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Halifax 1971

Steve Wilkes / Gary Done

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Halifax v Poole Saturday 27th March 1971 (British League Division l)

halifax 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Paul O'Neil 2* 1 3 2* 8 2

3. Dave Younghusband 3 3 3 1 10 0

4. Terry Lee 1 0 0 1 2 0

5. Alan Jay 3 3 3 3 12 0

6. Chris Bailey 3 2* 1 6 1

7. Malcolm Mackay 2* 1 2* 5 2

poole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Reidar Eide 1 2 2 EF 0 5 0

2. Mike Cake 0 1* 0 1 2 1

3. Pete Smith 1 2 1* Fell 4 1

4. Odd Fossengen EF 0 0 2 2 0

5. Bo Wirebrand 2 2 2 1 2 9 0

6. Derek Cook Fell 0 TS 0 0

7. John Davis 1 0 TS 1 0

dukes pirates dukes pirates

Ht 01: Boocock, O'Neil, Eide, Cake 69.2 (TR) 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Bailey, Mackay, Davis, Cook (f) 71.0 5 1 10 2

Ht 03: Jay, Wirebrand, Lee, Fossengen (ef) 70.0 4 2 14 4

Ht 04: Younghusband, Bailey, Smith, Davis 71.0 5 1 19 5

Ht 05: Jay, Eide, Cake, Lee (f) 69.2 (eq tr) 3 3 22 8

Ht 06: Boocock, Smith, O'Neil, Cook 71.4 4 2 26 10

Ht 07: Younghusband, Wirebrand, Bailey, Fossengen 70.2 4 2 30 12

Ht 08: O'Neil, Wirebrand, Mackay, Cake 70.0 4 2 34 14

Ht 09: Jay, Eide, Smith, Lee 69.8 3 3 37 17

Ht 10: Boocock, O'Neil, Wirebrand, Fossengen 70.0 5 1 42 18

Ht 11: Younghusband, Mackay, Cake, Eide (ef) 70.4 5 1 47 19

Ht 12: Boocock, Wirebrand, Lee, Smith (f) 70.6 4 2 51 21

Ht 13: Jay, Fossengen, Younghusband, Eide 69.8 4 2 55 23

Sheffield v Halifax Thursday 1st April 1971 (Challenge)

sheffield 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Arnie Haley 2* 2 3 3 10 1

2. Bob Paulson 3 1* 3 1 8 1

3. Soren Sjosten (G) 3 3 3 Exc 9 0

4. Brian Maxted 2* 1 3 0 6 1

5. Bengt Larsson 3 EF 1 2 6 0

6. Bob Valentine 3 2* 2* 1* 8 3

7. Reg Wilson 1 1 1 3 0


1. Eric Boocock 1 3 0 3 7 0

2. Paul O'Neil 0 2* 2 2 6 1

3. Dave Younghusband Exc 3 Exc N 3 0

4. Terry Lee 0 0 0 0 0 0

5. Alan Jay 1 N 2 2 5 0

6. Chris Bailey 2 0 1 2 1* 6 1

7. Malcolm Mackay 0 Exc EF 0 0

tigers dukes tigers dukes

Ht 01: Paulson, Haley, Boocock, O'Neil 67.4 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Valentine, Bailey, Wilson, Mackay 69.4 4 2 9 3

Ht 03: Larsson, Maxted, Jay, Lee 69.4 5 1 14 4

Ht 04: Sjosten, Valentine, Younghusband (exc), Mackay (exc) 70.8 5 0 19 4

Ht 05: Boocock, O'Neil, Maxted, Larsson (ef) 68.6 1 5 20 9

Ht 06: Younghusband, Haley, Paulson, Bailey 67.6 3 3 23 12

Ht 07: Sjosten, Valentine, Bailey, Lee 69.2 5 1 28 13

Ht 08: Paulson, O'Neil, Wilson, Mackay (ef) 70.6 4 2 32 15

Ht 09: Maxted, Bailey, Larsson, Younghusband (exc) 71.0 4 2 36 17

Ht 10: Haley, Jay, Paulson, Lee 69.8 4 2 40 19

Ht 11: Sjosten, O'Neil, Wilson, Boocock 69.2 4 2 44 21

Ht 12: Haley, Jay, Bailey, Maxted 69.8 3 3 47 24

Ht 13: Boocock, Larsson, Valentine, Lee, Sjosten (exc) 70.2 3 3 50 27

Halifax v Glasgow Saturday 3rd April 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Eric Boocock 2 3 3 3 11 0

2. Paul O'Neil 1* 1 3 1 6 1


4. Terry Lee 0 0 0 N 0 0

5. Alan Jay 2 2 2 0 6 0

6. Chris Bailey 3 2* 0 0 0 5 1

7. Malcolm Mackay 1 1 N 2 0

glasgow 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. George Hunter 3 3 3 1* 10 1

2. Bobby Beaton 0 1 2 1 4 0

3. Charlie Monk 1 2 1 2 6 0

4. Jim McMillan 3 2 3 Ret 2 10 0

5. Doug Templeton 1 1* 2 1* 5 2

6. Willie Templeton 2 0 TS 2 0

7. Bill McMillan 0 0 0 0 0

dukes tigers dukes tigers

Ht 01: Hunter, Boocock, O'Neil, Beaton 68.6 (TR) 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Bailey, W.Templeton, Mackay, B.McMillan 71.0 4 2 7 5

Ht 03: J.McMillan, Jay, D.Templeton, Lee 69.8 2 4 9 9

Ht 04: Younghusband, Bailey, Monk, B.McMillan 70.6 5 1 14 10

Ht 05: Hunter, Jay, Beaton, Lee 70.8 2 4 16 14

Ht 06: Boocock, Monk, O'Neil, W.Templeton 70.4 4 2 20 16

Ht 07: Younghusband, J.McMillan, D.Templeton, Bailey 70.0 3 3 23 19

Ht 08: O'Neil, Beaton, Mackay, B.McMillan 70.0 4 2 27 21

Ht 09: J.McMillan, Jay, Monk, Lee 70.8 2 4 29 25

Ht 10: Boocock, D.Templeton, O'Neil, J.McMillan (ret) 69.6 4 2 33 27

Ht 11: Hunter, Younghusband, Beaton, Bailey 71.2 2 4 35 31

Ht 12: Boocock, Monk, D.Templeton, Bailey 70.0 3 3 38 34

Ht 13: Younghusband, J.McMillan, Hunter, Jay 70.2 3 3 41 37

Belle Vue v Halifax Friday 9th April 1971 (Challenge 1st leg)

belle vue 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Ivan Mauger 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Eric Broadbelt N 0 1 0 1 0

3. Tommy Roper 2 3 3 3 11 0

4. Dave Hemus 2* 1* 0 0 3 2

5. Soren Sjosten 3 2 3 1 9 0

6. Ken Eyre 3 1* 1 5 1

7. Mike Hiftle 1 1 0 1 3 0


1. Eric Boocock 2 3 2* 2 2 11 1

2. Terry Lee 0 0 TS 0 0 0

3. Dave Younghusband 3 2 3 2 2 12 0

4. Paul O'Neil 0 0 2 0 2 0

5. Alan Jay 1 2 1* 1* 5 2

6. Chris Bailey 2 1* 1* 4 2

7. Malcolm Mackay 0 0 TS 0 0

aces dukes aces dukes

Ht 01: Mauger, Boocock, Hiftle, Lee 71.2 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Eyre, Bailey, Hiftle, Mackay 75.2 4 2 8 4

Ht 03: Sjosten, Hemus, Jay, O'Neil 74.0 5 1 13 5

Ht 04: Younghusband, Roper, Eyre, Mackay 72.8 3 3 16 8

Ht 05: Boocock, Sjosten, Hemus, Lee 73.0 3 3 19 11

Ht 06: Mauger, Younghusband, Bailey, Broadbelt 71.0 3 3 22 14

Ht 07: Roper, Jay, Eyre, O'Neil 73.2 4 2 26 16

Ht 08: Younghusband, Boocock, Broadbelt, Hiftle 73.6 1 5 27 21

Ht 09: Sjosten, Younghusband, Bailey, Hemus 73.8 3 3 30 24

Ht 10: Mauger, O'Neil, Jay, Broadbelt 71.8 3 3 33 27

Ht 11: Roper, Boocock, Hiftle, Lee 73.2 4 2 37 29

Ht 12: Mauger, Younghusband, Jay, Hemus 73.2 3 3 40 32

Ht 13: Roper, Boocock, Sjosten, O'Neil 73.4 4 2 44 34

Halifax v Sheffield Saturday 10th April 1971 (Challenge)


1. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 2* 11 1

2. Greg Kentwell 1 2* 2 1 6 1


4. Paul O'Neil 2 3 0 3 8 0

5. Alan Jay 1* 1 2 1* 5 2

6. Chris Bailey 3 2* 1 6 1

7. Terry Lee 1 0 0 1 0


1. Jim Airey 2 2 3 2 3 12 0

2. Brian Maxted 0 0 TS 1* 1 1

3. Bengt Larsson 1 1 3 0 0 5 0

4. Bob Paulson 0 0 TS 0 0 0

5. Arnie Haley 3 2 1 2 1 9 0

6. Bob Valentine 2 0 1 3 0

7. Reg Wilson 0 0 TS 0 0


Ht 01: Boocock, Airey, Kentwell, Maxted 67.6 (TR) 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Bailey, Valentine, Lee, Wilson 70.2 4 2 8 4

Ht 03: Haley, O'Neil, Jay, Paulson 68.6 3 3 11 7

Ht 04: Younghusband, Bailey, Larsson, Wilson 67.6 (eq tr) 5 1 16 8

Ht 05: O'Neil, Airey, Jay, Maxted 68.6 4 2 20 10

Ht 06: Boocock, Kentwell, Larsson, Valentine 71.0 5 1 25 11

Ht 07: Younghusband, Haley, Bailey, Paulson 68.8 4 2 29 13

Ht 08: Airey, Kentwell, Haley, Lee 69.6 2 4 31 17

Ht 09: Larsson, Jay, Valentine, O'Neil 70.8 2 4 33 21

Ht 10: Boocock, Haley, Kentwell, Larsson 69.4 4 2 37 23

Ht 11: Younghusband, Airey, Maxted, Lee 68.8 3 3 40 26

Ht 12: O'Neil, Boocock, Haley, Larsson 69.4 5 1 45 27

Ht 13: Airey, Younghusband, Jay, Paulson 69.8 3 3 48 30

Halifax v Belle Vue Monday 12th April 1971 (Challenge 2nd Leg)


1. Eric Boocock 2 3 3 3 11 0

2. Greg Kentwell 1* 1 3 1 6 1

3. Dave Younghusband 2* 2 2 1* 7 2

4. Paul O'Neil 3 2 1 0 6 0

5. Alan Jay 1 1* 0 2 4 1

6. Chris Bailey 2 3 F NS 5 0

7. Terry Lee 0 1* 1 0 2 1


1. Ivan Mauger 3 3 3 3 3 15 0

2. Eric Broadbelt 0 0 TS 1 1 0

3. Tommy Roper EF 2 2 2* 2 8 1

4. Dave Hemus 0 F Exc 0 N 0 0

5. Soren Sjosten 2 3 2 1* 8 1

6. Ken Eyre 1 0 TS 1 0

7. Mike Hiftle 3 1 Exc 0 4 0

dukes aces dukes aces

Ht 01: Mauger, Boocock, Kentwell, Broadbelt 66.6 (TR) 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Hiftle, Bailey, Eyre, Lee 70.2 2 4 5 7

Ht 03: O'Neil, Sjosten, Jay, Hemus 68.6 4 2 9 9

Ht 04: Bailey, Younghusband, Hiftle, Roper (ef) 70.0 5 1 14 10

Ht 05: Mauger, O'Neil, Jay, Broadbelt 67.8 3 3 17 13

Ht 06: Boocock, Roper, Kentwell, Eyre 68.8 4 2 21 15

Ht 07: Sjosten, Younghusband, Lee, Hemus (f exc), Bailey (f ns) 69.6 3 3 24 18

Ht 08: Kentwell, Roper, Lee, Hiftle (exc) 68.8 4 2 28 20

Ht 09: Mauger, Roper, O'Neil, Jay 69.8 1 5 29 25

Ht 10: Boocock, Sjosten, Kentwell, Hemus 68.6 4 2 33 27

Ht 11: Mauger, Younghusband, Broadbelt, Lee 69.2 2 4 35 31

Ht 12: Boocock, Roper, Sjosten, O'Neil 69.8 3 3 38 34

Ht 13: Mauger, Jay, Younghusband, Hiftle 69.4 3 3 41 37

Chris Bailey broke a wrist in a heat 7 fall

Agg: Belle Vue 81 - 75 Halifax

King's Lynn v Halifax Friday 16th April 1971 (British League Division l)

kings lynn 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Terry Betts 2 3 3 3 11 0

2. Bob Humphreys 1* 2* 1* 1 5 3

3. Howard Cole 3 3 2 2* 10 1

4. Ian Turner 1 1* 2* Fell 4 2

5. Malcolm Simmons 3 2 3 3 11 0

6. Barry Crowson 2* 2* 2* 6 3

7. Clive Featherby 3 2 1* 6 1


1. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 3 1 13 0

2. Malcolm Mackay 0 0 TS 0 0 0

3. Paul O'Neil 0 1 0 1* 2 1

4. Terry Lee 0 1 0 TS 1 0

5. Alan Jay 2 EF 2 2 0 6 0

6. Reg Wilson Exc 0 1 1 0

7. Dave Durham 1 1 0 2 0

stars dukes stars dukes

Ht 01: Boocock, Betts, Humphreys, Mackay 70.6 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Featherby, Crowson, Durham, Wilson (exc) 73.6 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: Simmons, Jay, Turner, Lee 72.6 4 2 12 6

