1971 British League season#British League Knockout Cup
{{Short description|British motorcycle speedway season}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox speedway league season
| competition = British League
| competitors = 19
| domesticcup1 = Champions
| domesticcup1 winners = Belle Vue Aces
| domesticcup2 = Knockout Cup
| domesticcup2 winners = Hackney Hawks
| domesticcup3 = Individual
| domesticcup3 winners = Ivan Mauger
| domesticcup4 = London Cup
| domesticcup4 winners = Hackney Hawks
| domesticcup5 = Midland Cup
| domesticcup5 winners = Coventry Bees
| highest average = Ivan Mauger
| leagues below = British League (Div 2)
| prevseason = 1970
| nextseason = 1972
}}
The 1971 British League season was the 37th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the seventh season known as the British League.{{cite web|url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html|title=Historic league tables|publisher=Speedway Archive}}{{cite book|last=Rogers|first=Martin|title=The Illustrated History of Speedway|year=1978|pages=129–133|publisher=Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd|isbn=0-904584-45-3}}
Summary
Reading Racers moved up from Division 2 after taking the Newcastle Diamonds division 1 licence.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004973/19710106/011/0011 |title=Reading switch |website=Western Daily Press |date=6 January 1971 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=19 September 2024}}{{cite book|last=Oakes|first=Peter|title=1981 Speedway Yearbook|year=1981|page=100|publisher=Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd|isbn=0-86215-017-5}} Belle Vue Aces retained their title to become the first team to win the title for the second time. The team included three time world champion Ivan Mauger, Swedish international Sören Sjösten, Tommy Roper, Eric Broadbelt, Chris Pusey and a 17 year old Peter Collins in his debut season.{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/historyarchive|title=HISTORY ARCHIVE|website=British Speedway|access-date=1 July 2021}}
Final table
class=wikitable width="400"
! Pos ! Team ! PL ! W ! D ! L ! Pts |
1
| align="center" | 36 | align="center" | 25 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 10 | align="center" | 51 |
2
| align="center" | 36 | align="center" | 22 | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 11 | align="center" | 47 |
3
| align="center" | 36 | align="center" | 23 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 13 | align="center" | 46 |
4
| align="center" | 36 | align="center" | 21 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 14 | align="center" | 43 |
5
| align="center" | 36 | align="center" | 19 | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 14 | align="center" | 40 |
6
| align="center" | 36 | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 14 | align="center" | 41 |
7
| align="center" | 36 | align="center" | 17 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 15 | align="center" | 38 |
8
| align="center" | 36 | align="center" | 19 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 17 | align="center" | 37 |
9
| align="center" | 36 | align="center" | 17 | align="center" | 3 | align="center" | 16 | align="center" | 37 |
10
| align="center" | 36 | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 17 | align="center" | 36 |
11
| align="center" | 36 | align="center" | 17 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 17 | align="center" | 35 |
12
| align="center" | 36 | align="center" | 17 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | 34 |
13
| align="center" | 36 | align="center" | 16 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | 34 |
