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Page 1: Boston 1976 - Speedway Researcher

Boston 1976

VERSION 1.4

Page 2: Boston 1976 - Speedway Researcher

Boston v Mildenhall Sunday 21st March 1976 (Challenge)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton 3 2 3 2 10 0

2. Andy Sims 1 1* 3 2* 7 2

3. Rob Hollingworth 2 3 2 3 10 0

4. Steve Clarke 0 2 2 0 4 0

5. Stuart Cope 1 0 Fell N 1 0

6. Trevor Whiting 0 1* N 1 1

7. Paul Gilbert 3 2* 1 1* 1 8 2

Mildenhall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Bob Coles 2 3 3 2 10 0

2. Neil Leeks Fell 1 0 0 1 0

3. Kevin Jolly 3 3 3 3 12 0

4. John Gibbons 3 Ret 1 N 4 0

5. Stan Stevens 2* 1 0 N 3 1

6. Fred Mills 2 Ret 1 1 4 0

7. Paul Clipstone 1* 0 2 EF 3 1

Cudas F.Tigers Cudas F.Tigers

Ht 01: Burton, Coles, Sims, Leeks (f) 68.0 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Gilbert, Mills, Clipstone, Whiting 67.6 3 3 7 5

Ht 03: Gibbons, Stevens, Cope, Clarke 71.0 1 5 8 10

Ht 04: Jolly, Hollingworth, Whiting, Clipstone 68.0 3 3 11 13

Ht 05: Coles, Clarke, Leeks, Cope 67.8 2 4 13 17

Ht 06: Jolly, Burton, Sims, Mills (ret) 67.2 3 3 16 20

Ht 07: Hollingworth, Gilbert, Stevens, Gibbons (ret) 67.2 5 1 21 21

Ht 08: Sims, Clipstone, Gilbert, Leeks 68.6 4 2 25 23

Ht 09: Jolly, Clarke, Mills, Cope (f) 67.2 2 4 27 27

Ht 10: Burton, Sims, Gibbons, Stevens 67.8 5 1 32 28

Ht 11: Coles, Hollingworth, Gilbert, Leeks 67.0 3 3 35 31

Ht 12: Jolly, Burton, Mills, Clarke 66.2 2 4 37 35

Ht 13: Hollingworth, Coles, Gilbert, Clipstone (ef) 66.2 4 2 41 37

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Boston v Oxford Sunday 28th March 1976 (Challenge)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Andy Sims 2* 0 2* 0 4 2

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 3 3 3 12 0

4. Steve Clarke 1* 0 0 0 1 1

5. Stuart Cope 2 2 2 1 7 0

6. Paul Gilbert 2 2* 2* 6 2

7. Trevor Whiting 1* 3 1 5 1

Oxford 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Mick Handley 1 1 EF 2 4 0

2. Roy Sizmore 0 TS 0 N 0 0

3. Brian Leonard 0 1* 3 2 1* 7 2

4. Carl Askew F NS 2 1 TS N 3 0

5. Phil Bass 3 3 0 1* 2 9 1

6. Harry MacLean 0 TS 1 1 2 0

7. Kevin Young 3 0 1 N 2 0 6 0

Cudas Cheetahs Cudas Cheetahs

Ht 01: Burton, Sims, Handley, Sizmore 66.8 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Young, Gilbert, Whiting, MacLean 68.6 3 3 8 4

Ht 03: Bass, Cope, Clarke, Young, Askew (f ns) 68.2 3 3 11 7

Ht 04: Hollingworth, Gilbert, Young, Leonard 66.4 5 1 16 8

Ht 05: Bass, Cope, Handley, Clarke 68.6 2 4 18 12

Ht 06: Burton, Askew, Leonard, Sims 67.6 3 3 21 15

Ht 07: Hollingworth, Gilbert, Askew, Bass 66.0 5 1 26 16

Ht 08: Whiting, Sims, MacLean, Sizmore 68.8 5 1 31 17

Ht 09: Leonard, Cope, MacLean, Clarke 68.4 2 4 33 21

Ht 10: Burton, Leonard, Bass, Sims 67.6 3 3 36 24

Ht 11: Hollingworth, Young, Whiting, Handley (ef) 67.0 4 2 40 26

Ht 12: Burton, Bass, Leonard, Clarke 67.4 3 3 43 29

Ht 13: Hollingworth, Handley, Cope, Young 66.8 4 2 47 31

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Boston v Newcastle Sunday 4th April 1976 (National League)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton 1 1* 1 2 5 1

2. Trevor Whiting 0 TS 2 N 2 0

3. Rob Hollingworth 2 2 2* 0 2 8 1

4. Andy Sims 0 0 0 TS 0 0

5. Stuart Cope 2 1 2 0 5 0

6. Steve Clarke 2* 0 N 2 1

7. Paul Gilbert 3 3 1* 3 1 1* 12 2

Newcastle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Tom Owen 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Ron Henderson 2* 2* 3 2* 9 3

3. Joe Owen 3 3 3 3 12 0

4. Andy Cusworth 1 1 2 1 5 0

5. Brian Havelock 3 0 0 0 3 0

6. Robbie Blackadder 0 0 1 1 0

7. Tim Swales 1 1 EF 2 0

Cudas Diamonds Cudas Diamonds

Ht 01: T.Owen, Henderson, Burton, Whiting 65.8 1 5 1 5

Ht 02: Gilbert, Clarke, Swales, Blackadder 65.4 5 1 6 6

Ht 03: Havelock, Cope, Cusworth, Sims 67.6 2 4 8 10

Ht 04: J.Owen, Hollingworth, Swales, Clarke 65.8 2 4 10 14

Ht 05: T.Owen, Henderson, Cope, Sims 65.6 1 5 11 19

Ht 06: J.Owen, Hollingworth, Burton, Blackadder 65.0 3 3 14 22

Ht 07: Gilbert, Hollingworth, Cusworth, Havelock 66.0 5 1 19 23

Ht 08: Henderson, Whiting, Gilbert, Swales (ef) 67.0 3 3 22 26

Ht 09: J.Owen, Cope, Blackadder, Sims 66.4 2 4 24 30

Ht 10: Gilbert, Cusworth, Burton, Havelock 66.8 4 2 28 32

Ht 11: T.Owen, Henderson, Gilbert, Hollingworth 66.0 1 5 29 37

Ht 12: J.Owen, Burton, Gilbert, Havelock 65.8 3 3 32 40

Ht 13: T.Owen, Hollingworth, Cusworth, Cope 66.2 2 4 34 44

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Oxford v Boston Thursday 8th April 1976 (National League)

Oxford 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Mick Handley 1 N 2 2 5 0

2. Malcolm Corradine 3 2 3 0 8 0

3. Brian Leonard 0 1 N N 1 0

4. Phil Bass 2* 3 1 1* 7 2

5. Carl Askew 3 2* 3 3 11 1

6. Harry MacLean 0 2 0 2 2* 6 1

7. Kevin Young 2 1* 0 1* 4 2

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton 2 0 0 1 3 0

2. Trevor Whiting 0 N 1* 3 4 1

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 3 3 2 3 14 0

4. Andy Sims 0 TS 1 Fell 1 0

5. Stuart Cope 1 2* 3 Fell 6 1

6. Steve Clarke 1 0 N 1 0

7. Paul Gilbert 3 1 1 2 0 7 0

Cheetahs Cudas Cheetahs Cudas

Ht 01: Corradine, Burton, Handley, Whiting 68.4 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Gilbert, Young, Clarke, MacLean 68.5 2 4 6 6

Ht 03: Askew, Bass, Cope, Sims 69.5 5 1 11 7

Ht 04: Hollingworth, MacLean, Gilbert, Leonard 68.2 2 4 13 11

Ht 05: Bass, Askew, Gilbert, Burton 69.5 5 1 18 12

Ht 06: Hollingworth, Corradine, Young, Clarke 68.0 3 3 21 15

Ht 07: Hollingworth, Cope, Leonard, MacLean 67.8 1 5 22 20

Ht 08: Corradine, Gilbert, Whiting, Young 67.7 3 3 25 23

Ht 09: Askew, Hollingworth, Bass, Gilbert 69.0 4 2 29 25

Ht 10: Cope, Handley, Sims, Corradine 69.0 2 4 31 29

Ht 11: Whiting, MacLean, Young, Burton 69.4 3 3 34 32

Ht 12: Hollingworth, Handley, Bass, Cope (f) 68.2 3 3 37 35

Ht 13: Askew, MacLean, Burton (f awarded), Sims (f) 68.2 5 1 42 36

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Boston v Canterbury Sunday 11th April 1976 (National League)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton 1* 3 3 3 10 1

2. Trevor Whiting 2 2* 2* 2* 8 3

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 3 3 2* 11 1

4. Andy Sims 2* 1* 3 2* 8 3

5. Stuart Cope 3 2 2* 3 10 1

6. Steve Clarke 2* 1 0 3 1

7. Paul Gilbert 3 3 1 7 0

Canterbury 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Reg Luckhurst 3 3 2 2 1 11 0

2. Graham Clifton 0 EF TS N 0 0

3. Barney Kennett 0 1 1 0 1 3 0

4. Bob Spelta 0 TS 0 0 0 0

5. Graham Banks 1 1* 1 N 0 3 1

6. Terry Casserly 0 0 TS 0 0

7. Steve Koppe 1 2 0 1 0 4 0

Cudas Crusaders Cudas Crusaders

Ht 01: Luckhurst, Whiting, Burton, Clifton 68.0 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Gilbert, Clarke, Koppe, Casserly 68.0 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: Cope, Sims, Banks, Spelta 68.2 5 1 13 5

Ht 04: Hollingworth, Koppe, Clarke, Kennett 67.0 4 2 17 7

Ht 05: Luckhurst, Cope, Sims, Clifton (ef) 67.4 3 3 20 10

Ht 06: Burton, Whiting, Kennett, Casserly 68.2 5 1 25 11

Ht 07: Hollingworth, Luckhurst, Banks, Clarke 66.6 3 3 28 14

Ht 08: Gilbert, Whiting, Kennett, Koppe 67.0 5 1 33 15

Ht 09: Sims, Cope, Banks, Kennett 68.0 5 1 38 16

Ht 10: Burton, Whiting, Koppe, Spelta 66.8 5 1 43 17

Ht 11: Hollingworth, Luckhurst, Gilbert, Koppe 65.8 4 2 47 19

Ht 12: Burton, Sims, Kennett, Banks 66.8 5 1 52 20

Ht 13: Cope, Hollingworth, Luckhurst, Spelta 67.8 5 1 57 21

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Stoke v Boston Thursday 15th April 1976 (National League)

Stoke 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Les Collins 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Mike Gardner 1 2* 1 2* 6 2

3. Colin Meredith 2 2 2 2 8 0

4. Mick Newton 3 2 2 2* 9 1

5. Jack Millen 1 1* 0 1* 3 2

6. Tim Nunan 3 1* 0 0 4 1

7. Ian Robertson 1 0 N 1 0

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton 2 0 2* 1 3 8 1

2. Trevor Whiting 0 3 3 3 3 12 0

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 1 3 1 8 0

4. Andy Sims 2 1 1 0 4 0

5. Stuart Cope 0 Fell TS 0 Ret 0 0

6. Steve Clarke 0 TS 1 1 0

7. Paul Gilbert 2 0 TS 2 0

Potters Cudas Potters Cudas

Ht 01: Collins, Burton, Gardner, Whiting 69.6 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Nunan, Gilbert, Robertson, Clarke 72.6 4 2 8 4

Ht 03: Newton, Sims, Millen, Cope 70.8 4 2 12 6

Ht 04: Hollingworth, Meredith, Nunan, Gilbert 71.5 3 3 15 9

Ht 05: Whiting, Newton, Millen, Burton 71.8 3 3 18 12

Ht 06: Collins, Gardner, Hollingworth, Cope (f) 71.0 5 1 23 13

Ht 07: Whiting, Meredith, Sims, Nunan 72.2 2 4 25 17

Ht 08: Whiting, Burton, Gardner, Robertson 72.1 1 5 26 22

Ht 09: Hollingworth, Newton, Clake, Millen 72.0 2 4 28 26

Ht 10: Collins, Gardner, Sims, Cope 71.3 5 1 33 27

Ht 11: Whiting, Meredith, Burton, Nunan 72.4 2 4 35 31

Ht 12: Collins, Newton, Hollingworth, Cope (ret) 71.5 5 1 40 32

Ht 13: Burton, Meredith, Millen, Sims 73.5 3 3 43 35

Page 8: Boston 1976 - Speedway Researcher

Boston v Workington Sunday 18th April 1976 (Challenge)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton 3 0 2 1* 6 1

2. Trevor Whiting 1 1 3 0 5 0

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 3 3 3 12 0

4. Andy Sims 1 2 0 2 5 0

5. Stuart Cope 3 1* 1 2* 7 2

6. Steve Clarke 1 0 2* 3 1

7. Paul Gilbert 3 2* 2* 7 2

Workington 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Dave Allen (G) 0 0 N 0 0 0

2. Malcolm Mackay RIDER REPLACEMENT

3. Lou Sansom 2 2 3 1 2* 3 13 1

4. Colin Goad 2 3 EF N N 5 0

5. Derek Harrison (G) Fell 1 1 0 2 0

6. Steve Lawson 2 2* 3 3 1 11 1

7. Chris Bevan 0 1* 0 1 2 1

8. Andy Bales (G) 0 0 0

Cudas Comets Cudas Comets

Ht 01: Burton, Sansom, Whiting, Allen 66.8 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Gilbert, Lawson, Clarke, Bevan 67.2 4 2 8 4

Ht 03: Cope, Goad, Sims, Harrison (f) 66.8 4 2 12 6

Ht 04: Hollingworth, Sansom, Bevan, Clarke 66.2 3 3 15 9

Ht 05: Goad, Sims, Cope, Allen 67.8 3 3 18 12

Ht 06: Sansom, Lawson, Whiting, Burton 65.8 1 5 19 17

Ht 07: Hollingworth, Clarke, Harrison, Goad (ef) 66.0 5 1 24 18

Ht 08: Whiting, Gilbert, Sansom, Bevan 66.8 5 1 29 19

Ht 09: Lawson, Sansom, Cope, Sims 66.2 1 5 30 24

Ht 10: Lawson, Burton, Harrison, Whiting (f rem) 66.2 2 4 32 28

Ht 11: Hollingworth, Gilbert, Bevan, Bales 66.2 5 1 37 29

Ht 12: Sansom, Sims, Burton, Harrison 66.4 3 3 40 32

Ht 13: Hollingworth, Cope, Lawson, Allen 66.4 5 1 45 33

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Boston v Peterborough Monday 19th April 1976 (Anglia Derby 1st Leg)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton 0 Fell 1 N 1 0

2. Trevor Whiting 3 2 2* 0 7 1

3. Rob Hollingworth 2 2 1 2 7 0

4. Andy Sims 3 2* EF 2 7 1

5. Stuart Cope 2* 3 1 0 6 1

6. Steve Clarke 1 0 N 1 0

7. Paul Gilbert 3 0 3 3 1* 10 1

Peterborough 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Tony Featherstone 2 1 1 2 1 7 0

2. Alan Cowland 1* 0 Fell 0 1 1

3. Brian Clark 3 3 2* 3 11 1

4. Russ Osborne 1 1 2* 3 7 1

5. Ken Matthews 0 3 3 3 0 9 0

6. Roy Carter Fell TS TS 0 0

7. Ian Clark 2 1 1 4 0

Cudas Panthers Cudas Panthers

Ht 01: Whiting, Featherstone, Cowland, Burton 67.4 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Gilbert, I.Clark, S.Clarke, Carter (f) 69.2 4 2 7 5

Ht 03: Sims, Cope, Osborne, Matthews 66.2 5 1 12 6

Ht 04: B.Clark, Hollingworth, I.Clark, S.Clarke 66.8 2 4 14 10

Ht 05: Cope, Sims, Featherstone, Cowland 66.8 5 1 19 11

Ht 06: B.Clark, Whiting, Featherstone, Burton (f) No Time 2 4 21 15

Ht 07: Matthews, Hollingworth, Osborne, Gilbert 66.8 2 4 23 19

Ht 08: Gilbert, Whiting, I.Clark, Cowland (f) 66.8 5 1 28 20

Ht 09: Matthews, B.Clark, Cope, Sims (ef) 67.8 1 5 29 25

Ht 10: Matthews, Osborne, Burton, Whiting 67.2 1 5 30 30

Ht 11: Gilbert, Featherstone, Hollingworth, Cowland 66.2 4 2 34 32

Ht 12: B.Clark, Sims, Gilbert, Matthews 66.6 3 3 37 35

Ht 13: Osborne, Hollingworth, Featherstone, Cope 66.8 2 4 39 39

Page 10: Boston 1976 - Speedway Researcher

Peterborough v Boston Monday 19th April 1976 (Anglia Derby 2nd Leg)

Peterborough 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Tony Featherstone 3 1 2* 0 6 1

2. Alan Cowland 2* 0 N N 2 1

3. Brian Clark 1* 2 1 1* 5 2

4. Russ Osborne 2* 2 2 2 8 1

5. Ken Matthews 3 1* 1* 2 7 2

6. Roy Carter 1 2 0 2* 5 1

7. Ian Clark 3 3 3 3 12 0

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton 0 3 2* 2 3 10 1

2. Trevor Whiting 1 0 0 N 1 0

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 3 3 3 3 15 0

4. Andy Sims 0 TS 0 0 0 0

5. Stuart Cope 1 1 1 N 3 0

6. Steve Clarke 0 TS 0 1 1 0

7. Paul Gilbert 2 0 1 0 3 0

Panthers Cudas Panthers Cudas

Ht 01: Featherstone, Cowland, Whiting, Burton 71.0 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: I.Clark, Gilbert, Carter, S.Clarke 68.6 4 2 9 3

