1977 British League season

1977 British League season
League British League
Season 1977
Champions White City Rebels
No. of competitors 19

The 1977 Gulf British League season was the thirteenth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. Newport had dropped down to the National League but their riders transferred to the Bristol Bulldogs so the league retained 19 teams. Cradley Heath reverted to their nickname of Heathens after four years of being called United. The league was sponsored by Gulf Oil for a third season. White City Rebels won the title in only their second season of existence.

Final table

Team PL W D L Pts
White City Rebels 36 27 1 8 55
Exeter Falcons 36 25 3 8 53
Reading Racers 36 25 3 8 53
Ipswich Witches 36 25 1 10 51
Belle Vue Aces 36 19 3 14 41
King's Lynn Stars 36 19 2 15 40
Cradley Heathens 36 20 0 16 40
Coventry Bees 36 19 1 16 39
Wimbledon Dons 36 17 2 17 36
Poole Pirates 36 17 2 17 36
Swindon Robins 36 17 1 18 35
Bristol Bulldogs 36 17 0 19 34
Sheffield Tigers 36 16 2 18 34
Hull Vikings 36 15 0 21 30
Wolverhampton Wolves 36 14 0 22 28
Hackney Hawks 36 13 1 22 27
Halifax Dukes 36 12 0 24 24
Birmingham Brummies 36 8 0 28 16
Leicester Lions 36 6 0 30 12

M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points

Top Ten Riders

Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Michael Lee England King's Lynn Stars 10.64
2 Ivan Mauger New Zealand Exeter Falcons 10.62
3 Peter Collins England Belle Vue Aces 10.49
4 Gordon Kennett England White City Rebels 10.41
5 Ole Olsen Denmark Coventry Bees 10.40
6 Billy Sanders Australia Ipswich Witches 10.39
7 Anders Michanek Sweden Cradley Heathens 10.35
8 Dave Jessup England Reading Racers 10.27
9 Malcolm Simmons England Poole Pirates 10.22
10 John Davis England Reading Racers 9.84


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