British League Division One 1970

1970 British League Division One

League Table M W D L F A Pts 1. Belle Vue Aces 36 27 2 7 1595.5 1205.5 56 2. Wimbledon Dons 36 22 2 12 1506 1297 46 3. Coventry Bees 36 22 1 13 1517.5 1287.5 45 4. Leicester Lions 36 21 0 15 1423 1381 42 5. Poole Pirates 36 20 0 16 1392 1409 40 6. Halifax Dukes 36 19 1 16 1492.5 1313.5 39 7. Sheffield Tigers 36 18 3 15 1414.5 1391.5 39 8. Glasgow Tigers 36 18 1 17 1438 1367 37 9. Wolverhampton 36 16 2 18 1371 1433 34 10. Exeter Falcons 36 16 1 19 1369.5 1434.5 34 11. Hackney Hawks 36 15 2 19 1369.5 1435.5 33 12. King's Lynn Stars 36 16 0 20 1359 1443 32 13. Oxford Cheetahs 36 16 0 20 1360.5 1445.5 32 14. Wembley Lions 36 15 2 19 1327.5 1474.5 32 15. Cradley Heath 36 15 1 20 1351.5 1445.5 31 16. Swindon Robins 36 14 2 30 1386.5 1418 30 17. Newcastle Diamonds 36 15 0 21 1364 1444 30 18. West Ham Hammers 36 14 2 20 1341.5 1463.5 30 19. Newport Wasps 36 12 0 24 1258 1548 24 Rider Averages Rider Team Ave Ivan Mauger Belle Vue 11.11 Jim Airey Sheffield 10.86 Anders Michanek Newcastle 10.80 Ray Wilson Leicester 10.80 Nigel Boocock Coventry 10.66 Eric Boocock Halifax 10.55 Barry Briggs Swindon 10.53 Jim McMillian Glasgow 10.27 Ole Olsen Wolverhampton 10.25 Martin Ashby Exeter 10.09 Averages by Name Averages by Team Belle Vue Aces British League Champions, Knock Out Cup Finalists Eric Broadbelt, Mike Hiftle, Tommy Roper (capt.), Ivan Mauger, Soren Sjosten, Ken Eyre, Dave Hemus, Chris Pusey. Fixtures & Results 20/03/1970 Hackney 47 31 Newport 21/03/1970 Belle Vue rain Sheffield 26/03/1970 Wimbledon 49 29 Oxford 27/03/1970 Glasgow 44 34 Sheffield 27/03/1970 Leicester 48 30 West Ham 27/03/1970 Oxford 32 46 Wimbledon 27/03/1970 Swindon 42 36 Coventry 28/03/1970 Belle Vue 48 30 Glasgow 28/03/1970 Coventry rain Swindon 28/03/1970 Cradley Heath rain Wolverhampton 30/03/1970 Newcastle 37 41 Oxford 30/03/1970 West Ham 44 34 Leicester 30/03/1970 Wimbledon 50 28 Sheffield 31/03/1970 Leicester snowed off Coventry 01/04/1970 Coventry 47 31 Newcastle 01/04/1970 Poole 37 41 Wembley 03/04/1970 Wolverhampton 43 35 Exeter 04/04/1970 Belle Vue 54 23 Cradley Heath 04/04/1970 Halifax 49 29 Coventry 04/04/1970 Swindon 48 29 Wembley 06/04/1970 Cradley Heath 37 40 Halifax 06/04/1970 Exeter 46 32 Swindon 08/04/1970 Poole 49 29 Cradley Heath 09/04/1970 Oxford rain Belle Vue 09/04/1970 Sheffield 47 31 Hackney 09/04/1970 Wimbledon 54 24 Newport 10/04/1970 Glasgow 44 34 Oxford 10/04/1970 Newport 41 37 Exeter 10/04/1970 Wolverhampton 48 30 Poole 11/04/1970 Belle Vue 40 38 Leicester 11/04/1970 Coventry 47 31 Wembley 11/04/1970 Cradley Heath 47 31 Glasgow 11/04/1970 Halifax 50 28 Wolverhampton 11/04/1970 Swindon 51 27 Newcastle 13/04/1970 Newcastle 40 38 Cradley Heath 16/04/1970 Oxford 48 30 Leicester 16/04/1970 Sheffield 51 27 Newcastle 16/04/1970 Wimbledon 50 28 Poole 17/04/1970 Glasgow 39 39 Swindon 17/04/1970 Newport 17 