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1969 British League season

British speedway season

British speedway season

FieldValue
competitionBritish League
competitors19
domesticcup1Champions
domesticcup1 winnersPoole Pirates
domesticcup2Knockout Cup
domesticcup2 winnersWimbledon Dons
domesticcup3Individual
domesticcup3 winnersBarry Briggs
domesticcup4London Cup
domesticcup4 winnersWimbledon Dons
domesticcup5Midland Cup
domesticcup5 winnersCoventry Bees
highest averageIvan Mauger
leagues belowBritish League (Div 2)
prevseason1968
nextseason1970

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.

Summary

The 19 competitors were the same as the previous season.

Poole Pirates won their first title. 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. 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

PosTeamPLWDLPts
1Poole Pirates36261953
2Belle Vue Aces362311247
3Wimbledon Dons362221246
4Halifax Dukes362221246
5Leicester Lions362121344
6Sheffield Tigers361911639
7Cradley Heath Heathens361821638
8Glasgow Tigers361731637
9King's Lynn Stars361801836
10Swindon Robins361801836
11Coatbridge Monarchs361711835
12Exeter Falcons361602032
13Newcastle Diamonds361521932
14Coventry Bees361431931
15Oxford Cheetahs361512031
16Wolverhampton Wolves361312227
17Newport Wasps361312227
18West Ham Hammers361132225
19Hackney Hawks361022422

Fixtures and results

  • match awarded to away team

Top ten riders (league only)

RiderNatTeamC.M.A.
1Ivan MaugerNZLBelle Vue
2Barry BriggsNZLSwindon
3Eric BoocockENGHalifax
4Nigel BoocockENGCoventry
5Ray WilsonENGLeicester
6Norman HunterENGWolverhampton
7Trevor HedgeENGWimbledon
8Ole OlsenDENNewcastle
9Jim McMillanSCOGlasgow
10Martin AshbyENGExeter

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.

First round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
10/05Coatbridge53–25Hackney
06/05Leicester54–24Newport
06/05West Ham39–39Kings Lynn
31/05Kings Lynn39–39West Ham
17/06West Ham36–42Kings Lynn

Second round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
10/07Sheffield52–26Kings Lynn
17/06West Ham36–42Oxford
14/06Canterbury51–26Crayford
14/06Coventry46–32Oxford
14/06Cradley Heath41–37Glasgow
11/06Poole43–35Coatbridge
09/06Exeter36–42Wimbledon
09/06Newcastle36–42Belle Vue
07/06Halifax43–35Wolverhampton

Quarter-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
02/08Belle Vue38–40Sheffield
31/07Wimbledon49–29Poole
21/07Cradley Heath41–37Swindon
05/07Halifax47–31Coventry

Semi-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
27/09Cradley Heath36–42Wimbledon
21/08Sheffield43.5-34.5Halifax

Final

First leg Arnie Haley 11 Jim Airey 9 Billy Bales 9 John Dews 5 Dave Baugh 3 Bengt Larsson 2 Reg Wilson 1 Trevor Hedge 12 Cyril Maidment 10 Reg Luckhurst 8 Ronnie Moore 4 Jim Tebby 3 Bob Dugard 1 Gary Everett 0

Second leg Trevor Hedge 12 Ronnie Moore 12 Reg Luckhurst 9 Jim Tebby 7 Cyril Maidment 6 Bob Dugard 6 Gary Everett 4 Arnie Haley 9 Jim Airey 9 Bengt Larsson 3 Billy Bales 1 John Dews 0 Dave Baugh 0 Reg Wilson 0

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.

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Final leading averages

RiderNatTeamC.M.A.
1Ivan MaugerNZLBelle Vue
2Barry BriggsNZLSwindon
3Eric BoocockENGHalifax
4Nigel BoocockENGCoventry
5Ray WilsonENGLeicester
6Ole OlsenDENNewcastle
7Norman HunterENGWolverhampton
8Trevor HedgeENGWimbledon
9Sören SjöstenSWEBelle Vue
10Reidar EideNORCoatbridge
11Jim McMillanSCOGlasgow
12Martin AshbyENGExeter
13Jim AireyENGSheffield
14Ronnie MooreNZLWimbledon
15Charlie MonkAUSGlasgow
16Reg LuckhurstENGWimbledon
17Dave YounghusbandENGHalifax
18Terry BettsENGKing's Lynn
19Pete SmithENGPoole
20Roy TriggENGCradley Heath

London Cup

Wimbledon retained the London Cup.

PosTeamPWDLFAPts
1Wimbledon Dons44001901218
2West Ham Hammers41031541572
3Hackney Hawks41031221882

Midland Cup

Coventry won the Midland Cup, which consisted of six teams.

