| Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
| Belle Vue | 36 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 57 |
| Wimbledon | 36 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 46 |
| Coventry | 36 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 45 |
| Leicester | 36 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 42 |
| Poole | 36 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 40 |
| Halifax | 36 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 38 |
| Sheffield | 36 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 38 |
| Glasgow | 36 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 37 |
| Wolverhampton | 36 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 34 |
| EXETER | 36 | 16 | 1 | 19 | 34 |
| Hackney | 36 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 33 |
| Kings Lynn | 36 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 32 |
| Oxford | 36 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 32 |
| Wembley | 36 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 32 |
| Cradley Heath | 36 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 31 |
| Swindon | 36 | 14 | 2 | 30 | 30 |
| Newcastle | 36 | 15 | 0 | 21 | 30 |
| West Ham | 36 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 30 |
| Newport | 36 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
| Canterbury | 32 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 47 |
| Eastbourne | 32 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 45 |
| Rochdale | 32 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 44 |
| Bradford | 32 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 37 |
| Teeside | 32 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 36 |
| Ipswich | 32 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 36 |
| Crewe | 32 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 35 |
| Romford | 32 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 35 |
| Reading | 32 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 34 |
| Peterborough | 32 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 30 |
| Workington | 32 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 27 |
| Rayleigh | 32 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 27 |
| Boston | 32 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 26 |
| Crayford | 32 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 23 |
| Doncaster | 32 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 23 |
| Berwick | 32 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 20 |
| Long Eaton | 32 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 19 |
World Final (Wroclaw): Ivan Mauger 15, Pawel Waloszek 14, Antonin Woryna 13, Soren Sjosten 9, Henryck Gluklich 9, Valeri Klementiev 8, Barry Briggs 7, Andrzej Wyglenda 7, Anders Michanek 7, Ole Olsen 6, Jan Mucha 6, Hans Jurgen Fritz 5, Vladimir Gordeev 5, Edmund Migos (Res) 4, Zygfryd Friedek 2, Gennady Kurilenko 2, Trevor Hedge 0. (Jurl Dublinin & Jerzy Szczakiel (Res's) Did not ride.)
European Champion: Ivan Mauger Nordic Champion: Gote Nordin Continental Champion: Hans Jurgen Fritz British Champion: Ivan Mauger World Team Cup: Sweden World Pairs: New Zealand I.Mauger/R.Moore
| Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
| Belle Vue | 36 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 51 |
| Leicester | 36 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 47 |
| Coventry | 36 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 46 |
| Sheffield | 36 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 43 |
| Swindon | 36 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 40 |
| Reading | 36 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 41 |
| Hackney | 36 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 38 |
| Newport | 36 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 37 |
| Wembley | 36 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 37 |
| Wimbledon | 36 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 36 |
| Poole | 36 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 35 |
| Wolves | 36 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 34 |
| Kings Lynn | 36 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 34 |
| Halifax | 36 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 32 |
| EXETER | 36 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 31 |
| Glasgow | 36 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 25 |
| Oxford | 36 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 20 |
| Cradley | 36 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 20 |
| West Ham | 36 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 19 |
| Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
| Eastbourne | 32 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 47 |
| Bradford | 32 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 43 |
| Ipswich | 32 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 43 |
| Boston | 32 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 39 |
| Rayleigh | 32 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 38 |
| Hull | 32 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 34 |
| Crewe | 32 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 33 |
| Berwick | 32 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 32 |
| Rochdale | 32 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 32 |
| Long Eaton | 32 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 29 |
| Birmingham | 32 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 29 |
| Romford | 32 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 26 |
| Teeside | 32 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 26 |
| Canterbury | 32 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 26 |
| Workington | 32 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 25 |
| Peterborough | 32 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 23 |
| Sunderland | 32 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 19 |
World Final (Gothenburg): Ole Olsen 15, Ivan Mauger 12, Bengt Jansson 12, Ray Wilson 11, Anders Michanek 11, Bernt Persson 9, Jim Airey 8, Soeren Sjosten 8, Nigel Boocock 6, Ronnie Moore 5, Eric Boocock 4, Leif Enecrona 4, Jirl Stancl 3, Tommy Jansson 1, Jerzy Szczakeil 1, (Tony Lomas & Gote Nordin (Res's) Did not Ride.) - Vladimir Gordeev finished 5th on 11pts but was later Disqaulified over barred Fuel Additive.
