SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 15/03/1980 Berwick Workington Border Trophy L1 53-25 15/03/1980 Cradley Heath British League Select Challenge 40-37 15/03/1980 King's Lynn Supporters Trophy Individual Bo Petersen 15/03/1980 Coventry Birmingham Midland League 54-24 15/03/1980 Nottingham Nottingham v Peterborough v Oxford Three Team L1 38 v 38 v 32 16/03/1980 Boston Peterborough Challenge 51-27 17/03/1980 Newcastle Workington Border Trophy L1 Postponed Snow 17/03/1980 Birmingham Coventry Midland League Postponed Rain 17/03/1980 Reading Swindon Silver Spanner L1 37-41 19/03/1980 Nottingham Rye House Challenge Postponed Rain 20/03/1980 Sheffield Michael Ashley Whiting Trophy Best Pairs M. Taylor & P. Smith 20/03/1980 Wimbledon Spring Classic Individual John Davis 20/03/1980 Oxford Oxford v Peterborough v Nottingham Three Team L2 30 v 42 v 30 L3 not staged 21/03/1980 Workington Berwick Border Trophy L2 Postponed Snow 21/03/1980 Ellesmere Port Stoke Challenge 57-21 22/03/1980 Belle Vue Halifax FV Northern Trophy 42-35 22/03/1980 King's Lynn Hackney Gold Cup East 58-20 22/03/1980 Coventry Wolverhampton Midland League 44-34 22/03/1980 Cradley Heath Birmingham Midland League 55-23 22/03/1980 Berwick Oxford National League Postponed Snow 22/03/1980 Swindon Reading Silver Spanner L2 39-39 23/03/1980 Boston Mildenhall Challenge 47-31 24/03/1980 Newcastle Workington Border Trophy L1 Postponed Rain 24/03/1980 Birmingham Cradley Heath Challenge Postponed Rain 24/03/1980 Reading King's Lynn Gold Cup East Postponed Rain 26/03/1980 Nottingham Rye House Challenge 38-37 26/03/1980 Hull Halifax FV Northern Trophy 37-41 27/03/1980 Sheffield Belle Vue FV Northern Trophy 38-39 27/03/1980 Ipswich Hackney Gold Cup East 41-37 27/03/1980 Wimbledon Swindon Gold Cup West 38-40 27/03/1980 Cradley Heath Coventry Midland League 44-34 27/03/1980 Oxford Milton Keynes Two Cities Trophy L1 45-33 28/03/1980 Hackney Ipswich Gold Cup East 34-44 28/03/1980 Workington Boston National League Postponed Rain 28/03/1980 Ellesmere Port Nottingham Northern Trophy L1 56-22 29/03/1980 Halifax Birmingham British League 44-34 29/03/1980 Nottingham Ellesmere Port Challenge Postponed Rain SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 29/03/1980 Belle Vue Sheffield FV Northern Trophy 41-36 29/03/1980 King's Lynn Reading Gold Cup East 41-37 29/03/1980 Swindon Wimbledon Gold Cup West 42-36 29/03/1980 Canterbury Italy International Challenge 39-39 29/03/1980 Coventry Leicester Midland League 50-28 29/03/1980 Cradley Heath Wolverhampton Midland League 45-33 29/03/1980 Berwick Boston National League Postponed Rain 30/03/1980 Boston Boston v King's Lynn v Leicester v Sheffield Four Team 28 v 30 v 27 v 11 30/03/1980 Eastbourne Wimbledon Gold Cup West 48-30 30/03/1980 Mildenhall Italy International Challenge 59-19 30/03/1980 Rye House Oxford National League 50-27 30/03/1980 Stoke Nottingham Trent Trophy L1 42-36 31/03/1980 Newcastle Workington Border Trophy L1 50-28 31/03/1980 Reading Hackney Gold Cup East Postponed Rain 31/03/1980 Birmingham Wolverhampton Midland League Postponed Rain 01/04/1980 Leicester King's Lynn Border Trophy L1 Postponed Rain 01/04/1980 Crayford Italy International Challenge Postponed Rain 01/04/1980 Milton Keynes Oxford Two Cities Trophy L2 Postponed Rain 02/04/1980 Poole Reading Challenge 38-40 02/04/1980 Hull Sheffield FV Northern Trophy 38-40 02/04/1980 Coventry Cradley Heath Midland League 49-29 03/04/1980 Sheffield Reading British League 41-37 03/04/1980 Wimbledon Eastbourne Gold Cup West 44-34 03/04/1980 Nottingham Italy International Challenge 48-30 03/04/1980 Middlesbrough Newcastle Tyne-Tees Trophy L1 43-35 04/04/1980 Eastbourne Cradley Heath Challenge 41-37 04/04/1980 Edinburgh Middlesbrough Challenge 36-40 04/04/1980 Ellesmere Port Newcastle Challenge 51-27 04/04/1980 Hackney Wimbledon Easter Cup L1 38-40 04/04/1980 Peterborough Peterborough v Rye House v Mildenhall Easter Triangle L1 35 v 26 v 47 04/04/1980 Belle Vue Hull FV Northern Trophy 44-34 04/04/1980 Poole Swindon Gold Cup West 43-35 04/04/1980 Oxford Italy International Challenge 43-34 04/04/1980 Wolverhampton Birmingham Midland League 39-39 04/04/1980 Workington Scunthorpe National League 33-45 04/04/1980 King's Lynn Ipswich Radio Orwell Cup L1 43-35 04/04/1980 Ipswich King's Lynn Radio Orwell Cup L2 39-39 SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 05/04/1980 Belle Vue Coventry British League 40-38 05/04/1980 Halifax Sheffield FV Northern Trophy 47-31 05/04/1980 Swindon Poole Gold Cup West 37-40 05/04/1980 Canterbury Crayford Kent Cup L1 51-27 05/04/1980 Cradley Heath Leicester Midland League 37-41 05/04/1980 Berwick Glasgow National League 40-37 06/04/1980 Glasgow Scottish Pairs Championship Best Pairs S. Lawson & K. McKinna 06/04/1980 Stoke Ellesmere Port Challenge 24-53 06/04/1980 Mildenhall Mildenhall v Rye House v Peterborough Easter Triangle L2 45 v 33 v 30 06/04/1980 Eastbourne Poole Gold Cup West 40-38 06/04/1980 Boston Canterbury National League 52-26 07/04/1980 King's Lynn Leicester Border Trophy L1 41-37 07/04/1980 Birmingham Swindon British League 35-43 07/04/1980 Cradley Heath Hull British League 45-33 07/04/1980 Wimbledon Sheffield British League 49-29 07/04/1980 Rye House Rye House v Peterborough v Mildenhall Easter Triangle L3 44 v 32 v 32 07/04/1980 Exeter Exeter v Weymouth v M K v Crayford Four Team 29 v 34 v 18 v 15 07/04/1980 Halifax Belle Vue FV Northern Trophy 41-36 07/04/1980 Reading Ipswich Gold Cup East 44-34 07/04/1980 Poole Eastbourne Gold Cup West 42-36 07/04/1980 Nottingham Stoke Trent Trophy L2 42-36 07/04/1980 Newcastle Middlesbrough Tyne-Tees Trophy L2 48-30 08/04/1980 Weymouth Oxford Challenge 47-31 08/04/1980 Milton Keynes World Championship British QR Individual Mike Lanham 08/04/1980 Crayford Canterbury Kent Cup L2 42-35 08/04/1980 Leicester Wolverhampton Midland League 41-37 09/04/1980 Hull Belle Vue FV Northern Trophy 45-33 09/04/1980 Poole Wimbledon Gold Cup West 43-35 09/04/1980 Nottingham World Championship British QR Individual Dave Perks 10/04/1980 Sheffield Halifax FV Northern Trophy 34-44 10/04/1980 Ipswich Reading Gold Cup East 41-37 10/04/1980 Wimbledon Poole Gold Cup West 41-37 10/04/1980 Middlesbrough Workington National League 57-21 10/04/1980 Oxford Rye House National League 34-43 11/04/1980 Hackney King's Lynn Gold Cup East 20-57 11/04/1980 Ellesmere Port World Championship British QR Individual Peter Prinsloo 11/04/1980 Peterborough World Championship British QR Individual Andy Hines SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 11/04/1980 Edinburgh Glasgow Inter-City Cup L1 41-37 11/04/1980 Wolverhampton Leicester Midland League 45-33 11/04/1980 Workington Stoke National League 36-42 12/04/1980 Coventry Poole British League 47-31 12/04/1980 Cradley Heath Wimbledon British League 51-27 12/04/1980 King's Lynn Birmingham British League 49-29 12/04/1980 Halifax Hull FV Northern Trophy 40-38 12/04/1980 Swindon Eastbourne Gold Cup West 44-34 12/04/1980 Berwick Nottingham National League 45-33 12/04/1980 Canterbury Milton Keynes National League 48-30 12/04/1980 Belle Vue Sheffield Spring Grove Trophy L1 41-37 13/04/1980 Eastbourne Swindon Gold Cup West 50-28 13/04/1980 Rye House World Championship British QR Individual Mel Taylor 13/04/1980 Glasgow Edinburgh Inter-City Cup L2 39-39 13/04/1980 Boston Berwick National League 58-20 13/04/1980 Mildenhall Ellesmere Port National League 43-34 13/04/1980 Stoke Scunthorpe National League 38-40 14/04/1980 Reading Hackney Gold Cup East 54-23 14/04/1980 Birmingham Leicester Midland League 40-37 14/04/1980 Birmingham Wolverhampton Midland League 39-39 14/04/1980 Newcastle Weymouth National League 41-37 15/04/1980 Weymouth Exeter Challenge 46-32 15/04/1980 Leicester Coventry Midland League 39-39 15/04/1980 Crayford Middlesbrough National League 41-37 15/04/1980 Milton Keynes Nottingham National League 41-37 16/04/1980 Hull Eastbourne British League 46-32 16/04/1980 Poole Hackney British League 45-32 17/04/1980 Ipswich Halifax British League 56-22 17/04/1980 Sheffield Swindon British League 45-33 17/04/1980 Wimbledon Hackney Easter Cup L2 34-44 17/04/1980 Middlesbrough Young Sweden International Challenge 32-45 17/04/1980 Exeter Newcastle National League 38-40 17/04/1980 Oxford Mildenhall National League 28-49 18/04/1980 Workington Berwick Border Trophy L2 38-40 18/04/1980 Hackney Reading Gold Cup East 38-40 18/04/1980 Peterborough Young Sweden International Challenge 45-33 18/04/1980 Wolverhampton Cradley Heath Midland League 32-46 SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 18/04/1980 Edinburgh Milton Keynes National League 43-35 18/04/1980 Ellesmere Port Boston National League 38-40 19/04/1980 Coventry Wimbledon British League 49-29 19/04/1980 Halifax Poole British League 42-36 19/04/1980 King's Lynn Eastbourne British League 63-15 19/04/1980 Belle Vue Birmingham Challenge 45-33 19/04/1980 Cradley Heath Reading Challenge 42-36 19/04/1980 Swindon Leicester Challenge 44-34 19/04/1980 Berwick Milton Keynes National League 56-22 19/04/1980 Canterbury Ellesmere Port National League 48-29 19/04/1980 Nottingham Boston National League 33-45 20/04/1980 Eastbourne Sheffield British League 46-32 20/04/1980 Boston Young Sweden International Challenge 57-20 20/04/1980 Glasgow Peterborough National League 52-26 20/04/1980 Mildenhall Scunthorpe