Edinburgh Monarchs Season 1978
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Edinburgh Monarchs Season 1978 Compiled by Dave Allan First published March 2016 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This file was only made possible thanks to the invaluable contributions of the following: Steve Wilkes & Gary Done (Ellesmere Port & 1978 Speedway Mails) Stuart Staite-Aris & associates (Coventry) Mike Hunter (Edinburgh) Brian Collins (Internationals) Mark Aspinell (Rye House) Gary Weldon (Boston) Steve Ashley (Boston & Leicester) John (Hull) Colin Jewes & Phil Johnson (Cradley Heath) Arnie Gibbons (Reading) Mark Fellows (Wolverhampton) Matt Jackson (Sheffield) Neil Fife (Newcastle) David Housely (Various) Keith Corns (Various) The knowledgable members of the British Speedway Forum and the Easy, Tiger! Forum RACECARDS The following symbols are in use throughout this file: R/R Rider replacement N Rider replaced by reserve TS Rider replaced by tactical substitute R Rider did not finish for reason other than fall or exclusion EF Rider suffered engine failure and failed to finish F Rider fell and did not remount FX Rider fell and was excluded from race or rerun FN Rider fell and was unable to take his place in rerun E Rider excluded for starting offence (including tape touching & breaking, delaying start, etc.) M Rider excluded under two minute rule X Rider excluded for any other reason not E or M. Reason for exclusion noted where known. NS Rider failed to start but was not excluded or replaced NTR New track record ETR Equals track record Reruns are not assumed, they are only recorded where reported. (guest) Rider is making a ‘full and proper’ guest appearance (loanee) Rider has been borrowed from home track to make up the team Edinburgh Monarchs 1978 Date Home Away Event Result Notes 24/03/1978 Edinburgh Glasgow Challenge 60-17 31/03/1978 Edinburgh Barrow National League 50-28 02/04/1978 Mildenhall Edinburgh National League 38-40 07/04/1978 Edinburgh Boston National League 63-14 14/04/1978 Edinburgh Teesside National League 46-32 17/04/1978 Scunthorpe Edinburgh National League 50-28 21/04/1978 Edinburgh Berwick National League 55-22 23/04/1978 Berwick Edinburgh National League 54-24 28/04/1978 Edinburgh Mildenhall National League Rained Off 01/05/1978 Ellesmere Port Edinburgh National League 46-31 02/05/1978 Barrow Edinburgh National League 33-45 05/05/1978 Edinburgh Ellesmere Port National League 29-49 12/05/1978 Edinburgh Mildenhall National League 35-43 12/05/1978 Edinburgh Weymouth National League 40-36 18/05/1978 Teesside Edinburgh National League 41-37 19/05/1978 Edinburgh Eastbourne National League 32-46 23/05/1978 Barrow Barrow v Glasgow v Edinburgh v Berwick NL 4TT QR c1 33 v 10 v 34 v 19 26/05/1978 