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Coventry Speedway 1972 Season Compiled By Stuart Staite-Aris and Associates May 2012 1972 SEASON SUMMARY Date Meeting Number Event Opponent Home or Away Individual Winner Won or Lost Coventry Score Opponent Score Additional Notes 18/03/1972 1 EAST MIDLANDS BOWL Leicester HOME WON 47 31 25/03/1972 2 BRITISH LEAGUE Oxford HOME WON 59 19 28/03/1972 3 EAST MIDLANDS BOWL LEICESTER AWAY LOST 36 41 31/03/1972 4 CHALLENGE MATCH NEWPORT AWAY R/O POSTPONED DUE TO RAIN 01/04/1972 5 BRITISH LEAGUE BELLE VUE AWAY LOST 30 47 03/04/1972 6 CHALLENGE MATCH READING AWAY LOST 32 46 08/04/1972 7 BRITISH LEAGUE Glasgow HOME WON 50 28 13/04/1972 8 BRITISH LEAGUE OXFORD AWAY WON 41 36 15/04/1972 9 BRITISH LEAGUE Kings Lynn HOME WON 49 29 19/04/1972 10 BRITISH LEAGUE POOLE AWAY LOST 38 40 22/04/1972 11 BRITISH LEAGUE Cradley Heath HOME WON 49 29 29/04/1972 12 BRITISH LEAGUE Belle Vue HOME ABANDONED ABANDONED AFTER HEAT 9 03/05/1972 13 MIDLAND RIDERS CHAMPIONSHIP HOME Ole Olsen QUALIFYING ROUND 06/05/1972 14 BRITISH LEAGUE KINGS LYNN AWAY LOST 36 42 12/05/1972 15 BRITISH LEAGUE HACKNEY AWAY LOST 29 48 IPSWICH PRINTED ON PROGRAMME AS OPPONENT 13/05/1972 16 CHALLENGE MATCH Leicester HOME WON 67 41 1948 MATCH RE-ENACTMENT SILVER JUBILEE MEETING 19/05/1972 17 BRITISH LEAGUE GLASGOW AWAY LOST 33 45 20/05/1972 18 BRITISH LEAGUE Ipswich HOME LOST 38 39 27/05/1972 19 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTER FINAL HOME Nigel Boocock 30/05/1972 20 HANDICAP BEST PAIRS LEICESTER AWAY Ole Olsen and Jon Erskine Wolverhampton COVENTRY PAIR FINISHED 5th - JOHN HARRHY 14 NIGEL BOOCOCK 3 03/06/1972 21 BRITISH LEAGUE CRADLEY HEATH AWAY LOST 34 43 08/06/1972 22 BRITISH LEAGUE SHEFFIELD AWAY LOST 37 41 10/06/1972 23 BRITISH LEAGUE Wolverhampton HOME WON 43 35 16/06/1972 24 KNOCKOUT CUP NEWPORT AWAY LOST 36 42 ROUND 2 17/06/1972 25 BRITISH LEAGUE Swindon HOME WON 45 33 23/06/1972 26 BRITISH LEAGUE WOLVERHAMPTON AWAY LOST 35 42 24/06/1972 27 BRITISH LEAGUE Wimbledon HOME WON 48 30 28/06/1972 28 MIDLAND RIDERS CHAMPIONSHIP HOME Ole Olsen FINAL 01/07/1972 29 BRITISH LEAGUE SWINDON AWAY LOST 30 47 04/07/1972 30 FOUR TEAM TOURNAMENT LEICESTER AWAY Leicester 26 Sheffield 25 King's Lynn 25 Coventry 20 LOST COVENTRY v LEICESTER v KING'S LYNN v SHEFFIELD 06/07/1972 31 BRITISH LEAGUE WIMBLEDON AWAY LOST 34 44 07/07/1972 32 FOUR TEAM TOURNAMENT KINGS LYNN AWAY King's Lynn 28 