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Newport 1968

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Wolverhampton v Newport Friday 5th April 1968 (British League)

wolverhampton 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Hasse Holmqvist 3 3 3 2 11 0 11

2. Pete Jarman 2* 3 Fell 1 6 1 7

3. Peter Vandenberg 2 3 3 2 10 0 10

4. James Bond 1* 1 2 0 4 1 5

5. Jim Airey 3 2 2 1* 8 1 9

6. Dave Hemus 0 0 0 1* 1 1 2

7. Doug White 2* 1* 3 2 5

newport 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Jimmy Gooch 0 2 1 3 6 0 6

2. Norman Strachan 1 0 0 TS 1 0 1

3. Torbjorn Harrysson 3 3 3 Fell 3 12 0 12

4. Bob Hughes 0 1 TS 3 TS 4 0 4

5. Jon Erskine 1* 2 1* 2 0 6 2 8

6. Cyril Francis 2 1 Fell 2 0 5 0 5

7. Alby Golden Exc NS 0 0 0

wolves wasps wolves wasps

Ht 01: Holmqvist, Jarman, Strachan, Gooch 68.6 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Harrysson, Vandenberg, Bond, Hughes 69.2 3 3 8 4

Ht 03: Airey, Francis, Erskine, Hemus 69.6 3 3 11 7

Ht 04: Jarman, White, Hughes, Strachan, Golden (ex 2mins) 70.4 5 1 16 8

Ht 05: Harrysson, Airey, Francis, Hemus 69.0 2 4 18 12

Ht 06: Vandenberg, Gooch, Bond, Strachan 69.8 4 2 22 14

Ht 07: Holmqvist, Erskine, Jarman (f), Francis (f) 70.4 3 2 25 16

Ht 08: Hughes, Bond, White, Golden (ns) 70.8 3 3 28 19

Ht 09: Harrysson, Airey, Gooch, Hemus 69.0 2 4 30 23

Ht 10: Vandenberg, Francis, Erskine, Bond 69.4 3 3 33 26

Ht 11: Holmqvist, Erskine, Jarman, Harrysson (f) 70.2 4 2 37 28

Ht 12: Gooch, Vandenberg, Hemus, Erskine 69.0 3 3 40 31

Ht 13: Harrysson, Holmqvist, Airey, Francis 68.8 3 3 43 34

Newport v Newcastle Friday 12th April 1968 (Challenge)


1. Jimmy Gooch 2 2* 0 3 7 1 8

2. Cyril Francis 1* 3 3 1 8 1 9

3. Torbjorn Harrysson 2* 2 3 3 10 1 11

4. Norman Strachan 3 1* N N 4 1 5

5. Jon Erskine 2* 0 0 NS 2 1 3

6. Alby Golden 3 2 3 1 1 10 0 10

7. Bob Hughes 0 1 Exc 1 0 1

newcastle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Ivan Mauger 3 3 3 3 2 14 0 14

2. Mike Watkin 0 2 0 TS 2 4 0 4

3. Ole Olsen 1 3 2* 2* N 8 2 10

4. Allan Butterfield 0 1 0 TS 1 0 1

5. Alf Wells 1 0 N 0 1 0 1

6. Goog Allan 0 N 1* TS 1 1 2

7. Dave Gifford 1* 1 2 2 Ret 6 1 7

wasps diamonds wasps diamonds

Ht 01: Mauger, Gooch, Francis, Watkin 69.8 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Strachan, Harrysson, Olsen, Butterfield 70.4 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: Golden, Erskine, Wells, Allan (f rem) 71.8 5 1 13 5

Ht 04: Francis, Watkin, Gifford, Hughes 72.4 3 3 16 8

Ht 05: Olsen, Golden, Butterfield, Erskine 71.0 2 4 18 12

Ht 06: Mauger, Harrysson, Strachan, Watkin 69.0 3 3 21 15

Ht 07: Francis, Gooch, Gifford, Wells 72.0 5 1 26 16

Ht 08: Golden, Gifford, Hughes, Butterfield 73.2 4 2 30 18

Ht 09: Mauger, Olsen, Golden, Erskine 70.4 1 5 31 23

Ht 10: Harrysson, Gifford, Allan, Hughes (exc) 71.0 3 3 34 26

Ht 11: Mauger, Olsen, Francis, Gooch 70.6 1 5 35 31

Ht 12: Harrysson, Mauger, Golden, Wells 70.8 4 2 39 33

Ht 13: Gooch, Watkin, Gifford (ret), Erskine (ns) 73.6 3 2 42 35

Sheffield v Newport Thursday 18th April 1968 (British League)

sheffield 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Charlie Monk 3 3 2 3 11 0 11

2. Billy Bales 0 3 1 1* 5 1 6

3. Arnie Haley 0 0 2* 1 3 1 4

4. John Dews 2 3 3 3 11 0 11

5. Bengt Larsson 3 2* 2* 1 8 2 10

6. Bob Paulson 0 3 3 3 9 0 9

7. Brian Maxted 2* 2* 4 2 6


1. Jon Erskine 1* 2 1 0 2 6 1 7

2. Alby Golden 2 1 1* 0 0 4 1 5

3. Torbjorn Harrysson 3 1 2 3 2 11 0 11

4. Norman Strachan 1 0 TS TS 1 0 1

5. Cyril Francis 2 0 1 1 0 4 0 4

6. Dennis Wasden (G) 1* TS TS 0 1 1 2

7. Terry Shearer 0 0 0 0 0

tigers wasps tigers wasps

Ht 01: Monk, Golden, Erskine, Bales 69.4 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Harrysson, Dews, Strachan, Haley 69.6 2 4 5 7

Ht 03: Larsson, Francis, Wasden, Paulson 70.2 3 3 8 10

Ht 04: Bales, Maxted, Golden, Shearer 71.0 5 1 13 11

Ht 05: Paulson, Larsson, Harrysson, Strachan 70.0 5 1 18 12

Ht 06: Dews, Erskine, Golden, Haley 70.2 3 3 21 15

Ht 07: Monk, Harrysson, Bales, Francis 69.8 4 2 25 17

Ht 08: Dews, Maxted, Francis, Shearer 70.8 5 1 30 18

Ht 09: Paulson, Larsson, Erskine, Golden 71.0 5 1 35 19

Ht 10: Dews, Haley, Francis, Erskine 70.8 5 1 40 20

Ht 11: Harrysson, Monk, Bales, Golden 70.6 3 3 43 23

Ht 12: Paulson, Erskine, Haley, Francis 71.4 4 2 47 25

Ht 13: Monk, Harrysson, Larsson, Wasden 71.2 4 2 51 27

Newport v Cradley Heath Friday 19th April 1968 (British League)


1. Jimmy Gooch 2* 1 1 3 7 1 8

2. Cyril Francis 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

3. Torbjorn Harrysson 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

4. Norman Strachan 0 2* 1 N 3 1 4

5. Jon Erskine 3 3 Fell 0 6 0 6

6. Alby Golden 2* 2* 2 1 7 2 9

7. Terry Shearer 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

1. Ivor Brown 0 1 TS N 1 0 1

2. Graham Coombes 1 2 0 N 3 0 3

3. Bob Andrews 2 1 1* 2 1* 7 2 9

4. Chris Julian 1* 0 2* 0 2 5 2 7

5. Roy Trigg 1 2 3 2 2 10 0 10

6. Tommy Bergqvist 0 0 TS TS 0 0 0

7. Ken Wakefield 1* 3 1 0 5 1 6

wasps heathens wasps heathens

Ht 01: Francis, Gooch, Coombes, Brown 72.6 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Harrysson, Andrews, Julian, Strachan 70.6 3 3 8 4

Ht 03: Erskine, Golden, Trigg, Bergqvist 70.8 5 1 13 5

Ht 04: Francis, Coombes, Wakefield, Shearer 71.6 3 3 16 8

Ht 05: Erskine, Golden, Andrews, Julian 71.8 5 1 21 9

Ht 06: Harrysson, Strachan, Brown, Coombes 71.0 5 1 26 10

Ht 07: Francis, Trigg, Gooch, Bergqvist 71.8 4 2 30 12

Ht 08: Wakefield, Julian, Strachan, Shearer 73.2 1 5 31 17

Ht 09: Trigg, Golden, Wakefield, Erskine (f) 71.2 2 4 33 21

Ht 10: Harrysson, Trigg, Andrews, Shearer 69.6 3 3 36 24

Ht 11: Francis, Andrews, Gooch, Julian 72.0 4 2 40 26

Ht 12: Harrysson, Trigg, Golden, Wakefield 70.4 4 2 44 28

Ht 13: Gooch, Julian, Andrews, Erskine 71.8 3 3 47 31

Newport v Coventry Friday 26th April 1968 (British League)


1. Jimmy Gooch 3 3 2 3 11 0 11

2. Cyril Francis 2* 2 1 1* 6 2 8

3. Bob Hughes EF 1 1* 0 2 1 3

4. Norman Strachan 1 3 3 2 9 0 9

5. Jon Erskine 1* 1 2* 1 5 2 7

6. Alby Golden 2 3 3 1 9 0 9

7. Terry Shearer EF EF 0 0 0

coventry 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Tom Ridley 0 Ret 0 TS 0 0 0

2. Les Owen 1 3 2 1 7 0 7

3. Ron Mountford 2* 2 3 2* 2 11 2 13

4. Col Cottrell 3 0 2 0 5 0 5

5. Nigel Boocock 3 2 3 3 11 0 11

6. Roger Hill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7. Chris Harrison 1 1* 2 1 3

wasps bees wasps bees

Ht 01: Gooch, Francis, Owen, Ridley 69.6 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Cottrell, Mountford, Strachan, Hughes (ef) 71.6 1 5 6 6

Ht 03: Boocock, Golden, Erskine, Hill 70.6 3 3 9 9

Ht 04: Owen, Francis, Harrison, Shearer (ef) 71.6 2 4 11 13

Ht 05: Golden, Mountford, Erskine, Cottrell 71.4 4 2 15 15

Ht 06: Strachan, Owen, Hughes, Ridley (ret) 71.8 4 2 19 17

Ht 07: Gooch, Boocock, Francis, Hill 70.4 4 2 23 19

Ht 08: Strachan, Cottrell, Harrison, Shearer (ef) 72.0 3 3 26 22

Ht 09: Golden, Erskine, Owen, Ridley 72.2 5 1 31 23

Ht 10: Boocock, Strachan, Hughes, Hill 71.2 3 3 34 26

Ht 11: Mountford, Gooch, Francis, Cottrell 71.0 3 3 37 29

Ht 12: Boocock, Mountford, Golden, Hughes 72.0 1 5 38 34

Ht 13: Gooch, Mountford, Erskine, Hill 71.2 4 2 42 36

Newport v Poole Friday 3rd May 1968 (Challenge)


1. Alby Golden 2* 3 3 2* 3 13 2 15

2. Norman Strachan 3 2 0 3 3 11 0 11

3. Jon Erskine 0 1 0 2 2* 5 1 6

4. Cyril Francis 3 1 3 0 1* 8 1 9

5. Jimmy Gooch 2 2 3 2 2 11 0 11

6. Bob Hughes Fell 0 0 1* 0 1 1 2

7. Terry Shearer 1* 0 1 1 2

poole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Geoff Mudge 1 2 3 3 0 9 0 9

2. Odd Fossengen 0 3 1 1 1 6 0 6

3. Pete Smith 2 0 1* 1* 1* 5 3 8

4. Ted Laessing 1* 2 1* 2 0 6 2 8

5. Bill Andrew 3 3 1 3 3 13 0 13

6. Bruce Cribb 1 2* 2 Fell 0 2 7 1 8

7. Tim Bungay Fell N 0 0 0

wasps pirates wasps pirates

Ht 01: Strachan, Golden, Mudge, Fossengen 71.6 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Francis, Smith, Laessing, Erskine 73.0 3 3 8 4

Ht 03: Fossengen, Strachan, Shearer, Bungay (f) 73.4 3 3 11 7

Ht 04: Golden, Mudge, Erskine, Smith 72.0 4 2 15 9

Ht 05: Andrew, Gooch, Cribb, Hughes (f) 72.4 2 4 17 13

Ht 06: Golden, Laessing, Smith, Strachan 72.8 3 3 20 16

Ht 07: Andrew, Cribb, Francis, Erskine 72.4 1 5 21 21

Ht 08: Mudge, Gooch, Fossengen, Hughes 73.2 2 4 23 25

Ht 09: Francis, Cribb, Laessing, Shearer 74.0 3 3 26 28

Ht 10: Strachan, Golden, Andrew, Cribb (f) 73.0 5 1 31 29

Ht 11: Gooch, Laessing, Smith, Hughes 72.4 3 3 34 32

Ht 12: Mudge, Erskine, Fossengen, Francis 72.8 2 4 36 36

Ht 13: Andrew, Gooch, Hughes, Cribb 72.2 3 3 39 39

Ht 14: Golden, Erskine, Fossengen, Laessing 73.8 5 1 44 40

Ht 15: Strachan, Cribb, Smith, Hughes 73.4 3 3 47 43

Ht 16: Andrew, Gooch, Francis, Mudge 73.4 3 3 50 46

Newport v Swindon Friday 10th May 1968 (British League) meeting postponed due to rain !

