The 1967 British League season was the 33rd season of the top tier of
speedway
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in the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
and the third season known as the British League.
Summary
The league was made up of the same 19 teams that competed in the previous year.
Swindon Robins
The Swindon Speedway team, also known as the Swindon Robins, are an English motorcycle speedway team established in 1949 that have competed primarily in the top division of speedway league competition in the United Kingdom. They are five times l ...
led by the world champion
Barry Briggs
Barry Briggs (born 30 December 1934) is a New Zealand former speedway rider.
Career
He won the World Individual Championship title four times – in 1957, 1958, 1964 and 1966.Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedwa ...
won their first top tier league title but were pushed all the way by
Coventry Bees
Coventry Bees were a motorcycle speedway team that existed from 1929 to 2018. They raced at Brandon Stadium, Brandon near Coventry, England.
History
A Coventry team was first formed in 1928 and competed in the inaugural season of the Southern ...
and
West Ham Hammers
The West Ham Hammers were a speedway team, first promoted by Jimmy Baxter in 1929.
History
They operated from the West Ham Stadium until the outbreak of World War II under several different promotions, most successfully under the control o ...
. Swindon finished with four riders with averages over eight, Briggs topped the entire league with 11.05 but the contributions from
Martin Ashby
Martin Ashby (born 5 February 1944)
is a retired English international speedway rider who reached the final of the
Speedway World Championship in 1968. He also finished third in the Speedway World Pairs Championship in 1969 with Nigel Boocock ...
(8.83),
Bob Kilby
Robert Stanley "Bob" Kilby (23 September 1944 – 11 January 2009) was a British motorcycle speedway rider for the Swindon Robins, Oxford Rebels and Exeter Falcons.
Speedway career
From the start of his career in 1964 to its end in 1983, he rod ...
(8.61) and
Mike Broadbank
Michael Broadbank (also known as Broadbanks) (born 23 September 1934 in Hoddesdon, England) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who made 560 appearances for the Swindon Robins, scoring over 4,200 points.
Rye House
Broadbank was ...
(8.55) were pivotal in the Swindon's success. Coventry Bees gained some consolation for finishing runner-up two seasons running by winning the
Knockout Cup.
Final table
M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points
Leading Riders by Average
Knockout Cup
The cup was won by
Coventry Bees
Coventry Bees were a motorcycle speedway team that existed from 1929 to 2018. They raced at Brandon Stadium, Brandon near Coventry, England.
History
A Coventry team was first formed in 1928 and competed in the inaugural season of the Southern ...
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See also
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List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
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Knockout Cup (speedway)
Knockout Cup (sometimes referred to as the KO Cup) is a type of British motorcycle speedway competition, examples of which have run annually since 1929.
Each tier of British Speedway has its own respective Knockout Cup. The current Knockout Cup ...
References
{{United Kingdom Speedway Seasons
British League
1967 in British motorsport
1967 in speedway