1971 British League Division Two season

The 1971 British League Division Two season was the second tier/division motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]

1971 British League Division Two season
LeagueBritish League Division Two
Season1971
ChampionsEastbourne Eagles
No. of competitors17
Knockout CupIpswich Witches
Division/s aboveBritish League (Div 1)

Summary

The league continued with 17 teams in its fourth season. Reading Racers had moved up to Division One whilst Crayford Highwayman and Doncaster Dragons dropped out but Hull Vikings, Birmingham Brummies and Sunderland Stars were new entrants. Middlesbrough Teessiders changed their name to Teesside Teessiders.

Eastbourne Eagles won their first title.

Final table
Team PL W D L Pts
Eastbourne Eagles 32 22 3 7 47
Bradford Northern 32 21 1 10 43
Ipswich Witches 32 20 3 9 43
Boston Barracudas 32 18 3 11 39
Rayleigh Rockets 32 18 2 12 38
Hull Vikings 32 16 2 14 34
Crewe Kings 32 16 1 15 33
Berwick Bandits 32 16 0 16 32
Rochdale Hornets 32 16 0 16 32
Long Eaton Rangers 32 13 3 16 29
Birmingham Brummies 32 13 3 16 29
Romford Bombers 32 13 0 19 26
Teesside Teessiders 32 13 0 19 26
Canterbury Crusaders 32 12 2 18 26
Workington Comets 32 12 1 19 25
Peterborough Panthers 32 11 1 20 23
Sunderland Stars 32 9 1 22 19

Top Five Riders
Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 John Louis Ipswich Witches 11.29
2 Alan Knapkin Bradford Northern 10.26
3 Alan Wilkinson Rochdale Hornets 10.15
4 Reg Wilson Hull Vikings 9.93
5 Peter Collins Rochdale Hornets 9.83

British League Division Two Knockout Cup

The 1971 British League Division Two Knockout Cup was the fourth edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Ipswich Witches were the winners of the competition for the second successive year.[2]

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
29/04Long Eaton46-31Birmingham
24/05Birmingham39-39Long Eaton
30/04Rochdale47-31Hull
05/05Hull38-39Rochdale

Second Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
12/06Ipswich57-21Peterborough
11/06Peterborough33-45Ipswich
11/06Workington46-31Sunderland
06/06Sunderland37-31Workington
06/06Eastbourne47-31Canterbury
12/06Canterbury39-39Eastbourne
07/06Crewe54-24Berwick
12/06Berwick50-28Crewe
09/06Bradford47-31Teesside
10/06Teesside38-40Bradford
11/06Rochdale45-33Long Eaton
10/06Long Eaton43-35Rochdale
06/06Boston49-28Romford
12/06Romford42-36Boston

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
29/07Ipswich43-35Rayleigh
24/07Rayleigh37-41Ipswich
23/07Workington51-27Eastbourne
25/07Eastbourne45-31Workington
19/07Crewe47-31Bradford
28/07Bradford46-32Crewe
23/07Rochdale41-37Boston
18/07Boston40-38Rochdale

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
02/09Ipswich50-28Workington
29/08Workington38-40Ipswich
16/08Crewe49-29Rochdale
03/09RochdaleCrewe

Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
14/10Ipswich55-23Crewe
11/10Crewe41-37Ipswich

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. "1971 British League Division Two Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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