14
| align="center" | 36 | align="center" | 16 | align="center" | 2 | align="center" | 18 | align="center" | 32 |
15
| align="center" | 36 | align="center" | 16 | align="center" | 0 | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | 31 |
16
| align="center" | 36 | align="center" | 15 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 20 | align="center" | 25 |
17
| align="center" | 36 | align="center" | 12 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 23 | align="center" | 20 |
18
| align="center" | 36 | align="center" | 8 | align="center" | 4 | align="center" | 24 | align="center" | 20 |
19
| align="center" | 36 | align="center" | 9 | align="center" | 1 | align="center" | 26 | align="center" | 19 |
Fixtures and results
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=BV|team2=COV|team3=CRA|team4=EX|team5=GLA|team6=HAC|team7=HAL|team8=KL|team9=LEI|team10=NW|team11=OX|team12=PP|team13=RR|team14=SHE|team15=SWI|team16=WEM||team17=WH|team18=WIM|team19=WOL
|name_BV=Belle Vue
|match_BV_COV=43–35
|match_BV_CRA=46–32
|match_BV_EX=51–27
|match_BV_GLA=46–32
|match_BV_HAC=42–36
|match_BV_HAL=48–30
|match_BV_KL=42–36
|match_BV_LEI=35–37
|match_BV_NW=48–30
|match_BV_OX=61–17
|match_BV_PP=46–32
|match_BV_RR=46–32
|match_BV_SHE=48–30
|match_BV_SWI=55–23
|match_BV_WEM=59–19
|match_BV_WH=55–23
|match_BV_WIM=59–19
|match_BV_WOL=49–29
|name_COV=Coventry
|match_COV_BV=41–37
|match_COV_CRA=52–26
|match_COV_EX=62–16
|match_COV_GLA=48–30
|match_COV_HAC=47–31
|match_COV_HAL=43–35
|match_COV_KL=47–30
|match_COV_LEI=43–35
|match_COV_NW=55–23
|match_COV_OX=52–26
|match_COV_PP=41–37
|match_COV_RR=52–26
|match_COV_SHE=49–29
|match_COV_SWI=49–29
|match_COV_WEM=45–33
|match_COV_WH=51–27
|match_COV_WIM=47–31
|match_COV_WOL=36–42
|name_CRA=Cradley
|match_CRA_BV=33–45
|match_CRA_COV=44–34
|match_CRA_EX=39–38
|match_CRA_GLA=38–40
|match_CRA_HAC=39–39
|match_CRA_HAL=49–29
|match_CRA_KL=34–44
|match_CRA_LEI=39–39
|match_CRA_NW=40–37
|match_CRA_OX=39–39
|match_CRA_PP=41–37
|match_CRA_RR=38–40
|match_CRA_SHE=41–37
|match_CRA_SWI=36–42
|match_CRA_WEM=39–39
|match_CRA_WH=49–29
|match_CRA_WIM=37–41
|match_CRA_WOL=42–36
|name_EX=Exeter
|match_EX_BV=40–38
|match_EX_COV=38–40
|match_EX_CRA=55–23
|match_EX_GLA=52–25
|match_EX_HAC=42–36
|match_EX_HAL=41–37
|match_EX_KL=42–36
|match_EX_LEI=36–41
|match_EX_NW=40–38
|match_EX_OX=52–26
|match_EX_PP=49–29
|match_EX_RR=45–33
|match_EX_SHE=43–35
|match_EX_SWI=36–42
|match_EX_WEM=47–31
|match_EX_WH=52–26
|match_EX_WIM=46–32
|match_EX_WOL=37–39
|name_GLA=Glasgow
|match_GLA_BV=32–46
|match_GLA_COV=49–29
|match_GLA_CRA=47–30
|match_GLA_EX=40–38
|match_GLA_HAC=52–26
|match_GLA_HAL=39–39
|match_GLA_KL=35–43
|match_GLA_LEI=47–1
|match_GLA_NW=41–37
|match_GLA_OX=54–24
|match_GLA_PP=37–41
|match_GLA_RR=51–27
|match_GLA_SHE=41–37
|match_GLA_SWI=50–28
|match_GLA_WEM=45–33
|match_GLA_WH=54–24
|match_GLA_WIM=49–29
|match_GLA_WOL=41–37
|name_HAC=Hackney
|match_HAC_BV=36–42
|match_HAC_COV=42–36
|match_HAC_CRA=48–30
|match_HAC_EX=40–38
|match_HAC_GLA=41–37
|match_HAC_HAL=46–32
|match_HAC_KL=39–38
|match_HAC_LEI=38–40
|match_HAC_NW=46–32
|match_HAC_OX=41–37
|match_HAC_PP=52–26
|match_HAC_RR=43–35
|match_HAC_SHE=46–32
|match_HAC_SWI=33–45
|match_HAC_WEM=38–40
|match_HAC_WH=56–22
|match_HAC_WIM=41–37
|match_HAC_WOL=36–42
|name_HAL=Halifax
|match_HAL_BV=41–37
|match_HAL_COV=43–35
|match_HAL_CRA=42–36
|match_HAL_EX=44–34
|match_HAL_GLA=41–37
|match_HAL_HAC=49–29
|match_HAL_KL=49–29
|match_HAL_LEI=34–44
|match_HAL_NW=46–32
|match_HAL_OX=50–28
|match_HAL_PP=55–23
|match_HAL_RR=46–32
|match_HAL_SHE=39–39
|match_HAL_SWI=40–38
|match_HAL_WEM=48–30
|match_HAL_WH=42–36
|match_HAL_WIM=50–28
