1979 British League season#British League Knockout Cup

The league was sponsored by Gulf Oil for a fifth season. It comprised 18 teams - one fewer than the previous season.{{cite book|last=Oakes|first=Peter|title=1981 Speedway Yearbook|year=1981|page=80|publisher=Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd|isbn=0-86215-017-5}} White City Rebels had folded and their riders became Eastbourne Eagles assets as Eastbourne were promoted from the National League. Bristol Bulldogs also dropped out after only two seasons back in the top flight.{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/historyarchive|title=HISTORY ARCHIVE|website=British Speedway|access-date=2 July 2021}}

Coventry Bees won the league for the second year running. Hull Vikings' second place was their best ever finish. The Coventry Bees team was similar to the previous season with a young 18 year-old Danish newcomer Tommy Knudsen replacing Jiří Štancl from the previous season. Alan Molyneux once again backed up the Coventry overseas contingent with a solid average.{{cite web|url=http://www.speedwaygb.co/history/leaguetables1979.php|title=1979 league tables|publisher=Speedway GB}} Cradley Heath won the Knockout Cup mainly thanks to their USA superstar Bruce Penhall. The Cradley team also had their own young Danish newcomer in 20 year-old Erik Gundersen and 20 year-old Hans Nielsen posted a 10 plus average for the season riding for Wolves. The future looked extremely bright for Denmark.

During the new British League Fours tournament a horrific accident took place at Hackney Wick Stadium on Friday 8 June. In the final heat between Hackney and Eastbourne all four riders were competing when Hackney's Vic Harding and Eastbourne's Steve Weatherley touched and their bikes became locked together. They were both thrown from their bikes into the fence and the metal post supporting one of the track lights. Both riders were taken to hospital but Harding died later that night and Weatherley was left paralysed.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002471/19790609/465/0018 |title=Vic Harding killed |website=Reading Evening Post |date=9 June 1979 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=28 September 2024}}{{cite web|url=http://www.speedwaymuseumonline.co.uk/vicharding.html|title=Vic Harding|website=Speedway Museum Online|access-date=30 July 2021}} Further bad news filtered though in December after the season had finished, when Poole Pirate's Christer Sjösten died following serious injuries sustained in a race in Australia.

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The 1979 Speedway Star British League Knockout Cup was the 41st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Cradley Heath were the winners.{{cite web|url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/03/british-league-ko-cup-1979.html|title=1979 British League Knockout Cup|publisher=Speedway archive}}

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

First leg

{{footballbox

|date = 15 October 1979

|team1 =Cradley Heath
Bruce Penhall 11
Alan Grahame 11
Phil Collins 9
Erik Gundersen 9
Dave Perks 9
Bobby Schwartz 6
Kristian Praestbro 4
John Hack 3

|score = 62 - 46

|report =

|team2 = Hull Vikings
Ivan Mauger 14
Bobby Beaton 13
Joe Owen 6
Dennis Sigalos 6
Frank Auffret 6
Nigel Close 1
Brian Havelock 0
Graham Drury 0

|stadium =

}}

Second leg

{{footballbox

|date = 31 October 1979

|team1 =Hull Vikings
Dennis Sigalos 13
Kelly Moran 8
Louis Carr 7
Bobby Beaton 6
Joe Owen 5
Frank Auffret 4
Nigel Close 4
Ivan Mauger 3

|score = 50 - 58

|report =

|team2 = Cradley Heath
Bruce Penhall 13
Bobby Schwartz 11
Kristian Praestbro 9
Phil Collins 9
Alan Grahame 6
Erik Gundersen 5
John Hack 5
Dave Perks 0

|stadium =

}}

Cradley Heath were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 120-96.