Ht 04: Cole, Crowson, Durham, O'Neil 72.8 5 1 17 7

Ht 05: Boocock, Simmons, Turner, Mackay 71.4 3 3 20 10

Ht 06: Betts, Humphreys, O'Neil, Wilson 73.0 5 1 25 11

Ht 07: Cole, Crowson, Lee, Jay (ef) 72.2 5 1 30 12

Ht 08: Boocock, Featherby, Humphreys, Durham 72.6 3 3 33 15

Ht 09: Simmons, Turner, Wilson, O'Neil 73.2 5 1 38 16

Ht 10: Betts, Jay, Humphreys, Lee 72.6 4 2 42 18

Ht 11: Boocock, Cole, Featherby, Mackay 72.0 3 3 45 21

Ht 12: Betts, Jay, O'Neil (f rem), Turner (f) 72.6 3 3 48 24

Ht 13: Simmons, Cole, Boocock, Jay 72.6 5 1 53 25

Halifax: World Championship Qualifying Round Saturday 17th April 1971 (Individual)

riders 1 2 3 4 5 pts pos

01. Terry Lee (Halifax) 1 1 1 2 0 5 10th

02. Bill Powell (Wolverhampton) Fell N N N N 0 17th

03. Arnie Haley (Sheffield) 3 3 2 1 2 11 4th

04. Alan Jay (Halifax) 2 0 1 1 0 4 13th

05. Dave Jessup (Wembley) 2 2 EF 0 1 5 11th

06. Bob Hughes (Newport) 0 0 0 0 0 0 16th

07. Bob Coles (Exeter) 1 1 0 1 1 4 12th

08. Eric Boocock (Halifax) 3 2 3 F Exc 2 10 5th

09. Wayne Briggs (Exeter) 0 0 0 2 2 4 14th

10. Dave Younghusband (Halifax) 3 3 3 3 3 15 1st

11. Paul O'Neil (Halifax) 2 2 2 2 2 10 6th

12. Greg Kentwell (Halifax) 1 1 3 0 1 6 8th

13. Bill Andrew (Newport) 2 3 2 3 3 13 3rd

14. Ronnie Genz (Oxford) 1 1 1 3 3 9 7th

15. Bob Paulson (Sheffield) 0 0 2 3 1 6 9th

16. Ronnie Moore (Wimbledon) 3 3 3 2 3 14 2nd

Res: Malcolm Mackay (Halifax & Workington) 2 1 1 0 4 15th

Heat results - see next page

Ht 01: Haley, Jay, Lee, Powell (f) 68.8

Ht 02: Boocock, Jessup, Coles, Hughes 70.4

Ht 03: Younghusband, O'Neil, Kentwell, Briggs 70.0

Ht 04: Moore, Andrew, Genz, Paulson 70.0

Ht 05: Andrew, Jessup, Lee, Briggs 69.8

Ht 06: Younghusband, Mackay, Genz, Hughes 70.0

Ht 07: Haley, O'Neil, Coles, Paulson 70.8

Ht 08: Moore, Boocock, Kentwell, Jay 70.2

Ht 09: Moore, O'Neil, Lee, Hughes 70.6

Ht 10: Kentwell, Paulson, Mackay, Jessup (ef) 71.6

Ht 11: Boocock, Haley, Genz, Briggs 70.4

Ht 12: Younghusband, Andrew, Jay, Coles 69.6

Ht 13: Genz, Lee, Coles, Kentwell 71.2

Ht 14: Andrew, O'Neil, Mackay, Boocock (f exc) 71.0

Ht 15: Younghusband, Moore, Haley, Jessup 69.4

Ht 16: Paulson, Briggs, Jay, Hughes 71.4

Ht 17: Younghusband, Boocock, Paulson, Lee 70.0

Ht 18: Moore, Briggs, Coles, Mackay 71.8

Ht 19: Andrew, Haley, Kentwell, Hughes 70.6

Ht 20: Genz, O'Neil, Jessup, Jay 71.2

Halifax v Oxford Friday 23rd April 1971 (British League Division l) Meeting postponed due to rain !

Swindon v Halifax Saturday 24th April 1971 (British League Division l)

swindon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Barry Briggs 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Clive Hitch 1 1 2 1 5 0

3. Mike Keen 1 2 1 0 4 0

4. Pete Munday 2* 3 2* 2* 9 3

5. Martin Ashby 3 1 3 3 10 0

6. Mike Broadbank 2 0 0 2 0

7. Clark Facey 0 Fell 0 0 0


1. Eric Boocock 2 2 3 2* 2 11 1

2. Greg Kentwell Ret 0 3 3 6 0


4. Dave Durham 0 TS N TS 0 0

5. Paul O'Neil 1 1 2 0 1* 5 1

6. Malcolm Mackay 1 0 0 1 0

7. Terry Lee 3 2* 1 0 6 1

robins dukes robins dukes

Ht 01: Briggs, Boocock, Hitch, Kentwell (ret) 74.8 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Lee, Broadbank, Mackay, Facey 78.6 2 4 6 6

Ht 03: Ashby, Munday, O'Neil, Durham 76.6 5 1 11 7

Ht 04: Younghusband, Lee, Keen, Broadbank 78.4 1 5 12 12

Ht 05: Munday, Boocock, Ashby, Kentwell 74.6 4 2 16 14

Ht 06: Briggs, Younghusband, Hitch, Mackay 75.2 4 2 20 16

Ht 07: Boocock, Keen, O'Neil, Broadbank 76.8 2 4 22 20

Ht 08: Kentwell, Hitch, Lee, Facey (f) 78.4 2 4 24 24

Ht 09: Ashby, Munday, Younghusband, Mackay 74.6 5 1 29 25

Ht 10: Briggs, O'Neil, Hitch, Lee 75.8 4 2 33 27

Ht 11: Kentwell, Boocock, Keen, Facey 76.4 1 5 34 32

Ht 12: Briggs, Munday, Younghusband, O'Neil 75.8 5 1 39 33

Ht 13: Ashby, Boocock, O'Neil, Keen 75.2 3 3 42 36

Halifax v Wolverhampton Saturday 1st May 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Greg Kentwell 1 2* EF 1 4 1


4. Paul O'Neil 1 0 1 2* 4 1

5. Alan Jay 3 2 3 2 10 0

6. Malcolm Mackay 1* 2* 0 3 2

7. Terry Lee 2 2 0 4 0

wolverhampton 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Ole Olsen 2 3 2 3 3 13 0

2. Neils Weiss Sorensen F Exc 1 1 2* 4 1

3. Geoff Ambrose 1 0 0 N 1 0

4. Bill Powell 0 2 0 1 3 0

5. Norman Hunter 2 1* TS 0 3 1

6. Jon Erskine 3 1 3 2 1 10 0

7. George Devonport 0 0 N 0 0

dukes wolves dukes wolves

Ht 01: Boocock, Olsen, Kentwell, Sorensen (f exc) 65.2 (TR) 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Erskine, Lee, Mackay, Devonport 69.0 3 3 7 5

Ht 03: Jay, Hunter, O'Neil, Powell 69.4 4 2 11 7

Ht 04: Younghusband, Mackay, Ambrose, Devonport 68.6 5 1 16 8

Ht 05: Olsen, Jay, Sorensen, O'Neil 66.2 2 4 18 12

Ht 06: Boocock, Kentwell, Erskine, Ambrose 69.4 5 1 23 13

Ht 07: Younghusband, Powell, Hunter, Mackay 68.6 3 3 26 16

Ht 08: Erskine, Lee, Sorensen, Kentwell (ef) 71.4 2 4 28 20

Ht 09: Jay, Erskine, O'Neil, Ambrose 70.4 4 2 32 22

Ht 10: Boocock, Olsen, Kentwell, Powell 67.6 4 2 36 24

Ht 11: Olsen, Sorensen, Younghusband, Lee 71.6 1 5 37 29

Ht 12: Boocock, O'Neil, Erskine, Hunter 70.0 5 1 42 30

Ht 13: Olsen, Jay, Powell, Younghusband 70.2 2 4 44 34

Golden Helmet: Ole Olsen (h) beat Eric Boocock (ch) 67.2

Poole v Halifax Wednesday 5th May 1971 (British League Division l)

poole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Reidar Eide 3 2 3 3 11 0

2. Bo Wirebrand 2* Fell 2 0 4 1

3. Pete Smith 2 2* 2 2 8 1

4. Mike Cake 2* 1 0 1 4 1

5. Odd Fossengen 3 3 1 0 7 0

6. John Langfield 3 1* 3 7 1

7. Derek Cook 1 1* Fell 2 1



2. Paul O'Neil 0 0 TS 1 1 0

3. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 2 11 0

4. Greg Kentwell 1 1 2* 1* 1 6 2

5. Alan Jay 0 0 2 0 2 0

6. Malcolm Mackay 0 1 TS 1 0

7. Terry Lee 2 0 0 2 0

pirates dukes pirates dukes

Ht 01: Eide, Wirebrand, Younghusband, O'Neil 69.8 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Langfield, Lee, Cook, Mackay 72.4 4 2 9 3

Ht 03: Fossengen, Cake, Kentwell, Jay 70.6 5 1 14 4

Ht 04: Boocock, Smith, Langfield, Lee 70.2 3 3 17 7

Ht 05: Fossengen, Younghusband, Cake, O'Neil 70.2 4 2 21 9

Ht 06: Boocock, Eide, Mackay, Wirebrand (f) 69.8 2 4 23 13

Ht 07: Langfield, Smith, Kentwell, Jay 72.4 5 1 28 14

Ht 08: Younghusband, Wirebrand, Cook, Lee 72.0 3 3 31 17

Ht 09: Boocock, Kentwell, Fossengen, Cake 71.0 1 5 32 22

Ht 10: Eide, Jay, Kentwell, Wirebrand 71.6 3 3 35 25

Ht 11: Younghusband, Smith, O'Neil, Cook (f) 72.0 2 4 37 29

Ht 12: Eide, Boocock, Cake, Jay 70.4 4 2 41 31

Ht 13: Younghusband, Smith, Kentwell, Fossengen 72.8 2 4 43 35

Halifax v West Ham Saturday 8th May 1971 (Division One KOC 1st Round)



2. Paul O'Neil 1 2* 3 2* 8 2

3. Eric Boocock 2 3 3 Ret 8 0

4. Greg Kentwell 3 0 1 1 5 0

5. Alan Jay 2* 1 3 3 9 1

6. Malcolm Mackay 2* 1* Fell 3 2

7. Terry Lee 3 1 0 4 0

west ham 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Olle Nygren 2 2* 1* 2 2 9 2

2. Mick Handley EF 3 Ret 2 1* 6 1

3. Christer Lofqvist 3 1 2 2 8 0

4. Alan Bellham 0 TS 0 1* 1 1

5. Reg Luckhurst 1 2 1 0 4 0

6. Alan Sage 1 TS 0 1 0

7. Stan Stevens 0 0 0 0 0

dukes hammers dukes hammers

Ht 01: Younghusband, Nygren, O'Neil, Handley (ef) 65.2 (eq tr) 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Lee, Mackay, Sage, Stevens 68.8 5 1 9 3

Ht 03: Kentwell, Jay, Luckhurst, Bellham 68.2 5 1 14 4

Ht 04: Lofqvist, Boocock, Mackay, Stevens 68.0 3 3 17 7

Ht 05: Handley, Nygren, Jay, Kentwell 68.2 1 5 18 12

Ht 06: Younghusband, O'Neil, Lofqvist, Handley (ret) 67.2 5 1 23 13

Ht 07: Boocock, Luckhurst, Nygren, Mackay (f) 68.6 3 3 26 16

Ht 08: O'Neil, Handley, Lee, Stevens 69.4 4 2 30 18

Ht 09: Jay, Lofqvist, Kentwell, Sage 70.0 4 2 34 20

Ht 10: Younghusband, O'Neil, Luckhurst, Bellham 68.8 5 1 39 21

Ht 11: Boocock, Nygren, Handley, Lee 70.0 3 3 42 24

Ht 12: Younghusband, Lofqvist, Kentwell, Luckhurst 69.0 4 2 46 26

Ht 13: Jay, Nygren, Bellham, Boocock (ret) 72.0 3 3 49 29

Exeter v Halifax Monday 10th May 1971 (British League Division l)

exeter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Bob Kilby 2 2 Ret 2 2 8 0

2. Peter Ingram 1* 2 1 1* 5 2

3. Jan Holub R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

4. Wayne Briggs 0 N N N 0 0

5. Bruce Cribb 3 2 2 3 2 12 0

6. Bob Coles 1 1* 0 1 3 1

7. Chris Julian 3 1* 3 3 1* 11 2

8. Phil Woodcock 2* 0 2 1



2. Paul O'Neil 0 0 0 N 0 0

3. Eric Boocock 3 3 Ret 3 9 0


5. Alan Jay 1* 1 0 0 2 1

6. John Lynch 0 1 N 1 0

7. Terry Lee 2 0 2 2 1 7 0

falcons dukes falcons dukes

Ht 01: Younghusband, Kilby, Ingram, O'Neil 72.6 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Julian, Lee, Coles, Lynch 73.6 4 2 7 5

Ht 03: Cribb, Kentwell, Jay, Briggs 73.8 3 3 10 8

Ht 04: Boocock, Kilby, Coles, Lee 73.2 3 3 13 11

Ht 05: Younghusband, Cribb, Julian, O'Neil 72.8 3 3 16 14

Ht 06: Boocock, Ingram, Lynch, Kilby (ret) 72.0 2 4 18 18

Ht 07: Kentwell, Cribb, Jay, Coles 73.0 2 4 20 22

Ht 08: Julian, Lee, Ingram, O'Neil 74.0 4 2 24 24

Ht 09: Cribb, Lee, Coles, Boocock (ret) 73.4 4 2 28 26

Ht 10: Kentwell, Kilby, Ingram, Jay 73.6 3 3 31 29

Ht 11: Julian, Woodcock, Lee, Younghusband 74.6 5 1 36 30

Ht 12: Boocock, Kilby, Julian, Jay 72.8 3 3 39 33

Ht 13: Kentwell, Cribb, Younghusband, Woodcock 73.0 2 4 41 37

Halifax v Newport Saturday 15th May 1971 (British League Division l)



2. Paul O'Neil 1 0 2 EF 3 0

3. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 3 12 0


5. Alan Jay 2* 2* 1* 1 6 3

6. Malcolm Mackay 1* 1 2* 4 2

7. Terry Lee 2 0 0 2 0

newport 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Tommy Johansson 2 1 1 2 0 6 0