|match_HAL_WOL=44–34
|name_KL=King's Lynn
|match_KL_BV=42–36
|match_KL_COV=38–40
|match_KL_CRA=47–31
|match_KL_EX=40–38
|match_KL_GLA=41–37
|match_KL_HAC=39–39
|match_KL_HAL=53–25
|match_KL_LEI=36–42
|match_KL_NW=34–44
|match_KL_OX=42–36
|match_KL_PP=39–39
|match_KL_RR=41–37
|match_KL_SHE=41.5–35.5
|match_KL_SWI=44–34
|match_KL_WEM=48–30
|match_KL_WH=42–36
|match_KL_WIM=42–36
|match_KL_WOL=37–39
|name_LEI=Leicester
|match_LEI_BV=38–40
|match_LEI_COV=44–33
|match_LEI_CRA=43–35
|match_LEI_EX=48–30
|match_LEI_GLA=47–31
|match_LEI_HAC=47–30
|match_LEI_HAL=57–21
|match_LEI_KL=42–36
|match_LEI_NW=49–29
|match_LEI_OX=47–31
|match_LEI_PP=38–40
|match_LEI_RR=37–41
|match_LEI_SHE=38–40
|match_LEI_SWI=47–31
|match_LEI_WEM=39–39
|match_LEI_WH=48–30
|match_LEI_WIM=41–37
|match_LEI_WOL=45–33
|name_NW=Newport
|match_NW_BV=40–38
|match_NW_COV=40–38
|match_NW_CRA=43–35
|match_NW_EX=59–19
|match_NW_GLA=40–38
|match_NW_HAC=37–41
|match_NW_HAL=48–30
|match_NW_KL=51–27
|match_NW_LEI=46–32
|match_NW_OX=43–35
|match_NW_PP=44–34
|match_NW_RR=43–35
|match_NW_SHE=40–38
|match_NW_SWI=47–31
|match_NW_WEM=40–38
|match_NW_WH=48–30
|match_NW_WIM=42–36
|match_NW_WOL=42–36
|name_OX=Oxford
|match_OX_BV=42–36
|match_OX_COV=38–40
|match_OX_CRA=40–38
|match_OX_EX=37–41
|match_OX_GLA=40–38
|match_OX_HAC=41–37
|match_OX_HAL=45–31
|match_OX_KL=42–36
|match_OX_LEI=33–45
|match_OX_NW=42–36
|match_OX_PP=44–34
|match_OX_RR=37–40
|match_OX_SHE=48–30
|match_OX_SWI=36–41
|match_OX_WEM=38–40
|match_OX_WH=45–33
|match_OX_WIM=39–38
|match_OX_WOL=53–24
|name_PP=Poole
|match_PP_BV=52–26
|match_PP_COV=50–28
|match_PP_CRA=52–26
|match_PP_EX=43–35
|match_PP_GLA=56–20
|match_PP_HAC=38–40
|match_PP_HAL=43–35
|match_PP_KL=42–36
|match_PP_LEI=41–37
|match_PP_NW=48–30
|match_PP_OX=49–29
|match_PP_RR=39–39
|match_PP_SHE=38–40
|match_PP_SWI=40–38
|match_PP_WEM=44–34
|match_PP_WH=46–32
|match_PP_WIM=36–42
|match_PP_WOL=45–33
|name_RR=Reading
|match_RR_BV=38–39
|match_RR_COV=49–29
|match_RR_CRA=42–36
|match_RR_EX=42–36
|match_RR_GLA=49–29
|match_RR_HAC=38–38
|match_RR_HAL=45–33
|match_RR_KL=48–30
|match_RR_LEI=44–34
|match_RR_NW=41–37
|match_RR_OX=48.5–28.5
|match_RR_PP=57–21
|match_RR_SHE=52–26
|match_RR_SWI=39–39
|match_RR_WEM=40–38
|match_RR_WH=46–32
|match_RR_WIM=51–27
|match_RR_WOL=41–37
|name_SHE=Sheffield
|match_SHE_BV=41–37
|match_SHE_COV=43–35
|match_SHE_CRA=43–35
|match_SHE_EX=42–36
|match_SHE_GLA=46–32
|match_SHE_HAC=44–34
|match_SHE_HAL=46–32
|match_SHE_KL=40–38
|match_SHE_LEI=44–34
|match_SHE_NW=44–34
|match_SHE_OX=61–17
|match_SHE_PP=48–30
|match_SHE_RR=43–35
|match_SHE_SWI=47–31
|match_SHE_WEM=44–34
|match_SHE_WH=56–22
|match_SHE_WIM=45.5–32.5
|match_SHE_WOL=50–28
|name_SWI=Swindon
|match_SWI_BV=36–41
|match_SWI_COV=48–30
|match_SWI_CRA=42–36
|match_SWI_EX=37–41
|match_SWI_GLA=43–35
|match_SWI_HAC=39–39
|match_SWI_HAL=42–36
|match_SWI_KL=35–43
|match_SWI_LEI=38–40
|match_SWI_NW=47–31
|match_SWI_OX=49–29
|match_SWI_PP=42–36
|match_SWI_RR=45–33
|match_SWI_SHE=41–37
|match_SWI_WEM=43–34
|match_SWI_WH=47–31
|match_SWI_WIM=50–28
|match_SWI_WOL=42–36
|name_WEM=Wembley
|match_WEM_BV=30–48
|match_WEM_COV=37–41
|match_WEM_CRA=51–27
|match_WEM_EX=54–24
|match_WEM_GLA=44–34
|match_WEM_HAC=50–28
|match_WEM_HAL=52–26
|match_WEM_KL=47–31
|match_WEM_LEI=39–39
|match_WEM_NW=45–33
|match_WEM_OX=44–34
|match_WEM_PP=37–41
|match_WEM_RR=46–32
|match_WEM_SHE=45–33
|match_WEM_SWI=43–35
|match_WEM_WH=49–29
|match_WEM_WIM=49–29
|match_WEM_WOL=48–30
|name_WH=West Ham
|match_WH_BV=34–44
|match_WH_COV=36–42
|match_WH_CRA=46–32
|match_WH_EX=40–38
|match_WH_GLA=40–38
|match_WH_HAC=32–46
|match_WH_HAL=42–36
|match_WH_KL=41–37
|match_WH_LEI=37–41
|match_WH_NW=38–40
|match_WH_OX=52–26
|match_WH_PP=40–38
