1974 British League Division Two season

British motorcycle speedway season October 2023 October 2023 British League Division Two 19 Champions Birmingham Brummies Knockout Cup Birmingham Brummies Individual Carl Glover Phil Herne British League (Div 1) 1973 1975 The 1974 British League Division Two season was the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. It was the final season of British League Division Two before it was renamed as the New National League.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway Archive Summary The league was again expanded by one team from 18 to 19 teams. Weymouth Wizards were the new addition to the league, returning to action after five years out. Additionally there were two in and two out; Hull Vikings had moved up to the British League swapping places with Coatbridge Tigers and also swapping their top riders. Rayleigh Rockets closed down but the promotion, riders and nickname moved to Rye House. It was the first season of league speedway at Rye House since the 1959 Southern Area League.https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/board/71/teams teams wwosbackup 19 September 2021Lightning ban lifted just in time South Eastern Gazette 26 March 1974 24 May 2024 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004329/19740326/319/0035 British Newspaper Archive subscription There were a few changes of nicknames; the Chesterton Potters changed their team name to the Stoke Potters, Bradford became the Barons, Sunderland became the Gladiators and Long Eaton raced as the Archers.https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/history/leaguetables1965-1990 BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - BRITISH LEAGUE ERA (1965-1990) Official British Speedway website 11 September 2021 Birmingham Brummies won their first title, completing a league and cup double.Rogers Martin The Illustrated History of Speedway 1978 129 Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd 0-904584-45-3Oakes Peter 1981 Speedway Yearbook 1981 101 Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd 0-86215-017-5 Australian Phil Herne improved his average by over 3 points from the 1973 season and Arthur Browning also exceeded a 10 average, the two factors proved to be the catalyst for Birmingham's success. John Hart and George Major both scored heavily throughout the season too. Final table Pos Team PL W D L Pts1 Birmingham Brummies 35 26 3 6 552 Eastbourne Eagles 36 24 3 9 513 Boston Barracudas 36 23 2 11 484 Workington Comets 36 22 3 11 475 Crewe Kings 36 22 0 14 446 Teesside Tigers 36 19 1 16 397 Bradford Barons 36 19 1 16 398 Peterborough Panthers 34 18 1 15 379 Coatbridge Tigers 36 18 0 18 3610 Canterbury Crusaders 36 18 0 18 3611 Berwick Bandits 36 16 1 19 3312 Barrow Bombers 36 15 2 19 3213 Stoke Potters 36 16 0 20 3214 Ellesmere Port Gunners 35 14 3 18 3115 Long Eaton Archers 36 14 2 20 3016 Rye House Rockets 36 13 0 23 2617 Scunthorpe Saints 36 10 2 24 2218 Sunderland Gladiators 36 11 0 25 2219 Weymouth Wizards 36 10 0 26 20 Fixtures and results main FBR grey BAR BER BIR BOS BRA CAN COA CK EAS EP LE MID PET RH SCU STO SUN WEY WOR Barrow 50–28 39–39 35–43 30–48 40–38 47–31 48–30 38–39 42–35 52–26 44–34 53–25 56–21 45–32 48–30 55–23 49–28 39–39 Berwick 