British League Averages 1965

1965 British League Riders Averages

Rider Team M Rac Pts Bon Ave Max Paid Nigel Boocock Coventry Bees 41 150 395 22 11.12 13 8 Barry Briggs Swindon Robins 38 149 406 1 10.93 23 1 Ken McKinlay West Ham Hammers 53 168 439 16 10.83 18 5 Mike Broadbank Swindon Robins 40 150 382 11 10.48 10 6 Sverre Harrfeldt West Ham Hammers 52 161 409 12 10.46 16 3 Charlie Monk Glasgow Tigers 40 163 415 4 10.28 10 1 Olle Nygren Wimbledon Dons 43 157 386 15 10.22 9 2 Ron How Oxford Cheetahs 21 74 176 12 10.16 2 5 Arne Pander Oxford Cheetahs 44 148 366 5 10.03 14 1 Jimmy Gooch Oxford Cheetahs 40 137 336 3 9.90 9 1 Cyril Maidment Belle Vue Aces 39 138 328 5 9.65 10 2 Guest Edinburgh Monarchs 8 10 24 0 9.60 Ronnie Genz Poole Pirates 42 152 351 8 9.45 7 2 Eric Boocock Halifax Dukes 41 145 327 15 9.43 7 2 Norman Hunter West Ham Hammers 52 160 352 25 9.43 5 3 George Hunter Edinburgh Monarchs 38 133 309 2 9.35 7 Ivor Hughes Long Eaton Archers 1 3 7 0 9.33 Ivor Brown Cradley Heath Heathens 24 82 185 5 9.27 5 2 Colin Gooddy Exeter Falcons 42 168 377 11 9.24 5 1 Reg Luckhurst Wimbledon Dons 45 155 336 18 9.14 3 2 Bill Andrew Poole Pirates 41 157 344 12 9.07 7 Dave Younghusband Halifax Dukes 40 143 309 15 9.06 5 2 Chris Julian Glasgow Tigers 1 4 7 2 9.00 Jack Biggs Newport Wasps 42 136 291 15 9.00 3 3 Martin Ashby Swindon Robins 39 149 306 23 8.83 6 2 Ivan Mauger Newcastle Diamonds 27 79 161 12 8.76 3 2 Brian Brett Newcastle Diamonds 40 133 280 11 8.75 7 1 Ron Mountford Coventry Bees 37 125 249 24 8.74 1 3 Pete Jarman Wolverhampton Wolves 37 114 233 15 8.70 6 2 Gerald Jackson Hackney Hawks 40 127 272 4 8.69 7 1 Jack Kitchen Sheffield Tigers 49 144 291 22 8.69 4 3 Trevor Hedge Wimbledon Dons 41 137 277 16 8.55 3 1 Jim Lightfoot Coventry Bees 37 137 279 13 8.53 4 6 Colin Pratt Hackney Hawks 43 132 268 13 8.52 7 1 Bob Andrews Wolverhampton Wolves 46 155 291 32 8.34 1 Tommy Roper Sheffield Tigers 10 17 34 1 8.24 1 Jim Airey Wolverhampton Wolves 45 145 271 26 8.19 1 2 Clive Featherby Sheffield Tigers 50 134 255 15 8.06 4 1 Dick Fisher Belle Vue Aces 38 132 244 22 8.06 3 6 Ray Cresp Long Eaton Archers 23 96 180 13 8.04 3 1 Alan Butterfield Newcastle Diamonds 3 2 3 1 8.00 Bernt Persson Edinburgh Monarchs 3 13 25 1 8.00 Maury McDermott Hackney Hawks 1 2 4 0 8.00 Peter Moore Long Eaton Archers 2 8 15 1 8.00 Reg Reeves Hackney Hawks 2 4 5 3 8.00 Eric Boothroyd Halifax Dukes 40 138 249 25 7.94 2 Dick Bradley Newport Wasps 24 84 144 22 7.90 John Hart Cradley Heath Heathens 