1979 European Squash Team Championships

1979 European Squash Team Championships
1979 European Squash Team Championships
7th
Location	Hamburg
Date	15 – 18 February 1979
	Website; europeansquash.com
Results
Champions	Men England; Women England
	← 1978 1980 →

The 1979 European Squash Team Championships was the 7th edition of European Squash Team Championships for squash players. The event was held in Hamburg, West Germany, from 15 to 18 February 1979. The tournament was organised by the European Squash Rackets Federation (ESRF).^[1]^[2]

The England men's team won their 7th consecutive title and the England women's team won their 2nd title.^[3]^[4]

Scotland took third place in both events.^[5]

Men's tournament

Group stage

Pool A

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	England	4	4	0	8
2	Germany	4	3	1	6
3	Belgium	4	2	2	4
4	Norway	4	1	3	2
5	Austria	4	0	4	0

Pool B

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	Scotland	4	4	0	8
2	Netherlands	4	3	1	6
3	France	4	2	2	4
4	Italy	4	1	3	2
5	Spain	4	0	4	0

Pool C

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	Ireland	3	3	0	6
2	Finland	3	2	1	4
3	Switzerland	3	1	2	2
4	Greece	3	0	3	0

Pool D

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	Sweden	4	4	0	8
2	Wales	4	3	1	6
3	Denmark	4	2	2	4
4	Monaco	4	1	3	2
5	Luxembourg	4	0	4	0

Semi finals

Team 1	Team 2	Score
England	Ireland	5-0
Sweden	Scotland	3-2

Third place

Scotland
4

Third place

Ireland
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Neil Stewart David Gotto	9 4	9 6	9 4
2	Kim Bruce-Lockhart Ben Cranwell	10 8	9 0	9 0
3	Chris Wilson Bernard O'Gorman	9 5	9 4	5 9	9 5
4	Duncan McArthur Jack Laffan	9 0	1 9	1 9	9 2	9 7
5	Gordon Blair Gar Holohan	9 3	9 7	5 9	5 9	9 1

Final

England
5

Final

Sweden
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Phil Kenyon Mikael Hellström	5 9	9 2	9 2	5 9	9 3
2	Gawain Briars Johan Stockenberg	7 9	9 1	6 9	9 2	9 2
3	Peter Verow Bo Boström	10 8	9 4	9 6
4	Andrew Dwyer Peter Boström	9 3	9 0	9 5
5	Ian Robinson Stefan Winström	9 3	7 9	9 2	8 10	9 6

Women's tournament

Group stage

Pool A

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	Ireland	5	5	0	10
2	Scotland	5	4	1	8
3	Finland	5	3	2	6
4	Germany	5	2	3	4
5	Netherlands	5	1	4	2
6	Belgium	5	0	5	0

Pool B

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	England	4	4	0	8
2	Wales	4	3	1	6
3	Sweden	4	2	2	4
4	Switzerland	4	1	3	2
5	Denmark	4	0	4	0

Third place

Scotland
3

Third place

Wales
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Alex Bostock Christina Rees	3 9	9 4	9 1	9 2
2	Dorothy Sharp Barbara Davies	4 9	9 2	9 1	9 0
3	Liz Elgood Jill Griffiths	9 2	9 2	9 5

Final

England
3

Final

Ireland
0

		1	2	3
1	Teresa Lawes Geraldine Barniville	9 4	9 3	9 4
2	Lesley Moore Dorothy Armstrong	9 4	9 6	9 7
3	Averil Morris Barbara Sanderson	9 4	9 5	9 4

References

↑ "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
↑ "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
↑ Palmer, Michael (1984). The Guinness Book of Squash. Guinness Superlatives Ltd Ltd. pp. 137–141. ISBN 0-85112-270-1.
↑ "Squash". Daily Mirror. 19 February 1979. Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "England hold their squash titles". The Scotsman. 19 February 1979. Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[1] "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 18 June 2025.

[2] "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 18 June 2025.

[3] Palmer, Michael (1984). The Guinness Book of Squash. Guinness Superlatives Ltd Ltd. pp. 137–141. ISBN 0-85112-270-1.

[4] "Squash". Daily Mirror. 19 February 1979. Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[5] "England hold their squash titles". The Scotsman. 19 February 1979. Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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