1972 British League Division Two season

1972 British League Division Two season

League	British League Division Two
Season	1972
Champions	Crewe Kings
No. of competitors	17
Knockout Cup	Crewe Kings
Division/s above	British League (Div 1)

The 1972 British League Division Two season was the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.

Summary

Rochdale Hornets were missing from the previous season whilst Ipswich Witches moved up to the British League. Ellesmere Port Gunners and Scunthorpe Saints were newcomers whilst Romford Bombers moved to West Ham. Halfway through the season, they moved again to Barrow. Crewe Kings won their first title.

Final table

Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
Crewe Kings	32	22	1	9	45
Boston Barracudas	32	21	1	10	43
Peterborough Panthers	32	21	0	11	42
Rayleigh Rockets	32	17	4	11	38
Eastbourne Eagles	32	18	2	12	38
Birmingham Brummies	32	18	1	13	37
Workington Comets	32	18	0	14	36
Hull Vikings	32	16	0	16	32
Barrow Happy Faces	32	15	1	16	31
Teesside Teessiders	32	14	3	15	31
Bradford Northern	32	15	0	17	30
Sunderland Stars	32	13	2	17	28
Canterbury Crusaders	32	13	1	18	27
Berwick Bandits	32	12	3	17	27
Ellesmere Port Gunners	32	12	0	20	24
Long Eaton Rangers	32	11	2	19	24
Scunthorpe Saints	32	5	1	26	11

Top Five Riders

	Rider	Nat	Team	C.M.A.
1	Phil Crump		Crewe Kings	11.10
2	Geoff Maloney		Rayleigh Rockets	10.53
3	Richard Greer		Peterborough Panthers	9.98
4	John Harrhy		Peterborough Panthers	9.93
5	John Jackson		Crewe Kings	9.91

British League Division Two Knockout Cup

The 1972 British League Division Two Knockout Cup was the fifth edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Crewe Kings were the winners of the competition.

First Round

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
01/05	Crewe	49-29	Ellesmere Port
02/05	Ellesmere Port	33-45	Crewe

Second Round

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
05/06	Crewe	59-19	Scunthorpe
04/06	Scunthorpe	19-59	Crewe
04/06	Sunderland	55-23	Workington
09/06	Workington	46-31	Sunderland
25/06	Eastbourne	50-28	Long Eaton
08/06	Long Eaton	38-40	Eastbourne
04/06	Boston	46-32	Rayleigh
17/06	Rayleigh	43-35	Boston
09/06	Peterborough	52-26	Barrow
13/06	Barrow	36-42	Peterborough
07/06	Bradford	52-26	Berwick
10/06	Berwick	39-38	Bradford
05/06	Birmingham	43-35	Canterbury
10/06	Canterbury	41-37	Birmingham
08/06	Teesside	48-30	Hull
07/06	Hull	40-38	Teesside

Quarter Finals

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
03/07	Crewe	53-25	Sunderland
03/07	Sunderland	42-36	Crewe
09/07	Eastbourne	45-33	Boston
02/07	Boston	40-38	Eastbourne
07/07	Peterborough	36-14	Bradford
05/07	Bradford	45-33	Peterborough
03/07	Birmingham	48-30	Teesside
06/07	Teesside	41-37	Birmingham

Semi Finals

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
31/07	Crewe	47-31	Eastbourne
30/07	Eastbourne	44-34	Crewe
04/08	Peterborough	43-35	Birmingham
14/08	Birmingham	42-36	Peterborough

Final

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
04/09	Crewe	51-27	Peterborough
10/09	Peterborough	40-38	Crewe

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions