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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox speedway league season

The 1971 British League season was the 37th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the seventh season known as the British League.[1][2]

Summary

Reading Racers moved up from Division 2 and Newcastle Diamonds dropped out.[3] Belle Vue Aces retained their title to become the first team to win the title for the second time. The team included three time world champion Ivan Mauger, Swedish international Sören Sjösten, Tommy Roper, Eric Broadbelt, Chris Pusey and a 17 year old Peter Collins in his debut season.[4]

Final table

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Belle Vue Aces 36 25 1 10 51
2 Leicester Lions 36 22 3 11 47
3 Coventry Bees 36 23 0 13 46
4 Sheffield Tigers 36 21 1 14 43
5 Swindon Robins 36 19 3 14 40
6 Reading Racers 36 18 4 14 41
7 Hackney Hawks 36 17 4 15 38
8 Newport Wasps 36 19 0 17 37
9 Wembley Lions 36 17 3 16 37
10 Wimbledon Dons 36 18 1 17 36
11 Poole Pirates 36 17 2 17 35
12 Wolverhampton Wolves 36 17 1 18 34
13 King's Lynn Stars 36 16 2 18 34
14 Halifax Dukes 36 16 2 18 32
15 Exeter Falcons 36 16 0 20 31
16 Glasgow Tigers 36 15 1 20 25
17 Oxford Cheetahs 36 12 1 23 20
18 Cradley Heath Heathens 36 8 4 24 20
19 West Ham Hammers 36 9 1 26 19

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

Top Ten Riders (League Averages)

Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Ivan Mauger Шаблон:Flagicon Belle Vue 11.42
2 Ray Wilson Шаблон:Flagicon Leicester 10.97
3 Ole Olsen Шаблон:Flagicon Wolverhampton 10.96
4 Jim Airey Шаблон:Flagicon Sheffield 10.70
5 Barry Briggs Шаблон:Flagicon Swindon 10.64
6 Bengt Jansson Шаблон:Flagicon Hackney 10.21
7 Eric Boocock Шаблон:Flagicon Halifax 10.14
8 Anders Michanek Шаблон:Flagicon Reading 10.03
9 Nigel Boocock Шаблон:Flagicon Coventry 9.95
10 Ronnie Moore Шаблон:Flagicon Wimbledon 9.93

British League Knockout Cup

The 1971 Speedway Star British League Knockout Cup was the 33rd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Hackney were the winners.[5]

First round

Date Team one Score Team two
08/05 Halifax 49-29 West Ham
08/05 Swindon 43-35 Wimbledon
06/05 Oxford 46-32 Poole

Second round

Date Team one Score Team two
25/06 Wolverhampton 43-35 Belle Vue
21/06 Reading 38-40 Cradley Heath
17/06 Oxford 39-38 Exeter
12/06 King's Lynn 46-32 Newport
11/06 Glasgow 43-34 Leicester
10/06 Sheffield 48-30 Wembley
05/06 Halifax 42-36 Coventry
05/06 Swindon 36-42 Hackney

Quarter-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
14/08 Halifax 43-35 Sheffield
06/08 Wolverhampton 45-32 Oxford
31/07 King's Lynn 39-39 Hackney
31/07 Cradley Heath 40-38 Glasgow
03/09 Hackney 49-29 King's Lynn

Semi-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
17/09 Hackney 50-27 Halifax
06/09 Cradley Heath 50-28 Wolverhampton

Final

First leg Шаблон:Footballbox

Second leg Шаблон:Footballbox

Hackney Hawks were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 88-68.

Riders' Championship

Ivan Mauger won the British League Riders' Championship, held at Hyde Road on 16 October.[6]

