1965 British League season
The British League was formed in 1965 along with the British Speedway Promoters Association. The league was an amalgamation of the National League and the Provincial League.Summary
did not join the new league and Norwich Stars had closed for good. Halifax Dukes were new entrants.
West Ham Hammers were the first ever British League winners.M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total PointsLeading Riders by Averages
| Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. |
| 1 | Nigel Boocock |  | Coventry Bees | 11.09 |
| 2 | Barry Briggs |  | Swindon Robins | 10.91 |
| 3 | Ken McKinlay |  | West Ham Hammers | 10.72 |
| 4 | Mike Broadbanks | | Swindon Robins | 10.54 |
| 5 | Sverre Harrfeldt |  | West Ham Hammers | 10.35 |
| 6 | Olle Nygren |  | Wimbledon Dons | 10.31 |
| 7 | Charlie Monk |  | Glasgow Tigers | 10.22 |
| 8 | Ron How | | Oxford Cheetahs | 10.16 |
| 9 | Arne Pander |  | Oxford Cheetahs | 10.01 |
| 10 | Jimmy Gooch | | Oxford Cheetahs | 9.97 |
| 11 | Cyril Maidment | | Belle Vue Aces | 9.65 |
| 12 | Ronnie Genz | | Poole Pirates | 9.45 |
| 13 | Eric Boocock | | Halifax Dukes | 9.43 |
| 14 | Norman Hunter | | West Ham Hammers | 9.42 |
| 15 | George Hunter | | Edinburgh Monarchs | 9.35 |
| 16 | Ivor Brown | | Cradley Heathens | 9.27 |
| 17 | Colin Gooddy | | Exeter Falcons | 9.24 |
| 18 | Reg Luckhurst | | Wimbledon Dons | 9.14 |
| 19 | Bill Andrew | | Poole Pirates | 9.07 |
| 20 | Dave Younghusband | | Halifax Dukes | 9.06 |