King's Lynn v Newport Saturday 11th May 1968 (British League)

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

1. David Crane 0 1* 2 0 3 1 4

2. Clive Featherby 2 3 2 0 7 0 7

3. Terry Betts 2 3 2 3 10 0 10

4. Howard Cole 0 EF 3 1* 4 1 5

5. Malcolm Simmons 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

6. Geoff Penniket 1 0 0 N 1 0 1

7. Allan Bellham 1 1 1 3 0 3


1. Jimmy Gooch 3 2 2 2 9 0 9

2. Cyril Francis 1 2 1* 1* 5 2 7


4. Norman Strachan 1 1* 2 1 5 1 6

5. Alby Golden 0 0 Fell 0 0 0 0

6. Jon Erskine 2 3 3 1* 9 1 10

7. Bob Hughes 0 0 0 0 0

stars wasps stars wasps

Ht 01: Gooch, Featherby, Francis, Crane 72.6 2 4 2 4

Ht 02: Harrysson, Betts, Strachan, Cole 72.4 2 4 4 8

Ht 03: Simmons, Erskine, Penniket, Golden 72.0 4 2 8 10

Ht 04: Featherby, Francis, Bellham, Hughes 74.0 4 2 12 12

Ht 05: Simmons, Harrysson, Strachan, Penniket 71.6 3 3 15 15

Ht 06: Betts, Gooch, Francis, Cole (ef) 72.4 3 3 18 18

Ht 07: Erskine, Featherby, Crane, Golden 74.2 3 3 21 21

Ht 08: Cole, Strachan, Bellham, Hughes 74.0 4 2 25 23

Ht 09: Simmons, Gooch, Francis. Penniket 72.4 3 3 28 26

Ht 10: Erskine, Betts, Cole, Golden (f) 73.0 3 3 31 29

Ht 11: Harrysson, Crane, Strachan, Featherby 72.6 2 4 33 33

Ht 12: Betts, Gooch, Bellham, Golden 73.2 4 2 37 35

Ht 13: Simmons, Harrysson, Erskine, Crane 72.2 3 3 40 38

Newport v Belle Vue Friday 17th May 1968 (British League)


1. Jimmy Gooch 1 1 2* 2 6 1 7

2. Cyril Francis 0 2 3 3 8 0 8



5. Jon Erskine 3 3 1* 0 7 1 8

6. Alby Golden 2* 2* 2 1 7 2 9

7. Bob Hughes 1* 1 2 1 3

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

1. Sandor Levai 3 3 3 1 Exc 10 0 10

2. Cyril Maidment 2* 3 1 2 0 8 1 9

3. Soren Sjosten 2 1 0 3 6 0 6

4. Chris Pusey 0 0 TS TS 0 0 0

5. Tommy Roper 1 2 2 2 1 8 0 8

6. Norman Nevitt Ret 0 Fell TS 0 0 0

7. Eric Broadbelt 0 0 0 0 0 0

wasps aces wasps aces

Ht 01: Levai, Maidment, Gooch, Francis 70.8 1 5 1 5

Ht 02: Harrysson, Sjosten, Strachan, Pusey 70.8 4 2 5 7

Ht 03: Erskine, Golden, Roper (f, pushed), Neviit (ret) 71.6 5 1 10 8

Ht 04: Maidment, Francis, Hughes, Broadbelt 72.2 3 3 13 11

Ht 05: Erskine, Golden, Sjosten, Pusey 71.8 5 1 18 12

Ht 06: Levai, Harrysson, Maidment, Strachan 71.0 2 4 20 16

Ht 07: Francis, Roper, Gooch, Nevitt 72.2 4 2 24 18

Ht 08: Strachan, Maidment, Hughes, Broadbelt 72.8 4 2 28 20

Ht 09: Levai, Golden, Erskine, Maidment 71.6 3 3 31 23

Ht 10: Harrysson, Roper, Strachan, Nevitt (f) 71.4 4 2 35 25

Ht 11: Francis, Gooch, Levai, Sjosten 72.4 5 1 40 26

Ht 12: Harrysson, Roper, Golden, Broadbelt, Levai (ex tapes) 72.0 4 2 44 28

Ht 13: Sjosten, Gooch, Roper, Erskine 71.6 2 4 46 32

Poole v Newport Wednesday 22nd May 1968 (KOC 2nd Round)

Poole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Geoff Mudge 3 3 2 2 2 2 14 0 14

2. Odd Fossengen 1 2* 1* 2 2 8 2 10

3. Bill Andrew EF 1* 3 2 3 1* 10 2 12

4. Mike Vernam 1 N N N N 1 0 1

5. Tim Bungay 1* 1* 0 1 EF 3 1 4

6. Pete Smith 2 2 3 0 1 8 0 8

7. Ted Laessing 3 3 EF 6 0 6

8. Tony Lewis 2* 2 0 0 2* 6 2 8


1. Jimmy Gooch 2 3 1* 2 3 2 0 13 0 13

2. Norman Strachan 0 0 TS 1 1 2 0 2

3. Alby Golden 2* 0 TS TS TS 2 1 3

4. Cyril Francis 3 1 2 1 0 0 7 0 7

5. Torbjorn Harrysson 0 3 0 3 3 3 3 15 0 15

6. Jon Erskine 3 0 3 1* 3 1 11 1 12

7. Bob Hughes 1 1 2 0 2


Heat results - see next page

pirates wasps pirates wasps

Ht 01: Mudge, Gooch, Fossengen, Strachan 70.6 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Francis, Golden, Vernam, Andrew (ef) 72.2 1 5 5 7

Ht 03: Erskine, Smith, Bungay, Harrysson 71.0 3 3 8 10

Ht 04: Laessing, Lewis, Hughes, Shearer 72.2 5 1 13 11

Ht 05: Mudge, Fossengen, Francis, Golden 71.4 5 1 18 12

Ht 06: Harrysson, Lewis, Andrew, Erskine 71.4 3 3 21 15

Ht 07: Gooch, Smith, Bungay, Strachan (f) 71.6 3 3 24 18

Ht 08: Erskine, Mudge, Fossengen, Harrysson 71.0 3 3 27 21

Ht 09: Smith, Francis, Gooch, Bungay 71.4 3 3 30 24

Ht 10: Andrew, Gooch, Erskine, Lewis 71.2 3 3 33 27

Ht 11: Erskine, Mudge, Francis, Lewis 71.8 2 4 35 31

Ht 12: Harrysson, Andrew, Strachan, Smith 72.0 2 4 37 35

Ht 13: Gooch, Fossengen, Bungay, Francis 71.4 3 3 40 38

Ht 14: Laessing, Lewis, Hughes, Shearer 72.8 5 1 45 39

Ht 15: Harrysson, Mudge, Strachan, Laessing (ef) 71.4 2 4 47 43

Ht 16: Andrew, Gooch, Smith, Francis 71.2 4 2 51 45

Ht 17: Harrysson, Fossengen, Erskine, Bungay (ef) 71.0 2 4 53 49

Ht 18: Harrysson, Mudge, Andrew, Gooch 71.2 3 3 56 52

Newport v Newcastle Friday 24th May 1968 (British League)


1. Jimmy Gooch 3 1* 4 1 5

2. Cyril Francis 2* 1* 3 2 5

3. Torbjorn Harrysson R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

4. Norman Strachan 2 2 0 2

5. Jon Erskine 3 3 0 3

6. Alby Golden 0 0 0 0

7. Bob Hughes 2 2 0 2


1. Ivan Mauger 1 1 0 1

2. Goog Allan Fell 3 3 0 3

3. Ole Olsen 3 3 0 3

4. Alf Wells Ret 0 0 0

5. Dave Gifford 2 2 0 2

6. Allan Butterfield 1* 1 1 2

7. Alan Paynter 0 0 0 0


Ht 01: Gooch, Francis, Mauger, Allan (f) 76.6 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Olsen, Strachan, Gooch, Wells (ret) 77.0 3 3 8 4

Ht 03: Erskine, Gifford, Butterfield, Golden 79.0 3 3 11 7

Ht 04: Allan, Hughes, Francis, Paynter 82.0 3 3 14 10

Meeting abandoned due to rain - result does not stand

Newport: World Championship Qualifying Round Friday 31st May 1968 (Individual)

riders 1 2 3 4 5 pts pos

01. Garry Middleton (Wimbledon) 2 2 0 2 3 9 6th

02. Eric Boocock (Halifax) 3 2 0 3 3 11 5th

03. Les Owen (Coventry) 1 1 0 2 2 6 10th

04. Terry Shearer (Newport) 0 0 1 N 0 1 16th

05. Jim Tebby (Wimbledon) 2 3 1 0 3 9 7th

06. Norman Strachan (Newport) 0 0 2 1 N 3 14th

07. Jon Erskine (Newport) 1 0 Fell N 1 2 15th

08. Jimmy Gooch (Newport) 3 3 3 2 0 11 4th

09. Roy Trigg (Cradley Heath) 2 1 2 2 2 9 8th

10. Cyril Francis (Newport) 3 3 3 3 1 13 1st

11. Leo McAuliffe (Oxford) 0 2 1 0 1 4 12th

12. Eric Boothroyd (Halifax) 1 2 3 3 3 12 3rd

13. Bob Hughes (Newport) 0 0 2 1 1 4 13th

14. Mike Keen (Swindon) 2 1 1 1 2 7 9th

15. Chris Julian (Cradley Heath) 3 3 2 3 2 13 2nd

16. Alby Golden (Newport) 1 1 3 1 0 6 11th

Res: Fred Powell (Newport) 0 0 0 0


Ht 01: Boocock, Middleton, Owen, Shearer 71.8

Ht 02: Gooch, Tebby, Erskine, Strachan 68.6

Ht 03: Francis, Trigg, Boothroyd, McAuliffe 70.2

Ht 04: Julian, Keen, Golden, Hughes 70.4

Ht 05: Tebby, Middleton, Trigg, Hughes 71.6

Ht 06: Francis, Boocock, Keen, Strachan 70.2

Ht 07: Julian, McAuliffe, Owen, Erskine 72.2

Ht 08: Gooch, Boothroyd, Golden, Shearer 70.2

Ht 09: Golden, Strachan, McAuliffe, Middleton 71.8

Ht 10: Boothroyd, Julian, Tebby, Boocock 70.8

Ht 11: Gooch, Trigg, Keen, Owen 70.6

Ht 12: Francis, Hughes, Shearer, Erskine (f) 73.2

Ht 13: Boothroyd, Middleton, Keen, Powell 73.2

Ht 14: Boocock, Gooch, Hughes, McAuliffe 71.4

Ht 15: Francis, Owen, Golden, Tebby 72.6

Ht 16: Julian, Trigg, Strachan, Powell 73.2

Ht 17: Middleton, Julian, Francis, Gooch 73.2

Ht 18: Boocock, Trigg, Erskine, Golden 72.2

Ht 19: Boothroyd, Owen, Hughes, Powell 73.2

Ht 20: Tebby, Keen, McAuliffe, Shearer 74.8

Run off for 1st place: Francis beat Julian 73.2

Exeter v Newport Monday 3rd June 1968 (British League)

exeter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Neil Street 2* 3 3 1 9 1 10