Ht 03: Matthews, Osborne, Cope, Sims 70.6 5 1 14 4

Ht 04: Hollingworth, Carter, B.Clark, Gilbert 69.2 3 3 17 7

Ht 05: Burton, Osborne, Matthews, Whiting 69.2 3 3 20 10

Ht 06: Hollingworth, Burton, Featherstone, Cowland 69.4 1 5 21 15

Ht 07: Hollingworth, B.Clark, Cope, Carter 69.6 2 4 23 19

Ht 08: I.Clark, Carter, Gilbert, Whiting 69.8 5 1 28 20

Ht 09: Hollingworth, Osborne, Matthews, S.Clarke 69.8 3 3 31 23

Ht 10: I.Clark, Featherstone, Cope, Sims 69.6 5 1 36 24

Ht 11: I.Clark, Burton, B.Clark, Gilbert 70.0 4 2 40 26

Ht 12: Hollingworth, Osborne, S.Clarke, Featherstone 70.6 2 4 42 30

Ht 13: Burton, Matthews, B.Clark, Sims 71.0 3 3 45 33

Agg: Peterborough 84 - 72 Boston

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Boston v Teesside Sunday 25th April 1976 (National League)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton 2* 3 1* 3 9 2

2. Trevor Whiting 3 1 3 2 9 0

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 3 3 3 12 0

4. Andy Sims 3 1 0 N 4 0

5. Stuart Cope 1 3 1 1 6 0

6. Steve Clarke 2* 1 0 3 1

7. Paul Gilbert 3 2* 2* 2* 9 3

Teesside 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Steve Wilcock 1 2 1 0 1 N 5 0

2. Trevor Stead 0 0 TS N 0 0

3. Alan Emerson Fell 2 2 2* Fell 6 1

4. Andy Cowan Exc TS TS N 0 0

5. Pete Reading 2 1* 3 3 1 10 1

6. Pete Smith 0 0 TS 0 0 0 0

7. Nig Close 1 0 2 0 2 5 0

Cudas Tigers Cudas Tigers

Ht 01: Whiting, Burton, Wilcock, Stead 68.2 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Gilbert, Clarke, Close, Smith 67.6 5 1 10 2

Ht 03: Sims, Reading, Cope, Close, Cowan (ex 2 mins) 67.4 4 2 14 4

Ht 04: Hollingworth, Close, Clarke, Emerson (f) 66.2 4 2 18 6

Ht 05: Cope, Wilcock, Sims, Stead 67.8 4 2 22 8

Ht 06: Burton, Emerson, Whiting, Smith 66.4 4 2 26 10

Ht 07: Hollingworth, Emerson, Reading, Clarke 66.4 3 3 29 13

Ht 08: Whiting, Gilbert, Wilcock, Close 67.0 5 1 34 14

Ht 09: Reading, Emerson, Cope, Sims 67.8 1 5 35 19

Ht 10: Reading, Whiting, Burton, Wilcock 67.4 3 3 38 22

Ht 11: Hollingworth, Gilbert, Wilcock, Smith 66.2 5 1 43 23

Ht 12: Burton, Gilbert, Reading, Emerson (f) 66.8 5 1 48 24

Ht 13: Hollingworth, Close, Cope, Smith (f rem) 67.6 4 2 52 26

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Weymouth v Boston Tuesday 27th April 1976 (National League)

Weymouth 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Chris Robins 2 2 3 1 8 0

2. Roger Stratton 1* 1* 1 2* 5 3

3. Martin Yeates 3 3 3 3 12 0

4. Gerald Purkiss 2* 0 0 0 2 1

5. Vic Harding 3 2 2 0 7 0

6. Garry May 1* 1 0 2 1

7. Trevor Charley 2 3 2* 7 1

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton 3 3 3 Ret 2 11 0

2. Trevor Whiting 0 1 0 N 1 0

3. Rob Hollingworth 2 3 1 2* 8 1

4. Ron Cooper 1 2 Fell 1* 4 1

5. Stuart Cope 0 1* 1 3 5 1

6. Dave Allen 3 0 2 TS Fell 5 0

7. Paul Gilbert Ret 0 N 0 0

Wizards Cudas Wizards Cudas

Ht 01: Burton, Robins, Stratton, Whiting 72.8 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Allen, Charley, May, Gilbert (ret) 74.7 3 3 6 6

Ht 03: Harding, Purkiss, Cooper, Cope 74.9 5 1 11 7

Ht 04: Yeates, Hollingworth, May, Gilbert 72.7 4 2 15 9

Ht 05: Burton, Harding, Whiting, Purkiss 73.8 2 4 17 13

Ht 06: Hollingworth, Robins, Stratton, Allen 75.0 3 3 20 16

Ht 07: Yeates, Cooper, Cope, May 72.7 3 3 23 19

Ht 08: Charley, Allen, Stratton, Whiting 75.4 4 2 27 21

Ht 09: Burton, Harding, Hollingworth, Purkiss 73.5 2 4 29 25

Ht 10: Robins, Stratton, Cope, Cooper (f) 74.4 5 1 34 26

Ht 11: Yeates, Charley, Burton (ret), Allen (f) 73.0 5 0 39 26

Ht 12: Cope, Hollingworth, Robins, Purkiss 75.5 1 5 40 31

Ht 13: Yeates, Burton, Cooper, Harding 73.8 3 3 43 34

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Boston v Berwick Sunday 2nd May 1976 (National League)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Trevor Whiting 1 1 1* 0 3 1

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 3 3 3 12 0

4. Ron Cooper 1 1 2* 0 4 1

5. Stuart Cope 3 3 3 1 10 0

6. Dave Allen 1 1 2* 4 1

7. Paul Gilbert 3 2 2* 7 1

Berwick 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Mike Hiftle 2 2 2 1 F Exc 7 0

2. Willie Templeton 0 0 TS 0 0 0

3. Graham Jones 2 2 3 EF 2 9 0

4. Robin Adlington 0 0 TS 2 2 0

5. Dave Gifford 2 1 1* 1* 5 2

6. Eddie Argall 2 0 1 3 0

7. Peter Waite Fell 0 0 0 0

Cudas Bandits Cudas Bandits

Ht 01: Burton, Hiftle, Whiting, Templeton 66.8 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Gilbert, Argall, Allen, Waite (f) 67.0 4 2 8 4

Ht 03: Cope, Gifford, Cooper, Adlington 66.6 4 2 12 6

Ht 04: Hollingworth, Jones, Allen, Waite 66.0 4 2 16 8

Ht 05: Cope, Hiftle, Cooper, Templeton 66.6 4 2 20 10

Ht 06: Burton, Jones, Whiting, Argall 65.4 4 2 24 12

Ht 07: Hollingworth, Allen, Gifford, Adlington 65.8 5 1 29 13

Ht 08: Jones, Gilbert, Whiting, Waite 66.2 3 3 32 16

Ht 09: Cope, Cooper, Argall, Jones (ef) 66.4 5 1 37 17

Ht 10: Burton, Hiftle, Gifford, Whiting 66.0 3 3 40 20

Ht 11: Hollingworth, Gilbert, Hiftle, Templeton 65.6 5 1 45 21

Ht 12: Burton, Jones, Gifford, Cooper 66.0 3 3 48 24

Ht 13: Hollingworth, Adlington, Cope (f awarded), Hiftle (f exc) 65.4 4 2 52 26

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Boston v Crayford Sunday 9th May 1976 (National League KOC 1st Round 1st Leg)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton 1 2* 1 Fell 4 1

2. Trevor Whiting 3 3 3 3 12 0

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 3 2 2* 10 1

4. Ron Cooper 1 1* N 1 3 1

5. Stuart Cope Fell 2 1* 3 6 1

6. Dave Allen 2* 1 N 3 1

7. Paul Gilbert 3 2* 2* 2 1* 10 3

Crayford 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Laurie Etheridge 2 EF 3 3 EF 8 0

2. Dave Shepherd Fell 3 Fell 0 3 0

3. Alan Sage 2 1 1 0 2* 6 1

4. Mike Broadbank 3 1 2 1 7 0

5. Alan Johns 2* 0 0 3 5 1

6. Gary Spencer 0 0 TS 0 0

7. Bill Archer 1 0 TS 1 0

Cudas Kestrels Cudas Kestrels

Ht 01: WhitIng, Etheridge, Burton (f rem), Shepherd (f) 65.8 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Gilbert, Allen, Archer, Spencer (f rem) 66.0 5 1 9 3

Ht 03: Broadbank, Johns, Cooper, Cope (f) 67.4 1 5 10 8

Ht 04: Hollingworth, Sage, Allen, Archer 66.6 4 2 14 10

Ht 05: Shepherd, Cope, Cooper, Etheridge (ef) 66.8 3 3 17 13

Ht 06: Whiting, Burton, Sage, Spencer 66.0 5 1 22 14

Ht 07: Hollingworth, Gilbert, Broadbank, Johns 66.0 5 1 27 15

Ht 08: Whiting, Gilbert, Sage, Shepherd (f) 65.2 5 1 32 16

Ht 09: Etheridge, Gilbert, Cope, Sage 66.2 3 3 35 19

Ht 10: Whiting, Broadbank, Burton, Johns 66.4 4 2 39 21

Ht 11: Etheridge, Hollingworth, Gilbert, Shepherd 66.6 3 3 42 24

Ht 12: Johns, Sage, Cooper, Burton (f) 66.8 1 5 43 29

Ht 13: Cope, Hollingworth, Broadbank, Etheridge (ef) 67.0 5 1 48 30

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Crayford v Boston Tuesday 11th May 1976 (National League KOC 1st Round 2nd Leg)

Crayford 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Laurie Etheridge 3 3 3 2 11 0

2. Dave Shepherd 0 0 N N 0 0

3. Alan Sage 3 3 1* 3 10 1

4. Mike Broadbank 2* 1* 1* 1* 5 4

5. Alan Johns 3 2 2 2* 9 1

6. Bill Archer 3 0 1 2 1 7 0

7. Gary Spencer 1 1* 2 4 1

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton 2 3 3 3 1 12 0

2. Trevor Whting 1* 0 TS 0 1 1

3. Rob Hollingworth 2 2 3 2 3 12 0

4. Paul Gilbert 0 0 N 0 0 0

5. Stuart Cope 1 2 0 TS 0 3 0

6. Dave Allen F Exc 1* TS 0 1 1

7. Ron Cooper 2 1* Fell 3 1

Kestrels Cudas Kestrels Cudas

Ht 01: Etheridge, Burton, Whiting, Shepherd 62.2 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Archer, Cooper, Spencer, Allen (f exc) 62.6 4 2 7 5

Ht 03: Johns, Broadbank, Cope, Gilbert 61.6 5 1 12 6

Ht 04: Sage, Hollingworth, Cooper, Archer 62.4 3 3 15 9

Ht 05: Burton, Johns, Broadbank, Whiting 62.2 3 3 18 12

Ht 06: Etheridge, Hollingworth, Allen, Shepherd 61.4 3 3 21 15

Ht 07: Sage, Cope, Archer, Gilbert 62.4 4 2 25 17

Ht 08: Burton, Archer, Spencer, Cooper (f) 62.6 3 3 28 20

Ht 09: Hollingworth, Johns, Broadbank, Cope 61.4 3 3 31 23

Ht 10: Etheridge, Hollingworth, Archer, Allen 61.6 4 2 35 25

Ht 11: Burton, Spencer, Sage, Whiting 62.2 3 3 38 28

Ht 12: Hollingworth, Etheridge, Broadbank, Cope 61.0 3 3 41 31

Ht 13: Sage, Johns, Burton, Gilbert 62.2 5 1 46 32

Agg: Boston 80 - 76 Crayford

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Boston v Scunthorpe Sunday 16th May 1976 (National League)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton 3 F Exc 3 2* 8 1

2. Trevor Whiting Fell 3 3 2* 8 1

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 3 3 3 12 0

4. Paul Gilbert 1* 1 3 3 8 1

5. Stuart Cope 2 0 2* 1 5 1

6. Dave Allen F Exc 1 0 1 0

7. Ron Cooper Fell Fell 1 1 0

Scunthorpe 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Keith Evans 2 3 2 2 2 11 0

2. Tony Boyle RIDER REPLACEMENT

3. Colin Cook 1* 2 2 EF Exc 5 1

4. Ray Watkins Ret 1* N TS 1 1

5. Andy Hines 3 2* 2 1 1 0 9 1

6. Phil Kynman 3 1* 1* N 0 0 5 2

7. Ian Jeffcoate F Exc 0 N 1 0 1 0

Cudas Saints Cudas Saints

Ht 01: Burton, Evans, Cook, Whiting (f) 66.0 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Kynman, Cooper (f), Allen (f exc), Jeffcoate (f exc) 69.2 0 3 3 6

Ht 03: Hines, Cope, Gilbert, Watkins (ret) 67.2 3 3 6 9

Ht 04: Hollingworth, Cook, Allen, Jeffcoate 66.2 4 2 10 11

Ht 05: Evans, Hines, Gilbert, Cope 66.2 1 5 11 16

Ht 06: Whiting, Cook, Kynman, Burton (f exc) 66.2 3 3 14 19

Ht 07: Hollingworth, Hines, Watkins, Allen 65.8 3 3 17 22

Ht 08: Whiting, Evans, Kynman, Cooper (f) 66.8 3 3 20 25

Ht 09: Gilbert, Cope, Jeffcoate, Cook (ef) 67.2 5 1 25 26

Ht 10: Burton, Whiting, Hines, Jeffcoate 66.2 5 1 30 27

Ht 11: Hollingworth, Evans, Cooper, Kynman 66.0 4 2 34 29

Ht 12: Gilbert, Burton, Hines, Kynman, Cook (ex 2 mins) 67.0 5 1 39 30

Ht 13: Hollingworth, Evans, Cope, Hines 66.4 4 2 43 32

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Newcastle v Boston Monday 17th May 1976 (National League)

Newcastle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Tom Owen 3 3 3 2* 11 1

2. Ron Henderson 2* Fell 3 1 6 1

3. Joe Owen 3 3 3 3 12 0

4. Andy Cusworth 3 2 1* 3 9 1

5. Phil Michelidies 2* 1* 2 1 6 2

6. Tim Swales 1 1 1 3 0

7. Robbie Blackadder 3 1 2* 6 1

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton F Exc 3 2 0 2 7 0

2. Trevor Whiting 1 0 0 1 2 0

3. Rob Hollingworth 2 2 2 3 1 10 0

4. Steve Clarke 1 2 0 0 3 0

5. Stuart Cope Fell 0 TS Fell 0 0

6. Ron Cooper Fell 1* N 1 1

7. Dave Allen 2 0 TS 0 2 0

Diamonds Cudas Diamonds Cudas

Ht 01: Owen, Henderson, Whiting, Burton (f exc) 71.6 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Blackadder, Allen, Swales, Cooper (f) 72.0 4 2 9 3

Ht 03: Cusworth, Michelidies, Clarke, Cope (f) 70.2 5 1 14 4

Ht 04: J.Owen, Hollingworth, Swales, Allen 70.4 4 2 18 6

Ht 05: Burton, Cusworth, Michelidies, Whiting 71.4 3 3 21 9

Ht 06: T.Owen, Hollingworth, Cooper, Henderson (f) 70.2 3 3 24 12

Ht 07: J.Owen, Clarke, Swales, Cope 70.4 4 2 28 14

Ht 08: Henderson, Hollingworth, Blackadder, Whiting 71.6 4 2 32 16

Ht 09: Hollingworth, Michelidies, Cusworth, Allen 71.0 3 3 35 19

Ht 10: T.Owen, Burton, Henderson, Clarke 70.8 4 2 39 21

Ht 11: J.Owen, Blackadder, Whiting, Burton 70.6 5 1 44 22

Ht 12: Cusworth, T.Owen, Hollingworth, Cope (f) 72.0 5 1 49 23

Ht 13: J.Owen, Burton, Michelidies, Clarke 71.0 4 2 53 25

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Boston v King's Lynn Sunday 23rd May 1976 (Inter League KOC 1st Round)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton 2 1* 2 3 3 11 1

2. Stuart Cope 0 TS 3 0 3 0

3. Rob Hollingworth 2 2 1 2 1 8 0

4. Paul Gilbert 0 1 0 0 0 1 0

5. Trevor Whiting 1 0 TS Exc 1 0

6. Dave Allen 1* Fell TS 1 1

7. Steve Clarke 2 2* 1* 0 5 2

King's Lynn 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Terry Betts 3 3 3 2* 11 1

2. Ray Bales 1 2* Ret 0 3 1

3. Ian Turner 3 3 3 2 11 0

4. Michael Lee 2* 3 2 3 10 1

5. David Gagen 3 2* 1* 1* 7 3

6. Jan Henningsen 3 0 1 4 0

7. Adi Funk F Exc 1 1 2 0

Cudas Stars Cudas Stars

Ht 01: Betts, Burton, Bales, Cope 66.2 2 4 2 4

Ht 02: Henningsen, Clarke (f rem), Allen (f rem), Funk (f exc) 67.6 3 3 5 7

Ht 03: Gagen, Lee, Whiting, Gilbert 66.0 1 5 6 12

Ht 04: Turner, Hollingworth, Funk, Allen (f) 66.2 2 4 8 16

Ht 05: Betts, Bales, Gilbert, Whiting 65.2 1 5 9 21

Ht 06: Turner, Hollingworth, Burton, Henningsen 66.2 3 3 12 24

Ht 07: Lee, Gagen, Hollingworth, Gilbert 65.8 1 5 13 29

Ht 08: Cope, Clarke, Funk, Bales (ret) 67.2 5 1 18 30

Ht 09: Turner, Burton, Henningsen, Gilbert 65.8 2 4 20 34

Ht 10: Burton, Lee, Gagen, Cope 64.8 3 3 23 37

Ht 11: Betts, Hollingworth, Clarke, Bales 65.6 3 3 26 40

Ht 12: Burton, Turner, Gagen, Gilbert 65.4 3 3 29 43

Ht 13: Lee, Betts, Hollingworth, Clarke, Whiting (exc) 65.0 1 5 30 48

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Teesside v Boston Thursday 27th May 1976 (National League)

Teesside 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Tom Leadbitter 2 2 3 3 10 0

