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Long Eaton 1973

Ellesmere Port v Long Eaton Tuesday 27th March 1973 (Challenge)

Ellesmere Port 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Robbie Gardner 1* Exc Ex 2 Ret 3 1

2. Ian Gills 2 3 3 1 9 0

3. Roger Stretton 0 1 0 1* 2 1

4. Colin Goad Exc 1 1 2 4 0

5. Graham Drury 2 3 3 2 10 0

6. Chris Blythe F Exc 2 1 0 3 0

7. Roger Austin 2 1 TS 0 3 0

Long Eaton 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Geoff Bouchard 3 2 3 3 11 0

2. Phil Bass 0 0 Exc N 0 0

3. Alan Witt 3 2 2 3 10 0

4. Steve Bass 1 2* 2* N 5 2

5. Joe Hughes 3 3 3 1 10 0

6. Ian Teale N EF 2 F Exc 1 3 0

7. Alan Molyneux 1 1 Ret 0 2 0

8. Paul Callaghan (G) 3 3 0

Gunners Rangers Gunners Rangers

Ht 01: Bouchard, Gills, Gardner, P.Bass 81.0 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Callaghan, Austin, Molyneux, Blythe (f exc) 80.2 2 4 5 7

Ht 03: Hughes, Drury, S.Bass, Goad (ex boring) 79.2 2 4 7 11

Ht 04: Witt, Blythe, Molyneux, Stretton 80.2 2 4 9 15

Ht 05: Drury, Bouchard, Goad, P.Bass 80.0 4 2 13 17

Ht 06: Gills, Witt, Blythe, Teale (ef), Gardner (ex tapes) 78.4 4 2 17 19

Ht 07: Hughes, S.Bass, Stretton, Blythe 78.8 1 5 18 24

Ht 08: Gills, Teale, Austin, Molyneux (ret), P.Bass (ex tapes) 80.0 4 2 22 26

Ht 09: Drury, Witt, Goad (f rem), Teale (f exc) 80.4 4 2 26 28

Ht 10: Hughes, S.Bass, Gills, Austin, Gardner (ex tapes) 79.8 1 5 27 33

Ht 11: Bouchard, Gardner, Teale, Stretton 79.6 2 4 29 37

Ht 12: Witt, Goad, Hughes, Gardner (ret) 79.8 2 4 31 41

Ht 13: Bouchard, Drury, Stretton, Molyneux 79.6 3 3 34 44

Scunthorpe v Long Eaton Monday 2nd April 1973 (Challenge) Meeting Postponed Due To Rain !

Long Eaton v Peterborough Thursday 5th April 1973 (Challenge)


1. Geoff Bouchard 3 2 2 2 0 9 0

2. Phil Bass 1 0 TS 0 1 0

3. Steve Bass Exc 2 3 3 8 0

4. Alan Witt 1 0 1* 0 2 1

5. Joe Hughes 0 1 1 1 2* 5 1

6. Ian Teale Exc 0 0 0 0

7. Alan Molyneux Fell 1 TS 0 1 0

Peterborough 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Roy Carter 2 2* 2 0 6 1

2. Brian Clark 0 3 3 1* 7 1

3. Richard Greer 3 3 3 3 12 0

4. John Davis 3 3 3 1 10 0

5. Ted Howgego 2* 1 1 2* 6 2

6. Frank Smith 2* 1 2* 5 2

7. Glyn Taylor 3 2* F Exc 5 1

Rangers Panthers Rangers Panthers

Ht 01: Bouchard, Carter, P.Bass, Clark 73.6 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Taylor, Smith, Molyneux (f), Teale (exc) 77.2 0 5 4 7

Ht 03: Davis, Howgego, Witt, Hughes 74.0 1 5 5 12

Ht 04: Greer, Taylor, Molyneux, Teale, S.Bass (exc) 76.6 1 5 6 17

Ht 05: Clark, Carter, Hughes, Witt 75.4 1 5 7 22

Ht 06: Greer, Bouchard, Smith, P.Bass 74.6 2 4 9 26

Ht 07: Davis, S.Bass, Howgego, Teale 73.0 2 4 11 30

Ht 08: Clark, Bouchard, Witt, Taylor (f exc) 76.0 3 3 14 33

Ht 09: Greer, Smith, Hughes, Witt 75.2 1 5 15 38

Ht 10: Davis, Bouchard, Howgego, P.Bass 73.8 2 4 17 42

Ht 11: S.Bass, Carter, Clark, Molyneux 78.4 3 3 20 45

Ht 12: Greer, Howgego, Hughes, Bouchard 76.2 1 5 21 50

Ht 13: S.Bass, Hughes, Davis, Carter 76.6 5 1 26 51

Peterborough v Long Eaton Friday 6th April 1973 (Challenge)


1. Roy Carter 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Brian Clark 2* 1 3 2* 8 2


4. Ted Howgego 2* 2* 1 2* 7 3

5. John Davis 3 3 3 2* 11 1

6. Frank Smith 3 2* 2* 7 2

7. Glyn Taylor Fell 0 1 1 0


1. Geoff Bouchard 0 1 1* 2 0 4 1

2. Phil Bass 1 0 TS N 1 0

3. Alan Witt 1 2 2 1 1 7 0

4. Steve Bass 0 0 0 TS 0 0

5. Joe Hughes 1 1 2 1 Fell 5 0

6. Ian Teale 2 0 0 2 0

7. Alan Molyneux 1* 0 TS Fell 1 1

Panthers Rangers Panthers Rangers

Ht 01: Carter, Clark, P.Bass, Bouchard 71.0 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Smith, Teale, Molyneux, Taylor (f) 73.0 3 3 8 4

Ht 03: Davis, Howgego, Hughes, S.Bass 70.8 5 1 13 5

Ht 04: Greer, Smith, Witt, Molyneux 72.2 5 1 18 6

Ht 05: Davis, Howgego, Bouchard, P.Bass 71.2 5 1 23 7

Ht 06: Carter, Witt, Clark, Teale 72.6 4 2 27 9

Ht 07: Greer, Smith, Hughes, S.Bass 72.2 5 1 32 10

Ht 08: Clark, Hughes, Bouchard, Taylor 72.0 3 3 35 13

Ht 09: Davis, Witt, Howgego, Teale 72.0 4 2 39 15

Ht 10: Carter, Clark, Hughes, S.Bass 72.4 5 1 44 16

Ht 11: Greer, Bouchard, Taylor, Molyneux (f) 73.4 4 2 48 18

Ht 12: Carter, Howgego, Witt (f rem), Hughes (f) 72.4 5 1 53 19

Ht 13: Greer, Davis, Witt, Bouchard 72.0 5 1 58 20

Long Eaton v Ellesmere Port Thursday 12th April 1973 (Challenge)



2. Phil Bass 1 1* N 1 3 1

3. Roger Mills 1* EF 1* 1 0 3 2

4. Alan Witt 1 0 2 1 4 0

5. Joe Hughes R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

6. Alan Molyneux 2* 2 2 2 1 9 1

7. Ian Teale 3 1 1* 0 5 1


1. Robbie Gardner 2 3 3 3 11 0

2. Ian Gills 0 2* 3 2* 7 2

3. Graham Drury 3 3 3 2 11 0

4. Colin Goad 2 3 2 2* 9 1

5. Peter Thompson 0 Fell 0 Fell 0 0

6. Cliff Anderson 0 F Exc 0 0 0

7. Roger Austin 1 0 0 1 0

Rangers Gunners Rangers Gunners

Ht 01: Bouchard, Gardner, Bass, Gills 74.2 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Teale, Molyneux, Austin, Anderson 76.4 5 1 9 3

Ht 03: Bouchard, Goad, Witt, Thompson 74.0 4 2 13 5

Ht 04: Drury, Molyneux, Mills, Austin 75.0 3 3 16 8

Ht 05: Gardner, Gills, Teale, Witt 76.8 1 5 17 13

Ht 06: Drury, Bouchard, Bass, Anderson (f exc) 75.4 3 3 20 16

Ht 07: Goad, Molyneux, Mills (ef), Thompson (f) 77.0 2 4 22 19

Ht 08: Gills, Molyneux, Teale, Austin 76.4 3 3 25 22

Ht 09: Drury, Witt, Mills, Anderson 75.4 3 3 28 25

Ht 10: Bouchard, Goad, Bass, Thompson 74.6 4 2 32 27

Ht 11: Gardner, Gills, Mills, Teale 77.0 1 5 33 32

Ht 12: Bouchard, Drury, Witt, Thompson (f) 74.8 4 2 37 34

Ht 13: Gardner, Goad, Molyneux, Mills 77.2 1 5 38 39

Long Eaton v Scunthorpe Thursday 19th April 1973 (British League Division ll)


1. Geoff Bouchard 3 3 2 2* 3 13 1

2. Phil Bass 2* 1* 1 3 7 2

3. Roger Mills 3 3 3 3 3 15 0

4. John Mills 2* 3 EF 1 6 1


6. Steve Bass 3 1 2* 6 1

7. Alan Molyneux 2* 0 0 2 1

8. Ian Teale 0 EF 0 0

Scunthorpe 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Jack Bywater EF 2 2* 1* 2 7 2

2. Rex Garrod 1 1* 3 3 2 10 1

3. Rod Haynes 2 0 N TS 2 0

4. John Bowerman 0 1 0 2 N 3 0

5. Doug Underwood 1 Fell 1 0 2 0

6. Chris Emery 1 TS 2 1* 4 1

7. Rob Homer 0 0 TS 1* 1 1

Rangers Saints Rangers Saints

Ht 01: Bouchard. P.Bass, Garrod, Bywater (ef) 77.0 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: S.Bass, Molyneux, Emery, Homer 76.4 5 1 10 2

Ht 03: Bouchard, J.Mills, Underwood, Bowerman 75.8 5 1 15 3

Ht 04: R.Mills, Haynes, S.Bass, Homer 75.6 4 2 19 5

Ht 05: J.Mills, Bywater, Garrod, Teale 77.2 3 3 22 8

Ht 06: Garrod, Bouchard, P.Bass, Haynes 74.8 3 3 25 11

Ht 07: R.Mills, S.Bass, Bowerman, Underwood (f) 75.0 5 1 30 12

Ht 08: Garrod, Bywater, P.Bass, Molyneux 76.0 1 5 31 17

Ht 09: R.Mills, Emery, Homer, J.Mills (ef) 73.8 3 3 34 20

Ht 10: P.Bass, Bouchard, Underwood, Bowerman 76.4 5 1 39 21

Ht 11: R.Mills, Garrod, Bywater, Molyneux 74.4 3 3 42 24

Ht 12: Bouchard, Bowerman, J.Mills, Underwood 75.6 4 2 46 26

Ht 13: R.Mills, Bywater, Emery, Teale (ef) 75.8 3 3 49 29

Barrow v Long Eaton Tuesday 24th April 1973 (Challenge)

Barrow 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Mike Sampson 3 3 2 2* 10 1

2. Sid Sheldrick Fell 2* 0 1* 3 2

3. Chris Bailey 2* 2 2 2 8 1

4. Tom Owen 1 2 2 3 8 0

5. Terry Kelly 0 F Exc 1* 0 1 1

6. Chris Roynon 3 3 1* 7 1

7. Keith Evans 2* 3 1* 6 2


1. Geoff Bouchard 2 3 1* 3 1 10 1

2. Phil Bass 1* 1 2 0 4 1

3. John Mills 1 F Exc TS N 1 0

4. Jack Millen (G) 3 3 3 3 3 15 0

5. Steve Bass 2* 0 0 0 2 1

6. Alan Molyneux 1 1 0 2 0

7. Ian Teale 0 0 TS 1 1 0

Bombers Rangers Bombers Rangers

Ht 01: Sampson, Bouchard, P.Bass, Sheldrick (f) 74.0 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Roynon, Evans, Molyneux, Teale 76.4 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: Millen, S.Bass, Owen, Kelly 73.4 1 5 9 9

