1973 British League Division Two season

The 1973 British League Division Two season was the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]

1973 British League Division Two season
LeagueBritish League Division Two
Season1973
ChampionsBoston Barracudas
No. of competitors18
Knockout CupBoston Barracudas
Division/s aboveBritish League (Div 1)

Summary

The 1973 season saw the league expanded to 18 teams with the addition of Chesterton Potters. Boston Barracudas won their first title.

Final table
Team PL W D L Pts
Boston Barracudas 33 29 0 4 58
Workington Comets 34 21 2 11 44
Eastbourne Eagles 34 19 2 13 40
Peterborough Panthers 34 19 1 14 39
Birmingham Brummies 34 19 0 15 38
Teesside Tigers 34 19 0 15 38
Bradford Northern 34 18 0 16 36
Crewe Kings 34 17 1 16 35
Long Eaton Rangers 33 16 1 16 33
Barrow Bombers 34 15 2 17 32
Sunderland Stars 34 15 2 17 32
Hull Vikings 34 13 5 17 31
Chesterton Potters 34 14 1 19 29
Ellesmere Port Gunners 34 14 0 20 28
Canterbury Crusaders 34 13 2 19 28
Scunthorpe Saints 32 12 1 21 25
Berwick Bandits 32 11 1 22 23
Rayleigh Rockets 34 9 3 22 21

Top Five Riders
Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Lou Sansom Workington Comets 10.56
2 Alan Knapkin Bradford Northern 10.04
3 Jack Millen Sunderland Stars 9.80
4 Carl Glover Boston Barracudas 9.56
5 Ken McKinlay Scunthorpe Saints 9.50

British League Division Two Knockout Cup

The 1973 British League Division Two Knockout Cup was the sixth edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Boston Barracudas were the winners of the competition.[2]

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
19/05Canterbury44-34Eastbourne
13/05Eastbourne37-41Canterbury

Second Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
03/06Boston58-20Crewe
04/06Crewe44-34Boston
08/06Peterborough56-22Barrow
05/06Barrow45-32Peterborough
13/06Bradford48-29Ellesmere Port
05/06Ellesmere Port42-35Bradford
04/06Birmingham46-32Scunthorpe
03/06Scunthorpe38-40Birmingham
08/06Workington45-33Berwick
09/06Berwick42-36Workington
31/05Teesside48-30Sunderland
08/06Sunderland38-40Teesside
09/06Rayleigh46-32Hull
30/05Hull43-34Rayleigh
07/06Long Eaton48-30Canterbury
09/06Canterbury42-36Long Eaton

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
24/06Boston50-28Peterborough
29/06Peterborough37-41Boston
04/07Bradford48-30Birmingham
02/07Birmingham47-31Bradford
27/07Workington53-25Teesside
26/07Teesside44-33Workington
21/07Rayleigh49-29Long Eaton
26/07Long Eaton36-42Rayleigh

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
19/08Boston46-32Bradford
22/08Bradford43-35Boston
30/08Workington60-18Rayleigh
18/08Rayleigh43-35Workington

Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
23/09Boston58-19Workington
28/09Workington47-31Boston

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. "1973 British League Division Two Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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