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Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Newport trio Geoff Mudge, Neil Street and Phil Crump
Inside Front
Ipswich team photo
Inside Rear
Exeter team photo
Rear
Bruce Forrester
News
- Ole Olsen pulls out of a Golden Helmet challenge to John Louis complaining of only having 48-hours notice for the first leg at Ipswich. Peter Collins steps up to replace him
- Wolves sign former Leicester middle-order rider Malcolm Shakespeare
- Anders Michanek agrees to join Coventry. The Midlands club lodge a request for the BSPA to lift the ban on commuting Swedish riders to enable Michanek to race
- Hull sack Tony Childs after Wally Mawdsley accuses him of not trying. Childs repsonds by claiming he had been forced to race in the top league despite his own concerns of how competitive he would be
- Scunthorpe agree terms to sign Teesside's Tim Swales
- Leicester sign recently departed Poole rider Malcolm Ballard
- Crewe suspend Mike Gardner after the rider walks out of their KOC meeting at Workington
Major Meetings
World Championship Qualifying Round, Wimbledon, May 9th 1974
- Barry Briggs (15)
- Neil Cameron (13)
- Richard May (12)
- Kevin Holden (11)
- Trevor Hedge (11)
- Bert Harkins (10)
- Pete Smith (9)
- Graeme Stapleton (8)
- Ken Eyre (5)
- Mike Broadbank (5)
- Howard Cole (5)
- John Harrhy (4)
- Geoff Bouchard (4)
- Reg Luckhurst (4)
- Bob Coles (2)
- Malcolm Brown (1)
World Championship Qualifying Round, Hackney, May 10th 1974
- John Louis (15)
- Barry Thomas (14)
- Bob Kilby (13)
- Richard May (12)
- John Davis (11)
- Trevor Hedge (10)
- Graeme Stapleton (7)
- Alan Cowland (6)
- Dave Kennett (5)
- Bernie Leigh (5)
- Mick Bell (5)
- Hughie Saunders (5)
- Neil Cameron (4)
- Arthur Browning (4)
- Tony Lomas (2)
- Geoff Maloney (1)
World Championship Qualifying Round, Newport, May 10th 1974
- Phil Crump (15)
- Reg Wilson (11)
- Geoff Mudge (10)
- Norman Hunter (9)
- Bob Coles (9)
- Chris Pusey (9)
- Mike Keen (9)
- Neil Street (9)
- Carl Glover (9)
- Bob Valentine (9)
- Pete Smith (7)
- Mike Cake (5)
- Alan Jay (4)
- Roy Trigg (2)
- Jim Tebby (2)
- George Major (1)
- Malcolm Brown (1)
World Championship Qualifying Round, Wolves, May 10th 1974
- Billy Sanders (15)
- Rick France (13)
- George Hunter (11)
- Malcolm Shakespeare (10)
- Bert Harkins (10)
- Barry Crowson (9)
- Eric Boocock (9)
- Paul Tyrer (9)
- Ray Wilson (8)
- Frank Auffret (8)
- Dave Gatenby (6)
- Ray Bales (5)
- Tom Leadbitter (4)
- Tony Freegard (2)
- Ian Hindle (1)
- Geoff Pusey (1)
- Laurie Etheridge (0)
World Championship Qualifying Round, Belle Vue, May 11th 1974
- Chris Pusey (13)
- Bob Kilby (13)
- Barry Crowson (11)
- Arnold Haley (11)
- Peter Collins (11)
- Phil Herne (10)
- Paul Tyrer (10)
- Barry Thomas (8)
- Alan Wilkinson (6)
- John Dews (6)
- Tony Childs (5)
- Chris Morton(Res) (5)
- Mike Lanham (4)
- Neil Street (4)
- Roy Trigg (1)
- Brian Clark (1)
- Geoff Pusey(Res) (1)
World Championship Qualifying Round, Coventry, May 11th 1974
- Bob Valentine (14)
- Nigel Boocock (13)
- Gordon Kennett (13)
- Tony Lomas (13)
- Alan Jay (9)
- John Harrhy (8)
- Laurie Etheridge (8)
- Hughie Saunders (7)
- Geoff Maloney (7)
- Mick Bell (6)
- Frank Shuter (6)
- Richard Greer (5)
- Mike Cake (3)
- Jeff Shirley(Res) (3)
- Robin Adlington (2)
- Roy Carter(Res) (2)
- Ken Eyre (1)
- Phil Crump (DNR)
- Russ Osborne (DNR)
World Championship Qualifying Round, Cradley, May 11th 1974
- Billy Sanders (14)
- Bruce Cribb (14)
- John Boulger (13)
- Jimmy McMillan (11)
- Doug Wyer (10)
- Bobby Beaton (10)
- Bob Paulson (9)
- Dave Gifford (7)
- Arthur Price (7)
- Dave Kennett (7)
- Bob Coles (6)
- Carl Glover (5)
- George Major (4)
- Howard Cole (2)
- Ian Hindle (1)
- Frank Smith (0)
- Steve Bastable(Res) (0)
Big Wins
Crewe 55 v 23 Eastbourne
Dave Morton (11)..Martin Yeates (11)
Sheffield 52 v 26 Hull
Bob Valentine (12)...Jimmy McMIllan (12)
Boston 50 v 28 Crewe
Carl Glover (11)..Dave Morton (10)
Sunderland 56 v 22 Berwick
Jim Wells/Russ Dent (12)..Graham Jones (6)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Ole Olsen (Wolves) 11.60
- Ivan Mauger (Exeter) 11.45
- Doug Wyer (Sheffield) 11.00
- Dag Lovaas (Hackney) 10.86
- Martin Ashby (Swindon) 10.81
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Wolves..7..5..1..1..11
- Belle Vue..4..4..0..0..8
- Halifax..6..3..2..1..8
- Cradley..6..4..0..2..8
- Hackney..5..3..1..1..7
League 1 Bottom 5
- Leicester..9..1..1..7..3
- Hull..2..1..0..1..2
- Oxford..5..1..0..4..2
- Coventry..6..1..0..5..2
- Poole..5..1..0..4..2
League 2 Top 5
- Berwick..9..6..1..2..13
- Eastbourne..6..5..0..1..10
- Teesside..6..4..0..2..8
- Canterbury..4..4..0..0..8
- Boston..6..4..0..2..8
League 2 Bottom 5
- Weymouth..9..2..0..7..4
- Barrow..7..1..1..5..3
- Crewe..3..1..0..2..2/li]
[li]Scunthorpe..7..0..1..6..1 - Sunderland..4..0..0..4..0