Ipswich 27 Leicester 23 Coventry 18 COVENTRY v LEICESTER v KING'S LYNN v SHEFFIELD 08/07/1972 33 INTERNATIONAL HOME England 43 35 INTER NATIONS TOURNAMENT - ENGLAND v SWEDEN 11/07/1972 34 BRITISH LEAGUE IPSWICH AWAY LOST 34 44 15/07/1972 35 BRITISH LEAGUE Halifax HOME WON 48 30 22/07/1972 36 BRITISH LEAGUE Poole HOME DRAW 39 39 24/07/1972 37 BRITISH LEAGUE EXETER AWAY LOST 29 49 29/07/1972 38 BRITISH LEAGUE Belle Vue HOME LOST 32 45 02/08/1972 39 BRITISH FINAL HOME Ivan Mauger 05/08/1972 40 BRITISH LEAGUE HALIFAX AWAY LOST 37 41 12/08/1972 41 BRITISH LEAGUE Reading HOME WON 40 38 18/08/1972 42 BRITISH LEAGUE NEWPORT AWAY WON 40 38 19/08/1972 43 BRITISH LEAGUE Leicester HOME DRAW 39 39 21/08/1972 44 BRITISH LEAGUE READING AWAY LOST 23 55 26/08/1972 45 BRITISH LEAGUE Newport HOME WON 50 28 28/08/1972 46 CHALLENGE MATCH Ipswich HOME WON 42 36 02/09/1972 47 CHALLENGE MATCH HALIFAX AWAY LOST 36 42 05/09/1972 48 BRITISH LEAGUE LEICESTER AWAY LOST 31 47 07/09/1972 49 CHALLENGE MATCH OXFORD AWAY LOST 34 44 08/09/1972 50 MIDLAND CUP WOLVERHAMPTON AWAY R/O POSTPONED DUE TO RAIN 09/09/1972 51 BRITISH LEAGUE Hackney HOME WON 47 31 13/09/1972 52 MIDLAND CUP Wolverhampton HOME WON 41 37 20/09/1972 53 BRANDONAPOLIS HOME Ole Olsen 23/09/1972 54 BRITISH LEAGUE Sheffield HOME LOST 38 40 29/09/1972 55 MIDLAND CUP WOLVERHAMPTON AWAY LOST 37 41 30/09/1972 56 BRITISH LEAGUE Exeter HOME WON 42 36 02/10/1972 57 BRITISH LEAGUE EXETER AWAY LOST 36 42 04/10/1972 58 MIDLAND CUP Wolverhampton HOME WON 42 36 SEMI FINAL REPLAY 06/10/1972 59 MIDLAND CUP WOLVERHAMPTON AWAY LOST 35 45 DOUBLE HEADER WITH NEWPORT 07/10/1972 60 CHALLENGE MATCH KINGS LYNN AWAY LOST 31 47 14/10/1972 61 FIVE TEAM TOURNAMENT HOME Coventry B 23 Leicester 22 Swindon 18 Coventry A 16 Cradley 12 MIDLAND TEAM TROPHY COVENTRY A v SWINDON v COVENTRY B v LEICESTER v CRADLEY 19/10/1972 62 CHALLENGE MATCH IPSWICH AWAY LOST 30 48 21/10/1972 63 BRITISH LEAGUE RIDERS FINAL BELLE VUE AWAY Ole Olsen COVENTRY NIGEL BOOCOCK 15TH Page 1 Meeting Date Opponents Home or Away Event Result Score Boocock Lomas Harrhy France Hill Owen Bailey Carter Simensen Emms Mountford Smith 1 18 March 1972 Leicester Home East Midlands Bowl Won 47-31 5 11 1 5 7 1 2 5 6 2 5 13 2 5 8 0 0 2 25 March 1972 Oxford Home British League Won 59-19 4 12 4 12 3 8 1 3 4 2 4 7 3 4 8 2 4 8 1 3 28 March 1972 Leicester Away East Midlands Bowl Lost 36-41 5 14 4 6 1 2 0 3 4 4 4 2 4 7 4 1 4 01 April 1972 