|match_WH_RR=39–39
|match_WH_SHE=38–40
|match_WH_SWI=37–41
|match_WH_WEM=32–46
|match_WH_WIM=41–37
|match_WH_WOL=43–35
|name_WIM=Wimbledon
|match_WIM_BV=43–35
|match_WIM_COV=50–28
|match_WIM_CRA=40–38
|match_WIM_EX=46–32
|match_WIM_GLA=47–31
|match_WIM_HAC=33–44
|match_WIM_HAL=48–30
|match_WIM_KL=41–37
|match_WIM_LEI=40–38
|match_WIM_NW=52–26
|match_WIM_OX=52–26
|match_WIM_RR=40.5–37.5
|match_WIM_PP=47–31
|match_WIM_SHE=48–30
|match_WIM_SWI=39–39
|match_WIM_WEM=45–33
|match_WIM_WH=43–34
|match_WIM_WOL=42–35
|name_WOL=Wolverhampton
|match_WOL_BV=39–39
|match_WOL_COV=35–42
|match_WOL_CRA=43–35
|match_WOL_EX=53–25
|match_WOL_GLA=43–35
|match_WOL_HAC=43–35
|match_WOL_HAL=43–34
|match_WOL_KL=35–43
|match_WOL_LEI=32–46
|match_WOL_NW=49–29
|match_WOL_OX=43–35
|match_WOL_PP=42–36
|match_WOL_RR=40–34
|match_WOL_SHE=44–34
|match_WOL_SWI=38–40
|match_WOL_WEM=44–32
|match_WOL_WH=46–32
|match_WOL_WIM=45–33
|update=complete|source={{cite web|url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1971.html |publisher=Speedway Researcher |title=1971 fixtures & results |access-date=25 February 2025 }}
}}
Top Ten Riders (League Averages)
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! ! Rider ! Nat ! Team ! C.M.A. |
align="center" | 1
| {{Flagicon|NZL}} | Belle Vue | 11.42 |
align="center" | 2
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} | Leicester | 10.97 |
align="center" | 3
| {{Flagicon|DEN}} | Wolverhampton | 10.96 |
align="center" | 4
| {{Flagicon|AUS}} | Sheffield | 10.70 |
align="center" | 5
| {{Flagicon|NZL}} | Swindon | 10.64 |
align="center" | 6
| {{Flagicon|SWE}} | Hackney | 10.21 |
align="center" | 7
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} | Halifax | 10.14 |
align="center" | 8
| {{Flagicon|SWE}} | Reading | 10.03 |
align="center" | 9
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} | Coventry | 9.95 |
align="center" | 10
| {{Flagicon|NZL}} | Wimbledon | 9.93 |
British League Knockout Cup
The 1971 Speedway Star British League Knockout Cup was the 33rd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Hackney were the winners.{{cite web|url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/03/british-league-division-two-ko-cup-1971.html|title=1971 British League Knockout Cup|publisher=Speedway archive}}
First round
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!width=80| Date !width=250| Team one !width=80| Score !width=250| Team two | |||
08/05 | Halifax | 49–29 | West Ham |
08/05 | Swindon | 43–35 | Wimbledon |
06/05 | Oxford | 46–32 | Poole |
Second round
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!width=80| Date !width=250| Team one !width=80| Score !width=250| Team two | |||
25/06 | Wolverhampton | 43–35 | Belle Vue |
21/06 | Reading | 38–40 | Cradley Heath |
17/06 | Oxford | 39–38 | Exeter |
12/06 | King's Lynn | 46–32 | Newport |
11/06 | Glasgow | 43–34 | Leicester |
10/06 | Sheffield | 48–30 | Wembley |
05/06 | Halifax | 42–36 | Coventry |
05/06 | Swindon | 36–42 | Hackney |
Quarter-finals
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!width=80| Date !width=250| Team one !width=80| Score !width=250| Team two | |||
14/08 | Halifax | 43–35 | Sheffield |
06/08 | Wolverhampton | 45–32 | Oxford |
31/07 | King's Lynn | 39–39 | Hackney |
31/07 | Cradley Heath | 40–38 | Glasgow |
03/09 | Hackney | 49–29 | King's Lynn |
Semi-finals
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!width=80| Date !width=250| Team one !width=80| Score !width=250| Team two | |||
17/09 | Hackney | 50–27 | Halifax |
06/09 | Cradley Heath | 50–28 | Wolverhampton |
=Final=
First leg
{{football box
|date = 4 October 1971
|team1 =Cradley Heath
Bernt Persson 11
Bob Andrews 9
