SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 15/03/1980 Berwick Workington Border Trophy L1 53-25 15/03/1980 Cradley Heath British League Select Challenge 40-37 15/03/1980 King's Lynn Supporters Trophy Individual Bo Petersen 15/03/1980 Coventry Birmingham Midland League 54-24 15/03/1980 Nottingham Nottingham v Peterborough v Oxford Three Team L1 38 v 38 v 32 16/03/1980 Boston Peterborough Challenge 51-27 17/03/1980 Newcastle Workington Border Trophy L1 Postponed Snow 17/03/1980 Birmingham Coventry Midland League Postponed Rain 17/03/1980 Reading Swindon Silver Spanner L1 37-41 19/03/1980 Nottingham Rye House Challenge Postponed Rain 20/03/1980 Sheffield Michael Ashley Whiting Trophy Best Pairs M. Taylor & P. Smith 20/03/1980 Wimbledon Spring Classic Individual John Davis 20/03/1980 Oxford Oxford v Peterborough v Nottingham Three Team L2 30 v 42 v 30 L3 not staged 21/03/1980 Workington Berwick Border Trophy L2 Postponed Snow 21/03/1980 Ellesmere Port Stoke Challenge 57-21 22/03/1980 Belle Vue Halifax FV Northern Trophy 42-35 22/03/1980 King's Lynn Hackney Gold Cup East 58-20 22/03/1980 Coventry Wolverhampton Midland League 44-34 22/03/1980 Cradley Heath Birmingham Midland League 55-23 22/03/1980 Berwick Oxford National League Postponed Snow 22/03/1980 Swindon Reading Silver Spanner L2 39-39 23/03/1980 Boston Mildenhall Challenge 47-31 24/03/1980 Newcastle Workington Border Trophy L1 Postponed Rain 24/03/1980 Birmingham Cradley Heath Challenge Postponed Rain 24/03/1980 Reading King's Lynn Gold Cup East Postponed Rain 26/03/1980 Nottingham Rye House Challenge 38-37 26/03/1980 Hull Halifax FV Northern Trophy 37-41 27/03/1980 Sheffield Belle Vue FV Northern Trophy 38-39 27/03/1980 Ipswich Hackney Gold Cup East 41-37 27/03/1980 Wimbledon Swindon Gold Cup West 38-40 27/03/1980 Cradley Heath Coventry Midland League 44-34 27/03/1980 Oxford Milton Keynes Two Cities Trophy L1 45-33 28/03/1980 Hackney Ipswich Gold Cup East 34-44 28/03/1980 Workington Boston National League Postponed Rain 28/03/1980 Ellesmere Port Nottingham Northern Trophy L1 56-22 29/03/1980 Halifax Birmingham British League 44-34 29/03/1980 Nottingham Ellesmere Port Challenge Postponed Rain SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 29/03/1980 Belle Vue Sheffield FV Northern Trophy 41-36 29/03/1980 King's Lynn Reading Gold Cup East 41-37 29/03/1980 Swindon Wimbledon Gold Cup West 42-36 29/03/1980 Canterbury Italy International Challenge 39-39 29/03/1980 Coventry Leicester Midland League 50-28 29/03/1980 Cradley Heath Wolverhampton Midland League 45-33 29/03/1980 Berwick Boston National League Postponed Rain 30/03/1980 Boston Boston v King's Lynn v Leicester v Sheffield Four Team 28 v 30 v 27 v 11 30/03/1980 Eastbourne Wimbledon Gold Cup West 48-30 30/03/1980 Mildenhall Italy International Challenge 59-19 30/03/1980 Rye House Oxford National League 50-27 30/03/1980 Stoke Nottingham Trent Trophy L1 42-36 31/03/1980 Newcastle Workington Border Trophy L1 50-28 31/03/1980 Reading Hackney Gold Cup East Postponed Rain 31/03/1980 Birmingham Wolverhampton Midland League Postponed Rain 01/04/1980 Leicester King's Lynn Border Trophy L1 Postponed Rain 01/04/1980 Crayford Italy