Belle Vue Away British League Lost 30-47 5 9 1 5 11 3 0 4 1 3 2 3 3 4 4 5 03 April 1972 Reading Away Challenge Match Lost 32-46 5 12 4 3 1 3 2 5 8 4 4 2 4 0 4 3 6 08 April 1972 Glasgow Home British League Won 50-28 4 12 4 11 3 5 1 4 6 1 4 4 4 8 1 3 4 1 7 13 April 1972 Oxford Away British League Won 41-36 4 9 4 6 3 3 1 4 5 2 2 2 1 5 8 2 4 8 8 15 April 1972 King's Lynn Home British League Won 49-29 4 9 1 4 11 3 3 2 3 6 1 4 10 1 4 3 1 4 7 9 19 April 1972 Poole Away British League Lost 38-40 4 9 4 9 5 7 3 4 5 1 2 0 3 0 4 8 1 10 22 April 1972 Cradley Heath Home British League Won 49-29 4 11 4 9 3 5 3 4 3 1 4 6 1 3 6 4 9 1 11 29 April 1972 Belle Vue Home British League Abandoned 28-26 2 6 2 3 1 2 1 3 1 4 12 3 5 2 0 12 06 May 1972 King's Lynn Away British League Lost 36-42 5 15 5 9 1 5 5 2 0 5 5 2 3 1 2 1 13 12 May 1972 Hackney Away British League Lost 29-48 5 6 5 10 5 5 1 3 4 1 5 2 1 2 1 4 1 14 13 May 1972 Leicester Home Challenge Match Won 67-41 6 17 1 6 15 1 4 9 5 10 1 3 2 1 3 6 3 5 4 3 5 4 15 19 May 1972 Glasgow Away British League Lost 33-45 4 5 4 7 1 3 1 4 6 1 5 7 3 3 2 4 4 16 20 May 1972 Ipswich Home British League Lost 38-39 5 15 5 9 1 4 4 5 6 2 2 0 4 4 2 0 17 03 June 1972 Cradley Heath Away British League Lost 34-43 4 11 4 4 4 1 4 8 4 1 4 9 1 2 0 18 08 June 1972 Sheffield Away British League Lost 37-41 6 15 1 5 6 3 3 2 5 10 3 1 4 2 2 19 10 June 1972 Wolverhampton Home British League Won 43-35 4 11 4 7 1 4 3 4 10 1 3 2 1 3 4 1 4 6 2 20 16 June 1972 Newport Away Knockout Cup Lost 36-42 5 9 5 12 5 5 2 4 3 2 3 5 2 0 3 2 21 17 June 1972 Swindon Home British League Won 45-33 5 9 3 5 7 1 5 11 2 5 8 1 3 5 2 3 5 1 22 23 June 1972 Wolverhampton Away British League Lost 35-42 6 15 5 10 5 5 2 4 1 1 4 3 2 1 23 24 June 1972 Wimbledon Home British League Won 48-30 5 9 5 13 5 8 2 4 7 2 4 7 3 4 4 1 24 01 July 1972 Swindon Away British League Lost 30-47 6 10 4 6 6 10 4 1 1 3 2 3 1 1 1 0 25 04 July 1972 Leicester/King's Lynn/Sheffield Away Four Team Tournament Lost 4th 20 4 10 4 5 4 3 4 0 26 06 July 1972 Wimbledon Away British League Lost 34-44 4 8 5 9 1 3 1 4 4 4 6 1 3 4 1 3 2 27 07 July 1972 King's Lynn/Leicester/Sheffield Away Four Team Tournament Lost 4th 18 4 8 4 7 4 0 4 3 28 11 July 1972 Ipswich Away British League Lost 34-44 5 5 1 5 9 6 14 1 3 2 3 0 5 4 2 29 15 July 1972 Halifax Home British League Won 48-30 5 12 1 4 9 1 4 9 2 4 4 1 3 5 1 3 4 1 3 5 1 30 22 July 1972 Poole Home British League Draw 