Ht 04: Roynon, Bailey, Mills, Teale 76.2 5 1 14 10

Ht 05: Bouchard, Owen, P.Bass, Kelly (f exc) 73.0 2 4 16 14

Ht 06: Sampson, Sheldrick, Molyneux, Mills (f exc) 75.0 5 1 21 15

Ht 07: Millen, Bailey, Roynon, S.Bass 73.8 3 3 24 18

Ht 08: Evans, P.Bass, Bouchard, Sheldrick 75.2 3 3 27 21

Ht 09: Millen, Owen, Kelly, Molyneux 74.2 3 3 30 24

Ht 10: Millen, Sampson, Sheldrick, S.Bass 74.2 3 3 33 27

Ht 11: Bouchard, Bailey, Evans, P.Bass 73.8 3 3 36 30

Ht 12: Owen, Sampson, Teale, S.Bass 75.6 5 1 41 31

Ht 13: Millen, Bailey, Bouchard, Kelly 74.6 2 4 43 35

Long Eaton v Bradford Thursday 26th April 1973 (British League Division ll)


1. Geoff Bouchard F NS 3 3 3 1* 10 1

2. Phil Bass 3 2* 2* 2 EF 9 2

3. Roger Mills 3 3 3 3 3 15 0

4. Steve Bass 2* 3 2* 2 9 2


6. Alan Witt 2* 2* 1 1 6 2

7. John Mills 3 1* 1 5 1

8. Alan Molyneux 0 0 0

Bradford 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Dave Baugh F Exc 0 2 2 4 0

2. Brenton Langlois 1 1 F Exc 0 0 2 0

3. Rod Chessell 2 0 1 0 3 0

4. Colin Meredith 0 0 1* 1* 2 2

5. Robin Adlington 1 2 3 2 3 11 0

6. Rob Maxfield 1 1 TS 2 0

7. Mike Fullerton 0 0 TS 0 0

Rangers Northern Rangers Northern

Ht 01: P.Bass, Witt, Langlois, Baugh (f exc), Bouchard (f ns) 75.4 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: J.Mills, Witt, Maxfield, Fullerton 78.4 5 1 10 2

Ht 03: Bouchard, S.Bass, Adlington, Meredith 74.4 5 1 15 3

Ht 04: R.Mills, Chessell, Witt, Fullerton 74.6 4 2 19 5

Ht 05: S.Bass, P.Bass, Langlois, Baugh 74.4 5 1 24 6

Ht 06: Bouchard, P.Bass, Maxfield, Chessell Not Known 5 1 29 7

Ht 07: R.Mills, Adlington, Witt, Meredith 73.8 4 2 33 9

Ht 08: Adlington, P.Bass, J.Mills, Langlois (f exc) 73.6 3 3 36 12

Ht 09: R.Mills, S.Bass, Chessell, Langlois 74.6 5 1 41 13

Ht 10: Bouchard, Adlington, Meredith, P.Bass (ef) 73.4 3 3 44 16

Ht 11: R.Mills, Baugh, J.Mills, Langlois 74.2 4 2 48 18

Ht 12: Adlington, S.Bass, Bouchard, Chessell 73.8 3 3 51 21

Ht 13: R.Mills, Baugh, Meredith, Molyneux 74.2 3 3 54 24

Long Eaton v Hull Thursday 3rd May 1973 (British League Division ll) Meeting Postponed Due To Rain !

Long Eaton v Birmingham Thursday 10th May 1973 (British League Division ll)


1. Geoff Bouchard Fell 1 3 3 7 0

2. Phil Bass 1 3 1 2* 7 1

3. Roger Mills 3 3 3 3 12 0

4. Steve Bass 3 2 0 Fell 5 0

5. Joe Hughes 1 1* 3 1 6 1

6. Alan Witt 3 2* 0 2* 7 2

7. John Mills 0 EF N 0 0

Birmingham 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Mike Lanham 2* 3 3 0 1* TS 9 2

2. Arthur Browning R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

3. George Major 3 F Exc Fell 1* 2 6 1

4. Terry Shearer 0 1* N 0 1 1

5. Malcolm Corradine 2 0 2 1 TS 2 7 0

6. Alan Grahame 1* 2 2 5 1

7. Phil Herne 2 1 2* 0 1 6 1

Rangers Brummies Rangers Brummies

Ht 01: Major, Lanham, P.Bass, Bouchard (f) 75.0 1 5 1 5

Ht 02: Witt, Herne, Grahame, J.Mills 76.8 3 3 4 8

Ht 03: S.Bass, Corradine, Hughes, Shearer 74.2 4 2 8 10

Ht 04: R.Mills, Witt, Herne, Major (f exc) 76.4 5 1 13 11

Ht 05: Lanham, S.Bass, Hughes, Corradine 76.6 3 3 16 14

Ht 06: P.Bass, Grahame, Bouchard, Major (f) 79.4 4 2 20 16

Ht 07: R.Mills, Corradine, Shearer, Witt 76.6 3 3 23 19

Ht 08: Lanham, Herne, P.Bass, J.Mills (ef) 77.8 1 5 24 24

Ht 09: Hughes, Grahame, Major, S.Bass 78.0 3 3 27 27

Ht 10: Bouchard, P.Bass, Corradine, Herne 76.0 5 1 32 28

Ht 11: R.Mills, Witt, Herne, Lanham 75.8 5 1 37 29

Ht 12: Bouchard, Major, Lanham, S.Bass (f) 78.2 3 3 40 32

Ht 13: R.Mills, Corradine, Hughes, Shearer 81.0 4 2 44 34

Silver Helmet: Roger Mills (ch) beat George Major (h) (f rem) 79.8

Boston v Long Eaton Sunday 13th May 1973 (British League Division ll)

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Arthur Price 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Tony Featherstone 2* 2* 2 2* 8 3

3. Carl Glover 3 3 3 2* 11 1

4. Russ Osborne 3 3 2* 1 9 1

5. Jim Ryman 2* 2* 3 3 10 2

6. Ray Bales EF 1 EF 1 0

7. David Gagen 3 0 2* 5 1


1. Geoff Bouchard Fell Ret 1* Ret TS 1 1

2. Phil Bass 1 1 1 1 1 5 0

3. Roger Mills 2 N 3 1 2 8 0

4. Steve Bass 1 2 N 0 3 0

5. Joe Hughes 0 TS 1 0 1 0

6. Alan Witt 2 1 Ret 0 3 0

7. John Mills 1* 0 0 TS 1 1

Cudas Rangers Cudas Rangers

Ht 01: Price, Featherstone, P.Bass, Bouchard (f) 67.6 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Gagen, Witt, J.Mills, Bales (ef) 68.8 3 3 8 4

Ht 03: Osborne, Ryman, S.Bass, Hughes 68.2 5 1 13 5

Ht 04: Glover, R.Mills, Bales, J.Mills 67.4 4 2 17 7

Ht 05: Osborne, Ryman, P.Bass, Bouchard (ret) 67.0 5 1 22 8

Ht 06: Price, Featherstone, Witt, J.Mills 68.4 5 1 27 9

Ht 07: Glover, S.Bass, Bouchard, Bales (ef) 67.6 3 3 30 12

Ht 08: R.Mills, Featherstone, P.Bass, Gagen (f rem) 67.8 2 4 32 16

Ht 09: Ryman, Osborne, R.Mills, Witt (ret) 67.4 5 1 37 17

Ht 10: Price, Featherstone, Hughes, Witt 66.6 5 1 42 18

Ht 11: Glover, Gagen, P.Bass, Bouchard (ret) 67.8 5 1 47 19

Ht 12: Price, R.Mills, Osborne, Hughes 67.4 4 2 51 21

Ht 13: Ryman, Glover, P.Bass, S.Bass 68.0 5 1 56 22

Silver Helmet run off: Ryman, Glover, Price 66.8

Silver Helmet: Roger Mills (h) beat Jim Ryman (ch) 66.2

Long Eaton v Hull Thursday 17th May 1973 (British League Division ll)


1. Geoff Bouchard 3 1* 1 1 6 1

2. Phil Bass 2* 2 3 0 7 1

3. Roger Mills 3 EF 3 EF 6 0

4. Steve Bass 1 0 3 0 4 0

5. Joe Hughes 0 2 1 2 5 0

6. Alan Witt 2 1 3 1 7 0

7. Alan Molyneux 0 1 N 1 0

Hull 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Tony Childs 0 1 0 3 4 0

2. Dennis Gavros 1 3 2 2 8 0

3. Malcolm Mackay (G) 2 3 2 2* 9 1

4. Pete Boston 3 1* 3 1 8 1

5. Robin Amundson 2* 2 2* 3 9 2

6. Dennis Wasden 3 0 0 3 0

7. Clark Facey 1 F Exc 0 1 0

Rangers Vikings Rangers Vikings

Ht 01: Bouchard, P.Bass, Gavros, Childs 73.8 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Wasden, Witt, Facey, Molyneux 74.2 2 4 7 5

Ht 03: Boston, Amundson, S.Bass, Hughes 74.2 1 5 8 10

Ht 04: Mills, Mackay, Witt, Facey (f exc) 73.0 4 2 12 12

Ht 05: Gavros, Hughes, Childs, S.Bass 75.6 2 4 14 16

Ht 06: Mackay, P.Bass, Bouchard, Wasden 75.0 3 3 17 19

Ht 07: Witt, Amundson, Boston, Mills (ef) 75.6 3 3 20 22

Ht 08: P.Bass, Gavros, Molyneux, Facey 74.8 4 2 24 24

Ht 09: S.Bass, Mackay, Hughes, Wasden 74.6 4 2 28 26

Ht 10: Boston, Amundson, Bouchard, P.Bass 74.4 1 5 29 31

Ht 11: Mills, Gavros, Witt, Childs 73.2 4 2 33 33

Ht 12: Amundson, Mackay, Bouchard, S.Bass 75.8 1 5 34 38

Ht 13: Childs, Hughes, Boston, Mills (ef) 76.2 2 4 36 42

Silver Helmet: Roger Mills (h) beat Robin Amundson (ch) 74.8

Long Eaton v Chesterton Thursday 24th May 1973 (British League Division ll) Meeting Postponed Due To Rain !

Chesterton v Long Eaton Friday 25th May 1973 (British League Division ll)

Chesterton 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Mike Broadbank N 2 3 3 8 0

2. Alan Bridgett 2* 1* 3 N 6 2

3. Geoff Pusey 1 3 0 EF 4 0

4. Brian Woodward 3 1 Ret 0 4 0

5. Mick Handley 1 0 N 2 3 0

6. Martin Yeates 1 0 1 1 3 0

7. Roger Parker 3 3 F Exc 2 1 9 0



2. Phil Bass 0 2* 2 2* 6 2

3. Roger Mills 3 3 F Exc 2 8 0

4. Steve Bass 2 0 Ret 1 3 0

5. Joe Hughes 0 2 2 1* 5 1

6. Alan Witt 2 2* 0 1* N 5 2

7. Alan Molyneux Ret N N 3 3 0

Potters Rangers Potters Rangers

Ht 01: Parker, Bridgett, Bouchard, P.Bass 72.0 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Parker, Witt, Yeates, Molyneux (ret) 73.4 4 2 9 3

Ht 03: Woodward, S.Bass, Handley, Hughes 72.2 4 2 13 5

Ht 04: Mills, Witt, Pusey, Yeates 72.0 1 5 14 10

Ht 05: Bouchard, P.Bass, Woodward, Handley 72.5 1 5 15 15

Ht 06: Mills, Broadbank, Bridgett, Witt 71.8 3 3 18 18

Ht 07: Pusey, Hughes, Yeates, S.Bass 73.4 4 2 22 20

Ht 08: Bridgett, P.Bass, Witt, Parker (f exc) 74.2 3 3 25 23

Ht 09: Molyneux, Parker, Woodward (ret), Mills (f exc) 75.5 2 3 27 26

Ht 10: Broadbank, Hughes, Yeates, S.Bass (ret) 74.5 4 2 31 28

Ht 11: Bouchard, P.Bass, Parker, Pusey 74.6 1 5 32 33

Ht 12: Broadbank, Mills, Hughes, Woodward 73.4 3 3 35 36

Ht 13: Bouchard, Handley, S.Bass, Pusey (ef) 74.0 2 4 37 40

Silver Helmet: Mike Broadbank (ch) beat Roger Mills (h) 73.0

Long Eaton v Workington Thursday 31st May 1973 (British League Division ll)

