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Results 1978/79 Index   Essex Knock-Out

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Results 1978/79 - Essex League Division 1

Date	Opponents	H/A	Score
19/10/78	Shell	A	7-3
27/10/78	East Ham	H	4-6
01/12/78	Barking	H	5½-4½
19/01/79	Romford	H	6-4
09/02/79	Brentwood	H	4½-5½
26/02/79	Upminster	A	4½-5½
23/03/79	Chadwell Heath	H	4½-5½
27/03/79	Wanstead	A	1½-8½
01/04/79	Old Parkonians	A	4½-5½
27/04/79	Ilford	H	8½-1½
15/05/79	Waltham Forest	A	5-5

Southend finished 8th in the league table.

	Waltham Forest		15/05/79			Southend
1	Victor B Rumsey	171	0		1	Alan F Downham	166
2	Lyn BD Stiffell	166	1		0	G (Bob) Talbot	175
3	Gordon F Yates	163	1		0	Jack A Speigel	151
4	D Lawson	147	½		½	David G Cannan	148
5	J Ruckert	148	0		1	Alan J Parsons	141
6	Philip A Barnett	132	0		1	Neil A Sutherland	e125
7	Leslie W Foster	127	1		0	Peter J Blewett	137
8	T Ryan	129	0		1	George MA Smith	135
9	ERA Goss	131	½		½	Steve J Day	e100
10	AJ Eley	128	1		0	Cecil G Lovelock	100
			5		5
	Average Grade	144.2					137.8
	Average Performance	137.8					144.2
	Southend		27/04/79			Ilford
1	Alan F Downham	166	½		½	PB Cook	170
2	John C Moore	169	1		0	JW Roles	166
3	G (Bob) Talbot	175	1		0	ME Grange	128
4	Michael S Twyble	153	1		0	David M Goorvitch	135
5	David G Cannan	148	½		½	Tony Armer	e125
6	Neil A Sutherland	e125	1		0	Philip M Thomson	e120
7	Peter J Blewett	137	1		0	G McDonald	122
8	George MA Smith	135	1		0	JD Bakhshi	e110
9	Ronald T Gooch	122	1		0	HM Bakhshi	e100
10	Cecil G Lovelock	100	½		½	J Metzger	e90
			8½		1½
	Average Grade	143.0					126.6
	Average Performance	162.3					107.3
	Old Parkonians		01/04/79			Southend
1	N Cutler	181	½		½	John C Moore	169
2	Ivor BN Smith	194	½		½	Alan F Downham	166
3	Paul Birleson	182	1		0	G (Bob) Talbot	175
4	Howard J Waterman	150	½		½	Michael S Twyble	153
5	Michael L Kaye	151	½		½	Gary P Bray	161
6	Joseph Rosenberg	156	½		½	David G Cannan	148
7	AJ Sheach	125	1		0	Alan J Parsons	141
8	P Sharp	104	½		½	Neil A Sutherland	e125
9	Default		0		1	Peter J Blewett	137
10	SD Gold	e120	½		½	Ronald T Gooch	122
			5½		4½
	Average Grade	151.4					149.7
	Average Performance	162.2					140.3
	Wanstead		27/03/79			Southend
1	Ian D Hunnable	174	1		0	John C Moore	169
2	Terry D Whitton	173	½		½	G (Bob) Talbot	175
3	DC Hick	161	½		½	Jack A Speigel	151
4	Roy A Wagstaff	161	½		½	Alan J Parsons	141
5	JW Franklin	104	1		0	Neil A Sutherland	e125
6	Andrew S Kinder	152	1		0	Peter J Blewett	137
7	Michael J Murphy	124	1		0	George MA Smith	135
8	GW Fernie	147	1		0	Steve J Day	e100
9	SR Lee	134	1		0	Cecil G Lovelock	100
10	AJ Clark	136	1		0	Default
			8½		1½
	Average Grade	146.6					137.0
	Average Performance	171.1					113.7
	Southend		23/03/79			Chadwell Heath
1	Alan F Downham	166	½		½	Charles FJ Harding	181
2	G (Bob) Talbot	175	½		½	Michael Bird	158
3	Michael S Twyble	153	½		½	FE Lane	161
4	Gary P Bray	161	½		½	Richard D Manning	149
5	Alan J Parsons	141	1		0	LR Parrott	132
6	Neil A Sutherland	e125	1		0	AE Brumpton	141
7	Lawrence N Collin	120	0		1	AV Whitehead	140
8	Ronald T Gooch	122	0		1	RG Chisholm	136
9	RA Turner	e120	0		1	JE Barfoot	126
10	George MA Smith	135	½		½	R Hessing	e120
			4½		5½
	Average Grade	141.8					144.4
