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Halifax 1966

Steve Wilkes / Gary Done

05/11/2012

Halifax: Easter Trophy Saturday 9th April 1966 (Individual) Meeting postponed rain !

Halifax v Belle Vue Monday 11th April 1966 (Challenge)

halifax 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

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

2. Dennis Gavros Ret 2 1 2 5 0 5

3. Dave Younghusband 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

4. Bob Jameson 1 0 1 EF 2 0 2

5. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

6. Tommy Roper 1 2* 1 2* 6 2 8

7. Greg Kentwell Fell 0 0 0 0

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

1. Dick Fisher 1* 2 0 1 4 1 5

2. Sandor Levai 2 3 1* 2 3 11 1 12

3. Gordon McGregor 2 EF 0 0 2 0 2

4. Jim Yacoby 0 1 2* TS 3 1 4

5. Cyril Maidment 2 2 1* NS 5 1 6

6. Bill Powell Fell Fell 2 2 4 0 4

7. Dave Schofield 1 3 4 0 4

dukes aces dukes aces

Ht 01: Boothroyd, Levai, Fisher, Gavros (ret) 69.0 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Younghusband, McGregor, Jameson, Yacoby 70.0 4 2 7 5

Ht 03: Boocock, Maidment, Roper, Powell (f) 67.8 4 2 11 7

Ht 04: Levai, Gavros, Schofield, Kentwell (f) 71.8 2 4 13 11

Ht 05: Boocock, Roper, Yacoby, McGregor (ef) 68.8 5 1 18 12

Ht 06: Younghusband, Fisher, Levai, Jameson 70.0 3 3 21 15

Ht 07: Boothroyd, Maidment, Gavros, Powell (f) 70.2 4 2 25 17

Ht 08: Schofield, Yacoby, Jameson, Kentwell (f rem) 72.0 1 5 26 22

Ht 09: Boocock, Levai, Roper, Fisher 70.2 4 2 30 24

Ht 10: Younghusband, Powell, Maidment, Jameson (ef) 70.0 3 3 33 27

Ht 11: Levai, Gavros, Boothroyd, McGregor 71.6 3 3 36 30

Ht 12: Younghusband, Roper, Fisher, Maidment (ns) 71.2 5 1 41 31

Ht 13: Boocock, Powell, Boothroyd, McGregor 71.0 4 2 45 33

Newport v Halifax Friday 15th April 1966 (British League) meeting postponed rain !

Halifax v King`s Lynn Saturday 16th April 1966 (British League) meeting postponed Snow !

Wolverhampton v Halifax Friday 22nd April 1966 (British League)

wolverhampton 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Gordon Guasco 3 2 2 0 7 0 7

2. Cyril Francis 1 1 0 0 2 0 2

3. Peter Vandenberg 3 2* 1* 1 7 2 9

4. Brian Maxted Exc 3 3 2 8 0 8

5. Pete Jarman 2 2 3 1 8 0 8

6. Alan Cowland 0 1* 2* 0 3 2 5

7. James Bond 3 2* 5 1 6


1. Eric Boothroyd 2 Fell 1 1 TS 4 0 4

2. Dennis Gavros 0 2 1 0 3 0 3

3. Dave Younghusband EF 3 3 2* 2* 10 2 12

4. Bob Jameson 2 0 1 TS 3 0 3

5. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

6. Tommy Roper 1 1 0 3 5 0 5

7. Greg Kentwell 0 Exc 0 0 0

wolves dukes wolves dukes

Ht 01: Guasco, Boothroyd, Francis, Gavros 71.0 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Vandenberg, Jameson, Younghusband (ef), Maxted (exc) 72.0 3 2 7 4

Ht 03: Boocock, Jarman, Roper, Cowland 70.4 2 4 9 8

Ht 04: Bond, Gavros, Francis, Kentwell 74.4 4 2 13 10

Ht 05: Younghusband, Jarman, Cowland, Jameson 70.0 3 3 16 13

Ht 06: Maxted, Vandenberg, Gavros, Boothroyd (f) 71.8 5 1 21 14

Ht 07: Boocock, Guasco, Roper, Francis 71.6 2 4 23 18

Ht 08: Maxted, Bond, Jameson, Kentwell (exc) 73.0 5 1 28 19

Ht 09: Jarman, Cowland, Boothroyd, Gavros 71.2 5 1 33 20

Ht 10: Boocock, Maxted, Vandenberg, Roper 72.0 3 3 36 23

Ht 11: Younghusband, Guasco, Boothroyd, Francis 71.6 2 4 38 27

Ht 12: Boocock, Younghusband, Vandenberg, Cowland 72.0 1 5 39 32

Ht 13: Roper, Younghusband, Jarman, Guasco 71.0 1 5 40 37

Halifax v West Ham Saturday 23rd April 1966 (British League)


1. Eric Boothroyd 2 3 3 1* 9 1 10

2. Dennis Gavros 0 2 0 N 2 0 2


4. Bob Jameson 1 1 1* 0 3 1 4

5. Eric Boocock 3 3 1 2 9 0 9

6. Tommy Roper 1 2* Ret 1* 4 2 6

7. Greg Kentwell 1* 2 0 3 1 4

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

1. Ken McKinlay 3 2 3 3 3 14 0 14

2. Reg Trott 1 3 0 TS 4 0 4

3. Arne Pander (G) 2 1 2* 2 3 10 1 11

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

5. Norman Hunter 0 2 2 0 4 0 4

6. Malcolm Simmons 2 1* 1* 0 4 2 6

7. Ted Ede F Exc 0 0 0 0

dukes hammers dukes hammers

Ht 01: McKinlay, Boothroyd, Trott, Gavros 68.8 2 4 2 4

Ht 02: Younghusband, Pander, Jameson, Leonard 68.4 4 2 6 6

Ht 03: Boocock, Simmons, Roper, Hunter 69.4 4 2 10 8

Ht 04: Trott, Gavros, Kentwell, Ede (f exc) 71.0 3 3 13 11

Ht 05: Boocock, Roper, Pander, Leonard 68.8 5 1 18 12

Ht 06: Younghusband, McKinlay, Jameson, Trott 68.6 4 2 22 14

Ht 07: Boothroyd, Hunter, Simmons, Gavros 70.0 3 3 25 17

Ht 08: McKinlay, Kentwell, Jameson, Ede 70.6 3 3 28 20

Ht 09: McKinlay, Pander, Boocock, Roper (ret) 70.0 1 5 29 25

Ht 10: Younghusband, Hunter, Simmons, Jameson 70.2 3 3 32 28

Ht 11: Boothroyd, Pander, Leonard, Kentwell 70.8 3 3 35 31

Ht 12: McKinlay, Younghusband, Roper, Hunter 69.4 3 3 38 34

Ht 13: Pander, Boocock, Boothroyd, Simmons 69.4 3 3 41 37

Newcastle v Halifax Monday 25th April 1966 (British League)

newcastle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Peter Kelly 1 2 2 2 7 0 7

2. Russ Dent 3 3 Fell 1* 7 1 8

3. Brian Brett 2 3 2 0 7 0 7

4. Graham Coombes 1* 2* 3 1* 7 3 10

5. Mike Watkin 1* 1* 2 1* 5 3 8

6. Ivan Mauger 2 2 Fell 3 7 0 7

7. Allan Butterfield 2* 1 3 1 4


1. Eric Boothroyd 2 1 2 1 1* 7 1 8

2. Derek Greaves (G) 0 F Exc N TS 0 0 0

3. Dave Younghusband 3 3 3 3 3 15 0 15

4. Bob Jameson 0 0 TS 0 0 0 0

5. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 2 11 0 11

6. Tommy Roper 0 1 0 0 1 0 1

7. Greg Kentwell 1 0 0 1 0 1

diamonds dukes diamonds dukes

Ht 01: Dent, Boothroyd, Kelly, Greaves 73.2 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Younghusband, Brett, Coombes, Jameson 71.4 3 3 7 5

Ht 03: Boocock, Mauger, Watkin, Roper 71.8 3 3 10 8

Ht 04: Dent, Butterfield, Kentwell, Greaves (f exc) 74.2 5 1 15 9

Ht 05: Younghusband, Mauger, Watkin, Jameson 71.8 3 3 18 12

Ht 06: Brett, Coombes, Boothroyd, Kentwell 74.2 5 1 23 13

Ht 07: Boocock, Kelly, Roper, Dent (f) 72.2 2 4 25 17

Ht 08: Coombes, Boothroyd, Butterfield, Kentwell 73.8 4 2 29 19

Ht 09: Younghusband, Watkin, Boothroyd, Mauger (f) 74.4 2 4 31 23

Ht 10: Boocock, Brett, Coombes, Roper 73.4 3 3 34 26

Ht 11: Younghusband, Kelly, Dent, Jameson 73.0 3 3 37 29

Ht 12: Mauger, Boocock, Boothroyd, Brett 73.2 3 3 40 32

Ht 13: Younghusband, Kelly, Watkin, Roper 74.2 3 3 43 35

Glasgow v Halifax Friday 29th April 1966 (British League)

glasgow 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Maury Mattingley 2 0 2 1 5 0 5

2. Willie Templeton 0 2* 2 1* 5 2 7

3. Bluey Scott N Fell 0 N 0 0 0

4. Alf Wells 3 3 3 1 10 0 10

5. Charlie Monk 2 2 3 3 10 0 10

6. Graham Coombes (G) 0 1* 2* 2 5 2 7

7. Bill McMillan 1 3 2* 1* 7 2 9


1. Eric Boothroyd 3 1* 0 3 7 1 8



4. Bert Kingston 0 0 1 0 1 0 1

5. Tommy Roper 1 1 2* 0 4 1 5

6. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 2 11 0 11

7. Bob Jameson 1 0 1 0 1

tigers dukes tigers dukes

Ht 01: Boothroyd, Mattingley, Gavros, Templeton 79.8 2 4 2 4

Ht 02: Wells, Younghusband, McMillan, Kingston 80.0 4 2 6 6

Ht 03: Boocock, Monk, Roper, Coombes 77.6 2 4 8 10

Ht 04: McMillan, Templeton, Jameson, Gavros 77.8 5 1 13 11

Ht 05: Younghusband, Monk, Coombes, Kingston 78.8 3 3 16 14

Ht 06: Wells, Gavros, Boothroyd, Scott (f) 79.8 3 3 19 17

Ht 07: Boocock, Templeton, Roper, Mattingley 78.8 2 4 21 21

Ht 08: Wells, McMillan, Kingston, Jameson 81.0 5 1 26 22

Ht 09: Monk, Coombes, Gavros, Boothroyd 78.8 5 1 31 23

Ht 10: Boocock, Roper, Wells, Scott 79.2 1 5 32 28

Ht 11: Younghusband, Mattingley, Templeton, Kingston 78.2 3 3 35 31

Ht 12: Boothroyd, Coombes, McMillan, Roper 79.6 3 3 38 34

Ht 13: Monk, Boocock, Mattingley, Younghusband 78.2 4 2 42 36

Halifax v Newcastle Saturday 30th April 1966 (British League)


1. Eric Boothroyd 2 2 3 1 3 11 0 11

2. Dennis Gavros 1* 2 1* TS 4 2 6

3. Dave Younghusband 2 EF F Exc 3 5 0 5

4. Bert Kingston 0 2 0 N 2 0 2

5. Eric Boocock 3 3 2* 3 Ret 11 1 12

6. Tommy Roper F Exc 0 TS N 0 0 0

7. Bob Jameson 0 3 1 1 5 0 5


1. Peter Kelly 3 3 1 2 9 0 9

2. Mike Watkin 0 3 1 0 4 0 4

3. Brian Brett 3 2 2 1* 8 1 9

4. Russ Dent 1 1* 2 0 4 1 5

5. Graham Coombes 1* 0 2* 0 3 2 5

6. Ivan Mauger 2 3 3 2 10 0 10

7. Allan Butterfield 1 1* 2 1 3

dukes diamonds dukes diamonds

Ht 01: Kelly, Boothroyd, Gavros, Watkin 69.0 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Brett, Younghusband, Dent, Kingston 70.2 2 4 5 7

Ht 03: Boocock, Mauger, Coombes, Roper (f exc) 69.2 3 3 8 10

Ht 04: Watkin, Gavros, Butterfield, Jameson 72.0 2 4 10 14

Ht 05: Boocock, Brett, Dent, Roper 69.0 3 3 13 17

Ht 06: Kelly, Kingston, Watkin, Younghusband (ef) 72.0 2 4 15 21

Ht 07: Mauger, Boothroyd, Gavros, Coombes 70.8 3 3 18 24

Ht 08: Jameson, Dent, Butterfield, Kingston 71.6 3 3 21 27

Ht 09: Boothroyd, Boocock, Kelly, Watkin 69.6 5 1 26 28

Ht 10: Mauger, Coombes, Jameson, Younghusband (f exc) 73.0 1 5 27 33

Ht 11: Boocock, Brett, Boothroyd, Dent 69.2 4 2 31 35

Ht 12: Younghusband, Kelly, Jameson, Coombes 71.0 4 2 35 37

Ht 13: Boothroyd, Mauger, Brett, Boocock (ret) 69.2 3 3 38 40

Halifax v Coventry Saturday 7th May 1966 (British League)


1. Eric Boothroyd 3 3 3 2 11 0 11

2. Dennis Gavros 1 1* Fell 0 2 1 3

3. Colin Pratt (G) 2 3 3 3 11 0 11


5. Eric Boocock 3 2 3 1* 9 1 10

6. Bob Jameson 0 1* 1 1 3 1 4

7. Greg Kentwell 2 2* 4 1 5

coventry 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Nigel Boocock 2 2 2 2 3 11 0 11

2. Col Cottrell 0 0 0 TS 0 0 0

3. Ron Mountford 3 3 EF 2 0 8 0 8

4. Rick France 1 0 1 1* 3 1 4

5. Gordon Guasco (G) 2 1* F Exc Fell 3 1 4

6. Les Owen 1* 2 F NS TS 3 1 4

7. Chris Harrison 3 0 2 5 0 5

dukes bees dukes bees

Ht 01: Boothroyd, N.Boocock, Gavros, Cottrell 69.0 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Mountford, Pratt, France, Kingston 69.8 2 4 6 6

