Post by bod on Jun 8, 2017 14:27:38 GMT 1
Speedway Star Cover Men
Front
Ole Olsen
Inside Front
Barry Thomas
Inside Rear
Mildenhall team photo
Rear
Peter Collins in Long Track action
News
- Ivan Mauger wins his record-equalling fifth world title in a rain affected final in Ullevi, Sweden
- Cradley agree a three-year contract with Steve Bastable
- Bristol transfer-list Phil Herne following a period of unrest
- Leicester release Markku Helminen to accommodate the re-signing of Reidar Eide
- Poole accept a request from Eric Broadbelt to move clubs
- Plans are submitted to stage speedway at the Essex County Showground in Chelmsford
- Ex-Hackney stalwart Les McGilivray sadly passes away
Major Meetings
World Final, Ullevi, September 2nd 1977
wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/1533/1977-world-final-ullevi-stadium
Big Wins
Coventry 54 v 24 Swindon
Alan Molyneux (11)..Bob Kilby (12)
Exeter 59 v 19 Reading
Scott Autrey/Vaclav Verner (12)..John Davis (7)
Canterbury 59 v 19 Berwick
Graham Banks (12)...Graham Jones (5)
Newcastle 59 v 18 Workington
Tom Owen (14)...Mick Newton (6)
Rye House 56 v 22 Edinburgh
Ashley Pullen (11)...Jack Millen (7)
Crayford 52 v 26 Edinburgh
Laurie Etheridge/Alan Sage (12)..Bert Harkins (8)
Mildenhall 52 v 26 Teesside
Bob Coles/Rob Henry (11)..Alan Emerson (10)
Ipswich 55 v 23 Wolves
Tony Davey (12)...Hans Nielsen (13)
Sheffield 54 v 23 Swindon
Reg Wilson (12)...Ian Cartwright(G) (11)
Ellesmere Port 50 v 28 Eastbourne
John Jackson (15)...Colin Richardson (11)
Peterborough 60 v 18 Berwick
Ken Matthews (12)...Wayne Brown/Willie Templeton (5)
Canterbury 52 v 26 Rye House
Steve Koppe/Les Rumsey (11)..Ashley Pullen/Ted Hubbard/Kelvin Mullarkey (6)
Boston 58 v 20 Oxford
Carl Glover (12)..Phil Bass (7)
Rye House 56 v 22 Workington
Ashley Pullen (11)...Ian Hindle (9)
Averages - Top 5
League 1
- Peter Collins (Belle Vue) 11.07
- Ivan Mauger (Exeter) 10.84
- Michael Lee (King's Lynn) 10.57
- Dave Jessup (Reading) 10.39
- Anders Michanek (Cradley) 10.35
League 2
- Tom Owen (Newcastle) 11.04
- Martin Yeates (Oxford) 10.67
- Colin Richardson (Eastbourne) 10.65
- John Jackson (Ellesmere Port) 10.27
- Mike Sampson (Eastbourne) 9.95
League Tables - Top/Bottom 5
League 1 Top 5
- White City..29..23..1..5..47
- Exeter..26..18..2..6..38
- Ipswich..28..18..1..9..37
- Reading..24..16..2..6..34
- Coventry..33..16..1..16..33
League 1 Bottom 5
- Wolves..27..10..0..17..20
- Bristol..23..9..0..14..18
- Hackney..27..8..1..18..17
- Birmingham..27..6..0..21..12
- Leicester..30..5..0..25..10
League 2 Top 5
- Eastbourne..31..25..0..6..50
- Ellesmere Port..32..18..2..12..38
- Rye House..28..17..3..8..37
- Peterborough..26..17..0..9..34
- Newcastle..28..16..1..11..33
League 2 Bottom 5
- Edinburgh..28..12..0..16..24
- Oxford..23..10..1..12..21
- Weymouth..31..8..3..20..19
- Berwick..27..7..1..19..15
- Stoke..26..7..0..19..14