International Challenge Postponed Rain 01/04/1980 Milton Keynes Oxford Two Cities Trophy L2 Postponed Rain 02/04/1980 Poole Reading Challenge 38-40 02/04/1980 Hull Sheffield FV Northern Trophy 38-40 02/04/1980 Coventry Cradley Heath Midland League 49-29 03/04/1980 Sheffield Reading British League 41-37 03/04/1980 Wimbledon Eastbourne Gold Cup West 44-34 03/04/1980 Nottingham Italy International Challenge 48-30 03/04/1980 Middlesbrough Newcastle Tyne-Tees Trophy L1 43-35 04/04/1980 Eastbourne Cradley Heath Challenge 41-37 04/04/1980 Edinburgh Middlesbrough Challenge 36-40 04/04/1980 Ellesmere Port Newcastle Challenge 51-27 04/04/1980 Hackney Wimbledon Easter Cup L1 38-40 04/04/1980 Peterborough Peterborough v Rye House v Mildenhall Easter Triangle L1 35 v 26 v 47 04/04/1980 Belle Vue Hull FV Northern Trophy 44-34 04/04/1980 Poole Swindon Gold Cup West 43-35 04/04/1980 Oxford Italy International Challenge 43-34 04/04/1980 Wolverhampton Birmingham Midland League 39-39 04/04/1980 Workington Scunthorpe National League 33-45 04/04/1980 King's Lynn Ipswich Radio Orwell Cup L1 43-35 04/04/1980 Ipswich King's Lynn Radio Orwell Cup L2 39-39 SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 05/04/1980 Belle Vue Coventry British League 40-38 05/04/1980 Halifax Sheffield FV Northern Trophy 47-31 05/04/1980 Swindon Poole Gold Cup West 37-40 05/04/1980 Canterbury Crayford Kent Cup L1 51-27 05/04/1980 Cradley Heath Leicester Midland League 37-41 05/04/1980 Berwick Glasgow National League 40-37 06/04/1980 Glasgow Scottish Pairs Championship Best Pairs S. Lawson & K. McKinna 06/04/1980 Stoke Ellesmere Port Challenge 24-53 06/04/1980 Mildenhall Mildenhall v Rye House v Peterborough Easter Triangle L2 45 v 33 v 30 06/04/1980 Eastbourne Poole Gold Cup West 40-38 06/04/1980 Boston Canterbury National League 52-26 07/04/1980 King's Lynn Leicester Border Trophy L1 41-37 07/04/1980 Birmingham Swindon British League 35-43 07/04/1980 Cradley Heath Hull British League 45-33 07/04/1980 Wimbledon Sheffield British League 49-29 07/04/1980 Rye House Rye House v Peterborough v Mildenhall Easter Triangle L3 44 v 32 v 32 07/04/1980 Exeter Exeter v Weymouth v M K v Crayford Four Team 29 v 34 v 18 v 15 07/04/1980 Halifax Belle Vue FV Northern Trophy 41-36 07/04/1980 Reading Ipswich Gold Cup East 44-34 07/04/1980 Poole Eastbourne Gold Cup West 42-36 07/04/1980 Nottingham Stoke Trent Trophy L2 42-36 07/04/1980 Newcastle Middlesbrough Tyne-Tees Trophy L2 48-30 08/04/1980 Weymouth Oxford Challenge 47-31 08/04/1980 Milton Keynes World Championship British QR Individual Mike Lanham 08/04/1980 Crayford Canterbury Kent Cup L2 42-35 08/04/1980 Leicester Wolverhampton Midland League 41-37 09/04/1980 Hull Belle Vue FV Northern Trophy 45-33 09/04/1980 Poole Wimbledon Gold Cup West 43-35 09/04/1980 Nottingham World Championship British QR Individual Dave Perks 10/04/1980 Sheffield Halifax FV Northern Trophy 34-44 10/04/1980 Ipswich Reading Gold Cup East 41-37 10/04/1980 Wimbledon Poole Gold Cup West 41-37 10/04/1980 Middlesbrough Workington National League 57-21 10/04/1980 Oxford Rye House National League 34-43 11/04/1980 Hackney King's Lynn Gold Cup East 20-57 11/04/1980 Ellesmere