The
Bees were given a season-long guest dispensation for the absent Garry Middleton
but still slumped to their third consecutive home defeat against a confident
Tigers septet.
| Coventry 'Bees' v Sheffield 'Tigers' | British League | 30th March 1974 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ref: W.A.Daff | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Tot+Bp |
| 1. Nigel Boocock © | ef | 3 | 2 | 1' | 6+1 | |||||||||
| 2. Pete Bailey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| 3. Bob Kilby (g) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
| 4. Alan Jay | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2' | 2 | 11+1 | ||||||||
| 5. John Harrhy | 0 | 1 | 1' | 0 | 2+1 | |||||||||
| 6. Frank Smith | tps | 1' | 0 | 1+1 | ||||||||||
| 7. Roy Carter | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | ||||||||||
| Mick Blackburn | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
| Coventry 'Bees' | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 34 | |
| Sheffield 'Tigers' | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 43 | |
| Terry Thornhill | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1. Bob Valentine | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2' | 7+1 | |||||||||
| 2. Bob Paulson © | fx | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| 3. Reg Wilson | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||
| 4. Doug Wyer | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||
| 5. Arnold Haley | 1 | 2' | 1 | tps | 4+1 | |||||||||
| 6. Rod Haynes | 1 | 1' | 0 | 2+1 | ||||||||||
| 7. Craig Pendlebury | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| Track record = 63.8 John Louis & Graham Plant | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 68.0 | 68.8 | 66.8 | 67.0 | 67.0 | 67.0 | 66.8 | 68.8 | 67.8 | 67.0 | 68.0 | 67.2 | 67.0 |
The
Bees were given a season-long guest dispensation for the absent Garry Middleton
but still slumped to their third consecutive home defeat against a confident
Tigers septet.
The following paragraph is taken from Charles Ochiltree's programme notes;
We always rate the Sheffield scene as among speedway's strongholds because at Owlerton there is patently always a desire to do the right, the sporting thing, and there exists always in matters of administration a general helpfulness that commands respect and return co-operation.
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