1968 British Speedway League Division Two
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The 1968 British Speedway League Division Two was the inaugural season of a second tier of motorcycle
speedway in Great Britain. Belle Vue Aces
, members of the first division, fielded a reserve side known as Belle Vue Colts
and won the first competition.
Motorcycle
A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...
speedway in Great Britain. Belle Vue Aces
Belle Vue Aces
The Belle Vue Aces are a British speedway team from Manchester in the north west of England.-Brief history:Racing first took place in 1928 at the Belle Vue greyhound stadium in Kirkmanshulme Lane before moving the following year to a specially built stadium nearby on Hyde Road. The club raced there...
, members of the first division, fielded a reserve side known as Belle Vue Colts
Belle Vue Colts
The Belle Vue Colts are the junior youth development team of the Belle Vue Aces, the World's most famous motorcycle speedway team, based in Manchester in the northwest of England....
and won the first competition.
Final table
| Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
| Belle Vue Colts Belle Vue Colts The Belle Vue Colts are the junior youth development team of the Belle Vue Aces, the World's most famous motorcycle speedway team, based in Manchester in the northwest of England.... |
18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 28 |
| Nelson Admirals Nelson Admirals The Nelson Admirals were a motorcycle speedway team who operated from Seedhill Stadium, Nelson from 1967 to 1970. There were founder members of British League Division Two in 1968 and finished runners-up in its inaugural season... |
18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
| Middlesbrough Teessiders Middlesbrough Bears The Middlesbrough Bears were a British speedway team which operated under various names from 1939 until their closure in 1996.-Brief history:The team was initially nicknamed the Bears in 1939... |
18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 21 |
| Plymouth Devils Plymouth Devils The Plymouth Devils are a speedway team in the British Premier League. The club was re-formed after a gap of thirty-six years in 2006 by former St Austell Gulls rider Mike Bowden.... |
18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 20 |
| Rayleigh Rockets Rayleigh Rockets The Rayleigh Rockets were a Speedway team which operated from 1949 until their closure in 1973 from the Rayleigh Weir Stadium in Rayleigh, Essex . The Rockets closed in 1958 but re-opened again in 1960 and entered the Provincial League and then the Metropolitan League in 1964... |
18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| Crayford Highwaymen Crayford Kestrels The Crayford Kestrels were a Speedway team which operated from 1968 until their closure in 1983 when they transferred the promotion to Hackney.... |
18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| Canterbury Crusaders Canterbury Crusaders (speedway) The Canterbury Crusaders were a motorcycle speedway team who operated from the Kingsmead Stadium, Kingsmead Road, Canterbury.In 1977 the promoters Johnnie Hoskins and Wally Mawdsley had to go to court in order to keep the track open after complaints of noise from local residents. However, the team... |
18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| Reading Racers Reading Racers Reading Racers were a British motorcycle speedway team. Formed in 1968, they won four British League titles during their history... |
18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| Weymouth Eagles Weymouth Wildcats The Weymouth Wildcats are a British motorcycle speedway team based in Weymouth, England who race in the National League. The Wildcats won the first Conference League Championship in their history in 2008 after winning the Conference League play-offs.-History:... |
18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 |
| Berwick Bandits Berwick Bandits The Berwick Bandits are a speedway team based at Shielfield Park, Berwick upon Tweed, the club competes in the British Premier League.-Brief history:... |
18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 10 |