Ht 03: E.Boocock, Guasco, Owen, Jameson 69.0 3 3 9 9

Ht 04: Harrison, Kentwell, Gavros, Cottrell 71.2 3 3 12 12

Ht 05: Mountford, E.Boocock, Jameson, France 69.8 3 3 15 15

Ht 06: Pratt, N.Boocock, Kingston, Cottrell 69.4 4 2 19 17

Ht 07: Boothroyd, Owen, Guasco, Gavros (f) 70.0 3 3 22 20

Ht 08: Kingston, Kentwell, France, Harrison 71.0 5 1 27 21

Ht 09: E.Boocock, N.Boocock, Jameson, Mountford (ef) 70.0 4 2 31 23

Ht 10: Pratt, Harrison, Kingston, Guasco (f exc), Owen (f ns) 70.2 4 2 35 25

Ht 11: Boothroyd, Mountford, France, Gavros 70.0 3 3 38 28

Ht 12: Pratt, N.Boocock, Jameson, Guasco (f) 69.4 4 2 42 30

Ht 13: N.Boocock, Boothroyd, E.Boocock, Mountford 70.0 3 3 45 33

Wimbledon v Halifax Monday 9th May 1966 (British League)

wimbledon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Olle Nygren 3 3 3 2* 11 1 12

2. John Edwards 0 3 0 Fell 3 0 3

3. Trevor Hedge 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

4. Bob Dugard 1 1 2 Exc 4 0 4

5. Reg Luckhurst 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

6. Tony Childs 2* 0 0 1 3 1 4

7. Mike Coomber 1 0 1 0 1


1. Eric Boothroyd 2 2 1* 1* 2 8 2 10

2. Dennis Gavros 1* 2 0 TS 3 1 3

3. Roy Trigg (G) 2 2 2 0 6 0 6

4. Bert Kingston 0 1* 3 1* 5 2 7

5. Bob Jameson 0 1* TS 0 1 1 2

6. Eric Boocock 1 2 2 2 1 8 0 8

7. Greg Kentwell 0 1 1 0 1

dons dukes dons dukes

Ht 01: Nygren, Boothroyd, Gavros, Edwards 68.4 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Hedge, Trigg, Dugard, Kingston 69.7 4 2 7 5

Ht 03: Luckhurst, Childs, Boocock (f rem), Jameson 70.2 5 1 12 6

Ht 04: Edwards, Gavros, Coomber, Kentwell 73.7 4 2 16 8

Ht 05: Luckhurst, Trigg, Kingston, Childs 70.7 3 3 19 11

Ht 06: Hedge, Boothroyd, Dugard, Gavros 70.1 4 2 23 13

Ht 07: Nygren, Boocock, Jameson, Edwards 71.9 3 3 26 16

Ht 08: Kingston, Dugard, Kentwell, Coomber 72.0 2 4 28 20

Ht 09: Luckhurst, Boocock, Boothroyd, Childs 71.6 3 3 31 23

Ht 10: Hedge, Boocock, Boothroyd, Dugard (exc) 71.3 3 3 34 26

Ht 11: Nygren, Trigg, Kingston, Edwards (f) 72.8 3 3 37 29

Ht 12: Hedge, Boothroyd, Childs, Jameson 70.1 4 2 41 31

Ht 13: Luckhurst, Nygren, Boocock, Trigg 70.7 5 1 46 32

Halifax: England v Scotland Wednesday 11th May 1966 (2nd Test Match) meeting postponed rain !

Halifax v King`s Lynn Saturday 14th May 1966 (British League)


1. Eric Boothroyd 3 3 3 2* 11 1 12

2. Dennis Gavros 2* 3 2* 1 8 2 10

3. Dave Younghusband EF EF 3 3 6 0 6


5. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

6. Tommy Roper 2* 2* 1 1 6 2 8

7. Bob Jameson 2* 1* 3 2 5

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

1. Terry Betts 1 3 2 2 2 10 0 10

2. Ken Adams 0 1 1 0 2 0 2

3. Howdy Byford 1 EF 2 Ret 3 0 3

4. Peter Moore 3 1 3 F Exc 7 0 7

5. David Crane 0 1 0 0 1 0 1

6. Alan Smith 1 NS TS 1 2 0 2

7. Stan Stevens 0 0 0 0 0

dukes stars dukes stars

Ht 01: Boothroyd, Gavros, Betts, Adams 69.0 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Moore, Kingston, Byford, Younghusband (ef) 70.8 2 4 7 5

Ht 03: Boocock, Roper, Smith, Crane 68.2 5 1 12 6

Ht 04: Gavros, Jameson, Adams, Stevens 70.0 5 1 17 7

Ht 05: Boocock, Roper, Moore, Byford (ef) 69.8 5 1 22 8

Ht 06: Betts, Kingston, Adams, Younghusband (ef) 69.8 2 4 24 12

Ht 07: Boothroyd, Gavros, Crane, Smith (ns) 69.8 5 1 29 13

Ht 08: Moore, Kingston, Jameson, Stevens 69.6 3 3 32 16

Ht 09: Boocock, Betts, Roper, Adams 69.0 4 2 36 18

Ht 10: Younghusband, Betts, Kingston, Crane 69.0 4 2 40 20

Ht 11: Boothroyd, Byford, Gavros (f rem), Moore (f exc) 71.0 4 2 44 22

Ht 12: Younghusband, Betts, Roper, Crane 70.0 4 2 48 24

Ht 13: Boocock, Boothroyd, Smith, Byford (ret) 69.2 5 1 53 25

Poole v Halifax Wednesday 18th May 1966 (British League)

poole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Geoff Mudge 2 3 2 1 8 0 8

2. Colin McKee 1* 3 0 0 4 1 5

3. Ronnie Genz 3 2 2 3 10 0 10

4. Pete Smith 2* 1* 1 0 4 2 6

5. Bill Andrew 3 2 3 3 11 0 11

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

7. Bruce Cribb 2* 0 0 2 1 3


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

2. Dennis Gavros 0 0 Fell N 0 0 0


4. Bert Kingston 1 0 TS 1 2 0 2

5. Tommy Roper 1* 2 1 1* 5 2 7

6. Eric Boocock 2 1* 3 2 8 1 9

7. Bob Jameson 1 2* 1* 4 2 6

pirates dukes pirates dukes

Ht 01: Boothroyd, Mudge, McKee, Gavros 70.4 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Genz, Smith, Kingston, Younghusband 71.6 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: Andrew, Boocock, Roper, Strachan 69.4 3 3 11 7

Ht 04: McKee, Cribb, Jameson, Gavros 73.4 5 1 16 8

Ht 05: Younghusband, Andrew, Strachan, Kingston 70.0 3 3 19 11

Ht 06: Boothroyd, Genz, Smith, Gavros (f) 70.4 3 3 22 14

Ht 07: Mudge, Roper, Boocock, McKee 71.6 3 3 25 17

Ht 08: Boothroyd, Jameson, Smith, Cribb 72.8 1 5 26 22

Ht 09: Andrew, Boothroyd, Jameson, Strachan 71.0 3 3 29 25

Ht 10: Boocock, Genz, Roper, Smith 71.0 2 4 31 29

Ht 11: Younghusband, Mudge, Kingston, McKee 71.2 2 4 33 33

Ht 12: Genz, Boothroyd, Roper, Cribb 70.0 3 3 36 36

Ht 13: Andrew, Boocock, Mudge, Younghusband 70.0 4 2 40 38

Halifax v Hackney Saturday 21st May 1966 (British League)


1. Eric Boothroyd 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

2. Dennis Gavros 1 EF 0 N 1 0 1


4. Bert Kingston 1 1* 2* 0 4 2 7

5. Eric Boocock 2 3 3 2* 10 1 11

6. Tommy Roper 1* 1 1 0 3 1 4

7. Bob Jameson 2 3 0 5 0 5

hackney 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Colin Pratt 2 3 2 3 3 13 0 13

2. Malcolm Brown 0 3 0 0 3 0 3

3. Gerald Jackson 2 2 1* 0 5 1 6

4. Ernie Baker 0 0 0 TS 0 0 0

5. Roy Trigg 3 2 1 2 1 9 0 9

6. Les McGillivray 0 1* TS 1 2 1 3

7. Sandy McGillivray 1 1 2 0 2

dukes hawks dukes hawks

Ht 01: Boothroyd, Pratt, Gavros, Brown 68.2 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Younghusband, Jackson, Kingston, Baker 68.4 4 2 8 4

Ht 03: Trigg, Boocock, Roper, L.McGillivray 70.0 3 3 11 7

Ht 04: Brown, Jameson, S.McGillivray, Gavros (ef) 71.0 2 4 13 11

Ht 05: Boocock, Jackson, Roper, Baker 69.2 4 2 17 13

Ht 06: Pratt, Younghusband, Kingston, Brown 69.4 3 3 20 16

Ht 07: Boothroyd, Trigg, L.McGillivray, Gavros 70.2 3 3 23 19

Ht 08: Jameson, Kingston, S.McGillivray, Baker 71.0 5 1 28 20

Ht 09: Boocock, Pratt, Roper, Brown 69.4 4 2 32 22

Ht 10: Pratt, Younghusband, Trigg, Kingston 71.0 2 4 34 26

Ht 11: Boothroyd, Trigg, Jackson, Jameson 71.4 3 3 37 29

Ht 12: Pratt, Younghusband, Trigg, Roper 70.2 2 4 39 33

Ht 13: Boothroyd, Boocock, L.McGillivray, Jackson 70.8 5 1 44 34

Halifax: World Championship Qualifying Round Saturday 28th May 1966 (Individual)

riders 1 2 3 4 5 pts pos

01. Tommy Roper (Halifax) 2 2 2 2 2 10 6th

02. Mike Watkin (Newcastle) 1 0 2 1 0 4 12th

03. Eric Boothroyd (Halifax) 3 3 2 3 3 14 2nd

04. Colin Pratt (Hackney) 0 3 3 3 3 12 3rd

05. Willie Templeton (Glasgow) 2 0 0 0 1 3 13th

06. Neil Street (Exeter) 1 1 1 1 2 6 10th

07. Jimmy Squibb (Exeter) 3 2 1 3 1 10 5th

08. Dennis Gavros (Halifax) Fell 1 1 3 3 8 7th

09. Eric Boocock (Halifax) 3 3 3 2 3 14 1st

10. Des Lukehurst (Oxford) 2 3 0 1 1 7 9th

11. Reg Trott (West Ham) 0 0 0 0 0 0 15th

12. Jack Geran (Exeter) Did Not Arrive

13. Bert Kingston (Halifax) 2 1 2 2 1 8 8th

14. Ray Cresp (Long Eaton) 1 2 0 0 2 5 11th

15. Cyril Francis (Wolverhampton) 0 1 1 0 0 2 14th

16. Dave Younghusband (Halifax) 3 2 3 2 2 12 4th

Res: Bob Jameson (Halifax) 1 3 0 4

Res: Greg Kentwell (Halifax) 0 1 1

Heat results - see next page

Ht 01: Boothroyd, Roper, Watkin, Pratt 68.8

Ht 02: Squibb, Templeton, Street, Gavros (f) 70.6

Ht 03: Boocock, Lukehurst, Jameson, Trott 68.6

Ht 04: Younghusband, Kingston, Cresp, Francis 69.2

Ht 05: Boocock, Roper, Kingston, Templeton 69.2

Ht 06: Lukehurst, Cresp, Street, Watkin 70.6

Ht 07: Boothroyd, Squibb, Francis, Trott 69.4

Ht 08: Pratt, Younghusband, Gavros, Kentwell 69.8

Ht 09: Younghusband, Roper, Street, Trott 71.0

Ht 10: Jameson, Watkin, Francis, Templeton 71.0

Ht 11: Boocock, Boothroyd, Gavros, Cresp 68.6

Ht 12: Pratt, Kingston, Squibb, Lukehurst (f rem) not known

Ht 13: Squibb, Roper, Kentwell, Cresp 71.2

Ht 14: Gavros, Kingston, Watkin, Trott 71.0

Ht 15: Boothroyd, Younghusband, Lukehurst, Templeton 70.0

Ht 16: Pratt, Boocock, Street, Francis 70.2

Ht 17: Gavros, Roper, Lukehurst, Francis 70.6

Ht 18: Boocock, Younghusband, Squibb, Watkin 70.2

Ht 19: Boothroyd, Street, Kingston, Jameson 70.2

Ht 20: Pratt, Cresp, Templeton, Trott 71.4

Run off for 1st place: Boocock beat Boothroyd 69.4

Halifax v Edinburgh Monday 30th May 1966 (British League)


1. Eric Boothroyd 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

2. Dennis Gavros 1 2 2* 1 6 1 7

3. Eric Boocock 3 3 2* 3 11 1 12

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

5. Tommy Roper 3 1 1* 1 6 1 7

6. Bert Kingston 2* 3 2 1 8 1 9

7. Greg Kentwell Fell 2* 2 1 3

edinburgh 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Jimmy Tannock 0 Fell 0 0 0 0 0

2. Doug Templeton 2 3 2 3 2 12 0 12

3. Jim Lightfoot (G) 1 2 1 TS TS 4 0 4

4. Bert Harkins Fell 0 TS 0 0 0 0

5. George Hunter 0 0 0 2 Ret 2 0 2

6. Reidar Eide 1 1 1 2 5 0 5

7. Bill Landels 1 0 1 0 1

dukes monarchs dukes monarchs

Ht 01: Boothroyd, Templeton, Gavros, Tannock 68.4 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Boocock, Jameson, Lightfoot, Harkins (f) 70.2 5 1 9 3

Ht 03: Roper, Kingston, Eide, Hunter 70.8 5 1 14 4

Ht 04: Templeton, Gavros, Landels, Kentwell (f) 70.2 2 4 16 8

Ht 05: Kingston, Lightfoot, Roper, Harkins 71.0 4 2 20 10

Ht 06: Boocock, Templeton, Jameson, Tannock (f) 68.8 4 2 24 12

Ht 07: Boothroyd, Gavros, Eide, Hunter 70.6 5 1 29 13

Ht 08: Jameson, Kentwell, Lightfoot, Landels 71.4 5 1 34 14

Ht 09: Templeton, Kingston, Roper, Tannock 70.2 3 3 37 17

Ht 10: Jameson, Boocock, Eide, Hunter 71.6 5 1 42 18

Ht 11: Boothroyd, Templeton, Gavros, Harkins 70.0 4 2 46 20

Ht 12: Boocock, Hunter, Kingston, Tannock 70.0 4 2 50 22

Ht 13: Boothroyd, Eide, Roper, Hunter (ret) 71.4 4 2 54 24

Halifax v Newport Saturday 4th June 1966 (British League)


1. Eric Boothroyd 3 2* 3 3 11 1 12

2. Tommy Roper 2* 3 3 1 9 1 10

3. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

4. Bob Jameson 1 2* 3 1 7 1 8


6. Bert Kingston 1 1 1* 2* 5 2 7

7. Dennis Gavros 2* 2* 4 2 6

newport 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Alby Golden 0 0 TS 0 0 0 0

