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The 1968 British League season was the 34th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the fourth season known as the British League.
Summary
Edinburgh relocated to become the Coatbridge Monarchs. The Long Eaton team closed its doors, but a new team in Leicester returned to speedway to join the League. Long Eaton promoters Ron Wilson and Reg Fearman moved the speedway licence to Leicester Stadium because of concerns over increased stock car events damaging the Long Eaton Stadium speedway track.
Coventry Bees secured their first title on points difference and after they scored points in the last heat of their last match away at King's Lynn. The title win came after two consecutive years as being runner-up. Coventry's Nigel Boocock was again one of the league's leading riders with his average going well above ten for the fifth consecutive year. He was well supported by Ron Mountford and Czechoslovakian star Antonín Kasper Sr. Wimbledon Dons who could only manage a mid table finish went on to win the British League Knockout Cup.
Final table
M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points
Fixtures & results
Top Ten Riders (League averages)
The 1968 British League Knockout Cup was the 30th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Wimbledon were the winners.
First round
Second round
Third round
Semi-finals
= Final
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First leg
Second leg
Wimbledon Dons were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 118-98.
Riders' Championship
Barry Briggs won the British League Riders' Championship for the fourth consecutive year, held at Hyde Road on 19 October. Briggs defeated Boocock in a run off for the title.
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Final leading averages
London Cup
Wimbledon won the London Cup.
Results
Midland Cup
Swindon won the Midland Cup for the second consecutive season. The competition consisted of six teams.
First round
Semi final round
= Final
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First leg
Second leg
Swindon won on aggregate 78–77
Riders & final averages
Belle Vue
Coatbridge
Coventry
Cradley Heath
Exeter
Glasgow
Hackney
Halifax
King's Lynn
Leicester
Newcastle'
Newport
Oxford
Poole
Sheffield
Swindon
West Ham
Wimbledon
Wolverhampton
See also
List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
Knockout Cup (speedway)
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
1968 British Lions
Speedway Archive: British League Division Two KO Cup 1968
Speedway Archive: British League 1968
Speedway Archive: British League Division One 1968
Speedway Archive: British League Division One 1968
1968 Formula 1 Season
Speedway Archive: British League Division Two KO Cup 1968
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