1978 Timeline May

1978 Timeline
1977 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec - 1979
May
Monday
1
Reading 21-21 Halifax British League abandoned heat 7
Ellesmere Port 46-31 Edinburgh National League
Birmingham vs Bristol British League rained off
Exeter vs May Day Pairs Trophy Best Pairs rained off
Newcastle vs Workington Tyne-Derwent Trophy, 2nd Leg rained off
Rye House vs Boston National League rained off
Scunthorpe vs Peterborough National League rained off
White City vs Cradley Heath British League rained off
Wimbledon Wimbledon v White City v Swindon v King's Lynn Cronus Four Team Tournament rained off
Tuesday
2
Barrow 33-45 Edinburgh National League
Weymouth 46-32 Glasgow National League
Crayford vs Ellesmere Port National League rained off
Leicester vs Birmingham British League rained off
Milton Keynes vs Newcastle British League rained off
Wednesday
3
Poole 43-35 Wolverhampton British League
Coventry 45-32 Leicester East Midlands Bowl, 2nd Leg (Coventry win 89-66 on aggregate)
Hull 47-31 White City British League
Poole
Thursday
4
Oxford 38-40 Peterborough National League
Sheffield 39-39 White City British League
Teesside 48-30 Barrow National League
Ipswich 51-27 Halifax British League
Wimbledon 56-22 Bristol Spring Gold Cup
Friday
5
Avesta Sweden World Championship Swedish Qualifying Round
1st Anders Michanek
2nd Christer Sjösten
3rd Börje Klingberg
Edinburgh 29-49 Ellesmere Port National League
Bristol 37-41 Wimbledon British League
Workington 42-35 Weymouth National League
Glasgow 42-36 Crayford National League
Wolverhampton Golden Wonder Olympique
1st Gordon Kennett
2nd Ole Olsen
3rd Ila Teromaa
Hackney vs Sheffield British League rained off
Hackney vs Reading Spring Gold Cup rained off
Peterborough vs Oxford National League rained off
Wolverhampton
Saturday
6
Swindon 26-52 Coventry British League
Belle Vue 43-35 Leicester British League
Belle Vue Peter Collins 2-0 Scott Autrey Golden Helmet Match-Race Championship 1st leg
Stoke 43-35 Weymouth National League
Cradley Heath 44-34 Wolverhampton British League
Halifax 48-29 Hackney British League
King's Lynn 49-29 Bristol British League
Canterbury 53-25 Glasgow National League
King's Lynn
Sunday
7
Målilla Sweden World Championship Swedish Qualifying Round
1st Tommy Nilsson
2nd Sören Karlsson
3rd Stefan Salmonsson
Visby Sweden World Championship Swedish Qualifying Round
1st Jan Andersson
2nd Conny Samuelsson
3rd Sören Sjösten
Krumbach Germany World Championship Continental Qualifying Round
1st Georg Hack
2nd Ales Dryml
3rd Nikolaj Kornev
Czestochowa Poland World Championship Continental Qualifying Round
1st Marek Cieslak
2nd .Jiri Stancl
3rd Zdenek Kudrna
Varese Italy World Championship Continental Qualifying Round
1st Egon Müller
2nd Gregorij Khlynovski
3rd Jerzy Rembas
Mioskolc Hungary World Championship Continental Qualifying Round
1st Michail Starostin
2nd Andrzej Huszcza
3rd Vaclav Verner
Boston 40-38 Eastbourne National League
Berwick 50-28 Crayford National League
Mildenhall 55-23 Glasgow National League
Rye House vs Hackney Inter-Divisional Knock-out Cup 1st Round rained off
Monday
8
Birmingham 40-38 Hull British League
Scunthorpe 46-30 Milton Keynes National League
Newcastle 52-25 Crayford National League
Newcastle Silver Helmet Tom Owen 2-0 Steve Finch 1st Leg
Reading Strongbow Nulli Secundus Best Pairs
1st Peter Collins & Les Collins
Exeter vs Cradley Heath British League rained off
Tuesday
9
Barrow 35-43 Peterborough National League
Milton Keynes 39-39 Glasgow National League
Weymouth 43-35 Oxford National League
Hull 46-32 Cradley Heath British League
Crayford 48-29 Mildenhall National League
Leicester 48-30 Wolverhampton British League
Wednesday
10