Long Eaton 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Pos


2. Joe Hughes 2* 1 2* 0 5 2

3. Roger Mills 3 2 3 3 11 0

4. Steve Bass Exc 2 0 0 2 0

5. Phil Bass 2 1* 1 2* 6 2

6. Alan Witt 3 0 0 3 0

7. Alan Molyneux 0 1* 3 1 5 1

Workington 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Taffy Owen 1 0 2 0 3 0

2. Mitch Graham 0 3 1 0 4 0

3. Malcolm Mackay 2 2 2* 1 7 1

4. Kym Amundson 0 1 2* 1 4 1

5. Lou Sansom 3 3 3 3 3 15 0

6. Steve Watson 2 0 TS 2 0

7. Bernie Hornby 1* 1* 0 2 2

Rangers Comets Rangers Comets

Ht 01: Bouchard, Hughes, Owen, Graham 74.2 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Witt, Watson, Hornby, Molyneux 76.6 3 3 8 4

Ht 03: Sansom, P.Bass, Molyneux, Amundson, S.Bass (exc) 73.6 3 3 11 7

Ht 04: Mills, Mackay, Hornby, Witt 74.2 3 3 14 10

Ht 05: Graham, S.Bass, P.Bass, Owen 74.4 3 3 17 13

Ht 06: Bouchard, Mackay, Hughes, Watson 73.4 4 2 21 15

Ht 07: Sansom, Mills, Amundson, Witt 73.8 2 4 23 19

Ht 08: Molyneux, Hughes, Graham, Hornby 74.8 5 1 28 20

Ht 09: Sansom, Mackay, P.Bass, S.Bass 73.6 1 5 29 25

Ht 10: Sansom, Amundson, Bouchard, Hughes 73.8 1 5 30 30

Ht 11: Mills, Owen, Molyneux, Graham 74.0 4 2 34 32

Ht 12: Sansom, Bouchard, Mackay, S.Bass 73.8 2 4 36 36

Ht 13: Mills, P.Bass, Amundson, Owen 74.6 5 1 41 37

Long Eaton v Canterbury Thursday 7th June 1973 (Division Two KOC 2nd Rnd 1st Leg)


1. Geoff Bouchard 3 3 1* 3 10 1

2. Joe Hughes 2* 2* 0 2 6 2

3. Roger Mills 3 3 3 3 12 0

4. Steve Bass 1 2* Exc 1 4 1

5. Phil Bass 3 3 3 1 10 0

6. Alan Witt 1* 0 0 1 1

7. Alan Molyneux 2 2 0 1 5 0

Canterbury 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Ted Hubbard 0 1 1* 0 0 2 1

2. Ross Gilbertson R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

3. Barney Kennett 2 1 3 2 2 2 12 0

4. Graham Banks Fell 2 3 2 F Exc TS 7 0

5. Dave Piddock 2 1* 0 TS 3 1

6. Les Rumsey 0 0 TS 0 0

7. Trevor Jones 3 1* 1 5 1

8. Garry Cottham 1 0 1 0

Rangers Crusaders Rangers Crusaders

Ht 01: Bouchard, Hughes, Cottham, Hubbard 74.2 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Jones, Molyneux, Witt, Rumsey 75.4 3 3 8 4

Ht 03: P.Bass, Piddock, S.Bass (f rem), Banks (f) 75.6 4 2 12 5

Ht 04: Mills, Kennett, Jones, Witt (f rem) 74.2 3 3 15 9

Ht 05: P.Bass, S.Bass, Hubbard, Cottham 76.2 5 1 20 10

Ht 06: Bouchard, Hughes, Kennett, Rumsey 73.6 5 1 25 11

Ht 07: Mills, Banks, Piddock, Witt 73.6 3 3 28 14

Ht 08: Kennett, Molyneux, Jones, Hughes 74.8 2 4 30 18

Ht 09: P.Bass, Kennett, Hubbard, Molyneux, S.Bass (ex tapes) 74.2 3 3 33 21

Ht 10: Banks, Hughes, Bouchard, Piddock 74.6 3 3 36 24

Ht 11: Mills, Banks, Molyneux, Hubbard 73.6 4 2 40 26

Ht 12: Bouchard, Kennett, S.Bass, Banks (f exc) 74.2 4 2 44 28

Ht 13: Mills, Kennett, P.Bass, Hubbard 73.8 4 2 48 30

Canterbury v Long Eaton Saturday 9th June 1973 (Division Two KOC 2nd Rnd 2nd Leg)


1. Ted Hubbard 3 3 1 3 3 13 0

2. Ross Gilbertson R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

3. Barney Kennett 2* 2 1 N N 5 1

4. Graham Banks 3 3 0 1* 0 7 1

5. Dave Piddock 2* 0 2 Ret N 4 1

6. Trevor Jones 1* 0 3 1 0 5 1

7. Les Rumsey 2 0 3 3 8 0


1. Geoff Bouchard 0 2 2* Exc 2 6 1

2. Joe Hughes 1 1* TS F Exc 2 1

3. Roger Mills 3 1* 3 3 1* 11 2

4. Steve Bass 1 0 1* 1* 3 2

5. Phil Bass Fell 2 2 2 6 0

6. Alan Witt 3 2 0 2 7 0

7. Alan Molyneux 0 1 TS 1 0

Crusaders Rangers Crusaders Rangers

Ht 01: Hubbard, Kennett, Hughes, Bouchard 74.6 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Witt, Rumsey, Jones, Molyneux 76.8 3 3 8 4

Ht 03: Banks, Piddock, S.Bass, P.Bass (f) 78.0 5 1 13 5

Ht 04: Mills, Kennett, Molyneux, Jones 76.0 2 4 15 9

Ht 05: Banks, Bouchard, Hughes, Piddock 76.4 3 3 18 12

Ht 06: Hubbard, Witt, Mills, Banks 75.8 3 3 21 15

Ht 07: Jones, P.Bass, Kennett, S.Bass 78.4 4 2 25 17

Ht 08: Mills, Bouchard, Hubbard, Rumsey, 75.8 1 5 26 22

Ht 09: Mills, Piddock, Banks, Witt 77.2 3 3 29 25

Ht 10: Hubbard, P.Bass, S.Bass, Piddock (ret) 77.2 3 3 32 28

Ht 11: Rumsey, Witt, Jones, Hughes (f exc), Bouchard (exc) 79.0 4 2 36 30

Ht 12: Hubbard, P.Bass, Mills, Banks 78.6 3 3 39 33

Ht 13: Rumsey, Bouchard, S.Bass, Jones 79.0 3 3 42 36

Agg: Long Eaton 84 - 72 Canterbury

Hull v Long Eaton Wednesday 13th June 1973 (British League Division ll)

Hull 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Tony Childs 2 2* 1 N 5 1

2. Dennis Gavros 1* 3 3 3 10 1

3. Dave Mills 1 3 3 3 10 0

4. Dennis Wasden 0 2 2* 1 5 1

5. Robin Amundson 3 1* 3 0 7 1

6. Pete Boston 1 3 0 4 0

7. Clark Facey 3 0 2* 0 5 1


1. Geoff Bouchard 3 3 1* 0 1* 8 2

2. Joe Hughes 0 N TS 1 1 0

3. Roger Mills 2 1 1 2* 6 1

4. Steve Bass 1* 1* 0 TS 2 2

5. Phil Bass 2 2 2 3 2 11 0

6. Alan Molyneux 0 N N 0 0 0

7. Alan Witt 2 0 0 2 4 0

Vikings Rangers Vikings Rangers

Ht 01: Bouchard, Childs, Gavros, Hughes 75.4 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Facey, Witt, Boston, Molyneux 76.4 4 2 7 5

Ht 03: Amundson, P.Bass, S.Bass, Wasden 78.0 3 3 10 8

Ht 04: Boston, R.Mills, D.Mills, Witt 76.6 4 2 14 10

Ht 05: Bouchard, Wasden, Amundson, Witt 76.8 3 3 17 13

Ht 06: Gavros, Childs, R.Mills, Witt 76.8 5 1 22 14

Ht 07: D.Mills, P.Bass, S.Bass, Boston 77.0 3 3 25 17

Ht 08: Gavros, Witt, Bouchard, Facey 77.4 3 3 28 20

Ht 09: Amundson, Wasden, R.Mills, Molyneux 78.2 5 1 33 21

Ht 10: Gavros, P.Bass, Childs, S.Bass 77.2 4 2 37 23

Ht 11: D.Mills, Facey, Hughes, Bouchard 76.4 5 1 42 24

Ht 12: P.Bass, R.Mills, Wasden, Facey 79.2 1 5 43 29

Ht 13: D.Mills, P.Bass, Bouchard, Amundson 77.4 3 3 46 32

Long Eaton v Crewe Thursday 14th June 1973 (British League Division ll)



2. Joe Hughes 1 1 2* 1 5 1

3. Roger Mills 3 3 EF 2 8 0

4. Steve Bass F Exc 3 2 2 7 0

5. Phil Bass 2 1 1* 0 4 1

6. Alan Molyneux 1 0 2* 3 1

7. Alan Witt Fell 3 2 5 0

Crewe 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. John Jackson 2 2 1 1 3 9 0

2. Ian Cartwright 0 0 N TS 0 0

3. Geoff Ambrose 2 2 3 2 3 3 15 0

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

5. Wayne Forrest 1 0 0 N 1 0

6. Keith White 3 3 EF 1 0 7 0

7. Glyn Taylor 2* 1* 0 1 1 5 2

Rangers Kings Rangers Kings

Ht 01: Bouchard, Jackson, Hughes, Cartwright 73.6 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: White, Taylor, Molyneux, Witt (f) 73.6 1 5 5 7

Ht 03: White, P.Bass, Forrest, S.Bass (f exc) 73.0 2 4 7 11

Ht 04: Mills, Ambrose, Taylor, Molyneux 72.8 3 3 10 14

Ht 05: S.Bass, Jackson, P.Bass, Cartwright 73.0 4 2 14 16

Ht 06: Bouchard, Ambrose, Hughes, White (ef) 73.6 4 2 18 18

Ht 07: Mills, Molyneux, Jackson, Forrest 73.8 5 1 23 19

Ht 08: Witt, Hughes, White, Taylor 74.4 5 1 28 20

Ht 09: Ambrose, S.Bass, P.Bass, White 72.6 3 3 31 23

Ht 10: Bouchard, Ambrose, Hughes, Forrest 73.0 4 2 35 25

Ht 11: Ambrose, Witt, Jackson, Mills (ef) 72.6 2 4 37 29

Ht 12: Ambrose, S.Bass, Taylor, Bouchard 73.2 2 4 39 33

Ht 13: Jackson, Mills, Taylor, P.Bass 73.2 2 4 41 37

Long Eaton v Teesside Wednesday 20th June 1973 (British League Division ll) Meeting Postponed Due To Rain !

