The 1977 Gulf British League season was the thirteenth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.^[1]

Summary

Newport 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 Points

Top Ten Riders

	Rider	Nat	Team	C.M.A.
1	Michael Lee		King's Lynn Stars	10.64
2	Ivan Mauger		Exeter Falcons	10.62
3	Peter Collins		Belle Vue Aces	10.49
4	Gordon Kennett		White City Rebels	10.41
5	Ole Olsen		Coventry Bees	10.40
6	Billy Sanders		Ipswich Witches	10.39
7	Anders Michanek		Cradley Heathens	10.35
8	Dave Jessup		Reading Racers	10.27
9	Malcolm Simmons		Poole Pirates	10.22
10	John Davis		Reading Racers	9.84

British League Knockout Cup

The 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 Round

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
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 Round

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
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 Finals

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
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 Finals

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
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

Final

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
26/10	Kings Lynn	41-37	Reading
24/10	Reading	40-38	Kings Lynn

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References