Post by bod on Jun 7, 2019 12:35:13 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Birmingham's Ricky Day, Phil Herne and Carl Askew
Inside Front
Terry Betts drawing
Inside Rear
Long Eaton team photo
Rear
Andy Sims
News
- England clinch a comfortable victory in the World Team Cup Semi-Final at Ipswich and qualify for the Final to be staged later in the season in Poland
- Scunthorpe sign ex-Hull man Tony Childs to bolster their top end
- Crewe sack Mike Gardner for asecond time after he walks out of the Kings' meeting against Coatbridge
- Coventry legend Nigel Boocock is rushed to hospital with acute Appendicitis
Major Meetings
World Team Cup Semi-Final, Ipswich, August 11th 1974
[li]John Louis (12)[/li]
[li]Terry Betts (10)[/li]
[li]Dave Jessup (10)[/li]
[li]Peter Collins (9)[/li]
Australia 31
[li]Phil Crump (10)[/li]
[li]Billy Sanders (9)[/li]
[li]John Boulger (7)[/li]
[li]Bob Valentine (5)[/li]
Scotland 17
[li]George Hunter (8)[/li]
[li]Bobby Beaton (6)[/li]
[li]Jimmy McMillan (2)[/li]
[li]Bert Harkins (1)[/li]
[li]Brian Collins (0)[/li]
New Zealand 6
[li]Graeme Stapleton (3)[/li]
[li]Ronnie Moore (2)[/li]
[li]Bruce Cribb (1)[/li]
[li]Dave Gifford (0)[/li]
[li]Robin Adlington (0)[/li]
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Sixth Test, Belle Vue, August 7th 1974
[li]Peter Collins (18)[/li]
[li]Chris Pusey (15)[/li]
[li]Richard Greer (12)[/li]
[li]Ray Wilson (11)[/li]
[li]Doug Wyer (9)[/li]
[li]Reg Wilson (8)[/li]
[li]Paul Tyrer (2)[/li]
USSR 33
[li]Grigori Chlinovski (14)[/li]
[li]Vladimir Gordeev (8)[/li]
[li]Valeri Gordeev (6)[/li]
[li]Nikolai Kornev (3)[/li]
[li]Vladimir Nesterov (1)[/li]
[li]Sergei Douzhenko (1)[/li]
[li]Viktor Kuznetsov (0)[/li]
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Big Wins
Exeter 50 v 28 Wimbledon
Ivan Mauger (12)..Barry Briggs (11)
Crewe 51 v 27 Coatbridge
Dave Morton/John Jackson (12)..Dave Gifford (9)
Wimbledon 55 v 23 Swindon
Barry Briggs/Trevor Hedge (12)..Martin Ashby (11)
Hull 50 v 28 Coventry
Bobby Beaton/Tommy Roper (12)..Ronnie Moore (6)
Bradford 54 v 24 Weymouth
Tony Featherstone/Mick Fairbairn (12)..Nigel Couzens (7)
Sheffield 53 v 25 Wolves
Arnold Haley/Reg Wilson/Doug Wyer (9)..Ole Olsen (12)
Oxford 52 v 26 Poole
Gordon Kennett/Bob Kilby (12)..Pete Smith (7)
Sunderland 51 v 27 Long Eaton
Jim Wells (12)...Geoff Bouchard/Alan Molyneux (10)
Eastbourne 51 v 27 Stoke
Trevor Geer (12)...Mike Broadbank (13)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Ole Olsen (Wolves) 11.48
- Ivan Mauger (Exeter) 11.42
- Peter Collins (Belle Vue) 11.33
- Phil Crump (Newport) 10.60
- John Louis (Ipswich) 10.55
League 2
- Phil Herne (Birmingham) 11.11
- Carl Glover (Boston) 10.46
- Arthur Browning (Birmingham) 10.06
- Bruce Forrester (Teesside) 9.93
- John Jackson (Crewe) 9.91
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- King's Lynn..24..16..0..8..32
- Exeter..20..15..1..4..31
- Belle Vue..16..13..0..3..26
- Newport..19..11..2..6..24
- Ipswich..19..12..0..7..24
League 1 Bottom 5
- Leicester..20..7..1..12..15
- Oxford..22..7..0..15..14
- Cradley..23..7..0..16..14
- Hull..21..6..0..15..12
- Coventry..20..6..0..14..12
League 2 Top 5
- Eastbourne..24..15..3..6..33
- Boston..26..16..1..9..33
- Birmingham..21..15..2..4..32
- Bradford..26..15..1..10..31
- Barrow..26..14..1..11..29
League 2 Bottom 5
- Long Eaton..25..9..1..15..19
- Ellesmere Port..21..7..1..13..15
- Sunderland..27..7..0..20..14
- Weymouth..22..6..0..16..
- Scunthorpe..27..5..1..21..11