Edinburgh Edinburgh v Glasgow v Berwick v Barrow NL 4TT QR c2 36 v 33 v 11 v 16 27/05/1978 Berwick Berwick v Barrow v Edinburgh v Glasgow NL 4TT QR c3 34 v 25 v 22 v 15 28/05/1978 Glasgow Glasgow v Barrow v Berwick v Edinburgh NL 4TT QR c4 36 v 23 v 04 v 33 29/05/1978 Peterborough Edinburgh National League 51-27 02/06/1978 Edinburgh Powderhall Sprint Individual Rob Hollingworth 09/06/1978 Edinburgh Crayford National League 40-38 16/06/1978 Edinburgh Workington National League 53-25 18/06/1978 Workington Edinburgh National League 47-31 23/06/1978 Edinburgh Belle Vue Inter-League Challenge 22-56 30/06/1978 Edinburgh Crayford NL KOC R2 L1 40-38 04/07/1978 Crayford Edinburgh NL KOC R2 L2 46-32 07/07/1978 Eastbourne Edinburgh National League 46-31 08/07/1978 Canterbury Edinburgh National League 51-27 11/07/1978 Weymouth Edinburgh National League 41-37 13/07/1978 Oxford Edinburgh National League 51-27 14/07/1978 Wolverhampton Wolverhampton B v Edinburgh Challenge 46-32 21/07/1978 Edinburgh Newcastle National League 32-46 28/07/1978 Edinburgh Oxford National League 41-37 30/07/1978 Peterborough Edinburgh v Stoke v Newcastle v Peterborough NL 4TT SF1 10 v 13 v 12 v 12 Edinburgh Monarchs 1978 Date Home Away Event Result Notes 04/08/1978 Edinburgh Rye House National League 36-42 08/08/1978 Milton Keynes Edinburgh National League 39-39 11/08/1978 Edinburgh Milton Keynes National League 37-40 18/08/1978 Edinburgh Peterborough National League 43-35 20/08/1978 Rye House Edinburgh National League 54-24 22/08/1978 Crayford Edinburgh National League 44-34 25/08/1978 Edinburgh Scunthorpe National League 45-33 01/09/1978 Edinburgh Canterbury National League 36-42 03/09/1978 Stoke Edinburgh National League 51-27 08/09/1978 Edinburgh Golden Wonder Olympiad Individual Tom Owen 15/09/1978 Edinburgh Stoke National League 46-32 17/09/1978 Boston Edinburgh National League 34-44 18/09/1978 Newcastle Edinburgh National League 61-17 22/09/1978 Edinburgh Glasgow National League 41-37 24/09/1978 Glasgow Edinburgh National League 48-30 27/09/1978 Edinburgh Great Britain v Denmark Third Test 54-54 06/10/1978 Edinburgh Glasgow Scottish Cup Final L1 36-42 20/10/1978 Glasgow Edinburgh Scottish Cup Final L2 43-35 Edinburgh Monarchs v Glasgow Tigers Friday 24th March 1978 (Challenge) Edinburgh Monarchs 60 TOT BP 1. Bert Harkins EF 2* 2* 3 7 2 2. Steve McDermott 3 3 3 3 12 0 3. Rob Hollingworth 2* 3 3 2* 10 2 4. Dave Trownson 2* 0 2* 2* 6 3 5. Brian Collins 3 3 3 3 12 0 6. Alan Bridgett 3 3 2* 8 1 7. Alan Morrison 2* 1 2* 5 2 Glasgow Tigers 17 TOT BP 1. Steve Lawson 2 1* EF M N 3 1 2. Terry Kelly 1* 2 1 TS TS 4 1 3. Derek Richardson M 0 1 N 1 0 4. Merv Janke 1 1 2 1 1 6 0 5. Mick Newton N TS N M 1 1 0 6. Frankie Hall 0 F TS 0 0 M 0 0 7. Carl Clarke (guest) 1 0 