National League 50-28 20/04/1980 Rye House Ellesmere Port National League 48-30 20/04/1980 Stoke Oxford National League 43-34 21/04/1980 Reading Halifax BL KOC R2 L1 62-46 21/04/1980 Birmingham Hull British League 44-34 21/04/1980 Scunthorpe Young Sweden International Challenge 37-41 21/04/1980 Birmingham Cradley Heath Midland League 36-42 21/04/1980 Exeter Stoke National League 44-34 21/04/1980 Newcastle Peterborough National League 48-29 22/04/1980 Crayford Young Sweden International Challenge 44-33 22/04/1980 Leicester Cradley Heath Midland League 40-38 22/04/1980 Milton Keynes Boston National League 28-49 22/04/1980 Weymouth Stoke National League 48-30 23/04/1980 Hull Hackney British League 38-40 23/04/1980 Poole Christer Sjosten Memorial Trophy Individual Bob Kilby 24/04/1980 Wimbledon Wolverhampton British League 40-38 24/04/1980 Cradley Heath Halifax Challenge 41-37 24/04/1980 Sheffield Hull FV Northern Trophy Postponed Rain 24/04/1980 Ipswich King's Lynn Gold Cup East 38-40 24/04/1980 Exeter Young Sweden International Challenge 50-27 24/04/1980 Middlesbrough Scunthorpe National League 44-33 24/04/1980 Oxford Crayford National League 40-38 25/04/1980 Hackney Swindon British League 43-35 SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 25/04/1980 Wolverhampton Coventry Midland League 36-42 25/04/1980 Edinburgh Scunthorpe National League 42-36 25/04/1980 Ellesmere Port Rye House National League 42-36 25/04/1980 Glasgow Oxford National League 37-40 25/04/1980 Peterborough Crayford National League 44-34 25/04/1980 Workington Middlesbrough National League 27-49 26/04/1980 Coventry Belle Vue British League 44-34 26/04/1980 King's Lynn Halifax British League 48-30 26/04/1980 Swindon Cradley Heath British League 35-43 26/04/1980 Berwick Middlesbrough National League 47-31 26/04/1980 Canterbury Glasgow National League Postponed Rain 26/04/1980 Nottingham Newcastle National League 43-35 27/04/1980 Eastbourne Harry Weslake Memorial Trophy Individual John Louis 27/04/1980 Halifax World Championship British QF Individual Mike Lanham 27/04/1980 Rye House Hackney Inter-Lge Challenge 33-45 27/04/1980 Boston Edinburgh National League 46-32 27/04/1980 Mildenhall Glasgow National League 49-29 27/04/1980 Stoke Peterborough National League 38-39 28/04/1980 Birmingham Eastbourne British League 33-45 28/04/1980 Sheffield Hull FV Northern Trophy 37-40 28/04/1980 Reading King's Lynn Gold Cup East 39-39 28/04/1980 Birmingham Coventry Midland League 36-42 28/04/1980 Scunthorpe Edinburgh National League 35-42 28/04/1980 Newcastle Berwick NL KOC R1 L1 41-37 29/04/1980 Weymouth Vic Harding Memorial Pairs Trophy Best Pairs K. Mullarkey & K. Smith 29/04/1980 Leicester Birmingham Midland League 43-35 29/04/1980 Crayford Nottingham National League 46-32 29/04/1980 Milton Keynes Glasgow National League 39-39 30/04/1980 Hull Wolverhampton British League 41-36 30/04/1980 Poole King's Lynn British League 41-37 01/05/1980 Sheffield Wilson's Select v Wyer's Select Challenge 52-56 01/05/1980 Wimbledon England v U.S.A. First Test 54-54 01/05/1980 Middlesbrough Milton Keynes National League 43-35 01/05/1980 Oxford Nottingham National League 43-34 01/05/1980 Ipswich Sanders' Stars Of Australia Super Challenge 72-35 02/05/1980 Swindon Poole British League 49-29 02/05/1980 Wolverhampton Olympique Individual Les Collins SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 02/05/1980 Edinburgh Ellesmere Port National League 45-33 02/05/1980 Glasgow Milton Keynes National League 54-24 02/05/1980 Peterborough Exeter National League 45-33 02/05/1980 Hackney Hack v Ipswich v Wimbledon v Eastbourne Thames Services 4TT 38 v 26 v 22 v 10 03/05/1980 Belle Vue Eastbourne British League 53-25 03/05/1980 Halifax Coventry British League 37-41 03/05/1980 Nottingham Edinburgh National League Postponed Rain 03/05/1980 Canterbury Cant v Crayford v Mildenhall v Rye House NL 4TT QR C L1 27 v 27 v 16 v 26 03/05/1980 Berwick Newcastle NL KOC R1 L2 52-26 03/05/1980 Cradley Heath England v U.S.A. Second Test 62-46 04/05/1980 Eastbourne Wimbledon British League 39-39 04/05/1980 King's Lynn Ipswich Gold Cup East 27-51 04/05/1980 Ellesmere Port Edinburgh National League 50-28 04/05/1980 Workington Newcastle National League 20-58 04/05/1980 Mildenhall Mild v Canterbury v Crayford v Rye House NL 4TT QR C L2 20 v 20 v 28 v 28 04/05/1980 Boston Stoke NL KOC R1 L1 54-24 05/05/1980 Poole Leicester BL KOC R1 L1 53-55 05/05/1980 Belle Vue Cradley Heath British League 42-36 05/05/1980 Birmingham Reading British League 32-46 05/05/1980 Cradley Heath Belle Vue British League 42-36 05/05/1980 Ipswich Coventry British League 43-35 05/05/1980 King's Lynn Swindon British League 44-34 05/05/1980 Reading Birmingham British League 45-33 05/05/1980 Wimbledon Halifax British League 51-24 05/05/1980 Exeter Weymouth National League 40-38 05/05/1980 Newcastle Workington National League 59-19 05/05/1980 Nottingham Ellesmere Port National League Postponed Track unfit 05/05/1980 Scunthorpe Berwick National League 34-44 05/05/1980 Rye House Rye H v Canterbury v Crayford v Mildenhall NL 4TT QR C L3 33 v 24 v 28 v 11 05/05/1980 Stoke Boston NL KOC R1 L2 27-51 06/05/1980 Leicester Poole BL KOC R1 L2 59-49 06/05/1980 Weymouth Exeter National League 48-30 06/05/1980 Milton Keynes M K v Boston v Oxford v Peterborough NL 4TT QR B L1 17 v 32 v 30 v 17 06/05/1980 Crayford Cray v Canterbury v Mildenhall v Rye House NL 4TT QR C L4 28 v 25 v 15 v 28 07/05/1980 Nottingham National League Select Challenge Postponed Track unfit 07/05/1980 Poole Overseas Challenge 40-38 07/05/1980 Hull England v U.S.A. Third Test 47-61 SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 08/05/1980 Sheffield Ipswich British League 37-41 08/05/1980 Wimbledon Cradley Heath British League 44-34 08/05/1980 Middlesbrough Midd v Berwick v Glasgow v Newcastle NL 4TT QR A L1 39 v 20 v 22 v 15 08/05/1980 Oxford Oxford v Boston v M K v Peterborough NL 4TT QR B L2 31 v 33 v 12 v 20 09/05/1980 Hackney Leicester British League 43-35 09/05/1980 Wolverhampton East Anglia Select Challenge 41-37 09/05/1980 Edinburgh Workington National League 61-17 09/05/1980 Ellesmere Port Stoke National League 50-28 09/05/1980 Glasgow Glasgow v Berwick v Middlesbro v Newcastle NL 4TT QR A L2 34 v 24 v 16 v 20 09/05/1980 Peterborough Peterborough v Boston v M K v Oxford NL 4TT QR B L3 32 v 30 v 13 v 21 10/05/1980 Coventry Eastbourne British League 47-31 10/05/1980 Halifax Wolverhampton British League 51-27 10/05/1980 Ipswich Sheffield British League 59-19 10/05/1980 Swindon Hackney British League 32-46 10/05/1980 King's Lynn K Lynn v Wimbledon v Boston Sel v Overseas Four Team 33 v 26 v 23 v 14 10/05/1980 Canterbury Weymouth National League 36-41 10/05/1980 Berwick Berwick v Newcastle v Middlesbro v Glasgow NL 4TT QR A L3 31 v 37 v 08 v 20 10/05/1980 Belle Vue Simmons Select Peter Craven Memorial 40-38 10/05/1980 Cradley Heath C Heath v Nottingham v Oxford Three Team 42 v 29 v 37 11/05/1980 Eastbourne Halifax British League 41-37 11/05/1980 Mildenhall Hull Inter-Lge KOC R1 28-50 11/05/1980 Rye House Scunthorpe National League 53-25 11/05/1980 Stoke Glasgow National League 39-36 11/05/1980 Workington Edinburgh National League 30-48 11/05/1980 Boston Boston v M K v Oxford v Peterborough NL 4TT QR B L4 28 v 11 v 28 v 29 12/05/1980 Birmingham Sheffield British League 41-37 12/05/1980 Reading Cradley Heath Challenge 46-32 12/05/1980 Exeter Mildenhall National League 44-34 12/05/1980 Scunthorpe Rye House National League 34-44 12/05/1980 Newcastle Newcastle v Middlesbro v Glasgow v Berwick NL 4TT QR A L4 21 v 28 v 24 v 23 13/05/1980 Hull Halifax British League 32-46 13/05/1980 Leicester Reading British League 32-46 13/05/1980 Milton Keynes Sheffield Inter-Lge KOC R1 21-56 13/05/1980 Crayford Boston National League 41-37 13/05/1980 Weymouth Mildenhall National League 37-41 14/05/1980 Poole England v U.S.A. Fourth Test 44-63 15/05/1980 Ipswich Birmingham British League 54-24 SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 15/05/1980 Sheffield Wimbledon British League 41-37 15/05/1980 Oxford Leicester Inter-Lge KOC R1 39-39 15/05/1980 Middlesbrough Ellesmere Port National League 40-38 16/05/1980 Hackney Poole British League 44-34 16/05/1980 Wolverhampton Eastbourne British League 43-34 16/05/1980 Workington Castleford Challenge 59-18 16/05/1980 Peterborough Swindon Inter-Lge KOC R1 31-47 16/05/1980 Ellesmere Port Middlesbrough National League 41-37 16/05/1980 Glasgow Weymouth National League 49-28 16/05/1980 Edinburgh Berwick Scottish Cup SF L1 47-31 17/05/1980 Belle Vue Wolverhampton British League 41-37 17/05/1980 Coventry Cradley Heath British League 36.5-41.5 17/05/1980 Halifax King's Lynn British League 42-36 17/05/1980 Swindon Hull British League 46-32 17/05/1980 Berwick Eastbourne Inter-Lge KOC R1 24-54 17/05/1980 Canterbury Workington National League 44-34 17/05/1980 Nottingham Weymouth National League 43-35 18/05/1980 Boston Australasian Select Challenge 46-32 18/05/1980 Felton Celts v Scots v Anglos v Novos Junior Four Team 27 v 28 v 20 v 19 18/05/1980 Mildenhall Workington National League 62-16 18/05/1980 Rye House Middlesbrough National League 43-35 18/05/1980 Stoke Weymouth National League 41-37 18/05/1980 King's Lynn New Zealand v Australia v U.S.A. v England World Team Cup UK QR 09 v 14 v 31 v 42 19/05/1980 Newcastle Pride Of The North Individual Louis