1976 British League season

The 1976 Gulf British League season was the twelfth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]

1976 British League season
LeagueBritish League
Season1976
ChampionsIpswich Witches
No. of competitors19
Knockout CupIpswich Witches
Division/s below1976 National League

Summary

The White City Rebels made their debut as did 1975 National League champions Birmingham Brummies. Oxford dropped down a division with White City inheriting both their riders and their nickname. The league was sponsored by Gulf Oil for a second season. Ipswich Witches won their second consecutive title.

Final table
Team PL W D L Pts
Ipswich Witches 36 27 1 8 55
Belle Vue Aces 36 23 2 11 48
Exeter Falcons 36 23 2 11 48
Coventry Bees 36 21 2 13 44
Swindon Robins 36 19 4 13 42
Reading Racers 36 19 3 14 41
Hackney Hawks 36 20 0 16 40
Newport 36 19 1 16 39
Cradley United 36 19 1 16 39
Poole Pirates 36 18 1 17 37
Wolverhampton Wolves 36 18 1 17 37
Hull Vikings 36 18 0 18 36
White City Rebels 36 16 3 17 35
King's Lynn Stars 36 16 3 17 35
Halifax Dukes 36 14 1 21 29
Wimbledon Dons 36 12 3 21 27
Sheffield Tigers 36 13 1 22 27
Birmingham Brummies 36 7 0 29 14
Leicester Lions 36 5 1 30 11

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

Top Ten Riders
Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 John Louis Ipswich Witches 11.10
2= Ivan Mauger Exeter Falcons 11.00
2= Ole Olsen Coventry Bees 11.00
4 Peter Collins Belle Vue Aces 10.98
5 Phil Crump Newport 10.68
6 Dave Jessup Reading Racers 10.42
7 Malcolm Simmons Poole Pirates 10.30
8 Dave Morton Hackney Hawks 10.28
9 John Boulger Cradley United 9.93
10 Martin Ashby Swindon Robins 9.89

British League Knockout Cup

The 1976 British League Knockout Cup was the 38th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Ipswich Witches were the winners.[2]

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
04/05Leicester39-39Halifax
29/04Wimbledon48-30Birmingham
26/04Birmingham38-40Wimbledon
10/04Coventry48-30Wolverhampton
09/04Wolverhampton38-39Coventry
27/03Halifax41-37Leicester

Second Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
31/07Belle Vue49-29Wimbledon
01/07Coventry46-32White City
27/06Halifax46-32Hull
24/06Wimbledon35-43Belle Vue
21/06Exeter46-32Newport
12/06Cradley Heath34-44Ipswich
10/06Ipswich39-38Cradley Heath
09/06Hull44.5-33.5Halifax
04/06Hackney40-38Reading
04/06Newport47-31Exeter
03/06Sheffield36-42Kings Lynn
02/06Poole42-36Swindon
31/05Reading37-41Hackney
29/05Swindon54-24Poole
26/05White City49-29Coventry
22/05Kings Lynn42-36Sheffield

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
18/09Halifax47-31Hackney
03/09Hackney41-37Halifax
26/08Ipswich45-33Swindon
23/08Belle Vue45-33Newport
18/08White City38-40Kings Lynn
14/08Kings Lynn44-34White City
13/08Newport40-38Belle Vue
24/07Swindon44-34Ipswich

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
03/10Halifax42-35Kings Lynn
02/10Belle Vue41-37Ipswich
30/09Ipswich43-35Belle Vue
29/09Kings Lynn46-32Halifax

Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
28/10Ipswich50-27Kings Lynn
17/10Kings Lynn36-41Ipswich

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. "1976 British League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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