1969 British League Division Two season

British motorcycle speedway season November 2023 November 2023 British League Division Two 16 Champions Belle Vue Colts Knockout Cup Belle Vue Colts Individual Geoff Ambrose Des Lukehurst British League (Div 1) 1968 1970 The 1969 British League Division Two season was the second season of second tier motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway ArchiveRogers Martin The Illustrated History of Speedway 1978 129–133 Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd 0-904584-45-3 Summary The league expanded from 10 to 16 teams in its second season. Weymouth Eagles dropped out after just one season. The seven new entrants included three newly created teams called the Crewe Kings,https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002831/19690515/616/0028 All set for Speedway Crewe Chronicle 15 May 1969 British Newspaper Archive subscription 5 December 2024 Doncaster Stallions and the Rochester Bombers. The King's Lynn Starlets who were the reserve side of the Stars also entered, along with Ipswich Witches who returned to league action (their first since 1962),Ranger's Fingers Crossed as Speedway Returns Stapleford & Sandiacre News 11 April 1969 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003304/19690411/228/0016 British Newspaper Archive 15 September 2023 subscription the Long Eaton Rangers (formerly the Archers), and the Eastbourne Eagles (first since 1959).https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/board/71/teams Teams wwosbackup 10 September 2021 The Rochester Bombers team moved to Romford from 10 May, after the local council refused to give permission for racing and became known as the Romford Bombers.http://www.defunctspeedway.co.uk/Romford.htm Romford Speedway Defunct Speedway 10 September 2021 Former Leicester rider Ivor Brown re-opened the speedway at Long Eaton Stadium.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002507/19690124/456/0020 Brown waits for speedway decision Long Eaton Advertiser 24 January 1969 British Newspaper Archive subscription 22 September 2024 Belle Vue Colts completed the league and cup double, which included retaining their league title.Oakes Peter 1981 Speedway Yearbook 1981 101 Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd 0-86215-017-5https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/history/leaguetables1965-1990 BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - BRITISH LEAGUE ERA (1965-1990) Official British Speedway website 10 September 2021 Ken Eyre and Eric Broadbelt were once again instrumental in helping the Colts win again and they were backed up well by Chris Bailey and Bill Moulin.https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/4905/belle-vue-colts Belle Vue Colts wwosbackup 10 September 2021 Final table Pos Team PL W D L Pts1 Belle Vue Colts 30 23 1 6 472 Reading Racers 30 19 1 10 393 Rochester/Romford Bombers 30 19 1 10 394 Crayford Highwaymen 30 19 0 11 385 Rayleigh Rockets 30 16 2 12 346 Canterbury Crusaders 30 15 2 13 327 Crewe Kings 30 15 0 15 308 Eastbourne Eagles 30 14 2 14 309 Middlesbrough Teessiders 30 14 1 15 2910 Long Eaton Rangers 30 14 1 15 2911 Ipswich Witches 30 13 1 16 2712 Doncaster Stallions 30 12 0 18 2413 Nelson Admirals 30 11 2 17 2414 Berwick Bandits 30 11 1 18 2315 Plymouth Devils 30 9 0 21 1816 King's Lynn Starlets 30 8 1 21 17 Fixtures and results main FBR grey BV BER CAN CRA CK DON EAS IPS KL LE MID NEL PLY RAY REA ROC Belle Vue 53–24 52–26 45–33 57–21 48–30 60–18 57–21 52–25 61–17 58–20 49–29 57–20 45–32 53–24 38–40 Berwick 34–44 50–28 22–54 43–35 45–32 41–36 40–38 53–25 33.5–41.5 42–36 55–22 55–22 37–41 36–41 44–33 Canterbury 41–36 51–27 46–32 45–33 49–29 39–39 39–39 55–22 52–26 46–32 51–27 52–26 44–33 43–35 42–35 Crayford 44–34 42–35 39–38 44–34 53–24 51–26 55–22 54–24 52–26 53–25 41–37 56–21 51–27 50–28 45–33 Crewe 34–44 51–26 