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The 1974 British League season was the tenth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]
Summary
1973 Champions Reading didn't compete as they no longer had a stadium. Hull Vikings replaced them. The league was reduced to seventeen teams when the Coatbridge Tigers dropped down to Division Two . Overseas riders that rode in other leagues abroad were banned which meant that top Swedish riders such as Anders Michanek , Bernt Persson , Tommy Jansson and Christer Lofqvist didn't compete.
The Exeter Falcons won their first title. At the end of the season Oxford Rebels finished four points above the Hull Vikings courtesy of a protest over Hull's victory against the Rebels. Hull were later re-awarded the points after a close season hearing and moved above the Rebels.
Final table
M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points
Top Ten Riders
British League Knockout Cup
The 1974 British League Knockout Cup was the 36th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Sheffield were the winners.[2]
First Round
Date
Team One
Score
Team Two
20/04
Cradley United
40-38
Wolverhampton
19/04
Ipswich
50-28
Oxford
12/04
Wolverhampton
48-30
Cradley United
21/03
Oxford
40-37
Ipswich
Second Round
Date
Team One
Score
Team Two
07/06
Wolverhampton
36-42
Kings Lynn
04/06
Wimbledon
38-40
Ipswich
30/05
Ipswich
52-26
Wimbledon
29/05
Hull
38-40
Sheffield
25/05
Coventry
42-36
Leicester
22/05
Belle Vue
53-25
Halifax
18/05
Kings Lynn
45-33
Wolverhampton
17/05
Hackney
40-38
Poole
15/05
Poole
42-36
Hackney
13/05
Halifax
35-43
Belle Vue
09/05
Sheffield
52-26
Hull
07/05
Leicester
43-35
Coventry
27/04
Swindon
40-38
Newport
26/04
Newport
42-36
Swindon
Quarter Finals
Date
Team One
Score
Team Two
31/07
Poole
38-40
Kings Lynn
20/07
King's Lynn
38-40
Poole
16/07
Leicester
38-40
Ipswich
08/07
Sheffield
46-32
Newport
06/07
Belle Vue
44-32
Exeter
05/07
Newport
35-43
Sheffield
20/06
Ipswich
42-36
Leicester
10/06
Exeter
46-32
Belle Vue
24/08
Kings Lynn
42-36
Poole
21/08
Poole
45-32
Kings Lynn
Semi Finals
Date
Team One
Score
Team Two
09/09
Sheffield
46-32
Poole
04/09
Poole
37-40
Sheffield
29/08
Ipswich
50-28
Exeter
19/08
Exeter
42-36
Ipswich
Final
Date
Team One
Score
Team Two
07/10
Sheffield
49-29
Ipswich
06/10
Ipswich
37-41
Sheffield
See also
List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
References
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
Speedway Elite League