• Source: 1965 British League season

      • The 1965 British League season was the 31st season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom. It was also first known as the new British League which was formed in 1965, along with the British Speedway Promoters Association (BSPA). The league was an amalgamation of the National League and the Provincial League.


      Summary


      Middlesbrough Bears did not join the new league and Norwich Stars had closed for good. Halifax Dukes were new entrants.1929-1977

      West Ham Hammers were the first ever British League winners. It was their first league success since 1937. The West Ham team included Scot Ken McKinlay who finished the season third with an average of 10.72 and the Norwegian champion Sverre Harrfeldt who finished fifth in the averages. They were supported well by British internationals Norman Hunter and Malcolm Simmons. The West Ham team completed the double winning the British League Knockout Cup. In the final they defeated Exeter Falcons 63-33. The season was not a complete success because during a challenge match at West Ham Stadium a junior rider called David John Wills was killed in a race after a crash. West Ham also won the London Cup but the competition only had three teams competing.
      Wimbledon Dons headed by leading Swedish rider Olle Nygren fought West Ham throughout the season and only lost the league by a single point.


      Fixtures & results




      Final table


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


      Top Ten Riders (League Average)




      Knockout Cup


      West Ham Hammers won the Knockout Cup and completed the double of league and cup.


      Riders' Championship


      Barry Briggs won the British League Riders' Championship, held at Hyde Road on 16 October.

      ef=engine failure, f=fell, exc=excluded


      Final leading averages




      London Cup



      Results


      Riders & final averages


      Belle Vue

      Coventry

      Cradley Heath

      Edinburgh

      Exeter

      Glasgow

      Hackney

      Halifax

      Long Eaton

      Newcastle

      Newport

      Oxford

      Poole

      Sheffield

      Swindon

      West Ham

      Wimbledon

      Wolverhampton


      See also


      List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
      Knockout Cup (speedway)


      References

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