Coventry Speedway 1976 Season Compiled By Stuart Staite-Aris and Associates September 2012 1976 SEASON SUMMARY Date Meeting Number Event Opponent Home or Away Individual Winner Won or Lost Coventry Score Opponent Score Additional Notes 21/02/1976 1 JUNIOR TRAINING MATCH Cradley United AWAY LOST 36 37 28/02/1976 2 JUNIOR TRAINING MATCH Cradley United HOME WON 49 28 20/03/1976 3 EAST MIDLANDS BOWL Leicester HOME WON 44 34 23/03/1976 4 EAST MIDLANDS BOWL LEICESTER AWAY WON 41 37 27/03/1976 5 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Belle Vue HOME WON 40 38 03/04/1976 6 MIDLAND CUP CRADLEY UNITED AWAY WON 43 35 ROUND 1 FIRST LEG 05/04/1976 7 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE READING AWAY LOST 36 42 09/04/1976 8 KNOCKOUT CUP WOLVERHAMPTON AWAY WON 39 38 PRELIMINARY ROUND FIRST LEG 10/04/1976 9 KNOCKOUT CUP Wolverhampton HOME WON 48 30 PRELIMINARY ROUND SECOND LEG 17/04/1976 10 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE King's Lynn HOME WON 42 36 19/04/1976 11 MIDLAND CUP Cradley United HOME WON 50 28 ROUND 1 SECOND LEG 21/04/1976 12 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE WHITE CITY AWAY LOST 33 43 24/04/1976 13 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Ipswich HOME WON 41 37 28/04/1976 14 INTERNATIONAL HOME WON 52 36 POLAND 01/05/1976 15 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE SWINDON AWAY ABANDONED 1 5 ABANDONED AFTER HEAT 1 08/05/1976 16 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Wimbledon HOME WON 46.5 31.5 10/05/1976 17 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE EXETER AWAY LOST 36 40 15/05/1976 18 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Sheffield HOME WON 42 35 17/05/1976 19 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE BIRMINGHAM AWAY WON 43 35 19/05/1976 20 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE SWINDON AWAY DRAW 39 39 22/05/1976 21 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Swindon HOME WON 54 24 26/05/1976 22 KNOCKOUT CUP WHITE CITY AWAY LOST 29 49 ROUND 1 FIRST LEG 29/05/1976 23 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Birmingham HOME WON 45 33 02/06/1976 24 BRITISH FINAL HOME Malcolm Simmons 05/06/1976 25 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE CRADLEY UNITED AWAY DRAW 39 39 08/06/1976 26 FOUR TEAM TOURNAMENT LEICESTER AWAY LOST LEICESTER 36 KING'S LYNN 27 BIRMINGHAM 17 COVENTRY 16 12/06/1976 27 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Exeter HOME WON 41 37 16/06/1976 28 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE POOLE AWAY LOST 29 49 19/06/1976 29 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Newport HOME R/O 23/06/1976 30 MIDLAND RIDERS CHAMPIONSHIP HOME Ole Olsen QUALIFYING ROUND 24/06/1976 31 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE SHEFFIELD AWAY LOST 32 46 01/07/1976 32 KNOCKOUT CUP White City HOME WON 46 32 ROUND 1 SECOND LEG 03/07/1976 33 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE HALIFAX AWAY LOST 35.5 41.5 10/07/1976 34 GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING ROUND HOME Ole Olsen 17/07/1976 35 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Halifax HOME WON 47 31 22/07/1976 36 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE WIMBLEDON AWAY WON 40 38 24/07/1976 37 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE White City HOME WON 47 31 30/07/1976 38 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE WOLVERHAMPTON AWAY LOST 32 46 31/07/1976 39 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Hull HOME WON 41 37 05/08/1976 40 MIDLAND RIDERS