Glasgow Tigers S Speedway Results 1978 Blantyre Stadium Glasgow Road Blantyre S.C.B. Licence No. 78/24 Track Length: 310 yards (283 metres) Compiled by Dave Allan May 2020 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS My thanks to: Steve Ashley Tracy Bird Peter Colvin Gary Done Neil Fife Robin Goodall Mike Hunter Matt Jackson Gary Weldon Steve Wilkes The knowledgable members of the British Speedway Forum and the Easy, Tiger! Forum. CONTACT If you discover any inaccuracies, can provide missing details or have any information which you feel may benefit this file, please contact: [email protected] A list of main requirements can be found at the end of this file. REVISIONS - First published August 2018. May 2019 - 02/05/1978 Weymouth v Glasgow: added 2nd half heat details. October 2019 - 06/07/1978 Teesside v Glasgow: added 2nd half heat details. November 2019 - Added Glasgow & Paisley Scottish Junior League averages. May 2020 - 06/05/1978 Canterbury v Glasgow: added 2nd half heat details. THE FOLLOWING NOTATION IS IN USE THROUGHOUT THIS FILE SCORECHART HEAT DETAILS DESCRIPTION (guest) Rider making a ‘full and proper’ guest appearance (loanee) Rider drafted in from home or local track to make up a short-handed team (F) Rider scored a full maximum (see note A) (P) Rider scored a paid maximum (see note A) R/R Rider replacement rule in operation * Denotes bonus point awarded N Rider replaced by reserve TS Rider replaced by tactical substitute (see note B) R (ret) Rider did not finish for reason other than fall or exclusion F (fell) Rider fell and did not remount FX (f, exc) Rider fell and was excluded from race or rerun FN (f, ns) Rider fell and was unable to take their place in rerun X (exc, reason ) Rider excluded for any other reason not E or M (reason appended where known) E (exc, tapes) Rider excluded for starting offence (including tape breaking, tape touching, etc.) M (exc, 2 mins) Rider excluded under the two minute rule NS (ns) Rider failed to start but was not excluded or replaced (tapes, +XX yards) Rider committed a starting offence and was given a handicap in the rerun (2 mins, +XX yards) Rider penalised under the two minute rule and given a handicap in the rerun (ef - pushed) Rider suffered machine failure and pushed to finish the race (awar) Rider was awarded their placing (f, rem) Rider fell and remounted to finish (f, awar) Rider fell or was caused to fall and was awarded their placing (f - pushed) Rider fell and pushed their machine to finish the race NTR Winning time set a new track record ETR Winning time equalled the existing track record Note A: Qualification for full & paid maximums is 4 rides. For junior mini-matches the qualification is 2 rides. Note B: Some reserve replacement rides (N) may in fact have been tactical substitute (TS) rides. Due to the difficulty in determining this information, only proven tactical substitute rides are recorded. 1978 SEASON SUMMARY NATIONAL LEAGUE P W D L F A Pts +/- Home 19 17 0 2 850 625 34 -4 Away 19 2 1 16 547 931 5 +5 Totals 38 19 1 18 1397 1556 39 +1 Finished 9th of 20 teams. NATIONAL LEAGUE KNOCK-OUT CUP 1st Round: Bye. 2nd Round: Lost v Rye House 65-91 (26-52 & 39-39). NATIONAL LEAGUE FOUR TEAM TOURNAMENT Finished 3rd in qualifying round and did not progress (Glasgow 94, Edinburgh 125, Barrow 97, Berwick 68). NATIONAL LEAGUE PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP Steve Lawson & Merv Janke represented Glasgow. They finished 3rd in qualifying group D with 7 points (Lawson 5, Janke 2) and did not progress. NATIONAL LEAGUE RIDERS' CHAMPIONSHIP Steve Lawson qualified but failed to score (17th place). GRAND NATIONAL Steve Lawson & Benny Rourke both contested the Northern Final but neither progressed to the Grand Final. Lawson scored 8 points (joint 6th place) & Rourke failed to score having been injured in his first ride (19th place). SILVER HELMET No challenges. SCOTTISH CUP Semi-Final: Won v Berwick 80-76 (50-28 & 30-48). Final: Won v Edinburgh 85-71 (42-36 & 43-35). 