Carr 19/05/1980 Reading Radio 210 Gala Night Individual Mitch Shirra 19/05/1980 Birmingham Birmingham v Belle Vue v M K v Wolves Inter-Lge 4TT QR A L1 24 v 26 v 10 v 35 19/05/1980 Scunthorpe Exeter National League 50-28 20/05/1980 Leicester Eastbourne British League Postponed Rain 20/05/1980 Crayford Mildenhall National League 41-37 20/05/1980 Milton Keynes Rye House National League 26-52 21/05/1980 Hull Leicester British League 42-36 21/05/1980 Poole World Championship British SF Individual Peter Collins 21/05/1980 Nottingham Ellesmere Port National League 33-45 22/05/1980 Ipswich Swindon British League 48-30 22/05/1980 Wimbledon Coventry British League 39-39 22/05/1980 Middlesbrough Open Championship Individual Mark Courtney 22/05/1980 Sheffield World Championship British SF Individual Dave Jessup SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 22/05/1980 Oxford Canterbury National League 39-38 22/05/1980 Weymouth Crayford National League 41-36 23/05/1980 Hackney Wimbledon British League 56-22 23/05/1980 Wolverhampton Ipswich British League 37-41 23/05/1980 Peterborough Middlesbrough National League 42-36 23/05/1980 Workington Workington v E Port v Nottingham v Stoke NL 4TT QR D L1 25 v 30 v 20 v 20 23/05/1980 Edinburgh Glasgow NL KOC R2 L1 42-34 24/05/1980 Coventry King's Lynn British League 43-35 24/05/1980 Cradley Heath Hackney British League 44-34 24/05/1980 Swindon England v U.S.A. Fifth Test 49-59 24/05/1980 Canterbury Middlesbrough National League 39-39 24/05/1980 Nottingham Nott v Ellesmere Port v Stoke v Workington NL 4TT QR D L2 30 v 37 v 24 v 05 24/05/1980 Berwick Edinburgh Scottish Cup SF L2 48-30 25/05/1980 King's Lynn Cradley Heath BL KOC R2 L1 58-50 25/05/1980 Belle Vue Halifax British League 44-34 25/05/1980 Eastbourne Argus 100 Individual Bo Petersen 25/05/1980 Boston Crayford National League 50-28 25/05/1980 Scunthorpe Oxford National League 37-40 25/05/1980 Ellesmere Port E Port v Nottingham v Stoke v Workington NL 4TT QR D L3 42 v 18 v 32 v 04 25/05/1980 Mildenhall Rye House NL KOC R1 L1 45-33 25/05/1980 Glasgow Edinburgh NL KOC R2 L2 40-37 26/05/1980 Cradley Heath Swindon British League 46-32 26/05/1980 King's Lynn Belle Vue British League 43-34 26/05/1980 Reading Coventry British League 43-35 26/05/1980 Birmingham Leicester Challenge 29-49 26/05/1980 Halifax Sheffield Challenge 46-31 26/05/1980 Nottingham Milton Keynes Challenge 50-28 26/05/1980 Poole Wolverhampton Challenge 40-38 26/05/1980 Wimbledon Internationale Individual Dave Jessup 26/05/1980 Exeter Berwick National League 37-41 26/05/1980 Newcastle Crayford National League 47-31 26/05/1980 Peterborough Edinburgh National League 52-26 26/05/1980 Peterborough Glasgow National League 43-35 26/05/1980 Stoke Stoke v E Port v Nottingham v Workington NL 4TT QR D L4 29 v 36 v 25 v 06 26/05/1980 Rye House Mildenhall NL KOC R1 L2 44-34 27/05/1980 Leicester Ipswich BL KOC R2 L1 54-54 27/05/1980 Castleford Workington Challenge 35-43 SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 27/05/1980 Milton Keynes M K v Belle Vue v Birmingham v Wolves Inter-Lge 4TT QR A L2 10 v 21 v 36 v 29 27/05/1980 Crayford Newcastle National League 37-41 27/05/1980 Weymouth Berwick National League 41-37 28/05/1980 Hull Reading British League 40-38 28/05/1980 Poole King's Lynn Gold Cup Final L1 39-39 29/05/1980 Wimbledon Belle Vue BL KOC R2 L1 57-51 29/05/1980 Ipswich Leicester BL KOC R2 L2 66-42 29/05/1980 Sheffield Eastbourne British League 46-32 29/05/1980 Cradley Heath Midland Riders Championship SF Individual Bruce Penhall 29/05/1980 Middlesbrough Crayford National League 42-36 29/05/1980 Oxford Berwick National League 45-33 30/05/1980 Hackney Hull BL KOC R2 L1 45-63 30/05/1980 Wolverhampton Wolves v Belle Vue v Birmingham v M K Inter-Lge 4TT QR A L3 30 v 28 v 32 v 06 30/05/1980 Edinburgh Weymouth National League 41-37 30/05/1980 Ellesmere Port Nottingham National League 50-28 30/05/1980 Glasgow Crayford National League 39-39 30/05/1980 Peterborough Stoke National League 40-38 30/05/1980 Workington Oxford National League 35-43 31/05/1980 Coventry Birmingham BL KOC R2 L1 09-03 Aban Heat 02 - rain 31/05/1980 Swindon Eastbourne BL KOC R2 L1 62-46 31/05/1980 Belle Vue Wimbledon BL KOC R2 L2 60-48 31/05/1980 Halifax Reading BL KOC R2 L2 57-50 31/05/1980 Cradley Heath Ipswich British League Postponed Rain 31/05/1980 Leicester Eastbourne British League 49-29 31/05/1980 King's Lynn Poole Gold Cup Final L2 Postponed Rain 31/05/1980 Berwick Weymouth National League 54-23 31/05/1980 Canterbury Stoke National League 19-23 Aban Heat 07 - rain 01/06/1980 Rye House Ipswich U-21 Challenge 49-28 01/06/1980 Eastbourne Eastbourne v Oxford v Poole v Wimbledon Inter-Lge 4TT QR D L1 37 v 12 v 25 v 22 01/06/1980 Boston Milton Keynes National League 56-22 01/06/1980 Stoke Canterbury National League 35-43 01/06/1980 Mildenhall Nottingham NL KOC R2 L1 46-32 02/06/1980 Reading Sheffield British League 54-24 02/06/1980 Birmingham Midland Riders Championship SF Individual Hans Nielsen 02/06/1980 Exeter Festival Knock-out Trophy Individual Robert Maxfield 02/06/1980 Newcastle Hackney Inter-Lge KOC R1 38-40 02/06/1980 Scunthorpe Milton Keynes National League 44-34 SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 03/06/1980 Hull Hackney BL KOC R2 L2 67-41 03/06/1980 Leicester Halifax British League 51-27 03/06/1980 Castleford Middlesbrough Challenge 37-41 03/06/1980 Crayford Oxford National League 43-35 03/06/1980 Milton Keynes Scunthorpe National League 33-44 03/06/1980 Weymouth Nottingham National League 39-39 04/06/1980 Coventry World Championship British Final Individual Dave Jessup 04/06/1980 Poole Rings Panasonic Knock-out Trophy Individual Billy Sanders 05/06/1980 Sheffield Wolverhampton BL KOC R2 L1 56-52 05/06/1980 Ipswich Eastbourne British League 48-30 05/06/1980 Wimbledon Reading Challenge 34-44 05/06/1980 Middlesbrough Rye House National League 32-28 Aban Heat 10 - rain 05/06/1980 Oxford Weymouth NL KOC R2 L1 40-37 06/06/1980 Eastbourne Swindon BL KOC R2 L2 52.5-55.5 06/06/1980 Hackney Birmingham British League 41-37 06/06/1980 King's Lynn Poole Gold Cup Final L2 41-36 06/06/1980 Edinburgh Powderhall Sprint Individual George Hunter 06/06/1980 Glasgow Cradley Heath Inter-Lge KOC R1 33-43 06/06/1980 Leicester Oxford Inter-Lge KOC R1 Rep 47-31 06/06/1980 Ellesmere Port Scunthorpe National League 55-23 06/06/1980 Peterborough Mildenhall National League 38-40 06/06/1980 Workington Rye House National League 31-46 07/06/1980 Belle Vue Leicester British League 41-37 07/06/1980 Cradley Heath Reading British League Postponed Rain 07/06/1980 Halifax Wimbledon British League 40-38 07/06/1980 King's Lynn Ipswich British League 40-38 07/06/1980 Swindon Sheffield British League 59-19 07/06/1980 Nottingham Exeter National League 43-34 07/06/1980 Berwick Ellesmere Port NL KOC R2 L1 46-32 07/06/1980 Canterbury Milton Keynes NL KOC R2 L1 44-33 08/06/1980 Oxford Oxford v Eastbourne v Poole v Wimbledon Inter-Lge 4TT QR D L2 20 v 31 v 32 v 13 08/06/1980 Rye House King's Lynn Inter-Lge KOC R1 31-47 08/06/1980 Mildenhall Middlesbrough National League 39-39 08/06/1980 Stoke Berwick National League 29-48 08/06/1980 Boston Workington NL KOC R2 L1 59-19 09/06/1980 Birmingham Coventry BL KOC R2 L1 56-51 09/06/1980 Reading Hull British League 43-35 SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 09/06/1980 Exeter Crayford National League 43-34 09/06/1980 Newcastle Ellesmere Port National League 45-33 09/06/1980 Scunthorpe Boston National League 42-36 10/06/1980 Castleford Scunthorpe Challenge 45-32 10/06/1980 Leicester Leicester v Ipswich v King's Lynn v Mildenhall Inter-Lge 4TT QR E L1 27 v 28 v 35 v 06 10/06/1980 Crayford Peterborough NL KOC R2 L1 34-20 Aban Heat 09 - rain 10/06/1980 Milton Keynes Canterbury NL KOC R2 L2 40-38 10/06/1980 Weymouth Oxford NL KOC R2 L2 07-11 Aban Heat 03 - rain 11/06/1980 Hull Birmingham British League 51-27 11/06/1980 Poole Swindon British League 44-34 12/06/1980 Cradley Heath C Heath v Coventry v Hackney v Rye House Inter-Lge 4TT QR B L1 26 v 28 v 23 v 19 12/06/1980 Sheffield Sheffield v Berwick v Halifax v Hull Inter-Lge 4TT QR C L1 25 v 07 v 26 v 38 12/06/1980 Wimbledon Wimbledon v Eastbourne v Oxford v Poole Inter-Lge 4TT QR D L3 38 v 14 v 15 v 29 12/06/1980 Ipswich Ipswich v K Lynn v Leicester v Mildenhall Inter-Lge 4TT QR E L2 38 v 35 v 20 v 02 12/06/1980 Middlesbrough Scunthorpe NL KOC R2 L1 Postponed Rain 13/06/1980 Wolverhampton Swindon British League Postponed Rain 13/06/1980 Hackney Hack v Coventry v Cradley Heath v Rye House Inter-Lge 4TT QR B L2 18 v 30 v 28 v 20 13/06/1980 Edinburgh Middlesbrough National League 43-35 13/06/1980 Glasgow Nottingham National League 47-31 13/06/1980 Peterborough Crayford NL KOC R2 L1 42-35 13/06/1980 Ellesmere Port Berwick NL KOC R2 L2 42-36 13/06/1980 Workington Boston NL KOC R2 L2 Postponed Rain 14/06/1980 Swindon Artdeans Trophy Individual Larry Ross 14/06/1980 Belle Vue Belle Vue v Birmingham v M K v Wolves Inter-Lge 4TT QR A L4 36 v 40 v 04 v 16 14/06/1980 Coventry Cov v Cradley Heath v Hackney v Rye House Inter-Lge 4TT QR B L3 35 v 20 v 23 v 18 14/06/1980 Halifax Halifax v Berwick v Hull v Sheffield Inter-Lge 4TT QR C L2 Postponed Rain 14/06/1980 King's Lynn K Lynn v Ipswich v Leicester v Mildenhall Inter-Lge 4TT QR E L3 40 v 27 v 15 v 14 14/06/1980 Canterbury Peterborough National League 42-36 14/06/1980 