2. Wayne Briggs 3 3 2* 1 9 1 10

3. Martin Ashby 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

4. Tommy Sweetman 1 2* 3 2* 8 2 10

5. Jimmy Squibb 3 2 Ret 0 5 0 5

6. Mike Cake 1 1* 3 1 6 1 7

7. Chris Bass 2* 2* 4 2 6


1. Jimmy Gooch 1 1 2 TS 4 0 4

2. Bob Hughes 0 1 0 1* 0 2 1 3


4. Stuart Riley (G) 0 TS 1 0 1 0 1

5. Alby Golden 0 0 0 2 2 0 2

6. Jon Erskine 2 0 1 1 2* 6 1 7

7. Bob Stevens 0 0 0 0 0

falcons wasps falcons wasps

Ht 01: Briggs, Street, Gooch, Hughes 75.0 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Ashby, Harrysson, Sweetman, Riley 74.6 4 2 9 3

Ht 03: Squibb, Erskine, Cake, Golden 75.4 4 2 13 5

Ht 04: Briggs, Bass, Hughes, Stevens 75.6 5 1 18 6

Ht 05: Harrysson, Squibb, Cake, Erskine 75.0 3 3 21 9

Ht 06: Ashby, Sweetman, Gooch, Hughes 74.0 5 1 26 10

Ht 07: Street, Briggs, Erskine, Golden 75.2 5 1 31 11

Ht 08: Sweetman, Bass, Riley, Stevens 78.2 5 1 36 12

Ht 09: Cake, Gooch, Hughes, Squibb (ret) 76.8 3 3 39 15

Ht 10: Ashby, Sweetman, Erskine, Golden 74.2 5 1 44 16

Ht 11: Street, Harrysson, Briggs, Riley 74.8 4 2 48 18

Ht 12: Ashby, Golden, Cake, Hughes 74.2 4 2 52 20

Ht 13: Harrysson, Erskine, Street, Squibb 76.0 1 5 53 25

Newport v Coatbridge Friday 7th June 1968 (British League)


1. Jimmy Gooch 3 1* 2* 0 6 2 8

2. Cyril Francis 2* 3 2 3 10 1 11

3. Alby Golden 0 1* 1* 1* 3 3 6

4. Bob Hughes 2 2 3 2 9 0 9

5. Jon Erskine 1 1 0 2 4 0 4


7. Terry Shearer 0 Exc 0 0 0

coatbridge 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. George Hunter R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

2. Brian Collins 0 1* 0 TS 1 1 2

3. Ray Wilson (G) 3 2 3 1* 1 3 13 1 14

4. Doug Templeton 1 0 1* 0 0 2 1 3

5. Bernt Persson 1 2 3 2 3 3 14 0 14

6. Bert Harkins 0 0 0 1 1 0 1

7. Alec Hughson 2 2 4 0 4

wasps monarchs wasps monarchs

Ht 01: Gooch, Francis, Persson, Collins 68.8 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Wilson, Hughes, Templeton, Golden 72.2 2 4 7 5

Ht 03: Harrysson, Persson, Erskine, Harkins 70.2 4 2 11 7

Ht 04: Francis, Hughson, Collins, Shearer 72.6 3 3 14 10

Ht 05: Harrysson, Wilson, Erskine, Templeton 69.8 4 2 18 12

Ht 06: Wilson, Hughes, Golden, Collins 71.2 3 3 21 15

Ht 07: Persson, Francis, Gooch, Harkins 71.6 3 3 24 18

Ht 08: Hughes, Hughson, Templeton, Shearer (exc tapes) 71.8 3 3 27 21

Ht 09: Harrysson, Persson, Wilson, Erskine 71.0 3 3 30 24

Ht 10: Persson, Hughes, Golden, Harkins 72.2 3 3 33 27

Ht 11: Francis, Gooch, Wilson, Templeton 72.6 5 1 38 28

Ht 12: Persson, Harrysson, Golden, Templeton 72.0 3 3 41 31

Ht 13: Wilson, Erskine, Harkins, Gooch 72.6 2 4 43 35

Coventry v Newport Saturday 8th June 1968 (British League)

coventry 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Rick France R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

2. Les Owen 1 3 2 3 9 0 9

3. Trevor Hedge (G) 2* 3 2 2 9 1 10

4. Col Cottrell 3 0 3 1* 7 1 8

5. Nigel Boocock 3 3 3 2 3 14 0 14

6. Roger Hill 0 2* 1* 1* 4 3 7

7. Chris Harrison 1 2* 0 3 1 4

7. Tom Ridley 0 0 0 0 0

newport 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts bpts tpts

1. Jimmy Gooch 2 1* 3 3 3 12 1 13


3. Torbjorn Harrysson 1 1 1* 2 5 1 6

4. Bob Hughes 0 0 1 TS 1 0 1

5. Alby Golden 1* 1 TS 0 2 1 3

6. Jon Erskine 2 3 EF 2 1* 8 1 9

7. Ian Terrar 0 0 0 0 0

bees wasps bees wasps

Ht 01: Boocock, Gooch, Owen, Francis 68.4 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Cottrell, Hedge, Harrysson, Hughes 68.0 5 1 9 3

Ht 03: Boocock, Erskine, Golden, Hill 68.4 3 3 12 6

Ht 04: Owen, Francis, Harrison, Terrar 68.0 4 2 16 8

Ht 05: Boocock, Hill, Harrysson, Hughes 68.2 5 1 21 9

Ht 06: Hedge, Francis, Gooch, Cottrell 69.2 3 3 24 12

Ht 07: Erskine, Owen, Golden, Ridley 69.4 2 4 26 16

Ht 08: Cottrell, Harrison, Hughes, Terrar 68.8 5 1 31 17

Ht 09: Gooch, Boocock, Hill, Francis 68.8 3 3 34 20

Ht 10: Gooch, Hedge, Cottrell, Erskine (ef) 70.2 3 3 37 23

Ht 11: Owen, Erskine, Harrysson, Ridley 69.6 3 3 40 26

Ht 12: Gooch, Hedge, Hill, Golden 69.6 3 3 43 29

Ht 13: Boocock, Harrysson, Erskine, Harrison 69.2 3 3 46 32

Newport v Swindon Friday 14th June 1968 (British League)


1. Jimmy Gooch 2 1* 3 3 9 1 10

2. Cyril Francis 1* 3 2 1 7 1 8


4. Bob Hughes 0 1* 3 0 4 1 5

5. Jon Erskine 3 2* 2 2* 9 2 11

6. Alby Golden 2* 3 0 1 6 1 7


swindon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Barry Briggs 3 3 3 2 2 13 0 13

2. Clive Hitch 0 0 TS TS 0 0 0

3. Bob Kilby 2 0 TS 1 3 0 3

4. Pete Munday 1* 1 2 1 0 5 1 6

5. Mike Broadbank 1 0 3 2 0 6 0 6

6. Mike Keen 0 0 1* 0 1 1 2

7. Frank Shuter 2 1* 3 1 4

wasps robins wasps robins

Ht 01: Briggs, Gooch, Francis, Hitch 69.6 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Harrysson, Kilby, Munday, Hughes 71.2 3 3 6 6

Ht 03: Erskine, Golden, Broadbank, Keen 72.6 5 1 11 7

Ht 04: Francis, Shuter, Shearer, Hitch 72.0 4 2 15 9

Ht 05: Golden, Erskine, Munday, Kilby 72.4 5 1 20 10

Ht 06: Briggs, Harrysson, Hughes, Broadbank 71.2 3 3 23 13

Ht 07: Broadbank, Francis, Gooch, Keen 71.6 3 3 26 16

Ht 08: Hughes, Munday, Shuter, Shearer 72.8 3 3 29 19

Ht 09: Briggs, Erskine, Munday, Golden 71.6 2 4 31 23

Ht 10: Harrysson, Broadbank, Keen, Hughes 71.4 3 3 34 26

Ht 11: Gooch, Briggs, Francis, Munday 71.6 4 2 38 28

Ht 12: Harrysson, Briggs, Golden, Broadbank 71.4 4 2 42 30

Ht 13: Gooch, Erskine, Kilby, Keen 72.6 5 1 47 31

Poole v Newport Wednesday 19th June 1968 (British League)


1. Geoff Mudge 1 3 2 2 8 0 8

2. Pete Smith 3 3 2* 1* 9 2 11

3. Bill Andrew 2 3 1* 3 9 1 10

4. Bruce Cribb 0 1 0 2 3 0 3

5. Tony Hall 1 0 N N 1 0 1

6. Odd Fossengen Fell 3 3 2* 8 1 9

7. Tim Bungay 1 2 1 1* 5 1 6


1. Jimmy Gooch 2 0 2 1 5 0 5



4. Alby Golden 1 1* 1 0 3 1 4

5. Jon Erskine 3 1 0 0 4 0 4

6. Terry Shearer 2* Fell N N 2 1 3

7. Bob Hughes 0 3 3 0 6 0 6

pirates wasps pirates wasps

Ht 01: Smith, Gooch, Mudge, Francis 71.2 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Harrysson, Andrew, Golden, Cribb 71.0 2 4 6 6

Ht 03: Erskine, Shearer, Hall, Fossengen (f) 76.0 1 5 7 11

Ht 04: Smith, Francis, Bungay, Hughes 71.2 4 2 11 13

Ht 05: Fossengen, Harrysson, Golden, Hall 76.0 3 3 14 16

Ht 06: Andrew, Francis, Cribb, Gooch 70.0 4 2 18 18

Ht 07: Mudge, Smith, Erskine, Shearer (f) 70.6 5 1 23 19

Ht 08: Hughes, Bungay, Golden, Cribb 72.2 2 4 25 23

Ht 09: Fossengen, Gooch, Bungay, Francis 70.4 4 2 29 25

Ht 10: Hughes, Cribb, Andrew, Erskine 74.6 3 3 32 28

Ht 11: Harrysson, Mudge, Smith, Golden 70.4 3 3 35 31

Ht 12: Andrew, Fossengen, Gooch, Erskine 71.0 5 1 40 32

Ht 13: Harrysson, Mudge, Bungay, Hughes 70.4 3 3 43 35

Newport v Halifax Friday 21st June 1968 (British League)


1. Jimmy Gooch 2 3 1* 1* 7 2 9

2. Bob Hughes 1* 3 0 2 6 1 7

3. Cyril Francis 3 2 3 3 11 0 11

4. Alby Golden 2* 1* 3 1 7 2 9

5. Jon Erskine 3 1* 3 2 9 1 10

6. Terry Shearer 0 2 0 1 3 0 3

7. Dai Evans 1 1 2 0 2

halifax 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Eric Boothroyd 3 3 2 3 2 13 0 13

2. Maury Robinson 0 2 0 TS 2 0 2

3. Dave Younghusband 1 3 1* 0 0 5 1 6

4. Bob Jameson 0 0 2 TS 2 0 2

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

6. Alan Jay 2 2 2 0 3 9 0 9

7. Ian Bottomley 0 0 0 0 0

wasps dukes wasps dukes

Ht 01: Boothroyd, Gooch, Hughes, Robinson 68.6 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Francis, Golden, Younghusband, Jameson 72.0 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: Erskine, Jay, Kentwell, Shearer 71.8 3 3 11 7

Ht 04: Hughes, Robinson, Evans, Bottomley 73.0 4 2 15 9

Ht 05: Younghusband, Shearer, Erskine, Jameson 71.2 3 3 18 12

Ht 06: Boothroyd, Francis, Golden, Robinson 71.4 3 3 21 15

Ht 07: Gooch, Jay, Kentwell, Hughes 71.8 3 3 24 18

Ht 08: Golden, Jameson, Evans, Bottomley 73.0 4 2 28 20

Ht 09: Erskine, Boothroyd, Younghusband, Shearer 72.4 3 3 31 23

Ht 10: Francis, Jay, Golden, Kentwell 73.6 4 2 35 25

Ht 11: Boothroyd, Hughes, Gooch, Younghusband 71.2 3 3 38 28

Ht 12: Francis, Boothroyd, Shearer, Jay 73.0 4 2 42 30

Ht 13: Jay, Erskine, Gooch, Younghusband 74.0 3 3 45 33

Halifax v Newport Saturday 22nd June 1968 (British League)

halifax 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Eric Boothroyd EF 3 3 2* 8 1 9