	Average Performance	139.4					146.8
	Upminster		26/02/79			Southend
1	Anthony J Stebbings	209	½		½	John C Moore	169
2	Alan E Hanreck	207	1		0	Alan F Downham	166
3	Richard W O'Brien	172	0		1	G (Bob) Talbot	175
4	KW Spurgeon	181	½		½	Michael S Twyble	153
5	Andrew E Robertson	169	½		½	Gary P Bray	161
6	Aidan T Corish	166	0		1	Jack A Speigel	151
7	D Elmes	174	1		0	Neil A Sutherland	e125
8	Stephen J Abbott	156	½		½	Peter J Blewett	137
9	Norman P O'Connor	134	½		½	George MA Smith	135
10	Peter J Sheehan	139	1		0	Ronald T Gooch	122
			5½		4½
	Average Grade	170.7					149.4
	Average Performance	155.4					164.7
	Southend		09/02/79			Brentwood
1	Alan F Downham	166	1		0	F Richard E Elliott	150
2	G (Bob) Talbot	175	0		1	Ray J Forey	166
3	Michael S Twyble	153	1		0	GL Smith	e160
4	Jack A Speigel	151	0		1	B Tang	e155
5	David G Cannan	148	0		1	P Heath	145
6	Alan J Parsons	141	0		1	William Coatman	135
7	Neil A Sutherland	e125	½		½	JR Stock	e135
8	Peter J Blewett	137	1		0	G Daniel	e135
9	George MA Smith	135	½		½	B Fairburn	133
10	Ronald T Gooch	122	½		½	Robert M Horn	120
			4½		5½
	Average Grade	145.3					143.4
	Average Performance	138.4					150.3
	Southend		19/01/79			Romford
1	John C Moore	169	0		1	Ken P Warren	169
2	Alan F Downham	166	0		1	JRW Harradence	189
3	G (Bob) Talbot	175	1		0	Richard H Langenham	169
4	Michael S Twyble	153	½		½	Ray Purse	155
5	David G Cannan	148	0		1	Nicholas JM Pelling	151
6	Alan J Parsons	141	1		0	M Thomas	143
7	Neil A Sutherland	e125	1		0	Richard TS Sztadhaus	142
8	Peter J Blewett	137	1		0	D Watkins	108
9	George MA Smith	135	½		½	William H Luxton	119
10	Ronald T Gooch	122	1		0	Jack R Thomson	93
			6		4
	Average Grade	147.1					143.8
	Average Performance	153.8					137.1
	Southend		01/12/78			Barking
1	Alan F Downham	166	1		0	Default
2	G (Bob) Talbot	175	0		1	Colin R Ramage	168
3	Michael S Twyble	153	½		½	SJ Bush	176
4	Jack A Speigel	151	0		1	Chris HJ White	145
5	Gary P Bray	161	1		0	Default
6	David G Cannan	148	1		0	Default
7	George MA Smith	135	1		0	Default
8	Peter J Blewett	137	0		1	S Kane	99
9	Neil A Sutherland	e125	1		0	Alan Thomas	e90
10	Ronald T Gooch	122	0		1	N Moss	e90
			5½		4½
	Average Grade	147.3					128.0
	Average Performance	103.0					168.8
	Southend		27/10/78			East Ham
1	Alan F Downham	166	½		½	Harry I Woolverton	180
2	Michael S Twyble	153	½		½	AJ Potter	161
3	David G Cannan	148	½		½	RLN Hatch	150
4	Robin AE Shaw	e140	0		1	Trevor R Carr	138
5	George MA Smith	135	½		½	A Compton	130
6	Ronald T Gooch	122	0		1	A Gascoyne	120
7	Peter Walker	e120	½		½	RW Tarrant	143
8	PD Buckland	e115	0		1	Roy A Jason	125
9	Neil A Sutherland	e125	1		0	J Rusz	92
10	Cecil G Lovelock	100	½		½	P Symington	102
			4		6
	Average Grade	132.4					134.1
	Average Performance	124.1					142.4
	Shell		19/10/78			Southend
1	Martin Fleury	e180	1		0	John C Moore	169
2	LRJ Green	169	0		1	Alan F Downham	166
3	I Sparling	143	0		1	G (Bob) Talbot	175
4	James T Luck	131	0		1	Gary P Bray	161
5	PJ Luck	134	½		½	Peter J Blewett	137
6	KT Cook	123	0		1	George MA Smith	135
7	Kevin P Cook	124	0		1	Ronald T Gooch	122
8	BR Lemmon	130	1		0	Peter Walker	e120
9	B Martin	e110	½		½	Steve J Day	e100
10	L Hall	e100	0		1	Neil A Sutherland	e125
			3		7
	Average Grade	134.4					141.0
	Average Performance	121.0					154.4