39–38 32–46 37–41 39–39 42–36 44–34 49–28 40–38 42–36 44–34 44–34 38–40 46–32 42–36 51–27 46–32 44–34 43–35 Birmingham 52–25 53–25 43–35 54–24 52–26 47–31 49–29 39–39 57–21 56–22 43–35 56–22 57–21 51–27 42–36 60–17 48–30 58–20 Boston 49–29 49–29 44–34 58–20 43–34 41–37 50–28 40–38 45–33 47–31 46–32 41–36 50–28 46–31 43–35 57–21 49–29 43–35 Bradford 42–36 43–35 26–51 48–30 48–30 49–28 42–36 40–38 42–36 40–37 44–34 49–29 50–28 41–37 41–37 44–34 54–24 44–34 Canterbury 49–29 49–29 29–48 42–36 55–23 41–09 46–32 34–44 59–19 50–28 46–32 32–46 48–30 44–34 45–33 46–31 43–35 38–40 Coatbridge 41–37 36–41 45–33 48–30 41–36 58–20 57–20 42–36 49–29 50–28 43–35 55–23 59–19 44–34 47–31 61–16 54–24 49–29 Crewe 61–17 61–17 40–37 52–26 52–26 52–26 51–27 55–23 54–24 49–29 52–26 55–23 48–30 46–32 54–24 49–29 50.5–26.5 38–40 Eastbourne 47–31 58–20 47–31 41.5–36.5 58–20 38–30 51–27 54–24 49–29 49–29 55–23 44–34 57–21 59–19 54–23 51–27 55–23 52–26 57–21 Ellesmere Port 48–29 48–29 39–39 30–47 49–29 44–34 40–38 37–41 39–39 45–32 49–29 41–37 56–22 42–36 38–40 47–31 52–26 40–38 Long Eaton 44–34 39–38 33–45 37–41 47–30 44–34 40–38 41–37 40–38 39–39 43–35 39–39 52–26 47–31 48–30 53–25 42–36 44–34 Middlesbrough/Teesside 54–24 58–20 40–38 39–39 34–44 47–31 51–27 46–31 37–40 41–37 44–34 50–28 44–34 50–28 44–34 52–26 52–26 51–27 Peterborough 47–31 49–29 nh 42–36 45–33 29–49 50–28 37–41 43–35 nh 47–31 41–36 55–23 50–28 44–34 60–18 55–23 46–32 Rye House 42–36 50–28 31–46 40–38 50–28 44–33 41–36 37–40 28–49 48–30 40–38 37–41 33–44 47–30 47–31 42–35 50–28 38–40 Scunthorpe 38–40 37–41 31–47 39–39 53–24 43–35 58–20 35–43 32–46 31–47 44–34 32–46 42–35 52–25 48–30 56–22 50–27 39–39 Stoke 40–38 51–27 38–40 34–44 41–37 46–32 49–29 41–37 36–42 49–29 50–28 51–27 46–32 50–27 43–35 56–22 50–28 44–34 Sunderland 37–40 56–22 33–45 42–36 44–34 36–42 33–45 32–46 40–38 43–35 51–27 37–41 54–24 38–39 44–34 41–37 60–18 34–44 Weymouth 36.5–41.5 47–31 20–58 41–36 41–37 35–42 41–36 41–37 30–48 44–34 50–28 37–41 34–44 50–27 45–33 48–30 38–39 33–45 Workington 41–37 45–33 44–34 44–34 58–20 53–25 40–38 42–36 39–39 44–34 58–20 55–22 47–31 45–33 46–32 50–28 46–32 59–18 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1974.html Speedway Researcher 1974 fixtures & results 5 March 2025 Top five riders (league averages) Rider Nat Team C.M.A. 1 Phil Herne AUSBirmingham 10.78 2 Carl Glover ENG Boston 10.44 3 Mitch Graham ENG Workington 10.29 4 Arthur Browning ENG Birmingham 10.17 5 John Jackson ENG Crewe 10.07 British League Division Two Knockout Cup The 1974 British League Division Two Knockout Cup was the seventh edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Birmingham Brummies were the winners of the competition.https://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/05/british-league-division-two-ko-cup-1974.html 1974 British League Division Two Knockout Cup Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two02/04 Barrow 36-42 Stoke29/04 Crewe 43-35 Workington04/04 Stoke 46-31 Barrow12/04 Sunderland 37-41 Teesside18/04 Teesside 55-22 Sunderland03/05 Workington 46-32 Crewe Second round Date Team one Score Team two25/05 Berwick 29-49 Workington20/05 Birmingham 47-31 Long Eaton19/05 Boston 49-28 Weymouth22/05 Bradford 43-34 Ellesmere Port04/05 Canterbury 44-34 Eastbourne03/05 