1972 British League season

1972 British League season

League	British League
Season	1972
Champions	Belle Vue Aces
No. of competitors	18

The 1972 British League season was the eighth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. Ipswich Witches moved up from Division Two. London lost two clubs when the Wembley Lions and West Ham Hammers closed, reducing the league to eighteen teams. Belle Vue Aces won their third consecutive title.

Final table

Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
Belle Vue Aces	34	31	1	2	63
Reading Racers	34	25	1	8	51
King's Lynn Stars	34	24	3	7	51
Sheffield Tigers	34	23	3	8	49
Leicester Lions	34	17	5	12	39
Ipswich Witches	34	17	1	16	35
Poole Pirates	34	15	2	17	32
Hackney Hawks	34	16	0	18	32
Wolverhampton Wolves	34	16	0	18	30
Coventry Bees	34	14	2	18	28
Exeter Falcons	34	13	2	19	28
Halifax Dukes	34	13	2	19	28
Wimbledon Dons	34	14	0	20	26
Glasgow Tigers	34	12	2	20	25
Swindon Robins	34	12	1	21	25
Cradley Heath Heathens	34	11	3	20	25
Oxford Rebels	34	10	0	24	20
Newport Wasps	34	9	0	25	18

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

Top Ten Riders

	Rider	Nat	Team	C.M.A.
1	Ivan Mauger		Belle Vue Aces	11.42
2	Ole Olsen		Wolverhampton Wolves	11.36
3	Eric Boocock		Halifax Dukes	10.53
4	Anders Michanek		Reading Racers	10.51
5	Bernt Persson		Cradley Heathens	10.50
6	Terry Betts		King's Lynn Stars	10.46
7	Barry Briggs		Swindon Robins	10.38
8	Ronnie Moore		Wimbledon Dons	10.31
9	Ray Wilson		Leicester Lions	10.16
10	Martin Ashby		Swindon Robins	10.07