1969 British League season

British speedway season September 2023 September 2023 British League 19 Champions Poole Pirates Knockout Cup Wimbledon Dons Individual Barry Briggs London Cup Wimbledon Dons Midland Cup Coventry Bees Ivan Mauger British League (Div 2) 1968 1970 The 1969 British League season was the 35th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the fifth season known as the British League.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway Archive Summary The 19 competitors were the same as the previous season.Rogers Martin The Illustrated History of Speedway 1978 129–133 Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd 0-904584-45-3 Poole Pirates won their first title.Oakes Peter 1981 Speedway Yearbook 1981 100 Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd 0-86215-017-5 The Pirates were extremely consistent and despite their riders not coming in the top 18 league averages they won the league by a clear 6 points. Pete Smith was their top rider with an average of 9.34 but aided by four other riders (Geoff Mudge (9.05), Odd Fossengen (7.73), Bruce Cribb (7.31) and Gordon Guasco (7.26)) they were able to claim the title.https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/historyarchive HISTORY ARCHIVE British Speedway 30 June 2021 Wimbledon Dons had a much better season than the last, finishing third and managed to retain their British League Knockout Cup crown. Belle Vue Aces finished runner-up, mainly due to the performances of their outstanding World champion rider Ivan Mauger; the New Zealander finished with an average of 11.67 and would also seal his second world title before the end of the season. Final table Pos Team PL W D L Pts1 Poole Pirates 36 26 1 9 532 Belle Vue Aces 36 23 1 12 473 Wimbledon Dons 36 22 2 12 464 Halifax Dukes 36 22 2 12 465 Leicester Lions 36 21 2 13 446 Sheffield Tigers 36 19 1 16 397 Cradley Heath Heathens 36 18 2 16 388 Glasgow Tigers 36 17 3 16 379 King's Lynn Stars 36 18 0 18 3610 Swindon Robins 36 18 0 18 3611 Coatbridge Monarchs 36 17 1 18 3512 Exeter Falcons 36 16 0 20 3213 Newcastle Diamonds 36 15 2 19 3214 Coventry Bees 36 14 3 19 3115 Oxford Cheetahs 36 15 1 20 3116 Wolverhampton Wolves 36 13 1 22 2717 Newport Wasps 36 13 1 22 2718 West Ham Hammers 36 11 3 22 2519 Hackney Hawks 36 10 2 24 22M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points Fixtures and results main FBR grey BV CRA CM COV EX GLA HAC HAL KL LEI ND NW OX PP SHE SWI WH WIM WOL Belle Vue 40–38 52–26 44–33 50–28 43–35 56–22 50–28 54–24 52–26 47–30 53–25 44–34 47–31 44–34 47–31 47–31 55–23 40–38 Cradley 37–41 49–29 45–33 41–37 46–32 49–28 45–32 41–37 39–39 50–28 42–35 41–37 44–33 42–36 45–33 40–38 40–37 42–36 Coatbridge 33–45 42–36 46–32 40–38 49–29 50–28 37–41 43–35 41–37 39–39 53–25 49–29 40–38 44–34 40–38 43–35 47–31 52–26 Coventry 39–39 41–37 48–30 46–32 43–35 51–27 40–38 38–40 40–37 42–36 56–22 60–18 43–35 39–39 38–39 48–30 39–39 48–30 Exeter 40–38 51–27 50–28 44–34 51–27 51–27 43–35 45–33 38–40 40–38 43–35 48–30 38–40 40–38 38–39 44–33 42–36 44–33 Glasgow 45–33 39–39 46–32 42–36 46–32 52–25 37–41 49–29 44–34 54–24 52–26 42–35 39–39 44–33 42–36 52–26 45–33 48–30 Hackney 32–46 47–31 44–34 41–37 40–38 39–38 44–34 37–41 38–40 36–42 47–30 40–38 37–41 42–36 36–42 39–39 42–36 39–39 Halifax 40–38 49–29 49–29 41–37 47–31 47–31 54–24 48–30 44–34 58–20 58–20 58–20 48–30 46–32 50–28 60–18 47–31 45–33 King's Lynn 44–34 42–36 43–35 41–37 49–29 43–34 48–29 41–37 44–34 39–38 49–29 52–26 50–28 35–42 44–34 40–38 38–40 57–21 Leicester 43–35 40–38 44–34 42–35 46–32 47–31 53–25 49–29 40–38 49–29 52–26 54–24 47–31 46–32 48–30 38–40 37–41 58–20 Newcastle 38–39 53–25 41–37 51–26 47–31 41–37 44–34 39–39 46–32 36–42 44–33 56–21 36–41 43–35 44–34 42–36 41–37 41–36 Newport 42–36 46–32 35–43 43–35 36–42 43–35 45–33 48–30 41–36 39–39 51–26 51–27 32–46 47–31 41–37 40–37 36–42 44–34 Oxford 44–34 a–a+ 48–30 46–32 46–32 46–32 50–28 a–a+ 50–28 38–39 52–26 47–31 38–40 47–31 45–33 43–35 39–39 42–36 Poole 48–29 58–20 42–36 41.5–36.5 43–34 46–32 57–21 44–34 40–38 46–32 44–34 49–29 51–27 51–27 48–29 55–23 43–35 44–34 Sheffield 42–36 52–26 42–36 48–30 47–31 53–25 48–30 40–38 42–36 46–32 53–25 46–32 46–32 50–28 46–32 44–32 45–33 58–20 Swindon 40–36 42–35 38–40 40–38 46–32 35–43 40–38 43–34 41–37 40–38 45–32 54–24 49–29 37–41 40–38 57–20 40–37 43–35 West Ham 38–40 44–34 40–38 32–46 47–31 39–39 41–37 39–39 41–37 41–37 43–35 43–35 38–40 37–41 41–37 40–38 38–40 29–49 Wimbledon 44–34 54–24 47–31 48–30 47–30 48–30 57–20 54–24 52–26 45–33 46–32 62–16 52–26 42–36 49.5–28.5 46–32 59–19 56–22 Wolverhampton 43–35 32–46 44–34 45–33 50–28 38–40 45–33 36–41 41–37 31–47 47–31 55–23 34–44 29–49 42–36 43–35 43–35 41–37 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1969.html Speedway Researcher 1969 fixtures & results 18 February 2025 + match awarded to away team Top ten riders (league only) Rider Nat Team C.M.A. 1 Ivan Mauger NZL Belle Vue 11.45 2 Barry Briggs NZL Swindon 11.09 3 Eric Boocock ENG Halifax 10.88 4 Nigel Boocock ENG Coventry 10.77 5 Ray Wilson ENG Leicester 10.48 6 Norman Hunter ENG Wolverhampton 10.44 7 Trevor Hedge ENG Wimbledon 10.17 8 Ole Olsen DEN Newcastle 10.08 9 Jim McMillan SCO Glasgow 9.97 10 Martin Ashby ENG Exeter 9.96 British League Knockout Cup The 1969 British League Knockout Cup was the 31st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Wimbledon were the winners.