British League Knockout Cup 1965

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1965 British League Knockout Cup
CountryEngland
ChampionsWest Ham Hammers
Runners-upExeter Falcons
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The British League Knockout Cup 1965 was the 27th edition of the Knockout Cup. It was the first time that it was called the British League Knockout Cup following a reorganisation of speedway in the United Kingdom.[1] West Ham Hammers won the cup and therefore secured the league and cup double.[2][3]

First Round[]

Long Eaton Archers51 - 45Halifax Dukes
Australia Ray Cresp 15* England Dave Younghusband 14+1
Edinburgh Monarchs49 - 46Hackney Hawks
New Zealand 15* England 15

Round Two[]

Exeter Falcons63 - 33Belle Vue Aces
England Colin Gooddy 15* England Cyril Maidment 13
Newcastle Diamonds45 - 51Swindon Robins
England 8+3 New Zealand Barry Briggs 15*
Long Eaton Archers50 - 45Coventry Bees
England Ray Wilson 10+1 England Nigel Boocock 14+1* England Jim Lightfoot 14+1*
West Ham Hammers56 - 40Newport Wasps
Scotland Ken McKinlay 13+2* Australia Jack Biggs 12
Poole Pirates4 - 2aEdinburgh Monarchs
Abandoned after heat one
Glasgow Tigers64 - 32Sheffield Tigers
England 14 Australia Charlie Monk 14 England 16
Oxford Cheetahs35 - 43Wimbledon Dons
Denmark Arne Pander 13 Ran over 13 heats, Result Stands England Trevor Hedge 12
Poole Pirates51 - 45Edinburgh Monarchs
Australia Geoff Mudge 13 England Ronnie Genz 13 Sweden Olle Nygren 15
Cradley Heath Heathens43 - 53Wolverhampton Wolves
England John Hart 15 Australia Jim Airey 14 England Bob Andrews 14

Third Round[]

West Ham Hammers48 - 48Wimbledon Dons
Scotland Ken McKinlay 15* Sweden Olle Nygren 12*
Exeter Falcons68 - 28Long Eaton Archers
Australia Jack Geran 15* England Ray Wilson 9
Poole Pirates45 - 51Wolverhampton Wolves
New Zealand Bill Andrew 16 England Bob Andrews 13
Glasgow Tigers49 - 46Swindon Robins
Australia Charlie Monk 15* New Zealand Barry Briggs 13 New Zealand Mike Broadbank 13

Third Round Replay

Wimbledon Dons47 - 49West Ham Hammers
Sweden Olle Nygren 14+1 Scotland Ken McKinlay 13+2

Semi-final[]

Exeter Falcons59 - 37Wolverhampton Wolves
England Alan Cowland 14 England 13
Glasgow Tigers43 - 50West Ham Hammers
Australia Charlie Monk 12 Scotland Ken McKinlay 14

Final (First Leg)[]

West Ham Hammers63 - 33Exeter Falcons
[4]

Scorers[]

West Ham Hammers

  • 1) Scotland Ken McKinlay 2* 2* 2* 3 2* - 11 (4)*
  • 2) England 3 3 3 1 2* - 12 (1)
  • 3) Norway Sverre Harrfeldt 3 3 3 3 3 - 15*
  • 4) England Brian Leonard 1 1 2 0 0 - 4
  • 5) England Norman Hunter Ef 3 3 3 3 - 12
  • 6) England Malcolm Simmons 2 2* 2* Ef 3 - 9 (2)
  • 7) England 0 0 - 0

Exeter Falcons

  • 1) England Colin Gooddy 0 1 0 2 2 - 6
  • 2) England Des Lukehurst 1 1* 1 1* 1 - 5 (2)
  • 3) England 2 0 1 1 0 - 4
  • 4) England 0 0 1 0 0 - 1
  • 5) Canada 1 F N N N - 1
  • 6) Australia Jack Geran 3 2 2 2 1 - 10
  • 7) Wales Ivor Hughes 2 3 0 1* 1* - 7 (2)

Heat by Heat[]