White City 35-43 Belle Vue British League
Poole 46-32 Halifax British League
Poole
Thursday
11
Wimbledon Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st Peter Collins
2nd Bob Kilby
3rd Dave Jessup
Sheffield Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st Ivan Mauger
2nd Doug Wyer
3rd Steve Bastable
Teesside Teesside Open Championship
1st Mike Sampson
2nd Steve Finch
3rd Arthur Browning
Oxford 42-35 Weymouth National League
Ipswich 50-28 Leicester British League
Sheffield
Friday
12
Hackney Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round/World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st Dave Jessup
2nd Terry Betts
3rd Finn Thomsen
Wolverhampton 18-18 Leicester British League abandoned heat 6
Ellesmere Port 33-44 Cradley Heath Inter-Divisional Knock-out Cup 1st Round
Edinburgh 35-43 Mildenhall National League
Peterborough 36-42 Canterbury National League
Edinburgh 40-36 Weymouth National League
Glasgow 40-38 Newcastle National League
Workington 40-38 Stoke National League Knock-out Cup 1st Round, 1st Leg
Bristol 47-31 Halifax British League
Saturday
13
Belle Vue Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round/World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st Peter Collins
2nd Chris Morton
3rd Bobby Beaton
King's Lynn Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round/World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st Michael Lee
2nd Malcolm Simmons
3rd Malcolm Simmons
Coventry Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round/World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st Alan Molyneux
2nd Keith White
3rd Billy Sanders
Halifax 41-37 Birmingham British League
Swindon 41-37 Wolverhampton British League
Cradley Heath 45.5-32.5 White City British League
Canterbury 48-30 Scunthorpe National League
Stoke 51-27 Workington National League Knock-out Cup 1st Round, 2nd Leg Stoke win 89-67 on aggregate
King's Lynn
Sunday
14
Boston 28-50 Bristol Inter-Divisional Knock-out Cup 1st Round
Eastbourne 54-23 Workington National League
Berwick Danny Taylor Memorial Trophy
1st Graham Jones
2nd Dave Gifford
3rd Steve McDermott
Mildenhall Mildenhall 42 Milton Keynes 13 Oxford 14 Weymouth 27 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round - Section A, 1st Leg
Rye House vs Peterborough National League rained off Iwade Kent Trophy Training School
Mildenhall
Monday
15
Reading Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st Gordon Kennett
2nd Billy Sanders
3rd John Davis
Birmingham Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st Ray Wilson
2nd John Titman
3rd Mike Lanham
Exeter Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st Phil Crump
2nd Vaclav Verner
3rd Mike Farrell
Fjelsted Denmark World Championship Danish Qualifying Round
1st Bent Rasmussen
2nd Kristian Praestbro
3rd Hans Nielsen
Newcastle 26-52 King's Lynn Inter-Divisional Knock-out Cup 1st Round
Scunthorpe 43-35 Workington National League
Exeter Peter Collins 1-2 Scott Autrey, 2nd Leg
Birmingham Newcastle Reading
Tuesday
16
Leicester Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st Scott Autrey
2nd John Titman
3rd Les Collins
Barrow 34-43 Stoke National League
Milton Keynes 39-39 Boston National League
Weymouth 41-37 Crayford National League
Barrow
Wednesday
17
Poole Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st Tony Davey
2nd Vaclav Verner
3rd Malcolm Simmons
Hull Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st Ivan Mauger
2nd Bobby Beaton
3rd Graham Drury
White City Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st Kai Niemi
2nd Gordon Kennett
3rd Ila Teromaa
Poole
Thursday
18
Ipswich Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st John Louis
