SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 15/03/1979 Wimbledon Eastbourne Gold Cup West 44-33 16/03/1979 Ellesmere Port Stoke Challenge L1 Postponed Rain 16/03/1979 Hackney King's Lynn Gold Cup East Postponed Snow 16/03/1979 Swindon Mirrorsport Trophy Individual Postponed Snow 17/03/1979 Cradley Heath Bastable's English Sel v Penhall's Overseas Sel Challenge Postponed Snow 17/03/1979 Coventry Leicester East Midlands Bowl L1 Postponed Rain 17/03/1979 Belle Vue Halifax FV Northern Trophy Postponed Rain 17/03/1979 King's Lynn Hackney Gold Cup East 43-35 18/03/1979 Mildenhall Oxford Challenge L1 Postponed Rain 18/03/1979 Boston Cudas Social Club Speedarama Individual John Jackson 19/03/1979 Birmingham Belle Vue Challenge Postponed Rain 19/03/1979 Newcastle Ellesmere Port Challenge Postponed Snow 19/03/1979 Reading Swindon Silver Spanner L1 43-34 20/03/1979 Leicester Coventry East Midlands Bowl L1 33-45 21/03/1979 Poole Reading Challenge L1 33-45 22/03/1979 Oxford Mildenhall Challenge L1 Postponed Track unfit 22/03/1979 Wimbledon Poole Gold Cup West 48-30 22/03/1979 Swindon Mirrorsport Trophy Individual Ole Olsen 23/03/1979 Ellesmere Port Stoke Challenge L1 60-48 23/03/1979 Hackney King's Lynn Gold Cup East 42-36 24/03/1979 Coventry Wimbledon British League 54-24 24/03/1979 Halifax Eastbourne British League Postponed Snow 24/03/1979 Cradley Heath Bastable's English Sel v Penhall's Overseas Sel Challenge 39-39 24/03/1979 Belle Vue Sheffield FV Northern Trophy Postponed Frozen track 24/03/1979 King's Lynn Ipswich Gold Cup East 46-32 24/03/1979 Swindon Reading Silver Spanner L2 39-39 25/03/1979 Boston Peterborough Challenge 41-36 25/03/1979 Mildenhall Stoke Challenge 57-21 25/03/1979 Rye House Canterbury Challenge Postponed Rain 26/03/1979 Birmingham Eastbourne British League Postponed Rain 26/03/1979 Cradley Heath Belle Vue Challenge Postponed Rain 26/03/1979 Newcastle Ellesmere Port Challenge Postponed Rain 26/03/1979 Reading Poole Challenge 46-32 26/03/1979 Exeter Wimbledon Gold Cup West Postponed Rain 27/03/1979 Leicester Cradley Heath Inter-Counties Trophy L1 Postponed Rain 28/03/1979 Poole Swindon Challenge L1 43-35 28/03/1979 Hull Halifax FV Northern Trophy Postponed Rain SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 29/03/1979 Oxford Nottingham Challenge Postponed Rain 29/03/1979 Sheffield Belle Vue FV Northern Trophy 41-37 29/03/1979 Ipswich King's Lynn Gold Cup East 40-38 29/03/1979 Wimbledon Exeter Gold Cup West Postponed Rain 30/03/1979 Workington Berwick Border Trophy L1 41-35 30/03/1979 Ellesmere Port Nottingham Challenge 52-26 30/03/1979 Peterborough Boston Challenge Postponed Rain 30/03/1979 Wolverhampton Cradley Heath Challenge 34-44 30/03/1979 Hull Halifax FV Northern Trophy 36-42 30/03/1979 Hackney Ipswich Gold Cup East 39-38 30/03/1979 Eastbourne Wimbledon Gold Cup West 37-40 31/03/1979 Berwick Workington Border Trophy L2 48-29 31/03/1979 Coventry Reading British League 43-35 31/03/1979 Halifax Cradley Heath British League 46-31 31/03/1979 Stoke Ellesmere Port Challenge L2 Postponed Rain 31/03/1979 Swindon Poole Challenge L2 50-28 31/03/1979 Belle Vue Hull FV Northern Trophy 38-40 31/03/1979 King's Lynn Daily Mirror 500 Individual Michael Lee 31/03/1979 Canterbury Crayford Kent Cup L1 46-32 01/04/1979 Mildenhall Nottingham Challenge 53-25 01/04/1979 Boston Oxford National League Postponed Rain 01/04/1979 Rye House Middlesbrough National League Postponed Rain 02/04/1979 Birmingham Sheffield British League 49-29 02/04/1979 Cradley Heath Belle Vue Challenge 39-39 02/04/1979 Newcastle Ellesmere Port Challenge 36-42 02/04/1979 Reading King's Lynn Gold Cup East 42-36 02/04/1979 Exeter Wimbledon Gold Cup West 39-39 03/04/1979 Leicester Cradley Heath Inter-Counties Trophy L1 Postponed Rain 03/04/1979 Crayford Canterbury Kent Cup L2 Postponed Rain 03/04/1979 Milton Keynes Oxford Two Cities Trophy L1 35-42 04/04/1979 Hull Sheffield FV Northern Trophy 39-39 04/04/1979 Poole Wimbledon Gold Cup West 44-34 05/04/1979 Wimbledon Birmingham British League 63-15 05/04/1979 Oxford Nottingham Challenge 47-30 05/04/1979 Sheffield Halifax FV Northern Trophy 43-35 05/04/1979 Ipswich Hackney Gold Cup East 44-34 05/04/1979 Middlesbrough Newcastle Tyne-Tees Trophy L1 31-47 SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 06/04/1979 Edinburgh Middlesbrough Challenge Postponed Rain 06/04/1979 Peterborough Boston Challenge Postponed Rain 06/04/1979 Hackney Reading Gold Cup East 35-43 06/04/1979 Eastbourne Poole Gold Cup West 43-35 06/04/1979 Wolverhampton Midland Riders Championship SF Individual Two way tie S. Bastable/O. Olsen 06/04/1979 Ellesmere Port Red Star Prague (Czechoslovakia) International Challenge 32-46 06/04/1979 Workington Stoke National League 39-39 07/04/1979 Belle Vue Wolverhampton British League 39-39 07/04/1979 Cradley Heath Ipswich British League Postponed Rain 07/04/1979 Halifax Wimbledon British League Postponed Rain 07/04/1979 Swindon Coventry British League 37-41 07/04/1979 King's Lynn Reading Gold Cup East 42-36 07/04/1979 Berwick World Championship British PR Individual Postponed Rain 07/04/1979 Canterbury Red Star Prague (Czechoslovakia) International Challenge 33-45 08/04/1979 Hackney World Championship British PR Individual Mike Lanham 08/04/1979 Mildenhall World Championship British PR Individual Mick Hines 08/04/1979 Rye House World Championship British PR Individual Postponed Track flooded - moved to Hackney 08/04/1979 Boston Young Sweden International Challenge 42-36 08/04/1979 Newcastle Red Star Prague (Czechoslovakia) International Challenge 33-45 08/04/1979 Stoke Berwick National League Postponed Rain 09/04/1979 Birmingham Hull British League Postponed Rain 09/04/1979 Reading Ipswich Gold Cup East 38-39 09/04/1979 Exeter Eastbourne Gold Cup West Postponed Rain 09/04/1979 Newcastle Middlesbrough Tyne-Tees Trophy L2 46-32 10/04/1979 Weymouth Oxford Challenge 33-45 10/04/1979 Leicester Midland Riders Championship SF Individual Phil Crump 10/04/1979 Crayford Young Sweden International Challenge 32-45 10/04/1979 Milton Keynes Red Star Prague (Czechoslovakia) International Challenge 31-47 11/04/1979 Hull Belle Vue FV Northern Trophy 46-32 11/04/1979 Poole Eastbourne Gold Cup West 35-43 11/04/1979 Nottingham Red Star Prague (Czechoslovakia) International Challenge Postponed Rain 12/04/1979 Sheffield Ipswich British League 47-31 12/04/1979 Wimbledon Spring Classic Individual Scott Autrey 12/04/1979 Oxford Young Sweden International Challenge 49-29 12/04/1979 Middlesbrough Edinburgh National League 33-44 13/04/1979 Peterborough Peterborough v Mildenhall v Rye House Anglian 3TT L1 36 v 31 v 41 13/04/1979 Glasgow Workington Anglo-Scottish Cup L1 Postponed Rain SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 13/04/1979 Eastbourne Hull British League 50-27 13/04/1979 Hackney Swindon British League 29-49 13/04/1979 Reading Birmingham British League 44-34 13/04/1979 Wolverhampton Belle Vue Challenge 46-32 13/04/1979 King's Lynn Ipswich Cup Winners Cup L1 41-37 13/04/1979 Ipswich King's Lynn Cup Winners Cup L2 39-39 13/04/1979 Ellesmere Port Newcastle Daily Star Trophy 43-35 13/04/1979 Poole Exeter Gold Cup West 38-40 13/04/1979 Belle Vue B Vue v Cradley Heath v E Port v Wolves Inter-Lge 4TT QR A L1 Postponed Rain 13/04/1979 Edinburgh Young Sweden International Challenge 41-34 13/04/1979 Oxford Oxford/Nottingham Select v Red Star Prague International Challenge 37-41 14/04/1979 Belle Vue Wimbledon British League 39-39 14/04/1979 Coventry King's Lynn British League 45-33 14/04/1979 Cradley Heath Reading British League 40-38 14/04/1979 Swindon Leicester British League 59-19 14/04/1979 Berwick Glasgow Challenge 46-32 14/04/1979 Halifax Sheffield FV Northern Trophy 33-45 14/04/1979 Stoke Red Star Prague (Czechoslovakia) International Challenge Postponed Track not ready 14/04/1979 Canterbury Weymouth National League 43-35 15/04/1979 Mildenhall Mildenhall v Rye House v Peterborough Anglian 3TT L2 37 v 42 v 29 15/04/1979 Workington Glasgow Anglo-Scottish Cup L1 49-29 15/04/1979 Eastbourne Cradley Heath British League 36-41 15/04/1979 Reading Hackney Gold Cup East 52-26 15/04/1979 Boston Red Star Prague (Czechoslovakia) International Challenge 25-53 15/04/1979 Newcastle Young Sweden International Challenge 40-38 16/04/1979 Rye House Rye House v Peterborough v Mildenhall Anglian 3TT L3 49 v 28 v 31 16/04/1979 Newcastle Geordie Jeans Best Pairs Best Pairs T. Owen & R. Hunter 16/04/1979 Birmingham Wolverhampton British League 41-37 16/04/1979 Coventry Swindon British League 43-35 16/04/1979 King's Lynn Eastbourne British League 53-25 16/04/1979 Wimbledon Sheffield British League 56-22 16/04/1979 Belle Vue Halifax FV Northern Trophy 40-37 16/04/1979 Halifax Belle Vue FV Northern Trophy 44-34 16/04/1979 Exeter Poole Gold Cup West 54-24 16/04/1979 Cradley Heath Leicester Inter-Counties Trophy L1 44-34 16/04/1979 Reading Getingarna (Sweden) International Challenge 52-26 16/04/1979 Weymouth Red Star Prague (Czechoslovakia) International Challenge 26-52 SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 17/04/1979 Leicester England v English Lions Challenge 51-57 17/04/1979 Berwick World Championship British PR Individual Steve Finch 17/04/1979 Crayford World Championship British PR Individual Mike Sampson 17/04/1979 Weymouth Getingarna (Sweden) International Challenge 37.5-40.5 17/04/1979 Milton Keynes Edinburgh National League 45-32 18/04/1979 Hull Coventry British League 51-27 18/04/1979 Poole Leicester British League 50-28 18/04/1979 Nottingham Daily Mirror Select Challenge 49-29 19/04/1979 Ipswich Eastbourne BL KOC R1 L1 53-54 19/04/1979 