2. Edgar Stangeland 0 N 1 1* 2 1

3. Sandor Levai 2 2 3 3 1* 11 1

4. Terry Shearer 0 F Exc TS TS 0 0

5. Bill Andrew 1 EF 3 2 2 8 0

6. Bob Hughes 3 1* 0 4 1

7. Dave O'Connor 0 0 0 TS 0 0

dukes wasps dukes wasps

Ht 01: Younghusband, Johansson, O'Neil, Stangeland 66.0 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Hughes, Lee, Mackay, O'Connor 69.6 3 3 7 5

Ht 03: Kentwell, Jay, Andrew, Shearer (f rem) 67.8 5 1 12 6

Ht 04: Boocock, Levai, Mackay, O'Connor 68.4 4 2 16 8

Ht 05: Kentwell, Jay, Johansson, O'Connor 69.2 5 1 21 9

Ht 06: Younghusband, Levai, Hughes, O'Neil 68.0 3 3 24 12

Ht 07: Boocock, Mackay, Andrew (ef), Shearer (f exc) 71.0 5 0 29 12

Ht 08: Levai, O'Neil, Stangeland, Lee 69.6 2 4 31 16

Ht 09: Levai, Kentwell, Jay, Hughes 68.4 3 3 34 19

Ht 10: Andrew, Younghusband, Johansson, O'Neil (ef) 69.4 2 4 36 23

Ht 11: Boocock, Johansson, Stangeland, Lee 69.2 3 3 39 26

Ht 12: Younghusband, Andrew, Levai, Kentwell 68.6 3 3 42 29

Ht 13: Boocock, Andrew, Jay, Johansson 68.8 4 2 46 31

Glasgow v Halifax Friday 21st May 1971 (British League Division l)

glasgow 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Charlie Monk 3 1 2 1 7 0

2. Willie Templeton 0 TS N 0 0 0

3. Jim McMillan 1* 3 3 3 2* 12 2

4. Bobby Beaton 2 0 0 3 5 0

5. Bert Harkins (G) 0 2 1 3 6 0

6. Doug Templeton 0 2 0 3 5 0

7. Bill McMillan 2 1 1 4 0



2. Russ Dent 1* 1 2 0 4 1

3. Eric Boocock 3 2 3 2 10 0


5. Alan Jay 1 1* 1 0 3 1

6. Paul O'Neil 3 0 2* 5 1

7. Terry Lee 1 0 0 1 0


Ht 01: Monk, Younghusband, Dent, W.Templeton 76.2 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: O'Neil, B.McMillan, Lee, D.Templeton 75.6 2 4 5 7

Ht 03: Kentwell, Beaton, Jay, Harkins 75.0 2 4 7 11

Ht 04: Boocock, D.Templeton, J.McMillan, Lee 74.4 3 3 10 14

Ht 05: Younghusband, Harkins, Dent, Beaton 74.6 2 4 12 18

Ht 06: J.McMillan, Boocock, Monk, O'Neil 73.0 4 2 16 20

Ht 07: J.McMillan, Kentwell, Jay, D.Templeton 75.2 3 3 19 23

Ht 08: D.Templeton, Dent, B.McMillan, Lee 77.0 4 2 23 25

Ht 09: Boocock, O'Neil, Harkins, Beaton 76.2 1 5 24 30

Ht 10: Kentwell, Monk, Jay, W.Templeton 76.2 2 4 26 34

Ht 11: J.McMillan, Younghusband, B.McMillan, Dent 75.4 4 2 30 36

Ht 12: Beaton, Boocock, Monk, Jay 74.8 4 2 34 38

Ht 13: Harkins, J.McMillan, Younghusband, Kentwell 76.0 5 1 39 39

Halifax v Hackney Saturday 22nd May 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Dave Younghusband N 3 3 3 9 0

2. Terry Lee 1 1 1* 1 4 1

3. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 3 12 0

4. Greg Kentwell 2 3 3 2* 10 1

5. Alan Jay Fell 1 2* 0 3 1

6. Paul O'Neil 3 3 2* N 2 1 11 1

7. Malcolm Mackay 0 0 N N 0 0

hackney 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Garry Middleton 2 2 2 2 8 0

2. Laurie Etheridge 0 0 0 TS 0 0

3. Bengt Jansson 1 2 3 0 EF 6 0

4. Barry Thomas 1 2 0 0 1* 4 1

5. Preben Rosenkilde 3 1* 1 2 1 8 1

6. Malcolm Ballard 2 0 TS 2 0

7. Dave Kennett 1* 0 TS 1 1

dukes hawks dukes hawks

Ht 01: O'Neil, Middleton, Lee, Etheridge 66.0 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: O'Neil, Ballard, Kennett, Mackay 69.0 3 3 7 5

Ht 03: Rosenkilde, Kentwell, Thomas, Jay (f) 69.6 2 4 9 9

Ht 04: Boocock, O'Neil, Jansson, Kennett 67.6 5 1 14 10

Ht 05: Kentwell, Middleton, Jay, Etheridge 67.8 4 2 18 12

Ht 06: Younghusband, Jansson, Lee, Ballard 67.8 4 2 22 14

Ht 07: Boocock, Thomas, Rosenkilde, Mackay 69.6 3 3 25 17

Ht 08: Jansson, O'Neil, Lee, Etheridge 69.0 3 3 28 20

Ht 09: Kentwell, Jay, Rosenkilde, Jansson 68.6 5 1 33 21

Ht 10: Younghusband, Rosenkilde, Lee, Thomas 70.0 4 2 37 23

Ht 11: Boocock, Middleton, O'Neil, Thomas 67.6 4 2 41 25

Ht 12: Younghusband, Kentwell, Rosenkilde, Jansson (ef) 68.8 5 1 46 26

Ht 13: Boocock, Middleton, Thomas, Jay 68.2 3 3 49 29

Halifax v Exeter Friday 28th May 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Dave Younghusband Ret 3 3 3 9 0

2. Paul O'Neil 2 2* 3 1 8 1

3. Eric Boocock 3 3 2 3 11 0


5. Alan Jay Ret 1 0 0 1 0

6. Russ Dent 0 1 0 1 0

7. Terry Lee 3 2* 0 5 1

exeter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Tommy Roper (G) 3 2 3 3 2 13 0

2. Chris Julian 1 0 1 1 3 0

3. Peter Ingram 2 1 1 0 4 0

4. Wayne Briggs 1 1* F Exc N 2 1

5. Bruce Cribb 3 2 2 1 8 0

6. Bob Coles 2 0 TS 1* 3 1

7. Phil Woodcock 1* 0 0 1 1

dukes falcons dukes falcons

Ht 01: Roper, O'Neil, Julian, Younghusband (ret) 66.4 2 4 2 4

Ht 02: Lee, Coles, Woodcock, Dent 69.0 3 3 5 7

Ht 03: Cribb, Kentwell, Briggs, Jay (ret) 69.8 2 4 7 11

Ht 04: Boocock, Ingram, Dent, Woodcock 68.4 4 2 11 13

Ht 05: Kentwell, Roper, Jay, Julian 69.2 4 2 15 15

Ht 06: Younghusband, O'Neil, Ingram, Coles 69.0 5 1 20 16

Ht 07: Boocock, Cribb, Briggs, Dent 68.0 3 3 23 19

Ht 08: O'Neil, Lee, Julian, Woodcock 69.8 5 1 28 20

Ht 09: Roper, Kentwell, Ingram, Jay 69.0 2 4 30 24

Ht 10: Younghusband, Cribb, O'Neil, Briggs (f exc) 68.6 4 2 34 26

Ht 11: Roper, Boocock, Julian, Lee 68.6 2 4 36 30

Ht 12: Younghusband, Kentwell, Cribb, Ingram 69.0 5 1 41 31

Ht 13: Boocock, Roper, Coles, Jay 70.0 3 3 44 34

Coventry v Halifax Saturday 29th May 1971 (British League Division l)

coventry 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Nigel Boocock 3 2 3 1 9 0

2. Roger Hill 1 0 2 0 3 0

3. Jan Simensen Exc 2* 2 2 6 1

4. Tony Lomas 3 2 2 3 10 0

5. Les Owen 2* 1* Exc 0 3 2

6. John Harrhy 3 2 3 1* 9 1

7. Ron Mountford 1 1* 0 1* 3 2



2. Paul O'Neil 0 0 TS 3 3 0

3. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 3 2 14 0

4. Greg Kentwell Exc 1 1 2 1 5 0

5. Alan Jay 1 0 1* 0 2 1

6. Malcolm Mackay 0 TS 0 0 0

7. Terry Lee 2 0 0 TS 2 0

bees dukes bees dukes

Ht 01: N.Boocock, Younghusband, Hill, O'Neil 66.2 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Harrhy, Lee, Mountford, Mackay 68.4 4 2 8 4

Ht 03: Lomas, Owen, Jay, Lee, Kentwell (ex tapes) 66.6 5 1 13 5

Ht 04: E.Boocock, Harrhy, Mountford, Lee, Simensen (ex tapes) 66.6 3 3 16 8

Ht 05: Younghusband, Lomas, Owen, O'Neil 66.2 3 3 19 11

Ht 06: E.Boocock, N.Boocock, Kentwell, Hill 67.2 2 4 21 15

Ht 07: Harrhy, Simensen, Kentwell, Jay 67.6 5 1 26 16

Ht 08: E.Boocock, Hill, Younghusband, Mountford 67.6 2 4 28 20

Ht 09: E.Boocock, Lomas, Harrhy, Mackay, Owen (ex tapes) 67.8 3 3 31 23

Ht 10: N.Boocock, Kentwell, Jay, Hill 68.2 3 3 34 26

Ht 11: O'Neil, Simensen, Mountford, Younghusband 68.4 3 3 37 29

Ht 12: Lomas, E.Boocock, N.Boocock, Jay 67.8 4 2 41 31

Ht 13: Younghusband, Simensen, Kentwell, Owen 68.2 2 4 43 35

Halifax v Coventry Saturday 5th June 1971 (Division One KOC 2nd Round)


1. Dave Younghusband 3 2 2 2* 9 1

2. Malcolm Mackay 0 1* Fell N 1 1

3. Eric Boocock 2* 3 3 3 11 1

4. Paul O'Neil 2 0 0 3 5 0

5. Greg Kentwell 0 2 2 Fell 4 0

6. Alan Jay 2* 3 1 0 6 1

7. Terry Lee 3 3 0 6 0


1. Nigel Boocock 2 3 3 3 2 2 15 0

2. John Harrhy 1* 1 1 1* 1* 5 3

3. Jan Simensen R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

4. Tony Lomas 3 2 1 3 1* 10 1

5. Les Owen 1 0 1 0 2 0

6. Roger Hill 1 0 2 TS 1 4 0

7. Ron Mountford 0 0 N 0 0

8. Pete Bailey D I D N O T R I D E

dukes bees dukes bees

Ht 01: Younghusband, N.Boocock, Harrhy, Mackay 67.0 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Lee, Jay, Hill, Mountford 68.2 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: Lomas, O'Neil, Owen, Kentwell 68.4 2 4 10 8

Ht 04: Jay, E.Boocock, Harrhy, Mountford 68.6 5 1 15 9

Ht 05: N.Boocock, Kentwell, Harrhy, O'Neil 67.4 2 4 17 13

Ht 06: N.Boocock, Younghusband, Mackay, Hill 68.0 3 3 20 16

Ht 07: E.Boocock, Lomas, Jay, Owen 68.4 4 2 24 18

Ht 08: Lee, Hill, Harrhy, Mackay (f) 70.2 3 3 27 21

Ht 09: N.Boocock, Kentwell, Lomas, O'Neil 68.4 2 4 29 25

Ht 10: Lomas, Younghusband, Owen, Jay 69.0 2 4 31 29

Ht 11: E.Boocock, N.Boocock, Harrhy, Lee 68.0 3 3 34 32

Ht 12: O'Neil, Younghusband, Hill, Owen 68.0 5 1 39 33

Ht 13: E.Boocock, N.Boocock, Lomas, Kentwell (f) 68.4 3 3 42 36

Halifax v Wimbledon Saturday 12th June 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Dave Younghusband 2 3 2* 2* 9 2

2. Alan Jay 1* 1 2 3 7 1

3. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 1* 10 1

4. Paul O'Neil 1 0 3 3 7 0

5. Greg Kentwell 3 1 2* 2 8 1

6. Chris Bailey 2* 1 1 4 1

7. Terry Lee 3 1* 1 5 1

wimbledon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Ronnie Moore 3 3 3 2 3 14 0

2. Peter Murray 0 2* Ret 0 2 1

3. Trevor Hedge 2 2 Ret 0 4 0

4. Cyril Maidment 2 2 1 0 5 0

5. Jim Tebby 0 0 0 N 0 0

6. John Dews 1 0 1 1 3 0

7. John Bishop 0 0 TS 0 0

dukes dons dukes dons

Ht 01: Moore, Younghusband, Jay, Murray 67.8 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Lee, Bailey, Dews, Bishop 70.6 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: Kentwell, Maidment, O'Neil, Tebby 71.6 4 2 12 6