European Champion: Ivan Mauger Nordic Champion: Ole Olsen Continental Champion: Henryk Glucklich British Champion: Ivan Mauger World Team Cup: Gt.Britain World Pairs: Poland J.Szczakiel/A.Wyglenda World Long Track: Ivan Mauger| Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
| Belle Vue | 34 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 63 |
| Reading | 34 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 51 |
| Kings lynn | 34 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 51 |
| Sheffield | 34 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 49 |
| Leicester | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 39 |
| Ipswich | 34 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 35 |
| Poole | 34 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 32 |
| Hackney | 34 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 32 |
| Wolves | 34 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 30 |
| Coventry | 34 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 28 |
| EXETER | 34 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 28 |
| Halifax | 34 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 28 |
| Wimbledon | 34 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 26 |
| Glasgow | 34 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 25 |
| Swindon | 34 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 25 |
| Cradley | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 25 |
| Oxford | 34 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 20 |
| Newport | 34 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 18 |
| Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
| Crewe | 32 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 55 |
| Boston | 32 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 43 |
| Peterborough | 32 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 42 |
| Rayleigh | 32 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 38 |
| Eastbourne | 32 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 38 |
| Birmingham | 32 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 37 |
| Workington | 32 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 36 |
| Hull | 32 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 32 |
| Barrow | 32 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 31 |
| Teeside | 32 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 31 |
| Bradford | 32 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 30 |
| Sunderland | 32 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 28 |
| Canterbury | 32 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 27 |
| Berwick | 32 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 27 |
| Ellesmere Port | 32 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 24 |
| Long Eaton | 32 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 24 |
| Scunthorpe | 32 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 11 |
World Final (Wembley): Ivan Mauger 13, Bernt Persson 13, Ole Olsen 12, Christer Lofqvist 11, John Louis 11, Alexander Pavlov 8, Anders Michanek 8, Pawel Waloszek 6, Viktor Trofimov 6, Nigel Boocock 6, Viktor Kalmykov 6, Antoll Kuzmin 4, Grigori Khlinovski 4, Barry Briggs 3, Eric Boocock 2, Jan Simensen (Res) 2, Valeri Gordeev 2, Jim McMillan (Res) 2.
European Champion: P.Waloszek Nordic Champion: Bengt Jansson Continental Champion: Viktor Trofimov British Champion: Ivan Mauger World Team Cup: Gt.Britain World Pairs: England R.Wilson/T.Betts World Long Track: Ivan Mauger
| Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
| Reading | 34 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 51 |
| Sheffield | 34 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 47 |
| Kings Lynn | 34 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 43 |
| Leicester | 34 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 42 |
| Ipswich | 34 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 41 |
| Belle Vue | 34 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 39 |
| Wolves | 34 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 37 |
| EXETER | 34 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 35 |
| Halifax | 34 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 34 |
| Newport | 34 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 32 |
| Oxford | 34 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 30 |
| Wimbledon | 34 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 29 |
| Swindon | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 29 |
| Poole | 34 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 28 |
| Coventry | 34 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 26 |
| Hackney | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 26 |
| Coatbridge | 34 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 25 |
| Cradley | 34 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 18 |
| Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
| Boston | 33 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 58 |
| Workington | 34 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 44 |
| Eastbourne | 34 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 40 |
| Peterborough | 34 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 39 |
| Birmingham | 34 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 38 |
| Teeside | 34 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
| Bradford | 34 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 38 |
| Crewe | 34 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 36 |
| Long Eaton | 33 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 35 |
| Barrow | 34 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 35 |
| Sunderland | 34 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 32 |
| Hull | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| Chesterton | 34 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 31 |
| Ellesmere Port | 34 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 28 |
| Canterbury | 34 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 28 |
| Scunthorpe | 34 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 25 |
| Berwick | 34 | 11 | 1 | 22 | 23 |
| Rayleigh | 34 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 21 |
World Final (Katowice): Jerzy Szczakeil 13, Ivan Mauger 13, Zenon Plech 12, Ole Olsen 11, Grigori Khlinovski 10, Vladimir Paznikov 8, Pawel Waloszek 8, Valeri Gordeev 7, Jan Mucha 7, Anders Michanek 6, Edward Jancarz 6, Peter Collins 6, John Boulger 6, Ray Wilson 5, Vladimir Zapleczny 2, Tommy Jansson (Res) 0, Andrzej Wyglenda (Res) 0, Bernt Persson 0.