Nottingham Glasgow National League Postponed Rain 15/06/1980 Berwick Berwick v Halifax v Hull v Sheffield Inter-Lge 4TT QR C L2 23 v 27 v 31 v 15 15/06/1980 Mildenhall Mildenhall v Ipswich v K Lynn v Leicester Inter-Lge 4TT QR E L4 18 v 32 v 33 v 13 15/06/1980 Boston Scunthorpe National League 44-33 15/06/1980 Milton Keynes Crayford National League 38-40 15/06/1980 Rye House Canterbury National League 56-22 15/06/1980 Stoke Workington National League 54-24 16/06/1980 Birmingham Midland Best Pairs Best Pairs Postponed Rain 16/06/1980 Reading Grand Prix QR Individual Dennis Sigalos SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 16/06/1980 Exeter Oxford National League 53-25 16/06/1980 Newcastle Nottingham National League 49-29 16/06/1980 Scunthorpe Middlesbrough NL KOC R2 L1 Postponed Rain 17/06/1980 Leicester Hackney British League 38-40 17/06/1980 Castleford Stoke Challenge 25-53 17/06/1980 Crayford Milton Keynes National League Postponed Rain 17/06/1980 Weymouth Newcastle National League 31-47 18/06/1980 Hull Hull v Berwick v Halifax v Sheffield Inter-Lge 4TT QR C L3 44 v 09 v 22 v 21 18/06/1980 Poole Poole v Eastbourne v Oxford v Wimbledon Inter-Lge 4TT QR D L4 35 v 33 v 09 v 19 18/06/1980 Nottingham Mildenhall NL KOC R2 L2 37-41 19/06/1980 Wimbledon Birmingham British League 43-35 19/06/1980 Ipswich 16 Lap Classic Individual Billy Sanders 19/06/1980 Sheffield Sheffield v Leicester v King's Lynn M.A.N.-V.W. Triple 42 v 25 v 41 19/06/1980 Middlesbrough Canterbury National League 47-31 19/06/1980 Oxford Newcastle National League 32-45 19/06/1980 Middlesbrough Scunthorpe NL KOC R2 L1 51-27 20/06/1980 Eastbourne Leicester British League 31-47 20/06/1980 Hackney Wolverhampton British League 52-26 20/06/1980 Swindon Cradley Heath Challenge 42-36 20/06/1980 Edinburgh Berwick National League 39-39 20/06/1980 Ellesmere Port Mildenhall National League 42-36 20/06/1980 Peterborough Newcastle National League 37-41 20/06/1980 Workington Canterbury National League 40-37 21/06/1980 Belle Vue Sheffield British League 47-30 21/06/1980 Coventry Birmingham British League 45-33 21/06/1980 Halifax Swindon British League 42-36 21/06/1980 Cradley Heath Wolverhampton Dudl/Wolv Trophy L1 43-35 21/06/1980 King's Lynn Grand National Final Individual David Gagen 22/06/1980 Glasgow Former Tigers Challenge 42-36 22/06/1980 Wolverhampton Cradley Heath Dudl/Wolv Trophy L2 36-41 22/06/1980 Felton Junior Pairs Championship Junior Best Pairs K. Chilton & S. Bain 22/06/1980 Berwick Workington National League 59-18 22/06/1980 Boston Oxford National League 00-00 Aban Heat 01 not rerun - rain 22/06/1980 Mildenhall Peterborough National League 38-40 22/06/1980 Rye House Crayford National League 40-38 22/06/1980 Stoke Milton Keynes National League 49-29 23/06/1980 Birmingham King's Lynn British League 34-44 SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 23/06/1980 Reading Poole Challenge 48-30 23/06/1980 Exeter Ellesmere Port National League 42-35 23/06/1980 Newcastle Milton Keynes National League 56-22 23/06/1980 Scunthorpe Glasgow National League 44-34 24/06/1980 Leicester Hull British League 43-35 24/06/1980 Castleford Felton Challenge 43-35 24/06/1980 Crayford Glasgow National League 40-38 24/06/1980 Milton Keynes Exeter National League 39-39 24/06/1980 Weymouth Ellesmere Port National League 40-38 24/06/1980 Crayford Peterborough NL KOC R2 L2 Postponed Rain 25/06/1980 Cradley Heath King's Lynn BL KOC R2 L2 Postponed Rain 25/06/1980 Hull Coventry British League 39-39 25/06/1980 Poole Wolverhampton British League 43-32 26/06/1980 Ipswich Belle Vue British League Postponed Rain 26/06/1980 Sheffield Cradley Heath British League 29-25 Aban Heat 09 - rain 26/06/1980 Wimbledon Hackney British League 37-41 26/06/1980 Middlesbrough Berwick National League 42.5-34.5 26/06/1980 Oxford Glasgow National League 45-32 27/06/1980 Hackney Sheffield British League 53-25 27/06/1980 Wolverhampton Coventry British League 36-42 27/06/1980 Eastbourne Grand Prix QR Individual Dave Jessup 27/06/1980 Ellesmere Port Belle Vue Inter-Lge Challenge 35-43 27/06/1980 Edinburgh Crayford National League 40-38 27/06/1980 Glasgow Newcastle National League 40-38 27/06/1980 Peterborough Nottingham National League 48-30 27/06/1980 Workington Exeter National League 35-43 27/06/1980 Weymouth Oxford NL KOC R2 L2 40-38 28/06/1980 Coventry Leicester British League 43-35 28/06/1980 Cradley Heath Eastbourne British League 57-21 28/06/1980 King's Lynn Poole British League 50-28 28/06/1980 Swindon Ipswich British League 39-39 28/06/1980 Halifax Dews Trophy Individual Kenny Carter 28/06/1980 Berwick Exeter National League 56-22 28/06/1980 Canterbury Edinburgh National League 40-38 28/06/1980 Nottingham Crayford National League 36-42 29/06/1980 Wimbledon World Championship Commonwealth Final Individual Dave Jessup 29/06/1980 Rye House Rye H v Coventry v Cradley Heath v Hackney Inter-Lge 4TT QR B L4 28 v 08 v 33 v 27 SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 29/06/1980 Boston Peterborough National League 41-37 29/06/1980 Mildenhall Edinburgh National League 45-33 29/06/1980 Stoke Exeter National League 50-28 29/06/1980 Scunthorpe Middlesbrough NL KOC R2 L2 37-40 30/06/1980 Reading Halifax British League Postponed Rain 30/06/1980 Newcastle Tyne-Tees Television Trophy Individual Postponed Rain 30/06/1980 Exeter Rye House National League 36-42 30/06/1980 Birmingham Birm v Wolves v Cradley Heath v Leicester Skol Midland Challenge Postponed Rain 01/07/1980 Castleford West Yorkshire Pairs Championship Best Pairs Postponed Stadium access refused 01/07/1980 Leicester Sheffield British League 48-30 01/07/1980 Milton Keynes Mildenhall National League 48-29 01/07/1980 Weymouth Rye House National League 36-41 01/07/1980 Crayford Peterborough NL KOC R2 L2 Postponed Rain 02/07/1980 Poole Reading British League 38-40 02/07/1980 Coventry Midland Riders Championship Final Individual Scott Autrey 02/07/1980 Hull Yorkshire Television Trophy Individual Ivan Mauger 03/07/1980 Ipswich King's Lynn British League 40-38 03/07/1980 Sheffield Birmingham British League 38-40 03/07/1980 Wimbledon Poole British League 47-31 03/07/1980 Middlesbrough Oxford National League 44-34 04/07/1980 Wolverhampton Sheffield BL KOC R2 L2 53-55 04/07/1980 Hackney London Riders Championship Individual Finn Thomsen 04/07/1980 Edinburgh Oxford National League 51-26 04/07/1980 Ellesmere Port Workington National League 62-16 04/07/1980 Glasgow Exeter National League 54-24 04/07/1980 Peterborough Berwick National League 44-34 05/07/1980 Belle Vue Poole British League 45-33 05/07/1980 Halifax Leicester Challenge 34-44 05/07/1980 King's Lynn Coventry Challenge 37-41 05/07/1980 Cradley Heath Sheffield Inter-Lge KOC QF 52-26 05/07/1980 Swindon Eastbourne Inter-Lge KOC QF 42-36 05/07/1980 Berwick Stoke National League 54-23 05/07/1980 Canterbury Rye House National League 36-42 05/07/1980 Nottingham Edinburgh National League 36-42 05/07/1980 Nottingham Glasgow National League 44-34 06/07/1980 Halifax Halifax v Berwick v Hull v Sheffield Inter-Lge 4TT QR C L4 42 v 15 v 18 v 21 06/07/1980 Boston Stoke National League 41-37 SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 06/07/1980 Mildenhall Crayford National League 41-37 06/07/1980 Oxford Middlesbrough National League 20-34 Aban Heat 09 - rain 06/07/1980 Rye House Milton Keynes National League 57-21 06/07/1980 Scunthorpe Newcastle National League 35-43 06/07/1980 Workington Ellesmere Port National League 26-49 07/07/1980 Reading Leicester British League Postponed Rain 07/07/1980 Birmingham Grand Prix QR Individual Bruce Penhall 07/07/1980 Exeter Nottingham National League 51-27 07/07/1980 Newcastle Scunthorpe National League 53-25 07/07/1980 Stoke Boston National League 41-37 08/07/1980 Leicester Polish Eagles Challenge Postponed Rain 08/07/1980 Weymouth Seyco Soft Drinks Trophy Individual John Hack 08/07/1980 Milton Keynes Newcastle National League 30-47 08/07/1980 Crayford Peterborough NL KOC R2 L2 Postponed Rain 09/07/1980 Hull Belle Vue BL KOC QF L1 66-42 09/07/1980 Cradley Heath King's Lynn BL KOC R2 L2 60-48 09/07/1980 Poole Hackney Challenge 64-44 10/07/1980 Sheffield Hull British League 43-35 10/07/1980 Wimbledon Reading British League 35-43 10/07/1980 Glasgow Canterbury National League 41-37 10/07/1980 Middlesbrough Edinburgh National League 49-28 10/07/1980 Oxford Milton Keynes National League 51-27 11/07/1980 Hackney Halifax British League 45-32 11/07/1980 Swindon King's Lynn British League 40-38 11/07/1980 Wolverhampton Hull British League 39-39 11/07/1980 Eastbourne Wimbledon Challenge 49-29 11/07/1980 Edinburgh Canterbury National League 41-36 11/07/1980 Ellesmere Port Peterborough National League 53-25 11/07/1980 Workington Boston NL KOC R2 L2 26-52 12/07/1980 Belle Vue Hull BL KOC QF L2 18-06 Aban Heat 04 - rain 12/07/1980 Coventry Swindon British League 44-34 12/07/1980 Cradley Heath Birmingham British League 49-29 12/07/1980 King's Lynn Reading British League 38-40 12/07/1980 Canterbury Junior Championship Of Great Britain Individual Mark Courtney 12/07/1980 Halifax Northern Riders Knock-out Trophy Individual Kenny Carter 12/07/1980 Berwick Canterbury National League 47-31 13/07/1980 Boston Lincolnshire Trophy Individual Paul Woods SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 13/07/1980 Mildenhall Newcastle National League 33-45 13/07/1980 Rye House Berwick National League 50-28 13/07/1980 Rye House Glasgow National League 59-19 13/07/1980 Stoke Edinburgh National League 35-43 14/07/1980 Reading Wimbledon British League 53-25 14/07/1980 Birmingham Philishave Fours Four Team Postponed Rain 14/07/1980 Exeter Boston National League 43-35 14/07/1980 Newcastle Canterbury National League 42-36 14/07/1980 Scunthorpe Workington National League 52-25 15/07/1980 Leicester King's Lynn British League 40-38 15/07/1980 Crayford Berwick National League 41-34 15/07/1980 Crayford Workington National League 65-12 15/07/1980 Milton Keynes Peterborough National League 36-42 15/07/1980 Weymouth Boston National League 37-41 16/07/1980 Hull Cradley Heath British League 42-36 16/07/1980 Poole Coventry British League 37-41 17/07/1980 Ipswich Swindon BL KOC QF L1 55-53 17/07/1980 Coventry Birmingham BL KOC R2 L2 54-54 17/07/1980 Sheffield Cradley Heath British League 48-30 17/07/1980 Wimbledon King's Lynn British League 40-38 17/07/1980 Middlesbrough Stoke National League 63-15 17/07/1980 Oxford Exeter National League 49-29 18/07/1980 Eastbourne Birmingham British League 37-41 18/07/1980 Hackney Belle Vue British League 45-33 18/07/1980 Wolverhampton Leicester M.A.N.