Ht 04: Boocock, Hedge, Bailey, Bishop 71.4 4 2 16 8

Ht 05: Moore, Murray, Kentwell, O'Neil 71.0 1 5 17 13

Ht 06: Younghusband, Hedge, Jay, Dews 71.2 4 2 21 15

Ht 07: Boocock, Maidment, Bailey, Tebby 72.2 4 2 25 17

Ht 08: Moore, Jay, Lee, Murray (ret) 72.4 3 3 28 20

Ht 09: O'Neil, Kentwell, Dews, Hedge (ret) 71.2 5 1 33 21

Ht 10: Jay, Younghusband, Maidment, Tebby 72.0 5 1 38 22

Ht 11: Boocock, Moore, Lee, Murray 69.6 4 2 42 24

Ht 12: O'Neil, Younghusband, Dews, Hedge 71.2 5 1 47 25

Ht 13: Moore, Kentwell, Boocock, Maidment 69.2 3 3 50 28

Halifax v Glasgow v Leicester v Sheffield Saturday 19th June 1971 (4 Team Tournament)

halifax 1 2 3 4 5 pts

1. Alan Jay 1 0 1 N 2

2. Greg Kentwell 1 0 2 2 5

3. Eric Boocock 0 1 0 1 2

4. Dave Younghusband 3 Ret 2 1 6

5. Paul O'Neil 0 0

sheffield 1 2 3 4 5 pts

1. Arnie Haley 0 3 1 1 5

2. Jim Airey 2 1 2 3 8

3. Bob Paulson 2 2 2 0 6

4. Bob Valentine 3 1 0 3 7

glasgow 1 2 3 4 5 pts

1. Jim McMillan 0 Fell 3 3 6

2. Charlie Monk 3 2 EF 0 5

3. George Hunter 3 3 3 2 11

4. Bobby Beaton 1 2 1 1 5

leicester 1 2 3 4 5 pts

1. Ray Wilson 1 3 3 2 9

2. Graham Plant 2 1 0 2 5

3. John Boulger 2 3 3 3 11

4. Alan Cowland 0 2 1 0 3


dukes sheffield glasgow lions

Ht 01: Younghusband, Plant, Beaton, Haley 67.8 3-3 0-0 1-1 2-2

Ht 02: Hunter, Airey, Wilson, Boocock 68.2 0-3 2-2 3-4 1-3

Ht 03: Valentine, Boulger, Kentwell, McMillan 68.0 1-4 3-5 0-4 2-5

Ht 04: Monk, Paulson, Jay, Cowland 68.4 1-5 2-7 3-7 0-5

Ht 05: Boulger, Monk, Airey, Younghusband (ret) 68.4 0-5 1-8 2-9 3-8

Ht 06: Haley, Cowland, Boocock, McMillan (f) 67.8 1-6 3-11 0-9 2-10

Ht 07: Hunter, Paulson, Plant, Kentwell 68.2 0-6 2-13 3-12 1-11

Ht 08: Wilson, Beaton, Valentine, Jay 68.2 0-6 1-14 2-14 3-14

Ht 09: Hunter, Younghusband, Cowland, Valentine (f rem) 67.6 2-8 0-14 3-17 1-15

Ht 10: Boulger, Paulson, Beaton, Boocock 68.4 0-8 2-16 1-18 3-18

Ht 11: Wilson, Kentwell, Haley, Monk (ef) 68.0 2-10 1-17 0-18 3-21

Ht 12: McMillan, Airey, Jay, Plant 68.2 1-11 2-19 3-21 0-21

Ht 13: Valentine, Plant, Boocock, Monk 69.0 1-12 3-22 0-21 2-23

Ht 14: McMillan, Wilson, Younghusband, Paulson 67.6 1-13 0-22 3-24 2-25

Ht 15: Airey, Kentwell, Beaton, Cowland 68.8 2-15 3-25 1-25 0-25

Ht 16: Boulger, Hunter, Haley, O'Neil 68.6 0-15 1-26 2-27 3-28

Wimbledon v Halifax Thursday 24th June 1971 (British League Division l)

wimbledon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Ronnie Moore 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Peter Murray 1 1 1 N 3 0

3. Jim Tebby 3 3 2 1 9 0

4. Cyril Maidment 2* 2* 3 1 8 2

5. Trevor Hedge 3 3 2* 3 11 1

6. John Dews 2 0 0 2* 4 1

7. Bob Abell 1* 0 0 1 1


1. Dave Younghusband Exc 1 3 2 6 0

2. Terry Lee 0 TS 2* 1 3 1

3. Eric Boocock 1* 2 Exc 0 3 1

4. Paul O'Neil 0 2 1 0 0 3 0

5. Greg Kentwell 1 0 Exc 1 2 4 0

6. Chris Bailey 0 0 0 0 0

7. Alan Jay 2 3 2 1* 3 11 1

dons dukes dons dukes

Ht 01: Moore, Jay, Murray, Lee, Younghusband (ex tapes) 62.4 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Jay, Dews, Abell, Bailey 64.8 3 3 7 5

Ht 03: Hedge, Maidment, Kentwell, O'Neil 63.7 5 1 12 6

Ht 04: Tebby, Jay, Boocock, Dews 63.6 3 3 15 9

Ht 05: Hedge, Maidment, Younghusband, Kentwell 63.3 5 1 20 10

Ht 06: Moore, Boocock, Murray, Bailey 62.9 4 2 24 12

Ht 07: Tebby, O'Neil, Jay, Dews, Kentwell (ex tapes) 63.6 3 3 27 15

Ht 08: Jay, Lee, Murray, Abell 64.1 1 5 28 20

Ht 09: Maidment, Hedge, O'Neil, Bailey, Boocock (ex tapes) 63.4 5 1 33 21

Ht 10: Moore, Dews, Kentwell, O'Neil 63.4 5 1 38 22

Ht 11: Younghusband, Tebby, Lee, Abell 62.9 2 4 40 26

Ht 12: Moore, Kentwell, Maidment, Boocock 62.8 4 2 44 28

Ht 13: Hedge, Younghusband, Tebby, O'Neil 63.0 4 2 48 30

Halifax: Dews Trophy Saturday 26th June 1971 (Individual)


01. Gary Peterson (Wolverhampton) 1 0 2 0 N 3 14th

02. Jim McMillan (Glasgow) 2 0 1 3 1 7 11th

03. Arnie Haley (Sheffield) EF N 1 1 2 4 13th

04. Ronnie Moore (Wimbledon) 3 2 3 2 1 11 3rd

05. Eric Boocock (Halifax) 3 2 3 3 2 13 2nd

06. Jim Airey (Sheffield) 2 1 3 3 1 10 4th

07. Reidar Eide (Poole) 1 3 2 1 2 9 6th

08. Paul O'Neil (Halifax) 0 1 0 1 3 5 12th

09. George Hunter (Glasgow) 3 1 2 0 3 9 5th


11. Garry Middleton (Hackney) 2 2 1 2 0 7 9th

12. Trevor Hedge (Wimbledon) EF 3 2 2 0 7 10th

13. Dave Younghusband (Halifax) 2 3 0 N 3 8 8th

14. Ole Olsen (Wolverhampton) 3 3 3 3 3 15 1st



Res: Chris Bailey (Halifax) 1 0 0 1 17th


Ht 01: Moore, McMillan, Peterson (f rem), Haley (ef) 67.2

Ht 02: Boocock, Airey, Eide, O'Neil (f rem) 67.6

Ht 03: Hunter, Middleton, Kentwell, Hedge (ef) 67.4

Ht 04: Olsen, Younghusband, Lee, Jay 66.2

Ht 05: Younghusband, Boocock, Hunter, Peterson 66.4

Ht 06: Olsen, Kentwell, Airey, McMillan 66.4

Ht 07: Eide, Middleton, Bailey, Jay 67.2

Ht 08: Hedge, Moore, O'Neil, Lee 67.6

Ht 09: Airey, Peterson, Middleton, Lee 67.4

Ht 10: Boocock, Hedge, McMillan, Jay 67.6

Ht 11: Olsen, Hunter, Haley, O'Neil 67.6

Ht 12: Moore, Eide, Kentwell, Younghusband 68.8

Ht 13: Olsen, Hedge, Eide, Peterson 67.4

Ht 14: McMillan, Middleton, O'Neil, Bailey 68.2

Ht 15: Boocock, Kentwell, Haley, Lee 68.0

Ht 16: Airey, Moore, Jay, Hunter 68.4

Ht 17: O'Neil, Kentwell, Jay, Bailey 69.4

Ht 18: Hunter, Eide, McMillan, Lee 68.4

Ht 19: Younghusband, Haley, Airey, Hedge 69.0

Ht 20: Olsen, Boocock, Moore, Middleton 68.8

Wembley v Halifax Wednesday 30th June 1971 (British League Division l)

wembley 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Bert Harkins 3 2* 2* 2* 9 3

2. Tony Clarke 2* 3 2 3 10 1

3. Gote Nordin 2 EF 3 3 8 0

4. Dave Jessup 3 2 2 3 10 0

5. Brian Leonard 2* 1* 0 1 4 2

6. Brian Collins 3 1* 3 7 1

7. Sverre Harrfeldt 2* 0 2* 4 2



2. Terry Lee 0 0 TS N 0 0

3. Eric Boocock 3 1 3 3 1 11 0

4. Paul O'Neil 1 2 0 0 3 0


6. Alan Jay 1 0 1 0 2 0

7. Chris Bailey 0 0 TS 0 0

lions dukes lions dukes

Ht 01: Harkins, Clarke, Younghusband, Lee 70.4 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Collins, Harrfeldt, Jay, Bailey 71.8 5 1 10 2

Ht 03: Jessup, Leonard, O'Neil, Kentwell 72.0 5 1 15 3

Ht 04: Boocock, Nordin, Collins, Bailey 70.0 3 3 18 6

Ht 05: Younghusband, Jessup, Leonard, Lee (f rem) 72.0 3 3 21 9

Ht 06: Clarke, Harkins, Boocock, Jay 72.0 5 1 26 10

Ht 07: Collins, O'Neil, Kentwell, Nordin (ef) 70.8 3 3 29 13

Ht 08: Boocock, Clarke, Younghusband, Harrfeldt 70.2 2 4 31 17

Ht 09: Boocock, Jessup, Jay, Leonard 71.6 2 4 33 21

Ht 10: Clarke, Harkins, Kentwell, O'Neil 72.2 5 1 38 22

Ht 11: Nordin, Harrfeldt, Younghusband, Jay 72.0 5 1 43 23

Ht 12: Jessup, Harkins, Boocock, Kentwell 72.0 5 1 48 24

Ht 13: Nordin, Younghusband, Leonard, O'Neil 71.6 4 2 52 26

Newport v Halifax Friday 2nd July 1971 (British League Division l)

newport 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Tommy Johansson 2* 3 3 2 10 1

2. Edgar Stangeland 3 1 2 2* 8 1

3. Sandor Levai 3 3 3 Exc 9 0

4. Bengt Brannefors 3 3 3 1* 10 1

5. Bill Andrew 1 2* 1 2 6 1

6. Bob Hughes 1 1 0 0 2 0

7. Dave O'Connor 3 0 0 3 0



2. Terry Lee 0 0 TS 1* 1 1

3. Eric Boocock 2 2 3 2 3 12 0

4. Paul O'Neil 2 1* 1 1 5 1

5. Greg Kentwell 0 2 0 N 2 0

6. Alan Jay 2 N 1 0 0 3 0

7. Chris Bailey 0 0 0 N 0 0

wasps dukes wasps dukes

Ht 01: Stangeland, Johansson, Younghusband, Lee 70.0 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: O'Connor, Jay, Hughes, Bailey 70.5 4 2 9 3

Ht 03: Brannefors, O'Neil, Andrew, Kentwell 71.0 4 2 13 5

Ht 04: Levai, Boocock, Hughes, Bailey 68.9 4 2 17 7

Ht 05: Brannefors, Andrew, Younghusband, Lee 70.2 5 1 22 8

Ht 06: Johansson, Boocock, Stangeland, Bailey 66.8 4 2 26 10

Ht 07: Levai, Kentwell, O'Neil, Hughes 70.0 3 3 29 13

Ht 08: Boocock, Stangeland, Jay, O'Connor 70.4 2 4 31 17

Ht 09: Brannefors, Boocock, Andrew, Jay 69.3 4 2 35 19

Ht 10: Johansson, Stangeland, O'Neil, Kentwell 69.6 5 1 40 20

Ht 11: Levai, Younghusband, Lee, O'Connor 71.3 3 3 43 23

Ht 12: Boocock, Johansson, Brannefors, Jay 69.0 3 3 46 26

Ht 13: Younghusband, Andrew, O'Neil, Hughes, Levai (exc) 70.8 2 4 48 30

Halifax v Sheffield Saturday 3rd July 1971 (British League Division l)



2. Terry Lee 0 TS TS 0 0 0

3. Eric Boocock 3 2* 1 2 2* 10 2

4. Paul O'Neil 1* 0 0 1 2 1


6. Chris Bailey 0 0 N 0 0

7. Alan Jay 3 0 0 1* 4 1


1. Jim Airey 3 3 3 Exc 9 0

2. Bob Paulson 1 2* 1* 0 4 2

3. Bengt Larsson 1* 1 1* 0 3 2

4. Bob Valentine 0 3 1* 0 4 1

5. Arnie Haley 3 2* 2 2 9 1

6. Brian Maxted 2 0 2 4 0

7. Reg Wilson 1* 2 2 1 6 1


Ht 01: Airey, Younghusband, Paulson, Lee 66.8 2 4 2 4

Ht 02: Jay, Maxted, Wilson, Bailey 67.6 3 3 5 7

Ht 03: Haley, Kentwell, O'Neil, Valentine 68.0 3 3 8 10

Ht 04: Boocock, Wilson, Larsson, Bailey 66.4 3 3 11 13

Ht 05: Airey, Paulson, Kentwell, O'Neil 68.0 1 5 12 18

Ht 06: Younghusband, Boocock, Larsson, Maxted 68.8 5 1 17 19

Ht 07: Valentine, Haley, Boocock, Jay 67.4 1 5 18 24

Ht 08: Younghusband, Wilson, Paulson, Jay 67.8 3 3 21 27

Ht 09: Kentwell, Maxted, Larsson, O'Neil 68.2 3 3 24 30

Ht 10: Younghusband, Haley, Valentine, Lee 67.0 3 3 27 33

Ht 11: Airey, Boocock, Jay, Paulson 67.4 3 3 30 36

Ht 12: Younghusband, Haley, O'Neil, Larsson 67.0 4 2 34 38

Ht 13: Kentwell, Boocock, Wilson, Valentine, Airey (ex tapes) 68.6 5 1 39 39

Halifax: Northern Riders Championship Qualifying Round Saturday 10th July 1971 (Individual)