Mick Handley 7
Pete Jarman 6
John Hart 5
Roy Trigg 3
Cyril Francis 0
|score = 41–37
|team2 = Hackney Hawks
Bengt Jansson 10
Barry Thomas 8
Hugh Saunders 8
Garry Middleton 7
Laurie Etheridge 2
Geoff Maloney 1
Eddie Reeves 1
|stadium = Dudley Wood Stadium
}}
Second leg
{{football box
|date = 8 October 1971
|team1 =Hackney Hawks
Bengt Jansson 12
Garry Middleton 10
Barry Thomas 9
Dave Kennett 9
Hugh Saunders 6
Eddie Reeves 3
Laurie Etheridge 2
|score = 51–27
|team2 = Cradley Heath
Howard Cole (guest) 13
Bob Andrews 5
Roy Trigg 3
John Hart 3
Pete Jarman 2
Mick Handley 1
Ralph Waller 0
|stadium = Hackney Wick Stadium
}}
Hackney Hawks were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 88-68.
Riders' Championship
Ivan Mauger won the British League Riders' Championship, held at Hyde Road on 16 October.{{cite news |title=Speedway |work=Sunday Mirror |date=17 October 1971 |access-date=2 June 2023 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002137/19711017/346/0046 | via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}
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!width=25px|Pos. | width=200px|Rider | width=70px|Heat Scores | width=50px|Total |
align=center {{speedway color|g}}
|1 | align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} Ivan Mauger | 3 3 3 3 2 | 14 |
align=center
|2 | align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} Barry Briggs | 2 2 3 2 3 | 12 |
align=center
|3 | align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}} Jim McMillan | 1 3 2 3 3 | 12 |
align=center
|4 | align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bob Kilby | 3 0 2 2 3 | 10 |
align=center
|5 | align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Boocock | 3 2 1 3 0 | 9 |
align=center
|6 | align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} Eric Boocock | 2 2 1 1 3 | 9 |
align=center
|7 | align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} Ole Olsen | 3 3 2 f fx | 8 |
align=center
|8 | align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} Christer Löfqvist | 2 1 0 3 2 | 8 |
align=center
|9 | align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jim Airey | 1 1 3 1 1 | 7 |
align=center
|10 | align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ray Wilson | 1 3 1 1 f | 6 |
align=center
|11 | align=left|{{flagicon|NOR}} Reidar Eide | 0 2 3 0 1 | 6 |
align=center
|12 | align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Michanek | 2 1 0 0 2 | 5 |
align=center
|13 | align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} Ronnie Moore | 0 1 2 2 0 | 5 |
align=center
|14 | align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} Sándor Lévai | 0 0 1 2 1 | 4 |
align=center
|15 | align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Terry Betts | 0 0 0 1 1 | 2 |
align=center
|16 | align=left|{{flagicon|SCO}} Bert Harkins (res) | 2 - - - - | 2 |
align=center
|17 | align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} Bengt Jansson | 1 0 0 0 0 | 1 |
- ef=engine failure, f=fell, exc=excluded
Final leading averages
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! ! Rider ! Nat ! Team ! C.M.A. |
align="center" | 1
| {{Flagicon|NZL}} | Belle Vue | 11.33 |
align="center" | 2
| {{Flagicon|DEN}} | Wolverhampton | 10.99 |
align="center" | 3
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} | Leicester | 10.94 |
align="center" | 4
| {{Flagicon|AUS}} | Sheffield | 10.74 |
align="center" | 5
| {{Flagicon|NZL}} | Swindon | 10.67 |
align="center" | 6
| {{Flagicon|SWE}} | Hackney | 10.26 |
align="center" | 7
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} | Halifax | 10.19 |
align="center" | 8
| {{Flagicon|SWE}} | Reading | 10.05 |