2. Andy Cowan 1* 1* 3 0 5 2

3. Alan Emerson 3 3 3 Fell 9 0

4. Pete Smith 3 2 0 1 6 0

5. Pete Reading Ret 1* 1 2 4 1

6. Steve Wilcock 3 1 1 0 5 0

7. Nig Close 0 1 N 1 0

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton 3 3 3 1* 3 13 1

2. Stuart Cope F Exc Fell N 2 2 0

3. Rob Hollingworth 2 3 2* 0 7 1

4. Trevor Whiting 2 2 1* 1 6 1

5. Paul Gilbert 1* F Exc 2 2 5 1

6. Dave Allen 1* 0 0 TS 1 1

7. Steve Clarke 2 0 2 4 0

Tigers Cudas Tigers Cudas

Ht 01: Burton, Leadbitter, Cowan, Cope (f exc) 70.2 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Wilcock, Clarke, Allen, Close 71.6 3 3 6 6

Ht 03: Smith, Whiting, Gilbert, Reading (ret) 70.2 3 3 9 9

Ht 04: Emerson, Hollingworth, Wilcock, Clarke 70.4 4 2 13 11

Ht 05: Burton, Smith, Reading, Cope (f) 70.2 3 3 16 14

Ht 06: Hollingworth, Leadbitter, Cowan, Allen 70.6 3 3 19 17

Ht 07: Emerson, Whiting, Wilcock, Gilbert (f exc) 70.2 4 2 23 19

Ht 08: Cowan, Clarke, Close, Allen 70.6 4 2 27 21

Ht 09: Burton, Hollingworth, Reading, Smith 70.8 1 5 28 26

Ht 10: Leadbitter, Gilbert, Whiting, Cowan 70.2 3 3 31 29

Ht 11: Emerson, Cope, Burton, Wilcock 70.0 3 3 34 32

Ht 12: Leadbitter, Gilbert, Smith, Hollingworth 70.0 4 2 38 34

Ht 13: Burton, Reading, Whiting, Emerson (f) 71.6 2 4 40 38

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Boston v Oxford Sunday 30th May 1976 (National League)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton 3 3 2 F Exc 8 0

2. Stuart Cope 1 1 0 F NS 2 0

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 3 3 3 12 0

4. Paul Gilbert 3 3 2 2 10 0

5. Trevor Whiting Fell 0 N N 0 0

6. Ron Cooper 3 1 0 1* 1* 6 2

7. Steve Clarke 0 1 0 1 2 0

Oxford 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Carl Askew 2 2 2 Exc 6 0

2. Brian Leonard EF 1* 2* 1* 4 3

3. Mick Handley 2 0 0 Exc 2 0

4. Kevin Young 2 1* 3 2 8 1

5. Jim Wells 1* 2 Exc 3 6 1

6. Phil Bass 2 2 3 3 Exc EF 10 0

7. Andy Bales (G) 1* Fell N 1 1

Cudas Cheetahs Cudas Cheetahs

Ht 01: Burton, Askew, Cope, Leonard (ef) 66.4 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Cooper, Bass, Bales, Clarke 67.8 3 3 7 5

Ht 03: Gilbert, Young, Wells, Whiting (f) 66.4 3 3 10 8

Ht 04: Hollingworth, Handley, Cooper, Bales (f) 66.0 4 2 14 10

Ht 05: Gilbert, Askew, Leonard, Whiting 66.8 3 3 17 13

Ht 06: Burton, Bass, Cope, Handley 66.6 4 2 21 15

Ht 07: Hollingworth, Wells, Young, Cooper No Time 3 3 24 18

Ht 08: Bass, Leonard, Clarke, Cope 67.4 1 5 25 23

Ht 09: Bass, Gilbert, Cooper, Handley 66.8 3 3 28 26

Ht 10: Young, Burton, Cooper, Wells (ex boroing), Cope (f ns) 66.8 3 3 31 29

Ht 11: Hollingworth, Askew, Leonard, Clarke 66.2 3 3 34 32

Ht 12: Wells, Gilbert (ef pushed), Bass (ex tapes), Burton (f exc), Handley (ex tapes) 67.0 2 3 36 35

Ht 13: Hollingworth, Young, Clarke, Bass (ef), Askew (ex tapes) 66.4 4 2 40 37

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Boston v Peterborough Monday 31st May 1976 (National League)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton 3 2 3 1 9 0

2. Stuart Cope F Exc Fell N 0 0 0

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 3 3 1 10 0

4. Paul Gilbert EF 3 2 0 5 0

5. Steve Clarke 1 1 1* 0 3 1

6. Ron Cooper 3 2* 1 3 2* 11 2

7. Dave Allen 1 1 N 2 0

Peterborough 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Tony Featherstone 2 2 1 3 8 0

2. Roy Carter 1* 0 0 0 1 1

3. Ken Matthews 1 3 0 N 4 0

4. Brian Clark 3 2 3 2 2* 12 1

5. Ian Clark 2* 0 1* 2* 5 3

6. Nigel Couzens Ret 1 TS 1 0

7. Steve Taylor 2 0 2 3 7 0

Cudas Panthers Cudas Panthers

Ht 01: Burton, Featherstone, Carter, Cope (f exc) 66.4 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Cooper, Taylor, Allen, Couzens (ret) 67.0 4 2 7 5

Ht 03: B.Clark, I.Clark, S.Clarke, Gilbert (ef) 66.2 1 5 8 10

Ht 04: Hollingworth, Cooper, Matthews, Taylor 66.2 5 1 13 11

Ht 05: Gilbert, Featherstone, S.Clarke, Carter 68.0 4 2 17 13

Ht 06: Matthews, Burton, Couzens, Cope (f) 68.4 2 4 19 17

Ht 07: Hollingworth, B.Clark, Cooper, I.Clark 67.0 4 2 23 19

Ht 08: Cooper, Taylor, Allen, Carter 67.6 4 2 27 21

Ht 09: B.Clark, Gilbert, S.Clarke, Matthews 66.4 3 3 30 24

Ht 10: Burton, B.Clark, I.Clark, Cope 66.2 3 3 33 27

Ht 11: Hollingworth, Cooper, Featherstone, Carter 66.0 5 1 38 28

Ht 12: Taylor, I.Clark, Burton, Gilbert 67.0 1 5 39 33

Ht 13: Featherstone, B.Clark, Hollingworth, S.Clarke 67.2 1 5 40 38

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Peterborough v Boston Monday 31st May 1976 (National League)

Peterborough 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Tony Featherstone 3 3 0 2* 8 1

2. Roy Carter 2* 1 3 3 9 1

3. Ken Matthews 1* 2 2 3 8 1

4. Brian Clark 2* 3 3 3 11 1

5. Ian Clark 3 Fell EF EF 3 0

6. Nigel Couzens 3 2 0 5 0

7. Steve Taylor 0 Fell 0 0 0

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton 0 1* 2 3 2 8 1

2. Stuart Cope 1 2 F Exc 1* 1 5 1

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 2 3 2 1 11 0

4. Steve Clarke 0 TS TS 1* 1 1

5. Paul Gilbert 1 1 1* TS 0 3 1

6. Dave Allen 2 0 TS 2 0

7. Ron Cooper N 0 2 2 0

8. Derek Harrison 1* 1 1

Panthers Cudas Panthers Cudas

Ht 01: Featherstone, Carter, Cope, Burton 69.6 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Couzens, Allen, Harrison, Taylor 69.8 3 3 8 4

Ht 03: I.Clark, B.Clark, Gilbert, S.Clarke 67.4 5 1 13 5

Ht 04: Hollingworth, Couzens, Matthews, Cooper 68.6 3 3 16 8

Ht 05: B.Clark, Cope, Burton, I.Clark (f) 68.0 3 3 19 11

Ht 06: Featherstone, Hollingworth, Carter, Allen 69.2 4 2 23 13

Ht 07: Hollingworth, Matthews, Gilbert, Couzens 68.6 2 4 25 17

Ht 08: Carter, Cooper, Taylor (f), Cope (f exc) 70.0 3 2 28 19

Ht 09: B.Clark, Hollingworth, Gilbert, I.Clark (ef) 68.8 3 3 31 22

Ht 10: Carter, Burton, Cope, Featherstone (f rem) 67.6 3 3 34 25

Ht 11: Burton, Matthews, Cope, Taylor 68.6 2 4 36 29

Ht 12: B.Clark, Featherstone, Hollingworth, Gilbert 69.8 5 1 41 30

Ht 13: Matthews, Burton, S.Clarke, I.Clark (ef) 69.8 3 3 44 33

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Boston v Coatbridge Sunday 6th June 1976 (National League)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Stuart Cope 1 2* 1 2* 6 2

3. Rob Hollingworth 1 3 3 3 10 0

4. Paul Gilbert 2* EF EF 2* 4 2

5. Trevor Whting 3 3 3 1 10 0

6. Ron Cooper 0 0 2* 2 1

7. Steve Clarke 2 0 1 3 0

Coatbridge 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Brian Collins 2 2 2* 2 2 10 1

2. Jim Gallacher 0 1* TS N 1 1

3. Grahame Dawson 2* 1 2 1 6 1

4. Mick McKeon 0 1 1 EF 2 0

5. Rob Maxfield 1 Fell 0 F Exc 1 0

6. Benny Rourke 1 0 1* 2 1

7. Derek Richardson 3 3 3 Fell 9 0

Cudas Tigers Cudas Tigers

Ht 01: Burton, Collins, Cope, Gallacher 67.8 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Richardson, Clarke, Rourke, Cooper (f rem) 68.4 2 4 6 6

Ht 03: Whiting, Gilbert, Maxfield, McKeon 67.8 5 1 11 7

Ht 04: Richardson, Dawson, Hollingworth, Cooper 67.2 1 5 12 12

Ht 05: Whiting, Collins, Gallacher, Gilbert (ef) 67.0 3 3 15 15

Ht 06: Burton, Cope, Dawson, Rourke 66.2 5 1 20 16

Ht 07: Hollingworth, Cooper, McKeon, Maxfield (f) 66.4 5 1 25 17

Ht 08: Richardson, Collins, Cope, Clarke 67.2 1 5 26 22

Ht 09: Whiting, Dawson, Rourke, Gilbert (ef) 68.0 3 3 29 25

Ht 10: Burton, Cope, McKeon, Maxfield 66.0 5 1 34 26

Ht 11: Hollingworth, Collins, Clarke, Richardson (f) 66.8 4 2 38 28

Ht 12: Burton, Gilbert, Dawson, Maxfield (f exc) 65.6 5 1 43 29

Ht 13: Hollingworth, Collins, Whiting, McKeon (ef) 66.2 4 2 47 31

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Boston v Mildenhall v Peterborough v Weymouth Sunday 13th June 1976 (National League 4TT Qualifying Round 1st Leg)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 Pts

1, Billy Burton 2 0 1 2 5

2. Stuart Cope 3 Fell 0 N 3

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 3 0 2 8

4. Trevor Whiting Fell 1 N N 1

5. Paul Gilbert 2 3 0 5

Mildenhall 1 2 3 4 5 Pts

1. Bob Coles 2 Fell N N 2

2. Fred Mills 0 Ret N N 0

3. Kevin Jolly 3 1 3 Fell 7

4. Alan Cowland 0 1 N Ret 1

5. John Gibbons 1 1 2 1 3 8

Peterborough 1 2 3 4 5 Pts

1. Tony Featherstone 2 3 2 1 8

2. Brian Clark 0 2 3 3 8

3. Ken Matthews 2 2 3 1 8

4. Ian Clark 3 3 Fell 1 7

Weymouth 1 2 3 4 5 Pts

1. Martin Yeates 1 2 Fell 0 3

2. Vic Harding 1 3 1 2 7

3. Chris Robins 1 1 3 2 7

4. Gerald Purkiss 1 2 2 3 8

5. Trevor Charley DID NOT RIDE

Heat results - see next page

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Cudas F. Tigers Panthers Wizards

Ht 01: I.Clark, Coles, Harding, Whiting (f) 67.6 0~0 2~2 3~3 1~1

Ht 02: Hollingworth, Matthews, Yeates, Mills 66.2 3~3 0~2 2~5 1~2

Ht 03: Cope, Featherstone, Robins, Cowland 66.2 3~6 0~2 2~7 1~3

Ht 04: Jolly, Burton, Purkiss, B.Clark 66.4 2~8 3~5 0~7 1~4

Ht 05: Featherstone, Purkiss, Whiting, Mills (ret) 67.0 1~9 0~5 3~10 2~6

Ht 06: Hollingworth, B.Clark, Robins (f awarded), Coles (f) 66.0 3~12 0~5 2~12 1~7

Ht 07: I.Clark, Yeates, Jolly, Cope (f) 67.0 0~12 1~6 3~15 2~9

Ht 08: Harding, Matthews, Cowland, Burton 66.6 0~12 1~7 2~17 3~12

Ht 09: B.Clark, Gilbert, Gibbons, Yeates (f) 67.4 2~14 1~8 3~20 0~12

Ht 10: Jolly, Featherstone, Harding, Hollingworth 66.8 0~14 3~11 2~22 1~13

Ht 11: Matthews, Purkiss, Gibbons, Cope 66.8 0~14 1~12 3~25 2~15

Ht 12: Robins, Gibbons, Burton, I.Clark (f) 68.2 1~15 2~14 0~25 3~18

Ht 13: Purkiss, Hollingworth, I.Clark, Cowland (ret) 66.8 2~17 0~14 1~26 3~21

Ht 14: Gilbert, Robins, Matthews, Jolly (f) 66.8 3~20 0~14 1~27 2~23

Ht 15: B.Clark, Harding, Gibbons, Gilbert 67.0 0~20 1~15 3~30 2~25

Ht 16: Gibbons, Burton, Featherstone, Yeates 67.0 2~22 3~18 1~31 0~25

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Weymouth v Boston v Mildenhall v Peterborough Tuesday 15th June 1976 (National League 4TT Qualifying Round 2nd Leg)

Weymouth 1 2 3 4 5 Pts

1. Martin Yeates 3 Ret 1 3 7

2. Gerald Purkiss 3 3 1 3 10

3. Chris Robins 0 3 3 1 7

4. Vic Harding 2 3 1 F Exc 6

Mildenhall 1 2 3 4 5 Pts

1. John Gibbins Ret N N N 0

2. Kevin Jolly 2 1 2 2 7

3. Stan Stevens 1 0 0 Ret 1

4. Alan Cowland Ret 2 2 2 6

5. Rob Henry 0 0 0 0

Peterborough 1 2 3 4 5 Pts

1. Tony Featherstone 2 2 2 1 7

2. Brian Clark 2 1 0 N 3

3. Ian Clark 3 3 3 2 11

4. Nigel Couzens 3 2 F Exc 3 8

5. Steve Taylor 1 1

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 Pts

1. Billy Burton 1 1 3 2 7

2. Stuart Cope 1 Ret N 0 1

3. Rob Hollingworth 1 2 3 3 9

4. Ron Cooper 0 0 2 0 2

5. Steve Clarke 1 1

Heat results - see next page

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Wizards F. Tigers Panthers Cudas

Ht 01: Couzens, Harding, Cope, Gibbons (ret) 73.5 2~2 0~0 3~3 1~1

Ht 02: I.Clark, Jolly, Burton, Robins 72.8 0~2 2~2 3~6 1~2

Ht 03: Purkiss, Featherstone, Hollingworth, Cowland (ret) 72.3 3~5 0~2 2~8 1~3

Ht 04: Yeates, B.Clark, Stevens, Cooper 72.8 3~8 1~3 2~10 0~3

Ht 05: Harding, Featherstone, Jolly, Cooper 73.8 3~11 1~4 2~12 0~3

Ht 06: Robins, Hollingworth, B.Clark, Henry 73.2 3~14 0~4 1~13 2~5

Ht 07: Purkiss, Couzens, Burton, Stevens 73.5 3~17 0~4 2~15 1~6

Ht 08: I.Clark, Cowland, Cope (ret), Yeates (ret) 74.0 0~17 2~6 3~18 0~6

Ht 09: Burton, Cowland, Harding, B.Clark 73.6 1~18 2~8 0~18 3~9

Ht 10: Robins, Featherstone, S.Clarke, Stevens 74.5 3~21 0~8 2~20 1~10

Ht 11: I.Clark, Cooper, Purkiss, Henry 73.5 1~22 0~8 3~23 2~12

Ht 12: Hollingworth, Jolly, Yeates, Couzens (f exc) 74.2 1~23 2~10 0~23 3~15

Ht 13: Couzens, Cowland, Robins, Cooper 73.8 1~24 2~12 3~26 0~15

Ht 14: Hollingworth, I.Clark, Stevens (ret), Harding (f exc) 74.1 0~24 0~12 2~28 3~18

Ht 15: Purkiss, Jolly, Taylor, Cope 74.0 3~27 2~14 1~29 0~18

Ht 16: Yeates, Burton, Featherstone, Henry 74.0 3~30 0~14 1~30 2~20

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Mildenhall v Boston v Peterborough v Weymouth Wednesday 16th June 1976 (National League 4TT Qualifying Round 3rd Leg)

Mildenhall 1 2 3 4 5 Pts

1. John Gibbons 0 2 2 2 6

2. Alan Cowland 2 1 1 0 4

3. Fred Mills 0 0 N Fell 0

4. Kevin Jolly 2 2 2 1 7

5. Rob Henry 1 1

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 Pts

1. Billy Burton 0 1 2 1 4

2. Stuart Cope 1 Exc 0 2 3

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 3 3 2 11

4. Paul Gilbert 1 Fell 3 1 5

5. Trevor Whiting 0 0

Peterborough 1 2 3 4 5 Pts

1. Brian Clark 3 3 2 N 8

2. Tony Featherstone 1 2 1 N 4

3. Ian Clark 3 3 3 3 12

4. Ken Matthews 3 Fell 1 N 4

5. Steve Taylor 3 1 3 7

Weymouth 1 2 3 4 5 Pts

1. Martin Yeates 2 2 0 0 4

2. Vic Harding 1 1 0 3 5

3. Chris Robins 0 3 3 0 6

4. Gerald Purkiss 2 1 0 2 5

Heat results - see next page

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F. Tigers Cudas Panthers Wizards

