1977 British League season

The 1977 Gulf British League season was the thirteenth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]

1977 British League season
LeagueBritish League
Season1977
ChampionsWhite City Rebels
No. of competitors19
Knockout CupKing's Lynn Stars
Division/s below1977 National League

Summary

Newport had dropped down to the National League but their riders transferred to the Bristol Bulldogs so the league retained 19 teams. Cradley Heath reverted to their nickname of Heathens after four years of being called United. The league was sponsored by Gulf Oil for a third season. White City Rebels won the title in only their second season of existence.

Final table
Team PL W D L Pts
White City Rebels 36 27 1 8 55
Exeter Falcons 36 25 3 8 53
Reading Racers 36 25 3 8 53
Ipswich Witches 36 25 1 10 51
Belle Vue Aces 36 19 3 14 41
King's Lynn Stars 36 19 2 15 40
Cradley Heathens 36 20 0 16 40
Coventry Bees 36 19 1 16 39
Wimbledon Dons 36 17 2 17 36
Poole Pirates 36 17 2 17 36
Swindon Robins 36 17 1 18 35
Bristol Bulldogs 36 17 0 19 34
Sheffield Tigers 36 16 2 18 34
Hull Vikings 36 15 0 21 30
Wolverhampton Wolves 36 14 0 22 28
Hackney Hawks 36 13 1 22 27
Halifax Dukes 36 12 0 24 24
Birmingham Brummies 36 8 0 28 16
Leicester Lions 36 6 0 30 12

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

Top Ten Riders
Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Michael Lee King's Lynn Stars 10.64
2 Ivan Mauger Exeter Falcons 10.62
3 Peter Collins Belle Vue Aces 10.49
4 Gordon Kennett White City Rebels 10.41
5 Ole Olsen Coventry Bees 10.40
6 Billy Sanders Ipswich Witches 10.39
7 Anders Michanek Cradley Heathens 10.35
8 Dave Jessup Reading Racers 10.27
9 Malcolm Simmons Poole Pirates 10.22
10 John Davis Reading Racers 9.84

British League Knockout Cup

The 1977 British League Knockout Cup was the 39th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. King's Lynn Stars were the winners.[2]

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
18/05Poole41-37Reading
25/04Exeter50-28Swindon
25/04Reading43-35Poole
15/04Wolverhampton51-27Leicester
12/04Leicester40-38Wolverhampton

Second Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
23/07Halifax38-40Reading
22/07Wolverhampton41-37Kings Lynn
28/06White City51-27Birmingham
20/06Birmingham34-44White City
18/06Coventry57-21Exeter
18/06Kings Lynn55-23Wolverhampton
17/06Bristol56-22Wimbledon
16/06Wimbledon48-30Bristol
13/06Exeter38-40Coventry
09/06Sheffield46-32Hackney
08/06Hull46-32Cradley Heath
11/06Cradley Heath42-36Hull
03/06Hackney49-29Sheffield
02/06Ipswich38-40Belle Vue
30/05Reading53-25Halifax

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
22/08Reading51-27Belle Vue
08/08White City50-28Coventry
06/08Kings Lynn42-36Hackney
05/08Bristol52-26Hull
03/08Coventry43-35White City
03/08Hull49-29Bristol
29/07Hackney34-44Kings Lynn

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
14/10Bristol42-36Reading
10/10Reading47-31Bristol
24/09Kings Lynn44-34White City
21/09White City42-34Kings Lynn

Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
26/10Kings Lynn41-37Reading
24/10Reading40-38Kings Lynn

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. "1977 British League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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