1978 British League season

1978 British League season
League British League
Season 1978
Champions Coventry Bees
No. of competitors 19
Knockout Cup Ipswich Witches
Division/s below 1978 National League

The 1978 Gulf British League season was the fourteenth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]

Summary

The list of nineteen teams that competed in the league was identical to the previous season. The league was sponsored by Gulf Oil for a fourth season. Coventry Bees won their second title and their first for ten years. Belle Vue Aces were runners-up for the fourth time in five seasons.


League table

Team M W D L Pts
Coventry Bees 36270954
Belle Vue Aces 362601052
Hull Vikings 362221246
Wimbledon Dons 362211345
Cradley Heathens 362111443
Ipswich Witches 362111443
Exeter Falcons 362011541
Sheffield Tigers 361921540
Bristol Bulldogs 361901738
Poole Pirates 361731637
Leicester Lions 361701934
Halifax Dukes 361431931
King's Lynn Stars 361422030
Reading Racers 361332029
White City Rebels 361232127
Swindon Robins 361232127
Wolverhampton Wolves 361112423
Birmingham Brummies 361112423
Hackney Hawks 361012521

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

Top Ten Riders

Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Malcolm Simmons England Poole Pirates 10.78
2 Ole Olsen Denmark Coventry Bees 10.71
3 Scott Autrey United States Exeter Falcons 10.45
4 Peter Collins England Belle Vue Aces 10.44
5 Michael Lee England King's Lynn Stars 10.40
6 Chris Morton England Belle Vue Aces 10.31
7 Dave Jessup England Reading Racers 10.24
8 Billy Sanders Australia Ipswich Witches 10.23
9 Phil Crump Australia Bristol Bulldogs 9.99
10 Ivan Mauger New Zealand Hull Vikings 9.91


British League Knockout Cup

The 1978 British League Knockout Cup was the 40th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Ipswich Witches were the winners.[2]

First Round

Date Team One Score Team Two
29/04Kings Lynn40-38Hull
26/04Hull39-39Kings Lynn
10/04Exeter44-34Coventry
08/04Coventry44-34Exeter
17/04Birmingham37-41Poole
12/04Poole48-30Birmingham
15/06Coventry37.5-40.5Exeter
01/06Exeter48-30Coventry

Second Round

Date Team One Score Team Two
19/07Poole49-29Swindon
15/07Swindon37-41Poole
09/06Hackney51-26Kings Lynn
03/06Kings Lynn31-46Hackney
06/07Sheffield45-33Exeter#
Exeter52-26Sheffield
10/06Swindon36-42Poole
21/06Poole36-42Swindon
03/06Belle Vue44-34Wimbledon
08/06Wimbledon41-37Belle Vue
23/06Bristol35-43Leicester
06/06Leicester39-39Bristol
10/06Cradley Heath38-40Reading
05/06Reading37-41Cradley Heath
13/06White City52-26Halifax
10/06Halifax43-34White City
09/06Wolverhampton40-38Ipswich
08/06Ipswich43-34Wolverhampton

Quarter Finals

Date Team One Score Team Two
09/08White City23-54Ipswich
05/08Belle Vue44-34Poole
04/08Poole34-43Belle Vue
29/07Cradley Heath48-30Leicester
27/07Ipswich52-26White City
21/07Hackney34-44Exeter
11/07Leicester39-39Cradley Heath
17/07Exeter58-20Hackney

Semi Finals

Date Team One Score Team Two
14/09Ipswich44-34Cradley Heath
13/09Cradley Heath40-38Ipswich
26/08Belle Vue57-21Exeter
25/08Exeter51-27Belle Vue

Final

Date Team One Score Team Two
19/10Ipswich53-25Belle Vue
14/10Belle Vue39-39Ipswich

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

  1. ↑ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ↑ "1978 British League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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