1970 British League season

The 1970 British League season was the sixth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]

1970 British League season
LeagueBritish League
Season1970
ChampionsBelle Vue Aces
No. of competitors19
Knockout CupWimbledon Dons
Division/s belowBritish League (Div 2)

Summary

Wembley Lions entered the British league having bought the licence - and inherited the riders - from the Coatbridge Monarchs. Belle Vue Aces secured their first British League title.

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

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

Top Ten Riders
Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Ivan Mauger Belle Vue Aces 11.23
2 Anders Michanek Newcastle Diamonds 10.91
3 Jim Airey Sheffield Tigers 10.82
4 Ray Wilson Leicester Lions 10.77
5 Nigel Boocock Coventry Bees 10.67
6 Eric Boocock Halifax Dukes 10.59
7 Barry Briggs Swindon Robins 10.56
8 Ole Olsen Wolverhampton Wolves 10.27
9 Jim McMillan Glasgow Tigers 10.26
10 Martin Ashby Exeter Falcons 10.14

British League Knockout Cup

The 1970 British League Knockout Cup was the 32nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Wimbledon were the winners for the third consecutive year.[2]

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
23/04Wimbledon44-34Hackney
21/04Exeter51-27King's Lynn
21/04West Ham29-49Belle Vue

Second Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
06/06Halifax43-35Coventry
06/06Swindon44-34Wolverhampton
05/06Newport35-43Leicester
01/06Newcastle41-37Wembley
28/05Oxford38-40Poole
28/05Sheffield44-34Glasgow
28/05Wimbledon49-29Cradley Heath
23/05Belle Vue49-29Exeter
07/05Romford48-30Reading

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
25/07Belle Vue56-22Poole
22/07Swindon46-32Leicester
02/07Sheffield41-37Halifax
25/06Wimbledon46-32Newcastle

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
24/09Wimbledon44-34Swindon
23/09Belle Vue40-38Sheffield

Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
15/10Wimbledon46-31Belle Vue
24/10Belle Vue44-34Wimbledon

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. "1970 British League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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