1968 British League season

The 1968 British League season was the fourth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]

1968 British League season
LeagueBritish League
Season1968
ChampionsCoventry Bees
No. of competitors19
Knockout CupWimbledon Dons
Division/s belowBritish League (Div 2)

Summary

Edinburgh relocated to become the Coatbridge Monarchs. The Long Eaton team closed its doors, but a new team in Leicester returned to Speedway to join the League. Coventry Bees secured their first title on points scored in the last heat of their last match away at King's Lynn.

Final table
M W D L F A Pts
1 Coventry Bees 36 22 0 14 1436 1369 44
2 Hackney Hawks 36 21 2 13 1421 1383 44
3 Exeter Falcons 36 20 1 15 1556.5 1248.5 41
4 Sheffield Tigers 36 20 1 15 1463.5 1337.5 41
5 Newcastle Diamonds 36 20 0 16 1454 1350 40
6 West Ham Hammers 36 19 1 16 1454 1348 39
7 Halifax Dukes 36 19 1 16 1424 1379 39
8 Coatbridge Monarchs 36 18 1 17 1404 1397 37
9 Wimbledon Dons 36 18 0 18 1411 1384 36
10 Belle Vue Aces 36 18 0 18 1387 1417 36
11 Swindon Robins 36 17 1 18 1448 1353 35
12 Leicester Lions 36 17 1 18 1373 1430 35
13 Newport Wasps 36 17 1 18 1348 1457 35
14 Cradley Heath Heathens 36 15 4 17 1373 1430 34
15 Oxford Cheetahs 36 17 0 19 1319 1487 34
16 Wolverhampton Wolves 36 16 0 20 1388 1413 32
17 Poole Pirates 36 13 2 21 1327 1478 28
18 King's Lynn Stars 36 13 1 22 1330 1473 27
19 Glasgow Tigers 36 13 1 22 1312 1495 27

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

Top Ten Riders
Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Ivan Mauger Newcastle Diamonds 11.40
2 Barry Briggs Swindon Robins 10.88
3 Nigel Boocock Coventry Bees 10.79
4 Martin Ashby Exeter Falcons 10.68
5 Charlie Monk Sheffield Tigers 10.14
6 Eric Boocock Halifax Dukes 10.13
7 Anders Michanek Leicester Lions 10.07
8 Norman Hunter West Ham Hammers 9.94
9 Sverre Harrfeldt West Ham Hammers 9.88
10 Torbjorn Harryson Newport Wasps 9.82

British League Knockout Cup

The 1968 British League Knockout Cup was the 30th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Wimbledon were the winners.[2]

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
27/04Coatbridge66-42Glasgow
27/04Halifax57-51Exeter
16/04West Ham55-52Hackney

Second Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
01/06Belle Vue64-44West Ham
14/05Leicester52-56Coventry
20/05Newcastle77-30Coatbridge
23/05Sheffield71-37Cradley Heath
25/05Swindon58-50Oxford
23/05Wimbledon60-48Kings Lynn
22/05Poole56-52Newport
17/05Wolverhampton60-47Halifax

Third Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
17/08Belle Vue65-42Sheffield
26/07Poole54-54Swindon
27/06Wimbledon64-44Newcastle
28/06Wolverhampton58-50Coventry
23/08
replay		Swindon60-47Poole

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
20/09Wolverhampton67-40Belle Vue
12/09Wimbledon80-28Swindon

Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
18/10Wolverhampton53-55Wimbledon
31/10Wimbledon63-45Wolverhampton

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. "1968 British League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.


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