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1968 Timeline September

1968 Timeline
1967 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec - 1969
September
Sunday
1
Kempton Germany World Best Pairs Championship
1st Sweden
2nd Great Britain
3rd Norway
Monday
2
Canterbury Championship of Kent
1st Peter Murray
2nd Barry Crowson
3rd Eric Broadbelt
Exeter Westward Television Trophy
1st John Boulger
2nd Martin Ashby
3rd Tommy Sweetman
Exeter 22-14 The Rest Challenge
Halifax Cradley Heath British League Division One Rained Off
Newcastle 48-30 Coatbridge British League Division One
Newport 45-33 Wolverhampton British League Division One
Newport Silver Sash Jimmy Gooch won by default over Hasse Holmqvist
Oxford 42-35 Coventry Challenge
Plymouth Cavalcade of Speed Trophy
1st Chris Bass
2nd Tony Lomas
3rd Mike Cake
Wimbledon 55-22 Sheffield British League Division One
Exeter
Tuesday
3
Leicester 43-35 Wimbledon British League Division One
West Ham 48-29 Sheffield British League Division One
Wednesday
4
Coventry Midland Riders Championship Final
1st Nigel Boocock
2nd Ray Wilson
3rd James Bond
Crayford 43-33 Belle Vue 11 British League Division Two
Poole 42-36 Halifax British League Division One
Coventry
Thursday
5
Oxford 43-35 Exeter British League Division One
Plymouth Bromley Bowl Rained Off
Sheffield 50-28 Swindon British League Division One
Teesside 40-38 Belle Vue Colts Challenge
Wimbledon 47-31 Leicester British League Division One
Teesside
Friday
6
Gothenburg Sweden World Championship Final
1st Ivan Mauger
2nd Barry Briggs
3rd Edward Jancarz
Gothenburg Ivan Mauger
Hackney 43-35 Exeter British League Division One
Newport 48-29 Poole British League Division One
Newport Silver Sash Ted Laessing beat Jimmy Gooch
Wolverhampton 45-32 Belle Vue British League Division One
Glasgow 41-37 Newcastle British League Division One
Saturday
7
Belle Vue 37-41 Sheffield British League Division One
Canterbury 64-31 Teesside British League Division Two KO Cup Semi Final
Coatbridge 38-40 Coventry British League Division One
Cradley Heath 36-42 Leicester British League Division One
Halifax 43-35 West Ham British League Division One
King's Lynn 45-33 Exeter British League Division One
Rayleigh 51-26 Berwick British League Division Two
Swindon 36-42 Hackney British League Division One
Monday
9
Exeter 40-38 Wimbledon Challenge
Newcastle 50-28 Halifax British League Division One
Reading 40-38 Canterbury Kent-Berks Cup 2nd Leg (Canterbury 86-69 Reading)
Tuesday
10
Coatbridge 52-26 Halifax British League Division One
Leicester 50-27 Cradley Heath British League Division One
West Ham 37-40 Swindon British League Division One
Wednesday
11
Crayford 57-21 Canterbury British League Division Two
Poole 43-35 Leicester British League Division One
Poole Silver Sash Ray Wilson beat Ted Laessing
Swindon 47-31 Sheffield British League Division One
Thursday
12
Oxford 43-35 King's Lynn British League Division One
Plymouth 48-30 Rayleigh British League Division Two
Sheffield Northern Riders Championship Final
1st Ivan Mauger
2nd Eric Boocock
3rd Charlie Monk
Wimbledon 80-28 Swindon British League Division One KO Cup Semi Final
Sheffield
Friday
13
Glasgow 36-42 Exeter British League Division One
Hackney London Riders Championship
1st Colin Pratt
2nd Trevor Hedge
3rd Reg Luckhurst
Newport Welsh Open Championship
1st Nigel Boocock
2nd Jimmy Gooch
3rd Chris Julian
Wolverhampton Pride of the Midlands
1st Pete Jarman
2nd Jim Airey
3rd Bob Andrews
Wolverhampton Hackney
Saturday
14
Belle Vue 34-44 Exeter British League Division One
Canterbury 42-35 Weymouth Kent-Dorset Cup
Coatbridge 37-40 Berwick Challenge
Coventry 44-34 Sheffield British League Division One