Ht 01: Matthews, Jolly, Harding, Burton 58.6 2~2 0~0 3~3 1~1

Ht 02: I.Clark, Yeates, Cope, Mills 58.6 2~2 1~1 3~6 2~3

Ht 03: B.Clark, Cowland, Gilbert, Robins 59.8 2~4 1~2 3~9 0~3

Ht 04: Hollingworth, Purkiss, Featherstone, Gibbons 58.0 0~4 3~5 1~10 2~5

Ht 05: B.Clark, Jolly, Purkiss, Whiting, Cope (ex 2 mins) 58.4 2~6 0~5 3~13 1~6

Ht 06: Robins, Featherstone, Burton, Mills 59.8 0~6 1~6 2~15 3~9

Ht 07: Hollingworth, Yeates, Cowland, Matthews (f) 58.6 1~7 3~9 0~15 2~11

Ht 08: I.Clark, Gibbons, Harding, Gilbert (f) 58.2 2~9 0~9 3~18 1~12

Ht 09: Gilbert, Jolly, Featherstone, Yeates 58.8 2~11 3~12 1~19 0~12

Ht 10: Hollingworth, B.Clark, Henry, Harding 57.8 1~12 3~15 2~21 0~12

Ht 11: I.Clark, Burton, Cowland, Purkiss 58.8 1~13 2~17 3~24 0~12

Ht 12: Robins, Gibbons, Matthews, Cope 59.8 2~15 0~17 1~25 3~15

Ht 13: Taylor, Purkiss, Gilbert, Mills (f) 59.0 0~15 1~18 3~28 2~17

Ht 14: I.Clark, Hollingworth, Jolly, Robins 57.6 1~16 2~20 3~31 0~17

Ht 15: Harding, Cope, Taylor, Cowland 60.0 0~16 2~22 1~32 3~20

Ht 16: Taylor, Gibbons, Burton, Yeates 60.2 2~18 1~23 3~35 0~20

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Peterborough v Boston v Mildenhall v Weymouth Friday 18th June 1976 (National League 4TT Qualifying Round 4th Leg)

Peterborough 1 2 3 4 5 Pts

1. Tony Featherstone 2 1 1 1 5

2. Ken Matthews 3 1 3 2 9

3. Ian Clark 3 3 3 2 11

4. Brian Clark 3 N 1 2 6

5. Steve Taylor 0 0

Boston 1 2 3 2 5 Pts

1. Paul Gilbert 2 1 1 2 6

2. Billy Burton 1 3 3 3 10

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 3 2 3 11

4. Ron Cooper 2 2 0 0 4

Mildenhall 1 2 3 4 5 Pts

1. Rob Henry 1 2 0 3 6

2. Alan Cowland N N N N 0

3. Bob Coles 2 0 2 EF 4

4. Kevin Jolly 1 0 0 1 2

5. John Gibbons 1 2 3 0 6

Weymouth 1 2 3 4 5 Pts

1. Vic Harding 0 2 2 2 N 6

2. Gerald Purkiss EF 3 1 1 5

3. Martin Yeates 0 0 N 1 1

4. Chris Robins 0 1 0 3 4

5. Trevor Charley 0 0

Heat results - see next page

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Panthers Cudas F.Tigers Wizards

Ht 01: B.Clark, Gilbert, Jolly, Purkiss (ef) 69.2 3~3 2~2 1~1 0~0

Ht 02: I.Clark, Coles, Burton, Harding 68.4 3~6 1~3 2~3 0~0

Ht 03: Matthews, Cooper, Henry, Yeates 68.8 3~9 2~5 1~4 0~0

Ht 04: Hollingworth, Featherstone, Gibbons, Robins 67.6 2~11 3~8 1~5 0~0

Ht 05: Burton, Henry, Robins, Taylor 68.6 0~11 3~11 2~7 1~1

Ht 06: I.Clark, Gibbons, Gilbert, Yeates 68.6 3~14 1~12 2~9 0~1

Ht 07: Hollingworth, Harding, Matthews, Jolly 68.4 1~15 3~15 0~9 2~3

Ht 08: Purkiss, Cooper, Featherstone, Coles 69.6 1~16 2~17 0~9 3~6

Ht 09: Gibbons, Harding, B.Clark, Cooper 69.6 1~17 0~17 3~12 2~8

Ht 10: I.Clark, Hollingworth, Purkiss, Henry 68.4 3~20 2~19 0~12 1~9

Ht 11: Matthews, Coles, Gilbert, Robins 68.6 3~23 1~20 2~14 0~9

Ht 12: Burton, Harding, Featherstone, Jolly 69.4 1~24 3~23 0~14 2~11

Ht 13: Robins, I.Clark, Jolly, Cooper 70.0 2~26 0~23 1~15 3~14

Ht 14: Hollingworth, B.Clark, Yeates, Coles (ef) 69.4 2~28 3~26 0~15 1~15

Ht 15: Burton, Matthews, Purkiss, Gibbons 69.8 2~30 3~29 0~15 1~16

Ht 16: Henry, Gilbert, Featherstone, Charley 70.2 1~31 2~31 3~18 0~16

Agg: Peterborough 127 - Boston 96 - Weymouth 91 - Mildenhall 68

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Boston v Oxford Sunday 20th June 1976 (Revenge Challenge)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton 3 2 2 3 10 0

2. Paul Gilbert 0 1* 2 1* 4 2

3. Rob Hollingworth 2 3 3 3 3 14 0

4. Stuart Cope 1 0 TS 2* 3 1

5. Trevor Whiting 0 3 2* 0 5 1

6. Steve Clarke 3 0 0 3 0

7. Ron Cooper Fell Fell 2* 2 1

Oxford 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Carl Askew 1* 2 1 N 4 1

2. Roy Sizmore 2 1* 1 N 4 1

3. Mick Handley 1 0 N 0 1 0

4. Phil Bass 3 2 3 1* 9 1

5. Brian Leonard 2* 1* 0 1 4 2

6. Malcolm Corradine EF 3 1 Exc 4 0

7. Kevin Young 2 3 3 0 2 10 0

Cudas Cheetahs Cudas Cheetahs

Ht 01: Burton, Sizmore, Askew, Gilbert 69.0 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Clarke, Young, Cooper (f), Corradine (ef) 67.6 3 2 6 5

Ht 03: Bass, Leonard, Cope, Whiting 68.0 1 5 7 10

Ht 04: Young, Hollingworth, Handley, Clarke 67.8 2 4 9 14

Ht 05: Whiting, Askew, Sizmore, Cope 67.2 3 3 12 17

Ht 06: Corradine, Burton, Gilbert, Handley 67.4 3 3 15 20

Ht 07: Hollingworth, Bass, Leonard, Clarke (f rem) 66.8 3 3 18 23

Ht 08: Young, Gilbert, Sizmore, Cooper (f) 67.0 2 4 20 27

Ht 09: Hollingworth, Whiting, Corradine, Young 65.8 5 1 25 28

Ht 10: Bass, Burton, Gilbert, Leonard 66.2 3 3 28 31

Ht 11: Hollingworth, Cooper, Askew, Corradine (exc) 65.4 5 1 33 32

Ht 12: Burton, Cope, Leonard, Handley 66.4 5 1 38 33

Ht 13: Hollingworth, Young, Bass, Whiting 65.8 3 3 41 36

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Boston v Eastbourne Friday 25th June 1976 (National League)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Paul Gilbert 1 2* 2 2* 7 2

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 3 3 3 12 0

4. Stuart Cope 3 3 3 2* 11 1

5. Trevor Whiting 1 2* 2* 0 5 2

6. Steve Clarke 3 1 2* 6 1

7. Ron Cooper 1 0 0 1 0

Eastbourne 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Steve Weatherley 2 1 3 2 2 10 0

2. Pete Jarman F Exc TS TS TS 0 0

3. Eric Dugard 2 1 1 1 1 6 0

4. Mike Sampson 2 1 1 1* 1* 6 2

5. Colin Richardson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

6. Ian Fletcher 2 0 0 2 0

7. Paul Woods 0 0 TS 0 0

Cudas Eagles Cudas Eagles

Ht 01: Burton, Weatherley, Gilbert, Jarman (f exc) 68.0 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Clarke, Fletcher, Cooper, Woods 68.8 4 2 8 4

Ht 03: Cope, Sampson, Whiting, Richardson 66.8 4 2 12 6

Ht 04: Hollingworth, Dugard, Clarke, Woods 66.6 4 2 16 8

Ht 05: Cope, Whiting, Weatherley, Richardson 66.2 5 1 21 9

Ht 06: Burton, Gilbert, Dugard, Fletcher 66.4 5 1 26 10

Ht 07: Hollingworth, Clarke, Sampson, Richardson 67.2 5 1 31 11

Ht 08: Weatherley, Gilbert, Dugard, Cooper 66.2 2 4 33 15

Ht 09: Cope, Whiting, Dugard, Fletcher 66.2 5 1 38 16

Ht 10: Burton, Gilbert, Sampson, Richardson 67.2 5 1 43 17

Ht 11: Hollingworth, Weatherley, Sampson, Cooper 65.4 3 3 46 20

Ht 12: Burton, Cope, Dugard, Richardson 66.0 5 1 51 21

Ht 13: Hollingworth, Weatherley, Sampson, Whiting 65.4 3 3 54 24

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Eastbourne v Boston Sunday 27th June 1976 (National League)

Eastbourne 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Steve Weatherley 3 3 3 3 3 15 0

2. Pete Jarman RIDER REPLACEMENT

3. Eric Dugard 1 2 2 3 1 9 0

4. Mike Sampson 3 2 2 2* 1 10 1

5. Colin Richardson 1 1* 1 0 3 6 1

6. Ian Fletcher 1 0 Fell 1 2 0

7. Paul Woods 0 0 N 0 0

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton EF 3 Fell 0 3 0

2. Paul Gilbert 2 0 1* F NS 3 1

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 2 3 2 10 0

4. Stuart Cope 2 3 0 2 7 0

5. Trevor Whiting 0 1 N N 1 0

6. Steve Clarke 2* 0 1 0 3 1

7. Ron Cooper 3 1 2 1 2 9 0

Eagles Cudas Eagles Cudas

Ht 01: Weatherley, Gilbert, Dugard (f rem), Burton (ef) 60.2 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Cooper, Clarke, Fletcher, Woods 63.6 1 5 5 7

Ht 03: Sampson, Cope, Richardson, Whiting 62.6 4 2 9 9

Ht 04: Hollingworth, Dugard, Cooper, Fletcher 61.2 2 4 11 13

Ht 05: Burton, Sampson, Richardson, Gilbert 62.4 3 3 14 16

Ht 06: Weatherley, Hollingworth, Richardson, Clarke 60.2 4 2 18 18

Ht 07: Cope, Dugard, Whiting, Fletcher (f) 63.8 2 4 20 22

Ht 08: Weatherley, Cooper, Gilbert, Woods 61.8 3 3 23 25

Ht 09: Hollingworth, Sampson, Clarke, Richardson 63.8 2 4 25 29

Ht 10: Weatherley, Sampson, Cooper, Cope 62.4 5 1 30 30

Ht 11: Dugard, Cooper, Fletcher (f rem), Burton, (f), Gilbert (f ns) 64.4 4 2 34 32

Ht 12: Weatherley, Hollingworth, Sampson, Clarke 62.4 4 2 38 34

Ht 13: Richardson, Cope, Dugard, Burton 64.8 4 2 42 36

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Boston: Lincolnshire Trophy Sunday 4th July 1976 (Individual)

Riders 1 2 3 4 5 Pts Pos

01. Steve Clarke (Boston) 3 2 1 3 3 12 4th

02. Keith Evans (Scunthorpe) 2 1 3 Fell 0 6 9th

03. Ron Cooper (Boston) 1 2 2 0 2 7 8th

04. Phil Bass (Oxford) Fell EF 3 1 N 4 13th

05. Trevor Whiting (Boston) 2 1 1 2 2 8 6th

06. Stuart Cope (Boston) 3 3 2 2 3 13 3rd

07. Andy Hines (Scunthorpe) 1 1 2 1 1 6 10th

08. Andy Bales 0 2 1 1 0 4 14th

09. Rob Hollingworth (Boston) 1 3 3 3 3 13 2nd

10. Paul Gilbert (Boston) 0 2 0 1 2 5 11th

11. Joe Owen (Newcastle) 3 3 3 3 3 15 1st

12. Kevin Young (Oxford) 2 1 2 2 1 8 7th

13. John Gibbons (Mildenhall) 1 0 1 2 0 4 12th

14. Brian Clark (Peterborough) EF N N N N 0 17th

15. Dave Allen (Boston) 2 0 0 0 1 3 15th

16. Tony Featherstone (Peterborough) 3 3 0 3 2 11 5th

Res: Andy Fisher EF Fell EF 0 18th

Res: Derek Harrison 0 1 1 16th

Heat results - see next page

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Ht 01: S.Clarke, Evans, Cooper (f rem), Bass (f) 69.2

Ht 02: Cope, Whiting, Hines, Bales 68.2

Ht 03: Owen, Young, Hollingworth, Gilbert 65.2

Ht 04: Featherstone, Allen, Gibbons, B.Clark (ef) 67.4

Ht 05: Hollingworth, S.Clarke, Whiting, Gibbons 65.0

Ht 06: Cope, Gilbert, Evans, Fisher (ef) 65.2

Ht 07: Owen, Cooper, Hines, Allen 65.0

Ht 08: Featherstone, Bales, Young, Bass (ef) 67.2

Ht 09: Owen, Cope, S.Clarke, Featherstone (f rem) 65.0

Ht 10: Evans, Young, Whiting, Allen 66.8

Ht 11: Hollingworth, Cooper, Bales, Harrison 65.2

Ht 12: Bass, Hines, Gibbons, Gilbert 67.6

Ht 13: S.Clarke, Young, Hines, Fisher (f) 70.6

Ht 14: Owen, Gibbons, Bales, Evans (f) 68.0

Ht 15: Featherstone, Whiting, Gilbert, Cooper 68.2

Ht 16: Hollingworth, Cope, Bass, Allen 66.2

Ht 17: S.Clarke, Gilbert, Allen, Bales 67.6

Ht 18: Hollingworth, Featherstone, Hines, Evans 65.0

Ht 19: Cope, Cooper, Young, Gibbons 66.4

Ht 20: Owen, Whiting, Harrison, Fisher (ef) 65.8

Run off for 2nd Place: Hollingworth beat Cope 65.8

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Boston v Workington Sunday 11th July 1976 (National League KOC Quarter Final 1st Leg)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Paul Gilbert 0 3 2* 3 8 1

2. Stuart Cope 3 2* 3 3 11 1

3. Rob Hollingworth 2* 3 3 3 11 1

4. Trevor Whiting 0 3 3 1 7 0

5. Ron Cooper 2 2* F Exc F Exc 4 1

6. Steve Clarke 1* 3 EF 1 5 1

7. Dave Allen 2 Fell N 2 0

Workington 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Roger Wright 1* 0 2 N 3 1

2. Lou Sansom RIDER REPLACEMENT

3. Brian Havelock 1 1 2 0 N 4 0

4. Colin Goad 1 1 2 1* 0 1* 6 2

5. Steve Lawson 2 3 1* EF 1 2 9 1

6. Chris Bevan 0 0 TS 0 0

7. Terry Kelly 3 0 2 0 2 7 0

Cudas Comets Cudas Comets

Ht 01: Cope, Lawson, Wright, Gilbert (f rem) 71.2 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Kelly, Allen, Clarke, Bevan (f rem) 73.2 3 3 6 6

Ht 03: Lawson, Cooper, Goad, Whiting 67.8 2 4 8 10

Ht 04: Clarke, Hollingworth, Havelock, Kelly 68.0 5 1 13 11

Ht 05: Whiting, Cooper, Goad, Wright 66.2 5 1 18 12

Ht 06: Gilbert, Cope, Havelock, Bevan 66.8 5 1 23 13

Ht 07: Hollingworth, Goad, Lawson, Clarke (ef) 65.2 3 3 26 16

Ht 08: Cope, Kelly, Goad, Allen (f) 68.0 3 3 29 19

Ht 09: Whiting, Havelock, Lawson (ef), Cooper (f exc) 66.8 3 2 32 21

Ht 10: Cope, Gilbert, Lawson, Goad 66.2 5 1 37 23

Ht 11: Hollingworth, Wright, Clarke, Havelock 66.4 4 2 41 25

Ht 12: Gilbert, Lawson, Whiting, Kelly 66.1 4 2 45 26

Ht 13: Hollingworth, Kelly, Goad, Cooper (f exc) 66.0 3 3 48 29

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King's Lynn: National League Four Team Tournament Semi Finals and Final Saturday 17th July 1976

1st Semi Final

Workington 1 2 3 Pts

1. Terry Kelly 2 1 3

2. Steve Lawson 2 2 4

3. Colin Goad 1 3 4

4. Brian Havelock 1 3 4

5. Roger Wright

Rye House 1 2 3 Pts

1. Ted Hubbard 2 1 3

2. Kelvin Mullarkey Fell 2 2

3. Hugh Saunders 3 Ret 3

4. Karl Fiala Fell N 0

5. Bob Garrad 2 2

Peterborough 1 2 3 Pts

1. Tony Featherstone F Exc 0 0

2. Brian Clark 0 0 0

3. Ken Matthews 1 0 1

4. Roy Carter 3 1 4

5. Phil Cornwell

Ellesmere Port 1 2 3 Pts

1. John Jackson 3 3 6

2. Chris Turner Fell 3 3

3. Steve Finch 3 2 5

4. Robbie Gardner 2 1 3

5. Gerald Smitherman

Heat results - see next page

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Comets Rockets Panthers Gunners