Player Statistics

Name	Grade	P	W	D	L	A	Score		%age	Board Avg	Perf	Diff
Neil A Sutherland	e125	11	7	2	2	0	8	/11	72.7	7.3	143	+18
Gary P Bray	161	5	2	3	0	0	3½	/5	70.0	4.6	163	+2
George MA Smith	135	10	4	5	1	0	6½	/10	65.0	7.8	136	+1
Michael S Twyble	153	8	2	6	0	0	5	/8	62.5	3.4	172	+19
Alan F Downham	166	10	4	4	2	0	6	/10	60.0	1.4	184	+18
Alan J Parsons	141	6	3	1	2	0	3½	/6	58.3	5.5	149	+8
Peter J Blewett	137	9	4	2	3	0	5	/9	55.6	7.3	129	-8
G (Bob) Talbot	175	10	4	2	4	0	5	/10	50.0	2.5	163	-12
Ronald T Gooch	122	9	3	2	4	0	4	/9	44.4	8.9	110	-12
David G Cannan	148	7	1	4	2	0	3	/7	42.9	4.9	129	-19
John C Moore	169	6	1	2	3	0	2	/6	33.3	1.2	163	-6
Steve J Day	e100	3	0	2	1	0	1	/3	33.3	8.7	110	+10
Jack A Speigel	151	5	1	1	3	0	1½	/5	30.0	4.0	138	-13
Cecil G Lovelock	100	4	0	2	2	0	1	/4	25.0	9.8	89	-11
Peter Walker	e120	2	0	1	1	0	½	/2	25.0	7.5	112	-8
Default		1	0	0	1	0	0	/1	0.0	10.0
Lawrence N Collin	120	1	0	0	1	0	0	/1	0.0	7.0	90	-30
RA Turner	e120	1	0	0	1	0	0	/1	0.0	9.0	76	-44
Robin AE Shaw	e140	1	0	0	1	0	0	/1	0.0	4.0	88	-52
PD Buckland	e115	1	0	0	1	0	0	/1	0.0	8.0	75	-40
Total	143	110	36	39	35	0	55½	/110	50.5	5.5	142	-1

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Results 1978/79 Index   Essex Knock-Out