2. Geoff Penniket 1 1 1 0 3 0 3

3. Jack Biggs 2 2 3 2 0 9 0 9

4. Bob Hughes 0 0 1 0 1 0 1

5. Jon Erskine 0 1 0 1 2 0 2

6. Gote Nordin 2 EF 2 2 6 0 6

7. Tim Bungay 0 0 0 0 0

dukes wasps dukes wasps

Ht 01: Boothroyd, Roper, Penniket, Golden 68.8 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Boocock, Biggs, Jameson, Hughes 68.4 4 2 9 3

Ht 03: Younghusband, Nordin, Kingston, Erskine 71.0 4 2 13 5

Ht 04: Roper, Gavros, Penniket, Bungay 69.8 5 1 18 6

Ht 05: Younghusband, Biggs, Kingston, Hughes 70.0 4 2 22 8

Ht 06: Boocock, Jameson, Penniket, Golden 71.0 5 1 27 9

Ht 07: Roper, Boothroyd, Erskine, Nordin (ef) 70.0 5 1 32 10

Ht 08: Jameson, Gavros, Hughes, Bungay 71.8 5 1 37 11

Ht 09: Biggs, Younghusband, Kingston, Penniket 71.0 3 3 40 14

Ht 10: Boocock, Nordin, Jameson, Erskine 70.0 4 2 44 16

Ht 11: Boothroyd, Biggs, Roper, Hughes 70.4 4 2 48 18

Ht 12: Boocock, Kingston, Erskine, Golden 72.0 5 1 53 19

Ht 13: Boothroyd, Nordin, Younghusband, Biggs 70.0 4 2 57 21

Middlesbrough v Halifax Thursday 9th June 1966 (Northern Cup)

middlesbrough 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Nigel Boocock 2 2 2 3 3 12 0 12

2. Kevin Torpie 1* 3 0 Fell 4 1 5

3. Roy Trigg 3 2 2 3 2 12 0 12

4. Ray Day 1 1* TS 0 2 1 3

5. Colin Pratt 0 0 TS 0 0 0 0

6. Vic Lonsdale 1 1 0 0 2 0 2

7. Dennis Jenkins 0 Fell 0 0 0


1. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

2. Bob Jameson 0 2 0 1 3 0 3

3. Tommy Roper 2 3 2 1* 8 1 9

4. Dennis Gavros 0 2* 3 1* 6 2 8

5. Bert Kingston 2* 1 1* 1 5 2 7


7. Greg Kentwell 1* 1 2 1 3

bears dukes bears dukes

Ht 01: E.Boocock, N.Boocock, Torpie, Jameson 69.2 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Trigg, Roper, Day, Gavros 71.8 4 2 7 5

Ht 03: Younghusband, Kingston, Lonsdale, Pratt 71.6 1 5 8 10

Ht 04: Torpie, Jameson, Kentwell, Jenkins 73.0 3 3 11 13

Ht 05: Roper, Gavros, Lonsdale, Pratt 71.6 1 5 12 18

Ht 06: E.Boocock, Trigg, Day, Jameson 69.4 3 3 15 21

Ht 07: Younghusband, N.Boocock, Kingston, Torpie 71.0 2 4 17 25

Ht 08: Gavros, Trigg, Kentwell, Jenkins (f) 71.4 2 4 19 29

Ht 09: E.Boocock, N.Boocock, Jameson, Lonsdale 69.0 2 4 21 33

Ht 10: Trigg, Younghusband, Kingston, Day 69.8 3 3 24 36

Ht 11: N.Boocock, Roper, Gavros, Torpie (f) 69.2 3 3 27 39

Ht 12: E.Boocock, Trigg, Kingston, Lonsdale 70.2 2 4 29 43

Ht 13: N.Boocock, Younghusband, Roper, Pratt 69.6 3 3 32 46

Halifax v Glasgow Saturday 11th June 1966 (KOC 2nd Round)


1. Eric Boothroyd 2* 2* 3 2* 1 10 3 13

2. Tommy Roper 3 3 0 3 3 12 0 12

3. Eric Boocock 3 3 2 3 3 14 0 14

4. Bob Jameson 2* 0 2 1 0 5 1 6

5. Dave Younghusband EF 0 N N N 0 0 0

6. Bert Kingston 2 3 2 2 2* 11 1 12

7. Dennis Gavros 2* 0 1* 1* 1 5 3 8


1. Willie Templeton 1 0 1* 0 2* 4 2 6

2. Maury Mattingley 0 1 2 2 2 7 0 7

3. Bluey Scott 0 1 1* 3 1 6 1 7

4. Alf Wells 1 2 3 EF 0 6 0 6

5. Charlie Monk 3 3 1 3 3 13 0 13

6. Bill McMillan 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2

7. Jonny Faafeng 0 1 1 0 1


dukes tigers dukes tigers

Ht 01: Roper, Boothroyd, Templeton, Mattingley 69.0 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Boocock, Jameson, Wells, Scott 68.8 5 1 10 2

Ht 03: Roper, Gavros, Mattingley, Faafeng 71.0 5 1 15 3

Ht 04: Boocock, Boothroyd, Scott, Templeton 69.0 5 1 20 4

Ht 05: Monk, Kingston, McMillan, Younghusband (ef) 69.2 2 4 22 8

Ht 06: Boothroyd, Wells, Scott, Roper 69.8 3 3 25 11

Ht 07: Monk, Boocock, McMillan, Jameson 69.2 2 4 27 15

Ht 08: Kingston, Mattingley, Templeton, Younghusband 70.2 3 3 30 18

Ht 09: Wells, Jameson, Faafeng, Gavros 70.2 2 4 32 22

Ht 10: Roper, Boothroyd, Monk, McMillan 70.2 5 1 37 23

Ht 11: Scott, Kingston, Gavros, Wells (ef) 71.0 3 3 40 26

Ht 12: Boocock, Mattingley, Jameson, Templeton 70.0 4 2 44 28

Ht 13: Monk, Kingston, Gavros, McMillan 70.4 3 3 47 31

Ht 14: Boocock, Mattingley, Boothroyd, Wells 69.8 4 2 51 33

Ht 15: Roper, Kingston, Scott, McMillan 71.4 5 1 56 34

Ht 16: Monk, Templeton, Gavros, Jameson 71.0 1 5 57 39

Long Eaton v Halifax Tuesday 14th June 1966 (British League)

long eaton 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Charlie Monk (G) 3 2 2* 3 2 12 1 13

2. Dennis Newton Exc 2 1* 1 4 1 5

3. Ray Cresp 0 0 1* 2 3 1 4

4. Vic White 2 1 Fell TS 3 0 3

5. Ray Wilson 2 3 3 2 EF 10 0 10

6. John Mills 1* 1 TS 1* 3 2 5

7. Ian Champion 0 Fell 0 0 0


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

2. Tommy Roper 1* 3 3 0 7 1 8

3. Eric Boocock 3 2 2 3 10 0 10

4. Bob Jameson 1 Exc 3 0 4 0 4

5. Bert Kingston 0 0 N 0 0 0 0


7. Dennis Gavros 1 2* 0 3 1 4

archers dukes archers dukes

Ht 01: Monk, Boothroyd, Roper, Newton (exc) 69.8 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Boocock, White, Jameson, Cresp 71.4 2 4 5 7

Ht 03: Younghusband, Wilson, Mills, Kingston 70.8 3 3 8 10

Ht 04: Roper, Newton, Gavros, Champion 72.2 2 4 10 14

Ht 05: Wilson, Boocock, Mills, Jameson (exc) 70.4 4 2 14 16

Ht 06: Roper, Boothroyd, White, Cresp 72.2 1 5 15 21

Ht 07: Younghusband, Monk, Newton, Kingston 71.2 3 3 18 24

Ht 08: Jameson, Gavros, White (f), Champion (f) 73.4 0 5 18 29

Ht 09: Wilson, Monk, Boothroyd, Roper 71.8 5 1 23 30

Ht 10: Younghusband, Wilson, Cresp, Gavros 71.4 3 3 26 33

Ht 11: Monk, Boocock, Newton, Jameson 72.2 4 2 30 35

Ht 12: Boothroyd, Cresp, Mills, Kingston 72.2 3 3 33 38

Ht 13: Boocock, Monk, Younghusband, Wilson (ef) 70.6 2 4 35 42

Halifax: World Championship Semi Final Wednesday 15th June 1966 (Individual) Top 8 qualify for the British final

riders 1 2 3 4 5 pts pos

01. Jimmy Gooch (Oxford) 3 2 2 1 2 10 5th

02. Colin Gooddy (Exeter) 0 0 2 0 Fell 2 16th

03. Jon Erskine (Newport) 2 1 1 0 0 4 13th

04. Jim Lightfoot (Coventry) 1 0 1 1 2 5 12th

05. Doug Templeton (Edinburgh) 0 1 Ret 1 0 2 15th

06. Barry Briggs (Swindon) 3 3 3 3 3 15 1st

07. Terry Betts (King`s Lynn) 2 0 0 2 3 7 9th

08. Ivan Mauger (Newcastle) 1 2 2 1 3 9 8th

09. Charlie Monk (Glasgow) 2 F Exc 0 0 2 4 14th

10. Ron Mountford (Coventry) 3 2 3 3 1 12 2nd

11. Peter Moore (King`s Lynn) 1 3 0 3 3 10 3rd

12. George Hunter (Edinburgh) 0 1 3 3 2 9 7th

13. Brian Brett (Newcastle) 2 3 2 2 1 10 6th

14. Arne Pander (Oxford) 0 1 3 Ret 1 5 11th

15. Peter Vandenberg (Wolverhampton) 1 2 1 2 0 6 10th

16. Roy Trigg (Hackney) 3 3 1 2 1 10 4th


Ht 01: Gooch, Erskine, Lightfoot, Gooddy 69.2

Ht 02: Briggs, Betts, Mauger, Templeton 68.0

Ht 03: Mountford, Monk, Moore, Hunter 69.0

Ht 04: Trigg, Brett, Vandenberg, Pander 68.8

Ht 05: Brett, Gooch, Templeton, Monk (f exc) 70.0

Ht 06: Briggs, Mountford, Pander, Gooddy 69.2

Ht 07: Moore, Vandenberg, Erskine, Betts 72.4

Ht 08: Trigg, Mauger, Hunter, Lightfoot 72.8

Ht 09: Briggs, Gooch, Trigg, Moore 72.0

Ht 10: Hunter, Gooddy, Vandenberg, Templeton (ret) 74.0

Ht 11: Pander, Mauger, Erskine, Monk 72.4

Ht 12: Mountford, Brett, Lightfoot, Betts 70.6

Ht 13: Hunter, Betts, Gooch, Pander (ret) 73.6

Ht 14: Moore, Brett, Mauger, Gooddy 72.0

Ht 15: Mountford, Trigg, Templeton, Erskine 70.4

Ht 16: Briggs, Vandenberg, Lightfoot, Monk 71.0

Ht 17: Mauger, Gooch, Mountford, Vandenberg 74.0

Ht 18: Betts, Monk, Trigg, Gooddy (f) 72.2

Ht 19: Briggs, Hunter, Brett, Erskine 71.6

Ht 20: Moore, Lightfoot, Pander, Templeton Not Known

Run off for 3rd place: Moore, Trigg, Gooch, Brett 72.4

Halifax v Long Eaton Saturday 18th June 1966 (British League)


1. Eric Boothroyd 2 2 2* 2* 8 2 10

2. Tommy Roper 1* 3 1* 3 8 2 10

3. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

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



7. Dennis Gavros 2* 3 F Exc 5 1 6

long eaton 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts bpts

1. Brian Brett (G) 3 2 3 2 2 12 0 12

2. Dennis Newton 0 1 TS 1* 0 2 1 3

3. Ray Cresp 2 2 1* 0 1 6 1 7

4. Vic White 0 0 1 1 2 0 2

5. John Mills 1* TS N TS 1 1 2

6. Ray Wilson 2 Ret 2 1* 0 5 1 6

7. Ian Champion 0 0 0 0 0

dukes archers dukes archers

Ht 01: Brett, Boothroyd, Roper, Newton 68.2 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Boocock, Cresp, Jameson, White 69.2 4 2 7 5

Ht 03: Younghusband, Wilson, Mills, Kingston 69.4 3 3 10 8

Ht 04: Roper, Gavros, Newton, Champion 69.0 5 1 15 9

Ht 05: Younghusband, Cresp, Kingston, White 68.6 4 2 19 11

Ht 06: Boocock, Brett, Cresp, Jameson 68.0 3 3 22 14

Ht 07: Brett, Boothroyd, Roper, Wilson (ret) 69.0 3 3 25 17

Ht 08: Gavros, Jameson, White, Champion 70.0 5 1 30 18

Ht 09: Younghusband, Brett, Newton, Kingston 68.8 3 3 33 21

Ht 10: Boocock, Wilson, Jameson, Newton 68.0 4 2 37 23

Ht 11: Roper, Boothroyd, White, Cresp 69.8 5 1 42 24

Ht 12: Boocock, Brett, Wilson, Gavros (f exc) 69.0 3 3 45 27

Ht 13: Younghusband, Boothroyd, Cresp, Wilson 70.0 5 1 50 28

Exeter v Halifax Monday 20th June 1966 (British League)

exeter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Jack Geran 1 0 2* 2 5 1 6

2. Tommy Sweetman 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

3. Jimmy Squibb 0 EF 0 EF 0 0 0

4. Colin Gooddy 1 EF EF 2 3 0 3

5. Chris Blewett 1* 2* 1 1* 5 3 8

6. Neil Street 2 3 3 2 10 0 10

7. Alan Smith 0 1 1 0 1


1. Eric Boothroyd 2 3 2 3 10 0 10

2. Dennis Gavros 0 2 2* 0 4 1 5


4. Bob Jameson 2* 0 3 0 5 1 6

5. Tommy Roper Fell 1* 1 1 3 1 4

6. Eric Boocock 3 2 3 3 11 0 11

7. Bert Kingston 1* 2* 3 2 5

falcons dukes falcons dukes

Ht 01: Sweetman, Boothroyd, Geran, Gavros 75.4 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Younghusband, Jameson, Gooddy, Squibb 75.2 1 5 5 7

Ht 03: Boocock, Street, Blewett, Roper (f) 73.3 3 3 8 10

Ht 04: Sweetman, Gavros, Kingston, Smith 75.5 3 3 11 13

Ht 05: Street, Blewett, Younghusband, Jameson 76.2 5 1 16 14

Ht 06: Boothroyd, Gavros, Gooddy (ef), Squibb (ef) 77.2 0 5 16 19

Ht 07: Sweetman, Boocock, Roper, Geran 75.4 3 3 19 22

Ht 08: Jameson, Kingston, Smith, Gooddy (ef) 77.5 1 5 20 27

Ht 09: Street, Boothroyd, Blewett, Gavros 74.5 4 2 24 29

Ht 10: Boocock, Gooddy, Roper, Squibb 73.2 2 4 26 33

Ht 11: Sweetman, Geran, Younghusband, Jameson 76.0 5 1 31 34

Ht 12: Boothroyd, Street, Roper, Squibb (ef) 74.9 2 4 33 38

Ht 13: Boocock, Geran, Blewett, Younghusband 75.0 3 3 36 41

West Ham v Halifax Tuesday 21st June 1966 (British League)


