National League 1978

← 1977 1979 → British League Inter League KO Cup British League KO Cup Spring Gold Cup National League KO Cup Midland Cup London Cup Northern Trophy Scottish Cup

League Table Team PL W D L F A Pts Canterbury Crusaders 38 30 0 8 1719 1240 60 Newcastle Diamonds 38 29 2 7 1698 1261 60 Rye House Rockets 38 27 0 11 1609.5 1271.5 54 Eastbourne Eagles 38 25 1 12 1704 1248 51 Ellesmere Port Gunners 38 24 0 14 1586 1349 48 Peterborough Panthers 38 22 1 15 1578 1383 45 Oxford Cheetahs 38 20 4 14 1589.5 1368.5 44 Stoke Potters 38 21 1 16 1489 1393 43 Glasgow Tigers 38 19 1 18 1397 1559 39 Crayford Kestrels 38 16 2 20 1437 1519 34 Berwick Bandits 38 17 0 21 1389 1565 34 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 38 16 1 21 1538 1420 33 Weymouth Wildcats 38 16 0 22 1464 1486 32 Workington Comets 38 16 0 22 1384 1497 32 Edinburgh Monarchs 38 15 1 22 1396 1561 31 Milton Keynes Knights 38 12 6 20 1313 1567 30 Boston Barracudas 38 13 2 23 1311 1644 28 Teesside Tigers 38 12 0 26 1297 1662 24 Scunthorpe Saints 38 9 2 27 1291 1645 20 Furness Flyers 38 8 2 28 1204 1755 18 Rider Averages M Max Paid Rac Pts Bon Ave Tom Owen Newcastle 48 15 4 169 450 7 10.82 Bob Humphreys Milton Keynes 24 6 2 102 262 8 10.59 John Jackson Ellesmere Port 47 20 1 156 402 2 10.36 Les Rumsey Canterbury 53 11 4 175 403 26 9.81 Mike Sampson Eastbourne 52 10 2 198 455 27 9.74 Steve Koppe Canterbury 53 3 9 176 383 43 9.68 George Hunter Oxford 46 3 8 172 381 29 9.53 Laurie Etheridge Crayford 46 7 3 185 413 19 9.34 Ted Hubbard Rye House 53 2 10 190 409.5 33 9.32 Steve Finch Ellesmere Port 53 10 1 184 411 16 9.28 averages by Name averages by Team Fixtures 26/03/1978 Boston 37 41 Ellesmere Port 28/03/1978 Weymouth 54 24 Barrow 31/03/1978 Edinburgh 50 28 Barrow 31/03/1978 Ellesmere Port 50 28 Oxford 31/03/1978 Peterborough 55 23 Weymouth 01/04/1978 Canterbury 53 25 Boston 02/04/1978 Berwick 55 23 Stoke 02/04/1978 Eastbourne 51 27 Oxford 02/04/1978 Mildenhall 38 40 Edinburgh 02/04/1978 Rye House 58 20 Teesside 03/04/1978 Newcastle 40 38 Mildenhall 04/04/1978 Barrow 20 58 Mildenhall 04/04/1978 Weymouth 51 27 Boston 06/04/1978 Teesside 50 28 Berwick 07/04/1978 Edinburgh 63 14 Boston 07/04/1978 Ellesmere Port 43 35 Rye House 07/04/1978 Peterborough 50 28 Teesside 08/04/1978 Canterbury 53 25 Barrow 09/04/1978 Boston 42 35 Crayford 09/04/1978 Eastbourne 46 32 Peterborough 09/04/1978 Mildenhall 50 28 Barrow 09/04/1978 Rye House 52 26 Stoke 10/04/1978 Newcastle 32 45 Oxford 10/04/1978 Scunthorpe 39 39 Crayford 11/04/1978 Barrow 34 44 Oxford 11/04/1978 Crayford 45 33 