Nelson

Meetings at Nelson (138)

	Date	Final Winner	Cars
1.	Saturday 22nd July 1967 Sat 22 Jul 1967	3 Ellis Ford
2.	Saturday 19th August 1967 Sat 19 Aug 1967	152 Ron Rogers
3.	Saturday 9th September 1967 Sat 9 Sep 1967	28 Roly Clarkson
4.	Saturday 30th September 1967 Sat 30 Sep 1967	77 Peter Farrington
5.	Saturday 13th April 1968 Sat 13 Apr 1968	66 Ted Janes
6.	Saturday 4th May 1968 Sat 4 May 1968	396 Doug Cronshaw
7.	Saturday 25th May 1968 Sat 25 May 1968	389 Earl Testo
8.	Saturday 15th June 1968 Sat 15 Jun 1968	225 Russ Bates
9.	Saturday 27th July 1968 Sat 27 Jul 1968	55 Charlie Finnikin
10.	Saturday 17th August 1968 Sat 17 Aug 1968	58 Graham Eardley
11.	Saturday 14th September 1968 Sat 14 Sep 1968	396 Doug Cronshaw
12.	Saturday 5th April 1969 Sat 5 Apr 1969	391 Stu Smith
13.	Saturday 26th April 1969 Sat 26 Apr 1969	310 Pat Byrne
14.	Saturday 17th May 1969 Sat 17 May 1969	2 Willie Harrison
15.	Saturday 7th June 1969 Sat 7 Jun 1969	391 Stu Smith
16.	Saturday 28th June 1969 Sat 28 Jun 1969	391 Stu Smith
17.	Saturday 19th July 1969 Sat 19 Jul 1969	391 Stu Smith
18.	Saturday 9th August 1969 Sat 9 Aug 1969	391 Stu Smith
19.	Saturday 30th August 1969 Sat 30 Aug 1969	391 Stu Smith
20.	Saturday 27th September 1969 Sat 27 Sep 1969	77 Peter Farrington
21.	Saturday 25th October 1969 Sat 25 Oct 1969	152 Ron Rogers
22.	Saturday 28th March 1970 Sat 28 Mar 1970	310 Pat Byrne
23.	Saturday 25th April 1970 Sat 25 Apr 1970	389 Earl Testo
24.	Saturday 16th May 1970 Sat 16 May 1970	391 Stu Smith	31
25.	Saturday 6th June 1970 Sat 6 Jun 1970	391 Stu Smith
26.	Saturday 27th June 1970 Sat 27 Jun 1970	391 Stu Smith
27.	Saturday 25th July 1970 Sat 25 Jul 1970	396 Doug Cronshaw
28.	Saturday 15th August 1970 Sat 15 Aug 1970	77 Peter Farrington
29.	Saturday 5th September 1970 Sat 5 Sep 1970	102 Brian Wignall
30.	Saturday 10th April 1971 Sat 10 Apr 1971	391 Stu Smith
31.	Saturday 8th May 1971 Sat 8 May 1971	396 Doug Cronshaw
32.	Saturday 22nd May 1971 Sat 22 May 1971	391 Stu Smith
33.	Saturday 19th June 1971 Sat 19 Jun 1971	100 Tony Neal
34.	Saturday 17th July 1971 Sat 17 Jul 1971	2 Willie Harrison
35.	Saturday 14th August 1971 Sat 14 Aug 1971	396 Doug Cronshaw
36.	Saturday 28th August 1971 Sat 28 Aug 1971	391 Stu Smith	58
37.	Saturday 25th September 1971 Sat 25 Sep 1971	306 Mick Noden
38.	Saturday 9th October 1971 Sat 9 Oct 1971	396 Doug Cronshaw	55
39.	Saturday 30th October 1971 Sat 30 Oct 1971	396 Doug Cronshaw	62
40.	Saturday 18th March 1972 Sat 18 Mar 1972	391 Stu Smith
41.	Saturday 1st April 1972 Sat 1 Apr 1972	200 Norman Close
42.	Saturday 22nd April 1972 Sat 22 Apr 1972	163 Roy Goodman
43.	Saturday 27th May 1972 Sat 27 May 1972	183 Ken Chapman
44.	Saturday 17th June 1972 Sat 17 Jun 1972	306 Mick Noden
45.	Saturday 22nd July 1972 Sat 22 Jul 1972	306 Mick Noden	61
46.	Saturday 19th August 1972 Sat 19 Aug 1972	391 Stu Smith	58
47.	Saturday 2nd September 1972 Sat 2 Sep 1972	373 Bryan Thorn
48.	Saturday 30th September 1972 Sat 30 Sep 1972	16 Frank Bourne	61
49.	Saturday 14th October 1972 Sat 14 Oct 1972	157 John Park
50.	Saturday 28th October 1972 Sat 28 Oct 1972	23 Eddie Fish	51
51.	Saturday 24th March 1973 Sat 24 Mar 1973	391 Stu Smith