align="center" | 9
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} | Coventry | 9.95 |
align="center" | 10
| {{Flagicon|NZL}} | Wimbledon | 9.89 |
align="center" | 11
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} | Swindon | 9.76 |
align="center" | 12
| {{Flagicon|SWE}} | Cradley Heath | 9.68 |
align="center" | 13
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} | King's Lynn | 9.62 |
align="center" | 14
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} | King's Lynn | 9.22 |
align="center" | 15
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} | Wimbledon | 9.18 |
align="center" | 16
| {{Flagicon|SCO}} | Glasgow | 9.18 |
align="center" | 17
| {{Flagicon|SWE}} | Belle Vue | 9.11 |
align="center" | 18
| {{Flagicon|NOR}} | Poole | 9.10 |
align="center" | 19
| {{Flagicon|SWE}} | Wembley | 9.04 |
align="center" | 20
| {{Flagicon|AUS}} | Leicester | 8.99 |
London Cup
Hackney won the London Cup for only the second time, after previously winning it back in 1936.{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/hackney1971.pdf |title=Hackney 1971 |website=Speedway Researcher |access-date=30 September 2023}}
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%"
!width=20| Pos !width=150| Team !width=20| P !width=20| W !width=20| D !width=20| L !width=20| F !width=20| A !width=20| Pts | ||||||||
align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;"
|1 | align="left"|Hackney Hawks | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 135 | 8 |
align=center
|2 | align="left"|West Ham Hammers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 156 | 156 | 2 |
align=center
|3 | align="left"|Wimbledon Dons | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 135 | 177 | 2 |
Results
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!width=100| Team !width=70| Score !width=100| Team | ||
Hackney | 40–38 | West Ham |
West Ham | 45–33 | Wimbledon |
Hackney | 53–25 | Wimbledon |
Wimbledon | 41–37 | West Ham |
West Ham | 36–42 | Hackney |
Wimbledon | 36–42 | Hackney |
Midland Cup
Coventry won the Midland Cup for the third consecutive year. The competition consisted of six teams.{{cite news |title=Fifth heat settles Lions |work=Leicester Daily Mercury |date=13 October 1971 | url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000760/19711013/028/0028 | via = British Newspaper Archive| access-date=21 October 2023 |url-access=subscription }}
First round
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!width=150| Team one !width=150| Team two !width=120| Score | ||
Wolverhampton | Swindon | 41–36, 41–35 |
Oxford | Cradley | 38–40, 33–45 |
Semi final round
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!width=150| Team one !width=150| Team two !width=120| Score | ||
Leicester | Wolverhampton | 41–37, 42–36 |
Cradley | Coventry | 33–45, 27–51 |
=Final=
First leg
{{football box
|date = 9 October 1971
|team1 = Coventry
Tony Lomas 11
Nigel Boocock 10
Ron Mountford 7
Jan Simensen 7
John Haarhy 5
Roger Hill 4
Les Owen 1
|score = 45–33
|report =
|team2 = Leicester
Ray Wilson 12
John Boulger 11
Alan Cowland 3
Graham Plant 2
Norman Storer 2
Tom Leadbitter 2
Malcolm Brown 1
|stadium = Brandon Stadium
|attendance =
}}
Second leg
{{football box
|date = 12 October 1971
|team1 = Leicester
John Boulger 12
Ray Wilson 8
Graham Plant 6
Malcolm Shakespeare 6
Norman Storer 5
Alan Cowland 4
Malcolm Brown 0
|score = 41–37
|report =
|team2 = Coventry
Tony Lomas 8
Ron Mountford 8
Jan Simensen 8
Nigel Boocock 5
Roger Hill 5
Les Owen 3
John Haarhy 0
|stadium = Leicester Stadium
|attendance =
}}
Coventry won on aggregate 82–74
Riders & final averages
Belle Vue
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{player||NZL|Ivan Mauger}} 11.33
