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1978 Timeline April

1978 Timeline
1977 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec - 1979
April
Saturday
1
Cradley Heath vs Sheffield Champagne Challenge rained off
Swindon vs Bristol Challenge, 2nd Leg Rained Off
Belle Vue 42-36 Coventry British League
Belle Vue Golden Helmet Peter Collins 2-0 John Davis 1st Leg
Glasgow 49-28 Workington Anglo-Scottish Cup, 1st Leg
Stoke Pride Of The Potteries
1st Tim Nunan
2nd Steve Finch
3rd Stuart Mountford
Canterbury 53-25 Boston National League
Halifax 45-33 Hull Frank Varey Northern Trophy
King's Lynn 45.5-32.5 Hackney Spring Gold Cup
Swindon Canterbury Stoke Cradley Heath
Sunday
2
Boston 37-41 Canterbury Challenge
Mildenhall 38-40 Edinburgh National League
Mildenhall Silver Helmet Tom Owen 2-0 Bob Coles, 1st Leg
Eastbourne 51-27 Oxford National League
Berwick 55-23 Stoke National League
Rye House 58-20 Teesside National League
Tom Owen
Monday
3
Newcastle Chris Prime is killed in a track crash.
Birmingham 38-40 Wolverhampton Sandwell Mail Trophy
Scunthorpe 40-37 Stoke Challenge, 1st Leg
Cradley Heath 41-37 Sheffield Champagne Challenge
Newcastle 40-38 Mildenhall National League
Newcastle Silver Helmet Tom Owen 2-0 Bob Coles, 2nd Leg
Exeter 42-36 Wimbledon Spring Gold Cup
Reading 44-34 Hackney Spring Gold Cup
Reading Golden Helmet Peter Collins 0-2 John Davis 2nd Leg
Chris Prime
Tuesday
4
Crayford 47-30 Canterbury Kent Cup, 2nd Leg (Canterbury win 78-77 on aggregate)
Milton Keynes 31-43 Oxford Two Cities Trophy, 1st Leg
Leicester 35-43 Coventry East Midlands Bowl, 1st Leg
Barrow 20-58 Mildenhall National League
Weymouth 51-27 Boston National League
Wednesday
5
White City 45-33 Birmingham British League
Hull 42-36 Sheffield Frank Varey Northern Trophy
Poole 44-34 Bristol Spring Gold Cup
Thursday
6
Swindon 42-36 Bristol Challenge, 2nd Leg (Bristol win 79-76 on aggregate)
Oxford 57-20 Milton Keynes Two Cities Trophy, 2nd Leg (Oxford win 100-51 on aggregate)
Teesside 50-28 Berwick National League
Sheffield 46-32 Hull Frank Varey Northern Trophy
Ipswich 46-32 Reading Spring Gold Cup
Wimbledon 48-30 Poole Spring Gold Cup
Friday
7
Workington 43-35 Glasgow Anglo-Scottish Cup, 2nd Leg (Glasgow win 84-71 on aggregate)
Wolverhampton 36-42 Swindon British League
Ellesmere Port 43-35 Rye House National League
Peterborough 50-28 Teesside National League
Edinburgh 63-14 Boston National League
Hackney 38-40 King's Lynn Spring Gold Cup
Bristol 41-37 Exeter Spring Gold Cup
Wolverhampton
Saturday
8
Glasgow 41-37 Berwick Challenge, 2nd Leg (Berwick win 97-58 on aggregate)
Stoke 50-28 Scunthorpe Challenge, 2nd Leg (Stoke win 87-68 on aggregate)
Cradley Heath 43-35 Wimbledon British League
Swindon 48-30 Leicester British League
Halifax 54-24 Wolverhampton British League
Coventry 44-34 Exeter Knock-out Cup 1st Round, 1st Leg
Canterbury 53-25 Barrow National League
Belle Vue 40-38 Hull Frank Varey Northern Trophy
King's Lynn 46-32 Reading Spring Gold Cup
Sunday
9
Berwick 57-21 Workington Border Trophy, 2nd Leg (Berwick win 101-55 on aggregate)
Boston 42-35 Crayford National League
Eastbourne 46-32 Peterborough National League
Mildenhall 50-28 Barrow National League
Rye House 52-26 Stoke National League
Mildenhall Berwick
Monday
10
Exeter 44-34 Coventry Knock-out Cup 1st Round, 2nd Leg (aggregate 78-78)