Teesside v Long Eaton Thursday 21st June 1973 (British League Division ll)

Teesside 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Bruce Forrester 3 1* 3 3 10 1

2. Tim Swales 0 2 3 1 6 0

3. Roger Wright 1* 2* 2 1* 6 3

4. Dave Durham 2* 1 1* 1 5 2

5. Pete Reading 3 3 2 2 10 0

6. Frank Auffret 3 2 3 8 0

7. Russ Hodgson Fell 0 0 0 0


1. Geoff Bouchard 1* 2 2 3 3 11 1

2. Joe Hughes 2 0 1* 1 4 1

3. Roger Mills 3 3 2 3 2 13 0

4. Steve Bass 1 1 0 N 2 0



7. Alan Witt 1* 0 TS 1 1

Tigers Rangers Tigers Rangers

Ht 01: Forrester, Hughes, Bouchard, Swales 71.2 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Auffret, Molyneux, Witt, Hodgson (f) 71.0 3 3 6 6

Ht 03: Reading, Durham, S.Bass, P.Bass 71.6 5 1 11 7

Ht 04: Mills, Auffret, Wright, Witt 71.4 3 3 14 10

Ht 05: Reading, Bouchard, Durham, Hughes 71.2 4 2 18 12

Ht 06: Mills, Swales, Forrester, Molyneux 71.0 3 3 21 15

Ht 07: Auffret, Wright, S.Bass, P.Bass 71.2 5 1 26 16

Ht 08: Swales, Mills, Hughes, Hodgson 71.2 3 3 29 19

Ht 09: Mills, Reading, Durham, Molyneux 69.8 3 3 32 22

Ht 10: Forrester, Bouchard, Swales, S.Bass 71.2 4 2 36 24

Ht 11: Bouchard, Wright, Hughes, Hodgson 71.2 2 4 38 28

Ht 12: Forrester, Mills, Durham, P.Bass 71.4 4 2 42 30

Ht 13: Bouchard, Reading, Wright, Molyneux 70.6 3 3 45 33

Long Eaton v Peterborough Thursday 28th June 1973 (British League Division ll)



2. Alan Witt 0 0 2* 0 2 1

3. Roger Mills 3 3 3 2* 11 1

4. Steve Bass Exc Fell N N 0 0

5. Phil Bass 3 3 3 3 12 0

6. Alan Molyneux 1* 1 1 0 1 4 1

7. Ian Teale 2 0 3 0 5 0


1. Richard Greer 3 2 2 1* 2 1 11 1

2. Brian Clark 1 1* 1 1* 4 2

3. Ted Howgego 2 1* 0 1* 2 6 2

4. John Davis R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

5. Frank Smith 1* 2 2 2 0 0 7 1

6. Jack Walker 3 2 0 TS 5 0

7. Roy Carter 0 0 N 0 0

Rangers Panthers Rangers Panthers

Ht 01: Greer, Bouchard, Clark, Witt 75.2 2 4 2 4

Ht 02: Walker, Teale, Molyneux, Carter 77.0 3 3 5 7

Ht 03: P.Bass, Greer, Smith, Teale, S.Bass (exc) 75.4 3 3 8 10

Ht 04: Mills, Howgego, Molyneux, Carter 75.2 4 2 12 12

Ht 05: P.Bass, Greer, Clark (f rem), S.Bass (f) 75.4 3 3 15 15

Ht 06: Bouchard, Walker, Howgego, Witt 75.0 3 3 18 18

Ht 07: Mills, Smith, Molyneux, Howgego 74.8 4 2 22 20

Ht 08: Teale, Witt, Clark, Walker 76.8 5 1 27 21

Ht 09: P.Bass, Smith, Howgego, Molyneux 74.6 3 3 30 24

Ht 10: Bouchard, Smith, Greer, Witt 73.0 3 3 33 27

Ht 11: Mills, Greer, Clark, Teale 74.0 3 3 36 30

Ht 12: Bouchard, Howgego, Molyneux, Smith 73.2 4 2 40 32

Ht 13: P.Bass, Mills, Greer, Smith 74.8 5 1 45 33

Long Eaton v Boston Thursday 5th July 1973 (British League Division ll)


1. Geoff Bouchard 3 1* 2 1 7 1

2. Alan Witt 1 2 2 0 5 0

3. Roger Mills 3 3 Exc 0 6 0

4. Steve Bass 0 1 2 0 3 0

5. Phil Bass 2 3 0 2 7 0

6. Alan Molyneux 3 2* 2* N 7 2

7. Ian Teale 0 1* 3 4 1

Boston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Arthur Price 2 2 3 Exc N 7 0

2. Ray Bales EF 0 TS TS 0 0

3. Carl Glover Exc 3 3 Exc TS 6 0

4. Russ Osborne 1 1 1 2* 3 8 1

5. Jim Ryman 3 0 1 3 3 10 0

6. David Gagen 2 0 TS 1 3 0

7. Les Glover 1* 1 0 2 1

Rangers Cudas Rangers Cudas

Ht 01: Bouchard, Price, Witt (f rem), Bales (ef) 74.4 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Molyneux, Gagen, L.Glover, Teale 76.8 3 3 7 5

Ht 03: Ryman, P.Bass, Osborne, S.Bass 76.2 2 4 9 9

Ht 04: Mills, Molyneux, L.Glover, C.Glover (exc) 76.4 5 1 14 10

Ht 05: P.Bass, Price, S.Bass, Bales 75.6 4 2 18 12

Ht 06: C.Glover, Witt, Bouchard, Gagen 74.8 3 3 21 15

Ht 07: Mills, Molyneux, Osborne, Ryman 74.6 5 1 26 16

Ht 08: Price, Witt, Teale, L.Glover 74.4 3 3 29 19

Ht 09: C.Glover, S.Bass, Ryman, P.Bass 74.2 2 4 31 23

Ht 10: Ryman, Bouchard, Osborne, Witt 74.4 2 4 33 27

Ht 11: Teale, Molyneux (f ns), Price (exc 2 mins), C.Glover (exc 2 mins), Mills (f exc) 77.8 3 0 36 27

Ht 12: Ryman, Osborne, Bouchard, S.Bass 74.6 1 5 37 32

Ht 13: Osborne, P.Bass, Gagen, Mills 73.4 2 4 39 36

Boston objected to track conditions and this meeting was declared void. After a protest by Long Eaton the match was reverted to the

original result. After a protest by Boston the fixture was later declared void and was never restaged.

Long Eaton v Barrow Thursday 12th July 1973 (British League Division ll)



2. Alan Witt 0 0 N N 0 0

3. Robin Adlington (G) 3 3 3 3 12 0

4. Steve Bass 3 3 0 1 7 0

5. Phil Bass 2* 2* 3 EF 7 2

6. Alan Molyneux 2* 2* 2* 1 7 3

7. Ian Teale 3 0 0 0 3 0


1. Mike Sampson 1* 0 TS N 1 1

2. Sid Sheldrick 2 1 1* 3 N 7 1

3. Tom Owen 0 2 2 3 2 9 0

4. Keith Evans 0 1 1 2 4 0

5. Terry Kelly 1 0 TS 1* 0 2 1

6. Chris Roynon 0 TS 1* 1 1

7. Joe Owen 1 1 2* 2 1* 7 2

Rangers Bombers Rangers Bombers

Ht 01: Bouchard, Sheldrick, Sampson, Witt 74.0 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Teale, Molyneux, J.Owen, Roynon 75.2 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: S.Bass, P.Bass, Kelly, Evans 74.6 5 1 13 5

Ht 04: Adlington, Molyneux, J.Owen, T.Owen 74.4 5 1 18 6

Ht 05: S.Bass, P.Bass, Sheldrick, Sampson 75.0 5 1 23 7

Ht 06: Bouchard, T.Owen, Sheldrick, Witt 74.4 3 3 26 10

Ht 07: Adlington, Molyneux, Evans, Kelly 74.2 5 1 31 11

Ht 08: Sheldrick, J.Owen, Molyneux, Teale 74.8 1 5 32 16

Ht 09: P.Bass, T.Owen, Roynon, S.Bass 73.8 3 3 35 19

Ht 10: T.Owen, Bouchard, Evans, Teale 74.4 2 4 37 23

Ht 11: Adlington, J.Owen, Kelly, Teale 73.4 3 3 40 26

Ht 12: Bouchard, T.Owen, S.Bass, Kelly 72.6 4 2 44 28

Ht 13: Adlington, Evans, J.Owen, P.Bass (ef) 73.2 3 3 47 31

Crewe v Long Eaton Monday 16th July 1973 (British League Division ll)

Crewe 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. John Jackson 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Keith White 0 0 0 N 0 0

3. Geoff Ambrose 2* 2* 3 2* 9 3

4. Wayne Forrest 3 2* 1 0 6 1

5. Dave Morton 2* 3 3 3 11 1

6. Glyn Taylor 3 3 3 2* 11 1

7. Ian Cartwright 2* 2 0 4 1


1. Geoff Bouchard 2 0 3 1* Exc 6 1

2. Alan Witt 1* 1 1 2 5 1

3. Roger Mills 1 2 2 2 7 0

4. Steve Bass 0 1 N 1 2 0

5. Phil Bass 1 0 1 1* 3 1

6. Alan Molyneux 1 1* 0 F Exc 2 1

7. Ian Teale 0 0 TS 0 0

Kings Rangers Kings Rangers

Ht 01: Jackson, Bouchard, Witt, White 72.8 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Taylor, Cartwright, Molyneux, Teale 72.2 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: Forrest, Morton, P.Bass, S.Bass 73.8 5 1 13 5

Ht 04: Taylor, Ambrose, Mills, Teale 71.6 5 1 18 6

Ht 05: Morton, Forrest, Witt, Bouchard 71.2 (TR) 5 1 23 7

Ht 06: Jackson, Mills, Molyneux, White 72.6 3 3 26 10

Ht 07: Taylor, Ambrose, S.Bass, P.Bass 71.4 5 1 31 11

Ht 08: Bouchard, Cartwright, Witt, White 72.8 2 4 33 15

Ht 09: Morton, Mills, Forrest, Molyneux 73.0 4 2 37 17

Ht 10: Jackson, Taylor, P.Bass, Molyneux (f exc) 72.6 5 1 42 18

Ht 11: Ambrose, Witt, Bouchard, Cartwright 75.6 3 3 45 21

Ht 12: Jackson, Mills, P.Bass, Forrest 74.0 3 3 48 24

Ht 13: Morton, Ambrose, S.Bass, Bouchard (exc) 72.8 5 1 53 25

Long Eaton v Rayleigh Thursday 19th July 1973 (Division Two KOC 3rd Rnd 1st Leg) Meeting Postponed Due To Rain !

Rayleigh v Long Eaton Saturday 21st July 1973 (Division Two KOC 3rd Rnd 1st Leg)

Rayleigh 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Peter Moore 3 3 3 3 3 15 0

2. Allan Emmett R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

3. Tiger Beech 1 3 Fell 2 2 8 0

4. Trevor Barnwell 3 0 1* 2* 6 2

5. Bob Young 1 2 2* 2 1* 8 2

6. Les Ott 2* 2* 2 2* F Exc 8 3

7. Peter Cairns 3 1 N 4 0

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



2. Alan Witt 0 TS F Exc N 0 0

3. Roger Mills 1 1 2 0 1 5 0

4. Steve Bass 0 1 0 Exc 1 0

5. Phil Bass 2 3 3 1 Ret 9 0

6. Alan Molyneux 1 0 TS 1 F Exc 2 0

7. Ian Teale 0 0 TS 0 0

Rockets Rangers Rockets Rangers

Ht 01: Moore, Bouchard, Beech, Witt 69.4 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Cairns, Ott, Molyneux, Teale (f rem) 70.2 5 1 9 3

Ht 03: Barnwell, P.Bass, Young, S.Bass 70.4 4 2 13 5

Ht 04: Beech, Ott, Mills, Teale (f rem) 69.4 5 1 18 6

Ht 05: P.Bass, Young, Bouchard, Barnwell 70.4 2 4 20 10

Ht 06: Moore, Young, Mills, Molyneux 70.6 5 1 25 11

Ht 07: P.Bass, Ott, S.Bass, Beech (f) 70.8 2 4 27 15

Ht 08: Moore, Mills, Cairns, Witt (f exc) 70.6 4 2 31 17

Ht 09: Bouchard, Young, Barnwell, Mills 69.6 3 3 34 20

Ht 10: Moore, Ott, P.Bass, S.Bass 71.0 5 1 39 21

Ht 11: Bouchard, Beech, Molyneux, Ott (f exc) 69.0 2 4 41 25

Ht 12: Moore, Barnwell, Mills, P.Bass (ret) 70.8 5 1 46 26

Ht 13: Bouchard, Beech, Young, Molyneux (f exc), S.Bass (ex tapes) 70.0 3 3 49 29

