1979 British League season

1979 British League season

League	British League
Season	1979
Champions	Coventry Bees
No. of competitors	18

The 1979 British League season was the 15th season on the British League, the top tier of speedway in the UK since 1965. Coventry Bees won the league for the second year running.

Final table

Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
Coventry Bees	34	26	0	8	52
Hull Vikings	34	24	2	8	50
Cradley Heath Heathens	34	24	0	10	48
King's Lynn Stars	34	22	1	11	45
Exeter Falcons	33	20	0	13	40
Halifax Dukes	34	18	0	16	36
Swindon Robins	33	15	3	15	33
Wimbledon Dons	34	16	1	17	33
Reading Racers	34	16	0	18	32
Belle Vue Aces	34	14	4	16	32
Wolverhampton Wolves	34	15	1	18	31
Poole Pirates	34	14	3	17	31
Sheffield Tigers	34	14	2	18	30
Birmingham Brummies	34	13	2	19	28
Ipswich Witches	34	12	2	20	26
Eastbourne Eagles	34	10	2	22	22
Leicester Lions	34	10	0	24	20
Hackney Hawks	34	9	1	24	19

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