1969 British League season

1969 British League season

League	British League
Season	1969
Champions	Poole Pirates
No. of competitors	19
Knockout Cup	Wimbledon Dons
Division/s below	British League (Div 2)

The 1969 British League season was the fifth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.

Summary

The 19 competitors were the same as the previous season. Poole Pirates won their first title.

Final table

Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
Poole Pirates	36	26	1	9	53
Belle Vue Aces	36	23	1	12	47
Wimbledon Dons	36	22	2	12	46
Halifax Dukes	36	22	2	12	46
Leicester Lions	36	21	2	13	44
Sheffield Tigers	36	19	1	16	39
Cradley Heath Heathens	36	18	2	16	38
Glasgow Tigers	36	17	3	16	37
King's Lynn Stars	36	18	0	18	36
Swindon Robins	36	18	0	18	36
Coatbridge Monarchs	36	17	1	18	35
Exeter Falcons	36	16	0	20	32
Newcastle Diamonds	36	15	2	19	32
Coventry Bees	36	14	3	19	31
Oxford Cheetahs	36	15	1	20	31
Wolverhampton Wolves	36	13	1	22	27
Newport Wasps	36	13	1	22	27
West Ham Hammers	36	11	3	22	25
Hackney Hawks	36	10	2	24	22

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

Top Ten Riders

	Rider	Nat	Team	C.M.A.
1	Ivan Mauger		Belle Vue Aces	11.45
2	Barry Briggs		Swindon Robins	11.09
3	Eric Boocock		Halifax Dukes	10.88
4	Nigel Boocock		Coventry Bees	10.77
5	Ray Wilson		Leicester Lions	10.48
6	Norman Hunter		West Ham Hammers	10.44
7	Trevor Hedge		Wimbledon Dons	10.17
8	Ole Olsen		Newcastle Diamonds	10.08
9	Jim McMillan		Glasgow Tigers	9.97
10	Martin Ashby		Exeter Falcons	9.96

British League Knockout Cup

The 1969 British League Knockout Cup was the 31st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Wimbledon were the winners.

First Round

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
10/05	Coatbridge	53-25	Hackney
06/05	Leicester	54-24	Newport
06/05	West Ham	39-39	Kings Lynn
31/05	Kings Lynn	39-39	West Ham
17/06	West Ham	36-42	Kings Lynn

Second Round

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
10/07	Sheffield	52-26	Kings Lynn
17/06	West Ham	36-42	Oxford
14/06	Canterbury	51-26	Crayford
14/06	Coventry	46-32	Oxford
14/06	Cradley Heath	41-37	Glasgow
11/06	Poole	43-35	Coatbridge
09/06	Exeter	36-42	Wimbledon
09/06	Newcastle	36-42	Belle Vue
07/06	Halifax	43-35	Wolverhampton

Quarter Finals

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
02/08	Belle Vue	38-40	Sheffield
31/07	Wimbledon	49-29	Poole
21/07	Cradley Heath	41-37	Swindon
05/07	Halifax	47-31	Coventry

Semi Finals

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
27/09	Cradley Heath	36-42	Wimbledon
21/08	Sheffield	43.5-34.5	Halifax

Final

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
09/10	Wimbledon	56-22	Sheffield
08/10	Sheffield	40-38	Wimbledon

See also

• List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions