British League Knockout Cup 1966

Football tournament season

1966 British League Knockout CupTournament details

Country| England
Final positions
Champions| Halifax Dukes
Runner-up| Wimbledon Dons

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The British League Knockout Cup 1966 was the 28th edition of the Knockout Cup.[1] Halifax Dukes won the cup and therefore secured the league and cup double.[2][3]

## First round

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June 6

Newcastle Diamonds| 54 - 42| Oxford Cheetahs

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Ivan Mauger 15* |  |  Arne Pander 15

June 7

West Ham Hammers| 59 - 37| Exeter Falcons

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Norman Hunter 14  Sverre Harrfeldt 14 |  |  Gerry Jackson 15

June 8

Kings Lynn Stars| 59 - 37| Wimbledon Dons

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Peter Moore 12  Terry Betts 12 |  |  Trevor Hedge 14  Olle Nygren 12 (2)

## Second round

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June 11

Halifax Dukes| 57 - 39| Glasgow Tigers

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Eric Boocock 14 |  |  Charlie Monk 13

June 17

Hackney Hawks| 48.5 - 47.5| Cradley Heath Heathens

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Colin Pratt 15 |  |  Ivor Brown 12

July 25

Wimbledon Dons| 50 - 46| Swindon Robins

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Olle Nygren 13 |  |  Barry Briggs 18*

July 26

Long Eaton Archers| 54 - 40| Edinburgh Monarchs

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Leif Enecrona 14 |  |  Doug Templeton 11

July 26

West Ham Hammers| 61 - 35| Wolverhampton Wolves

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Sverre Harrfeldt 15*  Norman Hunter 15* |  |  Gordon Guasco 10  Peter Vandenberg 10

July 27

Poole Pirates| 53 - 43| Newcastle Diamonds

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Geoff Mudge 12 (1)  Ronnie Genz 12 (1) |  |  Ivan Mauger 21*

July 30

Coventry Bees| 55 - 41| Sheffield Tigers

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Nigel Boocock 13 (1)  Rick France 12 (1) |  |  John Dews 10

August 13

Belle Vue Aces| 60 - 36| Newport Wasps

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Cyril Maidment 15* |  |  Göte Nordin 10

## Third round

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August 6

Halifax Dukes| 52 - 44| West Ham Hammers

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Tommy Roper 13 |  |  Ken McKinlay 15

August 12

Hackney Hawks| 47 - 49| Wimbledon Dons

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Colin Pratt 14 (1)* |  |  Olle Nygren 13

August 17

Poole Pirates| 53 - 43| Coventry Bees

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Bill Andrew 9 (2)  Norman Strachan 9 (2) | Coventry tried to use rider replacement for Jim Lightfoot, but Poole wrongly objected. Match was re run as a consequence |  Nigel Boocock 18*

September 10

Belle Vue Aces| 47 - 49| Long Eaton Archers

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Cyril Maidment 15* |  |  Ray Wilson 18*

September 14

Poole Pirates| 47 - 49| Coventry Bees

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Bill Andrew 12 |  |  Rick France 17 (1)*

## Semi-final

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September 17

Halifax Dukes| 60 - 36| Belle Vue Aces

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Eric Boocock 12  Tommy Roper 10 (2) |  |  Sándor Lévai 12

October 3

Wimbledon Dons| 60 - 36| Coventry Bees

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Olle Nygren 15* |  |  Nigel Boocock 16

## Final (First Leg)

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October 5

Halifax Dukes| 69 - 27| Wimbledon Dons

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Scorers
Halifax Dukes

* 1)  Eric Boothroyd 3 2* 3 3 1 - 12 (1)
* 2)  Bob Jameson 1 2 0 2* 1 - 6 (1)
* 3)  Dave Younghusband 3 3 3 3 3 - 15*
* 4)  Dennis Gavros 2* 2* 3 1 1 - 9 (2)
* 5)  Tommy Roper 3 1 2* 2* 3 - 11 (2)
* 6)  Eric Boocock 2* 3 3 3 3 - 14 (1)*
* 7)  Maury Robinson 1* 1 - 2 (1)