Wimbledon Belle Vue British League 44-34 19/04/1979 Sheffield Hull FV Northern Trophy 48-28 19/04/1979 Middlesbrough Boston National League 41-37 19/04/1979 Oxford Ellesmere Port National League 53-24 20/04/1979 Eastbourne Ipswich BL KOC R1 L2 65-43 20/04/1979 Hackney Sheffield British League 39-39 20/04/1979 Wolverhampton Halifax British League 43-35 20/04/1979 Ellesmere Port King's Lynn Inter-Lge KOC R1 36-42 20/04/1979 Glasgow Milton Keynes National League 41-37 20/04/1979 Peterborough Crayford National League 51-27 20/04/1979 Workington Scunthorpe National League 54-23 20/04/1979 Edinburgh Boston NL KOC R1 L1 46-32 21/04/1979 Belle Vue Exeter British League 38-40 21/04/1979 Coventry Cradley Heath British League 42-36 21/04/1979 King's Lynn Poole British League 42-36 21/04/1979 Swindon Birmingham British League 49-29 21/04/1979 Halifax Hull FV Northern Trophy 47-31 21/04/1979 Canterbury Sheffield Inter-Lge KOC R1 36-42 21/04/1979 Berwick Stoke National League 48-30 22/04/1979 Belle Vue Peter's 4 v Ivan's 4 v Malc's 4 v John's 4 A Wilkinson Testimonial 33 v 23 v 21 v 19 22/04/1979 Boston World Championship British PR Individual Postponed Rain 22/04/1979 Rye House Exeter Inter-Lge KOC R1 37-40 22/04/1979 Stoke Swindon Inter-Lge KOC R1 Postponed Rain 22/04/1979 Mildenhall Oxford National League 52-26 23/04/1979 Birmingham Swindon British League 38-40 23/04/1979 Exeter Hull British League 45-33 23/04/1979 Cradley Heath Wolverhampton Challenge 50-27 23/04/1979 Reading Reading v Belle Vue v Poole v Wimbledon Daily Mirror Fours Postponed Rain SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 23/04/1979 Boston World Championship British PR Individual Steve Lomas 23/04/1979 Newcastle Eastbourne Inter-Lge KOC R1 32-46 24/04/1979 Leicester Ipswich British League 36-42 24/04/1979 Crayford Canterbury Kent Cup L2 Postponed Rain 24/04/1979 Milton Keynes Boston National League 47-31 24/04/1979 Weymouth Glasgow National League Postponed Rain 25/04/1979 Hull Wolverhampton British League 43-35 25/04/1979 Poole Coventry British League 55-23 25/04/1979 Nottingham Oxford National League Postponed Rain 26/04/1979 Ipswich Cradley Heath British League 33-45 26/04/1979 Sheffield Poole British League 46-32 26/04/1979 Wimbledon Exeter Gold Cup West 49-29 26/04/1979 Middlesbrough Weymouth National League 42-36 26/04/1979 Oxford Glasgow National League 52-26 27/04/1979 Hackney Leicester British League 42-36 27/04/1979 Eastbourne Exeter Gold Cup West 40-38 27/04/1979 Wolverhampton Wolves v Belle Vue v Cradley Heath v E Port Inter-Lge 4TT QR A L1 38 v 10 v 35 v 04 27/04/1979 Edinburgh Workington National League 48-30 27/04/1979 Glasgow Weymouth National League 51-27 27/04/1979 Peterborough Canterbury National League 49-29 28/04/1979 King's Lynn Birmingham British League 41-37 28/04/1979 Coventry G Prix & World Championship British QR Individual Mitch Shirra 28/04/1979 Halifax G Prix & World Championship British QR Individual Ivan Mauger 28/04/1979 Swindon G Prix & World Championship British QR Individual Phil Crump 28/04/1979 Cradley Heath C Heath v Belle Vue v E Port v Wolves Inter-Lge 4TT QR A L2 34 v 16 v 07 v 39 28/04/1979 Berwick Scunthorpe National League 57-21 28/04/1979 Canterbury Middlesbrough National League 45-33 28/04/1979 Stoke Newcastle National League 33-44 29/04/1979 Ellesmere Port E Port v Belle Vue v Cradley Heath v Wolves Inter-Lge 4TT QR A L3 18 v 17 v 30 v 31 29/04/1979 Boston Nottingham National League 37-41 29/04/1979 Mildenhall Middlesbrough National League 55-23 29/04/1979 Workington Edinburgh National League 36-42 29/04/1979 Rye House Weymouth NL KOC R1 L1 56-22 30/04/1979 Birmingham G Prix & World Championship British QR Individual Peter Collins 30/04/1979 Exeter G Prix & World Championship British QR Individual Scott Autrey 30/04/1979 Reading G Prix & World Championship British QR Individual Jan Andersson 30/04/1979 Newcastle Newcastle v Berwick v Edinburgh v Glasgow NL 4TT QR A L1 34 v 24 v 15 v 21 SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 01/05/1979 Leicester G Prix & World Championship British QR Individual Postponed Rain 01/05/1979 Crayford Canterbury Kent Cup L2 Postponed Rain 01/05/1979 Milton Keynes Peterborough National League Postponed Rain 01/05/1979 Weymouth Glasgow National League 41-36 02/05/1979 Hull G Prix & World Championship British QR Individual Ivan Mauger 02/05/1979 Poole G Prix & World Championship British QR Individual Ole Olsen 02/05/1979 Nottingham Milton Keynes National League 37-41 03/05/1979 Exeter Eastbourne Gold Cup West 52-25 03/05/1979 Ipswich G Prix & World Championship British QR Individual Postponed Rain 03/05/1979 Sheffield G Prix & World Championship British QR Individual Doug Wyer 03/05/1979 Wimbledon G Prix & World Championship British QR Individual Colin Richardson 03/05/1979 Middlesbrough Scunthorpe National League 42-36 03/05/1979 Oxford Oxford v E Port v Stoke v Workington NL 4TT QR B L1 34 v 31 v 20 v 11 04/05/1979 Eastbourne G Prix & World Championship British QR Individual Roger Johns 04/05/1979 Hackney G Prix & World Championship British QR Individual Two way tie J. Davis/M. Shirra 04/05/1979 Wolverhampton G Prix & World Championship British QR Individual Kenny Carter 04/05/1979 Edinburgh Edinburgh v Berwick v Glasgow v Newcastle NL 4TT QR A L2 27 v 23 v 24 v 21 04/05/1979 Workington Workington v E Port v Oxford v Stoke NL 4TT QR B L2 20 v 32 v 32 v 11 04/05/1979 Peterborough Peterborough v Boston v M K v Weymouth NL 4TT QR C L1 37 v 28 v 17 v 14 05/05/1979 Halifax Coventry British League 38-40 05/05/1979 Swindon Wolverhampton British League 46-32 05/05/1979 Belle Vue G Prix & World Championship British QR Individual Doug Wyer 05/05/1979 Cradley Heath G Prix & World Championship British QR Individual Bruce Penhall 05/05/1979 King's Lynn G Prix & World Championship British QR Individual Michael Lee 05/05/1979 Berwick Berwick v Edinburgh v Glasgow v Newcastle NL 4TT QR A L3 36 v 22 v 16 v 22 05/05/1979 Stoke Stoke v Ellesmere Port v Oxford v Workington NL 4TT QR B L3 26 v 22 v 39 v 09 05/05/1979 Canterbury Cant v Crayford v Mildenhall v Rye House NL 4TT QR D L1 21 v 14 v 32 v 29 06/05/1979 Scunthorpe Middlesbrough Challenge 38-40 06/05/1979 Glasgow Glasgow v Berwick v Edinburgh v Newcastle NL 4TT QR A L4 26 v 30 v 13 v 26 06/05/1979 Ellesmere Port E Port v Oxford v Stoke v Workington NL 4TT QR B L4 42 v 31 v 12 v 11 06/05/1979 Boston Boston v M K v Peterborough v Weymouth NL 4TT QR C L2 25 v 24 v 31 v 16 06/05/1979 Mildenhall Mild v Canterbury v Crayford v Rye House NL 4TT QR D L2 42 v 19 v 09 v 26 07/05/1979 Belle Vue Cradley Heath British League Postponed Rain 07/05/1979 Cradley Heath Belle Vue British League Postponed Rain 07/05/1979 Exeter Reading British League 40-38 07/05/1979 Ipswich Birmingham British League 39-39 07/05/1979 King's Lynn Halifax British League Postponed Rain SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 07/05/1979 Reading Exeter British League 46-32 07/05/1979 Wimbledon Swindon British League 44-34 07/05/1979 Newcastle Scunthorpe National League 59-18 07/05/1979 Nottingham Oxford National League 33-45 07/05/1979 Weymouth Weymouth v Boston v M K v Peterborough NL 4TT QR C L3 23 v 22 v 20 v 31 07/05/1979 Rye House Rye H v Canterbury v Crayford v Mildenhall NL 4TT QR D L3 35 v 18 v 11 v 31 08/05/1979 Leicester G Prix & World Championship British QR Individual Michael Lee 08/05/1979 Milton Keynes M K v Boston v Peterborough v Weymouth NL 4TT QR C L4 32 v 22 v 27 v 15 08/05/1979 Crayford Cray v Canterbury v Mildenhall v Rye House NL 4TT QR D L4 22 v 10 v 28 v 36 09/05/1979 Birmingham Hackney British League 46-32 09/05/1979 Hull King's Lynn British League 56-22 09/05/1979 Poole Poole v Exeter v Oxford v Swindon Inter-Lge 4TT QR B L1 31 v 38 v 07 v 20 09/05/1979 Nottingham Weymouth National League 43-35 10/05/1979 Sheffield Eastbourne British League Postponed Rain 10/05/1979 Wimbledon Halifax British League Postponed Rain 10/05/1979 Oxford Milton Keynes Challenge Postponed Rain 10/05/1979 Ipswich G Prix & World Championship British QR Individual Steve Bastable 10/05/1979 Middlesbrough Open Championship Individual Mike Sampson 11/05/1979 Hackney Wimbledon British League 22-56 11/05/1979 Edinburgh Scotland v England First Test 60-48 11/05/1979 Wolverhampton Olympique Individual Phil Crump 11/05/1979 Peterborough Poland U-23 International Challenge 45.5-32.5 11/05/1979 Ellesmere Port Middlesbrough National League 48-30 11/05/1979 Workington Crayford National League 43-35 12/05/1979 Coventry Eastbourne British League 54-24 12/05/1979 Halifax Birmingham British League 44-34 12/05/1979 Cradley Heath Leicester Challenge 75-33 12/05/1979 King's Lynn Hackney Challenge 43-35 12/05/1979 Belle Vue Sheffield FV Northern Trophy Postponed Rain 12/05/1979 Swindon Artdeans Trophy Individual John Davis 12/05/1979 Berwick Ellesmere Port National League 44-34 12/05/1979 Canterbury Scunthorpe National League 63-15 12/05/1979 Stoke Crayford National League 42-36 13/05/1979 Eastbourne Hackney British League 51-27 13/05/1979 Rye House Rye House v Ipswich v King's Lynn v Reading Inter-Lge 4TT QR C L1 22 v 13 v 24 v 37 13/05/1979 Mildenhall Poland U-23 International Challenge 43-35 13/05/1979 Boston Middlesbrough National League 33-45 SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 13/05/1979 Scunthorpe Ellesmere Port National League 38-40 13/05/1979 Glasgow Scotland v England Second Test 60-48 14/05/1979 Cradley Heath Belle Vue British League 46-32 14/05/1979 Exeter Exeter v Oxford v Poole v Swindon Inter-Lge 4TT QR B L2 35 v 12 v 26 v 23 14/05/1979 Reading Reading v Ipswich v King's Lynn v Rye House