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.[1]

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 Australia Crewe Kings 11.10
2 Geoff Maloney England Rayleigh Rockets 10.53
3 Richard Greer England Peterborough Panthers 9.98
4 John Harrhy England Peterborough Panthers 9.93
5 John Jackson England 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.[2]

First Round

Date Team One Score Team Two
01/05Crewe49-29Ellesmere Port
02/05Ellesmere Port33-45Crewe

Second Round

Date Team One Score Team Two
05/06Crewe59-19Scunthorpe
04/06Scunthorpe19-59Crewe
04/06Sunderland55-23Workington
09/06Workington46-31Sunderland
25/06Eastbourne50-28Long Eaton
08/06Long Eaton38-40Eastbourne
04/06Boston46-32Rayleigh
17/06Rayleigh43-35Boston
09/06Peterborough52-26Barrow
13/06Barrow36-42Peterborough
07/06Bradford52-26Berwick
10/06Berwick39-38Bradford
05/06Birmingham43-35Canterbury
10/06Canterbury41-37Birmingham
08/06Teesside48-30Hull
07/06Hull40-38Teesside

Quarter Finals

Date Team One Score Team Two
03/07Crewe53-25Sunderland
03/07Sunderland42-36Crewe
09/07Eastbourne45-33Boston
02/07Boston40-38Eastbourne
07/07Peterborough36-14Bradford
05/07Bradford45-33Peterborough
03/07Birmingham48-30Teesside
06/07Teesside41-37Birmingham

Semi Finals

Date Team One Score Team Two
31/07Crewe47-31Eastbourne
30/07Eastbourne44-34Crewe
04/08Peterborough43-35Birmingham
14/08Birmingham42-36Peterborough

Final

Date Team One Score Team Two
04/09Crewe51-27Peterborough
10/09Peterborough40-38Crewe

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

  1. ↑ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ↑ "1972 British League Division Two Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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