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/04/british-league-ko-cup-1969.html 1969 British League Knockout Cup Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two10/05 Coatbridge 53–25 Hackney06/05 Leicester 54–24 Newport06/05 West Ham 39–39 Kings Lynn31/05 Kings Lynn 39–39 West Ham17/06 West Ham 36–42 Kings Lynn Second round Date Team one Score Team two10/07 Sheffield 52–26 Kings Lynn17/06 West Ham 36–42 Oxford14/06 Canterbury 51–26 Crayford14/06 Coventry 46–32 Oxford14/06 Cradley Heath 41–37 Glasgow11/06 Poole 43–35 Coatbridge09/06 Exeter 36–42 Wimbledon09/06 Newcastle 36–42 Belle Vue07/06 Halifax 43–35 Wolverhampton Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two02/08 Belle Vue 38–40 Sheffield31/07 Wimbledon 49–29 Poole21/07 Cradley Heath 41–37 Swindon05/07 Halifax 47–31 Coventry Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two27/09 Cradley Heath 36–42 Wimbledon21/08 Sheffield 43.5-34.5 Halifax Final First leg 8 October 1969 Sheffield TigersArnie Haley 11Jim Airey 9Billy Bales 9John Dews 5Dave Baugh 3Bengt Larsson 2Reg Wilson 1 40–38 https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/result-archive/heatdetails/season1969.pdf Season 1969 British Speedway 25 June 2021 Wimbledon DonsTrevor Hedge 12Cyril Maidment 10Reg Luckhurst 8Ronnie Moore 4Jim Tebby 3Bob Dugard 1Gary Everett 0 Owlerton Stadium Second leg 9 October 1969 Wimbledon DonsTrevor Hedge 12Ronnie Moore 12Reg Luckhurst 9Jim Tebby 7Cyril Maidment 6Bob Dugard 6Gary Everett 4 56–22 Sheffield TigersArnie Haley 9Jim Airey 9Bengt Larsson 3Billy Bales 1John Dews 0Dave Baugh 0Reg Wilson 0 Wimbledon Stadium Wimbledon Dons were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 94-62. Riders' Championship Barry Briggs won the British League Riders' Championship for the fifth consecutive year, held at Hyde Road on 18 October.Speedway Birmingham Daily Post 20 October 1969 1 June 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002135/19691020/346/0019 British Newspaper Archive subscription Pos. Rider Heat Scores Total1 NZL Barry Briggs 3 3 3 3 2 142 NZL Ivan Mauger 3 3 3 ef 3 123 ENG Jim Airey 1 2 3 3 3 124 ENG Martin Ashby 1 3 2 3 2 115 ENG Eric Boocock 3 2 1 2 2 106 ENG Roy Trigg 2 2 2 2 1 9 7 ENG Ray Wilson 0 3 3 2 f 8 8 ENG Trevor Hedge 2 1 2 2 1 8 9 HUN Sándor Lévai 3 0 1 1 2 7 10 ENG Tony Clarke 2 2 0 1 1 6 11 DEN Ole Olsen ex ef ef 3 3 612 ENG Terry Betts 0 0 1 1 3 5 13 NOR Reidar Eide 1 1 2 1 0 514 SCO Jim McMillan 2 1 0 0 0 3 15 ENG Colin Gooddy 1 0 1 0 r 2 16 ENG Pete Smith 0 1 0 0 1 2 17 ENG James Bond 0 0 ef=engine failure, f=fell, exc=excluded Final leading averages Rider Nat Team C.M.A. 1 Ivan Mauger NZL Belle Vue 11.67 2 Barry Briggs NZL Swindon 11.12 3 Eric Boocock ENG Halifax 11.08 4 Nigel Boocock ENG Coventry 10.78 5 Ray Wilson ENG Leicester 10.56 6 Ole Olsen DEN Newcastle 10.39 7 Norman Hunter ENG Wolverhampton 10.35 8 Trevor Hedge ENG Wimbledon 10.33 9 Sören Sjösten SWE Belle Vue 10.09 10 Reidar Eide NOR Coatbridge 10.01 11 Jim McMillan SCO Glasgow 10.01 12 Martin Ashby ENG Exeter 9.97 13 Jim Airey ENG Sheffield 9.90 14 Ronnie Moore NZL Wimbledon 9.74 15 Charlie Monk AUS Glasgow 9.56 16 Reg Luckhurst ENG Wimbledon 9.39 17 Dave Younghusband ENG Halifax 9.38 18 Terry Betts ENG King's Lynn 9.35 19 Pete Smith ENG Poole 9.34 20 Roy Trigg ENG Cradley Heath 9.27 London Cup Wimbledon retained the London Cup.