1973 British League Division Two season

British motorcycle speedway season November 2023 November 2023 British League Division Two 18 Champions Boston Barracudas Knockout Cup Boston Barracudas Individual Arthur Price North Eastern Trophy Teesside Tigers Lou Sansom British League (Div 1) 1972 1974 The 1973 British League Division Two season was the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway Archive Summary The 1973 season saw the league expanded to 18 teams with the addition of Chesterton Potters.Rogers Martin The Illustrated History of Speedway 1978 129 Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd 0-904584-45-3 The team had last raced during the 1963 Provincial Speedway League season under the name of the Stoke Potters.http://www.defunctspeedway.co.uk/Stoke%20Loomer%20Road.htm Stoke Speedway (Loomer Road) Defunct Speedway 18 September 2021 Boston Barracudas won their first title and went on to win the league and cup double.https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/history/leaguetables1965-1990 BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - BRITISH LEAGUE ERA (1965-1990) Official British Speedway website 11 September 2021Oakes Peter 1981 Speedway Yearbook 1981 101 Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd 0-86215-017-5 Boston had finished runner-up to Crewe Kings the previous season, with decent season averages recorded by five riders Arthur Price, Jim Ryman, Carl Glover, Russ Osborne and Ray Bales. With a largely unchanged team, they went one place better by sealing the league title. Boston won easily, 14 points clear of their nearest rival, and four of the five riders improved their averages from 1972. Arthur Price also won the Riders' Championship.https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/board/71/teams teams wwosbackup 18 September 2021 Final table Pos Team PL W D L Pts1 Boston Barracudas 33 29 0 4 582 Workington Comets 34 21 2 11 443 Eastbourne Eagles 34 19 2 13 404 Peterborough Panthers 34 19 1 14 395 Birmingham Brummies 34 19 0 15 386 Teesside Tigers 34 19 0 15 387 Bradford Northern 34 18 0 16 368 Crewe Kings 34 17 1 16 359 Long Eaton Rangers 33 16 1 16 3310 Barrow Bombers 34 15 2 17 3211 Sunderland Stars 34 15 2 17 3212 Hull Vikings 34 13 5 17 3113 Chesterton Potters 34 14 1 19 2914 Ellesmere Port Gunners 34 14 0 20 2815 Canterbury Crusaders 34 13 2 19 2816 Scunthorpe Saints 34 12 1 21 2517 Berwick Bandits 34 11 1 22 2318 Rayleigh Rockets 34 9 3 22 21 Fixtures and results main FBR grey BAR BER BIR BOS BRA CAN CHE CK EAS EP HV LE MID PET RAY SCU SUN WOR Barrow 46–32 47–31 27–49 45–33 55–23 44–34 58–20 54–24 52–25 57–20 58–20 49–29 39–38 56–22 60–18 41–37 34–44 Berwick 41–37 42–35 37–41 43–35 39–38 51–27 48–29 37–41 38–40 37–41 43–35 36–42 49–29 50–28 41–37 42–35 39–39 Birmingham 56–22 53–25 36–42 48–30 55–23 49–28 52–26 41–37 48–30 55–23 57–21 40–38 47–30 55–22 56–22 63–15 56–22 Boston 55–22 47–31 57–21 49–28 49–29 55–23 44–34 48–30 57–21 45–33 56–22 46–32 42–36 50–28 56–22 50–28 47–31 Bradford 45–33 60–18 