European Champion: Anders Michanek Nordic Champion: Ole Olsen Continental Champion: Valeri Gordeev British Champion: Ray Wilson World Team Cup: Gt.Britain World Pairs: Sweden A.Michanek/B.Jansson World Long Track: Ole Olsen
| Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
| EXETER | 32 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 51 |
| Belle Vue | 32 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 46 |
| Ipswich | 32 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 45 |
| Sheffield | 32 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 42 |
| Kings Lynn | 32 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 41 |
| Newport | 32 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 37 |
| Halifax | 32 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 31 |
| Wimbledon | 32 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 29 |
| Hackney | 32 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 28 |
| Leicester | 32 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 27 |
| Wolves | 32 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 27 |
| Swindon | 32 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 26 |
| Cradley | 32 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 25 |
| Poole | 32 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 25 |
| Coventry | 32 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 24 |
| Oxford | 32 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| Hull | 32 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 18 |
| Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
| Birmingham | 35 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 55 |
| Eastbourne | 36 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 51 |
| Boston | 36 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 48 |
| Workington | 36 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 47 |
| Crewe | 36 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 44 |
| Teeside | 36 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 39 |
| Bradford | 36 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 39 |
| Peterborough | 34 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 37 |
| Coatbridge | 36 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 36 |
| Canterbury | 36 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 36 |
| Barrow | 36 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 34 |
| Berwick | 36 | 16 | 1 | 19 | 33 |
| Stoke | 36 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 32 |
| Ellesmere Port | 35 | 14 | 3 | 18 | 31 |
| Long Eaton | 36 | 14 | 2 | 20 | 30 |
| Rye House | 36 | 13 | 0 | 23 | 26 |
| Scunthorpe | 36 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 20 |
| Sunderland | 36 | 11 | 0 | 25 | 22 |
| Weymouth | 36 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 20 |
World Final (Gothenburg): Anders Michanek 15, Ivan Mauger 11, Soren Sjosten 11, John Louis 9, Bengt Jansson 9, Peter Collins 9, Tommy Johansson 8, Zenon Plech 8, Christer Lofqvuist 8, Grigori Khlinovski 6, Dag Lovaas 6, Terry Betts 6, Dave Jessup 5, Tommy Jansson (Res) 5, Mikhall Krasnov 3, Ole Olsen 2, Edward Jancarz (Res) 1, Vladimir Gordeev 0.
European Champion: Peter Collins Nordic Champion: Ole Olsen Continental Champion: Vladimir Gordeev British Champion: Eric Boocock World Team Cup: England World Pairs: Sweden A.Michanek/S.Sjosten World Long Track: Egon Muller
| Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
| Ipswich | 34 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 53 |
| Belle Vue | 34 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 52 |
| Newport | 34 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 49 |
| EXETER | 34 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 45 |
| Sheffield | 34 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 42 |
| Reading | 34 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 42 |
| Leicester | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 46 |
| Oxford | 34 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 34 |
| Wimbledon | 34 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 34 |
| Halifax | 34 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 33 |
| Cradley | 34 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 32 |
| Kings Lynn | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 31 |
| Wolves | 34 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 27 |
| Hull | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 24 |
| Poole | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 23 |
| Coventry | 34 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 20 |
| Hackney | 34 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 19 |
| Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
| Birmingham | 38 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 59 |
| Newcastle | 38 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 54 |
| Stoke | 38 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 52 |
| Eastbourne | 38 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 50 |
| Boston | 38 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 50 |
| Workington | 38 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 48 |
| Berwick | 38 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 45 |
| Crayford | 38 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 42 |
| Ellesmere Port | 38 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 39 |
| Canterbury | 38 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 38 |
| Bradford | 38 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 36 |
| Coatbridge | 38 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 35 |
| Scunthorpe | 38 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 34 |
| Rye House | 38 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 28 |
| Paisley | 38 | 14 | 0 | 24 | 28 |
| Crewe | 37 | 13 | 1 | 23 | 27 |
| Teeside | 38 | 13 | 0 | 25 | 26 |
| Peterborough | 37 | 13 | 0 | 24 | 26 |
| Mildenhall | 38 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 23 |
| Weymouth | 38 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 18 |
World Final (Wembley): Ole Olsen 15, Anders Michanek 13, John Louis 12, Ivan Mauger 12, Peter Collins 10, Phil Crump 10, Malcolm Simmons 10, Viktor Trofimov 8, Tommy Jansson 7, Bernt Persson 5, Ray Wilson 5, Edward Jancarz 4, Valeri Gordeev 4, Zenon Plech 4, Marek Cleslak 1, Vladimir Gordeev (Res) 1, Henryck Gluklich 0. (Martin Ashby (Res) Did not ride.)
European Champion: Ivan Mauger Nordic Champion: Ole Olsen Inter Continental: Ivan Mauger British Champion: John Louis World Team Cup: England World Pairs: Sweden A.Michanek/T.Jansson World Long Track: Egon Muller