Pos. Rider Heat Scores Total
1 Шаблон:Flagicon Ivan Mauger 3 3 3 3 2 14
2 Шаблон:Flagicon Barry Briggs 2 2 3 2 3 12
3 Шаблон:Flagicon Jim McMillan 1 3 2 3 3 12
4 Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Kilby 3 0 2 2 3 10
5 Шаблон:Flagicon Nigel Boocock 3 2 1 3 0 9
6 Шаблон:Flagicon Eric Boocock 2 2 1 1 3 9
7 Шаблон:Flagicon Ole Olsen 3 3 2 f fx 8
8 Шаблон:Flagicon Christer Löfqvist 2 1 0 3 2 8
9 Шаблон:Flagicon Jim Airey 1 1 3 1 1 7
10 Шаблон:Flagicon Ray Wilson 1 3 1 1 f 6
11 Шаблон:Flagicon Reidar Eide 0 2 3 0 1 6
12 Шаблон:Flagicon Anders Michanek 2 1 0 0 2 5
13 Шаблон:Flagicon Ronnie Moore 0 1 2 2 0 5
14 Шаблон:Flagicon Sándor Lévai 0 0 1 2 1 4
15 Шаблон:Flagicon Terry Betts 0 0 0 1 1 2
16 Шаблон:Flagicon Bert Harkins (res) 2 - - - - 2
17 Шаблон:Flagicon Bengt Jansson 1 0 0 0 0 1
  • ef=engine failure, f=fell, exc=excluded

Final leading averages

Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Ivan Mauger Шаблон:Flagicon Belle Vue 11.33
2 Ole Olsen Шаблон:Flagicon Wolverhampton 10.99
3 Ray Wilson Шаблон:Flagicon Leicester 10.94
4 Jim Airey Шаблон:Flagicon Sheffield 10.74
5 Barry Briggs Шаблон:Flagicon Swindon 10.67
6 Bengt Jansson Шаблон:Flagicon Hackney 10.26
7 Eric Boocock Шаблон:Flagicon Halifax 10.19
8 Anders Michanek Шаблон:Flagicon Reading 10.05
9 Nigel Boocock Шаблон:Flagicon Coventry 9.95
10 Ronnie Moore Шаблон:Flagicon Wimbledon 9.89
11 Martin Ashby Шаблон:Flagicon Swindon 9.76
12 Bernt Persson Шаблон:Flagicon Cradley Heath 9.68
13 Terry Betts Шаблон:Flagicon King's Lynn 9.62
14 Malcolm Simmons Шаблон:Flagicon King's Lynn 9.22
15 Trevor Hedge Шаблон:Flagicon Wimbledon 9.18
16 Jim McMillan Шаблон:Flagicon Glasgow 9.18
17 Sören Sjösten Шаблон:Flagicon Belle Vue 9.11
18 Reidar Eide Шаблон:Flagicon Poole 9.10
19 Göte Nordin Шаблон:Flagicon Wembley 9.04
20 John Boulger Шаблон:Flagicon Leicester 8.99

London Cup

Hackney won the London Cup for only the second time, after previously winning it back in 1936.[7]

Pos Team P W D L F A Pts
1 Hackney Hawks 4 4 0 0 177 135 8
2 West Ham Hammers 4 1 0 3 156 156 2
3 Wimbledon Dons 4 1 0 3 135 177 2

Results

Team Score Team
Hackney 40–38 West Ham
West Ham 45–33 Wimbledon
Hackney 53–25 Wimbledon
Wimbledon 41–37 West Ham
West Ham 36–42 Hackney
Wimbledon 36–42 Hackney

Midland Cup

Coventry won the Midland Cup for the third consecutive year. The competition consisted of six teams.[8]

First round

Team one Team two Score
Wolverhampton Swindon 41–36, 41–35
Oxford Cradley 38–40, 33–45

Semi final round

Team one Team two Score
Leicester Wolverhampton 41–37, 42–36
Cradley Coventry 33–45, 27–51

Final

First leg Шаблон:Footballbox

Second leg Шаблон:Footballbox

Coventry won on aggregate 82–74

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue Шаблон:Div col

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Coventry Шаблон:Div col

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Cradley Heath Шаблон:Div col

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Exeter Шаблон:Div col

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Glasgow Шаблон:Div col

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Hackney Шаблон:Div col

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Halifax Шаблон:Div col

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King's Lynn Шаблон:Div col

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Leicester Шаблон:Div col

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Newport Шаблон:Div col

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Oxford Шаблон:Div col

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Poole Шаблон:Div col

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Reading Шаблон:Div col

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Sheffield Шаблон:Div col

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Swindon Шаблон:Div col

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Wembley Шаблон:Div col

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West Ham Шаблон:Div col

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Wimbledon Шаблон:Div col

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Wolverhampton Шаблон:Div col

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See also

References

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Шаблон:Speedway in the United Kingdom Шаблон:United Kingdom Speedway Seasons Шаблон:British Speedway League seasons