British League 1981

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League Table     M W D L F A Pts 1 Cradley Heath Heathens 30 26 1 3 1339 983 53 2 Ipswich Witches 30 21 4 5 1250 1085 46 3 Swindon Robins 30 19 3 8 1222 1089 41 4 Belle Vue Aces 30 19 1 10 1239 1086 39 5 Coventry Bees 30 18 0 12 1232 1103 36 6 Birmingham Brummies 30 13 1 16 1163 1174 27 7 Halifax Dukes 30 13 1 16 1149 1188 27 8 Hackney Hawks 30 12 2 16 1182 1157 26 9 Poole Pirates 30 12 2 16 1128.5 1208.5 26 10 Sheffield Tigers 30 13 0 17 1120 1214 26 11 Reading Racers 30 9 7 14 1129 1208 25 12 Hull Vikings 30 10 4 16 1068 1245 24 13 Eastbourne Eagles 30 10 3 17 1094 1244 23 14 King's Lynn Stars 30 10 2 18 1182 1158 22 15 Leicester Lions 30 11 0 19 1117.5 1221.5 22 16 Wimbledon Dons 30 7 3 20 1042 1293 17 Rider Averages   Fixtures 02/05/1981 Cradley Heath 58 20 Eastbourne 04/05/1981 Belle Vue 38 40 Swindon 04/05/1981 Kings Lynn 34 44 Coventry 04/05/1981 Reading 40 37 Birmingham 04/05/1981 Wimbledon 37 41 Sheffield 06/05/1981 Poole 38 40 Belle Vue 16/05/1981 Coventry 42 35 Reading 19/05/1981 Leicester 47 31 Reading 20/05/1981 Hull 46 32 Eastbourne 20/05/1981 Poole 29 49 Coventry 21/05/1981 Sheffield 58 20 Wimbledon 22/05/1981 Birmingham 42 36 Swindon 23/05/1981 Belle Vue 50 28 Ipswich 23/05/1981 Coventry 42 36 Kings Lynn 23/05/1981 Cradley Heath 40 38 Hackney 23/05/1981 Halifax 37 41 Reading 26/05/1981 Leicester 38 40 Swindon 28/05/1981 Sheffield 41 37 Swindon 30/05/1981 Belle Vue 46 32 Kings Lynn 30/05/1981 Cradley Heath 47 30 Sheffield 31/05/1981 Eastbourne 48 30 Wimbledon 31/05/1981 Kings Lynn 46 32 Halifax 04/06/1981 Sheffield 38 40 Reading 04/06/1981 Wimbledon 31 46 Belle Vue 05/06/1981 Hackney 38 40 Swindon 06/06/1981 Halifax 46 32 Poole 06/06/1981 Swindon 42 36 Coventry 09/06/1981 Hull 45 33 Poole 09/06/1981 Leicester 40 38 Belle Vue 10/06/1981 Poole 45 33 Hull 11/06/1981 Ipswich 51 27 Halifax 11/06/1981 Sheffield 49 29 Coventry 12/06/1981 Birmingham 48 30 Wimbledon 13/06/1981 Coventry 42 36 Ipswich 13/06/1981 Halifax 41 37 Leicester 13/06/1981 Kings Lynn 53 25 Poole 13/06/1981 Swindon 42 36 Cradley Heath 14/06/1981 Eastbourne 55 41 Poole 15/06/1981 Cradley Heath 47 31 Birmingham 15/06/1981 Reading 47 31 Hull 16/06/1981 Leicester 43 35 Eastbourne 17/06/1981 Hull 45 33 Hackney 17/06/1981 Poole 42 35 Swindon 18/06/1981 Ipswich 48 30 Leicester 19/06/1981 Birmingham 53 25 Sheffield 19/06/1981 Hackney 42 36 Wimbledon 20/06/1981 Belle Vue 45 33 Reading 20/06/1981 Coventry 44 34 Poole 20/06/1981 Kings Lynn 49 29 Sheffield 20/06/1981 Swindon 49 29 Leicester 21/06/1981 Eastbourne 50 28 Halifax 24/06/1981 Poole 39 39 Reading 25/06/1981 Ipswich 52 26 Hull 25/06/1981 Swindon 51 27 Eastbourne 25/06/1981 Wimbledon 34 44 Birmingham 26/06/1981 Hackney 42 36 Sheffield 27/06/1981 Coventry 47 31 Belle Vue 27/06/1981 Cradley Heath 43 35 Swindon 27/06/1981 Halifax 42 36 Kings Lynn 29/06/1981 Reading 38 40 Cradley Heath 30/06/1981 Leicester 44 34 Hackney 02/07/1981 Ipswich 42 35 Coventry 02/07/1981 Wimbledon 44 34 Halifax 03/07/1981 Birmingham 46 32 Hackney 04/07/1981 Belle Vue 43 35 Sheffield 