48–30 53–24 56–22 57–21 52–26 56–21 32–10 42–36 54–24 61–17 43–35 62–16 53–25 Doncaster 36–41 39–38 45–32 42–36 47–31 43–35 41–36 40–36 38–40 35–42 43–32 51–37 37–41 36–42 29–49 Eastbourne 44–34 52–24 35–40 49.5–28.5 43–34 47–30 40–36 39–37 47–31 45–33 41–37 47–30 41–36 45–33 36–42 Ipswich 42–36 40–38 40–37 41–37 42–36 50–28 39–38 38–39 41–36 36–41 41–37 57–21 41–37 41–36 36–42 King's Lynn 33–45 48–29 41–37 38–40 29–48 34–43 38–38 41–35 43–34 36–42 37–40 46–31 43–34 31–46 38–40 Long Eaton 34–44 43–35 40–38 43–35 47–31 47–30 48–30 45–33 50–26 36–42 48–29 47–29 43–35 28–50 32–46 Middlesbrough 37–41 39–39 55–23 42–36 48–30 52–26 45–33 42–36 45–33 38–40 49–29 54–24 36–42 37–41 42–36 Nelson 24–54 39.5–37.5 24–54 36–42 41–37 45–33 45–33 43–35 50–27 38–38 52–25 43–35 39–39 41–37 44–34 Plymouth 36–42 34–44 40–38 40–38 49–28 37–40 38–40 42–35 35–42 51–27 45–33 55–23 49–29 42–36 36–39 Rayleigh 36–42 55–23 39–38 36–41 47–31 46–31 42–36 52–26 52–25 43–35 42–36 43–35 57–21 42–36 39–39 Reading 39–39 43–35 43–35 47–31 40–36 53–25 49–27 45–33 46–32 41–37 49–29 54–23 51–21 40–38 38–40 Rochester/Romford 44–33 47–30 43–35 41–37 40–38 38–40 45–33 38–40 43–35 41–37 57–21 43–35 58–20 36–41 35–42 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1969.html Speedway Researcher 1969 fixtures & results 18 February 2025 British League Division Two Knockout Cup The 1969 British League Division Two Knockout Cup was the second edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Belle Vue Colts were the winners of the competition.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/05/british-league-division-two-ko-cup-1969.html 1969 British League Division Two Knockout Cup Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two12/06 Ipswich 55-23 Plymouth11/06Belle Vue 55-22 King's Lynn08/06 Eastbourne 37-40 Rayleigh12/06 Middlesbrough 49-29 Nelson09/06 Crewe 49-29 Doncaster14/06 Canterbury 51-26 Crayford12/06 Long Eaton 48-29 Berwick12/06 Romford 38-38 Reading07/07 Reading 44-34 Romford Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two16/07 Belle Vue 58-20 Ipswich19/07 Rayleigh 43-34 Middlesbrough14/07 Crewe 44-33 Canterbury17/07 Long Eaton 42-35 Reading Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two06/08 Belle Vue 55-23 Rayleigh08/09 Crewe 58-20 Long Eaton Final First leg 22 September 1969 Crewe KingsGeoff Curtis 10Colin Tucker 9Barry Meeks 8Ian Bottomley 8Paul O'Neil 6Pete Saunders 1Dave Parry 0 42 – 36 https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1969record.pdf Season 1969 Speedway Researcher 10 September 2021https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000525/19690923/016/0016 Kings lead by six points Staffordshire Sentinel 23 September 1969 British Newspaper Archive subscription 5 December 2024 Belle Vue ColtsKen Moss 10Chris Bailey 10Steve Waplington 5Mike Hiftle 4Taffy Owen 4Eric Broadbelt 3Ken Eyre R/R Earle Street Second leg 24 September 1969 Belle Vue ColtsEric Broadbelt 14Chris Bailey 11Mike Hiftle 11Ken Moss 8Steve Waplington 6Taffy Owen 5Ken Eyre R/R 55 – 23 Crewe KingsGeoff Curtis 9Paul O'Neil 9Dave Parry 2Colin Tucker 1Ian Bottomley 1Pete Saunders 1Barry Meeks 0 Hyde Road Stadium Belle Vue Colts were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 91–65. Riders' Championship Geoff Ambrose won the Rider's Championship, held at Hackney Wick Stadium on 26 September.Speedway Daily Mirror 27 September 1969 14 June 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19690927/302/0027 British Newspaper Archive subscription Pos. Rider Pts Total1 ENG Geoff Ambrose 2 3 3 3 3 142 ENG Mick Bell 2 3 2 3 3 133 SCO Ross Gilbertson 3 3 3 2 2 134 ENG Maury Robinson 3 2 3 1 2 115 ENG Reg Trott 3 1 2 2 1 9 6 ENG Peter Murray 3 2 1 3 ef 9 7 ENG Martyn Piddock (res) 1 3 1 3 88 ENG Phil Woodcock (res) 1 2 1 3 ef 79 NZL Paul O'Neil (res) 0 ef 2 2 2 610AUS Geoff Curtis ex 3 0 0 3 6 11 ENG Colin Sanders 1 1 1 2 0 512 ENG