1976 British League season

1976 British League season

League	British League
Season	1976
Champions	Ipswich Witches
No. of competitors	19

The 1976 Gulf British League season was the twelfth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. The White City Rebels made their debut as did 1975 National League champions Birmingham Brummies. Oxford dropped down a division with White City inheriting both their riders and their nickname. The league was sponsored by Gulf Oil for a second season. Ipswich Witches won their second consecutive title.

Final table

Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
Ipswich Witches	36	27	1	8	55
Belle Vue Aces	36	23	2	11	48
Exeter Falcons	36	23	2	11	48
Coventry Bees	36	21	2	13	44
Swindon Robins	36	19	4	13	42
Reading Racers	36	19	3	14	41
Hackney Hawks	36	20	0	16	40
Newport	36	19	1	16	39
Cradley United	36	19	1	16	39
Poole Pirates	36	18	1	17	37
Wolverhampton Wolves	36	18	1	17	37
Hull Vikings	36	18	0	18	36
White City Rebels	36	16	3	17	35
King's Lynn Stars	36	16	3	17	35
Halifax Dukes	36	14	1	21	29
Wimbledon Dons	36	12	3	21	27
Sheffield Tigers	36	13	1	22	27
Birmingham Brummies	36	7	0	29	14
Leicester Lions	36	5	1	30	11

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

Top Ten Riders

	Rider	Nat	Team	C.M.A.
1	John Louis		Ipswich Witches	11.10
2=	Ivan Mauger		Exeter Falcons	11.00
2=	Ole Olsen		Coventry Bees	11.00
4	Peter Collins		Belle Vue Aces	10.98
5	Phil Crump		Newport	10.68
6	Dave Jessup		Reading Racers	10.42
7	Malcolm Simmons		Poole Pirates	10.30
8	Dave Morton		Hackney Hawks	10.28
9	John Boulger		Cradley United	9.93
10	Martin Ashby		Swindon Robins	9.89