02. Bob Valentine (Sheffield) 3 2 2 1 3 11 4th

03. Greg Kentwell (Halifax) 1 2 2 3 Ret 8 7th

04. Jim Airey (Sheffield) 0 3 3 F Exc 0 6 8th

05. Dave Younghusband (Halifax) 2 3 3 2 2 12 3rd

06. Bobby Beaton (Glasgow) 3 3 2 2 3 13 2nd

07. Bengt Larsson (Sheffield) 1 1 1 0 2 5 13th

08. Malcolm Mackay (Workington) 0 0 0 0 3 3 14th

09. Paul O'Neil (Halifax) 2 0 1 3 EF 6 9th


11. Eric Boocock (Halifax) 3 3 3 3 3 15 1st

12. Doug Templeton (Glasgow) 0 1 1 2 2 6 12th

13. Charlie Monk (Glasgow) 3 2 2 2 1 10 6th

14. Arnie Haley (Sheffield) 2 1 3 3 1 10 5th

15. Chris Bailey (Halifax) 0 0 0 Fell Fell 0 16th

16. Bob Paulson (Sheffield) 1 2 1 1 1 6 10th


Ht 01: Valentine, Jay, Kentwell, Airey 67.6

Ht 02: Beaton, Younghusband, Larsson, Mackay 67.6

Ht 03: Boocock, O'Neil, Lee, Templeton 68.2

Ht 04: Monk, Haley, Paulson, Bailey 69.6

Ht 05: Younghusband, Monk, Jay, O'Neil 67.6

Ht 06: Beaton, Valentine, Haley, Lee 69.4

Ht 07: Boocock, Kentwell, Larsson, Bailey 68.4

Ht 08: Airey, Paulson, Templeton, Mackay No Time

Ht 09: Boocock, Beaton, Paulson, Jay 68.4

Ht 10: Younghusband, Valentine, Templeton, Bailey 68.0

Ht 11: Haley, Kentwell, O'Neil, Mackay 69.0

Ht 12: Airey, Monk, Larsson, Lee 69.2

Ht 13: Haley, Templeton, Jay, Larsson 69.0

Ht 14: Boocock, Monk, Valentine, Mackay 69.2

Ht 15: Kentwell, Younghusband, Paulson, Lee 69.2

Ht 16: O'Neil, Beaton, Bailey (f), Airey (f exc) 69.4

Ht 17: Mackay, Jay, Lee (f rem), Bailey (f) 70.6

Ht 18: Valentine, Larsson, Paulson, O'Neil (ef) 69.6

Ht 19: Beaton, Templeton, Monk, Kentwell (ret) 70.6

Ht 20: Boocock, Younghusband, Haley, Airey 68.4

Belle Vue v Halifax Saturday 17th July 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Ivan Mauger 3 3 3 2* 11 1

2. Ken Eyre 1 2* 1 F Exc 4 1

3. Dave Hemus 3 3 2 2 10 0

4. Eric Broadbelt N 3 3 3 9 0

5. Soren Sjosten 3 2* 2* Fell 7 2

6. Alan Wilkinson 1 1 0 1 3 0

7. Chris Pusey 3 0 1* 4 1


1. Eric Boocock 2 1 2* 3 3 11 1

2. Terry Lee 0 0 TS 0 0 0

3. Dave Younghusband 1* N 3 0 1 5 1

4. Alan Jay 2 2 1* 1 6 1



7. Paul O'Neil 0 2 0 TS 2 0

aces dukes aces dukes

Ht 01: Mauger, Boocock, Eyre, Lee 72.2 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Pusey, Bailey, Wilkinson, O'Neil 74.0 4 2 8 4

Ht 03: Sjosten, Jay, Wilkinson, Kentwell 73.0 4 2 12 6

Ht 04: Hemus, O'Neil, Younghusband, Wilkinson 73.6 3 3 15 9

Ht 05: Broadbelt, Sjosten, Boocock, Lee 72.8 5 1 20 10

Ht 06: Mauger, Eyre, Bailey, O'Neil 73.4 5 1 25 11

Ht 07: Hemus, Jay, Wilkinson, Kentwell 73.8 4 2 29 13

Ht 08: Younghusband, Boocock, Eyre, Pusey 72.4 1 5 30 18

Ht 09: Broadbelt, Sjosten, Bailey, Younghusband 72.8 5 1 35 19

Ht 10: Mauger, Kentwell, Jay, Eyre (f exc) 73.2 3 3 38 22

Ht 11: Boocock, Hemus, Pusey, Lee 73.6 3 3 41 25

Ht 12: Broadbelt, Mauger, Younghusband, Kentwell 73.8 5 1 46 26

Ht 13: Boocock, Hemus, Jay, Sjosten (f) 74.0 2 4 48 30

Reading v Halifax Monday 19th July 1971 (British League Division l)

reading 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Anders Michanek 3 3 3 2 11 0

2. Dag Lovaas 1 1 1 2* 5 1

3. Geoff Curtis 2 3 3 3 11 0

4. Richard May 3 3 2 1* 9 1

5. Geoff Mudge 0 1 0 0 1 0

6. Mick Bell 2* 1* 2* 5 3

7. Bernie Leigh 3 0 0 3 0


1. Eric Boocock 2 2 3 2 2 11 0

2. Terry Lee 0 0 TS N 0 0

3. Dave Younghusband 3 2 2* 1 3 11 1

4. Alan Jay 1* 0 0 TS 1 1


6. Chris Bailey 0 0 N 0 0

7. Paul O'Neil 1 0 TS 3 1* 1* 6 2

racers dukes racers dukes

Ht 01: Michanek, Boocock, Lovaas, Lee 69.6 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Leigh, Bell, O'Neil, Bailey 72.8 5 1 9 3

Ht 03: May, Kentwell, Jay, Mudge 72.0 3 3 12 6

Ht 04: Younghusband, Curtis, Bell, O'Neil 70.2 3 3 15 9

Ht 05: May, Boocock, Mudge, Lee 71.0 4 2 19 11

Ht 06: Michanek, Younghusband, Lovaas, Bailey 70.2 4 2 23 13

Ht 07: Curtis, Bell, Kentwell, Jay 71.0 5 1 28 14

Ht 08: Boocock, Younghusband, Lovaas, Leigh 71.2 1 5 29 19

Ht 09: O'Neil, May, Younghusband, Mudge 71.8 2 4 31 23

Ht 10: Michanek, Lovaas, Kentwell, Jay 71.6 5 1 36 24

Ht 11: Curtis, Boocock, O'Neil, Leigh 70.0 3 3 39 27

Ht 12: Younghusband, Michanek, May, Kentwell 70.0 3 3 42 30

Ht 13: Curtis, Boocock, O'Neil, Mudge 69.4 3 3 45 33

Halifax v Belle Vue Saturday 24th July 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Eric Boocock 2 2* 2 2 8 1

2. Alan Jay 0 3 3 0 6 0


4. Mike Hiftle Fell 2 2 Fell 4 0

5. Greg Kentwell 1 1* 1* N 3 2

6. Chris Bailey 2* 2* 0 1* 5 3

7. Paul O'Neil 3 2* N 0 5 1


1. Ivan Mauger 3 3 3 3 1* 13 1

2. Ken Eyre 1 0 0 N 1 0

3. Dave Hemus 0 1 0 TS 1 0

4. Eric Broadbelt 3 1 3 1 2 10 0

5. Soren Sjosten 2* 3 1 3 9 1

6. Alan Wilkinson 1 Exc TS Fell 1 0

7. Chris Pusey Fell 1 1 2 0


Ht 01: Mauger, Boocock, Eyre, Jay 67.8 2 4 2 4

Ht 02: O'Neil, Bailey, Wilkinson, Pusey (f) 69.4 5 1 7 5

Ht 03: Broadbelt, Sjosten, Kentwell, Hiftle (f) 68.0 1 5 8 10

Ht 04: Younghusband, Bailey, Pusey, Hemus 68.2 5 1 13 11

Ht 05: Mauger, Hiftle, Kentwell, Eyre 69.0 3 3 16 14

Ht 06: Jay, Boocock, Hemus, Wilkinson (exc) 69.8 5 1 21 15

Ht 07: Sjosten, Younghusband, Broadbelt, Bailey 68.0 2 4 23 19

Ht 08: Jay, O'Neil, Pusey, Eyre 69.2 5 1 28 20

Ht 09: Mauger, Hiftle, Kentwell, Hemus 69.6 3 3 31 23

Ht 10: Broadbelt, Boocock, Sjosten, Jay 67.0 2 4 33 27

Ht 11: Mauger, Younghusband, Bailey, Wilkinson (f) 68.6 3 3 36 30

Ht 12: Sjosten, Boocock, Broadbelt, Hiftle (f) 68.4 2 4 38 34

Ht 13: Younghusband, Broadbelt, Mauger, O'Neil 68.0 3 3 41 37

Hackney v Halifax Friday 30th July 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Garry Middleton 3 2 3 2 10 0

2. Laurie Etheridge 1 1* 2* 1 5 2

3. Barry Thomas Fell 3 3 1 7 0

4. Eddie Reeves 1 0 0 1* 2 1

5. Bengt Jansson 3 2 3 3 11 0

6. Hugh Saunders 2 2 2* 6 1

7. Dave Kennett 1* 3 1 5 1


1. Bruce Cribb (G) 2 3 2 2 2 11 0

2. Paul O'Neil 0 1 0 0 1 0

3. Graham Plant (G) 3 3 1* 2 3 12 1

4. Mike Hiftle Fell 1 N 0 1 0

5. Greg Kentwell 2 Fell TS 0 2 0

6. Chris Bailey 3 0 TS 0 3 0

7. Alan Jay 0 1 1 2 0

hawks dukes hawks dukes

Ht 01: Middleton, Cribb, Etheridge, O'Neil 66.8 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Bailey, Saunders, Kennett, Jay 68.0 3 3 7 5

Ht 03: Jansson, Kentwell, Reeves, Hiftle (f) 66.0 4 2 11 7

Ht 04: Plant, Saunders, Jay, Thomas (f) 66.8 2 4 13 11

Ht 05: Cribb, Jansson, O'Neil, Reeves 67.4 2 4 15 15

Ht 06: Plant, Middleton, Etheridge, Bailey 67.2 3 3 18 18

Ht 07: Thomas, Saunders, Hiftle, Kentwell (f) 67.4 5 1 23 19

Ht 08: Kennett, Etheridge, Jay, O'Neil 68.0 5 1 28 20

Ht 09: Jansson, Cribb, Plant, Reeves 66.8 3 3 31 23

Ht 10: Middleton, Plant, Etheridge, Bailey 66.2 4 2 35 25

Ht 11: Thomas, Cribb, Kennett, O'Neil 67.0 4 2 39 27

Ht 12: Plant, Middleton, Reeves, Kentwell 66.6 3 3 42 30

Ht 13: Jansson, Cribb, Thomas, Hiftle 66.8 4 2 46 32

Halifax: England v Sweden Saturday 31st July 1971 (3rd Test Match)

england 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Eric Boocock 2* 3 2* 1 3 3 14 2

2. Trevor Hedge 3 0 3 0 0 N 6 0

3. Dave Younghusband 3 3 3 3 3 3 18 0

4. Bob Kilby 2* 1 2* 2* 2* 2* 11 5

5. Ray Wilson 3 EF 1 3 0 1 8 0

6. Terry Betts 0 2 N 1 1 N 4 0

7. Graham Plant Fell 0 0 0

8. Sandor Levai 2* 2 1

sweden 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Anders Michanek EF 2 2* 3 1 3 11 1

2. Soren Sjosten 1 EF 3 2* 0 2* 8 2

3. Bengt Jansson 1 3 1 1 3 1 10 0

4. Jan Simensen 0 1 0 N N N 1 0

5. Bernt Persson 2 1* 1 Ret 1* EF 5 2

6. Olle Nygren 1* 2 0 2 2 1 8 1

7. Bo Wirebrand 0 2* 0 2 1

8. ???


england sweden england sweden

Ht 01: Hedge, Boocock, Sjosten, Michanek (ef) 66.2 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Younghusband, Kilby, Jansson, Simensen 66.0 5 1 10 2

Ht 03: Wilson, Persson, Nygren, Betts 67.0 3 3 13 5

Ht 04: Younghusband, Michanek, Kilby, Sjosten (ef) 65.8 4 2 17 7

Ht 05: Jansson, Betts, Simensen, Wilson (ef) 67.4 2 4 19 11

Ht 06: Boocock, Nygren, Persson, Hedge 67.8 3 3 22 14

Ht 07: Sjosten, Michanek, Wilson, Plant (f) 67.6 1 5 23 19

Ht 08: Hedge, Boocock, Jansson, Simensen 67.0 5 1 28 20

Ht 09: Younghusband, Kilby, Persson, Nygren 67.0 5 1 33 21

Ht 10: Michanek, Sjosten, Boocock, Hedge 67.2 1 5 34 26

Ht 11: Younghusband, Kilby, Jansson, Wirebrand 67.6 5 1 39 27

Ht 12: Wilson, Nygren, Betts, Persson (ret) 68.8 4 2 43 29

Ht 13: Younghusband, Kilby, Michanek, Sjosten 67.4 5 1 48 30

Ht 14: Jansson, Wirebrand, Betts, Wilson 68.2 1 5 49 35

Ht 15: Boocock, Nygren, Persson, Hedge 68.8 3 3 52 38

Ht 16: Michanek, Sjosten, Wilson, Plant 69.0 1 5 53 43

Ht 17: Boocock, Levai, Jansson, Wirebrand 69.4 5 1 58 44

Ht 18: Younghusband, Kilby, Nygren, Persson (ef) 68.8 5 1 63 45

Series result: England 1 - 1 Sweden (with one no result)

Oxford v Halifax Thursday 5th August 1971 (British League Division l)

oxford 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Rick Timmo 2 2 2 1* 7 1

2. Norman Strachan 0 N 2* 1* 3 2

3. Oyvind Berg 3 3 1* 2 9 1

4. Colin Gooddy 1* 3 N N 4 1

5. Ken McKinlay 2 0 N NS 2 0

6. Col Cottrell 2* 1 1 2* 2 8 2

7. Tommy Roper 3 1* 3 3 2 12


1. Eric Boocock 3 3 2 NS 3 3 3 17 0

2. Alan Jay 1 1* 1 N 3 1

3. Dave Younghusband 2 3 NS 0 3 8 0

4. Paul O'Neil 0 0 TS Fell 0 0

5. Greg Kentwell R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

6. Chris Bailey 0 Fell TS 0 0

7. Mike Hiftle 1 Fell 0 0 1 0

8. Malcolm Mackay 2 0 2 0

cheetahs dukes cheetahs dukes

Ht 01: Boocock, Timmo, Jay, Strachan 68.2 2 4 2 4

Ht 02: Roper, Cottrell, Hiftle, Bailey 70.4 5 1 7 5

Ht 03: Boocock, McKinlay, Gooddy, O'Neil 68.0 3 3 10 8

Ht 04: Berg, Younghusband, Cottrell, Hiftle (f) 73.2 4 2 14 10

Ht 05: Gooddy, Boocock, Jay, McKinlay 72.8 3 3 17 13

Ht 06: Younghusband, Timmo, Roper, Bailey (f) 74.4 3 3 20 16

Ht 07: Berg, McKay, Cottrell, O'Neil 74.2 4 2 24 18

Ht 08: Roper, Strachan, Jay, Hiftle 73.4 5 1 29 19

Ht 09: Roper, Cottrell, Younghusband (ns), Boocock (ns) 76.4 5 0 34 19

Ht 10: Boocock, Timmo, Strachan, Younghusband (ret) 72.0 3 3 37 22

Ht 11: Boocock, Roper, Berg, Hiftle 71.0 3 3 40 25

Ht 12: Younghusband, Cottrell, Timmo, Mackay 72.4 3 3 43 28

Ht 13: Boocock, Berg, O'Neil (f), McKinlay (ns) 73.8 2 3 45 31

Halifax v West Ham Saturday 7th August 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Eric Boocock 2 2 2* 3 9 1