2. Maury Robinson 2 3 0 N 5 0 5

3. Dave Younghusband 3 2* 3 3 11 1 12

4. Bob Jameson 1 3 3 2* 9 1 10

5. Greg Kentwell 1* 2* 3 3 9 2 11

6. Dennis Gavros 2 3 EF 0 5 0 5

7. Ian Bottomley 0 Fell 0 0 0 0


1. Jimmy Gooch 3 1 2 1* 2 9 1 10

2. Bob Hughes 1 2 0 TS 3 0 3

3. Cyril Francis 2 1 2 2 1 8 0 8

4. Alby Golden 0 0 2 TS 2 0 2

5. Jon Erskine 3 1* 1* 1 1* 7 3 10

6. Terry Shearer 0 TS Fell 0 0 0 0

7. Dave Schofield 1* 1* 2 2 4

dukes wasps dukes wasps

Ht 01: Gooch, Robinson, Hughes, Boothroyd (ef) 70.2 2 4 2 4

Ht 02: Younghusband, Francis, Jamson, Golden 69.0 4 2 6 6

Ht 03: Erskine, Gavros, Kentwell, Shearer 69.4 3 3 9 9

Ht 04: Robinson, Hughes, Schofield, Bottomley 71.0 3 3 12 12

Ht 05: Gavros, Kentwell, Francis, Golden 69.0 5 1 17 13

Ht 06: Jameson, Younghusband, Gooch, Hughes 69.2 5 1 22 14

Ht 07: Boothroyd, Francis, Erskine, Robinson 69.4 3 3 25 17

Ht 08: Jameson, Golden, Schofield, Bottomley (f) 70.0 3 3 28 20

Ht 09: Kentwell, Gooch, Erskine, Gavros (ef) 69.0 3 3 31 23

Ht 10: Younghusband, Jameson, Erskine, Shearer (f) 69.4 5 1 36 24

Ht 11: Boothroyd, Francis, Gooch, Bottomley 68.2 3 3 39 27

Ht 12: Younghusband, Gooch, Erskine, Gavros 69.4 3 3 42 30

Ht 13: Kentwell, Boothroyd, Francis, Shearer 69.0 5 1 47 31

Newport v Sheffield Friday 28th June 1968 (British League)


1. Jimmy Gooch 2 EF 1 1* 4 1 5

2. Cyril Francis 1* 3 2 3 9 1 10

3. Torbjorn Harrysson 2* 2 2* 2 8 2 10

4. Bob Hughes 3 1* 3 3 10 1 11

5. Jon Erskine 2* 3 3 2 10 1 11

6. Alby Golden 3 1 1 0 5 0 5

7. Terry Shearer 1 2* 3 1 4

sheffield 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Charlie Monk 3 3 Fell 3 3 12 0 12

2. John Dews 0 2 0 TS 2 0 2

3. Brian Maxted 0 2 0 TS 2 0 2

4. Arnie Haley 1 0 1 TS 2 0 2

5. Bengt Larsson Fell 3 2 0 1 6 0 6

6. Bob Paulson 1 1 1 2 0 5 0 5

7. Billy Bales 0 0 0 0 0

wasps tigers wasps tigers

Ht 01: Monk, Gooch, Francis, Dews 69.4 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Hughes, Harrysson, Haley, Maxted 72.2 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: Golden, Erskine, Paulson, Larsson (f) 71.2 5 1 13 5

Ht 04: Francis, Dews, Shearer, Bales 72.8 4 2 17 7

Ht 05: Erskine, Maxted, Golden, Haley 70.8 4 2 21 9

Ht 06: Monk, Harrysson, Hughes, Dews 70.8 3 3 24 12

Ht 07: Larsson, Francis, Paulson, Gooch (ef) 73.2 2 4 26 16

Ht 08: Hughes, Shearer, Haley, Bales 73.2 5 1 31 17

Ht 09: Erskine, Larsson, Golden, Monk (f) 72.6 4 2 35 19

Ht 10: Hughes, Harrysson, Paulson, Larsson 72.8 5 1 40 20

Ht 11: Francis, Paulson, Gooch, Maxted 73.6 4 2 44 22

Ht 12: Monk, Harrysson, Larsson, Golden 72.2 2 4 46 26

Ht 13: Monk, Erskine, Gooch, Paulson 71.8 3 3 49 29

Coatbridge v Newport Saturday 29th June 1968 (British League)

coatbridge 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Reidar Eide 2* 2 3 2 9 1 10

2. Doug Templeton 3 3 1* 0 7 1 8

3. Bernt Persson 2 3 3 3 11 0 11

4. Alec Hughson 0 0 3 2* 5 1 6

5. George Hunter 3 2 1 Exc 6 0 6

6. Bert Harkins 2* EF 3 1 6 1 7

7. Brian Collins 2* 2* 4 2 6


1. Jimmy Gooch 1 2 2 2 2 9 0 9

2. Cyril Francis 0 1 1* 0 2 1 3

3. Torbjorn Harrysson 3 3 3 1* 3 13 1 14

4. Alby Golden 1 1 Fell TS 2 0 2

5. Jon Erskine 1* 0 1 0 2 1 3

6. Bob Hughes 0 TS 0 1 1 0 1


monarchs wasps monarchs wasps

Ht 01: Templeton, Eide, Gooch, Francis 67.4 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Harrysson, Persson, Golden, Hughson 68.2 2 4 7 5

Ht 03: Hunter, Harkins, Erskine, Hughes 69.0 5 1 12 6

Ht 04: Templeton, Collins, Francis, Shearer 67.8 5 1 17 7

Ht 05: Harrysson, Hunter, Golden, Harkins (ef) 68.0 2 4 19 11

Ht 06: Persson, Gooch, Francis, Hughson 68.8 3 3 22 14

Ht 07: Harrysson, Eide, Templeton, Erskine 68.0 3 3 25 17

Ht 08: Hughson, Collins, Shearer, Golden (f) 71.4 5 1 30 18

Ht 09: Harkins, Gooch, Hunter, Francis 69.8 4 2 34 20

Ht 10: Persson, Hughson, Erskine, Hughes 69.0 5 1 39 21

Ht 11: Eide, Gooch, Harrysson, Templeton 69.2 3 3 42 24

Ht 12: Persson, Gooch, Harkins, Erskine 68.8 4 2 46 26

Ht 13: Harrysson, Eide, Hughes, Hunter (ex tapes) 68.8 2 4 48 30

Newcastle v Newport Monday 1st July 1968 (British League)

diamonds wasps diamonds wasps

Ht 01: Mauger, Gooch, Watkin, Hughes 76.6 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Olsen, Wells, Golden (ef), Harrysson (f exc) 85.6 5 0 9 2

Match abandoned after heat 2 due to rain - result does not stand

Wimbledon v Newport Thursday 4th July 1968 (British League)

wimbledon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Olle Nygren 3 2 3 3 11 0 11

2. Bob Dugard 1 3 Fell 2* 6 1 7

3. Reg Luckhurst 3 3 2 2 10 0 10

4. Garry Middleton Exc 1 3 1* 5 1 6

5. Trevor Hedge 3 3 3 2* 11 1 12

6. Alan Cowland 1 0 0 0 1 0 1

7. Jim Tebby 2* 2* 1 5 2 7


1. Torbjorn Harrysson 2 2 1* 1 3 9 1 10

2. Bob Hughes 0 0 N TS 0 0 0 0

3. Jon Erskine 1 1* 3 2 0 1 8 1 9

4. Alby Golden 0 TS 2 TS 2 0 2

5. Cyril Francis R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

6. Jimmy Gooch 2 2 1 3 1 0 9 0 9

7. Terry Shearer 0 1 0 EF 1 0 1

dons wasps dons wasps

Ht 01: Nygren, Harrysson, Dugard, Hughes 65.1 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Luckhurst, Tebby, Erskine, Golden, Middleton (ex 2mins) 64.8 5 1 9 3

Ht 03: Hedge, Gooch, Cowland, Shearer 64.5 4 2 13 5

Ht 04: Dugard, Tebby, Shearer, Hughes 66.2 5 1 18 6

Ht 05: Hedge, Gooch, Erskine, Cowland 64.5 3 3 21 9

Ht 06: Luckhurst, Harrysson, Middleton, Shearer 64.0 4 2 25 11

Ht 07: Erskine, Nygren, Gooch, Dugard (f) 65.0 2 4 27 15

Ht 08: Middleton, Golden, Tebby, Shearer (ef) 65.6 4 2 31 17

Ht 09: Hedge, Erskine, Harrysson, Cowland 64.1 3 3 34 20

Ht 10: Gooch, Luckhurst, Middleton, Hughes 64.5 3 3 37 23

Ht 11: Nygren, Dugard, Harrysson, Erskine 64.6 5 1 42 24

Ht 12: Harrysson, Luckhurst, Gooch, Cowland 64.1 2 4 44 28

Ht 13: Nygren, Hedge, Erskine, Gooch 64.6 5 1 49 29

Silver Sash: Trevor Hedge (h) beat Torbjorn Harrysson (ch) 64.6

Newport: England v Russia Friday 5th July 1968 (2nd Test Match)

england 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Martin Ashby 3 3 3 2* 3 3 17 1 18

2. Jimmy Gooch 1 1 N N 0 N 2 0 2

3. Eric Boocock 3 3 2 3 2 2* 15 1 16

4. Jon Erskine 1 0 1* N 1* 3 6 2 8

5. Terry Betts 1* 2 0 1 3 3 10 1 11

6. Norman Hunter 2 Ret 2 3 2* 2* 11 2 13

7. Roy Trigg 2* 3 5 1 6

8. Jimmy Squibb 1 1 2 0 2

russia 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Igor Plechanov 2 2 3 1 3 0 11 0 11

2. Boris Ciechenowicz 0 1* 1 0 0 1 3 1 4

3. Gennardy Kurilenko 2 3 0 2 0 2 9 0 9

4. Gabdrahman Kadirov 0 1 1 0 N 0 2 0 2

5. Boris Samorodov 0 0 0 N N N 0 0 0

6. Vladimir Smirnov 3 2 3 2 2 1 13 0 13

7. Yuri Lomdotski Fell 1 1* 0 2 1 3

8. Anatoli Piotrowski


england russia england russia

Ht 01: Ashby, Plechanov, Gooch, Ciechanowicz 66.6 (TR) 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Boocock, Kurilenko, Erskine, Kadirov 69.6 4 2 8 4

Ht 03: Smirnov, Hunter, Betts, Samorodov 71.4 3 3 11 7

Ht 04: Boocock, Plechanov, Ciechenowicz, Erskine 69.0 3 3 14 10

Ht 05: Kurilenko, Betts, Kadirov, Hunter (ret) 69.2 2 4 16 14

Ht 06: Ashby, Smirnov, Gooch, Samorodov 70.4 4 2 20 16

Ht 07: Plechanov, Hunter, Ciechenowicz, Betts 70.2 2 4 22 20

Ht 08: Ashby, Trigg, Kadirov, Kurilenko 69.6 5 1 27 21

Ht 09: Smirnov, Boocock, Erskine, Samorodov 71.2 3 3 30 24

Ht 10: Trigg, Ashby, Plechanov, Ciechenowicz 70.4 5 1 35 25

Ht 11: Boocock, Kurilenko, Squibb, Kadirov 70.2 4 2 39 27

Ht 12: Hunter, Smirnov, Betts, Lomdotski (f) 72.0 4 2 43 29

Ht 13: Plechanov, Boocock, Erskine, Ciechanowicz 71.6 3 3 46 32

Ht 14: Betts, Hunter, Lomdotski, Kurilenko 71.6 5 1 51 33

Ht 15: Ashby, Smirnov, Lomdotski, Gooch 71.6 3 3 54 36

Ht 16: Betts, Hunter, Ciechanowicz, Plechanov 72.0 5 1 59 37

Ht 17: Ashby, Kurilenko, Squibb, Kadirov 71.2 4 2 63 39

Ht 18: Erskine, Boocock, Smirnov, Lomdotski 72.2 5 1 68 40

Newport v Hackney Friday 12th July 1968 (British League)


