The British League was the main
motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only ...
league in Britain from its formation in 1965 until 1995 when British speedway was restructured. It initially had a single division, with a
second division
In sport, the Second Division, also called Division 2 or Division II is usually the second highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Following the rise of Premier League style compet ...
starting in 1968 (which was renamed the New National League in 1975 and subsequently the National League).
The British League was formed in 1965 following the merger of the
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team s ...
and the
Provincial League. Matches were held over a series of races, with two riders from each team taking part in each race. In 1995 it was replaced by the
Premier League
The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Fo ...
for two years before the sport was restructured into three tiers with the formation of the
Elite League in 1997. The Championship was decided on a
league
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table basis.
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Champions
See also
* List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
*List of United Kingdom Speedway League Riders' champions
The List of United Kingdom Speedway League Riders' Champions is the list of individual riders who have won the United Kingdom's League Riders' Championship that corresponded to the relevant league at the time. The list is split into three divisions ...
*British League Riders' Championship
The British League Riders Championship was an individual motorcycle speedway contest between the top riders (or two riders) with the highest average from each club competing in the British League in the UK, or the top division of the league during ...
References
External links
speedwaygb.co
- Official BSPA (British Speedway Promoters Association) Homepage
{{United Kingdom Speedway Seasons
Speedway leagues
Speedway competitions in the United Kingdom