Long Eaton v Rayleigh Thursday 26th July 1973 (Division Two KOC 3rd Rnd 2nd Leg)



2. Alan Witt 1* 0 1 TS 2 1

3. Roger Mills 2* Fell 2 1 5 1

4. Steve Bass 0 1 1 0 2 0

5. Phil Bass 2 3 3 1* 3 12 1


7. Ian Teale 0 N 0 0 0


1. Peter Moore 3 2 2* 3 0 10 1


3. Tiger Beech Fell 1 3 2 1* 7 1

4. Trevor Barnwell 3 Fell 3 3 2 11 0

5. Bob Young 1 1 0 2 4 0

6. Les Ott 3 2* 3 0 1 9 1

7. Peter Cairns 1 0 N 1 0

Rangers Rockets Rangers Rockets

Ht 01: Moore, Bouchard, Witt, Beech (f) 72.0 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Ott, Molyneux, Cairns, Teale 72.6 2 4 5 7

Ht 03: Barnwell, P.Bass, Young, S.Bass 71.2 2 4 7 11

Ht 04: Molyneux, Mills, Beech, Cairns 74.0 5 1 12 12

Ht 05: P.Bass, Moore, S.Bass, Barnwell (f) 72.8 4 2 16 14

Ht 06: Beech, Ott, Bouchard, Witt 72.2 1 5 17 19

Ht 07: Barnwell, Molyneux, Young, Mills (f) 72.0 2 4 19 23

Ht 08: Ott, Moore, Witt, Molyneux 72.6 1 5 20 28

Ht 09: P.Bass, Beech, S.Bass, Ott 72.2 4 2 24 30

Ht 10: Barnwell, Bouchard, P.Bass, Young 70.8 3 3 27 33

Ht 11: Moore, Mills, Ott, Teale 73.0 2 4 29 37

Ht 12: Bouchard, Young, Beech, S.Bass 71.8 3 3 32 40

Ht 13: P.Bass, Barnwell, Mills, Moore 72.0 4 2 36 42

Agg: Rayleigh 91 - 65 Long Eaton

Barrow v Long Eaton Tuesday 31st July 1973 (British League Division ll)


1. Mike Sampson 3 2* 1* 3 9 2

2. Sid Sheldrick 1 3 2* 2 8 1

3. Terry Kelly 1 3 3 3 10 0

4. Keith Evans 2* 3 3 Fell 8 1

5. Tom Owen 3 2* 2* 2* 9 3

6. Chris Roynon 2* 3 2* 7 2

7. Joe Owen 3 3 1 7 0


1. Geoff Bouchard R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

2. Alan Witt 0 1 0 2 3 0

3. Joe Hughes 2 1 0 2 1 6 0

4. Steve Bass 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

5. Phil Bass 2 Fell 1 1 3 1* 8 1


7. Ken Stafford 0 Fell TS 0 0

Bombers Rangers Bombers Rangers

Ht 01: Sampson, P.Bass, Sheldrick, Witt 71.2 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: J.Owen, Roynon, Molyneux, Stafford 70.4 5 1 9 3

Ht 03: T.Owen, Evans, S.Bass, P.Bass (f) 70.8 5 1 14 4

Ht 04: Roynon, Hughes, Kelly, Stafford (f) 72.2 4 2 18 6

Ht 05: Evans, T.Owen, Witt, S.Bass 72.0 5 1 23 7

Ht 06: Sheldrick, Sampson, Hughes, Molyneux 73.0 5 1 28 8

Ht 07: Kelly, Roynon, P.Bass, S.Bass 73.0 5 1 33 9

Ht 08: J.Owen, Sheldrick, P.Bass, Witt 72.2 5 1 38 10

Ht 09: Evans, T.Owen, Molyneux, Hughes 73.0 5 1 43 11

Ht 10: P.Bass, Sheldrick, Sampson, S.Bass 72.6 3 3 46 14

Ht 11: Kelly, Witt, J.Owen, Molyneux 73.2 4 2 50 16

Ht 12: Sampson, Hughes, P.Bass, Evans (f) 72.8 3 3 53 19

Ht 13: Kelly, T.Owen, Hughes, S.Bass 72.6 5 1 58 20

Long Eaton v Ellesmere Port Thursday 2nd August 1973 (British League Division ll)


1. Geoff Bouchard 3 3 3 2 3 1 15 0

2. Roger Mills R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

3. Alan Witt 2 1* 1 EF 4 1

4. Steve Bass 0 Fell N 0 0 0

5. Phil Bass 0 2 1 2 0 3 8 0

6. Alan Molyneux 1* 1* 2 0 4 2

7. Joe Hughes 2 1 0 TS 3 0


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

2. Robbie Gardner 2 2* 2 EF 6 1

3. Graham Drury Fell 2 3 3 8 0

4. Wayne Hughes 1 0 N 1* 2 1

5. Colin Goad 3 3 1 2* 9 1

6. Barry Booth 0 0 1 1 0

7. Chris Morton 3 3 1* 3 10 1

Rangers Gunners Rangers Gunners

Ht 01: Bouchard, Gardner, O'Neil, P.Bass 72.6 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Morton, J.Hughes, Molyneux, Booth 75.6 3 3 6 6

Ht 03: Goad, P.Bass, W.Hughes, S.Bass 75.8 2 4 8 10

Ht 04: Morton, Witt, Molyneux, Drury (f) 75.4 3 3 11 13

Ht 05: O'Neil, Gardner, P.Bass, S.Bass (f) 75.6 1 5 12 18

Ht 06: Bouchard, Drury, J.Hughes, Booth 73.4 4 2 16 20

Ht 07: Goad, Molyneux, Witt, W.Hughes 74.8 3 3 19 23

Ht 08: Bouchard, Gardner, Morton, J.Hughes 73.2 3 3 22 26

Ht 09: Drury, P.Bass, Booth, Molyneux 73.6 2 4 24 30

Ht 10: Morton, Bouchard, Goad, P.Bass 73.8 2 4 26 34

Ht 11: Bouchard, O'Neil, Witt, Gardner (ef) 74.2 4 2 30 36

Ht 12: Drury, Goad, Bouchard, S.Bass 73.8 1 5 31 41

Ht 13: P.Bass, O'Neil, W.Hughes, Witt (ef) 75.0 3 3 34 44

Eastbourne v Long Eaton Sunday 5th August 1973 (British League Division ll) Meeting Postponed Due To Rain !

Long Eaton v Canterbury Thursday 9th August 1973 (British League Division ll)


1. Geoff Bouchard F Exc 3 3 3 9 0

2. Alan Witt 1 1 3 0 5 0

3. Phil Bass 3 EF 2 3 8 0

4. Alan Molyneux 1 1* 3 1 6 1

5. Joe Hughes 0 2 1 0 3 0

6. Dave Harvey 2 2* 2 2* 8 2

7. Ian Teale 1* N 1* 2 2


1. Derek Cook 3 F Exc 0 1* 4 1

2. Graham Banks 2* 3 Fell 3 8 1

3. Peter Murray 1 2 2 Fell 5 0

4. Trevor Jones 2* 3 2 2 9 1

5. Ted Hubbard 3 1 1* 2 7 1

6. Les Rumsey 3 0 1 0 4 0

7. Dave Gooderham 0 0 N 0 0

Rangers Crusaders Rangers Crusaders

Ht 01: Cook, Banks, Witt, Bouchard (f exc) 72.8 1 5 1 5

Ht 02: Rumsey, Harvey, Teale, Gooderham 74.2 3 3 4 8

Ht 03: Hubbard, Jones, Molyneux, Hughes 74.0 1 5 5 13

Ht 04: Bass, Harvey, Murray, Gooderham 73.8 5 1 10 14

Ht 05: Banks, Hughes, Molyneux, Cook (f exc) 73.6 3 3 13 17

Ht 06: Bouchard, Murray, Witt, Rumsey 72.8 4 2 17 19

Ht 07: Jones, Harvey, Hubbard, Bass (ef) 73.6 2 4 19 23

Ht 08: Witt, Harvey, Rumsey, Banks (f) 73.4 5 1 24 24

Ht 09: Molyneux, Murray, Hughes, Rumsey 74.4 4 2 28 26

Ht 10: Bouchard, Jones, Hubbard, Witt 72.6 3 3 31 29

Ht 11: Banks, Bass, Teale, Cook 74.6 3 3 34 32

Ht 12: Bouchard, Hubbard, Molyneux, Murray (f) 73.2 4 2 38 34

Ht 13: Bass, Jones, Cook, Hughes 74.6 3 3 41 37

Sunderland v Long Eaton Sunday 12th August 1973 (British League Division ll)

Sunderland 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Jack Millen 3 3 3 3 12 0

2. Jim Wells 2* 1 2 2* 7 2

3. George Barclay 3 3 2* 3 11 1

4. Russ Dent 3 3 1 0 7 0

5. Dave Gatenby 2* 2* 3 0 7 2

6. Brian Havelock 1 2* 2* 5 2

7. Terry Barclay 3 1* 3 7 1


1. Geoff Bouchard 0 0 0 TS 0 0

2. Mick Moore 1 1 3 1 6 0

3. Alan Witt 0 0 N 1* 1 1

4. Alan Molyneux 0 0 0 N 0 0

5. Phil Bass 1 1 1 2 1* 6 1

6. Dave Harvey 2 2 0 2 2 8 0

7. Ian Teale 0 1 N 0 1 0

Stars Rangers Stars Rangers

Ht 01: Millen, Wells, Moore, Bouchard 66.6 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: T.Barclay, Harvey, Havelock, Teale 66.8 4 2 9 3

Ht 03: Dent, Gatenby, Bass, Molyneux 66.2 5 1 14 4

Ht 04: G.Barclay, Havelock, Teale, Witt 69.4 5 1 19 5

Ht 05: Dent, Gatenby, Moore, Bouchard 66.0 5 1 24 6

Ht 06: Millen, Harvey, Wells, Witt 66.2 4 2 28 8

Ht 07: G.Barclay, Havelock, Bass, Molyneux 66.6 5 1 33 9

Ht 08: Moore, Wells, T.Barclay, Harvey 66.2 3 3 36 12

Ht 09: Gatenby, Harvey, Dent, Teale 65.6 4 2 40 14

Ht 10: Millen, Wells, Bass, Molyneux 67.2 5 1 45 15

Ht 11: T.Barclay, G.Barclay, Moore, Bouchard 66.8 5 1 50 16

Ht 12: Millen, Bass, Witt, Dent 68.2 3 3 53 19

Ht 13: G.Barclay, Harvey, Bass, Gatenby 65.2 3 3 56 22

Long Eaton v Rayleigh Thursday 16th August 1973 (British League Division ll)



2. Alan Witt 1 2* 2 1 6 1

3. Phil Bass 2* 2 2 2* 8 2

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

5. Roger Mills 2 3 2* 3 10 1

6. Dave Harvey 3 3 1* F Exc 7 1

7. Alan Molyneux Fell N NS 0 0


1. Peter Moore 2 2 3 3 1 11 0


3. Tiger Beech 0 1 0 0 1 0

4. Trevor Barnwell 3 3 1 2 0 9 0

5. Bob Young 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

6. Peter Cairns F Exc 0 TS 0 0

7. Les Ott 2 1 1 1 5 0

8. Steve Clarke 0 0 0

Rangers Rockets Rangers Rockets

Ht 01: Bouchard, Moore, Witt, Young 73.2 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Harvey, Ott, Molyneux (f), Cairns (f exc) 73.6 3 2 7 4