Ht 01: Carter, Hubbard, Havelock, Turner (f) 68.2 1~1 2~2 3~3 0~0

Ht 02: Saunders, Gardner, Goad, Clark 67.8 1~2 3~5 0~3 2~2

Ht 03: Jackson, Lawson, Fiala (f), Featherstone (f exc) 67.0 2~4 0~5 0~3 3~5

Ht 04: Finch, Kelly, Matthews, Mullarkey (f) 69.4 2~6 0~5 1~4 3~8

Ht 05: Jackson, Lawson, Carter, Saunders (ret) 67.0 2~8 0~5 1~5 3~11

Ht 06: Turner, Garrad, Kelly, Matthews 68.4 1~9 2~7 0~5 3~14

Ht 07: Havelock, Mullarkey, Gardner, Featherstone 68.8 3~12 2~9 0~5 1~15

Ht 08: Goad, Finch, Hubbard, Clark 68.2 3~15 1~10 0~5 2~17

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2nd Semi Final

Newcastle 1 2 3 Pts

1. Tom Owen Exc 3 3

2. Joe Owen 3 3 6

3. Andy Cusworth 2 2 4

4. Phil Michelidies 1 2 3

5. Robbie Blackadder 1 1

Coatbridge 1 2 3 Pts

1. Brian Collins 2 3 5

2. Grahame Dawson Exc 0 0

3. Mick McKeon 3 1 4

4. Derek Richardson 0 N 0

5. Max Brown Fell 0 0

Boston 1 2 3 Pts

1. Billy Burton Exc 3 3

2. Paul Gilbert 1 0 1

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 1 4

4. Stuart Cope Ret Ret 0

5. Ron Cooper 1 1

Eastbourne 1 2 3 Pts

1. Steve Weatherley 2 2 4

2. Mike Sampson 3 2 5

3. Eric Dugard 2 1 3

4. Pete Jarman F Exc N 0

5. Colin Richardson 1 1

Heat results - see next page

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Diamonds Tigers Cudas Eagles

Ht 01: Sampson, Collins, Michelidies, Cope (ret) 68.6 1~1 2~2 0~0 3~3

Ht 02: McKeon, Cusworth, Gilbert, Jarman (f exc) 69.4 2~3 3~5 1~1 0~3

Ht 03: J.Owen, Weatherley, Cooper, D.Richardson, Burton (ex tapes) 67.8 3~6 0~5 1~2 2~5

Ht 04: Hollingworth, Dugard, Blackadder, Brown (f), T.Owen (exc), Dawson (exc) 69.8 1~7 0~5 3~5 2~7

Ht 05: J.Owen, Weatherley, McKeon, Cope (ret) 67.6 3~10 1~6 0~5 2~9

Ht 06: T.Owen, Sampson, Hollingworth, Brown 68.6 3~13 0~6 1~6 2~11

Ht 07: Burton, Michelidies, C.Richardson, Dawson 69.8 2~15 0~6 3~9 1~12

Ht 08: Collins, Cusworth, Dugard, Gilbert 68.6 2~17 3~9 0~9 1~13

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Final

Ellesmere Port 1 2 3 Pts

1. John Jackson 3 3 6

2. Chris Turner 1 1 2

3. Steve Finch 0 1 1

4. Robbie Gardner 2 1 3

5. Gerald Smitherman

Workington 1 2 3 Pts

1. Terry Kelly 0 0 0

2. Steve Lawson 2 2 4

3. Colin Goad 1 0 1

4. Brian Havelock 0 0 0

5. Roger Wright

Newcastle 1 2 3 Pts

1. Tom Owen 3 3 6

2. Joe Owen 3 3 6

3. Andy Cusworth 1 2 3

4. Phil Michelidies 1 2 2

5. Robbie Blackadder

Eastbourne 1 2 3 Pts

1. Steve Weatherley 2 3 5

2. Mike Sampson 3 1 4

3. Eric Dugard 0 N 0

4. Pete Jarman N 0 0

5. Colin Richardson 2 2 4

Heat results - see next page

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Gunners Comets Diamonds Eagles

Ht 01: Sampson, Gardner, Michelidies, Kelly 68.2 2~2 0~0 1~1 3~3

Ht 02: J.Owen, Richardson, Goad, Finch 68.2 0~2 1~1 3~4 2~5

Ht 03: T.Owen, Weatherley, Turner, Havelock 69.2 1~3 0~1 3~7 2~7

Ht 04: Jackson, Lawson, Cusworth, Dugard 68.0 3~6 2~3 1~8 0~7

Ht 05: Weatherley, Michelidies, Turner, Goad 69.0 1~7 0~3 2~10 3~10

Ht 06: Jackson, Cusworth, Sampson, Havelock 68.2 3~10 0~3 2~12 1~11

Ht 07: T.Owen, Lawson, Gardner, Jarman 69.4 1~11 2~5 3~15 0~11

Ht 08: J.Owen, Richardson, Finch, Kelly 68.6 1~12 0~5 3~18 2~13

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Boston v Crayford Sunday 18th July 1976 (National League)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton 3 3 1 2 9 0

2. Paul Gilbert 0 F Exc N N 0 0

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 3 2 3 11 0

4. Trevor Whting 1 Fell 3 1* 5 1

5. Ron Cooper F Exc 1 1 0 2 0

6. Steve Clarke 3 2* 2* 2 3 12 2

7. Stuart Cope 1 Fell 1* 2 1

Crayford 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Laurie Etheridge 1* 3 3 3 2 12 1

2. Pete Wigley RIDER REPLACEMENT

3. Alan Sage 2 1 2 2 3 10 0

4. Mike Broadbank 2* 1 2 0 1* 6 2

5. Alan Johns 3 2* 0 0 0 5 1

6. John Hooper Fell 1* 0 1 1

7. Gary Spencer 2 0 1 3 0

8. Dave Shepherd DID NOT RIDE

Cudas Kestrels Cudas Kestrels

Ht 01: Burton, Sage, Etheridge, Gilbert 65.4 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Clarke, Spencer, Cope, Hooper (f) 67.0 4 2 7 5

Ht 03: Johns, Broadbank, Whiting, Cooper (f exc) 66.8 1 5 8 10

Ht 04: Hollingworth, Clarke, Sage, Spencer 66.8 5 1 13 11

Ht 05: Etheridge, Johns, Cooper, Whiting (f) 67.0 1 5 14 16

Ht 06: Burton, Sage, Hooper, Gilbert (f exc) 66.0 3 3 17 19

Ht 07: Hollingworth, Clarke, Broadbank, Johns 67.0 5 1 22 20

Ht 08: Etheridge, Clarke, Spencer, Cope (f) 66.8 2 4 24 24

Ht 09: Whiting, Sage, Cooper, Hooper 66.6 4 2 28 26

Ht 10: Clarke, Broadbank, Burton, Johns 67.2 4 2 32 28

Ht 11: Etheridge, Hollingworth, Cope, Broadbank 67.2 3 3 35 31

Ht 12: Sage, Burton, Whiting, Johns 67.6 3 3 38 34

Ht 13: Hollingworth, Etheridge, Broadbank, Cooper 66.8 3 3 41 37

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Workington v Boston Friday 23rd July 1976 (National League KOC Quarter Final 2nd Leg)

Workington 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Lou Sansom RIDER REPLACEMENT

2. Colin Goad 3 3 EF 3 3 12 0

3. Brian Havelock 1 2 3 2 3 11 0

4. Roger Wright 1* 1* 1* 1 4 3

5. Steve Lawson 2 2 2* 2 1 9 1

6. Terry Kelly 3 1* 0 2* 1* 7 2

7. Chris Bevan 1 2 N 3 0

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton 2 3 2 3 2 12 0

2. Stuart Cope 0 EF TS 0 0 0

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 1 F Exc 3 2 9 0

4. Trevor Whting 3 1* 0 0 4 1

5. Ron Cooper 0 TS 1 0 1 0

6. Steve Clarke 2 0 3 0 5 0

7. Des Wilson (G) 0 0 TS 0 0

Comets Cudas Comets Cudas

Ht 01: Goad, Burton, Havelock, Cope 71.2 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Kelly, Clarke, Bevan, Wilson 74.0 4 2 8 4

Ht 03: Whiting, Lawson, Wright, Cooper 73.8 3 3 11 7

Ht 04: Hollingworth, Havelock, Kelly, Wilson 72.8 3 3 14 10

Ht 05: Burton, Lawson, Wright, Cope (ef) 73.0 3 3 17 13

Ht 06: Goad, Lawson, Hollingworth, Clarke 73.0 5 1 22 14

Ht 07: Havelock, Burton, Whiting, Kelly 75.0 3 3 25 17

Ht 08: Clarke, Bevan, Goad (ef), Hollingworth (f exc) 75.4 2 3 27 20

Ht 09: Hollingworth, Lawson, Wright, Clarke 74.4 3 3 30 23

Ht 10: Goad, Kelly, Cooper, Whiting 75.8 5 1 35 24

Ht 11: Burton, Havelock, Kelly, Cope 76.0 3 3 38 27

Ht 12: Goad, Hollingworth, Wright, Cooper 76.2 4 2 42 29

Ht 13: Havelock, Burton, Lawson, Whiting 75.6 4 2 46 31

Agg: Boston 79 - 75 Workington

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Boston v Weymouth Sunday 25th July 1976 (National League)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton 3 3 1* 3 Fell 10 1

2. Paul Gilbert RIDER REPLACEMENT

3. Rob Hollingworth 2* 2 2 2 8 1

4. Trevor Whiting 1 1* 3 2 7 1

5. Ron Cooper 0 2 2* 1* 5 2

6. Steve Clarke 3 3 2* 0 8 1

7. Stuart Cope 1 2 1* 4 1

8. Andy Bales 1 0 1 0

Weymouth 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Martin Yeates 2 3 3 3 3 14 0

2. Trevor Charley 0 N 0 TS 0 0

3. Chris Robins 0 0 TS N 0 0

4. Gerald Purkiss 3 1 2 F N 6 0

5. Vic Harding 2* 3 1 1* 3 10 2

6. Jack Walker 0 1 0 1 0

7. Danny Kennedy 2 1 0 TS 1 0 4 0

Cudas Wizards Cudas Wizards

Ht 01: Burton, Yeates, Bales, Charley 66.0 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Clarke, Kennedy, Cope, Walker 65.6 4 2 8 4

Ht 03: Purkiss, Harding, Whiting, Cooper 66.8 1 5 9 9

Ht 04: Clarke, Hollingworth, Kennedy, Robins 65.8 5 1 14 10

Ht 05: Yeates, Cooper, Whiting, Kennedy 65.8 3 3 17 13

Ht 06: Burton, Clarke, Walker, Robins 66.0 5 1 22 14

Ht 07: Harding, Hollingworth, Purkiss, Clarke 66.6 2 4 24 18

Ht 08: Yeates, Cope, Burton, Charley 65.8 3 3 27 21

Ht 09: Whiting, Cooper, Harding, Walker 66.2 5 1 32 22

Ht 10: Burton, Purkiss, Harding, Bales 66.2 3 3 35 25

Ht 11: Yeates, Hollingworth, Cope, Purkiss (f) 67.2 3 3 38 28

Ht 12: Harding, Whiting, Kennedy, Burton (f) 67.2 2 4 40 32

Ht 13: Yeates, Hollingworth, Cooper, Kennedy 66.0 3 3 43 35

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Boston v Ellesmere Port Sunday 1st August 1976 (National League)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton 2 3 1 3 0 9 0

2. Paul Gilbert RIDER REPLACEMENT

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 1 3 2 3 12 0

4. Trevor Whiting 0 1 Fell 0 1 2 0

5. Ron Cooper 1 N N N 1 0

6. Steve Clarke 1* 3 1 0 0 5 1

7. Stuart Cope 2* 3 0 3 1* 9 2

8. Dave Allen DID NOT RIDE

Ellesmere Port 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. John Jackson 3 2 3 3 1* 12 1

2. Gerald Smitherman 0 0 TS Fell 0 0

3. Chris Turner 2 2 2 3 9 0

4. Robbie Gardner 3 2 2* 2 2 11 1

5. Steve Finch 2* 1* 1* 2* 6 4

6. Duncan Meredith 1 0 1* 2 1

7. Phil Collins 0 0 TS 0 0

Cudas Gunners Cudas Gunners

Ht 01: Jackson, Burton, Clarke, Smitherman 66.0 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Clarke, Cope, Meredith, Collins 67.8 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: Gardner, Finch, Cooper, Whiting 68.8 1 5 9 9

Ht 04: Hollingworth, Turner, Clarke, Collins 67.2 4 2 13 11

Ht 05: Cope, Jackson, Whiting, Smitherman 65.6 4 2 17 13

Ht 06: Burton, Turner, Hollingworth, Meredith 66.2 4 2 21 15

Ht 07: Hollingworth, Gardner, Finch, Clarke 65.8 3 3 24 18

Ht 08: Jackson, Gardner, Burton, Cope 66.0 1 5 25 23

Ht 09: Cope, Turner, Meredith, Whiting (f) 65.2 3 3 28 26

Ht 10: Burton, Gardner, Finch, Whiting 65.0 3 3 31 29

Ht 11: Jackson, Hollingworth, Cope, Smitherman (f) 65.0 3 3 34 32

Ht 12: Turner, Finch, Whiting, Burton 65.2 1 5 35 37

Ht 13: Hollingworth, Gardner, Jackson, Clarke 64.8 3 3 38 40

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Boston v Mildenhall Sunday 8th August 1976 (National League)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton 2 0 3 3 EF 8 0

2. Paul Gilbert RIDER REPLACEMENT

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 2 3 2 1* 11 1

4. Trevor Whiting 0 0 N 2* 3 5 1

5. Stuart Cope 1* 2 3 3 2 11 1

6. Steve Clarke 2* 0 1 0 3 1

7. Ron Cooper 3 0 F Exc 3 0

Mildenhall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Bob Coles 3 2 3 3 11 0

2. Fred Mills Fell 1* 1* 1 3 2

3. Kevin Jolly 2 3 2 2 9 0

4. John Gibbons 3 2 1 0 6 0

5. Alan Cowland 1 0 N N 1 0

6. Mick Bates 1 1 1* 1* 4 2

7. Rob Henry EF 1* 2 0 3 1

Cudas F.Tigers Cudas F. Tigers

Ht 01: Coles, Burton, Cope, Mills (f) 65.4 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Cooper, Clarke, Bates, Henry (ef) 66.8 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: Gibbons, Cope, Cowland, Whiting 67.0 2 4 10 8

Ht 04: Hollingworth, Jolly, Henry, Clarke 65.0 3 3 13 11

Ht 05: Cope, Coles, Mills, Whiting 65.8 3 3 16 14

Ht 06: Jolly, Hollingworth, Bates, Burton 66.6 2 4 18 18

Ht 07: Hollingworth, Gibbons, Clarke, Cowland 66.2 4 2 22 20

Ht 08: Burton, Henry, Mills, Cooper 66.4 3 3 25 23

Ht 09: Cope, Jolly, Bates, Clarke 65.4 3 3 28 26

Ht 10: Burton, Whiting, Gibbons, Henry 66.6 5 1 33 27

Ht 11: Coles, Hollingworth, Mills, Cooper (f exc) 66.0 2 4 35 31

Ht 12: Whiting, Jolly, Bates, Burton (ef) 67.4 3 3 38 34

Ht 13: Coles, Cope, Hollingworth, Gibbons 66.2 3 3 41 37

Silver Helmet - see next page

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Speedway Star Silver Helmet: Joe Owen (h) v Rob Hollingworth (ch) 1st Leg Ht 01: Owen beat Hollingworth Not Known

Ht 02: Hollingworth beat Owen 63.4

Ht 03: Owen beat Hollingworth Not Known

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Mildenhall v Boston Wednesday 11th August 1976 (National League)

Mildenhall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Bob Coles 3 3 2 3 2 13 0

2. Fred Mills 1 1 1 2* 5 1

3. Kevin Jolly 2 0 3 2* 7 1

4. John Gibbons 2 3 1* 0 6 1

5. Alan Cowland 1* 0 TS N 1 1

6. Mick Bates 1 1* 1 Fell 3 6 1

7. Rob Henry 0 EF N 0 0

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton 2 2 3 1* 0 8 1

2. Paul Gilbert RIDER REPLACEMENT

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 2 3 2 3 13 0

4. Trevor Whiting 0 2* 0 1 3 1

5. Stuart Cope 0 3 3 1 1 8 0

6. Ron Cooper 2* 1* 0 0 3 2

7. Steve Clarke 3 0 2* 5 1

F. Tigers Cudas F.Tigers Cudas

Ht 01: Coles, Burton, Mills, Cope 58.8 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Clarke, Cooper, Bates, Henry 58.8 1 5 5 7

Ht 03: Cope, Gibbons, Cowland, Whiting 59.0 3 3 8 10

Ht 04: Hollingworth, Jolly, Bates, Clarke 59.0 3 3 11 13

Ht 05: Gibbons, Burton, Cooper, Cowland 58.8 3 3 14 16

Ht 06: Coles, Hollingworth, Mills, Cooper 58.6 4 2 18 18

Ht 07: Cope, Whiting, Bates, Jolly 58.8 1 5 19 23

Ht 08: Burton, Clarke, Mills, Henry (ef) 59.0 1 5 20 28

Ht 09: Hollingworth, Coles, Gibbons, Cooper 58.6 3 3 23 31

Ht 10: Coles, Mills, Cope, Whiting 58.8 5 1 28 32

Ht 11: Jolly, Hollingworth, Burton, Bates (f) 59.0 3 3 31 35

Ht 12: Hollingworth, Coles, Cope, Gibbons 59.0 2 4 33 39

Ht 13: Bates, Jolly, Whiting, Burton 60.2 5 1 38 40

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Canterbury v Boston Saturday 14th August 1976 (National League)

Canterbury 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Les Rumsey 3 3 Ret 2 8 0

2. Reg Luckhurst 0 0 N N 0 0

3. Barney Kennett 3 3 3 3 12 0

4. Steve Koppe 2 2* 1* 1* 6 3

5. Graham Banks 1* 3 2 2* 8 2

6. Graham Clifton 1* 1 1 3 Ret 6 1

7. Terry Casserly 2 2* 2* 6 2

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Ron Cooper 1* 0 N TS 1 1

2. Paul Gilbert RIDER REPLACEMENT

3. Rob Hollingworth 2 1 2 3 3 3 14 0

4. Trevor Whiting 0 0 2* 0 0 2 1

5. Stuart Cope 2 3 2 F Exc Exc 0 7 0

6. Dave Allen 0 N 0 TS 0 0

7. Steve Clarke 3 0 1* 1 1 1 7 1

Crusaders Cudas Crusaders Cudas

Ht 01: Rumsey, Cope, Cooper, Luckhurst 74.5 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Clarke, Casserly, Clifton, Allen 74.0 3 3 6 6

