1972 Timeline October

1972 October Timeline
 
Sunday
1
Eastbourne 41-37 Crewe British League Division Two
Sunderland 42-36 Teesside Challenge
Boston Norprint Trophy
1st Ray Bales
2nd Arthur Price
3rd Jim Ryman
Eastbourne
Monday
2
Crewe 49-29 Workington British League Division Two
Birmingham 57-21 Peterborough British League Division Two
Silver Helmet George Major beat Richard Greer (on default)
Scunthorpe 26-52 Boston Challenge
Exeter 42-36 Coventry Challenge
Reading 46-32 Wimbledon Metropolitan Cup
Birmingham Exeter
Tuesday
3
Leicester 38-40 Belle Vue British League Division One
Ellesmere Port 50-28 Birmingham British League Division Two
Barrow 42-36 Workington Furness Trophy 1st Leg
Leicester
Wednesday
4
Glasgow 43-35 Hackney British League Division One
Swindon 44-34 King's Lynn British League Division One
Poole 49-29 Oxford British League Division One
Hull 46-32 Teesside British League Division Two
Bradford Bradford Open
1st Mick Hines
2nd Robin Adlington
3rd Alan Knapkin
Coventry 42-36 Wolverhampton Midland Cup Semi Final Replay 1st Leg
Cradley Heath Sheffield Training School
Thursday
5
Teesside 49-29 Berwick British League Division Two
Wimbledon 39-39 King's Lynn Challenge
Sheffield 41-37 Leicester Challenge
Ipswich 46-31 Hackney Challenge
Long Eaton Long Eaton 26 Boston 19 Crewe 39 Peterborough 12 4 Team Tournament
Oxford Oxford 21 Reading 32 Swindon 27 Young Rebels 16 Four Team
Friday
6
Glasgow 28-50 Sheffield British League Division One
Glasgow 43-35 Oxford British League Division One
Wolverhampton 44-34 Newport British League Division One
Golden Helmet Ole Olsen beat Graham Plant
Peterborough 44-34 Canterbury British League Division Two
Newport 26-52 Div 2 V Birmingham Challenge
Workington 53-25 Barrow Cumbria Trophy 2nd Leg (Workington 89-67 Barrow)
Hackney Gold Cup Final
1st Barry Thomas
2nd Dag Lovaas
3rd Terry Betts
Wolverhampton 45-33 Coventry Midland Cup Semi Final Replay 2nd (Wolverhampton 81-75 Coventry)
Hackney
Saturday
7
Rayleigh 35-43 Jack Millen's Anzacs Challenge
Cradley Heath 37-41 Leicester Challenge
Halifax 39-39 Belle Vue £100 Challenge
Berwick 42-36 Birmingham 4-B's Trophy 1st Leg
Canterbury 44-34 Eastbourne South Coast Cup 1st Leg
King's Lynn 47-31 Coventry Challenge
Swindon 49-29 Reading Challenge
Berwick
Sunday
8
Eastbourne 55-23 Sunderland British League Division Two
Boston 42-36 Crewe Challenge
Eastbourne
Monday
9
Scunthorpe 28-37 A Peterborough Challenge abandoned heat 11
Crewe 42-24 Stars Of League Challenge
Birmingham 55-22 Berwick 4-B's Trophy 2nd Leg (Birmingham 91-64 Berwick)
Exeter Stars Of League Trophy Challenge Rained Off
Reading Peter Arnold Memorial Trophy
1st Reidar Eide
2nd Ray Wilson
3rd Ronnie Moore
Exeter
Tuesday
10
Ellesmere Port 36-42 Crewe Chester Trophy 1st Leg
Barrow Duckhams Rosebowl Trophy
1st Mike Sampson
2nd Bob Coles
3rd Alan Knapkin
Leicester vs Wolverhampton Midland Cup Final 1st Leg Rained Off
Wednesday
11
Hull 38-40 Crewe Challenge
Poole
Thursday
12
Wimbledon London Best Pairs Trevor Hedge & Eddie Reeves
Sheffield 58-20 Oxford British League Division One
Ipswich 36-42 King's Lynn Anglian Cup 1st Leg
Long Eaton 45-33 Birmingham Midland Rose Bowl 1st Leg
Eastbourne 46-29 Peterborough Challenge At Oxford
Teesside Farewell Trophy
1st Frank Auffret
2nd Russ Dent
3rd Peter Reading
Friday
13
Newport Somerton Park Best Pairs Trophy
1st Neil Street & Barry Duke
Wolverhampton 37-41 King's Lynn British League Division One
Hackney 49-29 Reading Metropolitan Gold Cup
Workington 53-25 Peterborough Challenge
Glasgow Scottish Open Championship
