- 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 season | competition = British League | season = 1976 | competitors = 19 | champion = Ipswich Witches | domesticcup1 = Knockout Cup | domesticcup1 winners = Ipswich Witches | leagues below = 1976 National League | prevseason = 1975 | nextseason = 1977 }}The 1976 Gulf British League season was the twelfth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1] SummaryThe White City Rebels made their debut as did 1975 National League champions Birmingham Brummies. Oxford dropped down a division with White City inheriting both their riders and their nickname. The league was sponsored by Gulf Oil for a second season. Ipswich Witches won their second consecutive title. Final table Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts | Ipswich Witches | 36 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 55 | Belle Vue Aces | 36 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 48 | Exeter Falcons | 36 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 48 | Coventry Bees | 36 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 44 | Swindon Robins | 36 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 42 | Reading Racers | 36 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 41 | Hackney Hawks | 36 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 40 | Newport | 36 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 39 | Cradley United | 36 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 39 | Poole Pirates | 36 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 37 | Wolverhampton Wolves | 36 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 37 | Hull Vikings | 36 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 36 | White City Rebels | 36 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 35 | King's Lynn Stars | 36 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 35 | Halifax Dukes | 36 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 29 | Wimbledon Dons | 36 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 27 | Sheffield Tigers | 36 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 27 | Birmingham Brummies | 36 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 14 | Leicester Lions | 36 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 11 | M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total PointsTop Ten Riders | Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | 1 | John Louis | ENG}} | Ipswich Witches | 11.10 | 2= | Ivan Mauger | NZL}} | Exeter Falcons | 11.00 | 2= | Ole Olsen | DEN}} | Coventry Bees | 11.00 | 4 | Peter Collins | ENG}} | Belle Vue Aces | 10.98 | 5 | Phil Crump | AUS}} | Newport | 10.68 | 6 | Dave Jessup | ENG}} | Reading Racers | 10.42 | 7 | Malcolm Simmons | ENG}} | Poole Pirates | 10.30 | 8 | Dave Morton | ENG}} | Hackney Hawks | 10.28 | 9 | John Boulger | AUS}} | Cradley United | 9.93 | 10 | Martin Ashby | ENG}} | Swindon Robins | 9.89 |
British League Knockout CupThe 1976 British League Knockout Cup was the 38th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Ipswich Witches were the winners.[2] First RoundDate | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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04/05 | Leicester | 39-39 | Halifax | 29/04 | Wimbledon | 48-30 | Birmingham | 26/04 | Birmingham | 38-40 | Wimbledon | 10/04 | Coventry | 48-30 | Wolverhampton | 09/04 | Wolverhampton | 38-39 | Coventry | 27/03 | Halifax | 41-37 | Leicester |
Second RoundDate | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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31/07 | Belle Vue | 49-29 | Wimbledon | 01/07 | Coventry | 46-32 | White City | 27/06 | Halifax | 46-32 | Hull | 24/06 | Wimbledon | 35-43 | Belle Vue | 21/06 | Exeter | 46-32 | Newport | 12/06 | Cradley Heath | 34-44 | Ipswich | 10/06 | Ipswich | 39-38 | Cradley Heath | 09/06 | Hull | 44.5-33.5 | Halifax | 04/06 | Hackney | 40-38 | Reading | 04/06 | Newport | 47-31 | Exeter | 03/06 | Sheffield | 36-42 | Kings Lynn | 02/06 | Poole | 42-36 | Swindon | 31/05 | Reading | 37-41 | Hackney | 29/05 | Swindon | 54-24 | Poole | 26/05 | White City | 49-29 | Coventry | 22/05 | Kings Lynn | 42-36 | Sheffield |
Quarter FinalsDate | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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18/09 | Halifax | 47-31 | Hackney | 03/09 | Hackney | 41-37 | Halifax | 26/08 | Ipswich | 45-33 | Swindon | 23/08 | Belle Vue | 45-33 | Newport | 18/08 | White City | 38-40 | Kings Lynn | 14/08 | Kings Lynn | 44-34 | White City | 13/08 | Newport | 40-38 | Belle Vue | 24/07 | Swindon | 44-34 | Ipswich |
Semi FinalsDate | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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03/10 | Halifax | 42-35 | Kings Lynn | 02/10 | Belle Vue | 41-37 | Ipswich | 30/09 | Ipswich | 43-35 | Belle Vue | 29/09 | Kings Lynn | 46-32 | Halifax |
FinalDate | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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28/10 | Ipswich | 50-27 | Kings Lynn | 17/10 | Kings Lynn | 36-41 | Ipswich |
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/2014/04/british-league-ko-cup-1976.html|title=1976 British League Knockout Cup|publisher=Speedway archive}}
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