Coatbridge 55-23 Scunthorpe05/05 Eastbourne 47-31 Canterbury21/05 Ellesmere Port 52-26 Bradford13/06 Long Eaton 37-40 Birmingham24/05 Peterborough 52-26 Rye House05/05 Rye House 36-42 Peterborough27/05 Scunthorpe 44-34 Coatbridge17/05 Stoke 51-27 Teesside23/05 Teesside 32-45 Stoke14/05 Weymouth 44-34 Boston24/05 Workington 50-28 Berwick Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two01/07 Birmingham 48-30 Boston14/07 Boston 39-39 Birmingham02/08 Coatbridge 48-30 Stoke14/07 Eastbourne 50-28 Workington18/06 Ellesmere Port 40-38 Peterborough21/06 Peterborough 46-31 Ellesmere Port18/07 Stoke 40-38 Coatbridge26/07 Workington 43-35 Eastbourne Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two09/09 Birmingham 58-20 Peterborough23/08 Coatbridge 48-29 Eastbourne01/09 Eastbourne 56-21 Coatbridge06/09 Peterborough 41-37 Birmingham Final First leg 20 October 1974 Eastbourne EaglesPaul Gachet 12Martin Yeates 9Neil Middleditch 8Pete Jarman 7Bobby McNeil 7Mike Sampson 2Trevor Geer 2 47 – 31 https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1974record.pdf 1974 KO cup final Speedway Researcher 19 September 2021 Birmingham BrummiesArthur Browning 11Phil Herne 10John Hart 4George Major 4Keith Anderson 1Carl Askew 1Ricky Day R/R Arlington Stadium Second leg 21 October 1974 Birmingham BrummiesPhil Herne 12Arthur Browning 11George Major 10John Hart 7Keith Anderson 7Ricky Day 2Carl Askew 1 50 – 27 Eastbourne EaglesPete Jarman 9Neil Middleditch 8Paul Gachet 7Trevor Geer 2Martin Yeates 1Bobby McNeil 0Mike Sampson 0 Perry Barr Stadium Birmingham were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 81–74. Leading final averages Rider Nat Team C.M.A. 1 Phil Herne AUS Birmingham 10.48 2 Carl Glover ENG Boston 10.29 3 Arthur Browning ENG Birmingham 10.14 4 Mitch Graham ENG Workington 10.00 5 John Jackson ENG Crewe 9.95 Riders' Championship Carl Glover won the Rider's Championship, held at Wimbledon Stadium on 28 September.Crash ends Graham's title hopes Hull Daily Mail 30 September 1974 17 June 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000324/19740930/015/0015 British Newspaper Archive subscription Pos. Rider Pts Total1 ENG Carl Glover 2 3 3 3 2 13+32 ENG Ted Hubbard 3 3 3 2 2 13+23 AUS Phil Herne 3 1 2 3 3 124 ENG Mike Lanham 3 2 2 2 1 105 ENG Geoff Bouchard 1 2 2 3 2 106 ENG John Jackson 1 0 3 3 3 107 ENG Colin Meredith 2 2 2 2 1 98 ENG Mike Broadbanks 2 2 3 fx 79WAL Graham Drury 0 0 1 2 3 610 ENG Brian Havelock (res) 1 3 4 11 ENG Bobby McNeil 1 3 fx 412 SCO Ken McKinlay 1 3 fx 413 NZL Dave Gifford 2 1 0 0 0 314 ENG Brian Foote 0 1 1 1 0 315 ENG Tom Owen 1 1 f 1 r 316 ENG Bruce Forrester 3 0 f fx ex217 ENG Bob Hughes (res) 1 1 118 SCO Willie Templeton (res) 0 1 f ex 1 019 ENG Mitch Graham 0 ex 0 f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure Riders & final averages Barrow 22em Tom Owen 8.54 Dave Baugh 8.46 Terry Kelly 8.00 Sid Sheldrick 7.77 Paul O'Neal 7.37 Joe Owen 7.36 Chris Roynon 6.12 Mick Sheldrick 3.40 Graham Tattersall 2.74 Berwick 22em Brian Havelock 7.70 Willie Templeton 7.27 Graham Jones 6.80 Jim Wells 6.67 Doug Templeton 6.59 Denny Morter 6.00 Alf Wells 5.84 Colin Farquharson 5.67 Dave Trownson 4.90 Ian Wilson 3.76 Robin Dixon 3.50 Birmingham 22em Phil Herne 10.48 Arthur Browning 10.14 