1968 Timeline April

1968 Timeline

Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr- May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec

April Monday 1 Exeter 40-38 Coventry Challenge Tuesday 2 West Ham 48-29 Wimbledon Supporters' Trophy 1st Leg Wednesday 3 Oxford 37-41 Swindon British League Division One Thursday 4 Sheffield Sheffield 43-35 Belle Vue I.C.T. Trophy 1st Leg Friday 5 Wolverhampton Glasgow 51-45 Coatbridge Champagne Derby 1st Leg Hackney 41-37 King's Lynn British League Division One Wolverhampton 43-34 Newport British League Division One Saturday 6 Cradley Heath 37-41 Coventry British League Division One King's Lynn Maid's Head Discotheque Trophy 1st Ken Mckinlay 2nd Terry Betts 3rd Olle Nygren Coatbridge 54-42 Glasgow Champagne Derby 2nd Leg Agg: Coatbridge 99 - 93 Glasgow First ever meeting at Coatbridge Swindon 45-33 Oxford British League Division One Silver Sash Barry Briggs beat Ronnie Genz Belle Vue 43-34 Sheffield I.C.T. Trophy 2nd Leg Agg: Belle Vue 78 - 77 Sheffield Halifax 49-29 Wolverhampton British League Division One Swindon Coatbridge Monday 8 Exeter 61-16 Cradley Heath British League Division One Tuesday 9 West Ham West Ham 41-36 Belle Vue British League Division One Leicester 48-30 King's Lynn British League Division One Thursday 11 Sheffield 42-36 Halifax British League Division One Friday 12 King's Lynn Swindon 43-34 Coventry British League Division One Wolverhampton 45-33 Cradley Heath British League Division One Poole 39-39 Exeter Easter Trophy 1st Leg Oxford 39-39 King's Lynn Easter Egg Cup 1st Leg Glasgow 47-31 Leicester British League Division One Newport 42-35 Newcastle Challenge Hackney 46-32 West Ham Easter Challenge Saturday 13 King's Lynn Coventry 48-30 Glasgow British League Division One King's Lynn 46-32 Oxford Easter Egg Cup 2nd Leg Agg: Kings Lynn 85 - 71 Oxford Coatbridge 42-36 Sheffield British League Division One Halifax 45-33 Swindon British League Division One Silver Sash: Barry Briggs (h) beat Younghusband (ch) Belle Vue 52-26 Wimbledon British League Division One Cradley Heath 42-36 Wolverhampton Challenge Monday 15 Halifax 52-26 Belle Vue British League Division One King's Lynn 50-28 Coatbridge British League Division One Newcastle 45-33 Glasgow British League Division One Exeter 44-34 Poole Easter Trophy 2nd Leg Agg: Exeter 83 - 73 Poole Wimbledon 44-33 West Ham Supporters' Trophy 2nd Leg Agg: West Ham 81 - 73 Wimbledon Halifax Newcastle Tuesday 16 Leicester West Ham 55-52 Hackney British League Division One KO Cup 1st Round Leicester 39-37 Sheffield British League Division One Wednesday 17 Poole 45-32 Wimbledon British League Division One Thursday 18 Wimbledon 51-26 Coatbridge British League Division One Sheffield 51-27 Newport British League Division One Oxford vs West Ham British League Division One Rained Off Friday 19 Glasgow 47-31 Coventry British League Division One Newport 47-31 Cradley Heath British League Division One Wolverhampton 43-35 Oxford British League Division One Hackney 47-31 Swindon British League Division One Silver Sash Bengt Jansson beat Barry Briggs Saturday 20 Halifax Cradley Heath 42-36 Exeter British League Division One Swindon 61-17 Glasgow British League Division One Coventry 47-31 King's Lynn British League Division One Halifax 47-31 Leicester British League Division One Coatbridge 54-24 Oxford British League Division One Belle Vue 41-37 Wolverhampton British League Division One Monday 22 Exeter 50-28 Glasgow British League Division One Newcastle 40-38 King's Lynn British League Division One Tuesday 23 Leicester West Ham 43-35 Coatbridge British League Division One Leicester 41-37 Halifax British League Division One Wednesday 24 Poole 38-40 Coatbridge British League Division One Thursday 25 Sheffield Oxford 43-35 Belle Vue British League Division One Sheffield 50-27 Newcastle British League Division One Wimbledon 43-34 Swindon British League Division One Friday 26 Wolverhampton Newport 42-36 Coventry British League Division One Glasgow 39-39 Cradley Heath British League Division One Wolverhampton 46-31 Leicester British League Division One Hackney 52-26 Wimbledon British League Division One Silver Sash Bengt Jansson beat Trevor Hedge Saturday 27 Halifax 57-51 Exeter British League Division One KO Cup 1st round Coatbridge 66-42 Glasgow British League Division One KO Cup 1st round Belle Vue 52-26 Oxford British League Division One Cradley Heath 43-35 Poole British League Division One Swindon Vs Sheffield British League Division One Rained Off King's Lynn 38-40 West Ham British League Division One Coventry 45-33 Wolverhampton British League Division One Coatbridge Coventry Sunday 28 Målilla Sweden Swedish Qualification World Championship QR 1st Ove Fundin 2nd Bengt Jansson 3rd Anders Michanek Monday 29 Newcastle 50-28 Exeter British League Division One Tuesday 29 Leicester 44-34 Belle Vue British League Division One West Ham 46-32 Coventry British League Division One May