Port World Championship British QR Individual Peter Prinsloo 11/04/1980 Peterborough World Championship British QR Individual Andy Hines SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 11/04/1980 Edinburgh Glasgow Inter-City Cup L1 41-37 11/04/1980 Wolverhampton Leicester Midland League 45-33 11/04/1980 Workington Stoke National League 36-42 12/04/1980 Coventry Poole British League 47-31 12/04/1980 Cradley Heath Wimbledon British League 51-27 12/04/1980 King's Lynn Birmingham British League 49-29 12/04/1980 Halifax Hull FV Northern Trophy 40-38 12/04/1980 Swindon Eastbourne Gold Cup West 44-34 12/04/1980 Berwick Nottingham National League 45-33 12/04/1980 Canterbury Milton Keynes National League 48-30 12/04/1980 Belle Vue Sheffield Spring Grove Trophy L1 41-37 13/04/1980 Eastbourne Swindon Gold Cup West 50-28 13/04/1980 Rye House World Championship British QR Individual Mel Taylor 13/04/1980 Glasgow Edinburgh Inter-City Cup L2 39-39 13/04/1980 Boston Berwick National League 58-20 13/04/1980 Mildenhall Ellesmere Port National League 43-34 13/04/1980 Stoke Scunthorpe National League 38-40 14/04/1980 Reading Hackney Gold Cup East 54-23 14/04/1980 Birmingham Leicester Midland League 40-37 14/04/1980 Birmingham Wolverhampton Midland League 39-39 14/04/1980 Newcastle Weymouth National League 41-37 15/04/1980 Weymouth Exeter Challenge 46-32 15/04/1980 Leicester Coventry Midland League 39-39 15/04/1980 Crayford Middlesbrough National League 41-37 15/04/1980 Milton Keynes Nottingham National League 41-37 16/04/1980 Hull Eastbourne British League 46-32 16/04/1980 Poole Hackney British League 45-32 17/04/1980 Ipswich Halifax British League 56-22 17/04/1980 Sheffield Swindon British League 45-33 17/04/1980 Wimbledon Hackney Easter Cup L2 34-44 17/04/1980 Middlesbrough Young Sweden International Challenge 32-45 17/04/1980 Exeter Newcastle National League 38-40 17/04/1980 Oxford Mildenhall National League 28-49 18/04/1980 Workington Berwick Border Trophy L2 38-40 18/04/1980 Hackney Reading Gold Cup East 38-40 18/04/1980 Peterborough Young Sweden International Challenge 45-33 18/04/1980 Wolverhampton Cradley Heath Midland League 32-46 SEASON 1980 U.K. SPEEDWAY RESULTS Compiled by DAVE ALLAN 18/04/1980 Edinburgh Milton Keynes National League 43-35 18/04/1980 Ellesmere Port Boston National League 38-40 19/04/1980 Coventry Wimbledon British League 49-29 19/04/1980 Halifax Poole British League 42-36 19/04/1980 King's Lynn Eastbourne British League 63-15 19/04/1980 Belle Vue Birmingham Challenge 45-33 19/04/1980 Cradley Heath Reading Challenge 42-36 19/04/1980 Swindon Leicester Challenge 44-34 19/04/1980 Berwick Milton Keynes National League 56-22 19/04/1980 Canterbury Ellesmere Port National League 48-29 19/04/1980 Nottingham Boston National League 33-45 20/04/1980 Eastbourne Sheffield British League 46-32 20/04/1980 Boston Young Sweden International Challenge 57-20 20/04/1980 Glasgow Peterborough National League 52-26 20/04/1980 Mildenhall Scunthorpe National League 50-28 20/04/1980 Rye House Ellesmere Port National League 48-30 20/04/1980 Stoke Oxford National League 43-34 21/04/1980 Reading Halifax BL KOC R2 L1 62-46 21/04/1980 Birmingham Hull British