46–32 38–40 49–29 40–37 54–24 43–35 44–34 53–25 45–33 51–27 46–32 56–22 44–34 49–29 42–35 Canterbury 39–38 47–30 37–41 32–46 36–42 37–41 51–27 42–35 42–36 50–28 50–28 38–39 39–39 49–29 40–37 49–29 40–38 Chesterton 45–33 52–26 41–37 38–40 43–35 45–33 41–36 47–31 37–40 39–39 37–40 44–34 37–41 40–38 43–34 49–29 33–45 Crewe 42–36 48–30 39–38 42–36 46.5–31.5 52–26 53–25 48–30 42–36 48–30 53–25 46–32 43–35 48–30 42–36 50–27 43–35 Eastbourne 40–37 55–23 42–35 40–38 49–29 43–35 43–35 48–29 51–27 52–26 51–27 45–33 50–28 42–36 47–31 53–25 40–38 Ellesmere Port 49–28 46–32 38–40 38–39 52–26 31–47 35–43 41–37 49–29 36–42 54–24 41–37 46–32 41–37 48–30 57–20 35–43 Hull 39–39 60–18 38–40 43–34 42–35 39–39 37–41 48–30 39–39 41–37 46–32 38–40 32–45 40–37 40–37 43–35 42–35 Long Eaton 47–31 55–23 44–34 v–v 54–24 41–37 56–22 41–37 51–22 34–44 36–42 41–37 45–33 50–27 49–29 58–20 41–37 Middlesbrough/Teesside 53–25 58–20 44–34 38–40 47–31 45–33 48–30 56–22 51–27 49–29 44–34 45–33 56–22 56–22 53–25 41–37 43–35 Peterborough 44–34 49–29 39–36 37–41 49–29 51–27 51–27 41–37 49–29 44–34 51–27 52–26 55–23 58–29 53–25 47–30 43–35 Rayleigh 43–35 52–26 45–33 38–40 36.5–41.5 36–42 41–37 39–39 34–44 56–22 39–39 39–39 48–30 50–28 52–26 47–31 38–40 Scunthorpe 48–30 54–24 42–36 34–43 45–33 51–27 51–27 55–23 44–34 44–34 43–35 36–42 49–29 19–59 40–38 39–39 33–45 Sunderland 44–34 54–24 40–37 31–47 40–38 59–19 43–35 53–25 39–39 51–27 45–33 56–22 42–36 45–33 45–33 49–29 41–37 Workington 39–39 54–24 53–25 41–37 45–32 57–19 50–28 50–28 46–32 51–27 45–33 53–24 54–24 46–32 47–31 55–23 55–23 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1973.html Speedway Researcher 1973 fixtures & results 4 March 2025 v=Void at 39-36, not restaged Top five riders (leading averages) Rider Nat Team C.M.A. 1 Lou Sansom AUS Workington Comets 10.56 2 Alan Knapkin ENG Bradford Northern 10.04 3 Jack Millen NZL Sunderland 9.80 4 Carl Glover ENG Boston 9.56 5 Ken McKinlay SCO Scunthorpe 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.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/05/british-league-division-two-knock-out_24.html 1973 British League Division Two Knockout Cup Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two19/05 Canterbury 44-34 Eastbourne13/05Eastbourne 37-41 Canterbury Second round Date Team one Score Team two03/06 Boston 58-20 Crewe04/06 Crewe 44-34 Boston08/06 Peterborough 56-22 Barrow05/06 Barrow 45-32 Peterborough13/06 Bradford 48-29 Ellesmere Port05/06 Ellesmere Port 42-35 Bradford04/06 Birmingham 46-32 Scunthorpe03/06 Scunthorpe 38-40 Birmingham08/06 Workington 45-33 Berwick09/06 Berwick 42-36 Workington31/05 Teesside 48-30 Sunderland08/06 Sunderland 38-40 Teesside09/06 Rayleigh 46-32 Hull30/05 Hull 43-34 Rayleigh07/06 Long Eaton 48-30 Canterbury09/06 Canterbury 42-36 Long Eaton Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two24/06 Boston 50-28 Peterborough29/06 Peterborough 37-41 Boston04/07 Bradford 48-30 Birmingham02/07 Birmingham 47-31 Bradford27/07 Workington 53-25 Teesside 26/07 Teesside 44-33 Workington21/07 