Ht 03: Barnwell, Mills, Strachan, Young 73.0 3 3 10 7

Ht 04: Harvey, Bass, Ott, Beech 75.0 5 1 15 8

Ht 05: Mills, Moore, Strachan, Clarke 72.4 4 2 19 10

Ht 06: Bouchard, Witt, Beech, Cairns 72.6 5 1 24 11

Ht 07: Barnwell, Bass, Harvey, Young 72.8 3 3 27 14

Ht 08: Moore, Witt, Ott, Harvey (f exc) 74.4 2 4 29 18

Ht 09: Strachan, Mills, Barnwell, Beech 74.2 5 1 34 19

Ht 10: Bouchard, Barnwell, Witt, Young 72.6 4 2 38 21

Ht 11: Moore, Bass, Ott, Molyneux (ns) 73.8 2 4 40 25

Ht 12: Bouchard, Strachan, Young, Beech 73.2 5 1 45 26

Ht 13: Mills, Bass, Moore, Barnwell 74.6 5 1 50 27

Canterbury v Long Eaton Saturday 18th August 1973 (British League Division ll)


1. Ted Hubbard 2 3 2 2* 9 1

2. Trevor Jones 1* 2* 1 0 4 2

3. Peter Murray 3 3 2* 2* 10 2

4. Derek Cook Ret N 1 3 4 0

5. Graham Banks 1 3 3 3 10 0

6. Dave Gooderham 2* Ret 0 2 1

7. Les Rumsey 3 2* 3 3 11 1


1. Geoff Bouchard 3 1 EF 1 Ret 5 0

2. Alan Witt 0 0 TS 0 0 0

3. Phil Bass 2 0 0 1 3 0

4. Norman Strachan 3 2 3 1 9 0

5. Roger Mills 2* 1* 2 1 0 6 2

6. Mick Moore 0 1 TS 1 0

7. Alan Molyneux 1 1* 2 4 1

Crusaders Rangers Crusaders Rangers

Ht 01: Bouchard, Hubbard, Jones, Witt 76.4 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Rumsey, Gooderham, Molyneux, Moore 78.2 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: Strachan, Mills, Banks, Cook (ret) 77.8 1 5 9 9

Ht 04: Murray, Bass, Molyneux, Gooderham (ret) 78.6 3 3 12 12

Ht 05: Banks, Rumsey, Bouchard, Witt 78.2 5 1 17 13

Ht 06: Hubbard, Jones, Moore, Bass 78.6 5 1 22 14

Ht 07: Murray, Strachan, Mills, Gooderham 77.4 3 3 25 17

Ht 08: Rumsey, Molyneux, Jones, Bouchard (ef) 79.4 4 2 29 19

Ht 09: Banks, Mills, Cook, Bass 78.8 4 2 33 21

Ht 10: Strachan, Hubbard, Mills, Jones 79.4 2 4 35 25

Ht 11: Rumsey, Murray, Bouchard, Witt 79.2 5 1 40 26

Ht 12: Cook, Hubbard, Bass, Mills 80.0 5 1 45 27

Ht 13: Banks, Murray, Strachan, Bouchard (ret) 80.0 5 1 50 28

Ellesmere Port v Long Eaton Tuesday 21st August 1973 (British League Division ll)


1. Graham Drury 3 3 3 2* 3 14 1

2. Robbie Gardner 2* 2* 2* 3 1* 10 4

3. Colin Goad R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

4. Chris Morton EF Fell 1 2* Fell 3 1

5. Paul O'Neil 3 3 3 2 11 0

6. Barry Booth 3 2* 3 1* 9 2

7. Gerald Smitherman 2* 3 2 7 1



2. Alan Witt 0 1* TS 0 1 1

3. Roger Mills 0 1 1 1* 3 1

4. Norman Strachan 2 2 0 TS 0 4 0

5. Phil Bass 1* 0 0 0 2 3 1

6. Mick Moore 0 TS 0 0 0


Gunners Rangers Gunners Rangers

Ht 01: Drury, Gardner, Bouchard, Witt 75.8 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Booth, Smitherman, Molyneux, Moore 77.4 5 1 10 2

Ht 03: O'Neil, Strachan, Bass, Morton (ef) 75.0 3 3 13 5

Ht 04: Drury, Booth, Molyneux, Mills 75.4 5 1 18 6

Ht 05: O'Neil, Bouchard, Witt, Morton (f) 75.2 3 3 21 9

Ht 06: Drury, Gardner, Mills, Bass 76.4 5 1 26 10

Ht 07: Booth, Strachan, Morton, Bass 76.8 4 2 30 12

Ht 08: Smitherman, Gardner, Molyneux, Strachan 78.2 5 1 35 13

Ht 09: O'Neil, Morton, Mills, Moore 76.2 5 1 40 14

Ht 10: Gardner, Drury, Bouchard, Bass 77.4 5 1 45 15

Ht 11: Bouchard, Smitherman, Booth, Witt 76.8 3 3 48 18

Ht 12: Drury, Bass, Mills, Morton (f) 77.2 3 3 51 21

Ht 13: Bouchard, O'Neil, Gardner, Strachan 77.2 3 3 54 24

Long Eaton v Berwick Thursday 23rd August 1973 (British League Division ll)



2. Alan Witt 2* 2* 2* 2* 8 4

3. Phil Bass 3 3 1* 2 9 1

4. Norman Strachan 3 3 3 EF 9 0

5. Roger Mills 2* 2* 2* 1* 7 4

6. Mick Moore 0 0 2* 2 1


Berwick 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Rob Hollingworth 1 1 3 3 8 0

2. Graham Jones 0 0 TS TS 0 0

3. Andy Meldrum 2 1 1 EF 2 6 0

4. Chris Quigley 0 1 0 N 1 0

5. Willie Templeton 1 0 1 1 1* 4 1

6. Dennis Jackson 1* 0 0 1 1

7. Denny Morter 2 1* 0 0 3 1

Rangers Bandits Rangers Bandits

Ht 01: Bouchard, Witt, Hollingworth, Jones 73.0 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Molyneux, Morter, Jackson, Moore 73.8 3 3 8 4

Ht 03: Strachan, Mills, Templeton, Quigley 74.6 5 1 13 5

Ht 04: Bass, Meldrum, Morter, Moore 74.2 3 3 16 8

Ht 05: Strachan, Mills, Hollingworth, Jones 74.4 5 1 21 9

Ht 06: Bouchard, Witt, Meldrum, Jackson 73.6 5 1 26 10

Ht 07: Bass, Moore, Quigley, Templeton 74.4 5 1 31 11

Ht 08: Molyneux, Witt, Templeton, Morter 74.6 5 1 36 12

Ht 09: Strachan, Mills, Meldrum, Jackson 74.8 5 1 41 13

Ht 10: Bouchard, Witt, Templeton, Quigley 74.2 5 1 46 14

Ht 11: Hollingworth, Molyneux, Bass, Meldrum (ef) 73.0 3 3 49 17

Ht 12: Bouchard, Meldrum, Templeton, Strachan (ef) 74.0 3 3 52 20

Ht 13: Hollingworth, Bass, Mills, Morter 74.2 3 3 55 23

Scunthorpe v Long Eaton Monday 27th August 1973 (British League Division ll)

Scunthorpe 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Ian Hindle 2 3 3 3 11 0

2. Jack Bywater 0 0 N N 0 0

3. Dingle Brown 0 2 1 1 4 0

4. Ken McKinlay 3 3 3 2* 11 1

5. Ray Watkins 0 N N N 0 0

6. Doug Underwood 2 1 1* 3 1 8 1

7. Rod Haynes 0 2* 0 Exc Fell 0 2 1


1. Geoff Bouchard 3 0 2* 2* 7 2

2. Alan Witt 1 1 1* N 3 1

3. Roger Mills 3 2 2 0 7 0

4. Norman Strachan 2 3 Exc 3 8 0

5. Phil Bass 1* 0 2 1 4 1

6. Mick Moore 1 1* N 2 1

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

Saints Rangers Saints Rangers

Ht 01: Bouchard, Hindle, Witt, Bywater 79.4 2 4 2 4

Ht 02: Molyneux, Underwood, Moore, Haynes 80.8 2 4 4 8

Ht 03: McKinlay, Strachan, Bass, Watkins 79.8 3 3 7 11

Ht 04: Mills, Molyneux, Underwood, Brown 80.6 1 5 8 16

Ht 05: McKinlay, Haynes, Witt, Bouchard 80.0 5 1 13 17

Ht 06: Hindle, Mills, Moore, Bywater 79.4 3 3 16 20

Ht 07: Strachan, Brown, Underwood, Bass 82.0 3 3 19 23

Ht 08: Underwood, Molyneux, Witt, Haynes 80.2 3 3 22 26

Ht 09: McKinlay, Mills, Molyneux, Haynes (exc) 81.4 3 3 25 29

Ht 10: Hindle, Bass, Underwood, Strachan (exc) 79.6 4 2 29 31

Ht 11: Molyneux, Bouchard, Brown, Haynes (f) 81.4 1 5 30 36

Ht 12: Hindle, McKinlay, Bass, Mills 80.0 5 1 35 37

Ht 13: Strachan, Bouchard, Brown, Haynes 82.0 1 5 36 42

Long Eaton v Sunderland Thursday 30th August 1973 (British League Division ll)


1. Geoff Bouchard 3 3 1 2* 9 1

2. Alan Witt 2* 1 3 3 9 1

3. Roger Mills 3 3 3 3 12 0

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

5. Phil Bass 2* 3 3 2* 10 2


7. Mick Moore 1* 0 2* 3 2

Sunderland 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Jack Millen R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

2. Jim Wells 1 1 TS 1 3 0

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

4. Russ Dent 0 0 N N 0 0

5. Dave Gatenby Fell 1 2 2 2 1 8 0

6. Brian Havelock 0 0 0 0 0 0

7. Terry Barclay 3 1 F Exc TS 0 4 0

7. John Robson 0 1 1 0

Rangers Stars Rangers Stars

Ht 01: Bouchard, Witt, Wells, Gatenby (f) 72.0 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: T.Barclay, Molyneux, Moore, Havelock 74.2 3 3 8 4

Ht 03: Strachan, Bass, Gatenby, Dent 74.0 5 1 13 5

Ht 04: Mills, Molyneux, T.Barclay, G.Barclay (f) 73.0 5 1 18 6

Ht 05: Bass, Strachan, Wells, T.Barclay (f exc) 74.0 5 1 23 7

Ht 06: Bouchard, G.Barclay, Witt, Havelock 72.2 4 2 27 9

Ht 07: Mills, Gatenby, Molyneux, Dent 73.8 4 2 31 11

Ht 08: Witt, Gatenby, G.Barclay, Moore 73.2 3 3 34 14

Ht 09: Bass, Strachan, G.Barclay, Havelock 73.6 5 1 39 15

Ht 10: Witt, Gatenby, Bouchard, T.Barclay 73.0 4 2 43 17

Ht 11: Mills, Moore, Wells, Robson 74.2 5 1 48 18

Ht 12: Strachan, Bouchard, Gatenby, G.Barclay 73.8 5 1 53 19

Ht 13: Mills, Bass, Robson, Havelock 75.0 5 1 58 20

Peterborough v Long Eaton Friday 31st August 1973 (British League Division ll)


1. John Davis 2* 3 3 3 11 1

2. Jack Walker 3 0 2 2* 7 1


4. Brian Clark 3 3 3 2* 11 1

5. Frank Smith 2* 2* 2* 2* 8 4

6. Ken Matthews 2 0 0 2 0

7. Roy Sizmore 0 1* 0 1 1


1. Geoff Bouchard 0 0 N 0 0 0

2. Alan Witt 1 1 3 1* 6 1

3. Roger Mills 2 1* 1 1 5 1


5. Phil Bass 0 1* 1 0 2 1


7. Mick Moore 1 1* 0 2 1

Panthers Rangers Panthers Rangers

Ht 01: Walker, Davis, Witt, Bouchard 72.8 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Molyneux, Matthews, Moore, Sizmore 74.4 2 4 7 5