44 146 265 19 7.78 3 1 Ross Gilbertson Poole Pirates 36 135 224 38 7.76 2 Alby Golden Newport Wasps 44 141 240 33 7.74 1 Jimmy Squibb Exeter Falcons 42 172 292 40 7.72 4 George Major Cradley Heath Heathens 31 86 148 16 7.63 1 Jack (Bluey) Scott Glasgow Tigers 40 155 271 24 7.61 2 2 Jack Geran Exeter Falcons 31 129 229 15 7.57 2 1 Gordon McGregor Belle Vue Aces 41 141 248 17 7.52 1 2 Roy Trigg Hackney Hawks 44 144 247.5 23 7.51 3 2 Billy Bales Sheffield Tigers 38 118 206 15 7.49 2 3 Alan Cowland Exeter Falcons 40 162 254.5 45 7.40 2 Tommy Sweetman Wolverhampton Wolves 45 139 217 40 7.40 3 Geoff Mudge Poole Pirates 35 128 212 24 7.38 Peter Kelly Newcastle Diamonds 45 148 250 23 7.38 3 1 Tommy Roper Halifax Dukes 20 56 84 19 7.36 2 Doug Templeton Edinburgh Monarchs 37 127 218 15 7.34 1 Brian Craven Newcastle Diamonds 39 132 223 18 7.30 3 Willie Templeton Glasgow Tigers 33 123 200 22 7.22 1 1 Cyril Francis Wolverhampton Wolves 48 146 228 35 7.21 1 2 Cyril Crane Sheffield Tigers 2 4 7 0 7.00 Gordon Guasco Wolverhampton Wolves 48 145 198 55 6.98 3 Alf Hagon Poole Pirates 4 15 22 4 6.93 Howard Cole Long Eaton Archers 35 134 200 29 6.84 John Poyser Hackney Hawks 11 33 49 7 6.79 Bob Dugard Wimbledon Dons 38 133 194 31 6.77 Colin McKee Edinburgh Monarchs 40 138 209 19 6.61 2 Les McGillivray Hackney Hawks 46 140 186 45 6.60 1 2 Norman Storer Long Eaton Archers 39 166 261 13 6.60 2 Nils Paulsen Glasgow Tigers 25 90 135 13 6.58 1 2 Malcolm Simmons West Ham Hammers 54 167 227 47 6.56 1 1 Ray Wilson Long Eaton Archers 32 124 183 20 6.55 Alan Totney Cradley Heath Heathens 6 10 13 3 6.40 Sandor Levai Belle Vue Aces 36 118 158 30 6.37 1 Bryan Elliott Halifax Dukes 39 125 158 40 6.34 2 Rick France Coventry Bees 40 139 200 19 6.30 2 Mike Watkin Newcastle Diamonds 45 132 174 30 6.18 2 Col Cottrell Coventry Bees 41 131 176 25 6.14 4 Norman Strachan Poole Pirates 22 73 89 23 6.14 1 Maury Mattingley Glasgow Tigers 32 115 154 22 6.12 2 Chris Blewett Exeter Falcons 38 110 139 29 6.11 1 Jim Tebby Wimbledon Dons 45 145 182 36 6.01 1 John Dews Sheffield Tigers 50 147 185 36 6.01 4 Eric Minall Sheffield Tigers 3 2 2 1 6.00 Fred Collier Belle Vue Aces 1 2 2 1 6.00 Maury Robinson Newcastle Diamonds 1 2 2 1 6.00 Tim Bungay Exeter Falcons 9 28 37 5 6.00 1 Norman Nevitt Belle Vue Aces 42 135 167 35 5.99 Russ Dent Newcastle Diamonds 39 100 124 24 5.92 1 3 Geoff Penniket Newport Wasps 45 134 164 33 5.88 1 1 Leo McAuliffe Cradley Heath Heathens 28 75 101 8 5.81 Des Lukehurst Exeter Falcons 31 