1971 British League season

Reading Racers moved up from Division 2 after taking the Newcastle Diamonds division 1 licence. Belle Vue Aces retained their title to become the first team to win the title for the second time. The team included three time world champion Ivan Mauger, Swedish international Sören Sjösten, Tommy Roper, Eric Broadbelt, Chris Pusey and a 17 year old Peter Collins in his debut season. == Final table ==

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

==Top Ten Riders (League Averages)==

==British League Knockout Cup==

The 1971 Speedway Star British League Knockout Cup was the 33rd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Hackney were the winners. First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final First leg Second leg Hackney Hawks were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 88-68. ==Riders' Championship==

Ivan Mauger won the British League Riders' Championship, held at Hyde Road on 16 October. • ef=engine failure, f=fell, exc=excluded ==Final leading averages==

Hackney won the London Cup for only the second time, after previously winning it back in 1936. == Midland Cup ==

Coventry won the Midland Cup for the third consecutive year. The competition consisted of six teams. First round Semi final round Final First leg Second leg Coventry won on aggregate 82–74 == Metropolitan Gold Cup ==

== Riders and final averages ==

Belle Vue • 11.33 • 9.11 • 7.14 • 7.01 • 6.97 • 6.36 • 6.30 • 5.27 • 4.74 • 4.50 Coventry • 9.95 • 7.81 • 7.66 • 6.16 • 5.91 • 5.59 • 5.07 Cradley Heath • 9.68 • 7.73 • 7.25 • 6.00 • 5.57 • 4.66 • 4.25 • 3.60 • 2.10 • 1.54 Exeter • 8.92 • 8.87 • 6.42 • 5.94 • 5.28 • 5.10 • 4.42 • 4.10 Glasgow • 9.18 • 8.29 • 7.27 • 6.99 • 4.80 • 4.69 • 3.46 Hackney • 10.26 • 8.97 • 7.28 • 5.44 • 4.88 • 4.81 • 4.65 • 4.49 • 4.36 • 4.00 Halifax • 10.19 • 8.80 • 6.11 • 6.09 • 5.01 • 4.56 • 4.46 • 4.24 • 3.75 '''King's Lynn''' • 9.62 • 9.22 • (Kid Bodie) 8.11 • 5.49 • 5.15 • 4.93 • 4.38 • 3.91 • 3.79 Leicester • 10.94 • 8.99 • 8.78 • 5.47 • 5.08 • 4.88 • 4.44 • 3.33 Newport • 8.76 • 8.03 • 7.87 • 7.24 • 4.84 • 4.53 • 4.42 • 4.38 • 2.11 Oxford • 7.60 • 6.98 • 6.86 • 6.77 • 6.70 • 6.55 • 4.58 • 3.89 • 2.57 Poole • 9.10 • 7.76 • 7.76 • 6.03 • 6.01 • 4.93 • 3.14 Reading • 10.05 • 7.74 • 7.23 • 6.74 • 6.13 • 5.25 • 4.75 • 3.30 Sheffield • 10.74 • 7.58 • 7.04 • 6.60 • 6.03 • 5.92 • 5.11 • 4.60 Swindon • 10.67 • 9.76 • 6.63 • 4.98 • 4.78 • 3.80 • 3.79 • 3.43 Wembley • 9.04 • 8.28 • 7.80 • 7.43 • 7.23 • 5.72 • 4.21 • 1.33 West Ham • 8.73 • 8.14 • 6.51 • 4.93 • 4.44 • 3.82 • 3.66 • 3.13 • 2.98 Wimbledon • 9.89 • 9.18 • 6.25 • 5.31 • 5.13 • 4.69 • 4.19 Wolverhampton • 10.99 • 7.61 • 6.87 • 6.56 • 5.06 • .4.97 • 4.80 • 4.75 • 3.43 • 2.67 ==See also==