Ht 03: Cope, Koppe, Banks, Whiting 73.3 3 3 9 9

Ht 04: Kennett, Hollingworth, Clifton, Clarke 74.4 4 2 13 11

Ht 05: Banks, Koppe, Hollingworth, Cooper 72.9 5 1 18 12

Ht 06: Rumsey, Hollingworth, Clarke, Luckhurst 73.6 3 3 21 15

Ht 07: Kennett, Cope, Clifton, Whiting 73.6 4 2 25 17

Ht 08: Clifton, Casserly, Clarke, Allen 73.5 5 1 30 18

Ht 09: Hollingworth, Banks, Koppe, Cope (f exc) 72.8 3 3 22 21

Ht 10: Hollingworth, Whiting, Rumsey (ret), Clifton (ret), Cope (ex tapes) 73.5 0 5 33 26

Ht 11: Kennett, Casserly, Clarke, Whiting 75.1 5 1 38 27

Ht 12: Hollingworth, Rumsey, Koppe, Cope 73.1 3 3 41 30

Ht 13: Kennett, Banks, Clarke, Whiting 74.5 5 1 46 31

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Boston v Belle Vue v Ipswich v King's Lynn Sunday 15th August 1976 (Inter League Four Team Tournament)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 Pts

1. Trevor Whiting 2 0 0 0 2

2. Rob Hollingworth 2 3 1 2 8

3. Stuart Cope 2 1 3 1 7

4. Steve Clarke 0 0 N 0 0

5. Ron Cooper 1 1

King's Lynn 1 2 3 4 5 Pts

1. Ian Turner 2 3 2 2 9

2. Michael Lee 3 3 3 3 12

3. Adi Funk 1 0 Fell 1 2

4. David Gagen Fell N 2 3 5

5. Chris Emery (G) 2 2

Ipswich 1 2 3 4 5 Pts

1. Mike Lanham 3 2 1 1 7

2. Trevor Jones F Exc N N N 0

3. Billy Sanders 0 3 3 3 9

4. Dave Gooderham 3 1 2 2 8

5. Dave Allen (G) 0 0 0 0

Belle Vue 1 2 3 4 5 Pts

1. Chris Morton 1 2 3 3 9

2. Geoff Pusey 1 1 2 1 5

3. Les Collins 1 2 1 2 6

4. Russ Hodgson 3 1 0 0 4

Heat results - see next page

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Cudas Stars Witches Aces

Ht 01: Gooderham, Turner, Pusey, Clarke (f rem) 66.2 0~0 2~2 3~3 1~1

Ht 02: Lee, Cope, Morton, Sanders 66.4 2~2 3~5 0~3 1~2

Ht 03: Lanham, Hollingworth, Collins, Gagen (f) 65.2 2~4 0~5 3~6 1~3

Ht 04: Hodgson, Whiting, Funk, Jones (f exc) 66.0 2~6 1~6 0~6 3~6

Ht 05: Lee, Lanham, Hodgson, Clarke 64.8 0~6 3~9 2~8 1~7

Ht 06: Turner, Collins, Cope, Allen 65.0 1~7 3~12 0~8 2~9

Ht 07: Hollingworth, Morton, Gooderham, Funk 65.2 3~10 0~12 1~9 2~11

Ht 08: Sanders, Emery, Pusey, Whiting 65.8 0~10 2~14 3~12 1~12

Ht 09: Morton, Gagen, Cooper, Allen 65.0 1~11 2~16 0~12 3~15

Ht 10: Cope, Pusey, Lanham, Funk (f) 67.8 3~14 0~16 1~13 2~17

Ht 11: Sanders, Turner, Hollingworth, Hodgson 64.2 1~15 2~18 3~16 0~17

Ht 12: Lee, Gooderham, Collins, Whiting 64.0 0~15 3~21 2~18 1~18

Ht 13: Gagen, Gooderham, Cope, Hodgson 65.4 1~16 3~24 2~20 0~18

Ht 14: Sanders, Collins, Funk, Clarke 66.0 0~16 1~25 3~23 2~20

Ht 15: Lee, Hollingworth, Pusey, Allen 64.8 2~18 3~28 0~23 1~21

Ht 16: Morton, Turner, Lanham, Whiting 65.8 0~18 2~30 1~24 3~24

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Oxford v Boston Thursday 19th August 1976 (Challenge)

Oxford 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Carl Askew 3 3 2* 2* 10 2

2. Brian Leonard 1 2* 3 3 9 1

3. Mick Handley 1 N 3 2* 6 1

4. Kevin Young N 3 1* 3 7 1

5. Phil Bass 2* 1 2 3 8 1

6. Jim Wells 1 3 3 7 0

7. Roy Sizmore 3 3 1 1 2* 10 1

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton RIDER REPLACEMENT

2. Chris Emery 0 2 0 1 3 0

3. Martin Yeates (G) 2 0 1 3 0 1 7 0

4. Trevor Whiting 0 2 0 1 3 0

5. Stuart Cope 1 EF Fell 1 N 2 0

6. Ron Cooper Fell 0 N 0 0 0

7. Steve Clarke 2 2 2 0 0 6 0

8. Dave Allen DID NOT RIDE

Cheetahs Cudas Cheetahs Cudas

Ht 01: Askew, Yeates, Leonard, Emery 65.2 (NL TR) 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Sizmore, Clarke, Wells, Cooper (f) 67.3 4 2 8 4

Ht 03: Sizmore, Bass, Cope, Whiting 67.4 5 1 13 5

Ht 04: Wells, Clarke, Handley, Yeates 65.8 4 2 17 7

Ht 05: Young, Emery, Bass, Cope (ef) 67.2 4 2 21 9

Ht 06: Askew, Leonard, Yeates, Cooper 67.0 5 1 26 10

Ht 07: Wells, Whiting, Sizmore, Cope (f) 66.9 4 2 30 12

Ht 08: Leonard, Clarke, Sizmore, Emery 67.1 4 2 34 14

Ht 09: Yeates, Bass, Young, Clarke 66.0 3 3 37 17

Ht 10: Leonard, Askew, Cope, Whiting 68.1 5 1 42 18

Ht 11: Handley, Sizmore, Emery, Yeates 67.2 5 1 47 19

Ht 12: Young, Askew, Yeates, Clarke 67.5 5 1 52 20

Ht 13: Bass, Handley, Whiting, Cooper 67.6 5 1 57 21

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Boston: England v Australasia Sunday 22nd August 1976 (5th Test Match)

England 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Joe Owen 3 3 2 2 3 3 16 0

2. Martin Yeates 0 1 EF N N N 1 0

3. Tom Owen 2 2 3 3 3 1* 14 1

4. Tony Featherstone 1* 1* 2* 2* 2* 2 10 5

5. Rob Hollingworth 2* 0 2* 1 1* 1* 7 4

6. Keith Evans 3 3 3 3 2 2 16 0

7. Stuart Cope 1* 0 1 1

8. Ken Matthews EF 0 0

Australasia 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. John Titman 2 3 0 3 Exc 3 11 0

2. Phil Michelidies 1* 0 1 N F NS N 2 1

3. Bob Humphreys 3 2 3 1 3 1* 13 1

4. Phil Bass N 1* 1 0 0 2 4 1

5. Doug Underwood 1 2 0 2 2 3 10 0

6. Robin Adlington Fell Fell 1 N 1* 0 2 1

7. Carl Askew 0 1 0 1 0

8. Robbie Blackadder 0 0 F Exc 0 0

Heat results - see next page

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England Aust'sia England Aust'sia

Ht 01: J.Owen, Titman, Michelidies, Yeates (f rem) 66.2 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Humphreys, T.Owen, Featherstone, Askew (f rem) 67.2 3 3 6 6

Ht 03: Evans, Hollingworth, Underwood, Adlington (f) 65.8 5 1 11 7

Ht 04: Titman, T.Owen, Featherstone, Michelidies 65.4 3 3 14 10

Ht 05: Evans, Humphreys, Bass, Hollingworth 64.2 3 3 17 13

Ht 06: J.Owen, Underwood, Yeates, Adlington (f) 65.2 4 2 21 15

Ht 07: Evans, Hollingworth, Michelidies, Titman 64.2 5 1 26 16

Ht 08: Humphreys, J.Owen, Bass, Yeates (ef) 65.2 2 4 28 20

Ht 09: T.Owen, Featherstone, Adlington, Underwood 65.0 5 1 33 21

Ht 10: Titman, J.Owen, Cope, Blackadder 64.2 3 3 36 24

Ht 11: T.Owen, Featherstone, Humphreys, Bass 65.6 5 1 41 25

Ht 12: Evans, Underwood, Hollingworth, Blackadder 65.4 4 2 45 27

Ht 13: T.Owen, Featherstone, Askew, Blackadder (f exc), Titman (ex 2 mins), Michelidies (f ns) 66.4 5 1 50 28

Ht 14: Humphreys, Evans, Hollingworth, Bass 65.4 3 3 53 31

Ht 15: J.Owen, Underwood, Adlington, Matthews (ef) 66.4 3 3 56 34

Ht 16: Titman, Evans, Hollingworth, Askew 65.2 3 3 59 37

Ht 17: J.Owen, Bass, Humphreys, Cope 65.0 3 3 62 40

Ht 18: Underwood, Featherstone, T.Owen, Adlington 65.8 3 3 65 43

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Scunthorpe v Boston Monday 23rd August 1976 (National League)

Scunthorpe 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Keith Evans 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Colin Cook 2* 2* 3 2* 9 3

3. Sid Sheldrick 0 2 1* N 3 1

4. Phil Kynman 3 0 1 1 5 0

5. Andy Hines 2* 2 3 3 10 1

6. Ray Watkins 3 2 0 5 0

7. Tony Gillias 2* 2* 2 0 6 2

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Ron Cooper 1 1 3 1* 6 1

2. Paul Gilbert RIDER REPLACEMENT

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 3 1 1 2 2 12 0

4. Trevor Whiting 0 1 1 2 4 0

5. Stuart Cope 1 3 0 0 N 4 0

6. Steve Clarke 1 0 TS 0 1 0

7. Derek Harrison 0 1 0 1 0

8. Dave Allen 0 0 0 0

Saints Cudas Saints Cudas

Ht 01: Evans, Cook, Cooper, Allen 78.2 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Watkins, Gillias, Clarke, Harrison 80.8 5 1 10 2

Ht 03: Kynman, Hines, Cope, Whiting 80.4 5 1 15 3

Ht 04: Hollingworth, Watkins, Harrison, Sheldrick 79.4 2 4 17 7

Ht 05: Hollingworth, Hines, Cooper, Kynman 78.8 2 4 19 11

Ht 06: Evans, Cook, Hollingworth, Clarke 79.0 5 1 24 12

Ht 07: Cope, Sheldrick, Whiting, Watkins 81.2 2 4 26 16

Ht 08: Cook, Gillias, Hollingworth, Harrison 80.2 5 1 31 17

Ht 09: Hines, Hollingworth, Kynman, Cope 79.4 4 2 35 19

Ht 10: Evans, Cook, Whiting, Cope 80.2 5 1 40 20

Ht 11: Cooper, Gillias, Sheldrick, Allen 81.2 3 3 43 23

Ht 12: Evans, Hollingworth, Kynman, Clarke 80.0 4 2 47 25

Ht 13: Hines, Whiting, Cooper, Gillias 79.8 3 3 50 28

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Coatbridge v Boston Friday 27th August 1976 (National League)

Coatbridge 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Brian Collins EF EF 3 1 4 0

2. Benny Rourke 2 2 1 1 6 0

3. Grahame Dawson 3 3 2* 2* 10 2

4. Derek Richardson F Exc 1 3 3 7 0

5. Mick McKeon 3 3 1 3 10 0

6. Rob Maxfield 2* 1 2* 5 2

7. Jim Gallacher 3 3 3 9 0

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Paul Gilbert 1 EF TS N 1 0

2. Billy Burton RIDER REPLACEMENT

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 2 3 2 2 2 14 0

4. Trevor Whiting 2 0 2 0 N 4 0

5. Stuart Cope F Exc 1 0 0 1 0

6. Steve Clarke 1 1 0 1 1 4 0

7. Ron Cooper 0 0 0 0 0 0

8. Chris Emery 2 2 0

Tigers Cudas Tigers Cudas

Ht 01: Hollingworth, Rourke, Gilbert, Collins (ef) 71.8 2 4 2 4

Ht 02: Gallacher, Maxfield, Clarke, Cooper 72.2 5 1 7 5

Ht 03: McKeon, Whiting, Richardson (f exc), Cope (f exc) No Time 3 2 10 7

Ht 04: Dawson, Hollingworth, Maxfield, Cooper 71.0 4 2 14 9

Ht 05: McKeon, Emery, Richardson, Gilbert (ef) 76.0 4 2 18 11

Ht 06: Hollingworth, Rourke, Clarke, Collins (ef) 71.2 2 4 20 15

Ht 07: Dawson, Maxfield, Cope, Whiting 72.6 5 1 25 16

Ht 08: Gallacher, Hollingworth, Rourke, Cooper 72.2 4 2 29 18

Ht 09: Richardson, Hollingworth, McKeon, Clarke 70.0 4 2 33 20

Ht 10: Collins, Whiting, Rourke, Cope 71.0 4 2 37 22

Ht 11: Gallacher, Dawson, Clarke, Whiting 74.2 5 1 42 23

Ht 12: Richardson, Hollingworth, Collins, Cope 71.4 4 2 46 25

Ht 13: McKeon, Dawson, Clarke, Cooper 73.0 5 1 51 26

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Berwick v Boston Saturday 28th August 1976 (National League KOC Semi Final 1st Leg)

Berwick 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Mike Hiftle 3 2 3 2* 10 1

2. Willie Templeton 1 1* 1 1 4 1

3. Graham Jones 3 2 3 3 11 0

4. Robin Adlington 3 3 3 3 12 0

5. Dave Gifford 2* 2* 2* 2* 8 4

6. Wayne Brown 0 0 N 0 0

7. Eddie Argall 2 1* 0 1 4 1

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Billy Burton RIDER REPLACEMENT

2. Paul Gilbert 2 Ret TS TS 2 0

3. Rob Hollingworth 0 2 3 2* 1 Exc 8 1

4. Trevor Whiting 1 0 0 N 1 0

5. Stuart Cope Fell 1 3 2 2 1 9 0

6. Steve Clarke 1 0 N 0 0 1 0

7. Ron Cooper 3 1* 3 0 0 0 1 8 1

8. Chris Emery DID NOT RIDE

Bandits Cudas Bandits Cudas

Ht 01: Hiftle, Gilbert, Templeton, Hollingworth 75.2 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Cooper, Argall, Clarke, Brown 75.4 2 4 6 6

Ht 03: Adlington, Gifford, Whiting, Cope (f) 76.0 5 1 11 7

Ht 04: Jones, Hollingworth, Cooper, Brown 75.4 3 3 14 10

Ht 05: Adlington, Gifford, Cope, Gilbert (ret) 76.2 5 1 19 11

Ht 06: Hollingworth, Hiftle, Templeton, Clarke 75.0 3 3 22 14

Ht 07: Cope, Jones, Argall, Whiting 75.8 3 3 25 17

Ht 08: Cooper, Hollingworth, Templeton, Argall 75.6 1 5 26 22

Ht 09: Adlington, Gifford, Hollingworth, Cooper 77.0 5 1 31 23

Ht 10: Hiftle, Cope, Templeton, Whiting 76.8 4 2 35 25

Ht 11: Jones, Cope, Argall, Cooper 75.8 4 2 39 27

Ht 12: Adlington, Hiftle, Cope, Clarke, Hollingworth (ex tapes) 76.0 5 1 44 28

Ht 13: Jones, Gifford, Cooper, Clarke 77.2 5 1 49 29

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Boston v Rye House Sunday 29th August 1976 (National League)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Paul Gilbert 1 1 2* NS 4 1

2. Chris Emery Fell 0 N 3 3 0

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 2 3 3 11 0

4. Trevor Whiting 3 N 3 1 7 0

5. Stuart Cope F Exc N N NS 0 0

6. Steve Clarke 2* 2* EF 0 1 5 2

7. Ron Cooper 3 2 3 1 1 10 0

Rye House 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Ted Hubbard 3 3 2 3 2 13 0

2. Karl Fiala 2* 1 2 0 5 1

3. Kelvin Mullarkey 1 2* 2 2* 7 2

4. Bob Garrad 1* 3 0 1* 5 2

5. Hugh Saunders 2 1 1 TS 4 0

6. Ashley Pullen 0 3 0 3 0

7. Bob Cooper 1 0 0 1 0

Cudas Rockets Cudas Rockets

Ht 01: Hubbard, Fiala, Gilbert, Emery 65.0 1 5 1 5

Ht 02: R.Cooper, Clarke, B.Cooper, Pullen 65.4 5 1 6 6

Ht 03: Whiting, Saunders, Garrad, Cope (f exc) 65.2 3 3 9 9

Ht 04: Hollingworth, Clarke, Mullarkey, B.Cooper 63.6 (TR) 5 1 14 10

Ht 05: Hubbard, R.Cooper, Fiala, Clarke (ef) 65.6 2 4 16 14

Ht 06: Pullen, Mullarkey, Gilbert, Emery 68.0 1 5 17 19

Ht 07: Garrad, Hollingworth, Saunders, Clarke 65.4 2 4 19 23

Ht 08: R.Cooper, Fiala, Clarke, B.Cooper 65.0 4 2 23 25

Ht 09: Whiting, Mullarkey, R.Cooper, Pullen 65.2 4 2 27 27

Ht 10: Emery, Gilbert, Saunders, Garrad 65.4 5 1 32 28

Ht 11: Hollingworth, Hubbard, R.Cooper, Fiala 65.0 4 2 36 30

Ht 12: Hubbard, Mullarkey, Whiting, Gilbert (ns) 65.2 1 5 37 35

Ht 13: Hollingworth, Hubbard, Garrad, Cope (ns) 65.0 3 3 40 38

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Rye House v Boston Monday 30th August 1976 (National League)