2. Alan Jay 1* 1* 3 3 8 2

3. Dave Younghusband 3 1 2 N 6 0

4. Paul O'Neil 2 1 3 0 6 0

5. Greg Kentwell 0 3 N 1 4 0

6. Chris Bailey 3 1 0 0 4 0

7. Mike Hiftle 2* 2* 1* 0 5 3


1. Olle Nygren 3 2 2 3 3 13 0

2. Alan Bellham 0 0 1 0 1 0

3. Christer Lofqvist 2 EF 1* 2 5 1

4. Preben Rosenkilde 3 3 3 1 2* 12 1

5. Reg Luckhurst 1 2* 0 1* 4 2

6. Mick Handley (dna) NS TS TS 0 0

7. Alan Sage 1 0 0 1 0

dukes hammers dukes hammers

Ht 01: Nygren, Boocock, Jay, Bellham 67.0 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Bailey, Hiftle, Sage, Handley (ns) 68.6 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: Rosenkilde, O'Neil, Luckhurst, Kentwell 67.8 2 4 10 8

Ht 04: Younghusband, Lofqvist, Bailey, Sage 66.2 4 2 14 10

Ht 05: Kentwell, Nygren, O'Neil, Bellham 68.0 4 2 18 12

Ht 06: Rosenkilde, Boocock, Jay, Lofqvist (ef) 67.4 3 3 21 15

Ht 07: Rosenkilde, Luckhurst, Younghusband, Bailey 68.2 1 5 22 20

Ht 08: Jay, Hiftle, Bellham, Sage 68.0 5 1 27 21

Ht 09: O'Neil, Nygren, Lofqvist, Bailey 67.2 3 3 30 24

Ht 10: Jay, Boocock, Rosenkilde, Luckhurst 68.0 5 1 35 25

Ht 11: Nygren, Younghusband, Hiftle, Bellham 68.6 3 3 38 28

Ht 12: Boocock, Lofqvist, Luckhurst, O'Neil 68.4 3 3 41 31

Ht 13: Nygren, Rosenkilde, Kentwell, Hiftle 69.2 1 5 42 36

Halifax v Oxford Saturday 7th August 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Alan Jay 2* 2* 1 1 6 2


4. Paul O'Neil 2 N 3 1 6 0

5. Greg Kentwell 0 3 2* 1 6 1

6. Chris Bailey 1* 0 2 3 1

7. Mike Hiftle 2 2* Fell 1 5 1

oxford 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Rick Timmo 1 1 0 0 2 0

2. Norman Strachan 0 Ret TS N 0 0

3. Oyvind Berg 1* 0 2* 0 0 3 2

4. Colin Gooddy 1 1 2 2 6 0

5. Ken McKinlay 3 0 0 2 5 0

6. Col Cottrell 0 N 1 1 0

7. Tommy Roper 3 2 1 3 2 11 0

dukes cheetahs dukes cheetahs

Ht 01: Boocock, Jay, Timmo, Strachan 69.0 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Roper, Hiftle, Bailey, Cottrell 70.4 3 3 8 4

Ht 03: McKinlay, O'Neil, Gooddy, Kentwell 70.0 2 4 10 8

Ht 04: Younghusband, Roper, Berg, Bailey 68.4 3 3 13 11

Ht 05: Kentwell, O'Neil, Timmo, Strachan (ret) 69.8 5 1 18 12

Ht 06: Boocock, Jay, Roper, Berg 68.2 5 1 23 13

Ht 07: Younghusband, Bailey, Gooddy, McKinlay 68.4 5 1 28 14

Ht 08: Roper, Berg, Jay, Hiftle (f) 68.4 1 5 29 19

Ht 09: O'Neil, Kentwell, Cottrell, Berg 69.0 5 1 34 20

Ht 10: Boocock, Gooddy, Jay, McKinlay 69.4 4 2 38 22

Ht 11: Younghusband, Roper, Hiftle, Timmo 67.0 4 2 42 24

Ht 12: Bocoock, McKinlay, O'Neil, Berg 69.8 4 2 46 26

Ht 13: Younghusband, Gooddy, Kentwell, Timmo 69.4 4 2 50 28

Halifax v Sheffield Saturday 14th August 1971 (Speedway Star Division One KOC 3rd Round)


1. Eric Boocock F Exc 3 3 3 9 0

2. Chris Bailey 2 1* 1 EF 4 1


4. Paul O'Neil 2* 0 3 2* 7 2

5. Alan Jay 3 2 1 1* 7 1

6. Mike Hiftle 2 2* N F Exc 4 1

7. Greg Kentwell 1* 0 N 1* 2 2


1. Jim Airey 3 3 3 3 3 15 0

2. Bob Paulson 1 1 2* 0 4 1

3. Bengt Larsson 1 0 2 N 3 0

4. Brian Maxted 1 N 1* 0 2 1

5. Arnie Haley EF 2 2 1 5 0

6. Bob Valentine 3 2 1* Fell 0 6 1

7. Reg Wilson 0 0 TS 0 0


Ht 01: Airey, Bailey, Paulson, Boocock (f exc) 68.6 2 4 2 4

Ht 02: Valentine, Hiftle, Kentwell, Wilson 69.0 3 3 5 7

Ht 03: Jay, O'Neil, Maxted, Haley (ef) 69.4 5 1 10 8

Ht 04: Younghusband, Hiftle, Larsson, Wilson 67.4 5 1 15 9

Ht 05: Airey, Jay, Paulson, O'Neil 68.4 2 4 17 13

Ht 06: Boocock, Valentine, Bailey, Larsson 67.6 4 2 21 15

Ht 07: Younghusband, Haley, Valentine, Kentwell 67.4 3 3 24 18

Ht 08: Airey, Paulson, Bailey, Hiftle (f exc) 69.4 1 5 25 23

Ht 09: O'Neil, Larsson, Jay, Valentine (f) 68.8 4 2 29 25

Ht 10: Boocock, Haley, Maxted, Bailey (ef) 68.2 3 3 32 28

Ht 11: Airey, Younghusband, Kentwell, Paulson 68.2 3 3 35 31

Ht 12: Boocock, O'Neil, Haley, Valentine 70.0 5 1 40 32

Ht 13: Airey, Younghusband, Jay, Maxted 69.0 3 3 43 35

Halifax v Cradley Heath Friday 20th August 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Eric Boocock 1* 2 2* 2* 3 10 3



4. Paul O'Neil 1* 1* 1* 0 3 3

5. Alan Jay 2 2 2 1 7 0

6. Mike Hiftle 2 0 TS 2 0


cradley heath 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Bernt Persson 3 3 2 2 10 0

2. Pete Jarman Ret 0 0 N 0 0

3. Bob Andrews 2* 3 3 2 10 1

4. John Hart 0 0 N N 0 0

5. Roy Trigg 3 1 1 1* 6 1

6. Barry Duke 3 0 0 0 3 0

7. Jimmy Squibb 1 3 2 0 1* 7 1

dukes heathens dukes heathens

Ht 01: Persson, Kentwell, Boocock, Jarman (ret) 67.4 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Duke, Hiftle, Squibb, Bailey 68.2 2 4 5 7

Ht 03: Trigg, Jay, O'Neil, Hart 67.8 3 3 8 10

Ht 04: Squibb, Andrews, Younghusband, Hiftle 67.6 1 5 9 15

Ht 05: Persson, Jay, O'Neil, Jarman 67.8 3 3 12 18

Ht 06: Andrews, Boocock, Kentwell, Duke 68.0 3 3 15 21

Ht 07: Younghusband, Boocock, Trigg, Hart 67.2 5 1 20 22

Ht 08: Kentwell, Squibb, Bailey, Jarman 67.6 4 2 24 24

Ht 09: Andrews, Jay, O'Neil, Duke 67.8 3 3 27 27

Ht 10: Kentwell, Boocock, Trigg, Squibb 68.0 5 1 32 28

Ht 11: Younghusband, Persson, Squibb, Bailey 67.8 3 3 35 31

Ht 12: Boocock, Andrews, Trigg, O'Neil 68.2 3 3 38 34

Ht 13: Younghusband, Persson, Jay, Duke 67.8 4 2 42 36

Cradley Heath v Halifax Monday 23rd August 1971 (British League Division l)

cradley heath 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Bernt Persson 2* 3 3 3 11 1

2. Pete Jarman 3 1 2 2* 8 1

3. Bob Andrews 2* 2 2 1* 7 2

4. John Hart 1 0 2* N 3 1

5. Roy Trigg 3 3 3 2 11 0

6. Barry Duke 3 3 1* 0 7 1

7. Jimmy Squibb 2* 0 0 2 1


1. John Boulger (G) 1 2 2 3 3 11 0

2. Greg Kentwell 0 1* 1 1 1 4 1

3. Dave Younghusband Fell TS TS TS 0 0

4. Paul O'Neil 0 0 1 1* 0 2 1

5. Alan Jay 2 3 3 0 2 10 0

6. Mike Hiftle 1 0 0 1 0


heathens dukes heathens dukes

Ht 01: Jarman, Persson, Boulger, Kentwell 69.0 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Duke, Squibb, Hiftle, Bailey 69.4 5 1 10 2

Ht 03: Trigg, Jay, Hart, O'Neil 67.6 4 2 14 4

Ht 04: Duke, Andrews, Bailey, Younghusband (f) 69.0 5 1 19 5

Ht 05: Trigg, Boulger, Kentwell, Hart 67.0 3 3 22 8

Ht 06: Persson, Boulger, Jarman, Hiftle 68.8 4 2 26 10

Ht 07: Jay, Andrews, Duke, O'Neil 68.4 3 3 29 13

Ht 08: Jay, Jarman, Kentwell, Squibb 69.4 2 4 31 17

Ht 09: Trigg, Hart, Kentwell, Hiftle 68.6 5 1 36 18

Ht 10: Persson, Jarman, O'Neil, Jay 69.8 5 1 41 19

Ht 11: Boulger, Andrews, Kentwell, Squibb 68.8 2 4 43 23

Ht 12: Persson, Jay, O'Neil, Duke 69.8 3 3 46 26

Ht 13: Boulger, Trigg, Andrews, O'Neil 68.6 3 3 49 29

Halifax: England v Russia Saturday 28th August 1971 (4th Test Match)

england 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Eric Boocock 3 2 1 3 EF 1* 10 1

2. Bob Paulson 2* 0 0 1 3 2 8 1

3. Ray Wilson 2 3 3 3 3 1 15 0

4. Arnie Haley EF EF 2* 2* 2* N 6 3

5. Alan Jay 2 1 1 1 2 0 7 0

6. Graham Plant EF N N 0 N N 0 0

7. Barry Thomas EF 3 3 0

8. Reg Luckhurst 1* 1 0 2 1

russia 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Gennardy Kurilenko Exc 1* 2 2 0 3 8 1

2. Vladimir Gordeev EF 2 0 0 N N 2 0

3. Grigori Mironov 3 3 3 0 3 3 15 0

4. Grigori Chlinovski 1 2* 2* 1 F Exc 0 6 2

5. Vladimir Paznikov 1 3 1 3 1* 2* 11 2

6. Alexander Pavlov 3 N 0 2* 2 3 10 1

7. Vladimir Smirnov 1 1 2* 4 1

8. Anatoli Kuzmin 1 1 0


england russia england russia

Ht 01: Boocock, Paulson, Smirnov, Gordeev (ef), Kurilenko (exc) 69.4 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Mironov, Wilson, Chlinovski, Haley (ef) 67.2 2 4 7 5

Ht 03: Pavlov, Jay, Paznikov, Plant (ef) 69.2 2 4 9 9

Ht 04: Wilson, Gordeev, Kurilenko, Haley (ef) 68.4 3 3 12 12

Ht 05: Mironov, Chlinovski, Jay, Thomas (ef) 68.0 1 5 13 17

Ht 06: Paznikov, Boocock, Kuzmin, Paulson 67.8 2 4 15 21

Ht 07: Thomas, Kurilenko, Jay, Gordeev 68.8 4 2 19 23

Ht 08: Mironov, Chlinovski, Boocock, Paulson 68.0 1 5 20 28

Ht 09: Wilson, Haley, Paznikov, Pavlov 69.0 5 1 25 29

Ht 10: Boocock, Kurilenko, Paulson, Gordeev 68.0 4 2 29 31

Ht 11: Wilson, Haley, Chlinovski, Mironov 68.6 5 1 34 32

Ht 12: Paznikov, Pavlov, Jay, Plant 68.4 1 5 35 37

Ht 13: Wilson, Haley, Smirnov, Kurilenko 69.0 5 1 40 38

Ht 14: Mironov, Jay, Luckhurst, Chlinovski (f exc) 68.0 3 3 43 41

Ht 15: Paulson, Pavlov, Paznikov, Boocock (ef) 69.4 3 3 46 44

Ht 16: Kurilenko, Smirnov, Luckhurst, Jay 69.2 1 5 47 49

Ht 17: Mironov, Paulson, Boocock, Chlinovski 69.2 3 3 50 52

Ht 18: Pavlov, Paznikov, Wilson, Luckhurst 68.8 1 5 51 57

Halifax v Belle Vue Monday 30th August 1971 (£100 Challenge Trophy)