Peterborough 11/04/1978 Weymouth 56 22 Scunthorpe 13/04/1978 Teesside 44 34 Workington 14/04/1978 Edinburgh 46 32 Teesside 14/04/1978 Ellesmere Port 45 32 Mildenhall 14/04/1978 Glasgow 53 25 Boston 14/04/1978 Peterborough 56 22 Barrow 14/04/1978 Workington 49 29 Milton Keynes 15/04/1978 Stoke 56 22 Boston 16/04/1978 Berwick 53 25 Glasgow 16/04/1978 Eastbourne 56 22 Scunthorpe 17/04/1978 Newcastle 52 26 Barrow 17/04/1978 Scunthorpe 50 28 Edinburgh 18/04/1978 Barrow 40 37 Glasgow 18/04/1978 Crayford 52 25 Stoke 18/04/1978 Milton Keynes 39 39 Scunthorpe 20/04/1978 Oxford 57 21 Workington 21/04/1978 Edinburgh 55 22 Berwick 21/04/1978 Ellesmere Port 48 30 Eastbourne 21/04/1978 Glasgow 45 33 Barrow 21/04/1978 Peterborough 56 22 Workington 22/04/1978 Canterbury 47 31 Ellesmere Port 23/04/1978 Berwick 54 24 Edinburgh 23/04/1978 Boston 39 39 Oxford 23/04/1978 Eastbourne 49 26 Weymouth 23/04/1978 Rye House 40 38 Ellesmere Port 23/04/1978 Workington 35 43 Peterborough 24/04/1978 Newcastle 42 36 Canterbury 25/04/1978 Barrow 28 50 Canterbury 25/04/1978 Crayford 32 44 Rye House 25/04/1978 Weymouth 45 32 Workington 27/04/1978 Teesside 40 37 Mildenhall 28/04/1978 Ellesmere Port 53 25 Teesside 28/04/1978 Peterborough 47 30 Milton Keynes 29/04/1978 Canterbury 49 29 Peterborough 29/04/1978 Stoke 57 21 Crayford 30/04/1978 Berwick 54 24 Teesside 30/04/1978 Eastbourne 61 17 Milton Keynes 30/04/1978 Mildenhall 37 41 Ellesmere Port 01/05/1978 Ellesmere Port 46 31 Edinburgh 02/05/1978 Barrow 33 45 Edinburgh 02/05/1978 Weymouth 46 32 Glasgow 04/05/1978 Oxford 38 40 Peterborough 04/05/1978 Teesside 48 30 Barrow 05/05/1978 Glasgow 42 36 Crayford 05/05/1978 Edinburgh 29 49 Ellesmere Port 05/05/1978 Workington 42 35 Weymouth 06/05/1978 Canterbury 53 25 Glasgow 06/05/1978 Stoke 43 35 Weymouth 07/05/1978 Berwick 50 28 Crayford 07/05/1978 Boston 40 38 Eastbourne 07/05/1978 Mildenhall 55 23 Glasgow 08/05/1978 Newcastle 52 25 Crayford 08/05/1978 Scunthorpe 46 30 Milton Keynes 09/05/1978 Crayford 48 29 Mildenhall 09/05/1978 Barrow 35 43 Peterborough 09/05/1978 Milton Keynes 39 39 Glasgow 09/05/1978 Weymouth 43 35 Oxford 11/05/1978 Oxford 42 35 Weymouth 12/05/1978 Edinburgh 35 43 Mildenhall 12/05/1978 Glasgow 40 38 Newcastle 12/05/1978 Peterborough 36 42 Canterbury 13/05/1978 Canterbury 48 30 Scunthorpe 14/05/1978 Eastbourne 54 23 Workington 15/05/1978 Scunthorpe 43 35 Workington 16/05/1978 Barrow 34 43 Stoke 16/05/1978 Milton Keynes 39 39 Boston 16/05/1978 Weymouth 41 37 Crayford 18/05/1978 Oxford 41 37 Canterbury 18/05/1978 Teesside 41 37 Edinburgh 19/05/1978 Edinburgh 32 46 Eastbourne 