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1965 British League season

January 01, 1970

The 1965 British League season was the 31st season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom.[2] It was also first known as the new British League which was formed in 1965, along with the British Speedway Promoters Association (BSPA). The league was an amalgamation of the National League and the Provincial League.[3]

1965 British League season
LeagueBritish League
Season1965
No. of competitors18
ChampionsWest Ham Hammers
Knockout CupWest Ham Hammers
IndividualBarry Briggs[1]
London CupWest Ham Hammers
Highest averageNigel Boocock

Summary edit

Middlesbrough Bears did not join the new league and Norwich Stars had closed for good. Halifax Dukes were new entrants.1929-1977 [4]

West Ham Hammers were the first ever British League winners. It was their first league success since 1937. The West Ham team included Scot Ken McKinlay who finished the season third with an average of 10.72 and the Norwegian champion Sverre Harrfeldt who finished fifth in the averages. They were supported well by British internationals Norman Hunter and Malcolm Simmons. The West Ham team completed the double winning the British League Knockout Cup. In the final they defeated Exeter Falcons 63-33.[5] The season was not a complete success because during a challenge match at West Ham Stadium a junior rider called David John Wills was killed in a race after a crash.[6] West Ham also won the London Cup but the competition only had three teams competing.[7]

Wimbledon Dons headed by leading Swedish rider Olle Nygren fought West Ham throughout the season and only lost the league by a single point.

Final table edit

M W D L F A Pts
1 West Ham Hammers 34 23 1 10 1430 1215 47
2 Wimbledon Dons 34 22 2 10 1396 1245 46
3 Coventry Bees 34 20 0 14 1384 1258 40
4 Oxford Cheetahs 34 19 2 13 1308 1340 40
5 Halifax Dukes 33 18 3 12 1322 1240 39
6 Newport Wasps 34 19 0 15 1360 1288 38
7 Wolverhampton Wolves 34 18 1 15 1429 1216 37
8 Hackney Hawks 34 18 1 15 1327.5 1319.5 37
9 Exeter Falcons 34 18 0 16 1325.5 1323.5 36
10 Poole Pirates 34 17 1 16 1378 1266 35
11 Sheffield Tigers 34 16 2 16 1300 1346 34
12 Newcastle Diamonds 34 16 1 17 1363 1282 33
13 Glasgow Tigers 34 15 1 18 1315 1329 31
14 Belle Vue Aces 34 15 0 19 1328 1312 30
15 Swindon Robins 34 13 2 19 1345 1300 28
16 Cradley Heathens 33 11 1 21 1132 1438 23
17 Edinburgh Monarchs 34 11 0 23 1173 1428 22
18 Long Eaton Archers 34 7 0 27 1107 1534 14

M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points

Top Ten Riders (League Average) edit

Knockout Cup edit

West Ham Hammers won the Knockout Cup and completed the double of league and cup.

Main article: British League Knockout Cup 1965

Riders' Championship edit

Barry Briggs won the British League Riders' Championship, held at Hyde Road on 16 October.[8]

Pos. Rider Heat Scores Total
1   Barry Briggs 33323 14
2   Jimmy Gooch 22333 13
3   Cyril Maidment 333ef3 12
4   Olle Nygren 13223 11
5   Nigel Boocock 12332 11
6   Charlie Monk 23121 9
7   Ivan Mauger 3f212 8
8   Pete Jarman 2123ef 8
9   Eric Boocock 22111 7
10   Colin Gooddy 10122 6
11   Jack Kitchen 11ef30 5
12   Ken McKinlay 3-2f- 5
13   Gerry Jackson 02001 3
14   George Major 01ef11 3
15   Ronnie Genz 000ef2 2
16   Alby Golden 01100 2
17   Alf Wells(res) 1---- 1
18   Kid Brodie (res) 0---- 0
  • ef=engine failure, f=fell, exc=excluded

