1970 British League season

British motorcycle speedway season September 2023 September 2023 British League 19 Champions Belle Vue Aces Knockout Cup Wimbledon Dons Individual Barry Briggs London Cup Wimbledon Dons Midland Cup Coventry Bees Ivan Mauger British League (Div 2) 1969 1971 The 1970 British League season was the 36th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the sixth 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 Wembley Lions under the promotion of Trevor Redmond and Bernard Cottrel entered the British league having bought the licence – and inherited the riders – from the Coatbridge Monarchs.Rogers Martin The Illustrated History of Speedway 1978 129–133 Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd 0-904584-45-3 It was the first time since 1956 that Wembley would compete in the league.Jacobs, Norman (2001). Speedway in London. 0-7524-2221-9 Belle Vue Aces secured their first British League title. The Manchester team were once again led by the brilliant Ivan Mauger who would secure a third consecutive world champion title before the end of the season. He topped the averages with 11.18 as the team finished ten points ahead of their nearest rivals Wimbledon Dons. The Dons found some consolation when winning their third consecutive British League Knockout Cup.https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/historyarchive HISTORY ARCHIVE British Speedway 30 June 2021 Final table Pos Team PL W D L Pts1 Belle Vue Aces 36 27 2 7 562 Wimbledon Dons 36 22 2 12 463 Coventry Bees 36 22 1 13 454 Leicester Lions 36 21 0 15 425 Poole Pirates 36 20 0 16 406 Halifax Dukes 36 19 1 16 397 Sheffield Tigers 36 18 3 15 398 Glasgow Tigers 36 18 1 17 379 Wolverhampton Wolves 36 16 2 18 3410 Exeter Falcons 36 16 1 19 3411 Hackney Hawks 36 15 2 19 3312 King's Lynn Stars 36 16 0 20 3213 Oxford Cheetahs 36 16 0 20 3214 Wembley Lions 36 15 2 19 3215 Cradley Heath Heathens 36 15 1 20 3116 Swindon Robins 36 14 2 20 3017 Newcastle Diamonds 36 15 0 21 3018 West Ham Hammers 36 14 2 20 3019 Newport Wasps 36 12 0 24 24M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points Fixtures and results main FBR grey BV CRA COV EX GLA HAC HAL KL LEI ND NW OX PP SHE SWI WEM WH WIM WOL Belle Vue 54–23 49–29 50–28 48–30 44.5–33.5 51–27 41–37 40–38 54–24 55–22 49–29 53–25 44–34 43–35 48–28 54–24 54–24 51–27 Cradley 34–44 40.5–37.5 42–35 47–31 47–31 37–40 41–36 33–44 40–38 42–36 49–29 46–32 37–41 51–27 37–40 42–36 44–34 37–38 Coventry 40–37 51–27 54–24 53–25 44–33 39–39 59–19 45–33 47–31 52–26 50–28 41–37 53–25 46–32 47–31 55–23 48–29 56–22 Exeter 39–39 42–36 54–24 44–34 54–24 45–33 57–21 51–27 41–37 42–36 37–41 43–35 43–35 46–32 47–31 46–32 41–37 49–29 Glasgow 43–34 44–34 45–33 43–35 53–24 45–33 47–31 41–37 48–30 59–19 44–34 48–30 44–34 39–39 45–33 43–35 43–35 58–20 Hackney 