39-39 4 6 4 7 5 7 1 2 1 5 5 1 3 1 31 24 July 1972 Exeter Away British League Lost 29-49 5 12 5 8 5 6 2 3 2 3 1 3 0 2 0 32 29 July 1972 Belle Vue Home British League Lost 32-45 5 10 5 9 2 5 6 0 0 4 2 1 3 3 1 3 2 33 05 August 1972 Halifax Away British League Lost 37-41 4 11 4 9 4 8 5 2 2 4 4 1 3 3 1 2 0 34 12 August 1972 Reading Home British League Won 40-38 4 8 4 10 4 6 3 3 2 4 7 1 4 6 1 3 1 1 35 18 August 1972 Newport Away British League Won 40-38 4 11 1 4 10 4 9 1 4 2 1 4 5 1 3 3 3 0 36 19 August 1972 Leicester Home British League Draw 39-39 4 9 4 7 2 4 6 2 3 8 4 3 1 4 4 3 2 1 37 21 August 1972 Reading Away British League Lost 23-55 5 8 1 4 2 1 5 7 2 0 3 0 3 0 5 6 38 26 August 1972 Newport Home British League Won 50-28 4 11 1 4 10 4 11 1 3 4 4 3 4 8 4 3 1 39 28 August 1972 Ipswich Home Challenge Match Won 42-36 4 10 4 7 2 4 8 1 4 7 1 4 5 2 4 3 3 2 2 40 02 September 1972 Halifax Away Challenge Match Lost 36-42 4 9 4 4 1 3 2 2 4 10 1 4 2 4 3 41 05 September 1972 Leicester Away British League Lost 31-47 4 5 4 4 5 7 1 3 0 3 1 4 4 3 42 07 September 1972 Oxford Away Challenge Match Lost 34-44 4 6 4 4 1 4 10 1 3 1 1 4 3 3 1 43 09 September 1972 Hackney Home British League Won 47-31 4 9 1 4 12 4 9 4 4 1 4 4 3 1 44 13 September 1972 Wolverhampton Home Midland Cup Won 41-37 4 9 4 7 2 4 5 1 4 4 1 3 4 4 4 2 3 8 45 23 September 1972 Sheffield Home British League Lost 38-40 4 10 4 7 4 7 4 6 4 3 4 3 4 2 1 46 29 September 1972 Wolverhampton Away Midland Cup Lost 37-41 5 11 4 2 5 14 1 4 4 2 0 4 5 1 2 1 1 47 30 September 1972 Exeter Home British League Won 42-36 4 10 4 8 1 4 2 4 9 1 3 3 1 3 2 4 8 2 48 02 October 1972 Exeter Away Challenge Match Lost 36-42 4 11 4 5 5 5 2 4 3 3 3 2 2 0 49 04 October 1972 Wolverhampton Home Midland Cup Won 42-36 4 7 4 9 2 4 5 4 9 1 3 5 2 4 5 1 3 2 50 06 October 1972 Wolverhampton Away Midland Cup Lost 35-43 5 10 1 4 5 5 8 2 3 0 3 3 2 5 7 1 2 0 51 07 October 1972 King's Lynn Away Challenge Match Lost 31-47 5 9 5 7 5 8 1 4 3 1 3 2 1 3 2 2 2 0 52 19 October 1972 Ipswich Away Challenge Match Lost 30-48 4 9 4 3 4 2 3 4 1 4 1 1 2 0 Coventry Bees Averages 1972 Season British League Matches Only Matches Rides Points Bonus Points Average 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Retired Excluded Nigel Boocock 31 141 317 11 9.30 71 42 20 3 3 2 Tony Lomas 34 148 284 14 8.05 48 56 28 13 1 2 John Harrhy 27 112 172 26 7.07 27 29 33 15 6 2 Jan Simensen 14 52 78 11 6.85 11 14 17