W/E SEPTEMBER 17TH 1977

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Speedway Star Cover Men

Front

Bengt Jansson

Inside Front

Michael Lee

Inside Rear

Edward Jancarz

Rear

Jiri Stancl and Jan Verner

News

• Eastbourne clinch the National League title following a home victory over Glasgow
• Bristol's Ed Stangeland quits for the season owing to ongoing injury complications
• 17-year-old Erik Gundersen is the new Danish Junior Champion
• Cradley and Bernt Persson settle their differences and he is removed from the transfer list
• Poole's bid to sign Jan Mucha falls through

Big Wins

Newcastle 52 v 26 Newport

Tom Owen (15)...Jim Brett (8)

Scunthorpe 58 v 20 Workington

Arthur Browning (15)..Ian Hindle (7)

Crayford 52 v 26 Teesside

Laurie Etheridge/Alan Sage (12)...Alan Emerson (12)

Oxford 51 v 27 Peterborough

Kevin Young (11)..Kevin Hawkins (9)

Belle Vue 26 v 52 Ipswich

Chris Morton (10)...Tony Davey (12)

Coventry 58 v 20 Hull

Mitch Shirra (12)...Joe Owen (8)

Canterbury 50 v 27 Glasgow

Graham Banks (12)...Brian Collins/Derek Richardson/Mick McKeon (7)

Boston 60 v 17 Berwick

Rob Hollingworth (12)...Graham Jones (5)

Eastbourne 60 v 18 Glasgow

Colin Richardson/Mike Sampson (12)...Brian Collins (6)

Eastbourne 54 v 24 Peterborough

Steve Naylor/Colin Richardson (12)...Andy Hines (8)

Averages - Top 5

League 1

• Peter Collins (Belle Vue) 11.07
• Ivan Mauger (Exeter) 10.88
• Michael Lee (King's Lynn) 10.64
• Anders Michanek (Cradley) 10.35
• Dave Jessup (Reading) 10.34

League 2

• Tom Owen (Newcastle) 11.11
• Martin Yeates (Oxford) 10.73
• Colin Richardson (Eastbourne) 10.65
• John Jackson (Ellesmere Port) 10.27
• Mike Sampson (Eastbourne) 10.27

League Tables - Top/Bottom 5

League 1 Top 5

• White City..29..23..1..5..47
• Exeter..27..19..2..6..40
• Ipswich..29..19..1..9..39
• Reading..25..17..2..6..36
• King's Lynn..32..17..2..13..36

League 1 Bottom 5

• Halifax..32..11..0..21..22
• Bristol..24..9..0..15..18
• Hackney..27..8..1..18..17
• Birmingham..28..7..0..21..14
• Leicester..32..5..0..27..10

League 2 Top 5

• Estbourne..31..25..0..6..50
• Rye House..30..18..3..9..39
• Ellesmere Port..32..18..2..12..38
• Peterborough..28..18..0..10..36
• Newcastle..29..17..1..11..35

League 2 Bottom 5

• Edinburgh..28..12..0..16..24
• Oxford..26..11..1..14..23
• Weymouth..34..10..3..21..23
• Stoke..28..8..0..20..16
• Berwick..27..7..1..19..15