1974 British League Division Two season

1974 British League Division Two season
League British League Division Two
Season 1974
Champions Birmingham Brummies
No. of competitors 19
Knockout Cup Birmingham Brummies
Division/s above British League (Div 1)

The 1974 British League Division Two season was the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. It was the final season of British League Division Two before it was renamed as the New National League.[1]

Summary

The league was again expanded from 18 to 19 teams. Hull Vikings had moved up to the British League swapping places with Coatbridge Tigers and also swapping their top riders. Rayleigh Rockets closed down but the promotion, riders and nickname moved to Rye House. Chesterton Potters changed their team name to Stoke whilst Bradford, Sunderland and Long Eaton all changed nicknames. Weymouth Wizards were the new addition to the league.

Birmingham Brummies won their first title, completing a league and cup double.

Final table

Team PL W D L Pts
Birmingham Brummies 35 26 3 6 55
Eastbourne Eagles 36 24 3 9 51
Boston Barracudas 36 23 2 11 48
Workington Comets 36 22 3 11 47
Crewe Kings 36 22 0 14 44
Teesside Tigers 36 19 1 16 39
Bradford Barons 36 19 1 16 39
Peterborough Panthers 34 18 1 15 37
Coatbridge Tigers 36 18 0 18 36
Canterbury Crusaders 36 18 0 18 36
Berwick Bandits 36 16 1 19 33
Barrow Bombers 36 15 2 19 32
Stoke Potters 36 16 0 20 32
Ellesmere Port Gunners 35 14 3 18 31
Long Eaton Archers 36 14 2 20 30
Rye House Rockets 36 13 0 23 26
Scunthorpe Saints 36 10 2 24 22
Sunderland Gladiators 36 11 0 25 22
Weymouth Wizards 36 10 0 26 20

Top Five Riders

Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Phil Herne Australia Birmingham Brummies 10.78
2 Carl Glover England Boston Barracudas 10.44
3 Mitch Graham England Workington Comets 10.29
4 Arthur Browning England Birmingham Brummies 10.17
5 John Jackson England Crewe Kings 10.07

British League Division Two Knockout Cup

The 1974 British League Division Two Knockout Cup was the seventh edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Birmingham Brummies were the winners of the competition.[2]

First Round

Date Team One Score Team Two
02/04Barrow36-42Stoke
29/04Crewe43-35Workington
04/04Stoke46-31Barrow
12/04Sunderland37-41Teesside
18/04Teesside55-22Sunderland
03/05Workington46-32Crewe

Second Round

Date Team One Score Team Two
25/05Berwick29-49Workington
20/05Birmingham47-31Long Eaton
19/05Boston49-28Weymouth
22/05Bradford43-34Ellesmere Port
04/05Canterbury44-34Eastbourne
03/05Coatbridge55-23Scunthorpe
05/05Eastbourne47-31Canterbury
21/05Ellesmere Port52-26Bradford
13/06Long Eaton37-40Birmingham
24/05Peterborough52-26Rye House
05/05Rye House36-42Peterborough
27/05Scunthorpe44-34Coatbridge
17/05Stoke51-27Teesside
23/05Teesside32-45Stoke
14/05Weymouth44-34Boston
24/05Workington50-28Berwick

Quarter Finals

Date Team One Score Team Two
01/07Birmingham48-30Boston
14/07Boston39-39Birmingham
02/08Coatbridge48-30Stoke
14/07Eastbourne50-28Workington
18/06Ellesmere Port40-38Peterborough
21/06Peterborough46-31Ellesmere Port
18/07Stoke40-38Coatbridge
26/07Workington43-35Eastbourne

Semi Finals

Date Team One Score Team Two
09/09Birmingham58-20Peterborough
23/08Coatbridge48-29Eastbourne
01/09Eastbourne56-21Coatbridge
06/09Peterborough41-37Birmingham

Final

Date Team One Score Team Two
21/10Birmingham50-27Eastbourne
20/10Eastbourne47-31Birmingham

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

  1. ↑ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ↑ "1974 British League Division Two Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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