The 1975 Gulf Oil British League season was the 41st season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the 11th season known as the British League. Summary The league was sponsored for the first time by Gulf Oil. Reading Racers returned after a one-season absence to increase the size of the league back to eighteen teams and the ban on Overseas riders that rode in other leagues abroad was lifted. The Ipswich Witches won their first title, defeating Belle Vue Aces by a solitary point. John Louis and Billy Sanders scored heavily throughout the season for Ipswich. Belle Vue found consolation by winning the Knockout Cup. In their last season at the Cowley track, Oxford Rebels won the Midland Cup, beating Wolverhampton Wolves Final table M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points British League Knockout Cup The 1975 Speedway Star British League Knockout Cup was the 37th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Belle Vue Aces were the winners. First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final First leg Second leg Belle Vue Aces were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 86-70. Leading final averages Riders & final averages Belle Vue 11.13 9.27 8.76 7.14 6.21 5.03 4.00 3.55 Coventry 8.66 8.02 5.37 5.14 4.82 4.43 4.36 3.84 2.23 1.71 Cradley Heath 8.73 8.58 7.68 7.53 4.87 4.84 4.56 3.08 Exeter 11.52 9.19 7.50 6.07 5.89 5.71 4.96 4.72 3.44 Hackney 8.54 7.81 7.61 5.84 4.68 4.60 4.46 3.86 Halifax 8.77 8.03 7.58 7.11 5.92 5.74 4.89 4.32 3.83 Hull 9.69 7.29 7.20 6.64 6.53 5.22 5.14 5.10 3.49 3.45 Ipswich 10.58 9.58 7.75 6.44 5.13 4.99 4.78 4.00 King's Lynn 8.87 7.48 7.43 6.20 5.77 5.76 4.75 4.56 4.07 4.00 4.00 Leicester 10.41 9.90 5.91 5.84 5.70 4.93 4.17 3.75 Newport 11.15 8.98 8.70 7.32 7.13 6.34 6.11 3.26 Oxford 10.04 8.41 7.48 6.57 5.73 4.75 4.15 2.46 Poole 10.41 7.50 6.23 5.39 5.29 4.48 3.77 2.53 Reading 10.90 7.37 7.06 5.59 5.56 5.21 4.99 Sheffield 9.79 9.37 7.91 6.41 6.09 5.88 3.17 Swindon 10.13 8.26 5.43 4.95 4.56 4.42 4.27 3.18 2.79 Wimbledon 10.12 9.23 7.24 6.11 4.97 4.85 4.76 4.40 2.19 Wolverhampton 10.79 6.99 6.29 5.85 4.55 3.19 3.16 2.96 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References British League 1975 in British motorsport 1975 in