Ht 03: Clark, Smith, Strachan, Bass 73.4 5 1 12 6

Ht 04: Greer, Mills, Moore, Matthews 71.0 3 3 15 9

Ht 05: Clark, Smith, Witt, Bouchard 71.4 5 1 20 10

Ht 06: Davis, Molyneux, Mills, Walker 70.0 3 3 23 13

Ht 07: Greer, Strachan, Bass, Matthews 70.8 3 3 26 16

Ht 08: Witt, Walker, Sizmore, Moore 71.6 3 3 29 19

Ht 09: Clark, Smith, Mills, Molyneux 71.0 5 1 34 20

Ht 10: Davis, Walker, Bass, Strachan 72.0 5 1 39 21

Ht 11: Greer, Molyneux, Witt, Sizmore 71.2 3 3 42 24

Ht 12: Davis, Clark, Mills, Bass 71.0 5 1 47 25

Ht 13: Greer, Smith, Strachan, Bouchard 70.8 5 1 52 26

Birmingham v Long Eaton Monday 3rd September 1973 (British League Division ll)

Birmingham 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Arthur Browning 3 1 3 3 10 0

2. Ted Howgego 1 3 2* 2* 8 2

3. George Major 3 N 3 3 9 0

4. Mike Lanham 3 2* 2* 2* 9 3

5. John Hart Fell 3 3 1 7 0

6. Malcolm Corradine 3 2* 1* 6 2

7. Phil Herne 2* 2 3 1 8 1



2. Alan Witt 0 1 TS 2 3 0

3. Roger Mills EF 0 1 1 0 2 0

4. Phil Bass 1* 0 1 0 2 1

5. Norman Strachan 2 N N 1 3 0


7. Dave Harvey 1 1 TS F Exc 2 0

Brummies Rangers Brummies Rangers

Ht 01: Browning, Bouchard, Howgego, Witt 66.4 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Corradine, Herne, Harvey, Molyneux 66.6 5 1 9 3

Ht 03: Lanham, Strachan, Bass, Hart (f) 67.0 3 3 12 6

Ht 04: Major, Corradine, Harvey, Mills (ef) 66.0 5 1 17 7

Ht 05: Hart, Lanham, Witt, Bouchard 66.6 5 1 22 8

Ht 06: Howgego, Molyneux, Browning, Mills 65.8 4 2 26 10

Ht 07: Molyneux, Herne, Corradine, Bass 66.2 3 3 29 13

Ht 08: Herne, Howgego, Mills, Bouchard 66.2 5 1 34 14

Ht 09: Hart, Lanham, Mills, Molyneux 66.4 5 1 39 15

Ht 10: Browning, Howgego, Bass, Harvey (f exc) 66.2 5 1 44 16

Ht 11: Major, Witt, Herne, Bouchard 66.6 4 2 48 18

Ht 12: Browning, Lanham, Strachan, Mills 66.4 5 1 53 19

Ht 13: Major, Bouchard, Hart, Bass 66.0 4 2 57 21

Long Eaton v Eastbourne Thursday 6th September 1973 (British League Division ll)


1. Geoff Bouchard 3 0 2* 3 8 1

2. Alan Witt 1 2 F Exc 3 6 0

3. Roger Mills 3 2* 3 3 11 1

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

5. Phil Bass 3 2 2* 2* 9 2


7. Dave Harvey 1* 1 2* 4 2

Eastbourne 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Roger Johns 2 3 NS NS 5 0

2. Trevor Geer 0 0 TS NS 0 0

3. Bobby McNeil 2 3 2* NS NS 7 1

4. Paul Gachet 0 1 NS NS 1 0

5. Ross Gilbertson 2 0 NS NS 2 0

6. Neil Middleditch 3 1 3 Exc 7 0

7. Jimmy Squibb 0 0 N 0 0

Rangers Eagles Rangers Eagles

Ht 01: Bouchard, Johns, Witt, Geer 73.0 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Middleditch, Molyneux, Harvey, Squibb 74.0 3 3 7 5

Ht 03: Bass, Gilbertson, Strachan, Gachet 73.6 4 2 11 7

Ht 04: Mills, McNeil, Molyneux, Squibb 72.4 4 2 15 9

Ht 05: Johns, Bass, Strachan, Geer 73.2 3 3 18 12

Ht 06: McNeil, Witt, Middleditch, Bouchard 72.6 2 4 20 16

Ht 07: Molyneux, Mills, Gachet, Gilbertson 73.2 5 1 25 17

Ht 08: Middleditch, McNeil, Harvey, Witt (f exc) 75.6 1 5 26 22

Ht 09: Strachan, Bass, McNeil (ns), Middleditch (ex tapes)* 76.6 5 0 31 22

Ht 10: Witt, Bouchard, Gilbertson (ns), Gachet (ns) 76.4 5 0 36 22

Ht 11: Mills, Harvey, Johns (ns), Geer (ns) 76.0 5 0 41 22

Ht 12: Bouchard, Strachan, McNeil (ns), Gilbertson (ns) 76.4 5 0 46 22

Ht 13: Mills, Bass, Johns (ns), Gachet (ns) 76.8 5 0 51 22

* Eastbourne refused to ride after heat 9 when they disagreed with the referee's decision to exclude Neil Middleditch for tape breaking.

Workington v Long Eaton Friday 7th September 1973 (British League Division ll)

Workington 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Taffy Owen 3 2* 2* 3 10 2

2. Mitch Graham 2* 3 3 3 11 1

3. Lou Sansom 3 3 3 3 12 0

4. Kym Amundson R E S E R V E R E P L A C E M E N T

5. Malcolm Mackay 3 3 3 2* 11 1

6. Steve Watson 3 2* 1 1 2* 9 2

7. Bernie Hornby Exc Fell 0 0 0 0 0


1. Geoff Bouchard EF 2 2 2 EF 6 0

2. Alan Witt 1 0 TS 1* 2 1

3. Roger Mills 1 0 0 1* 2 1

4. Phil Bass 2 2 1* 1 1 7 1

5. Norman Strachan 1* 0 EF N 1 1


7. Dave Harvey EF 0 TS 0 0

Comets Rangers Comets Rangers

Ht 01: Owen, Graham, Witt, Bouchard (ef) 76.0 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Watson, Molyneux, Harvey (ef), Hornby (exc) 76.8 3 2 8 3

Ht 03: Mackay, Bass, Strachan, Hornby (f) 75.6 3 3 11 6

Ht 04: Sansom, Watson, Mills, Harvey 74.4 5 1 16 7

Ht 05: Mackay, Bouchard, Watson, Witt 75.6 4 2 20 9

Ht 06: Graham, Owen, Molyneux, Mills 77.8 5 1 25 10

Ht 07: Sansom, Bass, Watson, Strachan 75.0 4 2 29 12

Ht 08: Graham, Bouchard, Bass, Hornby 76.2 3 3 32 15

Ht 09: Mackay, Watson, Molyneux, Mills 78.4 5 1 37 16

Ht 10: Graham, Owen, Bass, Strachan (ef) 78.8 5 1 42 17

Ht 11: Sansom, Bouchard, Witt, Hornby 75.8 3 3 45 20

Ht 12: Owen, Molyneux, Mills, Hornby 77.4 3 3 48 23

Ht 13: Sansom, Mackay, Bass, Bouchard (ef) 77.4 5 1 53 24

Berwick v Long Eaton Saturday 8th September 1973 (British League Division ll)

Berwick 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Andy Meldrum R E S E R V E R E P L A C E M E N T

2. Denny Morter 0 1* 2 0 3 1

3. Doug Templeton 3 3 1 2* 9 1

4. Rob Hollingworth 0 0 3 1 4 0

5. Willie Templeton 3 3 1 3 10 0

6. Graham Jones 2 2 2* 2* 3 11 2

7. Ettienne Olivier 1* 2 0 3 0 6 1


1. Geoff Bouchard 3 2 1* 3 1 10 1

2. Alan Witt 1 1* 1 2* 5 2

3. Roger Mills F Exc NS NS TS 0 0


5. Phil Bass 1* 0 TS 2 3 1

6. Alan Molyneux 3 1 3 3 2 F Exc 12 0

7. Dave Harvey 0 F NS N 0 0

Bandits Rangers Bandits Rangers

Ht 01: Bouchard, Jones, Witt, Morter 77.8 2 4 2 4

Ht 02: Molyneux, Jones, Olivier, Harvey 78.0 3 3 5 7

Ht 03: W.Templeton, Strachan, Bass, Hollingworth 77.2 3 3 8 10

Ht 04: D.Templeton, Jones, Molyneux, Mills (f exc), Harvey (f ns) 76.8 5 1 13 11

Ht 05: W.Templeton, Bouchard, Witt, Hollingworth 77.4 3 3 16 14

Ht 06: Molyneux, Olivier, Morter, Mills (ns) 78.0 3 3 19 17

Ht 07: D.Templeton, Jones, Strachan, Bass 77.2 5 1 24 18

Ht 08: Molyneux, Morter, Witt, Olivier (f rem) 78.0 2 4 26 22

Ht 09: Hollingworth, Molyneux, W.Templeton (ef pushed), Mills (ns) 79.2 4 2 30 24

Ht 10: Olivier, Strachan, Bouchard, Morter 78.6 3 3 33 27

Ht 11: Bouchard, Witt, D.Templeton, Olivier (f rem) 78.8 1 5 34 32

Ht 12: Jones, Bass, Hollingworth, Molyneux (f exc) 78.2 4 2 38 34

Ht 13: W.Templeton, D.Templeton, Bouchard, Strachan 77.0 5 1 43 35

Long Eaton v Chesterton Thursday 13th September 1973 (British League Division ll)



2. Alan Witt 1 1 3 2* 7 1

3. Mick Handley 3 3 3 3 12 0

4. Norman Strachan 2* 2* 2* 2* 8 4

5. Phil Bass 3 3 3 2* 11 1


7. Mick Moore F Exc 0 Fell 0 0

Chesterton 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Mike Broadbank EF 0 2 0 2 0

2. Alan Bridgett 2 1 2 1 1* 7 1

3. Geoff Pusey N 2 1* F Exc 1 4 1

4. Cyril Francis 1 0 0 TS 1 2 0

5. Brian Woodward 0 2 1 0 0 3 0

6. George Devonport 2 0 TS TS 2 0

7. Andy Cusworth 1* 1 TS 2 1

Rangers Potters Rangers Potters

Ht 01: Bouchard, Bridgett, Witt, Broadbank (ef) 72.4 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Molyneux, Devonport, Cusworth, Moore (f exc) 74.0 3 3 7 5

Ht 03: Bass, Strachan, Francis, Woodward 74.6 5 1 12 6

Ht 04: Handley, Molyneux, Cusworth, Devonport 72.8 5 1 17 7

Ht 05: Bass, Strachan, Bridgett, Broadbank 73.2 5 1 22 8

Ht 06: Bouchard, Pusey, Witt, Francis 72.4 4 2 26 10

Ht 07: Handley, Woodward, Molyneux, Francis 72.4 4 2 30 12

Ht 08: Witt, Bridgett, Pusey, Moore 74.0 3 3 33 15

Ht 09: Bass, Strachan, Woodward, Pusey (f exc) 74.6 5 1 38 16

Ht 10: Bouchard, Witt, Bridgett, Woodward 73.2 5 1 43 17

Ht 11: Handley, Broadbank, Bridgett, Moore (f) 73.0 3 3 46 20

Ht 12: Bouchard, Strachan, Pusey, Woodward 73.2 5 1 51 21

Ht 13: Handley, Bass, Francis, Broadbank 73.4 5 1 56 22

Rayleigh v Long Eaton Monday 17th September 1973 (British League Division ll) Meeting Postponed Due To Rain !

