1970 British League season

1970 British League season
League British League
Season 1970
Champions Belle Vue Aces
No. of competitors 19

The 1970 British League season was the sixth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. Wembley Lions entered the British league having bought the licence - and inherited the riders - from the Coatbridge Monarchs. Belle Vue Aces secured their first British League title.

Final table

Team PL W D L Pts
Belle Vue Aces 36 27 2 7 56
Wimbledon Dons 36 22 2 12 46
Coventry Bees 36 22 1 13 45
Leicester Lions 36 21 0 15 42
Poole Pirates 36 20 0 16 40
Halifax Dukes 36 19 1 16 39
Sheffield Tigers 36 18 3 15 39
Glasgow Tigers 36 18 1 17 37
Wolverhampton Wolves 36 16 2 18 34
Exeter Falcons 36 16 1 19 34
Hackney Hawks 36 15 2 19 33
King's Lynn Stars 36 16 0 20 32
Oxford Cheetahs 36 16 0 20 32
Wembley Lions 36 15 2 19 32
Cradley Heath Heathens 36 15 1 20 31
Swindon Robins 36 14 2 20 30
Newcastle Diamonds 36 15 0 21 30
West Ham Hammers 36 14 2 20 30
Newport Wasps 36 12 0 24 24

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

Top Ten Riders

Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Ivan Mauger New Zealand Belle Vue Aces 11.23
2 Anders Michanek Sweden Newcastle Diamonds 10.91
3 Jim Airey Australia Sheffield Tigers 10.82
4 Ray Wilson England Leicester Lions 10.77
5 Nigel Boocock England Coventry Bees 10.67
6 Eric Boocock England Halifax Dukes 10.59
7 Barry Briggs New Zealand Swindon Robins 10.56
8 Ole Olsen Denmark Wolverhampton Wolves 10.27
9 Jim McMillan Scotland Glasgow Tigers 10.26
10 Martin Ashby England Exeter Falcons 10.14


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