Rayleigh 49-29 Long Eaton26/07 Long Eaton 36-42 Rayleigh Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two19/08 Boston 46-32 Bradford22/08 Bradford 43-35 Boston30/08 Workington 60-18 Rayleigh18/08 Rayleigh 43-35 Workington Final first leg 23 September 1973 Boston BarracudasCarl Glover 15Ray Bales 13Arthur Price 10Russ Osborne 10Dave Piddock 5David Gagen 5Jim Ryman R/R 58 – 19 https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1973record.pdf 1973 KO cup final Speedway Researcher 18 September 2021 Workington CometsLou Sansom 7Malcolm Mackay 5Kym Amundson 4Steve Watson 3Taffy Owen 0Mitch Graham 0Bernie Hornby 0 Boston Sports Stadium Final second leg 28 September 1973 Workington CometsLou Sansom 12Malcolm Mackay 10Mitch Graham 7Taffy Owen 6Kym Amundson 5Steve Watson 6Bernie Hornby 1 47 – 31 Boston BarracudasCarl Glover 16Arthur Price 6Ray Bales 4Dave Piddock 2Russ Osborne 1David Gagen 1Les Glover 1Jim Ryman R/R Derwent Park Boston were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 89–66. Leading final averages Rider Nat Team C.M.A. 1 Lou Sansom AUS Workington 10.50 2 Alan Knapkin ENG Bradford Northern 10.03 3 Jack Millen NZL Sunderland 9.74 4 Ken McKinlay SCO Scunthorpe 9.69 5 Carl Glover ENG Boston 9.62 Riders' Championship Arthur Price won the Rider's Championship, held at Wimbledon Stadium on 6 October.Price takes Crump's crown Lynn Advertiser 9 October 1973 17 June 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003432/19731009/589/0036 British Newspaper Archive subscription Pos. Rider Pts Total1 ENG Arthur Price 3 2 1 3 3 12+32 ENG Bobby McNeil 2 3 3 1 3 12+23 AUS Lou Sansom 3 1 2 3 3 12+14 ENG Bruce Forrester 3 3 3 2 f 115 ENG Dave Baugh 3 2 3 3 f 116 ENG Mike Broadbanks 1 0 3 3 3 107 ENG Richard Greer 2 3 1 2 2 108 WAL Graham Drury 0 3 2 2 2 99ENG Arthur Browning 1 1 2 1 2 710 ENG Barney Kennett 1 0 1 2 1 511 ENG Geoff Bouchard 0 2 0 1 2 512 SCO Ken McKinlay ef 2 2 0 413 ENG Dave Morton 2 1 ex 314 NZL Jim Wells (res) 2 0 0 1 0 315 SCO Willie Templeton (res) 1 0 1 1 316 ENG Tom Owen fx 0 f 1 117 ENG Dave Mills 1 f 118 ENG Bob Young (res) 1 f 1 f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure North Eastern Trophy M W D L Pts 1Teesside 6 5 1 0 11 2 Sunderland 6 2 1 3 5 3 Hull 6 2 0 4 4 4 Berwick 6 2 0 4 4 main FBR grey BER HUL SUN TEE Berwick 43–35 44–33 34–44 Hull 46–32 42–35 36–42 Sunderland 43–34 42–36 39–39 Teesside 57–21 40–38 40–38 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1973fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 1973 fixtures & results 17 September 2025 Riders and final averages Barrow 22em Tom Owen 8.32 Mike Sampson 8.31 Terry Kelly 7.40 Sid Sheldrick 6.98 Chris Bailey 6.97 Craig Pendlebury 6.50 Joe Owen 6.21 Chris Roynon 5.69 Keith Evans 5.60 Berwick 22em Doug Templeton 8.12 Willie Templeton 7.38 Andy Meldrum 7.09 Graham Jones 4.81 Chris Quigley 4.55 Denny Morter 4.17 Ettienne Olivier 4.15 Rob Hollingworth 4.00 Geoff Davies 2.98 Dennis Jackson 2.14 Birmingham 22em Arthur Browning 8.85 Ted Howgego 8.62 George Major 