John Hart 8.99 George Major 8.97 Ricky Day 6.55 Carl Askew 5.14 Keith Anderson 5.02 Alan Grahame 4.13 Boston 22em Carl Glover 10.29 Jim Ryman 8.07 Russ Osborne 8.00 David Gagen 7.15 Rob Hollingworth 6.18 Dave Piddock 5.89 Les Glover 5.07 Rob Mouncer 3.79 Billy Burton 2.97 Bradford 22em Alan Knapkin 9.33 Tony Featherstone 8.66 Colin Meredith 8.33 Mick Fairbairn 5.98 Mick Fishwick 5.63 Eddie Argall 5.16 Steve Wilcock 5.15 Roger Austin 4.76 Mick Fielding 4.74 Dave Parkin 2.70 Canterbury 22em Trevor Jones 8.84 Ted Hubbard 8.13 Dave Gooderham 7.28 Roger Johns 6.93 Barney Kennett 6.85 Derek Cook 6.43 Les Rumsey 6.38 Graham Clifton 4.74 Peter Murray 3.09 Jimmy Squibb 3.08 Coatbridge 22em Dave Gifford 8.82 Brian Collins 8.66 Robin Adlington 7.60 Jimmy Gallacher 7.38 Grahame Dawson 5.83 John Wilson 5.15 Eddie Argall 4.13 Chris Quigley 4.00 Mike Ferreira 3.33 Jim Beresford 2.74 Crewe 22em John Jackson 9.95 Jack Millen 9.10 Dave Morton 8.87 Keith White 7.43 Ian Cartwright 6.43 Les Ott 6.06 Cliff Anderson 5.72 Wayne Forrest 4.59 Mike Gardner 4.57 Stuart Cope 2.91 Paul Wells 2.12 Eastbourne 22em Bobby McNeil 8.77 Trevor Geer 8.46 Paul Gachet 8.29 Mike Sampson 7.79 Neil Middleditch 7.72 Pete Jarman 6.99 Steve Weatherley 6.41 Martin Yeates 6.26 Eric Dugard 5.28 Ellesmere Port 22em Graham Drury 9.31 Colin Goad 8.32 Steve Taylor 7.36 Nigel Wasley 6.16 Wayne Hughes 6.05 Duncan Meredith 5.89 Gerald Smitherman 5.20 Nicky Allott 4.37 Ken Stafford 3.60 Steve Casey 2.71 Ray Hassall 2.16 Long Eaton 22em Geoff Bouchard 9.24 Alan Molyneux 8.23 Phil Bass 6.95 Alan Witt 5.05 Steve Finch 4.33 James Bond 4.06 Max Brown 3.90 Dave Harvey 3.90 Pip Austen 3.63 Harry MacLean 2.97 Peterborough 22em Mike Lanham 9.11 Brian Clark 8.73 Jack Walker 6.75 Ken Matthews 6.31 Roy Carter 6.29 Steve Osborn 6.12 Roy Sizmore 5.74 Peter Thompson 4.85 Eric Dugard 4.44 Chris Drewett 4.14 Rye House 22em Brian Foote 7.93 Steve Clarke 7.45 Clive Hitch 6.88 Trevor Barnwell 6.71 George Barclay 5.58 Peter Moore 5.39 Bob Young 5.31 John Gibbons 5.29 Bob Cooper 4.78 Pete Wigley 4.36 Scunthorpe 22em Tony Childs 8.82 Ken McKinlay 8.13 Doug Underwood 6.56 Andy Sims 6.54 Keith Evans 6.07 Dingle Brown 6.04 Chris Emery 6.03 Jack Bywater 5.60 Tim Swales 4.50 Chris Doyle 4.14 Roger Pascall 2.86 Stoke 22em Mike Broadbank 9.37 Geoff Pusey 7.46 Brian Woodward 7.18 Steve Bastable 6.00 Alan Bridgett 5.97 Steve Holden 5.87 Nigel Wasley 5.64 Andy Cusworth 5.22 Mick Newton 2.67 Sunderland 22em Jim Wells 7.92 Brian Havelock 7.23 Tim Swales 6.77 George Barclay 6.43 Russ Dent 6.15 Andy Meldrum 6.07 Dennis Gavros 5.00 Brian Johnson 4.00 Vic Harding 3.71 John Robson 2.82 Derek Fell 2.50 Teesside 22em Bruce Forrester 9.39 Dave Durham 7.87 Pete Reading 7.73 Roger Wright 7.12 Russ Hodgson 6.42 Alan Emerson 5.14 Tony Swales 3.63 Merv Salt 3.29 Weymouth 22em Kelvin Mullarkey 7.19 Bob Hughes 6.77 Steve Lomas 6.36 Nigel Couzens 5.64 Geoff Swindells 5.51 Clark Facey 4.88 Russell Foot 4.88 Glyn Facey 4.80 Brian Paddington 4.28 Mark Sawyers 3.47 Workington 22em Mitch Graham 10.00 Malcolm MacKay 8.77 Taffy Owen 8.42 Alan Cowland 7.28 Steve Watson 5.54 Darryl Stobbart 4.98 Bernie Hornby 4.14 Steve Lawson 1.68 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Speedway British League Division Two / National League