- {{player||SWE|Sören Sjösten}} 9.11
- {{player||ENG|Tommy Roper}} 7.14
- {{player||ENG|Eric Broadbelt}} 7.01
- {{player||ENG|Dave Hemus}} 6.97
- {{player||ENG|Peter Collins}} 6.36
- {{player||ENG|Chris Pusey}} 6.30
- {{player||ENG|Ken Eyre}} 5.27
- {{player||ENG|Alan Wilkinson}} 4.74
- {{player||ENG|Mike Hiftle}} 4.50
{{div col end}}
Coventry
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{player||ENG|Nigel Boocock}} 9.95
- {{player||ENG|Tony Lomas}} 7.81
- {{player||SWE|Jan Simensen}} 7.66
- {{player||ENG|Roger Hill}} 6.16
- {{player||ENG|Les Owen}} 5.91
- {{player||ENG|Ron Mountford}} 5.59
- {{player||ENG|John Harrhy}} 5.07
{{div col end}}
Cradley Heath
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{player||SWE|Bernt Persson}} 9.68
- {{player||ENG|Bob Andrews}} 7.73
- {{player||ENG|Roy Trigg}} 7.25
- {{player||ENG|Mick Handley}} 6.00
- {{player||ENG|Pete Jarman}} 5.57
- {{player||ENG|Jimmy Squibb}} 4.66
- {{player||ENG|John Hart}} 4.25
- {{player||ENG|Barry Duke}} 3.60
- {{player||SWE|Bengt Andersson}} 2.10
- {{player||ENG|Richard Eslick}} 1.54
{{div col end}}
Exeter
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{player||NZL|Bruce Cribb}} 8.92
- {{player||ENG|Bob Kilby}} 8.87
- {{player||ENG|Peter Ingram}} 6.42
- {{player||NZL|Wayne Briggs}} 5.94
- {{player||ENG|Chris Julian}} 5.28
- {{player||SWE|Tommy Bergqvist}} 5.10
- {{player||ENG|Phil Woodcock}} 4.42
- {{player||ENG|Bob Coles}} 4.10
{{div col end}}
Glasgow
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{player||SCO|Jimmy McMillan}} 9.18
- {{player||SCO|George Hunter}} 8.29
- {{player||SCO|Bobby Beaton}} 7.27
- {{player||AUS|Charlie Monk}} 6.99
- {{player||SCO|Willie Templeton}} 4.80
- {{player||SCO|Doug Templeton}} 4.69
- {{player||SCO|Bill McMillan}} 3.46
{{div col end}}
Hackney
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{player||SWE|Bengt Jansson}} 10.26
- {{player||AUS|Garry Middleton}} 8.97
- {{player||ENG|Barry Thomas}} 7.28
- {{player||ENG|Laurie Etheridge}} 5.44
- {{player||ENG|Hugh Saunders}} 4.88
- {{player||ENG|Eddie Reeves}} 4.81
- {{player||ENG|Dave Kennett}} 4.65
- {{player||ENG|Geoff Maloney}} 4.49
- {{player||ENG|Graham Miles}} 4.36
- {{player||DEN|Preben Rosenkilde}} 4.00
{{div col end}}
Halifax
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{player||ENG|Eric Boocock}} 10.19
- {{player||ENG|Dave Younghusband}} 8.80
- {{player||ENG|Alan Jay}} 6.11
- {{player||AUS|Greg Kentwell}} 6.09
- {{player||NZL|Paul O'Neal}} 5.01
- {{player||ENG|Malcolm MacKay}} 4.56
- {{player||ENG|Mike Hiftle}} 4.46
- {{player||ENG|Chris Bailey}} 4.24
- {{player||ENG|Terry Lee}} 3.75
{{div col end}}
King's Lynn
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{player||ENG|Terry Betts}} 9.62
- {{player||ENG|Malcolm Simmons}} 9.22
- {{player||WAL|Howard Cole}} (Kid Bodie) 8.11
- {{player||ENG|Clive Featherby}} 5.49
- {{player||ENG|Ian Turner}} 5.15
- {{player||ENG|Barry Crowson}} 4.93
- {{player||AUS|Bob Humphreys}} 4.38
- {{player||AUS|Jim Ryman}} 3.91
- {{player||ENG|Arthur Price}} 3.79
{{div col end}}
Leicester
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{player||ENG|Ray Wilson}} 10.94
- {{player||AUS|John Boulger}} 8.99
- {{player||ENG|Graham Plant}} 8.78
- {{player||ENG|Alan Cowland}} 5.47
- {{player||ENG|Norman Storer}} 5.08
- {{player||ENG|Malcolm Brown}} 4.88
- {{player||ENG|Malcolm Shakespeare}} 4.44
- {{player||ENG|Tom Leadbitter}} 3.33
{{div col end}}
Newport
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{player||HUN|Sándor Lévai}} 8.76
- {{player||SWE|Tommy Johansson}} 8.03
- {{player||NOR|Edgar Stangeland}} 7.87
- {{player||NZL|Bill Andrew}} 7.24