Cradley Heath West Ham British League Division One Rained Off
Halifax 48-30 Newcastle Challenge
King's Lynn 48-30 Oxford British League Division One
Rayleigh Nelson British League Division Two Rained Off
Swindon Coatbridge British League Division One Rained Off
Monday
16
Exeter 49-29 Swindon British League Division One
Newcastle 49-28 Wimbledon British League Division One
Newcastle 53-24 Newport British League Division One
Reading 52-44 Plymouth British League Division Two KO Cup Quarter Final
Tuesday
17
Leicester 49-29 Coventry Midland Cup Semi Final 1st Leg
West Ham Present vs Past Challenge Rained Off
Wednesday
18
Coventry 42-36 Leicester Midland Cup Semi Final 2nd Leg (Leicester 85-71 Coventry)
Glasgow 55-23 Newport British League Division One
Halifax 51-27 Coatbridge British League Division One
Poole 44-34 Newcastle British League Division One
Swindon 46-32 Oxford Midland Cup Semi Final 1st leg
Thursday
19
Oxford 38-39 Swindon Midland Cup Semi Final 2nd Leg (Swindon 85-70 Oxford)
Plymouth Bromley Bowl Rained Off
Sheffield 44.5-33.5 Exeter British League Division One
Wimbledon vs Newcastle British League Division One Rained Off
Friday
20
Canterbury 40-38 Nelson Challenge 2nd Leg (Nelson 78-77 Canterbury)
Hackney 46-32 Halifax British League Division One
King's Lynn Eastern Daily Press Best Pairs
1st Terry Betts & David Crane
Newport 49-29 Glasgow British League Division One
Newport 51-27 Newcastle British League Division One
Wolverhampton 67-40 Belle Vue British League Division One KO Cup Semi Final
Canterbury
Saturday
21
Wembley, London World Team Cup Final Czechoslavakia 7 Great Britain 40 Sweden 30 Poland 19
Wembley Great Britain
Coatbridge 39-39 Exeter British League Division One
Coatbridge 43-35 Leicester British League Division One
Monday
23
Cradley Heath 37-41 Halifax British League Division One
Exeter 50-28 Sheffield British League Division One
Newcastle vs Swindon British League Division One Rained Off
Reading 39-39 Teesside North-South Trophy 2nd Leg (Middlesbrough 86-70 Reading)
Saturday
24
Leicester East Midlands Open Championship
1st Ray Wilson
2nd James Bond
3rd Charlie Monk
West Ham 41-37 Oxford British League Division One
West Ham Leicester
Sunday
25
Coventry Brandonapolis
1st Nigel Boocock
2nd Ivan Mauger
3rd Anders Michanek
Crayford Plymouth British League Division Two Rained Off
Poole vs Sheffield British League Division One Rained Off
Monday
26
Oxford 42-36 Poole British League Division One
Plymouth Reading Lanfear Trophy Rained Off
Sheffield 54-24 Belle Vue British League Division One
Wimbledon Laurels
1st Barry Briggs
2nd Nigel Boocock
3rd Trevor Hedge
Tuesday
27
Glasgow Open Championship
1st Nigel Boocock
2nd Ole Olsen
3rd Charlie Monk
Hackney British League Division Two Riders Championship
1st Graham Plant
2nd Ken Eyre
3rd Graeme Smith
Newport 41-37 Exeter British League Division One
Wolverhampton 40-38 Hackney British League Division One
Hackney Ken Eyre Graham Plant Graeme Smith
Wednesday
28
Belle Vue 41-37 Newcastle British League Division One
Canterbury 43-35 Plymouth British League Division Two
Coatbridge 48-30 Glasgow British League Division One
Coatbridge Silver Sash Reidar Eide beat Willie Templeton
Coventry 50-28 Wimbledon British League Division One
Cradley Heath 42-36 Newport British League Division One
Halifax 54-24 Hackney British League Division One
King's Lynn 39-39 Leicester Border Trophy
Rayleigh 48-30 Nelson British League Division Two
Swindon 36-42 West Ham British League Division One
Friday
30
Exeter 47-31 Newcastle British League Division One
Reading 56-40 Belle Vue Colts British League Division Two KO Cup Semi Final
Reading
October