Coventry Speedway 1975 Season Compiled By Stuart Staite-Aris and Associates September 2012 1975 SEASON SUMMARY Date Meeting Number Event Opponent Home or Away Individual Winner Won or Lost Coventry Score Opponent Score Additional Notes 15/03/1975 1 EAST MIDLANDS BOWL Leicester HOME WON 39 38 22/03/1975 2 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Oxford HOME WON 52 26 25/03/1975 3 EAST MIDLANDS BOWL LEICESTER AWAY LOST 35 43 28/03/1975 4 CHALLENGE MATCH OXFORD AWAY LOST 29 48 11AM START 29/03/1975 5 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Wolverhampton HOME LOST 32 45 30/03/1975 6 MIDLAND CUP Cradley United HOME WON 40 37 ROUND 1 FIRST LEG 05/04/1975 7 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE KING'S LYNN AWAY R/O POSTPONED DUE TO RAIN 12/04/1975 8 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Exeter HOME WON 42 36 14/04/1975 9 MIDLAND CUP CRADLEY UNITED AWAY LOST 35 43 ROUND 1 SECOND LEG 19/04/1975 10 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Newport HOME LOST 33 45 23/04/1975 11 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE HULL AWAY LOST 36 42 26/04/1975 12 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Belle Vue HOME LOST 38 40 28/04/1975 13 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE EXETER AWAY LOST 20 58 30/04/1975 14 MIDLAND RIDERS CHAMPIONSHIP HOME Nigel Boocock QUALIFYING ROUND 02/05/1975 15 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE HACKNEY AWAY R/O POSTPONED DUE TO RAIN 03/05/1975 16 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE SWINDON AWAY WON 41 37 09/05/1975 17 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE HACKNEY AWAY LOST 35 43 10/05/1975 18 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Hull HOME DRAW 39 39 17/05/1975 19 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Swindon HOME R/O 23/05/1975 20 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE NEWPORT AWAY LOST 20 58 24/05/1975 21 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING ROUND HOME Nigel Boocock 27/05/1975 22 HANDICAP BEST PAIRS LEICESTER AWAY Leicester - Ray Wilson and Ila Teromaa COVENTRY 7th - NIGEL BOOCOCK 5 PEPE TEROMAA 2 31/05/1975 23 CHALLENGE MATCH HOME WON 42 36 COVENTRY v PHIL HERNE SEVEN 02/06/1975 24 CHALLENGE MATCH READING AWAY LOST 35 43 04/06/1975 25 MIDLAND RIDERS CHAMPIONSHIP HOME Ole Olsen FINAL 07/06/1975 26 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE BELLE VUE AWAY LOST 29 49 14/06/1975 27 KNOCKOUT CUP Oxford HOME LOST 33 45 ROUND 1 FIRST LEG 19/06/1975 28 KNOCKOUT CUP OXFORD AWAY LOST 18 60 ROUND 1 SECOND LEG 21/06/1975 29 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Poole HOME WON 41 37 22/06/1975 30 TESTIMONIAL HOME Union Jacks NIGEL BOOCOCK TESTIMONIAL 28/06/1975 31 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Cradley United HOME WON 44 34 05/07/1975 32 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE CRADLEY UNITED AWAY LOST 20 58 12/07/1975 33 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Halifax HOME LOST 35 43 16/07/1975 34 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE POOLE AWAY LOST 36 42 17/07/1975 35 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Hackney HOME WON 44.5 33.5 26/07/1975 36 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Ipswich HOME WON 41 37 30/07/1975 37 BRITISH FINAL HOME John Louis 02/08/1975 38 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE HALIFAX AWAY LOST 38 40 07/08/1975 39 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE IPSWICH AWAY LOST 25 53 09/08/1975 40 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Leicester HOME LOST 