1. Ken McKinlay 3 3 2 2 10 0 10

2. Reg Trott 1 0 1 1* 3 1 4

3. Norman Hunter 2 3 3 2 10 0 10

4. Brian Leonard 1* 0 2 Fell 3 1 4

5. Malcolm Simmons 1 1* 1 1* 4 2 6

6. Sverre Harrfeldt 3 2 EF 1* 6 1 7

7. Ted Ede 1 EF 1 0 1


1. Eric Boothroyd 2 2 2* 3 9 1 10

2. Tommy Roper 0 2* 1* 3 6 2 8

3. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

4. Bob Jameson 0 0 1 N 1 0 1

5. Dennis Gavros Ret N 1* 0 1 1 2



hammers dukes hammers dukes

Ht 01: McKinlay, Boothroyd, Trott, Roper 74.8 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Boocock, Hunter, Leonard, Jameson 75.2 3 3 7 5

Ht 03: Harrfeldt, Younghusband, Simmons, Gavros (ret) 75.6 4 2 11 7

Ht 04: Kingston, Roper, Ede, Trott 76.8 1 5 12 12

Ht 05: Boocock, Harrfeldt, Simmons, Jameson 75.2 3 3 15 15

Ht 06: Hunter, Boothroyd, Roper, Leonard 76.4 3 3 18 18

Ht 07: McKinlay, Younghusband, Trott, Kingston 76.4 4 2 22 20

Ht 08: Kingston, Leonard, Jameson, Ede (ef) 77.2 2 4 24 24

Ht 09: Roper, Boothroyd, Simmons, Harrfeldt (ef) 76.6 1 5 25 29

Ht 10: Hunter, Younghusband, Gavros, Leonard (f) 76.4 3 3 28 32

Ht 11: Boocock, McKinlay, Trott, Kingston 76.2 3 3 31 35

Ht 12: Boothroyd, Hunter, Harrfeldt, Gavros 76.8 3 3 34 38

Ht 13: Boocock, McKinlay, Simmons, Younghusband 76.0 3 3 37 41

Halifax: England v Scotland Wednesday 22nd June 1966 (3rd Test Match)

england 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Nigel Boocock 3 3 3 3 3 3 18 0 18

2. Ray Wilson 2* 0 N 1 2* 1 6 2 8

3. Eric Boocock 2* 2* 3 3 1* 2* 13 4 17

4. Eric Boothroyd 3 3 2* 2* 2 3 15 2 17

5. Cyril Maidment EF N N N N N 0 0 0

6. Dave Younghusband 2 3 3 3 3 3 17 0 17

7. Tommy Roper 2* 2* 1 2* 1 8 3 11

8. Bob Paulson 1 1 0 1

scotland 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Ken McKinlay Ret 1 N 2 3 2 8 0 8

2. Doug Templeton 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2

3. George Hunter EF EF EF N N 0 0 0 0

4. Bluey Scott 1 1 2 1 1 2 8 0 8

5. Charlie Monk 3 2 1 2 EF 1 9 0 9

6. Willie Templeton 1 1* 0 0 1 0 3 1 4

7. Bill McMillan 0 0 0 0 0

8. Jimmy Tannock 0 0 0 0


england scotland england scotland

Ht 01: N.Boocock, Wilson, D.Templeton, McKinlay (ret) 68.0 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Boothroyd, E.Boocock, Scott, Hunter (ef) 68.4 5 1 10 2

Ht 03: Monk, Younghusband, W.Templeton, Maidment (ef) 69.0 2 4 12 6

Ht 04: Boothroyd, E.Boocock, McKinlay, D.Templeton 70.0 5 1 17 7

Ht 05: Younghusband, Roper, Scott, Hunter (ef) 70.0 5 1 22 8

Ht 06: N.Boocock, Monk, W.Templeton, Wilson 70.0 3 3 25 11

Ht 07: Younghusband, Roper, D.Templeton, McMillan 71.0 5 1 30 12

Ht 08: N.Boocock, Scott, Paulson, Hunter (ef) 70.2 4 2 34 14

Ht 09: E.Boocock, Boothroyd, Monk, W.Templeton 70.0 5 1 39 15

Ht 10: N.Boocock, McKinlay, Wilson, D.Templeton 70.2 4 2 43 17

Ht 11: E.Boocock, Boothroyd, Scott, McMillan 70.0 5 1 48 18

Ht 12: Younghusband, Monk, Roper, W.Templeton 71.0 4 2 52 20

Ht 13: McKinlay, Boothroyd, E.Boocock, D.Templeton 71.0 3 3 55 23

Ht 14: Younghusband, Roper, Scott, Tannock 71.2 5 1 60 24

Ht 15: N.Boocock, Wilson, W.Templeton, Monk (ef) 71.0 5 1 65 25

Ht 16: Younghusband, McKinlay, Roper, D.Templeton 71.2 4 2 69 27

Ht 17: N.Boocock, Scott, Wilson, Hunter 71.4 4 2 73 29

Ht 18: Boothroyd, E.Boocock, Monk, W.Templeton 71.0 5 1 78 30

King`s Lynn v Halifax Friday 24th June 1966 (British League) meeting postponed due to rain !

Halifax v Middlesbrough Saturday 25th June 1966 (Northern Cup)


1. Tommy Roper 3 2* 2 0 7 1 8

2. Dennis Gavros 0 Ret 3 1* 4 1 5

3. Dave Younghusband 3 1* 3 1* 8 2 10


5. Eric Boocock Ret 3 3 2 8 0 8

6. Bob Jameson 3 0 2* 2 7 1 8

7. Greg Kentwell 1 1 2 0 2

middlesbrough 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Ken McKinlay 2 3 1 3 9 0 9

2. Kevin Torpie 1* 2* 0 Fell 3 2 5

3. Arne Pander 2 2 3 3 10 0 10

4. Ray Day 0 1* 2 0 3 1 4

5. Vic Lonsdale 1* 0 N 0 1 1 2

6. Jimmy Gooch 2 1 2 1 6 0 6

7. Alan Jay 3 0 0 3 0 3

dukes bears dukes bears

Ht 01: Roper, McKinlay, Torpie, Gavros 68.4 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Younghusband, Pander, Kingston, Day 68.0 4 2 7 5

Ht 03: Jameson, Gooch, Lonsdale, Boocock (ret) 69.0 3 3 10 8

Ht 04: Jay, Torpie, Kentwell (f rem), Gavros (ret) 70.2 1 5 11 13

Ht 05: Boocock, Pander, Day, Jameson 68.0 3 3 14 16

Ht 06: McKinlay, Kingston, Younghusband, Torpie 68.2 3 3 17 19

Ht 07: Gavros, Roper, Gooch, Lonsdale 69.0 5 1 22 20

Ht 08: Kingston, Day, Kentwell, Jay 69.0 4 2 26 22

Ht 09: Boocock, Jameson, McKinlay, Torpie (f) 67.0 (TR) 5 1 31 23

Ht 10: Younghusband, Gooch, Kingston, Jay (f rem) 69.0 4 2 35 25

Ht 11: Pander, Roper, Gavros, Day 69.8 3 3 38 28

Ht 12: McKinlay, Jameson, Younghusband, Lonsdale (f rem) 70.2 3 3 41 31

Ht 13: Pander, Boocock, Gooch, Roper 69.6 2 4 43 35

Halifax v Poole Saturday 2nd July 1966 (British League)



2. Bert Kingston 0 EF 0 N 0 0 0

3. Eric Boocock 1 3 Fell 0 4 0 4


5. Eric Boothroyd 2 3 3 2* 10 1 11

6. Tommy Roper 1* 1 0 2 4 1 5

7. Bob Jameson 2 2* 2* 6 2 8

poole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Geoff Mudge 1* 2 1* 1 5 2 7

2. Colin McKee 2 3 1* 2 8 1 9

3. Ronnie Genz 3 2 0 EF 5 0 5

4. Wayne Briggs 2* 0 1 1 4 1 5

5. Bill Andrew 3 1* 3 3 10 1 11

6. Norman Strachan 0 2 1 1 4 0 4

7. Bruce Cribb 1 0 1 0 1

dukes pirates dukes pirates

Ht 01: Younghusband, McKee, Mudge, Kingston 70.4 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Genz, Briggs, Boocock, Gavros 71.4 1 5 4 8

Ht 03: Andrew, Boothroyd, Roper, Strachan 71.0 3 3 7 11

Ht 04: McKee, Jameson, Cribb, Kingston (ef) 69.8 2 4 9 15

Ht 05: Boothroyd, Genz, Roper, Briggs 69.8 4 2 13 17

Ht 06: Boocock, Mudge, McKee, Gavros 70.6 3 3 16 20

Ht 07: Younghusband, Strachan, Andrew, Kingston 69.6 3 3 19 23

Ht 08: Gavros, Jameson, Briggs, Cribb 70.2 5 1 24 24

Ht 09: Boothroyd, McKee, Mudge, Roper 69.8 3 3 27 27

Ht 10: Andrew, Gavros, Strachan, Boocock (f) 70.2 2 4 29 31

Ht 11: Younghusband, Jameson, Briggs, Genz 70.8 5 1 34 32

Ht 12: Andrew, Roper, Mudge, Boocock 71.0 2 4 36 36

Ht 13: Younghusband, Boothroyd, Strachan, Genz (ef) 69.6 5 1 41 37

Halifax: England v Russia Wednesday 6th July 1966 (2nd Test Match)

england 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Nigel Boocock 2 1 3 0 3 1* 10 1 11

2. Eric Boothroyd 1* 3 2* 1 2* 2 11 3 14

3. Ron Mountford 3 EF 1 2 1 3 10 0 10

4. Trevor Hedge 2* 2 3 F Exc 0 N 7 1 8

5. Eric Boocock 2 3 3 2* 3 1 14 1 15

6. Bob Paulson 1* 0 1 3 1 0 6 1 7

7. Dave Younghusband 1 1 0 1

8.???

russia 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Igor Plechanov 3 3 2 2* 2* 2* 14 3 17

2. Yuri Chekranov 0 1 0 3 3 3 10 0 10

3. Boris Samorodov 0 2 1 3 0 3 9 0 9

4. Vladimir Kornev 1 1* 0 1 2 0 5 1 6

5. Gennardy Kurilenko 0 0 0 0 0 N 0 0 0

6. Victor Trofimov 3 2 2 1 1 2 11 0 11

7. Gabdrahman Kadirov 0 0 0 0

8. Rail Farfarov

Heat results -see next page

england russia england russia

Ht 01: Plechanov, N.Boocock, Boothroyd, Chekranov 67.8 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Mountford, Hedge, Konev, Samorodov 70.4 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: Trofimov, E.Boocock, Paulson, Kurilenko 69.4 3 3 11 7

Ht 04: Plechanov, Hedge, Chekranov, Mountford (ef) 69.2 2 4 13 11

Ht 05: E.Boocock, Samorodov, Kornev, Paulson 68.4 3 3 16 14

Ht 06: Boothroyd, Trofimov, N.Boocock, Kurilenko 69.2 4 2 20 16

Ht 07: E.Boocock, Plechanov, Paulson, Chekranov 69.0 4 2 24 18

Ht 08: N.Boocock, Boothroyd, Samorodov, Kornev 69.0 5 1 29 19

Ht 09: Hedge, Trofimov, Mountford, Kurilenko 70.0 4 2 33 21

Ht 10: Chekranov, Plechanov, Boothroyd, N.Boocock 71.6 1 5 34 26

Ht 11: Samorodov, Mountford, Kornev, Hedge (f exc) 71.2 2 4 36 30

Ht 12: Paulson, E.Boocock, Trofimov, Kurilenko 71.2 5 1 41 31

Ht 13: Chekranov, Plechanov, Mountford, Hedge 71.0 1 5 42 36

Ht 14: E.Boocock, Kornev, Paulson, Samorodov 71.0 4 2 46 38

Ht 15: N.Boocock, Boothroyd, Trofimov, Kurilenko 72.0 5 1 51 39

Ht 16: Chekranov, Plechanov, E.Boocock, Paulson 72.0 1 5 52 44

Ht 17: Samorodov, Boothroyd, N.Boocock, Kornev 71.0 3 3 55 47

Ht 18: Mountford, Trofimov, Younghusband, Kadirov 71.4 4 2 59 49

Coventry v Halifax Saturday 9th July 1966 (British League)

coventry 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Nigel Boocock 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

2. Col Cottrell 1 3 1 2* 7 1 8

3. Ron Mountford 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

4. Rick France 1 2* 2 2* 7 2 9

5. Jim Lightfoot 3 3 3 1 10 0 10

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

7. Chris Harrison 1 1* 2 1 3


1. Eric Boothroyd 2 1 1* 0 1* 5 2 7

2. Tommy Roper 0 2 0 2 2 6 0 6

3. Eric Boocock 2 2 2 1 2 9 0 9

4. Bob Jameson 0 1* 0 0 1 1 2

5. Dennis Gavros F Exc TS TS TS 0 0 0

6. Dave Younghusband EF 0 1 0 1 0 1

7. Bert Kingston 0 3 3 0 3

bees dukes bees dukes

Ht 01: N.Boocock, Boothroyd, Cottrell, Roper 67.8 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Mountford, E.Boocock, France, Jameson 67.2 4 2 8 4

Ht 03: Lightfoot, Hill, Gavros (f exc), Younghusband (ef) 71.0 5 0 13 4

Ht 04: Cottrell, Roper, Harrison, Kingston 67.8 4 2 17 6

Ht 05: Lightfoot, E.Boocock, Jameson, Hill 67.2 3 3 20 9

Ht 06: Mountford, France, Boothroyd, Roper 67.0 5 1 25 10

Ht 07: N.Boocock, E.Boocock, Cottrell, Younghusband 67.2 4 2 29 12

Ht 08: Kingston, France, Harrison, Jameson 68.6 3 3 32 15

Ht 09: Lightfoot, Roper, Boothroyd, Hill 68.8 3 3 35 18

Ht 10: Mountford, France, Younghusband, Boothroyd 68.6 5 1 40 19

Ht 11: N.Boocock, Cottrell, E.Boocock, Jameson 67.8 5 1 45 20

Ht 12: Mountford, Roper, Boothroyd, Hill 68.2 3 3 48 23

Ht 13: N.Boocock, E.Boocock, Lightfoot, Younghusband 68.4 4 2 52 25

Halifax v Oxford Wednesday 13th July 1966 (British League)


