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The 1971 British League Division Two season was the second tier/division motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1][2]
League | British League Division Two |
---|---|
No. of competitors | 17 |
Champions | Eastbourne Eagles |
Knockout Cup | Ipswich Witches |
Individual | John Louis |
Highest average | John Louis |
Division/s above | British League (Div 1) |
The league continued with 17 teams in its fourth season despite Reading Racers moving up to Division One[3] and two teams dropping out because there were three new entrants to the league.
Doncaster Dragons disbanded for good, with the promotion and some of the riders moving to Birmingham and re-forming the Birmingham Brummies, who had last raced in 1957.[4] The Crayford Highwayman also dropped out and the Middlesbrough Teessiders changed their name to Teesside Teessiders. Birmingham were one of the new entrants along with Sunderland Stars (who last raced in 1964 as the Saints).[5] Hull Vikings were the final new entrant when Ian Thomas brought speedway back to Hull, to race at the Boulevard Stadium.[6]
Eastbourne Eagles won their first league title since their 1959 Southern Area League success.[7][8] Despite losing their leading rider Dave Jessup to division 1, the Eastbourne Eagles triumphed by bringing in new signing Malcolm Ballard to support the Kennett brothers Gordon and Dave.[5]
Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Eastbourne Eagles | 32 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 47 |
2 | Bradford Northern | 32 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 43 |
3 | Ipswich Witches | 32 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 43 |
4 | Boston Barracudas | 32 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 39 |
5 | Rayleigh Rockets | 32 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 38 |
6 | Hull Vikings | 32 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 34 |
7 | Crewe Kings | 32 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 33 |
8 | Berwick Bandits | 32 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 32 |
9 | Rochdale Hornets | 32 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 32 |
10 | Long Eaton Rangers | 32 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 29 |
11 | Birmingham Brummies | 32 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 29 |
12 | Romford Bombers | 32 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 26 |
13 | Teesside Teessiders | 32 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 26 |
14 | Canterbury Crusaders | 32 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 26 |
15 | Workington Comets | 32 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 25 |
16 | Peterborough Panthers | 32 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 23 |
17 | Sunderland Stars | 32 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 19 |
Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | John Louis | Ipswich | 11.29 | |
2 | Alan Knapkin | Bradford Northern | 10.26 | |
3 | Alan Wilkinson | Rochdale | 10.15 | |
4 | Reg Wilson | Hull | 9.93 | |
5 | Peter Collins | Rochdale | 9.83 | |
The 1971 British League Division Two Knockout Cup (sponsored by the Speedway Express) was the fourth edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Ipswich Witches were the winners of the competition for the second successive year.[9]
First round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
29/04 | Long Eaton | 46-31 | Birmingham |
24/05 | Birmingham | 39-39 | Long Eaton |
30/04 | Rochdale | 47-31 | Hull |
05/05 | Hull | 38-39 | Rochdale |
Second round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
12/06 | Ipswich | 57-21 | Peterborough |
11/06 | Peterborough | 33-45 | Ipswich |
11/06 | Workington | 46-31 | Sunderland |
06/06 | Sunderland | 37-31 | Workington |
06/06 | Eastbourne | 47-31 | Canterbury |
12/06 | Canterbury | 39-39 | Eastbourne |
07/06 | Crewe | 54-24 | Berwick |
12/06 | Berwick | 50-28 | Crewe |
09/06 | Bradford | 47-31 | Teesside |
10/06 | Teesside | 38-40 | Bradford |
11/06 | Rochdale | 45-33 | Long Eaton |
10/06 | Long Eaton | 43-35 | Rochdale |
06/06 | Boston | 49-28 | Romford |
12/06 | Romford | 42-36 | Boston |
Quarter-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
29/07 | Ipswich | 43-35 | Rayleigh |
24/07 | Rayleigh | 37-41 | Ipswich |
23/07 | Workington | 51-27 | Eastbourne |
25/07 | Eastbourne | 45-31 | Workington |
19/07 | Crewe | 47-31 | Bradford |
28/07 | Bradford | 46-32 | Crewe |
23/07 | Rochdale | 41-37 | Boston |
18/07 | Boston | 40-38 | Rochdale |
Semi-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
16/08 | Crewe | 49-29 | Rochdale |
29/08 | Workington | 38-40 | Ipswich |
02/09 | Ipswich | 50-28 | Workington |
03/09 | Rochdale | + | Crewe |
+ rained off, tie awarded to Ipswich
First leg
Crewe Kings Phil Crump 10 John Jackson 6 Jack Millen 6 Dai Evans 6 Garry Moore 5 Dave Parry 4 Barry Meeks 4 | 41 – 37 | Ipswich Witches John Louis 14 Tony Davey 11 Peter Prinsloo 9 Pete Bailey 2 Clive Noy 1 Ted Howgego 0 Ray Watkins 0 |
---|---|---|
[10] |
Second leg
Ipswich Witches John Louis 12 Tony Davey 12 Peter Prinsloo 9 Pete Bailey 8 Clive Noy 7 Ted Howgego 5 Ray Watkins 2 | 55 – 23 | Crewe Kings John Jackson 7 Jack Millen 7 Phil Crump 6 Barry Meeks 2 Dai Evans 1 Garry Moore 1 Dave Parry 0 |
---|---|---|
[10] |
Ipswich were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 92–64.
Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | John Louis | Ipswich | 11.31 | |
2 | Alan Knapkin | Bradford Northern | 10.17 | |
3 | Alan Wilkinson | Rochdale | 10.08 | |
4 | Tony Davey | Ipswich | 9.93 | |
5 | Malcolm Mackay | Workington | 9.81 |
John Louis won the Rider's Championship, held at Hackney Wick Stadium on 2 October.[11]
Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | John Louis | 3 3 2 3 3 | 14 |
2 | Malcolm Shakespeare | 2 3 3 3 2 | 13 |
3 | Hugh Saunders | 3 3 2 2 2 | 12 |
4 | Peter Collins | ex 2 3 3 3 | 11 |
5 | Phil Crump | 1 1 3 3 3 | 11 |
6 | Arthur Price | 3 2 fx 2 3 | 10 |
7 | George Major | 2 1 2 2 1 | 8 |
8 | Reg Wilson | r 2 f 2 2 | 6 |
9 | Russ Dent | 1 1 3 1 0 | 6 |
10 | Doug Wyer | 0 3 2 0 0 | 5 |
11 | Ross Gilbertson | 3 r 1 1 0 | 5 |
12 | Dave Baugh | 2 0 1 1 1 | 5 |
13 | Malcolm Mackay | 2 f 1 0 1 | 4 |
14 | Bruce Forrester | 1 0 0 1 1 | 3 |
15 | Kevin Holden | 0 2 f 0 0 | 2 |
16 | Roger Mills (res) | 2 | 2 |
17 | Malcolm Ballard | r 1 r | 1 |
18 | Richard Greer (res) | 0 | 0 |
Berwick
Birmingham
Boston
Bradford
Canterbury
Crewe
Eastbourne
Hull
Ipswich
Long Eaton
Peterborough
Rayleigh
Rochdale
Romford
Sunderland
Teesside
Workington
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