Inter-Lge 4TT QR C L2 38 v 23 v 30 v 05 14/05/1979 Birmingham Birm v Coventry v Leicester v Peterborough Inter-Lge 4TT QR D L1 36 v 31 v 19 v 10 14/05/1979 Newcastle Poland U-23 International Challenge 49-29 15/05/1979 Milton Keynes Sword Of Honour Classic Individual Bob Humphreys 15/05/1979 Belle Vue B Vue v Cradley Heath v E Port v Wolves Inter-Lge 4TT QR A L4 35 v 35 v 08 v 18 15/05/1979 Leicester Leic v Birmingham v Coventry v Peterboro Inter-Lge 4TT QR D L2 29 v 28 v 36 v 03 15/05/1979 Crayford Weymouth National League 40-38 16/05/1979 Poole Belle Vue British League 51-26 16/05/1979 Coventry Midland Riders Championship Final Individual Hans Nielsen 16/05/1979 Hull Hull v Halifax v Newcastle v Sheffield Inter-Lge 4TT QR E L1 47 v 26 v 09 v 14 16/05/1979 Nottingham Poland U-23 International Challenge 31-47 17/05/1979 Sheffield Wimbledon British League Postponed Rain 17/05/1979 Oxford Oxford v Exeter v Poole v Swindon Inter-Lge 4TT QR B L3 19 v 26 v 32 v 19 17/05/1979 Ipswich Ipswich v King's Lynn v Reading v Rye House Inter-Lge 4TT QR C L3 29 v 31 v 25 v 11 17/05/1979 Middlesbrough Poland U-23 International Challenge 39-38 17/05/1979 Weymouth Crayford National League 42-36 18/05/1979 Eastbourne Leicester British League 48-30 18/05/1979 Wolverhampton Birmingham British League 36-42 18/05/1979 Hackney King's Lynn Challenge 57-51 18/05/1979 Glasgow Hull Inter-Lge KOC R1 28-50 18/05/1979 Peterborough Cradley Heath Inter-Lge KOC R1 27-51 18/05/1979 Edinburgh Berwick National League 40.5-37.5 18/05/1979 Ellesmere Port Workington National League Postponed Rain 19/05/1979 Belle Vue Hackney British League 46-32 19/05/1979 Cradley Heath Eastbourne British League 51-27 19/05/1979 King's Lynn King's Lynn P & P v John Louis Select Ian Turner Testimonial 52-56 19/05/1979 Berwick Danny Taylor Memorial Trophy Individual Steve McDermott 19/05/1979 Swindon Swindon v Exeter v Oxford v Poole Inter-Lge 4TT QR B L4 38 v 31 v 04 v 22 19/05/1979 Coventry Cov v Birmingham v Leicester v Peterborough Inter-Lge 4TT QR D L3 38 v 28 v 26 v 04 19/05/1979 Halifax Halifax v Hull v Newcastle v Sheffield Inter-Lge 4TT QR E L2 32 v 28 v 07 v 35 19/05/1979 Stoke Poland U-23 International Challenge 38-40 19/05/1979 Canterbury Mildenhall National League 42-36 20/05/1979 Rye House Poland U-23 International Challenge Postponed Rain SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 20/05/1979 Boston Canterbury National League 39-39 20/05/1979 Mildenhall Scunthorpe National League 60-18 20/05/1979 Workington England v Scotland Third Test 70-38 20/05/1979 Reading Australia v England v U.S.A. v New Zealand World Team Cup UK QR 18 v 22 v 26 v 30 21/05/1979 Reading Nulli Secundus Best Pairs Best Pairs J. Davis & B. Leigh 21/05/1979 Birmingham Wimbledon British League Postponed Rain 21/05/1979 Exeter Cradley Heath British League 45-33 21/05/1979 Newcastle Golden Jubilee Trophy Individual Tom Owen 21/05/1979 Scunthorpe Crayford National League 37-41 22/05/1979 Leicester World Championship British SF Individual Peter Collins 22/05/1979 Crayford Nottingham National League Postponed Rain 22/05/1979 Milton Keynes Mildenhall National League 36-41 22/05/1979 Weymouth Rye House NL KOC R1 L2 34-44 23/05/1979 Hull Exeter British League 45-33 23/05/1979 Mildenhall Peterborough Fen Trophy L1 44-34 23/05/1979 Poole World Championship British SF Individual Dave Morton 23/05/1979 Nottingham Edinburgh National League Postponed Rain 24/05/1979 Ipswich Poole British League 44-34 24/05/1979 Wimbledon King's Lynn British League 43-35 24/05/1979 Sheffield Sheffield v Halifax v Hull v Newcastle Inter-Lge 4TT QR E L3 30 v 29 v 21 v 17 24/05/1979 Middlesbrough Workington National League 47-31 24/05/1979 Oxford Rye House National League 37-41 25/05/1979 Hackney Belle Vue British League 41-37 25/05/1979 Wolverhampton Eastbourne British League 44-34 25/05/1979 Edinburgh Ellesmere Port National League 46-31 25/05/1979 Glasgow Scunthorpe National League 51-27 25/05/1979 Peterborough Mildenhall National League 35-43 25/05/1979 Workington Middlesbrough National League 43-34 26/05/1979 Belle Vue Leicester British League Postponed Rain 26/05/1979 Coventry Wolverhampton British League Postponed Rain 26/05/1979 Cradley Heath Birmingham British League Postponed Rain 26/05/1979 Swindon Halifax British League 40-38 26/05/1979 King's Lynn K Lynn v Ipswich v Reading v Rye House Inter-Lge 4TT QR C L4 34 v 29 v 29 v 04 26/05/1979 Berwick Edinburgh National League 55-23 26/05/1979 Canterbury Newcastle NL KOC R2 L1 39-39 27/05/1979 Eastbourne Poole British League 39-39 27/05/1979 Stoke Swindon Inter-Lge KOC R1 32-46 SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 27/05/1979 Boston Rye House National League 39-38 27/05/1979 Ellesmere Port Edinburgh National League 51-26 28/05/1979 King's Lynn Belle Vue British League 43-35 28/05/1979 Reading Poole British League 43-35 28/05/1979 Cradley Heath Hull Challenge 55-23 28/05/1979 Exeter Swindon Challenge 60-48 28/05/1979 Halifax Sheffield Challenge 41-37 28/05/1979 Wimbledon Internationale Individual Michael Lee 28/05/1979 Newcastle Berwick National League Postponed Rain 28/05/1979 Oxford Middlesbrough National League Postponed Rain 28/05/1979 Peterborough Ellesmere Port National League 46-32 28/05/1979 Rye House Boston National League Postponed Rain 28/05/1979 Scunthorpe Mildenhall National League Postponed Rain 28/05/1979 Weymouth Milton Keynes National League Postponed Rain 28/05/1979 Nottingham Stoke Trent Trophy Postponed Rain 29/05/1979 Leicester Cradley Heath BL KOC R1 L1 40-68 29/05/1979 Crayford Newcastle National League 33-45 29/05/1979 Milton Keynes Weymouth National League 43-35 30/05/1979 Hull Sheffield BL KOC R2 L1 Postponed Rain 30/05/1979 Birmingham Reading British League Postponed Rain 30/05/1979 Poole Cradley Heath Challenge Postponed Rain 31/05/1979 Exeter Belle Vue BL KOC R2 L1 70-38 31/05/1979 Sheffield Hull BL KOC R2 L1 60-48 31/05/1979 Wimbledon Eastbourne British League 42-36 31/05/1979 Ipswich Reading Gold Cup East 42-36 31/05/1979 Oxford Hackney Inter-Lge KOC R1 35-43 31/05/1979 Middlesbrough Crayford National League 38-40 01/06/1979 Hull Sheffield BL KOC R2 L2 81-25 01/06/1979 Eastbourne Halifax British League 44-34 01/06/1979 Hackney Poole British League 41-37 01/06/1979 Swindon King's Lynn British League 38-40 01/06/1979 Wolverhampton Reading British League 45-33 01/06/1979 Edinburgh Powderhall Sprint Individual Dave Trownson 01/06/1979 Peterborough Pete v Birmingham v Coventry v Leicester Inter-Lge 4TT QR D L4 18 v 27 v 23 v 28 01/06/1979 Ellesmere Port Boston National League 45-33 01/06/1979 Glasgow Crayford National League 46-30 01/06/1979 Workington Milton Keynes National League 45-33 SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 02/06/1979 Belle Vue Exeter BL KOC R2 L2 61-47 02/06/1979 Cradley Heath Coventry British League 49-29 02/06/1979 King's Lynn Swindon British League 44-34 02/06/1979 Nottingham Mildenhall Challenge 34-44 02/06/1979 Berwick England v Scotland Fourth Test 54-53 02/06/1979 Halifax Dews Trophy Individual Ian Cartwright 02/06/1979 Canterbury Cant v Eastbourne v Hackney v Wimbledon Inter-Lge 4TT QR F L1 22 v 27 v 25 v 21 02/06/1979 Stoke Scunthorpe National League 58-19 02/06/1979 Stoke Workington National League 50-28 03/06/1979 Eastbourne East v Canterbury v Hackney v Wimbledon Inter-Lge 4TT QR F L2 36 v 03 v 28 v 29 03/06/1979 Boston Newcastle National League 38-40 03/06/1979 Mildenhall Berwick National League 59-18 03/06/1979 Milton Keynes Peterborough National League 41-37 03/06/1979 Rye House Glasgow NL KOC R2 L1 54-24 04/06/1979 Reading Sheffield British League 45-33 04/06/1979 Exeter Coventry Challenge 43-35 04/06/1979 Newcastle Nottingham National League 38-40 04/06/1979 Scunthorpe Berwick NL KOC R2 L1 38-40 04/06/1979 Birmingham Birm v Cradley Heath v Leicester v Wolves Skol Midland Challenge 34 v 34 v 24 v 04 Cradley win after run-off 05/06/1979 Hull Belle Vue British League 42-36 05/06/1979 Leicester Birmingham British League 30-48 05/06/1979 Crayford Peterborough National League 46-31 05/06/1979 Milton Keynes Rye House National League 41-36 05/06/1979 Weymouth Ellesmere Port National League 37-41 06/06/1979 Poole King's Lynn British League 44-34 06/06/1979 Nottingham Newcastle National League 40-38 07/06/1979 Ipswich Belle Vue British League 47-31 07/06/1979 Middlesbrough England v Scotland Fifth Test 66-42 07/06/1979 Sheffield Yorkshire Bank Trophy Individual Doug Wyer 07/06/1979 Wimbledon Wimb v Canterbury v Eastbourne v Hackney Inter-Lge 4TT QR F L3 42 v 04 v 27 v 23 07/06/1979 Oxford Boston National League Postponed Rain 08/06/1979 Hackney Hack v Canterbury v Eastbourne v Wimbledon Inter-Lge 4TT QR F L4 39 v 11 v 22 v 18 Aban RS Heat 15 - Vic Harding fatal accident 08/06/1979 Wolverhampton Cradley Heath Midland Cup R1 L1 39-38 08/06/1979 Edinburgh Scunthorpe National League 59-19 08/06/1979 Workington Nottingham National League 46-32 08/06/1979 Ellesmere Port Mildenhall NL KOC R2 L1 41-37 08/06/1979 Peterborough Oxford NL KOC R2 L1 34-44 SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 08/06/1979 Glasgow Rye House NL KOC R2 L2 47-31 09/06/1979 Halifax Hackney BL KOC R2 L1 Postponed Hackney withdrew 09/06/1979 Belle Vue Sheffield British League 38-40 09/06/1979 Coventry Ipswich British League 42-36 09/06/1979 Swindon Poole British League 36-42 09/06/1979 Halifax British League Select Challenge 60-48 09/06/1979 King's Lynn Supporters Trophy Individual Scott Autrey 09/06/1979 Cradley Heath Wolverhampton Midland Cup R1 L2 46-32 09/06/1979 Canterbury Oxford National League 38-39 09/06/1979 Stoke Milton Keynes NL KOC R2 L1 