| Competition: | British League Division Two |
| Competitors: | 16 |
| Domesticcup1: | Champions |
| Domesticcup1 Winners: | Belle Vue Colts |
| Domesticcup2: | Knockout Cup |
| Domesticcup2 Winners: | Belle Vue Colts |
| Domesticcup3: | Individual |
| Domesticcup3 Winners: | Geoff Ambrose |
| Highest Average: | Des Lukehurst |
| League Above: | British League (Div 1) |
| Prevseason: | 1968 |
| Nextseason: | 1970 |
The 1969 British League Division Two season was the second season of second tier motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1] [2]
The league expanded from 10 to 16 teams in its second season. Weymouth Eagles dropped out after just one season. The seven new entrants included three newly created teams called the Crewe Kings, Doncaster Stallions and the Rochester Bombers. The King's Lynn Starlets who were the reserve side of the Stars also entered, along with Ipswich Witches who returned to league action (their first since 1962),[3] the Long Eaton Rangers (formerly the Archers), and the Eastbourne Eagles (first since 1959).[4] The Rochester Bombers team moved to Romford from 10 May, after the local council refused to give permission for racing and became known as the Romford Bombers.[5]
Belle Vue Colts completed the league and cup double, which included retaining their league title.[6] [7] Ken Eyre and Eric Broadbelt were once again instrumental in helping the Colts win again and they were backed up well by Chris Bailey and Bill Moulin.[8]
| Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts | |
| 1 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 47 | ||
| 2 | Reading Racers | 30 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 39 | |
| 3 | Rochester/Romford Bombers | 30 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 39 | |
| 4 | Crayford Highwaymen | 30 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 38 | |
| 5 | Rayleigh Rockets | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 34 | |
| 6 | Canterbury Crusaders | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 32 | |
| 7 | Crewe Kings | 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 30 | |
| 8 | Eastbourne Eagles | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 30 | |
| 9 | Middlesbrough Teessiders | 30 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 29 | |
| 10 | Long Eaton Rangers | 30 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 29 | |
| 11 | Ipswich Witches | 30 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 27 | |
| 12 | Doncaster Stallions | 30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 24 | |
| 13 | Nelson Admirals | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 24 | |
| 14 | Berwick Bandits | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 23 | |
| 15 | Plymouth Devils | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 18 | |
| 16 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 17 |
The 1969 British League Division Two Knockout Cup was the second edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Belle Vue Colts were the winners of the competition.[9]
First round
| width=80 | Date | width=250 | Team one | width=80 | Score | width=250 | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/06 | Ipswich | 55-23 | Plymouth | ||||
| 11/06 | Belle Vue | 55-22 | King's Lynn | ||||
| 08/06 | Eastbourne | 37-40 | Rayleigh | ||||
| 12/06 | Middlesbrough | 49-29 | Nelson | ||||
| 09/06 | Crewe | 49-29 | Doncaster | ||||
| 14/06 | Canterbury | 51-26 | Crayford | ||||
| 12/06 | Long Eaton | 48-29 | Berwick | ||||
| 12/06 | Romford | 38-38 | Reading | ||||
| 07/07 | Reading | 44-34 | Romford |
| width=80 | Date | width=250 | Team one | width=80 | Score | width=250 | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/07 | Belle Vue | 58-20 | Ipswich | ||||
| 19/07 | Rayleigh | 43-34 | Middlesbrough | ||||
| 14/07 | Crewe | 44-33 | Canterbury | ||||
| 17/07 | Long Eaton | 42-35 | Reading |
| width=80 | Date | width=250 | Team one | width=80 | Score | width=250 | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/08 | Belle Vue | 55-23 | Rayleigh | ||||
| 08/09 | Crewe | 58-20 | Long Eaton |
First leg
Second leg
Belle Vue Colts were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 91–65.
Geoff Ambrose won the Rider's Championship, held at Hackney Wick Stadium on 26 September.[10]
| width=25px | Pos. | width=180px | Rider | width=100px | Pts | width=50px | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 3 3 3 3 | 14 | |||||
| 2 | 2 3 2 3 3 | 13 | |||||
| 3 | 3 3 3 2 2 | 13 | |||||
| 4 | 3 2 3 1 2 | 11 | |||||
| 5 | 3 1 2 2 1 | 9 | |||||
| 6 | 3 2 1 3 ef | 9 | |||||
| 7 | Martyn Piddock (res) | 1 3 1 3 | 8 | ||||
| 8 | Phil Woodcock (res) | 1 2 1 3 ef | 7 | ||||
| 9 |  Paul O'Neil (res) | 0 ef 2 2 2 | 6 | ||||
| 10 | ex 3 0 0 3 | 6 | |||||
| 11 | 1 1 1 2 0 | 5 | |||||
| 12 | f 1 2 1 1 | 5 | |||||
| 13 | ex 1 1 0 2 | 4 | |||||
| 14 | 2 0 0 1 1 | 4 | |||||
| 15 | 1 2 r 0 0 | 3 | |||||
| 16 | 2 fex | 2 | |||||
| 17 | fex | 0 | |||||
| 18 | 0 0 0 ex 0 | 0 | |||||
| 19 | 0 f | 0 |
| Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | ||
| 1 | Des Lukehurst | Romford/Rochester | 11.52 | ||
| 2 | Graeme Smith | Rayleigh | 10.74 | ||
| 3 | Tony Lomas | Long Eaton | 10.49 | ||
| 4 | Peter Murray | Canterbury | 10.35 | ||
| 5 | Ross Gilbertson | Romford/Rochester | 10.10 | ||
| 5 | Geoff Curtis | Crewe | 10.10 | ||
| 7 | Geoff Ambrose | Crayford | 10.03 |
Belle Vue Colts
Berwick
Canterbury
Crayford
Crewe
Doncaster
Eastbourne
Ipswich
King's Lynn
Long Eaton
Middlesbrough
Nelson
Plymouth
Rayleigh
Reading
Rochester/Romford