1. Eric Boocock 2 3 2 2 3 12 0

2. Paul O'Neil 0 1 TS 1* 2 1

3. George Hunter (G) 2 1 1 2 6 0

4. Alan Jay 1* 1* 0 1 3 2

5. Greg Kentwell Exc 2 2 0 4 0

6. Chris Bailey EF 1* 0 1 1

7. Mike Hiftle 2 2 0 0 4 0


1. Ivan Mauger 3 3 3 3 1 13 0

2. Ken Eyre 1 0 1 2* 4 1

3. Eric Broadbelt 0 2 1 0 0 3 0

4. Dave Hemus R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

5. Soren Sjosten 3 2* 3 2 3 13 1

6. Alan Wilkinson 1 0 0 N 1 0

7. Peter Collins 3 3 3 3 12 0


Ht 01: Mauger, Boocock, Eyre, O'Neil 68.8 2 4 2 4

Ht 02: Collins, Hiftle, Wilkinson, Bailey (ef) 66.4 2 4 4 8

Ht 03: Sjosten, Hiftle, Jay, Wilkinson, Kentwell (exc) 68.8 3 3 7 11

Ht 04: Collins, Hunter, Bailey, Broadbelt 68.0 3 3 10 14

Ht 05: Mauger, Kentwell, Jay, Eyre 67.6 3 3 13 17

Ht 06: Boocock, Broadbelt, O'Neil, Wilkinson 67.6 4 2 17 19

Ht 07: Mauger, Sjosten, Hunter, Bailey 67.8 1 5 18 24

Ht 08: Collins, Boocock, Eyre, Hiftle 67.4 2 4 20 28

Ht 09: Collins, Kentwell, Broadbelt, Jay 68.2 2 4 22 32

Ht 10: Sjosten, Boocock, O'Neil, Broadbelt 69.0 3 3 25 35

Ht 11: Mauger, Eyre, Hunter, Hiftle 68.6 1 5 26 40

Ht 12: Boocock, Sjosten, Jay, Broadbelt 68.6 4 2 30 42

Ht 13: Sjosten, Hunter, Mauger, Kentwell 69.0 2 4 32 46

Halifax v Coventry Saturday 4th September 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Eric Boocock 2 3 3 3 3 14 0

2. Paul O'Neil 1* Ret 3 0 4 1

2. Alan Jay 1* 1* 2 2 2 8 2

4. Dave Younghusband R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T



7. Mike Hiftle 1* 2* 0 3 2

8. Alan Knapkin 2* 1 3 1


1. Nigel Boocock 3 3 2 1 3 12 0

2. John Harrhy 0 0 N TS 0 0

3. Tony Lomas 3 1* 0 2 6 1

4. Les Owen 0 1 TS Exc 1 0

5. Jan Simensen 2 3 Exc 3 0 8 0

6. Roger Hill 3 2 1 1 1* 8 1

7. Ron Mountford Exc 0 0 0 0 0

dukes bees dukes bees

Ht 01: N.Boocock, E.Boocock, O'Neil, Harrhy 67.2 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Hill, Bailey, Hiftle, Mountford (ex tapes) 68.8 3 3 6 6

Ht 03: E.Boocock, Simensen, Kentwell, Owen 67.6 4 2 10 8

Ht 04: Lomas, Bailey, Jay, Mountford 69.6 3 3 13 11

Ht 05: N.Boocock, Kentwell, Jay, Harrhy 69.8 3 3 16 14

Ht 06: E.Boocock, Hill, Lomas, O'Neil (ret) 69.4 3 3 19 17

Ht 07: Simensen, Jay, Owen, Bailey 69.0 2 4 21 21

Ht 08: O'Neil, Hiftle, Hill, Mountford 70.6 5 1 26 22

Ht 09: Kentwell, Knapkin, Hill, Lomas 68.8 5 1 31 23

Ht 10: E.Boocock, N.Boocock, Hill, O'Neil, Simensen (ex tapes) 68.4 3 3 34 26

Ht 11: Simensen, Jay, N.Boocock, Hiftle 69.0 2 4 36 30

Ht 12: E.Boocock, Lomas, Knapkin, Simensen 68.0 4 2 40 32

Ht 13: N.Boocock, Jay, Kentwell, Mountford, Owen (ex tapes) 70.2 3 3 43 35

West Ham v Halifax Tuesday 7th September 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Olle Nygren 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Preben Rosenkilde 1 0 2* Ret 3 1

3. Christer Lofqvist 2 3 3 2 10 0

4. Barry Duke 1* 2 3 0 6 1

5. Reg Luckhurst 2 N 2* 1* 5 2

6. Alan Bellham 0 1* 0 0 1 1

7. Alan Sage 1 3 1 5 0


1. Eric Boocock 2 3 3 2 3 13 0

2. Paul O'Neil 0 1 1 0 2 0


4. Greg Kentwell 0 1* 1* 0 2 2

5. Alan Jay 3 1* 2 2 2 10 1


7. Mike Hiftle 2* 0 0 2 1

8. Malcolm Mackay 1 1* 2 1

hammers dukes hammers dukes

Ht 01: Nygren, Boocock, Rosenkilde, O'Neil 74.4 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Bailey, Hiftle, Sage, Bellham 77.8 1 5 5 7

Ht 03: Jay, Luckhurst, Duke, Kentwell 76.2 3 3 8 10

Ht 04: Boocock, Lofqvist, Bellham, Hiftle 74.6 3 3 11 13

Ht 05: Boocock, Duke, O'Neil, Bellham 75.6 2 4 13 17

Ht 06: Nygren, Bailey, Jay, Rosenkilde 75.2 3 3 16 20

Ht 07: Lofqvist, Jay, Kentwell, Bellham 76.0 3 3 19 23

Ht 08: Sage, Rosenkilde, O'Neil, Hiftle 77.0 5 1 24 24

Ht 09: Duke, Luckhurst, Mackay, Bailey 76.2 5 1 29 25

Ht 10: Nygren, Jay, Kentwell, Rosenkilde (ret) 76.2 3 3 32 28

Ht 11: Lofqvist, Boocock, Sage, O'Neil 75.0 4 2 36 30

Ht 12: Nygren, Jay, Mackay, Duke 76.0 3 3 39 33

Ht 13: Boocock, Lofqvist, Luckhurst, Kentwell 74.8 3 3 42 36

Halifax v Swindon Saturday 11th September 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Eric Boocock 2 2 3 2 0 9 0


3. Alan Jay 0 1* 2 2 2 7 1

4. Paul O'Neil 2 3 2 0 3 10 0

5. Greg Kentwell 1* 1 1* 1* 4 3

6. Chris Bailey 0 3 1* 4 1

7. Mike Hiftle 3 2* 1* 6 2

8. Malcolm Mackay 0 0 0

swindon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Barry Briggs 3 2 3 3 11 0

2. Clive Hitch 1 0 1 0 2 0

3. Mike Keen 1* 3 3 2 9 1

4. James Bond 0 0 N N 0 0

5. Martin Ashby 3 3 3 1* 10 1

6. Pete Munday 2 0 Ret 2 0

7. Mike Broadbank 1* 2 0 1 0 4 1

dukes robins dukes robins

Ht 01: Briggs, Boocock, Hitch, Mackay 66.2 2 4 2 4

Ht 02: Hiftle, Munday, Broadbank, Bailey 68.0 3 3 5 7

Ht 03: Ashby, O'Neil, Kentwell, Bond 67.4 3 3 8 10

Ht 04: Bailey, Broadbank, Keen, Jay 68.2 3 3 11 13

Ht 05: O'Neil, Briggs, Kentwell, Hitch 67.0 4 2 15 15

Ht 06: Keen, Boocock, Jay, Munday 67.6 3 3 18 18

Ht 07: Ashby, Jay, Bailey, Bond 66.8 3 3 21 21

Ht 08: Boocock, Hiftle, Hitch, Broadbank 69.0 5 1 26 22

Ht 09: Keen, O'Neil, Kentwell (f rem), Munday (ret) 68.0 3 3 29 25

Ht 10: Ashby, Boocock, Broadbank, O'Neil 66.4 2 4 31 29

Ht 11: Briggs, Jay, Hiftle, Hitch (f rem) 67.6 3 3 34 32

Ht 12: O'Neil, Keen, Ashby, Boocock 68.0 3 3 37 35

Ht 13: Briggs, Jay, Kentwell, Broadbank 68.4 3 3 40 38

Halifax v Wembley Monday 13th September 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Mike Hiftle 2* 1 1* Fell 4 2

3. Alan Jay 2 2 3 2* 9 1

4. Paul O'Neil 1* 2 1 1 5 1


6. Chris Bailey 2* 1* 0 3 2


wembley 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Bert Harkins 0 0 0 0 N 0 0

2. Christer Sjosten R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

3. Tony Clarke 1 3 2 3 2 0 11 0

4. Brian Collins 0 1 0 1* 1 3 1

5. Sverre Harrfeldt 3 3 3 2 2 13 0

6. Brian Leonard 1 0 TS 2 0 3 0

7. Peter Prinsloo 0 0 TS 0 0

dukes lions dukes lions

Ht 01: Boocock, Hiftle, Clarke, Harkins 66.4 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Mackay, Bailey, Leonard, Prinsloo 69.0 5 1 10 2

Ht 03: Harrfeldt, Kentwell, O'Neil, Collins 69.0 3 3 13 5

Ht 04: Clarke, Jay, Bailey, Prinsloo 68.6 3 3 16 8

Ht 05: Harrfeldt, O'Neil, Kentwell, Harkins 68.4 3 3 19 11

Ht 06: Boocock, Clarke, Hiftle, Leonard 68.2 4 2 23 13

Ht 07: Harrfeldt, Jay, Collins, Bailey 68.8 2 4 25 17

Ht 08: Clarke, Mackay, Hiftle, Harkins 69.2 3 3 28 20

Ht 09: Kentwell, Clarke, O'Neil, Collins 69.8 4 2 32 22

Ht 10: Boocock, Harrfeldt, Collins, Hiftle (f) No Time 3 3 35 25

Ht 11: Jay, Leonard, Mackay, Harkins 69.2 4 2 39 27

Ht 12: Boocock, Harrfeldt, O'Neil, Clarke 68.0 4 2 43 29

Ht 13: Kentwell, Jay, Collins, Leonard 69.4 5 1 48 30

Sheffield v Halifax Thursday 16th September 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Jim Airey 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Bob Paulson 1 Fell 2 2* 5 1

3. Bengt Larsson 3 2* 3 2 10 1

4. Doug Wyer 2 0 0 2* 4 1

5. Bob Valentine 1* 2 3 1* 7 2

6. Reg Wilson 2* 0 3 5 1

7. Brian Maxted 3 0 0 3 0


1. Eric Boocock 2 3 3 2 3 13 0

2. Mike Hiftle EF N TS N 0 0

3. Alan Jay 1* 2 2 1 6 1

4. Paul O'Neil 3 0 1 0 4 0


6. Chris Bailey 0 1* 1* 2 2

7. Malcolm Mackay 1 2 1 1 1* 6 1


Ht 01: Airey, Boocock, Paulson, Hiftle (ef) 67.0 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Maxted, Wilson, Mackay, Bailey 71.8 5 1 9 3

Ht 03: O'Neil, Wyer, Valentine, Kentwell 70.2 3 3 12 6

Ht 04: Larsson, Mackay, Jay, Wilson 70.6 3 3 15 9

Ht 05: Boocock, Valentine, Mackay, Wyer 69.4 2 4 17 13

Ht 06: Airey, Jay, Bailey, Paulson (f) 70.6 3 3 20 16

Ht 07: Wilson, Larsson, Kentwell, O'Neil 70.6 5 1 25 17

Ht 08: Boocock, Paulson, Mackay, Maxted 70.2 2 4 27 21

Ht 09: Valentine, Jay, Bailey, Wyer 70.0 3 3 30 24

Ht 10: Airey, Paulson, O'Neil, Kentwell 70.4 5 1 35 25

Ht 11: Larsson, Boocock, Mackay, Maxted 69.8 3 3 38 28

Ht 12: Airey, Wyer, Jay, Kentwell 70.0 5 1 43 29

Ht 13: Boocock, Larsson, Valentine, O'Neil 70.4 3 3 46 32

Hackney v Halifax Friday 17th September 1971 (Speedway Star Division One KOC Semi Final)


1. Garry Middleton 2 3 3 2* 10 1

2. Laurie Etheridge 1* 2* 2 2* 7 3

3. Barry Thomas 3 2 2 2 9 0

4. Eddie Reeves EF 1* 3 3 7 1

5. Bruce Cribb (G) 3 2 2* 1* 8 2

6. Hugh Saunders 3 2* 0 5 1

7. Geoff Maloney 2* 1* 1* 4 3


1. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 3 3 3 18 0


3. Alan Jay 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0

4. Paul O'Neil 2 0 TS Fell 1 0 3 0

5. Greg Kentwell 1* 1 TS 1 3 1

6. Chris Bailey Exc 0 0 0 0

7. Mike Hiftle F Exc 0 TS 0 0 0

hawks dukes hawks dukes

Ht 01: Boocock, Middleton, Etheridge, Jay 65.4 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Saunders, Maloney, Hiftle (f exc), Bailey (exc) 68.6 5 0 8 3

Ht 03: Cribb, O'Neil, Kentwell, Reeves (ef) 69.4 3 3 11 6

Ht 04: Thomas, Saunders, Jay, Hiftle 68.2 5 1 16 7

Ht 05: Boocock, Cribb, Reeves, O'Neil 66.8 3 3 19 10

Ht 06: Middleton, Etheridge, Jay, Bailey 68.6 5 1 24 11

Ht 07: Boocock, Thomas, Kentwell, Saunders 66.0 2 4 26 15

Ht 08: Boocock, Etheridge, Maloney, O'Neil (f) 67.0 3 3 29 18

Ht 09: Reeves, Cribb, Jay, Bailey 67.4 5 1 34 19

Ht 10: Middleton, Etheridge, O'Neil, Jay 67.0 5 1 39 20

Ht 11: Boocock, Thomas, Maloney, Hiftle 66.6 3 3 42 23

Ht 12: Reeves, Middleton, Kentwell, Jay 68.4 5 1 47 24

Ht 13: Boocock, Thomas, Cribb, O'Neil 67.4 3 3 50 27

Golden Helmet: Garry Middleton (h) beat Eric Boocock (ch) 66.0

Halifax v Leicester Saturday 18th September 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Eric Boocock 3 2 3 2 2 12 0