44–34 48–30 52–26 48–30 47–30 40–38 40–38 40–38 42–36 47–31 40–38 36–42 42–36 42–36 52–26 38–40 39–39 41–37 Halifax 37–41 45–33 49–29 52–26 42–36 43–35 46–32 42–36 47–31 55–23 54–24 56–22 46–32 49–28 47.5–30.5 51–27 44–34 50–28 King's Lynn 35–43 43–35 34–44 46–32 46–32 46–32 40–38 37–41 40–38 51–27 48–30 42–35 41–37 42–36 49–29 56–22 37–41 41–37 Leicester 41–37 44–34 38–40 42–35 41–37 47–31 40–38 34–43 48–30 52–26 40–38 42–36 46–32 40–38 45–33 48–30 43–35 40–38 Newcastle 32–46 40–38 40–38 52–26 55–23 40–38 38–40 56–22 44–34 45–33 37–41 40–38 48–30 42–36 42–36 50–28 48–30 45–33 Newport 37–41 34–44 34–44 41–37 37–41 41–37 42–36 40–38 35–43 43–35 49–28 37–41 38–40 44–34 45–33 45–33 34–44 42–36 Oxford 37–41 38–40 41–37 46–32 43–35 50–28 40–38 42–36 48–30 46–32 36–42 50–28 51–27 49–29 42–36 39.5–38.5 32–46 42–36 Poole 40–38 49–29 42–36 44–33 41–37 51–27 43–35 39–38 45–32 48–30 35–43 51–27 43–34 48–30 37–41 44–34 41–37 44–34 Sheffield 40–38 39–39 34–44 44.5–33.5 44–34 47–31 47–31 46–32 45–33 51–27 51–27 50–28 38–40 46–32 43–35 39–39 48–30 45–33 Swindon 38–40 33–45 42–36 57–21 40–38 41–37 41–37 40–37 43–35 51–27 56–22 43–34 37–41 39–39 48–29 43–35 38–40 48–30 Wembley 39–39 42–36 41–37 45–33 42–36 41–37 40–38 38–40 37–41 40–38 45–33 42–36 40–38 38–39 41–37 47–31 41–37 39–39 West Ham 35–43 55–23 37–41 41–36 41–37 42–36 41–37 48–30 44–34 51–27 46–32 40–38 47–30 37–41 37–41 47–31 39–39 45–33 Wimbledon 44–33 44–33 51–27 61–17 45–33 40–38 48–30 48–29 42–36 50–28 54–24 49–29 50–28 50–28 44–34 43–34 48–30 48–30 Wolverhampton 33–45 52–26 43–35 43–35 41–37 39–39 49–29 52–26 38–40 47–31 40–38 42–36 48–30 45–33 46–32 45–33 46–31 42–36 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1970.html Speedway Researcher 1970 fixtures & results 24 February 2025 Top ten riders (league averages) Rider Nat Team C.M.A. 1 Ivan Mauger NZL Belle Vue 11.23 2 Anders Michanek SWE Newcastle 10.91 3 Jim Airey AUS Sheffield 10.82 4 Ray Wilson ENG Leicester 10.77 5 Nigel Boocock ENG Coventry 10.67 6 Eric Boocock ENG Halifax 10.59 7 Barry Briggs NZL Swindon 10.56 8 Ole Olsen DEN Wolverhampton 10.27 9 Jim McMillan SCO Glasgow 10.26 10 Martin Ashby ENG Exeter 10.14 British League Knockout Cup The 1970 Speedway Star British League Knockout Cup was the 32nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Wimbledon Dons were the winners for the third consecutive year.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/05/british-league-division-one-ko-cup-1970.html 1970 British League Knockout Cup Speedway archive It was the first time that the competition was sponsored by the Speedway Star. First round Date Team one Score Team two23/04 Wimbledon 44–34 Hackney21/04 Exeter 51–27 King's Lynn21/04 West Ham 29–49 Belle Vue Second round Date Team one Score Team two06/06 Halifax 43–35 Coventry06/06 Swindon 44–34 