1. Torbjorn Harrysson 3 3 2.5 3 11.5 0.5 12

2. Bob Hughes 2* 3 1 2.5 8.5 1.5 10

3. Jimmy Gooch 3 3 2 3 11 0 11

4. Alby Golden EF 2* 2 0 4 1 5

5. Terry Shearer 0 EF 1 0 1 0 1

6. Jon Erskine 3 3 3 1 10 0 10

7. Dai Evans 0 0 0 0 0

hackney 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Gary Everett 0 1 TS TS 1 0 1

2. Malcolm Brown 1 2 0 0 3 0 3

3. Les McGillivray 1* 2 1 2 6 1 7

4. Jack Biggs 2 1* 3 Exc 0 6 1 7

5. Bengt Jansson 2 0 2 3 2 9 0 9

6. Des Lukehurst 1* 2 1 1* 5 2 7

7. Alan Jackson 1* 1 0 2 1 3

wasps hawks wasps hawks

Ht 01: Harrysson, Hughes, Brown, Everett 71.4 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Gooch, Biggs, McGillivray, Golden (ef) 69.0 3 3 8 4

Ht 03: Erskine, Jansson, Lukehurst, Shearer 70.0 3 3 11 7

Ht 04: Hughes, Brown, Jackson, Evans 71.3 3 3 14 10

Ht 05: Erskine, McGillivray, Biggs, Shearer (ef) 71.0 3 3 17 13

Ht 06: Gooch, Golden, Everett, Brown 70.3 5 1 22 14

Ht 07: Harrysson, Lukehurst, Hughes, Jansson 69.7 4 2 26 16

Ht 08: Biggs, Golden, Jackson, Evans 72.0 2 4 28 20

Ht 09: Erskine, Jansson, Shearer, Brown 71.2 4 2 32 22

Ht 10: Jansson, Gooch, Lukehurst, Golden 69.9 2 4 34 26

Ht 11: Harrysson and Hughes (dead heat), McGillivray, Jackson, Biggs (exc) 71.9 5 1 39 27

Ht 12: Gooch, Jansson, Erskine, Biggs 70.9 4 2 43 29

Ht 13: Harrysson, McGillivray, Lukehurst, Shearer 71.9 3 3 46 32

Oxford v Newport Saturday 13th July 1968 (British League)

oxford 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Ronnie Genz 2* 2* 3 3 10 2 12

2. Leo McAuliffe 3 3 3 1 10 0 10

3. Eddie Reeves 2* 2 3 2 9 1 10

4. Rick Timmo 3 1* 3 0 7 1 8

5. Colin Gooddy 2* 3 2 2* 9 1 10

6. John Bishop 3 1 0 1* 5 1 6

7. Mick Bell 2* 2* 4 2 6


1. James Bond (G) N 3 1 0 3 7 0 7

2. Bob Hughes 1 1 0 TS 2 0 2

3. Jimmy Gooch 1 2 1* 2 1 7 1 8


5. Terry Shearer 1 1 TS 0 2 0 2

6. Jon Erskine 0 Ret 3 2 0 5 0 5

7. Dai Evans 0 0 0 0 0 0

cheetahs wasps cheetahs wasps

Ht 01: McAuliffe, Genz, Hughes, Evans 67.0 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Timmo, Reeves, Gooch, Golden 67.5 5 1 10 2

Ht 03: Bishop, Gooddy, Shearer, Erskine 70.0 5 1 15 3

Ht 04: McAuliffe, Bell, Hughes, Evans 67.8 5 1 20 4

Ht 05: Gooddy, Gooch, Bishop, Golden 68.1 4 2 24 6

Ht 06: Bond, Reeves, Timmo, Hughes 66.6 3 3 27 9

Ht 07: McAuliffe, Genz, Shearer, Erskine (ret) 67.5 5 1 32 10

Ht 08: Timmo, Bell, Golden, Evans 69.9 5 1 37 11

Ht 09: Erskine, Gooddy, Bond, Bishop 68.4 2 4 39 15

Ht 10: Reeves, Erskine, Gooch, Timmo 68.5 3 3 42 18

Ht 11: Genz, Gooch, McAuliffe, Bond 67.5 4 2 46 20

Ht 12: Bond, Reeves, Bishop, Shearer 67.5 3 3 49 23

Ht 13: Genz, Gooddy, Gooch, Erskine 68.6 5 1 54 24

Newport v Wimbledon Friday 19th July 1968 (British League)


1. Torbjorn Harrysson 2 3 3 2* 10 1 11

2. Bob Hughes 1* 3 1 0 5 1 6

3. Jon Erskine 3 2 3 0 8 0 8

4. Alby Golden EF 0 1* 0 1 1 2

5. Cyril Francis 1 2* 1 3 7 1 8

6. Jimmy Gooch 3 3 3 3 12 0 12


wimbledon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Olle Nygren 3 3 2 2 2 12 0 12

2. Alan Cowland 0 2 1 0 3 0 3

3. Reg Luckhurst 1* 1 2 1* 1 6 2 8

4. Garry Middleton 2 0 3 2 1* 8 1 9

5. Trevor Hedge (did not arrive) N TS TS TS

6. Jim Tebby 2 EF 1* 0 3 1 4

7. Peter Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0

wasps dons wasps dons

Ht 01: Nygren, Harrysson, Hughes, Cowland 69.8 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Erskine, Middleton, Luckhurst, Golden (ef) 69.4 3 3 6 6

Ht 03: Gooch, Tebby, Francis, Murray 69.2 4 2 10 8

Ht 04: Hughes, Cowland, Shearer, Murray 71.2 4 2 14 10

Ht 05: Gooch, Francis, Luckhurst, Middleton 70.8 5 1 19 11

Ht 06: Nygren, Erskine, Cowland, Golden 72.0 2 4 21 15

Ht 07: Harrysson, Nygren, Hughes, Tebby (ef) 70.8 4 2 25 17

Ht 08: Middleton, Shearer, Golden, Murray 72.4 3 3 28 20

Ht 09: Gooch, Nygren, Francis, Cowland 70.2 4 2 32 22

Ht 10: Erskine, Luckhurst, Tebby, Golden 72.0 3 3 35 25

Ht 11: Harrysson, Middleton, Luckhurst, Hughes 70.0 3 3 38 28

Ht 12: Gooch, Nygren, Middleton, Erskine 71.0 3 3 41 31

Ht 13: Francis, Harrysson, Luckhurst, Tebby 71.2 5 1 46 32

West Ham v Newport Tuesday 23rd July 1968 (British League)

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

1. Norman Hunter 3 2* 3 2* 10 2 12

2. Tony Clarke 1 2 3 1 7 0 7

3. Sverre Harrfeldt 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

4. Brian Leonard 1 1 3 0 5 0 5

5. Ken McKinlay 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

6. Stan Stevens 1 0 1 0 2 0 2

7. George Barclay 1* 1 2 1 3



2. Bob Hughes 0 3 Exc 2 0 5 0 5

3. Jon Erskine 2 2 2 0 6 0 6

4. Norman Strachan 0 1* TS Ret 1 1 2

5. Cyril Francis 2 Ret 1* 1* 4 2 6

6. Jimmy Gooch EF 1 2 1 4 0 4

7. Alby Golden 0 0 0 0 0

hammers wasps hammers wasps

Ht 01: Hunter, Harrysson, Clarke, Hughes 71.0 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Harrfeldt, Erskine, Leonard, Strachan 71.8 4 2 8 4

Ht 03: McKinlay, Francis, Stevens, Gooch (ef) 73.8 4 2 12 6

Ht 04: Hughes, Clarke, Barclay, Golden 73.4 3 3 15 9

Ht 05: McKinlay, Erskine, Strachan, Stevens 72.6 3 3 18 12

Ht 06: Harrfeldt, Harrysson, Leonard, Hughes (exc) 71.8 4 2 22 14

Ht 07: Clarke, Hunter, Gooch, Francis (ret) 73.0 5 1 27 15

Ht 08: Leonard, Hughes, Barclay, Golden 74.6 4 2 31 17

Ht 09: McKinlay, Harrysson, Stevens, Hughes 73.0 4 2 35 19

Ht 10: Harrfeldt, Gooch, Francis, Leonard 73.0 3 3 38 22

Ht 11: Hunter, Erskine, Clarke, Strachan (ret) 73.4 4 2 42 24

Ht 12: Harrfeldt, Harrysson, Francis, Stevens 71.8 3 3 45 27

Ht 13: McKinlay, Hunter, Gooch, Erskine 73.2 5 1 50 28

Newport v Oxford Friday 26th July 1968 (British League)



2. Bob Hughes Fell 3 0 Ret 3 0 3

3. Jon Erskine 2* 3 3 2* 10 2 12


5. Cyril Francis 0 2* 1 2* 5 2 7

6. Jimmy Gooch 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

7. Alby Golden 2* 1 3 1 4

oxford 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Ronnie Genz 2 2 2 2 1 1 10 0 10

2. Leo McAuliffe 1* 1 TS 0 2 1 3

3. Eddie Reeves 1 Ret 0 0 2 0 3 0 3

4. Rick Timmo 0 1 2 1* 4 1 5

5. Colin Gooddy 1* 2 2 0 5 1 6

6. Godtfred Andreasson R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

7. John Bishop 0 1* 0 1 1 2

wasps cheetahs wasps cheetahs

Ht 01: Harrysson, Genz, McAuliffe, Hughes (f) 70.8 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Strachan, Erskine, Reeves, Timmo 72.6 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: Gooch, Genz, Gooddy, Francis 70.6 3 3 11 7

Ht 04: Hughes, Golden, McAuliffe, Bishop 72.0 5 1 16 8

Ht 05: Gooch, Francis, Timmo, Reeves (ret) 71.4 5 1 21 9

Ht 06: Erskine, Genz, Strachan, Reeves 71.0 4 2 25 11

Ht 07: Harrysson, Gooddy, Bishop, Hughes 71.4 3 3 28 14

Ht 08: Strachan, Timmo, Golden, Bishop 73.6 4 2 32 16

Ht 09: Gooch, Genz, Francis, McAuliffe 71.4 4 2 36 18

Ht 10: Erskine, Gooddy, Strachan, Reeves 72.2 4 2 40 20

Ht 11: Harrysson, Reeves, Timmo, Hughes (ret) 72.6 3 3 43 23

Ht 12: Gooch, Erskine, Genz, Gooddy 71.4 5 1 48 24

Ht 13: Harrysson, Francis, Genz, Reeves 72.6 5 1 53 25

Newport: The Newport Trophy (for the Eddie Glennon Fund) Friday 2nd August 1968 (Individual)

riders 1 2 3 4 5 pts pos

01. Jimmy Squibb (Exeter) 1 2 2 1 3 9 5th

02. Garry Middleton (Wimbledon) 3 0 1 2 2 8 6th

03. Chris Julian (Cradley Heath) 2 3 1 1 3 10 4th

04. Torbjorn Harrysson (Newport) Fell 2 3 N N 5 12th

05. Jimmy Gooch (Newport) 3 3 2 3 2 13 2nd

06. Reg Luckhurst (Wimbledon) 1 2 1 3 1 8 7th

07. Jim Tebby (Wimbledon) 2 2 0 0 0 4 13th

08. Tony Clarke (West Ham) 0 1 0 1 2 4 14th

09. Alby Golden (Newport) 0 1 2 2 3 8 8th

10. Norman Strachan (Newport) 2 1 1 2 0 6 10th

11. Olle Nygren (Wimbledon) 1 1 0 N N 2 16th

12. Jon Erskine (Newport) 3 3 3 2 F Exc 11 3rd

13. Cyril Francis (Newport) 1 0 2 3 2 8 9th

14. Norman Hunter (West Ham) 3 3 3 3 3 15 1st

15. Terry Shearer (Newport) 0 0 Fell N N 0 17th


17. Dai Evans (Crayford) 0 1 1 1 3 15th

18. Fred Powell (Newport) 0 0 0 18th


Ht 01: Middleton, Julian, Squibb, Harrysson (f) 69.6

Ht 02: Gooch, Tebby, Luckhurst, Clarke 69.2

Ht 03: Erskine, Strachan, Nygren, Golden 69.8

Ht 04: Hunter, Hughes, Francis, Shearer 70.8

Ht 05: Gooch, Squibb, Golden, Francis 70.0

Ht 06: Hunter, Luckhurst, Strachan, Middleton 70.8

Ht 07: Julian, Tebby, Nygren, Shearer 71.8

Ht 08: Erskine, Harrysson, Clarke, Hughes 71.6

Ht 09: Hughes, Squibb, Luckhurst, Nygren 71.0

Ht 10: Erskine, Gooch, Middleton, Shearer (f) 70.0

Ht 11: Hunter, Golden, Julian, Clarke 70.8

Ht 12: Harrysson, Francis, Strachan, Tebby 71.2

Ht 13: Hunter, Erskine, Squibb, Tebby 70.6

Ht 14: Francis, Middleton, Clarke, Evans 72.0

Ht 15: Gooch, Strachan, Julian, Hughes 71.8

Ht 16: Luckhurst, Golden, Evans, Powell 72.0

Ht 17: Squibb, Clarke, Evans, Strachan 72.4

Ht 18: Golden, Middleton, Hughes, Tebby 72.6

Ht 19: (awarded), Julian, Francis, Luckhurst (all fell), Erskine (f exc) No Time

Ht 20: Hunter, Gooch, Evans, Powell 72.6

Newport v King's Lynn Friday 9th August 1968 (British League)