42-36 09/06/1979 Berwick Scunthorpe NL KOC R2 L2 60-18 10/06/1979 Eastbourne Wolverhampton British League 32-46 10/06/1979 Newcastle Berwick National League 41-37 10/06/1979 Oxford Middlesbrough National League 52-26 10/06/1979 Rye House Peterborough National League 45-33 10/06/1979 Boston Edinburgh NL KOC R1 L2 44-34 10/06/1979 Mildenhall Ellesmere Port NL KOC R2 L2 53-25 10/06/1979 Iwade King's Lynn Training School 35-41 11/06/1979 Reading Eastbourne BL KOC R2 L1 77-31 11/06/1979 Birmingham Cradley Heath British League 37-41 11/06/1979 Exeter Ole Olsen Select Challenge 43-35 11/06/1979 Newcastle Newcastle v Halifax v Hull v Sheffield Inter-Lge 4TT QR E L4 25 v 22 v 41 v 08 11/06/1979 Scunthorpe Glasgow National League 36-42 12/06/1979 Hull Birmingham British League 58-20 12/06/1979 Leicester Coventry British League 30-48 12/06/1979 Castleford Kings Cavalcade Individual Rod Hunter 12/06/1979 Crayford Glasgow National League 49-29 12/06/1979 Weymouth Oxford National League 39-39 12/06/1979 Milton Keynes Stoke NL KOC R2 L2 50-28 13/06/1979 Nottingham Ellesmere Port Challenge 49-29 14/06/1979 Wimbledon Reading British League 45-33 14/06/1979 Ipswich 16 Lap Classic Individual Joe Owen 14/06/1979 Sheffield Halifax M.A.N./V.W. Trophy 44-34 14/06/1979 Middlesbrough Workington NL KOC R2 L1 45-32 14/06/1979 Oxford Peterborough NL KOC R2 L2 45-33 15/06/1979 Eastbourne Radio Brighton Best Pairs Best Pairs Postponed Rain 15/06/1979 Poole Coventry BL KOC R2 L1 59-48 SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 15/06/1979 Wolverhampton King's Lynn BL KOC R2 L1 56-52 15/06/1979 Hackney Halifax BL KOC R2 L2 Postponed Tie conceded 15/06/1979 Edinburgh Glasgow Inter-Cities Cup L1 42-36 15/06/1979 Ellesmere Port Nottingham National League 40-38 15/06/1979 Peterborough Milton Keynes National League 43-35 15/06/1979 Workington Middlesbrough NL KOC R2 L2 46-30 16/06/1979 Cradley Heath Courage A.T.V. Pairs Best Pairs B. Penhall & B. Schwartz 16/06/1979 Cradley Heath Leicester BL KOC R1 L2 66-42 16/06/1979 Swindon Birmingham BL KOC R2 L1 62-46 16/06/1979 Coventry Poole BL KOC R2 L2 74-34 16/06/1979 King's Lynn Wolverhampton BL KOC R2 L2 53-55 16/06/1979 Belle Vue Eastbourne British League 46-32 16/06/1979 Halifax Hull British League 38-40 16/06/1979 Stoke Ellesmere Port Challenge L2 59-49 16/06/1979 Berwick Newcastle National League 46-32 16/06/1979 Canterbury Workington National League 59-19 17/06/1979 Rye House Herts Gold Cup Individual Andy Grahame 17/06/1979 Glasgow Edinburgh Inter-Cities Cup L2 50-28 17/06/1979 Boston Stoke National League 42-35 17/06/1979 Mildenhall Workington National League 56-22 18/06/1979 Birmingham Swindon BL KOC R2 L2 59-49 18/06/1979 Exeter Eastbourne British League 50-28 18/06/1979 Reading Wimbledon British League 41-37 18/06/1979 Scunthorpe South Humberside Championship Individual Steve Wilcock 18/06/1979 Newcastle Canterbury NL KOC R2 L2 57-21 19/06/1979 Leicester Halifax British League 35-43 19/06/1979 Castleford Middlesbrough Challenge Postponed Track licence suspended 19/06/1979 Milton Keynes Scunthorpe National League 51-26 19/06/1979 Weymouth Peterborough National League 36-42 19/06/1979 Crayford Edinburgh NL KOC R2 L1 44-34 20/06/1979 Hull Reading British League 51-27 20/06/1979 Poole Birmingham British League 43-35 20/06/1979 Coventry World Championship British Final Individual Peter Collins 20/06/1979 Nottingham Edinburgh National League 47-31 21/06/1979 Wimbledon Wimbledon Pairs Best Pairs M. Hines & R. Muts 21/06/1979 Ipswich King's Lynn British League 37-41 21/06/1979 Sheffield Belle Vue British League 41-36 SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 21/06/1979 Middlesbrough Berwick National League 42-36 21/06/1979 Oxford Boston National League 53-24 22/06/1979 Eastbourne Birmingham British League 36-42 22/06/1979 Wolverhampton Wolves v Coventry v Cradley H v Sheffield Four Team 26 v 17 v 33 v 20 22/06/1979 Edinburgh Canterbury National League 48-30 22/06/1979 Ellesmere Port Newcastle National League 43-35 22/06/1979 Glasgow Nottingham National League 52-26 22/06/1979 Peterborough Boston National League 39-39 22/06/1979 Workington Berwick National League 42-36 22/06/1979 Hackney Hackney v Ipswich v King's Lynn v Reading Thames Services 4TT 30 v 25 v 21 v 20 23/06/1979 Coventry Leicester British League 52-26 23/06/1979 Cradley Heath Hackney British League 50-25 23/06/1979 Halifax Belle Vue British League 49-29 23/06/1979 King's Lynn Ipswich British League 42-36 23/06/1979 Swindon Eastbourne British League 48-30 23/06/1979 Coventry Leicester East Midlands Bowl L2 42-36 23/06/1979 Canterbury Junior Championship Of The British Isles Individual Kenny Carter 23/06/1979 Berwick Canterbury National League 57-21 23/06/1979 Stoke Edinburgh National League Postponed Rain 24/06/1979 Sheffield Exeter v Hull v King's Lynn v Reading Inter-Lge 4TT SF 1 28 v 24 v 22 v 22 24/06/1979 Sheffield C Heath v Coventry v Hackney v Wolves Inter-Lge 4TT SF 2 32 v 19 v 24 v 21 24/06/1979 Sheffield C Heath v Exeter v Hackney v Hull Inter-Lge 4TT Final 21 v 30 v 08 v 36 24/06/1979 Boston Scunthorpe National League 48-30 24/06/1979 Mildenhall Crayford National League Postponed Rain 24/06/1979 Oxford Milton Keynes National League Postponed Rain 24/06/1979 Rye House Stoke National League 58-20 25/06/1979 Birmingham Hull British League 38-40 25/06/1979 Exeter Swindon British League 44-34 25/06/1979 Reading Overseas Select Challenge 52-26 25/06/1979 Newcastle Edinburgh National League 57-21 26/06/1979 Milton Keynes Perry's Midland Pairs Handicap Best Pairs M. Bates & M. Taylor 26/06/1979 Leicester Poole British League 40-38 26/06/1979 Crayford Stoke National League 47-31 26/06/1979 Weymouth Nottingham National League 46-32 27/06/1979 Hull Hackney British League 56-22 27/06/1979 Poole Wimbledon British League 40-37 27/06/1979 Mildenhall Crayford National League 60-18 SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 27/06/1979 Nottingham Glasgow National League 52-26 28/06/1979 Ipswich Hull British League 42-33 28/06/1979 Sheffield Leicester British League 44-34 28/06/1979 Wimbledon Coventry British League 37-41 28/06/1979 Middlesbrough Rye House National League 34-44 28/06/1979 Oxford Canterbury National League 46-32 29/06/1979 Eastbourne Swindon British League 31-47 29/06/1979 Hackney Halifax British League 34-44 29/06/1979 Wolverhampton Belle Vue British League 42-36 29/06/1979 Edinburgh Weymouth National League 46-32 29/06/1979 Ellesmere Port Milton Keynes National League 45-33 29/06/1979 Glasgow Mildenhall National League 47-31 29/06/1979 Peterborough Middlesbrough National League 46-32 29/06/1979 Workington Rye House NL KOC QF L1 49-29 30/06/1979 Belle Vue Birmingham British League 39-39 30/06/1979 Coventry Hackney British League 48-30 30/06/1979 Cradley Heath Wolverhampton British League 47-31 30/06/1979 Halifax Ipswich British League 43-35 30/06/1979 Swindon Wimbledon British League 40-38 30/06/1979 King's Lynn Sheffield Inter-Lge KOC QF 41-37 30/06/1979 Berwick Mildenhall National League 45-33 30/06/1979 Canterbury Peterborough National League 39-39 30/06/1979 Stoke Weymouth National League 52-26 01/07/1979 White City World Championship Commonwealth Final Individual Michael Lee 01/07/1979 Boston Ellesmere Port National League 31-46 01/07/1979 Rye House Milton Keynes National League 40-38 02/07/1979 Birmingham Leicester British League 41-37 02/07/1979 Exeter King's Lynn British League 38-40 02/07/1979 Reading Reading v Belle Vue v Poole v Wimbledon Daily Mirror Fours 27 v 21 v 19 v 28 02/07/1979 Newcastle Newcastle v Berwick v E Port v Middlesbro Skol Northern Challenge 32 v 30 v 26 v 08 03/07/1979 Leicester Belle Vue British League 28-50 03/07/1979 Crayford Rye House National League 31-47 03/07/1979 Milton Keynes Stoke National League 43-35 03/07/1979 Weymouth Middlesbrough National League 38-40 04/07/1979 Coventry Wolverhampton British League 48-30 04/07/1979 Poole Hackney British League 59-19 04/07/1979 Hull Yorkshire Television Trophy Individual Ivan Mauger SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 04/07/1979 Mildenhall Milton Keynes National League 50-27 04/07/1979 Nottingham Middlesbrough National League 49-28 05/07/1979 Sheffield Reading British League 41-37 05/07/1979 Ipswich Star Of Anglia Individual John Louis 05/07/1979 Wimbledon Tommy Jansson Memorial Trophy Individual Edward Jancarz 05/07/1979 Middlesbrough Canterbury National League 40-38 05/07/1979 Oxford Berwick NL KOC QF L1 44-34 06/07/1979 Ellesmere Port Belle Vue A.T.S. Jubilee Trophy 24-54 06/07/1979 Eastbourne Reading BL KOC R2 L2 65-43 06/07/1979 Hackney Birmingham British League 46-31 06/07/1979 Wolverhampton King's Lynn British League 44-34 06/07/1979 Glasgow Canterbury National League 52-26 06/07/1979 Peterborough Nottingham National League 41-37 06/07/1979 Workington Newcastle National League 43-35 06/07/1979 Edinburgh Crayford NL KOC R2 L2 39-39 07/07/1979 Belle Vue Coventry British League 42-36 07/07/1979 Halifax Leicester British League 44.5-33.5 07/07/1979 Swindon Ipswich British League 46-32 07/07/1979 Cradley Heath Supporters Select v American All-Stars Challenge 26-52 07/07/1979 King's Lynn Birmingham Challenge 47-31 07/07/1979 Berwick Bordernapolis Individual Steve McDermott 07/07/1979 Canterbury Grand National Southern Final Individual Bob Humphreys 07/07/1979 Nottingham Peterborough National League Postponed B.S.P.A. Objection 07/07/1979 Stoke Edinburgh National League 42-36 08/07/1979 Mildenhall Mann Egerton Best Pairs Best Pairs M. Hines & R. Henry 08/07/1979 Boston Peterborough Formula Five Challenge 03-02 (67-53) Trial race format 08/07/1979 Middlesbrough