19 Hackney abandoned heat 6 18/04/1970 Coventry 52 26 Newport 18/04/1970 Cradley Heath 34 44 Belle Vue 18/04/1970 Kings Lynn 49 29 Wembley 18/04/1970 Swindon 48 30 Wolverhampton 21/04/1970 Leicester 40 38 Halifax 22/04/1970 Coventry 46 32 Swindon 22/04/1970 Poole 39 38 Kings Lynn 23/04/1970 Sheffield 34 44 Coventry 24/04/1970 Hackney 47 30 Glasgow 24/04/1970 Newport rain Wembley 24/04/1970 Wolverhampton 52 26 Cradley Heath 25/04/1970 Cradley Heath rain West Ham 25/04/1970 Halifax 49 29 Swindon 02/05/1970 Belle Vue 49 29 Coventry 02/05/1970 Kings Lynn 37 41 Wimbledon 04/05/1970 Newcastle 55 23 Glasgow 05/05/1970 Leicester 40 38 Swindon 05/05/1970 West Ham 37 41 Coventry 06/05/1970 Poole 35 43 Newport 07/05/1970 Oxford 38 40 Cradley Heath 07/05/1970 Sheffield 45 33 Leicester 07/05/1970 Wimbledon 61 17 Exeter 08/05/1970 Glasgow 48 30 Newcastle 08/05/1970 Hackney 42 36 Sheffield 08/05/1970 Newport rain Halifax 09/05/1970 Coventry 50 28 Oxford 09/05/1970 Cradley Heath 37 40 Wembley 09/05/1970 Halifax 51 27 West Ham 09/05/1970 Kings Lynn 41 37 Wolverhampton 09/05/1970 Swindon 38 40 Belle Vue 11/05/1970 Exeter 37 41 Oxford 11/05/1970 Newcastle rain Newport 12/05/1970 Leicester 42 36 Poole 12/05/1970 Newcastle 45 33 Newport 12/05/1970 West Ham 39 39 Wimbledon 14/05/1970 Oxford 39.5 38.5 West Ham 14/05/1970 Sheffield 43 35 Wembley 14/05/1970 Wimbledon 44 33 Belle Vue 15/05/1970 Glasgow 53 24 Hackney 15/05/1970 Kings Lynn 40 38 Halifax 15/05/1970 Newport 34 44 Coventry 15/05/1970 Wolverhampton 45 33 Sheffield 16/05/1970 Belle Vue 41 37 Kings Lynn 16/05/1970 Coventry 51 27 Cradley Heath 16/05/1970 Swindon 40 38 Glasgow 18/05/1970 Exeter 44 34 Glasgow 18/05/1970 Newcastle 48 30 Wimbledon 19/05/1970 West Ham 46 32 Newport 20/05/1970 Poole 43 35 Halifax 21/05/1970 Oxford 51 27 Sheffield 21/05/1970 Wimbledon 48 29 Kings Lynn 22/05/1970 Glasgow 45 33 Wembley 22/05/1970 Hackney 52 26 Coventry 22/05/1970 Newport 48 29 Oxford 22/05/1970 Wolverhampton 42 36 Wimbledon 23/05/1970 Coventry 55 23 West Ham 23/05/1970 Cradley Heath 33 44 Leicester 23/05/1970 Kings Lynn 42 36 Swindon 25/05/1970 Exeter 57 21 Kings Lynn 25/05/1970 Newport 37 41 Glasgow 26/05/1970 Leicester 38 40 Coventry 26/05/1970 West Ham 41 36 Exeter 27/05/1970 Poole 48 30 Swindon 29/05/1970 Glasgow 43 34 Belle Vue 29/05/1970 Hackney 38 40 West Ham 29/05/1970 Wolverhampton 49 29 Halifax 30/05/1970 Belle Vue 51 27 Wolverhampton 30/05/1970 Coventry 53 25 Sheffield 30/05/1970 Cradley Heath 40 38 Newcastle 30/05/1970 Halifax 55 23 Newport 30/05/1970 Kings Lynn 48 30 Oxford 30/05/1970 Swindon 43 35 Leicester 30/05/1970 Wembley 41 37 Hackney 01/06/1970 Exeter 46 32 West Ham 02/06/1970 Leicester 44 34 Cradley Heath 02/06/1970 West Ham 37 41 Swindon 04/06/1970 Oxford 41 37 Coventry 04/06/1970 Sheffield 46 32 Kings Lynn 04/06/1970 Wimbledon 48 30 Halifax 05/06/1970 Glasgow 47 31 Kings Lynn 05/06/1970 Hackney 40 38 