04/07/1981 Cradley Heath 44 33 Coventry 04/07/1981 Halifax 48 30 Ipswich 04/07/1981 Kings Lynn 47 31 Birmingham 05/07/1981 Eastbourne 40 38 Birmingham 06/07/1981 Reading 38 40 Belle Vue 08/07/1981 Hull 47 30 Sheffield 09/07/1981 Sheffield 29 49 Cradley Heath 09/07/1981 Wimbledon 31 47 Kings Lynn 10/07/1981 Birmingham 38 40 Ipswich 11/07/1981 Belle Vue 58 20 Wimbledon 11/07/1981 Cradley Heath 52 26 Poole 11/07/1981 Kings Lynn 49 29 Hull 11/07/1981 Swindon 42 36 Halifax 13/07/1981 Reading 39 39 Eastbourne 14/07/1981 Leicester 37 41 Kings Lynn 15/07/1981 Hull 34 44 Cradley Heath 15/07/1981 Poole 37 41 Hackney 16/07/1981 Sheffield 41 37 Ipswich 16/07/1981 Wimbledon 41 37 Swindon 17/07/1981 Hackney 42 36 Eastbourne 18/07/1981 Belle Vue 47 31 Poole 18/07/1981 Coventry 48 30 Halifax 18/07/1981 Cradley Heath 49 29 Leicester 18/07/1981 Ipswich 52 24 Sheffield 18/07/1981 Swindon 38 40 Wimbledon 19/07/1981 Eastbourne 39 39 Belle Vue 19/07/1981 Kings Lynn 37 41 Cradley Heath 21/07/1981 Leicester 45 33 Poole 22/07/1981 Poole 34 44 Ipswich 25/07/1981 Coventry 45 33 Eastbourne 25/07/1981 Swindon 42 36 Poole 27/07/1981 Reading 39 39 Kings Lynn 28/07/1981 Leicester 35 43 Coventry 29/07/1981 Hull 39 39 Wimbledon 30/07/1981 Sheffield 47 31 Leicester 30/07/1981 Wimbledon 44 34 Hull 01/08/1981 Swindon 47 31 Sheffield 01/08/1981 Belle Vue 43 35 Coventry 01/08/1981 Halifax 49 29 Wimbledon 01/08/1981 Kings Lynn 39 39 Reading 02/08/1981 Eastbourne 46 32 Sheffield 04/08/1981 Leicester 41 37 Hull 05/08/1981 Hull 39 39 Swindon 05/08/1981 Poole 46 32 Sheffield 07/08/1981 Hackney 38 40 Ipswich 08/08/1981 Swindon 46 32 Birmingham 08/08/1981 Belle Vue 44 34 Leicester 08/08/1981 Coventry 26 52 Cradley Heath 08/08/1981 Kings Lynn 42 36 Hackney 09/08/1981 Eastbourne 48 30 Hull 10/08/1981 Birmingham 40 38 Kings Lynn 10/08/1981 Reading 39 39 Poole 12/08/1981 Hull 39 39 Halifax 12/08/1981 Poole 45 33 Birmingham 13/08/1981 Ipswich 41 37 Reading 13/08/1981 Wimbledon 43 34 Leicester 14/08/1981 Birmingham 51 27 Halifax 14/08/1981 Hackney 38 40 Cradley Heath 15/08/1981 Belle Vue 51 27 Birmingham 15/08/1981 Coventry 43 35 Wimbledon 15/08/1981 Cradley Heath 52 26 Hull 15/08/1981 Halifax 47 30 Eastbourne 15/08/1981 Swindon 41 36 Reading 16/08/1981 Eastbourne 39 39 Ipswich 17/08/1981 Coventry 53 25 Birmingham 17/08/1981 Reading 37 41 Ipswich 18/08/1981 Leicester 46 32 Wimbledon 19/08/1981 Hull 47 31 Leicester 20/08/1981 Sheffield 38 40 Belle Vue 20/08/1981 Wimbledon 30 47 Coventry 21/08/1981 Birmingham 42 36 Poole 21/08/1981 Hackney 49 29 Sheffield 22/08/1981 Coventry 45 33 Hackney 22/08/1981 Cradley Heath 50 28 Reading 22/08/1981 Halifax 46 32 Hull 22/08/1981 Kings Lynn 38 40 Ipswich 22/08/1981 Swindon 41 37 Belle Vue 23/08/1981 Eastbourne 38 39 Swindon 24/08/1981 Birmingham 44 34 Belle Vue 24/08/1981 Reading 40 38 Halifax 26/08/1981 Hull 42 36 Kings Lynn 26/08/1981 Poole 36 41 Cradley Heath 27/08/1981 Wimbledon 37 41 Ipswich 28/08/1981 Birmingham 42 36 Coventry 28/08/1981 Hackney 55 23 Hull 29/08/1981 Ipswich 39 38 Birmingham 29/08/1981 Ipswich 43 35 Wimbledon 29/08/1981 Belle Vue 40 38 Halifax 29/08/1981 