CHAMPIONSHIP HOME Ole Olsen FINAL 07/08/1976 41 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE BELLE VUE AWAY LOST 31 47 08/08/1976 42 INTER LEAGUE FOUR TEAM TOURNAMENT SCUNTHORPE AWAY COVENTRY 21 SHEFFIELD 32 WOLVERHAMPTON 23 SCUNTHORPE 20 - KEN MCKINLAY TESTIMONIAL 12/08/1976 43 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE IPSWICH AWAY LOST 24 54 14/08/1976 44 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Leicester HOME WON 50 28 16/08/1976 45 MIDLAND CUP BIRMINGHAM AWAY WON 47 31 SEMI FINAL FIRST LEG 21/08/1976 46 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Cradley United HOME WON 47 31 25/08/1976 47 MIDLAND CUP Birmingham HOME WON 50 28 SEMI FINAL SECOND LEG 28/08/1976 48 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Reading HOME WON 46 32 01/09/1976 49 BRANDONAPOLIS HOME Phil Crump 02/09/1976 50 INTER LEAGUE FOUR TEAM TOURNAMENT OXFORD AWAY COVENTRY 25 WHITE CITY 38 SWINDON 12 OXFORD 12 04/09/1976 51 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE KING'S LYNN AWAY LOST 29 49 11/09/1976 52 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Hackney HOME WON 41 37 14/09/1976 53 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE LEICESTER AWAY WON 40 38 18/09/1976 54 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Wolverhampton HOME WON 53 25 22/09/1976 55 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE HULL AWAY LOST 27 51 25/09/1976 56 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Poole HOME WON 52 26 29/09/1976 57 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Newport HOME WON 52 26 30/09/1976 58 BRITISH LEAGUE BEST PAIRS SHEFFIELD AWAY R/O POSTPONED DUE TO RAIN - SEMI FINAL 01/10/1976 59 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE NEWPORT AWAY R/O POSTPONED DUE TO RAIN 07/10/1976 60 BRITISH LEAGUE BEST PAIRS SHEFFIELD AWAY SEMI FINAL - COVENTRY - OLE OLSEN 17 MITCH SHIRRA 9 08/10/1976 61 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE HACKNEY AWAY LOST 37 41 09/10/1976 62 CHALLENGE MATCH Reading HOME WON 41 37 14/10/1976 63 BRITISH LEAGUE BEST PAIRS FINAL IPSWICH AWAY R/O POSTPONED DUE TO RAIN 15/10/1976 64 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE NEWPORT AWAY LOST 34 44 16/10/1976 65 BRITISH LEAGUE RIDERS FINAL BELLE VUE AWAY Ole Olsen COVENTRY - OLE OLSEN 1ST 17/10/1976 66 MIDLAND CUP Wolverhampton HOME WON 50 28 FINAL FIRST LEG 19/10/1976 67 BRITISH LEAGUE BEST PAIRS FINAL IPSWICH AWAY Ipswich John Louis and Billy Sanders COVENTRY 2ND - OLE OLSEN AND MITCH SHIRRA 22/10/1976 68 MIDLAND CUP WOLVERHAMPTON AWAY LOST 37 39 DOUBLE HEADER WITH HULL (INTER LEAGUE KNOCKOUT CUP FINAL) - FINAL SECOND LEG Page 1 Meeting Date Opponents Home or Away Event Result Score Olsen Shirra Booccok Stancl Harrhy Molyneux Smith Hindle Mortiboys Gillias 1 20/03/1976 Leicester Home East Midlands Bowl Won 44-34 4 12 3 6 4 9 4 4 1 4 5 1 4 7 2 3 1 2 23/03/1976 Leicester Away East Midlands Bowl Won 41-37 4 11 4 11 4 5 1 4 6 1 4 4 2 3 3 3 1 1 3 27/03/1976 Belle Vue Home Gulf Oil British League Won 40-38 4 11 5 12 4 6 2 4 6 1 3 0 5 5 3 1 0 4 03/04/1976 Cradley Away Midland Cup Won 43-35 4 10 1 4 10 1 4 6 4 4 1 4 8 2 4 4 1 2 1 5 04/04/1976 Reading Away Gulf Oil British League Lost 36-42 5 14 1 5 9 2 2 3 0 5 8 4 3 2 0 6 09/04/1976 Wolverhampton Away Knockout Cup Won 39-38 4 12 5 8 1 4 3 1 2 0 4 8 2 5 8 2 0 7 10/04/1976 Wolverhampton Home Knockout Cup Won 48-30 4 11 5 11 2 4 8 1 4 7 4 7 2 4 4 1 1 0 8 17/04/1976 King's Lynn Home Gulf Oil British League Won 42-36 4 11 5 10 1 4 7 2 2 0 4 7 2 4 6 2 3 3 1 9 19/04/1976 Cradley Home Midland Cup Won 50-28 4 11 4 8 1 4 