1965 British League season

1965 British League season
League	British League
Season	1965
Champions	West Ham Hammers
No. of competitors	18

The British League was formed in 1965 along with the British Speedway Promoters Association (BSPA).

Final table

		M	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	West Ham Hammers	34	23	1	10	1430	1215	47
2	Wimbledon Dons	34	22	2	10	1396	1245	46
3	Coventry Bees	34	20	0	14	1384	1258	40
4	Oxford Cheetahs	34	19	2	13	1308	1340	40
5	Halifax Dukes	33	18	3	12	1322	1240	39
6	Newport Wasps	34	19	0	15	1360	1288	38
7	Wolverhampton Wolves	34	18	1	15	1429	1216	37
8	Hackney Hawks	34	18	1	15	1327.5	1319.5	37
9	Exeter Falcons	34	18	0	16	1325.5	1323.5	36
10	Poole Pirates	34	17	1	16	1378	1266	35
11	Sheffield Tigers	34	16	2	16	1300	1346	34
12	Newcastle Diamonds	34	16	1	17	1363	1282	33
13	Glasgow Tigers	34	15	1	18	1315	1329	31
14	Belle Vue Aces	34	15	0	19	1328	1312	30
15	Swindon Robins	34	13	2	19	1345	1300	28
16	Cradley Heathens	33	11	1	21	1132	1438	23
17	Edinburgh Monarchs	34	11	0	23	1173	1428	22
18	Long Eaton Archers	34	7	0	27	1107	1534	14

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

Top Ten Riders

	Rider	Nat	Team	C.M.A.
1	Nigel Boocock		Coventry Bees	11.09
2	Barry Briggs		Swindon Robins	10.91
3	Ken McKinlay		West Ham Hammers	10.72
4	Mike Broadbanks		Swindon Robins	10.54
5	Sverre Harrfeldt		West Ham Hammers	10.35
6	Olle Nygren		Wimbledon Dons	10.31
7	Charlie Monk		Glasgow Tigers	10.22
8	Ron How		Oxford Cheetahs	10.16
9	Arne Pander		Oxford Cheetahs	10.01
10	Jimmy Gooch		Oxford Cheetahs	9.97

References

Cradley Heathens

British League seasons

1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994

Domestic cups: British League Knockout Cup

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