British League Knockout Cup 1965

1965 British League Knockout Cup

Tournament details
Country	England
Final positions
Champions	West Ham Hammers
Runner-up	Exeter Falcons
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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

Round two

Third round

Third Round Replay

Semi-final

Final (First Leg)

Scorers

West Ham Hammers

• 1) Ken McKinlay 2* 2* 2* 3 2* - 11 (4)*
• 2) Reg Trott 3 3 3 1 2* - 12 (1)
• 3) Sverre Harrfeldt 3 3 3 3 3 - 15*
• 4) Brian Leonard 1 1 2 0 0 - 4
• 5) Norman Hunter Ef 3 3 3 3 - 12
• 6)
  Malcolm Simmons
  2 2* 2* Ef 3 - 9 (2)
• 7) Tony Clarke 0 0 - 0

Exeter Falcons

• 1) Colin Gooddy 0 1 0 2 2 - 6
• 2) Des Lukehurst 1 1* 1 1* 1 - 5 (2)
• 3) Jimmy Squibb 2 0 1 1 0 - 4
• 4) lan Cowland 0 0 1 0 0 - 1
• 5) Chris Blewett 1 F N N N - 1
• 6) Jack Geran 3 2 2 2 1 - 10
• 7) Ivor Hughes 2 3 0 1* 1* - 7 (2)

Heat by Heat

• 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)

Scorers

Exeter Falcons

• 1) Colin Gooddy Ef 3 2 3 2* - 10 (1)
• 2) Des Lukehurst 2 3 1* 0 0 - 6 (1)
• 3) Jack Geran 2 Ef Ef 2 3 -7
• 4) Chris Blewett Ret 1 3 Fx N - 4
• 5) lan Cowland 0 2 1* 3 Ef - 6 (1)
• 6) Jimmy Squibb 1 1* 2 2* 2 - 8 (2)
• 7) Ivor Hughes 2* 0 2 - 4 (1)

West Ham Hammers

• 1) Ken McKinlay 3 1* 3 3 3 - 13 (1)
• 2) Reg Trott 1 1 0 N 1 - 3
• 3) Sverre Harrfeldt 3 2 3 3 3 - 14
• 4) Brian Leonard 1 0 2 0 F - 3
• 5) Norman Hunter 3 3 2 Ef 1 - 9
• 6)
  Malcolm Simmons
  2* 2* 1* 1 1 - 7 (3)
• 7) Tony Clarke 0 1* 1 - 2 (1)

Heat by Heat

• 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

• 1965 British League season
• Knockout Cup (speedway)

References