1. Eric Boothroyd 2 2* 3 3 10 1 11

2. Tommy Roper Ret 3 3 2* 8 1 9


4. Dennis Gavros 1 1* 3 2* 7 2 9

5. Eric Boocock 3 3 2 2* 10 1 11

6. Bob Jameson 2* 1 1* 1 5 2 7

7. Bert Kingston 2* 2* 4 2 6

oxford 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Arne Pander 3 3 3 2 11 0 11

2. Eddie Reeves 1 1 0 Ret 2 0 2

3. Jimmy Gooch 2 2 1 1 6 0 6

4. John Bishop 0 0 1 0 1 0 1

5. Des Lukehurst 1 1 1 N 3 0 3

6. Tony Clarke 0 0 0 Fell 0 0 0

7. Pete Seaton 0 0 0 0 0 0

dukes cheetahs dukes cheetahs

Ht 01: Pander, Boothroyd, Reeves, Roper (ret) 68.4 2 4 2 4

Ht 02: Younghusband, Gooch, Gavros, Bishop 68.8 4 2 6 6

Ht 03: Boocock, Jameson, Lukehurst, Clarke (f rem) 69.0 5 1 11 7

Ht 04: Roper, Kingston, Reeves, Seaton 69.8 5 1 16 8

Ht 05: Boocock, Gooch, Jameson, Bishop 69.8 4 2 20 10

Ht 06: Pander, Younghusband, Gavros, Reeves 70.0 3 3 23 13

Ht 07: Roper, Boothroyd, Lukehurst, Clarke 70.0 5 1 28 14

Ht 08: Gavros, Kingston, Bishop, Seaton 70.2 5 1 33 15

Ht 09: Pander, Boocock, Jameson, Reeves (ret) 69.8 3 3 36 18

Ht 10: Younghusband, Gavros, Lukehurst, Clarke 70.0 5 1 41 19

Ht 11: Boothroyd, Roper, Gooch, Bishop 70.0 5 1 46 20

Ht 12: Younghusband, Pander, Jameson, Seaton 70.4 4 2 50 22

Ht 13: Boothroyd, Boocock, Gooch, Clarke (f) 70.0 5 1 55 23

Swindon v Halifax Saturday 16th July 1966 (British League)

swindon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Mike Broadbank 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

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

3. Barry Briggs 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

4. Clive Hitch 2* 2* 2 2* 8 3 11

5. Martin Ashby 2* 0 N N 2 1 3

6. Mike Keen 3 1 2 2* 8 1 4

7. Frank Shuter 1 0 0 0 1 0 1


1. Dave Younghusband 1 1 3 1* 0 6 1 7


3. Eric Boothroyd 1 2* 3 2 2 10 1 11

4. Tommy Roper EF TS TS TS 0 0 0

5. Bob Jameson 0 0 0 N 0 0 0

6. Eric Boocock 1 3 2 1 1* 8 1 9


robins dukes robins dukes

Ht 01: Broadbank, Kilby, Younghusband, Gavros 74.8 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Briggs, Hitch, Boothroyd, Roper (ef) 74.8 5 1 10 2

Ht 03: Keen, Ashby, Boocock, Jameson 75.2 5 1 15 3

Ht 04: Kilby, Kingston, Shuter, Gavros 75.8 4 2 19 5

Ht 05: Boocock, Boothroyd, Keen, Ashby 76.4 1 5 20 10

Ht 06: Briggs, Hitch, Younghusband, Gavros 75.2 5 1 25 11

Ht 07: Broadbank, Boocock, Kilby, Jameson 74.0 4 2 29 13

Ht 08: Boothroyd, Hitch, Kingston, Shuter 75.2 2 4 31 17

Ht 09: Younghusband, Keen, Kingston, Shuter 75.2 2 4 33 21

Ht 10: Briggs, Hitch, Boocock, Jameson 74.4 5 1 38 22

Ht 11: Broadbank, Boothroyd, Younghusband, Kilby 75.0 3 3 41 25

Ht 12: Briggs, Keen, Kingston, Younghusband 75.0 5 1 46 26

Ht 13: Broadbank, Boothroyd, Boocock, Shuter 74.4 3 3 49 29

Halifax v Sheffield Saturday 23rd July 1966 (Northern Cup)


1. Eric Boothroyd 3 3 2* 2* 10 2 12

2. Tommy Roper 2* 3 2* 3 10 2 12


4. Bert Kingston 1 2* 3 2* 8 2 10

5. Terry Betts (G) 3 N 0 N 3 0 3

6. Bob Jameson 2* 1 1 1* 5 2 7


sheffield 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. John Dews EF 0 3 3 6 0 6

2. Arnie Haley 1 2 1 2* 6 1 7

3. Jack Kitchen 2 2 Fell 1 5 0 5

4. John Hart 0 0 2 1 3 0 3

5. Billy Bales 0 1 0 0 1 0 1

6. Eric Hockaday 1 0 1 0 2 0 2

7. Derek Jay 0 1* 1 1 2


Ht 01: Boothroyd, Roper, Haley, Dews (ef) 69.8 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Younghusband, Kitchen, Kingston, Hart 70.0 4 2 9 3

Ht 03: Betts, Jameson, Hockaday, Bales 69.8 5 1 14 4

Ht 04: Roper, Haley, Gavros, Jay 70.2 4 2 18 6

Ht 05: Gavros, Kitchen, Jameson, Hart 70.0 4 2 22 8

Ht 06: Younghusband, Kingston, Haley, Dews 69.8 5 1 27 9

Ht 07: Boothroyd, Roper, Bales, Hockaday 70.0 5 1 32 10

Ht 08: Kingston, Hart, Jay, Gavros 70.4 3 3 35 13

Ht 09: Dews, Haley, Jameson, Betts 70.0 1 5 36 18

Ht 10: Younghusband, Kingston, Hockaday, Bales 70.0 5 1 41 19

Ht 11: Roper, Boothroyd, Hart, Kitchen (f) 70.4 5 1 46 20

Ht 12: Dews, Younghusband, Jameson, Bales 69.8 3 3 49 23

Ht 13: Gavros, Boothroyd, Kitchen, Hockaday 70.2 5 1 54 24

Sheffield v Halifax Thursday 28th July 1966 (Northern Cup) meeting postponed rain !

Halifax v Exeter Saturday 30th July 1966 (British League)


1. Dennis Gavros 0 1* 0 1 2 1 3

2. Tommy Roper 3 3 2 2 10 0 10

3. Dave Younghusband 3 3 3 EF 9 0 9

4. Bert Kingston 2* 2* 3 Ret 7 2 9

5. Eric Boocock Ret 2* 3 3 8 1 9

6. Bob Jameson 1 3 1 2 7 0 7

7. Ian Wilson 0 0 0 0 0

exeter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Jimmy Squibb 1* 1 2 1* 1 6 2 8

2. Tommy Sweetman 2 2 0 0 3 7 0 7

3. Jack Geran 0 1 3 0 4 0 4

4. Colin Gooddy 1 0 2 1 4 0 4

5. Alan Smith 2* 0 TS TS 2 1 3

6. Neil Street 3 3 2 2 10 0 10

7. Ted Laessing 1* 1* 2 2 4

dukes falcons dukes falcons

Ht 01: Roper, Sweetman, Squibb, Gavros 70.0 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Younghusband, Kingston, Gooddy, Geran 69.4 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: Street, Smith, Jameson, Boocock (ret) 71.6 1 5 9 9

Ht 04: Roper, Sweetman, Laessing, Wilson 72.0 3 3 12 12

Ht 05: Jameson, Boocock, Geran, Gooddy 71.4 5 1 17 13

Ht 06: Younghusband, Kingston, Squibb, Sweetman 70.8 5 1 22 14

Ht 07: Street, Roper, Gavros, Smith 72.2 3 3 25 17

Ht 08: Kingston, Gooddy, Laessing, Wilson 72.8 3 3 28 20

Ht 09: Boocock, Squibb, Jameson, Sweetman 72.0 4 2 32 22

Ht 10: Younghusband, Street, Squibb, Kingston (ret) 71.4 3 3 35 25

Ht 11: Geran, Roper, Gooddy, Gavros 73.0 2 4 37 29

Ht 12: Sweetman, Jameson, Squibb, Younghusband (ef) 73.8 2 4 39 33

Ht 13: Boocock, Street, Gavros, Geran 73.8 4 2 43 35

Oxford v Halifax Thursday 4th August 1966 (British League)

oxford 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Arne Pander 3 2 2 F Exc 7 0 7

2. Eddie Reeves Ret 2 1* 1* 4 2 6

3. John Bishop 2 2 2 3 9 0 9

4. Maury McDermott 0 1* 2 0 3 1 4

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

6. Des Lukehurst 1* 0 0 1 2 1 3

7. Pete Seaton 1* 0 1 1 2


1. Eric Boothroyd R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

2. Tommy Roper NF 3 3 2 1 9 0 9

3. Dave Younghusand 3 3 0 3 3 12 0 12

4. Bert Kingston 1 1 3 1* 0 6 1 7

5. Bob Jameson 0 0 1 0 1 0 1

6. Ron Mountford (G) 2 3 3 3 2* 13 1 14

7. Dennis Gavros 0 1 1 0 1

cheetahs dukes cheetahs dukes

Ht 01: Pander, Mountford, Roper (nf), Reeves (ret) 67.2 3 2 3 2

Ht 02: Younghusband, Bishop, Kingston, McDermott 67.6 2 4 5 6

Ht 03: Mountford, Gooch, Lukehurst, Jameson 68.2 3 3 8 9

Ht 04: Roper, Reeves, Seaton, Gavros 68.6 3 3 11 12

Ht 05: Younghusband, Gooch, Kingston, Lukehurst 67.6 2 4 13 16

Ht 06: Roper, Bishop, McDermott, Younghusband 68.2 3 3 16 19

Ht 07: Mountford, Pander, Reeves, Jameson 68.0 3 3 19 22

Ht 08: Kingston, McDermott, Gavros, Seaton 69.0 2 4 21 26

Ht 09: Gooch, Roper, Kingston, Lukehurst 69.0 3 3 24 29

Ht 10: Mountford, Bishop, Jameson, McDermott 68.2 2 4 26 33

Ht 11: Younghusband, Pander, Reeves, Kingston 68.6 3 3 29 36

Ht 12: Bishop, Gooch, Roper, Jameson 68.6 5 1 34 37

Ht 13: Younghusband, Mountford, Lukehurst, Pander (f exc) 69.0 1 5 35 42

Hackney v Halifax Friday 5th August 1966 (British League)

hackney 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Colin Pratt 3 3 3 3 3 15 0 15

2. Malcolm Brown 0 1 0 TS 1 0 1

3. Roy Trigg 3 3 0 3 9 0 9

4. John Poyser 0 0 1 TS 1 0 1

5. Gerald Jackson 3 2 0 0 5 0 5

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

7. Ernie Baker 0 0 0 0 0


1. Eric Boothroyd R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

2. Tommy Roper 2 3 1* 3 2 11 1 12


4. Bert Kingston 1* 0 2* 0 3 2 5

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

6. Cyril Maidment (G) 1* 2 1* 2 1* 7 3 10

7. Dennis Gavros 2* 3 5 1 6

hawks dukes hawks dukes

Ht 01: Pratt, Roper, Maidment, Brown 68.6 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Trigg, Younghusband, Kingston, Poyser 69.0 3 3 6 6

Ht 03: Jackson, Maidment, McGillivray, Jameson 70.4 4 2 10 8

Ht 04: Roper, Gavros, Brown, Baker 70.4 1 5 11 13

Ht 05: Younghusband, Jackson, McGillivray, Kingston 70.0 3 3 14 16

Ht 06: Trigg, Younghusband, Roper, Poyser 70.0 3 3 17 19

Ht 07: Pratt, Jameson, Maidment, Brown 70.2 3 3 20 22

Ht 08: Gavros, Kingston, Poyser, Baker 71.6 1 5 21 27

Ht 09: Roper, McGillivray, Jameson, Jackson 71.0 2 4 23 31

Ht 10: Pratt, Maidment, Jameson, Trigg 70.2 3 3 26 34

Ht 11: Pratt, Younghusband, McGillivray, Kingston 69.0 4 2 30 36

Ht 12: Trigg, Roper, McGillivray, Jameson 71.0 4 2 34 38

Ht 13: Pratt, Younghusband, Maidment, Jackson 69.2 3 3 37 41

Halifax v West Ham Saturday 6th August 1966 (KOC 3rd Round)


1. Eric Boothroyd 3 0 1* 1 2 3 10 1 11

2. Tommy Roper 1 3 2 3 2 2 13 0 13

3. Dave Younghusband 3 1 2 2 1 1 10 0 10

4. Bert Kingston 1 3 1* 1* 1* 0 7 3 10

5. Eric Boocock R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

6. Bob Jameson 2* 1 1* 1* 0 5 3 8

7. Dennis Gavros 2* 3 2 7 1 8


1. Ken McKinlay 2 3 2 3 2 3 15 0 15

2. Reg Trott 0 1 TS 0 TS 1 0 1

3. Sverre Harrfeldt 2 2* 3 EF 3 3 13 1 14

4. Brian Leonard 0 0 TS 0 TS 0 0 0

5. Norman Hunter 0 3 3 2 3 2* 13 1 14

6. Malcolm Simmons 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2

7. Don Smith 0 0 0 0 0


dukes hammers dukes hammers

Ht 01: Boothroyd, McKinlay, Roper, Trott 69.0 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Younghusband, Harrfeldt, Kingston, Leonard 68.2 4 2 8 4

Ht 03: Roper, Gavros, Trott, Smith 70.4 5 1 13 5

Ht 04: McKinlay, Harrfeldt, Younghusband, Boothroyd 69.2 1 5 14 10

Ht 05: Kingston, Jameson, Simmons, Hunter 70.8 5 1 19 11

Ht 06: Harrfeldt, Roper, Boothroyd, Leonard 69.0 3 3 22 14

Ht 07: Hunter, Younghusband, Kingston, Simmons 69.4 3 3 25 17

Ht 08: Gavros, McKinlay, Jameson, Harrfeldt (ef) 70.4 4 2 29 19

Ht 09: Hunter, Gavros, Kingston, Smith 70.0 3 3 32 22

Ht 10: Roper, Hunter, Boothroyd, Simmons 69.6 4 2 36 24

Ht 11: Harrfeldt, Boothroyd, Jameson, Leonard 69.0 3 3 39 27

Ht 12: McKinlay, Younghusband, Kingston, Trott 70.0 3 3 42 30

Ht 13: Hunter, Roper, Jameson, Simmons 70.4 3 3 45 33

Ht 14: Boothroyd, McKinlay, Younghusband, Simmons 69.8 4 2 49 35

Ht 15: Harrfeldt, Roper, Simmons, Jameson 70.0 2 4 51 39

Ht 16: McKinlay, Hunter, Younghusband, Kingston 70.6 1 5 52 44

Halifax v Swindon Saturday 13th August 1966 (British League) no times available for this meeting.


