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The 1978 Gulf British League season was the fourteenth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]
Summary
The list of nineteen teams that competed in the league was identical to the previous season. The league was sponsored by Gulf Oil for a fourth season. Coventry Bees won their second title and their first for ten years. Belle Vue Aces were runners-up for the fourth time in five seasons.
League table
M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points
Top Ten Riders
British League Knockout Cup
The 1978 British League Knockout Cup was the 40th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Ipswich Witches were the winners.[2]
First Round
Date
Team One
Score
Team Two
29/04
Kings Lynn
40-38
Hull
26/04
Hull
39-39
Kings Lynn
10/04
Exeter
44-34
Coventry
08/04
Coventry
44-34
Exeter
17/04
Birmingham
37-41
Poole
12/04
Poole
48-30
Birmingham
15/06
Coventry
37.5-40.5
Exeter
01/06
Exeter
48-30
Coventry
Second Round
Date
Team One
Score
Team Two
19/07
Poole
49-29
Swindon
15/07
Swindon
37-41
Poole
09/06
Hackney
51-26
Kings Lynn
03/06
Kings Lynn
31-46
Hackney
06/07
Sheffield
45-33
Exeter#
Exeter
52-26
Sheffield
10/06
Swindon
36-42
Poole
21/06
Poole
36-42
Swindon
03/06
Belle Vue
44-34
Wimbledon
08/06
Wimbledon
41-37
Belle Vue
23/06
Bristol
35-43
Leicester
06/06
Leicester
39-39
Bristol
10/06
Cradley Heath
38-40
Reading
05/06
Reading
37-41
Cradley Heath
13/06
White City
52-26
Halifax
10/06
Halifax
43-34
White City
09/06
Wolverhampton
40-38
Ipswich
08/06
Ipswich
43-34
Wolverhampton
Quarter Finals
Date
Team One
Score
Team Two
09/08
White City
23-54
Ipswich
05/08
Belle Vue
44-34
Poole
04/08
Poole
34-43
Belle Vue
29/07
Cradley Heath
48-30
Leicester
27/07
Ipswich
52-26
White City
21/07
Hackney
34-44
Exeter
11/07
Leicester
39-39
Cradley Heath
17/07
Exeter
58-20
Hackney
Semi Finals
Date
Team One
Score
Team Two
14/09
Ipswich
44-34
Cradley Heath
13/09
Cradley Heath
40-38
Ipswich
26/08
Belle Vue
57-21
Exeter
25/08
Exeter
51-27
Belle Vue
Final
Date
Team One
Score
Team Two
19/10
Ipswich
53-25
Belle Vue
14/10
Belle Vue
39-39
Ipswich
See also
List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
References
Speedway Elite League
Current leagues Former leagues Current team competitions Former team competitions Current individual competitions Former individual competitions See also
United Kingdom Speedway Seasons
Tier One League Top division Tier Two League Second division Tier Three League Third division Champions