Photos 1981

Halifax Dukes, June 1981: Pendlebury, Gavros, Wyer, Cartwright, Westwell, Baker, Carter, Louis.

Ian Cartwright and Guy Wilson on parade at Birmingham 10.4.1981.

Early Dukes from 1981 - Trond Skretting, KC, Skipper Ian and Craig Pendlebury in heated discussion.

New Aussie Dukes for 1981 - Rob Ashton and Steve Baker.

Early season League Cup action at Hull - Carter and Wyer lead heat 1 from the Vikings' Graham Drury.

Dukes New-Boys - Louis and Baker in action at Hull.

Hull's Billy Sanders leads Kenny Carter, with Auffret and Wyer giving chase.

Carter and Cartwright head for a 5-1, with Hull's Bobby Beaton and Rod Hunter trailing, 13.5.1981, heat 4.

Trond Skretting takes a slightly too wide line at The Boulevard, as Graham Drury of Hull goes through.

Halifax v Coventry at The Shay - Doug Wyer leads, whilst Steve Baker tries to make up ground.

Carter (R) leads from Reading's Davis (W) and Pullen (Y/B) with Wyer (B) in pursuit - heat 1, 23.5.1981.

Craig Pendlebury and Ian Cartwright lead at The Shay against Reading - moments before Pendlebury fell.

John Louis heads the League Champions Reading, 1981.

Dave Trownson waiting for the action at Saddlebow Road.

Skipper Ian Cartwright, ready for action v King's Lynn, 31/5/1981.

Carter (W) leads from David Gagen (B), Richard Hellsen (R) and Doug Wyer (Y/B), heat 5 at King's Lynn, 31/5/1981.

Tiger Louis always relished a battle with the Stars.

Kenny Carter temporarily leads heat 13 at King's Lynn, whilst World Champion Michael Lee (R) awaits his chance. Richard Hellsen (B) and Dave Trownson (Y/B) give chase.

World Champion Michael Lee battles with Kenny Carter 1981.

The Dukes do battle with Leicester Lions at The Shay 1981.

1981 Dews Trophy 1-2-3 - Kenny Carter, alongside John Louis and Ian Cartwright.

Kenny Carter on parade at The Shay 1981.

The Dukes at Wimbledon, 2/7/1981. Back row Wyer, Louis, Gavros, Pyszny, Carter. Front row - Baker, Cartwright, Burton.

Wimbledon's Malcolm Simmons leads Kenny Carter, heat 1, 2/7/1981.

John Louis and Billy Burton do battle with American Brad Oxley of Wimbledon, heat 4 at Plough Lane, 2/7/1981.

Ian Cartwright gets ready to do battle with Kevin Jolly of Ipswich, The Shay 4/7/1981.

First heat action versus the Witches - Carter and Pyszny do battle with Dennis Sigalos and Tim Hunt - 4/7/1981.

Merv Janke leads heat 2 against Hackney - Jens Rasmussen (Y/B) and Doug Wyer (B) give chase, whilst the Hawks' Martin Hagon brings up the rear, 29/5/1981.

Ian Cartwright leads from Mike Lanham and Kevin Jolly of the Witches, Dave Trownson tries to make up ground, The Shay, 4/7/1981.

Ian Cartwright hits the front against the Witches.

Tiger Louis leads British Champion Steve Bastable, heat 6 at Swindon 11/7/1981 - the Robin's Jens-Henry Nielsen and Steve Baker bring up the rear.

Heat 11 at Swindon - Kenny Carter in trouble as he trails Swindon's Phil Crump and Martin Yeates.

Champion! - Kenny Carter wins the Northern Riders Championship at Sheffield 13/8/81 - flanked by Billy Sanders of Hull (2nd) and Chris Morton of Belle Vue (3rd).

The Dukes on parade at Birmingham, 14.8.81. Left to right: Louis, Wyer, Cartwright, Pyszny, Pendlebury, Baker (number 7 Rob Woffinden out of picture).

Were they really enemies? Kenny Carter and new World Champion Bruce Penhall before the 1981 BLRC at Belle Vue.

Craig Pendlebury chats to Belle Vue's Jimmy McMillan at Ellesmere Port 11/10/1981.

11/10/1981 - A Morning trip to Ellesmere Port for the Ernie Park Memorial Trophy - Pyszny, Pendlebury, Cartwright and Louis on parade, before the trip back to Yorkshire for the match in the evening.