1974 British Speedway League

Competition British League
Season 1974
No. of competitors 17
Champion Exeter Falcons

The 1974 British Speedway League was the tenth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. 1973 Champions Reading didn't compete as they no longer had a stadium. Hull Vikings replaced them. The league was reduced to seventeen teams when the Coatbridge Tigers dropped down to British League Division Two. The Exeter Falcons won their first title. At the end of the season Oxford Rebels finished four points above the Hull Vikings courtesy of a protest over Hull's victory against the Rebels. Hull were later re-awarded the points after a close season hearing and moved above the Rebels.

Final table

Team PL W D L Pts
Exeter Falcons 32 25 1 6 51
Belle Vue Aces 32 23 0 9 46
Ipswich Witches 32 22 1 9 45
Sheffield Tigers 32 21 0 11 42
King's Lynn Stars 32 20 1 11 41
Newport Wasps 32 17 3 12 37
Halifax Dukes 32 14 3 15 31
Wimbledon Dons 32 14 1 17 29
Hackney Hawks 32 13 2 17 28
Leicester Lions 32 13 1 18 27
Wolverhampton Wolves 32 13 1 18 27
Swindon Robins 32 12 2 18 26
Cradley United 32 12 1 19 25
Poole Pirates 32 12 1 19 25
Coventry Bees 32 12 0 20 24
Hull Vikings 32 10 0 22 20
Oxford Rebels 32 10 0 22 20

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

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