1. Alby Golden 1 2* 1 1* 5 2 7

2. Bob Hughes 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

3. Jon Erskine 2 3 1* 2 8 1 9

4. Norman Strachan 1* 0 3 2 6 1 7


6. Jimmy Gooch 3 EF 0 EF 3 0 3

7. Terry Shearer 1 2* 3 1 4

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

1. Clive Featherby Ret 1* 2* 1 4 2 6

2. Howard Cole 2 2 2 3 3 12 0 12

3. Terry Betts 3 3 3 2 3 14 0 14

4. Geoff Penniket Fell 2* Ret 0 2 1 3

5. Brian Davies D I D N O T R I D E

6. Allan Brown 2 1 0 0 3 0 3

7. Allan Bellham 0 Ret 1 1 0 1

wasps stars wasps stars

Ht 01: Hughes, Cole, Golden, Featherby (ret) 79.6 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Betts, Erskine, Strachan, Penniket (f) 78.8 3 3 7 5

Ht 03: Gooch, Brown, Francis, Bellham 77.8 4 2 11 7

Ht 04: Hughes, Cole, Shearer, Bellham (ret) 77.2 4 2 15 9

Ht 05: Betts, Penniket, Francis, Gooch (ef) 75.6 1 5 16 14

Ht 06: Erskine, Cole, Featherby, Strachan 77.6 3 3 19 17

Ht 07: Hughes, Golden, Brown, Davies (ns) 75.8 5 1 24 18

Ht 08: Strachan, Shearer, Bellham, Penniket (ret) 76.0 5 1 29 19

Ht 09: Cole, Featherby, Francis, Gooch 74.4 1 5 30 24

Ht 10: Betts, Strachan, Erskine, Brown 74.6 3 3 33 27

Ht 11: Hughes, Betts, Golden, Penniket 74.2 4 2 37 29

Ht 12: Cole, Erskine, Featherby, Gooch (ef) 75.4 2 4 39 33

Ht 13: Betts, Francis, Golden, Brown 74.0 3 3 42 36

Leicester v Newport Tuesday 20th August 1968 (British League)

leicester 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Ray Wilson 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

2. Norman Storer N 3 2* 2* 7 2 9

3. Anders Michanek 3 3 Ret 3 9 0 9

4. George Major 2* 2* 2 2 8 2 10

5. John Boulger 3 3 2 1 9 0 9

6. John Hart 1 1 1* 2* 5 2 7

7. Roger Mills Exc 1 0 1 0 1



2. Bob Hughes 1* 2 1 0 4 1 5

3. Jon Erskine 0 0 3 1 0 4 0 4


5. Cyril Francis 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2

6. Jimmy Gooch 2 2 1 3 2 10 0 10


8. Terry Shearer 0 0 0 0

lions wasps lions wasps

Ht 01: Wilson, Gooch, Hughes, Mills (exc) 65.8 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Michanek, Major, Strachan, Erskine 70.0 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: Boulger, Gooch, Hart, Francis 70.6 4 2 12 6

Ht 04: Storer, Hughes, Mills, Golden 70.8 4 2 16 8

Ht 05: Boulger, Strachan, Hart, Erskine 70.0 4 2 20 10

Ht 06: Michanek, Major, Hughes, Francis 70.2 5 1 25 11

Ht 07: Wilson, Storer, Gooch, Francis 69.2 5 1 30 12

Ht 08: Strachan, Major, Golden, Mills 70.4 2 4 32 16

Ht 09: Erskine, Boulger, Hart, Hughes 70.4 3 3 35 19

Ht 10: Gooch, Major, Francis, Michanek (ret) 69.8 2 4 37 23

Ht 11: Wilson, Storer, Erskine, Strachan 69.6 5 1 42 24

Ht 12: Michanek, Hart, Francis, Shearer 70.4 5 1 47 25

Ht 13: Wilson, Gooch, Boulger, Erskine 68.6 4 2 51 27

Newport v Leicester Friday 23rd August 1968 (British League)



2. Bob Hughes 2 2* 3 1* 8 2 10

3. Jon Erskine 3 1* F Exc 2 0 6 1 7

4. Norman Strachan 1 2 3 EF 6 0 6

5. Cyril Francis 2* 3 0 2 7 1 8

6. Jimmy Gooch 1* 3 2* 1 2 9 2 11

7. Alby Golden 3 2* 2 7 1 8

8. Terry Shearer 1* 1 1 2

leicester 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Ray Wilson 3 3 2* 3 3 14 1 15

2. Norman Storer D I D N O T A R R I V E

3. Anders Michanek 2 EF 3 3 3 11 0 11

4. George Major 0 1 1 0 2 0 2

5. John Boulger 1 0 2 1 1 5 0 5

6. John Hart Ret 1* TS 0 1 1 2

7. Roger Mills 0 Fell 0 0 0 0

wasps lions wasps lions

Ht 01: Wilson, Hughes, Gooch, Mills 70.4 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Erskine, Michanek, Strachan, Major 68.4 4 2 7 5

Ht 03: Gooch, Francis, Boulger, Hart (ret) 70.6 5 1 12 6

Ht 04: Golden, Hughes, Mills (f), Storer (ns) 70.4 5 0 17 6

Ht 05: Francis, Gooch, Major, Michanek (ef) 71.0 5 1 22 7

Ht 06: Wilson, Strachan, Erskine, Boulger 70.4 3 3 25 10

Ht 07: Hughes, Boulger, Hart, Erskine (f exc) 70.6 3 3 28 13

Ht 08: Strachan, Golden, Major, Mills 71.8 5 1 33 14

Ht 09: Michanek, Wilson, Gooch, Francis 70.0 1 5 34 19

Ht 10: Wilson, Erskine, Boulger, Strachan (ef) 70.0 2 4 36 23

Ht 11: Michanek, Golden, Hughes, Major 69.6 3 3 39 26

Ht 12: Wilson, Gooch, Boulger, Erskine 70.0 2 4 41 30

Ht 13: Michanek, Francis, Shearer, Hart 70.6 3 3 44 33

Newport v West Ham Friday 30th August 1968 (British League)


1. Alby Golden 3 1* 1* 2 7 2 9

2. Bob Hughes EF 3 2 2 7 0 7

3. Jon Erskine 1* 2* 1 1* 5 3 8


5. Cyril Francis 1* 1* F Exc N 2 2 4

6. Jimmy Gooch 2 2 3 2 9 0 9


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

1. George Barclay 1* 0 1* 0 2 2 4

2. Brian Leonard 2 2 1 2 2 9 0 9

3. Norman Hunter 3 3 3 3 3 15 0 15

4. Tony Clarke D I D N O T AR R I V E

5. Reg Luckhurst (G) 3 3 2* 3 11 1 12

6. Barry Crowson 0 0 TS 1 1 0 1

7. Martyn Piddock 0 0 0 1* 0 1 1 2

wasps hammers wasps hammers

Ht 01: Golden, Leonard, Barclay, Hughes (ef) 70.6 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Hunter, Strachan, Erskine, Piddock 70.0 3 3 6 6

Ht 03: Luckhurst, Gooch, Francis, Crowson 68.8 3 3 9 9

Ht 04: Hughes, Leonard, Shearer, Piddock 70.8 4 2 13 11

Ht 05: Hunter, Gooch, Francis, Piddock 69.4 3 3 16 14

Ht 06: Strachan, Erskine, Leonard, Barclay 71.0 5 1 21 15

Ht 07: Luckhurst, Hughes, Golden, Crowson 70.2 3 3 24 18

Ht 08: Strachan, Leonard, Piddock, Shearer 72.2 3 3 27 21

Ht 09: Gooch, Leonard, Barclay, Francis (f exc) 71.2 3 3 30 24

Ht 10: Hunter, Luckhurst, Erskine, Strachan 71.0 1 5 31 29

Ht 11: Hunter, Hughes, Golden, Piddock 71.0 3 3 34 32

Ht 12: Luckhurst, Gooch, Erskine, Barclay 70.4 3 3 37 35

Ht 13: Hunter, Golden, Crowson, Shearer 72.0 2 4 39 39

Swindon v Newport Saturday 31st August 1968 (British League)

swindon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Barry Briggs 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

2. Clive Hitch 2* 3 2* 1 8 2 10

3. Bob Kilby Exc 3 3 3 9 0 9

4. Pete Munday EF 1 1 1 3 0 3

5. Mike Broadbank 1* 3 3 2* 9 2 11

6. Mike Keen 2 1 2* 0 5 1 6

7. Frank Shuter 3 2* 3 8 1 9



2. Bob Hughes 1 0 0 1 2 0 2

3. Jon Erskine 1* Fell 0 2 1 4 1 5

4. Norman Strachan 2 2 2 F Exc 2 8 0 8

5. Cyril Francis 0 0 0 0 TS 0 0 0

6. Jimmy Gooch 3 2 1 2 Ret 8 0 8


8. Terry Shearer 1* 1 1 2

robins wasps robins wasps

Ht 01: Briggs, Hitch, Hughes, Francis 74.0 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Shuter, Strachan, Erskine, Munday (ef), Kilby (ex tapes) 76.2 3 3 8 4

Ht 03: Gooch, Keen, Broadbank, Francis 74.6 3 3 11 7

Ht 04: Hitch, Shuter, Golden, Hughes 75.4 5 1 16 8

Ht 05: Broadbank, Strachan, Keen, Erskine (f) 74.2 4 2 20 10

Ht 06: Kilby, Gooch, Munday, Hughes 75.0 4 2 24 12

Ht 07: Briggs, Hitch, Gooch, Francis 75.4 5 1 29 13

Ht 08: Shuter, Strachan, Munday, Golden 75.4 4 2 33 15

Ht 09: Broadbank, Keen, Hughes, Erskine 74.8 5 1 38 16

Ht 10: Kilby, Gooch, Munday, Francis 75.8 4 2 42 18

Ht 11: Briggs, Erskine, Hitch, Strachan (f exc) 74.0 4 2 46 20

Ht 12: Kilby, Strachan, Shearer, Keen (f rem) 76.8 3 3 49 23

Ht 13: Briggs, Broadbank, Erskine, Gooch (ret) 74.2 5 1 54 24

Newport v Wolverhampton Monday 2nd September 1968 (British League)


1. Alby Golden 1* 2* 2 2 7 2 9

2. Bob Hughes 2 2 3 1* 8 1 9

3. Jon Erskine 1 0 3 0 4 0 4

4. Norman Strachan 3 2 2 2* 9 1 10

5. Cyril Francis 2* 2* 1 1* 6 3 9

6. Jimmy Gooch 3 3 3 2 11 0 11


wolverhampton 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Jim Airey 3 3 TS TS 6 0 6