-V.W. Trophy 32-46 18/07/1980 Ellesmere Port Exeter National League 53-25 18/07/1980 Peterborough Canterbury National League 48-30 18/07/1980 Workington Glasgow National League 26-52 18/07/1980 Edinburgh Berwick NL KOC QF L1 39-39 19/07/1980 Halifax National League Pairs Championship Best Pairs Middlesbrough M. Courtney & S. Wilcock 19/07/1980 Swindon Ipswich BL KOC QF L2 63-45 19/07/1980 Belle Vue Hackney British League Postponed Rain 19/07/1980 Coventry Halifax British League 47-31 19/07/1980 Cradley Heath Poole British League Postponed Rain 19/07/1980 King's Lynn Hull Inter-Lge KOC QF 49-29 19/07/1980 Canterbury Scunthorpe National League 39-39 19/07/1980 Nottingham Stoke National League 35-42 SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 20/07/1980 Wolverhampton K Lynn v Ipswich v Poole v Cradley Heath Inter-Lge 4TT SF 1 28 v 22 v 20 v 26 20/07/1980 Wolverhampton Birmingham v Hull v Halifax v Eastbourne Inter-Lge 4TT SF 2 28 v 16 v 28 v 23 20/07/1980 Wolverhampton K Lynn v Cradley H v Birmingham v Halifax Inter-Lge 4TT Final 32 v 33 v 18 v 13 20/07/1980 Boston Middlesbrough National League 38-40 20/07/1980 Mildenhall Milton Keynes National League 46-32 20/07/1980 Rye House Nottingham National League Postponed Rain 20/07/1980 Berwick Edinburgh NL KOC QF L2 47-31 21/07/1980 Birmingham Wimbledon British League 46-32 21/07/1980 Reading Swindon British League 38-40 21/07/1980 Stoke Mildenhall Challenge 38-40 21/07/1980 Scunthorpe South Humberside Trophy Individual Steve Lomas 21/07/1980 Exeter Glasgow National League 48-30 21/07/1980 Newcastle Berwick National League 42-36 22/07/1980 Leicester Cradley Heath British League 40-38 22/07/1980 Milton Keynes Sword Of Honour Individual Bob Humphreys 22/07/1980 Weymouth Glasgow National League 38-40 22/07/1980 Crayford Peterborough NL KOC R2 L2 41-37 23/07/1980 Hull Ipswich British League 39-39 23/07/1980 Poole Halifax British League 57-21 23/07/1980 Cradley Heath Golden Hammer Individual Chris Morton 23/07/1980 Mildenhall Canterbury NL KOC QF L1 51-27 24/07/1980 Ipswich Wolverhampton British League 38-40 24/07/1980 Wimbledon Eastbourne British League 47-31 24/07/1980 Sheffield Grand Prix QR Individual Chris Morton 24/07/1980 Middlesbrough Oxford NL KOC QF L1 45-33 25/07/1980 Hackney Reading British League 40-38 25/07/1980 Edinburgh Olympiad Individual Steve Wilcock 25/07/1980 Wolverhampton Swindon Midland Cup R1 L1 39-39 25/07/1980 Ellesmere Port Oxford National League 44-33 25/07/1980 Glasgow Stoke National League 42-36 25/07/1980 Peterborough Rye House National League 37-41 25/07/1980 Workington Boston National League 23-55 26/07/1980 Coventry Sheffield British League 48-30 26/07/1980 Halifax Belle Vue British League 46-32 26/07/1980 King's Lynn Leicester British League 44-33 26/07/1980 Cradley Heath Birmingham Midland Cup R1 L1 Postponed Rain 26/07/1980 Swindon Wolverhampton Midland Cup R1 L2 43-35 SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 26/07/1980 Berwick Boston National League 33-45 26/07/1980 Nottingham Scunthorpe National League Postponed Rain 26/07/1980 Nottingham Workington National League Postponed Rain 26/07/1980 Canterbury Mildenhall NL KOC QF L2 44-34 27/07/1980 Eastbourne Spring Grove Best Pairs Best Pairs B. Petersen & S. Willmott 27/07/1980 Peterborough Crayford v Ellesmere Port v Berwick v Boston NL 4TT SF 1 17 v 16 v 08 v 07 27/07/1980 Peterborough Rye House v Stoke v Glasgow v Oxford NL 4TT SF 2 18 v 15 v 08 v 07 27/07/1980 Peterborough Cray v Rye House v Ellesmere Port v Stoke NL 4TT Final 14 v 13 v 12 v 09 28/07/1980 Stoke Buckley Bros. Best Pairs Trophy Best Pairs L. Rumsey & P. Woods 28/07/1980 Reading Ipswich British League 56-22 28/07/1980 Exeter Weymouth Challenge 53-55 28/07/1980 Newcastle Tyne-Tees Television Trophy Individual Wayne Brown 28/07/1980 Birmingham Cradley Heath Midland Cup R1 L1 30-48 28/07/1980 Rye House Boston National League 47-29 28/07/1980 Scunthorpe Middlesbrough National League 42-36 29/07/1980 Hull Poole British League 39-39 29/07/1980 Leicester Hackney Inter-Lge KOC QF 42-36 29/07/1980 Crayford Stoke National League Postponed Rain 29/07/1980 Crayford Weymouth National League Postponed Rain 29/07/1980 Milton Keynes Middlesbrough National League 31-47 30/07/1980 Poole Hull British League 39-39 30/07/1980 Cradley Heath Birmingham Midland Cup R1 L2 51-27 30/07/1980 Mildenhall Boston National League 42-36 30/07/1980 Nottingham Scunthorpe National League 44-34 30/07/1980 Nottingham Workington National League 59-19 31/07/1980 Sheffield Belle Vue British League 27-51 Also War Of The Roses 31/07/1980 Wimbledon Hull British League 47-31 31/07/1980 Ipswich Star Of Anglia Individual Ole Olsen 31/07/1980 Middlesbrough Exeter National League 52-26 31/07/1980 Oxford Scunthorpe National League 43-35 31/07/1980 Weymouth Weymouth v Poole v Reading v Swindon Pontins Inter-League 4TT 21 v 32 v 23 v 20 01/08/1980 Wolverhampton Champion Of Champions Individual Bobby Schwartz 01/08/1980 Hackney Rockets Lea River Shield 41-37 01/08/1980 Edinburgh Exeter National League 47-30 01/08/1980 Ellesmere Port Milton Keynes National League 52-26 01/08/1980 Glasgow Mildenhall National League 46-32 01/08/1980 Peterborough Weymouth National League 49-29 SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 01/08/1980 Peterborough Workington National League 60-18 02/08/1980 Belle Vue Wimbledon British League 46-31 02/08/1980 Cradley Heath Coventry British League 44.5-33.5 02/08/1980 Halifax Leicester British League 43-35 02/08/1980 King's Lynn Wolverhampton British League 41-37 02/08/1980 Swindon Reading British League 33-45 02/08/1980 Berwick Mildenhall National League 52-26 02/08/1980 Canterbury Newcastle National League 39-39 02/08/1980 Nottingham Peterborough National League 54-24 03/08/1980 White City World Championship Intercontinental Final Individual Chris Morton 03/08/1980 Boston Nottingham National League 51-27 03/08/1980 Rye House Stoke National League 56-22 04/08/1980 Reading Cradley Heath BL KOC QF L1 53-55 04/08/1980 Birmingham Wolverhampton British League 36-42 04/08/1980 Exeter Milton Keynes National League 52-26 04/08/1980 Newcastle Glasgow National League 53-25 04/08/1980 Scunthorpe Peterborough National League 45-33 04/08/1980 Stoke Rye House National League 27-51 05/08/1980 Leicester Golden Gaunlets Individual Scott Autrey 05/08/1980 Crayford Rye House National League 35-43 05/08/1980 Milton Keynes Canterbury National League 40-38 05/08/1980 Weymouth Oxford National League 47-31 06/08/1980 Belle Vue Hackney British League Postponed Rain 06/08/1980 Hull Swindon British League Postponed Rain 06/08/1980 Poole Sheffield British League 44-34 06/08/1980 Mildenhall Stoke National League 53-25 06/08/1980 Nottingham Canterbury National League 48-30 06/08/1980 Oxford Middlesbrough NL KOC QF L2 32-46 07/08/1980 Ipswich Belle Vue British League 41-36 07/08/1980 Sheffield Poole British League Postponed Rain 07/08/1980 Wimbledon W. J. Cearns Memorial Shield Individual Bo Petersen 07/08/1980 Middlesbrough Boston National League Postponed Rain 08/08/1980 Wolverhampton Hackney British League 34-43 08/08/1980 Hackney Superama Individual Dave Jessup 08/08/1980 Edinburgh Boston National League 41-37 08/08/1980 Ellesmere Port Glasgow National League 46-32 08/08/1980 Peterborough Oxford National League 53-25 SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 08/08/1980 Workington Crayford National League 35-43 09/08/1980 Belle Vue Ipswich British League 44-34 09/08/1980 Coventry Reading British League 40-38 09/08/1980 Cradley Heath Wolverhampton British League 44-34 09/08/1980 Halifax Hackney British League 38-39 09/08/1980 King's Lynn Wimbledon British League 44-34 09/08/1980 Swindon Birmingham British League 52-26 09/08/1980 Berwick Crayford National League 51-27 09/08/1980 Berwick Oxford National League 62-16 09/08/1980 Canterbury Nottingham National League 36-42 10/08/1980 Eastbourne Hull British League 37-41 10/08/1980 Boston Mildenhall National League 45-33 10/08/1980 Glasgow Berwick National League 40-37 10/08/1980 Rye House Edinburgh National League 52-26 10/08/1980 Stoke Crayford National League 39-38 10/08/1980 Ipswich