52.	Saturday 21st April 1973 Sat 21 Apr 1973	396 Doug Cronshaw
53.	Saturday 5th May 1973 Sat 5 May 1973	36 Rod Falding
54.	Saturday 26th May 1973 Sat 26 May 1973	306 Mick Noden
55.	Saturday 16th June 1973 Sat 16 Jun 1973	391 Stu Smith
56.	Saturday 7th July 1973 Sat 7 Jul 1973	293 Gordon Smith
57.	Saturday 28th July 1973 Sat 28 Jul 1973	225 Russ Bates
58.	Saturday 18th August 1973 Sat 18 Aug 1973	100 Tony Neal
59.	Saturday 8th September 1973 Sat 8 Sep 1973	396 Doug Cronshaw
60.	Saturday 29th September 1973 Sat 29 Sep 1973	199 Mike Close
61.	Saturday 20th October 1973 Sat 20 Oct 1973	212 Frankie Wainman	60
62.	Saturday 23rd March 1974 Sat 23 Mar 1974	306 Mick Noden
63.	Saturday 13th April 1974 Sat 13 Apr 1974	36 Rod Falding	55
64.	Saturday 4th May 1974 Sat 4 May 1974	293 Gordon Smith
65.	Saturday 25th May 1974 Sat 25 May 1974	293 Gordon Smith	61
66.	Saturday 15th June 1974 Sat 15 Jun 1974	199 Mike Close	53
67.	Saturday 6th July 1974 Sat 6 Jul 1974	179 Allan Barker	53
68.	Saturday 27th July 1974 Sat 27 Jul 1974	293 Gordon Smith
69.	Saturday 17th August 1974 Sat 17 Aug 1974	391 Stu Smith
70.	Saturday 31st August 1974 Sat 31 Aug 1974	367 John Thorpe
71.	Saturday 28th September 1974 Sat 28 Sep 1974	391 Stu Smith	49
72.	Friday 4th October 1974 Fri 4 Oct 1974	391 Stu Smith
73.	Saturday 19th October 1974 Sat 19 Oct 1974	36 Rod Falding
74.	Saturday 29th March 1975 Sat 29 Mar 1975	391 Stu Smith
75.	Saturday 19th April 1975 Sat 19 Apr 1975	36 Rod Falding
76.	Saturday 10th May 1975 Sat 10 May 1975	179 Allan Barker	53
77.	Saturday 24th May 1975 Sat 24 May 1975	391 Stu Smith	56
78.	Saturday 31st May 1975 Sat 31 May 1975	396 Doug Cronshaw	55
79.	Saturday 28th June 1975 Sat 28 Jun 1975	396 Doug Cronshaw
80.	Saturday 12th July 1975 Sat 12 Jul 1975	391 Stu Smith
81.	Saturday 2nd August 1975 Sat 2 Aug 1975	396 Doug Cronshaw
82.	Saturday 23rd August 1975 Sat 23 Aug 1975	396 Doug Cronshaw
83.	Friday 5th September 1975 Fri 5 Sep 1975	293 Gordon Smith
84.	Saturday 13th September 1975 Sat 13 Sep 1975	293 Gordon Smith
85.	Saturday 4th October 1975 Sat 4 Oct 1975	36 Rod Falding
86.	Saturday 25th October 1975 Sat 25 Oct 1975	396 Doug Cronshaw
87.	Saturday 20th March 1976 Sat 20 Mar 1976	396 Doug Cronshaw
88.	Friday 2nd April 1976 Fri 2 Apr 1976	396 Doug Cronshaw	50
89.	Saturday 17th April 1976 Sat 17 Apr 1976	364 Derek Coleman
90.	Saturday 8th May 1976 Sat 8 May 1976	396 Doug Cronshaw
91.	Saturday 29th May 1976 Sat 29 May 1976	396 Doug Cronshaw
92.	Saturday 19th June 1976 Sat 19 Jun 1976	219 Harry Smith
93.	Saturday 10th July 1976 Sat 10 Jul 1976	199 Mike Close	42
94.	Saturday 31st July 1976 Sat 31 Jul 1976	199 Mike Close	46
95.	Saturday 28th August 1976 Sat 28 Aug 1976	293 Gordon Smith
96.	Friday 3rd September 1976 Fri 3 Sep 1976	2 Willie Harrison	45
97.	Saturday 18th September 1976 Sat 18 Sep 1976	2 Willie Harrison
98.	Saturday 2nd October 1976 Sat 2 Oct 1976	396 Doug Cronshaw
99.	Friday 8th October 1976 Fri 8 Oct 1976	396 Doug Cronshaw
100.	Friday 15th October 1976 Fri 15 Oct 1976	293 Gordon Smith	46
101.	Saturday 23rd October 1976 Sat 23 Oct 1976	199 Mike Close
102.	Saturday 26th March 1977 Sat 26 Mar 1977	199 Mike Close	53