2. James Bond 0 3 1 3 2 9 0 9

3. Peter Vandenberg 2 1 3 3 3 12 0 12

4. Dave Hemus 0 EF TS 0 0 0 0 0

5. Pete Jarman 1 Ret 1 1 3 0 3

6. Mick Handley 0 1 0 Fell 1 0 1

7. Doug White 1 1 2 0 2

wasps wolves wasps wolves

Ht 01: Airey, Hughes, Golden, Bond 71.4 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Strachan, Vandenberg, Erskine, Hemus 73.2 4 2 7 5

Ht 03: Gooch, Francis, Jarman, Handley 71.0 5 1 12 6

Ht 04: Bond, Hughes, White, Shearer 72.0 2 4 14 10

Ht 05: Gooch, Francis, Vandenberg, Hemus (ef) 71.2 5 1 19 11

Ht 06: Airey, Strachan, Bond, Erskine 72.0 2 4 21 15

Ht 07: Hughes, Golden, Handley, Jarman (ret) 74.4 5 1 26 16

Ht 08: Bond, Strachan, White, Shearer 78.9 2 4 28 20

Ht 09: Gooch, Bond, Francis, Hemus 77.5 4 2 32 22

Ht 10: Erskine, Strachan, Jarman, Handley 76.6 5 1 37 23

Ht 11: Vandenberg, Golden, Hughes, Hemus 76.4 3 3 40 26

Ht 12: Vandenberg, Gooch, Jarman, Erskine 77.4 2 4 42 30

Ht 13: Vandenberg, Golden, Francis, Handley (f) 78.4 3 3 45 33

Silver Sash: Jimmy Gooch (ch) won by default over Hasse Holmqvist (h)

Newport v Poole Friday 6th September 1968 (British League)


1. Jimmy Gooch 2 3 3 2* 10 1 11

2. Cyril Francis 1* 2 0 1 4 1 5

3. Bob Hughes 2* 3 3 3 11 1 12

4. Alby Golden 3 1 3 2* 9 1 10


6. Jon Erskine 1 1 EF 0 2 0 2

7. Terry Shearer Fell Fell 0 0 0


1. Geoff Mudge 0 0 EF 2 2 0 2

2. Ted Laessing 3 3 2 2 1 11 0 11

3. Pete Smith 1 2 1* 0 1 5 1 6

4. Bruce Cribb 0 0 2 2 1* 5 1 6

5. Bill Andrew R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

6. Odd Fossengen 2 2 0 0 4 0 4

7. Mike Vernam 1 1* 2 1 3

8. Arne Pander 0 0 0 0

wasps pirates wasps pirates

Ht 01: Laessing, Gooch, Francis, Mudge 71.5 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Golden, Hughes, Smith, Cribb 72.0 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: Strachan, Fossengen, Erskine, Pander 72.6 4 2 12 6

Ht 04: Laessing, Francis, Vernam, Shearer (f) 73.0 2 4 14 10

Ht 05: Strachan, Smith, Erskine, Cribb 72.6 4 2 18 12

Ht 06: Hughes, Laessing, Golden, Mudge 71.8 4 2 22 14

Ht 07: Gooch, Fossengen, Smith, Francis 73.4 3 3 25 17

Ht 08: Golden, Cribb (f rem), Vernam (f rem), Shearer (f) 82.4 3 3 28 20

Ht 09: Strachan, Laessing, Erskine (ef), Mudge (ef) 73.4 3 2 31 22

Ht 10: Hughes, Golden, Laessing, Fossengen 71.6 5 1 36 23

Ht 11: Gooch, Cribb, Francis, Smith 73.2 4 2 40 25

Ht 12: Hughes, Mudge, Cribb, Erskine 72.2 3 3 43 28

Ht 13: Strachan, Gooch, Smith, Fossengen 74.3 5 1 48 29

Silver Sash: Ted Laessing (ch) beat Jimmy Gooch (h) 72.5

Newport: Welsh Open Championship Friday 13th September 1968 (Individual)

riders 1 2 3 4 5 6 pts pos

01. Cyril Francis (Newport) 0 2 1 1 1 5 12th

02. Odd Fossengen (Poole) 1 2 1 2 2 8 8th

03. Leo McAuliffe (Oxford) 2 0 2 F Exc 2 6 10th

04. Nigel Boocock (Coventry) 3 3 2 3 3 14 1st

05. Geoff Penniket (King's Lynn) N 1 0 F NS N 1 15th

06. Ted Laessing (Poole) 2 3 3 1 Exc 9 5th

07. Norman Strachan (Newport) 3 1 1 2 1 8 9th


09. Jon Erskine (Newport) 1 0 0 2 3 6 11th

10. Dave Gifford (Newcastle) Fell 1 0 Ret N 1 17th

11. Chris Julian (Cradley Heath) 2 3 2 3 2 12 3rd

12. Jimmy Gooch (Newport) 3 1 3 3 3 13 2nd

13. Ole Olsen (Newcastle) 3 3 3 Exc Exc 9 6th

14. Frank Shuter (Swindon) 0 0 N 0 N 0 18th

15. Alby Golden (Newport) 2 2 2 Fell 2 8 7th

16. Mike Broadbank (Swindon) 1 0 0 3 0 4 13th

Res: Terry Shearer (Newport) 0 1 0 2 1 Fell 4 14th

Res: Dai Evans (Crayford) 0 0 1 1 16th


Ht 01: Boocock, McAuliffe, Fossengen, Francis 71.0

Ht 02: Strachan, Laessing, Hughes, Shearer 72.0

Ht 03: Gooch, Julian, Erskine, Gifford (f) 70.2

Ht 04: Olsen, Golden, Broadbank, Shuter 71.0

Ht 05: Olsen, Francis, Penniket, Erskine 71.6

Ht 06: Laessing, Fossengen, Gifford, Shuter 71.6

Ht 07: Julian, Golden, Strachan, McAuliffe 72.4

Ht 08: Boocock, Hughes, Gooch, Broadbank 71.8

Ht 09: Laessing, Julian, Francis, Broadbank 72.2

Ht 10: Gooch, Golden, Fossengen, Penniket 72.2

Ht 11: Hughes, McAuliffe, Shearer, Erskine 71.4

Ht 12: Olsen, Boocock, Strachan, Gifford 71.8

Ht 13: Gooch, Strachan, Francis, Shuter 72.4

Ht 14: Julian, Fossengen, Hughes, Shearer, Olsen (ex tapes) 73.6

Ht 15: Broadbank, Shearer, Gifford (ret), McAuliffe (f exc), Penniket (f ns) 74.4

Ht 16: Boocock, Erskine, Laessing, Golden (f) 72.8

Ht 17: Hughes, Golden, Francis, Evans 72.4

Ht 18: Erskine, Fossengen, Strachan, Broadbank 73.2

Ht 19: Gooch, McAuliffe, Shearer, Evans, Laessing (ex tapes), Olsen (ex tapes) 73.6

Ht 20: Boocock, Julian, Evans, Shearer (f), 72.0

Newcastle v Newport Monday 16th September 1968 (British League)


1. Ivan Mauger 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

2. Alan Jay 2* 3 1 1 7 1 8

3. Dave Gifford 3 2 3 EF 8 0 8

4. Allan Butterfield 2* Fell 3 2* 7 2 9

5. Mike Watkin 1 2* 2* 2* 7 3 10

6. Ole Olsen 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

7. Gary Peterson Fell 0 0 0 0


1. Jimmy Gooch EF 2 3 0 1* 6 1 7


3. Bob Hughes 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 3

4. Jon Erskine 1 0 2 0 3 0 3


6. Norman Strachan 0 2 1 2 1 6 0 6

7. Alby Golden 1* 1* 2 2 4


diamonds wasps diamonds wasps

Ht 01: Mauger, Jay, Francis, Gooch (ef) 71.6 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Gifford, Butterfield, Erskine, Hughes 75.0 5 1 10 2

Ht 03: Olsen, Gooch, Watkin, Strachan 74.2 4 2 14 4

Ht 04: Jay, Francis, Golden, Peterson (f) 76.6 3 3 17 7

Ht 05: Olsen, Watkin, Hughes, Erskine 74.6 5 1 22 8

Ht 06: Gooch, Gifford, Francis, Butterfield (f) 75.2 2 4 24 12

Ht 07: Mauger, Strachan, Jay, Hughes 74.0 4 2 28 14

Ht 08: Butterfield, Erskine, Golden, Peterson 76.0 3 3 31 17

Ht 09: Olsen, Watkin, Francis, Gooch 75.6 5 1 36 18

Ht 10: Gifford, Butterfield, Strachan, Shearer 76.2 5 1 41 19

Ht 11: Mauger, Hughes, Jay, Erskine 75.0 4 2 45 21

Ht 12: Olsen, Strachan, Gooch, Gifford (ef) 76.6 3 3 48 24

Ht 13: Mauger, Watkin, Strachan, Hughes 74.6 5 1 53 25

Glasgow v Newport Wednesday 18th September 1968 (British League)

glasgow 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Jim McMillan 2 3 3 3 11 0 11

2. Willie Templeton 1* 3 2* 1 1 8 2 10

3. Oyvind Berg Exc 3 3 3 9 0 9

4. Bill McMillan 3 1 3 1 8 0 8

5. Russ Dent 2* 2* 2* N 2* 8 4 12

6. Alf Wells 3 3 3 Exc 9 0 9

7. Bobby Beaton 0 1 1 2 0 2


1. Jimmy Gooch 3 2 TS N 5 0 5


3. Bob Hughes 1* 0 0 0 0 1 1 2

4. Jon Erskine 2 1 2 2 1 8 0 8




tigers wasps tigers wasps

Ht 01: Gooch, J.McMillan, Templeton, Francis 80.8 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: B.McMillan, Erskine, Hughes, Beaton, Berg (ex tapes) 82.8 3 3 6 6

Ht 03: Wells, Dent, Strachan, Golden 83.6 5 1 11 7

Ht 04: Templeton, Francis, Beaton, Shearer 82.8 4 2 15 9

Ht 05: Wells, Dent, Erskine, Hughes 83.2 5 1 20 10

Ht 06: Berg, Gooch, B.McMillan, Francis 82.2 4 2 24 12

Ht 07: J.McMillan, Templeton, Strachan, Golden 82.0 5 1 29 13

Ht 08: B.McMillan, Erskine, Beaton, Shearer 83.2 4 2 33 15

Ht 09: Wells, Dent, Francis, Hughes 84.4 5 1 38 16

Ht 10: Berg, Strachan, B.McMillan, Golden 81.8 4 2 42 18

Ht 11: J.McMillan, Erskine, Templeton, Hughes 82.6 4 2 46 20

Ht 12: Berg, Strachan, Templeton, Shearer 82.8 4 2 50 22

Ht 13: J.McMillan, Dent, Erskine, Hughes, Wells (ex tapes) 82.8 5 1 55 23

Newport v Glasgow Friday 20th September 1968 (British League)


1. Jimmy Gooch R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

2. Alby Golden 1* 2* 0 1 4 2 6

3. Torbjorn Harrysson 2* 2* 3 3 10 2 12

4. Bob Hughes 3 3 3 0 3 12 0 12

5. Norman Strachan 3 3 3 2 3 14 0 14

6. Jon Erskine 2 1 1 1* 0 5 1 6


glasgow 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Jim McMillan 3 1 3 2 2 11 0 11

2. Willie Templeton 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1

3. Oyvind Berg 1 2 2 2 2 9 0 9

4. Bill McMillan 0 TS 2 0 2 0 2

5. Russ Dent 2 1* 1* 1* 1* 6 4 10

6. Alf Wells N TS TS TS 0 0 0

7. Bobby Beaton 0 0 0 0 0 0

wasps tigers wasps tigers

Ht 01: J.McMillan, Erskine, Golden, Templeton 72.6 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Hughes, Harrysson, Berg, B.McMillan 72.0 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: Strachan, Dent, Erskine, Beaton 73.2 4 2 12 6