Wimbledon Dons

* 1)  Jim Tebby 0 Ef 0 0 2 - 2
* 2)  Olle Nygren 2 3 2 2 2 - 11
* 3)  Trevor Hedge F 1 2 1 2 - 6
* 4)  Reg Luckhurst 1 1* 2 0 0 - 4 (1)
* 5)  Bob Dugard 1 1 1 1 0 - 4
* 6)  Tony Childs 0 0 0 0 0 - 0
* 7)  Peter Jackson F 0 - 0

Heat by Heat

* Ht 01: Boothroyd, Nygren, Jameson, Tebby 69.8
* Ht 02: Younghusband, Gavros, Luckhurst, Hedge (f) 70.0
* Ht 03: Nygren, Jameson, Robinson, Jackson (f) 71.0
* Ht 04: Younghusband, Boothroyd, Hedge, Tebby (ef) 70.4
* Ht 05: Roper, Boocock, Dugard, Childs 71.0
* Ht 06: Boothroyd, Hedge, Luckhurst, Jameson 70.4
* Ht 07: Younghusband, Gavros, Dugard, Childs 71.2
* Ht 08: Boocock, Nygren, Roper, Tebby 70.2
* Ht 09: Gavros, Luckhurst, Robinson, Jackson 72.0
* Ht 10: Boothroyd, Jameson, Dugard, Childs 72.0
* Ht 11: Boocock, Roper, Hedge, Luckhurst 71.0
* Ht 12: Younghusband, Nygren, Gavros, Tebby 71.4
* Ht 13: Boocock, Roper, Dugard, Childs 70.8
* Ht 14: Younghusband, Nygren, Boothroyd, Luckhurst 71.0
* Ht 15: Boocock, Hedge, Jameson, Childs 70.0
* Ht 16: Roper, Tebby, Gavros, Dugard 71.8

## Final (Second Leg)

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October 17

Wimbledon Dons| 52 - 44| Halifax Dukes

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Scorers
Wimbledon Dons

* 1)  Olle Nygren 3 3 3 3 3 - 15*
* 2)  Jim Tebby 1 3 1 0 1 - 6
* 3)  Trevor Hedge 2* 2* 3 3 0 - 10 (2)
* 4)  Bob Dugard 3 1 3 1 1* - 9 (1)
* 5)  Reg Luckhurst 2 2 2 2 2 - 10
* 6)  Tony Childs 0 0 0 N N - 0
* 7)  Peter Jackson 0 1 1* 0 - 2 (1)

Halifax Dukes

* 1)  Eric Boothroyd 2 0 3 2 3 - 10
* 2)  Bob Jameson 0 1* 1 0 1* - 3 (2)
* 3)  Dave Younghusband 1 1 2 3 3 - 10
* 4)  Dennis Gavros 0 0 2 1 2 - 5
* 5)  Tommy Roper 1 0 1* 0 0 - 2 (1)
* 6)  Eric Boocock 3 2 2 3 2* - 12 (1)
* 7)  Maury Robinson 2 0 - 2

Heat by Heat

* Ht 01: Nygren, Boothroyd, Tebby, Jameson 68.9
* Ht 02: Dugard, Hedge, Younghusband, Gavros 72.4
* Ht 03: Tebby, Robinson, Jameson, Jackson 73.4
* Ht 04: Nygren, Hedge, Younghusband, Boothroyd 71.0
* Ht 05: Boocock, Luckhurst, Roper, Childs 71.1
* Ht 06: Nygren, Younghusband, Tebby, Gavros 72.1
* Ht 07: Hedge, Boocock, Dugard, Roper 71.8
* Ht 08: Boothroyd, Luckhurst, Jameson, Childs 73.2
* Ht 09: Dugard, Gavros, Jackson, Robinson (f rem) 73.2
* Ht 10: Nygren, Boocock, Roper, Tebby 70.9
* Ht 11: Younghusband, Luckhurst, Gavros, Childs 71.6
* Ht 12: Hedge, Boothroyd, Dugard, Jameson 72.4
* Ht 13: Boocock, Luckhurst, Jackson, Roper 73.1
* Ht 14: Nygren, Gavros, Jameson, Hedge 72.8
* Ht 15: Younghusband, Boocock, Tebby, Jackson 72.4
* Ht 16: Boothroyd, Luckhurst, Dugard, Roper 73.2

## See also

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* 1966 British League season
* Knockout Cup (speedway)

## References

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1. ^ "1966 British League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
2. ^ "HALIFAX DUKES". Greyhound Derby.com. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
3. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
4. ^ a b "Season 1966" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

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