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/wimbledon1969.pdf Wimbledon 1969 Speedway Researcher 30 September 2023 Pos Team P W D L F A Pts1 Wimbledon Dons 440 0 19012182 West Ham Hammers 41 0 3 154 157 23 Hackney Hawks 41 0 3 122 188 2 main FBR grey HAC WH WIM Hackney 40–37 30–47 West Ham 48–30 35–43 Wimbledon 56–22 44–34 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1969fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 1969 fixtures & results 15 July 2025 Midland Cup Coventry won the Midland Cup, which consisted of six teams.Big crowd at Speedway final Coventry Evening Telegraph 13 October 1969 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19691013/564/0037 British Newspaper Archive 21 October 2023 subscription First round Team one Team two ScoreLeicesterWolverhampton43–35, 38–40Oxford Cradley 39–39, 32–45 Semi final round Team one Team two ScoreCradleyCoventry 37–41, 31–47 Leicester Swindon44.5–33.5, 40–38 Final First leg 7 October 1969 Leicester John Boulger 10 Ray Wilson 7 Graham Plant 7 John Hart 5 Norman Storer 5Malcolm Brown 5 Dene Davies 1 40–38 CoventryNigel Boocock 15 Rick France 12Col Cottrell 6 Roger Hill 5 Les Owen 0 Tony Lomas 0Antonin Kasper r/r Leicester Stadium Second leg 11 October 1969 CoventryRick France 12 Ken McKinlay (guest) 10Col Cottrell 9Tony Lomas 9Les Owen 3 Roger Hill 1 Antonin Kasper r/r 44–34 LeicesterRay Wilson 10 Malcolm Brown 10 John Boulger 6 Graham Plant 3 John Hart 3 Dene Davies 2Norman Storer 0 Brandon Stadium 14,000 Coventry won on aggregate 82–74 Riders & final averages Belle Vue 22em NZL Ivan Mauger 11.67 SWE Sören Sjösten 10.09 ENG Tommy Roper 8.58 ENG Chris Pusey 6.41 ENG Steve Waplington 5.92 ENG Dave Hemus 4.60 ENG Norman Nevitt 4.33 ENG Bill Powell 4.30 ENG Ken Eyre 4.14 ENG Eric Broadbelt 3.84 ENG Ken Moss 3.56 NZL Bill Moulin 3.24 Coatbridge 22em NOR Reidar Eide 10.01 SCO Bert Harkins 7.94 SCO George Hunter 7.14 NZL Wayne Briggs 6.39 SCO Brian Collins 5.93 SCO Doug Templeton 5.17 SCO Alec Hughson 4.24 SCO Alistair Brady 3.82 Coventry 22em ENG Nigel Boocock 10.78 CZE Antonín Kasper Sr. 7.55 ENG Col Cottrell 7.36 ENG Roger Hill 6.81 ENG Rick France 6.67 ENG Tom Ridley 5.54 ENG Les Owen 5.41 ENG John Harrhy 4.83 ENG Tony Lomas 4.74 ENG Dave Callington 3.28 Cradley Heath 22em ENG Roy Trigg 9.27 SWE Bernt Persson 9.11 ENG Bob Andrews 7.93 ENG Chris Bass 5.29 NZL Graham Coombes 4.90 ENG Mike Gardner 4.31 ENG Ken Wakefield 4.15 ENG Chris Hawkins 1.29 Exeter 22em ENG Martin Ashby 9.97 CZE Jan Holub I 8.12 ENG Jimmy Squibb 7.31 ENG Alan Cowland 5.22 ENG Mike Cake 5.15 CAN Chris Blewett 4.95 ENG Tim Bungay 4.75 SCO Ross Gilbertson 4.55 ENG Phil Woodcock 4.27 Glasgow 22em SCO Jimmy McMillan 10.01 AUS Charlie Monk 9.56 NOR Oyvind Berg 