International Sel v Witches v Tony Davey Sel Tony Davey Testimonial 42 v 35 v 31 11/08/1980 Birmingham Coventry British League 35-43 11/08/1980 Reading King's Lynn British League Postponed Rain 11/08/1980 Exeter Middlesbrough National League 34-43 11/08/1980 Newcastle Oxford National League 60-17 11/08/1980 Scunthorpe Stoke National League 08-09 Aban Heat 03 - rain 12/08/1980 Leicester Wolverhampton British League 43-35 12/08/1980 Crayford Edinburgh National League 38-39 12/08/1980 Crayford Scunthorpe National League 29-07 Aban Heat 06 - rain 12/08/1980 Milton Keynes Stoke National League 43-35 12/08/1980 Weymouth Middlesbrough National League Postponed Rain 13/08/1980 Poole Cradley Heath British League 48-30 13/08/1980 Hull Hull v Sheffield v Newcastle Three Team 44 v 33 v 31 14/08/1980 Sheffield Leicester British League Postponed Rain 14/08/1980 Wimbledon Grand Prix Final Individual Michael Lee Overall winner: Dennis Sigalos 14/08/1980 Middlesbrough Peterborough National League 55-23 14/08/1980 Oxford Edinburgh National League Postponed Rain 15/08/1980 Hackney Coventry British League Postponed Rain 15/08/1980 Wolverhampton Reading British League 27-51 15/08/1980 Edinburgh Mildenhall National League 45-33 15/08/1980 Ellesmere Port Berwick National League 52-26 15/08/1980 Glasgow Rye House National League Postponed Rain SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 15/08/1980 Workington Peterborough National League 34-44 16/08/1980 Belle Vue King's Lynn British League 40-38 16/08/1980 Coventry Hull British League 52-26 16/08/1980 Cradley Heath Leicester British League 39-38 16/08/1980 Halifax Sheffield British League 49-29 16/08/1980 Ipswich Wimbledon British League 50-27 16/08/1980 Swindon Eastbourne British League 43-35 16/08/1980 Berwick Rye House National League 47-30 16/08/1980 Canterbury Glasgow National League 45-32 16/08/1980 Nottingham Mildenhall National League 39-39 17/08/1980 Eastbourne Ipswich British League 40-38 17/08/1980 King's Lynn Littlechild Trophy Individual Dave Jessup 17/08/1980 Felton Longstone Junior Challenge 24-50 17/08/1980 Boston Glasgow National League 52-26 17/08/1980 Mildenhall Weymouth National League 55.5-22.5 17/08/1980 Stoke Ellesmere Port National League 40-38 17/08/1980 Belle Vue Collins 4 v Muller 4 v Olsen 4 v Mauger 4 Pete Collins Testimonial 34 v 24 v 19 v 19 17/08/1980 Rye House Crayford Tunnel Trophy L1 42-35 18/08/1980 Birmingham Belle Vue British League 37-41 18/08/1980 Reading Halifax British League 48-30 18/08/1980 Exeter Edinburgh National League 51-27 18/08/1980 Newcastle Boston National League 47-31 18/08/1980 Scunthorpe Nottingham National League 42-36 19/08/1980 Leicester Ipswich British League 42-36 19/08/1980 Crayford Canterbury National League 55-22 19/08/1980 Milton Keynes Workington National League 57-20 19/08/1980 Weymouth Edinburgh National League 50-28 20/08/1980 Hull Belle Vue British League 38-40 20/08/1980 Poole Blue Riband Individual Dave Jessup 20/08/1980 Mildenhall Red Star Prague (Czechoslovakia) International Challenge 51-27 21/08/1980 Sheffield Birmingham BL KOC QF L1 49-58 21/08/1980 Cradley Heath Reading BL KOC QF L2 54-54 21/08/1980 Ipswich Hull British League 43-35 21/08/1980 Wimbledon Belle Vue Challenge 46-32 21/08/1980 Middlesbrough Newcastle National League 48-29 21/08/1980 Oxford Workington National League 50-28 22/08/1980 Hackney Eastbourne British League 44-34 SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 22/08/1980 Wolverhampton Swindon British League 35-43 22/08/1980 King's Lynn Cradley Heath Inter-Lge KOC SF 49-29 22/08/1980 Edinburgh Red Star Prague (Czechoslovakia) International Challenge 50-28 22/08/1980 Peterborough Ellesmere Port National League 38-40 22/08/1980 Workington Berwick National League 28-47 23/08/1980 Belle Vue Hull BL KOC QF L2 68-40 23/08/1980 Cradley Heath King's Lynn British League 40-38 23/08/1980 Swindon Halifax British League 44-34 23/08/1980 Glasgow Red Star Prague (Czechoslovakia) International Challenge 54-24 23/08/1980 Berwick Newcastle National League 39-36 23/08/1980 Canterbury Oxford National League 46-31 23/08/1980 Nottingham Middlesbrough National League 36-42 23/08/1980 Coventry Cov v Birmingham v Wolves v Leicester Strongbow Midland 4TT 33 v 25 v 20 v 17 24/08/1980 Eastbourne Hackney British League 34-43 24/08/1980 Reading King's Lynn British League 52-26 24/08/1980 Ellesmere Port Red Star Prague (Czechoslovakia) International Challenge 49-29 24/08/1980 Berwick Edinburgh National League 51-27 24/08/1980 Boston Rye House National League 41-37 24/08/1980 Scunthorpe Crayford National League 35-43 25/08/1980 King's Lynn Sheffield British League 58-20 25/08/1980 Poole Eastbourne British League 46-32 25/08/1980 Reading Hackney British League 47-31 25/08/1980 Wimbledon Ipswich British League 40-37 25/08/1980 Cradley Heath Birmingham Challenge L1 44-34 25/08/1980 Birmingham Cradley Heath Challenge L2 41.5-36.5 25/08/1980 Newcastle Red Star Prague (Czechoslovakia) International Challenge 44-34 25/08/1980 Coventry Swindon Midland Cup SF L1 42-36 25/08/1980 Exeter Canterbury National League 54-24 25/08/1980 Nottingham Oxford National League 46-32 25/08/1980 Rye House Mildenhall National League 47-31 25/08/1980 Stoke Nottingham National League 43-34 25/08/1980 Belle Vue Halifax Warburtons Chal L1 53-25 25/08/1980 Halifax Belle Vue Warburtons Chal L2 48-30 26/08/1980 Leicester Coventry British League 42-36 26/08/1980 Milton Keynes Red Star Prague (Czechoslovakia) International Challenge 38-40 26/08/1980 Crayford Ellesmere Port National League 54-24 26/08/1980 Weymouth Canterbury National League 39-38 SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 27/08/1980 Hull Sheffield British League 60-18 27/08/1980 Poole Belle Vue British League 43-35 27/08/1980 Mildenhall Rye House National League 38-40 28/08/1980 Ipswich Poole British League 45-33 28/08/1980 Wimbledon Swindon British League 43-35 28/08/1980 Sheffield Northern Riders Championship Individual Ivan Mauger 28/08/1980 Oxford Red Star Prague (Czechoslovakia) International Challenge 36-42 28/08/1980 Middlesbrough Weymouth National League 51-27 29/08/1980 Wolverhampton Cradley Heath British League Postponed Rain 29/08/1980 Hackney Vic Harding Memorial Trophy Individual Postponed Rain 29/08/1980 Peterborough Red Star Prague (Czechoslovakia) International Challenge Postponed Rain 29/08/1980 Edinburgh Rye House National League Postponed Rain 29/08/1980 Ellesmere Port Newcastle National League Postponed Rain 29/08/1980 Glasgow Scunthorpe National League Postponed Rain 29/08/1980 Workington Weymouth National League Postponed Rain 30/08/1980 Swindon Belle Vue BL KOC SF L1 56-52 30/08/1980 Coventry Ipswich British League 42-36 30/08/1980 Cradley Heath Sheffield British League 50-28 30/08/1980 Halifax Reading British League 39-39 30/08/1980 King's Lynn Hull British League Postponed Rain 30/08/1980 Canterbury Red Star Prague (Czechoslovakia) International Challenge 40-38 30/08/1980 Berwick Ellesmere Port National League Postponed Rain 30/08/1980 Berwick Scunthorpe National League Postponed Rain 30/08/1980 Nottingham Rye House National League 40-38 31/08/1980 Swindon Invaders v Yankees v Union Jacks v Stars Bob Kilby Testimonial 34 v 30 v 19 v 13 31/08/1980 Eastbourne Coventry British League 47-31 31/08/1980 Stoke Pride Of The Potteries Individual Billy Burton 31/08/1980 Glasgow Scunthorpe National League 57-21 31/08/1980 Mildenhall Canterbury National League 40-38 31/08/1980 Rye House Newcastle National League 45-32 31/08/1980 Boston Peterborough NL KOC QF L1 50-27 01/09/1980 Birmingham Poole British League 41-37 01/09/1980 Reading Belle Vue British League 47-31 01/09/1980 Sheffield Leicester British League 28-50 01/09/1980 Newcastle Newcastle v Hull v Berwick v Halifax Four Team 20 v 33 v 22 v 21 01/09/1980 Exeter Workington National League 58-20 01/09/1980 Scunthorpe Canterbury National League 46-32 SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 02/09/1980 Leicester Belle Vue British League 37-41 02/09/1980 Crayford Peterborough National League 59-19 02/09/1980 Milton Keynes Edinburgh National League 35-43 02/09/1980 Weymouth Workington National League 62-16 03/09/1980 Birmingham Sheffield BL KOC QF L2 76-30 03/09/1980 Hull Swindon British League 42-36 03/09/1980 Poole Ipswich British League 47-31 03/09/1980 Nottingham Berwick National League 44-34 Result declared void 04/09/1980 Ipswich Suffolk Handicap Pairs Best Pairs R. Preston & P. Prinsloo 04/09/1980 Sheffield Wolverhampton British League 44-34 04/09/1980 Wimbledon Leicester British League 44-34 04/09/1980 Middlesbrough Glasgow National League 44-34 04/09/1980 Oxford Stoke National League 37-40 05/09/1980 Wolverhampton Halifax British League 05-13 Aban Heat 03 - electrical fault 05/09/1980 Hackney Young Britons Challenge 63-45 05/09/1980 Edinburgh Peterborough National League 42-36 06/09/1980 Belle Vue Hull British League 43-35 06/09/1980 Halifax Eastbourne British League 52-26 06/09/1980 King's Lynn Hackney British League 43-35 06/09/1980 Swindon Coventry British League 43-35 06/09/1980 Swindon Coventry Midland Cup SF L2 41-37 06/09/1980 Berwick Peterborough National League 49-29 06/09/1980 Canterbury Exeter National League 37-41 06/09/1980 Berwick Mildenhall NL KOC SF L1 52-26 06/09/1980 Nottingham Ellesmere Port Northern Trophy L2 40-38 07/09/1980 Eastbourne Swindon British