Final leading averages edit

Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Nigel Boocock   Coventry 11.12
2 Barry Briggs   Swindon 10.93
3 Ken McKinlay   West Ham 10.83
4 Mike Broadbanks   Swindon 10.48
5 Sverre Harrfeldt   West Ham 10.46
6 Charlie Monk   Glasgow 10.28
7 Olle Nygren   Wimbledon 10.22
8 Ron How   Oxford 10.16
9 Arne Pander   Oxford 10.03
10 Jimmy Gooch   Oxford 9.90
11 Cyril Maidment   Belle Vue 9.65
12 Ronnie Genz   Poole 9.45
13 Eric Boocock   Halifax 9.43
14 Norman Hunter   West Ham 9.42
15 George Hunter   Edinburgh 9.35
16 Ivor Brown   Cradley Heath 9.27
17 Colin Gooddy   Exeter 9.24
18 Reg Luckhurst   Wimbledon 9.14
19 Bill Andrew   Poole 9.07
20 Dave Younghusband   Halifax 9.06

London Cup edit

Pos Team P W D L F A Pts
1 West Ham Hammers 4 2 1 1 196 188 5
2 Hackney Hawks 4 2 0 2 189 194 4
3 Wimbledon Dons 4 1 1 2 190 193 3

Results

Team Score Team
Wimbledon 53–43 Hackney
Hackney 52–44 West Ham
West Ham 50–46 Hackney
Hackney 48–47 Wimbledon
Wimbledon 48–48 West Ham
West Ham 54–42 Wimbledon

Riders & final averages edit

Belle Vue

Coventry

Cradley Heath

Edinburgh

Exeter

Glasgow

Hackney

Halifax

Long Eaton

Newcastle

Newport

Oxford

Poole

Sheffield

Swindon

West Ham

Wimbledon

Wolverhampton

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "British League Riders Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 100. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  3. ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  4. ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 129–133. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  5. ^ "HISTORY ARCHIVE". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Custom House Years". customhousekid. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  7. ^ "West Ham Hammers - The Final Match". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Speedway Champ". Sunday Mail (Glasgow). 17 October 1965. Retrieved 31 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.