Birmingham 34-43 White City British League
Reading Reading 23 Poole 23 Wimbledon 26 Bristol 24 Daily Mirror Four Team Tournament
Newcastle 32-45 Oxford National League
Scunthorpe 39-39 Crayford National League
Tuesday
11
Leicester 39-38 Bristol British League
Milton Keynes 42-36 Canterbury The Gauntlets Trophy
Barrow 34-44 Oxford National League
Crayford 45-33 Peterborough National League
Weymouth 56-22 Scunthorpe National League
Wednesday
12
White City vs Sheffield British League Rained Off
Poole 48-30 Birmingham Knock-out Cup 1st Round, 1st Leg
Hull 36-42 Belle Vue Frank Varey Northern Trophy
Thursday
13
Ipswich vs Swindon British League Rained Off
Sheffield vs White City British League Rained Off
Oxford 39180 Scunthorpe National League abandoned heat 2
Teesside 44-34 Workington National League
Wimbledon 26-10 Bristol Spring Gold Cup abandoned heat 6
Teesside
Friday
14
Wolverhampton 27-51 Coventry British League
Hackney 38-40 Hull British League
Bristol 49-29 Sheffield British League
Ellesmere Port 45-32 Mildenhall National League
Edinburgh 46-32 Teesside National League
Workington 49-29 Milton Keynes National League
Glasgow 53-25 Boston National League
Peterborough 56-22 Barrow National League
Bristol
Saturday
15
Cradley Heath 41-37 Ipswich British League
Swindon 42-36 Hackney British League
Halifax 51-27 Leicester British League
Belle Vue 52-26 Wolverhampton British League
Coventry 53-25 Poole British League
King's Lynn 54-24 Birmingham British League
Canterbury 41-37 Red Star Prague International Challenge
Stoke 56-22 Boston National League
Sunday
16
Mildenhall 38-40 Red Star Prague International Challenge
Rye House World Championship British Preliminary Round
1st Ted Hubbard
2nd Kelvin Mullarkey
3rd Vic Harding
Boston World Championship British Preliminary Round
1st Steve Weatherley
2nd Tom Owen
3rd Chris Turner
Berwick 53-25 Glasgow National League
Eastbourne 56-22 Scunthorpe National League
Mildenhall
Monday
17
Birmingham 37-41 Poole Knock-out Cup 1st Round, 2nd Leg (Poole win 89-67 on aggregate)
Exeter 52-26 Leicester British League
Scunthorpe 50-28 Edinburgh National League
Newcastle 52-26 Barrow National League
Reading 39-39 King's Lynn Spring Gold Cup
Tuesday
18
Weymouth vs Red Star Prague International Challenge Rained Off
Leicester England 63-43  English Lions Challenge
Leicester Golden Helmet Peter Collins 2-1 John Davis 3rd Leg (Collins wins series 2-1)
Milton Keynes 39-39 Scunthorpe National League
Barrow 40-37 Glasgow National League
Crayford 52-25 Stoke National League
Leicester
Wednesday
19
Poole vs Halifax British League Rained Off
Hull 48-30 Bristol British League
Cradley Heath Midland Riders' Championship Semi-Final
1st Steve Bastable
2nd Mitch Shirra
3rd Alan Molyneux
Cradley Heath Steve Bastable
Thursday
20
Swindon 40-37 Cradley Heath British League
Sheffield 44-34 Leicester British League
Wimbledon 56-22 Reading British League
Teesside World Championship British Preliminary Round
1st Mike Sampson
2nd Phil Collins
3rd Paul Tyrer
Oxford 57-21 Workington National League
Ipswich 39-38 King's Lynn Spring Gold Cup
Friday
21
Wolverhampton 28-50 Wimbledon British League
Hackney 44-34 Bristol British League
Bristol England Under-23 42-36 Red Star Prague International Challenge
Glasgow 45-33 Barrow National League