John Louis won the British League Riders' Championship, held at Hyde Road on 20 October and sponsored by Gauntlet (Leyland Used Cars).{{cite news |title=Speedway |work=The People |date=21 October 1979 |access-date=4 June 2023 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002454/19791021/046/0046 | via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}

• ef=engine failure, f=fell, x=excluded r-retired

The top ten averages recorded at the end of the season.{{cite book|last=Bott|first=Richard|title=The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4|year=1980|pages=96|publisher=Stanley Paul & Co Ltd|isbn=0-09-141751-1}}

Coventry won the Midland Cup for the fourth consecutive year. The competition consisted of six teams and was sponsored by the Trustee Savings Bank.{{cite news |title=...and they're cup kings, too! |work=Coventry Evening Telegraph |date=15 October 1979 | url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19791015/360/0032 | via = British Newspaper Archive| access-date=21 October 2023 |url-access=subscription }}

First round

Semi final round

First leg

{{footballbox

|date = 9 October 1979

|team1 = Leicester
Mike Farrell 12
John Boulger 8
John Titman 7
Chris Turner 4
Dave Gooderham 2
Tom Godal 2
Colin Cook 0

|score = 35–43

|report =

|team2 = Coventry
Ole Olsen 12
Alf Busk 12
Tommy Knudsen 7
Gary Guglielmi 7
Mick Bell 4
Mitch Shirra 1
Kevin Hawkins 0
Alan Molyneux r/r

|stadium = Leicester Stadium

|attendance =

}}

Second leg

{{footballbox

|date = 13 October 1979

|team1 = Coventry
Ole Olsen 13
Mitch Shirra 8
Alf Busk 8
Tommy Knudsen 8
Gary Guglielmi 5
Mick Bell 5
Kevin Hawkins 3
Alan Molyneux r/r

|score = 50–28

|report =

|team2 = Leicester
John Titman 9
Colin Cook 7
John Boulger 6
Rob Henry 4
Ian Clark 1
Tom Godal 1
Mike Farrell 0

|stadium = Brandon Stadium

|attendance =

}}

Coventry won on aggregate 93–63

Hackney won the London Cup but the competition consisted of just Wimbledon and Hackney.{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1979record.pdf |title=1979 fixtures and results |website=Speedway Researcher |access-date=1 October 2023}}

Results

Belle Vue

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• {{player||ENG|Peter Collins}} 9.76
• {{player||ENG|Chris Morton}} 9.06
• {{player||ENG|Les Collins}} 7.60
• {{player||ENG|Dave Allen}} 6.00
• {{player||FRG|Karl Maier}} 5.56
• {{player||FIN|Pekka Hautamaki}} 5.17
• {{player||TCH|Emil Sova}} 4.81
• {{player||AUS|Rob Maxfield}} 4.25
• {{player||ENG|Derek Richardson}} 4.21
• {{player||ENG|Arnold Haley}} 3.08
• {{player||ENG|Keith Bloxsome}} 0.86

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Birmingham

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• {{player||AUS|Billy Sanders}} 9.15
• {{player||AUS|Phil Herne}} 7.91
• {{player||ENG|Andy Grahame}} 7.60
• {{player||DEN|Finn Jensen}} 6.14
• {{player||ENG|Alan Emerson}} 5.90
• {{player||FIN|Ari Koponen}} 5.05
• {{player||ENG|Ray Wilson}} 5.05
• {{player||ENG|Ted Howgego}} 4.33
• {{player||AUS|Stuart Mountford}} 2.72

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Coventry

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• {{player||DEN|Ole Olsen}} 9.92
• {{player||NZL|Mitch Shirra}} 9.13
• {{player||ENG|Alan Molyneux}} 8.00
• {{player||DEN|Alf Busk}} 6.62
• {{player||DEN|Tommy Knudsen}} 6.41
• {{player||AUS|Gary Guglielmi}} 5.93
• {{player||ENG|Kevin Hawkins}} 5.73
• {{player||ENG|Mick Bell}} 4.95

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Cradley Heath

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• {{player||USA|Bruce Penhall}} 9.88
• {{player||ENG|Alan Grahame}} 8.34
• {{player||ENG|Phil Collins}} 7.85
• {{player||USA|Bobby Schwartz}} 7.83
• {{player||ENG|Steve Bastable}} 7.71
• {{player||DEN|Kristian Praestbro}} 7.54
• {{player||DEN|Erik Gundersen}} 7.35
• {{player||ENG|Dave Perks}} 6.84
• {{player||ENG|John Hack}} 4.77
• {{player||ENG|Les Rumsey}} 4.76