1 0 M 0 0 2 0 Ht. 01: McDermott, Lawson, Kelly (f, rem), Harkins (ef), 70.8 3 - 3 3 - 3 Ht. 02: Bridgett, Morrison, Clarke, Hall, 70.2 5 - 1 8 - 4 Ht. 03: Collins, Trownson, Janke, Clarke, 68.6 5 - 1 13 - 5 Ht. 04: Bridgett, Hollingworth, Clarke, Hall (f, rem, fell), Richardson (exc, 2 mins), 69.6 5 - 1 18 - 6 Ht. 05: Collins, Kelly, Lawson, Trownson, 69.0 3 - 3 21 - 9 Ht. 06: McDermott, Harkins, Kelly, Richardson, 69.4 5 - 1 26 - 10 Ht. 07: Hollingworth, Bridgett, Janke, Lawson (ef), 69.2 5 - 1 31 - 11 Ht. 08: McDermott, Janke, Morrison, Clarke, 69.2 4 - 2 35 - 13 Ht. 09: Collins, Trownson, Richardson, Hall, 68.0 5 - 1 40 - 14 Ht. 10: McDermott, Harkins, Janke, Hall (f, rem), 69.2 5 - 1 45 - 15 Ht. 11: Hollingworth, Morrison, Lawson (exc, 2 mins), Hall (exc, 2 mins), Newton (exc, 2 mins), Clarke (exc, 2 mins), (2 only) 69.2 5 - 0 50 - 15 Ht. 12: Harkins, Trownson, Newton, Clarke, 70.2 5 - 1 55 - 16 Ht. 13: Collins, Hollingworth, Janke, Clarke (f, rem), 68.8 5 - 1 60 - 17 Edinburgh Monarchs v Barrow Furness Flyers Friday 31st March 1978 (National League) Edinburgh Monarchs 50 TOT BP 1. Bert Harkins 3 0 2* 0 5 1 2. Steve McDermott 2* 1 2* 3 8 2 3. Rob Hollingworth 1 1* 2 2* 6 2 4. Dave Trownson 3 3 2* 2 10 1 5. Brian Collins 1 2* 3 3 9 1 6. Alan Bridgett 1* 3 2 6 1 7. Alan Morrison 2 3 1* 6 1 Barrow Furness Flyers 28 TOT BP 1. David Butt F 0 F N 0 0 2. Chris Roynon 1 1 1 0 TS 3 0 3. Geoff Pusey 2 2* 0 3 1 8 1 4. Mark Courtney 2 0 1 0 3 0 5. Andy Heyes 0 N TS N 0 0 6. Andy Reid 3 3 3 1 3 1 14 0 7. Les Race 0 0 0 0 0 Ht. 01: Harkins, McDermott, Roynon, Butt (fell), 68.6 5 - 1 5 - 1 Ht. 02: Reid, Morrison, Bridgett, Race, 69.2 3 - 3 8 - 4 Ht. 03: Trownson, Courtney, Collins (f, rem), Heyes, 69.8 4 - 2 12 - 6 Ht. 04: Bridgett, Pusey, Hollingworth, Race, 69.8 4 - 2 16 - 8 Ht. 05: Trownson, Collins, Roynon, Butt, 68.6 5 - 1 21 - 9 Ht. 06: Reid, Pusey, McDermott, Harkins, 69.2 1 - 5 22 - 14 Ht. 07: Reid, Bridgett, Hollingworth, Courtney, 70.2 3 - 3 25 - 17 Ht. 08: Morrison, McDermott, Roynon, Race, 69.4 5 - 1 30 - 18 Ht. 09: Collins, Trownson, Reid, Pusey, 68.8 5 - 1 35 - 19 Ht. 10: McDermott, Harkins, Courtney, Roynon, 69.0 5 - 1 40 - 20 Ht. 11: Pusey, Hollingworth, Morrison (f, rem), Butt (fell), 70.4 3 - 3 43 - 23 Ht. 12: Reid, Trownson, Pusey, Harkins, 70.0 2 - 4 45 - 27 Ht. 13: Collins, Hollingworth, Reid, Courtney, 69.4 5 - 1 50 - 28 Mildenhall Fen Tigers v Edinburgh Monarchs Sunday 2nd April 1978 (National League) Mildenhall Fen Tigers 38 TOT BP 1. Bob Coles 3 2 2 EF 7 0 2. Mike Spink 1 1* 2 0 4 1 3. Robert Henry 1* 1* 2 2 6 2 4. Mick Bates 0 2 2* 1 5 1 5. Ray Bales 1 EF 3 1* 5 1 6. Neil Leeks 3 2 2 7 0 7. Melvyn Taylor 2* 1* 1* 4 3 Edinburgh Monarchs 40 TOT BP 1. Bert Harkins 2 1 3 0 6 0 2. Steve McDermott EF 3 0 0 3 0 3.