1. Eric Boothroyd 2 1* 2 2* 7 2 9

2. Tommy Roper 1* 2 2 1* 6 2 8


4. Bert Kingston 1* 2* 3 3 9 2 11

5. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

6. Dennis Gavros 0 1 Ret N 1 0 1

7. Bob Jameson 0 0 1 1 0 1

swindon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Mike Broadbank 3 0 2 Fell TS 5 0 5

2. Mike Keen 0 1 1 1* 3 1 4

3. Barry Briggs 3 2 3 3 1 12 0 12

4. Clive Hitch 0 0 1* TS 1 1 2

5. Martin Ashby 2 3 2 2* 9 1 10

6. Frank Shuter 1* 0 N N 1 1 2

7. Bob Kilby 3 2 0 0 5 0 5

dukes robins dukes robins

Ht 01: Broadbank, Boothroyd, Roper, Keen 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Briggs, Younghusband, Kingston, Hitch 3 3 6 6

Ht 03: Boocock, Ashby, Shuter, Gavros 3 3 9 9

Ht 04: Kilby, Roper, Keen, Jameson 2 4 11 13

Ht 05: Boocock, Briggs, Gavros, Hitch 4 2 15 15

Ht 06: Younghusband, Kingston, Keen, Broadbank 5 1 20 16

Ht 07: Ashby, Roper, Boothroyd, Shuter 3 3 23 19

Ht 08: Kingston, Kilby, Hitch, Jameson 3 3 26 22

Ht 09: Boocock, Broadbank, Keen, Gavros (ret) 3 3 29 25

Ht 10: Kingston, Ashby, Younghusband, Kilby 4 2 33 27

Ht 11: Briggs, Boothroyd, Roper, Broadbank (f) 3 3 36 30

Ht 12: Briggs, Ashby, Jameson, Younghusband 1 5 37 35

Ht 13: Boocock, Boothroyd, Briggs, Kilby 5 1 42 36

Silver Sash: Eric Boocock (ch) beat Barry Briggs (h)

Newcastle v Halifax Monday 15th August 1966 (Northern Cup)


1. Peter Kelly 3 1 1* 2* 1* 8 3 11

2. Allan Butterfield 2* 1* 2 2 3 10 2 12

3. Brian Brett R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

4. Graham Coombes 2 3 3 1 1 10 0 10

5. Mike Watkin 1* 1* 0 2 4 2 6

6. Ivan Mauger 2 2 3 3 EF 10 0 10

7. Dave Gifford 1* 1 2 1 3


1. Eric Boothroyd 1 0 1* 2* 4 2 6

2. Tommy Roper 0 3 2 2 7 0 7

3. Dave Younghusband 3 3 F Exc 3 9 0 9


5. Eric Boocock 3 3 2 3 11 0 11


7. Bob Jameson 0 2 Fell 2 0 2

diamonds dukes diamonds dukes

Ht 01: Kelly, Butterfield, Boothroyd, Roper 73.4 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Younghusband, Coombes, Butterfield, Kingston 72.4 3 3 8 4

Ht 03: Boocock, Mauger, Watkin, Gavros 72.0 3 3 11 7

Ht 04: Roper, Butterfield, Gifford, Jameson 74.6 3 3 14 10

Ht 05: Younghusband, Mauger, Watkin, Kingston 72.0 3 3 17 13

Ht 06: Coombes, Roper, Kelly, Boothroyd 73.8 4 2 21 15

Ht 07: Boocock, Butterfield, Kelly, Gavros 73.0 3 3 24 18

Ht 08: Coombes, Jameson, Gifford, Kingston 74.4 4 2 28 20

Ht 09: Mauger, Roper, Boothroyd, Watkin 74.0 3 3 31 23

Ht 10: Mauger, Boocock, Coombes, Gavros 72.8 4 2 35 25

Ht 11: Butterfield, Kelly, Jameson (f), Younghusband (f exc) 74.8 5 0 40 25

Ht 12: Boocock, Boothroyd, Coombes, Mauger (ef) 74.4 1 5 41 30

Ht 13: Younghusband, Watkin, Kelly, Gavros 74.4 3 3 44 33

Halifax v Newcastle Saturday 20th August 1966 (Northern Cup)


1. Eric Boothroyd 3 1* 2 1* 7 2 9

2. Tommy Roper 2* 3 2 1* 8 2 10

3. Dave Younghusband 3 1* 2 3 9 1 10

4. Bert Kingston 2* 2 EF N 4 1 5

5. Eric Boocock EF 3 3 2 8 0 8


7. Bob Jameson 2* 3 0 5 1 6


1. Gordon Guasco (G) 0 3 2 3 0 8 0 8

2. Mike Watkin 1 1 0 0 2 0 2

3. Brian Brett R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

4. Graham Coombes 1 1* 2 0 0 4 1 5

5. Allan Butterfield 1 0 1 2 4 0 4

6. Ivan Mauger 3 2 3 3 3 14 0 14

7. Dave Gifford 0 0 1* 1 1 2

dukes diamonds dukes diamonds

Ht 01: Boothroyd, Roper, Watkin, Guasco (f rem) 70.0 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Younghusband, Kingston, Coombes, Gifford 69.0 5 1 10 2

Ht 03: Mauger, Gavros, Butterfield, Boocock (ef) 70.0 2 4 12 6

Ht 04: Roper, Jameson, Watkin, Gifford 70.4 5 1 17 7

Ht 05: Boocock, Mauger, Coombes, Gavros 69.0 3 3 20 10

Ht 06: Guasco, Kingston, Younghusband, Watkin 70.0 3 3 23 13

Ht 07: Mauger, Roper, Boothroyd, Butterfield 70.0 3 3 26 16

Ht 08: Jameson, Coombes, Gifford, Kingston (ef) 71.0 3 3 29 19

Ht 09: Boocock, Guasco, Gavros, Watkin 69.8 4 2 33 21

Ht 10: Mauger, Younghusband, Butterfield, Jameson 70.4 2 4 35 25

Ht 11: Guasco, Boothroyd, Roper, Coombes 70.2 3 3 38 28

Ht 12: Younghusband, Butterfield, Gavros, Guasco (f rem) 70.8 4 2 42 30

Ht 13: Mauger, Boocock, Boothroyd, Coombes 70.4 3 3 45 33

Halifax v Wimbledon Saturday 27th August 1966 (British League)


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

2. Tommy Roper 1* 3 0 1* 5 2 7



5. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 3 12 0 12


7. Bob Jameson 2* 2* 4 2 6


1. Olle Nygren 3 2 3 2 3 13 0 13

2. Jim Tebby 0 1 0 TS 1 0 1

3. Trevor Hedge 2 2 3 3 1 11 0 11

4. Bob Dugard EF 0 EF 0 0 0 0

5. Reg Luckhurst 2 1 1* 1 1 6 1 7

6. Peter Jackson 0 TS TS 0 0 0 0

7. Tony Childs 0 1 1 0 1

dukes dons dukes dons

Ht 01: Nygren, Boothroyd, Roper, Tebby 70.0 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Younghusband, Hedge, Kingston, Dugard (ef) 69.6 4 2 7 5

Ht 03: Boocock, Luckhurst, Gavros, Jackson 68.8 4 2 11 7

Ht 04: Roper, Jameson, Tebby, Childs 70.2 5 1 16 8

Ht 05: Boocock, Hedge, Gavros, Dugard 68.8 4 2 20 10

Ht 06: Younghusband, Nygren, Kingston, Tebby 70.0 4 2 24 12

Ht 07: Nygren, Boothroyd, Luckhurst, Roper 70.4 2 4 26 16

Ht 08: Kingston, Jameson, Childs, Dugard (ef) 71.0 5 1 31 17

Ht 09: Boocock, Nygren, Luckhurst, Gavros 69.8 3 3 34 20

Ht 10: Hedge, Younghusband, Luckhurst, Kingston 69.8 2 4 36 24

Ht 11: Hedge, Boothroyd, Roper, Dugard 70.0 3 3 39 27

Ht 12: Nygren, Younghusband, Luckhurst, Gavros 70.0 2 4 41 31

Ht 13: Boocock, Boothroyd, Hedge, Jackson 69.8 5 1 46 32

Silver Sash: Olle Nygren (ch) beat Eric Boocock (h)

Halifax v Cradley Heath Monday 29th August 1966 (British League)


1. Eric Boothroyd 2* 0 2 2* 6 2 8

2. Tommy Roper 3 3 1 1* 8 1 9


4. Bert Kingston 2* 2* 3 1 8 2 10

5. Eric Boocock 2* 3 3 3 11 1 12

6. Dennis Gavros 3 1 0 2* 6 1 7

7. Bob Jameson EF NS 0 0 0

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

1. Ivor Brown 0 Ret 1* N 1 1 2

2. Ray Wilson (G) 1 2 1 2 3 9 0 9

3. Chris Julian 1 2 2* 2 0 1 8 1 9

4. Clive Featherby 0 Ret 2 TS 2 0 2

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

6. Chum Taylor 1 3 0 1 0 5 0 5

7. Joe Weichlbauer 1* 1* 2 2 4

8. Ken Wakefield 0 0 0 0 0

dukes heathens dukes heathens

Ht 01: Roper, Boothroyd, Wilson, Brown 71.0 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Younghusband, Kingston, Julian, Featherby 71.2 5 1 10 2

Ht 03: Gavros, Boocock, Taylor, Wakefield 73.0 5 1 15 3

Ht 04: Roper, Wilson, Weichlbauer, Jameson (ef) 73.2 3 3 18 6

Ht 05: Boocock, Julian, Gavros, Featherby (ret) 72.0 4 2 22 8

Ht 06: Younghusband, Kingston, Wilson, Brown (ret) 72.2 5 1 27 9

Ht 07: Taylor, Julian, Roper, Boothroyd 73.0 1 5 28 14

Ht 08: Kingston, Featherby, Weichlbauer, Jameson (ns) 73.0 3 3 31 17

Ht 09: Boocock, Wilson, Brown, Gavros 72.0 3 3 34 20

Ht 10: Younghusband, Julian, Kingston, Taylor 73.4 4 2 38 22

Ht 11: Wilson, Boothroyd, Roper, Julian 72.0 3 3 41 25

Ht 12: Younghusband, Gavros, Taylor, Wakefield 73.0 5 1 46 26

Ht 13: Boocock, Boothroyd, Julian, Taylor 72.0 5 1 51 27

Edinburgh v Halifax Friday 2nd September 1966 (British League)

edinburgh 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Bengt Jansson 0 2 2 3 7 0 7

2. Dud McKean 2 2 1* 1* 6 2 8

3. Doug Templeton 1* 3 2 2 8 1 9

4. Bert Harkins 2 0 3 1* 6 1 7

5. George Hunter 2 2 3 Ret 7 0 7

6. Knut Syrrest 1* 0 N 0 1 1 2

7. Jimmy Tannock 1* 1 0 2 1 3


1. Eric Boothroyd 1 1* 1* 1 4 2 6

2. Tommy Roper 3 3 2 2 10 0 10



5. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

6. Dennis Gavros EF 0 N 1* 1 1 2

7. Bob Jameson 0 2 0 0 2 0 2

monarchs dukes monarchs dukes

Ht 01: Roper, McKean, Boothroyd, Jansson 68.4 2 4 2 4

Ht 02: Younghusband, Harkins, Templeton, Kingston 66.3 3 3 5 7

Ht 03: Boocock, Hunter, Syrrest, Gavros (ef) 66.2 3 3 8 10

Ht 04: Roper, McKean, Tannock, Jameson 68.4 3 3 11 13

Ht 05: Younghusband, Hunter, Kingston, Syrrest 66.7 2 4 13 17

Ht 06: Templeton, Roper, Boothroyd, Harkins 67.9 3 3 16 20

Ht 07: Boocock, Jansson, McKean, Gavros 66.6 3 3 19 23

Ht 08: Harkins, Jameson, Tannock, Kingston 68.5 4 2 23 25

Ht 09: Hunter, Roper, Boothroyd, Tannock 68.4 3 3 26 28

Ht 10: Boocock, Templeton, Harkins, Jameson 67.3 3 3 29 31

Ht 11: Younghusband, Jansson, McKean, Jameson 67.3 3 3 32 34

Ht 12: Boocock, Templeton, Boothroyd, Syrrest 68.0 2 4 34 38

Ht 13: Jansson, Younghusband, Gavros, Hunter (ret) 68.9 3 3 37 41

Cradley Heath v Halifax Monday 5th September 1966 (British League)

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

1. Ivor Brown 2 2 2 1* 2 9 1 10

2. Joe Weichlbauer 0 1 TS TS 1 0 1

3. Chris Julian 2 3 1* 0 0 6 1 7

4. Clive Featherby 1* 0 1 TS 2 1 3

5. David Crane (G) 2 0 0 1* 3 1 4

6. Chum Taylor 0 2 1 2 1 6 0 6

7. Ken Wakefield 0 0 0 0 0


1. Eric Boothroyd 1 1* 3 2* 7 2 9

2. Tommy Roper 3 3 2 2* 10 1 11


4. Bert Kingston 0 1 2* 0 3 1 4

5. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 3 12 0 12


7. Bob Jameson 2* 3 0 5 1 6

heathens dukes heathens dukes

Ht 01: Roper, Brown, Boothroyd, Weichlbauer 71.8 2 4 2 4

Ht 02: Younghusband, Julian, Featherby, Kingston 71.6 3 3 5 7

Ht 03: Boocock, Crane, Gavros, Taylor 70.6 2 4 7 11

Ht 04: Roper, Jameson, Weichlbauer, Wakefield 72.6 1 5 8 16

Ht 05: Younghusband, Taylor, Kingston, Crane 72.0 2 4 10 20

Ht 06: Julian, Roper, Boothroyd, Featherby 71.6 3 3 13 23

Ht 07: Boocock, Brown, Julian, Gavros 71.2 3 3 16 26

Ht 08: Jameson, Kingston, Featherby, Wakefield 73.6 1 5 17 31

Ht 09: Boothroyd, Roper, Taylor, Crane 72.0 1 5 18 36

Ht 10: Boocock, Brown, Gavros, Julian 72.0 2 4 20 40

Ht 11: Younghusband, Taylor, Brown, Kingston 71.6 3 3 23 43

Ht 12: Boocock, Boothroyd, Taylor, Julian 71.0 1 5 24 48

Ht 13: Younghusband, Brown, Crane, Jameson 71.4 3 3 27 51

Halifax v Sheffield Saturday 10th September 1966 (British League)