  • Ht 01: Trott, McKinlay, Lukehurst, Gooddy 75.4
  • Ht 02: Harrfeldt, Squibb, Leonard, Cowland 73.8
  • Ht 03: Trott, Hughes, Lukehurst, Clarke (f rem) 76.4
  • Ht 04: Harrfeldt, McKinlay, Gooddy, Squibb 75.2
  • Ht 05: Geran, Simmons, Blewett (f rem), Hunter (ef) 75.8
  • Ht 06: Trott, McKinlay, Squibb, Cowland 76.2
  • Ht 07: Harrfeldt, Geran, Leonard, Blewett (f) 75.4
  • Ht 08: Hunter, Simmons, Lukehurst, Gooddy 75.4
  • Ht 09: Hughes, Leonard, Cowland, Clarke 77.6
  • Ht 10: McKinlay, Geran, Trott, Hughes 76.0
  • Ht 11: Hunter, Simmons, Squibb, Cowland 75.2
  • Ht 12: Harrfeldt, Gooddy, Lukehurst, Leonard 77.4
  • Ht 13: Hunter, Geran, Hughes, Simmons (ef) 76.2
  • Ht 14: Harrfeldt, McKinlay, Lukehurst, Cowland 76.2
  • Ht 15: Simmons, Trott, Geran, Squibb 76.8
  • Ht 16: Hunter, Gooddy, Hughes, Leonard 77.2

Final (Second Leg)[]

Exeter Falcons45 - 51West Ham Hammers
[4]

Scorers[]

Exeter Falcons

  • 1) England Colin Gooddy Ef 3 2 3 2* - 10 (1)
  • 2) England Des Lukehurst 2 3 1* 0 0 - 6 (1)
  • 3) Australia Jack Geran 2 Ef Ef 2 3 -7
  • 4) Canada Ret 1 3 Fx N - 4
  • 5) England 0 2 1* 3 Ef - 6 (1)
  • 6) England 1 1* 2 2* 2 - 8 (2)
  • 7) Wales Ivor Hughes 2* 0 2 - 4 (1)

West Ham Hammers

  • 1) Scotland Ken McKinlay 3 1* 3 3 3 - 13 (1)
  • 2) England 1 1 0 N 1 - 3
  • 3) Norway Sverre Harrfeldt 3 2 3 3 3 - 14
  • 4) England Brian Leonard 1 0 2 0 F - 3
  • 5) England Norman Hunter 3 3 2 Ef 1 - 9
  • 6) England Malcolm Simmons 2* 2* 1* 1 1 - 7 (3)
  • 7) England 0 1* 1 - 2 (1)

Heat by Heat[]

  • Ht 01: McKinlay, Lukehurst, Trott, Gooddy (ef) 75.0
  • Ht 02: Harrfeldt, Geran, Leonard, Blewett (ret) 74.8
  • Ht 03: Lukehurst, Hughes, Trott, Clarke 75.2 5 1 9 9
  • Ht 04: Gooddy, Harrfeldt, McKinlay, Geran (ef) 74.0
  • Ht 05: Hunter, Simmons, Squibb, Cowland 75.0
  • Ht 06: Harrfeldt, Gooddy, Lukehurst, Leonard 74.2
  • Ht 07: Hunter, Simmons, Blewett, Geran (ef) 75.2
  • Ht 08: McKinlay, Cowland, Squibb, Trott 75.8
  • Ht 09: Blewett, Leonard, Clarke, Hughes 75.6
  • Ht 10: Gooddy, Hunter, Simmons, Lukehurst 74.6
  • Ht 11: Harrfeldt, Squibb, Cowland, Leonard 75.0
  • Ht 12: McKinlay, Geran, Clarke, Blewett (f exc) 75.4
  • Ht 13: Cowland, Squibb, Simmons, Hunter (ef) 76.8
  • Ht 14: Geran, Gooddy, Trott, Leonard (f) 75.8
  • Ht 15: Harrfeldt, Squibb, Simmons, Lukehurst 75.0
  • Ht 16: McKinlay, Hughes, Hunter, Cowland (ef) 76.0

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "1965 British League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  2. ^ "The Hammers of '65 by Robert J. Rogers". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Season 1965" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
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