2nd John Louis
3rd Tony Davey
Swindon Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st Peter Collins
2nd Jan Andersson
3rd Dave Perks
Swindon Golden Helmet Peter Collins 2-1 Scott Autrey 3rd Leg
Oxford 41-37 Canterbury National League
Teesside 41-37 Edinburgh National League
Sheffield 46-32 Wimbledon British League
Swindon
Friday
19
Wolverhampton Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st Gordon Kennett
2nd Hans Nielsen
3rd Dave Morton
Bristol Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st Joe Owen
2nd Tormod Langli
3rd Reg Wilson
Peterborough 26-52 Exeter Inter-Divisional Knock-out Cup 1st Round
Edinburgh 32-46 Eastbourne National League
Hackney 38-40 Cradley Heath British League
Glasgow 46-32 Workington National League
Ellesmere Port 47-31 Berwick National League Knock-out Cup 1st Round, 1st Leg
Wolverhampton
Saturday
20
Halifax Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st Eric Broadbelt
2nd Ian Cartwright
3rd Phil Collins
Cradley Heath Daily Mirror Grand Prix Qualifying Round World Championship British Qualifying Round
1st Alan Grahame
2nd John Davis
3rd Richard Greer
Canterbury 36-42 Sheffield Inter-Divisional Knock-out Cup 1st Round
King's Lynn 37-41 Leicester British League
Belle Vue 47-31 Hull British League
Crayford 49-28 Weymouth National League
Coventry 53-25 Swindon British League
Stoke 53-25 Barrow National League
Sunday
21
Berwick 35-42 Ellesmere Port National League Knock-out Cup 1st Round, 2nd Leg Ellesmere Port win 89-66 on aggregate
Boston 35-42 Canterbury National League
Workington 37-41 Glasgow National League
Mildenhall 41-37 Stoke National League
Eastbourne 54-24 Barrow National League
Rye House 58-20 Milton Keynes National League Knock-out Cup 1st Round, 1st Leg
Reading England 43 Australia 21 USA 20 New Zealand 12 World Team Cup Qualifying Round 4
Reading Victor Ludorum Trophy
1st Collins,
2nd Ross,
3rd Autrey
Wiener Neustadt, Austria West Germany 38 Italy 29 Hungary 15 Austria 14 World Team Cup Qualifying Round 3
Prelog, Yugoslavia Soviet Union 32 Holland 31 Bulgaria 27 Yugoslavia 5 World Team Cup Qualifying Round 4
Wiener Neustadt Reading Prelog
Monday
22
Scunthorpe 28-50 Oxford National League
Reading 34-43 White City British League
Exeter 47-31 Cradley Heath British League
Birmingham 50-28 King's Lynn British League
Newcastle Newcastle 40, Ellesmere Port 32, Teesside 15, Workington 9 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round Section B, 1st Leg
Reading
Tuesday
23
Milton Keynes 26-52 Rye House National League Knock-out Cup 1st Round, 2nd Leg) Rye House win 110-46 on aggregate
Weymouth 28-50 Eastbourne National League
White City 36-42 Exeter British League
Crayford 39-39 Newcastle National League
Leicester 48-30 Halifax British League
Barrow Edinburgh 34, Barrow 33, Berwick 19, Glasgow 10 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round - Section C, 1st Leg
Weymouth Barrow
Wednesday
24
Poole 44-34 Cradley Heath British League
Hull 52-26 King's Lynn British League
Mildenhall Iwade Training School
Thursday
25
Wimbledon 41-37 Coventry British League
Ipswich 46-32 Belle Vue British League
Teesside Ellesmere Port 32 Newcastle 26 Workington 12 Teesside 25 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round Section B, 2nd Leg
Sheffield Yorkshire Bank Trophy
1st Gordon Kennett
2nd Steve Bastable
3rd Reg Wilson
Oxford Oxford 34 Milton Keynes 20 Mildenhall 26 Weymouth National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round - Section A, 2nd Leg Oxford
Friday
26
Eastbourne 32-45 Hull Inter-Divisional Knock-out Cup 1st Round
Hackney 38-40 Wimbledon British League
Bristol 44-33 Wolverhampton British League
