1967 British League season

British speedway season September 2023 September 2023 British League 1967 19 Champions Swindon Robins Knockout Cup Coventry Bees Individual Barry Briggs London Cup West Ham Hammers Midland Cup Swindon Robins Barry Briggs 1966 1968 The 1967 British League season was the 33rd season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the third season known as the British League.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway ArchiveOakes Peter 1981 Speedway Yearbook 1981 100 Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd 0-86215-017-5 Summary The league was made up of the same 19 teams that competed in the previous year.Rogers Martin The Illustrated History of Speedway 1978 129–133 Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd 0-904584-45-3 Swindon Robins led by the world champion Barry Briggs won their first top-tier league title but were pushed all the way by Coventry Bees and West Ham Hammers. Swindon finished with four riders with averages over eight, Briggs topped the entire league with 11.05 but the contributions from Martin Ashby (8.83), Bob Kilby (8.61) and Mike Broadbank (8.55) were pivotal in the Swindon's success.https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/historyarchive HISTORY ARCHIVE British Speedway 29 June 2021 Coventry Bees gained some consolation for finishing runner-up two seasons running by winning the Knockout Cup. Final table M W D L F A Pts 1 Swindon Robins 36 24 0 12 1536 1266 48 2 Coventry Bees 36 22 2 12 1524 1275 46 3 West Ham Hammers 36 21 3 12 1514 1288 45 4 Edinburgh Monarchs 36 20 2 14 1485 1318 42 5 Hackney Hawks 36 20 1 15 1402 1400 41 6 Poole Pirates 36 17 3 16 1462 1339 37 7 Halifax Dukes 36 18 1 17 1456 1347 37 8 Wolverhampton Wolves 36 18 1 17 1423 1376 37 9 Sheffield Tigers 36 18 1 17 1333.5 1470.5 37 10 Newcastle Diamonds 36 18 0 18 1386 1417 36 11 Wimbledon Dons 36 16 3 17 1392 1409 35 12 Newport Wasps 36 17 1 18 1387 1413 35 13 Glasgow Tigers 36 16 2 18 1343 1457 34 14 Oxford Cheetahs 36 16 1 19 1368.5 1432.5 33 15 Exeter Falcons 36 16 0 20 1384.5 1418.5 32 16 Belle Vue Aces 36 16 0 20 1333.5 1463.5 32 17 Long Eaton Archers 36 14 3 19 1322 1481 31 18 Cradley Heath Heathens 36 12 0 24 1262 1533 24 19 King's Lynn Stars 36 11 0 25 1297 1505 22M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points Fixtures & results main FBR grey BV COV CH ED EX GLA HAC HAL KL LE ND NW OX PP SHE SWI WH WIM WOL Belle Vue Aces 43–35 48–30 35–43 43–35 47–31 46–31 45–33 46–32 34–44 47–31 44–32 39–38 40–38 37–41 43–35 34–43 40–38 45–33 Coventry Bees 44–31 56–22 48–30 46–32 56–22 51–27 56–22 57–21 44–34 54–24 41–36 57–21 46–32 54–24 37–41 47–31 44–34 44–33 Cradley Heathens 54–24 36–41 34–44 47–30 37–41 44–34 36–42 39–39 45–33 37–41 35–43 38–39 40–37 42–36 46–31 42–35 46–32 41–37 Edinburgh Monarchs 56–22 49–29 59–19 55–23 38–40 45–33 45–33 49–28 46–32 47–31 50–28 47–31 45–32 50–28 50–28 39–39 46–31 45–33 Exeter Falcons 41–36 36–42 54–24 51–27 50–28 49–29 43–35 50–28 46–32 51–27 38–40 50–28 47–31 61–17 48–30 42–36 42–36 44–34 Glasgow Tigers 36–41 42–35 46–32 41–37 42–34 48–30 43–35 48–30 50–28 36–42 43–34 44–34 39–39 49–29 35–43 32–46 40–38 57–21 Hackney Hawks 45–33 42–36 48–30 42–35 50–28 39–39 43–35 