1981

Riders Scores & Averages M R Pts Bon Ave Max Paid Neil Collins 47 207 463 38 9.68 9 3 Dave Trownson 47 198 390 34 8.57 1 3 George Hunter 46 185 336 55 8.45 - 6 Harry McLean 3 9 13 3 7.11 - - Ivan Blacka 43 181 288 32 7.07 1 - Benny Rourke 23 78 93 21 5.85 - - Chris Turner 37 132 147 27 5.27 - - Roger Lambert 37 132 147 27 5.27 - - Guy Robson 18 52 28 8 2.77 - - Ian Westwell 11 30 17 0 2.27 - - Pete Erskine 3 7 4 0 2.29 - - Gary Monk 1 3 1 1 2.66 - - Graham Knowler 2 6 3 0 2.99 - - National League PL W D L F A Pts 1 Middlesbrough Tigers 36 30 1 5 1740 1139 61 2 Weymouth Wildcats 36 26 1 9 1653 1309 53 3 Newcastle Diamonds 36 25 1 10 1652.5 1301.5 51 4 Edinburgh Monarchs 36 25 0 11 1577.5 1282.5 50 5 Glasgow Tigers 36 24 0 12 1546.5 1326.5 48 6 Boston Barracudas 36 22 0 14 1548.5 1332.5 44 7 Exeter Falcons 36 22 0 14 1578 1380 44 8 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 36 20 0 16 1459.5 1419.5 40 9 Peterborough Panthers 36 19 1 16 1504 1452 39 10 Crayford Kestrels 36 19 0 17 1437.5 1512.5 38 11 Ellesmere Port Gunners 36 18 1 17 1490 1388 37 12 Oxford Cheetahs 36 18 1 17 1436 1441 37 13 Wolverhampton Wolves 36 14 1 21 1390 1485 29 14 Canterbury Crusaders 36 10 4 24 1378 1500 24 15 Stoke Potters 36 14 0 22 1383 1488 28 16 Rye House Rockets 36 11 0 25 1393 1563 22 17 Berwick Bandits 36 6 1 29 999 1026 13 18 Workington Comets 36 6 1 29 1079 1797 13 19 Milton Keynes Knights 36 4 0 32 1224 1722 8 National League KO Cup 29/05/1981 Edinburgh 65 31 Exeter 01/06/1981 Exeter 56 40 Edinburgh 13/08/1981 Oxford 42 54 Edinburgh 14/08/1981 Edinburgh 65 31 Oxford 11/09/1981 Edinburgh 64 32 Mildenhall 27/09/1981 Mildenhall 46 50 Edinburgh 21/10/1981 Berwick 49 46 Edinburgh 06/11/1981 Edinburgh 55 40 Berwick British League KO Cup 08/05/1981 Edinburgh 49 47 Sheffield 30/05/1980 Swindon 69 27 Edinburgh 12/06/1980 Edinburgh 47 49 Swindon	Dave Trownson, Neil Collins, Alan Bridgett (team manager), Ivan Blacka, George Hunter. (Front) Chris Turner, Roger Lambert, Benny Rourke. National League KO Cup Champions National League Fours Champions
16/03/1981 Newcastle 53-25 Edinburgh Challenge 27/03/1981 Edinburgh 63-15 Workington Challenge 29/03/1981 Workington 35-40 Edinburgh Challenge 03/04/1981 Edinburgh 47-30 Glasgow Challenge 10/04/1981 Edinburgh 41-37 Stoke National League 11/04/1981 Glasgow 48-30 Edinburgh Challenge 17/04/1981 Edinburgh 43-30 Scunthorpe National League 24/04/1981 Edinburgh rained off Workington National League 26/04/1981 Workington 29-49 Edinburgh National League 01/05/1981 Edinburgh 12-16-28-40 Gla/Ber/Edi/New National League Fours QR 02/05/1981 Berwick * 14-24-24-34 Gla/Ber/Edi/New National League Fours QR 03/05/1981 Glasgow (a) Gla/Ber/Edi/New National League Fours QR 08/05/1981 Edinburgh 49-47 Sheffield British League KO Cup 11/05/1981 Newcastle 12-18-33-33 Gla/Ber/Edi/New National League Fours QR 15/05/1981 Edinburgh 46-32 Weymouth National League 22/05/1981 Edinburgh 49-29 Wolverhampton National