Long Eaton v Teesside Wednesday 19th September 1973 (British League Division ll)



2. Alan Molyneux Fell 2* 3 2* 7 2

3. Alan Witt 2 3 3 3 11 0

4. Norman Strachan 0 1* 3 0 4 1

5. Phil Bass 3 2 2* 0 7 1

6. Ken Stafford 1 1* N EF 0 2 1

7. Brian Woodhouse 0 0 N N 0 0

Teesside 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Bruce Forrester 3 3 2 2 10 0

2. Tim Swales 2* 0 1* 1* 4 3

3. Frank Auffret Fell 0 1 1* 2 1

4. Dave Durham 1* 2 1 1* 5 2

5. Pete Reading 2 1* 0 2 5 1

6. Russ Hodgson 2* N 0 2 1

7. Colin Rogerson 3 3 1 2 9 0

Rangers Tigers Rangers Tigers

Ht 01: Forrester, Swales, Bouchard, Molyneux (f) 72.0 1 5 1 5

Ht 02: Rogerson, Hodgson, Stafford, Woodhouse 74.8 1 5 2 10

Ht 03: Bass, Reading, Durham, Strachan 72.8 3 3 5 13

Ht 04: Rogerson, Witt, Stafford, Auffret (f) 75.2 3 3 8 16

Ht 05: Forrester, Bass, Strachan, Swales 72.2 3 3 11 19

Ht 06: Bouchard, Molyneux, Rogerson, Auffret 71.4 5 1 16 20

Ht 07: Witt, Durham, Reading, Woodhouse 72.2 3 3 19 23

Ht 08: Molyneux, Rogerson, Swales, Stafford (ef) 72.4 3 3 22 26

Ht 09: Strachan, Bass, Auffret, Hodgson 74.4 5 1 27 27

Ht 10: Bouchard, Molyneux, Durham, Reading 72.0 5 1 32 28

Ht 11: Witt, Forrester, Swales, Stafford 73.8 3 3 35 31

Ht 12: Bouchard, Reading, Auffret, Strachan 72.2 3 3 38 34

Ht 13: Witt, Forrester, Durham, Bass (f rem) 73.2 3 3 41 37

Eastbourne v Long Eaton Sunday 23rd September 1973 (British League Division ll)

Eastbourne 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Roger Johns 3 3 3 2* 11 1

2. Trevor Geer 1 2* 3 2* 8 2

3. Bobby McNeil 3 3 3 2 11 0

4. Paul Gachet 2* 0 2 3 7 1

5. Ross Gilbertson 3 2 Fell 0 5 0

6. Neil Middleditch 2* 1 1 4 1

7. Jimmy Squibb 3 1 1 5 0


1. Geoff Bouchard 2 3 2 0 0 3 10 0


3. Mick Handley 0 2 1 3 2 0 8 0



6. Alan Witt 1 1 0 1 3 0


Eagles Rangers Eagles Rangers

Ht 01: Johns, Bouchard, Geer, Handley 64.2 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Squibb, Middleditch, Witt, Molyneux 66.2 5 1 9 3

Ht 03: Gilbertson, Gachet, Bass, Strachan 65.2 5 1 14 4

Ht 04: McNeil, Handley, Middleditch, Molyneux 64.8 4 2 18 6

Ht 05: Bouchard, Gilbertson, Witt, Gachet 64.8 2 4 20 10

Ht 06: Johns, Geer, Handley, Witt 64.6 5 1 25 11

Ht 07: McNeil, Strachan, Middleditch, Bass 65.4 4 2 29 13

Ht 08: Geer, Bouchard, Squibb, Molyneux 64.8 4 2 33 15

Ht 09: Handley, Gachet, Witt, Gilbertson (f) 65.4 2 4 35 19

Ht 10: Johns, Geer, Strachan, Bouchard 65.4 5 1 40 20

Ht 11: McNeil, Handley, Squibb, Bouchard 65.0 4 2 44 22

Ht 12: Gachet, Johns, Bass, Handley 64.2 5 1 49 23

Ht 13: Bouchard, McNeil, Strachan, Gilbertson 65.0 2 4 51 27

Bradford v Long Eaton Wednesday 26th September 1973 (British League Division ll)

Bradford 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Bpts

1. Dave Baugh 2 3 1* 3 3 12 1

2. Colin Meredith 1* 1 1* 2* 5 3

3. Tony Featherstone 1 2 3 1 7 0

4. Mick Fairbairn 3 0 2* 2* 7 2

5. Robin Adlington F Exc 1 3 3 7 0

6. Brenton Langlois 3 0 TS 2 5 0

7. Mike Fullerton 0 N 2* 2 1


1. Geoff Bouchard 0 2* 3 1 2 8 1


3. Mick Handley 3 2* 2 F Exc N 7 1

4. Norman Strachan 2 3 3 Exc 0 8 0

5. Phil Bass 1* 0 N 0 0 1 1

6. Alan Witt 2 F Exc 1 Fell 3 0

7. Alan Molyneux 1* 3 0 1 1 6 1

Northern Rangers Northern Rangers

Ht 01: Handley, Baugh, Meredith, Bouchard 72.8 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Langlois, Witt, Molyneux, Fullerton 74.2 3 3 6 6

Ht 03: Fairbairn, Strachan, Bass, Adlington (f exc) 73.4 3 3 9 9

Ht 04: Molyneux, Handley, Featherstone, Langlois 73.2 1 5 10 14

Ht 05: Strachan, Bouchard, Adlington, Fairbairn 73.2 1 5 11 19

Ht 06: Baugh, Handley, Meredith, Witt (f exc) 71.2 4 2 15 21

Ht 07: Strachan, Featherstone, Baugh, Bass 72.4 3 3 18 24

Ht 08: Bouchard, Langlois, Meredith, Molyneux 71.8 3 3 21 27

Ht 09: Adlington, Fairbairn, Witt, Handley (f exc) 73.8 5 1 26 28

Ht 10: Baugh, Meredith, Molyneux, Witt (f), Strachan (ex 2 mins) 71.2 5 1 31 29

Ht 11: Featherstone, Fullerton, Bouchard, Bass 72.8 5 1 36 30

Ht 12: Baugh, Fairbairn, Molyneux, Bass 70.2 5 1 41 31

Ht 13: Adlington, Bouchard, Featherstone, Strachan 72.0 4 2 45 33

Long Eaton: Lunn-Poly Individual Trophy Thursday 27th September 1973 (Individual)

Riders 1 2 3 4 5 Pts Pos

01. Richard Greer (Peterborough) 2 2 3 3 2 12 3rd

02. Doug Underwood (Scunthorpe) 1 0 3 3 0 7 8th

03. Alan Cowland (Hull) 3 3 1 2 0 9 5th

04. Geoff Bouchard (Long Eaton) 0 2 0 2 2 6 9th

05. Dave Mills (Hull) 2 1 1 1 1 6 10th

06. Alan Molyneux (Long Eaton) 1 1 1 0 2 5 13th

07. Norman Strachan (Long Eaton) 0 0 1 2 3 6 11th

08. John Jackson (Crewe) 3 1 2 1 1 8 6th

09. Phil Bass (Long Eaton) 0 0 0 1 1 2 15th

10. Arthur Browning (Birmingham) 3 3 3 3 3 15 1st

11. Paul O'Neil (Ellesmere Port) N N 0 0 0 0 17th

12. Alan Witt (Long Eaton) 2 Fell 2 1 1 6 12th

13. Keith White (Crewe) 3 3 2 2 3 13 2nd

14. Robin Adlington (Bradford) 2 2 3 EF 3 10 4th

15. Dave Morton (Crewe) 0 2 0 3 Exc 5 14th

16. Brian Clark (Peterborough) 1 3 2 0 2 8 7th

Res: Ken Stafford (Long Eaton) 1 1 0 2 16th

Heat results - see next page

Ht 01: Cowland, Greer, Underwood, Bouchard 79.4

Ht 02: Jackson, Mills, Molyneux, Strachan 81.2

Ht 03: Browning, Witt, Stafford, Bass 83.4

Ht 04: White, Adlington, Clark, Morton 81.2

Ht 05: White, Greer, Mills, Bass 82.2

Ht 06: Browning, Adlington, Molyneux, Underwood 81.0

Ht 07: Cowland, Morton, Stafford, Strachan 80.6

Ht 08: Clark, Bouchard, Jackson, Witt (f) 81.6

Ht 09: Greer, Clark, Molyneux, O'Neil 80.8

Ht 10: Underwood, Witt, Mills, Morton 80.2

Ht 11: Adlington, Jackson, Cowland, Bass 81.2

Ht 12: Browning, White, Strachan, Bouchard 81.0

Ht 13: Greer, Strachan, Witt, Adlington (ef) 79.2

Ht 14: Underwood, White, Jackson, O'Neil 80.2

Ht 15: Browning, Cowland, Mills, Clark 80.8

Ht 16: Morton, Bouchard, Bass, Molyneux 80.6

Ht 17: Browning, Greer, Jackson, Stafford, Morton (exc) 80.0

Ht 18: Strachan, Clark, Bass, Underwood 80.8

Ht 19: White, Molyneux, Witt, Cowland 79.6

Ht 20: Adlington, Bouchard, Mills, O'Neil 81.6

Rayleigh v Long Eaton Monday 8th October 1973 (British League Division ll)


1. Peter Moore R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

2. Brian Foote 0 1* 3 2 Fell 6 1

3. Bob Young 2 3 3 2 EF 10 0

4. Tiger Beech 3 3 2 1* 2 11 1

5. Trevor Barnwell Ret Ret 2 0 3 5 0

6. John Gibbons 1* 1 F Exc 2 1

7. Steve Clarke 2 2* 1* 5 2



2. Dave Harvey R E S E R V E R E P L A C E M E N T

3. Mick Handley 2 0 3 1 6 0

4. Alan Molyneux 1* 1* 1 1* 4 3


6. Alan Witt 1 3 1* 3 0 N 8 1

7. Joe Hughes Fell 0 1 0 0 1 0

Rockets Rangers Rockets Rangers

Ht 01: Bouchard, Young, Witt, Foote 70.2 2 4 2 4

Ht 02: Witt, Clarke, Gibbons, Hughes (f) 71.6 3 3 5 7

Ht 03: Beech, Strachan, Molyneux, Barnwell (ret) 70.4 3 3 8 10

Ht 04: Young, Handley, Gibbons, Hughes 69.8 4 2 12 12

Ht 05: Beech, Bouchard, Witt, Barnwell (ret) 70.4 3 3 15 15

Ht 06: Witt, Beech, Foote, Handley 71.4 3 3 18 18

Ht 07: Young, Strachan, Molyneux, Gibbons (f exc) 71.0 3 3 21 21

Ht 08: Foote, Clarke, Hughes, Witt (f rem) 71.4 5 1 26 22

Ht 09: Handley, Barnwell, Beech, Hughes 71.0 3 3 29 25

Ht 10: Strachan, Foote, Molyneux, Barnwell 71.2 2 4 31 29

Ht 11: Bouchard, Young, Clarke, Hughes 72.0 3 3 34 32

Ht 12: Strachan, Beech, Handley, Foote (f) 71.0 2 4 36 36

Ht 13: Barnwell, Bouchard, Molyneux, Young (ef) 71.6 3 3 39 39

Final British League Division Two Table for 1973

P W D L F A Pts

01. Boston 33 29 0 4 1506 1061 58

02. Workington 34 21 2 11 1475 1171 44

03. Eastbourne 34 19 2 13 1349 1294 40

04. Peterborough 34 19 1 14 1405 1240 39

05. Birmingham 34 19 0 15 1452 1190 38

06. Teesside 34 19 0 15 1389 1262 38

07. Bradford 34 18 0 16 1358 1289 36

08. Crewe 34 17 1 16 1288.5 1358.5 35

09. Long Eaton 33 16 1 16 1236 1330 33

10. Barrow 34 15 2 17 1375 1268 32

11. Sunderland 34 15 2 17 1276 1372 32

12. Hull 34 13 5 16 1257 1388 31

13. Chesterton 34 14 1 19 1251 1395 29

14. Ellesmere Port 34 14 0 20 1280 1367 28

15. Canterbury 34 13 2 19 1244 1400 28

16. Scunthorpe 34 12 1 21 1212 1435 25

17. Berwick 34 11 1 22 1148 1499 23

18. Rayleigh 34 9 3 22 1233.5 1415.5 21

The Long Eaton v Boston fixture was declared void.

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