1974–75 snooker season

The 1974–75 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between August 1974 and May 1975. The following table outlines the results for the season's events.

1974–75 snooker season
Details
DurationJuly 1974 – May 1975
Tournaments11 (non-ranking)
Triple Crown winners
Masters John Spencer
World Championship Ray Reardon

Calendar
Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
07-01 07-05  AUS NR World Masters Victorian Club South Yarra Cliff Thorburn John Spencer [n 2] [1]
08-01 08-30  AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Wagga RSL Club Wagga Wagga Eddie Charlton Warren Simpson 44–17 [2]
09-?? 09-??  CAN NR Canadian Open Canadian National Exhibition Stadium Toronto Cliff Thorburn Dennis Taylor 8–6 [3]
10-23 10-25  ENG NR Jackpot Automatics Cliffs Pavilion Westcliff-on-Sea John Spencer Alex Higgins 5–0 [4][5]
11-18 11-22  ENG NR Norwich Union Open Piccadilly Hotel London John Spencer Ray Reardon 10–9 [6]
11-25 11-26  ENG NR Ladywood Professional Rock Gardens Pavilion Southsea Alex Higgins Graham Miles 6–4 [7][8]
12-02 12-03  ENG NR Burscough Professional Stanley Club Burscough Graham Miles unknown[lower-alpha 1] RR [10][9]
09-07 12-22  ENG NR Watney Open Northern Snooker Centre Leeds Alex Higgins Fred Davis 17–11 [11]
12-28 12-31  ENG NR Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham Graham Miles Dennis Taylor 1–0 [12][13]
01-03 01-06  ENG NR Ladbroke International Rest of the World England [n 3] [14][15]
01-13 01-17  ENG NR The Masters West Centre Hotel London John Spencer Ray Reardon 9–8 [16][17]
02-24  IRL NR Benson & Hedges Ireland Tournament National Boxing Stadium Dublin John Spencer Alex Higgins 9–7 [18]
10-?? 04-02  ENG NR Ashton Court Country Club Professional Ashton Court Country Club Bristol John Spencer Alex Higgins 5–1 [19]
04-?? 04-??  ENG NR Suffolk Invitation Mid-Suffolk Sports Centre Stowmarket Alex Higgins Graham Miles 5–1 [20]
04-09 05-01  AUS NR World Snooker Championship Nunawading Basketball Centre Melbourne Ray Reardon Eddie Charlton 31–30 [21][22]
05-?? 05-??  WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn Ray Reardon John Spencer 10–4 [23]
05-27 05-29  ENG NR Marton Hotel and Country Club Professional Marton Hotel and Country Club Middlesbrough Alex Higgins David Taylor 6–5 [24][25]

Notes
  1. Dates use the mm-dd date format.
  2. The result was determined by cumulative points over two frames. Thorburn won 160–67.
  3. The result was determined by cumulative score.
  1. Round-robin with Ray Reardon, John Spencer, and John Pulman[9]

References
  1. "Snooker win to Thorburn". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 Jul 1974. p. 63.
  2. Turner, Chris. "Other National Professional Championships". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  3. Turner, Chris. "Canadian Open, Canadian Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  4. "Hitting the Jackpot". Snooker Scene. October 1974. p. 8.
  5. "Spencer hits the jackpot". Snooker Scene. December 1974. p. 20.
  6. Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  7. "Portsmouth tournament". Snooker Scene. November 1974. p. 5.
  8. "Higgins wins at Southsea". Snooker Scene. January 1975. p. 19.
  9. "Miles top in best of four". Snooker Scene. January 1975. p. 19.
  10. "Untitled article". Snooker Scene. December 1974. p. 21.
  11. Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  12. "Pot Black History". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
  13. "Pot Black, Junior Pot Black". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  14. "Ladbroke's sponsor great and small". Snooker Scene. December 1974. p. 22.
  15. Everton, Clive (1976). The Ladbroke Snooker International Handbook. Ladbrokes Leisure. pp. 6–7. ISBN 0905606000.
  16. Turner, Chris. "The Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  17. Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Hunter's first ranking title". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  18. Turner, Chris. "Irish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  19. "King John reigns at Ashton Court". Snooker Scene. May 1975. p. 5.
  20. "Higgins wins Suffolk Event". Snooker Scene. May 1975. p. 14.
  21. Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  22. Eric, Hayton (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. London: Rose Villa Publications. p. 11. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
  23. "Pontin's Roll of Honour". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  24. "Middlesbrough in May". Snooker Scene. April 1975. p. 17.
  25. "Middlesbrough money". Snooker Scene. July 1975. p. 18.
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