Wolverhampton05/06 Newport 35–43 Leicester01/06 Newcastle 41–37 Wembley28/05 Oxford 38–40 Poole28/05 Sheffield 44–34 Glasgow28/05 Wimbledon 49–29 Cradley Heath23/05 Belle Vue 49–29 Exeter07/05 Romford 48–30 Reading Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two25/07 Belle Vue 56–22 Poole22/07 Swindon 46–32 Leicester02/07 Sheffield 41–37 Halifax25/06 Wimbledon 46–32 Newcastle Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two24/09 Wimbledon 44–34 Swindon23/09 Belle Vue 40–38 Sheffield Final First leg 15 October 1970 Wimbledon DonsTrevor Hedge 12Ronnie Moore 11Cyril Maidment 6Jim Tebby 6Reg Luckhurst 5Bob Dugard 4Peter Murray 4 46–31 https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/result-archive/heatdetails/season1970.pdf Season 1970 British Speedway 25 June 2021 Belle Vue AcesTommy Roper 10Ivan Mauger 8Chris Pusey 6Sören Sjösten 4Ken Eyre 2Steve Waplington 1Mike Hiftle 0 Wimbledon Stadium Second leg 24 October 1970 Belle Vue AcesIvan Mauger 12Sören Sjösten 10Tommy Roper 6Mike Hiftle 6Dave Hemus 4Chris Pusey 3Ken Eyre 3 44–34 Wimbledon DonsRonnie Moore 13Trevor Hedge 10Reg Luckhurst 5Cyril Maidment 2Jim Tebby 2Bob Dugard 1Peter Murray 1 Hyde Road Stadium Wimbledon Dons were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 80-75. Riders' Championship Barry Briggs won the British League Riders' Championship for the sixth consecutive year, held at Hyde Road on 17 October. He won a three way run off for the title.Briggs keeps the Crown Sunday Mirror 18 October 1970 1 June 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002137/19701018/316/0038 British Newspaper Archive subscription Pos. Rider Heat Scores Total1 NZL Barry Briggs 3 3 1 3 3 13+32 SWE Anders Michanek 3 2 3 3 2 13+23 ENG Eric Boocock 2 3 2 3 3 13+14 NZL Ronnie Moore 3 2 3 3 1 12 5 NZL Ivan Mauger 3 1 3 ex 3 10 6 ENG Nigel Boocock 2 3 1 2 2 10 7 AUS Jim Airey 2 3 2 1 1 98 ENG Martin Ashby 0 1 1 2 3 7 9 NOR Reidar Eide 2 1 2 1 1 710 ENG Ray Wilson 0 2 0 2 1 5 11 SWE Bernt Persson 1 1 0 1 2 5 12 DEN Ole Olsen 1 2 2 0 0 5 13 ENG Terry Betts 0 0 0 2 2 4 14 AUS Charlie Monk 1 0 3 0 0 4 15 SWE Olle Nygren 0 0 1 0 0 116 SWE Hasse Holmqvist 1 0 0 0 0 1 17 HUN Sándor Lévai (res) 1 - - - - 1 ef=engine failure, f=fell, exc=excluded Final leading averages Rider Nat Team C.M.A. 1 Ivan Mauger NZL Belle Vue 11.18 2 Anders Michanek SWE Newcastle 10.88 3 Jim Airey AUS Sheffield 10.86 4 Ray Wilson ENG Leicester 10.80 5 Nigel Boocock ENG Coventry 10.66 6 Eric Boocock ENG Halifax 10.54 7 Barry Briggs NZL Swindon 10.53 8 Jim McMillan SCO Glasgow 10.27 9 Ole Olsen DEN Wolverhampton 10.25 10 Martin Ashby ENG Exeter 10.09 11 Trevor Hedge ENG Wimbledon 9.97 12 Ronnie Moore NZL Wimbledon 9.95 13 Bob Kilby ENG Swindon 9.68 14 Sören Sjösten SWE Belle Vue 9.66 15 Bengt Jansson SWEHackney 9.49 16 Bruce Cribb NZL Exeter 9.47 17 Olle Nygren SWE West Ham 9.36 18 John Boulger AUS Leicester 9.34 19 Bernt Persson SWE Cradley Heath 9.29 20 Terry Betts ENG King's Lynn 922 London Cup Wimbledon won the London Cup for the third consecutive year.