1. Eric Boothroyd 3 3 3 2* 11 1 12

2. Dennis Gavros 2* 1 1 1 5 1 6



5. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

6. Tommy Roper 1 2* 0 N 3 1 4

7. Bob Jameson 3 1 0 4 0 4


1. John Dews 0 2 2 1* 2 1* 8 2 10

2. Arnie Haley 1 2 1* 2 2 1 9 1 10

3. Jack Kitchen 2 1 2 0 0 5 0 5

4. John Hart 0 0 2 0 TS 2 4 0 4

5. Billy Bales Ret 0 TS TS 0 0 0

6. Bob Paulson R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

7. Eric Hockaday 0 0 0 0 0


Ht 01: Boothroyd, Gavros, Haley, Dews 69.8 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Younghusband, Kitchen, Kingston, Hart 69.4 4 2 9 3

Ht 03: Boocock, Dews, Roper, Bales (ret) 68.4 4 2 13 5

Ht 04: Jameson, Haley, Gavros, Hockaday 70.0 4 2 17 7

Ht 05: Boocock, Roper, Kitcchen, Hart 69.0 5 1 22 8

Ht 06: Younghusband, Dews, Haley, Kingston 68.8 3 3 25 11

Ht 07: Boothroyd, Kitchen, Gavros, Bales 70.0 4 2 29 13

Ht 08: Kingston, Hart, Jameson, Hockaday 71.0 4 2 33 15

Ht 09: Boocock, Haley, Dews, Roper 69.0 3 3 36 18

Ht 10: Younghusband, Dews, Kingston, Hart 69.4 4 2 40 20

Ht 11: Boothroyd, Haley, Gavros, Kitchen 70.0 4 2 44 22

Ht 12: Younghusband, Hart, Dews, Jameson 70.0 3 3 47 25

Ht 13: Boocock, Boothroyd, Haley, Kitchen 69.0 5 1 52 26

Halifax v Glasgow Monday 12th September 1966 (British League)


1. Eric Boothroyd 3 2 3 2* 10 1 11

2. Bob Jameson 1 2* 1* 1 5 2 7

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

4. Bert Kingston 2* 3 3 1 9 1 10

5. Eric Boocock 2* 2* 2* 3 9 3 12

6. Tommy Roper 3 3 3 2* 11 1 12

7. Dennis Gavros 3 2* 5 1 6


1. Maury Mattingley 0 EF 0 TS 0 0 0

2. Willie Templeton 2 1 1 1 0 5 0 5

3. Bluey Scott R I D E R R E P L A CE M E N T

4. Alf Wells 0 EF 1 2 3 0 3

5. Charlie Monk 1 1 3 2 1 1 9 0 9

6. Bill McMillan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7. Jonny Faafeng 1 0 0 1 0 1

8. Jim McMillan 0 0 0 0


Ht 01: Boothroyd, Templeton, Jameson, Mattingley 71.0 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Younghusband, Kingston, Faafeng, Wells 71.2 5 1 9 3

Ht 03: Roper, Boocock, Monk, B.McMillan 71.0 5 1 14 4

Ht 04: Gavros, Jameson, Templeton, Faafeng 72.0 5 1 19 5

Ht 05: Roper, Boocock, Monk, Wells (ef) 70.0 5 1 24 6

Ht 06: Kingston, Younghusband, Templeton, Mattingley (ef) 71.2 5 1 29 7

Ht 07: Monk, Boothroyd, Jameson, B.McMillan 71.2 3 3 32 10

Ht 08: Kingston, Gavros, Wells, Faafeng 71.6 5 1 37 11

Ht 09: Roper, Boocock, Templeton, Mattingley 71.4 5 1 42 12

Ht 10: Younghusband, Monk, Kingston, B.McMillan 72.0 4 2 46 14

Ht 11: Boothroyd, Wells, Jameson, J.McMillan 72.8 4 2 50 16

Ht 12: Younghusband, Roper, Monk, Templeton 71.4 5 1 55 17

Ht 13: Boocock, Boothroyd, Monk, B.McMillan 72.0 5 1 60 18

Sheffield v Halifax Thursday 15th September 1966 (British League)


1. John Dews 3 2 2 2 1 10 0 10

2. Arnie Haley 1 3 2 0 1* 7 1 8

3. Jack Kitchen 1* Ret 1 2 4 1 5

4. Bob Paulson R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

5. Billy Bales 2 2 3 3 0 10 0 10

6. John Hart 0 Ret 2* 0 Ret 2 1 3

7. Eric Hockaday 1 0 1 0 1


1. Eric Boothroyd 2 3 F Exc 1 6 0 6

2. Bob Jameson 0 2 1 1 4 0 4


4. Bert Kingston 0 1 2 F Exc 3 0 3

5. Tommy Roper 1 1 3 3 8 0 8

6. Eric Boocock 3 3 2* 2* 10 2 12

7. Dennis Gavros 0 1* 1 1 2


Ht 01: Dews, Boothroyd, Haley, Jameson 70.2 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Younghusband, Dews, Kitchen, Kingston 70.6 3 3 7 5

Ht 03: Boocock, Bales, Roper, Hart 70.4 2 4 9 9

Ht 04: Haley, Jameson, Hockaday, Gavros 71.4 4 2 13 11

Ht 05: Younghusband, Bales, Kingston, Hart (ret) 71.2 2 4 15 15

Ht 06: Boothroyd, Haley, Jameson, Kitchen (ret) 71.2 2 4 17 19

Ht 07: Boocock, Dews, Roper, Haley 70.8 2 4 19 23

Ht 08: Bales, Kingston, Gavros, Hockaday 71.4 3 3 22 26

Ht 09: Bales, Hart, Jameson, Boothroyd (f exc) 71.4 5 1 27 27

Ht 10: Roper, Boocock, Kitchen, Hart 71.6 1 5 28 32

Ht 11: Younghusband, Dews, Haley, Kingston (f exc) 71.6 3 3 31 35

Ht 12: Roper, Kitchen, Boothroyd, Hart (ret) 71.8 2 4 33 39

Ht 13: Younghusband, Boocock, Dews, Bales 71.4 1 5 34 44

Newport v Halifax Friday 16th September 1966 (British League)

newport 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Jon Erskine 1 1 1 1 4 0 4

2. Ken Vale 0 0 N 0 0 0 0

3. Alby Golden 3 3 2* 1* 0 9 2 11

4. Jack Biggs R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

5. Gote Nordin 2 3 2* 3 3 13 1 14

6. Bob Hughes 0 0 0 1 1 0 1

7. Geoff Penniket 1 3 0 3 2 9 0 9


1. Eric Boothroyd 2* 1 2 2* 7 2 9

2. Bob Jameson 3 1* 0 1* 5 2 7


4. Bert Kingston 0 1* 1 2* 4 2 6

5. Tommy Roper 1 2* 0 3 6 1 7

6. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 EF 9 0 9

7. Dennis Gavros 2 0 2 0 2

wasps dukes wasps dukes

Ht 01: Jameson, Boothroyd, Erskine, Vale 70.6 1 5 1 5

Ht 02: Golden, Younghusband, Penniket, Kingston 70.2 4 2 5 7

Ht 03: Boocock, Nordin, Roper, Hughes 70.0 2 4 7 11

Ht 04: Penniket, Gavros, Jameson, Vale (ef) 71.8 3 3 10 14

Ht 05: Nordin, Younghusband, Kingston, Hughes 71.0 3 3 13 17

Ht 06: Golden, Nordin, Boothroyd, Jameson 70.8 5 1 18 18

Ht 07: Boocock, Roper, Erskine, Penniket 71.2 1 5 19 23

Ht 08: Penniket, Golden, Kingston, Gavros 73.4 5 1 24 24

Ht 09: Nordin, Boothroyd, Jameson, Hughes 71.2 3 3 27 27

Ht 10: Boocock, Penniket, Golden, Roper 71.2 3 3 30 30

Ht 11: Younghusband, Kingston, Erskine, Vale 71.4 1 5 31 35

Ht 12: Roper, Boothroyd, Hughes, Golden 72.4 1 5 32 40

Ht 13: Nordin, Younghusband, Erskine, Boocock (ef) 71.4 4 2 36 42

Halifax v Belle Vue Saturday 17th September 1966 (KOC Semi Final)


1. Eric Boothroyd 3 3 3 EF N 9 0 9

2. Bob Jameson 2* 2 1 2 2* 9 2 11


4. Bert Kingston 2* 3 3 1 F NS 9 1 10

5. Tommy Roper 2* 1 2 2* 3 10 2 12

6. Eric Boocock 3 3 EF 3 3 12 0 12

7. Dennis Gavros 1* EF 1 0 2 1 3


1. Dick Fisher 0 2 0 0 TS 2 0 2

2. Sandor Levai 1 3 2 2 2 2 12 0 12

3. Norman Nevitt 1 1* 2 1 Fell 5 1 6

4. Jim Yacoby 0 0 2 TS 0 2 0 2

5. Cyril Maidment EF 2 3 3 1 1* 10 1 11

6. Bill Powell 1 1* 1 0 1 4 1 5

7. Gordon McGregor 0 1* 1 1 2



Ht 01: Boothroyd, Jameson, Levai, Fisher 70.0 5 1 5 1

Ht 02: Younghusband, Kingston, Nevitt, Yacoby 70.2 5 1 10 2

Ht 03: Levai, Jameson, Gavros, McGregor 71.0 3 3 13 5

Ht 04: Boothroyd, Fisher, Nevitt, Younghusband 71.4 3 3 16 8

Ht 05: Boocock, Roper, Powell, Maidment (ef) 70.0 5 1 21 9

Ht 06: Boothroyd, Nevitt, Jameson, Yacoby 71.4 4 2 25 11

Ht 07: Kingston, Maidment, Powell, Younghusband 71.0 3 3 28 14

Ht 08: Boocock, Levai, Roper, Fisher 70.6 4 2 32 16

Ht 09: Kingston, Yacoby, McGregor, Gavros (ef) 71.0 3 3 35 19

Ht 10: Maidment, Jameson, Powell, Boothroyd (ef) 71.8 2 4 37 23

Ht 11: Maidment, Roper, Nevitt, Boocock (ef) 71.0 2 4 39 27

Ht 12: Younghusband, Levai, Kingston, Fisher 70.8 4 2 43 29

Ht 13: Boocock, Roper, Maidment, Powell 69.8 5 1 48 30

Ht 14: Younghusband, Levai, Gavros, Yacoby 70.4 4 2 52 32

Ht 15: Boocock, Jameson, Powell, Nevitt (f) 72.0 5 1 57 33

Ht 16: Roper, Levai, Maidment, Gavros, Kingston (f ns) 71.6 3 3 60 36

Halifax v Wolverhampton Saturday 24th September 1966 (British League)


1. Eric Boothroyd 2 3 3 3 11 0 11

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

3. Dave Younghusband 2 3 3 2* 10 1 11


5. Tommy Roper 2* 2* 2* 2* 8 4 12

6. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

7. Maury Robinson 1 0 1 0 1

wolverhampton 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Gordon Guasco 3 2 1 1 7 0 7

2. Dave Hemus 0 0 N 0 0 0 0

3. Peter Vandenberg 3 1 2 1 7 0 7

4. Brian Maxted 1 0 1 0 2 0 2

5. Alan Cowland 1 1 2 0 4 0 4

6. Pete Jarman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7. Cyril Francis 2 0 3 5 0 5

dukes wolves dukes wolves

Ht 01: Guasco, Boothroyd, Jameson, Hemus 71.0 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Vandenberg, Younghusband, Maxted, Gavros 72.0 2 4 5 7

Ht 03: Boocock, Roper, Cowland, Jarman 69.2 5 1 10 8

Ht 04: Jameson, Francis, Robinson, Hemus 72.0 4 2 14 10

Ht 05: Boocock, Roper, Vandenberg, Maxted 70.2 5 1 19 11

Ht 06: Younghusband, Guasco, Gavros, Francis 70.4 4 2 23 13

Ht 07: Boothroyd, Jameson, Cowland, Jarman 72.0 5 1 28 14

Ht 08: Francis, Gavros, Maxted, Robinson 72.8 2 4 30 18

Ht 09: Boocock, Roper, Guasco, Hemus 70.0 5 1 35 19

Ht 10: Younghusband, Cowland, Gavros, Jarman 71.4 4 2 39 21

Ht 11: Boothroyd, Vandenberg, Jameson, Maxted 72.0 4 2 43 23

Ht 12: Boocock, Younghusband, Guasco, Cowland 70.4 5 1 48 24

Ht 13: Boothroyd, Roper, Vandenberg, Jarman 72.0 5 1 53 25

King's Lynn v Halifax Friday 30th September 1966 (British League) Meeting postponed due to rain !

