6 Roger Hill 5 Les Owen 0 Tony Lomas 0 Antonin Kasper r/r |
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Second leg
Coventry Rick France 12 Ken McKinlay (guest) 10 Col Cottrell 9 Tony Lomas 9 Les Owen 3 Roger Hill 1 Antonin Kasper r/r | 44–34 | Leicester Ray Wilson 10 Malcolm Brown 10 John Boulger 6 Graham Plant 3 John Hart 3 Dene Davies 2 Norman Storer 0 |
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Coventry won on aggregate 82–74
Belle Vue
Coatbridge
Coventry
Cradley Heath
Exeter
Glasgow
Hackney
Halifax
King's Lynn
Leicester
Newcastle
Newport
Oxford
Poole
Sheffield
Swindon
West Ham
Wimbledon
Wolverhampton
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