1969 British League season

1969 British League season

League	British League
Season	1969
Champions	Poole Pirates
No. of competitors	19

The 1969 British League season was the fifth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. The 19 competitors were the same as the previous season. Poole Pirates won their first title.

Final table

Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
Poole Pirates	36	26	1	9	53
Belle Vue Aces	36	23	1	12	47
Wimbledon Dons	36	22	2	12	46
Halifax Dukes	36	22	2	12	46
Leicester Lions	36	21	2	13	44
Sheffield Tigers	36	19	1	16	39
Cradley Heath Heathens	36	18	2	16	38
Glasgow Tigers	36	17	3	16	37
King's Lynn Stars	36	18	0	18	36
Swindon Robins	36	18	0	18	36
Coatbridge Monarchs	36	17	1	18	35
Exeter Falcons	36	16	0	20	32
Newcastle Diamonds	36	15	2	19	32
Coventry Bees	36	14	3	19	31
Oxford Cheetahs	36	15	1	20	31
Wolverhampton Wolves	36	13	1	22	27
Newport Wasps	36	13	1	22	27
West Ham Hammers	36	11	3	22	25
Hackney Hawks	36	10	2	24	22

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

Top Ten Riders

	Rider	Nat	Team	C.M.A.
1	Ivan Mauger		Belle Vue Aces	11.45
2	Barry Briggs		Swindon Robins	11.09
3	Eric Boocock		Halifax Dukes	10.88
4	Nigel Boocock		Coventry Bees	10.77
5	Ray Wilson		Leicester Lions	10.48
6	Norman Hunter		West Ham Hammers	10.44
7	Trevor Hedge		Wimbledon Dons	10.17
8	Ole Olsen		Newcastle Diamonds	10.08
9	Jim McMillan		Glasgow Tigers	9.97
10	Martin Ashby		Exeter Falcons	9.96