First round

Team oneTeam twoScore
LeicesterWolverhampton43–35, 38–40
OxfordCradley39–39, 32–45

Semi final round

Team oneTeam twoScore
CradleyCoventry37–41, 31–47
LeicesterSwindon44.5–33.5, 40–38

Final

First leg John Boulger 10 Ray Wilson 7 Graham Plant 7 John Hart 5 Norman Storer 5 Malcolm Brown 5
Dene Davies 1 Nigel Boocock 15 Rick France 12 Col Cottrell 6 Roger Hill 5 Les Owen 0 Tony Lomas 0 Antonin Kasper r/r

Second leg Rick France 12 Ken McKinlay (guest) 10 Col Cottrell 9 Tony Lomas 9 Les Owen 3 Roger Hill 1 Antonin Kasper r/r Ray Wilson 10 Malcolm Brown 10 John Boulger 6 Graham Plant 3 John Hart 3 Dene Davies 2 Norman Storer 0

Coventry won on aggregate 82–74

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue

  • 11.67
  • 10.09
  • 8.58
  • 6.41
  • 5.92
  • 4.60
  • 4.33
  • 4.30
  • 4.14
  • 3.84
  • 3.56
  • 3.24

Coatbridge

  • 10.01
  • 7.94
  • 7.14
  • 6.39
  • 5.93
  • 5.17
  • 4.24
  • 3.82

Coventry

  • 10.78
  • 7.55
  • 7.36
  • 6.81
  • 6.67
  • 5.54
  • 5.41
  • 4.83
  • 4.74
  • 3.28

Cradley Heath

  • 9.27
  • 9.11
  • 7.93
  • 5.29
  • 4.90
  • 4.31
  • 4.15
  • 1.29

Exeter

  • 9.97
  • 8.12
  • 7.31
  • 5.22
  • 5.15
  • 4.95
  • 4.75
  • 4.55
  • 4.27

Glasgow

  • 10.01
  • 9.56
  • 8.09
  • 5.61
  • 5.01
  • 4.25
  • 3.41
  • 2.91

Hackney

  • 7.35
  • 7.05
  • 6.33
  • 6.17
  • 5.45
  • 5.10
  • 5.03
  • 4.88
  • 4.50
  • 3.10

Halifax

  • 11.08
  • 9.38
  • 7.67
  • 7.16
  • 6.23
  • 5.33
  • 4.00
  • 3.76

King's Lynn

  • 9.35
  • 8.14
  • (Kid Bodie) 7.72
  • 6.44
  • 4.95
  • 4.89
  • 4.19

Leicester

  • 10.56
  • 8.76
  • 6.47
  • 6.44
  • 6.21
  • 5.16
  • 4.88

Newcastle

  • 10.39
  • 7.34
  • 4.80
  • 4.63
  • 4.27
  • 4.00
  • 3.47
  • 3.23

Newport

  • 8.34
  • 6.29
  • 6.06
  • 5.95
  • 5.92
  • 5.83
  • 4.67
  • 3.74
  • 2.73

Oxford

  • 8.08
  • 8.03
  • 7.24
  • 7.00
  • 6.65
  • 5.27
  • 4.17
  • 4.00
  • 4.00
  • 3.61

Poole

  • 9.34
  • 9.05
  • 7.73
  • 7.31
  • 7.26
  • 5.55
  • 4.50

Sheffield

  • 9.90
  • 8.62
  • 8.43
  • 6.00
  • 5.85
  • 5.59
  • 5.42
  • 3.80
  • 0.50

Swindon

  • 11.12
  • 7.78
  • 6.71
  • 6.13
  • 5.43
  • 4.87
  • 4.76
  • 2.04

West Ham

  • 9.78
  • 8.49
  • 7.91
  • 7.69
  • 5.30
  • 5.03
  • 4.07
  • 3.63
  • 3.62
  • 2.20
  • 1.87

Wimbledon

  • 10.33
  • 9.74
  • 9.39
  • 6.56
  • 6.34
  • 6.10
  • 5.57
  • 3.30

Wolverhampton

  • 10.35
  • 7.38
  • 7.27
  • 6.11
  • 5.98
  • 5.70
  • 5.22
  • 3.76
  • 3.26

References

References

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  2. Rogers, Martin. (1978). "The Illustrated History of Speedway". Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd.
  3. Oakes, Peter. (1981). "1981 Speedway Yearbook". Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd.
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  5. "1969 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher.
  6. "1969 British League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  7. "Season 1969".
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  9. "Wimbledon 1969".
  10. "1969 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher.
  11. (13 October 1969). "Big crowd at Speedway final". Coventry Evening Telegraph.
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