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Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Graham Plant in action
Inside Front
Wolves' Norman Hunter
Inside Rear
Dave Jessup in action
Rear
Coventry team photo
News
- East German Hans Jurgen Fritz is crowned European Champion in Abensberg
- Nelson finally closes for league speedway. The Admirals side all move en-masse to Bradford
Major Meetings
British-Nordic Final, Coventry, 1st July 1970
- Soren Sjosten (14)
- Ole Olsen (13)
- Barry Briggs (12)
- Ronnie Moore (11)
- Ivan Mauger (10)
- Jim Airey (10)
- Bengt Jansson (10)
- Anders Michanek (9)
- Ove Fundin (7)
- Trevor Hedge (6)
- John Boulger (4)
- Arnold Haley (4)
- Gote Nordin (4)
- Reidar Eide (3)
- Roy Trigg (2)
- Bengt Larsson (1)
First Test, Glasgow, 3rd July 1970
[li]Ivan Mauger (17)[/li]
[li]Eric Boocock (11)[/li]
[li]Nigel Boocock (9)[/li]
[li]Barry Briggs (8)[/li]
[li]Jimmy McMillan (8)[/li]
[li]Ronnie Moore (8)[/li]
[li]Charlie Monk (4)[/li]
[li]Les Sharpe (1)[/li]
Sweden 42
[li]Anders Michanek (14)[/li]
[li]Bernt Persson (10)[/li]
[li]Soren Sjosten (10)[/li]
[li]Christer Lofqvist (5)[/li]
[li]Olle Nygren (3)[/li]
[li]Ove Fundin (0)[/li]
[li]Bengt Larsson (0)[/li]
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Second Test, Halifax, 4th July 1970
[li]Barry Briggs (14)[/li]
[li]Jim Airey (8)[/li]
[li]Nigel Boocock (7)[/li]
[li]Martin Ashby (5)[/li]
[li]Ray Wilson (4)[/li]
[li]Arnold Haley (4)[/li]
[li]Eric Boocock (3)[/li]
[li]Les Sharpe (3)[/li]
Sweden 42
[li]Anders Michanek (17)[/li]
[li]Bernt Persson (15)[/li]
[li]Soren Sjosten (11)[/li]
[li]Olle Nygren (7)[/li]
[li]Bengt Jansson (6)[/li]
[li]Christer Lofqvist (2)[/li]
[li]Bengt Larsson (2)[/li]
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Big Wins
Newcastle 56 v 22 King's Lynn
Anders Michanek (12)..Howard Cole (11)
Poole 51 v 27 Oxford
Pete Smith (12)..Ronnie Genz (11)
Oxford 50 v 28 Hackney
Rick Timmo/Hasse Holmqvist (11)..Bengt Jansson (12)
Romford 55 v 23 King's Lynn II
Phil Woodcock (12)..Ian Turner (13)
Canterbury 51 v 26 King's Lynn II
Graeme Smith (12)...Ian Turner (12)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Ivan Mauger (Belle Vue) 11.33
- Anders Michanek (Newcastle) 11.08
- Jim Airey (Sheffield) 10.83
- Nigel Boocock (Coventry) 10.80
- Ray Wilson (Leicester) 10.72
League 2
- Gary Peterson (Bradford) 10.78
- Graeme Smith (Canterbury) 10.47
- Dave Jessup (Eastbourne) 10.26
- Malcolm Shakespeare (Long Eaton) 10.23
- Alan Knapkin (Bradford) 10.12
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- Coventry..23..15..0..8..30
- Wimbledon..20..13..2..5..28
- Belle Vue..15..13..0..2..26
- Glasgow..20..10..1..9..21
- Sheffield..19..10..0..9..20
League 1 Bottom 5
- Newcastle..16..7..0..9..14
- Exeter..13..6..0..7..12
- Wembley..17..6..0..11..12
- Cradley..18..5..0..13..10
- Newport..17..4..0..13..8
League 2 Top 5
- Canterbury..15..13..0..2..26
- Eastbourne..16..12..0..4..24
- Romford..17..11..0..6..22
- Crewe..14..10..1..3..21
- Ipswich..18..10..0..8..20
League 2 Bottom 5
- Rayleigh..20..5..1..14..11
- Middlesbrough..14..5..0..9..10
- Workington..16..5..0..11..10
- Peterborough..16..4..1..11..9
- Doncaster..12..4..1..7..9