30 48 16/08/1975 41 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Wimbledon HOME WON 41 37 18/08/1975 42 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE READING AWAY LOST 30 48 23/08/1975 43 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE King's Lynn HOME DRAW 39 39 25/08/1975 44 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Swindon HOME WON 44 34 30/08/1975 45 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Sheffield HOME LOST 37 41 04/09/1975 46 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE WIMBLEDON AWAY LOST 33 45 05/09/1975 47 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE KING'S LYNN AWAY LOST 25 52 10/09/1975 48 BRANDONAPOLIS HOME Phil Crump 13/09/1975 49 CHALLENGE MATCH Oxford HOME DRAW 39 39 18/09/1975 50 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE SHEFFIELD AWAY LOST 31 47 20/09/1975 51 CHALLENGE MATCH Exeter HOME WON 46 32 23/09/1975 52 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE LEICESTER AWAY LOST 33 45 27/09/1975 53 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE Reading HOME LOST 38 40 29/09/1975 54 FOUR TEAM TOURNAMENT SCUNTHORPE AWAY IPSWICH 43 COVENTRY 20 SCUNTHORPE 17 SHEFFIELD 16 02/10/1975 55 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE OXFORD AWAY LOST 20 58 DOUBLE HEADER WITH KING'S LYNN 10/10/1975 56 GULF OIL BRITISH LEAGUE WOLVERHAMPTON AWAY LOST 31 47 11/10/1975 57 CHALLENGE MATCH Wolverhampton HOME WON 43 35 18/10/1975 58 BRITISH LEAGUE RIDERS FINAL BELLE VUE AWAY Peter Collins COVENTRY - BOB VALENTINE 14TH Page 1 Meeting Date Opponents Home or Away Event Result Score Boocock Valentine Harrhy Nilsson Jay Hindle Molyneux Smith Hill Shirra Teromaa Johansson Gillias 1 15/03/1975 Leicester Home East Midlands Bowl Won 39-38 7 11 4 6 1 4 3 4 2 2 3 2 3 7 2 22/03/1975 Oxford Home Gulf Oil British League Won 52-26 4 12 4 12 4 10 2 4 7 2 4 5 1 3 6 1 3 0 3 25/03/1975 Leicester Away East Midlands Bowl Lost 35-43 4 7 4 11 4 4 4 4 3 3 1 3 3 4 3 2 4 28/03/1975 Oxford Away Challenge Match Lost 29-48 5 8 4 7 4 2 5 10 3 1 3 0 2 1 5 29/03/1975 Wolverhampton Home Gulf Oil British League Lost 35-42 4 4 1 4 8 4 3 2 4 9 4 8 1 4 3 1 2 0 6 31/03/1975 Cradley United Home Midland Cup Won 40-37 4 8 1 4 8 4 2 4 10 1 4 7 2 3 4 3 1 1 7 12/04/1975 Exeter Home Gulf Oil British League Won 42-36 4 10 4 9 1 4 6 1 4 7 1 4 6 2 3 3 3 1 1 8 14/04/1975 Cradley United Away Midland Cup Lost 35-43 4 7 1 4 11 4 4 2 4 3 4 7 1 3 2 3 1 9 19/04/1975 Newport Home Gulf Oil British League Lost 33-45 5 7 1 4 10 4 3 5 5 1 4 5 2 2 2 1 1 10 23/04/1975 Hull Away Gulf Oil British League Lost 36-42 5 14 1 5 13 5 5 4 2 3 1 2 1 2 0 11 26/04/1975 Belle Vue Home Gulf Oil British League Lost 30-48 5 11 5 14 4 0 5 4 3 0 2 0 3 1 12 28/04/1975 Exeter Away Gulf Oil British League Lost 20-58 5 10 4 4 5 4 4 1 3 0 2 0 3 1 13 03/05/1975 Swindon Away Gulf Oil British League Won 41-37 5 13 1 4 9 1 4 5 2 4 9 1 4 3 1 2 1 3 1 14 09/05/1975 Hackney Away Gulf Oil British League Lost 35-43 5 10 1 5 11 1 3 2 1 3 0 3 2 2 0 15 10/05/1975 Hull Home Gulf Oil British League Draw 39-39 4 8 1 4 9 4 4 4 8 4 5 3 3 1 3 2 1 16 23/05/1975 Newport Away Gulf Oil British League Lost 20-58 5 6 4 6 4 0 3 0 2 0 3 2 1 17 31/05/1975 Phil Herne 7 Home Challenge Match Won 42-36 4 10 4 8 2 4 6 2 3 5 1 3 1 1 4 3 18 02/06/1975 Reading Away Challenge Match Lost 35-43 5 11 1 0 3 1 1 5 8 1 3 1 5 5 19 07/06/1975 Belle Vue Away Gulf Oil British League Lost 29-49 5 14 4 5 5 5 4 1 1 3 1 3 3 2 0 20 14/06/1975 Oxford Home Knockout Cup Lost 33-45 5 11 5 8 1 4 5 4 4 1 3 2 2 1 3 2 21 19/06/1975 Oxford Away Knockout Cup Lost 18-60 5 8 4 4 5 0 4 3 3 1 3 2 2 0 22 21/06/1975 