1975 British League season
| League | British League |
|---|---|
| Season | 1975 |
| Champions | Ipswich Witches |
| No. of competitors | 18 |
The 1975 Gulf Oil British League season was the eleventh season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. The league was sponsored for the first time by Gulf Oil. Reading Racers returned after a one season absence to increase the size of the league back to eighteen teams and the ban on Overseas riders that rode in other leagues abroad was lifted. The Ipswich Witches won their first title.
Final table
| Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
| Ipswich Witches | 34 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 53 |
| Belle Vue Aces | 34 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 52 |
| Newport | 34 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 49 |
| Exeter Falcons | 34 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 45 |
| Sheffield Tigers | 34 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 42 |
| Reading Racers | 34 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 42 |
| Oxford Rebels | 34 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 36 |
| Leicester Lions | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 36 |
| Wimbledon Dons | 34 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 34 |
| Halifax Dukes | 34 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 33 |
| Cradley United | 34 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 32 |
| King's Lynn Stars | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 31 |
| Wolverhampton Wolves | 34 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 27 |
| Hull Vikings | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 24 |
| Poole Pirates | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 23 |
| Coventry Bees | 34 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 20 |
| Hackney Hawks | 34 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 19 |
| Swindon Robins | 34 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 16 |
M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points
Top Ten Riders
| Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
| 1 | Ivan Mauger |  |
Exeter Falcons | 11.45 |
| 2 | Peter Collins |  |
Belle Vue Aces | 11.27 |
| 3 | Phil Crump |  |
Newport | 11.17 |
| 4 | Anders Michanek |  |
Reading Racers | 11.03 |
| 5 | Ole Olsen |  |
Wolverhampton Wolves | 10.79 |
| 6 | John Louis | |
Ipswich Witches | 10.67 |
| 7 | Dave Jessup | |
Leicester Lions | 10.45 |
| 8 | Malcolm Simmons | |
Poole Pirates | 10.37 |
| 9 | Dag Lövaas |  |
Oxford Rebels | 10.22 |
| 10 | Reg Wilson | |
Sheffield Tigers | 10.18 |
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