Oxford 05/06/1970 Wolverhampton 45 33 Wembley 06/06/1970 Belle Vue 54 24 Newcastle 06/06/1970 Kings Lynn 56 22 West Ham 06/06/1970 Wembley 38 39 Sheffield 08/06/1970 Exeter 43 35 Poole 08/06/1970 Newcastle 40 38 Coventry 10/06/1970 Poole 51 27 Hackney 11/06/1970 Oxford rain Exeter 11/06/1970 Sheffield 46 32 Swindon 11/06/1970 Wimbledon 48 30 Wolverhampton 12/06/1970 Glasgow 45 33 Halifax 12/06/1970 Hackney 52 26 Wembley 12/06/1970 Kings Lynn 43 35 Cradley Heath 12/06/1970 Leicester 46 32 Sheffield 12/06/1970 Newport 37 41 Belle Vue 12/06/1970 Wolverhampton 47 31 Newcastle 13/06/1970 Coventry 59 19 Kings Lynn 13/06/1970 Cradley Heath 37 41 Sheffield 13/06/1970 Halifax 44 34 Wimbledon 13/06/1970 Swindon 56 22 Newport 13/06/1970 Wembley 47 31 West Ham 15/06/1970 Newcastle 40 38 Hackney 16/06/1970 Leicester 47 31 Hackney 16/06/1970 West Ham 40 38 Oxford 18/06/1970 Sheffield 38 40 Poole 18/06/1970 Wimbledon 43 34 Wembley 19/06/1970 Hackney 39 39 Wimbledon 19/06/1970 Newport 38 40 Sheffield 20/06/1970 Coventry 45 33 Leicester 20/06/1970 Halifax 37 41 Belle Vue 20/06/1970 Kings Lynn 51 27 Newport 20/06/1970 Wembley 41 37 Swindon 23/06/1970 Leicester 45 33 Wembley 23/06/1970 West Ham 42 36 Hackney 24/06/1970 Poole 41 37 Glasgow 25/06/1970 Oxford 43 35 Glasgow 25/06/1970 Sheffield 44.5 33.5 Exeter 26/06/1970 Glasgow 45 33 Coventry 26/06/1970 Hackney 48 30 Cradley Heath 26/06/1970 Newport 43 35 Newcastle 26/06/1970 Wolverhampton 46 32 Swindon 27/06/1970 Belle Vue 48 28 Wembley 27/06/1970 Coventry 48 29 Wimbledon 27/06/1970 Cradley Heath 42 36 Newport 27/06/1970 Halifax 54 24 Oxford 27/06/1970 Kings Lynn rain Leicester 27/06/1970 Swindon 37 41 Poole 29/06/1970 Exeter 45 33 Halifax 29/06/1970 Newcastle 56 22 Kings Lynn 30/06/1970 Leicester 7 05 A Wolverhampton abandoned heat 2 30/06/1970 West Ham 41 37 Glasgow 01/07/1970 Poole 51 27 Oxford 02/07/1970 Oxford 50 28 Hackney 02/07/1970 Wimbledon 48 30 West Ham 03/07/1970 Hackney 41 37 Wolverhampton 04/07/1970 Belle Vue 49 29 Oxford 04/07/1970 Cradley Heath 40.5 37.5 Coventry 04/07/1970 Kings Lynn 42 35 Poole 04/07/1970 Swindon 57 21 Exeter 04/07/1970 Wembley 41 37 Wimbledon 06/07/1970 Newcastle 50 28 West Ham 08/07/1970 Poole 42 36 Coventry 09/07/1970 Oxford 46 32 Exeter 09/07/1970 Sheffield 51 27 Newport 09/07/1970 Wimbledon 44 34 Swindon 10/07/1970 Glasgow 48 30 Poole 10/07/1970 Wolverhampton 52 26 Kings Lynn 11/07/1970 Belle Vue 53 25 Poole 11/07/1970 Cradley Heath 49 29 Oxford 11/07/1970 Halifax 52 26 Exeter 11/07/1970 Kings Lynn 41 37 Sheffield 11/07/1970 Swindon 38 40 Wimbledon 11/07/1970 Wembley 42 36 Glasgow 13/07/1970 Exeter 51 27 Leicester 13/07/1970 Newcastle 48 30 Sheffield 14/07/1970 Leicester 42 35 Exeter 14/07/1970 West Ham rain Wembley 15/07/1970 Belle Vue 51 27 Halifax 15/07/1970 Poole 45 32 Leicester 16/07/1970 Glasgow 58 20 Wolverhampton 16/07/1970 Oxford 46 32 Newcastle 17/07/1970 Wolverhampton 41 