6 1 3 9 4 3 4 5 3 3 8 1 10 21/04/1976 White City Away Gulf Oil British League Lost 33-45 5 14 2 2 1 4 3 1 4 7 5 6 1 3 1 2 0 11 24/04/1976 Ipswich Home Gulf Oil British League Won 41-37 4 8 3 5 9 4 7 4 4 1 2 1 1 4 8 1 3 4 1 12 28/04/1976 Poland Home Challenge Match Won 52-26 4 12 4 9 1 4 8 2 4 8 1 3 3 4 9 3 3 3 13 01/05/1976 Swindon Away Gulf Oil British League Abandoned 1-5 1 1 1 0 14 08/05/1976 Wimbledon Home Gulf Oil British League Won 46.5-31.5 4 7 4 7.5 1 4 9 1 3 4 1 4 5 1 3 3 1 15 10/05/1976 Exeter Away Gulf Oil British League Lost 36-40 4 10 4 8 1 4 8 1 4 3 5 7 2 1 0 0 0 16 15/05/1976 Sheffield Home Gulf Oil British League Won 42-35 4 11 4 10 1 4 11 2 0 4 5 1 4 2 1 4 3 17 17/05/1976 Birmingham Away Gulf Oil British League Won 43-35 4 12 4 6 1 4 6 2 4 11 4 7 2 3 1 3 0 18 19/05/1976 Swindon Away Gulf Oil British League Draw 39-39 4 9 2 4 6 4 9 1 4 5 1 4 3 1 4 6 1 2 1 19 22/05/1976 Swindon Home Gulf Oil British League Won 54-24 4 12 4 10 1 4 7 2 4 9 2 3 9 4 4 1 3 3 2 20 26/05/1976 White City Away Knockout Cup Lost 29-49 5 6 4 2 4 4 1 2 0 4 4 2 2 21 29/05/1976 Birmingham Home Gulf Oil British League Won 45-33 4 11 4 8 4 6 4 6 2 4 2 1 2 1 1 22 05/06/1976 Cradley Away Gulf Oil British League Draw 39-39 4 5 4 11 4 7 1 3 0 4 9 4 4 1 4 3 1 23 08/06/1976 Leicester/King's Lynn/Birmingham Away Four Team Tournament Lost 16 4th 4 7 3 2 4 6 5 1 24 12/06/1976 Exeter Home Gulf Oil British League Won 41-37 4 12 4 8 1 4 6 4 7 2 3 1 4 2 1 3 5 2 25 16/06/1976 Poole Away Gulf Oil British League Lost 29-49 5 14 4 3 4 5 5 4 1 2 0 4 2 2 1 26 24/06/1976 Sheffield Away Gulf Oil British League Lost 32-46 5 8 4 7 1 5 10 1 4 3 4 1 2 2 2 1 1 27 01/07/1976 White City Home Knockout Cup Won 46-32 4 12 4 12 4 8 4 4 1 4 4 1 4 5 1 2 1 28 03/07/1976 Halifax Away Gulf Oil British League Lost 35.5-41.5 5 14 4 5 5 7 2 2 0 4 5 1 3 2.5 3 2 29 17/07/1976 Halifax Home Gulf Oil British League Won 47-31 4 12 6 10 2 3 5 6 9 2 3 3 30 22/07/1976 Wimbledon Away Gulf Oil British League Won 40-38 5 15 5 7 1 6 10 2 5 7 1 3 1 2 0 31 24/07/1976 White City Home Gulf Oil British League Won 47-31 4 12 6 17 1 6 10 2 4 3 1 4 5 1 2 0 32 30/07/1976 Wolverhampton Away Gulf Oil British League Lost 32-46 5 12 4 3 2 1 1 7 8 3 3 1 33 31/07/1976 Hull Home Gulf Oil British League Won 41-37 4 11 1 5 5 3 5 7 13 1 4 5 2 34 07/08/1976 Belle Vue Away Gulf Oil British League Lost 31-47 5 4 1 5 5 1 2 1 7 13 2 0 35 08/08/1976 Scunthorpe/Sheffield/Wolverhampton Away Four Team Tournament Lost 21 3rd 4 6 4 4 5 9 4 2 36 12/08/1976 Ipswich Away Gulf Oil British League Lost 24-54 5 14 4 1 6 4 2 1 7 4 2 0 37 14/08/1976 Leicester Home Gulf Oil British League Won 50-28 4 12 4 4 4 9 1 4 7 1 3 9 4 8 4 3 1 38 16/08/1976 Birmingham Away Midland Cup Won 47-31 4 11 1 4 7 3 0 4 12 4 7 2 4 10 2 3 0 39 21/08/1976 Cradley Home Gulf Oil British League Won 47-31 4 11 1 4 10 4 3 4 7 1 4 8 1 4 6 3 2 2 1 40 25/08/1976 Birmingham Home Midland Cup Won 50-28 4 12 4 12 4 8 1 4 3 1 3 6 4 6 2 3 3 1 41 28/08/1976 Reading Home Gulf Oil British League Won 46-32 5 12 4 8 3 3 1 4 8 1 3 2 1 4 8 2 4 5 1 42 02/09/1976 Oxford/White City/Swindon Away Four Team Tournament Lost 25 2nd 4 8 4 10 4 4 0 0 43 04/09/1976 King's Lynn Away Gulf Oil British League Lost 29-49 5 9 1 5 8 4 1 3 2 2 2 1 2 0 44 11/09/1976 Hackney Home Gulf Oil British League Won 41-37 4 9 4 8 5 4 2 4 4 1 2 1 45 14/09/1976 Leicester Away Gulf Oil British League Won 40-38 4 9 2 5 14 4 9 1 5 6 1 3 2 5 0 46 18/09/1976 Wolverhampton Home Gulf Oil British League Won 53-25 4 11 1 4 11 4 9 2 4 8 1 3 6 4 7 3 3 1 47 22/09/1976 Hull Away Gulf Oil British League Lost 27-51 5 15 2 2 5 2 5 6 2 0