19/05/1978 Glasgow 46 32 Workington 20/05/1978 Crayford 49 28 Weymouth 20/05/1978 Stoke 53 25 Barrow 21/05/1978 Boston 35 42 Canterbury 21/05/1978 Eastbourne 54 24 Barrow 21/05/1978 Mildenhall 41 37 Stoke 21/05/1978 Workington 37 41 Glasgow 22/05/1978 Scunthorpe 28 50 Oxford 23/05/1978 Crayford 39 39 Newcastle 23/05/1978 Weymouth 28 50 Eastbourne 29/05/1978 Ellesmere Port 46 32 Workington 29/05/1978 Peterborough 51 27 Edinburgh 29/05/1978 Scunthorpe 45 33 Barrow 01/06/1978 Oxford 58 19 Glasgow 02/06/1978 Glasgow 41 37 Oxford 02/06/1978 Peterborough 51 27 Ellesmere Port 02/06/1978 Workington 40 38 Barrow 03/06/1978 Berwick 48 29 Oxford 03/06/1978 Canterbury 36 42 Newcastle 04/06/1978 Boston 49 29 Teesside 04/06/1978 Eastbourne 42 35 Newcastle 04/06/1978 Mildenhall 50 28 Berwick 05/06/1978 Newcastle 40 38 Eastbourne 06/06/1978 Barrow 39 39 Eastbourne 06/06/1978 Crayford 47 31 Ellesmere Port 06/06/1978 Milton Keynes 48 30 Teesside 06/06/1978 Weymouth 49 28 Berwick 08/06/1978 Teesside 34 44 Crayford 09/06/1978 Edinburgh 40 38 Crayford 09/06/1978 Glasgow 49 27 Berwick 09/06/1978 Workington 52 26 Oxford 10/06/1978 Canterbury 47 31 Milton Keynes 11/06/1978 Rye House 59 19 Barrow 11/06/1978 Berwick 46 31 Ellesmere Port 11/06/1978 Mildenhall 56 22 Crayford 11/06/1978 Milton Keynes 26 52 Newcastle 12/06/1978 Newcastle 41 37 Ellesmere Port 13/06/1978 Barrow 41 37 Workington 13/06/1978 Crayford 47 31 Boston 13/06/1978 Milton Keynes 33 45 Stoke 13/06/1978 Weymouth 32 45 Peterborough 15/06/1978 Teesside 38 40 Oxford 16/06/1978 Edinburgh 53 25 Workington 16/06/1978 Peterborough 43 35 Mildenhall 17/06/1978 Berwick 40 38 Rye House 17/06/1978 Stoke 38 40 Newcastle 18/06/1978 Boston 46 32 Scunthorpe 18/06/1978 Eastbourne 61 17 Berwick 18/06/1978 Oxford 50 27 Teesside 18/06/1978 Workington 47 31 Edinburgh 19/06/1978 Newcastle 49 29 Peterborough 19/06/1978 Scunthorpe 48 30 Berwick 20/06/1978 Crayford 44 34 Teesside 20/06/1978 Milton Keynes 40 38 Workington 21/06/1978 Mildenhall 45 33 Rye House 22/06/1978 Teesside 42 36 Scunthorpe 23/06/1978 Glasgow 49 29 Scunthorpe 23/06/1978 Workington 38 40 Newcastle 24/06/1978 Stoke 29 49 Canterbury 25/06/1978 Berwick 42 36 Canterbury 25/06/1978 Eastbourne 56 20 Stoke 25/06/1978 Rye House 50 28 Scunthorpe 27/06/1978 Crayford 41 37 Oxford 27/06/1978 Weymouth 38 40 Stoke 29/06/1978 Teesside 36 42 Boston 30/06/1978 Glasgow 50 28 Teesside 30/06/1978 Peterborough 47 31 Eastbourne 30/06/1978 Workington 53 25 Boston 01/07/1978 Berwick 52 26 Boston 01/07/1978 Canterbury 40 38 Stoke 02/07/1978 Boston 45 32 Berwick 02/07/1978 Mildenhall 