54–24 42–36 46–31 44–34 40–38 44–34 49–29 45–33 41–37 57–21 53–25 Halifax Dukes 47–31 39–39 38–39 42–36 49–29 45–33 43–35 61–17 43–35 54–24 60–18 52–26 52–26 46–32 42–36 48–29 52–26 44–34 King's Lynn Stars 53–24 47–31 47–31 36–42 48–29 42–35 35–43 45–33 55–23 43–35 35–42 44–34 44–34 36–42 46–32 34–44 43–35 38–40 Long Eaton Archers 42–36 32–46 50–28 40–38 52–26 38–40 44–34 40–38 40–38 40–38 41–36 45–33 40–38 47–31 41–37 39–39 39–39 39–39 Newcastle Diamonds 43–35 51–27 40–38 45–32 45–33 56–22 58–20 34–44 43–35 40–38 47–31 44–33 40–38 49–29 32–46 54–24 46–32 40–38 Newport Wasps 42–36 39–39 55–22 38–40 43–35 44–34 56–22 41–37 49–29 50–28 45–33 50–28 37–41 53–25 38–40 41–37 46–32 52–26 Oxford Cheetahs 44–34 38–39 51–27 45–33 47.5–30.5 41–36 55–23 55–23 47–31 46–32 49–29 56–22 39–39 44–34 46–32 43–34 36–42 40–38 Poole Pirates 38–40 48–30 45–33 39–39 42–36 48–30 43–34 47–31 57–21 57–21 45–33 45–33 52–25 48–30 48–30 46–31 40–38 41–37 Sheffield Tigers 43.5–34.5 41–37 48–27 59–19 53–25 44–34 46–32 43–35 45–33 47–31 41–37 47–31 42–36 41–37 43–35 33–45 39–39 40–37 Swindon Robins 51–27 47–31 44–33 46–32 56–22 52–26 55–23 52–26 44–34 47–31 53–24 52–26 53–25 42–35 51–27 50–28 47–31 45–33 West Ham Hammers 53–25 48–30 52–26 51–27 48–30 51–27 37–40 46–32 42–36 45–33 49–28 60–18 52–26 44–34 54–24 44–34 43–35 43–35 Wimbledon Dons 41–37 35–42 43–35 46–32 45–33 43–34 42–36 44–33 42–36 42–35 43–35 48–29 43–35 42–36 47–31 38–39 39–39 52–26 Wolverhampton Wolves 47–31 45–33 51–27 40–38 47–31 58–20 38–39 46–32 51–27 48–27 42–36 43–35 49–28 45–32 49–29 42–35 43–35 40–38 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1967fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 1967 fixtures & results 9 July 2024 Top Ten Riders (League averages) Rider Nat Team C.M.A. 1 Barry Briggs NZL Swindon 11.05 2 Charlie Monk AUS Glasgow 10.72 3 Nigel Boocock ENG Coventry 10.43 4 Ray Wilson ENG Long Eaton 10.43 5 Eric Boocock ENG Halifax 10.38 6 Sverre Harrfeldt NOR West Ham 10.30 7 Torbjörn Harrysson SWE Newport 10.05 8 Gote Nordin SWE Poole 10.00 9 Bengt Jansson SWE Hackney 9.86 10 Terry Betts ENG King's Lynn 9.70 Knockout Cup The cup was won by Coventry Bees.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/coventry1967.pdf Coventry Speedway 1967 season Speedway Researcher 25 June 2021 British League Knockout Cup 1967 Riders' Championship Barry Briggs won the British League Riders' Championship for the third consecutive year, held at Hyde Road on 21 October.Briggs wins title for third time Sunday Sun (Newcastle) 22 October 1967 1 June 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001723/19671022/021/0021 British Newspaper Archive subscription Pos. Rider Heat Scores Total1 NZL Barry Briggs 3 3 3 3 3 152 ENG Nigel Boocock 2 3 3 3 3143 ENG Ray Wilson 3 3 3 2 1 124 SWE Torbjörn Harrysson 2 0 3 3 2 10 5 ENG Eric Boocock 3 3 2 2 0 106 NZL Ivan Mauger 1 2 2 3 2 107 SWE Olle Nygren1 2 2 1 3 9 8 SWE Bengt Jansson 3 1 0 1 3 89 SWE Göte Nordin 1 1 2 2 0 6 10 SWE Ove Fundin 2 0 0 2 2 611 AUS Charlie Monk 2 0 1 1 2 612 AUS Jim Airey ef 2 1 1 1 513 SCO Ken McKinlay 0 2 1 0 1 414 ENG Terry Betts 1 1 1 0 1 415 NZL Wayne Briggs 0 1 0 r n 1 16 ENG Roy Trigg 0 0 0 0 0 017 ENG Brian Brett (res) 0 - - - - 0 ef=engine failure, f=fell, exc=excluded