January 01, 1970
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The 1965 British League season was the 31st season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom 2 It was also first known as the new British League which was formed in 1965 along with the British Speedway Promoters Association BSPA The league was an amalgamation of the National League and the Provincial League 3 1965 British League seasonLeagueBritish LeagueSeason1965No of competitors18ChampionsWest Ham HammersKnockout CupWest Ham HammersIndividualBarry Briggs 1 London CupWest Ham HammersHighest averageNigel Boocock 1964 1966 Contents 1 Summary 2 Final table 3 Top Ten Riders League Average 4 Knockout Cup 5 Riders Championship 6 Final leading averages 7 London Cup 8 Riders amp final averages 9 See also 10 ReferencesSummary editMiddlesbrough Bears did not join the new league and Norwich Stars had closed for good Halifax Dukes were new entrants 1929 1977 4 West Ham Hammers were the first ever British League winners It was their first league success since 1937 The West Ham team included Scot Ken McKinlay who finished the season third with an average of 10 72 and the Norwegian champion Sverre Harrfeldt who finished fifth in the averages They were supported well by British internationals Norman Hunter and Malcolm Simmons The West Ham team completed the double winning the British League Knockout Cup In the final they defeated Exeter Falcons 63 33 5 The season was not a complete success because during a challenge match at West Ham Stadium a junior rider called David John Wills was killed in a race after a crash 6 West Ham also won the London Cup but the competition only had three teams competing 7 Wimbledon Dons headed by leading Swedish rider Olle Nygren fought West Ham throughout the season and only lost the league by a single point Final table editM W D L F A Pts 1 West Ham Hammers 34 23 1 10 1430 1215 47 2 Wimbledon Dons 34 22 2 10 1396 1245 46 3 Coventry Bees 34 20 0 14 1384 1258 40 4 Oxford Cheetahs 34 19 2 13 1308 1340 40 5 Halifax Dukes 33 18 3 12 1322 1240 39 6 Newport Wasps 34 19 0 15 1360 1288 38 7 Wolverhampton Wolves 34 18 1 15 1429 1216 37 8 Hackney Hawks 34 18 1 15 1327 5 1319 5 37 9 Exeter Falcons 34 18 0 16 1325 5 1323 5 36 10 Poole Pirates 34 17 1 16 1378 1266 35 11 Sheffield Tigers 34 16 2 16 1300 1346 34 12 Newcastle Diamonds 34 16 1 17 1363 1282 33 13 Glasgow Tigers 34 15 1 18 1315 1329 31 14 Belle Vue Aces 34 15 0 19 1328 1312 30 15 Swindon Robins 34 13 2 19 1345 1300 28 16 Cradley Heathens 33 11 1 21 1132 1438 23 17 Edinburgh Monarchs 34 11 0 23 1173 1428 22 18 Long Eaton Archers 34 7 0 27 1107 1534 14M Matches W Wins D Draws L Losses Pts Total PointsTop Ten Riders League Average editRider Nat Team C M A 1 Nigel Boocock nbsp Coventry Bees 11 09 2 Barry Briggs nbsp Swindon Robins 10 91 3 Ken McKinlay nbsp West Ham Hammers 10 72 4 Mike Broadbanks nbsp Swindon Robins 10 54 5 Sverre Harrfeldt nbsp West Ham Hammers 10 35 6 Olle Nygren nbsp Wimbledon Dons 10 31 7 Charlie Monk nbsp Glasgow Tigers 10 22 8 Ron How nbsp Oxford Cheetahs 10 16 9 Arne Pander nbsp Oxford Cheetahs 10 01 10 Jimmy Gooch nbsp Oxford Cheetahs 9 97Knockout Cup editWest Ham Hammers won the Knockout Cup and completed the double of league and cup Main article British League Knockout Cup 1965Riders