54 24 Milton Keynes 02/07/1978 Oxford 40 38 Ellesmere Port 02/07/1978 Rye House 45 33 Weymouth 03/07/1978 Newcastle 37 41 Rye House 04/07/1978 Barrow 36.5 41.5 Rye House 04/07/1978 Milton Keynes 31 47 Canterbury 04/07/1978 Weymouth 34 44 Newcastle 06/07/1978 Oxford 58 20 Milton Keynes 06/07/1978 Teesside 46 31 Glasgow 07/07/1978 Ellesmere Port 52 26 Stoke 07/07/1978 Eastbourne 46 31 Edinburgh 07/07/1978 Peterborough 41 37 Rye House 08/07/1978 Canterbury 51 27 Edinburgh 09/07/1978 Boston 45 33 Weymouth 10/07/1978 Newcastle 57 21 Berwick 10/07/1978 Scunthorpe 34 43 Weymouth 11/07/1978 Crayford 53 25 Barrow 11/07/1978 Milton Keynes 38 40 Peterborough 11/07/1978 Weymouth 41 37 Edinburgh 13/07/1978 Barrow 43 35 Crayford 13/07/1978 Oxford 51 27 Edinburgh 13/07/1978 Teesside 38 40 Milton Keynes 14/07/1978 Ellesmere Port 40 38 Peterborough 14/07/1978 Glasgow 45 33 Milton Keynes 14/07/1978 Workington 51 27 Crayford 15/07/1978 Canterbury 47 31 Workington 16/07/1978 Berwick 45 33 Barrow 16/07/1978 Eastbourne 57 21 Glasgow 16/07/1978 Mildenhall 53 25 Workington 16/07/1978 Stoke 55 23 Teesside 17/07/1978 Newcastle 53 25 Stoke 17/07/1978 Scunthorpe 40 38 Ellesmere Port 18/07/1978 Crayford 55 23 Glasgow 18/07/1978 Barrow 44 34 Teesside 18/07/1978 Milton Keynes 43 35 Ellesmere Port 18/07/1978 Weymouth 32 45 Canterbury 20/07/1978 Oxford 62.5 15.5 Barrow 20/07/1978 Teesside 47 31 Stoke 21/07/1978 Edinburgh 32 46 Newcastle 21/07/1978 Ellesmere Port 44 34 Crayford 21/07/1978 Glasgow 49 28 Mildenhall 21/07/1978 Peterborough 51 27 Berwick 22/07/1978 Boston 48 29 Barrow 22/07/1978 Canterbury 59 19 Berwick 22/07/1978 Stoke 42 36 Mildenhall 23/07/1978 Rye House 54 24 Berwick 23/07/1978 Rye House 59 19 Milton Keynes 23/07/1978 Eastbourne 42 35 Boston 23/07/1978 Mildenhall 38 40 Teesside 25/07/1978 Barrow 35 43 Ellesmere Port 25/07/1978 Crayford 37 41 Canterbury 25/07/1978 Milton Keynes 41 37 Berwick 26/07/1978 Mildenhall 47 30 Boston 27/07/1978 Oxford 39 39 Newcastle 28/07/1978 Edinburgh 41 37 Oxford 28/07/1978 Glasgow 44 34 Stoke 28/07/1978 Peterborough 33 45 Newcastle 28/07/1978 Workington 43 35 Eastbourne 29/07/1978 Berwick 46 32 Eastbourne 29/07/1978 Canterbury 48 30 Teesside 29/07/1978 Stoke 45 33 Oxford 31/07/1978 Newcastle 62 16 Glasgow 03/08/1978 Oxford 61 17 Berwick 03/08/1978 Teesside 36 42 Rye House 04/08/1978 Edinburgh 36 42 Rye House 04/08/1978 Ellesmere Port 53 25 Berwick 04/08/1978 Glasgow 45 33 Eastbourne 06/08/1978 Rye House 40 38 Mildenhall 08/08/1978 Barrow 48 30 Scunthorpe 08/08/1978 Milton Keynes 39 39 Edinburgh 08/08/1978 Weymouth 50 28 Ellesmere