Ellesmere Port 48-30 Eastbourne National League
Edinburgh 55-22 Berwick National League
Peterborough 56-22 Workington National League
Bristol
Saturday
22
Slany Czechoslovakia World Championship Continental Preliminary Round
1st Boleslaw Proch
2nd Jerzy Kochman
3rd Rudi Mutts
Coventry 40-37 Cradley Heath British League
Belle Vue 47-31 Poole British League
Halifax 50-28 Swindon British League
Stoke 23-55 Red Star Prague International Challenge
Canterbury 47-31 Ellesmere Port National League
King's Lynn 51-26 Ipswich Spring Gold Cup
Sunday
23
Mildenhall World Championship British Preliminary Round
1st Martin Yeates
2nd Richard Greer
3rd Bob Coles
Maribor Yugoslavia, World Championship Continental Preliminary Round
1st Jan Hedek
2nd Sandro Pastoreli
3rd Angel Eftimow
Newcastle 34-43 Red Star Prague International Challenge
Workington 35-43 Peterborough National League
Boston 39-39 Oxford National League
Rye House 40-38 Ellesmere Port National League
Eastbourne 49-26 Weymouth National League
Berwick 54-24 Edinburgh National League
Boston
Monday
24
Scunthorpe South Humberside Championship
1st Dave Allen
2nd John McNeill
3rd Arthur Browning
Reading 40-38 Wimbledon British League
Exeter International Four Team Challenge Exeter 32 Bristol 20 White City 19 Vaclav Verner's Select 25
Birmingham Midland Riders' Championship Semi-Final
1st Ole Olsen
2nd Phil Herne
3rd Richard Greer
Newcastle 42-36 Canterbury National League
Tuesday
25
Leicester 32-46 Belle Vue British League
Milton Keynes 30-47 Red Star Prague International Challenge
Barrow 28-50 Canterbury National League
Crayford 32-44 Rye House National League
Weymouth 45-32 Workington National League
Crayford
Wednesday
26
Poole vs Reading British League Rained Off
White City vs Coventry British League Rained Off
Hull 39-39 King's Lynn Knock-out Cup 1st Round, 1st Leg
Belle Vue 44-34 Halifax Frank Varey Northern Trophy
Belle Vue
Thursday
27
Sheffield 42-36 Wolverhampton British League
Ipswich 48-30 Birmingham British League
Wimbledon Levi's For Feet Southern International
1st Gordon Kennett
2nd Ole Olsen
3rd Colin Richardson
Oxford World Championship British Preliminary Round
1st Dave Perks
2nd Geoff Bouchard
3rd Steve Finch
Teesside 40-37 Mildenhall National League
Friday
28
Jack Millen is killed in a car crash on his way home to Berwick.
Hackney Superama
1st Peter Collins
2nd Ole Olsen
3rd Mitch Shirra
Bristol vs Poole British League rained off
Edinburgh vs Mildenhall National League rained off
Wolverhampton 41-37 Hackney British League
Workington 31-46 Newcastle Tyne-Derwent Trophy, 1st Leg
Glasgow 24-14 Crayford National League abandoned heat 7
Peterborough 47-30 Milton Keynes National League
Ellesmere Port 53-25 Teesside National League
Jack Millen Bristol Glasgow
Saturday
29
King's Lynn 40-38 Hull Knock-out Cup 1st Round, 2nd Leg (King's Lynn win 79-77 on aggregate)
Swindon 41-37 Wimbledon British League
Coventry 43-35 Belle Vue British League
Cradley Heath 50-28 Leicester British League
Halifax 58-20 Reading British League
Canterbury 49-29 Peterborough National League
Stoke 57-21 Crayford National League
Coventry Stoke
Sunday
30
Boston 15-09 Rye House National League abandoned heat 4
Mildenhall 37-41 Ellesmere Port National League
Berwick 54-24 Teesside National League
Eastbourne 61-17 Milton Keynes National League
Mildenhall Eastbourne
May