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Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Swindon pair Bobby McNeil and Geoff Bouchard
Inside Front
Teesside team photo
Inside Rear
Oxford team photo
Rear
Mildenhall team photo
News
- West Germany and Czechoslovakia win World Team Cup Preliminary Rounds in Landshut and Osijek. Holland and Bulgaria also qualify for the next round
- Eric Boocock warns speedway must address an alarming rise in costs caused by four-valve engines
- Former skipper Arthur Browning requests a move from Birmingham
- Finn Thomsen wins the Danish World Championship round at Fredericia
- Leicester sign Finn Markku Helminen to replace Austrian Adi Funk
- Les Rumsey is set to make a comeback with Canterbury
- Rye House take Eastbourne junior Peter Tarrant on loan
- Newport axe veteran Tony Childs owing to him missing too many away matches
Major Meetings
Third Test, Coventry, 21st May 1977
[li]Michael Lee (12)[/li]
[li]Dave Jessup (10)[/li]
[li]Peter Collins (8)[/li]
[li]Malcolm Simmons (8)[/li]
[li]Gordon Kennett (6)[/li]
[li]John Louis (4)[/li]
[li]Alan Molyneux (0)[/li]
Rest Of The World 59
[li]Ole Olsen (14)[/li]
[li]Ivan Mauger (12)[/li]
[li]Billy Sanders (11)[/li]
[li]Phil Crump (9)[/li]
[li]Mitch Shirra (7)[/li]
[li]Scott Autrey (6)[/li]
[li]Barry Briggs (0)[/li]
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World Championship British Quarter Final, Cradley, May 16th 1977
- Gordon Kennett (14)
- George Hunter (13)
- Bob Kilby (13)
- Reg Wilson (12)
- Alan Wilkinson (10)
- Martin Ashby (9)
- Trevor Geer (8)
- Bobby McNeil (8)
- Dave Perks (7)
- Geoff Bouchard (6)
- Steve Weatherley (5)
- Chris Turner (4)
- Steve Lawson (4)
- Vic Harding (3)
- Les Collins (3)
- Barney Kennett (1)
World Championship British Quarter Final, King's Lynn, May 18th 1977
- Michael Lee (15)
- Paul Tyrer (14)
- Chris Morton (12)
- Terry Betts (11)
- Jimmy McMillan (11)
- David Gagen (10)
- Ian Turner (9)
- Dave Gooderham (9)
- Mick Hines (5)
- Rob Hollingworth (5)
- Arnold Haley (5)
- Tony Davey (5)
- Ted Howgego (4)
- Bob Coles (3)
- Graham Banks (1)
- Andy Hines (1)
- Billy Spiers(res) (0)
World Championship British Quarter Final, Hackney, May 20th 1977
- Malcolm Simmons (15)
- Martin Yeates (13)
- Dave Jessup (12)
- John Davis (12)
- Ray Wilson (9)
- Barry Thomas (9)
- Bernie Leigh (9)
- Neil Middlesditch (9)
- Keith White (8)
- Mike Lanham (7)
- Alan Molyneux (5)
- Kevin Jolly (4)
- Hugh Saunders (3)
- Alan Sage (3)
- Bob Garrad(res) (2)
- Arthur Browning (0)
- Alan Johns(res) (0)
Tour Match
Smederna 34 v 44 Wimbledon
Bernt Persson (15)...Edward Jancarz (12)
Big Wins
Newcastle 56 v 22 Peterborough
Tom Owen (12)...Nigel Couzens (10)
Hull 51 v 27 Birmingham
Graham Drury (11)...Ray Wilson/Malcolm Shakespeare (7)
Coatbridge 52 v 26 Berwick
Brian Collins (12)...Robin Adlington (8)
Belle Vue 51 v 27 Hackney
Chris Morton (12)...Eric Broadbelt (12)
Swindon 52 v 26 Sheffield
Bob Kilby (14)...Reg Wilson (9)
Canterbury 58 v 20 Teesside
Bob Spelta (12)...Pete Reading (6)
Eastbourne 53 v 25 Oxford
Colin Richardson/Dave Kennett (12)...Martin Yeates (11)
Rye House 50 v 28 Teesside
Bob Garrad (14)...Alan Emerson (13)
Averages - Top 5
League 2
- Tom Owen (Newcastle) 11.31
- John Jackson (Ellesmere Port) 10.87
- Steve Lawson (Workington) 10.62
- Colin Richardson (Eastbourne) 10.18
- Laurie Etheridge (Crayford) 10.13
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- White City..10..7..1..2..15
- Swindon..8..6..0..2..12
- King's Lynn..10..5..1..4..11
- Sheffield..10..5..1..4..11
- Coventry..11..5..0..6..10
League 1 Bottom 5
- Wimbledon..9..3..1..5..7
- Poole..5..3..0..2..6
- Hackney..9..2..0..7..4
- Leicester..9..1..0..8..2
- Bristol..1..0..0..1..0
League 2 Top 5
- Ellesmere Port..14..9..0..5..18
- Mildenhall..9..7..0..2..14
- Eastbourne..9..6..0..3..12
- Peterborough..8..6..0..2..12
- Teesside..14..6..0..8..12
League 2 Bottom 5
- Newport..8..3..0..5..6
- Rye House..6..2..1..3..5
- Crayford..7..2..0..5..4
- Edinburgh..7..2..0..5..4
- Scunthorpe..6..1..0..5..2