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/wimbledon1970.pdf Wimbledon 1970 Speedway Researcher 30 September 2023 Pos Team P W D L F A Pts1 Wimbledon Dons 43 0 1 178 133 62 Hackney Hawks 4 2 0 2 174 138 43 West Ham Hammers 4 1 0 3 129 182 2 main FBR grey HAC WH WIM Hackney 56–22 37–41 West Ham 33–45 32–46 Wimbledon 42–36 35–42 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1970fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 1970 fixtures & results 15 July 2025 Midland Cup Coventry won the Midland Cup for the second consecutive year. The competition consisted of six teams.Boulger on form for Lions Nottingham Evening Post 14 October 1970 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003893/19701014/019/0019 British Newspaper Archive 21 October 2023 subscription First round Team one Team two ScoreWolverhampton Cradley 42–36, 35–43OxfordSwindon37–41, 32–46 Semi final round Team one Team two ScoreCradleyCoventry 43–35, 29–49 Swindon Leicester36–41, 33–45 Final First leg 10 October 1970 CoventryNigel Boocock 10 Ken McKinlay 9Rick France 9Col Cottrell 8Les Owen 6 Roger Hill 2Tony Lomas 2 46–32 Leicester Ray Wilson 10John Boulger 9 Graham Plant 6John Hart 6Norman Storer 1 Malcolm Brown 0 Alan Cowland 0 Brandon Stadium Second leg 13 October 1970 LeicesterJohn Boulger 12 Ray Wilson 11Graham Plant 6John Hart 5Malcolm Brown 4 Norman Storer 3 Alan Cowland 0 41–37 CoventryTony Lomas 10Ken McKinlay 8Nigel Boocock 7 Les Owen 5 Col Cottrell 5 Roger Hill 2 John Harrhy 0 Leicester Stadium Coventry won on aggregate 83–73 Riders & final averages Belle Vue 22em NZL Ivan Mauger 11.18 SWE Sören Sjösten 9.66 ENG Tommy Roper 7.91 ENG Chris Pusey 7.31 ENG Dave Hemus 5.79 ENG Eric Broadbelt 5.33 ENG Ken Eyre 5.33 ENG Mike Hiftle 4.25 ENG Steve Waplington 3.52 Coventry 22em ENG Nigel Boocock 10.66 SCO Ken McKinlay 8.50 ENG Rick France 7.78 ENG Les Owen 6.08 ENG Tony Lomas 5.91 ENG Roger Hill 5.90 ENG Col Cottrell 5.66 ENG Ron Mountford 1.58 Cradley Heath 22em SWE Bernt Persson 9.29 ENG Roy Trigg 8.45 ENG Colin Pratt 7.75 SWE Jan Simensen 7.51 ENG Chris Bass 4.38 ENG Jimmy Squibb 4.09 ENG Mike Gardner 3.50 ENG Ken Wakefield 2.65 Exeter 22em ENG Martin Ashby 10.09 NZL Bruce Cribb 9.47 CZE Jan Holub I 6.81 ENG Chris Julian 6.09 AUS Neil Street 5.30 SWE Bengt Andersson 5.21 ENG Bob Coles 4.81 ENG Phil Woodcock 4.62 Glasgow 22em SCO Jimmy McMillan 10.27 AUS Charlie Monk 8.53 NOR Oyvind Berg 7.79 SCO Doug Templeton 5.36 SCO Willie Templeton 5.33 SCO Bobby Beaton 5.33 SCO Bill McMillan 3.64 SCO Alistair Brady 1.85 SCO Brian Murray 1.64 Hackney 22em SWE Bengt Jansson 9.49 AUS