W/E JULY 15TH 1972

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Tony Lomas and Les Owen

Inside Front

Malcolm Brown

Inside Rear

Tom Owen

Rear

King's Lynn team photo

News

• King's Lynn and Crewe promoter Maurice Littlechild passes away at the young age of 52
• Eastbourne's management team began plans with a view to joining the top flight in 1973
• Exeter sign former Wembley rider Christer Sjosten
• Boston are in discussions with veteran Billy Bales about a possible comeback

Big Wins

Exeter 50 v 28 Wimbledon

Bob Kilby (11)...Ronnie Moore (14)

Wolverhampton 51 v 27 Hackney

Dave Gifford (12)...Barry Thomas (9)

Belle Vue 55 v 22 Oxford

Alan Wilkinson (12)..Colin Gooddy (9)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Ole Olsen (Wolves) 11.35
• Ivan Mauger (Belle Vue) 11.29
• Ronnie Moore (Wimbledon) 10.76
• Anders Michanek (Reading) 10.64
• Barry Briggs (Swindon) 10.54

League 2

• Phil Crump (Crewe) 10.69
• Geoff Maloney (Rayleigh) 10.53
• John Jackson (Crewe) 10.12
• Ross Gilbertson (Canterbury) 10.10
• John Harrhy (Peterborough) 9.93

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• King's Lynn..18..14..2..2..30
• Reading..20..14..1..5..29
• Belle Vue..14..13..0..1..26
• Sheffield..18..12..1..5..25
• Wolves..21..12..0..9..24

League 1 Bottom 5

• Leicester..15..5..3..7..13
• Exeter..18..6..1..11..13
• Swindon..18..5..1..12..11
• Glasgow..17..5..1..11..11
• Newport..16..4..0..12..8

League 2 Top 5

• Eastbourne..19..11..1..7..23
• Rayleigh..16..10..2..4..22
• Peterborough..13..11..0..2..22
• Boston..16..9..1..6..19
• Birmingham..17..9..1..7..19

League 2 Bottom 5

• Berwick..14..6..2..6..14
• Barrow..15..6..0..9..12
• Long Eaton..15..5..1..9..11
• Ellesmere Port..18..5..0..13..10
• Scunthorpe..16..1..1..14..3