Edinburgh Edinburgh 36 Glasgow 33 Berwick 11 Barrow 16 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round Section C, 2nd Leg
Ellesmere Port Ellesmere Port 38 Newcastle 28 Teesside 17 Workington 13 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round Section B, 3rd Leg
Ellesmere Port Silver Helmet Tom Owen 0-2 Steve Finch 2nd Leg
Peterborough K.R.C. Trophy
1st Dave Gooderham
2nd Ray Bales
3rd Brian Clark
Peterborough
Saturday
27
Stoke 32-46 Birmingham Inter-League Challenge
Swindon 39-39 Halifax British League
Coventry 41-37 Ipswich British League
Belle Vue 46-32 Reading British League
Cradley Heath 50-28 Sheffield British League
King's Lynn Supporters Trophy
1st Scott Autrey
2nd Michael Lee
3rd Gordon Kennett
Berwick Berwick 34 Barrow 25 Edinburgh 22 Glasgow National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round -Section C, 3rd Leg
Canterbury Canterbury 34, Eastbourne 22, Crayford 20, Rye House 20 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round - Section D, 1st Leg
Sunday
28
Norden Germany Continental Semi Final World Championship Qualifying Round
1st Alois Wiesböck
2nd Egon Müller
3rd Ryszard Fabiszewski
Pocking Germany Continental Semi Final World Championship Qualifying Round
1st Hans Wasserman
2nd Jiri Stancl
3rd Marek Cieslak
Mildenhall 38-39 White City Inter Divisional Knock Out Cup 1st Round
Wolverhampton 38-39 Bristol British League
Eastbourne Eastbourne 37 Rye House 26 Crayford 4 Canterbury 29 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round Section D, 2nd Leg
Glasgow Barrow 23 Edinburgh 33 Berwick 4 Glasgow 36 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round Section C, 4th Leg Section C final aggregate score: Edinburgh 125, Barrow 97, Glasgow 94, Berwick 68
Boston Stoke 31, Boston 29, Peterborough 25, Scunthorpe 11 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round Section E, 1st Leg
Workington Newcastle 227 Teeside V Ellesmere Port 21 Workington 23 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round final aggregate score Ellesmere Port 123, Newcastle 119, Teesside 84, Workington 57
Mildenhall
Monday
29
King's Lynn 36-42 Belle Vue British League
Reading 38-40 Poole British League
Newcastle 43-33 Teesside National League Knock-out Cup 1st Round, 1st Leg Halifax 43-35 Cradley Heath British League
Scunthorpe 45-33 Barrow National League
Ellesmere Port 46-32 Workington National League
Exeter 46-32 Bristol British League
Peterborough 51-27 Edinburgh National League
Wimbledon Embassy Internationale
1st Peter Collins
2nd Malcolm Simmons
3rd John Davis
Rye House Canterbury 26 Eastbourne 31 Rye House 23 Crayford 16 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round Section D, 3rd Leg
Weymouth Oxford 27 Weymoth 40 Milton Keynes 9 Mildenhall 20 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round Section A, 3rd Leg
Wimbledon Rye House
Tuesday
30
Kumla Sweden, Swedish Final World Championship Qualifying Round
1st Anders Michanek
2nd Jan Andersson
3rd Bernt Persson
White City 42-36 Reading British League
Leicester 43-35 Wimbledon British League
Birmingham 45-33 Exeter British League
Crayford Canterbury 20 Eastborne 34 Rye House 23 Crayford 19 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round Section D 4th Leg final aggregate score Eastbourne 124, Canterbury 109, Rye House 92, Crayford 59
Milton Keynes Oxford 31 Weymouth 34 Milton Keynes 12 Mildenhall 17 National League Four Team Championship Qualifying Round - Section A, 4th Leg final aggregate score: Weymouth 117, Oxford 106, Mildenhall 105, Milton Keynes 54
Wednesday
31
Poole 35-43 Belle Vue British League
Hull 44-33 Reading British League
Coventry Midland Riders' Championship Final
1st Ole Olsen
2nd Alan Molyneux
3rd Jan Andersson
Coventry
June