Final leading averages Rider Nat Team C.M.A. 1 Barry Briggs NZL Swindon 11.05 2 Nigel Boocock ENG Coventry 10.52 3 Charlie Monk AUS Glasgow 10.50 4 Ray Wilson ENG Long Eaton 10.43 5 Eric Boocock ENG Halifax 10.29 6 Sverre Harrfeldt NOR West Ham 10.25 7 Torbjörn Harrysson SWE Newport 10.05 8 Göte Nordin SWE Poole 9.99 9 Bengt Jansson SWE Hackney 9.87 10 Terry Betts ENG King's Lynn 9.74 11 Ove Fundin SWE Belle Vue 9.65 12 Arne Pander DEN Oxford 9.57 13 Ken McKinlay SCO West Ham 9.53 14 Olle Nygren SWE Wimbledon 9.52 15 Roy Trigg ENG Oxford 9.37 16 Ivan Mauger NZL Newcastle 9.32 17 Hasse Holmqvist SWE Wolverhampton 9.29 18 Bernt Persson SWE Edinburgh 9.19 19 Dave Younghusband ENG Halifax 9.12 20 Jim Airey AUS Wolverhampton 9.08 London Cup West Ham won the three team London Cup for the third consecutive year.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/westham1967.pdf West Ham Hammers 1967 Speedway Researcher 30 September 2023 Pos Team P W D L F A Pts1 West Ham Hammers 44 0 0 230 154 82 Wimbledon Dons 410 3 181 202 23 Hackney Hawks 41 0 3 164 219 2 main FBR grey HAC WH WIM Hackney 42–54 50–46 West Ham 57–39 60–36 Wimbledon 62–33 37–59 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1967fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 1967 fixtures & results 15 July 2025 Midland Cup Swindon won the Midland Cup, which consisted of six teams.Speedway Trophy won by Swindon Bristol Evening Post 5 October 1967 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004769/19671005/035/0035 British Newspaper Archive 19 October 2023 subscription First round Team one Team two ScoreLong EatonOxford 40–37, 35–43CradleyWolverhampton 40–38, 29–49 Semi final round Team one Team two ScoreSwindonOxford 48–30, 40–38Wolverhampton Coventry38–40, 29–49 Final First leg 27 September 1967 SwindonBarry Briggs 12Mike Broadbank 12Martin Ashby 11Mike Keen 5Bob Kilby 5Frank Shuter 3Pete Munday 3 51–27 CoventryNigel Boocock 11Rick France 5Les Owen 5Ron Mountford 4Col Cottrell 1 Roger Hill 1Clive Hitch 0 Abbey Stadium Second leg 4 October 1967 CoventryNigel Boocock 11 Les Owen 9 Rick France 8 Col Cottrell 7 Roger Hill 6 Tom Ridley 0 Clive Hitch 0 41–37 Swindon Barry Briggs 14 Martin Ashby 8 Mike Broadbank 6 Bob Kilby 4 Pete Munday 2 Mike Keen 2 Frank Shuter 1 Brandon Stadium Swindon won on aggregate 88–68 Riders & final averages Belle Vue 22em SWE Ove Fundin 9.65 SWE Sören Sjösten 9.03 ENG Cyril Maidment 8.32 ENG Tommy Roper 7.83 ENG Norman Nevitt 6.42 HUN Sándor Lévai 5.89 ENG Eric Broadbelt 3.56 ENG Jim Yacoby 3.31 NZL Paul O'Neal 2.75 AUS John Woodcock 2.72 AUS Garry Middleton 2.60 ENG Dave Hardy 2.55 Coventry 22em ENG Nigel Boocock 10.52 ENG Rick France 8.97 ENG Ron Mountford 8.66 ENG Col Cottrell 6.33 ENG Les Owen 6.25 ENG Clive Hitch 4.89 ENG Roger Hill 4.08 ENG Chris Harrison 3.23 Cradley 22em ENG Ivor Brown 7.54 ENG Brian Brett 7.34 SWE Tommy Bergqvist 7.32 ENG Chris Julian 7.04 AUS Jack Scott 6.37 NZL Graham Coombes 6.04 AUS Jack Biggs 5.67 ENG Alan Totney 3.76 ENG Ken Wakefield 3.39 ENG Peter Wrathall 3.16 ENG Dave Schofield 2.60 Edinburgh 22em SWE Bernt Persson 9.19 NOR Reidar Eide 8.99 SCO George Hunter 8.13 NOR Oyvind Berg 6.50 SCO Doug Templeton 6.46 SCO Bill Landels 5.84 SCO Bert