Halifax v League Stars Saturday 1st October 1966 (Challenge)


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

2. Bob Jameson 0 3 EF 1 0 4 0 4

3. Dave Younghusband 3 3 2 Fell 2 10 0 10

4. Dennis Gavros 0 2* 0 1 1 4 1 5

5. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 3 3 EF 15 0 15

6. Tommy Roper 2* 2* 1 1 0 6 2 8

7. Maury Robinson 2* 1 3 1 4

league stars 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 pts bpts tpts

1. Charlie Monk 1* 1 1 2 1 6 1 7

2. Brian Brett 2 1 0 3 0 6 0 6

3. Terry Betts 2 2 2 3 3 3 15 0 15

4. Gordon Guasco 1* 1* 0 3 2 2* 9 3 12

5. John Dews 1 1 2 2* 1 7 1 8

6. Tommy Sweetman 0 EF N 0 N 0 0 0

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

Heat results - next page

dukes stars dukes stars

Ht 01: Boothroyd, Brett, Monk, Jameson 70.4 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Younghusband, Betts, Guasco, Gavros 71.0 3 3 6 6

Ht 03: Boocock, Roper, Dews, Sweetman 70.6 5 1 11 7

Ht 04: Jameson, Robinson, Brett, Paulson 73.0 5 1 16 8

Ht 05: Younghusband, Gavros, Dews, Sweetman (ef) 71.4 5 1 21 9

Ht 06: Boothroyd, Betts, Guasco, Jameson (ef) 71.6 3 3 24 12

Ht 07: Boocock, Roper, Monk, Brett 72.0 5 1 29 13

Ht 08: Boothroyd, Dews, Jameson, Paulson 72.6 4 2 33 15

Ht 09: Boocock, Betts, Roper, Guasco 72.0 4 2 37 17

Ht 10: Brett, Younghusband, Monk, Gavros 72.8 2 4 39 21

Ht 11: Boothroyd, Monk, Gavros, Sweetman 72.0 4 2 43 23

Ht 12: Guasco, Dews, Roper, Jameson 72.2 1 5 44 28

Ht 13: Betts, Paulson, Robinson, Younghusband (f) 72.0 1 5 45 33

Ht 14: Boocock, Guasco, Gavros, Paulson 71.0 4 2 49 35

Ht 15: Betts, Younghusband, Monk, Roper 72.0 2 4 51 39

Ht 16: Boocock, Boothroyd, Dews, Brett 71.0 5 1 56 40

Ht 17: Betts, Guasco, Boothroyd, Boocock (ef) 72.0 1 5 57 45

Sheffield v Halifax Thursday 6th October 1966 (Northern League Cup)


1. John Dews Ret 3 1* 1* 5 2 7

2. Eric Hockaday 2 1 1 N 4 0 4

3. Jack Kitchen 2 2* 1 1 6 1 7

4. Arnie Haley 1* 3 2* 3 9 2 11

5. Sandor Levai (G) 3 1 3 2 9 0 9

6. Bob Paulson 1 0 1 0 2 0 2

7. John Hart 3 3 2 8 0 8


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

2. Bob Jameson 1 2 0 0 3 0 3


4. Dennis Gavros 0 2* 1 0 3 1 4

5. Tommy Roper 2 2 2 3 9 0 9

6. Eric Boocock Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 0 0



Ht 01: Boothroyd, Hockaday, Jameson, Dews (ret) 70.8 2 4 2 4

Ht 02: Younghusband, Kitchen, Haley, Gavros 70.0 3 3 5 7

Ht 03: Levai, Roper, Paulson, Boocock (ret) 72.0 4 2 9 9

Ht 04: Hart, Jameson, Hockaday, Robinson 71.6 4 2 13 11

Ht 05: Younghusband, Gavros, Levai, Paulson 71.2 1 5 14 16

Ht 06: Haley, Kitchen, Boothroyd, Jameson 72.0 5 1 19 17

Ht 07: Dews, Roper, Hockaday, Boocock (ret) 71.8 4 2 23 19

Ht 08: Hart, Haley, Gavros, Robinson 71.8 5 1 28 20

Ht 09: Levai, Boothroyd, Paulson, Jameson 72.0 4 2 32 22

Ht 10: Haley, Roper, Kitchen, Boocock (ret) 71.6 4 2 36 24

Ht 11: Younghusband, Hart, Dews, Gavros 71.6 3 3 39 27

Ht 12: Roper, Boothroyd, Kitchen, Paulson 72.0 1 5 40 32

Ht 13: Younghusband, Levai, Dews, Boocock (ret) 72.0 3 3 43 35

Halifax v Belle Vue Saturday 8th October 1966 (British League)


1. Eric Boothroyd 3 3 3 3 12 0 12

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


4. Dennis Gavros 2* 0 3 EF 5 1 6

5. Tommy Roper 3 2* 3 2* 10 2 12

6. Eric Boocock 2* 3 2* 2* 9 3 12



1. Dick Fisher R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

2. Sandor Levai 2 3 2 1* 1 1 10 1 11

3. Norman Nevitt Fell 1 1* 0 1 0 3 1 4

4. Jim Yacoby 1 0 2 0 3 0 3

5. Cyril Maidment 1* 1 2 2 0 1 7 1 8

6. Bill Powell 0 TS 1* TS 1 1 2

7. Gordon McGregor 1 1* 2 1 3


Ht 01: Boothroyd, Levai, Maidment, Jameson 69.0 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Younghusband, Gavros, Yacoby, Nevitt (f) 70.0 5 1 8 4

Ht 03: Roper, Boocock, Maidment, Powell 70.2 5 1 13 5

Ht 04: Levai, Jameson, McGregor, Robinson 71.0 2 4 15 9

Ht 05: Boocock, Roper, Nevitt, Yacoby 70.0 5 1 20 10

Ht 06: Younghusband, Levai, Nevitt, Gavros 70.2 3 3 23 13

Ht 07: Boothroyd, Maidment, Levai, Jameson 70.2 3 3 26 16

Ht 08: Gavros, Yacoby, McGregor, Robinson 71.4 3 3 29 19

Ht 09: Roper, Boocock, Levai, Nevitt 70.0 5 1 34 20

Ht 10: Younghusband, Maidment, Powell, Gavros (ef) 71.0 3 3 37 23

Ht 11: Boothroyd, Jameson, Nevitt, Yacoby 72.0 5 1 42 24

Ht 12: Younghusband, Boocock, Levai, Maidment 69.8 5 1 47 25

Ht 13: Boothroyd, Roper, Maidment, Nevitt 71.0 5 1 52 26

Halifax v Wimbledon Wednesday 12th October 1966 (KOC Final 1st Leg)


1. Eric Boothroyd 3 2* 3 3 1 12 1 13

2. Bob Jameson 1 2 0 2* 1 6 1 7


4. Dennis Gavros 2* 2* 3 1 1 9 2 11

5. Tommy Roper 3 1 2* 2* 3 11 2 13

6. Eric Boocock 2* 3 3 3 3 14 1 15

7. Maury Robinson 1* 1 2 1 3


1. Jim Tebby 0 EF 0 0 2 2 0 2

2. Olle Nygren 2 3 2 2 2 11 0 11

3. Trevor Hedge Fell 1 2 1 2 6 0 6

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

5. Bob Dugard 1 1 1 1 0 4 0 4

6. Tony Childs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7. Peter Jackson Fell 0 0 0 0


dukes dons dukes dons

Ht 01: Boothroyd, Nygren, Jameson, Tebby 69.8 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Younghusband, Gavros, Luckhurst, Hedge (f) 70.0 5 2 9 3

Ht 03: Nygren, Jameson, Robinson, Jackson (f) 71.0 3 3 12 6

Ht 04: Younghusband, Boothroyd, Hedge, Tebby (ef) 70.4 5 1 17 7

Ht 05: Roper, Boocock, Dugard, Childs 71.0 5 1 22 8

Ht 06: Boothroyd, Hedge, Luckhurst, Jameson 70.4 3 3 25 11

Ht 07: Younghusband, Gavros, Dugard, Childs 71.2 5 1 30 12

Ht 08: Boocock, Nygren, Roper, Tebby 70.2 4 2 34 14

Ht 09: Gavros, Luckhurst, Robinson, Jackson 72.0 4 2 38 16

Ht 10: Boothroyd, Jameson, Dugard, Childs 72.0 5 1 43 17

Ht 11: Boocock, Roper, Hedge, Luckhurst 71.0 5 1 48 18

Ht 12: Younghusband, Nygren, Gavros, Tebby 71.4 4 2 52 20

Ht 13: Boocock, Roper, Dugard, Childs 70.8 5 1 57 21

Ht 14: Younghusband, Nygren, Boothroyd, Luckhurst 71.0 4 2 61 23

Ht 15: Boocock, Hedge, Jameson, Childs 70.0 4 2 65 25

Ht 16: Roper, Tebby, Gavros, Dugard 71.8 4 2 69 27

Belle Vue v Halifax Saturday 15th October 1966 (British League)


1. Dick Fisher R I D E R R E P L A C E M E N T

2. Sandor Levai 1 2 1 2 1 7 0 7

3. Norman Nevitt 3 3 EF Ret 3 9 0 9

4. Jim Yacoby 0 0 TS N 0 0 0

5. Cyril Maidment EF 1 3 3 2 3 12 0 12

6. Bill Powell 0 1 0 1* 0 2 1 3

7. Gordon McGregor 1* 2* 1 4 2 6


1. Eric Boothroyd 2* 2 1 2 7 1 8

2. Bob Jameson 3 3 1* 3 10 1 11


4. Dennis Gavros 1* 0 Fell 0 1 1 2

5. Tommy Roper 2* 2* 2* 1* 7 4 11

6. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 Fell 9 0 9


aces dukes aces dukes

Ht 01: Jameson, Boothroyd, Levai, Maidment (ef) 77.4 1 5 1 5

Ht 02: Nevitt, Younghusband, Gavros, Yacoby 76.4 3 3 4 8

Ht 03: Boocock, Roper, Maidment, Powell 75.6 1 5 5 13

Ht 04: Jameson, Levai, McGregor, Robinson 77.6 3 3 8 16

Ht 05: Maidment, Younghusband, Powell, Gavros 77.2 4 2 12 18

Ht 06: Nevitt, Boothroyd, Jameson, Yacoby 77.4 3 3 15 21

Ht 07: Boocock, Roper, Levai, Nevitt (ef) 75.8 1 5 16 26

Ht 08: Maidment, McGregor, Robinson, Gavros (f) 77.6 5 1 21 27

Ht 09: Jameson, Maidment, Boothroyd, Powell 78.0 2 4 23 31

Ht 10: Boocock, Roper, McGregor, Nevitt (ret) 75.8 1 5 24 36

Ht 11: Younghusband, Levai, Powell, Gavros 77.8 3 3 27 39

Ht 12: Nevitt, Boothroyd, Roper, Powell 78.0 3 3 30 42

Ht 13: Maidment, Younghusband, Levai, Boocock (f) 77.8 4 2 34 44

Wimbledon v Halifax Monday 17th October 1966 (KOC Final 2nd Leg)


1. Olle Nygren 3 3 3 3 3 15 0 15

2. Jim Tebby 1 3 1 0 1 6 0 6

3. Trevor Hedge 2* 2* 3 3 0 10 2 12

4. Bob Dugard 3 1 3 1 1* 9 1 10

5. Reg Luckhurst 2 2 2 2 2 10 0 10

6. Tony Childs 0 0 0 N N 0 0 0

7. Peter Jackson 0 1 1* 0 2 1 3


1. Eric Boothroyd 2 0 3 2 3 10 0 10

2. Bob Jameson 0 1* 1 0 1* 3 2 5


4. Dennis Gavros 0 0 2 1 2 5 0 5

5. Tommy Roper 1 0 1* 0 0 2 1 3

6. Eric Boocock 3 2 2 3 2* 12 1 13



dons dukes dons dukes

Ht 01: Nygren, Boothroyd, Tebby, Jameson 68.9 4 2 4 2

Ht 02: Dugard, Hedge, Younghusband, Gavros 72.4 5 1 9 3

Ht 03: Tebby, Robinson, Jameson, Jackson 73.4 3 3 12 6

Ht 04: Nygren, Hedge, Younghusband, Boothroyd 71.0 5 1 17 7

Ht 05: Boocock, Luckhurst, Roper, Childs 71.1 2 4 19 11

Ht 06: Nygren, Younghusband, Tebby, Gavros 72.1 4 2 23 13

Ht 07: Hedge, Boocock, Dugard, Roper 71.8 4 2 27 15

Ht 08: Boothroyd, Luckhurst, Jameson, Childs 73.2 2 4 29 19

Ht 09: Dugard, Gavros, Jackson, Robinson (f rem) 73.2 4 2 33 21

Ht 10: Nygren, Boocock, Roper, Tebby 70.9 3 3 36 24

Ht 11: Younghusband, Luckhurst, Gavros, Childs 71.6 2 4 38 28

Ht 12: Hedge, Boothroyd, Dugard, Jameson 72.4 4 2 42 30

Ht 13: Boocock, Luckhurst, Jackson, Roper 73.1 3 3 45 33

Ht 14: Nygren, Gavros, Jameson, Hedge 72.8 3 3 48 36

Ht 15: Younghusband, Boocock, Tebby, Jackson 72.4 1 5 49 41

Ht 16: Boothroyd, Luckhurst, Dugard, Roper 73.2 3 3 52 44

Agg: Halifax 113 - 79 Wimbledon

King's Lynn v Halifax Wednesday 19th October 1966 (British League)

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

1. John Mills EF 1 1* 1 3 1 4

2. David Crane 3 3 3 2 11 0 11

3. Howdy Byford 2 2 1* Fell 5 1 6

4. Alan Jay EF 0 3 2 5 0 5

5. Terry Betts 2 3 3 3 11 0 11

6. Stan Stevens 1* 2* 1 1 5 2 7

7. Cyril Crane 1 1 2 0 2


1. Eric Boothroyd 2 3 2 3 2* 12 1 13

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


4. Dennis Gavros 1 0 2 TS 3 0 3

5. Tommy Roper 0 0 0 TS 0 0 0

6. Eric Boocock 3 2 3 3 2 13 0 13


stars dukes stars dukes

Ht 01: D.Crane, Boothroyd, Jameson, Mills (ef) 75.4 3 3 3 3

Ht 02: Younghusband, Byford, Gavros, Jay (ef) 76.4 2 4 5 7

Ht 03: Boocock, Betts, Stevens, Roper 75.2 3 3 8 10

Ht 04: D.Crane, Jameson, C.Crane, Robinson 77.8 4 2 12 12

Ht 05: Betts, Stevens, Younghusband, Gavros 76.2 5 1 17 13

Ht 06: Boothroyd, Byford, Jameson, Jay 76.0 2 4 19 17

Ht 07: D.Crane, Boocock, Mills, Roper 76.2 4 2 23 19

Ht 08: Jay, Gavros, C.Crane, Robinson 77.4 4 2 27 21

Ht 09: Betts, Boothroyd, Stevens, Jameson 75.4 4 2 31 23

Ht 10: Boocock, Jay, Byford, Roper 76.2 3 3 34 26

Ht 11: Boothroyd, D.Crane, Mills, Younghusband 76.0 3 3 37 29

Ht 12: Boocock, Boothroyd, Stevens, Byford (f) 77.2 1 5 38 34

Ht 13: Betts, Boocock, Mills, Younghusband 75.2 4 2 42 36

FINAL BRITISH LEAGUE TABLE FOR 1966

P W D L F A PTS

01. Halifax 36 27 0 9 1574 1229 54

02. Coventry 36 25 1 10 1548 1255 51

03. Swindon 36 23 0 13 1553 1248 46

04. Wimbledon 36 22 0 14 1485 1314 44

05. Newcastle 36 20 0 16 1491.5 1304.5 40

06. Poole 36 19 2 15 1443 1356 40

07. West Ham 36 19 1 16 1499.5 1304.5 39

08. Glasgow 36 18 0 18 1395 1394 36

09. Wolverhampton 36 17 2 17 1340.5 1461.5 36

10. Exeter 36 17 1 18 1392.5 1403.5 35

11. Sheffield 36 17 0 19 1410 1394 34

12. Edinburgh 35 17 0 18 1310.5 1413.5 34

13. Belle Vue 36 16 0 20 1362 1443 32

14. Hackney 36 15 1 20 1347.5 1456.5 31

15. Oxford 36 14 2 20 1291 1510 30

16. King's Lynn 36 15 0 21 1275 1524 30

17. Newport 36 12 1 23 1319 1486 25

18. Long Eaton 36 12 1 23 1286 1516 25

19. Cradley Heath 35 10 0 25 1196 1506 20

The Cradley Heath v Edinburgh fixture was not staged

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