[1] The National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC) released the annual returns, with totalisator turnover down, at £66,657,176 and attendances up, recorded at 6,517,864 from 5923 meetings.

The remaining GRA greyhound racing tracks were left to pay the creditors by virtue of payments from their operating profit.

[7] Coral also bought Brighton, which received new investment and the track would go on to beat Shawfield Stadium in the final of the National Intertrack.

TGH owned six stadia at Brough Park, Crayford & Bexleyheath, Leeds, Gosforth, Willenhall and Monmore.

[18] His son David Hawkins was the Managing Director of Northern Sports who also owned the independent Doncaster Greyhound Track.

[21] A white and blue dog called Xmas Holiday won both the Laurels at Wimbledon and the Scurry Gold Cup at Slough Stadium.

[4] Peruvian Style returned after his winter rest in a quest to beat Westpark Mustard's world record.

A heat win enabled him to overtake Mick the Miller and equal Westpark Mustard's world record.