Rye House 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Ted Hubbard 3 3 3 Ret 9 0

2. Karl Fiala 1 0 1 2* 4 1

3. Kelvin Mullarkey 3 2* 2 3 10 1

4. Bob Garrad 2* 2 2 2 8 1

5. Hugh Saunders 3 0 N 1 4 0

6. Ashley Pullen 3 1 3 1* 8 1

7. Bob Cooper 2* 3 0 5 1

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Paul Gilbert RIDER REPLACEMENT

2. Chris Emery 0 1 2 1 1 5 0

3. Rob Hollingworth 2 3 1* 3 3 3 15 1

4. Trevor Whiting 0 1 N 2 3 0

5. Stuart Cope Exc 0 TS 1 1 0

6. Steve Clarke 2 1 1 2 0 0 6 0

7. Ron Cooper 0 0 N 0 0

8. Chris Sully 0 0 0 0

Rockets Cudas Rockets Cudas

Ht 01: Hubbard, Clarke, Fiala, Emery 63.0 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Pullen, B.Cooper, Clarke, R.Cooper 65.4 5 1 9 3

Ht 03: Saunders, Garrad, Clarke, Whiting, Cope (ex tapes) 63.8 5 1 14 4

Ht 04: Mullarkey, Hollingworth, Pullen, R.Cooper 64.6 4 2 18 6

Ht 05: Hollingworth, Garrad, Emery, Saunders 64.0 2 4 20 10

Ht 06: Hubbard, Clarke, Hollingworth, Fiala 63.4 3 3 23 13

Ht 07: Pullen, Mullarkey, Whiting, Cope 65.0 5 1 28 14

Ht 08: B.Cooper, Emery, Fiala, Clarke 65.4 4 2 32 16

Ht 09: Hollingworth, Garrad, Pullen, Clarke 64.2 3 3 35 19

Ht 10: Hubbard, Fiala, Emery, Sully 65.0 5 1 40 20

Ht 11: Hollingworth, Mullarkey, Emery, B.Cooper 64.2 2 4 42 24

Ht 12: Hollingworth, Garrad, Cope, Hubbard (ret) 64.4 2 4 44 28

Ht 13: Mullarkey, Whiting, Saunders, Sully 66.0 4 2 48 30

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Boston v Berwick Sunday 5th September 1976 (National League KOC Semi Final 2nd Leg)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Paul Gilbert 1* 2 0 1* 4 2

2. Billy Burton RIDER REPLACEMENT

3. Rob Hollingworth 2* 3 3 3 2* 13 2

4. Trevor Whiting 2 3 2 1 2 10 0

5. Stuart Cope 2 Exc EF 3 3 8 0

6. Steve Clarke 1 3 EF N 4 0

7. Ron Cooper 3 EF Fell 0 0 3 0

Berwick 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Mike Hiftle F Exc 1* 2 1 4 1

2. Willie Templeton 3 2 1 1* 7 1

3. Graham Jones 0 F Exc 2 3 5 0

4. Robin Adlington 3 2 1* 0 6 1

5. Dave Gifford 1 1* 2 0 4 1

6. Wayne Brown 0 F NS N 0 0

7. Eddie Argall 2 1 3 3 0 9 0

Cudas Bandits Cudas Bandits

Ht 01: Templeton, Cope, Gilbert, Hiftle (f exc) 67.8 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Cooper, Argall, Clarke, Brown 66.2 4 2 7 5

Ht 03: Adlington, Whiting, Gifford, Cooper (ef), Cope (exc) 67.4 2 4 9 9

Ht 04: Clarke, Hollingworth, Argall, Jones 67.4 5 1 14 10

Ht 05: Whiting, Templeton, Hiftle, Cope (ef) 66.4 3 3 17 13

Ht 06: Argall, Gilbert, Clarke (ef), Jones (f exc), Brown (f ns) 67.0 2 3 19 16

Ht 07: Hollingworth, Adlington, Gifford, Cooper (f) 66.2 3 3 22 19

Ht 08: Argall, Whiting, Templeton, Cooper 67.2 2 4 24 23

Ht 09: Cope, Jones, Whiting, Argall 66.2 4 2 28 25

Ht 10: Hollingworth, Gifford, Adlington, Gilbert 66.4 3 3 31 28

Ht 11: Hollingworth, Hiftle, Templeton, Cooper 66.6 3 3 34 31

Ht 12: Jones, Whiting, Gilbert, Gifford 66.2 3 3 37 34

Ht 13: Cope, Hollingworth, Hiftle, Adlington 66.2 5 1 42 35

Agg: Berwick 84 - 71 Boston

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Boston v Workington Sunday 12th September 1976 (National League)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Paul Gilbert Ret TS Ret N 0 0

2. Chris Emery 1 2* 1* 3 7 2

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 3 3 3 1 13 0

4. Trevor Whiting 1 2 1 0 4 0

5. Stuart Cope EF N 3 3 6 0

6. Steve Clarke 3 1 0 2* 2 2 10 1

7. Derek Harrison 0 TS 2* 2 1

Workington 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Lou Sansom 3 3 0 1 0 7 0

2. Roger Wright 2* 1 3 1 7 1

3. Brian Havelock 2 1 2 3 8 0

4. Colin Goad 3 1 2 2 8 0

5. Taffy Owen 2* 0 1* TS 3 2

6. Chris Bevan 1* 0 N 1 1

7. Terry Kelly 2 0 EF 0 2 0

Cudas Comets Cudas Comets

Ht 01: Sansom, Wright, Emery, Gilbert (ret) 70.2 1 5 1 5

Ht 02: Clarke, Kelly, Bevan, Harrison (f rem) 70.0 3 3 4 8

Ht 03: Goad, Owen, Whiting, Cope (ef) 70.2 1 5 5 13

Ht 04: Hollingworth, Havelock, Clarke, Kelly 67.8 4 2 9 15

Ht 05: Sansom, Whiting, Wright, Clarke 68.0 2 4 11 19

Ht 06: Hollingworth, Emery, Havelock, Bevan 67.0 5 1 16 20

Ht 07: Hollingworth, Clarke, Goad, Owen 66.6 5 1 21 21

Ht 08: Wright, Clarke, Emery, Kelly (ef) 68.6 3 3 24 24

Ht 09: Cope, Havelock, Whiting, Kelly 68.4 4 2 28 26

Ht 10: Emery, Goad, Owen, Gilbert (ret) 66.3 3 3 31 29

Ht 11: Hollingworth, Harrison, Wright, Sansom 66.0 5 1 36 30

Ht 12: Havelock, Clarke, Sansom, Whiting 68.0 2 4 38 34

Ht 13: Cope, Goad, Hollingworth, Sansom 66.2 4 2 42 36

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Crayford v Boston Tuesday 14th September 1976 (National League) Meeting Postponed Due To Rain !

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Boston v Paisley Sunday 19th September 1976 (National League)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Chris Emery 0 1 N 2 3 0

2. Billy Burton RIDER REPLACEMENT

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 3 3 3 3 15 0

4. Trevor Whiting 0 EF 0 0 0 0

5. Stuart Cope 3 3 2 2 2* 12 1

6. Steve Clarke 1 1 2* 4 1

7. Ron Cooper 3 3 3 0 1 10 0

8. Chris Sully 2* 2 1

Paisley 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Stuart Mountford 2 1* 2 1 1 7 1

2. Alan Bridgett 1* 2 1 1 Exc 5 1

3. Mike Fishwick RIDER REPLACEMENT

4. Mike Fullerton 2 0 1 0 3 0

5. Colin Farquharson 1* 2 1 3 3 3 13 1

6. Mick Sheldrick 0 0 TS 0 0

7. Malcolm Chambers 2 2 0 0 4 0

8. Andy Bales (G) EF 0 0

Cudas Lions Cudas Lions

Ht 01: Hollingworth, Mountford, Bridgett, Emery 65.4 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Cooper, Chambers, Clarke, Sheldrick 65.8 4 2 7 5

Ht 03: Cope, Fullerton, Farquharson, Whiting 66.2 3 3 10 8

Ht 04: Hollingworth, Chambers, Clarke, Bales (ef) 65.2 4 2 14 10

Ht 05: Cope, Bridgett, Mountford, Whiting (ef) 67.2 3 3 17 13

Ht 06: Cooper, Farquharson, Emery, Sheldrick 66.0 4 2 21 15

Ht 07: Hollingworth, Clarke, Farquharson, Fullerton 65.6 5 1 26 16

Ht 08: Cooper, Sully, Bridgett, Chambers 67.0 5 1 31 17

Ht 09: Farquharson, Cope, Bridgett, Whiting 66.8 2 4 33 21

Ht 10: Farquharson, Cope, Fullerton, Cooper 66.0 2 4 35 25

Ht 11: Hollingworth, Mountford, Cooper, Chambers, Bridgett (ex tapes) 65.6 4 2 39 27

Ht 12: Farquharson, Emery, Mountford, Whiting 67.4 2 4 41 31

Ht 13: Hollingworth, Cope, Mountford, Fullerton 65.8 5 1 46 32

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Ellesmere Port v Boston Tuesday 21st September 1976 (National League)

Ellesmere Port 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. John Jackson 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Gerald Smitherman Fell 2* 3 2* 7 2

3. Phil Collins 3 1 2 0 6 0

4. Robbie Gardner 1* 1* 1* 1 4 3

5. Steve Finch 2 2 2 3 9 0

6. Louis Carr 3 1 0 1* 5 1

7. Paul Clements 0 0 N 0 0

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Chris Emery 2 3 2* 3 2 12 1

2. Steve Clarke 1* 0 2 0 3 1

3. Rob Hollingworth 2 Exc 3 2 7 0

4. Ron Cooper 3 3 1 0 1* 8 1

5. Stuart Cope Fell TS N TS 0 0

6. Peter Williams (G) 1* 1 N 0 2 1

7. Nicky Hollingworth 2 0 1* 0 0 3 1

Gunners Cudas Gunners Cudas

Ht 01: Jackson, Emery, Clarke, Smitherman (f) 75.2 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Carr, N.Hollingworth, Williams, Clements 79.4 3 3 6 6

Ht 03: Cooper, Finch, Gardner, Cope (f) 77.0 3 3 9 9

Ht 04: Collins, R.Hollingworth, Carr, N.Hollingworth 79.2 4 2 13 11

Ht 05: Emery, Finch, Gardner, Clarke 78.2 3 3 16 14

Ht 06: Jackson, Smitherman, Williams, R.Hollingworth (ex 2 mins) 77.8 5 1 21 15

Ht 07: Cooper, Emery, Collins, Carr 76.6 1 5 22 20

Ht 08: Smitherman, Clarke, N.Hollingworth, Clements 78.2 3 3 25 23

Ht 09: R.Hollingworth, Finch, Gardner, N.Hollingworth 77.6 3 3 28 26

Ht 10: Jackson, Smitherman, Cooper, Williams 75.6 5 1 33 27

Ht 11: Emery, Collins, Carr, Clarke 78.6 3 3 36 30

Ht 12: Jackson, R.Hollingworth, Gardner, Cooper 82.2 4 2 40 32

Ht 13: Finch, Emery, Cooper, Collins 80.8 3 3 43 35

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Workington v Boston Friday 24th September 1976 (National League)

Workington 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Lou Sansom 2 3 3 3 11 0

2. Chris Bevan 1* 0 2 2* 5 2

3. Roger Wright 3 3 2 2 10 0

4. Colin Goad 2* 3 2 1 8 1

5. Terry Kelly 3 1 1* 0 5 1

6. Stuart Collin 2* 0 1 3 1

7. Des Wilson 3 1* 0 4 1

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Chris Emery EF 0 3 3 6 0

2. Steve Clarke 3 2 1* 3 1 10 1

3. Rob Hollingworth 2 2 2 3 2 11 0

4. Derek Harrison 1 TS 1 1 3 0

5. Ron Cooper Fell Fell F Exc N 0 0

6. Nicky Hollingworth 1 TS 0 0 1 0

7. Chris Sully F Exc 1* 0 1 1

Comets Cudas Comets Cudas

Ht 01: Clarke, Sansom, Bevan, Emery (ef) 73.6 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Wilson, Collin, N.Hollingworth, Sully (f exc) 80.0 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: Kelly, Goad, Harrison, Cooper (f) 78.0 5 1 13 5

Ht 04: Wright, R.Hollingworth, Sully, Collin 75.8 3 3 16 8

Ht 05: Goad, Clarke, Kelly, Emery 75.2 4 2 20 10

Ht 06: Sansom, R.Hollingworth, Clarke, Bevan 74.6 3 3 23 13

Ht 07: Wright, R.Hollingworth, Collin, Cooper (f) 76.3 4 2 27 15

Ht 08: Clarke, Bevan, Wilson, Sully 76.6 3 3 30 18

Ht 09: R.Hollingworth, Goad, Kelly, N.Hollingworth 74.8 3 3 33 21

Ht 10: Sansom, Bevan, Harrison, Cooper (f exc) 79.0 5 1 38 22

Ht 11: Emery, Wright, Clarke, Wilson 76.0 2 4 40 26

Ht 12: Sansom, R.Hollingworth, Goad, N.Hollingworth 74.8 4 2 44 28

Ht 13: Emery, Wright, Harrison, Kelly 76.8 2 4 46 32

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Paisley v Boston Saturday 25th September 1976 (National League)

Paisley 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Stuart Mountford 1 3 Exc 2* 6 1

2. Alan Bridgett 3 2* 3 Exc 8 1

3. Mike Fishwick 3 3 3 3 12 0

4. Mike Fullerton 2 2 0 3 7 0

5. Mick Sheldrick 1* 1* 2 2* 6 3

6. Colin Caffrey 2* Fell 2* 3 7 2

7. Malcolm Chambers 3 2* Fell 1 6 1

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Chris Emery 0 3 1 2 1 7 0

2. Roger Wright (G) RIDER REPLACEMENT

3. Rob Hollingworth 2 2 1 Ret 3 1 9 0

4. Steve Clarke 0 0 1 2 0 3 0

5. Ron Cooper 3 0 1 Fell 0 0 4 0

6. Nicky Hollingworth 1 0 TS 1 0

7. Chris Sully 0 1* TS 1 1

Lions Cudas Lions Cudas

Ht 01: Bridgett, R.Hollingworth, Mountford, Emery 77.8 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Chambers, Caffrey, N.Hollingworth, Sully 78.8 5 1 9 3

Ht 03: Cooper, Fullerton, Sheldrick, Clarke 79.4 3 3 12 6

Ht 04: Fishwick, R.Hollingworth, Sully, Caffrey (f) 78.0 3 3 15 9

Ht 05: Emery, Fullerton, Sheldrick, Cooper 80.2 3 3 18 12

Ht 06: Mountford, Bridgett, R.Hollingworth, N.Hollingworth 80.4 5 1 23 13

Ht 07: Fishwick, Caffrey, Cooper, Clarke 78.0 5 1 28 14

Ht 08: Bridgett, Chambers, Emery, R.Hollingworth (ret) 79.6 5 1 33 15

Ht 09: R.Hollingworth, Sheldrick, Clarke, Fullerton 78.4 2 4 35 19

Ht 10: Caffrey, Clarke, Cooper (f), Chambers (f), Mountford (exc), Bridgett (exc) 79.8 3 2 38 21

Ht 11: Fishwick, Emery, Chambers, Cooper 79.8 4 2 42 23

Ht 12: Fullerton, Mountford, R.Hollingworth, Cooper 80.0 5 1 47 24

Ht 13: Fishwick, Sheldrick, Emery, Clarke 78.2 5 1 52 25

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Boston v Stoke Sunday 26th September 1976 (National League)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Chris Emery 0 Exc 0 0 0 0

2. Trevor Whiting 3 3 1* 1 8 1

3. Rob Hollingworth 1 3 2 2 8 0

4. Steve Clarke 1* 2 2 3 8 1

5. Paul Gilbert 2 1* 0 1* 4 2

6. Ron Cooper 3 3 2* 1 2 11 1

7. Chris Sully Fell Exc 0 0 0

Stoke 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Les Collins 2 3 3 3 3 14 0

2. Jim Brett 1* 0 TS 1 1 3 1

3. Malcolm Corradine 2 1 3 2* 1* 9 2

4. Mick Newton N 0 TS 0 0 0

5. Ricky Day 3 2 0 3 2 10 0

6. Steve McDermott 2 0 TS 2 0

7. Tim Nunan 1* 0 0 TS 1 1

Cudas Potters Cudas Potters

Ht 01: Whiting, Collins, Brett, Emery 66.8 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Cooper, McDermott, Nunan, Sully (f) 66.0 3 3 6 6

Ht 03: Day, Gilbert, Clarke, Nunan 66.8 3 3 9 9

Ht 04: Cooper, Corradine, Hollingworth, Nunan 65.8 4 2 13 11

Ht 05: Collins, Clarke, Gilbert, Brett 65.6 3 3 16 14

Ht 06: Whiting, Cooper, Corradine, McDermott, Emery (ex 2 mins) 67.0 5 1 21 15

Ht 07: Hollingworth, Day, Cooper, Newton 65.4 4 2 25 17

Ht 08: Collins, Cooper, Whiting, Day, Sully (ex 2 mins) 65.2 3 3 28 20

Ht 09: Corradine, Clarke, Brett, Gilbert 67.0 2 4 30 24

Ht 10: Day, Corradine, Whiting, Emery 66.2 1 5 31 29

Ht 11: Collins, Hollingworth, Brett, Sully 65.2 2 4 33 33

Ht 12: Clarke, Day, Corradine, Emery 66.8 3 3 36 36

Ht 13: Collins, Hollingworth, Gilbert, Newton (f rem) 65.4 3 3 39 39

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Boston: Millenium Trophy Sunday 3rd October 1976 (Individual)