Port 10/08/1978 Teesside 34 44 Weymouth 11/08/1978 Edinburgh 37 40 Milton Keynes 11/08/1978 Glasgow 42 36 Weymouth 11/08/1978 Workington 49 28 Berwick 13/08/1978 Berwick 57 21 Scunthorpe 13/08/1978 Boston 43 35 Stoke 13/08/1978 Eastbourne 54 24 Mildenhall 13/08/1978 Ellesmere Port 43 35 Newcastle 13/08/1978 Milton Keynes 41 37 Weymouth 13/08/1978 Rye House 42 36 Canterbury 14/08/1978 Scunthorpe 36 42 Rye House 15/08/1978 Barrow 41 37 Boston 15/08/1978 Crayford 42 36 Milton Keynes 15/08/1978 Weymouth 42 36 Mildenhall 16/08/1978 Mildenhall 38 40 Eastbourne 17/08/1978 Oxford 55 23 Boston 17/08/1978 Teesside 44 34 Peterborough 18/08/1978 Edinburgh 43 35 Peterborough 18/08/1978 Ellesmere Port 61 17 Barrow 18/08/1978 Glasgow 33 45 Canterbury 18/08/1978 Workington 58 20 Scunthorpe 19/08/1978 Canterbury 59 17 Rye House 20/08/1978 Berwick 47 31 Weymouth 20/08/1978 Boston 42 36 Mildenhall 20/08/1978 Eastbourne 46 32 Ellesmere Port 20/08/1978 Milton Keynes 43 35 Crayford 20/08/1978 Rye House 54 24 Edinburgh 20/08/1978 Stoke 43 35 Workington 21/08/1978 Newcastle 45 32 Weymouth 21/08/1978 Scunthorpe 35 43 Stoke 22/08/1978 Barrow 52 25 Berwick 22/08/1978 Crayford 44 34 Edinburgh 22/08/1978 Weymouth 54 24 Milton Keynes 24/08/1978 Oxford 57 21 Crayford 24/08/1978 Teesside 33 45 Eastbourne 25/08/1978 Edinburgh 45 33 Scunthorpe 25/08/1978 Ellesmere Port 40 38 Canterbury 25/08/1978 Workington 48 30 Mildenhall 26/08/1978 Berwick 44 34 Mildenhall 26/08/1978 Boston 37 41 Rye House 26/08/1978 Canterbury 50 28 Weymouth 26/08/1978 Peterborough 51 27 Glasgow 26/08/1978 Stoke 47 31 Scunthorpe 27/08/1978 Boston 40 37 Glasgow 27/08/1978 Eastbourne 54 24 Rye House 28/08/1978 Rye House 60 18 Boston 28/08/1978 Rye House 42 36 Eastbourne 28/08/1978 Scunthorpe 35 43 Mildenhall 28/08/1978 Scunthorpe 42 36 Teesside 28/08/1978 Barrow 39 39 Milton Keynes 28/08/1978 Canterbury 44 34 Oxford 28/08/1978 Ellesmere Port 48 30 Glasgow 28/08/1978 Peterborough 54 24 Crayford 29/08/1978 Crayford 34 44 Eastbourne 30/08/1978 Mildenhall 41 36 Scunthorpe 31/08/1978 Oxford 43 35 Rye House 31/08/1978 Teesside 42 36 Canterbury 01/09/1978 Peterborough 56 22 Oxford 01/09/1978 Peterborough 39 39 Stoke 01/09/1978 Edinburgh 36 42 Canterbury 01/09/1978 Glasgow 37 40 Ellesmere Port 01/09/1978 Workington 53 25 Teesside 03/09/1978 Stoke 51 27 Edinburgh 03/09/1978 Stoke 42 36 Ellesmere Port 03/09/1978 Boston 41 37 Newcastle 03/09/1978 Mildenhall 48 30 Peterborough 04/09/1978 Newcastle 50 28 Boston 04/09/1978 Scunthorpe 31 47 Canterbury 05/09/1978 Weymouth 42 36 Rye House 07/09/1978 Barrow 43 35 Weymouth 