League 24/05/1981 Stoke 38-40 Edinburgh National League 25/05/1981 Peterborough rained off Edinburgh National League 29/05/1981 Edinburgh 65-31 Exeter National League KO Cup 30/05/1981 Swindon 69-27 Edinburgh British League KO Cup 01/06/1981 Exeter 56-40 Edinburgh National League KO Cup 02/06/1981 Weymouth 40-38 Edinburgh National League 05/06/1981 Edinburgh Brown C Biagi Testimonial Testimonial 07/06/1981 Glasgow Edinburgh Ed V New V Gl V Ber Four Team 12/06/1981 Edinburgh 47-49 Swindon British League KO Cup 17/06/1981 Edinburgh 43-64 Scotland V England International 19/06/1981 Peterborough 34-44 Edinburgh National League 21/06/1981 Wolverhampton 35-43 Edinburgh National League 26/06/1981 Edinburgh 47-30 Crayford National League 27/06/1981 Canterbury 39-38 Edinburgh National League 28/06/1981 Rye House 33-44 Edinburgh National League 30/06/1981 Crayford 37-40 Edinburgh National League 02/07/1981 Oxford 43-35 Edinburgh National League 03/07/1981 Edinburgh 41-35 Canterbury National League 10/07/1981 Edinburgh 50-27 Rye House National League 13/07/1981 Exeter 45-33 Edinburgh National League 14/07/1981 Milton Keynes 34-44 Edinburgh National League 17/07/1981 Edinburgh 51-27 Peterborough National League 18/07/1981 Halifax Canterbury National League Pairs 24/07/1981 Edinburgh 58-20 Mildenhall National League 26/07/1981 Peterborough Edinburgh National League Fours 31/07/1981 Edinburgh 62-16 Workington National League 07/08/1981 Edinburgh 47-29 Norway Challenge 09/08/1981 Mildenhall 34-44 Edinburgh National League 10/08/1981 Newcastle 44-34 Edinburgh National League 13/08/1981 Oxford 42-54 Edinburgh National League KO Cup 14/08/1981 Edinburgh 65-31 Oxford National League KO Cup 21/08/1981 Edinburgh 47-31 Exeter National League 28/08/1981 Edinburgh 49-29 Ellesmere Port National League 30/08/1981 Ellesmere Port 45-33 Edinburgh National League 04/09/1981 Edinburgh 42-36 Berwick National League 06/09/1981 Boston 47-31 Edinburgh National League 07/09/1981 Scunthorpe 35-43 Edinburgh National League 11/09/1981 Edinburgh 64-32 Mildenhall National League KO Cup 17/09/1981 Middlesbrough 51-27 Edinburgh National League 18/09/1981 Edinburgh 48-29 Glasgow National League 20/09/1981 Glasgow rained off Edinburgh National League 25/09/1981 Edinburgh 50.5-27.5 Boston National League 26/09/1981 Wimbledon M Ferreira National League Riders 27/09/1981 Mildenhall 46-50 Edinburgh National League KO Cup 02/10/1981 Edinburgh rained off Milton Keynes National League 09/10/1981 Edinburgh 36-42 Newcastle National League 10/10/1981 Glasgow 52-25 Edinburgh National League 16/10/1981 Edinburgh 37-41 Middlesbrough National League 21/10/1981 Berwick # 49-46 Edinburgh K O Cup Final 23/10/1981 Edinburgh 53-13 A Milton Keynes National League 23/10/1981 Edinburgh 42-36 Oxford National League 30/10/1981 Edinburgh rained off Berwick K O Cup Final 06/11/1981 Edinburgh 55-40 Berwick K O Cup Final (a) abandoned heat 2 (b) abandoned heat 11 * at Barrow # at Newcastle