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 New Zealand Belle Vue Aces 11.45
2 Barry Briggs New Zealand Swindon Robins 11.09
3 Eric Boocock England Halifax Dukes 10.88
4 Nigel Boocock England Coventry Bees 10.77
5 Ray Wilson England Leicester Lions 10.48
6 Norman Hunter England West Ham Hammers 10.44
7 Trevor Hedge England Wimbledon Dons 10.17
8 Ole Olsen Denmark Newcastle Diamonds 10.08
9 Jim McMillan Scotland Glasgow Tigers 9.97
10 Martin Ashby England Exeter Falcons 9.96


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