1966 British League season

1966 British League season

League	British League
Season	1966
Champions	Halifax Dukes
No. of competitors	19
Knockout Cup	Halifax Dukes

The 1966 British League season was the second season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.

Summary

The League expanded to 19, with a new team, the King's Lynn Stars.

Final table

		M	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Halifax Dukes	36	27	0	9	1574	1229	54
2	Coventry Bees	36	25	1	10	1548	1255	51
3	Swindon Robins	36	23	0	13	1553	1248	46
4	Wimbledon Dons	36	22	0	14	1485	1314	44
5	Newcastle Diamonds	36	20	0	16	1491.5	1304.5	40
6	Poole Pirates	36	19	2	15	1443	1356	40
7	West Ham Hammers	36	19	1	10	1499.5	1304.5	39
8	Glasgow Tigers	36	18	0	18	1395	1394	36
9	Wolverhampton Wolves	36	17	2	17	1340.5	1461.5	36
10	Exeter Falcons	36	17	1	18	1392.5	1403.5	35
11	Sheffield Tigers	36	17	0	19	1410	1394	34
12	Edinburgh Monarchs	35	17	0	18	1310.5	1413.5	34
13	Belle Vue Aces	36	16	0	20	1362	1443	32
14	Hackney Hawks	36	15	1	20	1347.5	1456.5	31
15	Oxford Cheetahs	36	14	2	20	1291	1510	30
16	King's Lynn Stars	36	15	0	21	1275	1524	30
17	Newport Wasps	36	12	1	23	1319	1486	25
18	Long Eaton Archers	36	12	1	23	1286	1516	25
19	Cradley Heath Heathens	35	10	0	25	1196	1506	20

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

Leading Riders by Average

	Rider	Nat	Team	C.M.A.
1	Barry Briggs		Swindon Robins	11.08
2	Nigel Boocock		Coventry Bees	10.67
3	Gote Nordin		Newport Wasps	10.53
4	Eric Boocock		Halifax Dukes	10.41
5	Olle Nygren		Wimbledon Dons	10.32
6	Colin Pratt		Hackney Hawks	9.93
7	Ivan Mauger		Newcastle Diamonds	9.82
8	Ken McKinlay		West Ham Hammers	9.78
9	Mike Broadbank		Swindon Robins	9.77
10	Sverre Harrfeldt		West Ham Hammers	9.76
11	Trevor Hedge		Wimbledon Dons	9.64
12	Cyril Maidment		Belle Vue Aces	9.55
13	Arne Pander		Oxford Cheetahs	9.53
14	Norman Hunter		West Ham Hammers	9.42
15	Terry Betts		King's Lynn Stars	9.41

Knockout Cup

Main article: British League Knockout Cup 1966

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

• Cradley Heath Heathens