1980 British League season

1980 British League season
League British League
Season 1980
Champions Reading Racers
No. of competitors 17
Knockout Cup Cradley Heath Heathens
Division/s below 1980 National League

The 1980 British League season was the 16th season of the British League, the top tier of speedway in the UK since 1965.[1]

Summary

Reading Racers won the league.[2]

Final table

Team PL W D L Pts
Reading Racers 32 24 1 7 49
Hackney Hawks 32 23 0 9 46
Belle Vue Aces 32 21 1 10 43
Coventry Bees 32 20 2 10 42
Cradley Heath Heathens 32 20 0 12 40
Ipswich Witches 32 16 2 14 34
King's Lynn Stars 32 17 0 15 34
Swindon Robins 32 16 2 14 34
Poole Pirates 32 15 2 15 32
Halifax Dukes 32 15 1 16 31
Leicester Lions 32 14 0 18 28
Hull Vikings 32 11 5 16 27
Wimbledon Dons 32 12 2 18 26
Birmingham Brummies 32 11 1 20 23
Wolverhampton Wolves 32 9 2 21 20
Eastbourne Eagles 32 9 1 22 19
Sheffield Tigers 32 8 0 24 16

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

Leading averages

[3]

Rider Team Average
England Peter CollinsBelle Vue Aces10.70
Denmark Hans NielsenWolverhampton Wolves10.70
England Dave JessupKing's Lynn Stars10.52
Denmark Bo PetersenHackney Hawks10.46
United States Bruce PenhallCradley Heath Heathens10.35
England Michael LeeKing's Lynn Stars10.17
England Chris MortonBelle Vue Aces10.11
Sweden Jan AnderssonReading Racers10.08
United States Scott AutreySwindon Robins9.97
United States Bobby SchwartzReading Racers9.95

British League Knockout Cup

The 1980 British League Knockout Cup was the 42nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Cradley Heath were the winners.[4]

First Round

Date Team One Score Team Two
06/05Leicester59-49Poole
05/05Poole53-55Leicester

Second Round

Date Team One Score Team Two
17/07Coventry54-54Birmingham
09/07Cradley Heath60-48Kings Lynn
04/07Wolverhampton53-55Sheffield
09/06Birmingham56-51Coventry
06/06Eastbourne52.5-55.5Swindon
05/06Sheffield56-52Wolverhampton
03/06Hull67-41Hackney
31/05Belle Vue60-48Wimbledon
31/05Halifax57-50Reading
31/05Swindon62-46Eastbourne
30/05Hackney45-63Hull
29/05Wimbledon57-51Belle Vue
29/05Ipswich66-42Leicester
27/05Leicester54-54Ipswich
25/05Kings Lynn58-50Cradley Heath
21/04Reading62-46Halifax

Quarter Finals

Date Team One Score Team Two
03/09Birmingham76-30Sheffield
23/08Belle Vue68-40Hull
21/08Cradley Heath54-54Reading
21/08Sheffield49-58Birmingham
04/08Reading53-55Cradley Heath
19/07Swindon63-45Ipswich
17/07Ipswich55-53Swindon
09/07Hull66-42Belle Vue

Semi Finals

Date Team One Score Team Two
01/10Cradley Heath67-41Birmingham
24/09Belle Vue59-49Swindon
15/09Birmingham56-52Cradley Heath
30/08Swindon56-52Belle Vue

Final

Date Team One Score Team Two
29/10Cradley Heath75-33Belle Vue
11/10Belle Vue67-41Cradley Heath

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

  1. ↑ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ↑ "1980 league tables". Speedway GB.
  3. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1981). Daily Mirror 1981 Speedway Yearbook, pages 104-105. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  4. ↑ "1980 British League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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