The 1976 Gulf British League season was the 42nd season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom^[1] and the 12th season known as the British League.^[2]

Summary

The White City Rebels made their debut as did 1975 National League champions Birmingham Brummies.^[3] Oxford Cheetahs dropped down a division with White City inheriting both their riders and their nickname. The league was sponsored by Gulf Oil for a second season.

Ipswich Witches won their second consecutive title. The Witches team was once again headed by John Louis and Billy Sanders but this time Tony Davey also scored well with an average of 8.37, resulting in a comfortable league title success for the Suffolk team. The team then went on to claim the double on 28 October by winning the Knockout Cup.^[4]

Wimbledon Dons had the worst possible start to a season when their leading rider and the man touted to be a world champion Tommy Jansson died during a 1976 Individual Speedway World Championship meeting in Stockholm, on 20 May.^[5]

Final table

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

Top Ten Riders (League Averages)

	Rider	Nat	Team	C.M.A.
1	John Louis		Ipswich	11.10
2=	Ivan Mauger		Exeter	11.00
2=	Ole Olsen		Coventry	11.00
4	Peter Collins		Belle Vue	10.98
5	Phil Crump		Newport	10.68
6	Dave Jessup		Reading	10.42
7	Malcolm Simmons		Poole	10.30
8	Dave Morton		Hackney	10.28
9	John Boulger		Cradley	9.93
10	Martin Ashby		Swindon	9.89

British League Knockout Cup

The 1976 Speedway Star British League Knockout Cup was the 38th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Ipswich Witches were the winners.^[6]

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

First leg