Poole Home Gulf Oil British League Won 41-37 4 10 4 7 4 6 1 4 5 3 3 4 4 5 3 4 23 28/06/1975 Cradley United Home Gulf Oil British League Won 44-34 4 11 4 9 1 3 2 1 4 6 2 5 11 1 4 5 2 0 24 05/07/1975 Cradley United Away Gulf Oil British League Lost 20-58 5 6 5 7 1 2 1 3 0 5 5 1 3 0 3 1 25 12/07/1975 Halifax Home Gulf Oil British League Lost 35-43 4 7 4 10 4 6 4 3 1 5 5 1 3 2 2 2 2 1 26 16/07/1975 Poole Away Gulf Oil British League Lost 36-42 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 6 4 4 1 3 0 3 2 1 27 19/07/1975 Hackney Home Gulf Oil British League Won 44.5-33.5 4 8 2 4 5.5 1 4 12 4 7 4 7 3 2 3 3 28 26/07/1975 Ipswich Home Gulf Oil British League Won 41-37 4 8 1 4 11 4 6 1 4 5 1 3 4 1 4 3 1 3 4 29 02/08/1975 Halifax Away Gulf Oil British League Lost 38-40 4 8 4 10 4 4 2 4 8 1 4 3 2 2 0 30 07/08/1975 Ipswich Away Gulf Oil British League Lost 25-53 5 6 1 5 12 3 1 3 1 1 2 0 5 3 31 09/08/1975 Leicester Home Gulf Oil British League Lost 38-40 4 8 1 4 11 5 11 1 4 2 2 0 3 3 32 16/08/1975 Wimbledon Home Gulf Oil British League Won 41-37 4 9 1 4 7 1 4 5 1 4 8 1 3 5 3 3 2 33 18/08/1975 Reading Away Gulf Oil British League Lost 30-48 4 4 5 12 4 4 1 5 7 3 2 1 2 0 34 23/08/1975 King's Lynn Home Gulf Oil British League Draw 39-39 4 9 1 4 9 1 4 8 3 3 1 5 7 2 4 2 35 25/08/1975 Swindon Home Gulf Oil British League Won 44-34 4 10 1 4 12 4 4 4 6 5 8 1 3 3 2 2 1 36 30/08/1975 Sheffield Home Gulf Oil British League Lost 37-41 4 8 1 4 9 5 5 1 4 4 1 2 2 4 5 1 37 04/09/1975 Wimbledon Away Gulf Oil British League Lost 33-45 5 7 5 10 3 5 2 0 2 0 3 2 1 38 05/09/1975 King's Lynn Away Gulf Oil British League Lost 25-52 5 8 4 10 5 2 4 2 3 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 39 13/09/1975 Oxford Home Challenge Match Draw 39-39 4 8 4 9 1 4 8 2 0 4 4 5 6 1 3 4 2 40 18/09/1975 Sheffield Away Gulf Oil British League Lost 31-47 5 10 5 10 5 3 1 1 1 4 2 3 3 3 2 1 41 20/09/1975 Exeter Home Challenge Match Won 46-32 4 9 2 4 10 4 9 1 4 5 4 6 3 3 3 4 1 42 23/09/1975 Leicester Away Gulf Oil British League Lost 33-45 5 9 5 9 1 5 7 2 2 0 2 0 5 4 1 3 4 1 43 27/09/1975 Reading Home Gulf Oil British League Lost 30-48 4 7 4 5 4 11 1 3 3 4 3 1 5 8 2 2 1 44 29/09/1975 Scunthorpe/Ipswich/Sheffield Away Four Team Tournament Lost 2nd 20 4 5 4 5 45 02/10/1975 Oxford Away Gulf Oil British League Lost 20-58 5 7 4 8 4 1 3 0 4 1 6 3 46 10/10/1975 Wolverhampton Away Gulf Oil British League Lost 31-47 5 4 5 13 4 3 2 3 0 2 0 6 11 1 2 0 47 11/10/1975 Wolverhampton Home Challenge Match Won 43-35 4 10 2 3 4 7 4 6 4 3 2 4 5 2 4 9 Coventry Bees Averages 1975 Season British League Matches Only Matches Rides Points Bonus Points Average 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Retired Excluded Bob Valentine 34 146 314.5 9 8.86 61 53 26 3 3 0 Nigel Boocock 34 152 291 15 8.05 44 62 35 6 5 0 Tommy Nilsson 16 65 77 13 5.54 5 24 14 22 0 0 John Harrhy 34 138 162 22 5.33 22 29 38 42 6 1 Ian Hindle 22 78 83 11 4.82 16 7 21 29 2 3 Alan Molyneux 15 56 54 8 4.43 4 12 18 17 5 0 Alan Jay 14 45 43 6 4.36 6 7 11 10 6 5 Frank Smith 31 97 78 18 3.96 8 14 26 44 3 2 Tony Gillias 2 5 2 1 2.40 0 0 2 2 1 0 Mitch Shirra 12 37 18 2 2.16 1 1 13 16 5 1 Pepe Teromaa 1 2 1 0 2.00 0 0 1 1 0 0 Roger Hill 11 26 8 3 1.69 0 1 6 14 5 0 Stefan Johansson 1 2 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 2 0 0 Guests 10 40 45 12 5.70 4 7 19 9 1 0 All Match Averages Matches Rides Points Bonus Points Average 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Retired Excluded Bob Valentine 45 186 393.5 13 8.74 77 65 33 4 7 0 Nigel Boocock 47 208 404 19 8.13 65 81 47 8 6 1 Tommy Nilsson 23 94 114 15 5.49 11 28 25 30 0 0 John