8.29 John Hart 8.29 Phil Herne 7.59 Mike Lanham 7.23 Malcolm Corradine 7.21 Steve Wilson 5.78 Terry Shearer 5.26 Alan Grahame 3.29 Boston 22em Carl Glover 9.62 Arthur Price 9.14 Jim Ryman 8.42 Russ Osborne 7.85 Dave Piddock 7.81 Ray Bales 7.28 David Gagen 6.94 Tony Featherstone 6.88 Les Glover 3.40 Bradford 22em Alan Knapkin 10.03 Dave Baugh 9.23 Robin Adlington 7.93 Tony Featherstone 7.74 Brenton Langlois 5.71 Mick Fairbairn 5.65 Colin Meredith 5.37 Mike Fullerton 4.75 Tony Freegard 4.67 Rob Maxfield 4.40 Rod Chessell 3.45 Canterbury 22em Barney Kennett 7.38 Peter Murray 6.90 Ted Hubbard 6.75 Derek Cook 6.41 Trevor Jones 6.33 Graham Banks 5.96 Dave Piddock 5.71 Les Rumsey 5.71 Gary Cottham Sr. 4.61 Dave Gooderham 4.30 Chesterton 22em Mike Broadbank 9.24 Mick Handley 6.70 Geoff Pusey 6.20 Alan Bridgett 5.90 Roger Parker 5.70 Brian Woodward 5.52 Cyril Francis 5.11 Martin Yeates 4.76 Nigel Wasley 4.15 Crewe 22em John Jackson 8.55 Geoff Ambrose 8.50 Dave Morton 8.44 Wayne Forrest 5.44 Glyn Taylor 5.29 Ian Cartwright 4.88 Keith White 4.68 Peter Thompson 3.78 Cliff Anderson 3.26 Eastbourne 22em Bobby McNeil 9.34 Roger Johns 8.59 Paul Gachet 7.32 Trevor Geer 6.26 Mike Vernam .5.62 Neil Middleditch 4.82 Eric Dugard 4.54 Jimmy Squibb 4.17 Ellesmere Port 22em Graham Drury 9.03 Paul O'Neal 7.94 Robbie Gardner 6.99 Colin Goad 6.51 Chris Morton 6.29 Barry Booth 4.35 Gerald Smitherman 4.24 Roger Austin 4.14 Wayne Hughes 3.40 Paul Callaghan 2.29 Hull 22em Dave Mills 9.29 Tony Childs 8.49 Alan Cowland 7.66 Robin Amundson 7.60 Dennis Gavros 5.55 Pete Boston 4.58 Dennis Wasden 4.42 Kelvin Mullarkey 4.31 Clark Facey 4.00 Grahame Dawson 3.17 Roger Austin 2.80 Eddie Argall 1.94 Long Eaton 22em Roger Mills 8.28 Geoff Bouchard 8.20 Norman Strachan 7.41 Phil Bass 6.93 Dave Harvey 6.18 Alan Molyneux 5.55 Alan Witt 5.55 Joe Hughes 4.51 Steve Bass 4.00 Mick Moore 3.65 Ian Teale 2.48 Peterborough 22em Richard Greer 8.96 John Davis 8.86 Frank Smith 7.31 Brian Clark 7.27 Ted Howgego 6.40 Roy Carter 6.07 Jack Walker 5.72 Roy Sizmore 4.00 Ken Matthews 2.63 Rayleigh 22em Peter Moore 8.30 Bob Young 7.04 Trevor Barnwell 6.59 Dave "Tiger" Beech 6.12 Les Ott 5.87 Brian Foote 5.75 Terry Stone 5.27 Peter Cairns 4.96 Pete Wigley 4.56 Dingle Brown 4.29 Steve Clarke 3.58 Scunthorpe 22em Ken McKinlay 9.69 Ian Hindle 8.18 Dingle Brown 6.18 Rod Haynes 5.87 Jack Bywater 5.40 Doug Underwood 4.64 Rex Garrod 4.58 Chris Emery 3.30 Sunderland 22em Jack Millen 9.74 Dave Gatenby 7.56 Jim Wells 7.44 Russ Dent 6.21 George Barclay 6.10 Terry Barclay 4.66 Brian Havelock 4.64 Peter Wrathall 4.07 John Robson 1.14 Teesside 22em Bruce Forrester 9.15 Frank Auffret 8.61 Roger Wright 7.47 Pete Reading 6.85 Dave Durham 6.35 Tim Swales 6.12 Russ Hodgson 5.38 Tom Black 4.95 Mick Moore 4.00 Workington 22em Lou Sansom 10.50 Malcolm MacKay 8.88 Mitch Graham 8.07 Taffy Owen 7.44 Kym Amundson 5.51 Steve Watson 5.41 Bernie Hornby 3.57 Darryl Stobbart 3.53 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Speedway British League Division Two / National League