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Eastbourne

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• {{player||ENG|Gordon Kennett}} 9.91
• {{player||FIN|Kai Niemi}} 8.76
• {{player||ENG|Steve Weatherley}} 6.98
• {{player||ENG|Dave Kennett}} 5.59
• {{player||ENG|Trevor Geer}} 5.09
• {{player||ENG|Eric Dugard}} 4.27
• {{player||NZL|Roger Abel}} 3.91
• {{player||ENG|Steve Naylor}} 3.75
• {{player||ENG|Paul Woods}} 3.41
• {{player||ENG|John Barker}} 3.09
• {{player||FIN|Veijo Tuoriniemi}} 2.96

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Exeter

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• {{player||USA|Scott Autrey}} 10.83
• {{player||CZE|Václav Verner}} 8.49
• {{player||ZIM|Peter Prinsloo}} 6.94
• {{player||CZE|Aleš Dryml Sr.}} 6.47
• {{player||CZE|Jan Verner}} 6.40
• {{player||AUS|Steve Koppe}} 6.17
• {{player||ENG|Nigel Boocock}} 6.06
• {{player||CZE|Zdeněk Kudrna}} 6.05

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Hackney

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• {{player||POL|Zenon Plech}} 7.78
• {{player||DEN|Bo Petersen}} 7.74
• {{player||DEN|Finn Thomsen}} 7.70
• {{player||ENG|Barry Thomas}} 5.09
• {{player||ENG|Vic Harding}} 4.33
• {{player||ENG|Bobby McNeil}} 4.00
• {{player||ENG|Sean Willmott}} 3.80
• {{player||ENG|Keith White}} 3.63

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Halifax

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• {{player||ENG|Ian Cartwright}} 8.95
• {{player||ENG|Kenny Carter}} 8.13
• {{player||DEN|Mike Lohmann}} 7.59
• {{player||NOR|Tormod Langli}} 6.93
• {{player||AUS|Mick McKeon}} 6.87
• {{player||DEN|Klaus Lohmann}} 5.18
• {{player||AUS|Merv Janke}} 4.84
• {{player||ENG|Steve Wilcock}} 4.24

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Hull

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• {{player||NZL|Ivan Mauger}} 10.38
• {{player||SCO|Bobby Beaton}} 8.62
• {{player||USA|Kelly Moran}} 8.47
• {{player||ENG|Joe Owen}} 8.40
• {{player||USA|Dennis Sigalos}} 7.46
• {{player||WAL|Graham Drury}} 6.75
• {{player||ENG|Frank Auffret}} 6.01

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Ipswich

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• {{player||ENG|John Louis}} 9.32
• {{player||AUS|Billy Sanders}} 9.21
• {{player||ENG|Tony Davey}} 7.51
• {{player||ENG|Kevin Jolly}} 7.43
• {{player||SWE|Anders Michanek}} 7.33
• {{player||ENG|Mike Lanham}} 6.43
• {{player||ENG|Tim Hunt}} 4.95
• {{player||DEN|Preben Eriksen}} 4.45
• {{player||ENG|Colin Cook}} 4.00
• {{player||CZE|Milan Spinka}} 3.76
• {{player||ENG|Andy Hines}} 3.41
• {{player||ENG|Nigel Flatman}} 3.27
• {{player||ENG|Kevin Teager}} 2.10

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King's Lynn

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• {{player||ENG|Michael Lee}} 10.21
• {{player||ENG|Dave Jessup}} 9.72
• {{player||SWE|Richard Hellsen}} 8.58
• {{player||ENG|Ian Turner}} 5.98
• {{player||DEN|Bent Rasmussen}} 5.24
• {{player||ENG|David Gagen}} 5.00
• {{player||ENG|Pete Smith}} 4.97
• {{player||ENG|Derek Harrison}} 4.26
• {{player||ENG|Bob Garrad}} 3.87
• {{player||ENG|Rob Hollingworth}} 2.27