Grand National Northern Final Individual Dave Trownson 08/07/1979 Rye House Nottingham National League 47-31 09/07/1979 Birmingham King's Lynn British League 40-38 09/07/1979 Exeter Halifax British League 42-35 09/07/1979 Reading Belle Vue British League 37-41 09/07/1979 Newcastle Milton Keynes NL KOC QF L1 53-25 10/07/1979 Leicester Swindon British League 41-37 10/07/1979 Castleford Scunthorpe Challenge 37-41 10/07/1979 Weymouth Weymouth v Exeter v Poole v Reading Four Team 12 v 39 v 26 v 19 10/07/1979 Crayford Mildenhall NL KOC QF L1 39-39 10/07/1979 Milton Keynes Newcastle NL KOC QF L2 35-42 SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 11/07/1979 Poole Strongbow Pairs Best Pairs C. Sjosten & J. Andersson 11/07/1979 Belle Vue Cradley Heath British League 42-36 11/07/1979 Hull Eastbourne British League 50-28 11/07/1979 Nottingham Rye House National League 36-42 12/07/1979 Middlesbrough Boro Best Pairs Best Pairs G. Pusey & M. Courtney 12/07/1979 Ipswich Halifax British League 44-34 12/07/1979 Sheffield Cradley Heath British League 44-34 12/07/1979 Wimbledon England v Australasia First Test 61-47 12/07/1979 Oxford Crayford National League 48-30 13/07/1979 Glasgow Scottish Pairs Championship Best Pairs M. Janke & C. Caffrey 13/07/1979 Eastbourne Wimbledon British League 42-36 13/07/1979 Hackney Exeter British League 43-35 13/07/1979 Wolverhampton Coventry Challenge 42-36 13/07/1979 Workington Havelock's Team v Emerson's Team Challenge Postponed Rain 13/07/1979 Edinburgh Middlesbrough National League 40-38 13/07/1979 Ellesmere Port Peterborough National League 56-22 14/07/1979 Coventry Hull BL KOC QF L1 60-48 14/07/1979 Halifax Reading BL KOC QF L1 79-29 14/07/1979 Swindon Exeter BL KOC QF L1 46-62 14/07/1979 Cradley Heath Birmingham British League 51-27 14/07/1979 King's Lynn Hackney British League 55-23 14/07/1979 Belle Vue Sheffield FV Northern Trophy 43-35 14/07/1979 Canterbury Rye House National League 35-43 14/07/1979 Berwick Oxford NL KOC QF L2 51-27 15/07/1979 Boston Weymouth National League 45-33 15/07/1979 Mildenhall Canterbury National League 46-32 15/07/1979 Oxford Milton Keynes National League 38-40 15/07/1979 Stoke Berwick National League 40-38 15/07/1979 Rye House Workington NL KOC QF L2 59-19 15/07/1979 Felton Felton Championship Training School Gary Ainslie 16/07/1979 Exeter Belle Vue British League 41-37 16/07/1979 Reading Hull British League 42-35 16/07/1979 Birmingham Lions v Danes v Yanks v Aussies Four Nations 4TT 33 v 24 v 20 v 19 16/07/1979 Newcastle Stoke National League Postponed Rain 17/07/1979 Leicester Wolverhampton British League 45-33 17/07/1979 Castleford Mildenhall Challenge 30-47 17/07/1979 Ipswich Wimbledon Gold Cup Final L1 41-37 SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 17/07/1979 Crayford Boston National League 53-25 17/07/1979 Crayford Scunthorpe National League 60-18 17/07/1979 Milton Keynes Nottingham National League 46-31 17/07/1979 Weymouth Workington National League 41-37 18/07/1979 Hull Coventry BL KOC QF L2 75-33 18/07/1979 King's Lynn Halifax British League 38-40 18/07/1979 Poole Cradley Heath British League 41-37 18/07/1979 Nottingham Workington National League 51-27 19/07/1979 Sheffield King's Lynn British League 39-39 19/07/1979 Wimbledon Ipswich Gold Cup Final L2 43-35 19/07/1979 Middlesbrough Glasgow National League 50-27 19/07/1979 Oxford Newcastle National League 41-37 20/07/1979 Eastbourne Exeter British League 49-28 20/07/1979 Hackney Coventry British League 43-35 20/07/1979 Wolverhampton Wimbledon British League 36-42 20/07/1979 Edinburgh Boston National League 49-28 20/07/1979 Ellesmere Port Scunthorpe National League 60-16 20/07/1979 Glasgow Oxford National League 41-37 20/07/1979 Peterborough Workington National League 46-32 21/07/1979 Halifax National League Pairs Championship Best Pairs Milton Keynes An. Grahame & B. Humphreys 21/07/1979 Belle Vue Hull British League 29-49 21/07/1979 Coventry Halifax British League 43-34 21/07/1979 Cradley Heath Sheffield British League 45-33 21/07/1979 King's Lynn Exeter British League 45-33 21/07/1979 Swindon Hackney British League 46-31 21/07/1979 Berwick Stars Of Tomorrow Junior Individual Neil Farnish 21/07/1979 Canterbury Berwick National League 34-44 22/07/1979 Boston Lincolnshire Trophy Individual Tom Owen 22/07/1979 Mildenhall Suffolk Open Junior Championship Junior Individual Mark Baldwin 22/07/1979 Milton Keynes Crayford National League 46-32 22/07/1979 Rye House Berwick National League 49-27 22/07/1979 Rye House Scunthorpe National League 59-18 22/07/1979 Stoke Ellesmere Port National League 40-38 22/07/1979 Workington Peterborough National League 47-31 23/07/1979 Exeter Coventry British League 40-38 23/07/1979 Birmingham Wolverhampton Challenge 45-32 23/07/1979 Reading Traders Trophy Individual Dave Jessup SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 23/07/1979 Newcastle Peterborough National League 55-23 24/07/1979 Leicester King's Lynn British League 34-44 24/07/1979 Castleford Middlesbrough Challenge 39-39 24/07/1979 Crayford Milton Keynes National League 40-38 24/07/1979 Weymouth Berwick National League 37-41 25/07/1979 Hull Leicester British League 60-18 25/07/1979 Poole Swindon British League 39-39 25/07/1979 Cradley Heath Golden Hammer Individual Bobby Schwartz 25/07/1979 Nottingham Stoke National League 48-30 25/07/1979 Mildenhall Crayford NL KOC QF L2 56-22 26/07/1979 Ipswich Coventry British League 36-41 26/07/1979 Wimbledon Hull British League 41-36 26/07/1979 Middlesbrough Ellesmere Port National League 43-35 26/07/1979 Oxford Oxford v Poole v Swindon v Reading Skol Southern Challenge 10 v 29 v 33 v 24 26/07/1979 Sheffield Belle Vue War Of The Roses 38-40 27/07/1979 Hackney Eastbourne British League 38-40 27/07/1979 Wolverhampton Sheffield British League 51-27 27/07/1979 Edinburgh Mildenhall National League 29-49 27/07/1979 Ellesmere Port Crayford National League 43-35 27/07/1979 Glasgow Newcastle National League 43-35 27/07/1979 Peterborough Berwick National League 45-33 27/07/1979 Workington Oxford National League 42-36 27/07/1979 Swindon England v Australasia Second Test 67-41 28/07/1979 King's Lynn Warners Stardust Best Pairs Best Pairs D. Jessup & P. Smith 28/07/1979 Coventry Belle Vue British League 42-36 28/07/1979 Cradley Heath Hull British League 41-37 28/07/1979 Halifax Swindon British League 45-33 28/07/1979 Swindon Master Of Junior Speedway Junior Individual Barry Alloway 28/07/1979 Berwick Crayford National League 45-33 28/07/1979 Canterbury Milton Keynes National League 42-36 28/07/1979 Stoke Mildenhall National League 32-45 29/07/1979 Eastbourne Cradley Heath British League Postponed Rain 29/07/1979 Peterborough Oxford v E Port v Rye House v Peterborough NL 4TT SF 1 04 v 14 v 12 v 18 29/07/1979 Peterborough Newcastle v Boston v Berwick v Mildenhall NL 4TT SF 2 10 v 09 v 11 v 18 29/07/1979 Peterborough Pete v E Port v Mildenhall v Berwick NL 4TT Final 09 v 17 v 15 v 07 30/07/1979 Exeter Hackney British League Postponed Rain 30/07/1979 Reading King's Lynn British League 46-32 SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 30/07/1979 Birmingham Swindon Midland Cup R1 L1 32-46 30/07/1979 Newcastle Stoke National League 50-28 30/07/1979 Rye House Boston National League 60-18 31/07/1979 Leicester Sheffield British League 44-34 31/07/1979 Castleford King's Lynn Select Challenge 38-38 31/07/1979 Crayford Canterbury National League 41-37 31/07/1979 Milton Keynes Oxford National League 38-39 31/07/1979 Weymouth Boston National League 53-25 01/08/1979 Hull Ipswich British League 57-21 01/08/1979 Poole Eastbourne British League 44-34 01/08/1979 Mildenhall Grand National Midland Final Individual Mel Taylor 01/08/1979 Coventry Cradley Heath Midland Cup SF L1 46-32 02/08/1979 Sheffield Exeter British League 36-42 02/08/1979 Wimbledon London Select v Overseas Seven Challenge 47-47 02/08/1979 Middlesbrough Stoke National League 56-22 02/08/1979 Oxford Peterborough National League 50-28 02/08/1979 Weymouth Milton Keynes National League 40-38 02/08/1979 Ipswich England v Australasia Third Test 60-48 03/08/1979 Exeter Swindon BL KOC QF L2 56-52 03/08/1979 Eastbourne Sheffield British League 50-28 03/08/1979 Wolverhampton Hackney British League 46-32 03/08/1979 Peterborough Boston Challenge 36-42 03/08/1979 Hackney Superama Individual Ole Olsen 03/08/1979 Edinburgh Newcastle National League 36-41 03/08/1979 Ellesmere Port Stoke National League 56-22 03/08/1979 Glasgow Berwick National League 45-33 03/08/1979 Workington Canterbury National League 50-28 04/08/1979 Belle Vue Reading British League 43-35 04/08/1979 Cradley Heath Poole British League 47-31 04/08/1979 Halifax Wolverhampton British League 43-35 04/08/1979 King's Lynn Coventry British League 50-28 04/08/1979 Swindon Birmingham Midland Cup R1 L2 47-31 04/08/1979 Berwick Glasgow National League 40-38 04/08/1979 Canterbury Ellesmere Port National League 46-32 04/08/1979 Nottingham Boston National League 45-33 04/08/1979 Stoke Milton Keynes National League 38-40 05/08/1979 Boston Nottingham Formula Five Challenge 02-02 (61-59) Trial race format SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 05/08/1979 White City World Championship Intercontinental Final Individual Michael Lee 05/08/1979 Rye House Newcastle National League 51-27 06/08/1979 Birmingham Coventry British League 38-40 06/08/1979 Exeter Ipswich British League 55-23 06/08/1979 Reading Cradley Heath British League 32-46 06/08/1979 Newcastle Glasgow National League 45-33 07/08/1979 Leicester Exeter British League 32-46 07/08/1979 Castleford Sheffield Select Challenge 44-34 07/08/1979 Crayford