The British League Knockout Cup 1965 was the 27th edition of the Knockout Cup. It was the first time that it was called the

British League Knockout Cup The British League Knockout Cup was a speedway Knockout Cup competition in the United Kingdom governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB) in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA), that was staged between 1965 and 1 ...

following a reorganisation of speedway in the United Kingdom.

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 ...

won the cup and therefore secured the league and cup double.

First round

Round two

Third round

Third Round Replay

Semi-final

Final (First Leg)

Scorers

* 1)

Ken McKinlay John Robert Vickers (Ken) McKinlay (7 June 1928 – 9 February 2003) was an international speedway rider, captaining Scotland, England, Great Britain and Europe teams. He also finished on the rostrum of the British Speedway Championship finals t ...

2* 2* 2* 3 2* - 11 (4)* * 2) Reg Trott 3 3 3 1 2* - 12 (1) * 3) Sverre Harrfeldt 3 3 3 3 3 - 15* * 4)

Brian Leonard Brian Leonard (born February 3, 1984) is a former American football fullback. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Rutgers. Leonard also played for the Cincinnati Benga ...

1 1 2 0 0 - 4 * 5) Norman Hunter Ef 3 3 3 3 - 12 * 6)

Malcolm Simmons Malcolm Simmons (20 March 1946 – 25 May 2014) was a British speedway rider. Career Simmons was born in Tonbridge, Kent. After starting in second-half races at New Cross, he made his Provincial League debut at Hackney Hawks in 1963 aged seven ...

2 2* 2* Ef 3 - 9 (2) * 7) Tony Clarke 0 0 - 0

Exeter Falcons The Exeter Falcons were a speedway team based in the city of Exeter. The Falcons operated from 1947 to 2005 at the County Ground Stadium in Exeter. History In 1947, the Falcons competed in a league for the first time when they finished four ...

* 1) Colin Gooddy 0 1 0 2 2 - 6 * 2) Des Lukehurst 1 1* 1 1* 1 - 5 (2) * 3)

Jimmy Squibb Jimmy may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Jimmy'' (2008 film), a 2008 Hindi thriller directed by Raj N. Sippy * ''Jimmy'' (1979 film), a 1979 Indian Malayalam film directed by Melattoor Ravi Varma * ''Jimmy'' (2013 f ...

2 0 1 1 0 - 4 * 4) lan Cowland 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 * 5) Chris Blewett 1 F N N N - 1 * 6)

Jack Geran John Francis Geran (10 December 1929 – 20 June 2021) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Australia. Speedway career Geran reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on two occasions in the 1957 Individual Speedway ...

3 2 2 2 1 - 10 * 7)

Ivor Hughes Major-General Sir Ivor Thomas Percival Hughes, (21 December 1897 – 16 August 1962) was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the world wars. During the Second World War he commanded the 44th (Home Counties) Division during the Ba ...

2 3 0 1* 1* - 7 (2)

Heat by Heat

* Ht 01: Trott, McKinlay, Lukehurst, Gooddy 75.4 * Ht 02: Harrfeldt, Squibb, Leonard, Cowland 73.8 * Ht 03: Trott, Hughes, Lukehurst, Clarke (f rem) 76.4 * Ht 04: Harrfeldt, McKinlay, Gooddy, Squibb 75.2 * Ht 05: Geran, Simmons, Blewett (f rem), Hunter (ef) 75.8 * Ht 06: Trott, McKinlay, Squibb, Cowland 76.2 * Ht 07: Harrfeldt, Geran, Leonard, Blewett (f) 75.4 * Ht 08: Hunter, Simmons, Lukehurst, Gooddy 75.4 * Ht 09: Hughes, Leonard, Cowland, Clarke 77.6 * Ht 10: McKinlay, Geran, Trott, Hughes 76.0 * Ht 11: Hunter, Simmons, Squibb, Cowland 75.2 * Ht 12: Harrfeldt, Gooddy, Lukehurst, Leonard 77.4 * Ht 13: Hunter, Geran, Hughes, Simmons (ef) 76.2 * Ht 14: Harrfeldt, McKinlay, Lukehurst, Cowland 76.2 * Ht 15: Simmons, Trott, Geran, Squibb 76.8 * Ht 16: Hunter, Gooddy, Hughes, Leonard 77.2

Final (Second Leg)

Scorers

* 1) Colin Gooddy Ef 3 2 3 2* - 10 (1) * 2) Des Lukehurst 2 3 1* 0 0 - 6 (1) * 3)

2 Ef Ef 2 3 -7 * 4) Chris Blewett Ret 1 3 Fx N - 4 * 5) lan Cowland 0 2 1* 3 Ef - 6 (1) * 6)

1 1* 2 2* 2 - 8 (2) * 7)

2* 0 2 - 4 (1)

* 1)

3 1* 3 3 3 - 13 (1) * 2) Reg Trott 1 1 0 N 1 - 3 * 3) Sverre Harrfeldt 3 2 3 3 3 - 14 * 4)

1 0 2 0 F - 3 * 5) Norman Hunter 3 3 2 Ef 1 - 9 * 6)

2* 2* 1* 1 1 - 7 (3) * 7)

Tony Clarke Anthony or Tony Clarke may refer to: * Tony Clarke (British politician) (born 1963), English Labour Party politician, MP for Northampton South from 1997 to 2005 * Anthony Clarke (judoka) (born 1961), Australian athlete *Tony Clarke (activist) (born ...

0 1* 1 - 2 (1)

Heat by Heat

* Ht 01: McKinlay, Lukehurst, Trott, Gooddy (ef) 75.0 * Ht 02: Harrfeldt, Geran, Leonard, Blewett (ret) 74.8 * Ht 03: Lukehurst, Hughes, Trott, Clarke 75.2 5 1 9 9 * Ht 04: Gooddy, Harrfeldt, McKinlay, Geran (ef) 74.0 * Ht 05: Hunter, Simmons, Squibb, Cowland 75.0 * Ht 06: Harrfeldt, Gooddy, Lukehurst, Leonard 74.2 * Ht 07: Hunter, Simmons, Blewett, Geran (ef) 75.2 * Ht 08: McKinlay, Cowland, Squibb, Trott 75.8 * Ht 09: Blewett, Leonard, Clarke, Hughes 75.6 * Ht 10: Gooddy, Hunter, Simmons, Lukehurst 74.6 * Ht 11: Harrfeldt, Squibb, Cowland, Leonard 75.0 * Ht 12: McKinlay, Geran, Clarke, Blewett (f exc) 75.4 * Ht 13: Cowland, Squibb, Simmons, Hunter (ef) 76.8 * Ht 14: Geran, Gooddy, Trott, Leonard (f) 75.8 * Ht 15: Harrfeldt, Squibb, Simmons, Lukehurst 75.0 * Ht 16: McKinlay, Hughes, Hunter, Cowland (ef) 76.0

References

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First round

Round two

Third round

Semi-final

Final (First Leg)

Scorers

Heat by Heat

Final (Second Leg)

Scorers

Heat by Heat

See also

References