Garry Middleton 8.20 AUS Jack Biggs 6.08 ENG Bob Andrews 6.01 ENG Jimmy Gooch 5.96 ENG Laurie Etheridge 4.83 ENG Les McGillivray 4.71 ENG Barry Thomas 3.59 Halifax 22em ENG Eric Boocock 10.54 AUS Les Sharpe 8.21 ENG Dave Younghusband 7.80 ENG Alan Jay 7.04 NZL Colin McKee 5.95 AUS Greg Kentwell 5.80 ENG Terry Lee 4.27 King's Lynn 22em ENG Terry Betts 9.22 WAL Howard Cole (Kid Bodie) 8.49 ENG Malcolm Simmons 7.58 NZL Allan Brown 5.05 ENG Alan Bellham 4.97 ENG Clive Featherby 4.44 ENG Ian Turner 4.36 ENG Arthur Price 4.32 ENG David Crane 3.31 Leicester 22em ENG Ray Wilson 10.80 AUS John Boulger 9.34 ENG Graham Plant 6.72 ENG Norman Storer 5.71 ENG John Hart 5.04 ENG Malcolm Brown 4.76 ENG Alan Cowland 4.51 ENG Tom Leadbitter 3.43 Newcastle 22em SWE Anders Michanek 10.88 SCO George Hunter 7.88 NZL Dave Gifford 6.62 AUS Geoff Curtis 5.15 ENG Mike Watkin 4.30 ENG Russ Dent 4.06 NOR Dag Lövaas 3.91 Newport 22em HUN Sándor Lévai 8.45 NZL Bill Andrew 7.78 NOR Edgar Stangeland 6.38 SWE Bengt Brannefors 4.57 WAL Bob Hughes 4.34 ENG Jon Erskine 4.09 ENG Norman Strachan 3.91 ENG Brian Leonard 3.77 SCO Ross Gilbertson 2.24 Oxford 22em SWE Hasse Holmqvist 9.10 ENG Ronnie Genz 7.03 ENG Colin Gooddy 6.66 ENG Pete Jarman 6.48 NZL Rick Timmo 6.38 ENG Eddie Reeves 5.89 ENG Mick Bell 4.76 ENG Peter Seaton 2.82 Poole 22em AUS Geoff Mudge 7.93 AUS Gordon Guasco 7.72 NOR Odd Fossengen 7.39 ENG Pete Smith 7.29 ENG Mike Cake 5.84 POL Ted Laessing 4.76 NZL Frank Shuter 4.70 ENG Mike Vernam 2.36 Sheffield 22em AUS Jim Airey 10.86 ENG Arnold Haley 8.88 SWE Bengt Larsson 7.03 ENG Bob Paulson 5.32 ENG John Dews 5.20 ENG Brian Maxted 4.27 ENG Dave Baugh 3.23 ENG Doug Wyer 2.54 Swindon 22em NZL Barry Briggs 10.53 ENG Bob Kilby 9.68 ENG Clive Hitch 5.58 ENG Barry Duke 5.26 ENG Pete Munday 4.57 ENG Mike Keen 4.34 ENG John Bishop 3.45 Wembley 22em NOR Reidar Eide 9.10 SWE Ove Fundin 7.93 SCO Bert Harkins 7.31 NZL Wayne Briggs 5.85 ENG Dave Jessup 4.76 ENG Brian Leonard 4.17 ENG Des Lukehurst 3.82 ENG Tim Bungay 3.26 SWE Bengt Andersson 2.43 West Ham 22em SWE Olle Nygren 9.36 SWE Christer Löfqvist 7.82 ENG Tony Clarke 7.45 AUS Peter Bradshaw 5.62 ENG Stan Stevens 5.38 NOR Sverre Harrfeldt 4.63 ENG Martyn Piddock 4.61 AUS Garry Hay 4.25 CZE Antonín Kasper Sr. 4.15 ENG Barry Crowson 3.56 Wimbledon 22em ENG Trevor Hedge 9.97 NZL Ronnie Moore 9.95 ENG Reg Luckhurst 7.74 ENG Cyril Maidment 6.67 ENG Jim Tebby 6.34 ENG Gary Everett 5.93 ENG Peter Murray 4.25 ENG Bob Dugard 3.78 ENG Nigel Rackett 2.33 Wolverhampton 22em DEN Ole Olsen 10.25 ENG Norman Hunter 7.33 NED Peter Vandenberg 6.62 ENG James Bond 5.31 ENG Mick Handley 5.29 ENG Geoff Ambrose 5.23 ENG Jon Erskine 5.12 ENG Peter Jackson 4.07 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:British League Category:1970 in British motorsport Category:1970 in speedway