Kentish Times Trophy Individual Tom Owen 07/08/1979 Milton Keynes Glasgow National League Postponed Rain 07/08/1979 Weymouth Stoke National League 33.5-44.5 08/08/1979 Hull Swindon British League 55-23 08/08/1979 Poole Ipswich British League 44-34 08/08/1979 Cradley Heath Coventry Midland Cup SF L2 44-34 08/08/1979 Mildenhall Boston National League 48-30 08/08/1979 Nottingham Crayford National League 45-33 09/08/1979 Wimbledon Cradley Heath BL KOC R2 L1 54-53 09/08/1979 Sheffield Coventry British League 34-44 09/08/1979 Middlesbrough Milton Keynes National League 48-30 09/08/1979 Oxford Weymouth National League 58-20 10/08/1979 Hackney Wolverhampton British League 44-34 10/08/1979 Edinburgh Milton Keynes National League 35-43 10/08/1979 Ellesmere Port Rye House National League 38-40 10/08/1979 Glasgow Middlesbrough National League 62-16 10/08/1979 Peterborough Newcastle National League 37-41 10/08/1979 Workington Weymouth National League 47-31 11/08/1979 Belle Vue Leicester British League 44-33 11/08/1979 Coventry Birmingham British League 43-35 11/08/1979 Halifax King's Lynn British League 49-29 11/08/1979 Ipswich Sheffield British League 45-33 11/08/1979 Swindon Reading Challenge 52-26 11/08/1979 Cradley Heath Wolverhampton Dudl/Wolv Trophy L1 50-28 11/08/1979 King's Lynn Mildenhall Junior Challenge 41-37 11/08/1979 Berwick Weymouth National League 57-20 11/08/1979 Canterbury Boston National League 45-33 11/08/1979 Stoke Nottingham National League 44-34 12/08/1979 Reading Leigh Select v Bowlers v Anzacs v Krumbach Bernie Leigh Testimonial 32 v 28 v 18 v 18 SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 12/08/1979 Wolverhampton Cradley Heath Dudl/Wolv Trophy L2 39-39 12/08/1979 Eastbourne Hull Inter-Lge KOC QF 37-41 12/08/1979 Boston Mildenhall National League Postponed Rain 12/08/1979 Rye House Middlesbrough National League 57-21 12/08/1979 Rye House Oxford National League 45-33 13/08/1979 Birmingham Eastbourne British League Postponed Rain 13/08/1979 Exeter Wolverhampton British League Postponed Rain 13/08/1979 Reading Swindon Challenge 43-35 13/08/1979 Halifax England v Australasia Fourth Test Postponed Rain 13/08/1979 Newcastle Mildenhall National League 37-41 13/08/1979 Scunthorpe Nottingham National League Postponed Rain 14/08/1979 Leicester Wimbledon British League 46-32 14/08/1979 Castleford Open Junior Championship Junior Individual Paul Stead 14/08/1979 Crayford Edinburgh National League 40-38 14/08/1979 Milton Keynes Workington National League 39-38 14/08/1979 Weymouth Newcastle National League 41-37 15/08/1979 Hull Sheffield British League 30-12 Aban Heat 07 - rain 15/08/1979 Mildenhall Joe Cobbold Trophy Individual Mel Taylor 15/08/1979 Poole Blue Riband Individual Bobby Schwartz 15/08/1979 Nottingham Scunthorpe National League 46-32 16/08/1979 Ipswich Wolverhampton British League 35-42 16/08/1979 Wimbledon Hackney British League 45-32 16/08/1979 Sheffield Northern Riders Championship Individual Postponed Rain 16/08/1979 Middlesbrough Newcastle National League 44-34 16/08/1979 Oxford Edinburgh National League Postponed Rain 17/08/1979 Exeter Hackney British League 50-27 17/08/1979 King's Lynn Cradley Heath British League Postponed Rain 17/08/1979 Wolverhampton Poole British League 54-24 17/08/1979 Eastbourne Wimbledon Challenge 43-31 17/08/1979 Edinburgh Crayford National League 41-37 17/08/1979 Glasgow Peterborough National League 44-33 17/08/1979 Scunthorpe Nottingham National League Postponed Rain 17/08/1979 Workington Ellesmere Port National League 42-36 18/08/1979 Belle Vue Ipswich British League 47-31 18/08/1979 Cradley Heath Wimbledon British League 14-10 Aban Heat 04 - track conditions 18/08/1979 Halifax Poole British League 53-25 18/08/1979 Swindon Sheffield British League 50-27 SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 18/08/1979 Hackney Grand National Final Individual Tom Owen 18/08/1979 Berwick Nottingham National League 54-24 18/08/1979 Coventry Cov v Leicester v Birmingham v Wolves Strongbow Midland 4TT 32 v 18 v 24 v 22 19/08/1979 Ipswich Ipswich Present v Ipswich Past John Louis Testimonial 42-36 19/08/1979 Boston Milton Keynes National League 53-25 19/08/1979 Ellesmere Port Mildenhall National League 36-42 19/08/1979 Rye House Edinburgh National League 55-22 19/08/1979 Stoke Canterbury National League 49-29 19/08/1979 Newcastle Berwick NL KOC SF L1 46-32 20/08/1979 Reading Halifax BL KOC QF L2 53-55 20/08/1979 Birmingham Belle Vue British League 28-50 20/08/1979 Exeter Wolverhampton British League 55-23 20/08/1979 Reading Hackney British League 48-30 20/08/1979 Newcastle Canterbury National League 51-26 20/08/1979 Peterborough Edinburgh National League 55-23 20/08/1979 Scunthorpe Rye House National League 25-53 21/08/1979 Castleford Ellesmere Port Challenge 33-42 21/08/1979 Leicester Golden Gauntlets Individual Scott Autrey 21/08/1979 Milton Keynes Knight Of The Track Classic Individual Bob Garrad 21/08/1979 Crayford Berwick National League 42-36 21/08/1979 Crayford Workington National League 45-33 21/08/1979 Weymouth Edinburgh National League 56-21 22/08/1979 Hull Wimbledon British League 51-27 22/08/1979 Poole Halifax British League 44-34 22/08/1979 Cradley Heath England v Australasia Fourth Test 72-36 22/08/1979 Mildenhall Stoke National League 49-29 22/08/1979 Nottingham Berwick National League 39-39 23/08/1979 Sheffield Birmingham British League 42-36 23/08/1979 Wimbledon Grand Prix Final Individual Scott Autrey 23/08/1979 Boston Mildenhall National League 50-28 23/08/1979 Middlesbrough Peterborough National League 43-35 23/08/1979 Oxford Berwick National League 49-29 23/08/1979 Oxford Workington National League 57-21 24/08/1979 Eastbourne Ipswich British League 39-39 24/08/1979 King's Lynn Leicester British League 40-38 24/08/1979 Wolverhampton Exeter British League 42-33 24/08/1979 Hackney Swindon Inter-Lge KOC QF 44-34 SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 24/08/1979 Edinburgh Peterborough National League 35-43 24/08/1979 Glasgow Ellesmere Port National League 51-27 24/08/1979 Workington Rye House National League 37-41 25/08/1979 Belle Vue Halifax British League 42-36 25/08/1979 Coventry Sheffield British League 51-27 25/08/1979 Cradley Heath King's Lynn British League 49-29 25/08/1979 Ipswich Wimbledon British League 42-36 25/08/1979 Swindon Hull British League 39-39 25/08/1979 Berwick Peterborough National League 53-25 25/08/1979 Canterbury Crayford National League 43-35 25/08/1979 Stoke Glasgow National League 42-36 26/08/1979 Eastbourne Coventry British League 43-35 26/08/1979 Boston Berwick National League 36-42 26/08/1979 Ellesmere Port Glasgow National League 49-29 26/08/1979 Milton Keynes Newcastle National League 35-42 26/08/1979 Oxford Edinburgh National League 54-23 26/08/1979 Mildenhall Rye House NL KOC SF L1 38-40 27/08/1979 Birmingham Exeter British League 40-38 27/08/1979 Cradley Heath Swindon British League 50-28 27/08/1979 Exeter Birmingham British League 53-25 27/08/1979 Hull Poole British League 62-16 27/08/1979 King's Lynn Sheffield British League 58-20 27/08/1979 Reading Wolverhampton British League 45-33 27/08/1979 Wimbledon Ipswich British League 41-37 27/08/1979 Castleford Belle Vue Colts Challenge 42-34 27/08/1979 Nottingham Oxford Challenge 41-37 27/08/1979 Newcastle Middlesbrough National League 43-35 27/08/1979 Scunthorpe Boston National League 36-40 27/08/1979 Scunthorpe Stoke National League 32-42 27/08/1979 Workington Glasgow National League 49-29 27/08/1979 Rye House Mildenhall NL KOC SF L2 44-34 27/08/1979 Halifax Belle Vue Warburtons Challenge 40-38 28/08/1979 Weymouth Seyco Soft Drinks Trophy Individual George Hunter 28/08/1979 Leicester Swindon Midland Cup SF L1 44.5-33.5 28/08/1979 Crayford Middlesbrough National League 40-37 28/08/1979 Peterborough Stoke National League 49-29 29/08/1979 Birmingham Eastbourne British League 38-40 SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 29/08/1979 Poole Hull British League 39-39 29/08/1979 Mildenhall Anglia Junior League Riders Championship Junior Individual Nigel Sparshott 29/08/1979 Nottingham Ellesmere Port National League 48-30 30/08/1979 Ipswich Reading British League 33-45 30/08/1979 Sheffield Halifax British League 44-34 30/08/1979 Wimbledon Leicester British League 50-28 30/08/1979 Middlesbrough Oxford National League 45-33 31/08/1979 Eastbourne Reading British League 37-41 31/08/1979 Wolverhampton Ipswich British League 44-34 31/08/1979 Hackney Californians Challenge 35-43 31/08/1979 Workington Cradley Heath Inter-Lge Challenge 32-46 31/08/1979 Edinburgh Rye House National League 33-45 31/08/1979 Ellesmere Port Berwick National League 39-39 31/08/1979 Peterborough Glasgow National League 46-32 01/09/1979 King's Lynn K Lynn v Boston v Mildenhall v Peterborough Anglian Fours 40 v 19 v 18 v 19 01/09/1979 Cradley Heath Badge Of Courage Pairs Best Pairs B. Penhall & B. Schwartz 01/09/1979 Halifax Hackney British League 55-23 01/09/1979 Swindon Reading British League 45-33 01/09/1979 Belle Vue Merseyside Select Challenge 48-29 01/09/1979 Berwick Middlesbrough National League 52-26 01/09/1979 Canterbury Edinburgh National League 55-23 01/09/1979 Stoke Rye House National League 47-31 02/09/1979 Boston Edinburgh National League Postponed Rain 02/09/1979 Glasgow Stoke National League 50-27 02/09/1979 Mildenhall Peterborough National League 42-35 02/09/1979 Milton Keynes Berwick National League 52-26 02/09/1979 Oxford Nottingham National League 43-34 02/09/1979 Rye House Crayford National League 60-18 02/09/1979 Rye House Weymouth National League 60-18 02/09/1979 Scunthorpe Canterbury National League 37-40 