League 30-48 07/09/1980 Stoke Oxford Challenge 41-37 07/09/1980 Scunthorpe Scunthorpe v Halifax v Sheffield v Leicester Four Team 34 v 27 v 20 v 15 07/09/1980 Boston King's Lynn Inter-Lge Challenge 37-41 07/09/1980 Glasgow Ellesmere Port National League 05-01 Aban Heat 01 - track conditions 07/09/1980 Newcastle Edinburgh National League 48-30 07/09/1980 Rye House Exeter National League 58-20 07/09/1980 Mildenhall Berwick NL KOC SF L2 41-37 08/09/1980 Birmingham Ipswich British League 42-36 08/09/1980 Reading Poole British League 47-31 08/09/1980 Exeter Scunthorpe National League 63-15 08/09/1980 Newcastle Rye House National League 49-29 SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 09/09/1980 Leicester Swindon Inter-Lge KOC SF 38-40 09/09/1980 Crayford Stoke National League 52-25 09/09/1980 Milton Keynes Berwick National League 38-40 09/09/1980 Weymouth Scunthorpe National League Postponed Rain 10/09/1980 Hull Wimbledon British League 44-33 10/09/1980 Poole Leicester British League 41-37 10/09/1980 Nottingham Nigel Wasley Memorial Trophy Individual Bruce Penhall 11/09/1980 Ipswich Reading British League 31-47 11/09/1980 Sheffield Hackney British League 38-40 11/09/1980 Wimbledon Belle Vue British League 36-42 11/09/1980 Cradley Heath Leicester Midland Cup SF L1 48-30 11/09/1980 Middlesbrough Nottingham National League 50-28 11/09/1980 Oxford Weymouth National League 40-38 12/09/1980 Hackney Ipswich British League 46-32 12/09/1980 Wolverhampton Sheffield British League 61-17 12/09/1980 Edinburgh Rye House National League 45-33 12/09/1980 Ellesmere Port Weymouth National League 49-29 12/09/1980 Glasgow Middlesbrough National League Postponed Rain 12/09/1980 Workington Nottingham National League 38-40 12/09/1980 Peterborough Boston NL KOC QF L2 39-39 13/09/1980 Belle Vue Birmingham British League 41-37 13/09/1980 Coventry Wolverhampton British League 45-33 13/09/1980 Cradley Heath Poole British League 42-36 13/09/1980 Swindon Wimbledon British League 41-37 13/09/1980 Halifax Cartwright Select v Carter Select Challenge 57-50 13/09/1980 Canterbury Cant v Crayford v Rye House Kent-Herts 3TT L1 36 v 37 v 35 13/09/1980 Workington Weymouth National League 33-44 13/09/1980 King's Lynn K Lynn v Leicester v Ipswich Three Team 30 v 12 v 30 14/09/1980 Eastbourne Poole British League 34-44 14/09/1980 Rye House Rye House v Crayford v Canterbury Kent-Herts 3TT L2 51 v 32 v 25 14/09/1980 Berwick Ellesmere Port National League 52-26 At Newcastle 14/09/1980 Boston Exeter National League 40-37 14/09/1980 Boston Workington National League 60-17 14/09/1980 Mildenhall Nottingham National League 40-38 15/09/1980 Birmingham Cradley Heath BL KOC SF L1 56-52 15/09/1980 Reading Manpower Classic Individual Chris Morton 15/09/1980 Exeter Peterborough National League 51-27 SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 15/09/1980 Newcastle Middlesbrough National League 38-40 15/09/1980 Scunthorpe Ellesmere Port National League 46-32 15/09/1980 Stoke Mildenhall National League 42-36 16/09/1980 Crayford Cray v Canterbury v Rye House Kent-Herts 3TT L3 13 v 09 v 07 Aban Heat 05 - rain 16/09/1980 Leicester Cradley Heath Midland Cup SF L2 16-20 Aban Heat 06 - rain 16/09/1980 Milton Keynes Oxford National League 45-33 16/09/1980 Weymouth Peterborough National League 37-41 17/09/1980 Belle Vue Reading British League 43-35 17/09/1980 Poole Wimbledon British League 43-35 17/09/1980 Hull Leicester Challenge 43-35 17/09/1980 Coventry Brandonapolis Individual Mitch Shirra 17/09/1980 Mildenhall Anglia Junior League Riders Championship Junior Individual Robert Lightfoot 18/09/1980 Ipswich Cradley Heath British League 46-32 18/09/1980 Sheffield Coventry British League 31-47 18/09/1980 Wimbledon Poole Challenge 43-35 18/09/1980 Oxford Supporters Trophy Individual Martin Yeates 18/09/1980 Middlesbrough Boston NL KOC SF L1 54-24 19/09/1980 Wolverhampton Belle Vue British League 49-29 19/09/1980 Hackney Vic Harding Memorial Trophy Individual Bo Petersen 19/09/1980 Edinburgh Nottingham National League 52-26 19/09/1980 Ellesmere Port Crayford National League 43-35 19/09/1980 Glasgow Boston National League 43-34 19/09/1980 Peterborough Scunthorpe National League 42-36 19/09/1980 Workington Milton Keynes National League 40-38 20/09/1980 King's Lynn Stardust Best Pairs Best Pairs M. Taylor & P. Smith 20/09/1980 Cradley Heath Birmingham BL KOC SF L2 Postponed Rain 20/09/1980 Halifax Ipswich British League 44-34 20/09/1980 Belle Vue Wimbledon Challenge 46-32 20/09/1980 Coventry Reading Challenge Postponed Rain 20/09/1980 Swindon Hackney Challenge Postponed Rain 20/09/1980 Canterbury Berwick National League 37-39 20/09/1980 Nottingham Milton Keynes National League 44-34 21/09/1980 Eastbourne Wolverhampton British League 41-37 21/09/1980 Stoke Stoke v Cradley Heath v Halifax v E Port Four Team 12 v 42 v 34 v 08 21/09/1980 Felton Tracktune Trophy Junior Individual Derek Chalmers 21/09/1980 Boston Weymouth National League 44-34 21/09/1980 Mildenhall Exeter National League 46-32 SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 21/09/1980 Oxford Edinburgh National League 39-39 21/09/1980 Rye House Nottingham National League 52-26 22/09/1980 Birmingham Halifax British League 41-37 22/09/1980 Reading Eastbourne British League 52-26 22/09/1980 Exeter Rye House Challenge 42-35 22/09/1980 Sheffield Doug Wyer Testimonial Individual Ivan Mauger 22/09/1980 Newcastle Stoke National League 54-24 22/09/1980 Scunthorpe Weymouth National League 43-35 23/09/1980 Leicester Poole British League 42-36 23/09/1980 Crayford Exeter National League 58-20 23/09/1980 Crayford Scunthorpe National League 50-28 23/09/1980 Milton Keynes Ellesmere Port National League 40-38 23/09/1980 Weymouth Middlesbrough National League 32-45 24/09/1980 Belle Vue Swindon BL KOC SF L2 59-49 24/09/1980 Hull King's Lynn British League 41-37 24/09/1980 Poole Birmingham British League 43-35 25/09/1980 Ipswich Hackney British League 49-28 25/09/1980 Sheffield Halifax British League 34-43 25/09/1980 Wimbledon Wolverhampton Challenge 38-40 25/09/1980 Swindon King's Lynn Inter-Lge KOC Final L1 37-41 25/09/1980 Middlesbrough Mildenhall National League 47-31 25/09/1980 Oxford Boston National League 36-41 26/09/1980 Hackney Hull British League 46-31 26/09/1980 Wolverhampton King's Lynn British League 36-42 26/09/1980 Peterborough Rye House Challenge 45-33 26/09/1980 Leicester Cradley Heath Midland Cup SF L2 35-43 26/09/1980 Edinburgh Glasgow National League 50-28 26/09/1980 Ellesmere Port Canterbury National League 38-40 26/09/1980 Workington Mildenhall National League Postponed Rain 27/09/1980 Halifax Hull British League 48-30 27/09/1980 Swindon Belle Vue British League Postponed Rain 27/09/1980 Swindon Leicester British League 45-33 27/09/1980 Coventry Birmingham Challenge 51-26 27/09/1980 Cradley Heath Heathens P & P v International Select Challenge 44-39 Aban Heat 14 - rain 27/09/1980 Wimbledon National League Riders Championship Individual Wayne Brown 28/09/1980 Eastbourne Cradley Heath British League 45-31 28/09/1980 King's Lynn Hull British League 56-22 SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 28/09/1980 Boston Newcastle National League 33-44 28/09/1980 Glasgow Edinburgh National League 48-30 28/09/1980 Mildenhall Oxford National League 52-25 28/09/1980 Rye House Weymouth National League 54-24 28/09/1980 Rye House Workington National League 63-13 28/09/1980 Stoke Middlesbrough National League 29-49 29/09/1980 Birmingham Cradley Heath British League 45-33 29/09/1980 Reading Reading Traders Gala Night Individual Bobby Schwartz Also Geoff Curtis Memorial Trophy 29/09/1980 Newcastle Exeter National League 48-30 29/09/1980 Scunthorpe Stoke National League 46-31 30/09/1980 Leicester Birmingham British League 46-32 30/09/1980 Weymouth Poole Inter-Lge Challenge 37-41 30/09/1980 Crayford Cray v Canterbury v Rye House Kent-Herts 3TT L3 42 v 30 v 36 30/09/1980 Milton Keynes Oxford Two Cities Trophy L2 43-35 01/10/1980 Poole Sheba World Travel Best Pairs Best Pairs R. Preston & S. Moran 01/10/1980 Cradley Heath Birmingham BL KOC SF L2 67-41 01/10/1980 Belle Vue Hackney British League 49-29 01/10/1980 Cradley Heath Ipswich British League 53-25 01/10/1980 Hull Halifax Yorkshire Cup L1 42-36 02/10/1980 Ipswich Leicester British League 48-30 02/10/1980 Sheffield King's Lynn British League 43-35 02/10/1980 Wimbledon Swindon Challenge 42-36 02/10/1980 Coventry Cradley Heath Midland Cup Final L1 38-40 02/10/1980 Middlesbrough Boston National League 58-18 02/10/1980 Oxford Ellesmere Port National League 50-28 03/10/1980 Hackney Cradley Heath British League 37-40 03/10/1980 Wolverhampton Halifax British League 42-36 03/10/1980 Wolverhampton Poole British League 44-34 03/10/1980 Swindon Silver Plume Individual Michael Lee 03/10/1980 Edinburgh Stoke National League 50-27 03/10/1980 Ellesmere Port Newcastle National League 41-37 03/10/1980 Glasgow Workington National League Postponed Rain 03/10/1980 Peterborough Milton Keynes National League 47-30 04/10/1980 Belle Vue Swindon British League 52-25 04/10/1980 Cradley Heath Halifax British League 40-38 04/10/1980 King's Lynn Coventry British League 46-32 04/10/1980 Canterbury Barney Kennett Testimonial Individual Tim Hunt SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 04/10/1980 Swindon Anglia Junior League v Scottish Junior League Junior Challenge 55-23 