Riders 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts Pos

01. Chris Emery (Boston) 2 1 0 1 0 4 11th

02. Martin Yeates (Weymouth) 1 0 3 0 EF 4 12th

03. Tom Owen (Newcastle) 3 F Exc EF 3 1 7 7th

04. Steve Taylor (Peterborough) EF F NS N N N 0 17th

05. Lou Sansom (Workington) 1 0 0 1 2 4 14th

06. Steve Clarke (Boston) 2 1 N N N 3 15th

07. Laurie Etheridge (Crayford) EF N N N N 0 18th

08. Trevor Whiting (Boston) 3 2 2 2 2 11 5th

09. Ron Cooper (Boston) Fell N N N N 0 19th

10. Paul Gilbert (Boston) 1 2 3 2 3 11 3rd

11. Joe Owen (Newcastle) 3 3 3 3 3 15 1st

12. Brian Clark (Peterborough) 2 3 1 2 3 11 4th

13. Derek Harrison (Boston) 0 2 2 1 2 7 8th

14. Rob Hollingworth (Boston) 2 3 3 3 1 12 2nd

15. Dave Allen (Boston) 1 F NS 2 N 3 1 7 10th

16. Tony Featherstone (Peterborough) 3 F NS N N N 3 16th

Res: Nicky Hollingworth (Boston) 3 0 2 0 1 3 Fell 9 6th

Res: Andy Fisher 1 1 1 0 2 2 EF 7 9th

Res: Chris Sully (Boston) 2 1 1 0 Fell Fell 4 13th

Heat results - see next page

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Ht 01: T.Owen, Emery, Yeates, Taylor (ef) 70.0

Ht 02: Whiting, S.Clarke, Sansom, Etheridge (ef) 74.6

Ht 03: J.Owen, B.Clark, Gilbert, Cooper (f) 71.0

Ht 04: Featherstone, R.Hollingworth, Allen, Harrison 71.8

Ht 05: N.Hollingworth, Harrison, Emery, Sansom 75.0

Ht 06: R.Hollingworth, Gilbert, S.Clarke, Yeates 71.2

Ht 07: J.Owen, Sully, Fisher, T.Owen (f exc), Allen (f ns) 72.6

Ht 08: B.Clark, Whiting, Sully, N.Hollingworth, Featherstone (f ns), Taylor (f ns) 72.2

Ht 09: J.Owen, N.Hollingworth, Fisher, Emery 72.6

Ht 10: Yeates, Allen, B.Clark, Sansom 73.0

Ht 11: R.Hollingworth, Whiting, Sully, T.Owen (ef) 70.2

Ht 12: Gilbert, Harrison, Fisher, N.Hollingworth 72.2

Ht 13: R.Hollingworth, B.Clark, Emery, Sully 70.2

Ht 14: J.Owen, Whiting, Harrison, Yeates 71.2

Ht 15: T.Owen, Gilbert, Sansom, Fisher 72.0

Ht 16: Allen, Fisher, N.Hollingworth, Sully (f) 73.0

Ht 17: Gilbert, Whiting, Allen, Emery 72.4

Ht 18: N.Hollingworth, Fisher, Sully (f), Yeates (ef) 72.2

Ht 19: B.Clark, Harrison, T.Owen (f rem), N.Hollingworth (f) 72.8

Ht 20: J.Owen, Sansom, R.Hollingworth, Fisher (ef) 72.0

Run off for 3rd Place: Gilbert, B.Clark, Whiting (f exc) 73.0

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Crayford v Boston Tuesday 5th October 1976 (National League)

Crayford 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Laurie Etheridge 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Richard Davey 0 1 2 1 4 0

3. Alan Sage 2 3 3 3 11 0

4. Mike Broadbank 1* 1 1* 0 3 2

5. Alan Johns 2 3 2 2* 9 1

6. John Hooper 2 0 1 0 3 0

7. Gary Spencer 1* 1* N 2 2

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Paul Gilbert 2 0 TS 1 3 0

2. Steve Clarke 1* 2 Fell 1* 4 2

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 2 3 2 2 12 0

4. Trevor Whiting 0 2 F Exc N 2 0

5. Chris Emery 3 Fell 2 1* 6 1

6. Dave Allen F Exc 0 N 0 0

7. Ron Cooper 3 1 3 Fell Fell 7 0

Kestrels Cudas Kestrels Cudas

Ht 01: Etheridge, Gilbert, Clarke, Davey 64.4 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Cooper, Hooper, Spencer, Allen (f exc) 65.4 3 3 6 6

Ht 03: Emery, Johns, Broadbank, Whiting 62.6 3 3 9 9

Ht 04: Hollingworth, Sage, Cooper, Hooper 62.0 2 4 11 13

Ht 05: Johns, Clarke, Broadbank, Gilbert 62.8 4 2 15 15

Ht 06: Etheridge, Hollingworth, Davey, Allen 62.2 4 2 19 17

Ht 07: Sage, Whiting, Hooper, Emery (f) 62.4 4 2 23 19

Ht 08: Cooper, Davey, Spencer, Clarke (f) 65.2 3 3 26 22

Ht 09: Hollingworth, Johns, Broadbank, Cooper (f) 62.6 3 3 29 25

Ht 10: Etheridge, Emery, Davey, Whiting (f exc) 62.8 4 2 33 27

Ht 11: Sage, Hollingworth, Clarke, Hooper 61.8 3 3 36 30

Ht 12: Etheridge, Hollingworth, Emery, Broadbank 62.6 3 3 39 33

Ht 13: Sage, Johns, Gilbert, Cooper (f) 64.2 5 1 44 34

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Boston v Peterborough Sunday 10th October 1976 (Challenge) Meeting Postponed Due To Rain !

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Peterborough v Boston Sunday 10th October 1976 (Challenge)

Peterborough 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Kevin Hawkins 3 1 2 3 2 11 0

2. Roy Carter 2* 1* 3 3 2* 11 3

3. Brian Clark RIDER REPLACEMENT

4. Nigel Couzens 1 2 0 0 3 0

5. Ken Matthews 3 1* 1 2 3 10 1

6. Peter Spink 0 0 N 0 0

7. Paul Cooper 2 1 1 0 4 0

8. Trevor Charley 1 1 0

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Chris Emery 1 3 3 2 9 0

2. Steve Clarke 0 0 0 N 0 0

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 3 3 3 12 0

4. Trevor Whiting 2 2 0 N 4 0

5. Paul Gilbert 0 0 N N 0 0

6. Ron Cooper 1 0 2* 1 0 4 1

7. Dave Allen 3 2* 2 1 1 9 1

Panthers Cudas Panthers Cudas

Ht 01: Hawkins, Carter, Emery, Clarke 71.8 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Allen, P.Cooper, R.Cooper, Spink 70.8 2 4 7 5

Ht 03: Matthews, Whiting, Couzens, Gilbert 72.0 4 2 11 7

Ht 04: Hollingworth, Allen, Hawkins, Spink 69.0 1 5 12 12

Ht 05: Emery, Couzens, Matthews, Clarke 71.0 3 3 15 15

Ht 06: Hollingworth, Hawkins, Carter, R.Cooper 70.2 3 3 18 18

Ht 07: Carter, Whiting, P.Cooper, Gilbert 70.8 4 2 22 20

Ht 08: Carter, Allen, P.Cooper, Clarke 72.4 4 2 26 22

Ht 09: Hollingworth, R.Cooper, Matthews, Couzens 70.6 1 5 27 27

Ht 10: Hawkins, Carter, Allen, Whiting 71.8 5 1 32 28

Ht 11: Emery, Matthews, R.Cooper, P.Cooper 70.8 2 4 34 32

Ht 12: Hollingworth, Hawkins, Allen, Couzens 70.4 2 4 36 36

Ht 13: Matthews, Emery, Charley, R.Cooper 71.6 4 2 40 38

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Berwick v Boston Saturday 16th October 1976 (National League)

Berwick 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Nig Close (G) 2* 0 1 1 4 1

2. Willie Templeton 3 3 2 3 11 0

3. Graham Jones 3 3 3 3 12 0

4. Eddie Argall 3 3 1* 3 10 1

5. Dave Gifford 2* 2* 2 2* 8 3

6. Keith Williams Fell 0 1 1 0

7. Peter Waite 1 0 0 1 0

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Chris Emery 0 Fell 1* 0 1 1

2. Steve Clarke 1 1 TS 2 1 5 0

3. Rob Hollingworth 2 2 1 3 2 10 0

4. Trevor Whiting 0 2 0 TS 2 0

5. Ron Cooper 1 F Exc N N 1 0

6. Dave Allen 3 1* 0 4 1

7. Nicky Hollingworth 2* 1* 3 2 Fell 8 2

Bandits Cudas Bandits Cudas

Ht 01: Templeton, Close, Clarke, Emery 76.40 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Allen, N.Hollingworth, Waite, Williams (f) 80.40 1 5 6 6

Ht 03: Argall, Gifford, Cooper, Whiting 75.00 5 1 11 7

Ht 04: Jones, R.Hollingworth, N.Hollingworth, Williams 77.00 3 3 14 10

Ht 05: Argall, Gifford, Clarke, Emery (f) 77.60 5 1 19 11

Ht 06: Templeton, R.Hollingworth, Allen, Close 76.80 3 3 22 14

Ht 07: Jones, Whiting, Williams, Cooper (f exc) 77.40 4 2 26 16

Ht 08: N.Hollingworth, Templeton, R.Hollingworth, Waite 77.20 2 4 28 20

Ht 09: R.Hollingworth, Gifford, Argall, Allen 77.00 3 3 31 23

Ht 10: Templeton, N.Hollingworth, Close, Whiting 77.60 4 2 35 25

Ht 11: Jones, Clarke, Emery, Waite 76.80 3 3 38 28

Ht 12: Argall, R.Hollingworth, Close, N.Hollingworth (f) 77.40 4 2 42 30

Ht 13: Jones, Gifford, Clarke, Emery 78.20 5 1 47 31

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Boston v Mildenhall Sunday 17th October 1976 (Challenge 1st Leg)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Chris Emery 0 0 N 1 1 0

2. Billy Burton RIDER REPLACEMENT

3. Rob Hollingworth 2* 3 3 3 2 13 1

4. Trevor Whiting 0 N 3 1 0 4 0

5. Steve Clarke 1 2 0 0 3 0

6. Ron Cooper 3 3 0 1 0 7 0

7. Dave Allen 2* 2* 0 N 4 2

8. Nicky Hollingworth 1 2 3 0

Mildenhall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Bob Coles 3 3 2 3 11 0

2. Fred Mills 2* 1 1 1* 5 2

3. Rob Henry 0 1* 3 2* 6 2

4. John Gibbons 3 0 1 1 5 0

5. Trevor Jones 2* 2 3 3 10 1

6. Mick Bates 1 2 2* 5 1

7. Neil Leeks 0 1 Fell 1 0

Cudas F.Tigers Cudas F.Tigers

Ht 01: Coles, Mills, N.Hollingworth, Emery 65.4 1 5 1 5

Ht 02: Cooper, Allen, Bates, Leeks 64.2 5 1 6 6

Ht 03: Gibbons, Jones, Clarke, Whiting 66.8 1 5 7 11

Ht 04: Cooper, R.Hollingworth, Leeks, Henry 65.0 5 1 12 12

Ht 05: Coles, Clarke, Mills, Cooper 66.2 2 4 14 16

Ht 06: R.Hollingworth, Bates, Henry, Emery 65.2 3 3 17 19

Ht 07: R.Hollingworth, Jones, Cooper, Gibbons 64.8 4 2 21 21

Ht 08: Whiting, Allen, Mills, Leeks (f) 67.2 5 1 26 22

Ht 09: Henry, Bates, Whiting, Clarke 66.0 1 5 27 27

Ht 10: Jones, N.Hollingworth, Gibbons, Allen 66.0 2 4 29 31

Ht 11: R.Hollingworth, Coles, Mills, Cooper 66.4 3 3 32 34

Ht 12: Jones, Henry, Emery, Whiting 66.8 1 5 33 39

Ht 13: Coles, R.Hollingworth, Gibbons, Clarke 65.4 2 4 35 43

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Mildenhall v Boston Tuesday 19th October 1976 (Challenge 2nd Leg)

Mildenhall 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Bob Coles 3 3 3 EF 9 0

2. Fred Mills 1 1 Fell N 2 0

3. Rob Henry 1 1* 3 1 6 1

4. John Gibbons 1 3 2 1 7 0

5. Trevor Jones 3 1 0 3 7 0

6. Neil Leeks 0 3 2 1 6 0

7. Mick Bates 2 2 1 5 0

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Chris Emery 0 2 2 2* 2 8 1

2. Billy Burton RIDER REPLACEMENT

3. Rob Hollingworth 2 2 2 3 3 3 15 0

4. Trevor Whiting 0 TS Fell N 0 0 0

5. Steve Clarke 2 0 0 TS 2 0

6. Dave Allen 3 0 N 1 4 0

7. Ron Cooper 1 0 3 2 0 6 0

8. Nicky Hollingworth 0 0 0

F.Tigers Cudas F.Tigers Cudas

Ht 01: Coles, R.Hollingworth, Mills, Emery 59.2 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Allen, Bates, Cooper, Leeks 59.6 2 4 6 6

Ht 03: Jones, Clarke, Gibbons, Whiting 59.0 4 2 10 8

Ht 04: Leeks, R.Hollingworth, Henry, Cooper 59.0 4 2 14 10

Ht 05: Gibbons, Emery, Jones, Allen 59.2 4 2 18 12

Ht 06: Coles, R.Hollingworth, Mills, N.Hollingworth 58.8 4 2 22 14

Ht 07: R.Hollingworth, Leeks, Henry, Clarke 59.2 3 3 25 17

Ht 08: Cooper, Bates, Mills (f), Whiting (f) 60.2 2 3 27 20

Ht 09: R.Hollingworth, Gibbons, Allen, Jones 59.6 2 4 29 24

Ht 10: Coles, Cooper, Leeks, Clarke 59.6 4 2 33 26

Ht 11: Henry, Emery, Bates, Cooper 59.8 4 2 37 28

Ht 12: R.Hollingworth, Emery, Gibbons, Coles (ef) 59.8 1 5 38 33

Ht 13: Jones, Emery, Henry, Whiting 60.4 4 2 42 35

Agg: Mildenhall 85 - 70 Boston

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Boston v Stoke Sunday 24th October 1976 (Challenge)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Chris Emery 0 0 N 1 1 0

2. Andy Bales 2 3 0 2 7 0

3. Rob Hollingworth 3 3 2 3 11 0

4. Ron Cooper 0 F Exc 3 3 6 0

5. Steve Clarke 1 2 2* 1 6 1

6. Nicky Hollingworth 2* 1 1 4 1

7. Dave Allen 3 2 1* 0 6 1

Stoke 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Les Collins 3 3 3 2 11 0

2. Jim Brett 1 1 3 1 6 0

3. Gerry Hintz 0 1* 0 2 3 1

4. Malcolm Corradine N 0 3 0 3 0

5. Mick Newton 3 2 0 EF 5 0

6. Steve McDermott Fell 2* 2 1 5 1

7. Andy Reid 1 2 1 4 0

Cudas Potters Cudas Potters

Ht 01: Collins, Bales, Brett, Emery 64.0 2 4 2 4

Ht 02: Allen, N.Hollingworth, Reid, McDermott (f) 66.2 5 1 7 5

Ht 03: Newton, McDermott, Clarke, Cooper 65.8 1 5 8 10

Ht 04: R.Hollingworth, Reid, N.Hollingworth, Hintz (f rem) 65.6 4 2 12 12

Ht 05: Collins, Clarke, Brett, Cooper (f exc) 63.4 2 4 14 16

Ht 06: Bales, McDermott, Hintz, Emery 65.0 3 3 17 19

Ht 07: R.Hollingworth, Newton, N.Hollingworth, Corradine 64.2 4 2 21 21

Ht 08: Brett, Allen, Reid, Bales 64.6 2 4 23 25

Ht 09: Cooper, Clarke, McDermott, Hintz 64.2 5 1 28 26

Ht 10: Corradine, Bales, Allen, Newton 65.8 3 3 31 29

Ht 11: Collins, R.Hollingworth, Brett, Allen 63.8 2 4 33 33

Ht 12: Cooper, Hintz, Emery, Newton (ef) 66.0 4 2 37 35

Ht 13: R.Hollingworth, Collins, Clarke, Corradine 64.0 4 2 41 37

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Boston v Ex-Cudas Sunday 31st October 1976 (Challenge)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 Pts Bpts

1. Chris Emery Fell 1 0 1 0

2. Dave Allen 3 0 N 3 0

3. Rob Hollingworth 2* 3 3 8 1

4. Ron Cooper 3 2* 1 6 1

5. Steve Clarke 2 3 3 8 0

6. Nicky Hollingworth 1* N 0 1 1

7. Andy Bales 0 2 2 0

Ex-Cudas 1 2 3 4 5 Pts Bpts

1. Bruce Forrester 2 1 1* 4 1

2. Trevor Whiting 1* 0 N 1 1

3. Graham Jones 0 1* 1 2 1

4. Rob Mouncer 1 2 3 6 0

5. Pete Smith 3 3 2 8 0

6. Richard Davey 0 N N 0 0

7. Ashley Pullen 2* 2 Ret 4 1

Cudas Ex Cudas Cudas Ex Cudas

Ht 01: Allen, Forrester, Whiting, Emery (f) 68.0 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Cooper, R.Hollingworth, Mouncer, Jones 64.0 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: Smith, Clarke, N.Hollingworth, Davey 65.8 3 3 11 7

Ht 04: R.Hollingworth, Cooper, Forrester, Whiting 64.4 5 1 16 8

Ht 05: Clarke, Mouncer, Jones, Bales 65.6 3 3 19 11

Ht 06: Smith, Pullen, Emery, Allen 66.2 1 5 20 16

Ht 07: Clarke, Pullen, Forrester, N.Hollingworth 65.0 3 3 23 19

Ht 08: Mouncer, Bales, Jones, Emery 65.8 2 4 25 23

Ht 09: R.Hollingworth, Smith, Cooper, Pullen (ret) 64.8 4 2 29 25 Michael Lee took on Peter Collins in a match race and broke the track record.