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Leicester

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• {{player||AUS|John Titman}} 8.47
• {{player||FIN|Ila Teromaa}} 6.28
• {{player||AUS|Mike Farrell}} 5.99
• {{player||AUS|John Boulger}} 5.88
• {{player||ENG|Colin Cook}} 5.40
• {{player||NOR|Tom Godal}} 4.75
• {{player||AUS|John McNeill}} 4.14
• {{player||ENG|Chris Turner}} 3.49
• {{player||ENG|Robert Henry}} 3.47

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Poole

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• {{player||ENG|Malcolm Simmons}} 9.04
• {{player||USA|Ron Preston}} 8.58
• {{player||SWE|Christer Sjösten}} 6.49
• {{player||ENG|Neil Middleditch}} 6.48
• {{player||AUS|Danny Kennedy}} 6.06
• {{player||POL|Andrzej Tkocz}} 5.82
• {{player||ENG|Martin Yeates}} 4.33
• {{player||ENG|Kelvin Mullarkey}} 2.57

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Reading

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• {{player||ENG|John Davis}} 10.32
• {{player||SWE|Jan Andersson}} 8.64
• {{player||ENG|Terry Betts}} 7.75
• {{player||ENG|Bernie Leigh}} 6.31
• {{player||ENG|Melvyn Taylor}} 5.65
• {{player||NOR|Reidar Eide}} 5.23
• {{player||AUS|Bob Humphreys}} 5.16
• {{player||CZE|Jiří Štancl}} 5.12
• {{player||ENG|Ashley Pullen}} 3.75

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Sheffield

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• {{player||ENG|Reg Wilson}} 8.74
• {{player||ENG|Doug Wyer}} 7.57
• {{player||ENG|Craig Pendlebury}} 6.47
• {{player||ENG|Eric Broadbelt}} 6.03
• {{player||NED|Henny Kroeze}} 4.92
• {{player||ENG|Nicky Allott}} 4.84
• {{player||ENG|Steve Finch}} 4.52
• {{player||ENG|Phil White}} 4.37
• {{player||ENG|Keith Evans}} 4.17
• {{player||USA|Tommy Morley}} 3.61
• {{player||ENG|Neil Collins}} 3.33

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Swindon

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• {{player||AUS|Phil Crump}} 10.34
• {{player||ENG|Bob Kilby}} 7.65
• {{player||USA|Steve Gresham}} 6.98
• {{player||ENG|Geoff Bouchard}} 6.30
• {{player||ENG|Martin Ashby}} 6.06
• {{player||DEN|Steen Mastrup}} 5.92
• {{player||NOR|Rolf Gramstad}} 4.66
• {{player||ENG|Malcolm Holloway}} 3.52

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Wimbledon

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• {{player||POL|Edward Jancarz}} 9.26
• {{player||NZL|Larry Ross}} 8.97
• {{player||ENG|Roger Johns}} 7.89
• {{player||SWE|Stefan Salomonsso}} 7.38
• {{player||NED|Rudy Muts}} 6.91
• {{player||ENG|Mick Hines}} 5.47
• {{player||ENG|Colin Richardson}} 5.39
• {{player||ENG|Richard Knight}} 4.35
• {{player||NZL|Pat Pawson}} 1.86
• {{player||ENG|Dave Brewer}} 1.38

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Wolverhampton

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• {{player||DEN|Hans Nielsen}} 10.29
• {{player||SCO|Jimmy McMillan}} 7.93
• {{player||ENG|Dave Morton}} 6.81
• {{player||SCO|George Hunter}} 6.73
• {{player||SWE|Hasse Danielsson}} 6.39
• {{player||NZL|Bruce Cribb}} 5.84
• {{player||NOR|Edgar Stangeland}} 5.44
• {{player||ENG|Dave Trownson}} 5.23
• {{player||NOR|Trond Helge Skretting}} 3.52

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