04/10/1980 Nottingham Berwick National League 42-36 05/10/1980 Eastbourne Belle Vue British League 45-33 05/10/1980 Halifax Cradley Heath British League 40-38 05/10/1980 Mildenhall Berwick National League 41-37 05/10/1980 Milton Keynes Weymouth National League 50-28 05/10/1980 Rye House Peterborough National League 56-22 05/10/1980 Stoke Newcastle National League 37-40 05/10/1980 Boston Middlesbrough NL KOC SF L2 42-36 06/10/1980 Birmingham Hackney British League Postponed Rain 06/10/1980 Reading Wolverhampton British League Postponed Rain 06/10/1980 Exeter Westernapolis Traders Trophy Individual Postponed Rain 06/10/1980 Scunthorpe Mildenhall National League Postponed Rain 06/10/1980 Newcastle Newcastle v Middlesbrough v Berwick North-East Triangle L1 37 v 35 v 36 07/10/1980 Leicester Wimbledon British League 45-33 07/10/1980 Crayford Cray v Kent Select v Yanks v Collins' Four Inter-Lge Fours 12 v 36 v 28 v 20 07/10/1980 Weymouth Milton Keynes National League 45-33 08/10/1980 Hull Birmingham Challenge 54-24 08/10/1980 Poole Swindon Challenge 40-38 09/10/1980 Ipswich East Anglian Select v Stars Of The World Challenge 45-63 09/10/1980 Sheffield The Stars v Starlets Challenge 41-67 09/10/1980 Wimbledon Tommy Jansson Memorial Trophy Individual Richard Hellsen 09/10/1980 Cradley Heath Coventry Midland Cup Final L2 48-30 09/10/1980 Middlesbrough Rye House National League 38-40 09/10/1980 Oxford Peterborough National League 31-47 10/10/1980 Hackney Coventry British League Postponed Rain 10/10/1980 Wolverhampton Wimbledon British League Postponed Rain 10/10/1980 Ellesmere Port Middlesbrough Challenge Postponed Rain 10/10/1980 Edinburgh Newcastle National League 32-45 10/10/1980 Glasgow Rye House National League 57-21 10/10/1980 Peterborough Boston National League 41-37 10/10/1980 Workington Mildenhall National League 30-48 11/10/1980 King's Lynn Ipswich Anglian Cup L1 45-33 11/10/1980 Belle Vue Cradley Heath BL KOC Final L1 67-41 11/10/1980 Coventry Hackney British League Postponed Rain 11/10/1980 Swindon Wolverhampton British League 46-32 11/10/1980 Canterbury Crayford National League 34-44 SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 11/10/1980 Halifax Hull Yorkshire Cup L2 48-30 12/10/1980 Eastbourne King's Lynn British League 42-36 12/10/1980 Eastbourne Reading British League 26-52 12/10/1980 Wolverhampton Cradley Heath British League 34-43 12/10/1980 Wolverhampton Leicester British League 43-35 12/10/1980 Mildenhall Peterborough Fen Trophy L1 40-38 12/10/1980 Rye House Rye House v Hackney v Swindon v Wimbledon Four Team 25 v 41 v 22 v 07 12/10/1980 Felton Waldron's Trophy Junior Individual Derek Chalmers NEW ADDITION 12/10/1980 Boston Oxford National League 52-26 12/10/1980 Stoke Ellesmere Port Trent-Mersey Trophy L1 51-57 13/10/1980 Reading Leicester British League 53-25 13/10/1980 Birmingham Belle Vue Challenge 40-38 13/10/1980 Exeter Swindon Inter-Lge Challenge Postponed Rain 13/10/1980 Scunthorpe Hull Inter-Lge Challenge 34-43 13/10/1980 Newcastle Mildenhall National League 53-25 14/10/1980 Leicester Coventry East Midlands Challenge 48-30 14/10/1980 Crayford Milton Keynes National League 45-33 14/10/1980 Weymouth Scunthorpe National League 38-18 Aban RS Heat 10 - rain - result stands 15/10/1980 Coventry Hackney British League 52-26 15/10/1980 Poole Reading British League Postponed Rain 15/10/1980 Hull Cradley Heath Challenge 44-34 16/10/1980 Ipswich King's Lynn Anglian Cup L2 Postponed Rain 16/10/1980 Cradley Heath Belle Vue BL KOC Final L2 Postponed Rain 16/10/1980 Sheffield Poole British League Postponed Rain 16/10/1980 Oxford Weymouth Challenge Postponed Rain 16/10/1980 Wimbledon Hackney London Cup L1 43-35 16/10/1980 Middlesbrough Midd v Berwick v Newcastle North-East Triangle L2 Postponed Rain 17/10/1980 Swindon Hirst Garages Best Pairs Best Pairs Postponed Rain 17/10/1980 Hackney Coventry British League Postponed Rain 17/10/1980 Wolverhampton Birmingham British League Postponed Rain 17/10/1980 Swindon Reading Duplex Litho Trophy L1 Postponed Rain 17/10/1980 Peterborough Mildenhall Fen Trophy L2 Postponed Rain 17/10/1980 Hackney Wimbledon London Cup L2 Postponed Rain 17/10/1980 Glasgow Middlesbrough National League 51-27 17/10/1980 Glasgow Workington National League 62-16 17/10/1980 Ellesmere Port Stoke Trent-Mersey Trophy L2 52-56 18/10/1980 Nottingham Best Pairs Best Pairs Abandoned Heat 07 - track conditions SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 18/10/1980 Belle Vue British League Riders Championship Individual Les Collins 18/10/1980 Mildenhall Palmer Trophy Individual Bob Garrad 18/10/1980 Canterbury Boston National League 39-39 19/10/1980 King's Lynn Cradley Heath British League Postponed Rain 19/10/1980 Wolverhampton Wimbledon British League Postponed Rain 19/10/1980 Rye House Mildenhall Challenge Postponed Rain 19/10/1980 Stoke Kelly Moran's All-Stars Challenge Postponed Rain 19/10/1980 Eastbourne Gordon Kennett's Select v Overseas Select G Kennett Testimonial 57-51 19/10/1980 Halifax Autumn Classic Individual Kenny Carter 19/10/1980 Boston Ellesmere Port National League 39-39 20/10/1980 Birmingham Leicester British League Postponed Rain 20/10/1980 Reading Cradley Heath British League 40-38 20/10/1980 Scunthorpe Boston Challenge 41-37 20/10/1980 Exeter Westernapolis Traders Trophy Individual John Williams 20/10/1980 Newcastle Belle Vue Inter-Lge Challenge 42-36 21/10/1980 Leicester Swindon British League 38-40 21/10/1980 Crayford Weymouth National League Postponed Rain 21/10/1980 Middlesbrough Midd v Berwick v Newcastle North-East Triangle L2 48 v 30 v 30 21/10/1980 Crayford Rye House Tunnel Trophy L2 Postponed Rain 22/10/1980 Cradley Heath Belle Vue BL KOC Final L2 Postponed Rain 22/10/1980 Cradley Heath Reading British League Postponed Rain 22/10/1980 Poole Les Collins Select Challenge Postponed Rain 22/10/1980 Hull Hull v Halifax v Sheffield v Newcastle Northern Fours 21 v 29 v 24 v 21 23/10/1980 Sheffield Poole British League 34-43 23/10/1980 Wimbledon Eastbourne Challenge 49-29 23/10/1980 Ipswich Metro Stadium Trophy Individual Bobby Schwartz 23/10/1980 Oxford Middlesbrough National League 34-44 23/10/1980 Sheffield Belle Vue Spring Grove Trophy L2 41-37 24/10/1980 Hackney Coventry British League 44-34 24/10/1980 Hackney King's Lynn British League 40-38 24/10/1980 Wolverhampton Birmingham British League 39-39 24/10/1980 Wolverhampton Wimbledon British League 44-34 24/10/1980 Peterborough Mildenhall Fen Trophy L2 43-35 24/10/1980 Berwick Scunthorpe National League Postponed Rain - at Newcastle 24/10/1980 Glasgow Ellesmere Port National League Postponed Rain 24/10/1980 Berwick Middlesbrough NL KOC Final L1 Postponed Rain - at Newcastle 25/10/1980 Cradley Heath Reading British League 46-32 SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 25/10/1980 Swindon Belle Vue British League 39-39 25/10/1980 Nottingham Nottingham v Wolves v Oxford v Leicester Four Team Postponed Rain 25/10/1980 King's Lynn Pride Of The East Individual Dave Jessup 25/10/1980 Glasgow Scottish Junior League v Anglia Junior League Junior Challenge 43-35 25/10/1980 Canterbury Stoke National League 47-31 25/10/1980 Halifax Halifax v Hull v Sheffield v Newcastle Northern Fours 36 v 25 v 17 v 17 26/10/1980 Reading Wolverhampton British League 49-29 26/10/1980 Stoke Kelly Moran's All-Stars Challenge Postponed Rain 26/10/1980 Mildenhall Boston Challenge L1 43-35 26/10/1980 Boston Mildenhall Challenge L2 Postponed Rain 26/10/1980 Ellesmere Port E Port v Cradley Heath v Halifax v Belle Vue Ernie Park Memorial 20 v 28 v 25 v 23 26/10/1980 Rye House Hughonuts H Saunders Testimonial Postponed Rain 26/10/1980 Middlesbrough Berwick NL KOC Final L1 42-36 27/10/1980 Birmingham Hackney British League Postponed Rain 27/10/1980 Reading Swindon Duplex Litho Trophy L1 51-27 27/10/1980 Scunthorpe Mildenhall National League 29-49 27/10/1980 Newcastle Newcastle v All-Stars v Hull v King's Lynn Newcastle 900 4TT 27 v 29 v 20 v 20 28/10/1980 Leicester King's Lynn Border Trophy L2 36-42 28/10/1980 Crayford Weymouth National League Postponed Rain - not restaged 29/10/1980 Cradley Heath Belle Vue BL KOC Final L2 75-33 29/10/1980 Birmingham Leicester British League 41-37 29/10/1980 Poole Larry Ross Select Challenge 43-35 29/10/1980 King's Lynn Swindon Inter-Lge KOC Final L2 42-36 29/10/1980 Berwick Scunthorpe National League 54-24 At Newcastle 29/10/1980 Berwick Middlesbrough NL KOC Final L2 43-34 At Newcastle 30/10/1980 Ipswich King's Lynn Anglian Cup L2 41-37 30/10/1980 Oxford Kennett 4 v Cradley H v Harrison 4 v Cribb 4 Four Team 27 v 26 v 23 v 20 30/10/1980 Wimbledon Laurels Individual Larry Ross 30/10/1980 Stoke Midland Junior Open Championship Junior Individual Neil Evitts 31/10/1980 King's Lynn Cradley Heath British League 52-26 31/10/1980 Boston Mildenhall Challenge L2 53-25 31/10/1980 Swindon Reading Duplex Litho Trophy L2 38-40 31/10/1980 Ellesmere Port Forward Chemicals Championship Trophy Individual Steve Finch 31/10/1980 Hackney Wimbledon London Cup L2 42-36 01/11/1980 Nottingham Nottingham v Wolves v Oxford v Wimbledon Four Team 24 v 30 v 21 v 20 01/11/1980 Canterbury Mildenhall National League 36-41 02/11/1980 Rye House Hughonuts H Saunders Testimonial 32-46 SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 02/11/1980 Glasgow Ellesmere Port National League 47-31 03/11/1980 Birmingham Hackney British League 44-34