Competition | British League |
Season | 1969 |
No. of competitors | 19 |
Champion | Poole Pirates |
The 1969 British Speedway League was the fifth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. The 19 competitors were the same as the previous season. Poole Pirates won their first title.
Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
Poole Pirates | 36 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 53 |
Belle Vue Aces | 36 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 47 |
Wimbledon Dons | 36 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 46 |
Halifax Dukes | 36 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 46 |
Leicester Lions | 36 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 44 |
Sheffield Tigers | 36 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 39 |
Cradley Heath Heathens | 36 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 38 |
Glasgow Tigers | 36 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 37 |
King's Lynn Stars | 36 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 36 |
Swindon Robins | 36 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 36 |
Edinburgh Monarchs | 36 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 35 |
Exeter Falcons | 36 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 32 |
Newcastle Diamonds | 36 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 32 |
Coventry Bees | 36 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 31 |
Oxford Cheetahs | 36 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 31 |
Wolverhampton Wolves | 36 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 27 |
Newport Wasps | 36 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 27 |
West Ham Hammers | 36 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 25 |
Hackney Hawks | 36 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 22 |
M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points
Team | C.M.A. | ||
1 | Ivan Mauger | Belle Vue Aces | 11.45 |
2 | Barry Briggs | Swindon Robins | 11.09 |
3 | Eric Boocock | Halifax Dukes | 10.88 |
4 | Nigel Boocock | Coventry Bees | 10.77 |
5 | Ray Wilson | Leicester Lions | 10.48 |
6 | Norman Hunter | West Ham Hammers | 10.44 |
7 | Trevor Hedge | Wimbledon Dons | 10.17 |
8 | Ole Olsen | Newcastle Diamonds | 10.08 |
9 | Jim McMillan | Glasgow Tigers | 9.97 |
10 | Martin Ashby | Exeter Falcons | 9.96 |
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