37 Glasgow 18/07/1970 Coventry 39 39 Halifax 18/07/1970 Cradley Heath 51 27 Swindon 18/07/1970 Wembley 39 39 Belle Vue 20/07/1970 Exeter 41 37 Newcastle 21/07/1970 Newcastle 52 26 Exeter 21/07/1970 West Ham 45 33 Wolverhampton 23/07/1970 Sheffield 50 28 Oxford 23/07/1970 Wimbledon 46 32 Leicester 24/07/1970 Hackney 36 42 Poole 24/07/1970 Kings Lynn 46 32 Exeter 24/07/1970 Newport 42 36 Halifax 25/07/1970 Cradley Heath 47 31 Hackney 25/07/1970 Halifax 46 32 Kings Lynn 25/07/1970 Swindon 43 35 West Ham 25/07/1970 Wembley 45 33 Newport 27/07/1970 Exeter 42 36 Cradley Heath 28/07/1970 Leicester 40 38 Oxford 28/07/1970 West Ham 24 18 Newcastle abandoned heat 7 29/07/1970 Newport 41 37 Hackney 29/07/1970 Poole 41 37 Wimbledon 30/07/1970 Oxford 40 38 Halifax 30/07/1970 Sheffield 45 33 Wolverhampton 31/07/1970 Glasgow 59 19 Newport 01/08/1970 Belle Vue 54 24 West Ham 01/08/1970 Cradley Heath 44 34 Wimbledon 01/08/1970 Halifax 43 35 Hackney 01/08/1970 Kings Lynn 34 44 Coventry 01/08/1970 Wembley 45 33 Exeter 05/08/1970 Poole 48 30 Newcastle 06/08/1970 Sheffield rain Wimbledon 07/08/1970 Hackney 42 36 Newcastle 07/08/1970 Newport 44 34 Swindon 07/08/1970 Wolverhampton 46 31 West Ham 08/08/1970 Coventry 40 37 Belle Vue 08/08/1970 Cradley Heath 41 36 Kings Lynn 08/08/1970 Swindon 41 37 Hackney 10/08/1970 Exeter 42 36 Newport 10/08/1970 Newcastle 38 40 Halifax 11/08/1970 Leicester 48 30 Newcastle 11/08/1970 West Ham 35 43 Belle Vue 12/08/1970 Poole 44 34 West Ham 13/08/1970 Oxford 42 36 Wembley 13/08/1970 Wimbledon 40 38 Hackney 14/08/1970 Hackney 40 38 Kings Lynn 14/08/1970 Newport 34 44 Wimbledon 14/08/1970 Wolverhampton 31 17 Coventry abandoned heat 8 15/08/1970 Belle Vue 43 35 Swindon 15/08/1970 Coventry 56 22 Wolverhampton 15/08/1970 Cradley Heath 42 36 West Ham 15/08/1970 Halifax 42 36 Leicester 15/08/1970 Wembley 40 38 Poole 17/08/1970 Exeter 41 37 Wimbledon 17/08/1970 Newcastle 40 38 Poole 18/08/1970 Leicester 52 26 Newport 18/08/1970 West Ham 17-Jan 06 A Wembley abandoned heat 4 20/08/1970 Sheffield rain West Ham 20/08/1970 Wimbledon 51 27 Coventry 21/08/1970 Glasgow 43 35 West Ham 21/08/1970 Newport rain Cradley Heath 21/08/1970 Wolverhampton rain Belle Vue 22/08/1970 Belle Vue 44.5 33.5 Hackney 22/08/1970 Coventry 53 25 Glasgow 22/08/1970 Kings Lynn 40 38 Newcastle 22/08/1970 Swindon 39 39 Sheffield 22/08/1970 Wembley 37 41 Leicester 24/08/1970 Exeter 43 35 Sheffield 25/08/1970 Leicester 41 37 Belle Vue 26/08/1970 Poole 43 34 Sheffield 27/08/1970 Oxford 42 36 Kings Lynn 27/08/1970 Wimbledon 44 33 Cradley Heath 28/08/1970 Hackney 42 36 Swindon 28/08/1970 Newport 45 33 West Ham 28/08/1970 Wolverhampton 38 40 Leicester 29/08/1970 Belle Vue 55 22 Newport 29/08/1970 Coventry 41 37 Poole 29/08/1970 Cradley Heath 42 35 Exeter 29/08/1970 Kings Lynn 46 32 Glasgow 29/08/1970 Swindon 41 37 Halifax 29/08/1970 Wembley 39 39 Wolverhampton 31/08/1970 Exeter 49 29 