- {{player||POL|Ted Laessing}} 4.84
- {{player||WAL|Bob Hughes}} 4.53
- {{player||SWE|Bengt Brannefors}} 4.42
- {{player||ENG|Ronnie Genz}} 4.38
- {{player||AUS|Dave O'Connor}} 2.11
{{div col end}}
Oxford
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{player||NOR|Øyvind S. Berg}} 7.60
- {{player||SCO|Ken McKinlay}} 6.98
- {{player||ENG|Colin Gooddy}} 6.86
- {{player||ENG|Ronnie Genz}} 6.77
- {{player||NZL|Rick Timmo}} 6.70
- {{player||ENG|Tommy Roper}} 6.55
- {{player||ENG|Norman Strachan}} 4.58
- {{player||ENG|Col Cottrell}} 3.89
- {{player||ENG|John Jackson}} 2.57
{{div col end}}
Poole
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{player||NOR|Reidar Eide}} 9.10
- {{player||NOR|Odd Fossengen}} 7.76
- {{player||ENG|Pete Smith}} 7.76
- {{player||SWE|Bo Wirebrand}} 6.03
- {{player||AUS|John Langfield}} 6.01
- {{player||ENG|Mike Cake}} 4.93
- {{player||ENG|Derek Cook}} 3.14
{{div col end}}
Reading
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{player||SWE|Anders Michanek}} 10.05
- {{player||NOR|Dag Lövaas}} 7.74
- {{player||AUS|Geoff Mudge}} 7.23
- {{player||AUS|Geoff Curtis}} 6.74
- {{player||ENG|Richard May}} 6.13
- {{player||ENG|Mick Bell}} 5.25
- {{player||ENG|Bernie Leigh}} 4.75
- {{player||GER|Josef Angermüller}} 3.30
{{div col end}}
Sheffield
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{player||AUS|Jim Airey}} 10.74
- {{player||ENG|Arnold Haley}} 7.58
- {{player||SWE|Bengt Larsson}} 7.04
- {{player||ENG|Bob Paulson}} 6.60
- {{player||AUS|Bob Valentine}} 6.03
- {{player||ENG|Doug Wyer}} 5.92
- {{player||ENG|Reg Wilson}} 5.11
- {{player||ENG|Brian Maxted}} 4.60
{{div col end}}
Swindon
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{player||NZL|Barry Briggs}} 10.67
- {{player||ENG|Martin Ashby}} 9.76
- {{player||ENG|Mike Keen}} 6.63
- {{player||ENG|Mike Broadbank}} 4.98
- {{player||ENG|Clive Hitch}} 4.78
- {{player||SCO|Jimmy Gallacher}} 3.80
- {{player||ENG|Pete Munday}} 3.79
- {{player||ENG|James Bond}} 3.43
{{div col end}}
Wembley
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{player||SWE|Göte Nordin}} 9.04
- {{player||SCO|Bert Harkins}} 8.28
- {{player||NOR|Sverre Harrfeldt}} 7.80
- {{player||ENG|Dave Jessup}} 7.43
- {{player||ENG|Tony Clarke}} 7.23
- {{player||ENG|Brian Leonard}} 5.72
- {{player||SWE|Christer Sjösten}} 4.21
- {{player||ZIM|Peter Prinsloo}} 1.33
{{div col end}}
West Ham
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{player||SWE|Christer Löfqvist}} 8.73
- {{player||SWE|Olle Nygren}} 8.14
- {{player||ENG|Reg Luckhurst}} 6.51
- {{player||DEN|Preben Rosenkilde}} 4.93
- {{player||ENG|Barry Duke}} 4.44
- {{player||ENG|Mick Handley}} 3.82
- {{player||ENG|Alan Bellham}} 3.66
- {{player||ENG|Alan Sage}} 3.13
- {{player||ENG|Stan Stevens}} 2.98
{{div col end}}
Wimbledon
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{player||NZL|Ronnie Moore}} 9.89
- {{player||ENG|Trevor Hedge}} 9.18
- {{player||ENG|Cyril Maidment}} 6.25
- {{player||ENG|John Dews}} 5.31
- {{player||ENG|Jim Tebby}} 5.13
- {{player||ENG|Peter Murray}} 4.69
- {{player||ENG|John Bishop}} 4.19
{{div col end}}
Wolverhampton
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
- {{player||DEN|Ole Olsen}} 10.99
- {{player||ENG|Norman Hunter}} 7.61
- {{player||NZL|Gary Peterson}} 6.87
- {{player||ENG|Dave Baugh}} 6.56
- {{player||ENG|Jon Erskine}} 5.06
- {{player||ENG|Bill Powell}} .4.97
- {{player||ENG|Geoff Ambrose}} 4.80
- {{player||DEN|Niels Weiss}} 4.75
- {{player||SWE|Bengt Brannefors}} 3.43
- {{player||ENG|George Devonport}} 2.67
{{div col end}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Speedway in the United Kingdom}}
{{United Kingdom Speedway Seasons}}
{{British Speedway League seasons}}