Pete Wrathall f 1 2 1 1 5 13 ENG Dave Schofield ex 1 1 0 2 414 ENG Ted Spittles 2 0 0 1 1 4 15 ENG Ian Turner 1 2 r 0 0 3 16 ENG Terry Lee 2 fex 217 ENG Eric Broadbelt fex 0 18 ENG Dingle Brown 0 0 0 ex 0 0 19 ENG George Devonport 0 f 0 f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure Final leading averages Rider Nat Team C.M.A. 1 Des Lukehurst ENG Romford/Rochester 11.52 2 Graeme Smith NZL Rayleigh 10.74 3 Tony Lomas ENG Long Eaton 10.49 4 Peter Murray ENG Canterbury 10.35 5 Ross Gilbertson SCO Romford/Rochester 10.10 5 Geoff Curtis AUS Crewe 10.10 7 Geoff Ambrose ENG Crayford 10.03 Riders' final averages Belle Vue Colts 22em Ken Eyre 9.84 Eric Broadbelt 9.74 Chris Bailey 8.25 Bill Moulin 8.19 Mike Hiftle 8.00 Ken Moss 7.94 Steve Waplington 7.94 Taffy Owen 7.08 Peter Thompson 6.67 Colin Goad 5.17 Berwick 22em Maury Robinson 9.32 Mark Hall 8.03 Peter Kelly 7.93 Bernie Lagrosse/Roy Williams 6.89 Brian Black 6.12 Ken Omand 4.73 Andy Meldrum 4.60 Ian Paterson 4.19 Terry Holmes 3.53 Alex Nichol 3.43 Grieves Davidson 3.06 Colin Robertson 2.74 Bill Maxwell 1.67 Canterbury 22em Peter Murray 10.35 Martyn Piddock 9.80 Ken Vale 8.71 Graham Miles 6.89 John Hibben 6.57 Barry Thomas 6.03 Jake Rennison 5.33 Dave Percy 4.69 Graham Banks 4.61 Jim Crowhurst 4.56 Brian Foote 4.00 Gerald Reardon 3.70 Neville Brice 3.69 Crayford 22em Geoff Ambrose 10.03 Archie Wilkinson 8.56 Tony Childs 8.24 Chris Harrison 6.51 Mick Steel 6.44 Colin Clark 6.17 Tony Armstrong 5.26 Judd Drew 4.33 Crewe 22em Geoff Curtis 10.10 Paul O'Neal 8.88 Barry Meeks 7.56 Ian Bottomley 7.03 Dave Parry 6.76 Peter Seaton 6.46 Colin Tucker 6.34 Pete Saunders 5.92 Glyn Blackburn 4.14 Doncaster 22em Terry Shearer 9.68 Dave Baugh 8.76 Guy Hawkes 7.00 Chris Hawkins 6.38 Derek Timms 5.77 Alan Bridgett 5.72 George Devonport 5.22 Doug Wyer 3.82 Stuart Ulph 3.73 Neil Glover 2.18 Eastbourne 22em Barry Crowson 9.93 Reg Trott 8.70 Alby Golden 7.88 Hugh Saunders 7.00 Dave Jessup 6.62 Derek Cook 5.32 Laurie Sims 4.99 Cec Platt 4.60 John Hedderick 4.15 Tony Hall 4.00 Joe Robson 3.76 Ray Boughtflower 2.67 Ipswich 22em John Harrhy 7.87 Pete Bailey 7.74 Ted Spittles 7.61 Ron Bagley 7.34 Ernie Baker 6.38 Dennis Wasden 5.30 Neville Slee 4.81 Gil Farmer 4.19 Mike Coomber 4.09 Bernie Aldridge 3.88 King's Lynn 22em George Barclay 9.18 Ken Vale 7.33 Ian Turner 7.16 Peter Seaton 7.00 Arthur Price 6.57 Tony Featherstone 5.29 Peter Maxted 5.07 John Ingamells 4.05 Russ Osborne 3.76 John Knock 2.40 Chris Blythe 1.75 Nigel Spindler 1.33 Long Eaton 22em Tony Lomas 10.49 Geoff Penniket 8.26 Peter Wrathall 7.78 Malcolm Shakespeare 6.88 Glyn Chandler 6.36 Roy Carter 5.57 Pat Adaway 4.98 Peter Gay 4.82 Gil Farmer 4.52 Bernie Hornby 2.13 Middlesbrough 22em Terry Lee 9.28 Tom Leadbitter 8.97 Roger Mills 7.19 Pete Reading 6.02 Dave Durham 5.43 Bruce Forrester 5.13 Tim Swales 4.75 Paul O'Neal 4.57 Nelson 22em Murray Burt 8.00 Dave Schofield 8.00 Alan Knapkin 7.25 Stuart Riley 5.71 Sid Sheldrick 5.16 Dai Evans 4.64 Peter Thompson 4.29 Paul Sharples 3.26 Jack Lee 2.76 Dave Beacon 1.83 Plymouth 22em Colin Sanders 7.17 Bob Coles 6.37 Dave Whittaker 6.18 Chris Roynon 6.11 Keith Marks 5.24 John Hammond 4.33 Ian Gills 4.21 Clark Facey 2.42 Rayleigh 22em Graeme Smith 10.74 Laurie Etheridge 8.53 Mike Gardner 7.81 Geoff Maloney 7.43 Roger Wright 7.28 Dingle Brown 7.17 Terry Stone 6.18 Dennis Mannion 5.50 Barry Lee 4.39 Ian Champion 4.25 Bob Newman 3.90 Reading 22em Mick Bell 9.04 Richard May 7.96 Mike Vernam 7.79 Alan Jackson 7.47 Ian Champion 6.64 Phil Pratt 6.33 Dene Davies 6.18 Bob Tabet 5.46 Bernie Leigh 5.05 Rochester/Romford 22em Des Lukehurst 11.52 Ross Gilbertson 10.10 Phil Woodcock 9.17 Brian Davies 7.28 Tony George 5.93 Brian Foote 5.48 Frank Wendon 4.99 Ian Gills 4.64 Charlie Benham 3.40 Chris Yeatman 3.20 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Speedway British League Division Two / National League