1st Ivan Mauger
2nd Jim McMillan
3rd Reidar Eide
Glasgow
Saturday
14
Wimbledon British League Division Two Riders Championship
1st Phil Crump
2nd Arthur Price
3rd Bob Coles
Belle Vue 56-21 Halifax British League Division One
King's Lynn 37-41 Ipswich Anglian Cup 2nd Leg (Kings Lynn 79-77 Ipswich)
Coventry Coventry A 16 Coventry B 23 Cradley Heath 12 Leicester 22 Swindon 17 Five Team
Cradley Heath I Hughes Tr Individual Perks
Wimbledon Phil Crump
Sunday
15
Boston Cockleshell Best Pairs
1st Jim Ryman & Dave Mills
Eastbourne 51-27 Canterbury South Coast Cup 2nd Leg (Eastbourne 85-71 Canterbury)
Eastbourne 53-25 Rayleigh Manser Trophy 1st Leg
Rye House G Hussey Mem Tr Individual
Eastbourne
Monday
16
Birmingham 40-37 Long Eaton Midland Rosebowl 2nd Leg (Long Eaton 82-73 Birmingham)
Reading 41-37 Olsen's United Seven Challenge
Crewe 43-35 Ellesmere Port Chester Trophy 2nd Leg (Crewe 85-71 Ellesmere Port
Scunthorpe 49-28 Belle Vue Colts Challenge
Exeter Jack Unstead Memorial Trophy
1st Bob Kilby
2nd Pete Smith
3rd Graham Plant
Exeter
Tuesday
17
Ellesmere Port 41-36 Mancunians Challenge
Barrow 42-35 Crewe Challenge
Leicester Farewell Trophy
1st Ray Wilson
2nd Terry Betts
3rd John Louis
Leicester
Wednesday
18
Hull 47-31 Ellesmere Port Challenge
Thursday
19
Ipswich 48-30 Coventry Challenge
Wimbledon Laurels
1st Ole Olsen
2nd Dave Jessup
3rd Ivan Mauger
Wimbledon
Friday
20
King's Lynn 40-38 Boston Handicap Challenge
Workington 43-35 Crewe Challenge
Hackney 40-37 Belle Vue Speedway Star Division KO Cup Final 1st Leg
Wolverhampton 41-37 Leicester Midland Cup Final 1st Leg
Hackney Crewe Kings
Saturday
21
Rayleigh 39-39 Eastbourne Manser Trophy 2nd Leg (Eastbourne 92-64 Rayleigh)
Canterbury Martyn Piddock Memorial Trophy
1st Ross Gilbertson
2nd Arthur Price
3rd Ted Hubbard
Belle Vue British League Division One Riders Championship
1st Ole Olsen
2nd Martin Ashby
3rd Ronnie Moore
Belle Vue  
Sunday
22
Crewe Cheshire Best Pairs
1st John Jackson & Garry Moore
Boston 55-23 Barrow British League Division Two
Monday
23
Birmingham 51-27 Canterbury Challenge 1st Leg
Tuesday
24
Ellesmere Port 44-34 Barrow Challenge
Leicester 45-33 Wolverhampton Midland Cup Final 2nd Leg (Leicester 82-74 Wolverhampton)
Leicester
Wednesday
25
Hull 40-38 Boston Challenge
Belle Vue 45-33 Hackney Speedway Star Division One KO Cup Final 2nd Leg (Belle Vue 82-73 Hackney)
Belle Vue KO Cup Champions
Thursday
26
Ipswich Dave Bickers Best Pairs Trophy
1stJohn Louis & Olle Nygren
Wimbledon 43-35 Ex Dons Challenge
Ipswich
Friday
27
Wolverhampton 40-38 Birmingham Challenge
Hackney Hackney 40 Ipswich 26 Ex Wembley 16 Wimbledon 14 Metro Fours
Workington Knock Out Trophy
1st John Jackson
2nd Lou Sansom
3rd Mitch Graham
Wolverhampton Festival of Speedway Trophy
1st Ole Olsen
2nd Martin Ashby
3rd Bernt Persson Olsen
Saturday
28
Canterbury 45-33 Birmingham Challenge 2nd Leg (Birmingham 84-72 Canterbury)
Belle Vue Derek Warburton Trophy
1st Ivan Mauger
2nd Peter Collins
3rd Eric Broadbelt
King's Lynn Trumans Pride of the East
1st Ole Olsen
2nd Ray Wilson
3rd John Louis
Hull Supreme Individual Open Trophy
1st Jim Ryman
2nd Alan Knapkin
3rd Mitch Graham Ryman
King,s Lynn
Sunday
29
Skien Norwegian Sel 39-39 Glasgow Challenge
Boston 40-38 Birmingham East Midlands Trophy 1st Leg
Monday
30
Birmingham 45-33 Boston East Midlands Trophy 2nd Leg (Birmingham 83-73 Boston)
Crewe Chester Vase
1st Dave Parry
2nd Allen Emmett
3rd John Jackson Parry
Birmingham
Tuesday
31
Ellesmere Port Paul Tyrer's Tornados 32-46 John Jackson's Jet Set Challenge