Championship editBarry Briggs won the British League Riders Championship held at Hyde Road on 16 October 8 Pos Rider Heat Scores Total 1 nbsp Barry Briggs 33323 14 2 nbsp Jimmy Gooch 22333 13 3 nbsp Cyril Maidment 333ef3 12 4 nbsp Olle Nygren 13223 11 5 nbsp Nigel Boocock 12332 11 6 nbsp Charlie Monk 23121 9 7 nbsp Ivan Mauger 3f212 8 8 nbsp Pete Jarman 2123ef 8 9 nbsp Eric Boocock 22111 7 10 nbsp Colin Gooddy 10122 6 11 nbsp Jack Kitchen 11ef30 5 12 nbsp Ken McKinlay 3 2f 5 13 nbsp Gerry Jackson 02001 3 14 nbsp George Major 01ef11 3 15 nbsp Ronnie Genz 000ef2 2 16 nbsp Alby Golden 01100 2 17 nbsp Alf Wells res 1 1 18 nbsp Kid Brodie res 0 0 ef engine failure f fell exc excludedFinal leading averages editRider Nat Team C M A 1 Nigel Boocock nbsp Coventry 11 12 2 Barry Briggs nbsp Swindon 10 93 3 Ken McKinlay nbsp West Ham 10 83 4 Mike Broadbanks nbsp Swindon 10 48 5 Sverre Harrfeldt nbsp West Ham 10 46 6 Charlie Monk nbsp Glasgow 10 28 7 Olle Nygren nbsp Wimbledon 10 22 8 Ron How nbsp Oxford 10 16 9 Arne Pander nbsp Oxford 10 03 10 Jimmy Gooch nbsp Oxford 9 90 11 Cyril Maidment nbsp Belle Vue 9 65 12 Ronnie Genz nbsp Poole 9 45 13 Eric Boocock nbsp Halifax 9 43 14 Norman Hunter nbsp West Ham 9 42 15 George Hunter nbsp Edinburgh 9 35 16 Ivor Brown nbsp Cradley Heath 9 27 17 Colin Gooddy nbsp Exeter 9 24 18 Reg Luckhurst nbsp Wimbledon 9 14 19 Bill Andrew nbsp Poole 9 07 20 Dave Younghusband nbsp Halifax 9 06London Cup editPos Team P W D L F A Pts 1 West Ham Hammers 4 2 1 1 196 188 5 2 Hackney Hawks 4 2 0 2 189 194 4 3 Wimbledon Dons 4 1 1 2 190 193 3 Results Team Score Team Wimbledon 53 43 Hackney Hackney 52 44 West Ham West Ham 50 46 Hackney Hackney 48 47 Wimbledon Wimbledon 48 48 West Ham West Ham 54 42 WimbledonRiders amp final averages editBelle Vue nbsp Cyril Maidment 9 65 nbsp Dick Fisher 8 06 nbsp Gordon McGregor 7 52 nbsp Sandor Levai 6 37 nbsp Norman Nevitt 6 03 nbsp Bill Powell 5 50 nbsp Dent Oliver 5 25 nbsp Jim Yacoby 4 12 nbsp Vic White 4 10 nbsp Dave Schofield 1 67 Coventry nbsp Nigel Boocock 11 12 nbsp Ron Mountford 8 74 nbsp Jim Lightfoot 8 65 nbsp Rick France 6 30 nbsp Col Cottrell 6 00 nbsp Les Owen 4 27 nbsp Chris Harrison 3 08 nbsp Fred Hodder 2 12 nbsp Howie Booton 0 64 Cradley Heath nbsp Ivor Brown 9 27 nbsp John Hart 7 78 nbsp George Major 7 63 nbsp Eric Hockaday 6 29 nbsp Leo McAuliffe 5 87 nbsp Goog Allan 5 10 nbsp Chris Julian 5 09 nbsp Harry Bastable 4 79 nbsp Tim Bungay 3 35 nbsp John Debbage 3 31 nbsp Ivor Hughes 2 89 nbsp Ron Cooper 1 65 Edinburgh nbsp George Hunter 9 35 nbsp Doug Templeton 7 34 nbsp Colin McKee 6 61 nbsp Henry Harrfeldt 5 42 nbsp Bill Landels 4 94 nbsp Alf Wells 4 83 nbsp Wayne Briggs 4 42 nbsp Bert Harkins 4 17 nbsp Kevin Torpie 3 88 nbsp Ross Nickisson 2 50 Exeter nbsp Colin Gooddy 9 24 nbsp Jimmy Squibb 7 72 nbsp Jack Geran 7 62 nbsp Alan Cowland 7 37 nbsp Chris Blewett 6 05 nbsp Tim Bungay 6 00 nbsp Ivor Hughes 6 00 nbsp Des Lukehurst 5 78 nbsp Maury McDermott 4 36 nbsp Doug Dearden 3 61 Glasgow nbsp Charlie Monk 10 28 nbsp Bluey Scott 7 61 nbsp Willie Templeton 7 16 nbsp Nils Paulsen 6 58 nbsp Maury Mattingley 6 12 nbsp Graham Coombes 5 23 nbsp Bruce Ovenden 4 76 nbsp Bill McMillan 4 12 Hackney nbsp Gerry Jackson 8 69 nbsp Colin Pratt 8 51 nbsp Roy Trigg 7 51 nbsp John Poyser 6 79 nbsp Les McGillivray 