103.	Saturday 9th April 1977 Sat 9 Apr 1977	391 Stu Smith	51
104.	Saturday 30th April 1977 Sat 30 Apr 1977	179 Allan Barker
105.	Saturday 21st May 1977 Sat 21 May 1977	391 Stu Smith	53
106.	Saturday 11th June 1977 Sat 11 Jun 1977	260 Dave Berresford
107.	Saturday 2nd July 1977 Sat 2 Jul 1977	199 Mike Close
108.	Saturday 16th July 1977 Sat 16 Jul 1977	35 Ken Brown	40
109.	Saturday 6th August 1977 Sat 6 Aug 1977	260 Dave Berresford
110.	Saturday 27th August 1977 Sat 27 Aug 1977	219 Harry Smith
111.	Saturday 17th September 1977 Sat 17 Sep 1977	58 Colin Townson	45
112.	Saturday 15th October 1977 Sat 15 Oct 1977	212 Frankie Wainman
113.	Friday 28th October 1977 Fri 28 Oct 1977	199 Mike Close
114.	Saturday 25th March 1978 Sat 25 Mar 1978	2 Willie Harrison
115.	Saturday 8th April 1978 Sat 8 Apr 1978	58 Colin Townson
116.	Friday 28th April 1978 Fri 28 Apr 1978	41 Pat Byrne
117.	Saturday 6th May 1978 Sat 6 May 1978	212 Frankie Wainman
118.	Saturday 27th May 1978 Sat 27 May 1978	2 Willie Harrison	52
119.	Saturday 17th June 1978 Sat 17 Jun 1978	212 Frankie Wainman
120.	Friday 30th June 1978 Fri 30 Jun 1978	2 Willie Harrison
121.	Saturday 15th July 1978 Sat 15 Jul 1978	2 Willie Harrison
122.	Thursday 27th July 1978 Thu 27 Jul 1978	265 Rob Bradsell
123.	Saturday 19th August 1978 Sat 19 Aug 1978	391 Stu Smith	47
124.	Saturday 9th September 1978 Sat 9 Sep 1978	260 Dave Berresford
125.	Saturday 30th September 1978 Sat 30 Sep 1978	190 Len Wolfenden
126.	Saturday 21st October 1978 Sat 21 Oct 1978	391 Stu Smith	55
127.	Saturday 7th April 1979 Sat 7 Apr 1979	190 Len Wolfenden
128.	Saturday 21st April 1979 Sat 21 Apr 1979	190 Len Wolfenden
129.	Friday 18th May 1979 Fri 18 May 1979	190 Len Wolfenden
130.	Saturday 9th June 1979 Sat 9 Jun 1979	190 Len Wolfenden
131.	Saturday 30th June 1979 Sat 30 Jun 1979	396 Doug Cronshaw
132.	Saturday 21st July 1979 Sat 21 Jul 1979	179 Allan Barker
133.	Saturday 11th August 1979 Sat 11 Aug 1979	190 Len Wolfenden	47
134.	Saturday 1st September 1979 Sat 1 Sep 1979	190 Len Wolfenden
135.	Saturday 15th September 1979 Sat 15 Sep 1979	179 Allan Barker
136.	Friday 28th September 1979 Fri 28 Sep 1979	391 Stu Smith	49
137.	Saturday 13th October 1979 Sat 13 Oct 1979	212 Frankie Wainman
138.	Friday 26th October 1979 Fri 26 Oct 1979	229 John Hillam

Top Final Winners at Nelson

Stu Smith	27
Doug Cronshaw	21
Mike Close	8
Gordon Smith	8
Willie Harrison	8
Len Wolfenden	7
Allan Barker	5
Frankie Wainman	5
Rod Falding	5
Mick Noden	5
Dave Berresford	3
Pat Byrne	3
Peter Farrington	3
Colin Townson	2
Harry Smith	2
Tony Neal	2
Russ Bates	2
Earl Testo	2
Ron Rogers	2
John Hillam	1
Rob Bradsell	1
Ken Brown	1
Derek Coleman	1
John Thorpe	1
Eddie Fish	1
John Park	1
Frank Bourne	1
Bryan Thorn	1
Ken Chapman	1
Roy Goodman	1
Norman Close	1
Brian Wignall	1
Graham Eardley	1
Charlie Finnikin	1
Ted Janes	1
Roly Clarkson	1
Ellis Ford	1

Action at the first meeting, 22nd July 1967. (Photo from Pendle Archive)

June 1979. All those rows of terraced houses in the background really captures the atmosphere of the era. No doubt many people used to watch the racing from their upstairs window! (Ian Bannister photo)