110 127 32 5.78 1 Ken Sharples Newcastle Diamonds 32 88 104 23 5.77 1 Jon Erskine Newport Wasps 40 121 142 31 5.72 3 Terry Betts Long Eaton Archers 2 7 9 1 5.71 Eric Hockaday Cradley Heath Heathens 42 122 146 26 5.64 David Crane Sheffield Tigers 35 93 110 21 5.63 1 Brian Maxted Wolverhampton Wolves 34 67 80 13 5.55 2 3 Pete Smith Poole Pirates 40 121 136 31 5.52 1 Bill Powell Belle Vue Aces 15 48 57 9 5.50 Howdy Byford Hackney Hawks 46 126 139 34 5.49 Goog Allan Newcastle Diamonds 15 39 46 7 5.44 Vic White Newport Wasps 21 51 52 17 5.41 Henry Harrfeldt Edinburgh Monarchs 41 144 171 23 5.39 Alan Jones Long Eaton Archers 1 3 3 1 5.33 Danny Dunton Oxford Cheetahs 1 3 4 0 5.33 Guest Swindon Robins 3 3 4 0 5.33 Dent Oliver Belle Vue Aces 9 32 35 7 5.25 Ivor Hughes Exeter Falcons 6 16 16 5 5.25 Graham Coombes Glasgow Tigers 40 130 130 40 5.23 3 John Mills Long Eaton Archers 12 48 52 10 5.17 Ken Adams Long Eaton Archers 40 152 169 27 5.16 Malcolm Brown Hackney Hawks 31 59 60 16 5.15 Goog Allan Cradley Heath Heathens 17 29 31 6 5.10 Chris Julian Cradley Heath Heathens 42 132 151 17 5.09 Alan Jay Sheffield Tigers 50 138 141 33 5.04 Brian Davies Hackney Hawks 45 119 122 28 5.04 John Belcher Oxford Cheetahs 1 4 5 0 5.00 Tommy Roper Long Eaton Archers 2 8 9 1 5.00 Bob Hughes Newport Wasps 43 94 99 17 4.94 1 1 Dennis Gavros Halifax Dukes 29 75 71 21 4.91 John Edwards Wimbledon Dons 37 119 106 40 4.91 1 Bill Landels Edinburgh Monarchs 25 87 87 18 4.83 Harry Bastable Cradley Heath Heathens 18 61 59 14 4.79 Bruce Ovenden Glasgow Tigers 32 100 95 24 4.76 3 Clive Hitch Long Eaton Archers 20 63 60 15 4.76 Alf Wells Edinburgh Monarchs 17 54 57 7 4.74 Reg Trott West Ham Hammers 41 110 113 16 4.69 1 James Bond Wolverhampton Wolves 26 56 46 19 4.64 1 Bob Paulson Sheffield Tigers 43 97 92 18 4.54 2 Maury McDermott Oxford Cheetahs 7 15 15 2 4.53 Vic White Belle Vue Aces 17 37 33 8 4.43 2 Wayne Briggs Edinburgh Monarchs 6 19 16 5 4.42 Ray Harris Newport Wasps 6 10 10 1 4.40 Ken Vale Oxford Cheetahs 36 112 106 17 4.39 John Bishop Oxford Cheetahs 36 106 104 12 4.38 1 Maury McDermott Exeter Falcons 29 89 78 19 4.36 1 Tony Clarke West Ham Hammers 20 34 29 8 4.35 Roy Bowers Swindon Robins 8 28 29 1 4.29 Les Owen Coventry Bees 19 59 58 5 4.27 Eddie Reeves Oxford Cheetahs 42 130 116 22 4.25 Bert Harkins Edinburgh Monarchs 27 71 59 15 4.17 Bill McMillian Glasgow Tigers 23 68 53 17 4.12 1 Jim Yacoby Belle Vue Aces 40 97 81 19 4.12 4 Bert Kingston Halifax Dukes 41 111 98 14 4.04 1 Bob Jameson