Astley & Tyldesley rounded off the 2004 outdoor cycle speedway season by hosting the final round of the Northern Fours & Junior League series at Gin Pit. Tameside and Bury started off the day as joint leaders of the Fours League with Astley & Tyldesley in 5th place. Tameside won the first Fours League match to take the title, with Bury falling away in the second half of the match. Astley & Tyldesley's 2nd place ahead of Sheffield in this match left the Gin Pit outfit needing a 2nd place in the second match to secure 3rd place in the final table. A & T turned in a sterling display to win the 2nd match, ahead of Heckmondwike, Goshen and Hull, to leap over Sheffield and Heckmondwike and finish 3rd in the final table, behind Tameside and Bury.

Northern Fours League match A result:

Tameside 49 Astley & Tyldesley Miners' Welfare / CTA Direct 41 Sheffield 33 Bury 32.

A & T: Garry Pearce 12, Frank Finnigan 11, Chris Finnigan 8, Warren Mee 7, Jeff Radcliffe 3.

Bury: Neil Howarth 11, Paul Dyson 9, Ben Scranage 7, Gary Hollingsworth 3, Chris Dyson 2.

Tameside: Terry Norman 16, Danny White 11, Chris Eaton 10, Mark Wylie 8, Brian Eaton 4.

Sheffield: Chris Turner 11, Martin Gamble 8, Richard Bowler 8, Peter Pearson 6, Rob Hudson 0.

Referee - James Carter (Heckmondwike).

Northern Fours League match B result:

Astley & Tyldesley Miners' Welfare / CTA Direct 54 Heckmondwike 47 Goshen 35 Hull 23.

A & T: Frank Finnigan 15, Garry Pearce 11, Ewan Tulloch 11, Chris Finnigan 10, Jeff Radcliffe 7.

Hull: Darren Spencer 9, Chris Cooke 7, Lewis Aylmer 4, Chris Woodward 3.

Heckmondwike: Darren Kent 15, James Carter 14, Mikey Hewitson 12, Richard Westcott 6.

Goshen: Tom Doyle 9, Chris Parish 9, Ashley Simpson 8, Michael Parish 6, Will Collins 3.

Referee - Terry Norman (Tameside).

Sheffield ran out easy winners on the day in the Junior League match, but Bury's 2nd place was sufficient for them to clinch the Junior League title. Astley & Tyldesley finished 3rd on the day and 3rd overall.

Northern Junior League match result:

Sheffield 209 Bury 173 Astley & Tyldesley Miners' Welfare / CTA Direct 93 Hull 48 Heckmondwike 13 Tameside 0.

A & T scorers:

Joe Twiss 16, Jeff Radcliffe 14, Warren Mee 13, John Nuttall 11, Roy Heslop 11, Ewan Tulloch 11, Dylan Radcliffe 9, Charlie Keirl 4, Maurice Radcliffe 4.

Northern Grand Prix winners:

U-13: Jamie Brown (Sheffield)

U-16: Simon Gamble (Sheffield)

U-19: Chris Cooke (Hull)

Combination: Mick Knowles (Sheffield).