[3] Ellesmere Port finished runner-up to Newcastle Diamonds during the 1976 National League season led by number 1 rider John Jackson.

Stuart Shirley lost his life on a Saturday morning training school after a collision.

They won the title after beating Poole Pirates and Middlesbrough Tigers by just one point.

The team also reached the final of the Knockout Cup but lost to Eastbourne Eagles.

Gordon Kennett of Eastbourne clocked 69.2 only to be beaten by The Gunners Louis Carr in the very next heat with a time of 69.1.