Swindon 43 35 Kings Lynn 30/08/1981 Eastbourne 43 35 Hackney 30/08/1981 Kings Lynn 34 44 Swindon 31/08/1981 Belle Vue 29 49 Cradley Heath 31/08/1981 Coventry 51 27 Hull 31/08/1981 Poole 44 34 Eastbourne 31/08/1981 Reading 34 44 Swindon 01/09/1981 Leicester 33 45 Sheffield 02/09/1981 Hull 45 33 Reading 02/09/1981 Poole 46 32 Halifax 03/09/1981 Ipswich 40 38 Kings Lynn 03/09/1981 Sheffield 56 22 Eastbourne 04/09/1981 Birmingham 44 34 Leicester 04/09/1981 Hackney 43 34 Belle Vue 06/09/1981 Eastbourne 41 37 Poole 07/09/1981 Reading 39 39 Hackney 09/09/1981 Hull 42 36 Belle Vue 09/09/1981 Poole 50 28 Wimbledon 10/09/1981 Sheffield 50 28 Halifax 10/09/1981 Wimbledon 37 41 Poole 11/09/1981 Hackney 47 31 Birmingham 12/09/1981 Belle Vue 52 26 Eastbourne 12/09/1981 Coventry 44 34 Leicester 12/09/1981 Halifax 54 24 Sheffield 13/09/1981 Kings Lynn 29 49 Belle Vue 15/09/1981 Hull 39 39 Ipswich 15/09/1981 Leicester 37 41 Cradley Heath 16/09/1981 Cradley Heath 46 32 Kings Lynn 17/09/1981 Ipswich 54 24 Eastbourne 17/09/1981 Sheffield 40 38 Kings Lynn 17/09/1981 Wimbledon 47 31 Reading 18/09/1981 Hackney 36 42 Poole 20/09/1981 Eastbourne 38 40 Kings Lynn 21/09/1981 Reading 40 38 Leicester 22/09/1981 Leicester 41 37 Halifax 23/09/1981 Cradley Heath 48 30 Halifax 23/09/1981 Hull 43 35 Coventry 23/09/1981 Poole 41 37 Kings Lynn 24/09/1981 Coventry 37 41 Swindon 24/09/1981 Ipswich 53 25 Poole 24/09/1981 Wimbledon 39 39 Hackney 25/09/1981 Birmingham 47 30 Hull 25/09/1981 Hackney 43 35 Kings Lynn 26/09/1981 Swindon 40 14 Hull 26/09/1981 Cradley Heath 47 30 Ipswich 26/09/1981 Kings Lynn 36 42 Eastbourne 27/09/1981 Eastbourne 44 34 Reading 29/09/1981 Leicester 40 38 Birmingham 30/09/1981 Coventry 50 28 Sheffield 30/09/1981 Hull 42 36 Birmingham 01/10/1981 Ipswich 41 37 Belle Vue 01/10/1981 Sheffield 49 29 Hull 01/10/1981 Wimbledon 38 38 Cradley Heath 02/10/1981 Birmingham 44 34 Eastbourne 02/10/1981 Hackney 46 32 Reading 03/10/1981 Belle Vue 44 33 Hull 03/10/1981 Halifax 41 36 Coventry 03/10/1981 Kings Lynn 54 24 Wimbledon 04/10/1981 Eastbourne 35 43 Cradley Heath 05/10/1981 Reading 40 38 Coventry 06/10/1981 Leicester 35 43 Ipswich 07/10/1981 Poole 44.5 33.5 Leicester 08/10/1981 Ipswich 39 39 Swindon 08/10/1981 Sheffield 42 36 Hackney 08/10/1981 Wimbledon 45 33 Eastbourne 09/10/1981 Hackney 41 37 Coventry 10/10/1981 Swindon 39 39 Ipswich 10/10/1981 Belle Vue 41 37 Hackney 10/10/1981 Cradley Heath 47 31 Wimbledon 10/10/1981 Halifax 45 33 Birmingham 11/10/1981 Eastbourne 40 38 Leicester 11/10/1981 Halifax 42 36 Hackney 12/10/1981 Birmingham 34 44 Cradley Heath 12/10/1981 Reading 48 30 Sheffield 15/10/1981 Ipswich 44 34 Hackney 15/10/1981 Sheffield 35 42 Poole 16/10/1981 Hackney 38 40 Leicester 18/10/1981 Halifax 41 37 Cradley Heath 18/10/1981 Halifax 42 35 Swindon 18/10/1981 Kings Lynn 35 43 Leicester 22/10/1981 Ipswich 44 34 Cradley Heath 22/10/1981 Sheffield 43 35 Birmingham 23/10/1981 Hackney 43 35 Halifax 23/10/1981 Birmingham 39 39 Reading 25/10/1981 Eastbourne 38 40 Coventry 26/10/1981 Reading 43 35 Wimbledon 31/10/1981 Halifax 37 41 Belle Vue 31/10/1981 Swindon 38 40 Hackney