League | British League |
---|---|
No. of competitors | 18 |
Champions | Ipswich Witches |
Knockout Cup | Belle Vue Aces |
Individual | Peter Collins |
Midland Cup | Oxford Rebels |
London Cup | Wimbledon Dons |
Highest average | Ivan Mauger |
Division/s below | 1975 National League |
The 1975 Gulf Oil British League season was the 41st season of the top tier of motorcycle speedway in the United Kingdom and the 11th season known as the British League. [1]
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. [2]
The Ipswich Witches won their first title, defeating Belle Vue Aces by a solitary point. John Louis and Billy Sanders scored heavily throughout the season for Ipswich. Belle Vue found consolation by winning the Knockout Cup. [3] [4]
In their last season at the Cowley track, Oxford Rebels won the Midland Cup, beating Wolverhampton Wolves [5] [6] but the competition was overshadowed by the death of rider Gary Peterson. [7]
Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
1 | Ipswich Witches | 34 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 53 |
2 | Belle Vue Aces | 34 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 52 |
3 | Newport | 34 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 49 |
4 | Exeter Falcons | 34 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 45 |
5 | Sheffield Tigers | 34 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 42 |
6 | Reading Racers | 34 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 42 |
7 | Oxford Rebels | 34 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 36 |
8 | Leicester Lions | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 36 |
9 | Wimbledon Dons | 34 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 34 |
10 | Halifax Dukes | 34 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 33 |
11 | Cradley United | 34 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 32 |
12 | King's Lynn Stars | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 31 |
13 | Wolverhampton Wolves | 34 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 27 |
14 | Hull Vikings | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 24 |
15 | Poole Pirates | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 23 |
16 | Coventry Bees | 34 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 20 |
17 | Hackney Hawks | 34 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 19 |
18 | Swindon Robins | 34 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 16 |
M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points
Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
1 | Ivan Mauger | ![]() | Exeter | 11.45 |
2 | Peter Collins | ![]() | Belle Vue | 11.27 |
3 | Phil Crump | ![]() | Newport | 11.17 |
4 | Anders Michanek | ![]() | Reading | 11.03 |
5 | Ole Olsen | ![]() | Wolverhampton | 10.79 |
6 | John Louis | ![]() | Ipswich | 10.67 |
7 | Dave Jessup | ![]() | Leicester | 10.45 |
8 | Malcolm Simmons | ![]() | Poole | 10.37 |
9 | Dag Lövaas | ![]() | Oxford | 10.22 |
10 | Reg Wilson | ![]() | Sheffield | 10.18 |
The 1975 Speedway Star British League Knockout Cup was the 37th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Belle Vue Aces were the winners. [8]
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 |
First leg
Leicester Lions Dave Jessup 11 Ila Teromaa 10 Ray Wilson 9 Frank Auffret 6 Doug Underwood 2 Tony Lomas 0 Keith White 0 | 38 - 40 | Belle Vue Aces Peter Collins 12 Chris Morton 9 Sören Sjösten 7 Geoff Pusey 4 Alan Wilkinson 4 Russ Hodgson 3 Paul Tyrer 1 |
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[9] |
Second leg
Belle Vue Aces Peter Collins 12 Sören Sjösten 8 Paul Tyrer 8 Alan Wilkinson 8 Chris Morton 7 Russ Hodgson 2 Geoff Pusey 1 | 46 - 32 | Leicester Lions Dave Jessup 8 Ray Wilson 7 Frank Auffret 6 Doug Underwood 6 Tony Lomas 3 Ila Teromaa 1 Keith White 1 |
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[9] |
Belle Vue Aces were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 86-70.