Long Eaton Archers 7 17 12 5 4.00 Bob Kilby Swindon Robins 36 117 95 22 4.00 Brian Leonard Poole Pirates 2 6 6 0 4.00 Cliff Cox Exeter Falcons 4 15 13 2 4.00 Doug Dearden Wimbledon Dons 1 2 1 1 4.00 Jack Winstanley Newcastle Diamonds 4 8 7 1 4.00 Pat Flanagan Exeter Falcons 2 6 4 2 4.00 Ray Day Halifax Dukes 10 19 16 3 4.00 Sandy McGillivray Long Eaton Archers 1 2 2 0 4.00 Wayne Barry Oxford Cheetahs 1 2 1 1 4.00 Mike Keen Swindon Robins 35 119 98 18 3.90 Kevin Torpie Edinburgh Monarchs 23 69 55 12 3.88 Jimmy Heard Oxford Cheetahs 20 47 37 8 3.83 Clive Hitch Halifax Dukes 18 64 46 14 3.75 Glyn Chandler Oxford Cheetahs 13 29 26 1 3.72 Brian Leonard West Ham Hammers 51 149 121 14 3.62 Doug Dearden Exeter Falcons 14 31 25 3 3.61 Reg Trott Wimbledon Dons 3 10 8 1 3.60 Jimmy Tannock Edinburgh Monarchs 3 9 7 1 3.56 Ron Sharp Long Eaton Archers 14 43 30 8 3.53 Bob Dugard West Ham Hammers 3 8 6 1 3.50 Sandy McGillivray Hackney Hawks 15 29 21 4 3.45 Red Monteith Glasgow Tigers 2 7 6 0 3.43 John Debbage Cradley Heath Heathens 12 34 21 8 3.41 Tim Bungay Cradley Heath Heathens 12 31 22 4 3.35 John Leader Oxford Cheetahs 2 6 3 2 3.33 Stan Stevens Oxford Cheetahs 22 54 36 8 3.26 Pete Sampson Swindon Robins 35 111 81 9 3.24 1 Pete Munday Poole Pirates 42 114 70 22 3.23 1 Terry Stone Poole Pirates 2 5 3 1 3.20 Chris Harrison Coventry Bees 30 76 49 11 3.16 1 Arnold Haley Sheffield Tigers 7 9 6 1 3.11 Bruce Cribb Poole Pirates 14 25 15 4 3.04 1 Tony Eadon Swindon Robins 1 4 2 1 3.00 Bob Jameson Halifax Dukes 9 15 9 2 2.93 Dave Gifford Newcastle Diamonds 22 51 34 3 2.90 Ivor Hughes Cradley Heath Heathens 13 36 19 7 2.89 Ted Ede West Ham Hammers 23 51 26 9 2.75 Alan Stapleton Swindon Robins 2 6 4 0 2.67 Geoff Hughes West Ham Hammers 1 3 1 1 2.67 John Edwards Cradley Heath Heathens 1 3 1 1 2.67 Malcolm Brown Sheffield Tigers 1 3 2 0 2.67 Ray Wickett Exeter Falcons 2 3 2 0 2.67 Tich Read Long Eaton Archers 1 3 2 0 2.67 Rim Malskaitis Long Eaton Archers 28 68 37 8 2.65 Mike Coomber Wimbledon Dons 32 57 29 8 2.60 Paul Sharples Wolverhampton Wolves 6 11 5 2 2.55 Ray Wickett West Ham Hammers 10 24 11 4 2.50 Ross Nickisson Edinburgh Monarchs 22 56 26 9 2.50 Joe Hicks Glasgow Tigers 4 11 4 2 2.18 Matt Mattocks Cradley Heath Heathens 6 11 5 1 2.18 Fred Hodder Coventry Bees 8 17 7 2 2.12 Alfred Sitwohl Edinburgh Monarchs 1 4 1 1 2.00 Chris Harrison Wolverhampton Wolves 1 2 1 0 2.00 Kevin Russell West Ham Hammers 1 2 1 0 2.00 Ray Harris Swindon Robins 1 2 1 0 2.00 Stan Stevens West Ham