Ht 04: Shearer, Golden, Templeton, Beaton 76.8 5 1 17 7

Ht 05: Strachan, Berg, Erskine, Templeton 73.2 4 2 21 9

Ht 06: Hughes, Harrysson, J.McMillan, Templeton 73.6 5 1 26 10

Ht 07: Strachan, Berg, Dent, Golden 74.0 3 3 29 13

Ht 08: Hughes, B.McMillan, Shearer, Beaton 76.8 4 2 33 15

Ht 09: J.McMillan, Strachan, Erskine, Templeton 74.2 3 3 36 18

Ht 10: Harrysson, J.McMillan, Dent, Hughes 73.8 3 3 39 21

Ht 11: Hughes, Berg, Golden, B.McMillan 76.0 4 2 43 23

Ht 12: Harrysson, J.McMillan, Dent, Erskine 73.2 3 3 46 26

Ht 13: Strachan, Berg, Dent, Shearer 74.4 3 3 49 29

Newport v Newcastle Friday 20th September 1968 (British League)



2. Alby Golden 1* 3 2* 3 9 2 11

3. Torbjorn Harrysson 2* 2 2* 1* 7 3 10

4. Bob Hughes 3 1* 3 3 2* 12 2 14

5. Norman Strachan 2 3 3 2 3 13 0 13

6. Jon Erskine 2* 1 3 1* 2 9 2 11



1. Ivan Mauger 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

2. Alan Jay 0 2 0 TS 2 0 2

3. Dave Gifford N 2 0 1 2 5 0 5

4. Allan Butterfield 1 0 2 0 3 0 3

5. Mike Watkin 0 1 1 0 2 0 2

6. Ole Olsen 1 Ret Ret 1* 2 1 3

7. Murray Burt 0 0 1* 1 1 2


Ht 01: Mauger, Strachan, Golden, Jay 73.2 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Hughes, Harrysson, Butterfield, Burt 75.0 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: Strachan, Erskine, Olsen, Watkin 73.6 5 1 13 5

Ht 04: Golden, Jay, Shearer, Burt 75.4 4 2 17 7

Ht 05: Strachan, Gifford, Erskine, Butterfield 74.2 4 2 21 9

Ht 06: Mauger, Harrysson, Hughes, Jay 72.2 3 3 24 12

Ht 07: Erskine, Golden, Watkin, Olsen (ret) 74.8 5 1 29 13

Ht 08: Hughes, Butterfield, Burt, Shearer 75.8 3 3 32 16

Ht 09: Mauger, Strachan, Erskine, Gifford 73.0 3 3 35 19

Ht 10: Hughes, Harrysson, Watkin, Olsen (ret) 74.4 5 1 40 20

Ht 11: Golden, Hughes, Gifford, Butterfield 75.2 5 1 45 21

Ht 12: Mauger, Erskine, Harrysson, Watkin 73.6 3 3 48 24

Ht 13: Strachan, Gifford, Olsen, Shearer 75.6 3 3 51 27

Newport v Exeter Friday 27th September 1968 (British League)



2. Cyril Francis 1* 3 1 0 5 1 6

3. Torbjorn Harrysson D I D N O T A R R I V E

4. Bob Hughes 2 3 3 2 2 12 0 12

5. Norman Strachan 2 2 0 3 2 9 0 9

6. Jon Erskine 1* Exc 3 1 3 8 1 9

7. Alby Golden 1* 2* 1 1 2* 7 3 10


exeter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Jimmy Squibb 3 1* 2 0 6 1 7

2. Chris Bass Exc 1 2 0 3 0 3

3. Martin Ashby 3 3 3 3 3 15 0 15

4. Tommy Sweetman 0 2* 2 1 5 1 6

5. Neil Street 0 0 TS 1 1 0 1

6. Wayne Briggs 3 2 1 1 7 0 7

7. Tony George 0 0 0 0 0 0

waps falcons wasps falcons

Ht 01: Squibb, Strachan, Francis, George, Bass (exc) 73.0 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Ashby, Hughes, Golden, Sweetman 70.6 3 3 6 6

Ht 03: Briggs, Strachan, Erskine, Street 71.6 3 3 9 9

Ht 04: Francis, Golden, Bass, George 74.0 5 1 14 10

Ht 05: Ashby, Sweetman, Golden, Strachan, Erskine (exc) 72.4 1 5 15 15

Ht 06: Hughes, Bass, Squibb, Shearer 72.0 3 3 18 18

Ht 07: Erskine, Briggs, Francis, Street 72.0 4 2 22 20

Ht 08: Hughes, Sweetman, Golden, George 72.2 4 2 26 22

Ht 09: Strachan, Squibb, Erskine, Bass 72.4 4 2 30 24

Ht 10: Ashby, Hughes, Briggs, Shearer 71.0 2 4 32 28

Ht 11: Ashby, Hughes, Sweetman, Francis 71.2 2 4 34 32

Ht 12: Erskine, Golden, Street, Squibb 72.6 5 1 39 33

Ht 13: Ashby, Strachan, Briggs, Shearer 71.4 2 4 41 37

Cradley Heath v Newport Saturday 28th September 1968 (British League)

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

1. Graham Coombes 3 1 2 0 6 0 6

2. Chris Julian 2* 3 3 0 8 1 9

3. Roy Trigg 3 2 2 3 10 0 10

4. Ken Wakefield 0 1* 2 1* 4 2 6

5. Bob Andrews 3 3 3 1 10 0 10

6. Alan Totney 1 0 N 1 2 0 2

7. Archie Wilkinson 1 1* 0 2 1 3



2. Cyril Francis 0 2 0 TS 2 0 2

3. Tommy Sweetman (G) 2 2 1* 1 3 9 1 10

4. Bob Hughes 1* 1* 3 3 2 3 13 2 15


6. Jon Erskine 1 0 0 3 0 2* 6 1 7


heathens wasps heathens wasps

Ht 01: Coombes, Julian, Erskine, Francis 72.8 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Trigg, Sweetman, Hughes, Wakefield 70.4 3 3 8 4

Ht 03: Andrews, Strachan, Totney, Erskine 70.8 4 2 12 6

Ht 04: Julian, Francis, Wilkinson, Golden 72.8 4 2 16 8

Ht 05: Andrews, Sweetman, Hughes, Totney 70.8 3 3 19 11

Ht 06: Hughes, Trigg, Wakefield, Francis 70.6 3 3 22 14

Ht 07: Julian, Strachan, Coombes, Erskine 72.4 4 2 26 16

Ht 08: Hughes, Wakefield, Wilkinson, Golden 72.2 3 3 29 19

Ht 09: Andrews, Hughes, Sweetman, Wilkinson 70.6 3 3 32 22

Ht 10: Erskine, Trigg, Wakefield, Strachan 72.0 3 3 35 25

Ht 11: Hughes, Coombes, Sweetman, Julian 72.2 2 4 37 29

Ht 12: Trigg, Strachan, Totney, Erskine 71.6 4 2 41 31

Ht 13: Sweetman, Erskine, Andrews, Coombes 73.0 1 5 42 36

Hackney v Newport Friday 4th October 1968 (British League)

hackney 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Colin Pratt 2* 2* 2* 2* 8 4 12

2. Malcolm Brown 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

3. Les McGillivray 2 2 2 3 9 0 9

4. Laurie Etheridge 0 1* 1 0 2 1 3

5. Gary Everett 1 1 1 3 6 0 6

6. Bengt Jansson 3 3 3 EF 9 0 9

7. Graeme Smith 2* 0 2 1 3




3. Torbjorn Harrysson 1 2 N TS 3 0 3

4. Bob Hughes 3 0 3 3 1 0 10 0 10

5. Norman Strachan 1 EF 0 TS 1* 2 1 3

6. Jon Erskine 2 1 2 3 2 1 11 0 11

7. Alby Golden 1 2* 1 4 1 5


hawks wasps hawks wasps

Ht 01: Brown, Pratt, Strachan, Francis 69.6 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Hughes, McGillivray, Harrysson, Etheridge 67.8 2 4 7 5

Ht 03: Jansson, Erskine, Everett, Strachan (ef) 67.2 4 2 11 7

Ht 04: Brown, Smith, Golden, Francis 69.8 5 1 16 8

Ht 05: Jansson, Harrysson, Everett, Hughes 67.4 4 2 20 10

Ht 06: Hughes, McGillivray, Etheridge, Francis 69.0 3 3 23 13

Ht 07: Brown, Pratt, Erskine, Strachan 68.6 5 1 28 14

Ht 08: Hughes, Golden, Etheridge, Smith 70.0 1 5 29 19

Ht 09: Jansson, Erskine, Everett, Francis 67.6 4 2 33 21

Ht 10: Erskine, McGillivray, Hughes, Etheridge 69.0 2 4 35 25

Ht 11: Brown, Pratt, Golden, Hughes 69.2 5 1 40 26

Ht 12: McGillivray, Erskine, Strachan, Jansson (ef) 69.8 3 3 43 29

Ht 13: Everett, Pratt, Erskine, Shearer 70.6 5 1 48 30

Belle Vue v Newport Saturday 5th October 1968 (British League)

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

1. Sandor Levai 2* 3 3 Exc 8 1 9

2. Cyril Maidment 3 3 1 2* 9 1 10

3. Norman Nevitt 1* 2 3 3 9 1 10

4. Chris Pusey 2 1* 3 N 6 1 7

5. Soren Sjosten 2 3 3 3 11 0 11

6. Bill Powell 1* EF 2* 2* 5 3 8

7. Ken Eyre 2* Fell 1 0 3 1 4




3. Torbjorn Harrysson 3 2 2 F Exc 0 2 9 0 9

4. Bob Hughes 0 1* 2 1 4 1 5

5. Norman Strachan 0 TS 0 N 0 0 0

6. Jon Erskine 1 3 3 0 2 1* 10 1 11

7. Alby Golden 0 1* 1 2 1 3


aces wasps aces wasps

Ht 01: Maidment, Levai, Erskine, Francis 74.4 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Harrysson, Pusey, Nevitt, Hughes 73.0 3 3 8 4

Ht 03: Erskine, Sjosten, Powell, Strachan 73.4 3 3 11 7

Ht 04: Maidment, Eyre, Francis, Golden 75.0 5 1 16 8

Ht 05: Sjosten, Harrysson, Hughes, Powell (ef) 73.0 3 3 19 11

Ht 06: Erskine, Nevitt, Pusey, Francis 73.8 3 3 22 14

Ht 07: Levai, Harrysson, Maidment, Erskine 73.4 4 2 26 16

Ht 08: Pusey, Hughes, Golden, Eyre (f) 74.4 3 3 29 19

Ht 09: Sjosten, Powell, Francis, Harrysson (f exc) 74.4 5 1 34 20

Ht 10: Nevitt, Erskine, Eyre, Strachan 74.2 4 2 38 22

Ht 11: Levai, Maidment, Hughes, Harrysson 73.8 5 1 43 23

Ht 12: Nevitt, Powell, Golden, Shearer 74.2 5 1 48 24

Ht 13: Sjosten, Harrysson, Erskine, Eyre, Levai (ex tapes) 74.0 3 3 51 27

FINAL BRITISH LEAGUE DIVISION ONE TABLE FOR 1968

P W D L F A PTS

01. Coventry 36 22 0 14 1436 1369 44

02. Hackney 36 21 2 13 1421 1383 44

03. Exeter 36 20 1 15 1556.5 1248.5 41

04. Sheffield 36 20 1 15 1463.5 1337.5 41

05. Newcastle 36 20 0 16 1454 1350 40

06. West Ham 36 19 1 16 1454 1348 39

07. Halifax 36 19 1 16 1424 1379 39

08. Coatbridge 36 18 1 17 1404 1397 37

09. Wimbledon 36 18 0 18 1411 1384 36

10. Belle Vue 36 18 0 18 1387 1417 36

11. Swindon 36 17 1 18 1448 1353 35

12. Leicester 36 17 1 18 1373 1430 35

13. Newport 36 17 1 18 1348 1457 35

14. Cradley Heath 36 15 4 17 1373 1430 34

15. Oxford 36 17 0 19 1319 1487 34

16. Wolverhampton 36 16 0 20 1388 1413 32

17. Poole 36 13 2 21 1327 1478 28

18. King's Lynn 36 13 1 22 1330 1473 27

19. Glasgow 36 13 1 22 1312 1495 27

Coventry won the championship on race points scored

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