8.09 ENG Russ Dent 5.61 SCO Willie Templeton 5.01 NZL Alf Wells 4.25 ENG Mike Hiftle 3.41 SCO Bobby Beaton 2.91 Hackney 22em ENG Colin Pratt 7.35 AUS Garry Middleton 7.05 AUS Jack Biggs 6.33 ENG Jimmy Gooch 6.17 ENG Les McGillivray 5.45 ENG Laurie Etheridge 5.10 ENG Brian Leonard 5.03 ENG Des Lukehurst 4.88 ENG Tommy Sweetman 4.50 NZL Graeme Smith 3.10 Halifax 22em ENG Eric Boocock 11.08 ENG Dave Younghusband 9.38 AUS Greg Kentwell 7.67 ENG Alan Jay 7.16 AUS Dennis Gavros 6.23 AUS Les Sharpe 5.33 ENG Terry Lee 4.00 AUS Bob Jameson 3.76 King's Lynn 22em ENG Terry Betts 9.35 ENG Malcolm Simmons 8.14 WAL Howard Cole (Kid Bodie) 7.72 ENG Clive Featherby 6.44 NZL Allan Brown 4.95 ENG Alan Bellham 4.89 AUS Peter Bradshaw 4.19 Leicester 22em ENG Ray Wilson 10.56 AUS John Boulger 8.76 ENG John Hart 6.47 ENG Norman Storer 6.44 ENG Graham Plant 6.21 ENG Malcolm Brown 5.16 USA DeWayne Keeter 4.88 Newcastle 22em DEN Ole Olsen 10.39 NZL Dave Gifford 7.34 NZL Gary Peterson 4.80 ENG Mike Watkin 4.63 NOR Helge Langli 4.27 ENG Alan Knapkin 4.00 ENG Dave Schofield 3.47 NZL Murray Burt 3.23 Newport 22em HUN Sandor Levai 8.34 ENG Norman Strachan 6.29 ENG Chris Julian 6.06 ENG Alby Golden 5.95 WAL Bob Hughes 5.92 ENG Jon Erskine 5.83 WAL Cyril Francis 4.67 NZL Terry Shearer 3.74 NOR Einar Egedius 2.73 Oxford 22em ENG Eddie Reeves 8.08 ENG Colin Gooddy 8.03 WAL Leo McAuliffe 7.24 ENG Pete Jarman 7.00 NZL Rick Timmo 6.65 ENG George Major 5.27 SWE Conny Samuelsson 4.17 ENG Mick Bell 4.00 ENG David Crane 4.00 ENG John Bishop 3.61 Poole 22em ENG Pete Smith 9.34 AUS Geoff Mudge 9.05 NOR Odd Fossengen 7.73 NZL Bruce Cribb 7.31 AUS Gordon Guasco 7.26 NZL Frank Shuter 5.55 POL Ted Laessing 4.50 Sheffield 22em AUS Jim Airey 9.90 ENG Arnold Haley 8.62 SWE Bengt Larsson 8.43 ENG Bob Paulson 6.00 ENG Brian Maxted 5.85 ENG John Dews 5.59 ENG Billy Bales 5.42 ENG Dave Baugh 3.80 ENG Reg Wilson 0.50 Swindon 22em NZL Barry Briggs 11.12 ENG Bob Kilby 7.78 ENG Mike Keen 6.71 ENG Mike Broadbank 6.13 ENG Clive Hitch 5.43 ENG Pete Munday 4.87 ENG Barry Duke 4.76 ENG Mac Woolford 2.04 West Ham 22em NOR Sverre Harrfeldt 9.78 ENG Tony Clarke 8.49 SWE Olle Nygren 7.91 SCO Ken McKinlay 7.69 ENG Stan Stevens 5.30 AUS John Langfield 5.03 ENG Barry Crowson 4.07 ENG Martyn Piddock 3.63 DEN Bent Nørregaard 3.62 ENG George Barclay 2.20 ENG Brian Leonard 1.87 Wimbledon 22em ENG Trevor Hedge 10.33 NZL Ronnie Moore 9.74 ENG Reg Luckhurst 9.39 ENG Cyril Maidment 6.56 ENG Bob Dugard 6.34 ENG Jim Tebby 6.10 ENG Gary Everett 5.57 ENG Peter Murray 3.30 Wolverhampton 22em ENG Norman Hunter 10.35 ENG James Bond 7.38 NED Peter Vandenberg 7.27 ENG Geoff Ambrose 6.11 ENG Mick Handley 5.98 ENG Tommy Sweetman 5.70 SWE Bengt Andersson 5.22 ENG Peter Jackson 3.76 WAL Cyril Francis 3.26 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References 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