6 60 nbsp Howdy Byford 5 49 nbsp Malcolm Brown 5 15 nbsp Brian Davies 5 04 nbsp Sandy McGillivray 3 45 Halifax nbsp Eric Boocock 9 43 nbsp Dave Younghusband 9 06 nbsp Eric Boothroyd 8 00 nbsp Tommy Roper 7 29 nbsp Bryan Elliott 6 30 nbsp Dennis Gavros 4 91 nbsp Bert Kingston 4 07 nbsp Ray Day 4 00 nbsp Clive Hitch 3 75 nbsp Bob Jameson 2 93 Long Eaton nbsp Ray Cresp 7 96 nbsp Howard Cole Kid Bodie 6 84 nbsp Norman Storer 6 64 nbsp Ray Wilson 6 55 nbsp Ken Adams 5 19 nbsp Clive Hitch 5 08 nbsp John Mills 4 77 nbsp Paul Sharples 3 45 nbsp Rim Malskaitis 2 61 Newcastle nbsp Ivan Mauger 8 76 nbsp Brian Brett 8 75 nbsp Peter Kelly 7 35 nbsp Brian Craven 7 30 nbsp Mike Watkin 6 23 nbsp Russ Dent 5 92 nbsp Ken Sharples 5 77 nbsp Goog Allan 5 44 nbsp Dave Gifford 2 92 Newport nbsp Jack Biggs 9 00 nbsp Dick Bradley 7 90 nbsp Peter Vandenberg 7 78 nbsp Alby Golden 7 74 nbsp Geoff Penniket 5 88 nbsp Jon Erskine 5 77 nbsp Vic White 5 41 nbsp Bob Hughes 4 88 Oxford nbsp Ron How 10 16 nbsp Arne Pander 10 03 nbsp Jimmy Gooch 9 90 nbsp Maury McDermott 4 53 nbsp Ken Vale 4 51 nbsp John Bishop 4 34 nbsp Eddie Reeves 4 25 nbsp Jimmy Heard 3 83 nbsp Stan Stevens 3 32 nbsp Glyn Chandler 2 45 nbsp John Hook 1 71 Poole nbsp Ronnie Genz 9 45 nbsp Bill Andrew 9 07 nbsp Ross Gilbertson 7 76 nbsp Geoff Mudge 7 43 nbsp Norman Strachan 6 14 nbsp Pete Smith 5 52 nbsp Pete Munday 3 23 nbsp Bruce Cribb 3 04 nbsp Pete Swain 0 61 Sheffield nbsp Jack Kitchen 8 69 nbsp Clive Featherby 8 06 nbsp Billy Bales 7 43 nbsp John Dews 6 05 nbsp David Crane 5 63 nbsp Alan Jay 5 08 nbsp Bob Paulson 4 54 Swindon nbsp Barry Briggs 10 93 nbsp Mike Broadbank 10 48 nbsp Martin Ashby 8 83 nbsp Roy Bowers 4 29 nbsp Bob Kilby 4 00 nbsp Mike Keen 3 93 nbsp Pete Sampson 3 24 nbsp Alan Jackson 2 00 nbsp Frank Shuter 1 47 West Ham nbsp Ken McKinlay 10 83 nbsp Sverre Harrfeldt 10 46 nbsp Norman Hunter 9 42 nbsp Malcolm Simmons 6 56 nbsp Reg Trott 4 65 nbsp Tony Clarke 4 48 nbsp Brian Leonard 3 65 nbsp Ted Ede 2 80 nbsp Ray Wickett 2 40 Wimbledon nbsp Olle Nygren 10 22 nbsp Reg Luckhurst 9 14 nbsp Trevor Hedge 8 55 nbsp Bob Dugard 6 77 nbsp Jim Tebby 6 01 nbsp John Edwards 4 91 nbsp Mike Coomber 2 60 nbsp Geoff Hughes 1 44 Wolverhampton nbsp Pete Jarman 8 70 nbsp Bob Andrews 8 33 nbsp Jim Airey 8 19 nbsp Tommy Sweetman 7 39 nbsp Cyril Francis 7 20 nbsp Gordon Guasco 6 98 nbsp Brian Maxted 5 64 nbsp James Bond 4 62See also editList of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup speedway References edit British League Riders Championship Speedway org Retrieved 23 July 2021 Oakes Peter 1981 1981 Speedway Yearbook Studio Publications Ipswich Ltd p 100 ISBN 0 86215 017 5 Historic league tables Speedway Archive Rogers Martin 1978 The Illustrated History of Speedway Studio Publications Ipswich Ltd pp 129 133 ISBN 0 904584 45 3 HISTORY ARCHIVE British Speedway Retrieved 29 June 2021 Custom House Years customhousekid Retrieved 28 July 2021 West Ham Hammers The Final Match Speedway Plus Retrieved 30 September 2023 Speedway Champ Sunday Mail Glasgow 17 October 1965 Retrieved 31 May 2023 via British Newspaper Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1965 British League season amp oldid 1222899744, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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