1970 British League season

1970 British League season

League	British League
Season	1970
Champions	Belle Vue Aces
No. of competitors	19

The 1970 British League season was the sixth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. Wembley Lions entered the British league having bought the licence - and inherited the riders - from the Coatbridge Monarchs. Belle Vue Aces secured their first British League title.

Final table

Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
Belle Vue Aces	36	27	2	7	56
Wimbledon Dons	36	22	2	12	46
Coventry Bees	36	22	1	13	45
Leicester Lions	36	21	0	15	42
Poole Pirates	36	20	0	16	40
Halifax Dukes	36	19	1	16	39
Sheffield Tigers	36	18	3	15	39
Glasgow Tigers	36	18	1	17	37
Wolverhampton Wolves	36	16	2	18	34
Exeter Falcons	36	16	1	19	34
Hackney Hawks	36	15	2	19	33
King's Lynn Stars	36	16	0	20	32
Oxford Cheetahs	36	16	0	20	32
Wembley Lions	36	15	2	19	32
Cradley Heath Heathens	36	15	1	20	31
Swindon Robins	36	14	2	20	30
Newcastle Diamonds	36	15	0	21	30
West Ham Hammers	36	14	2	20	30
Newport Wasps	36	12	0	24	24

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	11.23
2	Anders Michanek		Newcastle Diamonds	10.91
3	Jim Airey		Sheffield Tigers	10.82
4	Ray Wilson		Leicester Lions	10.77
5	Nigel Boocock		Coventry Bees	10.67
6	Eric Boocock		Halifax Dukes	10.59
7	Barry Briggs		Swindon Robins	10.56
8	Ole Olsen		Wolverhampton Wolves	10.27
9	Jim McMillan		Glasgow Tigers	10.26
10	Martin Ashby		Exeter Falcons	10.14