08/09/1978 Ellesmere Port 50 28 Weymouth 10/09/1978 Eastbourne 58 20 Crayford 10/09/1978 Eastbourne 57 20 Teesside 10/09/1978 Berwick 56 22 Peterborough 10/09/1978 Boston 40 38 Milton Keynes 10/09/1978 Mildenhall 35 43 Canterbury 10/09/1978 Newcastle 48 30 Scunthorpe 10/09/1978 Stoke 54 24 Glasgow 11/09/1978 Scunthorpe 35 43 Newcastle 12/09/1978 Crayford 52 25 Berwick 12/09/1978 Crayford 54 24 Scunthorpe 12/09/1978 Barrow 24 54 Newcastle 12/09/1978 Milton Keynes Rye House 12/09/1978 Weymouth 57 21 Teesside 14/09/1978 Teesside 40 38 Ellesmere Port 15/09/1978 Edinburgh 46 32 Stoke 15/09/1978 Ellesmere Port 46 32 Milton Keynes 15/09/1978 Workington 40 38 Rye House 16/09/1978 Stoke 57 21 Berwick 16/09/1978 Stoke 47 31 Rye House 16/09/1978 Canterbury 56 22 Crayford 17/09/1978 Berwick 37 41 Newcastle 17/09/1978 Boston 34 44 Edinburgh 17/09/1978 Mildenhall 45 33 Oxford 17/09/1978 Rye House 58 20 Glasgow 17/09/1978 Rye House 57 21 Workington 18/09/1978 Newcastle 61 17 Edinburgh 18/09/1978 Scunthorpe 38 40 Glasgow 21/09/1978 Oxford 43 35 Stoke 21/09/1978 Teesside 36 41 Newcastle 22/09/1978 Edinburgh 41 37 Glasgow 22/09/1978 Ellesmere Port 50 28 Boston 22/09/1978 Peterborough 44 34 Scunthorpe 22/09/1978 Workington 33 45 Canterbury 24/09/1978 Glasgow 48 30 Edinburgh 24/09/1978 Berwick 37 41 Milton Keynes 24/09/1978 Boston 38 40 Workington 24/09/1978 Mildenhall 36 42 Newcastle 24/09/1978 Stoke 44 34 Peterborough 25/09/1978 Newcastle 47 31 Milton Keynes 25/09/1978 Scunthorpe 43 35 Boston 26/09/1978 Milton Keynes 44 34 Mildenhall 29/09/1978 Ellesmere Port 38 16 Scunthorpe 29/09/1978 Glasgow 41 37 Rye House 29/09/1978 Peterborough 44 34 Boston 30/09/1978 Stoke 41 37 Milton Keynes 01/10/1978 Berwick 45 33 Workington 01/10/1978 Eastbourne 48 29 Canterbury 01/10/1978 Oxford 50 28 Ellesmere Port 01/10/1978 Rye House 45 33 Newcastle 02/10/1978 Newcastle 56 22 Teesside 03/10/1978 Milton Keynes 39 39 Oxford 05/10/1978 Oxford 42 36 Eastbourne 07/10/1978 Canterbury 45 33 Eastbourne 08/10/1978 Boston 26 51 Peterborough 08/10/1978 Mildenhall 51 27 Weymouth 08/10/1978 Newcastle 48 30 Workington 08/10/1978 Rye House 46 31 Oxford 09/10/1978 Scunthorpe 42 36 Peterborough 10/10/1978 Crayford 49 29 Workington 12/10/1978 Oxford 39 39 Mildenhall 14/10/1978 Glasgow 51 27 Peterborough 14/10/1978 Canterbury 48 30 Mildenhall 14/10/1978 Stoke 48 30 Eastbourne 15/10/1978 Workington 41 36 Ellesmere Port 15/10/1978 Rye House 48 30 Crayford 16/10/1978 Scunthorpe 37 41 Eastbourne 17/10/1978 Milton Keynes 57 20 Barrow 17/10/1978 Milton Keynes 42 35 Eastbourne 27/10/1978 Workington 40 38 Stoke