Harkins 5.31 SCO Brian Black 5.14 SCO Brian Collins 3.56 Exeter 22em SWE Gunnar Malmqvist 8.21 NZL Wayne Briggs 7.83 ENG Jimmy Squibb 7.38 AUS Neil Street 7.25 ENG Colin Gooddy 6.78 AUS Jack Geran 6.66 SWE Per Gerhardsson 6.57 ENG Tommy Sweetman 6.42 CAN Chris Blewett 5.55 ENG Mike Cake 3.90 ENG Tim Bungay 3.28 Glasgow 22em AUS Charlie Monk 10.50 SWE Bo Josefsson 6.90 NZL Alf Wells 6.47 ENG Maury Mattingley 6.41 SCO Willie Templeton 6.36 ENG Russ Dent 5.98 NOR Jonny Faafeng 5.40 SCO Jimmy McMillan 4.68 SCO Bill McMillan 4.00 SWE Nils Ringstrom 3.80 AUS Brian Whaley 3.07 Hackney 22em SWE Bengt Jansson 9.87 ENG Colin Pratt 8.95 NZL Colin McKee 6.25 ENG Les McGillivray 5.82 ENG Gerry Jackson 5.33 ENG Malcolm Brown 5.05 ENG Gary Everett 4.97 ENG Brian Davies 4.66 Halifax 22em ENG Eric Boocock 10.29 ENG Dave Younghusband 9.12 ENG Eric Boothroyd 8.42 AUS Dennis Gavros 6.00 AUS Bert Kingston 4.78 AUS Greg Kentwell 4.76 ENG Maury Robinson 4.34 AUS Bob Jameson 4.14 AUS Les Bentzen 2.75 King's Lynn 22em ENG Terry Betts 9.74 ENG David Crane 7.95 ENG Clive Featherby 6.27 AUS Peter Moore 6.05 WAL Howard Cole (Kid Bodie) 5.72 POL Ted Laessing 4.39 ENG Stan Stevens 4.00 ENG John Mills 3.39 ENG John Poyser 2.73 AUS Doug White 2.73 Long Eaton 22em ENG Ray Wilson 10.43 SWE Anders Michanek 8.74 ENG Jim Lightfoot 7.10 AUS John Boulger 5.77 ENG Norman Storer 4.82 ENG Vic White 3.97 ENG John Poyser 2.92 ENG Ian Champion 2.72 Newcastle 22em NZL Ivan Mauger 9.32 DEN Ole Olsen 7.54 ENG Mike Watkin 6.10 ENG Alan Butterfield 6.04 ENG Russ Dent 6.00 ENG Peter Kelly 5.98 NZL Goog Allan 5.93 NZL Dave Gifford 5.63 AUS Alan Paynter 1.65 Newport 22em SWE Torbjorn Harrysson 10.05 ENG Jimmy Gooch 8.27 ENG Jon Erskine 6.63 ENG Alby Golden 6.29 WAL Cyril Francis 6.08 WAL Bob Hughes 4.76 ENG John Bishop 4.24 Oxford 22em DEN Arne Pander 9.57 ENG Roy Trigg 9.37 ENG Colin Gooddy 8.29 ENG Eddie Reeves 7.51 ENG Des Lukehurst 6.06 WAL Leo McAuliffe 4.95 NZL Rick Timmo 4.68 ENG Maury McDermott 4.00 ENG Peter Seaton 2.40 Poole 22em SWE Göte Nordin 9.99 AUS Geoff Mudge 8.25 ENG Ronnie Genz 8.00 ENG Tony Lewis 8.00 ENG Pete Smith 6.29 ENG Norman Strachan 5.91 NZL Bruce Cribb 4.94 ENG Geoff Penniket 4.68 Sheffield 22em SWE Bengt Larsson 7.08 ENG Arnold Haley 7.04 ENG John Hart 6.97 ENG Bob Paulson 6.65 ENG Alan Jay 6.22 ENG John Dews 6.02 ENG Billy Bales 5.82 ENG George Major 5.45 ENG Eric Hockaday 3.78 Swindon 22em NZL Barry Briggs 11.05 ENG Martin Ashby 8.83 ENG Bob Kilby 8.61 ENG Mike Broadbank 8.55 NZL Frank Shuter 4.46 ENG Mike Keen 4.41 ENG Pete Munday 4.25 West Ham 22em NOR Sverre Harrfeldt 10.25 SCO Ken McKinlay 9.53 ENG Norman Hunter 7.54 ENG Malcolm Simmons 7.09 ENG Brian Leonard 7.03 ENG George Barclay 4.76 ENG Stan Stevens 4.46 ENG Tony Clarke 4.36 ENG Dai Evans 0.80 Wimbledon 22em SWE Olle Nygren 9.52 ENG Trevor Hedge 8.49 ENG Reg Luckhurst 8.23 ENG Bob Dugard 6.00 ENG Jim TebbyJ 5.86 ENG Alan Cowland 5.23 AUS Garry Middleton 4.56 SWE Leif Soderberg 3.19 NZL Murray Burt 2.06 Wolverhampton 22em SWE Hasse Holmqvist 9.29 AUS Jim Airey 9.08 NED Peter Vandenberg 8.21 ENG Pete Jarman 7.92 ENG James Bond 5.56 ENG Dave Hemus 5.04 ENG Brian Maxted 4.72 ENG Mick Handley 1.95 See 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