- Summary
- Final table
- Top Ten Riders
- British League Knockout Cup First Round Second Round Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
- See also
- References
{{Infobox speedway league | competition = British League | season = 1973 | competitors = 18 | champion = Reading Racers | domesticcup1 = Knockout Cup | domesticcup1 winners = Belle Vue Aces | leagues below = British League (Div 2) | prevseason = 1972 | nextseason = 1974 }}The 1973 British League season was the ninth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1] SummaryGlasgow Tigers relocated to become Coatbridge Tigers. The Reading Racers won their first title. Final table Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts | Reading Racers | 34 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 51 | Sheffield Tigers | 34 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 47 | King's Lynn Stars | 34 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 43 | Leicester Lions | 34 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 42 | Ipswich Witches | 34 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 41 | Belle Vue Aces | 34 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 39 | Wolverhampton Wolves | 34 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 37 | Exeter Falcons | 34 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 35 | Halifax Dukes | 34 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 34 | Newport Wasps | 34 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 32 | Oxford Rebels | 34 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 30 | Wimbledon Dons | 34 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 29 | Swindon Robins | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 29 | Poole Pirates | 34 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 28 | Coventry Bees | 34 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 26 | Hackney Hawks | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 26 | Coatbridge Tigers | 34 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 25 | Cradley United | 34 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 18 | M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total PointsTop Ten RidersBoth Michanek and Mauger recorded perfect 12 point average scores at home for the season, meaning they were unbeaten by any opposing rider on their own track in League competition. | Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | 1 | Anders Michanek | SWE}} | Reading Racers | 11.55 | 2 | Ivan Mauger | NZL}} | Exeter Falcons | 11.30 | 3 | Ole Olsen | DEN}} | Wolverhampton Wolves | 11.10 | 4 | Eric Boocock | ENG}} | Halifax Dukes | 10.52 | 5 | Dag Lövaas | NOR}} | Reading Racers | 10.37 | 6 | Malcolm Simmons | ENG}} | King's Lynn Stars | 10.33 | 7 | John Boulger | AUS}} | Leicester Lions | 10.25 | 8 | Chris Pusey | ENG}} | Belle Vue Aces | 10.24 | 9 | Martin Ashby | ENG}} | Swindon Robins | 10.11 | 10 | John Louis | ENG}} | Ipswich Witches | 10.07 | |
British League Knockout CupThe 1973 British League Knockout Cup was the 35th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Belle Vue were the winners after Peter Collins of Belle Vue defeated Anders Michanek of Reading in a race-off because the tie had finished 78-78 on aggregate.[2] First RoundDate | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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28/04 | Belle Vue | 48-30 | Oxford | 28/04 | Coventry | 44-34 | Reading | 27/04 | Hackney | 43-35 | Swindon | 26/04 | Oxford | 41-37 | Belle Vue |
Second RoundDate | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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25/06 | Reading | 56-22 | Coatbridge | 22/06 | Coatbridge | 41-37 | Reading | 15/06 | Wolverhampton | 43-35 | Exeter | 14/06 | Sheffield | 29-49 | Belle Vue | 12/06 | Leicester | 36-42 | Kings Lynn | 02/06 | Belle Vue | 43-35 | Sheffield | 02/06 | Halifax | 49-29 | Wimbledon | 30/05 | Poole | 40-38 | Cradley Heath | 26/05 | Kings Lynn | 42-36 | Leicester | 18/05 | Newport | 45-33 | Ipswich | 17/05 | Ipswich | 41-37 | Newport | 17/05 | Wimbledon | 37-41 | Halifax | 12/05 | Cradley Heath | 37-41 | Poole | 12/05 | Swindon | 43-35 | Hackney | 07/05 | Exeter | 37-41 | Wolverhampton | 28/07 | Swindon | 52-25 | Hackney | 15/06 | Hackney | 43-35 | Swindon |
Quarter FinalsDate | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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01/09 | Swindon | 39-39 | Wolverhampton | 17/08 | Newport | 45-33 | Reading | 17/08 | Wolverhampton | 43-35 | Swindon | 13/08 | Halifax | 41-37 | Belle Vue | 10/08 | Poole | 39-39 | Kings Lynn | 30/07 | Reading | 55-23 | Newport | 18/07 | Belle Vue | 57-21 | Halifax | 23/06 | Kings Lynn | 47-31 | Poole |
Semi FinalsDate | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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26/09 | Belle Vue | 48-30 | Wolverhampton | 14/09 | Wolverhampton | 42-36 | Belle Vue | 05/09 | Kings Lynn | 40-38 | Reading | 03/09 | Reading | 52-26 | Kings Lynn |
FinalDate | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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01/10 | Reading | 47-31 | Belle Vue | 24/10 | Belle Vue | 47-31 | Reading |
See alsoList of United Kingdom Speedway League ChampionsReferences1. ^{{cite web|url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html|title=Historic league tables|publisher=Speedway Archive}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/03/british-league-division-one-ko-cup-1973.html|title=1973 British League Knockout Cup|publisher=Speedway archive}}
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