- 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 = 1977 | competitors = 19 | champion = White City Rebels | domesticcup1 = Knockout Cup | domesticcup1 winners = King's Lynn Stars | leagues below = 1977 National League | prevseason = 1976 | nextseason = 1978 }}The 1977 Gulf British League season was the thirteenth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1] SummaryNewport 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 PointsTop Ten Riders | Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | 1 | Michael Lee | ENG}} | King's Lynn Stars | 10.64 | 2 | Ivan Mauger | NZL}} | Exeter Falcons | 10.62 | 3 | Peter Collins | ENG}} | Belle Vue Aces | 10.49 | 4 | Gordon Kennett | ENG}} | White City Rebels | 10.41 | 5 | Ole Olsen | DEN}} | Coventry Bees | 10.40 | 6 | Billy Sanders | AUS}} | Ipswich Witches | 10.39 | 7 | Anders Michanek | SWE}} | Cradley Heathens | 10.35 | 8 | Dave Jessup | ENG}} | Reading Racers | 10.27 | 9 | Malcolm Simmons | ENG}} | Poole Pirates | 10.22 | 10 | John Davis | ENG}} | Reading Racers | 9.84 |
British League Knockout CupThe 1977 British League Knockout Cup was the 39th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. King's Lynn Stars were the winners.[2] First RoundDate | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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18/05 | Poole | 41-37 | Reading | 25/04 | Exeter | 50-28 | Swindon | 25/04 | Reading | 43-35 | Poole | 15/04 | Wolverhampton | 51-27 | Leicester | 12/04 | Leicester | 40-38 | Wolverhampton |
Second RoundDate | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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23/07 | Halifax | 38-40 | Reading | 22/07 | Wolverhampton | 41-37 | Kings Lynn | 28/06 | White City | 51-27 | Birmingham | 20/06 | Birmingham | 34-44 | White City | 18/06 | Coventry | 57-21 | Exeter | 18/06 | Kings Lynn | 55-23 | Wolverhampton | 17/06 | Bristol | 56-22 | Wimbledon | 16/06 | Wimbledon | 48-30 | Bristol | 13/06 | Exeter | 38-40 | Coventry | 09/06 | Sheffield | 46-32 | Hackney | 08/06 | Hull | 46-32 | Cradley Heath | 11/06 | Cradley Heath | 42-36 | Hull | 03/06 | Hackney | 49-29 | Sheffield | 02/06 | Ipswich | 38-40 | Belle Vue | 30/05 | Reading | 53-25 | Halifax |
Quarter FinalsDate | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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22/08 | Reading | 51-27 | Belle Vue | 08/08 | White City | 50-28 | Coventry | 06/08 | Kings Lynn | 42-36 | Hackney | 05/08 | Bristol | 52-26 | Hull | 03/08 | Coventry | 43-35 | White City | 03/08 | Hull | 49-29 | Bristol | 29/07 | Hackney | 34-44 | Kings Lynn |
Semi FinalsDate | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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14/10 | Bristol | 42-36 | Reading | 10/10 | Reading | 47-31 | Bristol | 24/09 | Kings Lynn | 44-34 | White City | 21/09 | White City | 42-34 | Kings Lynn |
FinalDate | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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26/10 | Kings Lynn | 41-37 | Reading | 24/10 | Reading | 40-38 | Kings Lynn |
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-1977.html|title=1977 British League Knockout Cup|publisher=Speedway archive}}
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