Peter Collins won the British League Riders' Championship for the second time, it was held at Hyde Road on 18 October. [10]
Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 3 3 3 3 3 | 15 |
2 | ![]() | 2 3 3 1 3 | 12 |
3 | ![]() | 3 1 2 3 2 | 11 |
4 | ![]() | 3 2 0 3 3 | 11 |
5 | ![]() | 3 2 1 2 2 | 10 |
6 | ![]() | 2 3 1 2 1 | 9 |
7 | ![]() | 1 0 3 3 2 | 9 |
8 | ![]() | 2 0 2 2 2 | 8 |
9 | ![]() | 2 1 2 R 3 | 8 |
10 | ![]() | 1 0 3 1 1 | 6 |
11 | ![]() | 0 3 1 1 1 | 6 |
12 | ![]() | 1 1 2 0 1 | 5 |
13 | ![]() | 2 0 2 0 0 | 4 |
14 | ![]() | 0 1 1 1 EF | 3 |
15 | ![]() | 1 2 0 0 0 | 3 |
16 | ![]() | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 |
Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
1 | Ivan Mauger | ![]() | Exeter | 11.52 |
2 | Phil Crump | ![]() | Newport | 11.15 |
3 | Peter Collins | ![]() | Belle Vue | 11.13 |
4 | Anders Michanek | ![]() | Reading | 10.90 |
5 | Ole Olsen | ![]() | Wolverhampton | 10.79 |
6 | John Louis | ![]() | Ipswich | 10.58 |
7 | Dave Jessup | ![]() | Leicester | 10.41 |
8 | Malcolm Simmons | ![]() | Poole | 10.41 |
9 | Martin Ashby | ![]() | Swindon | 10.13 |
10 | Tommy Jansson | ![]() | Wimbledon | 10.12 |
11 | Dag Lövaas | ![]() | Oxford | 10.04 |
12 | Ray Wilson | ![]() | Wolverhampton | 9.90 |
13 | Reg Wilson | ![]() | Sheffield | 9.79 |
14 | Jim McMillan | ![]() | Hull | 9.69 |
15 | Billy Sanders | ![]() | Ipswich | 9.58 |
16 | Doug Wyer | ![]() | Sheffield | 9.37 |
17 | Chris Morton | ![]() | Belle Vue | 9.27 |
18 | Barry Briggs | ![]() | Wimbledon | 9.23 |
19 | Scott Autrey | ![]() | Exeter | 9.19 |
20 | Reidar Eide | ![]() | Newport | 8.98 |
Oxford won the Midland Cup. The competition consisted of six teams. [7]
First round
Team one | Team two | Score |
---|---|---|
Oxford | Swindon | 39–39, 39–39 |
Oxford | Swindon | 53–25, 33–44 |
Coventry | Cradley | 40–37, 35–43 |
Semi final round
Team one | Team two | Score |
---|---|---|
Wolverhampton | Cradley | 42–35, 44–34 |
Oxford | Leicester | 46–32, 35–43 |
First leg
Oxford Dag Lovaas 10 Gordon Kennett 9 John Dews 6 Richard Greer 6 Trevor Geer 5 Paul Gachet 2 Richard Hellsen 2 | 40–38 | Wolverhampton Martin Ashby (guest) 13 Finn Thomsen 10 George Hunter 10 Malcolm Shakespeare 4 Colin Meredith 1 Gary Peterson 0 Leif Berlin r/r |
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Second leg
Wolverhampton Ole Olsen 11 Malcolm Shakespeare 7 Finn Thomsen 6 Leif Berlin 6 Gary Peterson 4 Keith Anderson 3 Colin Meredith 1 | 38–39 | Oxford Alan Grahame 12 Dag Lovaas 9 Gordon Kennett 7 Richard Greer 7 John Dews 3 Richard Hellsen 1 Brian Clark 0 |
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Oxford won on aggregate 79–76
Wimbledon retained the London Cup but there were now only two teams remaining in London. [11]
Results
Team | Score | Team |
---|---|---|
Wimbledon | 48–30 | Hackney |
Hackney | 46–32 | Wimbledon |
Belle Vue
Coventry
Cradley Heath
Exeter
Hackney
Halifax
Hull
Ipswich
King's Lynn
Leicester
Newport
Oxford
Poole
Reading
Sheffield
Swindon
Wimbledon
Wolverhampton
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