1972 British League Division Two season

1972 British League Division Two season
League British League Division Two
Season 1972
Champions Crewe Kings
No. of competitors 17

Rochdale Hornets were missing from the previous season whilst Ipswich Witches moved up to the British League. Ellesmere Port Gunners and Scunthorpe Saints were newcomers whilst Romford Bombers moved to West Ham. Halfway through the season, they moved again to Barrow. Crewe Kings won their first title.

Final table

Team PL W D L Pts
Crewe Kings 32 22 1 9 45
Boston Barracudas 32 21 1 10 43
Peterborough Panthers 32 21 0 11 42
Rayleigh Rockets 32 17 4 11 38
Eastbourne Eagles 32 18 2 12 38
Birmingham Brummies 32 18 1 13 37
Workington Comets 32 18 0 14 36
Hull Vikings 32 16 0 16 32
Barrow Happy Faces 32 15 1 16 31
Teesside Teessiders 32 14 3 15 31
Bradford Northern 32 15 0 17 30
Sunderland Stars 32 13 2 17 28
Canterbury Crusaders 32 13 1 18 27
Berwick Bandits 32 12 3 17 27
Ellesmere Port Gunners 32 12 0 20 24
Long Eaton Rangers 32 11 2 19 24
Scunthorpe Saints 32 5 1 26 11

Top Five Riders

Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Phil Crump Australia Crewe Kings 11.10
2 Geoff Maloney England Rayleigh Rockets 10.53
3 Richard Greer England Peterborough Panthers 9.98
4 John Harrhy England Peterborough Panthers 9.93
5 John Jackson England Crewe Kings 9.91


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