3. Alan Jay 2 0 2 2 1* 7 1

4. Paul O'Neil 1* 0 0 0 1 1

5. Greg Kentwell 2 2 1 1* 2 8 1


7. Mike Hiftle 3 F Exc TS 3 0


leicester 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Ray Wilson EF 3 3 3 9 0

2. Tom Leadbitter 2 1 1* 0 4 1

3. Graham Plant 3 3 3 3 12 0

4. Norman Storer 0 1 0 0 1 0

5. John Boulger 3 3 3 1 10 0

6. Alan Cowland 2 1 2* 5 1

7. Malcolm Brown 0 1 2 3 0

dukes lions dukes lions

Ht 01: Boocock, Leadbitter, Mackay, Wilson (ef) 67.8 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Hiftle, Cowland, Bailey, Brown 71.4 4 2 8 4

Ht 03: Boulger, Kentwell, O'Neil, Storer 68.8 3 3 11 7

Ht 04: Plant, Jay, Brown, Bailey 68.6 2 4 13 11

Ht 05: Wilson, Kentwell, Leadbitter, O'Neil 68.8 2 4 15 15

Ht 06: Plant, Boocock, Cowland, Jay 68.4 2 4 17 19

Ht 07: Boulger, Jay, Storer, Bailey 69.0 2 4 19 23

Ht 08: Boocock, Brown, Leadbitter, Hiftle (f exc) 69.2 3 3 22 26

Ht 09: Plant, Cowland, Kentwell, O'Neil 68.8 1 5 23 31

Ht 10: Boulger, Boocock, Mackay, Storer 68.0 3 3 26 34

Ht 11: Wilson, Jay, Kentwell, Leadbitter 68.0 3 3 29 37

Ht 12: Plant, Boocock, Boulger, O'Neil (f) 68.4 2 4 31 41

Ht 13: Wilson, Kentwell, Jay, Storer 68.6 3 3 34 44

Halifax v King's Lynn Saturday 25th September 1971 (British League Division l)



2. Mike Hiftle 1* 2* 1* 1* 5 4

3. Eric Boocock 2 2* 3 2 3 12 1

4. Alan Jay 2 2 3 3 2 12 0

5. Greg Kentwell 1* 0 1 2* 4 2

6. Chris Bailey 3 3 2* 8 1

7. Paul O'Neil 2* 2 1* 5 2


kings lynn 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Terry Betts 3 3 3 3 1 13 0

2. Tony Featherstone 0 1 0 N 1 0

3. Howard Cole 1 1 Ret EF 2 0

4. Bob Humphreys 0 1 0 0 1 0

5. Malcolm Simmons 3 EF 2 3 3 11 0

6. Arthur Price 1 0 TS 0 1 0

7. Dai Evans 0 0 TS 0 0

dukes stars dukes stars

Ht 01: Betts, Boocock, Hiftle, Featherstone 66.6 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Bailey, O'Neil, Price, Evans 69.0 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: Simmons, Jay, Kentwell, Humphreys 68.8 3 3 11 7

Ht 04: Bailey, Boocock, Cole, Evans 70.6 5 1 16 8

Ht 05: Betts, Jay, Featherstone, Kentwell 68.0 2 4 18 12

Ht 06: Jay, Hiftle, Cole, Price 69.4 5 1 23 13

Ht 07: Boocock, Bailey, Humphreys, Simmons (ef) 68.0 5 1 28 14

Ht 08: Betts, O'Neil, Hiftle, Featherstone 67.8 3 3 31 17

Ht 09: Jay, Simmons, Kentwell, Cole (ret) 68.6 4 2 35 19

Ht 10: Simmons, Mackay, Hiftle, Humphreys 70.0 3 3 38 22

Ht 11: Betts, Boocock, O'Neil, Price 68.2 3 3 41 25

Ht 12: Simmons, Jay, Mackay, Cole (ef) 69.8 3 3 44 28

Ht 13: Boocock, Kentwell, Betts, Humphreys 69.0 5 1 49 29

Wolverhampton v Halifax Friday 1st October 1971 (British League Division l)

wolverhampton 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Ole Olsen 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Clive Hitch (G) 1 1 2 1 5 0

3. Gary Peterson 2 3 N 0 5 0

4. Geoff Ambrose 3 2* Exc 1 6 1

5. Norman Hunter 2* 3 2 2 9 1

6. Geoff Bouchard 0 1* 0 2 3 1

7. Jack Millen 2 1* 0 Fell 3 1



2. Mike Hiftle 0 0 TS Exc 0 0

3. Eric Boocock 3 2 3 3 2 3 16 0

4. Alan Jay 2 1 1* 1 0 1 6 1

5. Greg Kentwell 0 1 2 2 0 5 0


7. Paul O'Neil 3 0 0 3 6 0

wolves dukes wolves dukes

Ht 01: Olsen, Jay, Hitch, Hiftle 65.4 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: O'Neil, Millen, Bailey, Bouchard 68.8 2 4 6 6

Ht 03: Ambrose, Hunter, Jay, Kentwell 68.0 5 1 11 7

Ht 04: Boocock, Peterson, Bouchard, O'Neil 69.0 3 3 14 10

Ht 05: Hunter, Ambrose, Kentwell, Hiftle 68.2 5 1 19 11

Ht 06: Olsen, Boocock, Hitch, Bailey 65.8 4 2 23 13

Ht 07: Peterson, Kentwell, Jay, Bouchard 68.6 3 3 26 16

Ht 08: Boocock, Hitch, Millen, O'Neil 68.4 3 3 29 19

Ht 09: Boocock, Hunter, Jay, Millen, Ambrose (ex tapes) 66.2 2 4 31 23

Ht 10: Olsen, Kentwell, Hitch, Jay 67.0 4 2 35 25

Ht 11: O'Neil, Bouchard, Millen (f), Hiftle (exc) 68.8 2 3 37 28

Ht 12: Olsen, Boocock, Ambrose, Kentwell 66.4 4 2 41 30

Ht 13: Boocock, Hunter, Jay, Peterson 66.6 2 4 43 34

Halifax: Autumn Classic Saturday 2nd October 1971 (Individual)


01. Olle Nygren (West Ham) 2 1 0 0 2 5 13th

02. Bobby Beaton (Glasgow) 1 1 1 2 1 6 11th

03. Garry Middleton (Hackney) Ret 2 3 2 1 8 7th

04. George Hunter (Glasgow) 3 1 2 3 3 12 3rd

05. John Boulger (Leicester) 2 3 0 3 1 9 5th

06. Ray Wilson (Leicester) 3 3 2 2 2 12 2nd

07. Reidar Eide (Poole) 1 3 0 2 0 6 10th


09. Bruce Cribb (Exeter) 2 0 1 0 2 5 12th


11. Jim McMillan (Glasgow) 0 0 1 0 2 3 16th

12. Eric Boocock (Halifax) 3 3 2 3 3 14 1st

13. Ronnie Moore (Wimbledon) 0 2 1 1 0 4 15th

14. Bob Kilby (Exeter) 3 Ret Ret 1 N 4 14th

15. Sandor Levai (Newport) 2 1 3 1 N 7 9th

16. Barry Thomas (Hackney) 1 0 3 0 3 7 8th

Res: Paul O'Neil (Halifax) 0 Ret 0


Ht 01: Hunter, Nygren, Beaton, Middleton (ret) 67.6

Ht 02: Wilson, Boulger, Eide, Kentwell 67.8

Ht 03: Boocock, Cribb, Jay, McMillan 66.4

Ht 04: Kilby, Levai, Thomas, Moore 67.6

Ht 05: Boulger, Moore, Nygren, Cribb 69.0

Ht 06: Wilson, Jay, Beaton, Kilby (ret) 67.2

Ht 07: Eide, Middleton, Levai, McMillan 68.0

Ht 08: Boocock, Kentwell, Hunter, Thomas 67.6

Ht 09: Thomas, Wilson, McMillan, Nygren 66.6

Ht 10: Levai, Boocock, Beaton, Boulger 67.6

Ht 11: Middleton, Kentwell, Cribb, Kilby (ret) 69.4

Ht 12: Jay, Hunter, Moore, Eide 69.6

Ht 13: Boocock, Eide, Kilby, Nygren 67.6

Ht 14: Kentwell, Beaton, Moore, McMillan 68.4

Ht 15: Boulger, Middleton, Jay, Thomas 69.2

Ht 16: Hunter, Wilson, Levai, Cribb 68.6

Ht 17: Kentwell, Nygren, Jay, O'Neil 69.4

Ht 18: Thomas, Cribb, Beaton, Eide 68.0

Ht 19: Boocock, Wilson, Middleton, Moore No Time

Ht 20: Hunter, McMillan, Boulger, O'Neil (ret) 69.6

Run off for 2nd place: Wilson beat Hunter 68.4

Leicester v Halifax Tuesday 5th October 1971 (British League Division l)

leicester 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Ray Wilson 3 Exc 3 3 9 0

2. Alan Cowland 2* 3 2 2* 9 2

3. John Boulger 3 3 3 3 12 0

4. Malcolm Brown 2* 2* 1* 0 5 3

5. Graham Plant 3 3 2 2* 10 1

6. Norman Storer 3 2* 2* 7 2

7. Tom Leadbitter 2* 1 1* 1 5 2



2. Mike Hiftle 0 Fell TS Fell 0 0

3. Eric Boocock 0 2 3 3 2 10 0

4. Alan Jay 1 Ret 0 0 1 2 0

5. Greg Kentwell 1 1 0 1 1* 4 1

6. Chris Bailey 1 Fell TS 1 0

7. Paul O'Neil Exc 1 0 1 0


lions dukes lions dukes

Ht 01: Wilson, Cowland, Jay, Hiftle 67.6 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Storer, Leadbitter, Bailey, O'Neil (exc) 70.2 5 1 10 2

Ht 03: Plant, Brown, Kentwell, Jay (ret) 68.2 5 1 15 3

Ht 04: Boulger, Storer, O'Neil, Boocock 69.4 5 1 20 4

Ht 05: Plant, Brown, Mackay, Hiftle (f) 68.0 5 1 25 5

Ht 06: Cowland, Boocock, Leadbitter, Bailey (f), Wilson (ex tapes) 68.6 4 2 29 7

Ht 07: Boulger, Storer, Kentwell, Jay 68.8 5 1 34 8

Ht 08: Boocock, Cowland, Leadbitter, O'Neil 68.4 3 3 37 11

Ht 09: Boocock, Plant, Brown, Kentwell 67.2 3 3 40 14

Ht 10: Wilson, Cowland, Kentwell, Jay 68.6 5 1 45 15

Ht 11: Boulger, Mackay, Leadbitter, Hiftle (f) 68.8 4 2 49 17

Ht 12: Wilson, Boocock, Kentwell, Brown 67.8 3 3 52 20

Ht 13: Boulger, Plant, Jay, Mackay 69.2 5 1 57 21

Golden Helmet: Ray Wilson (h) beat Eric Boocock (ch) 65.6

Halifax v Reading Saturday 9th October 1971 (British League Division l)


1. Eric Boocock 2 2* 3 3 2* 12 2

2. Chris Bailey 1* Fell 2 1 4 1

3. Alan Jay 1 2* 1 2 2 8 1


5. Greg Kentwell 3 3 3 3 1* 13 1

6. Mike Hiftle 0 3 3 6 0

7. Paul O'Neil 3 0 0 3 0

8. Malcolm Mackay 0 0 0

reading 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 pts bpts

1. Anders Michanek 3 Exc 1* 3 3 10 1

2. Mick Bell 0 1 1 TS 2 0

3. Geoff Mudge 0 TS 1* 1 2 1

4. Bernie Leigh 0 EF N N 0 0

5. Dag Lovaas 1 2 2 1 0 6 0

6. Geoff Curtis 1* 2 2 0 5 1

7. Richard May 2 2 0 3 0 7 0

dukes racers dukes racers

Ht 01: Michanek, Boocock, Bailey, Bell 67.0 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: O'Neil, May, Curtis, Hiftle 69.4 3 3 6 6

Ht 03: Kentwell, Boocock, Lovaas, Leigh (f rem) 68.0 5 1 11 7

Ht 04: Hiftle, May, Jay, Mudge 69.6 4 2 15 9

Ht 05: Kentwell, Jay, Bell, May, Michanek (ex tapes) 69.2 5 1 20 10

Ht 06: Boocock, Curtis, Michanek, Bailey (f) 67.2 3 3 23 13

Ht 07: Hiftle, Lovaas, Jay, Leigh (ef) 69.4 4 2 27 15

Ht 08: May, Bailey, Bell, O'Neil 68.6 2 4 29 19

Ht 09: Kentwell, Curtis, Mudge, Mackay 69.0 3 3 32 22

Ht 10: Boocock, Lovaas, Bailey, Curtis 68.0 4 2 36 24

Ht 11: Michanek, Jay, Lovaas, O'Neil 68.0 2 4 38 28

Ht 12: Kentwell, Boocock, Mudge, Lovaas 68.4 5 1 43 29

Ht 13: Michanek, Jay, Kentwell, May 68.2 3 3 46 32

FINAL BRITISH LEAGUE DIVISION ONE TABLE

P W D L F A PTS

01. Belle Vue 36 25 1 10 1583 1217 51

02. Leicester 36 22 3 11 1490 1309 47

03. Coventry 36 23 0 13 1495 1310 46

04. Sheffield 36 21 1 14 1450 1357 43

05. Swindon 36 19 3 14 1413 1392 41

06. Reading 36 18 4 14 1438 1361 40

07. Hackney 36 17 4 15 1410 1393 38

08. Newport 36 19 0 17 1390 1416 38

09. Wembley 36 17 3 16 1433 1372 37

10. Wimbledon 36 18 1 17 1389 1415 37

11. Poole 36 17 2 17 1407 1399 36

12. Wolverhampton 36 17 1 18 1382 1412 35

13. King's Lynn 36 16 2 18 1396.5 1406.5 34

14. Halifax 36 16 2 18 1374 1430 34

15. Exeter 36 16 0 20 1379 1424 32

16. Glasgow 36 15 1 20 1403 1401 31

17. Oxford 36 12 1 23 1263.5 1537.5 25

18. Cradley Heath 36 8 4 24 1298 1507 20

19. West Ham 36 9 1 26 1236 1571 19

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