Hammers 6 16 7 1 2.00 Ted Ede Long Eaton Archers 1 2 1 0 2.00 Alan Jackson Swindon Robins 20 53 20 6 1.96 Keith Whipp Wimbledon Dons 5 20 6 3 1.80 Brian Black Edinburgh Monarchs 2 7 2 1 1.71 Ron Cooper Cradley Heath Heathens 15 28 8 4 1.71 Ron Bagley Coventry Bees 5 17 6 1 1.65 John Hook Oxford Cheetahs 9 22 8 1 1.64 Frank Shuter Swindon Robins 20 47 14 4 1.53 Dave Willis West Ham Hammers 6 11 4 0 1.45 John Hensley Oxford Cheetahs 4 11 4 0 1.45 Geoff Hughes Wimbledon Dons 17 36 9 4 1.44 Dai Evans Long Eaton Archers 1 3 1 0 1.33 Derek Jay Sheffield Tigers 1 3 1 0 1.33 John Ellis Edinburgh Monarchs 1 3 1 0 1.33 John Ellis Long Eaton Archers 1 3 1 0 1.33 Taffy Owen Belle Vue Aces 2 7 2 0 1.14 Col Smith Coventry Bees 4 11 3 0 1.09 Alf Hagon West Ham Hammers 1 4 1 0 1.00 Leo McAuliffe Belle Vue Aces 1 4 1 0 1.00 Howie Booton Coventry Bees 15 30 5 0 0.67 Peter Gay Coventry Bees 5 12 2 0 0.67 Bernie Lagrosse Glasgow Tigers 5 8 1 0 0.50 Alan Jones Wimbledon Dons 1 2 0 0 0.00 Bill Finch Oxford Cheetahs 1 2 0 0 0.00 Dan Holey Sheffield Tigers 1 2 0 0 0.00 Eric Minall Long Eaton Archers 3 8 0 0 0.00 Fred Priest Edinburgh Monarchs 1 2 0 0 0.00 Glyn Chandler Exeter Falcons 1 2 0 0 0.00 Guest Long Eaton Archers 3 2 0 0 0.00 Ian Champion Long Eaton Archers 1 2 0 0 0.00 Ian Kirkham Sheffield Tigers 2 2 0 0 0.00 Joe Hicks Hackney Hawks 1 1 0 0 0.00 John Ellis Belle Vue Aces 1 3 0 0 0.00 John Ellis West Ham Hammers 1 3 0 0 0.00 Len Kirkham Belle Vue Aces 3 7 0 0 0.00 Paul Sharples Long Eaton Archers 1 2 0 0 0.00 Peter Harris Long Eaton Archers 1 2 0 0 0.00 Preben Andreasen Edinburgh Monarchs 1 4 0 0 0.00 Red Monteith Long Eaton Archers 1 2 0 0 0.00 Roger Hill Coventry Bees 4 4 0 0 0.00 Taffy Owen Sheffield Tigers 2 2 0 0 0.00 Tony Lewis Exeter Falcons 1 3 0 0 0.00 Tony Lewis West Ham Hammers 1 2 0 0 0.00 Trevor Chamberlain Glasgow Tigers 1 2 0 0 0.00 Trevor Chamberlain Swindon Robins 1 2 0 0 0.00 Tyburn Gallows Edinburgh Monarchs 1 2 0 0 0.00 Tyburn Gallows Oxford Cheetahs 4 4 0 0 0.00 Alan Jones Newport Wasps 1 Fred Powell Newport Wasps 1 Gerald Jackson Wimbledon Dons 3 Guest Coventry Bees Guest Cradley Heath Heathens 3 Guest Exeter Falcons 1 Guest Glasgow Tigers 1 Guest Hackney Hawks 2 Guest Newcastle Diamonds 3 Guest Newport Wasps 1 Guest Oxford Cheetahs 2 Guest Poole Pirates 3 Guest Sheffield Tigers 5 Guest West Ham Hammers 1 Guest Wimbledon Dons 3 1 Peter Harris Newport Wasps 1 Ted Laessing Newport Wasps 1 Nigel Boocock Ken McKinlay Olle Nygren Cyril Maidment Eric Boocock