Wolverhampton 31/08/1970 Halifax 45 33 Cradley Heath 31/08/1970 Newcastle 32 46 Belle Vue 31/08/1970 Newport 42 36 Wolverhampton 03/09/1970 Oxford 49 29 Swindon 03/09/1970 Sheffield 47 31 Halifax 04/09/1970 Glasgow 43 35 Wimbledon 04/09/1970 Newport 40 38 Kings Lynn 05/09/1970 Halifax 56 22 Poole 05/09/1970 Kings Lynn 46 32 Hackney 05/09/1970 Swindon 35 43 Cradley Heath 05/09/1970 Wembley 41 37 Coventry 07/09/1970 Exeter 54 24 Hackney 07/09/1970 Newcastle 42 36 Wembley 08/09/1970 Leicester 41 37 Glasgow 08/09/1970 West Ham 37 41 Sheffield 09/09/1970 Wembley 40 38 Halifax 10/09/1970 Oxford 36 42 Newport 11/09/1970 Glasgow 43 35 Exeter 11/09/1970 Hackney 44 34 Belle Vue 11/09/1970 Newport 35 43 Leicester 12/09/1970 Belle Vue 50 28 Exeter 12/09/1970 Coventry 44 33 Hackney 12/09/1970 Cradley Heath 46 31 Poole 12/09/1970 Halifax 46 32 Sheffield 12/09/1970 Swindon 40 37 Kings Lynn 12/09/1970 Wembley 42 36 Oxford 14/09/1970 Newcastle 45 33 Wolverhampton 15/09/1970 West Ham rain Kings Lynn 16/09/1970 Poole 40 38 Belle Vue 17/09/1970 Oxford 42 36 Wolverhampton 17/09/1970 Sheffield 39 39 Belle Vue 17/09/1970 Wimbledon 50 28 Newcastle 18/09/1970 Glasgow 44 34 Cradley Heath 18/09/1970 Hackney 40 38 Halifax 18/09/1970 Newport 37 41 Poole 18/09/1970 Wolverhampton 45 33 Coventry 20/09/1970 Sheffield 48 30 Wimbledon 21/09/1970 Exeter 39 39 Belle Vue 21/09/1970 Halifax 47.5 30.5 Wembley 21/09/1970 Newcastle 42 36 Swindon 22/09/1970 West Ham 51 27 Newcastle 22/09/1970 West Ham 47 30 Poole 23/09/1970 Poole 44 33 Exeter 23/09/1970 Wembley 42 36 Cradley Heath 24/09/1970 Sheffield 39 39 Cradley Heath 25/09/1970 Glasgow 41 37 Leicester 25/09/1970 Newport 45 33 Wembley 25/09/1970 Wolverhampton 39 39 Hackney 26/09/1970 Belle Vue 44 34 Sheffield 26/09/1970 Coventry 54 24 Exeter 26/09/1970 Cradley Heath 37 38 Wolverhampton 26/09/1970 Halifax 42 36 Glasgow 26/09/1970 Kings Lynn 37 41 Leicester 26/09/1970 Swindon 43 34 Oxford 26/09/1970 Wembley 40 38 Newcastle 28/09/1970 Exeter 47 31 Wembley 28/09/1970 Newcastle 44 34 Leicester 29/09/1970 Leicester 34 43 Kings Lynn 29/09/1970 West Ham 55 23 Cradley Heath 30/09/1970 Poole 44 34 Wolverhampton 30/09/1970 Wembley 38 40 Kings Lynn 01/10/1970 Oxford 50 28 Poole 01/10/1970 Sheffield 39 39 West Ham 01/10/1970 Wimbledon 45 33 Glasgow 02/10/1970 Hackney 48 30 Exeter 02/10/1970 Leicester 43 35 Wimbledon 02/10/1970 Wolverhampton 42 36 Oxford 03/10/1970 Belle Vue 54 24 Wimbledon 03/10/1970 Halifax 47 31 Newcastle 05/10/1970 Exeter 54 24 Coventry 06/10/1970 Leicester 40 38 Wolverhampton 06/10/1970 West Ham 41 37 Halifax 08/10/1970 Oxford 37 41 Belle Vue 08/10/1970 Sheffield 44 34 Glasgow 09/10/1970 Hackney 40 38 Leicester 09/10/1970 Wolverhampton 40 38 Newport 10/10/1970 Kings Lynn 35 43 Belle Vue 13/10/1970 West Ham 47 31 Wembley 16/10/1970 Newport 34 44 Cradley Heath 16/10/1970 Wolverhampton 33 45 Belle Vue 20/10/1970 West Ham 48 30 Kings Lynn