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1965 British League Knockout Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Final positions
ChampionsWest Ham Hammers
Runner-upExeter Falcons
← 1964
1966 →

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

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

Round two

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Exeter Falcons63–33Belle Vue Aces
England Colin Gooddy 15* England Cyril Maidment 13
Newcastle Diamonds45–51Swindon Robins
England Mike Watkin 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 Maury Mattingley 14 Australia Charlie Monk 14 England Jack Kitchen 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

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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

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

Final (First Leg)

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West Ham Hammers63–33Exeter Falcons
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Scorers

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West Ham Hammers

Exeter Falcons

Heat by Heat

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  • 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)

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Exeter Falcons45–51West Ham Hammers
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Scorers

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Exeter Falcons

West Ham Hammers

Heat by Heat

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  • 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

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References

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  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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