W/E OCTOBER 7TH 1972

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Graeme Stapleton and Ronnie Moore

Inside Front

Mike Hiftle

Inside Rear

Brian Clark

Rear

Bengt Jansson

News

• Oxford surprisingly release Colin Gooddy. The veteran looks set to join Cradley Heath
• Tragedy at Glasgow where newcomer Svein Kaasa is killed in a track crash at Hampden Park
• Sunderland's Jack Millen's season is over after he suffers multiple injuries in a spill at Barrow

Big Wins

Boston 51 v 27 Peterborough

Russ Osborne (12)..Richard Greer (10)

Crewe 50 v 28 Sunderland

Phil Crump (12)..Jack MiIlen (13)

Wimbledon 55 v 22 Newport

Ronnie Moore /Graeme Stapleton (12)..Graham Plant (9)

Hackney 51 v 27 Cradley

Barry Thomas (10)..Eric Boocock(G) (10)

Workington 53 v 25 Sunderland

Mitch Graham (13)...Graeme Smith (11)

Belle Vue 50 v 28 Wolves

Ivan Mauger (12)...Ole Olsen (14)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Ivan Mauger (Belle Vue) 11.34
• Ole Olsen (Wolves) 11.32
• Anders Michanek (Reading) 10.52
  [li]Eric Boocock (Halifax) 10.46
• Terry Betts (King's Lynn) 10.41

League 2

• Phil Crump (Crewe) 10.99
• Geoff Maloney (Rayleigh) 10.53
• John Jackson (Crewe) 10.12
• Richard Greer (Peterborough) 10.06
• John Harrhy (Peterborough) 9.93

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• Belle Vue..32..29..1..2..59
• Reading..34..25..1..8..51
• King's Lynn..32..23..3..6..49
• Sheffield..32..21..3..8..45
• Leicester..33..17..5..11..39

League 1 Bottom 5

• Cradley..34..11..3..20..25
• Swindon..33..11..1..21..23
• Glasgow..31..10..2..19..22
• Oxford..31..10..0..21..20
• Newport..33..9..0..24..18

League 2 Top 5

• Crewe..30..21..1..8..43
• Boston..32..21.1..10..43
• Peterborough..30..20..0..10..40
• Rayleigh..32..17..4..11..38
• Workington..31..18..0..13..36

League 2 Bottom 5

• Canterbury..31..13..1..17..27
• Berwick..31..12..3..16..27
• Ellesmere Port..32..12..0..2..24
• Long Eaton..32..11..2..19..24
• Scunthorpe..32..5..1..26..11