03/09/1979 Exeter Sheffield British League 42-35 03/09/1979 Reading Eastbourne British League 49-29 03/09/1979 Birmingham Bristol Challenge 42-36 03/09/1979 Newcastle Boston National League 54-24 04/09/1979 Castleford West Yorkshire Best Pairs Championship Best Pairs R. Watkins & G. Mortimer 04/09/1979 Leicester Cradley Heath British League 41-37 04/09/1979 Crayford Ellesmere Port National League 45-33 SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 04/09/1979 Weymouth Canterbury National League 37-41 05/09/1979 Hull Halifax British League 43-34 05/09/1979 Poole Sheffield British League 45-33 05/09/1979 Nottingham Mildenhall National League 36.5-41.5 06/09/1979 Ipswich Leicester British League 35-42 06/09/1979 Sheffield Hull British League 29-49 06/09/1979 Middlesbrough Teesside Silver Helmet Individual Steve Wilcock 06/09/1979 Wimbledon W. J. Cearns Memorial Trophy Individual Larry Ross 06/09/1979 Oxford Stoke National League 58-20 07/09/1979 Hackney Reading British League 46-32 07/09/1979 Wolverhampton Leicester British League 49-29 07/09/1979 Workington Scottish Junior League Riders Championship Junior Individual Alan Stansfield 07/09/1979 Edinburgh Nottingham National League 47-31 07/09/1979 Ellesmere Port Weymouth National League 56-22 07/09/1979 Glasgow Boston National League 52-25 07/09/1979 Peterborough Rye House National League 41-37 08/09/1979 Belle Vue Poole British League 47-31 08/09/1979 Cradley Heath Ipswich British League 52-26 08/09/1979 Halifax Reading British League 46-32 08/09/1979 Coventry Birmingham Challenge 49-29 08/09/1979 King's Lynn Littlechild Trophy Individual Bo Petersen 08/09/1979 Swindon Leicester Midland Cup SF L2 40-38 08/09/1979 Canterbury Glasgow National League 49-29 08/09/1979 Stoke Boston National League 41-37 08/09/1979 Berwick Newcastle NL KOC SF L2 Postponed Rain 09/09/1979 Boston Workington National League 46-32 09/09/1979 Mildenhall Glasgow National League 55-23 09/09/1979 Milton Keynes Middlesbrough National League 46-32 09/09/1979 Rye House Canterbury National League 53-25 09/09/1979 Scunthorpe Oxford National League 31-45 09/09/1979 Berwick Edinburgh Scottish Cup SF L1 51-27 10/09/1979 Birmingham Inter-Nations Trophy Best Pairs Denmark F. Jensen & H. Nielsen 10/09/1979 Cradley Heath Wimbledon BL KOC R2 L2 78-29 10/09/1979 Exeter Poole British League 51-27 10/09/1979 Reading Coventry British League 35-42 10/09/1979 Newcastle Crayford National League 54-24 11/09/1979 Leicester Eastbourne British League 44-33 SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 11/09/1979 Castleford Ray's 4 v Wayne's 4 v Kevin's 4 v Les's 4 Four Team 31 v 29 v 19 v 08 11/09/1979 Crayford Oxford National League 34-44 11/09/1979 Milton Keynes Glasgow National League 54-24 11/09/1979 Weymouth Rye House National League 26-52 12/09/1979 Hull Sheffield British League 57-21 12/09/1979 Poole Wolverhampton British League 41-37 12/09/1979 Coventry Brandonapolis Individual Dave Jessup 12/09/1979 Mildenhall Trackstar Select Junior Challenge 49-28 12/09/1979 Nottingham Canterbury National League 35-43 13/09/1979 Ipswich Exeter British League 41-37 13/09/1979 Wimbledon Cradley Heath British League 36-42 13/09/1979 Sheffield Northern Riders Championship Individual Doug Wyer 13/09/1979 Middlesbrough Mildenhall National League 34-43 13/09/1979 Oxford Milton Keynes Two Cities Trophy L2 42-36 14/09/1979 Eastbourne King's Lynn British League 35-43 14/09/1979 Hackney Ipswich British League 41-37 14/09/1979 Wolverhampton Champion Of Champions Trophy Individual Les Collins 14/09/1979 Ellesmere Port Oxford National League 45-32 14/09/1979 Glasgow Rye House National League 45-32 14/09/1979 Peterborough Weymouth National League 09-03 Aban Heat 02 - track conditions 14/09/1979 Workington Mildenhall National League 38-40 14/09/1979 Edinburgh Berwick Scottish Cup SF L2 49-29 15/09/1979 Swindon Hirst Garages Pairs Trophy Best Pairs B. Kilby & M. Holloway 15/09/1979 Coventry Poole British League 48-30 15/09/1979 Halifax Eastbourne British League 42-36 15/09/1979 King's Lynn Hull British League 40-38 15/09/1979 Belle Vue B Vue v League Sel v Sheffield v Wimbledon Golden Apple 4TT 27 v 18 v 34 v 17 15/09/1979 Cradley Heath Exeter Inter-Lge KOC QF 49-29 15/09/1979 Berwick Rye House National League 39-39 15/09/1979 Canterbury Nottingham National League 53-25 15/09/1979 Stoke Peterborough National League 36-42 16/09/1979 Boston Oxford National League 42-36 16/09/1979 Scunthorpe Weymouth National League 44-34 16/09/1979 White City Czechoslovakia v Poland v NZ v Denmark World Team Cup Final 19 v 11 v 35 v 31 17/09/1979 Exeter Hull BL KOC SF L1 60-48 17/09/1979 Birmingham Halifax British League 59-19 17/09/1979 Reading Manpower Trophy Individual Peter Collins SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 17/09/1979 Newcastle Rye House National League 36-42 18/09/1979 Leicester Hull British League 38-40 18/09/1979 Crayford Cray v Collins Family v London Pride v Surfers Four Team 26 v 31 v 16 v 23 18/09/1979 Milton Keynes Canterbury National League 46-32 18/09/1979 Weymouth Mildenhall National League 29-49 19/09/1979 Hull Exeter BL KOC SF L2 70-38 19/09/1979 Belle Vue King's Lynn British League 40-38 19/09/1979 Poole Reading British League 03-03 Aban Heat 01 - rain 19/09/1979 Nottingham Peterborough National League Postponed Rain 20/09/1979 Ipswich Hackney British League 52-26 20/09/1979 Sheffield Swindon British League 46-32 20/09/1979 Wimbledon Exeter British League 41-36 20/09/1979 Oxford England v Australasia First Test 73-35 20/09/1979 Middlesbrough Nottingham National League 46-32 21/09/1979 Wolverhampton Cradley Heath BL KOC QF L1 52-56 21/09/1979 Eastbourne Weslake v Jawa Challenge 71-37 21/09/1979 Ellesmere Port Cheshire Championship Individual John Jackson 21/09/1979 Hackney King's Lynn Inter-Lge KOC SF 38-40 21/09/1979 Edinburgh Glasgow National League 41-37 21/09/1979 Peterborough Scunthorpe National League 57-21 21/09/1979 Workington Boston National League 44-34 22/09/1979 Coventry Exeter British League 40-38 22/09/1979 Cradley Heath Wimbledon British League 57-21 22/09/1979 Halifax Sheffield British League 47-31 22/09/1979 King's Lynn Wolverhampton British League 44-34 22/09/1979 Swindon Belle Vue British League 41-37 22/09/1979 Canterbury Cant v Crayford v Rye House Kent-Herts Trophy 3TT L1 43 v 21 v 43 22/09/1979 Berwick Boston National League 52-25 22/09/1979 Stoke Oxford National League 38-40 22/09/1979 Berwick Newcastle NL KOC SF L2 47-31 23/09/1979 Swindon Martin Ashby Testimonial Individual Michael Lee 23/09/1979 Rye House Rye House v Crayford v Canterbury Kent-Herts Trophy 3TT L2 45 v 31 v 32 23/09/1979 Glasgow Edinburgh National League 51-27 23/09/1979 Mildenhall Weymouth National League 52-26 23/09/1979 Scunthorpe Workington National League 41-37 23/09/1979 Boston England v Australasia Second Test 72-36 24/09/1979 Cradley Heath Wolverhampton BL KOC QF L2 71-37 SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 24/09/1979 Reading Leicester British League 52-26 24/09/1979 Birmingham Belle Vue Challenge 43-35 24/09/1979 Exeter Czechs v Aussies v League Select v Americans Four Team 27 v 25 v 25 v 18 24/09/1979 Newcastle Weymouth National League 46-31 25/09/1979 Leicester Hackney British League 44-34 25/09/1979 Weymouth Weymouth/Reading v Exeter/Swindon Junior Challenge 42-35 25/09/1979 Crayford Cray v Canterbury v Rye House Kent-Herts Trophy 3TT L3 41 v 30 v 37 25/09/1979 Weymouth Scunthorpe National League 46-32 25/09/1979 Milton Keynes England v Australasia Third Test 69-39 26/09/1979 Birmingham Wimbledon British League 14-10 Aban Heat 04 - rain 26/09/1979 Hull Cradley Heath British League 41-37 26/09/1979 Poole Exeter British League 33-45 26/09/1979 Nottingham Milton Keynes Challenge 49-29 27/09/1979 Ipswich Eastbourne British League 41-37 27/09/1979 Sheffield Wolverhampton British League 41-37 27/09/1979 Wimbledon Poole British League 41-37 27/09/1979 Swindon Silver Plume Individual Peter Collins 27/09/1979 Oxford Scunthorpe National League 57-21 27/09/1979 Middlesbrough Midd v Berwick v Newcastle Three Team 48 v 36 v 24 28/09/1979 Workington Cumbria Best Pairs Best Pairs B. Havelock & M. Dickinson 28/09/1979 Hackney Hull British League 33-45 28/09/1979 Wolverhampton Coventry British League 28-50 28/09/1979 Eastbourne Harry Weslake Memorial Trophy Individual Gordon Kennett 28/09/1979 Glasgow Scottish Junior League v Anglia Junior League Junior Challenge 38-39 28/09/1979 Edinburgh Stoke National League 38-40 28/09/1979 Ellesmere Port Canterbury National League 46-32 28/09/1979 Peterborough Oxford National League 41-36 29/09/1979 Belle Vue Swindon British League 39-39 29/09/1979 Cradley Heath Leicester British League 53-24 29/09/1979 Coventry Ipswich Challenge 35-43 29/09/1979 King's Lynn Stars & Stripes Challenge 50-28 29/09/1979 Halifax Shaytona Knock-out Trophy Individual Ian Cartwright 29/09/1979 Wimbledon National League Riders Championship Individual Ian Gledhill 29/09/1979 King's Lynn Anglia Junior League v Scottish Junior League Junior Challenge 44-34 30/09/1979 Stoke Stoke v Belle Vue v Cradley Heath v E Port Four Team 17 v 37 v 31 v 11 30/09/1979 Berwick Milton Keynes National League 50-28 30/09/1979 Boston Crayford National League 59-19 SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 30/09/1979 Mildenhall Edinburgh National League 49-29 30/09/1979 Mildenhall Nottingham National League 55-23 30/09/1979 Rye House Glasgow National League 54-24 30/09/1979 Rye House Workington National League 47-31 30/09/1979 Scunthorpe Newcastle National League 37-40 01/10/1979 Birmingham Poole British League 39-38 01/10/1979 Reading Ipswich British