1978 RESULTS Date Venue Meeting Event Result Notes Friday 24/03/1978 Away Edinburgh v Glasgow Challenge 60-17 Sunday 26/03/1978 Away Berwick v Glasgow Challenge L1 60-17 Saturday 01/04/1978 Home Glasgow v Workington Anglo-Scottish Cup L1 49-28 Friday 07/04/1978 Away Workington v Glasgow Anglo-Scottish Cup L2 43-35 Saturday 08/04/1978 Home Glasgow v Berwick Challenge L2 41-37 Friday 14/04/1978 Home Glasgow v Boston National League 53-22 Sunday 16/04/1978 Away Berwick v Glasgow National League 53-25 Tuesday 18/04/1978 Away Barrow v Glasgow National League 40-37 Friday 21/04/1978 Home Glasgow v Barrow National League 45-33 Friday 28/04/1978 Home Glasgow v Crayford National League 24-17 Aband Heat 07 - track conditions Tuesday 02/05/1978 Away Weymouth v Glasgow National League 46-32 Friday 05/05/1978 Home Lions v Kiwis v Kangaroos v Thistles Four Team Postponed Restaging of Crayford match Friday 05/05/1978 Home Glasgow v Crayford National League 42-36 Saturday 06/05/1978 Away Canterbury v Glasgow National League 53-25 Sunday 07/05/1978 Away Mildenhall v Glasgow National League 55-23 Tuesday 09/05/1978 Away Milton Keynes v Glasgow National League 39-39 Friday 12/05/1978 Home Glasgow v Newcastle National League 40-38 Friday 19/05/1978 Home Glasgow v Workington National League 46-32 Sunday 21/05/1978 Away Workington v Glasgow National League 37-41 Tuesday 23/05/1978 Away Barrow v Glasgow v Edinburgh v Berwick National League 4TT QR L1 33 v 10 v 34 v 19 Friday 26/05/1978 Away Edinburgh v Glasgow v Barrow v Berwick National League 4TT QR L2 36 v 33 v 16 v 11 Saturday 27/05/1978 Away Berwick v Glasgow v Edinburgh v Barrow National League 4TT QR L3 34 v 15 v 22 v 25 Sunday 28/05/1978 Home Glasgow v Edinburgh v Barrow v Berwick National League 4TT QR L4 36 v 33 v 23 v 04 Thursday 01/06/1978 Away Oxford v Glasgow National League 58-19 Friday 02/06/1978 Home Glasgow v Oxford National League 41-37 Friday 09/06/1978 Home Glasgow v Berwick National League 49-27 Sunday 11/06/1978 Away Rye House v Glasgow National League KOC R2 L1 52-26 Friday 16/06/1978 Home Glasgow v Rye House National League KOC R2 L2 39-39 Friday 23/06/1978 Home Glasgow v Scunthorpe National League 49-29 Friday 30/06/1978 Home Glasgow v Teesside National League 50-28 Thursday 06/07/1978 Away Teesside v Glasgow National League 46-31 Saturday 08/07/1978 Home Scottish Pairs Championship Best Pairs Steve Lawson & Andy Reid Friday 14/07/1978 Home Glasgow v Milton Keynes National League 45-33 Sunday 16/07/1978 Away Eastbourne v Glasgow National League 57-21 Tuesday 18/07/1978 Away Crayford v Glasgow National League 55-23 1978 RESULTS (continued) Date Venue Meeting Event Result Notes Friday 21/07/1978 Home Glasgow v Mildenhall National League 49-28 Friday 28/07/1978 Home Glasgow v Stoke National League 44-34 Monday 31/07/1978 Away Newcastle v Glasgow National League 62-16 Friday 04/08/1978 Home Glasgow v Eastbourne National League 45-33 Friday 11/08/1978 Home Glasgow v Weymouth National League 42-36 Friday 18/08/1978 Home Glasgow v Canterbury National League 33-45 Friday 25/08/1978 Home Glasgow v Berwick Scottish Cup SF L1 50-28 Saturday 26/08/1978 Away Peterborough v Glasgow National League 51-27 Sunday 27/08/1978 Away Boston v Glasgow National League 40-37 Monday 28/08/1978 Away Ellesmere Port v Glasgow National League 48-30 Friday 01/09/1978 Home Glasgow v Ellesmere Port National League 37-40 Sunday 03/09/1978 Away Berwick v Glasgow Scottish Cup SF L2 48-30 Saturday 09/09/1978 Home Glasgow v Peterborough National League Postponed Rain Sunday 10/09/1978 Away Stoke v Glasgow National League 54-24 Friday 15/09/1978 Home Glasgow v Halifax Inter-League Challenge Postponed Rain Sunday 17/09/1978 Away Rye House v Glasgow National League 58-20 Monday 18/09/1978 Away Scunthorpe v Glasgow National League 38-40 Friday 22/09/1978 Away Edinburgh v Glasgow National League 41-37 Sunday 24/09/1978 Home Glasgow v Edinburgh National League 48-30 Friday 29/09/1978 Home Glasgow v Rye House National League 41-37 Friday 06/10/1978 Away Edinburgh v Glasgow Scottish Cup Final L1 36-42 Saturday 07/10/1978 Home Scotland Select v England Select International Challenge 51-57 Saturday 14/10/1978 Home Glasgow v Peterborough National League 51-27 Friday 20/10/1978 Home Glasgow v Edinburgh Scottish Cup Final L2 43-35 Friday 27/10/1978 Home Glasgow v Belle Vue v Bobby Beaton Select Three Team 25 v 16 v 31 Edinburgh Monarchs v Glasgow Tigers Friday 24th March 1978 (Challenge) Edinburgh Monarchs 60 TOT BP 1.Bert Harkins R 2* 2* 3 7 2 2.Steve McDermott 3 3 3 3 12 0 (F) 3.Robert Hollingworth 2* 3 3 2* 10 2 (P) 4.Dave Trownson 2* 0 2* 2* 6 3 5.Brian Collins 3 3 3 3 12 0 (F) 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* R M N 3 1 2.Terry Kelly 1* 2 1 TS M 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 1 1 0 6.Frankie Hall 0 F TS 0 0 M 0 0 7.Carl Clarke 1 0 1 0 M 0 0 2 0 Ht.