Great Britain Roster

1979

 World Championships 20th place finish

European Championships (Pool C) 24th place finish

Goalie Martin White Whitley Warriors  
Goalie John Pullar Fife Flyers   
Defence Al Brennan (C) Fife Flyers to read his bio in the Hall of Fame click here
Defence Bobby Hay

Murrayfield Racers

   
Defence Ally Wood  Murrayfield Racers   
Defence Davey Mason Murrayfield Racers   
Defence Neil McLennan Glasgow Dynamos   
Defence Harry Pearson Billingham Bombers   
Forward Jim Pennycook Murrayfield Racers   
Forward Stevie Hunter Murrayfield Racers   
Forward Kevin Hull  Whitley Warriors   
Forward Alfie Miller Whitley Warriors to read his bio in the Hall of Fame click here
Forward David Taylor Whitley Warriors   
Forward Paul Whitehouse Whitley Warriors   
Forward Lawrie Lovell (AC) Fife Flyers to read his bio in the Hall of Fame click here
Forward Charlie Kinmond Fife Flyers    
Forward Chic Cottrell Fife Flyers   
Forward Martin Shields Glasgow Dynamos    
Forward John Hester Glasgow Dynamos   
Forward John Gibson Ayr Bruins   
Coach Joe McIntosh      
Trainer John Grant      
Manager John Milne      
    

World Championships, Pool C – 1979 in Spain.

Venue – Barcelona.

Barcelona in March 1979 saw Great Britain record their best placing, 5th in Pool C, since 1971.

The tournament saw a wide range of success and failure for coach Joe McIntosh’s men – best illustrated by the come-from-behind victory against the host nation, only to be followed by the hammering at the hands of the pool winning Yugoslavians.

His own team mates voted Great Britain’s best player – Martin White, the 21-year old netminder from the Whitley Warriors.

Great Britain had joint top-scorers in Jim Pennycook of Murrayfield Racers and Martin Shields of Glasgow Dynamos – both notching three goals and four assists and playing in all seven games.

A total of just 38 penalty minutes saw the Great Britain squad collect the Fair Play Cup.

Journalist Stewart Roberts who followed the team to Spain noted he was, “much impressed by the team’s invariably high morale in the face of the many advantages enjoyed by the other competing nations, such as good imported players and lashings of ice-time for (pre-tournament) practise.”

 

Tournament Results
March 16th   vs Italy L 0-12 (0-3, 0-4, 0-5)
March 17th   vs South Korea L 6-9 (2-2, 3-4, 1-3)
March 19th vs Bulgaria L 2-4 (1-2, 0-1, 1-1)
March 20th   vs Australia W 5-3 (3-0, 1-3, 1-0)
March 22nd  vs France

L 3-15

 (0-4, 0-9, 3-2)
March 24th vs Spain W 6-4 (0-3, 3-0, 3-1)
March 25th vs Yugoslavia L 1-21 (0-6, 0-9, 1-6)

Compiled with material provided by the pages of the Ice Hockey Annual.

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