League 42-36 01/10/1979 Cradley Heath Hull Inter-Lge KOC SF 50-27 01/10/1979 Newcastle Milton Keynes National League 38-40 02/10/1979 Leicester Reading British League 40-38 02/10/1979 Weymouth Exeter Inter-Lge Challenge 34-44 02/10/1979 Crayford Nottingham National League 48-29 02/10/1979 Milton Keynes Ellesmere Port National League 49-29 03/10/1979 Birmingham Reading British League 42-36 03/10/1979 King's Lynn Cradley Heath British League 47-31 03/10/1979 Nottingham Rye House Challenge 42-36 03/10/1979 Poole Swindon Challenge 37-29 Aban Heat 11 - rain 03/10/1979 Hull Halifax Yorkshire Cup L1 53-25 04/10/1979 Sheffield Hackney British League 48-30 04/10/1979 Wimbledon Wolverhampton British League 33-45 04/10/1979 Ipswich Golden Sovereign Individual Billy Sanders 04/10/1979 Middlesbrough Farewell Trophy Individual Mark Courtney 04/10/1979 Oxford Mildenhall National League 40-37 05/10/1979 Peterborough Clark's Select v All-Stars Brian Clark Testimonial 54-42 05/10/1979 Exeter Leicester British League 57-21 05/10/1979 Hackney Cradley Heath British League 37-41 05/10/1979 Wolverhampton Hull British League 26-52 05/10/1979 Ellesmere Port Stoke Mersey-Trent Trophy L1 51-27 05/10/1979 Edinburgh Oxford National League 36-42 05/10/1979 Glasgow Workington National League 53-25 06/10/1979 Cradley Heath Halifax BL KOC SF L1 43-23 Aban RS Heat 11 - rain 06/10/1979 King's Lynn Wimbledon British League 52-26 06/10/1979 Swindon Exeter British League 23-19 Aban Heat 07 - rain 06/10/1979 Belle Vue Coventry Challenge 40-38 06/10/1979 Berwick Oxford National League 60-18 06/10/1979 Berwick Workington National League 56-22 06/10/1979 Canterbury Newcastle National League 47-31 SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 06/10/1979 Stoke Middlesbrough National League 39-39 07/10/1979 Halifax Cradley Heath BL KOC SF L2 49-59 07/10/1979 Eastbourne Belle Vue British League 38-40 07/10/1979 Boston Glasgow National League 43-35 07/10/1979 Mildenhall Newcastle National League 54-24 07/10/1979 Rye House Ellesmere Port National League 61-17 07/10/1979 Scunthorpe Edinburgh National League 39-39 07/10/1979 Scunthorpe Peterborough National League 41-36 08/10/1979 Exeter Wimbledon British League 52-26 08/10/1979 Birmingham Coventry Challenge 33-45 08/10/1979 Reading Reading v Poole v Belle Vue Golden Wonder Triple 28 v 20 v 18 Aban RS Heat 11 - rain - result stands 08/10/1979 Newcastle Oxford National League 37-41 09/10/1979 Wimbledon Halifax British League 48-30 09/10/1979 Milton Keynes Rye House Challenge 42-36 09/10/1979 Leicester Coventry Midland Cup Final L1 35-43 09/10/1979 Crayford Mildenhall National League 30-47 10/10/1979 Birmingham Ipswich British League Postponed Rain 10/10/1979 Poole Reading British League Postponed Rain 10/10/1979 Hull Reg Wilson's Select Challenge 50-26 10/10/1979 Nottingham Cradley Heath Inter-Lge Challenge Postponed Rain 11/10/1979 Sheffield Eastbourne British League 49-29 11/10/1979 Wimbledon Strongbow Select Challenge 43-65 11/10/1979 Oxford Cradley Heath Inter-Lge Challenge 36-42 11/10/1979 Ipswich Stars Of America Renault Super Challenge 57-51 12/10/1979 Hackney King's Lynn British League 36-42 12/10/1979 Wolverhampton Swindon British League 40-38 12/10/1979 Peterborough Mildenhall Fen Trophy L2 30-48 12/10/1979 Glasgow Belle Vue Inter-Lge Challenge 45-33 12/10/1979 Ellesmere Port Workington National League 49-29 13/10/1979 Coventry Hull British League 42-36 13/10/1979 Cradley Heath Exeter British League Postponed Rain 13/10/1979 Halifax Wimbledon British League Postponed Rain 13/10/1979 King's Lynn Reading British League 49-29 13/10/1979 Belle Vue Collins' Aces v Morton's Aces Challenge 40-38 13/10/1979 Swindon Poole Challenge 49-29 13/10/1979 Coventry Leicester Midland Cup Final L2 50-28 13/10/1979 Canterbury Stoke National League 43-35 SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 13/10/1979 Berwick Rye House NL KOC Final L1 Postponed Rain 14/10/1979 Halifax England v Australasia Fifth Test 68-40 14/10/1979 Eastbourne Evening Argus Trophy Individual Gordon Kennett 14/10/1979 Stoke Pride Of The Potteries Individual Andy Grahame 14/10/1979 Boston Peterborough National League 44-34 14/10/1979 Mildenhall Ellesmere Port National League 50-28 14/10/1979 Newcastle Workington National League 40-38 14/10/1979 Scunthorpe Middlesbrough National League 36-42 14/10/1979 Scunthorpe Nottingham National League 41-37 14/10/1979 Rye House Berwick NL KOC Final L1 54-24 15/10/1979 Cradley Heath Hull BL KOC Final L1 62-46 15/10/1979 Birmingham Ipswich British League 32-45 15/10/1979 Reading Halifax British League 48-30 15/10/1979 Sheffield Wimbledon British League 45-32 15/10/1979 Exeter Westernapolis Individual Zdenek Kudrna 15/10/1979 Newcastle Ellesmere Port National League 41-37 16/10/1979 Crayford Eastbourne Inter-Lge Challenge 34-44 16/10/1979 Milton Keynes M K v Mildenhall v Oxford Wolverton 3TT 44 v 40 v 24 17/10/1979 Hull Cradley Heath BL KOC Final L2 19-23 Aban Heat 07 - rain 17/10/1979 Poole Reading British League 33-45 17/10/1979 Nottingham Nottv Birmingham v Coventry v Sheffield Four Team Postponed Track unfit 18/10/1979 Ipswich Swindon British League 43-35 18/10/1979 Sheffield Jubilee Trophy Individual Reg Wilson 18/10/1979 Wimbledon Laurels Individual Bruce Penhall 18/10/1979 Oxford Oxford v Rye House v M K Three Team 44 v 33 v 31 19/10/1979 Glasgow Workington Anglo-Scottish Cup L2 51-27 19/10/1979 Ellesmere Port Supporters Trophy Best Pairs Postponed Rain 19/10/1979 Wolverhampton Cradley Heath British League Postponed Rain 19/10/1979 Swindon Duplex Litho Press Trophy Individual Dave Jessup 19/10/1979 Hackney Wimbledon London Cup L1 44-34 19/10/1979 Peterborough Weymouth National League 52-26 20/10/1979 Belle Vue British League Riders Championship Individual John Louis 20/10/1979 Canterbury Eastbourne Inter-Lge Challenge 45-33 20/10/1979 Stoke Ellesmere Port Mersey-Trent Trophy L2 36-42 20/10/1979 Nottingham Peterborough National League 44-34 21/10/1979 King's Lynn Ipswich Anglian Cup L1 42-36 21/10/1979 Halifax Exeter British League 41-37 SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 21/10/1979 Halifax Wimbledon British League 45-33 21/10/1979 Reading Swindon British League 43-35 21/10/1979 Boston Edinburgh National League 51-26 21/10/1979 Rye House Mildenhall National League 46-32 21/10/1979 Scunthorpe Milton Keynes National League 37-41 21/10/1979 Oxford Northern Sports Trophy Pip Lamb Benefit B. Penhall & B. Schwartz 21/10/1979 Oxford Pip Lamb Trophy Pip Lamb Benefit G. Hunter & M. Handley 21/10/1979 Berwick Glasgow Scottish Cup Final L1 51-27 22/10/1979 Birmingham Wimbledon British League 43-35 22/10/1979 Reading Geoff Curtis Memorial Trophy Individual Jan Andersson 22/10/1979 Newcastle Belle Vue Inter-Lge Challenge 38-40 22/10/1979 Cradley Heath King's Lynn Inter-Lge KOC Final L1 43-35 23/10/1979 Crayford Canterbury Kent Cup L2 43-35 24/10/1979 Nottingham National League Select Challenge 31-47 24/10/1979 Poole Peter Collins Select Challenge 42-36 24/10/1979 Hull Hull v Exeter v Sheffield v U.S.A. Select Four Team 31 v 12 v 24 v 29 24/10/1979 King's Lynn Cradley Heath Inter-Lge KOC Final L2 36-42 25/10/1979 Ipswich King's Lynn Anglian Cup L2 43-35 25/10/1979 Swindon Cradley Heath British League 40-38 25/10/1979 Swindon Exeter British League 23-19 Aban Heat 07 - rain 25/10/1979 Wimbledon Hackney London Cup L2 00-05 Aban Heat 01 - rain 26/10/1979 Wolverhampton Cradley Heath British League 33-45 26/10/1979 Hackney Champions Chase Individual Postponed Rain 26/10/1979 Glasgow Berwick Scottish Cup Final L2 54-23 27/10/1979 Cradley Heath Exeter British League 57-21 27/10/1979 Swindon Phil Crump Select v Martin Ashby Select Challenge 30-48 27/10/1979 King's Lynn Pride Of The East Individual Dave Jessup 27/10/1979 Stoke Midland Junior Championship Junior Individual Andy Buck 27/10/1979 Berwick Rye House NL KOC Final L2 40-38 27/10/1979 Halifax Halifax v Belle Vue v Hull v Sheffield Northern Fours 28 v 20 v 22 v 26 28/10/1979 Ellesmere Port E Port v Belle Vue v Cradley Heath v Yorkshire Ernie Park Memorial 42 v 17 v 15 v 22 28/10/1979 Boston Bost v Coventry v King's Lynn v Peterborough Four Team 22 v 37 v 38 v 10 28/10/1979 Oxford Hurricanes v Racers v Brigade v Hornets Hartford Motors 4TT 23 v 24 v 26 v 22 28/10/1979 Mildenhall Rye House National League 43-34 28/10/1979 Scunthorpe Berwick National League 38-39 29/10/1979 Cradley Heath Halifax British League 64-14 29/10/1979 Reading Kennett's All-Stars Challenge 38-40 SEASON 1979 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 29/10/1979 Newcastle Newcastle v Hull v King's Lynn v Sheffield Four Team 14 v 41 v 23 v 18 29/10/1979 Birmingham Second City Trophy Individual John Louis 30/10/1979 Ellesmere Port Supporters Trophy Best Pairs J. Jackson & J. Williams 30/10/1979 Nottingham Cradley Heath Inter-Lge Challenge Postponed Rain 30/10/1979 Wimbledon Hackney London Cup L2 43-35 31/10/1979 Hull Cradley Heath BL KOC Final L2 50-58 31/10/1979 Mildenhall Palmer Trophy Individual Mel Taylor 01/11/1979 Swindon Exeter British League 38-39 02/11/1979 Hackney Champions Chase Individual Barry Thomas 03/11/1979 Cradley Heath Nigel Wasley Memorial Trophy Best Pairs Postponed Rain 04/11/1979 Hackney Kent B Thomas Testimonial 39-38 04/11/1979 Scunthorpe Mildenhall National League 32-45 04/11/1979 Boston Cradley Heath Steve Clarke Testimonial 02-02 (61.5-57.5) Trial race format 10/11/1979 Cradley Heath Courage Pairs Nigel Wasley Memorial N. Flatman & M. Spink 10/11/1979 Cradley Heath T.S.B. Pairs Nigel Wasley Memorial Al. Grahame & I. Teromaa 11/11/1979 Felton Tracktune Trophy Training School Roland Tebbs